The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 375 The test of civil officials!
"General, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War have sent several waves of people to inquire about the amount of the confiscated goods. Should we give them an answer?"

In Dongsheng City, the personal soldiers carefully asked An Guo.

An Guo frowned when he heard this, then spoke calmly.

"Just say that the number is still being counted, and once it's done, it will naturally be reported to the Emperor."

"Take the men and keep an eye on them. Tell them to keep their mouths shut and stop shouting about everything. They are making a fortune quietly without knowing it!"

The guard received the order and nodded immediately.

"I feel relieved with your words, General. Don't worry, we will get rid of them right away. They have no right to interfere with the gains we have worked so hard to obtain..."

Afterwards, the guards left tactfully.

When Ma Yong heard this, he immediately started cursing.

"These useless things are so quick to move. If they were on the battlefield, I would definitely chop off their hands..."

Deng Boyan glared at him unhappily, then spoke thoughtfully.

"The situation is not good!"

"The Minister of Finance Jiao Fang is a close confidant promoted by His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Logically speaking, with Jiao Fang in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, these civil officials and gentry shouldn't intervene so quickly!"

An Guo suddenly thought of something and smiled coldly.

"It is rumored that Jiao Fang is from the eunuch party and once flattered the powerful eunuch Liu Jin, so he has always been unacceptable to the literati and Confucian scholars."

"It seems that he, the Minister of Revenue, is just a clay sculpture and can't even manage the people under him!"

After hearing this, Ma Yong and Deng Boyan could only shake their heads and smile bitterly.

There is no doubt that they seized a large number of cattle and sheep during their conquest of Hetao.

Just the trade with Dayan Khan Batu Mengke amounted to 50,000 cattle and sheep!

This is a fortune that is enough to make anyone jealous!

Sheep are easy to deal with, but cows are different.

Oxen were precious sources of power, and the imperial court even issued laws prohibiting anyone from killing oxen without authorization.

Anyone who intentionally kills another person's horse or cattle shall be caned 70 times and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment; anyone who privately slaughters his own horse or cattle shall be caned 100 times. If a working ox dies of injury or illness, and the ox is skinned privately without reporting to the authorities, he shall be caned 40 times.

Because cattle are not only the main animal power for farming in the agricultural era, but also their hides, tendons and horns are strategic materials. Therefore, every dynasty has strictly controlled the slaughter of sick and old cattle approved by the government. For each slaughter, the government must pay for the hides, tendons and horns, which are strategic materials used to make weapons.

You can imagine what an amazing fortune this is!

So some greedy guys just come here when they smell the scent!
But they still followed the normal process and wanted to get a share of the Hetao Army's spoils!

Haha, how can it be so easy?

We are fighting bloody battles on the front line, while you bastards are hiding in the capital enjoying the pleasures of life. Now you want to snatch the spoils of war from the soldiers?
"Minister of War Yang Yiqing is a tough guy."

"We can ignore Jiao Fang, but we must pay attention to Yang Yiqing!"

Yang Yiqing is indeed a ruthless character.

The kind that even Lord Zhongshan can't suppress!

As soon as the two met, they had a hearty quarrel, and the matter had already spread.

Not to mention that after the reconstruction of the Five Military Commanderies, the Ministry of War lost most of its powers. One can imagine how much Yang Yiqing, the Minister of War, hated their Lord Zhongshan.

"Send a message to the Marquis and see what he thinks!"

An Guo made a wise choice.

These generals all have criminal records.

Because of that bloody night in the capital, all the generals of the Beijing Army, except Qiu Yue, participated in the mutiny, and were therefore deprived of their hereditary titles and had their salaries cut.

Although the punishment is not severe, the key lies in the emperor's heart.

No general dared to ignore the Emperor's warnings. There was only one person who could do that, and that could only be the Marquis of Zhongshan in the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor's confidant who created the current Beijing Army.

Therefore, how to deal with these cattle and sheep depends on Lord Zhongshan.

Dongsheng City is not far from Daning, and scouts can arrive there within three days by riding fast horses.

When the secret letter reached Tang Hao, they were encircling and suppressing the last grassland tribe in the Daning area.

"After this tribe is annihilated, one person will be left to lead the army to garrison Daning to prevent the barbarians from coming back again!"

When Tang Hao was discussing with generals including Tang Mu and Zuo Yidao, a secret letter from An Guo suddenly arrived.

When he opened the secret letter casually, Marquis Zhongshan also showed a sneer on his face.

"The civil officials and gentry can no longer sit still!"

"They want to take our captured spoils!"

"What?" Tang Mu shouted angrily, "Then what do we eat and drink?"

"Haven't we already reported to the court that we don't need the court to provide us with money, food and supplies? How dare they set their eyes on our spoils of war?"

Oh shit!

No money, food or supplies!

You still want to claim the spoils now?
Why are we soldiers starving to death while fighting?

This is really unreasonable!

Zuo Yidao glared at Tang Mu unhappily.

"Be careful of mutiny in the army!"

"Shut your bitch!"

There is no doubt that once this news gets out, the soldiers of the three armies will immediately become resentful towards the court, and there may even be mutinies!

Tang Hao glanced at Tang Mu and immediately gave the order.

"Yidao, send a message to His Majesty and ask him to clean up the Ministry of Revenue!"

"If Jiao Fang can't even control his subordinates, then he shouldn't be the Minister of Finance anymore!"

"Also, let Your Majesty give Yang Tinghe a warning. You can move Jiao Fang to the cabinet to check and balance Yang Tinghe, the cabinet chief, and choose someone else to take charge of the Ministry of Revenue!"

"Also, have His Majesty tell that old man Yang Yiqing that I will soon win the battle and end it all once and for all, and ask him to cooperate with me and behave himself. Otherwise, when I return to Beijing, I will block his doorstep and beat up his descendants!"

Hearing this, Zuo Yidao quickly wrote it down, but he was horrified in his heart.

Being far away in Daning, yet able to remotely control the government of the capital, the power of Marquis Zhongshan is perhaps too astonishing.

Well, this is not just remote control of the government, this is clearly teaching His Majesty the Emperor what to do!

But it just so happens that Tang Hao, Marquis of Zhongshan, really has this power, and His Majesty the Emperor actually listens to him!

Zuo Yidao had already gotten used to it. The relationship between Lord Tang and His Majesty was not like that of a monarch and his subject, but more like friends, or even... brothers!
"Finally, report the victory of the Hetao Army back to the capital to stabilize people's hearts!"

"Also, send a message to An Guo. Keep some of the captured cattle and sheep as military rations, and hand over the rest to Wang Qiong to be used by the military and civilians to build the border wall!"

"Tell An Guo that I have given him the power to kill anyone who tries to interfere. Then we will announce to the public that he was killed by the Tartars and died for his country!"

Tang Hao would never tolerate these greedy gentry!

If you want money, food and supplies, you can, but you can’t come back alive!

Try to see how many lives you have?
After hearing this, Tang Mu gave his master a thumbs up.

This is really cruel!

Whoever comes will be killed!

Even after he was chopped off, they would still say that he was attacked and killed by the Tartars.

This Dongsheng City borders the Hetao barbarians. Isn't it normal for the Tartars to kill a few officials?
However, in this case, there will definitely be some people in the court who will impeach Tang Hao and An Guo for raising their own troops!
(End of this chapter)