eldest son of Ming dynasty

"Many years ago, when I was still the first emperor, I had a great opportunity to serve under Wang Xiangmin's account. At that time, a Juren came to the army, and he was called uncle by Ji Zhigong, who is now the elder of the pavilion. install."

In the commander's mansion, Yang Shangyi slowly approached the four or five generals beside him, including his trusted deputy commander, garrison general and guerrilla general.

Jizhou is an important military town with various guards, and each guard divides the defensive area in the name of "district" or "road" to prevent the Mongols from going south.

Therefore, under the general army, generals at all levels also lead guards of varying numbers and manage them in layers.

Yang Shangyi has been in the army for a long time, and he single-handedly selected these cronies, or he followed them for a long time.

Many people know about his past experience, but it is the first time to mention such a juren.

"Bo'an? Isn't that the word of Wang Shouren, governor of Hetao?"

"That's the man." Yang Shangyi turned around, folded his hands on his chest, "At that time, he was just a juren, very young and very talented. Because his father was an official of the Eastern Palace, he himself admired Duke Xiangmin, So I got the opportunity to watch the battle in the army. After returning, he was a Jinshi in high school. I thought that with his background and talent, he would be trusted by the emperor in the future. I never thought that he would be demoted to Guizhou within half a year. And this relegation lasted for six or seven years, do you know why?"

All of them were from the military, and they said nothing about whether they had been to the capital. Naturally, they had no way of knowing about an unknown Jinshi in the capital, so they all shook their heads.

Yang Shangyi continued to explain, "Because at that time he persuaded the emperor to clean up the military settlements. He said that he saw with his own eyes in the border town that the military settlements were occupied by generals at all levels, eunuchs in the palace, and nobles of the royal family. The soldiers either had no land or sold it. I have tried my best to farm for my family, but I still can’t get enough to eat. The fields that can be cultivated by the garrison troops have gone to seventy-eight. Unbearable."

Speaking of this, he raised his eyelids and looked at his generals, "Tell me, is he right?"

"This... Yang Zongbing, there are many reasons for it."

Yang Shangyi stretched out his hand and waved it, "Never mind the reason. He is now the governor of Hetao, he is more capable than us, and his vision is better than ours. We are all our own people, and we all speak from our hearts. Isn't it right for him to say these words? "

Everyone nodded.

"Nod, that's right?"

"Right."

"Yes, although it doesn't sound good, it is indeed the truth."

Yang Shangyi said in a playful tone, "However, just because of what he said, he was relegated to that remote place in Longchang, Guizhou, and he was not allowed to enter Beijing for a few years."

The general who had just reported to Yang Shangyi to measure the field was named Geng Qi. He was a little fat with a chubby belly, but his limbs were not that strong. His colleagues said that he was too oily.

"General Yang, if you say this, His Majesty has already made this plan."

At this time, Yang Shangyi spent time talking to these people for a purpose. He glanced at the crowd and said, "I should have known it a long time ago, but why did you demote that Wang Bo'an?"

"The matter is of great importance. If you are not fully prepared, it is easy not to do it." Another person said.

"Yeah." Yang Shangyi called his name, "Xu Li, what do you think?"

"I don't know what the emperor thinks. Maybe he was not persuaded at the time, and now he is persuaded by the Governor of Hetao. But I think Brother Zhang is also reasonable. Is it urgent? Such a big event must be prepared!"

"but……"

Yang Shangyi looked towards the source of the voice, "What?"

"From Zongbing Yang, to commanders and thousands of households...the salary stipulated by the imperial court is seldom able to get the full amount. The discount in the second half of the year is not enough, but the true quality in the first half of the year is not enough."

The reason why the color can be enough is because the imperial court has opened the sea trade, and the household department has enough silver, but the real color, that is, food, is still not available.

During the reign of Hongzhi, the tax and food amounted to about 2800 million shi per year, and Zhu Houzhao's rule of the country only increased by 200 million shi.

The main expenses are three major parts, one is official salary, the second is vassal salary, and the third is military salary.

These few are not very active. With the same expenditure, the income has not increased and the income has not increased. Naturally, it is the same as in previous years.

Of course, due to the increase in silver taels, the ratio of salary to silver still depends on Zheshi, but this can only be alleviated.

In other words, the imperial court now wants to check everyone's accounts, but the salary given by the imperial court itself is not enough.To be reasonable, many people will have resentment in their hearts.

But this problem cannot be blamed on Zhu Houzhao, nor Ge Laoshangshu. This was the case in the officialdom in the feudal era. Even if the Ministry of Households allocates more food, it will still face a problem: embezzlement.

