In a court meeting, although there was no share of the pork, almost all the officials in the court now knew that the Sanhe Gang's property was worth tens of millions, and all eyes were fixed on Jia Heng.
Without him, because of the tight national treasury, the salary of Beijing officials has been delayed for half a year.
Since the beginning of the year, harvests in many provinces have failed, and border affairs in the north have consumed a lot of money and food. As a Beijing official, I have to share the country's worries, so my salary has been reduced by half since the beginning of the year.
There are some people with good conduct who would not expose the blame, but there are also people who are living in poverty.
Jia Heng was stared at by pairs of scorching eyes, and felt a little strange in his heart.
This is money ability.
It wasn't until the side affairs were mentioned again, because the situation between the enemy and ourselves was too severe and the losses were too heavy, that the excitement on the faces of the ministers slowly faded away.
Jia Heng listened to the court discussion with a heavy heart, because the temple princes were almost helpless, and it was unknown how long this scene of being passively beaten would last.
After the court meeting dispersed, Jia Heng and Li Zan, the Minister of War, were kept in the palace by Emperor Chongping to play alone.
The other court officials went down to court and walked in groups towards the palace gate.
Outside the palace gate, a group of officials got on their official sedans and carriages, still discussing among themselves the more than ten million taels of silver.
Hou Xiaokang, the first-class son and grandson of Duke Xiu, frowned and said in a half-sour tone: "Your Majesty, that child was left alone in the palace to read again. This holy scroll... is really red and purple.
, The lower official heard the day before yesterday that this child was kept several times in the palace by the Holy Spirit, and was even given a bath."
Things that happened in the palace were leaked to the outside world, and it was not easy to keep it secret, such as the case of Jia Heng.
Liu Fang, the first-class son of Li Guogong Liu Biao, said with a hint of sneer at the corner of his mouth: "If you are so strong in sticking to the lake, you might as well clean yourself up and enter the palace to serve the Holy Master."
"Brother Liu, be careful." King Beijing frowned, interrupted Liu Fang, and said softly: "If you recover more than ten million taels of silver for the Holy One, the Holy Scroll can be so grand, just look at it, and then
In two or three years, this person will become even more popular."
Once Jian is in the emperor's heart and has meritorious service, he will be promoted to a higher rank.
Nan'an County Prince Yan Ye looked solemn, silent for a moment, and said slowly: "The situation has been achieved."
Liu Fang disagreed, but said: "Old prince, the Guoyong camp controlled by the Niu family brothers is still being controlled by this person. This is unreasonable."
Yan Ye said: "He is now leading the emperor's mission and is in charge of the Guoyong camp to appease the east city of Sui. As for the position of governor of the regiment camp, it is not his turn."
Wang Shuirong of Beijing nodded and said: "What the old prince said is true. He is a third-class Yunhui general and it is difficult to convince the public. However, this matter depends on what the superior wants."
Speaking of this, I also feel a bit of a sense of crisis.
As the emperor's reign lasted longer, his prestige grew stronger and stronger. If they did not show obedience, they would be afraid that misfortunes and fortunes would be unpredictable.
Thinking of this, he turned his head and glanced at Nan'an County Prince Yan Ye. Their eyes met, and they could see some changes in the other's mind.
The two of them knew what was going on and didn't say much. Prince Nan'an got on his horse, while Prince Shuirong of Beijing rode a sedan and returned to the mansion along with the ministers who had dispersed from the dynasty.
We naturally had some secret discussions when we got back.
Not mentioning how the two of the four princes and eight princes discussed countermeasures, but talking about the side halls of the Ming Palace and the royal study room
Emperor Chongping Li Zan and Jia Heng said: "Li Qing, Ziyu, we will set up a parallel camp in Peking after the new year. You two have been communicating with each other recently and can work out a plan as soon as possible."
Jia Heng said: "I have also been studying the battle records of the First World War in Liaodong recently, inspecting the map, and I am about to ask Grand Scholar Li for advice."
Hearing this, Li Zan looked at Jia Heng with a pair of calm eyes, and said slowly: "Jia Yunhui knows the military strategy, and I also want to hear Jia Yunhui's opinion. What Jia Yunhui said before about setting up a camp in the north has no impact on the current situation."
What do you think of Northern Defense?”
