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Dark Palm Jiaozhi Chapter 19 The alarm is lifted

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    Wang Chengen thought to himself that he was worthy of being Zhou Ziqi's loyal confidant, so he asked this in his first sentence.  "Your Majesty, we will announce the decree later." Wang Chengen put on a high posture like an angel. He could not let a small magistrate talk to him on an equal footing.

    Guan Zhongguang nodded with a serious expression, "My lord, please sit down for a moment. I will go to the Hou Mansion to see how the preparations are going." There was nothing to prepare in the Hou Mansion. The main reason was that the three women took too many dizzy pills.  , I am still lying on the bed and groaning in discomfort, how can I go out to receive orders in this state, although this is more real than acting.

    "Three ladies, it's better to send Wang Chengen away as soon as possible. The longer he stays here, the more detrimental it will be to the Marquis." Li Fusheng asked Mo Lan, Mo Zhu and other girls to go outside and watch, and then released the people Wang Chengen brought.  Enter the Hou Mansion.

    "Well, I know how to do it." You Min has now become the unofficial wife of the Marquis. Although she is not the official wife of Zhou Shixiong, but after Zhou Shixiong's death, there can no longer be a legitimate wife. In terms of seniority, You Min, the third  For example, if a wife is promoted to the title of Madam of the Marquis, she still needs to be confirmed and issued by the imperial court.

    "Mr. Li, is your husband okay?" Li Jie was the last person to know that Zhou Shixiong faked his death. She had some opinions on Zhou Shixiong's concealment of the matter. Fortunately, You Min had already told her that Zhou Shixiong would go to Lang Son Prefecture after the limelight was over.  live.

    "You three ladies, it's best not to talk about Mr. Hou, lest you accidentally let something slip." Li Fusheng did not respond to Li Jie's question, but instead taught the three women a lesson.

    "Mr. Li is right, the two sisters should just pretend that the enemy is no longer there!" You Min said that she was no less resentful than Li Jie. She just came back and went to Lang Son Palace for more than a month, and then she faked her death again.  Needless to say, everyone understands that it has been difficult to meet Zhou Shixiong in recent years.

    Li Fusheng did not dare to participate in the family struggle between the three ladies. He gave a few words of caution and reported to Guan Chongguang that he could invite the imperial envoy to come over.

    Wang Chengen read out the imperial edict in the main hall of the Marquis Mansion. As expected, Emperor Chongzhen posthumously awarded Zhou Shixiong the title of third-class Zhennan Duke, plus Prince Shaobao and the hereditary Pingxiang Guard commander. As for the posthumous title, it is still being studied and will be notified after it is finalized.  At the same time, it was made clear that the reduced title inherited by Zhou Hu was the first-class Marquis of Zhennan, rather than the customary second-class Marquis.

    After You Min received the imperial edict, Wang Chengen asked, "Madam, will the marquis be buried in Pingxiangzhou or sent back to the Fucheng ancestral hall?" The reason why Wang Chengen asked this question was because the court had a system for the funeral of nobles, and they were divided according to their grades.  In a cemetery like Zhou Shixiong's, which is at the duke level, several families will have to keep vigil.  The imperial court must be responsible for the expenses of these projects. It would be easier to send them back to their hometown in Fucheng, and it would not be a problem for Emperor Chongzhen to pay for them personally.  If he was buried in Pingxiangzhou, not only would Emperor Chongzhen have a headache, but even Wang Zunde would not be able to escape.

    You Min wiped her eyes, holding back her tears and replied, "My late husband built the family business in Pingxiangzhou with his own hands. If I send my late husband back to Fucheng, this family business will probably be abandoned. Although I have no knowledge,  , but I still understand the principle of preserving my hard work for my late husband and passing it on."

    Since You Mindu said that he would use this place as the inheritance of Zhennan Hou Mansion, he would certainly not send Zhou Shixiong back to Fucheng. Wang Chengen wanted to relieve Emperor Chongzhen's worries but did not want to bully Zhou Shixiong's widow. He opened his mouth and said nothing for a while.  However, he finally gave up the persuasion and kept vigil for Zhou Shixiong for one day as an imperial envoy.  Three days later, Wang Chengen finished explaining what should be paid attention to, left a name note and left Pingxiang Prefecture.

