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If you want to hold a ceremony, you have to work hard to restore the buildings such as the Temple of Heaven and Earth.

But the bureaucracy has changed dramatically.

The Dudu Mansion was changed to the Wu Wang Mansion, and the subordinate agencies were changed to: the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Dudu Mansion, and the Secretariat.

Ministry of Rites: Reformed by the Department of Propaganda and Education, it focuses on Datong ideological work and is also responsible for the Ministry of Education.

Ministry of Industry: in charge of transportation and water conservancy affairs.

Ministry of Commerce: in charge of national industry and commerce.

Ministry of Households: Equivalent to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Ministry of Finance: Equivalent to the Ministry of Finance.

Ministry of Punishment: Leads and manages courts across the country.

The Department of Anti-corruption has changed its name to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. No gossip is allowed, and everything is based on evidence.

The Military Academy was changed to the Governor's Mansion, where soldiers were recruited, trained, and fought.

The Ministry of War is in charge of equipment logistics, the promotion of senior officers, and the formulation of combat policies.

The combat plan is divided into two parts, and the Ministry of War can only determine whether to start a war, and lead the war from a macro level.The specific combat plan is in the charge of the Dudu Mansion, so as to prevent laymen from blindly commanding experts.

Moreover, Zhao Han's Ministry of War is no longer a purely civilian organization, and military generals can also be promoted to ministers of the Ministry of War.

However, after the general is transferred to the Ministry of War, he is not allowed to intervene in military command, and must resign from all positions in the Dudu Mansion.If there is a concurrent role, it is tantamount to treason.

The Secretariat was renamed from the Academy of Secretaries and became regularized.

The secretariat set up ten Caos to work with the eight ministries and the two courts respectively, which is equivalent to the six departments that have been castrated for their supervisory functions.

After proclaiming himself emperor, a cabinet will be set up, and Zhao Han has no idea how the cabinet will be arranged.

In addition, there is Datong Bank, which is entangled with the Ministry of Finance.After the world is settled down, the relationship between the two parties will gradually be straightened out.

Zhao Han's title became Wu Wang, and the officials' official names naturally had to be changed.Pang Chunlai is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Li Banghua is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Chen Maosheng is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Fei Ruhe, Huang Yao, Li Zheng and others were all promoted to Zuo Dudu.

Mao Yuanyi, Xu Nianzu and others are called Secretary Bingcao.

……

Ma Wannian was sent to Jeju Island to assist in the training of cavalry.

Qin Liangyu returned to Shijie by boat. She wanted to mobilize white soldiers to quickly cross the river and take Yunyang before Zhang Xianzhong.

When she passed by Kuizhou, Kuizhou had already fallen.

Continuing to go up by boat, Zhang Xianzhong's troops have already conquered Yunyang!

Qin Liangyu landed directly at Wanxian, ordered his followers to return to Shijie to dispatch troops, and only brought a few people to defend Wanxian.

When he came outside the city, Qin Liangyu ordered people to shout: "Shi Jie Qin Liangyu is here, open the city quickly!"

"Mrs. Qin?"

Xie Zongtai, the county magistrate, was taken aback for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "Hang Mrs. Qin up quickly!"

After putting down a few baskets, Qin Liangyu and his followers quickly came to the city wall.

"Late birth Xie Zongtai, met Mrs. Qin!"

Xie Zongtai seemed to be holding on to a life-saving straw, and was so moved that he wanted to cry.

He was a ten-year Jinshi in Chongzhen. He had just been a county magistrate for one year, and his hometown of Zhejiang was captured by Zhao Han.Then the situation changed drastically, Sichuan lost contact with the imperial court, and Xie Zongtai has been working as an official in a daze.

This guy is a master at judging cases, and being a judge is considered a professional counterpart, asking him to defend the city is purely to drive ducks to the shelves.

Qin Liangyu didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "How many defenders are there in the city?"

"There are only more than 300 township braves, and they were recruited before the Chinese New Year." Xie Zongtai replied.

Qin Liangyu couldn't scold him for his incompetence. After all, Zhang Xianzhong's army was not far away, and the county magistrate had done his duty by not abandoning the city.

Qin Liangyu asked again: "How much food is there in the treasury?"

"Not much," Xie Zongtai added, "if there are a few hundred soldiers, they can eat for two or three months. If more soldiers are recruited, the army may run out of rations in a month."

Qin Liangyu didn't care much, so he could only take out the Datong military flag and lied: "Your Majesty has married Princess Kunxing and canonized Jiangxi Zhao Han as King of Wu. At this moment, the princes and daughters are all in Nanjing, which is nothing more than passing on the country and entrusting the orphans." Lift also."

"Really...really?" Xie Zongtai couldn't believe it.

Qin Liangyu sighed: "Northern Zhili is surrounded by bandits and slaves on three sides, and the Ming Dynasty is not far away, so Your Majesty has to leave a way out."

