Since Zhu Di came to the throne, although he has beaten military personnel several times, he has rarely been really cruel, especially when he arrested people directly with great fanfare, without sparing any dignity.
Here at the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, the wind and rain were miserable, and the two princes sitting there looked at each other in shock.
Duke Qiu Fu looked displeased, "My consort Wang Ning, after all he is a relative of the emperor, how could he be so easily arrested? Zhu Neng, how come you don't know any news? The Jinyi Guards didn't communicate with you? It's already at this point,
Don't pretend to be confused."
Zhu Neng even cried, "I said, Lao Qiu, how could Jin Yiwei notify me when he is handling the case? And you should also know that I am not the one who can make the decision regarding Ding Guogong."
Zhu Neng lowered his voice, his face full of bitterness.
Qiu Fu snorted: "Don't pretend to be pitiful. Now Wang Ning has been arrested and Wang Zuo has been jailed. There are many people who have made a fortune in business, and even more are involved with them. When the investigation is really carried out, we may not know who will get in."
!Last year, we were very happy to see civil servants in jail, but we must not let our happiness lead to sorrow and get ourselves into it!"
Zhu Neng was speechless after saying this.
In fact, it is very possible that if the nobles and nobles share the same spirit, no one will be clean.
This kind of thing cannot be investigated casually. What if something is found out?
Xu Jingchang is obviously very smart, how could he make this mistake?
It shouldn’t be!
At that time, a fully-staffed thousand-household office could still have six to seven hundred people, and at worst it could have more than five hundred people, and it could still maintain some combat effectiveness.
The trouble was that after the Jingnan War, because the Confederate army was so poor in fighting, they had to recruit a large number of troops every time. Hundreds of thousands of people went immediately, and then they were beaten to a pulp by Zhu Di.
Zhu Di laughed angrily, "Okay, are you quite proud?"
Both of them were speechless. If this was the case, I'm afraid Xie Jin and others would succeed!
Qiu Fu felt depressed for a while, sat down silently, and stopped talking.
The three princes chatted together for more than an hour before they finally explained the matter clearly. In fact, in Hongwu's later years, the military household system had already gone wrong.
"This is too difficult." Qiu Fu sighed.
While the two of them were in a panic, Zheng Heng came in from the outside again, his face looked very ugly.
But no matter what, it wasn't Xu Huizu's turn to stand up.
Brilliant, brilliant, majestic.
After the father dies, the son succeeds, the brother succeeds the brother... I will not let you go until all the men in your family are exhausted.
Qiu Fu didn't like to talk, so Zhu Neng took the initiative and said: "Wei Guogong, many health clinics are now seriously vacant. How should we deal with this matter? Also, there are too many thousands of households doing business in private and destroying the health clinics.
, do you have any thoughts?"
Wang Zuo said bitterly, "The guilty minister embezzled 175,300 taels."
"Many military households were deprived of their male sons. Without male servants to take care of them, their land could not be saved. Therefore, the guards officials tried their best to annex the land, seize the daughters of the paoze, and did all kinds of bad things. Some families
There were also men among them, but they were afraid of going to the battlefield, so they fled with their families. Many of the bandits and bandits in various places today are these escaped military households."
After thinking about it, the two decided to visit Xu Huizu in person.
If we had been winning battles like at the founding of the People's Republic of China, the losses would not be big, which would be okay. But in the Jingnan War, Zhu Yunwen suffered such losses and would have died.
Xu Huizu said: "Yes, but the foundation of military households lies in land. Nowadays, there is a large population in the area and there is no way to get out the land. If we want to restore military households, we must force the guards below to spit out the land they have swallowed."
"
Zhu Neng softly spit out a name. The two men were startled at first, then looked at each other, and after a long time, nodded again... It seemed that this was the only way.
Zheng Heng said rudely: "When did I say something wrong?"
Xu Huizu concluded: "Now in the Central Plains, especially in the Weisuo in the south of the Yangtze River, there is not even 10%, not to mention 35%. And there is another thing here. The land of the Weisuo has produced food, so there is no need
I don’t need to say more about how much money they can make by handing over the royal grain to the Ministry of Household Affairs while the people below are holding the land!"
Once the military household system was changed, it had a huge impact on them.
"Who are you looking for?"
Zhu Neng chuckled and said: "I know what to do, let's find someone to help."
Among the six great princes at that time, Rongguo Gong Yao Guangxiao was a Buddhist god and ignored them. Ding Gonggong Xu Jingchang also had a special status and was put aside.
"no!"
Zhu Neng smiled helplessly, "I'm afraid it will be even more difficult than taking back the land."
"Wei Guogong, can you see if there is any way?"
Wang Zuo sighed and said miserably: "I don't want to reply to Your Majesty, but I can't help it! I came from a poor family and never had a full meal before I joined Your Majesty. I also want to serve Your Majesty well.
Don't be greedy or possessive when doing things... But when I entered Yingtian City, this colorful world made me confused. For the first time, I collected three thousand taels... Such a big pile was full of silver. I held the silver and fell asleep.
The whole night, I couldn't bear to let go..."
This is the shortcoming of the military household system. The army of the Ming Dynasty was not recruited from everyone in the country, but from those fixed military households.
