Guan Shengyun didn't know that Yulinwei had just sent away an important figure: Jia Shouren, the head of the Staff Department of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. Even the former magistrate of Shenmu County and the current Master Luo didn't know about this.

The Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty had four departments: the Military Selection Department, the Arsenal Department, the Staff Division, and the Chariot and Driving Department. The Military Selection Department was responsible for the appointment and dismissal of generals, equivalent to the Personnel Department and the Organization Department; the Arsenal Department was equivalent to the Logistics Department of the Equipment Department, responsible for weapons.

Military equipment; the Chariot and Driving Department is responsible for driving chariots and honor guards; while the Staff Department is similar to the staff department and is responsible for map drawing, city construction, food and salary allocation, rewards and punishments for generals, etc.

The Minister of the Ministry of War is similar to today's Minister of Defense, and the Minister is the deputy minister; each department has one doctor, who is the director, and one Yuanwailang, who is the deputy director; and then there are two chiefs-note, the level is not today's regular

Chu - the seventh rank of the magistrate. This can be regarded as the right place. The person in charge is the sixth rank, two levels higher than the magistrate. There is also a subordinate sixth rank in the middle - and, according to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the officials of the same rank are respected. That is to say

It is said that when Mr. Jia arrives at the local level, his status is more noble than that of a fourth-grade prefect: the person in charge of a powerful department of the central government holds money, grain, materials, and is in charge of performance!

Why did Chief Jia Shouren travel thousands of miles to the Yulin Guards in the barren mountains and wild ridges?

Because there is trouble in Yulin Guard - the trouble is not small, and the trouble for the news to reach the capital will definitely not be small!

To be specific, it's salary arrears.

The lack of military pay (including lack of food) was a long-standing problem in the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty's troops were divided according to their locations, and were generally divided into three parts.

The first is the Beijing camp, to defend the capital. The mission is so high, the environment is good, the equipment is good, and the treatment is natural. Another reason that everyone understands is: under the feet of the Holy Emperor, if these ignorant and fearless uncles (

It’s better to read it twice haha) Let’s coax them together, because something is about to cause trouble and alarm the Holy One. No one can eat it and walk around! Even if there is no trouble, I will take a chance to give you some eye drops - for example, one day

The Holy Suburban Festival, Beijing Camp must escort you, right? Which uncle is deliberately causing trouble for you? The donkey is wandering far away in the sight of Long Live Lord. Long live Lord calls over and asks: "Why don't you ride a horse?"

?" The man burst into tears with his face full of snot and tears: "Hui Long Live, the material money is not enough, the horse is starving to death! This is the donkey raised by the villain's family. In order to protect the horse, he is willing to take it out to protect His Majesty...

"What will happen to your Majesty? It's hard to say how these gentlemen will die, but it will definitely be ugly! How powerful will Zuo Zongtang be in future generations? He kills people like crazy. When he debuted, he dared to slap the table and scold him even though he held the title of Juren.

The commander-in-chief: "Get out of here, you bastard." After regaining Xinjiang, he inspected the capital camp and did not pay the reward. The men pointed at his back and scolded him: "Zuo mule, you bought a watch, it's super wear-resistant!" Mr. Zuo was stunned.

Pretend not to hear!

Therefore, although the Beijing camp has the easiest tasks, generally speaking, they have to be coaxed, and money, food and materials are absolutely guaranteed.

Next is the local army in the hinterland, whose responsibility is to pacify the area, suppress bandits and calm the people. The equipment and treatment are not as good as those of the Beijing camp, but they can still make do with it, especially the local army in wealthy areas, which are not much worse than the Beijing camp.

At that time, there were bandits and bandits everywhere. In addition to cutting trails and looting, they would also make some big noises from time to time, such as grabbing a village and setting fire to it. At this time, the local officials would ask the garrison for help. Normally, if

If the relationship is too tense, you will definitely not be able to count on them at the critical moment. Also, if these guys are very hungry, they steal and even commit robbery - don't forget that many of them are soldiers.