"Oh!" Xie Zongtai could only sigh with emotion.

Qin Liangyu also said: "The king of Wu sits on the lands of Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Zhejiang, Huai, and Jiangxi, and he will surely ascend the throne in the future. After the summer harvest, the king of Wu will send an army to Sichuan, and the eight thieves will surely retreat."

"But there are so few people in the city who can't keep Xia Harvest." Xie Zongtai said.

"There are also white soldiers," Qin Liangyu deliberately smiled confidently, "I'm here, the white soldiers will arrive soon, you tell the whole city about this."

"Okay!" Xie Zongtai immediately gained confidence.

Qin Liangyu also said: "Collect wood immediately and call the carpenters in the city. Rotten wood is fine, and the gun heads can also be made of wood. They are all painted white to make fake white guns. The Datong army flag, the horse character flag and the Qin character are planted on the top of the city. flag, and send people outside the city to spread the word that the white soldiers have arrived."

"This plan is great!" Xie Zongtai heard more confidently.

Qin Liangyu said: "The news of His Majesty canonizing the King of Wu and marrying the princess has also been spread outside the city. Also, the eight thieves are atrociously publicized in the city, saying that once the city is broken, they will be burned, killed and looted by the thieves. Force rich people in the city Households donate money and food, and call the people to defend the city. Forget it, I will personally handle the matter of gathering troops to persuade people to donate!"

With Qin Liangyu as the backbone, the entire county quickly began to operate.

Although Xie Zongtai doesn't know how to defend the city, he has the ability to obey orders and do all kinds of affairs in an orderly manner.

Qin Liangyu's name was displayed, and King Wu was used as a signboard. The wealthy households were afraid of Zhang Xianzhong's looting, so they donated money and food very simply.

Then the Baojia law was implemented in the city, and all outsiders were put in custody to prevent Zhang Xianzhong's spies from making trouble.

There must be Zhang Xianzhong's spies in the city, he used this trick to capture countless cities.

Zhang Xianzhong was injured.

Seven years ago, he fought against Kuizhou once.

The magistrate hadn't taken office yet, and the judges, officials, and county magistrates all fled, and Tongzhi He Chengguang stepped forward.

He Chengguang led thousands of people, faced the siege of tens of thousands of people, and held on until the army ran out of food.

The spy reported that there was food in the school yard, and taking advantage of He Chengguang's opportunity to transport the food, he robbed the prison and released the prisoners, and set fire to create chaos. Zhang Xianzhong broke through Kuizhou in one fell swoop.

He Chengguang fought bloody battles. None of the seventeen members of his family surrendered and were all killed.

After that time, as a precaution, two bronze cannons were installed in Kuizhou Fucheng.

Two months ago, Zhang Xianzhong personally supervised the battle and siege of the city, but was shot by a cannonball.

The man was fine, but the horse was frightened and fell down and broke his leg.

During his recuperation, he caught a cold again in winter, and he was so angry that he plundered Kuizhou City for three days.

Now that his leg injury has healed, the bone setter is not skilled enough to cure Zhang Xianzhong into a lame man.

After taking Yunyang, Zhang Xianzhong divided his troops into two groups, personally led the main force to Wanxian County, and asked Li Dingguo to go to Kaixian County.

On the way, a spy reported the military situation: "Your Majesty, the city has lost contact. According to the locals, Shi Jie and Qin Liangyu have led white soldiers to garrison Kai County. And..."

"What else?" Zhang Xianzhong frowned.

The spies said: "Emperor Chongzhen married his daughter to King Zhao, made King Zhao the king of Wu, and sent all his sons and daughters to Nanjing. Shi Jie's white soldiers also voted for King Zhao. Today, the city of Wanxian, There are Datong military flags, as well as the Qin flag and the horse flag of the white soldiers. From a small distance, many defenders in the city are holding white guns."

Zhang Xianzhong was furious: "Farting Zhao Tianwang, that is Zhao thief! First rob Lao Tzu's Huangmei County, now come to rob Sichuan!"

Hearing that the white pole soldiers were stationed in Wan County, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly had a headache.

He suffered a great loss from the white-armed soldiers. He was flanked by Qin Liangyu, Qin Yiming (Qin Liangyu's nephew), and Ma Xianglin back then.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good!" A messenger came on horseback from the east.

Zhang Xianzhong said angrily, "What's the matter?"

The messenger reported: "Zhao Tianwang's navy bombarded Guizhou and Yiling!"

"Thieves Zhao bullied me too much!" Zhang Xianzhong was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

Zhao Han has captured the Jianghuai area, which is equivalent to surrounding Hubei on two sides.

In the northeast, the Datong Army can attack De'an Mansion from Xinyang.

In the southeast, the Datong Army can attack Huangzhou Prefecture from Guangji.

