The Red Mansions

Chapter 247 Not rewarding the number of bandits suppressed, but crediting the suppression of chaos and peace
Ningguo Mansion

In the flower hall, Jia Heng, Fan Yi, and Song Yuan, who resigned from the Imperial College and is now a professor of Jia Family Studies, are receiving Lianxue and his party from the Princess's mansion.

The matter of discussion is to prepare for the establishment of a firm.

In the end, it was named Huiheng Company, and except for Jia Heng's outsourcing to buy three businesses, all the businesses under the Sanhe Gang were included.

It was already half noon when all the details were negotiated.

Jia Heng said softly: "Miss Lianxue, if you have nothing else to do, I will come here first, and I will go to the Ministry of War to discuss matters later."

Because of dealing with border affairs and preparing to establish the Department of Appeasement these days, he went to the Ministry of War more often, but he became acquainted with the generals of the Chu Party—Shi Jie, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Hang Min, the secretary of the staff, and others.

Lianxue smiled lightly, and said: "Jia Yunhui, I will return to Her Highness the Princess later."

Xia Houying said in a clear voice: "Jia Yunhui, I have some business to go to the Ministry of War, so we can go together."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "Then let's go together."

After leaving the Ningguo Mansion and riding on their horses one after another, Jia Heng asked Xia Houying, who was wearing a flying fish suit and valiant, and said, "Have you seen Miss Xiahou lately?"

"I went to Jinling a month ago, on business." Xia Houying's expression was a little cold, as always, she cherished words like gold.

Jia Heng asked: "Jinling Province, is there any news recently?"

Xia Houying thought for a while, then turned her head to look at Jia Heng, and asked, "I don't know how it counts as news, but does it count as an oiran by the Qinhuai River?"

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course not."

Xia Houying said in a clear voice, "That's nothing else."

Seeing that Xia Houying wasn't interested in talking, Jia Heng didn't ask any more questions, and rode his horse to the Ministry of War.

The Yamen of the Ministry of War is not far from the imperial city, near the Chengtian Gate. When Jia Heng came to the Ministry of War, it was already noon, and he and Xia Houying split up and entered the Siwu Hall under the guidance of a small official.

Just now under the eaves of the corridor, I heard a quarrel, which came from the Secretary's Office.

In the official hall, Shi Jie, the left servant of the military department, was sitting on a small table, arguing with a burly general in the robes of a first-rank military officer, and Zou Jing, the right servant of the military department, was also trying to smooth things over.

Jia Heng's eyes moved slightly, he recognized the general standing in the middle, Liu Fang, the grandson of Liu Biao, the Duke of Li, and the first-class son, Liu Fang, was also the co-magistrate of the former military governor's mansion.

The first-class son is the first-rank, and according to the official position of the commander-in-chief, he is the first-rank. At this moment, he is standing in the hall and fighting with Shi Jie, the third-rank military servant.

Although Shi Jie is the third grade, he does not lose the slightest disadvantage.

This is the strength of the civil service group in the middle of the dynasty.

Liu Fang said in a deep voice: "Lord Shi, there are bandits in the counties of Runing Prefecture in Henan Province. The former military governor's office suggested that the Ministry of War write a document to mobilize the loyal and brave uncle Niu Jizong to Henan to observe and praise military affairs, and to suppress bandits."

It was King Beijing who was thinking of a comeback strategy for Niu Jizong. He first went to Henan to supervise the formation or inspect the military to avoid the limelight, but if he had a little skill, he could advance to the top.

"Niu Jizongge resigned from his post and thought about his mistakes behind closed doors. After the court discussion, the Holy Majesty issued a decree. The Ministry of War could not carry out this document without the Holy Majesty's special decree." Shi Jie said with a flat face.

Liu Fang frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Ge left his post and thought about his mistakes behind closed doors. Now he has been thinking about it for more than a month. Now that Uncle Zhongyong wants to do things for the country, the Dudu Mansion sent him to Henan to watch the event of suppressing bandits. Why not?" ?”

Shi Jie said: "Master Liu, or Uncle Zhongyong, can go to Shushang to make a petition, but because of his superior status, he is said to be in favor of military affairs. Doesn't Henan Dusi regard him as a superior official? It would be a delay. Military aircraft, the lower officials cannot take on this responsibility."

Liu Fang's face was gloomy, and she said: "As long as the military general who treats the crime does not accept the actual responsibility, the military department can read and praise the military responsibility, so what's the matter?"

