Chapter 36 Developing informants among Zhejiang soldiers and Baigan soldiers
Zhu You has always been paying attention to Sun Ruyou, but this Wang Qia, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has a very obscure reputation in later generations, so he has not paid much attention to it.
This person didn't speak much today, but his position was very clear when he expressed his stance, and he resolutely followed Liu Yijing and Zhou Jiamo.
He seems to keep a low profile and does not participate in party struggles, but this may not be the case.
Be careful of the Ministry of Industry, two of the three most important arsenals in the capital - the Ordnance Bureau and Wang Gong Factory.
Only the Military Staff Bureau of the inner government is under the supervision of the Secretary of Ceremony, and the Ministry of Industry cannot intervene except for raw materials.
There is not much gunpowder in the Imperial Staff Bureau, but instead there are flags for ceremonial guards and horses, and there are many saddles.
Most of the gunpowder transferred into the palace these days comes from the Ministry of Works, so we must be vigilant in the next seven days to prevent the Ministry of Works and the court from discovering our true intentions.
"I know these people well. I know the situation of Duke Cheng Guo and Yang Lian. The former has been watching around, and no one has said anything to him. The latter has been looking at his feet without saying much or raising his head."<
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"What His Highness said is exactly what we observed."
Zhu Youxiao basically judged everyone's position and concerns. The most important thing was that it was not appropriate to move a large amount of gunpowder from the Ministry of Industry into the palace.
However, the current grape bombs are only half enough, and the gunpowder used to make bombs is only 30%. If there is not enough gunpowder, nothing can be done.
How can we get more gunpowder into the palace?
Got it!
He thought of a way.
"Liu Tongzhi, are the troops assembled in Tongzhou still in Tongzhou?"
"Well...it's still there. The original plan was to set off to Liaodong, but His Majesty is seriously ill and Xiong Jinglue of Liaodong was also impeached, so it's not yet determined when the army will set off."
Liu Qiao was glad that he was still doing his duty and paying attention to the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty. If anyone else in the Jinyiwei had been there, they might not be able to answer this question accurately.
"Okay, do you know that three months ago, the most powerful Zhejiang soldiers and Baigan soldiers who were assembled in Tongzhou were involved in a fight?"
"I have heard of it."
"Then what was the reason for their conflict? How did they deal with it afterwards?"
When the prince asked this question, even Liu Qiao started to sweat on his forehead.
Investigating intelligence and handling incidents are indeed the responsibilities of Jin Yiwei. Although civil servants now have the power to investigate and report, Jin Yiwei must do a good job.
"The Jinyi Guards where I belong did not intervene in this matter. I heard that both of them were punished at that time."
"Punishment? Punish Zhejiang soldiers and Baigan soldiers, but did not investigate the truth? Didn't they investigate that Tongzhou Okura and the Ministry of Industry distributed their supplies unevenly, causing conflicts between the two parties?"
"I really don't know about this."
"This is also what I speculated. I feel that the Zhejiang soldiers were treated as swords, while the white-armed soldiers of Shizhu Tusi did not receive sufficient food and military pay at all. This is also an old routine of civil servants."
Liu Qiao was shocked, but suddenly remembered something.
He remembered the case of Qi's army rebelling against wages in the 23rd year of Wanli. There was also the quelling of Yang Yinglong's rebellion in the southwest... The Sichuan army only had 20% of the money it was supposed to receive, and the chieftain soldiers had almost none.
Coupled with the fighting between two southern armies in Tongzhou, it makes people sigh no matter how you look at it.
Has Your Highness been paying attention?
He wants to pursue the truth and seek an explanation for these soldiers?
That’s it!
Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been contacting Huang Jiashan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Huang Kezuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment...
This is about to clear up the clouds and see the sun~
Although Liu Qiao is a royal guard, he is also a member of the military attache system and a military attache affiliated with the royal family.
