Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 48 Li Banghua's troubles
Hung-chien had been sneezing since he came out of the palace, wondering if he caught a cold from getting up too early, and he didn't know that someone was talking about him behind his back, but he was still in a good mood.

Wansui Mountain Qianhusuo sounds pretty good. It is still directly under the emperor's Qianhusuo. I don't need to accept the yelling of those old men. I can lead the army. I am very happy.

Well, the emperor should be thinking about my treasures. Liu Hongjian thought of the 120 AKMs in the ring. Whatever he is, it's time to create an armed force that will shock the world.

Since the last time he was assassinated, Liu Hongjian was also a little bit afraid. Now there are two Jinyiwei guarding the family, but Jinyiwei was not single-handed after all.

Besides, if you don't practice for a long time, it's okay to scare outsiders. If you encounter a master, your own gun is safer!No matter how good your skills are?Can you pass bullets faster?
Riding a horse, wandering leisurely on the street, there are more people on the street than in the past, and various shops on both sides of the street have also started to open one after another, creating a lively scene.

Since the disposal of a large number of corrupt officials, Meng Zhaoxiang, the newly appointed minister of punishment, issued an order to return all the real estate and land that those corrupt officials had obtained by oppressing the people in recent years, and all those with solid evidence should be released.

The people in the capital are naturally grateful, and they all smile a little more, and they say that the current sage is the eternal king when they see everyone.

After wandering around for a long time, Liu Hongjian finally arrived at the door of his house. Niu Zhuang took the reins of the horse, and Liu Hongjian went straight into the inner courtyard.

Sun Xiuxiu didn't know that she had been appointed as a third-rank imperial order, and Liu Hongjian was eager to tell her the news, thinking she would be very happy.

But Sun Xiuxiu was not seen in the inner courtyard. After thinking for a while, Liu Hongjian walked towards the backyard.

The backyard has been developed into a large garden. Liu Hongjian helped Sun Xiuxiu plant all kinds of suitable flower seeds, as well as potatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables.

Sun Xiuxiu was watering the garden with a water ladle in mind, while Xiaolan was waiting by the side, also holding a water ladle.

Seeing Liu Hongjian approaching, Sun Xiuxiu immediately put down the water ladle with some guilt and went to meet him.

"Husband is back!" Sun Xiuxiu saluted, and Xiaolan hurriedly dropped the water ladle to salute.

"Slow down! The injury hasn't healed yet, don't you want to let you rest more? Let the servants do these jobs, it looks like you're sweating!"

Liu Hongjian walked to Sun Xiuxiu's side, grabbed Sun Xiuxiu's tender lotus-like hand with his left hand, and wiped away the fine beads of sweat from his beloved wife's forehead with his right hand lovingly.

"The concubine's injury is no longer a problem! It's just a little itchy. The weather has been dry recently. I was worried that those seeds would not grow, so I asked Xiaolan to water it. I couldn't help it, so...Xiuxiu knew it was wrong! "

Sun Xiuxiu knew that Liu Hongjian cared about him, and her eyes were full of apology.

"It's good to know you're wrong! If you don't obey me, be careful to enforce the family law for your husband!" Liu Hongjian said with a grin.

"Husband, Xiaolan is still here, stop talking nonsense!"

Thinking of Liu Hongjian's so-called family law, Sun Xiuxiu immediately blushed. The last time she didn't listen to Liu Hongjian's words, she was pushed onto the bed by Liu Hongjian and slapped her butt several times.

"What are you afraid of? Our Liu family doesn't have so many rules. Xiaolan is going to ask Sister Liu to cook more delicious food. My master is happy today!" Liu Hongjian took advantage of Sun Xiuxiu's inattention and slapped her on the face.

Sun Xiuxiu turned her back in embarrassment, and Xiaolan got the order to leave the backyard.

Liu Hongjian went forward and gently hugged Sun Xiuxiu into his arms, put his mouth next to his little wife's ear, and softly told Sun Xiuxiu the emperor's reward.

Sun Xiuxiu was really overjoyed. Her husband has become a high official in the imperial court, and she is also an uncle. Although she is a descendant of a famous family, her family has fallen, and she has always felt a little inferior.

Now that she has the order of the third rank, Sun Xiuxiu is naturally satisfied.

Before the two could continue their tender relationship, Xiaolan came to report that an old man had come outside, he seemed to be a high-ranking official, and she wanted to see him for something important.

Liu Hongjian immediately went out to check, and found out from a long distance that it was Li Banghua, the new minister of the Ministry of War.

According to historical records, after the capital city was broken, Li Banghua left a blood book and hanged himself to death. Thinking of that stubborn old man, Liu Hongjian was still a little surprised. Could it be that he wanted to thank him for his strong recommendation?This Li Banghua is quite upright!
Li Banghua is seventy years old this year, supposedly in his seventies, but his body is strong, his eyes are piercing, and his complexion is as good as that of Jin Yiwei's old Liangtou.