Shi Jie sneered, and said: "That is a military general below the fourth rank. Uncle Zhongyong is a first-class uncle. His title is honorable. He has no special order from the Holy Spirit. Who would dare to order him to assist in military affairs?"

In the name of assisting in military affairs, he wanted to prepare for his comeback, but he couldn't see it?
It's just that Sheng was going to mobilize the Beijing camp a year ago, and just invited such a mediocre and incompetent nobleman out of the army, and let him make a comeback?

Liu Fang looked at Shi Jie coldly.

Shi Jie ignored Liu Fang at all, and picked up the teacup at the side, obviously serving tea to the guests.

Liu Fang was unmoved, and continued: "Now the capital is infested with bandits and bandits, the lord asked me to discuss with the Ministry of War. According to the lord's intention, I will transfer the No. [-] Battalion of the Guoyong Camp Shenshu to suppress the bandits in the Gyeonggi Sanfu."

Jia Heng stopped and listened, with a strange expression on his face. Is this imitating him?
But Sansuke's thieves and bandits have not been raging for a day or two, why did they go so early?
However, Che Zheng, the governor of the Guoyongying Camp, joined the Beijing Prince's Mansion and wanted to take over as the governor. In other words, Liu Fang and the others got their inspiration from Jia Heng.

He intends to let Che Zheng wipe out the bandits in Sanfu, Gyeonggi, thinking that he will be promoted.

When the court discusses, the king of Beijing Jing wants to protect his army, and he has something to say.

Shi Jie blew the foam from the teacup without raising his head, and said, "Without the cabinet's signature and the Sixth Section's countersigned decree, the Ministry of War can't transfer a single soldier."

Said, took a sip.

He just got old Li Ge's instruction yesterday, and tomorrow there will be an imperial decree to transfer Jia Heng to control the Guoyong camp army and help them suppress bandits in Sanfu.

This is to prepare for next year's major policies.

Liu Fang said coldly: "The Ministry of War dispatched more than a thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp to suppress the bandits, with the assistance of the local counties. I would have remembered that Master Shi has this authority."

It is impossible for the military affairs of the world to be deliberated by the cabinet, and the efficiency of decision-making would be too low. For example, to appease local bandits and send thousands of soldiers out of the city, the Ministry of War has the right to make decisions. .

And Liu Fang came to negotiate with this idea.

As for the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, there is no writing of the Ministry of War, but only the power of command, but it cannot transfer a single soldier. This is the mystery of civilian politics.

Shi Jie said: "Although Mr. Ge is not in the yamen, I am in charge of the hall seal. In view of the fact that the previous years have failed to suppress the bandits and lost troops and generals, if there is a mistake this time, this official cannot bear the responsibility."

This is a matter of political risk.

Liu Fang couldn't agree to her request twice, so she turned against the case and said angrily: "Thieves and bandits are raging in Sanfu in the capital, and you and the other military departments have vegetarian meals, mediocre and mediocre, which makes people feel cold."

Shi Jie was also a little displeased, and said coldly: "Since Liu Tongzhi is so loyal to the country, he can report to the Holy Majesty that if he has an order, let alone transfer one thousand, even if he transfers ten thousand, the reconnaissance of the military department will not be delayed for half a minute. "

Zou Jing smoothed things over with a smile, and said, "Master Liu is the former commander of the army, so how dare you transfer the soldiers from the capital if you don't have an order? Isn't this embarrassing for me to be an official?"

One of the two sang bad faces and the other sang bad faces.

Liu Fang's face was livid, she snorted coldly, and walked away.

However, after leaving the Office of General Affairs, he looked up and saw a young man with two sharp lights in his tiger eyes:

"It's you!"

Jia Heng glanced at Liu Fang, and said calmly, "What advice does Master Liu have?"

"Advice?" Liu Fang suppressed her anger and had nowhere to vent her anger. Seeing Jia Heng's "arrogance" and impoliteness, she sneered and said, "You are the grandson of Uncle Daihua. In terms of it, it is also appropriate to call me the uncle. Now that he has made some trivial achievements, but his nostrils are up to the sky, neither big nor small."

Jia Heng thought unluckily inwardly, and said in a calm and calm voice: "Master Liu, this is the public office of the Ministry of War, not a place where Master Liu relies on the old to sell the old, and recognizes the ancestors and returns to the clan. Climb here!"

At this time, Shi Jie and Zou Jing, the servants of the Ministry of War, left their seats and got up, stopped in the official hall, looked at the two of them, and listened to these words with strange expressions.

