Chapter 329: Straighten out the guard
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A heart-wrenching accident made the originally jubilant health school become lifeless, and Lu Hanqiang looked at the scene that should not appear in the world, but he was helpless.
What to say? Actually, it's not a system problem? The health system started out of good intentions, but over time, good intentions often turned into bad things. As the so-called politics has been bad for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang's method of guarding the center was not impossible, and it did achieve the goal that he proudly announced, "I don't spend a grain of grain in the treasury to raise a million troops".
However, with the growth of the population, with the changes of the times, not to mention the embezzlement of officials, how can a military household with 50 acres of land be supported now?
Keeping pace with the times and changing with the situation, this is the foundation of heaven, but the Ming emperors of the past dynasties inherited their father's business, stubbornly followed the so-called etiquette of the son who did not change his father's rules, and did not change the ancestral system. Why doesn't this make Lu Hanqiang want to cry without tears?
"Hua Shuliang." Lu Hanqiang silently called out to his Chinese army.
The original Yuncheng Mansion magistrate, and the current superintendent of the army, Hua Shuliang, turned out behind Lu Hanqiang and saluted with his hands crossed.
"Give the woman a pension, as we have agreed, in the share of the war death." Lu Hanqiang tried his best to hold back the tears in his eyes and commanded softly. I can't change the system, but I'll try to change one person, this is Lu Hanqiang's heart.
Hua Shuliang paused slightly, but still gave the order.
Lu Hanqiang's action immediately made the woman stop crying, holding twenty taels of pension silver at a loss, this is an unprecedented grace, because a long time ago, the father-in-law died in the battle among the bandits, and when her husband pressed his handprint on the pension paper, although it was clearly twenty taels, it was only five taels for himself, or variegated silver.
When her husband was arrested to replace the county lord in the name of being ineffective in suppressing bandits, and was cut off, he only gave his mother and son a bag of brown rice, and her son died in such an unknown way, but he really got twenty taels of silver that she had never seen in her life, but she forgot whether to be thankful or to cry.
But holding the twenty taels of pure silver, at this time, he has nothing, his father-in-law, husband, and son are all gone for this guard, and the original hope is gone, originally in his heart, the son is the sky, and this military camp is also a kind of sustenance anyway, but all this is gone, so how long can he live with the twenty taels of silver?
Mu Ran held the silver and walked slowly outside the barracks, Lu Hanqiang saw the figure of Suo Ran, and his heart was sad, a lonely woman, how long can you let him survive in this troubled world?
"This sister-in-law, please stay." Before Lu Hanqiang could speak, Hua Shuliang shouted to stop the woman.
The woman turned back and looked at him blankly.
Hua Shuliang said solemnly: "I have an old lady's wife in my family, and I need a subordinate to serve, if my sister-in-law doesn't dislike it, can I give in?" ”
I can't save the world, so let me try to save one person, this is Hua Shuliang's heart.
The yamen of the guard has collapsed and is unusable, and the old town has temporarily cleaned up his dilapidated home and made Lu Hanqiang's temporary messenger, and all the generals of the guard office bowed to the audience again, and waited for Lu Hanqiang's lecture.
Lu Hanqiang didn't have time to talk nonsense with a group of waste, and said bluntly: "This official was ordered to rectify the Shanxi Sifu Guards this time, and its purpose is to target the rogue poles that are now full of mountains and Shaanxi, so while I give money and food to the Sifu Guards, I hope to rectify a team of soldiers who can fight, and then. With a wave of his hand, "send troops to the territory of the four provinces, exterminate all the rogue poles, and share the worries of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor." ”
As soon as these words came out, the hall was immediately silent, squinting at it, but there was no longer the scramble to accept money and food, and the thousands of small flags became gray one by one, and some of them were still trembling slightly.
Lu Hanqiang saw that the effect of what he said was not very good, so he said again: "Time is pressing, therefore, I hope that all the generals here will go home immediately to prepare, and I will take everyone out on the expedition within ten days, and the first goal is the Heavenly Tiger of Changzhi."
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It is said that the current Tiger inherited the name of his Lao Tzu, and it is decisive to kill, there are 10,000 enemies, not to say that it is to encircle and suppress, even when he hears his name, everyone trembles.
Looking at the Qianhu generals who had become stupid geese below, Lu Han asked in a strong voice: "Generals, go down and prepare, tomorrow, if you don't arrive, kill?" ”
This roar immediately made all the officials below tremble, but at this time, they saw the fat Qianhu who couldn't even wear armor. Begin to flush and exhale urgently. It seems that asthma is committed. After a long pant of bellows, he struggled to get up; "Report to the Overseer. The subordinates were originally the Lu of the food king and the solution of the king's difficulty. It is the duty of a warrior to go into battle and kill the enemy. But the subordinates are really old and decrepit. In the winter, this panting problem is committed. I really can't lift the knife anymore, but in order not to delay the emperor's suppression of bandits. So. So "it seems that the heart is reluctant. said bitterly because he couldn't go into battle to kill the enemy and serve the court; "I have the heart to serve the country but I can't return to heaven. Therefore, my subordinates ask for the permission of the Overseer. Give your subordinates some rest. Treat the old body well. How about going into battle again."
