After Qin sent Fu Ning to leave, Xu Tangyi couldn't wait to open Ma Wensheng's letter to him..999wenxue.

In the letter, Ma Wensheng not only expressed his memories and nostalgia for the past, but also said that the original intention of the emperor to establish this thousand households was to protect the newly built town from bandits and protect the territory and the people. He also informed the household subordinates of the fact that they had drawn 3,000 taels of silver as the silver taels for the establishment of this place, and that the land and military households were transferred by Anton Wei. At the same time, he vaguely told him not to expect Anton Wei and the imperial court to give him much help, and to rely on himself to find a way to solve other things.

In fact, to put it bluntly, what Ma Wensheng means is that the imperial court gave you an official position and a military establishment, and the silver is only three thousand taels, and the land and soldiers can only go to Anton Wei to ask for it, and Anton Wei will not give it to him, and the rest can only rely on yourself.

After reading this letter, Xu Tangyi's heart was already half cold. He used to be Anton Wei's hundred households, and he knows very well how much land, how many military households, and how many soldiers Anton Wei actually has. Now the imperial court has only given a thousand households, but the number of land and military households has not increased, and in this case, it is more difficult to find Hu Jin, the commander of Anton Wei, to ask for land and equipment, than to pluck the hair from the tiger. As for the three thousand taels of silver in the household, it is difficult to say how much is left of the "drifted" in his hand.

When He Zhiyuan returned to his home in Hejia Town, it was already the afternoon of the second day when Funing came to deliver the message. At home just now, Xu Tangyi came to look for him.

Xu Tangyi took out Ma Wensheng's letter to him, and after He Zhiyuan read it, he said with a smile: "In this way, the imperial court is just an official position of Uncle Xu, and you have to figure out other things by yourself." ”

"Yes, I know the situation over there with Anton Wei. It is impossible to give land and soldiers. I've heard that more soldiers are fleeing now, with nearly 6,000 soldiers, and I'm afraid there aren't even 60 percent now. Xu Tangyi said.

"This is a good thing, the court doesn't care about anything, then I'll recruit soldiers myself. Now can't we legally recruit troops and build weapons? He Zhiyuan asked happily.

In the Ming Dynasty, at the beginning, the local army was indeed controlled by the guards, but as the flight of soldiers became more and more serious, the officers of the guards became more and more corrupt, and the combat effectiveness of the guards became weaker and weaker. By the third year of orthodoxy (i.e., 1438 AD), the number of officers and soldiers fleeing the country reached 1.63 million, and the number of troops was seriously insufficient. At this time, in order to maintain the normal operation of the guards and improve the strength of the war, some guards began to recruit Ding Zhuang, and then there were recruitment.

The so-called conscription refers to the recruitment of Ding Zhuang who volunteered to serve as soldiers from the people, and these people no longer cultivate, but have become professional soldiers after leaving their jobs, and the combat effectiveness of the army has been greatly enhanced. However, the military salary of the Ming Dynasty was very low, generally only seven or eight taels of silver a year, and the highest was ten taels of silver.

But now it seems that the imperial court did not plan to pay this point, but kicked the ball to Anton Wei. If Anton Wei doesn't take the ball, then Xu Tangyi can only figure out a way by himself, and if he can't do it, he can only be a bare-bones commander.

He Zhiyuan actually wished that the imperial court would not care about anything. As long as he has the establishment given by the imperial court, he can legally recruit and train troops, make gunpowder, firearms, and so on. He has silver in his hand, and the military power of this thousand households is in his own hands, and the thousand households in charge of Xu Tangyi are his own private soldiers in a sense.

"It's really a good thing in this regard, but now that this thousand households don't even have a place to garrison, how can they recruit and train?" Xu Tangyi said his own

Worry.

"Since the holy decree says that it is to protect the territory and the people, it is also called the Thousand Households of Ma Qi Mountain, of course, it is to be stationed near Ma Qi Mountain. In the mountains southeast of our town, choose an open area and build a fortress as the station of this thousand households. As for the formalities of the land, I can go to Lord Liang to negotiate. He Zhiyuan replied.

"Then I'll wait for the good news from my nephew." Xu Tangyi said happily.

"Uncle Xu, I think you should also go to Anton Wei to meet the commander of the guard, although your official position is personally sealed by the emperor, but it is still subordinate to Anton Wei, and Commander Hu is still your superior. By the way, I asked about the land and the soldiers, what if I could ask for some? ”

"Well, I really don't want to go to that sad place. However, it is not reasonable to go. I'll take a few people with me tomorrow. Xu Tangyi replied, he knew that according to the rules of officialdom, this visit was essential.

As soon as it was dawn the next day, Xu Tangyi took Ma Wu, his son Xu Detian and Ding Zhuang with a small flag to ride to Andongwei.

Anton Wei is located on the seaside, the Acropolis is only five miles away from the seaside, was built in the Ming Dynasty in the seventeenth year of Hongwu, according to legend, the Acropolis was built by Tang He personally led the troops. It is one of the seven guards of Shandong in the Ming Dynasty, and its location is located at the southernmost tip of the Shandong Peninsula, which is now near the Andongwei Street of Lanshan in Rizhao. The circumference of its acropolis is five miles, which is several times larger than the county seat of Rizhao at that time, and is the largest town in Rizhao area.