Jia Heng said: "Grand scholar Li Zhe Sha Xiaguan, I have only done preliminary research recently. I believe that if I want to defend Youyan, I will focus on Ji Town first. When the enemy captors retreat, the defense of Ji Town and the generals and schools will have to be rearranged and adjusted.
"
When Li Zan heard this, his eyes were focused, and he did not dare to look down upon him.
This was his original intention. Because the two armies were fighting and the outcome was still unclear, it was difficult to hold Tang Kuan responsible. However, as soon as the beacon was temporarily extinguished, he would pursue the merits and redress the blame.
Jia Heng said: "Jizhen, Shanhaiguan, and Beiping Prefecture are all dependent on each other. Academician Li is sitting in Beiping and preparing to build a camp. He can also completely mobilize the northern troops. At least he can protect Hebei and other places from being ravaged by barbarians again.
But we must also beware of Donglu invaders from Xuanfu and Datong towns."
In contrast, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, a tripartite general system was set up to guard against the Oara coming from Ningxia, Yulin, and Guyuan. Because of the continuous attacks on the Oara by the four princes and eight nobles during the reign of Taizu and Taizong of the Chen and Han Dynasties, the Oara tribes had already moved westward.
Li Zan pondered for a moment and said: "The general of Datong, Jiang Zining, is the grandson of the Marquis of Pingyuan. He is now a first-class baron and leads an army of 70,000 to guard Datong. This general is very diligent, and the general of Xuanfu, Wang Chengyin, has also been in Xuanfu for a long time."
He is a veteran general with an army of 60,000. Not to mention field battles, if these two troops only defend the city, they should have nothing to lose. Then there is Cui Ling, the military governor of Ping'an Prefecture, who leads 20,000 troops to guard the pass. The enemy invades from Zidai.
, it’s also very difficult.”
Jia Heng was thinking to himself when he suddenly heard the word Ping'an Prefecture. He was stunned for a moment and said, "I don't know who this Ping'an Prefecture Jiedushi is?"
Li Zan explained: "The original name was Shuozhou. It was renamed during the reign of Emperor Taizong, who appointed Jiedu envoys to govern Shuozhou and administer troops in various counties to contain the passes. It became Yanmen County in the Qin and Han Dynasties and Mayi County in the Sui and Tang Dynasties."
The official system of the Chen and Han Dynasties was somewhat complicated, which was due to the acceptance of the rule of the former Ming Dynasty, but there were also some traces of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
When Jia Heng heard this, his expression was gloomy and he was thinking in his mind.
The Mayi County of Mayi County Prime Minister Li Jing?
That's right, Mayi County is close to the grassland, and Jia She's collusion with Ping'an Prefecture's Jiedushi can also facilitate smuggling. Not to mention that in the late Ming Dynasty in the previous life, Shanxi merchants were originally a group of people who were trying to get in and out.
Seeing that the two of them were chatting happily, Emperor Chongping also looked pleased and said with a smile: "Li Qing, after you and Ziyu return to the official office, you will also discuss more foreign affairs. Although Ziyu is young, he is also quite knowledgeable about foreign affairs.
"
Li Zan was thin, with a faint smile on his face, and said: "I have just seen it."
Jia Heng said: "Li Ge is too old."
Emperor Chongping said: "The previous strategy for managing Youyan was the countermeasure proposed by Jia Heng. You will also discuss how to structure the various departments of the government and formulate regulations."
Jia Heng and Li Zan nodded in agreement.
Jia Heng and Li Zan continued to talk about the details of preparing to build the northern camp. Unexpectedly, it was already the Youzheng hour, and Emperor Chongping did not leave Jia Heng lingering in the palace.
And as the officials from the court dispersed, the property worth more than 10 million taels of silver was copied and inspected. It spread like a hurricane to the capital city, causing the officials in the Sixth Department, Nine Ministers, and the Fifth Supervisor Yamen to boil with excitement and agitation.
The mood was agitated among the government officials in Beijing.
It can be said that, as Jia Heng said, when the dust of the Sanhe Gang is settled, a new public opinion storm over pork sharing will come back again.
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The years pass by, and the seasons flow by.
Time flies, and suddenly a month and a half has passed.