This has nothing to do with more food and less food.

Yang Shangyi naturally understood, but he must be determined to do well the errands entrusted by the emperor. He is a confidant of the emperor and a high-ranking official like the chief soldier of a town.

It is true that some people below will have a hard time in the future, but he doesn't need to do that kind of business with his head for those people.Except for the eldest son, his whole family is still in the capital.

Furthermore, he also knew the emperor, and if he told this story to others today, it was also for himself. Why did the emperor not do this ten years ago, but now he is doing it again?
Even if the calculation is accurate, and you are not afraid of rebellion!
How much combat power can the Jizhou soldiers and horses have under the occupation of the army and the destruction of the guards?
"If this thing is to be done, I'm afraid some blood will be shed. Geng Qi."

"The end is here!"

Yang Shangyi made up his mind, "You bring two guards to guard the people who are measuring. Anyone who obstructs them will be captured and punished as crimes. The rest!"

All the generals looked solemn.

"When you go back, you will control your troops separately. I know that you have a lot of land in your own hands, and some private soldiers even farm for yourself. In the past, the court didn't pursue it, so I just turned a blind eye. , Right now, it’s better to hand over all of it. You have surplus money in your family, and it won’t be a problem for a few years. Don’t be foolish and do stupid things for a while.”

It's always painful to hear that.

No one wants to take out the money in their pockets.

……

……

Things are not easy to handle, Yang Shangyi knows that.

But the degree of difficulty was beyond his expectation.

In the afternoon, a trot came in with a hurried look, and ignored the frostbite on his ears.

"Father! It's not good, the Zunhua guards made a fuss about their pay and killed the officer!"

Yang Shangyi, who was sleeping on his side, immediately turned over when he heard this, "Zunhuawei?"

"Yes!"

Jizhou belongs to Jixian itself, as well as Tongzhou, Miyun, Zunhua, and Yongping (Changhua Town was placed under the jurisdiction of Jizhou Town during the Jiajing period), and nearly [-] soldiers and horses were defended in divisions.

As Yang Shangyi, he is also divided into levels, and the guards in Jixian, Zunhua and Tongzhou are all his values.Tongzhou is too close to the capital.Zunhua is not far from Jixian County.

"Where are Dongsheng Right Guard and Zhongyi Left Guard?"

These two places are on the west side of Zunhua. If Zunhua Wei changes, they will be easily affected.

"Boy, I've already sent people to inquire, and I won't find out until later! Father, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult. It doesn't matter if you arrest a few people, even hundreds of people, but this time the court is digging its own foundation. Thousands of households, Hundreds of households are leading the trouble, no matter how powerful we are, it will be useless!"

"Absurd! What is useless? When the riots get serious, even if the imperial court sends elite Beijing battalions to suppress the rebellion, what kind of abilities can those people have?! Go quickly, gather the guards of Zhenshuowei and Yingzhou, and let's go and obey Hua, calm this matter down!"

"What about Kyori?"

"Send a letter to Wang Ge." Yang Shangyi stopped halfway after walking, "I have to send another secret letter to the emperor."

The elder Wang Ge he was referring to was Wang Bing.

Jizhou is a big town, with dozens of guards distributed in this area, and unlike Guyuan and Liaodong, these places are still some distances away from the capital, but Jizhou is really close.The cabinet needs to come and watch.

Yang Shangyi also had a son, and he followed him after entering the camp.

He had never seen such a movement since he was a child, "Father, the imperial court cleaned up the military settlements together with thousands of households from Zhenshuowei and Yingzhouwei. Now they don't know about Zunhuawei. If you know...these two guards, can you believe it?"

Snapped!
After Yang Shangyi finished writing, the brush was slapped on the table, "It's no longer a matter of cleaning up the military camp. Mutiny in the military camp is a capital crime! You idiot, you don't understand Your Majesty. It seems that this imperial decree is just a bow. Turn back. Not to mention a mutiny of the Zunhua Guards, even if a hundred thousand troops from Jizhou turn their backs and change flags, what will be waiting will only be the Beijing camp to suppress the rebellion!"

"Then the world will be in chaos!"

"But the capital is already ready for this!"

The Twelfth Regiment Battalion and Shangzhi's personal guards must have guarded all the main routes into Beijing.

Yang Shangyi didn't believe it either. There was no Jinyiwei in Jizhou Town. Even though the weather is calm now, Beijing must be watching, especially Xuanfu, Jizhou and Datong, which are relatively close to the capital.

