Chapter 171 Lingnan Strategy

"By the way, don't write down what I'm going to say next, remember it all in your head!"

When these words came out, everyone present was shocked, and they adjusted their clothes and sat upright, waiting for the lecture.

It has always been like this. In order to avoid the historian's iron pen and prevent leaving a bad reputation in the history a hundred years later, generally dangerous places are not recorded. Even if they are recorded, they are written in a wonderful way, and the places that need to be embellished are embellished, trying not to let the civil servants find any problems.

The two who did the best were Li Shimin. He basically didn't mention killing his brother and father, but wrote a lot about the Zhenguan Reign. If he wasn't really capable, he would definitely not be able to cover up the name of a tyrant.

The second one is the great and glorious Qing Dynasty. Even Qianlong's public travel to the south of the Yangtze River to pick up girls and eat and drink was said to be a prosperous scene. It can be seen that the historians at that time were no longer recording for their mission.

Many civil and military officials were confused by Qin Hao. Could it be that our lord had done something surprising again?

"First, the arsenals and storage offices in Keelung should check all kinds of supplies. From grain to various non-staple foods and even fruits and dried fruits, two portions should be prepared. It is better to have less than enough and not to have rotten persimmons. Both the quality and quantity should be good. I will not mention the importance of food and grass. We are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time.

The rest, such as swords, guns, cannons, gunpowder, armor, flags, medicines, etc., should also report the quantity to me and the general's office for verification before the expedition."

"Second, the military department and the army school should check the military students and check how many battalions can be drawn from the garrison camps in various places, from battalion officers, team officers to captains, and also calculate the number of soldiers and officers from the two mountains in our army to see how many can be drawn. This matter must be done quickly. Once it is found out, report it to me as soon as possible!"

"Third, in addition to preparing to receive refugees, the household department is also responsible for propaganda to try to get the people of the two mountains to survive in Keelung!"

" Fourth, you, the Ministry of Personnel, should select at least 500 people from the village heads, town heads, township heads and other levels of officials from all over Keelung, and tell them that they can take office immediately after conquering the villages and towns in the two ridges.

During this period, their ideological training should be strengthened, and they must not fail to do so after taking office, which would bring down the reputation of Keelung. "

"The same applies to the School Department. You should select two groups of 100 to 200 teachers from your school, one for Lingnan and one for Lingxi, to carry out cultural education activities for local children. "

People are very clear that based on past experience, if such measures are implemented one by one, starting from the unit village level, all the action power will fall into the hands of the Keelung Army, and literacy and cultural education will quickly unify the ideological consciousness of those educated children and their parents and families under the banner of the Keelung Army, so that they can become part of the Keelung Army at the fastest speed.

In just three to five years, the imperial power that has been kept in the countryside since the first emperor will be completely cut off, and the gentry group of the Ming Dynasty will no longer be able to control the peasant class. The era of people being masters of their own country was born!

Soon, nearly half of the people who attended the meeting left the meeting room in the courtyard of the general's mansion, and each of them went to do the things arranged by Qin Hao.

The meeting agenda also began to enter the core.

"Now it's time to talk about how to deal with our Governor of Liangling!"

Qin Hao had a ferocious smile on his face.

Qin Hao wanted to occupy the territory, and he had to clean up the people who opposed him.

Since February of the first year of Chongzhen, Xiong Wencan was promoted to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War and the right assistant censor, the governor of Liangling military affairs, and the governor of Lingnan, and he has always expressed some ambiguous attitudes towards the existence of the Keelung Army.

Unlike the previous adults in power, as long as you have money, I don't care who you are?

But our Lord Xiong is different. He is different from the previous ones. Not only is he more aggressive than anyone else in asking for money, but he is also relatively lacking in character.

From time to time, he secretly sent his men to the Qin and Han merchants in the city to take a look. On the surface, he was concerned, but in fact, he would take away a lot of things every time he left.

At first, it was not a big deal. Although the Qin and Han merchants reported it, Qin Hao did not pay too much attention. Until one time, Xiong Wencan led people to block the dock and robbed all the salt. Soon after, he appeared on the road. This incident made Qin Hao very angry and he wanted to kill him.

Good and evil will eventually be rewarded. It's not that there is no retribution, but the time has not come yet!

Now the opportunity has come, of course, we can't let it go!

"How many swords and guns are there in the warehouse of the general's mansion now?"

"My lord, there are more than 15,000 long swords of various types, more than 51,300 gun heads of various types, and more than 5,000 Japanese swords."

After listening to the number of old miscellaneous swords and guns seized from previous battles stored in the warehouse, Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction.

If these swords and guns were used to equip the troops, the troops would not look down on them. Although there were many of them, they were large in size and did not meet the training requirements of the Keelung Army. The logistical pressure was too great and they were completely incompatible with the Qinggang swords used by the army.

If they were given to the garrison immigrants for self-defense, it would be a bit of a waste, especially the weapons seized from the Tokugawa Shogunate not long ago, which were all high-quality Japanese swords. Giving them to the garrison immigrants for use was really a waste of money.

In addition, Taiwan Island had basically been cleared by the Keelung Army, and the natives in some places either surrendered or disappeared, so they really did not need swords.

As a result, these weapons accumulated more and more in the warehouse.

If it were to be recycled, the Keelung Iron Mine would not look down on this bit of iron, and it would be a pity to lose it. These swords and guns would become a piece of useless material in the eyes of the Keelung Army. Now this piece of useless stuff has been put to great use.

But in his opinion, those who are poor may not be able to afford it.

"Lord, why don't we sell it to those who are powerful and directly fund the small ones so that they can continue to cause trouble?"

"Oh! Yes! You are right to remind me!" Qin Hao seemed to be waking up from a dream. He had to admit that Zhuge Xuan took care of me very well in the details.

"Just do as you say."

After hearing the sensational words of the lord and his chief officer, several officials of the Household Affairs Department exchanged glances with each other, their eyes full of sympathy for Master Xiong and his soldiers who were not fully equipped with clothes, armor and equipment.

"These poor people who rose up to resist taxes and grain had no choice but to fight to the death. Now that we have the sophisticated swords, guns and equipment provided by our lord, I am afraid it is the officers and soldiers who went to encircle and suppress them who should say that their lives are suffering!"

But no one expected what would happen next. Before everyone could express their sympathy for Governor Bear, another new trick of the Lord came out.

As soon as this move came out, people immediately looked sad when they mentioned Governor Xiong. They were constantly analyzing in their minds, how did this guy offend the lord, and why did the lord treat him like this?

"At least 300 armor commanders, 100 team officers, and 3 battalion officers were dispatched from Shuntian Camp, Qijia Camp and other camps, and each person brought 50 soldiers with him."

"Lord, why is this?" Chen Hu from the military department seemed to understand Qin Hao's thoughts, but he did not dare to continue thinking.

"How do you think those farmers who have just put down their sickles to cut rice are the opponents of the government troops? So, we have to help them! By the way, let our brothers enter Lingnan ground development earlier."