Yang Zhen originally wanted to set up a unified military affairs office to take charge of all military affairs in Songshan City, but after much deliberation, he was still afraid of frightening Xia Chengde, Lu Pinqi, and the newly attached Qiu Zhenhai and Yu Liangtai, as if he was going to turn his back and withdraw.

The rights are the same.

So in the end, the expected unified military affairs office, when it was revealed, suddenly became much lower-key and became the associate camp affairs office.

Associate, it sounds nicer, not so tough, at least his intention to take over power is not that obvious.

However, in Yang Zhen's own heart, the meaning is still the same. To be an associate minister is to slowly and gradually return the power of each department to the General Military Mansion.

As soon as Yang Zhen said what he meant, he immediately received responses from Zhang Degui, Zu Keyong, Zhang Chen, Li Lu and others, including Qiu Zhenhai and Yu Liangtai, who were newly recruited into the advance battalion, and Zhang Chen, Li Lu and others followed closely.

expressed his agreement.

Zhang Degui also thought to Yang Zhen and said: "This is a good idea! With a place to manage the general affairs, in the future, all the people inside and outside Songshan City will be able to coordinate, and there will no longer be multiple political affairs!"

After Zhang Degui said this, several other people who agreed with him nodded, and they also meant the same thing.

These days, few of the people who can get along here are truly honest. In a small town like Songshan, if there are many political parties and repeated discussions when things happen, there will be trouble sooner or later.

What's more, the revenge of the Manchu Tatars mentioned by Yang Zhen will definitely come back. The sooner all the people in Songshan City unite as one, the sooner they can form a joint force.

Therefore, as long as you are not too selfish, and as long as you are not openly opposing Yang Zhen, you will not stand up against this proposal at this moment.

Seeing that everyone was in agreement, Yang Zhen glanced around the lobby and saw Lu Pinqi's face was solemn, muttering as if he had something to say, so he said to him:

"What, what do you think, Brother Lu? It doesn't matter. If you have anything to say today, just tell me. We can continue to discuss it!"

"No, Lord Commander, there is no objection to the humble position! Songshan City is not big, but the people and horses are mixed. Not being under each other's control is not a long-term solution, and there are many political branches, which is a big disaster!

"The humble post is just thinking about where this associate camp affairs office will be located, who will be in charge, and how many duties will it have. And since it is asked to give orders, the person who will be in charge is the top priority!"

What Lu Pinqi said was true. Everyone nodded and looked at Yang Zhen, waiting for Yang Zhen's decision.

"That's right! Brother Lu is really very attentive! Let's see, since this Assistant Camp Affairs Office is the official office of the General Military Mansion, it will be set up in the front yard of the General Military Mansion! This lobby where you are discussing today will be the Assistant Camp Affairs Office from now on.

A place to give orders!”

After hearing Lu Pinqi's words, Yang Zhen didn't hesitate and directly expressed his thoughts: "As for the duties of the Assistant Camp Affairs Office——

"All matters that should be handled by the Songshan General Military Mansion, as long as I, the Songshan Regiment's training general officer, are in charge of matters, such as combat, such as city defense, such as external affairs, such as food and wages, such as recruiting soldiers, and reclaiming wasteland, will be under the assistant management of the camp from now on.

Every department is promoted, and the Assistant Camp Affairs Office can use my name to issue orders to various departments!"

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, everyone present took a deep breath, held their breath, and stared at Yang Zhen intently.

After Yang Zhen finished speaking, his eyes basically stayed on Lu Pinqi, Xia Chengde, and Zu Keyong. While thinking about how these three people would react, he was thinking about how to deal with it.

However, before he could wait for these three people to speak, he suddenly heard Zhang Degui say: "Sir! If you say that, the authority of the Assistant Camp Affairs Office will be great! You must be careful in selecting the head of the Assistant Camp Affairs Office!"

When Zhang Degui said this, Lu Pinqi, who had been stared at by Yang Zhen, quickly said: "That's right! That's right! That's exactly what Lu said just now! It's not good if this candidate is unpopular!"

Hearing what Zhang Degui and Lu Pinqi said, Yang Zhen smiled and nodded, then looked at Xia Chengde and Zu Keyong who were also concerned about this matter.

Finally, when he saw that these two people had no intention of speaking, Yang Zhen immediately said: "You just saw the importance of the responsibilities of the Assistant Camp Affairs Office, but you didn't think about the complexity of its affairs! If you don't have a dedicated person to do the job, I'm afraid it won't be enough."

Take it!"

At this point, Yang Zhen sighed with emotion, and first said to Lu Pinqi: "How about it, Brother Lu, if you intend to take on this important task, then I will make the decision today and hand over the Assistant Camp Affairs Office to you! But after that, you

It turns out that you have to worry about finding a suitable person to take charge of our troops!"

When Lu Pinqi heard Yang Zhen's words, he quickly waved his hands, smiled and said: "Don't! Don't! Don't! I don't mean this in my humble position, I don't mean this in my humble position! It's already complicated enough to manage the people that I lead.

It's hard enough!

