214.Chapter 214 Qian Ning's ambition and Zhang Cai's dilemma
At the foot of Xiangshan Mountain, there is a martial arts performance venue.
From the first day of the war, the martial arts test held by the imperial court has been developing towards a temple fair. The common people don't care how serious the imperial court holds such a grand test. They are just joining in the fun, but this person has always
When there are more people doing business, people watching the excitement, and people looking for something new, there will naturally be more people.
When choosing a place for the martial arts test, the spaciousness was a factor to consider. If the school grounds of the Third Camp were chosen, they might not be spacious enough, but they would definitely not be as lively as they are now.
There are hundreds of thousands of people in Beijing, plus the nineteen counties of Shuntian Prefecture in the five prefectures outside Beijing, which is a million people. When the martial arts performance started on the first day, the number of people was only a few thousand, but after four days today
, there are probably as many as ten or twenty thousand people gathered at the foot of Fragrant Mountain. The speed of word of mouth among the people cannot be underestimated.
Although the participants in the competition are basically sergeants, when there are more people, some people begin to worry that it is a hidden worry. It is not necessary to send out soldiers. However, the government officials in the various prefectures and counties, even if they are unlucky, come from
The cabinet's intervention allowed thousands of government officials to participate in maintaining order at the martial arts test venue. Finally, there were not many disturbances in the past few days.
Of course, having someone to maintain order is a good thing for the adults on the high platform, and it is not a bad thing for the people. At least when they go on stage to compete with bright weapons like today, the people don't have to worry about watching.
In the midst of the excitement, he was hit by a big knife and a meteor hammer that flew from nowhere.
The fist and kick competition in the previous three days has been completed. During this period, some people won and some lost. However, regardless of victory or defeat, this is just the first competition, and there are still no direct eliminations. From today on, the weapon category will
Above, those who lose in the fist and kick competition will have to pack up and leave if they lose again. With such pressure, there is no doubt that this competition will be much more intense than the previous few days.
"Chen Zi No. 421, Dui Wei Zi No. 172, come on stage to check the cards and prepare for the competition!" On a high platform not far from the central high platform, the judge shouted on the stage.
The winner of the game walked away triumphantly, clearing the place for the next contestants.
"Sir Qian, this Weizi No. 172 comes from Liaodong, and is Ye Bushou in the army!" A person unfolded the document in his hand, carefully found the location marked Weizi No. 172, and whispered
He said to a cold and burly man who was about to take the stage.
"Hmm!" The big man snorted and walked up with the short mace in his hand. The person behind him gently closed the document in his hand and stood quietly under the stage, waiting for the competition to begin.
If anyone has seen the documents left behind by the sergeants at various places in the Ministry of War when they report for duty, they will find that the document held in the hands of a human-looking person is exactly the same as the document left by the Ministry of War today.
In the document, the origin, age, and position of each contestant are clearly written one by one.
The competition on the stage looked much worse than the previous one. Within a few rounds of the two contestants, the slightly weaker one found a gap in the opponent's short iron mace and directly knocked it.
The single sword in his hand flew away, and before he could react, the short iron mace, with the sound of wind, stopped abruptly at the position of his Tianling Gai. This man was really smart, and rolled away like a lazy donkey.
, he immediately shouted loudly: "I lose, I lose!"
The audience in the audience booed. When they saw the number 421, they looked at him with disdain and walked down the platform coldly. Only then did the sergeant who was born in the night realize that in just such a moment, behind him
It was completely soaked, and the people couldn't tell it, but he, who had experienced life and death several times, could clearly feel the murderous aura coming from the other party just now. He was very sure that if he didn't shout out and admit defeat in time, he would just
I'm afraid that the other party's next move will definitely leave no room for mercy.
"Isn't that Qian Ning? He's just joining in the fun!" On the central high platform not far away, Mou Bin was chatting with an enthusiastic uncle. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure.
The figure could not help but frown slightly.
"Lord Liu, could it be that my Jin Yiwei has sent out candidates for this martial arts performance? How come I, the commander, don't know anything about it?" After a few perfunctory words with the uncle in front of him, Mou Bin took a moment and smiled at him.
Liu Daxia, who was sitting next to him and looking around the audience, asked.
