Jiangning Town, Yingtianfu.

At the foot of Fang Mountain, the Rouge River surrounds, and on the side of the beautiful landscape, the houses stretch out in a forest, and this is one of the areas where the generals of the Tianwu Army live.

Except for the 20,000 horses stationed in Nanjing City, the rest of the 100,000 Tianwu troops were stationed in the provinces of Nanzhili by Zhu Cihong, forming direct control over the entire Nanzhili.

At present, there is no war in all parts of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng hid in the ravine, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was struggling to breathe, and it was a good time for the Ming Dynasty to recover its vitality.

After decades of war, the Ming Dynasty has long been weakened, and in recent years, natural disasters have worsened in various places, and even the rich Nanzhili has been seriously affected, and it no longer has the strength to fight another big war.

A group of freshly dressed and angry Tianwu soldiers came to a mansion, and the leader shouted: "Xu Qingshan, come out to pick up guests!" ”

The house opened, Xu Qingshan walked out with his young son in his arms, and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, please come in!" ”

Qi Guangyang turned over and dismounted, laughed and said, "Oh, Brother Qingshan is a wife and a child at home!" ”

Xu Qingshan invited the group into the house, and said as he walked: "I don't know when I will go to the battlefield again, so I will teach children at home while I am free." ”

Qi Guangyang looked at the circle of mansions and said, "I said Brother Qingshan, you have won so much silver, why don't you buy a high-grade mansion?" ”

The officers above the battalion commander of the Tianwu Army are given a small mansion for free, which is the welfare of the Tianwu Army, and if you need a better one, you can also buy it yourself.

Xu Qingshan put down his young son and let him go to his brother to play, and then he smiled and said: "I'm used to being poor, the house here is very good, much better than that in my hometown Shouzhou." ”

After taking a seat in the hall, Qi Guangyang sighed: "Yes, the treatment that His Highness gave us is really good, not only the land is divided, but also the room is divided. ”

Xu Qingshan also sighed with emotion and said: "After joining the Tianwu Army, Xu can be regarded as a glorious ancestor. ”

As the head of the regiment, Xu Qingshan has made many contributions and shared 3,000 acres of land, which is something he never imagined in his life.

Three thousand acres of land, the biggest old rich man in Shouzhou, his hometown, is only more than a thousand acres of land, Xu Qingshan's ancestors also planted land for their family, it is said that he was squeezed by the old rich man and almost couldn't survive and hanged himself.

Qi Guangyang brought a few guards and was also touched, a few years ago he was still in Fengyang Mansion to escape the famine, at that time with the mentality of being able to go to 50 acres of land to join the Tuntian soldiers, after a few battles in a few years, he could also get a hundred acres of good land with military merits, and a large amount of silver, which was something that he could never dream of.

Qi Guangyang didn't have Xu Qingshan's feelings, his grandfather was Qi Jin, the official rank of deputy chief soldier, and the family also had a lot of land, although it was almost divided by several uncles and cousins, but he got some of it.

However, Qi Guangyang has ambitions and wants to rely on his own ability to save a family business to pass on to his children and grandchildren, and now he has thousands of acres of fertile land, which can be regarded as a small achievement.

Looking at Xu Qingshan's three children, Qi Guangyang said: "Brother Qingshan, you got married so early, you are the father of three children, brother, I am still a bachelor!" ”

Xu Qingshan said with a smile: "Didn't Your Highness say it, let everyone get married as soon as possible while there is no war, why don't you find one as soon as possible?" ”

Qi Guangyang shook his head and said, "How can I have that kung fu, some time ago I submitted an application report to the Military Aircraft Department, and I am going to study at the Huangming Military Academy for a period of time, are you interested in going together?" ”

Xu Qingshan nodded and said, "I also applied, and it is my wish to study at the Huangming Military Academy." ”

Most of the generals of the Tianwu Army have not undergone systematic military education, and have only gained a lot of experience in actual combat.

Many generals have already submitted applications to the Military Aircraft Department, and even brigade commanders Gao Bang and Li Shaoyou have submitted applications to prepare for professional military studies.

Forbidden City, Nanjing.

In the grand and wide Qianqing Palace, the murals are horizontally displayed, and the tall screens embroidered with the embroidery of Suzhou masters are neatly arranged on several sides.

Zhu Cihong was sitting in front of the dragon case and looking through the copywriting, and Wu Zhong, the chief eunuch of the Great House, stood beside him.

After Wu Zhong was released from the Jiangnan Ordnance General Bureau of the Taiping Mansion, he was obviously much calmer, and his originally fair face was also a little tanned, and after being transferred to the Forbidden City, Wu Zhong was ecstatic in his heart, and finally returned to the crown prince's side after a few years.

After carefully flipping through a copy, Zhu Cihong nodded, signed the word "approve" on it, then closed it and put it aside, and continued to the next one.

After Nanjing was imprisoned, Zhu Cihong was very busy every day, and every day he had to approve the articles sent from all over the south of the Yangtze River, and also issued some government decrees.