"You!" Liu Fang didn't know she was scolding herself when she heard that she recognized her ancestors and returned to her ancestors. The fist is about to hit Jia Heng.

This is Xungui, who has a hot temper and dares to beat people if he disagrees with him.

In addition, Liu Fang insisted that she was Jia Heng's elder, so she didn't hesitate to beat Jia Heng. He felt that Jia Heng could only bear it.

Both Shi Jie and Zou Jing's complexions changed slightly, and they said, "What... what is this?! Someone, stop him!"

In the past, it was not that there were no generals who raised their fists at the Ministry of War because of their meritorious deeds. However, after several cases were dealt with severely, such situations have been greatly reduced.

After all, Liu Fang is the queen of the state, a first-class son, and she is used to beating and scolding the generals under the command of the five armies.

However, Jia Heng snorted coldly, turned sideways, and hooked her feet, Liu Fang was in vain, she just fell into the dog's shit, and let out a muffled groan.

Jia Heng cast a cold glance at Liu Fang, then rushed to Shi Jie, the left servant of the military department, cupped his hands, and said, "Master Shi, I can clearly see that it was Master Liu who first attacked me."

Shi Jie and Zou Jing: "..."

However, at this time, from both sides of the official hall, the subordinate officers of the military department who came out to hear the movement, all came out to watch. Seeing this scene, they were noisy and laughing.

In the past, when I saw the chief soldiers and generals in the outer towns chasing meritorious service in the Ministry of War, they would all embrace each other, but now it is not surprising to see first-rank military officers.

At this moment Liu Fang fell to the ground, groaned in pain, got up, half of her face was covered with bruises, looked at the young man with cold eyes, the more angry she was, she said angrily: "Yellow mouth boy..."

However, at this time, the soldiers on duty of the Ministry of War, cheering and cheering, had already stepped forward to separate the two of them with a human wall.

At this time, two generals appeared from the crowd, one on the left and the other on the right, grabbed Liu Fang, and persuaded: "Lord Liu, forget it, forget it."

The person on the right is Qi Jianhui, the grandson of the Marquis of Xiangyang, a hereditary second-class male, Qi Jianhui, who came to the Ministry of War.

The other is a young military general with a burly appearance and a strong physique. Under the thick eyebrows, a pair of slightly fierce eyes flashed with sly light from time to time. He seemed to have come with Qi Jianhui. He was Sun Shaozu. He is the commander of the five ranks of guards.

Liu Fang stared closely at Jia Heng with a pair of eyes of hatred, and said angrily: "Little Huangkou, let's wait and see!"

Jia Heng frowned, his expression unmoved.

This kind of person doesn't dare to seek out the civil servants of the Ministry of War, but only dares to play tricks on him.

Watching them leave, Jia Heng shook his head secretly, entered the hall, and said, "Master Shi, Master Zou."

I have just witnessed the civil servants making things difficult for military generals, but I really don't feel much joy in my heart.

If he hadn't won the favor of Emperor Chongping's family and Li Zan, he might be the one who was made things difficult.

Shi Jie smiled, without mentioning the scene just now, and said: "Jia Ziyu, Mr. Ge mentioned you when he was sitting in the office yesterday, saying that he hadn't been here for two days."

Zou Jing was at the side, and ordered the servants in the yamen to serve tea.

Jia Heng took a seat in the hall and said, "Recently I'm sorting out some battle cases, where is the old man?"

"Ge Lao is on duty in the cabinet today." Shi Jie said with a smile.

The two exchanged a few words.

Shi Jie said: "Hanglang and Yuanwailang are among the secretary of the staff. The two principals are here. The draft system will be discussed together. If there is no objection, it will be handed over to the old man."

Jia Heng nodded, and under Shi Jie's guidance, entered the second hall.

A three-room blue brick and tile house, the interior is partitioned by a screen. In the spacious and bright hall, there are Lang Zhonghang Min, the secretary of the Qing Dynasty, and Shi Shu, the Yuanwai Lang. There are also two principals, four Lingshi, seven or eight. Individuals gathered around a long table, pointing at maps and discussing defense. Behind the case under the bookcase in the distance, Shu Lingshi, Zhang Gu and others were copying and sorting out various files behind the case. Not used to it.

Seeing Jia Heng entering, everyone stopped talking, and the sound of greetings continued.

One is that Jia Heng is getting a strong family, and the other is the courtesy and attitude of Li Zan, Minister of the Ministry of War, towards Jia Heng.

