Chapter 48: Li Banghua's troubles
Hong gradually came out of the palace and kept sneezing, and wondered if he had caught a cold too early, but he didn't know that someone had been talking about him behind him, but he was in a good mood.
Long live the Thousand Households of the Mountain, it sounds pretty good, it is still directly under the emperor's Thousand Households, you don't have to accept the shouts of those old men, Lao Tzu can also lead the troops, and there is a beautiful wood.
Well, the emperor should be thinking about my treasures, Liu Hong gradually remembered the one hundred and twenty AKMs in the ring, whatever, it's time to create an armed force that shocks the world.
Since the last assassination, Liu Hongjian is also a little afraid, and now there are still two small flags guarding the Jinyi Guard at home, but the Jinyi Guard is not pulled by himself after all.
Besides, if you don't practice for a long time, it's okay to deter outsiders, if you want to meet a master, it's safer to have your own gun! How good are you? Can you still get past bullets faster?
Riding on a horse, wandering around the street, there are more people on the street than in the past, and all kinds of shops on both sides of the street have also begun to open one after another, a lively scene.
Since dealing with a large number of corrupt officials, Meng Zhaoxiang, the newly appointed secretary of the Criminal Department, has issued an order to return all the real estate and land that those corrupt officials have obtained by oppressing the people in recent years, and all those who have conclusive evidence.
The people of the capital are grateful to Dade, and they all smile more, and when they see people, they say that today's saint is the ancient Mingjun.
After wandering for a long time, Liu Hongjian finally arrived at the door of the house, Niu Zhuang took the reins of the horses, and Liu Hong gradually went straight into the inner courtyard.
Sun Xiuxiu didn't know that she was enshrined as a third-grade edict, and Liu Hong was gradually anxious to tell her the news, thinking that she would be very happy.
But Sun Xiuxiu was not seen in the inner courtyard, and after thinking for a while, Liu Hong gradually walked towards the backyard.
The backyard has been developed into a large garden, and Liu Hong gradually helped Sun Xiuxiu plant a variety of suitable flowers, potatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables.
Sun Xiuxiu was watering the garden with a water scoop, and Xiaolan was waiting on the side, also holding a water scoop.
Seeing Liu Hong gradually coming, Sun Xiuxiu immediately put down the water scoop and greeted him with a little weakness.
"Husband is back!" Sun Xiuxiu saluted, and Xiaolan hurriedly threw down the water scoop to salute.
"Slow down! The injury is not healed, doesn't it let you rest more? It's good to let the next person do these jobs, and you can see that you are sweating! ”
Liu Hong gradually walked to Sun Xiuxiu's side, grabbed Sun Xiuxiu's hand like a tender lotus root with his left hand, and wiped the fine beads of sweat from his beloved wife's forehead with his right hand.
"The concubine's injury is no longer in the way! It's just a little itchy, it's dry recently, I'm worried that those seeds won't grow, so I let Xiaolan water it, I really can't help it, just ...... Xiuxiu knew that she was wrong! ”
Sun Xiuxiu knew that Liu Hongjian cared about him, and her eyes were full of apologies.
"It's good to know it's wrong! If you are disobedient again, beware of enforcing family law for your husband! Liu Hong said with a grin.
"Husband, Xiaolan is still here, don't talk nonsense!"
Thinking of Liu Hongji's so-called family law, Sun Xiuxiu suddenly blushed, last time she didn't listen to Liu Hongji's words and was pressed to the bed by Liu Hongji, and was slapped several times on the buttocks, and said that this will be the Liu family's family law from now on.
"What are you afraid of, our Liu family doesn't have so many rules, Xiaolan went to let Sister Liu cook more delicious food, Master Ben is happy today!" Saying that, Liu Hong gradually took advantage of Sun Xiuxiu's inattention and took a sip on her face.
Sun Xiuxiu turned her back in shame, and Xiaolan got the order to go out of the backyard.
Liu Hong gradually stepped forward and gently hugged Sun Xiuxiu into his arms, put his mouth to his little wife's ear, and whispered the emperor's reward to Sun Xiuxiu.
Sun Xiuxiu was really overjoyed, her husband became a big official of the imperial court, and she was still an uncle, although she was said to be a famous family, but her family was in the middle of the road, and she had always inevitably felt a little inferior.
Now that she has the life of the three products, Sun Xiuxiu is satisfied.
Before the two of them could continue to warm up, Xiaolan came to report that an old man had come outside, who seemed to be a big official, and he was looking for him for something important.
Liu Hongjian immediately went out to check, and found out from afar that it was Li Banghua, the new secretary of the military department.
According to historical records, after the city of Beijing was broken, Li Banghua left a blood book, hanging from the beam and died, thinking of the stubborn old man, Liu Hongjian was still a little surprised, dare to learn that the official strongly recommended, to thank the official? This Li Banghua is still quite upright!
