Chapter 341 The Military Aircraft Office Can't Do It
In the Military Aircraft Department, both the Minister of Military Aircraft and Zhang Jing were divided into Manchus and Han.
Manguan has a full house, and Han official has a Hanwu.
Manwu is in charge of the garrison in the capital camp and various provinces, and the military camp in the northwest.
The Hanwu handles the affairs of the Beijing Ministry of Education, civil officials of various provinces, and military officials of the Green Camp.
Each has a clear division of labor, with foreman Zhang Jing presiding over the work.
At first, the Manchu and Han military ministers also worked in separate rooms. Twenty years later, in order to reflect the integration of Manchu and Han, the military ministers on duty were moved to work in one room.
The Han military aircraft on duty today are Yuan Shoudong, the Minister of Justice and Minister of Military Aircraft, and Liang Guozhi, a trainee military aircraft who was promoted from the post of governor of Hubei.
The Manchu military planes were Suolin and Qinggui.
The four Manchu and Han military ministers have been discussing the replacement of military positions in the Eight Banners and official positions in the Green Camp, mainly in front of the Sichuan Army.
The supplementary list was divided into two batches. One batch was submitted by Dingxi General Feng Shengqian and Sichuan Governor Li Shijie; the other batch was submitted by the yamen of each capital.
This time, there are more than 240 Green Battalion officers promoted to the Eight Banners. Two-thirds of them were commissioned before the army, and one-third of them were elected in the Eight Banners by-election in Beijing.
"I think the firearms battalion and the forward battalion will be restored first, and the reinforcement of the second battalion of Jianrui can be postponed."
Suo Lin means that the approved question book can be submitted to the palace for the decree to be issued.
The other three military ministers had no objections.
Next, it was agreed that General Feng Sheng of the West should submit a petition to pacify the payment bank.
Previously, bandits attacked the Mardang grain depot, causing a large amount of rice and supplies stored there to be destroyed by fire, resulting in a serious shortage of food and equipment in front of the army. Therefore, Dingxi General Feng Sheng'e petitioned the Ministry of Household Affairs to quickly allocate silver and transfer it to rice.
food, and additional arms.
In total, I spent nearly 4 million taels of silver.
"Yonggui of the Ministry of Finance has just taken office, where is the money? Should we ask the inner treasury to allocate some money first?"
Yuan Shoudong's proposal was supported by three colleagues. Since the emperor handed over the management of the Guangzhou Reserve Bank of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Heshen and promoted the criminal bank system to various places, the bank of the Guangzhou Reserve Bank has been making money every day.
, it is conservatively estimated that no less than 5 million taels of criminal silver have been collected in the past few months.
Now that the army is in urgent need of money, it should be possible to ask the Secretary of Guangzhou Reserves to temporarily advance it.
"Then present it to the emperor."
Suo Lin wrote down the opinions of the Military Aircraft Department and attached them to Feng Sheng's memorial, and later sent them to the palace to request the order.
Next, several military ministers discussed several major matters.
First, the previous heavy rains in the Gyeonggi area caused houses to be washed away and fields to be flooded in many places. Therefore, the government needs to provide disaster relief and help the affected people rebuild their homes.
All this requires money, as well as grain and seeds from surrounding areas.
In the important area of Gyeonggi, there should be no refugees.
Second, the Wenyuan Pavilion, Wenyuan Pavilion, and Wenjin Pavilion, which had been built for several years, were finally completed. The Military Aircraft Department requested these three halls to store the "Sikuquanshu".
Third, the governor of Shandong, Cathay, wrote a letter stating that many civilians in Shandong had shotguns, and the government should organize folk drills to put these "private" firearms into practical use.
Qinggui objected to Cathay's petition. He said: "Minzhuangs are established in various provinces and localities to patrol against bandits, protect warehouse supervisors, assist camp troops, and share defense. Minzhuangs are recruited by villagers to serve as soldiers and provide food for the army."
Soldiers are different; besides, gunpowder is of great importance and cannot be distributed among soldiers. If they all practice shotguns and improve their proficiency in the chain method, it will not be helpful in eradicating violence and preventing rape."
