Xu Jingchang really didn't have any goals in the past, and he didn't even think about it seriously. Zhu Di suddenly brought it up, and then his aunt and Fatty Zhu got involved, and a bunch of people got involved... Xu Jingchang didn't feel the excitement of starting a family, but only endless worries.
But today, a talented girl from the south of the Yangtze River, who is highly praised by others, can't compare to the ordinary girls chatting and laughing around her. This makes Xu Jingchang feel like he is in the midst of blessings but does not know how to be blessed... It's just that she looks like the daughter of Huang Guan, and she is not an ordinary girl.
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Thinking about this again, Xu Jingchang made more calculations. In comparison, Xia Yuanji was a minister, and Huang Guan was also a minister. Xia Yuanji had great power in the court, but Huang Guan was quite prestigious in Shilin.
of.
The two sides are completely evenly matched, and the rest depends on how the two girls fare...
Xu Jingchang's mind was moved. His mind was spinning very fast, "Xia Shangshu, after this meal, the two of us will discuss how to dismantle the guard station. What do you think about arranging a record-keeping person next to us?"
Xia Yuanji is so shrewd. When he saw Xu Jingchang looking at his niece, he smiled and said, "Okay, let me, my niece, do it. She is proficient in writing and has beautiful handwriting. She is responsible for copying Buddhist scriptures at home."
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Then there is Miss Lao Xia."
Then Xu Jingchang stood up and held out a set of the Four Treasures of the Study. The things that the Xu Mansion could bring out were certainly not ordinary.
Xia Yuanji was secretly happy. Is this writing a gift?
This guy is quite scheming.
Miss Huang nodded slightly and said, "Dong Guo, if nothing happens, I will leave."
The so-called Five Military Governor's Mansion is the collective name of the five military governor's mansions in the front, rear, left, right and center.
Xia Yuanji said happily: "With the abolition of these health centers, the imperial court can recover tens of millions of acres of fertile land, increase household registration by millions, increase revenue and reduce expenditures. Nothing better than this! This will benefit the country and benefit the future!"
Xu Jingchang and Xia Yuanji reached the end of their discussion, and both sides had a showdown... Xu Jingchang demanded that martial arts be established immediately, and the generals of the guard station, including their children, come to Beijing immediately... The imperial court expanded the capital camp by 100,000, and all passed
After passing the examination, generals who pass the examination will be added to the Imperial Army and their salaries will be doubled.
Miss Huang couldn't help being startled when she saw this, but she quickly calmed down and said, "Dong Guo Gong, this thing is probably too expensive, isn't it?"
Xu Jingchang nodded and asked curiously: "You know what the two of us are arguing about, right?"
Xu Jingchang was surprised for a while and couldn't help but put out his thumb, "Miss Huang, you clearly heard it clearly! This insight is really extraordinary. I will write a letter later and suggest that your majesty assign senior generals in the army to go to various places to take charge.
Take command and avoid trouble."
"Let's take a look."
After saying that, Xia Yuanji stood up and said to his niece: "Let's go home."
The inkstone used by Su Dongpo, the ink by Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the Chengxintang by Empress Li... Although the pen is a little inferior, it is also made of fine mutton-fat white jade. If you look closely, you can see the inscriptions of the jade craftsman in the palace.
"What am I worried about? This is the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people, and they are all generals who lead the army. At least they are hundreds of families...To suddenly cut off their livelihood is to force them to go up the mountain to become thieves. There are ten
If one person picks up a sword and a gun, he can turn the Ming Dynasty upside down, did you know?"
"I quit!"
Xia Yuanji was startled, "Of course it's been abolished... I mean the court can't ignore it and give each of them three months' salary, or even one year! With money, they won't make trouble."
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Miss Huang smiled faintly and said, "I don't deserve the praise of Duke Ding... It's just that in the past two years down here, I have seen a lot of subordinates misbehave. You are thoughtful, but some people just indulge in enjoyment and are unwilling to step out of their comfort zone. Ding
The Duke has a bodhisattva heart, but he must also have thunderbolt measures, otherwise troubles will still occur."
"Xia Shangshu, the guard posts that will be abolished this time are mainly in the Central Army Governor's Mansion, the Left Army Governor's Mansion, and the Former Army Governor's Mansion."
Xu Jingchang said: "Xia Shangshu, if something happens if you don't do this, will you be responsible?"
Miss Huang, on the other hand, didn't record anything. She just poured tea and water. When she saw Miss Xia was in such a miserable state, she even added a cup of mint tea to help her calm down her anger.
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Your Majesty is the Sixth Prince of Kuaiyuan. It would be a waste to leave the Four Treasures of the Study here with me. I will give them to your family, which is just in line with the scholarly family."
She was really delicate, but she was obviously panicked at the back, and the paper was still stained with sweat... Xu Jingchang sighed slightly, turned around and took out a copy of the briefing that Miss Huang had written for him in the past few days, and sandwiched it between the papers.
Miss Huang hesitated for a moment, then nodded, accepting it.
Moreover, the matter of dismantling guard posts and relocating soldiers must be listed as a local assessment. Anyone who fails to pass will be dismissed immediately.
Xu Jingchang was unceremonious, "What we are discussing today is not how to abolish the guard posts, but how to arrange the officers and soldiers of these guard posts and give them decent treatment. If we don't clarify this matter, abolishing the guard posts will be empty talk."
There was sweat on her forehead, she was panting, and she couldn't resist.
Xu Jingchang smiled faintly and said, "What about the guard officer?"
