Let’s talk about Bao Zhedong, the co-magistrate of Nanyang Prefecture, heard that the Jingzhou army had blatantly captured Nanzhao County, and complained. He did not care about the many miscellaneous things in the city, so he immediately took a sedan chair to Nanzhao County. At present, the prefect of Nanyang Prefecture has not yet taken office, and all the affairs are represented by Bao Zhedong.

At the beginning, after Bao Zhedong took office as the magistrate of Ruzhou, he saw the bandits in northern Henan rampant, so he imitated Lin Chunhong to form archers in Ruzhou. After the archers were formed, he wiped out some small groups of bandits. The public security in Ruzhou improved greatly and was appreciated by Xuan Mo. Before the end of the period of mourning, he was promoted to the magistrate of Nanyang Prefecture. The more Bao Zhedong worked, he became more and more confident. After taking office in Nanyang, he formed a large-scale archers in Nanyang according to his own interpretation.

Five miles away from Nanzhao County, Bao Zhedong was blocked by Lin Chunhong's guards. He was shocked and asked coldly: "Why didn't General Lin let us move forward? What's the reason?"

The guard replied respectfully: "Sir, General Lin is presided over the execution. Please wait for a moment, and the general will come to greet him in person..."

Bao Zhedong was very displeased, but he had no choice but to say that among the Ming bureaucrats, Bao Zhedong knew the most about Lin Chunhong's power. He knew that he could not treat Lin Chunhong as a mere member of the general.

Bao Zhedong waited bored for about two quarters of an hour. A sound of horse hooves sounded. Lin Chunhong came towards him. Before he got off the horse, he shouted: "After two years, are Bao's parents safe? Chunhong has not been welcomed, so please forgive me!"

Bao Zhedong finally smiled on his face. Lin Chunhong shouted without getting off the horse, which was enough to show that the relationship between the two was extraordinary. He also shouted: "General Lin's style is still the same, which really makes the officials happy!"

Lin Chunhong turned over and got off the horse, laughed and said, "It's good to meet an old friend in a foreign land, it's good to be happy, it's good to be happy!"

Bao Zhedong laughed and joined Lin Chunhong into the city.

The two walked and chatted on the road. After Bao Zhedong heard that Lin Chunhong had killed three archers who had committed the crime, his face suddenly changed, "General Lin, how can Nanzhao's archers be dealt with by military law? They should be handed over to the Nanzhao County Office for handling, this... this..."

Lin Chunhong smiled bitterly and said, "If Han Zongyan can cooperate a little, why should he bear this responsibility? The reason why he asked Bao's parents to wait for a moment just now was to make their parents unaware of this matter. If the court wants to blame him, Chunhong will bear it all!"

Bao Zhedong knew it in his heart. Before Lin Chunhong killed three Nanzhao bowmen without authorization, if he knew it, he would not stop him, nor would he not stop him. It would be better not to know it.

However, Bao Zhedong was very unhappy. After all, the archers in Nanyang Prefecture were the ladder for his promotion. Lin Chunhong killed Nanzhao archers, which was equivalent to accusing him of having problems with his political achievements. He immediately said coldly: "General Lin is considering the subordinates, and the subordinates are very grateful. However, even if Han Zongyan is unwilling to be in charge of the director, he can just hand them over to Nanyang Prefecture for handling. Why do you have to execute a sentence without authorization?"

Lin Chunhong didn't care about Bao Zhedong's feelings and said, "Nanzhao is unstable, and officials at all levels hide and do not do things, and do not deal with it with heavy blows. How can they quickly stabilize the people's hearts? Chunhong is also helpless. As for the archers, Bao's parents did not come, Chunhong was also ready to go to Nanyang to discuss the archers' affairs in person. Such archers are of no use except to harm the people!"

Lin Chunhong defamed Bao Zhedong's political achievements to nothing, which made Bao Zhedong's old face flushed. He said angrily: "This is Nanyang! It's not Zhijiang. General Lin wants to be arrogant and domineering, so he should go to Zhijiang!"

"One land and land support the other people, Bao's parents are dedicated to their work, which makes Chunhong admire him." Lin Chunhong looked at Bao Zhedong in surprise and thought, Nanyang Mansion is really magical. Not only does Han Zongyan's strong point, but even Bao Zhedong, who has always been quiet and indifferent, has changed his temperament and has become straightforward, strange, so strange!

Bao Zhedong snorted coldly and stared at Lin Chunhong.

Lin Chunhong avoided Bao Zhedong's sharp eyes and said to himself: "Han Zongyan organized more than 500 archers to defend the city in Nanzhao County. As a result, with the sound of cannons, the archers ran away without a trace. How can such archers fight? After the Jingzhou Army entered the city, they repeatedly ordered that they would not disturb the people. As a result, some archers did not obey the restrictions and relied on their own swords and guns to plunder the civil property and protect their parents. Isn't such archers a disadvantage and no advantage?"

Bao Zhedong's face turned a long time. Lin Chunhong was talking about the facts and could not tolerate him to justify it. What's more, when Bao Zhedong was in Zhijiang, he was afraid of Lin Chunhong. This mentality has faded over the years, but it has not yet disappeared.

