He Guangyi turned sideways and did not dare to accept the courtesy.
Tang Fu could not afford to offend him, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. But on the other hand, Tang Fu and even the entire Tang family were not someone he, He Guangyi, could easily offend.
"This guy is stupid!" Tang Fu smiled, "He's not very good at dealing with people, let alone polite words!" As he said that, he put his hand into his sleeve.
"You are...father, please don't..."
"Although I'm stupid, I also know that I can't go as far as the Jin Yiwei to ask for favors, and you, the Jin Yiwei, don't accept favors!" Tang Fu pulled out a wad of silver notes from his sleeves and said with a smile, "Besides, it's taboo to give you favors!
But having said that, how can you command someone to be merciless? What about your brothers below?"
Having said this, he put the banknotes on the table and said with a smile, "This is hard-earned money that is fair and honest. Why bother to direct me to share the profits with the brothers below and buy some tea to moisten their throats!"
"Look..." He Guangyi knew that if he didn't accept it, he would offend others, "Then, I will accept it for my brothers!"
"Then... let's say goodbye today!" Tang Fu cupped his hands and smiled, "See you someday!"
"Master, go slowly, I won't send you off!"
After watching Tang Fu disappear, He Guangyi smiled bitterly, sighed and shook his head.
He had a new understanding of Tang Fu, "This father-in-law may have been away for a long time and doesn't know much about Long live Master's temper. But he is still flawless in his conduct and work. Hey, what will be the future of his Tang family? Their own
It’s something!”
After thinking about it, he picked up the banknotes on the table.
"Hiss!" Suddenly, he took a breath of air.
Then, as if he was afraid that he had made a mistake, he checked it again carefully.
Then he sat on the stool and stayed there for a long time.
On the table, brand new banknotes are very conspicuous.
Daming Royal Bank silver dollar promissory note, a thousand yuan leading ticket, a thick stack of twenty pieces.
All the banknotes were serially numbered, and they looked like they had just been exchanged from the bank.
Twenty thousand silver dollars, an astronomical amount!
You need to know that if you buy a shop in the best location in Yingtian, the capital, and do business, you have to do the kind of antique business that is not very popular for money. The cost is up to nine thousand silver dollars, and there are working capital and pressure in the middle.
Money in the box.
At this time, in the capital, where dignitaries and wealthy merchants gathered on both sides of the capital, two thousand silver dollars could buy a good three-entry house that could accommodate thirty servants.
It's not that He Guangyi has never seen money before, and twenty thousand yuan is not a lot of money in his mind. But he has never seen such a lot of money just for hard work. Even Li Jinglong has never been so rich!
"Come here!" He Guangyi shouted.
"Dutang!" Han Laowu came in holding the embroidered spring knife, "Your orders!"
"Take it!" He Guangyi directly threw the pile of banknotes over, "divide them among the brothers!"
"Thank you for the reward!" Han Laowu smiled and divided the banknote into two, holding half in his hand and preparing to return the other half.
"Tsk!" He Guangyi said angrily, "Are you fucking deaf? I told you, they are all divided among the brothers! I don't want a fucking cent!" He said, suddenly smiled strangely, "Tell the brothers,
This little money is not worth dazzling, there are so many opportunities to make a fortune these days!"
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Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace Nuange.
Zhu Yunxi was sitting on the collapse, and opposite him stood Zhu Gaochi, Bao Zhao, Zhang Yan and Xu Huizu.
"The salt merchants involved in the case have been arrested by officials from the Huaihe and Huaihe regions!" Zhu Gaochi said, "They will be taken to Beijing today, but..."
Zhu Yunxi said nothing, and his eyes signaled Zhu Gaochi to continue speaking.
"It was the flood in Huaibei. Xin Yushi had just resettled the victims, but the Hedao Yamen, Huai'an garrison, Huai'an guard, and the officers involved in the Yangtze River Navy were all locked up. If there is no one to lead the officers and soldiers, I am afraid that the victims will be
There are variables, and the deployment of troops may fail!"
As he said that, Zhu Gaochi raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi, "I wonder if the emperor issued a decree first and asked them to take the punishment first..."
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi raised his hand slightly, and Zhu Gaochi's voice stopped abruptly.