I was very excited when I thought that His Highness wanted to give an explanation to these truly elite veterans.
"Liu Tongzhi, the Zhejiang soldiers and the white pole soldiers not only should not be punished, but should be compensated."
"I understand!" Liu Qiao replied happily.
Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that Liu Qiao, who was usually calm, was looking forward to this matter. It seemed that he was right.
"Zhejiang soldiers Qi Jin and Zhang Mingshi are experts in military training and firearms. It was their previous fault that they were demoted to prison. I want to give them more warmth, trust, rewards and status.
Although Qin Liangyu of the Shizhu White Pole Soldiers is a female general, she is a hero who is as good as her men. Her soldiers are the best at enduring hardship and hand-to-hand combat. If the Liao army had one-tenth of their courage, there would be no need to worry about being arrogant as slaves."
He praised the two armies and several generals from the bottom of his heart, and asked Liu Qiao to bring these words to him when he met them soon.
"Your Highness, I remember these words. But what will happen to these two troops in the near future?"
Zhu Youxiao folded his arms in front of his chest, looked sideways at the Jinyi guards who were training, and sighed softly: "Liu Tongzhi, everyone's training results are good, from making firearms to using them, from guarding me to defending the palace city, they are very good."
Not bad.
But he doesn’t have the blood of a veteran of many battles!”
Liu Qiao's pupils shrank when he heard this. What does this mean... Do you want Zhejiang soldiers and white-pole soldiers to enter the palace to guide the training?
This is amazing.
"Liu Tongzhi, each of the two armies will enter the palace with 10 men, and half of the white-armed soldiers will be female soldiers. Only in this way can we go further to protect my soldiers and horses."
"I understand, but my identity is a bit inappropriate after all."
"Isn't it appropriate?" Zhu Youxiao chuckled: "The twenty of them are obviously Jin Yiwei, and they each have a hundred households~"
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After the thirteen ministers left the Meridian Gate, the sun was already setting in the west and was about to get dark.
They were called into the palace to take on the heavy responsibility of caring for the orphans. Naturally, many people outside the palace were eagerly waiting for the latest news.
Many people came from the Sixth Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. People from Guanglu Temple, Liu Kelang and other yamen also gathered in groups to wait. There were also bachelors from the Hanlin Academy, all speculating.
This is a scene that is unlikely to occur in normal times. Then Emperor Wanli did not go to court for a long time, and Emperor Taichang fell ill as soon as he ascended the throne. Civil servants have long been accustomed to being the king.
No, taking advantage of the absence of the high-ranking ministers, they simply gathered outside the Meridian Gate to discuss the political situation, exchanging all kinds of rumors loudly and having a great time.
Seeing this scene, Chief Assistant Fang Congzhe stood up first, raised his voice and said to everyone: "Your Majesty has summoned us and asked us to perform our duties and not to listen to rumors."
The prestige of the head of the civil service is still there, and the ministers and scholars are quiet.
Suddenly a person squeezed out of the crowd, it was Zuo Guangdou.
"Wen Ru, are you okay? Have you suffered any battle?"
Zuo Guangdou had a loud voice, and everyone knew that he was talking about Yang Lian who might be punished or even fight if he entered the palace.
All of a sudden, everyone's attention was shifted from not believing the rumors to whether the upright minister was in danger.
Yang Lian took a step forward: "Don't worry, everyone! Lian is fine!"
"Okay!" Zuo Guangdou took the lead in shouting, and Yushi, Yanguan and Qingliu all cheered and agreed.
Liu Yijing, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, also stepped forward: "Hahaha! His Majesty's health has improved, and he personally talked to Yang Lian many times and praised his loyalty."
"Okay!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Many officials were fooled. In fact, Taichang did say that he was loyal, but emphasized that he should not believe the rumors.
But as long as the sentences are cleverly broken up and only part of the words are intercepted, it can be said that Taichang particularly admired Yang Lian and said many words of praise for him.