For three days, the entire Jingluo Si Yamen did nothing. Under the command of Ye An, they sorted out the documents and volumes of the Xiang armies of Jianghuai Prefecture, and classified the armies according to his requirements.
The actual deficit recorded in these documents needs to be made up, otherwise once the commander leaves and the Xiang army is reorganized, there will be a camp roar or even a mutiny.
Fan Zhongyan and Wu Zunlu thought that Ye An was overthinking. In their opinion, these Xiang troops were not even capable of killing the enemy, so how could there be a mutiny?
Do they still dare to rebel?
He really knows how to rebel. Ye An is worried that this group of soldiers will also rebel!
Although they may look like mud in the eyes of outsiders, they were not like this at the beginning. How much resentment and anger are there in their hearts? No one knows!
Look at Tieniu, this guy was originally a drop-in soldier, a perfect soldier, but he was unwilling to accept the status quo and tried his best to squeeze into the ranks of the Forbidden Army. Why?
Isn’t that the uneasy feeling in my heart?
Therefore, in Ye An's eyes, these Xiang troops are not incapable of success. Perhaps there are some soldiers among them who are willing to endure hardship and can fight. It would be a pity if they were beaten to death with a stick.
Using everything available to save expenses to the greatest extent is a good way to reform the Xiang army.
Thinking of this, Ye An ordered Zhang Wenju, the staff officer in the yamen: "Let the staff officer Li Zhongdu come over. If I want to sign the document, you two need to use the seal together."
Zhang Wenju and Li Zhongdu were officials sent by the imperial court. They were ranked at the same level as judges. They were temporarily transferred to Ye An. They were real officials and their ranks were not low. One was a fifth-grade official and the other was a subordinate fifth-grade official.
However, the two of them really worked hard when working under Ye An, because they knew what Ye An was going to do and what changes it would bring to their official fortunes if completed.
Zhang Wenju immediately responded: "After a brief summary, my subordinates will go."
The economic envoy was the military and political chief of the road, not to mention that what Ye An proposed was not the road, but the entire Jianghuai area. Although it may not be much in the north, in the south where the armaments are lax, this is a great real power. Therefore
The official administrative documents of the Economic Envoy must have the seals of the Staff Officer and the Counselor at the same time, and must be affixed with the official seal of the Economic Envoy before they can be counted.
Soon Li Zhongdu came, bringing with him a volume of account books. Ye An asked curiously: "Aren't all the documents of the Jianghuai Prefecture and the Xiang Army sorted out? What are you doing? Is there something missing?
?”
Li Zhongdu waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "If you go back to the envoy, this is really a small omission, but it is a small omission in the military account books. I have already sorted it out with the chief officer of Si Cao Hall, and I will send it to you.
Check it out!"
Ye An looked at Li Zhongdu in surprise and said, "It's so fast?!"
Li Zhongdu said with a smile: "So that the Minister of Economic Affairs will know that one of the swordsmen and pen officials we transferred from Tongzhou Prefecture Yamen is proficient in arithmetic. It can be said that he is the most proficient in arithmetic he has seen in all his years as a low-ranking official! His name is
Jia Xian was born in Chongming County, Tongzhou."
Ye An nodded. He always felt that this name had some impression, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it, so he said: "I will let him come to me later. You have all seen the use of arithmetic. There are many arithmetic talents in the world."
It’s not much, and I like to do arithmetic, so it’s a coincidence.”
Zhang Wenju echoed from the side: "That's good. The strategy has made you a close friend in learning, and Jia Xian has also won your appreciation!"
Ye An ignored the horse and carefully looked through the account book in his hand. He was surprised to find that Jia Xian's calculations were not only fast but also quite accurate. He even calculated the grain reserves of each army to a few taels, which was much better than the average knife and pen official.
How much stronger.