In the south, the cities along the river are all within the attack range of the Datong Army.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't know that Zhao Han's strategic goal was to attack Shandong first. From his point of view, Zhao Han was likely to attack himself first, and then unify Huguang first.

"Return to teacher!"

Zhang Xianzhong was so angry that his teeth were itching. He was afraid that Wanxian, where the white soldiers were stationed, would not be able to attack for a long time, and his hometown Hubei would be copied by Zhao Han again.

Not only did Zhang Xianzhong choose to withdraw his troops, he even vomited out the Kuizhou and Yunyang that he ate.Because these two cities cannot be defended, once the Datong Navy cuts off the traffic on the Yangtze River, they will all become isolated cities hanging outside-it is also possible to transport food by land, but the consumption is too high.

Qin Liangyu only took a few followers, and used a small plan to cooperate with the threat of the Datong Navy, so he forced Zhang Xianzhong to abandon Sichuan.

Zhang Xianzhong found himself in a difficult situation. If he chose to fight Zhao Han, he didn't know where to fight first.

Crossing the river and attacking Hunan is sure to seek death. Once the army goes south, it is very likely that the soldiers and food will not be able to continue, and the food will be stuck on the north bank by the Datong Navy.Moreover, De'an Mansion in the northeast and Huangzhou Mansion in the southeast will all be attacked by the Datong Army.

If it were to attack the Jianghuai River instead, the Datong Army might cross the river and attack the cities along the river.

With a fixed site, it is so difficult to choose.

It's not like being a rogue in the past, rushing forward recklessly.

When Zhang Xianzhong returned to Jingzhou Mansion, he received a letter from Zhao Han. The content was easy to understand: "I want Sichuan. You can go to Shaanxi and Henan. I promise not to take advantage of it."

Forget it, Zhang Xianzhong didn't dare to use troops at all.

Because Huang Shun and Fei Yinggong had already stationed troops in Xinyang, and Li Zheng and Xiao Zongxian were transferred to Guangji, they might attack from these two directions at any time.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't dare to move, at least before Zhao Han officially attacked Shandong, Zhang Xianzhong's army would never dare to mess around.

Chapter 361 [Surges]

What Zhao Han was concerned about was not Zhang Xianzhong, but the increasingly severe spring drought.

The drought in the north reached its peak last year. Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, the drought in the north has the widest area and the most severe drought. The drought even spread to the Mongolian grasslands!

This year, the spring drought spread to Sichuan, Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi.

Of the provinces under Zhao Han's rule, only Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, half of Jiangsu, and two-thirds of Jiangxi were not affected by the disaster.

Severe drought throughout Hunan!

Just looking at the spring drought situation, we know that it is another catastrophic year.

The Qing Dynasty was very lucky, because the drought over the years only affected the Ningjin line.As for the old den of the Tartars, there has not been a single drought, and it is enough to withstand the snowstorm in winter.

"Do you want to postpone the Northern Expedition?" Huang Shunfu, Minister of the Household Department, asked.

"It can't be stopped," Li Banghua said, "If the drought is severe next year, why don't we stop fighting next year?"

"We must fight," Zhao Han said very reluctantly, "persuade Zuo Liangyu to surrender. As long as he is willing to surrender, give him five ships to transport goods, and come to Nanjing to become a rich man."

Zhao Han was also helpless. This year, he had to collect food from the victims, and the life of ordinary people would be difficult.

If Zuo Liangyu is willing to surrender, he can save countless grains and save many people in Shandong from starving to death.

……

Shandong, Dongchang Mansion.

Zuo Liangyu looked at Pan Duao with a half-smile, and said, "Zhang Xianzhong really wants to fight Zhao Han with me? But I don't have any food, and this year there is another severe drought in Shandong."

"The thief Zhao has food, so go grab it!" Pan Duao said.

Zuo Liangyu said again: "If you want to rob food, you have to send troops, and when you send troops, you have to pay for the deployment. I don't have enough money and food, so how can I go south to fight?"

Pan Duao asked back: "Now that Zhao Han is going north, it is nothing more than the difference between beating Zuohou first or my king first. If Zhao Han kills Zuohou, the next one will be my king. If Zhao Han kills my king, the next one will be Zuo If you and I don’t join forces, we will be defeated by Zhao Han one by one!”

"Let me think about it." Zuo Liangyu didn't refuse, nor did he agree on the spot.

Pan Duao said with a smile: "Does Zuo Hou still want to join Zhao Han? According to Zhao Han's rules, even if Zuo Hou leads troops to join him, he will definitely not be able to command the army in the future. Without his own army, he can become a rich man. Who can decide? When Zuo Hou's army is disbanded and all of them go to the countryside to get their land, who can not have their heart for Zhao Han? At that time, Zuo Hou's life and death will depend on whether Zhao Han is kind or not."

Zuo Liangyu fell into deep thought.