Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 212 A Gentleman's Word
Li Jing was taken aback, the thousand households in Xiezhou?This is the highest military director in Xiezhou, why did he come out with him?
The military system of the Ming Dynasty was very chaotic in the later period. Generally speaking, the Nine Frontier Regions, commonly known as the frontier army, used the battalion system. The titles are lieutenant general, general, guerrilla, garrison, general manager, hundred general manager and so on.

The inland area is under the Weisuo system. The highest military officer is the capital commander of the province, and the following are the guard commanders, Qianhu, Baihu, and the general banner.

However, when wars broke out in the interior, the titles of the Guards Army changed. At this time, the Guards Army was transformed into a battalion system. The military position of the city defense.

When the war subsides, the wartime system will be cancelled, and these officers will bring their subordinates back to the original guard station.

However, there is still a premise here, that is, when the military system is changed, there must be an order from the court, and there must be a commander-in-chief who leads the army.

At this time, the appointment of the imperial court to promote Cao Wenzhao as the commander-in-chief of Shanxi has not yet been communicated to all places, or Cao Wenzhao has not yet begun to exercise the power of the commander-in-chief, and has not yet transformed the military system of the guard army below. The Weisuo military still uses the original name.

Shanxi has Pingyang Guard in Pingyang Prefecture, but Pingyang Guard is different from Zhangde Guard and Wei Hui Guard.

There are vassals in the jurisdictions of Zhangdewei and Weihuiwei, so the troops of the entire guard are stationed in one place, which is to protect the vassals in name, but actually deter the vassals from acting rashly.

The five thousand-household institutes under Pingyang Guard are scattered in various states and counties in the prefecture, and are responsible for the security of each state and county.

Among them, there is a separate Thousand Household Office in Puzhou, which is not under the jurisdiction of the Commander of Pingyang Guard, but directly under the jurisdiction of the Commander of Shanxi Capital.

Since the thousands of households of Pingyang Guard are located in the prefectures and counties of the jurisdiction, the thousand households are actually the highest military officials in the area.

Li Jing heard Zhou Kang say that he was a thousand households in Jiezhou, and immediately knew that this person was in command of the city defense battle just now.

"Hehe, General Zhou, you did a good job in commanding the battle just now! You didn't panic and dealt with it calmly, that's amazing! With Mr. Zhou's talent, it's a pity to only be a thousand households." Li Jing laughed.

After hearing Li Jing's evaluation, the soldiers beside him were shocked, because Li Jing rarely made such an evaluation.

Only a few officers under Li Jing's subordinates, such as Gao Qi, could receive such praise from Li Jing. Now that Li Jing actually gave Zhou Kang such a high evaluation, could this Zhou Kang really be so powerful?

"Don't dare to be praised by the leader of Li. Zhou is incompetent, and all the soldiers below rely on their lives to repel the attack of the bandits." Zhou Kang clasped his fists and said.

Li Jing waved his hands and smiled: "General Zhou doesn't need to be modest. If the general hadn't commanded correctly in the previous battle, Anyi City would have been destroyed by now."

Zhou Kang smiled and said: "Without the support of Chief Li's militia, the rogues would not be able to attack the city of Anyi no matter how many times they are."

Smiling, Li Jing said: "You and I don't have to praise each other anymore, tell me, what do you two adults want from me?"

Hearing that Li Jing was talking about business, Zhou Kang immediately fell silent and looked at Zhang Li.

Zhang Li took a sip of tea and said, "Chief Li, Zhang knows a thing or two about what your army has done. Here I implore Chief Li to raise your hand and let the people in Anyi County live."

Li Jing smiled and said: "Master Zhang, why did you say that, Li did not intend to harm the people."

Zhang Li shook his head, sighed and said, "Captain Li, you don't tell lies in front of real people. I am not ignorant of the fact that you lead your troops to drive the rogues to attack the states and counties, and then take advantage of the trend to occupy them. I don't think the leader would know that every time the rogues Conquering a city will inevitably lead to massacres and looting, and countless people will be ruined as a result, the leader will not bear it!"

Li Jingwen listened silently, and after a long time, he sighed and said: "Master Zhang, this kind of action was not Li's original intention, but if we don't implement the new policy like this, there will be a lot of resistance. I use this bad policy because I want to make short-term pain better than long-term pain. Once and for all, expel or kill the officials originally appointed by the imperial court. As for the suffering of the people, it is indeed unavoidable, but Li will naturally not sit idly by when he enters the city. I will not hide it from you. The thing is to relieve the people and provide relief, besides, Li is not bragging, under my rule, the people are much richer than before."

Zhang Li nodded: "I've also heard about this. The decree issued by Chief Li is indeed very clever."

With a smile, Zhang Li continued: "When we evaluate a good official, we often use a sentence that loves the people like a son. Hehe, in my opinion, this comment may not be appropriate. If those people who are like a son can only eat I think such an official should go home and farm. A good official must not only treat the common people well, but also make them live well. It is a pity that there are not many of them in the whole country of Ming Dynasty. Such officials."

Hearing Zhang Li's words, Li Jing was secretly surprised. Li Jing didn't know Zhang Li's ability to govern, but it was very rare to have such insight.