Bao Zhedong was silent for a moment, sighed, and said, "General Lin's vision and ability have long known. Why can the archers trained by the general make achievements and make the bandits frightened, but I have spent all my efforts, but the archers trained are so bad?"

Lin Chunhong smiled and said, "There is nothing more than money, food and rules!"

"Money and grain are easy to understand, rules? This..."

"My Jingzhou army has achieved some success. People all think that our Jingzhou army is sufficient money and food and excellent military armor. In fact, it is not the case. The most core thing about the Jingzhou army is rules! Bao’s parents have also seen that when our Jingzhou army recruits archers, there is a set of rules. When training, there is another set of rules, how to camp, how to advance, how to march, etc., there is a set of rules. These are all exchanged for the blood of the Jingzhou army..."

Lin Chunhong talked endlessly, and Bao Zhedong listened carefully, fearing that he would miss a word. When it comes to promotion and wealth, Bao Zhedong showed extraordinary keenness and concentration.

Lin Chunhong noticed Bao Zhedong's expression and couldn't help laughing. It seemed that the time was ripe.

Lin Chunhong leaned close to Bao Zhedong's ear and whispered: "I heard recently that Lu Xiangsheng was about to be promoted to the governor of Yunyang. The fundamental reason why Lu Xiangsheng's family was Tianxiong Army. If Bao's parents could train three to five thousand to fight archers, then the priest..."

Lin Chunhong stopped the words below and looked at Bao Zhedong with a smile. Sure enough, Bao Zhedong was overjoyed, and the depression on his face was wiped out, "General Lin said this great good, he was a good idea for the court, and he shared his worries for the emperor. He was unavoidable to train the archers who dared to fight and were good at fighting!"

Lin Chunhong was very impressed. These Jinshi were just a wise man and immediately found a noble reason for his actions.

Bao Zhedong was not a fool. He kept the plan in his mind and immediately complained: "Nanyang lacks food, military equipment, and cannot find effective personnel training. This is still too difficult!"

Lin Chunhong patted his chest and said, "There is no problem with the weapons. There is a group of people in Zhijiang, and there is no problem with the staff. I will send a team to help with the training. Only with the money and food, I can't help it."

Bao Zhedong was in the officialdom for many years, how could he not see through Lin Chunhong's thoughts? Lin Chunhong just wanted to use the help of Nanyang to train archers and penetrate into Nanyang. However, Bao Zhedong didn't mind at all. After all, all he wanted was promotion and wealth. The two of them were just making a deal. What's the big deal? When he was promoted in the future, even if Lin Chunhong killed officials in Nanyang and rebelled, what's the matter with him?

Bao Zhedong smiled all over his face, "I will thank General Lin in advance."

"Haha, what's there to thank for? But there is another urgent matter now that I need to help my parents. This is Han Zongyan's business..."

"The lower official is coming for this matter, and I am in charge of it..."

...

Nanyang Prefecture is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only an opening on the south side, bordering Xiangyang Prefecture, and is called the Nanyang Basin. Nanyang Prefecture has a large population and extremely rich agricultural resources. In Lin Chunhong's plan, Nanyang Prefecture will be operated as an external force of Xiangyang Prefecture. Now Bao Zhedong is in charge of Nanyang Prefecture. How can Lin Chunhong let go of such a good opportunity? After thinking about it for a long time with Lu Shiming, he came up with this solution and prepared to start with the archers and finally completely control all aspects of Nanyang.

But who should I send to stay in Nanyang to train archers? This question stumped Lin Chunhong and Lu Shiming. After all, staying away from the Jingzhou Army base camp not only requires this person to be loyal to Lin Chunhong and be skilled in training and fighting, but more importantly, this person also needs to have a considerable political acumen.

Lin Chunhong and Lu Shiming stared at each other, at a loss. Finally, Lin Chunhong made a decision in his heart and said to Lu Shiming with a smile: "Master Lu, I guess you have a favorite candidate. Why don't we write it out separately and see which one is more suitable?"

Lu Shiming agreed happily, turned around and picked up the brush, and wrote the name on the paper. Lin Chunhong also turned around and wrote it. The two of them showed it at the same time, and couldn't help laughing. Lin Chunhong's paper said Xu Yun and Dou Shiwen, while Lu Shiming's paper said Xu Yun and Cheng Shu.

It turned out that Xu Yun finally made up his mind to formally surrender to Lin Chunhong and moved his family to Jingzhou. Although the tribesmen were reluctant to leave Biyang, the bandits swept across them completely frightened them, and most of them moved to Jingzhou with Xu Yun. Lin Chunhong was overjoyed and not only set up fertile resettlement land by the Qing River, but also allocated ten taels of silver for settlement.

Lin Chunhong smiled and said, "Xu Yun has been an official, so it should be fine to deal with the officialdom. Now it is mainly Dou Shiwen and Cheng Shu. Who are they sending?"

Lu Shiming kept silently saying: "In the training of troops, the two are equal. If they fight, Dou Shiwen has rich experience in fighting formations. Cheng Shusheng is in good order in handling military affairs. If he is more politically wise, Cheng Shu should be stronger than Dou Shiwen..."

