Under the scorching sun, everyone felt a chill from the soles of their feet to the heels of their heads.
The same crime of buying and selling is punishable by exile. The severity of the punishment is eye-catching.
It can be said that this trial has far-reaching impact.
Immediately it spread among the army, and all wings of the Beijing camp were talking about it.
Immediately, the Ming Dynasty Military News published the trial.
The title is: A benchmark example, buying and selling is the same crime, and the crime is inexcusable.
The implication behind the words is that even if you buy or sell one acre of land, as long as it is military land, you will be exiled to Qiongzhou Prefecture.
Clearly expresses the official stance.
In this regard, all officials in the imperial court remained silent.
The emperor was quite interested, because he was the one who promoted this resolution.
Military law and civil law are different.
In the feudal era, military law governed the army and served as a deterrent, so it must be clearly stated and severely punished.
As for the thick laws of the Ming Dynasty, except for officials who specialize in research, how can ordinary people know about it?
It is even more impossible for local officials to tell the world, because everything has a deception effect, and the people can let it go, but cannot make it known.
This is the role of the Ming Dynasty Gazette. It allows ordinary people to know the court's decrees, which can greatly limit local deception.
Of course, newspapers are all about timing. They can only be run in periods like the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, when imperial examinations were popular, reading and literacy rates were on the rise, and the market economy was improving.
"With this as an example, as the military news spreads, it will surely deter those who are delusional."
The emperor was very interested and rolled up the military newspaper, which seemed to be giving some advice.
Next to him, Lu Daqi, Minister of the Ministry of War, was wearing an official robe and a black veil on his head. His broad face showed deep thought. It was obvious that his thoughts were very different from those of the emperor.
Zhu Yixi quickly noticed his appearance, and it was clear that he had something to say, so he could only say: "Why, the Lu Qing family has something to say?"
"Old minister naturally fully agrees with this matter. Even the military report is not enough, and a communiqué must be published so that the people all over the world can know about it and cannot violate the law."
Lu Daqi hurriedly stood up, raised his hands and said with a respectful attitude.
"That's right." Zhu Yixi nodded and said: "You can't be punished for being innocent. It is necessary to publicize it widely. If you are guilty of buying and selling, it will not be reduced."
"Even if he has fame and honor, he will be exiled to Qiongzhou, and there will be no second sentence."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty." Xiao Xiao flattered him. Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Lu Daqi continued:
"Before, the Military Justice Department only had the power to enforce military law. In the military, there is a good balance between the size and size of the army, so that the balance is not lost."
"Now that the Military Justice Department can personally interrogate military prisoners, and even involve ordinary people, this is a bit unbalanced. I am afraid that if this continues, mistakes will easily occur in the military..."
Having said this, Zhu Yixi didn't understand why. This was a reminder to herself and a suggestion.
In the past, the military generals were the main ones and could not be controlled by anyone. With the military judges, there was barely a balance. But now, the power of the military judges has been greatly increased, and the law enforcement and judicial powers are integrated. The generals may have to be controlled by others.
Just like in later generations, the police chief and the judge cannot be combined, otherwise their power will be boundless.
"I understand what you mean."
Zhu Yixi was silent for a long time, then nodded slightly and showed a hint of approval: "Lu Qing is worthy of being a minister of the country, and he immediately noticed a loophole."
"If Lu Qing knows it, can he make up for it?"
When Lu Daqi heard this, he frowned and his mind went back and forth a thousand times.
In the blink of an eye, he raised his hand and said: "In my humble opinion, the Military Law Department is still as firmly rooted in all armies as in the past, balancing the power of the commander-in-chief."
"As for the trial, Your Majesty can follow the example of the Hongwu Dynasty and set up judges to handle prison matters in the army."
"Um!"
The emperor nodded and said: "This method is feasible."
"It's just that if this judge of affairs sits in the Yamen for a long time, how can he handle military law?"
"There is no yamen in the army, so soldiers can complain about injustice. Moreover, military laws are strict and soldiers cannot be allowed to wander around."
"How about setting up a circuit court? It's like a circuit court."
Speaking of this, the more the emperor thought about it, the more he thought it was good, and showed a satisfied smile:
"Under the General Staff Department, there is a circuit court, which is served as a judge. They go back and forth every year without making any omissions or stopping for a long time."
Lu Daqi was stunned.
I thought, you can learn from it. I was still thinking of vesting this judicial power with the Ministry of War? This is a waste of time.
The corners of his mouth moved, trying to fight for words.
But seeing the emperor's interested expression, he immediately shut his mouth. If it involves the army, he is afraid that he will be rejected.
If this was rejected, I would be embarrassed in the Sixth Department.
Lu Daqi's heart was full of disappointment, but he didn't show it. After all, he still had some problems with the city.
"Your Majesty can recruit some Jinshi to serve as officers. They are young, energetic, and have a righteous mind. They must be able to cleanse the army of filth."
"That's right, Yiru Yushi!"
The emperor chuckled.
Generally, young Jinshi are appointed as censors of the Supervisory Council, as they like to see their immature, young, and unafraid of offending others. After all, young people are the most susceptible to instigation.
And the circuit court uses literati and Jinshi, which can better eliminate the influence and achieve relative fairness and justice, which is the best.
"By the way, Lu Qing came to see me, why?"
Only then did Zhu Yixi realize that she had forgotten the topic for a moment and was just enjoying herself.
Lu Daqi then said seriously: "The capital camp was built by His Majesty himself. It is like the rising sun, unstoppable."
"And the local guard post, Jiu Biang, is full of ills and has reached the point where it has to be destroyed and rebuilt. The whole Ministry of War is heartbroken and has no choice but to report to His Majesty..."
With that said, Lu Daqi began to introduce Jiubian.
The so-called Jiubian refers to the nine military towns that were successively established along the Great Wall defense line in the north during the Hongzhi period.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the imperial court established thirteen great fortress kings to take charge of the various defense posts in Monan. During the Renxuan period, they began to shrink their borders and gradually moved to the vicinity of the Great Wall.
From this, the northern border defense line, which stretches thousands of miles from the Yalu River in the east to Jiayuguan in the west, has successively established Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Piantou Pass (also known as Shanxi Town), and Yansui Town (also known as Shanxi Town).
There are nine important border defense towns (called Yulin Town), Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town and Gansu Town.
During the Hongwu period, Zhu Yuanzhang followed the example of the Yuan Dynasty and wanted to use Monan to raise fat cattle, sheep and war horses, thereby promoting the nomadicization of the northern garrison.
During the Renxuan period, the various military posts in Monan were gradually abolished or moved inland.
After the 21st of Jiajing period, as the defense intensified, many new towns were established on the Jiubian matrix, but they were still called Jiubian.
At its peak, there were 700,000 frontier troops and 400,000 war horses.
However, with the collapse of the guard system and a large number of soldiers fleeing, such as Zhang Xianzhong, and the existence of farmland in name only, the court's annual allocation continued to increase.
You must know that Bian Town was self-sufficient in the past and did not need to provide money or food. After the collapse, the finances were unable to make ends meet.
The finance designed by Zhu Yuanzhang began to go bankrupt during the Jiajing period.