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Volume 1, Songjiang Mansion, Chapter 360: Cutting jobs to serve the people

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    As Chongzhen envisioned, Zhang Lei did not wait for Chongzhen's edict to arrive in his hands before taking action. Now that he had lost the great opportunity to capture Shengjing, there was no need to stay here anymore, so he led  His own army began to move towards Shanhaiguan.  Shanhaiguan was called Yuguan, also known as Yuguan, and Linlu Pass in ancient times. In the 14th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1381), Zhongshan King Xu Da was ordered to build Yongping, Jieling and other passes, and Shanhaiguan was established here because it is adjacent to Yanshan Mountain in the north.  It is connected to the Bohai Sea in the south, so it is named Shanhaiguan.  The so-called entry into the customs refers to the Qing army entering the Central Plains from Shanhaiguan.  Zhang Lei has promised Chongzhen that he will not let the Qing army enter the customs, so he will naturally set up defenses here and regard the front line of Shanhaiguan as a key location for construction.

    Knowing that Zhang Lei went to Shanhaiguan, the entire Manchu and Qing court breathed a sigh of relief. At least they were not willing to face Zhang Lei now.  In order to cope with the coming war, he immediately ordered to start researching and manufacturing the weapons and equipment materials of the Ming Dynasty people that he bought from merchants. He believed that with these materials, he would definitely be able to fight Zhang Lei when equally powerful weapons were made.  , and can even defeat Zhang Lei - in his impression, the reason why Zhang Lei is so powerful is because he has powerful weapons that no one can match.

    Zhang Lei didn't know what he was thinking about, and it was useless to think about it. He just took people to Shanhaiguan and sent some supplies when passing by Jinzhou. Now the Qing army would never dare to rush south. Ningyuan and Jinzhou  They are all safe for the time being, and sending these supplies can help them recover faster.  The most important thing is that after he entered Shanhaiguan, he could use the natural waters there to build a dock to accommodate aircraft carriers.  The transportation capacity of materials is unmatched by any tool in the world.

    From Shengjing to Shanhaiguan.  Passing through Jinzhou.  From Huludao to Suizhong, we arrived at Shanhaiguan. We basically walked along the coastline, covering more than 700 miles. It took us more than half a month to arrive.

    Zhang Lei has always done things vigorously and resolutely. After arriving at Shanhaiguan, he immediately cleared all the local officials and moved them to other places. If anyone showed any resistance.  Zhang Lei threw them into the prison and took them with him. Many wealthy merchants suffered losses at his hands, so they naturally did not dare to say anything. According to Zhang Lei's request, they donated money and materials, and started the construction of Shanhaiguan in full swing.  .  The first is the dock built to facilitate the transportation of materials. Needless to say, this is the first thing.  Then came the military camps. If there were no military camps, hundreds of thousands of troops would have to sleep on the streets.  The previous military camp in Shanhaiguan was almost abandoned due to long-term lack of funds, so Zhang Lei simply abandoned it.

    It was almost two months after he had done these two things well that he had withdrawn from Shengjing. Zhang Lei officially moved into Shanhaiguan.  He also personally established the "No. 1 Army in the World" to echo Shanhaiguan, the No. 1 military in the world, and even used this organization to replace the court organization in Shanhaiguan.

    Regarding Zhang Lei¡¯s move.  The whole world was shocked, and Chongzhen was even more furious, because Zhang Lei's move was tantamount to contempt for his authority and challenged his face and sanctity as the supreme emperor.  But for those officials, it was fear. They were afraid that Zhang Lei would come to their place to replace them and follow in the footsteps of Shanhaiguan.  But Zhang Lei seemed to have already thought of a countermeasure. He announced Chongzhen's edict to the world through his own channels, proving that he was fully authorized by Chongzhen to do so.

    But this move made Chongzhen breathe a sigh of relief. Why?  Because first, if Zhang Lei does not announce this thing, then the whole world will think that he is blatantly opposing the imperial court, and will immediately ask Chongzhen to send troops to conquer him, and the last thing Chongzhen wants to do is to meet Zhang Lei in battle, because  He couldn't beat Zhang Lei at all.  Secondly, Zhang Lei's announcement of this not only proved that what he did was legal, but also told the whole world that Chongzhen was tolerant. As long as there were people with real materials, he could bring everyone together.  All restrictions will be relaxed, and everyone will praise him as the emperor.