"Jinyiwei?" Liu Daxia shook his head: "Do you have one?"
That means no more. Seeing the other party's expression, Mou Bin knew what he meant. He thought about the emperor's intention for a long time and estimated that the emperor might not like it if the Jin Yiwei got involved in this matter. Therefore, this time, one of the Jin Yiwei
No candidates have been sent out, but now Qian Ning, the "Qianhu of Jin Yiwei" appears at the competition venue. What does that mean?
He waved, and a man came over from behind him. He gave a few instructions in a low voice, and then continued chatting with the noble people around him.
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"Let him try this thing!" In Liu Jin's house, Zhang Cai, the minister of official affairs, and Liu Jin were face to face, talking in a low voice. In front of them, the two cups of tea were no longer hot at all.
Come on, the two of them have been talking like this for some time.
"This guy even ignored my words. He really thinks he is a role!" Liu Jin sneered: "If Your Majesty sees his face when he awards the reward token to his mighty general in the future,
Do you think His Majesty is happy or unhappy?"
"This Qian Ning may not be able to pass five levels and kill six generals, all the way to the top ten!" Zhang Cai disagreed. In his opinion, there are many important things that Liu Eunuch and himself should pay attention to is, for such a martial artist.
For people to sit down and exchange opinions like this is really a bit of a compliment to him, especially since this is a warrior who has fallen out of favor.
For example, if Eunuch Liu wants to strengthen his authority and have some control over the army, can the guarding eunuchs in various places also expand their power? Don't let the guarding eunuchs in other places except Nanjing be just one person.
Decoration, at least, when they speak, the local governor dare not say he will obey, so he must think carefully about it!
Also, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Ministry of War's martial arts test, the new policy originally proposed by Eunuch Liu to reduce redundant officers and soldiers in various military stations can be implemented, especially those who don't even have a "Ming Dynasty Warrior" brand this time.
The health stations and military towns that were not captured will have a huge reason to be abolished this time. The imperial court raises a bunch of wastes and they have no ability to do anything, so they should just feed themselves! This is the righteousness of the imperial court, and Eunuch Liu is not responsible for the blame.
Come here to carry it, Eunuch Liu should be able to see such benefits!
But Zhang Cai did not expect that in Liu Jin's heart, these "New Deals" he implemented were important and could boost Liu Jin's reputation, but the emperor's happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy were even more important to Liu Jin. If the emperor was unhappy,
Liu Jin, who had all the wealth and power from the emperor, was definitely not happy. Qian Ning was good at making opinions and didn't even listen to his greetings. To participate in this martial arts test, Liu Jin naturally felt that his face was a little dull. In addition,
, he was really not sure what the emperor would look like if this guy who had disappeared from the emperor for several months suddenly appeared among the selected "mighty generals", and he felt even more unhappy.
Based on Liu Jin's understanding of Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao has almost never been so concerned about something. Even the last time he tried his best to present two golden-haired strange monkeys to Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao lost them after playing with them for a few days.
Interesting, right now those two monkeys are still being raised in the leopard room.
Zhu Houzhao obviously regarded this matter as the most important thing at the moment! Once Liu Jin figured this out, he would naturally not allow others to sabotage this so-called "Martial Arts Examination".
Moreover, he was very sure that as long as he contributed to this matter, the emperor would definitely see it! In front of a professional like him who solicits favors, anything that the emperor pays attention to may become the target of favor invitations.
As for how much benefit the Ministry of War had gained from this, he didn't bother to think about it. Anyway, the Ministry of War and the disobedient military guards outside had never been very respectful to him. It would be a matter of time to deal with them.
What's the harm in letting them be proud for a while.
"You keep an eye on this matter. By the way, send a message to Mou Bin. Isn't he always hating Qian Ning who turned to the Za family? Tell him what the Za family means. This Qian Ning's
The Zajia family doesn’t care about the matter, no matter how he deals with him, the Zajia family will just pretend they didn’t see it!”
Liu Jin laughed: "Let Mou Bin give him some trouble. If Mou Bin can't do it, we should take action again. In short, this guy must not appear in front of His Majesty!"
"Got it!" Zhang Cai nodded in agreement. This matter has been concluded. No matter how much Qian Ning jumps around, the ten "mighty generals" that His Majesty values are destined to miss him this time.