Things about the Xu family depend on Xu Jingchang. In a few years, maybe Xu Qin will get back on his feet.
"Can we just sit back and watch the army be filled with scoundrels, gangsters, gamblers, and drunkards?" Qiu Fu was filled with anger, "This is really unreasonable."
"Wei Guogong Xu Huizu!"
"I just heard the news. The general envoy Xie Jin, the official minister Jian Yi, and the household minister Xia Yuanji are preparing to submit a letter to advise them to abolish military households and recruit soldiers instead!"
"Tell me, how much money did you steal?"
When Jingnan was mentioned, Zhu Neng asked curiously: "We are still unclear about this matter. Can Wei Guogong explain it in detail?"
Zhu Neng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said: "You said this matter concerns all noble warriors, you are right!"
They were still chatting. In the palace, Zhu Di glared at Prince Shunchang who was kneeling in front of him.
Qiu Fu grimaced and said in a deep voice, "You can't say that. Soldiers have made great contributions, so why can't they enjoy it?"
He truly deserves to be a top goalkeeper!
When Xu Huizu learned about the arrival of the two men, he took the initiative to welcome them. He invited them inside politely and seated the guests and hosts respectively.
However, Zheng Heng urged: "You two should come up with a solution quickly. This matter concerns all noble warriors. We can't wait to be stabbed."
Zhu Neng looked at Xu Huizu. As the eldest son of Xu Da, he had been leading troops since the Hongwu Dynasty. He was familiar with all military affairs and could probably come up with some good ideas.
But since this boy is on His Majesty's side, there is nothing they can do.
Hearing this, Xu Huizu said seriously: "In fact, during the Hongwu Dynasty, I went to many places to train troops, and I also experienced the situation of various military posts... The main problem is that the population is multiplying, and the original land is not enough.
.And you also know that although the guard station has atlas, those are in the hands of the guard officers. They are both military commanders and local officials. They have military power and financial power in their hands. They take the opportunity to annex land and exploit it.
The military households below are almost taken for granted. To put it bluntly, they are much more excessive than those local big households."
Apart from the two of them, the only ones left are Cao Guogong Li Jinglong and Wei Guogong Xu Huizu... Li Jinglong temporarily went to Peiping, and the only one left is Wei Guogong Xu Huizu!
Zhu Di hummed: "You can calculate quite clearly?"
Zhu Neng was still bitter, "Lao Qiu, I remember it was hard to push back last time. Can you go back this time?"
It's just that the gap between Xu Huizu and Jingnan Xungui was too deep. Even after he came back, these people wouldn't take him to play, and Xu Huizu also hid in the house and couldn't come out.
Xu Huizu sighed, "This matter is not easy, and I can't say there is a sure way. We can only take a long-term approach."
For example, Li Jinglong and Xu Huizu went to various places many times to supervise military training and inspect the conditions of the guards.
Speaking of which, this is Qiu Fu's first visit to the Xu family. Zhu Neng often comes to Xu's house, but he also goes to Xu Jingchang's place. This is also his first time to visit the old house.
Xu Huizu added: "This is only the first step. Next, we need to recruit children from good families and let them serve as military households. I want to ask you two, can you do it?"
Xu Huizu did not refute him, but sighed: "It's time to enjoy it, but when it comes to the actual war, we can't mobilize troops, especially the guards in the Central Plains, which are almost collapsed, and the four years of peace are even more disadvantages.
It’s overgrown and it’s really not going to work if it’s not rectified.”
"I don't dare to hide it from Your Majesty. Every time I get a sum of money, I try to exchange it for gold and silver. Some of them are exchanged from merchants, and some of them simply go to the gold and silver building, buy some jewelry, and then put them in the secret room."
When the words came to this point, Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu also felt uneasy. They looked at each other and said, "So, there is no possibility of recovery of the Central Plains health center?"
But now there is a large-scale arrest of people and a thorough investigation of Xungui, leaving both Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu in a hurry... The most obvious benefit of inviting Xu Huizu is that he is Xu Jingchang's uncle. After all, we are a family. If he can come up with an idea, it will be helpful to everyone.
All good guys.
In the first year, it was still barely enough, but after the second or third year, more and more young people were taken away from various places. I saw people leaving, but no one came back... Some families took their eldest son away for the first time.
The second time, the second son was taken away, and by the third time, there was no male son left in the family.
Qiu Fu said flatly: "Absolutely not! We won't agree!"
Xu Huizu nodded, "Speaking of which, the issue of Jingnan mainly involves the deployment of troops and horses from various places..."
"enough!"
Zhu Di shouted angrily: "You are greedy and protect the people below. Do you know that they turned my guardhouse into a quarry and made a lot of money by selling stones?"
Wang Zuodao: "The guilty minister knows, but the guilty minister is thinking that anyway, it is a guard post of the Southern Army. If it breaks down, it will break down. It doesn't matter. As long as the old brothers in Peiping listen to your majesty, there is nothing to be afraid of..."
"You fart!" Zhu Di was so angry that he grabbed the things on the table and threw them at Wang Zuo. "I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not the King of Yan in Peking. I want to kill you!"