For a month and a half, Jia Heng barely touched the ground, traveling between the Wucheng Bingma Division, Jinyi Mansion, the Ministry of War, and the Jingzhao Yamen. On the one hand, he was transferring the Sanhe Gang's files and accounting properties, and on the other hand, he was
It was to collect information on enemy captives from the Ministry of War, and to discuss with Li Zan, Minister of War, the details of the preparations for the establishment of the Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department.
In the former, the Sanhe Gang, with the assistance of the criminal officials sent by the Punishment Department Yamen, recorded the confessions and details of the Sanhe Gang's leaders, large and small. At Jia Heng's suggestion, the Punishment Department, Jingzhao Yamen, and the Wucheng Military and Horse Department,
Adopting a case review method that separates traditional and simplified cases, the efficiency is greatly improved.
As for the water transportation and other matters mentioned by Liang Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, because the boatmen of the Sanhe Gang also used this method of dividing the traditional and simple, the shipyard started work, and with the assistance of the Beijing Camp Guoyong Camp, there was no risk of water transportation.
The latter was responsible for the establishment of the Yamen Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which involved all aspects. Jia Heng and Li Zan made a simple division of labor. Jia Heng, Shi Jie, the right minister of the Ministry of War, and Lang Zhong, the official minister of the Ministry of War, initially drafted the organizational structure, while Li Zan
Zan and Emperor Chongping discussed the candidate.
Finally, the two parties will summarize and discuss.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
On this day, in the inner study of Ningguo Mansion, Jia Heng sat in front of a book, holding a brush and writing on a book beside him.
On the title page, it was clearly written: "Preliminary drafting of the economic strategy to appease the commander-in-chief's office..." Several big characters.
At this moment, there was a sound of light footsteps from behind the screen, and Qingwen flashed in. As winter was approaching, the girl was wearing a pink and white coat skirt, a toothless vest, and a girl's hair with air bangs.
, with a silver hairpin pinned to her temples.
The girl has a beautiful face, smooth and delicate skin, white and rosy skin, and a layer of rose-red rouge on her cheeks, which makes her even more charming.
He came at a leisurely pace, bringing with him a burst of fragrant fragrance, and said softly: "Sir, the lady in the front yard said that Uncle Dong, Uncle Cai, Commander Xie, and Deputy Qu Qianhu of Jinyi Mansion, they came here together."
Dong Qian was Jia Heng's cousin, and Cai Quan was Aunt Cai's nephew. Therefore, among the people in Jia's family, they became Uncle Dong and Uncle Cai.
Known privately as the three uncles.
Jia Heng put down the brush in his hand, raised a clear face, looked up at Qingwen, and said: "Let them wait in front, I will clean up and go over."
While Jia Heng was talking, he also looked at Qingwen. Because she had kept up with her nutrition recently and didn't work much, the girl's originally thin and frail body, while not losing her slim appearance, was gradually showing some fatness in some places where she should be.
Plump, at least these two days he didn't feel any discomfort when holding her in the shower.
Qingwen's cheeks turned red with embarrassment under Jia Heng's gaze. Her bright eyes flashed under Liu Ye's eyebrows. She walked up to Shu Yu and said in a charming voice: "I'll take care of it for you, Master."
Jia Heng said warmly: "It's not much, I can just do it myself."
It's not that he doesn't trust Qingwen, it's that when he packs up confidential documents, he usually does it himself unless he can find a suitable confidential secretary.
Qingwen, well, she is still just a life secretary now.
As he said that, he sorted the documents into categories, locked them in the bookcase, then left the inner study and headed towards the front yard.
In the flower hall
As Jia Heng walked into the hall, several people who were sitting on nanmu chairs, sipping fragrant tea and talking in low voices, stood up one after another, cupped their hands and said:
"I've met my lord."
Jia Heng glanced at a few people, smiled, looked at Cai Quan, walked closer, patted his shoulder, and said: "Cai Youyi has a few other brothers, we have been waiting for a long time."
When Cai Quan heard this, his face turned red, and he said calmly: "My lord, this is... I am in trouble."
Because, a few days ago, Jia Heng went to the Ministry of War more frequently, and the Civil Service Department, which had originally delayed the military election, also issued the prosecution document a month ago for Cai Quan's contribution to the Cuihua Mountain bandit suppression.
Ordinarily, being promoted to a guerrilla general based on merit is somewhat insufficient. Some people even question that Cai Quan has just been promoted from a hundred households to a deputy thousand households. He still needs a year of hard work, so how can he be transferred again?