Recently, Zhu Cihong successively dismissed 89 redundant personnel in Nanjing, including one waiter and three directors of the Ministry of Works, two directors of the Ministry of Officials, five ambassadors of the Ministry of Households, two directors of the Ministry of War, seven people from the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, one person from Zhaoma, one person from the left and right temples of Dali Temple, one person from Confucius of the Hanlin Academy, and two ambassadors from the same hall......

There are too many redundant officials in Nanjing, Zhu Cihong is abolishing first, and second, he is preparing to install his own people in various ministries, at this time he is preparing to replace the six Shangshu, and carry out a major change of blood in major departments such as the six departments in Nanjing and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Some of the officers and soldiers in the city of Nanjing, the old and the weak are mixed, there are a lot of soldiers, these people's temperament has shrunk, it is really a shame on the face of the Beijing camp, Zhu Cihong moved them all to the outside of the city, and placed the Tianwu army in the two major teaching fields in the imperial city, and the small school field in the inner city also stationed part of the Tianwu army, forming an arch guard against the Forbidden City.

After processing the last copy, Zhu Cihong stretched his waist, and Wu Zhong immediately handed over the prepared tea and snacks, which was very considerate.

Zhu Cihong suddenly said: "Wu Daban, this palace will transfer you from the eunuch of the Taiping Mansion who covers the sky back to your side as the chief manager, will you be a little reluctant in your heart?" ”

Wu Zhong hurriedly said: "The slave maid has been serving His Highness since he was twelve years old, to say a bold word, the slave and maid have watched His Highness grow up, and only by His Highness's grace can he live a personal life, His Highness can transfer the slave and maid back to his side, and it is too late for the slave and maid to be happy, how can he be reluctant." ”

Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Wu Daban still call me master, what was done before is what is now, you are the most trusted person in this palace, don't be rusty." ”

"Yes, sir!" Wu Zhong was relieved and said happily, he originally thought that the young master would be alienated by the new eunuch service by his side.

The two were chatting, and the guards outside the palace came to report, and Li Banghua, the secretary of the military department, asked to see him.

Soon, Li Banghua came in with a frown, and after the salute, he was a little dissatisfied: "Your Highness, what do you mean by moving the Beijing camp outside the city?" ”

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "Those soldiers dare to call themselves Jingying? Isn't this a disgrace to my Ming soldiers? ”

Li Banghua's beard shook up and down, and said: "Your Highness, how can you say that it is also the Nanjing Beijing Battalion, which is under the control of the Ministry of War, and His Highness bypassed the Ministry of War and the Nanjing garrison and directly ordered a change of guard, is it a bit out of line?" ”

Glancing at Li Banghua, Zhu Cihong lowered his face and said, "Li Banghua, as the prince of the prison state, this palace still has no right to mobilize the defenders of Nanjing?" ”

Before Li Banghua could speak, Zhu Cihong waved his hand and said, "You don't have to do the post of secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be the imperial history of the left capital!" ”

"To the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Li Banghua was stunned.

Zhu Cihong glanced at him and said, "Do you think you can clean up Nanjing Jingying?" Do you know that the people who participate in you can line up from this Qianqing Palace to Zhengyangmen? ”

He added: "What's the use of you in rectifying those who are useless? Counting on them to defend Nanjing? Have you done the land inventory of the health center? ”

Li Banghua was speechless for a while, and the crown prince did a good job of checking the land of the guard, and the means were very tough, far more real than his own soft grinding and hard soaking.

Especially the Tianwu Army, looking at its military appearance, you can see that this is an army with extremely strong combat effectiveness, and it is natural to take over and guard Nanjing City and even the entire Nanzhili.

It's just that Li Banghua is a little dissatisfied with the crown prince's approach, and the order to change the guard must at least go through the procedure and be issued through the Ministry of War, why is he so capricious?

Zhu Cihong's tone softened slightly, and said: "You should know the importance of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, can you still supervise the judgment of those imperial corpses?" What kind of they usually take care of, you go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to give them a lesson, and focus on corrupt and lax officials. ”

There are too many broken things in the management of the Ming Metropolitan Procuratorate, such as boosting discipline, correcting the court, impeachment proposals, officials' gains and losses, inspecting various places, checking money and food, and even the criminal department has to participate in the trial when it encounters a major case.

After managing so many things, there are still a lot of things, there are more corrupt officials, and they know all day long that they blindly put forward opinions in the court and retaliate against courtiers, Zhu Cihong even wants to abolish the Metropolitan Procuratorate, even if it is not abolished, it will be turned into a procuratorate similar to that of later generations, in charge of legal and discipline supervision.

Li Banghua was already dissatisfied with the maladministration of officialdom, and he shook his spirit and said: "The minister's order! ”

Zhu Cihong nodded secretly, now that all things are going on in Jiangnan, naturally there are people who obstruct and oppose it, and they dare not openly oppose it because of their own prestige, but it is inevitable that Yang Fengyin will violate it, and it will delay him a lot of time and energy, and it is better to hand over these things to Li Banghua, the iron head.