"And!" Zhang Cai hesitated for a moment and said: "Father-in-law, our New Deal, the matter of cleaning up the land in the world, has caused a huge backlash among gentry officials from all over the country. Yesterday, my father-in-law said that we would clean up military camps and official warehouses. This matter,
Isn’t it a little rushed?”
"What are you afraid of backlash?" Liu Jin raised his eyes, "Is this to bully the Zajia family who don't understand the affairs of the people in the palace? Hum, the Zajia family knows very well that there are serious tricks on these fields. These gentry officials,
That family does not have thousands of hectares of fertile land, but the court collects so much money every year. They are playing tricks on me. They are still very young. We in the Ming Dynasty cannot let these moths and rats empty out the family assets. We must do an inventory.
Check, the swords and guns in the hands of the officers and soldiers, are they vegetarian?"
"So, we can't be anxious about the military settlements and official warehouses now!" Seeing Liu Jin's impassioned and impassioned look like a loyal minister and martyr, Zhang Cai said helplessly: "Let's not talk about the official warehouses. If we clean up the military settlements, this touch
I have benefited from many people, and these people want to suppress the place for my father-in-law!"
The greatest sorrow in life is not meeting a stupid master, nor meeting a master smarter than oneself, but meeting a master who is actually extremely stupid but thinks he is smart. Zhang Cai is undoubtedly encountering this dilemma at the moment.
On the one hand, he wants to use those generals and soldiers to suppress the local area and implement the new policy of inventorying the land, but on the other hand, he wants to cut off the money and livelihood of those generals. Is there anything more ridiculous in this world than this? You said you understand this
The world is suffering and all the affairs among the people are not partial and do not understand. Without these military camps, the pockets of the generals who commanded the army of the Ming Dynasty would be cleaner than their faces!
While the Ming Dynasty overhauled the Great Wall on the northern border and built nine towns on the Great Wall, military garrison camps were also established from Liaodong, the head of the nine towns, to Daxing, Gansu, the end of the nine towns. The millions of troops stationed at the border towns to prevent Mongolia from marching south also garrisoned
They also farmed, fought and farmed, and implemented the self-sufficiency policy of "granting fields to pay the army" to achieve "a strong army with enough food".
In terms of regional distribution of the military camps of the Ming Dynasty, there are border camps and camp camps. The so-called border camps are those that are stationed on the vacant land on each side, plowing and fighting; the so-called camp camps are those that are stationed near the guards, plowing and fighting.
Guard. As far as the identity of the garrison army is concerned, there are the garrison army and the remnants of the garrison army. The garrison army, also called the gantian flag army, is the sergeant who was transferred to the garrison to serve in the camp, that is, the border garrison and the garrison sergeant. Assistance
The Yu Ding of the main army in the field is called the Yu Ding of the field army. The Yu Ding of the field army is the Yu Ding listed in the military household who was transferred to farm farming. The Yu Ding of the army assists the main army to ensure the completion of the task of the field. Especially after the quota of the army in the field was lost, the army Yu was
Dingbu, so the military remnants of the Dingzhong garrison are also called "Dingzhong garrison remnants" and are generally called "Tun Ding".
According to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, formal military service was performed by specific military households. Each military household had a regular soldier, and each regular soldier carried a Yu Ding under the household, who was in charge of the camp and assisted the regular army. The military Yu was a follower of the camp.
Physiologically, they provide for the main army, so according to the system, the remnants of the army do not serve as regular soldiers - prepare for the march. If the main army is allocated to the garrison for farming and farming, the remnants of the main army cannot be used as garrison troops to cultivate and cultivate the land.
The main task of the military surplus is to assist the main army in the field and ensure the payment of the quota of grain for the field and other recruitment. In the Jiubian area, some land is barren. Each garrison has to allocate hundreds of acres of land to the field. I am afraid there will be no Yu Ding under the household.
(Remnants of the military) or wives, children, old and young cannot help.
Since the military remnants belong to Sasuke's regular army and are engaged in physiology in the camp, the most common physiology is to cultivate land. The land they cultivate is the idle land allowed by the imperial court. This kind of land cultivation is the same as the land cultivated by the garrison army.