He is not a good person, and the harm is not necessarily less than that of bandits. You go to the officer to argue, and the officer who is chewing on the chicken drumsticks of his subordinates is sure and his chest is beating loudly: "Sir, you can search and identify which guy is going to kill him."

"Don't spare me!" That's a light word. There are hundreds of vicious men in each camp. The smell can choke you from a long way away. They all have the same unkempt face. Can you recognize them? So, although the local officials have

No matter how hard things are, generally speaking, these people can still have enough to eat.

The worst thing is the border troops. They have the heaviest responsibility - guarding the national border, and the greatest danger - no matter whether they are Eastern or Western captives, Tatars or barbarians, as long as they come here, they will risk their lives with you! However - the treatment is unlucky

The worst, well, it can even be said that sometimes there is no treatment at all!

As the saying goes, a good man cannot be a soldier unless he nails it. As long as there is a little hope, no one will join the army, especially the frontier soldiers with their heads pinned to their trousers. Therefore, its source is either captured refugees or people.

The criminals who were exiled to the army were still felons, and those who had committed less serious crimes could not travel that far, and they were all filling up the inland guards. Most of the real hereditary military households had been with the generals for several generations, becoming servants or petty bosses. On the contrary,

It is not the basic composition of ordinary soldiers in the border army.

Theoretically, of course, the imperial court is responsible for providing food and wages to the border troops. Everyone knows that you can't fight a war if you are hungry. However, it is only in theory - the gentlemen in the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ministry of War and Ministry of Industry who work for the country will have a more comfortable life.

, There is no need to say that you have to rely on the mountain to live on. Frontier fortresses are usually poor mountains and rivers, and local civil servants have little chance to play too much with taxes. If the poor life affects the work, it will be greatly detrimental to the benefit of the people of the area.

, Of course, you have to mop up some oil. The generals risk their lives to protect their families and the country. Although they have a few acres of land, it is their private property. You can't say it's too much to get some subsidies casually, right? Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is so big, the country

There are also difficulties in the country, and everyone should be fully considerate, right? The court, local officials, and generals have passed on each other, and the money, rice and beans they received are a little less, um, for example, ninety percent,

Is it normal? As we all know, the transportation environment is harsh and the weather conditions are complicated. Sometimes the food will be delivered a little later, for example, a year or two... This is inevitable! No matter how hard it is, it will pass if you tolerate it.

La. What? Not convinced? Oh, you are obviously a spy sent by the Tatars. Where are you going... look at the knife!

In the sixth year of Yongle, Yulin Village was built, and the name Yulin first appeared in history. The local soil was particularly suitable for growing elm trees, hence the name.

Opposite Yulinwei, the Wushen tribe is scattered in Dongtao, which is rich in water and grass in the Hetao Plain. There is also a piece of Mu Us sandy land in the middle that acts as a natural barrier. Therefore, although it is located on the border, it has not experienced war for many years.

Therefore, no one usually pays much attention to trivial matters such as what the frontier troops here rely on to survive - otherwise, the nearby Shenmu County would not be like that.

Because there is no war, there is naturally no opportunity to kill good men and take advantage of beggars' heads to defraud the reward. Therefore, local officials and generals will inevitably be a little more ruthless when dealing with each other - no matter whether the court pays or not, or how much it pays, anyway, the Yulin Guards

The soldiers had not received pay for more than three years, and food and grass were also intermittent. The accumulated shortfall, even if the amount was greatly reduced according to the Ministry of War reconnaissance, was still owed for more than a year. Finally, under the influence of a few unstable elements,

Under the noise, the beggar soldiers started to make a fuss.

Guerrilla general Lu Youde heard the report and took guard Jin Qing and more than a dozen personal guards to suppress the situation. He thought that he would be able to get rid of the problem by beheading the leader on the spot and giving him a few scare words. Unexpectedly, as soon as he showed his knife, someone in the crowd did not know who he was.