    Zhang Lei sat on the throne that originally belonged to the governor of Shanhaiguan. Looking at a group of local officials below who he thought could still be useful and those he brought with him, without Chongzhen's control, he suddenly felt relaxed and happy, and said: "Everyone  , I issued a notice a few days ago, asking Shanhaiguan officials of all sizes to come here to get to know each other. It seems that there are not enough people now, right? Where are the other people? I have checked the officials  There are eighty-three people in total, except for the twenty-one that I think are unnecessary, and the twelve worms waiting to die, there are fifty people, you here one, two, three  ¡­There were only thirty-two people, which means the other eighteen people turned a deaf ear to my words.¡±

    Who dares to answer his question?  Which of them has not experienced Zhang Lei's resolute and decisive style these days?  Anyone who disagrees with Zhang Lei's wishes will be demoted to serve the people.There was no chance to redress their grievances, but they heard about it and the emperor expressed appreciation for Zhang Lei's actions!

    "You don't even talk? It's impossible that you, colleagues who have been working together for such a long time, don't know each other, right? But it doesn't matter to me whether you know each other or not. How about this, I'll call you by name. As for those whose names are called by me, just  Say 'come', and if there is no answer, then I will give away your name. Starting from tomorrow, these people will no longer be officials of the Ming Dynasty. What do you think of this idea?" Zhang Lei asked people to  He brought over the list of officials and said with a smile, but everyone could hear the incomparable chill from his smile.  The reason why Zhang Lei made such a big move as soon as he arrived in Shanhaiguan was to disrupt their existing network of interest relationships, and then severely deal with some people with particularly serious crimes to serve as a warning to the monkeys and establish himself in Shanhaiguan.  Absolute authority in the area.

    After a while, Zhang Lei glanced at them, then coughed and said: "Very good, let's start the roll call now. For those who haven't arrived, I will slowly settle accounts with them. The first one is Owen."

    A man in his fifties quickly responded, with beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.  Zhang Lei said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, look at you, it's just a name call, your voice is trembling. You haven't done anything wrong, so you have nothing to be afraid of. Next, Qian Liu'an."

    Owen quickly lowered his head and returned to his seat. He breathed a long sigh of relief. A big stone fell from his heart. The man named Qian Liuan was a young man, about the same age as Zhang Lei.  He has dark skin and is a general.

    "Arrived." Qian Liuan's voice was full of energy, and he stood upright, revealing his temperament as a military commander.

    Zhang Lei was very satisfied with this person and was interested in cultivating him, so he nodded slightly and said: "Very good, that's how it should be. It's just a name call, and it won't kill you. You can't even speak your own voice."  If you don¡¯t dare to grow up, what does that mean?¡±

    Two people's names were called one after another, but nothing seemed to happen. The other people became bolder, but when Zhang Lei called the fifth name, no one answered twice in a row. Zhang Lei frowned.  , finally an unlucky person appeared.

    "Who is this Lu Guo?" Zhang Lei asked Jiang Yuyang next to him in a low voice. Since entering Shanhaiguan, Zhang Lei immediately ordered Jiang Yuyang to find out the details of all the officials.

    Jiang Yuyang said: "Lu Guo is the general judge here."

    "General judge? Sixth grade, not bad. He is considered a high-ranking official. Is there anything else besides this?" Zhang Lei sneered, and the people below couldn't help but get goosebumps all over their bodies.

    Jiang Yuyang continued: "Three generations of his family have been awarded Jinshi. They are a big family here, and it seems that many people in the family have official positions."

    Hearing this, Zhang Lei couldn't help but smile and said: "Very good, quite good, very good. Lao Qi, go catch that man and kill him for me."

    "Huh?" Jiang Yuyang was suddenly shocked.

    The officials below were extremely shocked when they heard what Zhang Lei said. Just because they didn¡¯t come when the roll call was called, would they be beheaded directly?  What if something happens in someone else's house?  Wouldn't it be an unjust death?

    Zhang Lei said expressionlessly: "Didn't you understand what I said? Go and check this person named Lu Guo for me. If he disobeys my orders for no reason, then kill him."  I don't need this kind of subordinates. Keeping them is a waste of food. Anyone who dares to interfere with official duties will be killed by me. There is no need to show mercy. Their family is deeply rooted here, right? Then I will come to shake things up.  Check his foundation to see if he is standing firmly or not."

    Jiang Yuyang looked at Zhang Lei again, as if there was really no room for negotiation, and said: "Okay, since Mr. Zhang has decided, Lao Qi will help Mr. Zhang get everything done."

    He turned around and left. Zhang Lei continued to call names, but whenever he called those who did not come, these officials silently felt sad for these colleagues in their hearts. They were really born at the wrong time, and they finally became officials.  In the end, I met such an immediate boss, which was really bad luck for eight lifetimes.

    After a while, Zhang Lei's name had been called. He raised his head slightly and looked at the officials below with the corner of his eyes. He found that almost all of them were trembling with fear, and there was an imperceptible hint of laughter at the corner of his mouth.  With a smile on his face, he closed the list and said: "Very good. Those of you who came will receive a 10% increase in salary. I'll name those who didn't come and have their posts reduced to the people." (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, novels are better.  Update faster!
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