Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5 Lying on the Salary and Tasting the Courage

Chapter 1 Training Anmin Town Tongzhou

Section 2 Sharing of food and wages

In the first month of the forty-eighth year of Wanli (the fifth year of the Later Jin Heavenly Mandate), the new army camp in Tongzhou.

The joy of the New Year is still wafting in the air, and the cold weather still can't stop the enthusiasm of the people to visit relatives and friends. At this time, the Hanwei army camp was also in full swing, and with the efforts of tens of thousands of soldiers, the new army camp made of nine camps had begun to see scale. After Chinese New Year's Eve, tens of thousands of soldiers and 180,000 prisoners threw themselves into intense training.

As early as before the Chinese New Year, the general managers of various ministries had already summarized the statistics on Liu Yunwei's bookcase. The situation in other aspects is okay, and they are basically rectifying according to Liu Yunwei's requirements step by step; It's just that the basic situation of the soldiers of the new army and the local area in Tongzhou is not optimistic, and Liu Yunwei's mood can be said to be extremely bad.

First of all, the situation of the officers and men of the new army, the actual number of soldiers in the battalion and the number on the roster are seriously inconsistent, there are more than 38,000 soldiers in the roster, but after Lu Ying and Wu Xing's inventory, the actual number of the new army is only more than 23,000; However, fortunately, these soldiers are still well-trained, presumably Mr. Xu Guangqi was trapped in a shortage of food and salary, and had to eat some empty pay to ensure the normal operation of the new army camp.

After nearly a month of continuous visits, Wen Poyu and Gao Hongguang checked all the farmland under the rule of Tongzhou, and came to an extremely disturbing conclusion: six-tenths of the farmland in Tongzhou is in the hands of the local gentry, two-tenths is in the name of the local guards, and only two-tenths of the farmland is in the hands of a large number of people, which shows that the annexation of Tongzhou's farmland has been very serious. And there is almost no ownerless wasteland in Tongzhou, after all, the land of Gyeonggi has long been overcrowded, where to find uncultivated farmland?

Liu Yunwei sighed heavily, and said secretly in his heart: "I didn't expect the farmland in Tongzhou to be like this!" If there is not enough farmland, how will these 100,000 displaced people settle down! ”

Thinking of this, Liu Yunwei called Lu Ying and Wen Poyu over and said, "Lu Ying, you will immediately sort out the roster of the new army now, and you must make sure that the people and the roster are compatible, and you must do the real salary!" ”

Lu Ying said: "Big brother, don't worry, I have already started working on this matter with Wu Xing." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, and then said to Wen Poyu: "Poyu, you immediately send someone to investigate near Tongzhou to see where there is still land that can be cultivated." When the time comes, I can find a way to go to the court and settle those 100,000 displaced people. ”

Wen Poyu said with a wry smile: "Big brother, I have already taken people to see it, as long as the land around the capital division can be cultivated, it has been occupied by people, and the owners of the acres are relatively concentrated, either gentry or officials and officers, and there is no place to place 100,000 displaced people." ”

Liu Yunwei's face was sad when he heard this, and Lu Ying was also thinking about it on the side. At this moment, a soldier said outside the tent: "General Qiyu, there is a group of guards and gentry outside the camp who ask to see them, saying that they have important matters to discuss with the general. ”

Liu Yunwei was stunned when he heard this, and then said, "Call them in." ”

After that, Lu Ying said: "Big brother, what are these people doing here?" ”

Wen Poyu also said: "It won't be here to fight the autumn wind, right?" ”

Liu Yunwei sneered: "If they come to help, then I will greet each other with courtesy and treat each other; But if they're here to do something bad, then I'll make them look good! ”

Lu Ying and Wen Poyu glanced at each other when they heard this, and they both said secretly: "Big brother has really matured a lot during this time, his decision to kill is very decisive, and he is becoming more and more general-like!" ”

As he was talking, he saw two soldiers leading a dozen or so people into the big tent. Liu Yunwei took a closer look and saw that three of these people were generals of the Tongzhou Thousand Households, and the clothes were one Thousand Households and two Hundred Households; The rest of the people were all dressed in fancy clothes, and they must be the gentry near Tongzhou. As soon as these people entered the big tent, they saluted Liu Yunwei together and said, "I've seen General Liu, who is guarding. ”

Then, the Qian general said: "Lord Garrison, the villain is Wang Zuhe of the Thousand Households of Tongzhou, and these two are Liu Qing and Sun Dingyi of the Hundred Households under me; These are all big families and elders in our Tongzhou. I heard that the garrison lord arrived in Rentongzhou, and we should have come to visit early, but I was worried that the lord was entangled in military affairs, so it was delayed until today, and I hope that the lord will not blame. ”

Liu Yunwei smiled and said, "You don't have to be polite, this garrison has just arrived, and I haven't had time to meet you because of my busy military affairs. You have come at the right time today, I think you should have a light meal in my camp, and we will talk about something while eating. ”