    "What does it mean that the prince left this thing for me?" You Min and others sent Wang Chengen away and took out the name card to Guan Chongguang and Li Fusheng.

    "Eunuch Wang wants to add a protective umbrella to the Zhennan Hou Mansion. With this name post, I dare not say anything else. The Zhenfu eunuchs from the supervisory departments of Guangdong and Guangxi promise not to reach out to the Zhennan Hou Mansion." Guan Chongguanghe  Li Fusheng did not expect Wang Chengen to be so thoughtful and take the initiative to plan for the Zhennan Hou Mansion, which was really rare.

    The violent death case of the Imperial Envoy and the Marquis of Zhennan, which had suppressed the Guangxi officialdom for many days, was finally settled. The Marquis of Zhennan¡¯s Mansion did not make any demands to the court or the Guangxi Governor-General¡¯s Mansion, let alone investigate the responsibility. The magnanimity of the Marquis of Zhennan¡¯s Mansion  It was unanimously praised by the Governor-General of Guangxi. In order to express his respect for the Zhennan Marquis Mansion, Wang Zunde ordered that the chief officials of each state must send people to Pingxiang Prefecture to express condolences. Although 80% of the chief officials of the prefectures in Guangxi were chieftains, they did not listen to Wang Zunde at all.  However, officials from Guilin Prefecture and Nanning Prefecture had to obey the orders. Who said they were exiled officials sent by the imperial court?

    Wang Zunde¡¯s order turned Pingxiangzhou into a hot spot in Guangxi. When Zhou Shixiong, who raised cattle in Nanning Prefecture, found out, he cursed Wang Zunde, ¡°What else can this old guy do besides causing trouble for me!¡±

    "Brother Hongchang, please don't be angry. I think it's best to go back to Pingxiangzhou at this time. If we are alone on the road, it will easily attract people's attention. After all, your height is still very eye-catching. On the other hand, it is a safety issue.  Although you and I are not afraid of ordinary mountain bandits, it is better to avoid large groups of bandits as much as possible. I asked Wang Qing, the prefect of Nanning.Yu will go to Pingxiangzhou in person to express his condolences in two days. I believe it is safest for us to follow him.  "

    Originally Zhou Shixiong planned to follow the caravan back to Pingxiangzhou, but after Wang Zunde's order, no official from all walks of life dared to slack off, and they all went to Pingxiangzhou in person to express their condolences.  As a result, the official roads leading to Pingxiang Prefecture were often blocked, and Nanning Prefecture had to dispatch guardsmen to maintain order in major areas to ensure the smooth passage of officials from various places.  Correspondingly, ordinary people should be careful. Once they violate the official's behavior and avoid the flag sign, it is not a fake. The offender will be yoke for three days.

    "Aren't you afraid of being arrested by following this Wang Zhifu?" Zhou Shixiong has known the role of travel flags for a long time. Unfortunately, he rarely goes out in Pingxiangzhou. Those things are all piled up in the Wei Commander's Department.  .  In the capital, no matter how high-end Zhou Shixiong's flag was, it would only make people laugh if he showed it. The princes under the emperor's feet would not dare to take to the streets with the flag. Zhou Shixiong was not yet at the point where he needed to be beaten.

    "How can it be possible? The housekeeper of the Wang Prefecture came to Boss Hu and wanted to borrow some nursing homes to escort gifts." Wan Qi'an's idea was really not good. Zhou Shixiong shook his head, "The two of us will follow and not leave. Guess what?  Will the prefect Wang know?"

    "Isn't it okay to just ban Boss Hu's order and work in Pingxiangzhou?" Wan Qian's reason was completely applicable, but Zhou Shixiong didn't want to take the risk.  "Forget it, it's not too late to go back after the Marquis of Zhennan is buried." Zhou Shixiong didn't plan to stay in Nanning Mansion for a long time, but if he couldn't go back for a while, he could only stay in Nanning Mansion. Anyway, he still had some money on hand.  There's less to do so he won't get bored.