Yuan Shoudong also said: "The emperor has always hated shotguns and firearms and did not allow the Eight Banners disciples to use them. How about the strength of the Han people? There are too many Han people in each province who are skilled in firearms training, so we must prevent the harm."
After hearing this, Liang Guozhi put forward a suggestion that all provinces, prefectures and counties should be equipped with strong civilians. They should train diligently, perform ordinary skills, and defend with soldiers as equals, so as to achieve practical results without the need to practice shotguns.
"Just ask for the order."
Suo Lin and others had no objection.
The four military planes took a break, some drank tea, and some smoked.
During the chat, Qinggui said that the official reputation of Shandong Governor Guotai was very bad. Many Shandong officials said that Guotai was domineering and could not treat his subordinates politely, and would shout loudly if he did not get what he wanted.
Liang Guozhi chuckled softly: "I was born into a rich family and became a governor before I was thirty. I am used to being aloof and arrogant. I am arrogant and normal."
Yuan Shoudong sneered: "You are not just a arrogant person. Do you know that Yu Yijian straightened up and knelt down when he saw Cathay?"
Liang Guozhi was surprised: "Is there such a thing?"
Yu Yijian is the chief envoy of Shandong and the younger brother of the chief military minister Yu Minzhong. His background is much stronger than that of the governor of Cathay. Unexpectedly, he would be so fawning and flattering to Cathay. It is a rare thing. He is really not afraid of being embarrassed.
He lost his elder brother's face.
"This matter cannot be spread to the ears of Yu Zhongtang, otherwise we will be accused of being troublesome."
Sorin smiled and said something.
It was Yao Lide, the former governor of Fanhe Road, who once wrote a letter saying that there were Qingshui sect activities in Shandong, a branch of the White Lotus sect. Wang Lun, the leader of the sect, used "luck" to treat people's illnesses and teach boxing skills. He recruited disciples in Yanzhou, Dongchang and other places to preach in the countryside.
He has great prestige among ignorant people.
"This is not a good thing,"
If Liang Guozhi's intentions are true, he should remind Cathay to be wary of the Qingshui Sect. If necessary, he should capture the sect's bandits and prevent them from causing trouble.
Everyone agreed. The reason was that the White Lotus Sect had always been a target of the imperial court. If its followers exceeded a hundred, trouble would inevitably arise.
"What do you think about this?"
Qinggui took out the memorial written by Chen Huizu, the governor of Huguang.
The memorial said that after the Jinchuan bandits broke into Hubei, the localities were on alert. However, the main force of the Huguang Green Battalion was transferred to Jinchuan to suppress the bandits. There were no troops available in the province to suppress the bandits. Therefore, it was hoped that the imperial court could transfer the Huguang Green Battalion back to the province.
Yuan Shoudong looked at Liang Guozhi, who was smoking a hookah next to him: "Brother Jieping, you once served as the governor of Huguang and actually served as the governor of Hubei. I think you know more about things in Hubei than some of us. What do you think?"
After a few words of "Bata", Liang Guozhi said: "The number of bandits who escaped was not large. It was reported that there were only three to two thousand people, which was not a big deal. However, the Hubei garrison is limited, and it would be difficult to resist with only the Eight Banners garrison in Jingzhou.
If those bandits are roaming everywhere and causing great damage to the local area, I think we can comply with Chen Huizu's request and transfer the Huguang Green Camp back to the province. We will also send General Xi Ding to dispatch troops to pursue the task, and we must not slack off."
"Then please follow Brother Jieping's wishes and request the order."
Yuan Shoudong obtained the memorial from Chen Huizu, Governor of Huguang, and wrote down the review results of the Military Aircraft Department and attached a copy.
The other memorials and spars were not urgent. Suo Lin was about to go to the palace with Liang Guozhi to request an order, but a new memorial was sent from the General Affairs Department.
But it belongs to Jia Jiashikai, the chief minister in charge of Jingling.
"Why don't you report Jingling's matter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and submit it to the Military Aircraft Department?"
Suo Lin was a little confused and opened Jia Jia Shikai's memorial. After looking at it for a few times, her expression turned solemn. She looked at the other three people and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid we can't discuss this matter, so why don't we go to the palace together?"