Wang Qianhu laughed a few times when he heard this, then he squinted at the gentry, and saw that those people were full of disdain and impatience, so he said: "My lord, I won't eat the meal when I wait, after all, the lord still has military affairs, and I can't bother too much." There's just one thing, I want to discuss it with the adults, I wonder if the adults are free at the moment? ”

Liu Yunwei naturally saw the expressions of those gentry in his eyes, and he was already a little unhappy in his heart, and when he heard Wang Zuhe's words at this time, he didn't let everyone sit down and watch the tea, but just said coldly: "Oh? What do you have to do with me? ”

Those gentry were already a little annoyed when they saw Liu Yunwei's appearance, but they didn't have a seizure because the matter had not been discussed, and Wang Zuhe said with a little embarrassment: "My lord, here's the thing: since the establishment of the new army camp in Tongzhou, all parties in Tongzhou have strongly supported it, especially these gentry have contributed a lot, which has the current appearance of the new army camp." Mr. Xu had discussed with us when he was in charge before, and we fully supported the great cause of the imperial court to organize and train the new army, but a part of the food and salary of the new army camp needed to be distributed to us, and the right to be hard-earned money. ”

Liu Yunwei was furious when he heard this, these people actually ran to the barracks to ask for money, it was simply bold! However, Liu Yunwei wanted to ask the truth of the matter, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, how much do I need to give you?" ”

"Haha, not much, not much, as long as forty percent is fine." Wang Zuhe still said shamelessly. But Liu Qing and Sun Dingyi, who were beside Wang Zuhe, were a little ashamed, and they all lowered their heads.

At this time, Liu Yunwei finally understood why the actual number of the new army could not match the roster, and the food and salary had not been distributed to the hands of the soldiers, and they were divided into forty percent by these miscellaneous pieces. Presumably, it was because of these bad things that Mr. Xu returned to his hometown in frustration, and Mr. Sun Yuanhua left Shandong.

Thinking of this, Liu Yunwei shouted angrily and said, "Bastard! You bastards actually started the idea of a new army in the imperial court? Are you all impatient! ”

At this time, before Wang Zuhe could speak, one of the gentry walked out and said, "Liu Yunwei! What do you think you are? If you dare to yell at us, you're just a little guard, an ant-like thing! I'm not afraid to tell you that those salaries have left you six achievements already give you a lot of face! We are all clans in Tongzhou, we all have backgrounds, and at worst, we have six Shangshu as backstage. Today's matter, if you agree, it's okay to say, if you don't agree, I will let you stay in Tongzhou! ”

Hearing this, Lu Ying and Wen Poyu were both furious, they had seen rampant, but they had never seen such a madness! The two immediately drew their knives and stepped forward, trying to take down these people on the spot.

At this time, the two hundred households Liu Qing and Sun Dingyi brought by Wang Zuhe also pulled out their waist knives and blocked in front of those gentry. However, although the two of them are full of momentum and look like hard stubble, they don't have much fighting spirit, and both of them are ashamed.

Liu Yunwei saw it in his eyes, and understood in his heart that Liu Qing and Sun Dingyi were not of the same heart as Wang Zuhe, but they had to come because of Wang Zuhe's official position. So, Liu Yunwei stopped Lu Ying and Wen Poyu, and then said, "So, there are many people behind you?" ”

"Exactly! Haha, how? Are you scared? ”

"Haha, God help me!" Liu Yunwei suddenly laughed and said, "Do you know that when I arrived in Tongzhou, His Majesty gave me a holy decree: All affairs related to the new army shall not be interfered with by local governors. In other words, the matter of this new army is up to me Liu Yunwei alone! ”

"So what!" The gentleman still didn't think so, and glared at Liu Yunwei coldly.

Liu Yunwei stood up and said, "So what? I tell you that I still have 100,000 displaced people under my command who have not yet been settled, and I am worried that there is not enough land for them to cultivate. Now, you moths from the dynasty have been sent to the door by themselves, then I will carry out a corruption campaign in Tongzhou, and then your family property will be distributed to these displaced people! ”

Hearing this, Wang Zuhe and the gentry were a little panicked, and shouted one after another: "We have backers!" If you move us, you won't die well! ”

But Liu Yunwei seemed to be watching a group of idiots, and when those gentry had enough of calling, he said coldly: "Are you all idiots? I am now sitting in the land of Gyeonggi and guarding Tongju, with 300,000 horses in my hands, including tens of thousands of elite troops! Will those bigwigs in the court offend me in the future for you shrimp soldiers and crabs? Joke! You think too much of yourself! What's more, this garrison and the holy will issued by His Majesty are in hand, who dares to touch me! ”

At this time, Wang Zuhe and those gentry were all bloodless, and they all took a few steps back. Liu Yunwei immediately shouted: "Someone! Take down all these people and hand them over to Lord Yuan Mingxuan for strict interrogation, and be sure to ask who are the accomplices and corrupt people in Tongzhou! This garrison is going to carry out a corruption crackdown in Tongzhou! ”