Zhang Kewang felt a little cold when he heard this.

What kind of temper is the adoptive father? He is the adopted son who knows best.

Zhang Xianzhong has a rude personality and is moody. He will kill people when he gets angry. No matter whether it is an old brother who has been with him for many years or a newcomer who has just surrendered, as long as he annoys Zhang Xianzhong, he will be ordered to be executed immediately.

Even Zhang Xianzhong's four adopted sons are sometimes pointed at the nose and scolded by Zhang Xianzhong. Which one has never been scolded by Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Wenxiu, Zhang Nengqi, and Zhang Kewang?

Once, Zhang Wenxiu was scolded by Zhang Xianzhong in front of the generals because he had less food, without giving him any face.

Therefore, from the four "princes" to ordinary generals, they all lived in fear, fearing that they would violate Zhang Xianzhong's taboos when they were not careful.

This Liu Jinzhong was also an old man who followed Zhang Xianzhong to fight the country in his early years. He was very brave and good at fighting. But this guy had one problem, that was, underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly.

It would be fine if he encountered the Ming army with poor strength, but this time he went to sneak attack Hanzhong, he would have to face the Eight Banners of the Qing army.

Ajige left thousands of flag soldiers in Hanzhong just to look forward to the southern gate of Shaanxi.

Liu Jinzhong plunged in this way but it was exactly what Ajige thought.

"Father, please calm down. General Liu underestimated the enemy for a while, so let him spare this time."

No matter what, Liu Jinzhong was also a powerful general. Zhang Kewang could not watch Zhang Xianzhong order him to be executed, so he gritted his teeth and pleaded with Zhang Xianzhong for him.

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes were as bright as a cowbell, his cheeks were bulging and bulging. After holding them for a long time, he finally let out a breath.

"Forget it, since I hope you plead for him, I will spare his life. But death penalty can be avoided, and life penalty cannot be spared. We must write an imperial edict to send it to Suining and teach Liu Jinzhong a lesson!"

Zhang Kewang was overjoyed when he heard this.

The adoptive father just needs to not kill Liu Jinzhong. It’s nothing to scold him, and he won’t lose a piece of meat.

"Hmph, don't say that the Tartars are really hard to crack. But sooner or later, I will tear off a piece of meat from him."

Zhang Kewang responded, but he knew that Zhang Xianzhong was just talking.

Compared with Li Chuanglai, his adoptive father lacked the ambition to conquer the world, and he only wanted to guard his own acre of three parts of his land.

If the adoptive father had really planned to compete with Li Chuang and the Ming court for the world, he would not have chosen to enter Sichuan.

Sichuan enjoys the reputation of the country of Tianfu, with rich resources and can be fully self-sufficient.

Because the Shu Road is dangerous, it is difficult for foreign enemies to attack in.

But equally, due to the size of the territory, it is impossible for Shu to provide an army of hundreds of thousands. Thinking about the Shu Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, did Zhuge Liang lead his army to the northern expedition several times and return without success?

In war, money and food are all about war.

Sichuan alone cannot make up enough money and food.

Unless the Qing army really wanted to attack Sichuan, the adoptive father would not have any initiative to fight with him.

Zhang Kewang reported several government affairs to Zhang Xianzhong and then left the hall.

Now Zhang Xianzhong has thrown all the government affairs and chores to Zhang Kewang to take care of, and the burden on his shoulders is very heavy.

In comparison, the other three adopted sons Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi will be much easier. They are only responsible for commanding troops and fighting wars, and are responsible for logistics supplies, food, fodder and supplies.

Zhang Kewang was walking out when he suddenly saw Zhang Dingguo coming and asked, "Why, are you here to find your adopted father?"

Zhang Dingguo nodded and said, "I have a report on important military affairs."

Zhang Kewang reminded: "The adoptive father is not in a good mood, please be careful."

Zhang Kewang did not pay much attention to what Zhang Dingguo reported. Among the four brothers, the division of responsibilities was very clear, and Zhang Kewang only needed to be responsible for handling internal affairs.

Zhang Dingguo smiled and said, "Thank you for your reminder, brother."

The two passed by each other.

After leaving the palace, Zhang Kewang came to his residence to handle government affairs.

Facing the thick stack of reports piled up on the desk, he shook his head helplessly.

The Western Army is good at everything, but it is too short of people who manage government affairs.

He once suggested that Zhang Xianzhong hold imperial examinations in Sichuan, but was rejected.

Zhang Xianzhong felt that the imperial examination was useless in troubled times. In troubled times, whoever has a strong knife will win the world.

After Zhang Kewang's persuasion failed, he had to give up. Now the consequences have gradually emerged. Zhang Xianzhong sent generals to all parts of Sichuan. These people can fight, but they know nothing about the civil affairs. In half a year, they have not received much tax money, which has also caused a lot of civil unrest.

The Great Western Army had better control over the areas near Chengdu, and there were often unrest in Suining and Baoning.

Zhang Kewang was so worried just by dealing with these things that sometimes he had no time to take care of the major plans of settlement.

However, the matter of settlement always requires taking time to cook, which is a major event that concerns the national destiny.

The Great Western Army or Zhang Kewang's settlement policy implemented in Sichuan was actually very similar to the military camps implemented by Zhu Yuanzhang in the early Ming Dynasty.

The so-called military camp refers to the land belonging to the army and soldiers farm.

This benefit is that it can ensure land output to the greatest extent and support an army of tens of thousands.

But there is also a big problem in doing this, that is, the rights and interests of ordinary farmers cannot be guaranteed. Take Chengdu as an example. The land in this area was classified as unowned wasteland by Zhang Kewang, and all of them were included in military camps.

In fact, a considerable number of these lands have owners and belong to local farmers.

But Zhang Kewang doesn't care about these things.

In his opinion, the interests of the Western Army are the most important.

By confiscating the gold and silver from the Shu Palace, the Western Army supported it for more than half a year. But there will always be a day when these gold and silver are spent, and we must prepare for the future.

At present, the tax policies of the Daxi Army in Shu are very chaotic, and there are very few taxes they receive.

In this case, military camps must be strictly implemented.

Every grain of rice and every grain of grain produced must be included in the treasury and allocated and used in a unified manner.

Every day, the amount of auxiliary soldiers and auxiliary soldiers eat is strictly calculated and distributed to ensure the greatest extent of food saving.

People have no food to eat? Then you can join the army.

As long as you join the Daxi Army, you can participate in the military camp, and you will naturally have food to eat.

As for the families of the people, they will also become military families. Although military families may not be able to eat enough, they will survive.

If you don’t want to join the Western Army, then you’re not something Zhang Kewang can do.

Life and death are based on fate.

Of course, Zhang Kewang is also very clear that this military camp model can only be used in wars. What the people hope for from ancient times to the present is to own a piece of their own land. This idea of ​​killing them is very unwilling to the people.

But now he has to do this even if he grits his teeth.

Because if those people don’t starve to death, those who starve to death will be soldiers of the Daxi Army.

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