Li Banghua is seventy years old this year, and it is said that he is already in his prime, but his body is tough, his eyes are bright, and his complexion is close to the old Liang head of Jinyiwei.
"The old man came to see me, and I hope that An Guobo will mind! To be able to serve the country again, the old man first thanked his uncle for his recommendation. ”
Saying that, Li Banghua bent down and gave Liu Hong a salute as a thank you, with the age of seventy, coupled with the identity of the secretary of the military department, it was quite grand to give this salute to the twenty-year-old Liu Hong.
Liu Hong gradually quickly helped the old man up, to be honest, although he was a little proud in his heart, but he really couldn't afford to let an old man who was older than his father and was only dedicated to serving the country salute him.
After being polite, Li Banghua went straight to the point and talked about his true intentions.
Daming is tired, although the court now has money, but the soldiers are really not good to recruit, listen to the emperor's will to let him rectify the Beijing camp, but the five military governors are not easy to get along, he was eager to serve the country, and took this errand.
The Ming Dynasty created its own military household system, the so-called military household is a generation of soldiers, when there is no war, the field is for the peasants, when there is a war, the hoe is lost, the military uniform, the spear is a soldier, the army is self-sufficient, the best of both worlds.
Comrade Zhu Chongba was complacent about his pioneering deeds, and he did achieve very good results at the beginning, but later the corruption of the generals of the various guard posts became more and more serious.
Not only did they occupy the fertile land of these military households, but also let these soldiers give them farmland, and the soldiers became tenants of these generals, not to mention that they were not fed, clothed, or warm, and were often scolded by the generals.
As a result, military households fled in the late Ming Dynasty, and there were more than 5,000 people in a guard house, almost half of which could run, and these guards happened to take these vacancies and eat empty salaries, and the majority of the vacancies were the magnates of these governors.
The so-called conscription is for ordinary people, but once they enter the health center, their household registration will be changed to military households, and military households cannot gain fame and fame, and they cannot do business, and they can only be military households for generations.
The devil is willing to be a soldier! Li Banghua sighed, regretting his sloppiness.
Liu Hong gradually listened to Li Banghua's explanation, and immediately understood the root of the problem, Zhu Chongba may be very proud of this initiative, but in his opinion, this is the bad idea of Jin Yuqi's failure.
Liu Hong gradually let Li Banghua boldly let go to rectify, what about Ma's and Xun Qi? It's okay for you to be your official honestly, if you jump out and jump, you will come out with a Lao Tzu suddenly.
The army does not train, but goes to farm, counting on the peasants with hoes on their shoulders, temporarily crambling to fight, without any enthusiasm, what combat effectiveness can it have?
Farming, farming, not only will you be exploited by the generals, but you will have no land to pay later, you will have no food or clothing, and you will be fooled with you!
I believe that for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen will not care about rectifying a few guys who occupy the pit and don't.
Liu Hong gradually thought for a while, and then told Li Banghua that he should be conscripted for ten years, and the soldiers not only did not need to pay taxes at home within these ten years, but they could also be released to their hometowns at the end of the ten years, and they did not need to be soldiers.
The treasury is rich, and the military salary is also a little higher, and you can refer to the border army in Shanhaiguan, after all, you can count on this army to fight in the south and the north in the future! If you are not willing to give money, who will give you your life!
Li Banghua knew that he would definitely be able to recruit soldiers, but ...... How to explain to the court and Chongzhen, this is against the ancestral system!
Ancestral system, ancestral system is ancestral system, Liu Hong gradually sighed and said that he would go to the emperor to discuss this matter, so that Li Banghua did not have to worry, and he would talk about it after recruiting all the soldiers first.
"There is one more thing, now that there is turmoil everywhere, the horses are withering, there are no good horses in the country, and if it is only to recruit infantry, it will be difficult to continue!"
Chongzhen's conscription is probably to prevent Wu Sangui in the north with unclear intentions, as well as the Jianzhou Jurchens, which are all iron cavalry, only recruiting some infantry, and it is okay to deal with the peasant army, and it is estimated that the cavalry will not even be able to touch the hair.
"Well, that's a problem! Where did the imperial court buy horses in the past? Liu Hong gradually frowned and said.
"A few years ago, the Ming army and horses were traded from Mongolia, but since the Mongolian Han Department moved westward, the rest of Mongolia could not resist the Houjin, and they have all been surrendered, and my Ming Dynasty has almost no unscrupulous horses to buy!"
Thinking of the bad chess played by the Ming Dynasty over the years, Li Banghua was not angry, after the rise of Jianyu, Mongolia was originally pro-Ming, but it was forced away by those courtiers who did not do anything, and forced a bunch of them to rebel.
But what can be done now, Li Banghua sighed.
"There is still a way to buy horses, there are many merchants in Shanxi, they can buy horses, but ...... Some expensive! Li Banghua frowned, thinking of those merchants in Shanxi.
"The Eight Great Jin Merchants?" Liu Hong gradually frowned and sneered!