After praising Jia Xian, Ye An put down the document in his hand, looked at Zhang Wenju and Li Zhongdu and said: "One of you is the staff officer of the commander-in-chief, and the other is the counselor officer. You are my right-hand man. At the moment, Jianghuai Prefecture Government
You have also seen the appearance of the Xiang Army from the documents. Such a Xiang Army may not even be able to deal with the bandits, let alone the demons who destroyed the White Lotus Society. I have already gone to a mountain in Panlong Mountain where the White Lotus Society is located.
After finding out, there is a nest in Tongzhou, and there are no soldiers and horses in Tongzhou, which may be one of the reasons why the White Lotus bandits gathered here. Even the Xiang army cannot be relied on, and the people of Tongzhou are even less likely to be strong."
Seeing Zhang Wenju on the side about to speak, Ye An knew what he was planning without even thinking about it.
Although there is no Xiang army in Tongzhou, there are local people and Zhuangs who can be used. He must be targeting these people, but in Ye An's view, the people can only maintain local affairs and don't even think about suppressing bandits.
, a group of peasants armed with crude weapons and without professional training, for free, are you asking them to suppress bandits?!
Whenever you encounter more ferocious bandits, they will be scattered in one round. The bandits of the Song Dynasty are no joke. Even the local county government is unwilling to fight with them.
Zhang Wenju and Li Zhongdu did not say anything, but Ye An said: "It is not impossible for the Xiang army in various states to reorganize their armaments. You also know my plan to transform the redundant Xiang army into a farming army, open up wasteland and farm land, and settle their household registrations. But
Not all Xiang armies are willing to become land reclamation sites, and there are also those who want to rely on military merit to advance. I am willing to give them this opportunity and issue a notice to the commanders of the Xiang Army in Jianghuai Prefecture, asking them to give it to them while they are still in office.
I want to do some practical things. All soldiers from Haozhou Jiqing Army, Shouzhou Zhongzheng Army, Zhenzhou Liuhe Army, Gaoyou Huai'an Army, Luzhou Baoxin Army, and Suzhou Baojing Army can join the new army.
The military and civilian officials will register and make a register and submit it to the commander-in-chief!"
The two of them looked at each other, crossed their hands and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty."
This was Ye An's first military order since he took office as the military envoy, and it was notified to the armies in all states. After Zhang Wenju and Li Zhongdu compiled it into a book, it was sent to all armies by Kuai Ma.
The more choices Ye An gives Xiangjun, the fewer complaints these Xiangjun will have.
The news about the reorganization of the new army by the Fuxiang Army in Jianghuai Prefecture has spread. Some people think that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if nothing happens, as a land reclamation army, there is still land to farm. After peeling off the fine agricultural tools and seeds issued by the imperial court, you can get it in your hands.
Regardless of the amount, it is a great good thing to have land to farm, and it is much better than slowly rotting away as a hard worker in the military camp of the Xiang Army.
Digging ditches and clearing rivers, these dirty and tiring jobs are all done by the Xiang army. In contrast, if the imperial court can reclaim a piece of wasteland, it doesn't matter even if it pays heavy taxes. At least there is hope, but I heard that Ye Hou requested an order from the officials.
, exempting the agricultural reclamation army from tax burden for two years, this is just a joke to Jianghuai's Xiang army. How can such a good thing be possible?!
When the fast cavalry sent by Ye An read out Jun's decree in the army, the Xiang troops present were shocked. The commanders of each army knew Ye An's intentions to some extent. Who would make things difficult for Ye An at this time? After all, he
His future depends on this Yunzhong Commandery Marquis.
At this time, cooperation will naturally occur. Among them, the most active one is Liu Zhao. He stood in the army and read Ye An's decree in person, and shouted: "In the past, you were so busy practicing that you didn't listen. Now that the opportunity has come, as long as you want to
If you can earn a wife and son by relying on your military exploits, then go to the civil servants to register. If you don't want to, then go and register. It is not a bad idea to be a land reclamation army. Yehou is famous for his righteousness, so he is indispensable.
Your benefit."
The soldiers of the Baojing Army looked at me and I looked at you. In the end, nearly a hundred people joined the new army. The rest still planned to participate in farming. In their opinion, they could still be stable by farming the land honestly.