serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 408 Lin Ruhai’s decision
The Wucheng Bingma Division is not one yamen, but the collective name of five yamen. They are divided into Zhongcheng Bingma Division, Dongcheng Bingma Division, Xicheng Bingma Division, Nancheng Bingma Division and Beicheng Bingma Division. They will The capital city is divided into five areas and managed separately.

The functions of the Military and Horse Division are quite complex. They must not only maintain public security in the capital, capture prisoners, but also sort out street ditches and fire bans.

After the Zhou Dynasty established its capital in Beijing, all the soldiers in the Bingma Division were filled by elites in the army. They could shoot bows and fight hand-to-hand with swords, and their combat effectiveness was extremely astonishing.

Of course, that's all old stuff.

Today's Bingma Division has long been a place to raise old soldiers. They patrol the streets at regular intervals on weekdays and assist Shuntian Prefecture in hunting down thieves, robbers, and murderers. The most common work they do is traveling to the east and west cities and the Various commercial taxes are collected from merchants in various streets and alleys.

Although the Soldiers and Horses Department was seriously corrupted and its combat power was weak, as the soldiers and horses in the capital that could be mobilized at will in addition to the infantry yamen, it still became the focus of competition among various parties.

Outside the lobby of Bingma Division
Zhenfu walked in through the gate, surrounded by a group of guards.

The passage leading to the lobby was lined with officials from the five yamen who came to greet him.

As soon as they saw Zhen Fu coming in, these officials all bowed: "I'll wait for you, your Majesty the Commander!"

Zhen Fu smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Don't be too polite, don't be too polite." As he spoke, he strode towards the lobby.

Accompanied by all the officials, Zhen Fu walked into the lobby of the Military and Horse Department.

Zhen Fu took a seat in the center of the lobby, and the officials handed over the notebooks one by one.

A guard took the notebook and held it in front of Zhen with both hands.

Zhen Fu took the notebook and looked through it slowly. He turned to one of the books and asked, "Is the commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division here?"

A plump middle-aged man wearing the robe of a sixth-grade military attache stepped forward and said, "Sir, I am commanding the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division."

Zhen looked down at him: "You look familiar."

Commander of the Dongcheng Military and Horse Division: "Sir, my subordinate once served in the Jinling Patrol Battalion."

Zhen Fu leaned back slightly: "Oh, so you have been serving in the military for a long time. Let me ask you, what were you doing the night of the fire in Dongshi?"

The commander of the Dongcheng Military and Horse Division was a little embarrassed: "This"

Zhen raised her hand and said, "Okay, I won't deal with you according to military law anymore. Please resign yourself."

The commander of the Dongcheng Military and Horse Division shuddered and turned to look at the other four commanders with pleading eyes.

The four people glanced at each other and said nothing.

The commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division knew that the situation was over, and tremblingly took off his black gauze hat.

A guard stepped forward to take over the gauze hat.

The commander of the Dongcheng Military and Horse Division trembled as he unbuttoned the collar of his robe and took off his official robe, and then walked out in despair.

Zhen Fu opened another notebook, looked at it, raised his head, and asked, "Who is the commander of the Xicheng Army and Horses Division?"

The commander of the Xicheng Army and Horses Division stood up: "See you, sir."

Zhen looked down at him: "What are the responsibilities of the Military and Horse Division?"

Commander of the Xicheng Military and Horse Division: "Return to your lord, maintain law and order in the capital and patrol the streets."

Zhen Fu asked again: "Then why can't we see the patrolling soldiers from the Bingma Division in Xicheng? Are they all from the military?"

Everyone looked at each other again and lowered their heads.

The commander of the Xicheng Military and Horse Division became anxious and blushed: "Why do you ask, sir, knowingly? The palace, the cabinet and the Ministry of War have all acquiesced in this matter, and no one in the capital knows about it!"

Zhen You looked out of the hall: "What's 'knowingly asking'? What's 'tacit consent'? This is the hall of the Military and Horse Department, not the lantern market! Are you here to play riddles for me?"

The commander of the Xicheng Army and Horse Division was a little excited: "Since your Excellency said this, I have to boldly say something. I must be very clear about the affairs of the capital. Eight thousand fire rifle soldiers are stationed on the back street of Jia's house. The late Emperor If he died, something might happen, so the cabinet ordered martial law in the capital, and the Yongwei Battalion took over the entire West City.

After the Lantern Festival, I sent three messages to the Ministry of War in succession, but there was no news!Later, I went to ask for an audience with the county king, but I only got three words: "I understand."I'm just a little sixth-grade military attaché, no one can offend me!I heard that your Excellency is from the Zhen family in Jiangnan, and the Zhen and Jia families are close friends for generations. Your Excellency only dares to say "people from the military", so what should your subordinates do?Please make it clear! "

"Then you can resign yourself. The imperial court does not support idle people!" Zhen Fumeng turned her head and pierced him with her eyes like a knife.The commander of the Xicheng Army and Horses Division was so angry that he couldn't speak rightly: "Big, big"

Zhen Fu: "Stop being so big, just pack up and go."

The commander of the West City Army and Horses Division was so angry that he trembled all over and walked out.

Zhen Fu stood up and walked slowly in the hall, his eyes slowly swept over everyone's faces, and said calmly: "I didn't care about things before, but now that I have received the errand of the Military and Horse Division, I have to listen Mine, if I make the slightest mistake, I will be punished by military law. Do you understand?"

Everyone answered in unison: "Yes."

Zhen Fu then said: "You each go back and tidy up, lay off the old, weak, sick and disabled, and keep the young, strong and capable ones. The palace will transfer some elites from the Forbidden Army to supplement them. In addition, the old concubine also promised to allocate some Give the muskets to the commander of the army."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Zhen Fu: "You remember, the primary function of the Military and Horse Division is to maintain law and order in the capital."

Everyone responded in unison: "Yes!"

Zhen Fu: "Tomorrow I will go to each government office to inspect. I don't want to see an old, weak, sick or disabled person!"

All the officials were anxious: "Isn't it too urgent tomorrow?"

Zhen Fu: "It's tomorrow! You go and handle it now."

Although the officials were full of complaints but had no choice but to answer "yes", they retreated in confusion.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was really too big.The sun was shining brightly in the capital at this time, but in Jiangxi it was heavy rain after the strong wind. Dozens of large ships filled with military rations, ordnance, gunpowder and military pay sailed into the mouth of Poyang Lake and headed towards the newly repaired Hukou County pier. go!

On each ship stood officers and soldiers guarding the ship.

At this time, Hukou County had become a huge military camp, with tents set up in the open space outside the city.

The heavy rain poured down, and dozens of soldiers stood motionless like boulders in the rain curtain at the entrance, sides and surroundings of the Chinese army's tent.

It was raining continuously outside the tent, but inside the tent it was very quiet.

Lin Ruhai sat in front of the big case and read the military reports from the Jiangxi General Military Mansion. Niu Er stood beside him like a boulder, holding the handle of the knife motionless.

The generals of the Anhui General Army, Anhui Guards, and Jiangsu Patrol Battalion stood on both sides of the case.

After reading the military report, Lin Ruhai raised her head and thought silently. The riot by the victims in Jiujiang Prefecture had turned into a rebellion. Before the army could put down the riot in Jiujiang Prefecture, rebellions broke out in Nanchang, Fuzhou and other places. , since the main force of the official army was concentrated in Jiujiang Prefecture, two or three counties in each state capital fell.

After putting down the riot in Jiujiang Mansion, the Jiangxi General Soldier immediately led his troops south and defeated the rebels besieging Nanchang yesterday. They got some information from the prisoners. It was Yang Lin, the commander of the Jiangxi Patrol Battalion, who led a group of resentful gentry in the rebellion.

The feud between the Jiangxi gentry and the imperial court was no longer a matter of time. In order to quell the rebellion in the Central Plains, the imperial court forcibly confiscated a large amount of money and grain from the Jiangxi gentry. After the Central Plains was pacified, the imperial court not only failed to compensate the Jiangxi gentry for their losses, but also refused Their request was to be exempted from taxes for three years.

Forget it if we stop here. As a result, Lin Ruhai came to Jiangxi with the emperor's imperial edict to implement the new policy in Jiangxi Province. This aroused strong opposition from the Jiangxi gentry. In the end, Lin Ruhai killed a group of people and forcibly promoted the New Deal in Jiangxi Province.

After putting together the military report, Lin Ruhai sighed in his heart. He didn't want to know why Yang Lin and these gentry rebelled, nor did he want to know the people behind them. What was echoing in his ears at the moment was Jia Jing's words. He hesitated whether he should listen to Jia Jing's words. Respectfully, let the rebellion continue.

At this moment, an official rushed in: "Report to the Governor, the military supplies have arrived!"

The eyes of the Anhui general and the generals brightened and they all looked at Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai thought for a while: "Now there are heavy rains, and the weather and location are not conducive to the court. Our army has no advantage in strength, and the rebels are erratic. It is easy to lose and miss important events. What I mean is to wait for the Jiangnan camp. At the same time, we will cut off the connection between Jiangxi and the surrounding areas, wait for the weather to improve, and then fight decisively with the rebels, so that we can defeat them all! What do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other, but still replied: "Yes."

Lin Ruhai felt relieved: "Go down and get ready."

The Anhui general and generals had no choice but to walk out.

Lin Ruhai sat there and thought for a while, then picked up the pen, spread out the letter, and started writing.

(End of this chapter)