The land in the military garrison is different. Fifty acres of land in the military garrison is divided into one portion, and one army cultivates it. There is no fixed amount of land for the military garrison. When the garrison army becomes old and ill, the land must be returned to the government;
However, when the military surplus becomes old and ill, the land is not returned to the officials. It can be occupied for a long time and can be bought and sold, just like the land occupied by farmers. Although the land cultivated by the military surplus is also granted by the government, this is different from the land occupied by the regular army.
The land had nothing to do with it, and what was paid was not grains for farming. Later, the remnants of the army were also allowed to farm the land, but it had to be done voluntarily. In short, according to the Ming military system, the remnants of the army did not serve as regular defensive troops, nor did they serve as farming or military forces.
In fact, as generals in charge of the army, this military camp is their lifeblood. Their food, expenses, and entertainment almost all come from their income. At least 70% to 80% of them come from here, in the border town.
, these military commanders are actually not much different from the large and small landlords and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. They are also landlords, and they also rely on the land to make a living, but they are farmed on the land of the military camps.
Yes, it’s the Ming Dynasty’s hundreds of thousands and millions of troops!
This is obviously a hornet's nest that cannot be poked, but after Liu Jin kicked the lifeblood of the world's gentry, he nonchalantly planned to poke this hornet's nest again.
"What are you afraid of? Let these local tyrants and evil gentry and these guys who drink the blood of the soldiers bite each other. Don't you scholars have a saying that the snipe and the clam fight against each other and the fisherman gets the benefit? The rest of the family should just think of it as the fisherman. When the time comes,
If the Zajia family cleans up the mess they made, huh, will anyone dare to look down on the Zajia family at that time?"
Liu Jin looked at his chief adviser proudly, completely unaware that his adviser's heart was already cold at the moment. Liu Jin's actions were, to put it nicely, stubborn, and to put it harshly, they were just doing it.
Stubborn and even more unpleasant words like "self-willed" can also be used, but the problem is that even if you are stubborn, you still have to have the capital to be stubborn. Why do you, Liu Jin, be so stubborn? You are just like a idiot.
Vision?
Seeing that Liu Jin couldn't listen to his words, Zhang Cai nodded silently and walked out.
After so many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, I finally got to where I am today. If I just give up, it is impossible under any circumstances. By relying on Liu Jin, I can put my talents and ambitions to use, but this does not mean that I have to
Live and die together with Liu Jin.
Back at his home, Zhang Cai couldn't sleep for a long time. Liu Jin couldn't see it, but he could see farther away: all the officials in the court were against Liu Jin, and the gentry in the world were all against Liu Jin. In the end, even the people in the world were
The warriors all wanted to kill him quickly. Under Liu Jin's feet, there was a bottomless abyss. If you were not careful, you would be doomed.
He is attached to Liu Jin, and is regarded by all the officials as Liu Jin's party and powerful minion. If Liu Jin reaches the point of no return, he will definitely be the first group of people buried with him! What Liu Jin relies on is nothing more than the emperor's favor, but he is an internal official.
Among them, he is not the only one favored by the emperor. If one day, Liu Jin loses the favor of the emperor...
Zhang Cai stood up in shock. He was so frightened by his own thoughts that he was sweating profusely. Until now, he had never thought about these things carefully. Until today, he was vaguely planning for his own future, so he took it seriously.
Think about this matter. He is a very smart person, otherwise, Liu Jin would not rely on him.
All of a sudden, he realized that the Chief of Ceremonies, who looked so majestic at the moment and even treated the officials of the imperial court like slaves and pigs, all his power and wealth were only tied to such a thin rope as the emperor's favor.
Above, and outside the rope, there are countless open swords and hidden spears, coveting the rope. Once the rope is broken, Liu Jin - he is nothing! Without the emperor's favor, he will face,
They are enemies all over the world.
And this person is still seeking death to provoke more enemies for himself without even realizing it!
He sat up, put on his clothes and walked to the courtyard. In the courtyard, the shadows of the trees were dancing under the moonlight, showing a bit of coldness, just like his mood at the moment.
"No, I have to find a way out for myself. I, Zhang Cai, am smart enough to be able to escape from this predicament." He thought silently.