I'm really not the carpenter emperor

After receiving the paperwork from Qi Jingwei, the prefect of Taiyuan, Gao Ye, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan, jumped up from the bed, put on his armor, and came to inspect the granary in person.

Not only Zhu Xieyuan paid attention to this matter, but he, the chief soldier, also paid attention to it.

Just as Qi Jingwei thought, everyone was afraid that if something happened to the granary that the imperial court vigorously built, it would implicate themselves.

Others are not sure, Taiyuan General Soldier and Taiyuan Prefect will definitely be held accountable.

Gao Ye came to the Taiyuan granary with his own soldiers, frowned and looked in front of him, such a loose defense made him very worried.

In such an important place as the granary, the guard Qian Zong didn't see anyone in the middle of the night, and the officers and soldiers didn't see a few people still standing guard, they were all drowsy.

Gao Ye knew in his heart that guarding the granary had to be replaced by a trustworthy person, otherwise something would happen sooner or later.

Once something happened to the granary, something happened to him too!

"Where's Fan Shaosheng!?" Gao Ye held a torch and shouted loudly, waking up several officers and soldiers standing guard, then stepped forward to look around, and shouted:

"Tell Fan Shaosheng to let him continue to sleep, and when he wakes up, take his people to this town to guard the stable!"

"How dare you leave your post without permission? What kind of place is this? This is Taiyuan's granary. Who can bear the responsibility if something goes wrong!"

Gao Ye kicked over a confused officer and soldier, and shouted:

"All those who will be on vigil tonight will stay in the granary and continue to watch the night. They will be assigned to the servant camp in this town and enjoy the treatment of servants. The rest will be transferred to the stables by me!"

"Bear soldiers like this are only worthy of guarding the stables!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Ye was the first to enter the granary, took his servants for a walk, and set up checkpoints along the road, so he was relieved.

He returned to the gate of the granary, looked around, and finally stopped on a person, and asked solemnly:

"Congratulations Renlong! The town sent you to take over from Fan Shaosheng to guard the granary. Is it okay?"

When the words fell, a burly man wearing Qian Zong's armor jumped out, smiled and said:

"Don't worry, Chief Town, I'm not the one with the surname Fan! The granary is handed over to me, He Renlong, and it must be strictly guarded. No one except the Governor can enter!"

Regarding He Renlong, Gao Ye was very relieved.

This guy has always been at the forefront of the battle. Although he seems to be a little straight-headed, he is indeed a good subordinate who can handle things.

Gao Ye snorted in satisfaction, and said as he walked back: "Although guarding the granary this time is boring, the governor is very concerned about it. If it is guarded well, it will be a solid achievement."

"You don't have to wait until tomorrow morning, you go back and gather your troops right away."

4Chapter 17 Soothe Your Heart

"Mr. Town, please leave. Do you want me to send someone to see you off?"

He Renlong grinned, nodded and bowed to send Gao Ye away, the general of Taiyuan, then turned around and looked at a hundred generals beside him, and said:

"Go back, wake them up, and come here to guard the warehouse."

Mr. Bai responded, turned around and left.

After a while, more than 800 people came from the south. Unlike before, all the officers and soldiers in this group were full of vigor and vigor.

These people are He Renlong's subordinates.

In the second year of Apocalypse, the Ministry of War inspected the military registers of various places, and He Renlong submitted the number of 50 people. Like everyone else, he also received empty pay.

Of course, in this day and age, it is rare to not be paid without pay. Almost none of the generals and schools in the local guards did not report the amount falsely.

He Renlong reported a hundred more people, which is really not many compared to the other general managers.

Since the imperial court has not been in arrears of food and payment in recent years, the extra military payment of more than 100 people was used by He Renlong to support the servants.

He Renlong is now Mr. Qian, and the number of servants under him is not many, only twenty or so.

For the same example, Mr. Qian, who was reprimanded by Gao Ye to be Fan Shaosheng, had more than 500 subordinates, but reported the full amount of [-] soldiers.

Compared to He Renlong, the empty salary he ate was scary.

Fan Shaosheng and He Renlong are both direct subordinates of Taiyuan General Gao Ye. Apart from the two of them, there are more than a dozen such Qianzongs in Taiyuan City.

