"Zihou, do you know where I went before I came to you?" Zhao Wenhua asked Zhu Ping'an.
Zhu Pingan shook his head slightly.
However, I know clearly in my heart that Zhao Wenhua came from Yingtian, from north to south, and there were only so many places he passed. The only place worth mentioning was Jiaxing. Combined with what he did after coming to Jiangnan, Because, it is almost certain that he appointed Governor Zhang Jing to go to Jiaxing to supervise Zhang Jing and urge Zhang Jing to send troops to destroy the Japanese.
Sure enough, the next second Zhao Wenhua revealed the answer himself, "I went to Jiaxing to supervise Zhang Jing to send troops to suppress the Japanese."
"What do you think he said?" Zhao Wenhua put down angrily. Tea cup.
Without waiting for Zhu Ping'an to answer, Zhao Wenhua continued angrily, "He said that troops will be sent out when it is time to send troops. I asked him when 'the time to send troops' was, and he said 'the time to send troops' was 'the time to send troops'." out "When we were fighting, I... He was playing tongue twisters. He was really bullying people. He was bullying people too much."
“Whether you believe it or not, my supervisor, Zhang Jing, is not at odds with him, but out of judgment. The Holy One hopes that Jiangnan will be pacified by the Japanese, and the people in Jiangnan who were burned, killed, and plundered by the Japanese are also eagerly awaiting it. I can live a peaceful life." Zhao Wenhua drank a cup of tea, calmed down his anger a little, and said to Hu Zongxian and Zhu Ping'an.
"I know Mr. Zhao's heart for the country and the people, and I deeply respect him." Hu Zongxian flattered him.
“Merlin wins my heart deeply.” Zhao Wenhua nodded with satisfaction.
Zhu Ping'an's face remained calm, but he sneered in his heart. When you first came to Jiangnan, the first thing you did to find Zhang Jing was not the supervisor. Instead, you asked Zhang Jing for 20,000 taels of silver. After being rejected by Zhang Jing, you went crazy to supervise. Teacher's.
If you really want to serve the Holy One, relieve His sorrow, appease the people, and let them live a peaceful life, then you should do your best to help Zhang Jing instead of asking him for help. I want 20,000 taels of silver, but I want to help him organize food and grass. Ordnance, collecting military pay, so that he has no worries; instead of going to Zhang Jing’s mansion to urge the dispatch of troops, if he does not send troops, write a memorial to impeach him
In addition, I know history, you are not crazy to supervise Zhang Jing. In order to exterminate the Japanese pirates, but to dig a hole for Zhang Jing.
While Zhu Ping'an was scorning Zhao Wenhua in his heart, Zhao Wenhua's questioning voice suddenly came to his ears.
"Zihou, do you think Zhang Jing is a competent governor of Jiangnan?" Zhao Wenhua asked Zhu Pingan.
"After being appointed by the Holy Father, Governor Zhang dispatched Shandong Spearmen, Guangxi Wolf Soldiers and other wolf soldiers to the south of the Yangtze River, sent generals to take charge, trained guest soldiers, such as Shandong Spearmen and Guangxi Wolf Soldiers, stocked up on grain and grass, and prepared intensively for the suppression of Japanese invaders."
Zhu Pingan said slowly, without directly saying whether Zhang Jing was qualified or not, but simply listed what Zhang Jing did after taking office as governor.
The meaning is self-evident.
Although Zhang Jing did not send troops to suppress the Japanese pirates, he has been working hard to prepare to destroy the Japanese pirates.
This is also because the Japanese pirates are powerful and the local guards are unable to use them. They can only mobilize spearmen from Shandong and wolf soldiers from Guangxi. These foreign soldiers who can fight can be mobilized to destroy the Japanese pirates. However, these guest soldiers have just arrived. The soldiers do not know the generals, the generals do not know the soldiers, and they are even stranger to the local soldiers and horses. They must be trained until the general can command the guest soldiers like a finger, and until the guest soldiers are familiar with the local soldiers. , Only then can we safely send out troops to exterminate the Japanese pirates.