    Fortunately, Zhou Shixiong did not agree to Wan Qi'an's suggestion. Wang Zunde, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and a group of officials from the governor's office went to Pingxiangzhou to express condolences. They arrived in Pingxiangzhou with Wang Qingyu, the prefect of Nanning Prefecture, and Kang Cheng, the general from Zuojiang who Zhou Shixiong was most familiar with in Guangxi.  Jue is in charge of security. If Zhou Shixiong and Wan Qi'an were in the Wang Prefect's team, they would definitely meet and maybe something would happen.

    After having to stay in Longtan Village for more than a month and a half, Zhou Shixiong started to think about how to change the war situation after taking care of the animals.  Originally, this kind of topic had nothing to do with Zhou Shixiong, but after several months of defending the capital, Zhou Shixiong found that if he wanted to continue living in the Ming Dynasty, he would have to face this problem sooner or later.

    Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the number of Jiannu soldiers was pitiful, but the Ming court system allowed the Jiannu soldiers to gain numerical advantages in local battlefields every time they fought.  At the same time, Jiannu's cavalry-based army structure was inherently superior to Ming's infantry system. Zhou Shixiong thought about it for a long time and found that to change the offensive and defensive situation caused by this inherent deficiency, there are currently two ways to do it.

    One is to vigorously develop firearms and use muskets and artillery to end the cavalry's battlefield invincibility.  The second method is to cultivate more cavalry than Jiannu, and use the Ming Dynasty's numerical advantage to completely consume Jiannu.

    The first method has many advantages. The popularity of guns and artillery in Ming Dynasty is wider than that of Jiannu, and the manufacturing technology is more advanced than that of Jiannu. As long as the court is willing to spend money, it is not difficult to cover nine sides with artillery.  The only shortcoming is that as long as the court is willing to spend money.

    The second method has almost no advantages. There are very few horse-producing areas in the Ming Dynasty. Although the Yunnan horses in the Yunnan-Guizhou region have strong endurance, they are short and slow, and can only be used as pack horses.  If you want to train a large number of cavalry, you must first spend a lot of money to buy enough war horses from Mongolia. If Jiannu defeated the Monan Mongolian Khan Lin Dan Khan, the Ming Dynasty would have no place to spend money on horses.

    ¡°Besides, even if the imperial court obtains a large number of sufficient war horses and exchanges human lives for human lives, which minister in the imperial court would dare to propose such a strategy?  Aren't you afraid that your political opponents will accuse you of causing harm to the country and the people?  Obviously, the second method is only theoretically possible. In fact, all the conditions for realizing this possibility do not exist, and there is no need to continue research.

    The previous two strategies were designed for the Ming Dynasty. The development of firearms in Guangxi, which has abundant water, has no practical significance except that it can invent desiccant in advance.  Zhou Shixiong has seen the power of artillery, and he also wants to develop artillery suitable for his own use. However, Pingxiangzhou, whose technology tree is still at the basic level, is really unable to compete with others in firearm innovation.

    In view of the actual situation in Pingxiangzhou, Zhou Shixiong thought of several ways to deal with war horses, one was to use elephants, another was to use cattle, and the third was to use a sidecar.  There are many ways for elephants to deal with war horses. Zhou Shixiong had long ago devised the idea of ??installing a bed crossbow on the elephant's back. If it were replaced with a crossbow operated by a single person, an adult elephant could be equipped with at least four fixed crossbows.  An elephant team composed of a hundred elephants, with four hundred crossbows for long range, and elephants and spear guards on the elephant's back for close combat, it is almost easy for a team of elephant soldiers to deal with hundreds of cavalry.

    The herd tactic has been around since ancient times, but Tian Dan¡¯s Fire Ox Formation is an expendable tactic. Since Zhou Shixiong has a better way to tame the herd, he certainly won¡¯t be so wasteful.  He has considered breeding new breeds of cattle, ones suitable for riding and running, if conditions permit.
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