Zhu Youxiao received the report from Xu Xianchun the day before New Year's Eve. After reading it, he took a deep breath.
Although I had expected it and was mentally prepared, when I actually saw it with my own eyes, I was still extremely shocked.
Not to mention all the civil servants and generals in Shanxi, most of the officials from Datong are on the list, and none of the military attachés from the guards are absent.
Most of the generals in the military towns were also involved. They were either vested interests or had accepted bribes from these businessmen and received a large amount of benefits and hush money.
There are also many people in Heshuntian Mansion in Xuanfu Town who have close relationships with them, or who have interests tied to them.
Needless to say, most of the officials who were originally from Shanxi in North Korea came from the families of wealthy businessmen like them, and they originally wore a pair of trousers.
Seeing that the emperor's expression was not right, Wang Chaofu quickly dismissed the eunuchs and maids in the palace, leaving only the bodyguards and the imperial guards.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the list and pondered. If he wanted to take care of them all at once, he would really have to make a careful layout.
At least it can't cause a mutiny. Killing each other consumes the most vitality of the country. Once this happens, it will take at least a year to recover from the post-war trauma.
If this major case is completed, it will be the largest case since the Hongwu period.
It will help him immeasurably in his future plans and actions. When those little fishes and shrimps jump out to oppose him, they must first consider whether they can save their own lives.
Zhu Youxiao immediately drafted several secret orders and conveyed them to Shanxi Governor Chen Qiyu, Xuanzhen Chief Military Officer Man Gui, and Xiaoqi Battalion General Li Wensheng.
In addition, three ministers of the cabinet were summoned to discuss together who should be assigned to take over the position.
Zhu Youxiao was not worried about the selection of military generals. After successive campaigns, a considerable number of Yulin Army members had grown up. Being a grassroots leading general was not a big problem.
In the last battle with Lin Dan Khan, some people in Datong Town and Xuanfu Town also made military exploits. Just like the current guerrilla general Ma Shilong, they are fully qualified to be promoted to the position of general.
Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered the Minister of War, Wang Zaijin, to draft an edict, and Ma Shilong, Gao Jian, and He Qian were promoted to the post of Xuanzang Branch Guard General, and the original three generals were banned.
These three people were originally military garrison generals or guerrillas, because they followed Wang in the Jin Dynasty to fight the Mongols last time, and their achievements were the most significant.
And because they were all generals from out of town, they had been marginalized to some extent in the military and local areas, and they had no interests in collusion with Shanxi merchants, so their position was very clear.
He also made new arrangements and changes for some of the thousands of households and guerrillas below.
In his secret order to Man Gui, it was clearly stated that he should select a group of people from among his own soldiers and servants based on their military exploits and personal abilities.
The list will then be submitted, and these people will then be sent down to the grassroots level.
In this way, not only his authority as the emperor was strengthened, but it also greatly helped Mangui control the military town.
If the people below do not obey orders and obey orders, Man Gui will be nothing more than an empty commander no matter how much he is reused and given high official positions and titles.
As for Datong Town, Zhu Youxiao was not so tolerant. He only promoted a small number of people.
The situation and importance of Datong Town are not comparable to that of Xuanfu Town. In the future, it will be an important transit point directly radiating the northwest and Tumut areas.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao had to replace some of his own people before he could rest assured.
He selected a dozen people from the Yulin Army and sent them to Datong to serve in guerrilla, garrison, Qianhu and other positions to control the underlying military power.
As for the military attachés at the guard station, all those who were on the list were also questioned and their homes were ransacked.
All participating guard stations must also be reorganized, and the number of personnel must be checked and verified one by one according to the situation recorded in the Ministry of War booklet.
Get rid of all the empty sounds, the old, the weak, the sick, and the old fritters who mix in reverb.
The remaining sergeants of the guard station were all reorganized into military town and camp soldiers after their numbers were disrupted.
In Datong and Xuanfu, there will no longer be guard posts and garrison posts for thousands of households.
He has long wanted to rectify the useless guard station, but he is not strong enough and has no reputation for justice, so he has not taken any action.
This incident just gave him a reputation, and through this incident, these useless guards in the border town were abolished in a reasonable and reasonable manner.
As for the civil servants, he was in trouble. There were already a lot of vacancies among officials in the DPRK, and there really were no extra people to send to Shanxi.
As for local officials, Zhu Youxiao didn't know them well, so he would not make rash decisions and make appointments.
As for officials from the south, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to use them at all and couldn't use them now. He finally managed to straighten things out through iron-blooded means.
If we use them now, it won't be inviting wolves into the house and causing trouble for ourselves.
In the end, Wang Shaowei, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was summoned, and candidates for some more important positions were finally drawn up.
In the past, ministers would more or less give a few words of advice and worry about such major changes and arrangements.
But now they don't know how, and they also think now is a good time to rectify things.
The victories in several battles are still widely circulated to this day. Lin Dan Khan, the most powerful man in the grassland and the most threatening to the Ming Dynasty, is also half dead.
The internal and external troubles that were faced a year ago have been basically eliminated, and the imperial court has the strength to suppress and intimidate, so it is no longer afraid of these people jumping over the wall to cause trouble.
No matter what reforms and restructuring the emperor wants, as long as it is not too radical and outrageous, they will support it.
After the official time was negotiated, Zhu Youxiao finally relaxed and joked with the ministers with a smile:
"I have worked hard this year, my dear friends. You should also relax and rest for a few days. We will continue to work hard in the coming year, with the goal of rejuvenating the country and keeping the welfare and misfortunes of the people in mind!"
The ministers immediately said in unison:
"I wish your majesty good fortune and good fortune in the coming year, and may the country be revitalized!"
Zhu Youxiao specially brought wine and had a drink with several ministers in the Qianqing Palace. It was a small celebration that this year's reform was initially successful.
When night fell, the imperial city was still brightly lit. Zhu Youxiao took his concubine and the newly born eldest daughter of the emperor to Cining Palace to spend New Year's Eve with Concubine Liu.
The moat incident in the past few days, with tonight's wedding ceremony, the haze hanging over the heads of the eunuchs and maids has been swept away.
Zhu Youxiao stood on the steps of Cining Palace holding his daughter. Queen Zhang Yan stood aside, and they both watched this festive scene together.
Seeing the happy smiles on the faces of the eunuchs and maids, he and Zhang Yan also looked at each other and smiled.
"Baozhu, let's welcome the new year together!"
The first year of Tianqi was over, and his efforts in conquering the south and the north this year were finally not in vain.