Rise From the Humble

After Zhang Jing carefully inspected the situation of soldiers, horses, equipment, etc. in the campus camp, he confirmed that the situation was consistent with what Hu Zongxian said. No matter the number of soldiers and horses, age, equipment, and training conditions, they were exactly the same.

Therefore, Zhang Jing admired Hu Zongxian even more, but when he saw him walking with Zhao Wenhua, he felt very disgusted, just like seeing a golden roc with a long journey landing on the back of a pig in a mud pond.

It’s not good to be with anyone, hang out with him!

Zhang Jing shook his head secretly, called Mr. Zhang, the head coach of the university field camp, and commented slowly:

"With an establishment of 30,000, there are 13,000 actual troops, about half of which are vacant, and 90% of the combatable troops. The weapons and equipment are generally in good condition...compared to those below who frequently have 70 to 80% of the vacancies and have more actual troops who are old and weak. The guardhouse is incomplete and has incomplete weapons and armor. Mr. Zhang, you can be considered to have a conscience."

Is Governor Zhang smiling or angry? Is this praising me or ridiculing me? Is this a compliment or an accusation?

The leader of the camp in the Daxiaochang camp had one head and two heads. He couldn't agree on what to do. He didn't dare to look at Zhang Jing's expression and hurriedly knelt down to apologize.

Zhang Jing looked at Mr. Zhang condescendingly for three full seconds. After seeing Mr. Zhang with a layer of cold sweat on his back, he said expressionlessly, "You are guilty, but as my official said, You are more or less conscientious. I was once the Minister of the Ministry of War, and I know a lot about the vacancies and salary situation of the guards in each battalion. Without you, even the capital will be unavoidable. Last year, Hulu I answered He led his troops into the pass and surrounded the capital. When Ding Shangshu, the Minister of War of Shuntian at that time, counted the troops and horses of the 12 regiments and 12 regiments of the three major capital camps in preparation for the war, he found that the 180,000 troops in the capital actually only had more than 50,000 people, and there were many old, weak and sick among them. Can't..."

Hearing this, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then glanced at Hu Zongxian gratefully.

When Hu Zongxian first inspected the camp at the University, there were only 6,000 soldiers in his camp, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled. Hu Zongxian asked him to make up the number of soldiers in the barracks to more than 10,000, and the number of old, weak, sick and disabled was less than 10%. If you ask, you will be rated as first-class in the annual inspection. Otherwise, you will be rated as inferior and you will be impeached.

Under Hu Zongxian's coercion and inducement, he recruited nine thousand young men and laid off thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled.

If it hadn't been for Hu Zongxian, Governor Zhang would have made a sudden inspection today, and he would certainly not have passed the test so easily, and there would have been no good results.

Therefore, Mr. Zhang was extremely grateful to Hu Zongxian.

Just when Mr. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Zhang Jing above his head continue to speak.

"Although you can be considered to have a conscience, it is still not enough. A vacancy is a vacancy, and empty wages are empty wages. However, I think you can be considered to have a conscience. Now is also a special period. Your sins and rights are put on hold and you are limited to make up for it within one month. All troops, please intensify your training. Once completed, I will forget the blame. If you fail to complete the task, I will not let you off lightly. Do you remember this?" Zhang Jing said in a tone that could not be resisted.

"The guilty minister understands that it doesn't take a month, but the official can replenish all the troops within half a month, so he can train strictly."

Lord Zhang kowtowed repeatedly.

Although his official position is not low, he is just a younger brother in front of Jiangnan Governor Zhang Jing. According to the power granted to Zhang Jing by the Holy Emperor, Zhang Jing can mobilize troops from Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shandong and other provinces. The governor, Cao Jiangdu censor, deputy general of the army, third division military guard, and chief officers are completely subordinate to Zhang Jing. Temperance, for those who do not want to die in battle, military officers below the command level and civil officials below the fifth rank are allowed to directly engage in military law.

If he fails to comply with Zhang Jing's request, Zhang Jing can directly engage in military law against him, and no one can plead for mercy!

That’s why he took Zhang Jing’s words seriously!

"Good!" Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction, "Master Zhang, please get up. Now that the Japanese invasion is at the forefront, we still need to work together to fight against the national calamity."

"Thank you, Lord Governor. I will definitely keep this in mind," Lord Zhang said after getting up.

Zhang Jing came and left quickly. Yan Ci refused Mr. Zhang's invitation to serve a meal and told him to spend all his money where it should be spent. Don't think about eating and drinking all day long, and then rode away with his entourage.

Before leaving, Zhao Wenhua whispered to Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian nodded, walked to Mr. Zhang, gently patted Mr. Zhang on the shoulder, and whispered to Mr. Zhang without leaving a trace.

Seeing the retreating figure of Zhang Jing and his entourage, Mr. Zhang sat down on the ground regardless of his image, and breathed a long sigh of relief. He finally left. Thinking of what Hu Zongxian whispered to him, he quickly summoned his confidants and asked him to prepare a plan. It's a generous gift. He is going to visit the Imperial Envoy's Yamen tonight.

These are troubled times, the current and political situation are unstable, and there is nothing wrong with having multiple backers and multiple paths.

Although money is indispensable for worshiping the mountain, no matter how good the money is, life is not important. With life, there are always opportunities to make money.

After coming out of the campus camp, Zhang Jing and his party inspected three military camps one after another. There was no trace of Zhang Jing's inspection route, sometimes east, then west, now south, now north. Each time, they were almost to the military camp, and everyone reacted. The purpose of coming here is to inspect this military camp, which basically eliminates the idea of ​​​​some people reporting the news in advance.

The basic situation of these three military camps is not much different from that of the university camp. They all have vacancies and salary, but they are much better than the guards below. Zhang Jing also put aside their sins and asked them to make up for their shortcomings. Vacant troops.

Inspecting the situation of these three military camps, the commander of one military camp knew the situation of his own camp very well and could answer Zhang Jing's questions. The other two military camp commanders, like Zhang Jing, the commander of the Daxiaochang camp, answered Zhang Jing's questions immediately. If you don't come up, you still need to ask the adjutant and check the books.

However, every time at this time, Hu Zongxian could tell the basic situation of the general camp one by one like a treasure trove. After careful inspection, he found that what Hu Zongxian said was accurate, which made everyone look at him with admiration.

Especially when inspecting the third military camp, Zhang Jing and others learned from the commander that it was Hu Zongxian who used the end-of-year inspection as an excuse to coerce and induce the Beijing camps to vigorously fill the vacancies and intensify training. Only then did the Beijing camps have the military appearance they have today. , Military discipline has also improved compared to before, and after morale has recovered, he looks at Hu Zongxian with admiration.

Zhang Jing's evaluation of Hu Zongxian also changed from Hu Yushi being thoughtful to Hu Yushi being really serious.

Zhao Wenhua even looked like he had found a treasure.

He was very pleased that such a willing and capable person like Hu Zongxian took refuge in him, and he valued Hu Zongxian even more.