There are more than a dozen thousand generals, each of whom has falsely reported the number of troops.

Gao Ye, as the commander-in-chief, was not ignorant of these situations, but he couldn't control them at all.

This kind of thing, whether civil or military, either knew about it a long time ago, or the amount was falsely reported. Basically everyone is a "partner".

After a serious investigation, all officers, soldiers and generals in Taiyuan will be punished.

What's more, even he, the chief soldier of Taiyuan, has nothing to do. In the second year of Tianqi, Gao Ye reported to the Ministry of War that the strength of the Taiyuan garrison was 4000.

This number has made the Ministry of War very dissatisfied, but it is still acceptable.

Even so, Gao Ye still made a lot of false reports. The actual number of his subordinates was only over 8000, and a considerable number of them were the old, weak, sick and disabled who were temporarily recruited last year to make up the number.

This is not Gao Ye's fault, nor He Renlong's fault, it is the result of the collapse of the local guard system.

From the general to the thousand generals, and then from the thousand generals to the chief military officer, they have no ability to influence this situation at all.

If the situation is not changed, the situation will only continue to deteriorate.

If this continues for about ten years, it will reach the point in the Chongzhen period in history. At first glance, the number of local officers and soldiers seems to be a lot, and the military register is also full.

But when there is a real trouble with thieves, you will know that basically all of them are empty, and the false report has reached the time when it is several times more than it is now.

How empty was the local armament during the reign of Chongzhen?

The bandits were attacking and plundering the Central Plains. A county town that was supposed to be guarded by at least 8000 officers and soldiers actually had fewer than [-] people capable of fighting.

Among the 3000 people, only half of them are young and strong.

A large state city should be guarded by tens of thousands of sharp-edged officers and soldiers, but when bandits attack the city, there are only a few thousand old, weak, sick and disabled.

With such a number of people, facing the tide of rogues, ranging from tens of thousands to more than a hundred thousand, even if the officers and soldiers are armed with knives and guns, even if the rogues are all pitchforks and sticks, it is impossible to defend them.

Fortunately, the situation may now be reversed.

Zhu Youxiao freed up his hands in the court, and was about to start a rectification of the local situation.

Sending Zhu Xieyuan to Shanshan as governor, in addition to preparing for the famine in the future, the main purpose is to find out the number of falsely reported troops in various places, reorganize the army, and replace the old with the new.

……

When He Renlong heard the news that the governor of Shanxi Province was coming to inspect the granary early in the morning, he was so excited that he didn't fall asleep all night. It was said that he led people to patrol all night, fearing that something might go wrong.

He was so excited that he didn't fall asleep, but Zhu Xieyuan didn't feel sleepy at all.

In the side room of the Governor's Mansion, Zhu Xieyuan and Qi Jingwei, the prefect of Taiyuan, sat opposite each other across the tea table.

In addition to the two of them, several local government officials were seated. Qi Jingwei pointed to an official document on the table, frowned and said:

"The matter of the granary has been ordered. Gao Zongbing replaced Qian Zong who was guarding the granary overnight. There shouldn't be any problems."

Zhu Xieyuan nodded and asked:

"Who are guarding the granary?"

At this time, an official in charge of the handover replied:

"The previous one was called Fan Shaosheng, and he was sent by General Gao to guard the stables. Now this one is called He Renlong. I heard that he is good at fighting."

"Your Excellency, are you...severely punishing Fan Shaosheng as a warning to others?"

Although Zhu Xieyuan is a civil servant, he understands the thoughts of generals and soldiers better than anyone else.

When he was in Liaodong, the commander-in-chief of the seven major border towns told him to be submissive, and even the Jiang family did not dare to disobey him in the slightest, let alone the small soldiers and generals in these places.

Zhu Xieyuan's eyes moved slightly, and he knew in his heart that Liwei was not the best choice when he just arrived, the main purpose was to win back people's hearts.

Thinking of this, he shook his head and said:

"Not yet, go to the barn and send a message to Mr. Qian called Fan Shaosheng, saying that there is a nest of bandits hiding in Mengshan Mountain, and ask him to lead troops to suppress them."

"If the thief is successfully suppressed, the governor will allow him to offset his merits and demerits."

