Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 30

Regarding Chongzhen's reward, Liu Hongjian really wanted to cry but had no tears. He smashed his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach. Who else can be blamed?

He accepted Chongzhen's reward with a smile, and Liu Hongjian suggested that when he went to Shanhaiguan to comfort the laborers, he must send a reliable person to ensure that the money was distributed to every soldier.

He has seen the methods used by various frontier officials to withhold military pay. If it is really delivered, he will leave. Officials at all levels from the general to the bottom will exploit it layer by layer. It is estimated that the soldiers who are suffering in the end will not even get half of it.

And he also planned to select a few smart people from Jinyiwei to be responsible for the investigation of the situation on the Nine Frontiers, and to monitor Wu Sangui's movements by the way. Chongzhen also nodded in agreement.

Then Liu Hongjian stared at Chongzhen, laughed three times, and made Chongzhen feel scared.

"Your Majesty, the Jinyi Guards are seriously short of troops. In order to accomplish that great event, I suggest...recalling more than 5000 'big Han generals' belonging to the Jin Yiwei in the palace..."

Chongzhen is good at face, and these big Han generals are the face of Ming Dynasty. Now that Liu Hongjian wants to recall these pillars, it is tantamount to slapping Chongzhen in the face.

Chongzhen was not as furious as Liu Hongjian thought, but just sighed and said slightly.

"Aiqing, I know that you are dedicated to the country. Daming has become what it is today. I have no face to worship my ancestors. What qualifications do I have to talk about these pompous things? Just recall Aiqing. There are three people in my palace. The support of the Thousand Battalion and the Fifth Army Battalion is enough."

The previous excitement was immediately diluted by thinking of the current situation. Yes, the empire is still facing internal and external troubles, so what can a little silver be worth?

The 'old man' in front of him was dressed in a bright yellow imperial robe with two patches on the hem of the imperial robe, his hair was gray and black, his forehead was already wrinkled, and his sunken eyes were deep and majestic, revealing his majesty. Tired, he is only 34 years old!

Who said the emperor is unkind?Whoever said that the emperor cares about face is nonsense, it must be some historian who was dissatisfied with Chongzhen and deliberately slandered him.

Liu Hongjian bent down and gave a junior salute to Chongzhen, yes!In his opinion, the emperor at this time is just a poor man.

But what should be said must be said, and what should be done must be done. Although he is now the commander of the Jinyiwei, to everyone under the Jinyiwei, it is just a change of leader.

He is not even as good as Liang Yang and Chang Yu in terms of seniority and dignity. If he can't get some benefits for the people below, how can he make many Jin Yiwei willingly work for him?

Liu Hongjian euphemistically explained his difficulties to Chongzhen, and Chongzhen also understood, and with a wave of his hand, he directly asked him to take away the jewelry, jade, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings copied from the Wu Mansion, all of them away!
Liu Hongjian was overjoyed. Although he didn't know how much those items were worth, he seemed to remember that there were quite a few of them!Two carts of gold and silver jewelry, three carts of jewelry and jade, ten carts of porcelain, calligraphy and painting, it must be worth 10,000+ taels!
The total number of troops in Beijing Jinyiwei, including the five thousand generals, is almost seven thousand. If they are trained properly, they will definitely be of great use after a while.

With Chongzhen's permission, Liu Hongjian bowed out and went directly to the Jinyiwei Yamen, asking Chang Yu to send someone to bring back the things that were brought back last night.

Afterwards, all personnel from one hundred households and above were summoned to the Jinyiwei Yamen to discuss the restructuring issue.

The original Jinyiwei had 7000 thousands of households under its jurisdiction. After careful consideration, Liu Hongjian planned to abolish some of the elderly and weak. Currently, there are about 1000 Jinyiwei personnel in other places, and with the addition of [-] people in Beijing, more than [-] elderly and weak people will be abolished. , to form ten complete Thousand Households Offices, four of which are external for the time being, and six of which are staying in Beijing.

The former governor of Nanzhen Fusi was promoted to Commander Tongzhi, and the commander Zhang Shun was also promoted, the new commanders Wang Ping and Li Weixian, the new governors of Nanzhen Fusi Jiang Datong, and the new governors of Beizhen Fusi Make Chang Yu.

For the rest, the promotion and transfer of thousands of households and hundreds of households shall be based on the assignment of the new commander and Tong Zhi Liang Yang.

Liu Hongjian gained the power of Chongzhen to do things cheaply, so he unceremoniously started drastic changes to Jinyiwei, and Liang Yang, who had been hiding his power for many years, showed even more enthusiasm.

Liu Hongjian announced Chongzhen's rewards again. Whether it was gold, silver jewelry, jewelry or jade, in the final analysis, it was money. Things worth 10,000+ taels, even if they were distributed to each person, there would be at least ten taels.

Many Jinyiwei officials were overjoyed. Jinyiwei had been put on hold for several years, and the imperial court was in short supply of money. Naturally, Jinyiwei couldn't pay the salaries. The important officials of the imperial court had already owed their salary for half a year. Very miserable.

As soon as Liu Hongjian took office, everyone could get at least ten taels of silver at once, which was enough for all Jinyiwei to celebrate. Many officials even shouted the slogan of "commander makes mighty".

What is the concept of ten taels? Take a chestnut. In the Ming Dynasty, one tael of silver could buy two stones of rice. Even if there were turmoil in the late Ming Dynasty and natural disasters, one tael of silver could still buy one stone. The family has lived for a month.

If there is a reward, there will be a punishment. After painting a bright future for everyone, and giving money, the next step is to punish violations.

In addition to the stick rules, those who bully the people, embezzle and accept bribes, regardless of the amount of money, will be removed from Jinyiwei and imprisoned. Everyone knows the horror of Jinyiwei's punishment. Everyone kept silent about Liu Hongjian's ban.

Those who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and those who have done wrong will be punished. As long as you work hard, you will get money and get promoted. Many officials have even forgotten the punishment just mentioned, and they are all gearing up for a big job. .

After the meeting was over, Liu Hongjian discussed with Liang Yang, Zhang Shun and others how to place the Han generals, and the arrangement was not completed until the afternoon.

Afterwards, Liu Hongjian became the host and went to the famous Xiangmanlou in the capital to have a big meal. At the wine table, several newly-appointed acquaintances, ministers, and governors took turns toasting to Liu Hongjian, expressing their determination to be loyal in the future. Do your best, serve the commander, and serve the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Hongjian was not strong enough to drink, and he was drunk all the time, so he was helped out of the restaurant by Chang Yu and Liang Yang.

What they didn't know was that just as they left the restaurant, the owner of the restaurant hurriedly called a servant over, whispered something casually, and the servant immediately ran out...

At home, Xiuxiu hurriedly helped Liu Hongjian to bed. Liu Hongjian took Sun Xiuxiu's hand in a drunken eyes, and said to himself,
"Come here, Xiuxiu, let me have another drink with my husband! Fill it up..."

Just as Xiuxiu poured a cup of hangover tea, before handing it over, Liu Hongjian was already lying on the bed, sound asleep.

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