My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 203

Since Zhu Di came to the throne, although he had beaten warriors a few times, he had not really dealt much with them, especially when he directly arrested people with great fanfare, without leaving any dignity.

On the side of the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies, the wind and rain were miserable, and the two princes sitting in it looked at each other in blank dismay.

Qiu Fu, Duke of Qi, looked displeased, "My son-in-law, Wang Ning, is he a relative of the emperor? How could he be arrested casually? Zhu Neng, why don't you know anything about it? Jin Yiwei didn't communicate with you? It's this time, Don't pretend to be confused."

Zhu Neng cried, "I said Lao Qiu, how could Jin Yiwei handle the case and notify me? And you should also know that I am not in charge of Duke Ding."

Zhu Neng lowered his voice, his face full of bitterness.

Qiu Fu snorted and said, "Don't pretend to be pitiful. Now that Wang Ning has been arrested, Wang Zuo is also in prison. There are many people who have made a fortune in business, and even more people have been implicated with them. When the time comes to really investigate, who might get in? Last year, we were very happy to see civil servants in jail, so please don’t let the extreme joy turn into sorrow, let us get in!”

This made Zhu Neng speechless.

In fact, it is very possible that Xungui is in the same breath, and no one is clean.

This kind of thing cannot be checked casually. What if something is found out?
Xu Jingchang is obviously very smart, how could he make this mistake?

Should not be!

But this kid is on His Majesty's side, and they have nothing to do.

When the two of them were in a state of desperation, Zheng Heng came in from the outside again, with a very ugly expression on his face.

"I just heard the news that Xie Jin, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Jian Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of Households, are preparing to write a letter, admonishing to abolish the military households and recruit soldiers instead!"

"no!"

Qiu Fu said decisively: "Absolutely not! We don't agree!"

Zhu Neng was still bitter, "Old Qiu, I remember that the last time was a hard top, can I go back this time?"

Qiu Fu was slumped for a while, sat up silently, and stopped talking.

But Zheng Heng urged: "You two hurry up and find a way, this matter concerns all honorable warriors, we can't wait to be knifed."

Zhu Neng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said: "You said that this matter concerns all noble warriors, you are right!"

Zheng Heng said bluntly: "When did I say something wrong?"

Zhu Neng laughed and said: "I know what to do, let's find someone to help."

"Who are you looking for?"

"Wei Guogong Xu Huizu!"

Zhu Neng spit out a name lightly, the two of them were startled for a moment, then looked at each other in blank dismay, and after a long time, nodded again... It seemed that this was the only way to go.

At the time of the six great princes of the dynasty, Yao Guangxiao, the Duke of Rong, was a god of Buddha, and ignored them. Xu Jingchang, the Duke of Ding, had a special status and put it aside.

Besides the two of them, the only ones left are Cao Guogong Li Jinglong and Wei Guogong Xu Huizu... Li Jinglong went to Beiping temporarily, and the only one left is Wei Guogong Xu Huizu!

It's just that the gap between Xu Huizu and Jing Nan Xungui is too deep, even after his comeback, these people don't take him to play, and Xu Huizu also knows how to hide in the mansion.

The matter of the Xu family depends on Xu Jingchang. In a few years, maybe Xu Qin will also get up.

But in any case, it was not Xu Huizu's turn to stand up.

But now they are arresting people on a large scale and thoroughly investigating Xungui, making Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu in a hurry... Xu Huizu has the most obvious advantage. He is Xu Jingchang's uncle, and he is a family anyway. If he can come up with an idea, it will be good for everyone All good.

After thinking about it, the two decided to visit Xu Huizu in person.

Speaking of which, this was Qiu Fu's first visit to Xu's house, and Zhu Neng often came to Xu's house, but he also went to Xu Jingchang's side.This is also his first visit to the old house.

Huang Huang Ye Ye, majestic and majestic.

He really deserves to be a top goalkeeper!
Xu Huizu knew that the two were coming, so he took the initiative to greet them, politely, invited them inside, and divided the guests and hosts into their seats.

Qiu Fu didn't like to talk, so Zhu Neng took the initiative to say: "Mr. Wei, many guards are seriously vacant now. How to deal with this matter? Also, there are too many thousands of households. They do business in private and corrupt the guards. , do you have any thoughts?"

Hearing this, Xu Huizu said very seriously: "Actually, during the Hongwu Dynasty, I went to many places to train soldiers, and I also experienced the situation of the guards in various places... The main problem is that people multiply, and the original land is not enough. And you also know that although the guards have albums, they are all in the hands of the guards. They are not only the chiefs of the army, but also the parents of the local officials. They have all the military power and financial power. The military households below are almost a matter of course, and speaking of them, they are more excessive than those local big households."

With a sullen face, Qiu Fu said in a deep voice, "You can't say that. The soldiers have meritorious service, so shouldn't they be able to enjoy themselves?"

Xu Huizu didn't refute him, but sighed: "You should enjoy it, but when it comes time to fight, you can't pull out soldiers and horses, especially the guards in the Central Plains, which almost collapsed, and it is difficult to get out after four years, which is even more of a disadvantage It’s overgrown, and it’s really going to die if it’s not treated.”

