Xu Xianchun, who was in Shanxi to inspect the assets and gold and silver of Shanxi merchants, was extremely happy when he received the emperor's edict.
During the period of his dormant investigation in Shanxi, he found out a lot of evidence that the generals of the guard station drank the blood of the soldiers, took advantage of the situation, occupied military fields, and had interest exchanges with big businessmen. He also found out that
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There were many dirty and dirty things that even he, who had always been ruthless, could not stand, especially the oppression and exploitation of military households, which was unprecedented.
In the eyes of these generals, these military households were pure slaves, worse than dogs, so every year some people fled because of this.
These fleeing military households had no identity or household registration, and slowly became refugees. They were not welcomed and had no choice but to seek refuge with powerful landlords in various places.
What the big landowners like most is this kind of ignorant and uneducated people who have no identity and no culture. This is simply a free labor force, so naturally they are very active in recruiting them.
If this vicious cycle continues, military households will gradually decrease, refugees and hermit households will increase relatively, tax money and food will naturally decrease, and the population's household registration will become unstable.
But since the emperor had already abolished the garrison, demoted all the generals to civilian status, and reorganized and reorganized the army, he did not think it was necessary to report it again.
But he didn't expect that the emperor had already realized it without reporting it, and even gave him a clear edict to investigate and deal with it as he pleased. How could he be unhappy?
Xu Xianchun, who had received the imperial order, immediately discussed with Wang Sanshan and Sun Chuanting, and soon sent people to various military posts to convey the order.
Although Sun Chuanting has only been an official for three years, this does not mean that he is not a fan of the world. He has long been aware of this kind of corrupt officialdom that is rotten to the core.
According to his opinion, the emperor's punishment was still a little light. All these generals who only cared about corruption and did not care about military affairs should be killed, so as to scare the monkeys and set an example to the world.
However, he spoke softly. Although he was the right-hand envoy, his authority was too small and he was not qualified to directly remonstrate with the emperor.
So he immediately asked Wang Sanshan to take the people there in person. For no other reason than the emperor's trust and the ambition in his heart, he had to go and host it himself.
In just one year, he went from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a second-rank official. He himself was very surprised. His political achievements were very average and he had no great achievements. Why would His Majesty give him such high priority?
Both the government and the public say that the current emperor appoints people regardless of their family background, their qualifications, or even their character. He just appoints them by decree.
As for those appointed officials, none of them now hold a high position of authority and are deeply trusted by the emperor. Their talents and abilities are slowly becoming apparent, and they are fully qualified for the official positions appointed by the emperor.
What was Sun Chuanting thinking? Is the emperor's vision really so vicious? Can he tell a person's abilities at a glance?
With such doubts, Sun Chuanting led a group of guards and officials out of Taiyuan City and went straight to the guard post on the Xuanda border.
He didn't want to prove anything, but since the emperor could pay attention to him, a young official who was the county magistrate a few months ago, he must do his best to repay the emperor's kindness.
It only took him less than ten days to successfully complete the order issued by the emperor, which surprised even the governor Wang Sanshan.
After all, this kind of thing of stealing people's money is very difficult to handle, even more difficult than killing them, but Sun Chuanting did it so well, it really made him look at him differently.
When the assets of the Shanxi merchants and the guards' officers were confiscated and counted, Wang Sanshan bluntly said that the imperial court was going to become rich.
Naturally, the generals in Xuanfu and Datong towns couldn't hide the fact that the imperial court made such a big fuss in Shanxi.
After they learned that their God of Wealth had been uprooted, not to mention how nervous they were, after all, their butts were really dirty.
Even if all the merchants were wiped out, even the guards were directly abolished, and the generals had to exchange money for their lives. Will they be the next targets?
After getting the news, some timid people even ran home to pack up their gold and silver and prepare to run away.
Some bold and intelligent people immediately sent their confidants to the capital and Taiyuan to inquire about the news, hoping to confirm whether the matter was true.
And at the same time, he gathered all his private soldiers and servants and prepared to flee or resist.
After the border army generals spent two days nervously, the information had not been sent back, but Governor Chen Qiyu had already arrived at Datong Mansion.
This made them even more worried. They had just gotten the news that Chen Qiyu was here, so they were naturally suspicious.
What if he came this time to raise an army to accuse them, but let them directly rebel, but felt that it was not necessary, so he could only go to meet him with trepidation.
In fact, they lack the confidence and courage to rebel. This kind of thing is so big that it would kill the nine tribes. Most people would not dare to do it until they are desperate.
Although the military system in the late Ming Dynasty had great disadvantages, it was not without its advantages.
At least historically, no matter how bad the Ming Dynasty was, no matter how badly the wars were fought, no matter how incompetent the emperor was, or how dark the court was, no general dared to directly rebel.
Because the main military power is not in their hands, but in the hands of governors, governors and other civilian officials. Even if there are no governors and governors, if the army wants to be mobilized, it must obtain approval from the Ministry of War.
Therefore, all they control are the private soldiers and servants they raise, but also because of this, these generals are very biased.
Ordinary soldiers can't even provide food and clothing, but they still want to exploit and oppress them, because in their eyes, these are just their goals to make money.
As long as they raised their own soldiers and retainers, the court would not dare to do anything to them. After all, retainers are the core combat power.
As for the imperial court and the Ministry of War, they have a tacit attitude. As long as you don't blatantly disobey orders and don't rebel, you can do whatever you want.
For this simple reason, the generals of the Ming Dynasty had neither the courage nor the strength to rebel.
But it gave rise to a warlord mentality. The area with the most serious warlord mentality was naturally Liaodong, because it had the perfect teaching material Li Chengliang, and it was also the most chaotic area.
As for other areas of Jiubian, the situation is still relatively good. The problem is not as serious as Liaodong. Most of these generals are greedy for money and afraid of death.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao has never paid much attention to the issue of the Nine Borders. All actions and policies are aimed at the three regions of Jingshi, Jiangnan, and Liaodong.
The biggest problems in the late Ming Dynasty were mainly concentrated in these three areas, and the others were just a piece of cake.