Furthermore, Xu Jingchang asked the local governors to select the best soldiers from the garrison and reduce them to local garrison troops. Those who failed to pass should also be given land in full so that they could live and work in peace and livelihood without being deprived of food.
Xu Jingchang gave him a big eye roll and said, "Lao Xia, if we really want to do this, if we hand over the strategy, our heads will fall to the ground. If you want to die, this is not the way to die."
After eating something, they started chatting.
So the focus is on these three points.
With the conversion of rice to mulberry in Jiangnan and the development of trade, it is inevitable to allocate grain from Huguang and Jiangxi... The abolition of health offices, re-examination of land, and rectification of finance and taxation in these two places will not only enrich the national treasury, but also ensure food security. Therefore, they must also
Heavy hand.
Xia Yuanji immediately took action, "Ding Guogong, if this is a reduction plan, the court will spend more money and bear a heavier burden. I will withdraw my proposal now. I oppose the reduction of health centers."
Xu Jingchang sent the two men away, shaking his head slightly. When he turned around, Miss Huang was pouring him a cup of tea.
Xu Jingchang looked at another set, which was used by Miss Xia and ran away without cleaning it up. He walked up to it and read the writing on it again.
Xu Jingchang couldn't help but nod, "Miss Huang is really well-organized and generous..."
Miss Huang opened the box and found that there was also a set of the Four Treasures of the Study inside. Although the one Xu Jingchang had just taken out was considered a treasure, this set instantly killed the other set.
Xia Yuanji hummed: "These guard posts have long been in ruins. How can they fight? What's more, if the imperial court has elite soldiers and strong generals, if someone really rebels, they can send troops to annihilate them, and it will be as easy as turning a hand."
This guy doesn't beat his wife, does he?
Also, the income from this voyage to the West must be used to develop martial arts.
"If you are not in your position and do not seek to do your job, if you can do your job well, that's all."
Miss Xia felt as if she had been granted amnesty. She stood up quickly and followed suit, hurriedly escaping from this terrible place.
"You must be tired from the quarrel. Moisten your throat."
The things that their men are arguing about have nothing to do with us, so there is no need to make things difficult for ourselves.
"What's the opposite? Don't forget that the soldiers who are going to be sent to suppress the bandits are also from the guard station. Let them destroy Paoze. It will be a tragedy for rabbits to die and for foxes to be sad. Everything hurts its own kind. If anyone can't think of it and gives all the weapons, food and wages to the thieves, what will happen again?
what to do?"
"etc."
Among them, the area around Yingtian Mansion, led by the Chinese Army Governor's Office, was responsible for roughly Jiangsu and Anhui, guarding the capital... Logically speaking, this is the most important part of the garrison, but it is a pity that it was also the most completely destroyed in the Battle of Jingnan.
, the remaining guard posts are also facing the situation of losing all their land and all military households fleeing.
This is the focus of this abolition.
Xia Yuanji said with a sullen face: "Dong Guo, you can't say that. Saving expenses is beneficial to the country and the people. With His Majesty's support, knowledgeable people in both the government and the public will also agree. What are you worried about?"
No, it’s too scary, I want to go home!
Miss Xia almost ran away and left Xu Mansion.
She had no idea what the two people were arguing about, and she never imagined that someone would dare to be so harsh with her uncle. He was so fierce, and marrying him would definitely not end well.
Xu Jingchang and Xia Yuanji were back and forth, and the discussion became more and more intense. Miss Xia was holding a pen, and she could deal with it calmly at first, but soon she became panicked. No matter how fast she moved her pen, she couldn't resist it... Wait...
Finally, Xu Jingchang and Xia Yuanji discussed the specific treatment issue. A series of numbers came out of their mouths, and Miss Xia gave up directly.
Those who are unqualified will be returned to their place of origin, but the court will have to pay a sum of money to redeem their hereditary official positions... The local government will also provide two minor official positions for these people.
Xia Yuanji said bluntly: "I have seen through it. In name, you are dismantling the garrison, but in fact you are still leaning towards the military. I will definitely write to your majesty and request a holy judgment!"
The former military governor's office controlled four governorates: Fujian, Jiangxi, Huguang, and Guangdong. Among them, Jiangxi and Huguang were both hinterland and grain-producing areas.
The Ministry of Household Affairs needs to allocate 10 million taels as a special fund for the dismantling of health centers.
Among the Five Army Governor's Offices, the Right Army Governor's Office is responsible for several southwestern governorates, plus Shaanxi, which are all important border defense areas and cannot be moved. The rear army's Governor's Office is responsible for Beiping, Daning and Shanxi, and it is also an important town on the nine sides and the land of Longxing.
Can't move either.
Xu Jingchang turned around again, took out an exquisite wooden box, and presented it to Miss Huang.
Miss Huang smiled and said: "I can probably understand it, but it's not necessary to understand it."
"Why?"
In addition, the Zuo Army Governor's Office has three governorates: Zhejiang, Shandong, and Liaodong. Among them, the situation in Liaodong is good, but Shandong is the hardest hit area. Zhejiang's economy is developing very well and has a large population. It has invaded fields and it is difficult to maintain the garrison.
Needs rectification.
Then he ordered: "Wrap up this set of four treasures of the study, prepare another one hundred taels of gold, and send it to Xia Mansion as my return gift."
The family agreed and went to do it quickly.
Xia Yuanji, who had just been very angry, returned to the mansion and heard that Xu Jingchang had sent a gift... Lao Xia was quite happy. He put aside official matters and still had to deal with private matters.
But when he unfolded the gift, he suddenly frowned.
What do you mean?
She is obviously the daughter of a rich man. If you send me a hundred gold, are you looking down on our Xia family?