"What kind of virtue and ability does a humble position have? How can one be able to take on such an important task?! For this assistant camp affairs office, it would be better to ask the Commander-in-Chief to select a worthy person. There is nothing wrong with a humble position!"

Yang Zhen has already said that the Assistant Camp Affairs Office needs someone to head it full-time, which means that whoever is responsible for taking charge of this newly established government office will have to hand over the original responsibilities.

This arrangement can be said to be reasonable and reasonable. Even for the sake of fairness to all the people, this arrangement should be made.

For example, if you, Lu Pinqi, are asked to be in charge of the Associate Camp Affairs Office, your authority is so important, and you still lead the original troops, other departments will probably be worried about whether you can enforce the law fairly and justly in the distribution of food, pay, ordnance and supplies.

Evened.

Therefore, no one, whether it is Lu Pinqi, Xia Chengde, or Zu Keyong, can find fault with this issue.

However, if they were to hand over the team they had worked so hard to manage in order to assist in the duties of the Camp Affairs Office, they would not accept it no matter what.

Even if they were asked to hand over their troops to their most trusted generals, they would never agree easily.

Yang Zhen understood this, so he was not worried about them competing for the authority of the Assistant Camp Affairs Office. At this time, seeing Lu Pinqi busy refusing, he didn't say much, just smiled, and then looked at Xia Chengde and Zu Keyong,

asked:

"Brother Xia! Brother Zu! What do you two have in mind? One of you is the deputy general of the Songshan City Guards, and the other is the deputy general of the advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition. If you can serve as the associate camp affairs office, then what will you do?

It’s so appropriate!

"If you two are interested, not only will I, Yang Zhen, be able to sit back and relax, but even people from all walks of life up and down Songshan will have nothing to say! What do you think, think about it?!"

After Yang Zhen said these words, he sat on the main seat in the lobby and looked at Xia Chengde and Zu Keyong with a smile.

Several people who were originally Yang Zhen's direct descendants, as well as a few newly attached people, were in tense moods, and their inner emotions couldn't help but flip with what Yang Zhen said.

Since Lu Pinqi is reluctant to part with his troops and does not want to work in the Assistant Camp Affairs Office, then Xia Chengde probably won't either. No matter how upright he is in front of Yang Zhen today, it is probably just to clean himself up and win everyone's trust.

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If he were asked to put down the tribesmen he had worked so hard to manage and become such a figure who seemed to be inferior to one person and superior to all the tribes in Songshan City, I am afraid that someone as smart as him would definitely not do it.

However, Xia Chengde didn't know how to do it, but he couldn't prepare for Zu Keyong, the deputy general of the advance battalion who had always been a bit aloof and straightforward, to step up and take over this burden. That would not be good.

Suddenly, Li Lu, Zhang Chen, Qiu Zhenhai, and Yu Liangtai were not worried about Xia Chengde, who they had no contact with, but they were a little worried about Zu Keyong, who came from an ancestral family.

Therefore, after Yang Zhen asked Xia Chengde and Zu Keyong about their wishes, everyone in the lobby quickly focused on Zu Keyong.

Seeing this, Zu Keyong sighed in his heart. Although Yang Zhen treated him well, he knew that his situation was a bit embarrassing. He also knew that these people in Songshan City, including Yang Zhen's direct subordinates in the advance camp, still treated him badly.

Have doubts.

At the same time, he also knew that with his current embarrassing situation, he could not play such a coordinating role.

Furthermore, his temperament is not suitable for him. He prefers to charge into battle with his troops instead of spending time immersed in official documents every day.

Therefore, Zu Keyong listened to Yang Zhen's question and waited for a moment. Seeing that Xia Chengde remained silent, he responded first:

"My lord, the general! The general prefers to directly lead the troops and go into battle to kill the enemy. He cannot assist in the tedious and detailed tasks of the camp office! However, the general has a very suitable candidate in his heart that he can recommend to you.

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"Oh——, brothers, let's talk about it!"

Yang Zhen heard what Zu Keyong said and asked him casually.

After Zu Keyong made his attitude clear, the few people who were close to Yang Zhen also breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. However, at this moment, they heard that Zu Keyong wanted to recommend a candidate, so they all looked at Zu Keyong.

I want to hear who he recommends.

"The suitable candidate in the general's heart is not anyone else, but General Zhang Degui, the commander of the advance battalion for the Eastern Expedition under the general's command! During the absence of the commander-in-chief in Songshan, all the affairs of the advance battalion left behind were coordinated by General Zhang!

"During this period, the ironworks and ammunition factories in Songshan City were short of raw materials, the Queen's Palace outside Songshan City, and the Rufenggang were not short of grain and grass. This was all due to General Zhang Shen's busy deployment! Therefore, General Zhang felt that General Zhang Shen was in charge.

As Assistant Manager of the Camp Affairs Office, I am exactly the right person for the job!"

When Zu Keyong said this, Yang Zhen and Yang Zhen's cronies all smiled on their faces and nodded frequently. This candidate was the one they recognized.
Chapter completed!