"This is why I hate corruption so much!" Zhu Yunxi said, "Civil officials are corrupt, and the civil affairs of the place are corrupted. Soldiers are corrupt, and everyone follows suit. Once caught, an entire battalion will be established." He said, sighing, "You are a mature and prudent person.
But I have made up my mind, and since I want to arrest you, I will never tolerate it!"
At this time, Xu Huizu suddenly said, "I have an idea!" After saying that, he paused and said, "I thought that I could let Cao Guogong, who was patrolling Huai'an, temporarily take charge of Huai'an's defense, the river yamen, and the sailors' troops!
"
As soon as he finished speaking, several ministers nodded.
In fact, the officers involved in these places are not border generals. But the difficulty is that there is a flood in Huaibei. In addition to spending a lot of manpower and material resources to control the disaster and relieve the victims, the court also needs to control the army to prevent
just in case.
When it comes to civil unrest, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst!
Thinking further, what we want to arrest now are the generals who are guarding the place. These are the meat of the hob. If they are unwilling to surrender, they will be captured and killed by the law of the country. If they want to fight to the death.
It doesn't take much, as long as they have 200 capable soldiers, break through the Yamen and occupy the granary, and then kidnap the victims...
It’s not impossible!
"Li Jinglong has Li Jinglong's errand!" Zhu Yunxi thought about it, "Drawing up a decree, Wu Dinghou Guo Ying, a distinguished veteran of the country, goes to Huai'an!"
"yes!"
This method is good. Not to mention the water divisions in Huai'an and other places, Guo Ying can also control even the most important town on the nine sides.
Then, Zhu Yunxi looked at Xu Huizu, "In the army, this kind of thing is by no means an exception. Huai'an Mansion is close to the Lianghuai Salt Fields, with mountains and rivers to rely on, and the garrison officers colluded with salt merchants and powerful people for personal gain. In other places
, I’m afraid it will be the same!”
"For example, there are places where tea and iron are convenient, there are places where sugar and cloth are convenient, or there are stations stationed at various customs ports... Each border town can trade privately with the Tatar barbarians!"
Zhu Yunxi paused and continued, "Looking back, please submit the list of military attachés in various places. Please tick off the names of those who have been in the local area for more than two years."
Zhu Gaochi on the side thought to himself, "Is Xizi trying to change the hearts of the officers from all over the country?"
should be!
Coupled with the recent deployment of general troops in various places, and Li Jinglong's errand to inspect the grain reserves and military equipment of various guard posts, this combination will not mention the border affairs, and the inland capital divisions will undergo a major change.
"Moreover!" Zhu Yunxi said with a cold face, "The command of the various military posts is hereditary, which is very bad! In the army, only those with outstanding talents can hold high positions, rather than relying on the merits of their fathers and ancestors.
Reach the sky in one step!”
In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, warriors were hereditary, and not all official positions were hereditary.
The son of a commander cannot directly become a commander, nor can he become an officer upon landing. Instead, he must take an examination every three to five years. After being assessed by the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War, he can only be given an official position if he is deemed to be qualified.
But, but then again.
Such assessments are conducted in border towns, where there are powerful foreign enemies and the army needs to maintain high combat effectiveness. As for inland areas and even coastal areas...
The local government doesn't want to see a guardhouse with high combat effectiveness and is always thinking about fighting, and the local people don't want to see it either. However, everyone likes a guardhouse that is close to the people and the civil servants, and the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river.
Besides, it doesn’t matter!
The commanders of the various military posts are all descendants of meritorious generals, or simply strong generals. Since it is inland and there are no outside areas, the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office are relaxed and turn a blind eye to the hereditary matter. Everyone is happy.
Already.
The civil service group, surprisingly, agrees and even supports this hereditary military officer system.
No matter how capable you are of fighting, even if you have been a landowner in the garrison for several years, you will not want to fight anymore, and you still have to look at the face of the civil servants. If you are clamoring all day long to be a man and get your title immediately, to be stationed at the border, to go out of the fortress,
All the guards commanding and envoys from thousands of households are rogues who will kill with swords if they disagree with each other, which is why the civil servants have a headache.
In summary, these are the reasons that led to the final collapse of the Ming Dynasty's guard system.
"I don't care whether the assessment of the Military Department of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion was done before or not! But in the future!" Zhu Yunxi said, suddenly looking at Zhu Gaochi, "Hong Xi!"
"What did you ask me to do again?" Zhu Gaochi said angrily in his heart.