The cold wind is howling outside, and the snow that has stopped seems to have the meaning of starting again.

Although Yang Shangyi is older than ten years ago, he still has no problem wearing armor.

All the people in the mansion were already running tensely, and in this slightly chaotic situation, Chen Mi, the guarding eunuch of Jizhou Mansion, came suddenly in the snow.

"Mr. Yang, I heard that something happened in Zunhua?!"

"Eunuch Chen came just in time, and the general was about to dispatch troops to go out."

"There is an urgent message from the Supervisor of Rituals. It is a letter from His Majesty! It is said that Zongbing Yang will personally sign it."

"Oh?"

Yang Shangyi didn't expect such a thing to come out, so he quickly took it over and glanced at it.Chen Mi was standing on tiptoe trying to see it, but he looked embarrassed, but he was not as tall as a general like Yang Shangyi, so he couldn't see it even if he tiptoed.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"

"The emperor thought of a good idea. Normally, military attaches in Jizhou belong to the Ministry of War, and the transfer of personnel always has to go through the Ministry of War. However, in an emergency, His Majesty allows us to take advantage of it, and according to the reaction of the guards... transfer generals."

Chen Mi also understood the intention all of a sudden, "This matter is easier said than done, after all, the process of mobilizing one person is not short, and His Majesty's move can be regarded as trusting Zongbing Yang quite deeply."

Yang Shangyi understood. "That's why I came here from the Supervisor of Ceremonies, just to be faster."

Generally speaking, a military attache must be appointed by the Ministry of War and must issue documents.But Jizhou, the land is too big and there are too many people, waiting for the military department to react slowly, and discussing whether the people they recommend are feasible, or whether there are other forces who want to arrange some of their own people, this way of going down and realistic The change of circumstances is really disproportionate.

So it can only change with time and situation.

This is a practical method that Zhu Houzhao came up with based on Wang Zhi's suggestion.

Although it is said that this power is given a bit too much, basically it is the commander-in-chief of Renbian Town, but it is important to solve the immediate problem first, and he still has room for maneuver later. The commander-in-chief can be replaced again.

The key to this bold operation is that he has some trusted generals, and the army they lead is the ballast stone.

"Your Majesty's method is good. The commanders of the various guards and Qianhu can communicate with each other as much as possible, and if it doesn't work, they can be promoted to an official."

Different from other places, the "redundant officials phenomenon" of soldiers and horses in Jizhou is more serious.

In fact, a guard is more than one commander.It may be exaggerated and unbelievable, but... According to the records of "History of the Ming Dynasty: Official Records", the guard with the most commanders in Jizhou is Miyun Zhongwei, which has 19 commanders, and Zunhua Guard, which has 16 commander...

However, the "History of the Ming Dynasty" will not exactly record the time point of the fourth year of Zhengde, but the issue of redundant officials in Jizhou is indeed throughout. In other words, maybe there are not 16 commanders in Zunhuawei now, but it will definitely not be 1 a commander.

This matter made Yang Shangyi a little more convenient. Regardless of whether he was vacant or not, he could be promoted first.If you don't take the road of promotion, if you insist on taking the road of rebellion, it will be hard for God to save you.

Although this method cannot solve the fundamental problem, it will make many rational and timid people act cautiously, so as not to kill officials and mutiny all at once.

For Yang Shangyi, this power is indeed a timely rain.

Chen Mi was anxious, "Mr. Yang, you want to send troops, but you have to settle the matter in your majesty's letter before you go?"

Yang Shangyi packed up and went out, he said tightly: "It's too late, Eunuch Chen. The bigger the trouble, the harder it will be for you and me to go to the imperial court to meet business in the future, let's make arrangements on the way!"

Outside, the Zhenshuowei and Yingzhou guards and horses are already in order. This is a proper 1 horses.

Yang Shangyi is not the kind of pussy general who only puts money in his pocket. He has led soldiers and knows how to lead them. He has the ability to control the army.

The commander of Zhenshuo Guard was Xu Li, and the commander of Yingzhou Guard was named Ma Xiongbin.The two of them are already waiting with their thousand households.

When Yang Shangyi came, he glanced at them, "It's supposed to be Chinese New Year."

"It's not that frustrating, but it's not a bad year, it's not bad to go to meritorious service and receive rewards!"

Yang Shangyi smiled, "When I came here, I suddenly thought of something. You said that the court wanted the fields occupied by these generals, so they killed officials and made trouble. But they occupied the fields of ordinary soldiers. Where are the soldiers going? "

In the world, there is no such reason.