Sighing, Zhang Li continued: "Actually, most officials don't need much ability. As long as they can act conscientiously according to the formulated government orders, they can be a good official."

Li Jingwen nodded.

This Zhang Li has extraordinary insight, which made Li Jing suddenly want to recruit him.

Smiling, Li Jing said: "Master Zhang, let me tell you the truth, I am bound to win Anyi County. If you don't want me to attack the city, you have to come up with a way."

Zhang Li shook his head and said with a smile: "Leader Li used the rogues to occupy so many territories quietly, and I can guess one or two of his intentions. I think he didn't want to confront the imperial court head-on. However, Chief Li, don't you Do you want to occupy the territory like this forever? The rogues will always be wiped out, so it’s rare for you to do it yourself? In that case, I’m afraid that even if you stand on the territory, you will not be able to carry out your government orders smoothly.”

Li Jing nodded lightly upon hearing this.

Now he uses rogues to sing bad faces, he sings bad faces, and it is easy to win people's hearts by occupying the territory.But when he sings the black face himself, it may not be so easy.

"I would also like to ask Mr. Zhang to give me some pointers." Li Jingsu said calmly.

Zhang Li smiled and said: "I have instructed you, you must not attack my city again."

After hearing this, Li Jing thought about it, and exchanged Anyi City for a solution. Although it was a bit of a loss at the moment, it would have more benefits in the future.

Thinking about this point, Li Jing nodded immediately: "Okay, I promise you."

Zhang Li was overjoyed upon hearing this, and hurriedly said, "A word from a gentleman?"

Li Jing said with a smile, "It's hard to chase a four-horse horse."

Zhang Li nodded and said: "Since that's the case, then I'll talk about my method. But before explaining the method, I want to ask Chief Li first. It shouldn't be difficult to become an official with the leader's ability, right?"

Li Jingjing nodded. If he didn't want to be an official, he would have become a general from the second rank. If he wanted to be an official, even if he couldn't become a general, at least a lieutenant would be fine.

Seeing Li Jing's head, Zhang Li smiled and said, "Let me use an analogy, if you are the governor of Shanxi, or the chief envoy of Shanxi, all the government affairs of Shanxi will be under your control, and you can use it with the ability of the leader." Do you have to go to attack the city by yourself? Which of the local officials below must obediently obey your orders."

Li Jing shook his head with a smile and said: "Your method is not right. My decree is incompatible with the imperial court's decree. How can the officials below listen to me? I am afraid that as soon as the decree comes out, countless people will impeach me. It will take a few days." This official position was dismissed. If I don’t want to be dismissed, I have to fight against the court with swords, which is not my wish.”

With a smile, Li Jing continued: "But, your method reminded me that although this method does not work elsewhere, you can still use this method in Jiezhou if you are a magistrate in Jiezhou, hahaha! "

Seeing that Zhang Li was at a loss, Li Jing smiled and said: "It's too early to say at this time, how about this, I will retreat immediately and come back in a few days. In the past few days, you should straighten out the officials under your command, and which ones can be used. Which ones cannot be used, you'd better figure it out."

Zhang Li and Zhou Kang looked at each other, and they both nodded slightly at the same time. In any case, if these people agreed to retreat, then this trip was not in vain.

Immediately Zhang Li and Zhou Kang got up and said, "If that's the case, the two of us will leave first."

Li Jingjing nodded, and was about to get up to see him off when he suddenly remembered something.So he said with a smile: "Master Zhang and Master Zhou, wait a moment, I wonder how you two will explain to the officials under your command when you go back? Could it be that you go back and tell them that you two persuaded the rogues to retreat with your perfect tongue?"

Zhang Li and Zhou Kang heard it, yes!If rogues are so obedient, can they still be called rogues?If you don't cut them off, you will be regarded as rogues, follow the rules, and if you don't kill them, you will use them.

Thinking of this, Zhang Li hurriedly said: "I don't know what idea Chief Li has?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "It doesn't make sense for the rogues, but it is still possible to get the benefits and retreat, but we have to think about how much the benefits are appropriate. If you give less, it is unreasonable. If you give too much, I am afraid that you will take it." No. How about this, you two first add up how much money and food the city can provide. This amount must be available and difficult for them to obtain. Of course, the most important thing is to allow them to obtain it. Sometimes the flesh hurts, so it is reasonable."

After a pause, Li Jing continued: "You can rest assured that I will not give these things to the bandits, and I will use them on the people of Jiezhou in the future."

Zhang Li nodded. For some reason, Zhang Li intuitively thought that Li Jing would not lie to him. If Li Jing promised to use these things in Jiezhou in the future, he would definitely use Jiezhou.

Moreover, what Li Jing said is more in line with the style of rogues. Only in this way can they explain it to everyone when they go back.

After thinking for a while, Li Jing continued: "Master Zhang, let me give you an idea, you can pay less money and food in the treasury, and let those rich businessmen share more, especially those rich and unkind landlords, rich businessmen and officials. Ladies, you can take this opportunity to severly let them bleed, and your colleagues, if you see anyone who is not pleasing to the eye, let him bleed more."

(End of this chapter)