When Jing Nan was mentioned, Zhu Neng asked curiously: "We still don't know about this matter, can Duke Wei explain it carefully?"

Xu Huizu nodded, "Speaking of which, Jing Nan's problem is mainly due to the deployment of soldiers and horses from various places..."

The three princes chatted together for more than an hour before they finally explained the matter clearly. In fact, in Hongwu's later years, there were problems with the military household system.

For example, Li Jinglong and Xu Huizu have gone to various places to supervise military training and check the status of the guards.

At that time, a full-staffed thousand-household office could still have 700 people, and the worst was more than 500 people, and it could still maintain some combat effectiveness.

The trouble was that after Jing Nan, because the southern army fought so badly, every time they had to recruit troops on a large scale, tens of 10 people went immediately, and then they were beaten up by Zhu Di.

The first year was barely enough, but after the second or third year, more and more young people were taken away from all over the country. Some people left, but no one came back... Some families took their eldest son away for the first time. The second time he took away the second son, and when it was the third time, there was no male in the family.

This is the flaw of the military household system. The Ming army is not recruited from all the people in the country, but from those fixed military households.

Father dies, son succeeds, brother ends up younger brother... unless you exhaust all the men in your family, you will be let go.

If it was like the founding of the country, if you kept winning battles and didn't lose much, it's okay to say, but in the battle of Jingnan, Zhu Yunqi lost so much that he was about to die.

"Many military households have been depleted of males. Without males to take care of them, they can't keep their fields. Therefore, those guard officials have tried their best to annex the land and occupy the daughter of Paoze. They have done all kinds of bad things. Some families There are also men among them, but they are afraid of going to the battlefield, so they flee with their families, and there are many bandits and bandits everywhere are these fleeing military households."

Xu Huizu concluded: "Now the land of the Central Plains, especially the Weisuo in the south of the Yangtze River, let alone [-] to [-] percent, I'm afraid there is not even a [-]% of it. And there is another thing here, the land of the Weisuo produces food, no need Pay the royal rations to the Ministry of Households, and the people below hold the land, how much money they can make, I don’t think I need to say more!”

At this point, Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu also felt uneasy, and they looked at each other, "So, there is no possibility of recovering the guards in the Central Plains?"

Xu Huizu said: "Yes, but the root of military households lies in the land. Now that there are so many people in the local area, there is no land available. If you want to restore military households, you have to force the guards below to spit out the land they swallowed. "

"It's too difficult." Qiu Fu sighed.

Xu Huizu said again: "This is only the first step, and the next step is to recruit children from good families and let them serve as military households. I want to ask you two, can you do it?"

Zhu Neng smiled helplessly, "I'm afraid this is even more difficult than taking back the land."

Both of them are speechless. If this is the case, I'm afraid Xie Jin and others will succeed!

The change of the military household system will have a great impact on them.

"Can we just sit back and watch those rogues, gangsters, gamblers, and drunks flood the army?" Qiu Fu was filled with anger, "It's really unreasonable."

Zhu Neng looked at Xu Huizu. As Xu Da's eldest son, he had been leading troops since the Hongwu Dynasty. He was familiar with all military affairs, so he probably had a good idea.

"Wei Guogong, can you see if there is a way?"

Xu Huizu sighed, "This matter is not easy, and I can't say there is a safe way. We can only discuss it in the long run."

They were still chatting, in the palace, Zhu Di glared at Uncle Shunchang and Wang Zuo who was kneeling in front of him.

"Tell me, how much money did you steal?"

Wang Zuo said bitterly, "The guilty minister corrupted 17 taels."

Zhu Di snorted, "You're quite clear?"

"Don't dare to hide it from your Majesty. Every time I get a fortune, I try to exchange it into gold and silver. Some of them exchanged it from merchants, and some simply went to the Gold and Silver Building to buy some jewelry and put them in the secret room."

Zhu Di laughed angrily, "Okay, are you quite proud?"

Wang Zuo sighed, and said miserably: "I don't want to go back to Your Majesty, but I can't control it! I came from a poor family, and I didn't have a full meal before following Your Majesty. I also want to do a good job for Your Majesty." Do things without being greedy or occupying... But after entering Yingtian City, this world of flowers and flowers made me fascinated. For the first time, I received 3000 taels... such a big pile, all of which are silver, I hugged the silver and fell asleep The whole night, I couldn't bear to let go..."

"enough!"

Zhu Di yelled angrily: "You are greedy and protect the people below, do you know that they turned my guardhouse into a quarry, relying on selling stones to make a fortune?"

Wang Zuo said: "The guilty minister knows, but the guilty minister is thinking about it. Anyway, it is the guardhouse of the Southern Army. If it is broken, it will be broken. It doesn't matter. As long as the old brothers in Beiping listen to His Majesty, there is nothing to be afraid of..."

"You fart!" Zhu Di was so angry that he grabbed something on the table and threw it at Wang Zuo no matter what, "I am the emperor of Ming Dynasty, not King Yan of Beiping, I will kill you!"

(End of this chapter)