"This old man pays an abrupt visit, and I hope Uncle Anguo will mind! To be able to serve the country again, this old man would like to thank uncle for his recommendation."

Speaking of which, Li Banghua bent down and bowed to Liu Hongjian as a thank you. With his 70 years old age and his status as Minister of the Ministry of War, it was quite grand to give this gift to 20 year old Liu Hongjian.

Liu Hongjian quickly helped up the old man. To be honest, he was a little proud, but he was a little worried about letting an old man who was older than his father and only dedicated to serving the country salute him. rise.

After being courteous, Li Banghua went straight to the point and talked about his real reason for coming.

Daming is exhausted. Although the imperial court has money now, it is really difficult to recruit soldiers. He was asked to rectify the Beijing camp according to the emperor's wishes, but the servants and relatives of the five-army governor's mansion were not easy to deal with. He was eager to serve the country at that time. Take the errand.

The Ming Dynasty created the military household system. The so-called military households are soldiers from generation to generation. When there is no war, they farm the fields and serve as farmers. When there is a war, they throw away their hoes and wear military uniforms. The best of both worlds.

Comrade Zhu Chongba was very proud of his pioneering work, and it did achieve good results at the beginning, but then the corruption of the generals in the various guards became more and more serious.

Not only did they occupy the fertile land of these military households, but also let these soldiers farm the land for them. Instead, the soldiers became the tenants of these generals. Not only did they not have enough food and clothing, they were often scolded by the generals.

As a result, it became common for military households to flee in the late Ming Dynasty. Almost half of the [-] people in a guard could escape, and these guard generals just took these vacancies and paid for them.

The so-called conscription is for ordinary people, but once they enter the guard, their household registration will be changed to military households. Military households cannot obtain fame or business, and can only be military households for generations.

Ghosts are willing to be soldiers!Li Banghua sighed, regretting his rashness.

After listening to Li Banghua's explanation, Liu Hongjian understood the root of the problem. Zhu Chongba may be very proud of this initiative, but in his opinion, this is a bad idea in which the golden jade is ruined.

Liu Hongjian asked Li Banghua to let go of the rectification boldly, so what about his relatives?It's okay for you to be your official honestly, but if you jump out and jump out, there will be one old man and the other.

The army does not go to training, but goes to cultivate the land, counting on the peasants with hoes on their shoulders to fight impromptuly, without any enthusiasm, how can they have combat effectiveness?

Just farm the land, not only will you be exploited by the generals, but in the end you will have no land to value, no food and no clothes, and a fool will mess with you!

I believe that for the sake of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen would not care about punishing a few guys who occupy the latrine and don't shit.

Liu Hongjian thought for a while, and then told Li Banghua that he was asked to conscript for ten years. Not only would the enlisted soldiers not have to pay taxes at home within these ten years, but they could also be released to their original places after the ten-year period expired, without going to the army. Be a military household.

The treasury is richer, and the military pay is also higher. For details, you can refer to the frontier army in Shanhaiguan. After all, you can count on this army to go south and north!If you are not willing to give money, who will work for you!

Li Banghua knew that he would definitely be able to recruit soldiers, but... how to explain to the imperial court and Chongzhen, this is against the ancestral system!

The ancestral system, the ancestral system is the ancestral system, Liu Hongjian sighed and said that he would go to the emperor to discuss this matter, so that Li Banghua didn't have to worry about it, and he had to recruit all the troops first.

"There is one more thing. There is turmoil everywhere, the horse households are withered, and there are no good horses in the country. If we only recruit infantry, things will be difficult to continue!"

The Chongzhen conscription was mostly to guard against Wu Sangui and Jianzhou Jurchen who had no clear intentions in the north. They were all iron cavalry, and they only recruited infantry.

"Well, that's a problem! Where did the imperial court buy horses from in the past?" Liu Hongjian frowned and said.

"In the past few years, the Ming army and horses were all traded from Mongolia, but since Mongolia moved westward from the Han tribe, the rest of Mongolia could not resist the Houjin, and they all surrendered Jianlu. Since then, my Ming Dynasty has almost no good horses to buy!"

Thinking of Ming's bad moves over the years, Li Banghua felt uneasy. After the rise of Jianlu, Mongolia was originally close to Ming, but was forced to leave one by those courtiers who didn't do anything, and forced a lot of them.

But the matter has come to this, so what can be done, Li Banghua sighed.

"There is still a channel to buy horses. There are many merchants in Shanxi. They can buy horses, but...it's a bit expensive!" Li Banghua frowned, thinking of those merchants in Shanxi.

"The Eight Great Shanxi Merchants?" Liu Hongjian frowned and sneered!

　Ask for a reward! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)