No matter what these people think in their hearts, they at least maintain superficial politeness to Jia Heng.

Jia Heng also bowed his hand to return the salute, and then came closer, listening to the diaries of a group of civil servants to strengthen the country, map the frontiers, and discuss the method of defeating the enemy.

He is in the Ministry of War under the leadership of Li Zan, a scholar of the Wuying Temple. In Qingshui Yamen, where the strategy is planned like this, he can still feel some exciting new atmosphere-Chen Han is not completely rotten, at least the business of the central bureaucracy The level is still there, and the state apparatus is still operating with a strong inertia.

As for being passive in side affairs, it seems to be caused by the general environment. It is a strategy of geniuses, and let fools implement it.

Hang Min was in his early thirties, with a dark face, dressed in a fifth-grade green robe official uniform, looked up at Jia Heng, and said loudly: "Zi Yu, the regulations for the Department of Economics and Appeasement have been drawn up?"

Jia Heng said: "I have planned to bring it here, and I am going to discuss it with several adults."

As he spoke, he took out a booklet from his leather pouch and handed it over.

After everyone circulated it, Xu Shi, the head of the Ministry of War, frowned and asked, "The Department of Economics and Appeasement has a division of training, Yuhou, joint logistics, military intelligence, ordnance, and a military medical bureau. Are the directors and meritorious officers too much to overlap each other? Also, is it necessary to set up a separate department for military affairs?"

Jia Hengdao: "Master Xu, the Department of Economics and Appeasement, the master book and the meritorious officer are the assistant ministers who deal with the texts of friendship, rewards and punishments, and these divisions should be in charge of general affairs. This official thinks that we should pay special attention to it." Collect military information, check the enemy's real situation, map and survey geographical mountains and rivers, we must find out whether it is the pass of Fangji Town, the thoroughfare, and sneak into the enemy's territory to spy on the enemy's situation. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles."

Xu Shi nodded and said, "Where is the Military Medical Bureau?"

Hang Min said: "The former Japanese official and Ziyu discussed that it is necessary to build a military medical bureau to reduce casualties, so as to eliminate the worries of soldiers and boost morale. This official thinks it is feasible."

It is the first aid method that Jia Heng mentioned to Hang Min earlier.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Hang Min said: "If there is no other objection, you and I will sign on it, and after the old man reads it, we can handle it accordingly."

Several people nodded, expressing no objection.

After that, several people talked about the suppression and arrest of bandits in various provinces.

Yuanwailang Shi Shu said in a deep voice: "The day before yesterday, the Ministry of the Ministry had issued a letter to the capitals of all provinces to suppress bandits, thinking that next year's plan will be the basis for the rotation of the governors of the local capitals. However, it is not a day or two for bandits to disturb the localities. In love."

The flock of thieves and thieves is naturally the result of the exploitation of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes in the past two years, and the rampant corruption of officials.

Hang Min looked solemn, turned his head and asked: "Jia Yunhui suppressed bandits, and he should know something about Sanfu bandits. What is the specific regulation, and how many are rioters?"

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "nearly [-]% of the people are desperate, and many of them are victims of disasters from Shandong, Henan, Hebei to Beijing to eat. You all know that Jiubian spends tens of millions of taels of money every year. Shun, ten lands and nine disasters, the financial plan of the imperial court is becoming more and more impoverished, so it can only impose heavy taxes on the prefectures and counties, value corrupt officials, civil upheavals come one after another, and it is impossible to suppress them. I secretly think that the local government is in charge of suppressing the bandits, and they must be strictly judged, not rewarding how many bandits are suppressed, but crediting the suppression of chaos and peace! I will bring it up when the old man returns to the Yamen to see the matter."

These have also gradually become the consensus of people of insight in the government and the public. Those Chongping staff officers who have nothing to gain from the Ministry of War have no interest entanglements, so they will not keep secrets.

Hearing Jia Heng's words, Hang Min's eyes lit up, and he praised: "It's a good one not to reward the number of bandits, but to put down chaos and bring peace to peace! Otherwise, it's not surprising that local states and counties would kill good people and pretend to be meritorious !"

The others also spoke in agreement, looking at the young dignitaries aside, the secret path is indeed a worthy man under the prestige, no wonder the elder Ge and Shi Shilang treated him with courtesy, this insight is much better than those generals who only know how to fight and kill one chip.

In other words, it is the synchronization of the way of thinking, which is the way of thinking of civil servants in handling things.

(End of this chapter)