"But now the preparatory camp cannot find a replacement for the time being..."

Lu Shiming laughed and said, "Since the governor is inclined to Dou Shiwen, let Dou Shiwen stay. With Xu Yun here, it should be no problem!"

"It's settled... Oh, why haven't Bao Zhedong come back after so long? Han Zongyan is really a tough guy!"

...

Han Zongyan just looked down on the generals of the Ming Dynasty, believing that these generals were simple-minded and not only fought a lot of battles, but also indulged soldiers to harm the common people. In the past few days, he has taken an uncooperative attitude to see how Lin Chunhong could stabilize the situation in Nanzhao.

He found that the Jingzhou Army not only had strict military disciplines, never disturbed the people, but also had first-class ability to stabilize the situation. He killed three Nanzhao archers and arrested a group of local gangsters to be imprisoned. Nanzhao's public security improved greatly, and some cunning people restrained themselves and did not dare to commit crimes under the eyes of the Jingzhou Army.

What surprised him even more was that the Jingzhou army only took away the food and grass they deserved, and the other warehouses were not only silent, but also sent troops to guard them. In addition, the Jingzhou army also successfully organized a group of civilians to transport supplies and food and grass, and the people were happy to follow. This made Han Zongyan puzzled. He secretly sent a staff member to inquire and found out that the Jingzhou army was innocent and paid wages.

Han Zongyan had long lost his original aura and fell into confusion. He didn't know whether to come out to do things or continue the cold war.

When he heard that Bao Zhedong arrived in Nanzhao County, Han Zongyan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly welcomed Bao Zhedong into the county government.

Bao Zhedong was not polite to Han Zongyan, and said as he walked: "I am not going to investigate the misunderstanding between the Jingzhou army and the county government this time. You can do it yourself and cannot defend Nanzhao. Let's follow us to die!"

Han Zongyan followed closely, "Mr. Bao, it is not a blessing for the court to be so arrogant and domineering..."

Bao Zhedong stopped, turned his head and stared at Han Zongyan fiercely, shouting: "Disagreement between civil and military affairs is not a blessing for the court! The safety of Nanzhao is related to the safety of the entire Nanyang Prefecture and even Huguang!"

Han Zongyan lowered his head and said stutteringly: "Mr. Bao, my subordinates just don't trust the Jingzhou army, they..."

Seeing that Han Zongyan was still defending, Bao Zhedong was furious and shouted: "When he put some effort into the archers, why would the Jingzhou army bully the enemy? Look, don't you feel ashamed of the bear-like archers in the county?"

Han Zongyan's face turned red, "Secretary..."

Bao Zhedong interrupted Han Zongyan: "Stop saying anything, come out and do things! Don't think that Lin Chunhong is just a martial artist. Look, the public security in Nanzhao these days is much better than before, and it is orderly. Do you think it's just relying on force?"

Han Zongyan was silent for a moment and bowed, "Sir, obey the order!"

...

The two sat in the hall and drank a few sips of tea. Bao Zhedong said earnestly: "I heard recently that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong left the Lu Mountains and were summoning to the south. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong brought 60,000 or 70,000 people in the riots. How can Nanzhao resist? It depends on Lin Chunhong. You can also see the military power of the Jingzhou army. Did the frontier army be as powerful as the Jingzhou army?"

"The subordinates cannot determine it, but they just feel that the military discipline and equipment of Jingzhou are much better than those of the border troops. How can Jingzhou Prefecture support so many well-equipped archers?"

"I don't know either, but I think that since Jingzhou Prefecture can train such powerful archers, Nanyang should do the same. With three to five thousand archers who are good at fighting, it is our responsibility to protect the territory and the people and share the worries of the emperor. We must not deal with archers perfunctorily in the future, otherwise regret will be behind us. Now that Henan is in chaos, Nanyang will not be able to keep it alone. Instead of seeking unreliable officers and soldiers, it is better to do it yourself!"

Han Zongyan deeply agreed, "It's just that the subordinates are not in military affairs, and I hope the lord will send capable personnel to assist the subordinates."

"Don't worry about this. The officers of the army and the staff have a vain case. It's just that money and food are difficult to solve. Nanzhao has many mountains and there are not much surplus food. Oh, I'm worried about my official position. Do you have any good solutions?"

Han Zongyan's head was filled with inspiration and said, "There are many artillery artillery in the Jingzhou army. It is said that the casting of artillery requires a large amount of copper. It just so happens that there is copper in Tongbai, Nanyang. Why don't we sell copper mines and Jingzhou Prefecture for money and grain?"

Bao Zhedong was overjoyed when he heard this. He had a very deep understanding of Lin Chunhong and knew that Lin Chunhong must need a large amount of copper ore.

"Haha, Magistrate Han is very considerate, okay... okay... let's do it like this, I will start doing it now!"

When Bao Zhedong and Han Zongyan were planning a plan to make a fortune, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were less than forty miles away from Nanzhao. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong had a longer vision than other bandits, and they could see Nanzhao's strategic position at a glance, so they joined forces to plan Nanzhao together.
Chapter completed!