The civil servants didn't understand Zhu Xieyuan's intention in doing this, but thinking that the latter would first supervise the Southwest and then Liaodong, it must be reasonable to do so, so they nodded without saying anything.

"You all have to remember that the common people came to serve as soldiers just to find a way to survive. Don't force the fault of the government on the general."

"It's not a day or two that local armaments have been slackened. This is a problem left over from the past dynasties. Only by clearing up people's hearts can we win by surprise."

Having said this, Zhu Xieyuan got up and said:

"At present, the imperial court has always paid the food and salaries on time every month. If it is handled properly, the process of rectifying the guards will go smoothly."

"If the persecution is too urgent and causes a mutiny, the gain will outweigh the loss."

All the officials looked at each other and nodded.

Zhu Xieyuan realized that it was dawn, and sighed in his heart. He hadn't slept all night, he shook his head, smiled slightly, and said with his hands behind his back:

"All go out with the governor, and take a look around the current city of Taiyuan along the way."

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"He's so stupid, Gao Ye doesn't treat us like human beings too much!"

Fan Shaosheng sat in the military tent, his face full of dissatisfaction.

A servant also sighed heavily, and said, "Stop talking, Gao Ye has always been the one who allowed himself to eat meat and forbade us to drink soup!"

"The completion of the granary this time is also due to our brother's contribution. He found such an excuse and kicked us away directly. Didn't he just want to take the credit for himself!"

Fan Shaosheng's face was uncertain, and he said:

"I still don't know how the governor of Shanshan will deal with us this time. I've already thought about it. If the punishment is too severe, we might as well go to Mengshan to fall grass!"

"It's better to fall into the grass and become a bandit and rob your house than to suffer this bird's anger in this military camp!"

Hearing this, a servant suddenly remembered something and said:

"Xuan, it seems that we have to make plans early. Zhu Xieyuan is well-known in the southwest and Liaodong. Last time he supervised the seven border commanders to leave the customs, the military regulations were extremely strict along the way. I heard that even the general of Shanhaiguan was executed later."

"Gao Ye will report to the higher authorities with more details, and we will suffer."

Chapter 448 Forced to close the official school

"Fan Shaosheng!"

While discussing, a shout suddenly came from outside.

Everyone hurriedly pretended nothing happened, but an official from the Governor's Mansion walked into the military tent, looked around, and asked:

"Who is Chief Qian Fan Shaosheng?"

Fan Shaosheng's heart skipped a beat, and he stepped forward and said cautiously: "I, I am Fan Shaosheng, the general manager who guards the granary. May I ask who you are—?"

The official nodded and said:

"I am an official of the Governor's Mansion, so you don't need to know your name. This time, I am here to deliver the Governor's order. Fan Shaosheng, please obey."

The servants in the military tent looked at each other and became vigilant, and some even touched the handle of the knife.

"Fan Shaosheng, you should have been punished for not doing enough to guard the granary and leaving your post without authorization."

Fan Shaosheng lowered his head, and was really surprised when he heard this. Judging from the meaning of these words, it seems that his treatment of himself will be reversed!

Sure enough, the official changed the subject and said:

"Your Excellency Governor was born in the military camp. I understand your difficulties. Capital crimes are inevitable, but living crimes are hard to forgive. Are you all willing to make contributions to the imperial court?"

Hearing this, the servants all stood up and formed a circle.

This startled the official, he retreated a few steps, raised his hand, and tried to run away.

"Get out!"

Fan Shaosheng saw that his subordinates had frightened the lord, so he yelled angrily with a sullen face, and the servants retreated. It was he who put on a smiling face, clasped his fists and said:

"Please tell me, my lord, I am willing to go through fire and water for the imperial court, just to take the blame and make meritorious deeds!"

"That's good..." The official breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"There is Mengshan, fifty miles south of here, which is closer to the official road. Pedestrians reported that bandits often come down the mountain to loot, and the influence is bad. The governor's intention is to ask you to bring our troops and horses to wipe out this nest of bandits."

Fan Shaosheng was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect it to be so simple.

Shouldn't the local armed regiment trainers or government servants do the work of suppressing bandits? If you let yourself take the officers and soldiers, wouldn't it be like killing a chicken with a sledgehammer.

Seeing his hesitation, the official frowned and said: