Ji Tang

Chapter 917 Changes in the Ministry of War

The 19th year of Zhenguan, summer.

At this time, it is the hottest time in Jiangnan. The hot and humid weather makes people want to take a dip in the cool river water.

Since arriving in Xuanzhou, Wu Mei has completely let go.

Without the teacher's lessons, and without the mother's nagging, these days are the most free and comfortable period she has ever lived.Although I am a little tired, the weather is a little hot, and my subordinates are a little stupid, but these are not problems.

But when she read Ji Ze's letters from time to time, her head was full of black lines.

Although she was extremely sweet in her heart, she said with disdain: "You said this kid just knows how to write letters when he's fine. What's there to write about? Isn't it just a few words that he repeated over and over again? It's not too troublesome!"

After saying that, he threw the letter on the table aside, but his eyes that never left the letter showed that he cared in his heart.

"How about if the lady doesn't reply to him?"

The maid Mo Ji suggested from the side.

"Isn't that a little bad? It's so far away. If he doesn't reply, what if he is worried that something will happen to me?"

"Also, that kid may not be able to kick anything with three kicks, but he has never been less thoughtful. No, no!"

After speaking, he carefully put away the letter and said as he walked: "I will reply to him with a few words, just a few words!"

Bang!
The study rooms were closed, and the maid Mo Zhi shook her head helplessly. She really didn't know what to say to her little lady.Every time the second young master wrote to her, she had a look of disgust on her face, for his poor handwriting, and for his rude speech. But at the end of each time, she wrote in the study, which lasted at least an hour, and she didn't even think about it. Do you know where all those words come from?
Just when Mo Zhi despised his little lady's duplicity, Wu Mei solemnly took out a porcelain bottle without any markings.I saw that she carefully dipped a little bit of it into the cloth and applied it a few times on the end of the letter.

Looking at the unresponsive letter, Wu Mei didn't take it seriously.I picked up the blank stationery beside me and started writing.Sometimes she was meditating, and sometimes she was smiling. I don’t know what she was thinking about?
After half an hour, he stretched and put down the pen.

Picking up the letter paper just now, what is surprising is that a line of words appears in the blank space.The fonts are obviously different, which shows that they were not written by the same person.

The thought of this letter being seen by some bad master made her angry.But after seeing the content above, I couldn't care less about anything.

"Things have changed. I will try my best to develop to Mingzhou for the future!"

There is no beginning or end, which is even more incomprehensible, but Wu Mei is thoughtful.

"If it's not dangerous, then what is it?"

"If you don't use falcon training, you shouldn't be particularly anxious. Trying to develop towards Mingzhou? Mingzhou is close to the sea and is the largest port in the south of the Tang Dynasty. To develop there, is it going to the sea?"

After saying that, he threw the letter away, but quickly picked it up and read it over and over again, but found nothing unusual.

"Come on!"

Suddenly, Wu Mei shouted towards the door.

"Miss, what are your orders?"

Ink appeared in the study and said.

"Immediately send a message to those tribesmen who have not found a place to settle down to immediately go to the surrounding areas of Mingzhou. Let them settle near Mingzhou, preferably near the seaside."

Mo Zhi was a little surprised when he heard this, but seeing that the lady had no intention of explaining, he agreed and walked out.

After saying that, Wu Mei stopped paying attention to the matter, and instead thought about what the master meant?
Things have changed?What has changed?
"Is it related to the changes in the aristocratic family?"

It's no wonder she thinks too much, it's true that the family's actions have been a bit big during this period.In particular, Shijia Valve, headed by Wu Xing Qiwang, is aggressively acquiring ships. All shipyards that can build sea-going ships have received a large number of orders from them.The magnitude of the need is simply unprecedented.

Even if we keep building it day and night, we still have to wait until ten years later.During this period, all the ships built were bought by these people using various means.

It’s not about robbing, it’s about throwing money at it until you sell it.

When it comes to wealth, even Ji, who has a lot of money, is willing to be defeated.It's not that the Ji family has no money, but that they have too much money.

At this time, everyone discovered how terrifying the Millennium Family is. Once the accumulation of thousands of years is exerted, this is simply not something that ordinary people can achieve in just a few decades.

Not only the ships, they also recruited crew members, and the treatment was so generous that many people were moved.But some people gave up their minds when they heard that they were going to the sea and might not be able to return home for several years.

There are also craftsmen, as long as they have a certain skill, whether they are masons or carpenters, they will make great efforts to win over them.

As long as you are willing to sign a ten-year contract, you will be given hundreds of dollars on the spot, and you will never break your promise!

In order to reassure the people, they also pulled local officials over to stand in front of them, and they did everything they could.But just when everyone thought they were about to cause a big mess, Chang'an sent a message asking local officials to cooperate, and everyone exploded.

What does the court want to do?What does the family want to do?
"Developing towards the sea? Ships? Craftsmen? Crew members?"

boom!
"I see!"

Wu Mei was so excited that she couldn't control herself. She kept walking back and forth and said, "The family is going to sea!"

She thought about it over and over, and in the end, only this reason was the most convincing.Thinking of her master's message, she also thought, isn't it just a family?Ji wants it too
"No, I have to keep an eye on this myself. If my guess is right, then this is definitely a great opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

After saying that, he walked out of the door and shouted to Mo Zhi who had just returned: "Let's go to Mingzhou!"

In Chang'an, the chirping of cicadas in summer is very annoying. The chirping sound of cicadas outside the lobby of the Ministry of War is like hypnosis, making Ji Song who is sitting in the lobby keep dozing off.

The people working downstairs were also very sleepy, but no one dared to actually fall asleep.Since the person above took charge of the Ministry of War, one of the six departments that used to be deserted, it immediately started spinning with all its strength like a top.

Even the manpower has been doubled, which makes the original old man love and hate it.What I love is that there are more people here, and those who had not been promoted before are all promoted this time; what I hate is that although there are more people, they are busier than before.

People are constantly being sent to various places to check military registers, check soldiers, and inventory the armor weapons of Zhechong Mansion in various places.

Although it has been done before, it was mostly just a formality. Except for the Guanzhong boundary, there is no good solution at all elsewhere.

But this time is different. Anyone who is sent out has been given a target by the person in front of him. If they can't complete it, they can wait to come back and face the consequences.

This man is not someone to be trifled with. Not to mention his high rank and great military exploits, he also has a bad temper. If he is not careful, he will be scolded. But the better thing is that although this man has a bad temper, he treats his subordinates well. But there is nothing to say.Let's just say that I have been to Zuixian Tower no less than three times during this period, not to mention other good things.

But the good thing is that once the task is not completed, the beating will be real, and the slap on the buttocks will be frightening.

According to this gentleman, although the Ministry of War is mostly composed of civilian officials, they manage generals and soldiers, so they are no exception.The officials of the Ministry of War should be like the soldiers. They should not say anything about killing the enemy, but just say that their bodies must not be bad. Otherwise, if others see that the officials of the Ministry of War are a bunch of weaklings, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty? Face?

Now that you have come to the Ministry of War, you cannot regard yourself as a civil servant. Acting vigorously and resolutely, and obeying orders and prohibitions are the most basic. If you make a mistake, you will be dealt with according to military law. If you can't stand it, you can leave, but as long as you stay, you should abide by the rules.

He doesn't care what rules he had before, but as long as he, Ji Song, is in this position, his rules are the rules of the Ministry of War. He can question them but must implement them.

The Ministry of War should be like the Ministry of War. Powerful and domineering is the most basic, tyranny is the foundation, and being unreasonable is also appropriate.What?How can you be unreasonable?

hehe!Have you ever seen that army being reasonable?
If you are right, the army will not attack you?

Are you overthinking it? Since the soldiers under our control are all unreasonable, as their managers, how can we be expected to be unreasonable?

Everyone was confused after hearing this. Although they felt something was wrong, they didn't know how to refute.According to Mr. Ji, since you can't resist, just enjoy it!

Well, you are awesome, we can’t afford to mess with you!
Therefore, under Ji Song's indulgence, the officials of the Ministry of War seemed to have changed. They were like a group of vicious wolves, biting whoever they caught, and not being reasonable with you at all.

Any comments or policies that were unfavorable to the Ministry of War in the court were criticized by this group of people, and the proposers were even scolded. Even Du Ruhui, who was in charge of the Ministry of War, was not spared.

A group of people who are both literary and arrogant. How do you expect to defeat them verbally?The hooligans are not to be feared, but the hooligans are literate, and they are a group of very literate people.

This made many people very popular. Some people accused Ji Song of indulging his subordinates and acting wantonly. But before he could finish his words, he was scolded by the military officials who used to be brothers and almost fainted.If Fang Xuanling couldn't stand it any longer, he would have given up!

As the emperor, Li Shimin didn't care, he just sat at the top and watched the fun.He didn't care about the changes in the Ministry of War, and even condoned them.

You said that the officials in your Ministry of War don't manage their officers and soldiers well, why do they spend all their time with those civil servants who are arrogant and frivolous?

So, with the previous connivance of his boss and the emperor's acquiescence, the officials of the Ministry of War, who were still a little reserved, completely let themselves go.

"What? You dare to deduct the soldiers' rations? I think you don't want to live anymore? Go, go and reason with His Majesty. You didn't take much? Then how much do you want? No matter you take it or not, how much you take, as long as you take it If you lose the hard-earned money of the soldiers, then don’t even think about security, even if you complain to His Majesty!”

"What? Who dares to bully the families of soldiers? The soldiers are working hard outside, and you, the magistrate, can't protect your relatives at home, so what's the use of you?"

"They are local gangsters and local tyrants? Don't you want to offend them? OK, OK, you don't dare, but I do. Brothers, follow me and copy their motherfuckers."

So, under the leadership of a Ministry of War official, a group of soldiers who had already become red-eyed surrounded the powerful manor.Not only did they surround him, but after disarming him, he also tore down the high wall of his manor, saying that he had a dark heart because of the lack of sunshine, so it was a good time to tear down the wall so that he could get some sunshine.

Although the local tycoons are good in strength, it depends on who they are competing with.

A group of soldiers who were like wolves and tigers had been suppressed by the superiors before. Even if they were wronged, they did not dare to act excessively for the sake of their families.But things are different now. With officials from the Ministry of War in front of them, what can they not dare to do?
Not only will the murderer be brought to justice, but the evidence found will also be sent to Dali Temple. It is probably impossible for this powerful family to come out in full this time.

Because the incident was so big, even Ji Song was shocked. Who would have thought that the Ministry of War, who was like a quail before, would be so tough this time?
It's just that things were done a little rough, and I had to take the blame last time to wipe my ass.Although he was later severely punished by the emperor, the Ministry of War official was fine with it.

Now everyone who had some resentment towards Ji Songhuan was completely convinced. For such a big thing, to put it mildly, it was to avenge the soldiers, but to put it seriously, it was to raise troops to cause chaos.But for such a big matter, he was taught a lesson in front of his own minister?
Although I was beaten a bit badly by His Majesty, isn't that okay?

As a result, everyone who was a little worried before was relieved.

With a Shangguan, what else do they have to fear?But just work hard.

But after being scolded severely by their superior for a day, they learned their lesson this time.In previous cases, they directly brought someone to the door to kidnap the main culprit and sent him to the local officials, but they did not intervene. They just said they happened to meet him and were handed over casually.

What can local officials do?They can't afford to offend the powerful, but they can afford to offend these Qiu Ba?Who is the Minister of War of the Tang Dynasty?

Duke Xin, Ji Song, are they ordinary people?
As one of the top dignitaries in the Tang Dynasty, if he can handle this matter by himself, it may be fine.But if the person is dissatisfied with what he has done, it is better for him to go home as soon as possible, so as not to die.

As a result, with the cooperation of officials from various places, anyone who insulted the families of soldiers and soldiers was severely punished.Compensate for those who deserve their lives, compensate for those who deserve compensation, and apologize for those who deserve an apology.No one dares to confront someone head-on.

Also, it would be okay if you were honest, but at worst you would be alone.But if you dare to stop the government from handling the case, that's not the case. You will definitely be investigated.

As long as you are powerful, your home will definitely not be clean and you will not be able to withstand inspection.

Some people couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to find a noble family member to stand up for them, even promising huge profits.But what made everyone dumbfounded was that the aristocratic family members who had been extremely greedy in the past not only failed to help them this time, but also sold them out in the blink of an eye.

In less than three days, not a single one of the powerful people who had participated had escaped, and they had all been dealt with.

As for why?hehe!That's not what they should know.

Since negotiating with the Aristocratic Family, Li Shimin found that the previous decree was much smoother.

Compared with before, it was like a dredged canal, smooth and unobstructed!
(End of this chapter)