With a shout: "The imperial court wants to kill us," the situation suddenly got out of control. Lu Youde ran fast and rushed out of the camp under the desperate protection of his own soldiers. Jin Qing was not so lucky and was chopped into many pieces with random knives.

The rebels were already in the camp with ditches and walls in front of them, and now they were defending in a dangerous position. The officials knew in their hearts that even though they killed the court officials, they could not mobilize troops to attack unless it was absolutely necessary - the other guys who did not blow up the camp

The situation is exactly the same. I don’t know if I can endure it for a while now. If I force myself to fight, there is a high chance that I will fall in love with these guys and fight against him!

I can only comfort him politely with "Xiaoyi Dayi".

So the Yulin Prefecture reported to the court to take measures to prevent the situation from getting out of control. At the same time, the right-hand man of Yulin Prefect Xiao Changhua, the judge Zhou Chizheng, volunteered and brought an old family member into the camp with two horses.

The rebel soldiers only wanted to have food to eat, and they all knew that they could not hold on for long. Zhou Tongpian was even more courageous, intelligent and eloquent. He stayed in the camp as a pledge and sent his family members back to the city to collect some silver. Finally, it was temporary.

Suppressing things...

This matter was reported to the capital, not through the official channel of the Chief Secretary, but privately reported to Yuan Shijie, the Minister of Household Affairs - Mr. Yuan was Xiao Changhua's advisor.

Mr. Yuan went to court the next day earlier than usual. When he saw Wang Yucao, the Minister of War, he changed his usual indifference with a straight face and exchanged a few words with a smile. After the court was dismissed, Wang Yucao walked a few steps and pulled him away.

Mr. Yuan was staying, and he insisted on taking him to the house to taste the cooking skills of the new chef. Mr. Yuan declined for a while, but could not resist the hospitality, and the two sedans left one after the other.

Mr. Yuan is from Binzhou, Shandong, and doesn’t like spicy food. Mr. Wang is from Bazhou, Chongqing, and doesn’t like spicy food. Although Mr. Yuan basically didn’t use his chopsticks on most of the dishes on the table, which were red and full of dogwood - chili peppers were not yet available at that time.

It was passed down from Nanyang that people who like spicy food use dogwood to cook, which is like "I know my brothers are climbing to the heights, and planting dogwood everywhere is one less person" - but I still think of the skills of the chefs of the palace, "this flavor should only be found in the sky"

I sighed sincerely. During the dinner, the guests and the host had a brief discussion on the write-off of military expenses for the Khans who joined the invaders two years ago. Mr. Yuan said that there are too many things to do and the backlog is too pragmatic. Please try to remind the Ministry of Household Affairs

The efficiency of work should be higher. Mr. Wang said that he completely understands and is not in a hurry. Mr. Yuan has to personally care about such a small matter. It is really touching... After that, the two adults talked about the recent anecdotes of the capital.

Anecdotally, this cordial and friendly exchange ended with laughter.

Mr. Wang personally sent Mr. Yuan out of the house. When he was getting on the sedan, Mr. Yuan said with emotion: "Although it is not easy for us, I think it will be even harder for the brothers who come to the border. The virtue of the saint is praised by the world, Hai Qinghe Yan

It’s such a peaceful time.” Mr. Wang immediately agreed, speaking highly of Mr. Yuan’s concern for the soldiers despite his hard work, and said that the Ministry of War will never let down the ardent hopes of the Holy Emperor and all your lords...

Watching Mr. Yuan's sedan go away, Wang Shangshu turned around and returned to the palace. Immediately, the doctor and Yuanwailang of the Martial Arts Department were informed. They took the accounts of materials allocated in recent years, pulled the abacus, and calculated in detail the Shaanxi Dusi Mansion and the Shaanxi Xingdusi Mansion.

Something to do somewhere.

So the next day, Jia Shouren, the head of the Staff Department, drove Jian Cong quickly to Yulin...
Chapter completed!