The Ming Dynasty officially established Anton Wei in terms of establishment, and the time was the 31st year of Hongwu. In this year, in order to better protect the people and consolidate the coastal defense, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the military department to formally set up seven coastal defenses along the coast of Shandong, in the shape of the Big Dipper, guarding the tranquility of the Shandong Peninsula. These seven coastal defenses are Weihaiwei, Chengshanwei, Jinghaiwei, Dasongwei, Aoshanwei, Lingshanwei, and Andongwei, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Metropolitan Command and Mission. Anton Wei is in the southernmost place, belonging to the spoon handle of Beidou, and the location is very important. Therefore, there are only three of the other six guards with the largest number of troops, while Anton Wei has five centers under his jurisdiction, with more than 6,000 troops.

After the establishment of Anton Guard, there were no other residents in the Acropolis except for soldiers, officials and their families. However, the territory of the Acropolis encompasses a radius of more than ten miles. Including the current Lanshantou Street and Andongwei Street, the population of the city exceeds 10,000. In addition to the territory around the Acropolis, there are also more than 1,600 hectares of tuntian given by the imperial court, of which more than 1,300 hectares are in Zhucheng County. The people who cultivated these fields were farmers in peacetime and soldiers in wartime. After the first generation of soldiers married and had children, the strong men of old age continued to serve as soldiers, and the others continued to cultivate the land. This is the guard of the Ming Dynasty.

However, after more than 100 years of peacetime in the Ming Dynasty, these soldiers who usually cultivated were passed down from generation to generation, and after a long time, they became real farmers.

The first commander of Anton Wei was the famous general Hu Hai of the Ming Dynasty (not the famous founding general Hu Dahai of the dynasty), Hu Hai was named the Marquis of Dongchuan in the seventeenth year of Hongwu because of his outstanding military achievements, with 2,500 taels of food, and his son hereditary Wei commanded. By the Hongzhi period, it had been passed down for four generations, and the current hereditary commander was named Hu Jin.

It is about one hundred and sixty miles from Hejiazhen to the east to the Andong Acropolis, and this road is almost all rugged and difficult mountain roads, and the speed of travel is not very fast, so when Xu Tangyi and his party arrived at the Andong Acropolis, it was already afternoon.

When I arrived in the city, I found a guest

After settling down, he didn't immediately go to see the commander Hu Jin. Because according to local customs, it is not possible to visit the governor in the afternoon, otherwise it will be considered disrespectful.

The health department is generally a place where officials at all levels such as commanding Tongzhi and commanding officials work in the office, and the history of the command rarely goes to the office. General government affairs and official receptions are all in the prefecture. Xu Tangyi knew this rule when he was on an errand in Andongwei, so Xu Tangyi, Xu Detian, and Ma Wusan went directly to the Hou Mansion to meet the commander with gifts.

When they arrived at the gate of the Hou Mansion, the guards guarding the door saw that the three of them were blind, so they stopped them directly and asked arrogantly: "Stop!" What do you do? ”

Ma Wu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This is Xu Qianhu, a newly appointed member of the Imperial Court's Ma Qi Mountain Thousand Households, and I have come to see Lord Hou today. ”

"Ma Qi Mountain Thousand Households? Are you part of Anton Guard? The guard asked rhetorically.

"The court has just arrived, and our Qianhu Office is subordinate to Anton Wei." Ma Wu replied.

"Is there a famous post?"

Xu Tangyi had just received the holy decree for three days, so how could he have time to print the name sticker, so Ma Wu replied: "I didn't bring it today." ”

"I don't have a name post, how can I report it?" The guard said disdainfully.

Xu Tangyi was enraged by this arrogant and cold guard, and he stepped forward and said, "You just tell Commander Hu that Xu Tangyi, who was a soldier here more than ten years ago, came to visit!" ”

After speaking, he took out the relevant text of the military department and gave it to the guard, and the guard finally knew a few words, and when he saw the military department's text, he felt that this matter was true, so he said, "Wait here." Then he slammed the door shut and went back to the house to report.

Ma Wu looked at the closed door and said to Xu Tangyi: "Captain Xu, ah no, Xu Qianhu." It is said that the seven officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion did not think that the guards of the commander of a guard were also so big. ”

Xu Tangyi said with a smile: "It's good that we can meet the commander today, don't worry about these little things." ”

In the end, Xu Tangyi and the three of them successfully entered the living room of the Hou Mansion.

The three of them waited in the living room for half an hour before a short, fat, black-faced man in his fifties walked into the living room. Although he hadn't seen Hu Jin for more than ten years, he still recognized him at a glance.

When he sat down firmly on the main seat, Xu Tangyi reluctantly stepped forward and saluted: "Xu Tangyi of the Thousand Households of Ma Qi Mountain pays a visit to the commander. ”

Then presented the gift list, and a housekeeper-like man next to him took the gift list and handed it to Hu Jin. Hu Jin glanced at it and put it on the table. Then he said coldly: "I received the document from the Ministry of War a few days ago, and the corresponding document from you can be handled by the government according to the regulations of the imperial court." You don't have to come here specifically. ”

"My lord, Ma Butang has written that our land and soldiers have been transferred from Weili. I don't know ......."

"The imperial court set up a new thousand households, but did not allocate land to me, how can I transfer money? Now there is a shortage of Ding Zhuang everywhere, and there is no way to transfer soldiers. ”

"My lord, is it possible that we only have one light rod?" Xu Tangyi asked anxiously.

"You go to the military department for this matter, Ben Hou can't give you money. If the military department can't do anything, you can only figure it out yourself. Hu Jin said coldly.

Then he felt that this was a bit too much, and for the sake of the gift list, he said to Xu Tangyi: "For the sake of what you have just established, I will pull out some weapons for you." The rest is up to you. ”

After speaking, Hu Jin served tea to the guests.

(End of chapter)

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