But later, after the official of the Ministry of War personally issued a message, coupled with some efforts to suppress the Sanhe Gang, Cai Quan worked hard for it, and he was barely promoted to a guerrilla general and entered the ranks of intermediate generals.
Jia Heng smiled and said warmly: "Absolutely not. I just want you to know if I am my brother. Is it better to call him casually in private?"
Cai Quan smiled and said: "That's the reason. Just now my heart skipped a beat, and I started to scream a little bit more."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Dong Qian smiled and joked: "But now, Brother Cai, he really shines on the lintel. Even if he goes out, he will be called general."
Cai Quan smiled and said: "How can you have such dignity? There are hundreds of guerrillas in the capital camp, and I, Lao Cai, can't even be ranked among them."
Jia Heng smiled softly and said: "Sixth rank of thousands of households, fifth rank of guerrillas, fourth rank of generals, third rank of ministers, and second rank of commander-in-chief. If Brother Cai works diligently, he may have the opportunity to command an army in the future."
When Cai Quan heard this, his eyes sparkled, his heart was shaken, and he smiled and said: "What Brother Heng said, if I were the commander-in-chief of an army, I, Lao Cai, would be like smoke rising from the ancestral graves, and I would wake up laughing even in my dreams."
It is simply the highest dream of a military man to serve as a governor, build a government office, establish a large banner, and command the three armies.
Hearing this, Xie Zaiyi said with emotion and envy: "The fifth-grade guerrillas are not bad. A certain family is in the capital camp. After seeing so many colleagues, they put their heads on their belts and fought hard for half their lives, but they still can't get through to a general."
As for the title, Brother Cai is only thirty years old, and his future is limitless."
The guerrilla general was able to lead two to three thousand troops alone during the war. Even in the eyes of the senior officers in the Ministry of War, he was considered to be such a number one figure.
For example, Jingying guerrilla Xie Jing, who is the grandson of the Marquis of Dingcheng and a hereditary second-class male.
Cai Quan said modestly: "I'm just following Brother Heng and I'm lucky."
This means that if you follow the right person, as long as you have merit, someone will promote you.
Otherwise, unless you make outstanding contributions, it will be difficult to get promoted.
Qu Lang watched this scene silently, his eyes flickering, and he had similar emotions in his heart.
He had been sinking in Jinyi Mansion for a long time, and it wasn't until he met Jia Yunhui that he got a chance.
Look at these people in front of you, which one is not like this?
At such a young age, he almost had a guerrilla general, a Dongcheng commander, a hundred households officer, and military attachés of fifth, sixth and seventh rank.
A few people chatted and laughed and sat down again.
Jia Heng turned to Dong Qian and said: "Cousin, I am now often leading the troops on duty. After the trial restructuring of the military and horse departments in the five cities, what do the people below think?"
They are not outsiders, and they are not hidden.
Dong Qian looked solemn and said: "Now the commanders and inspectors of the four cities are working hard and doing their jobs, especially since Qiu Liang and Huo Jun were taken away by the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Deputy Commander Shen was transferred half a month ago.
When Xicheng was appointed commander, the bureaucracy became lazy and the laziness atmosphere changed. Not only did everyone strive to be the first, but things were done much better than in the past."
Shen Yan was the deputy commander of Zhongcheng who was accepted by Jia Heng at the beginning. His promotion to the commander of West City was considered as a reward for his merit. Of course, it also set an example for those in the Wucheng Military and Horse Division who still wanted to "progress".
As for Qiu Liang, he was personally transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate by Jia Heng. He met Yu De at the Jingzhao Yamen the day before yesterday. He was convicted and dismissed from his post. As for his title of Third-Class Zhaowu General left by the grandson of Marquis Jingtian, the Metropolitan Procuratorate
The court has no right to tamper with it.
In the final analysis, Qiu Liang's guilt was not serious, and Emperor Chongping did not want to irritate Wang Shuirong of Beijing and others in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion too much.
As for Huo Jun, as soon as Li Jinzhu was arrested, he was controlled by people from the Jinyi Mansion. The idea of being transferred to Shandong Penglai Guards and serving as the commander of the guards was all in vain.
The King of Qi was unable to protect himself. For more than a month, he almost lost his pants when selling his supplies, and tried his best to make up for the shortfall of five million taels of silver for Emperor Chongping.