Moreover, before troops and horses move, food and grass must go first. If you want to move troops, you must mobilize food, pay, ordnance and ensure logistics.
If the guest soldiers are transferred but cannot be guaranteed their regular food and salary, can the guest soldiers work hard to suppress the Japanese? ! Or, no matter how serious it is, if the guest soldiers mutiny because they have no food and pay, wouldn't they be attacked from both sides?
Also, the same goes for the local guards. They have been owed food and wages for a long time. They are about to go to war. If they are not given food and wages, they will be asked to work hard to suppress the Japanese. How is this possible?
Are there few local soldiers mutinied? ! Zhu Pingan experienced this once. There were even many local soldiers who took the initiative to join the Japanese pirates!
To exterminate the Japanese pirates, these preparations must be made.
After hearing Zhu Ping'an's answer, Zhao Wenhua chuckled disdainfully, "Haha, these things are all false. It has been several months since Zhang Jing took office as governor. What has he done? How many Japanese pirates have he exterminated? None!"
"After he became the governor, the Japanese pirates who expanded the forest became more and more crazy, occupying more and more territory and ravaging There are more and more common people, but in the past few days of the Chinese New Year, the Japanese pirates have been dispatched hundreds of times. In Songjiang Mansion, ten houses are empty, and every family has filial piety. On the way here, I encountered dozens of people. This is the new official attitude of Governor Zhang!” In order to meet the expectations of the emperor, the emperor appointed him as the governor, and he was looking forward to the news of pacifying the Japanese from Jiangnan day and night, but as for him, he didn't even kill a single Japanese pirate!"
"He failed to live up to the expectations of the people, Zi. Hou, go outside and listen. Whether it’s Yingtian, Suzhou, Jiaxing, or even Shaoxing, how many old people there are? The people scolded Zhang Jing openly and secretly, saying that Zhang Jing was not the father-in-law of the common people but the father-in-law of the Japanese pirates. They watched helplessly as the Japanese invaders burned, killed, and looted. Not a single soldier was sent, and other officials were not allowed to send troops, for fear of fear. Hurt a Japanese pirate"
"He is not a competent governor!"
Zhao Wenhua emotionally listed Zhang Jing's dereliction of duty and came to the conclusion that Zhang Jing was not a competent governor.
“I also thought that Governor Zhang’s deployment of suppressing Japanese pirates was too conservative and too slow. He could do better. But unfortunately, the Japanese pirates are getting more and more fierce now. Fear, the suffering of the people in Jiangnan has become more and more serious, and people's hearts have become more and more disappointed."
Hu Zongxian echoed, this time he was not simply agreeing with Zhao Wenhua, but truly felt that Zhang Jing was incompetent.
If Hu Zongxian was the governor, he would definitely do better than Zhang Jing, ten times, or even a hundred times.
"Zihou, do you think so?" Zhao Wenhua looked at Zhu Ping'an with burning eyes and asked bluntly.
Zhu Pingan.
Zhang Jing is at least more qualified than you, Zhao Wenhua. Of course, Zhu Pingan cannot say such things and can only remain silent.
"If I replace him, I believe you will definitely be more qualified than Zhang Jing, and you will definitely do better than Zhang Jing, ten times, a hundred times more."
Zhao Wenhua did not force Zhu Pingan to speak, He walked slowly to Zhu Pingan, patted Zhu Pingan on the shoulder, and said meaningfully.
Zhu Ping'an's blood suddenly accelerated.
"Okay, I've been bothering you for a long time, so I won't disturb your official duties. Merlin, let's go."
Zhao Wenhua waved to Hu Zongxian and walked out. "Farewell, Mr. Zhu." Hu Zongxian handed over to Zhu Ping'an and followed Zhao Wenhua out. (End of this chapter)