He opened his mouth. Immediately the whole room was filled with coughing. This is the remnants of old age. That's a recurrence of an old injury. There was also a seizure on the spot. He fell to the ground and foamed at the foam. This is still the lobby of a thousand households. The whole became Pinglu Hospital. It's a mixed bag. There's a lot of it." Angry, "The Inspector trembled. The hand holding the tea bowl trembled uncontrollably.
In the end, I couldn't see it, and I threw a teacup on the ground. Pieces of tea bowls were splashed everywhere. This was the time to heal everyone.
Lord Chincha looked coldly at his trembling men. It took a long time before he said in a deep voice; "Long live Hong En in front. The governor and the governor are in the rear. When this is extremely critical. Colleagues, do not think about the country, do your duty, and be loyal to the long live. but they will all take the money for nothing; Why are you waiting?"
That fat Qianhu understands. trembling at the moment; "My lord. The subordinates are not shirking when the state employs people. Indeed, I am old. No more horses, no knives. I'm afraid that I have no heart to kill the enemy. The subordinates have long wanted to say goodbye to the old man and return to his hometown. Today I came to talk to you. The subordinates have long wanted to resign from the position of a thousand households. Let the young and promising. It's also better than a corpse vegetarian meal. Long live the big thing of delay. Please do it for you."
"You've wasted your peace." At this time, the old county man said hatefully. How can I not see you being so humble when you are paid in peacetime?"
Lao Xiancheng's words are like a sharp knife piercing the hearts and lungs of thousands of households. Let the thousand households tremble immediately. Cold sweat poured down. gritted teeth; "Lord Qiqiqincha. I'm ashamed of the corpse in the first place. I don't have the face to receive the money owed by the imperial court this time." Speaking of this, I peeked at the superior supervisor, and saw that Lu Hanqiang's face was gloomy and afraid. Busy and lowered his head again; "But I have been cultivating for many years for the sake of the Holy and the Upper Peak. Special for this crackdown on bandits can not participate. Offer a hundred taels of silver." See if it still doesn't work. Now I am thinking about it in my heart. Over the years, with the official titles of thousands of households, he has also forcibly seized the land of many military households and village elders. It's also a rich party. Looks like I'm going to have to bleed a little bit this time to escape the errand. So he said loudly; "The last general is willing to pay a thousand silver to help pay the army.
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Lu Hanqiang was stunned when he heard this. But my heart rejoiced. Originally, they wanted to scare them and automatically invited them to go, but they didn't want to lose the mulberry elm harvested in the southwest. This is also a benefit. changed his face at the moment and said with a smile; "Since the Lord of a Thousand Households is riddled with diseases. And have the heart to serve the country. Then the official accepted your resignation. Tomorrow you will bring me the amount of money and the resignation letter that I wrote a few years earlier. Ben Chin cha removed you from the army and approved you."
"Thank you, Lord for success." The thousand households almost broke their heads. Wiping a cold sweat, he hurriedly ran out of the lobby of a thousand households. I'm afraid that Lu Hanqiang will regret it.
Then Deputy Xue Qianhu, who was almost out of breath, also stood up with difficulty and arched his hand to Lu Hanqiang: "Master Qiqi, the old injuries of the lower officials have recurred for many years, and it is really difficult to go into battle, so please also remove the official and return to his hometown." ”
Everyone was confused for a while, there has been no war in Pinglu for so many years, how did you get the old injury?
Of course, there are old wounds, after handing over five hundred taels of silver, Lu Hanqiang was very moved to see the **** stacked together on his belly, and he was very emotional: "This wound is so deep, it should be returned to recuperate." ”
With this model of a thousand households and a thousand households who know everything. Seeing that Qin Cha looked at the silver again, he opened up to everyone, and there was no need to go into battle to send his life, and for a while, a round of resignation began in the lobby. Bargain according to the official price. The scene of the original donation has been reproduced. Of course, Lu Hanqiang accepted their hearts to serve the country, and then approved them according to the law. Seeing everyone running away in a swarm, Lu Hanqiang couldn't help but stroke his palms and laugh, and was proud, but suddenly found an old man, that is, the old Zhenfu was still standing there, and couldn't help but be embarrassed, he was too carried away and exposed.
So he coughed hurriedly, straightened his body and asked tentatively: "Old Zhenfu, are you free of illness and disaster?" ”
Lao Zhenfu stepped forward and saluted: "Master Qiyu, the official is already seventy years old, and he has no ability to fight at all, but the old man has already asked for food in poverty, and he has no money to help him, and according to the rules, if the old man gets rid of his errand, the inheritance is my grandson." Thinking of his ten-year-old grandson, he couldn't help but cry bitterly: "My son and daughter-in-law are gone, and my royal family is only left with this incense, I can't watch him go into battle to die, so the lower official will never resign." ”
If you don't resign, you just want to die for your grandson, what kind of sorrow is this guard?
Lu Hanqiang stood up and took Lao Zhenfu's hand: "Lao Zhenfu, it's time to go, the rest is to do things, according to your ability to stick to the guard when you are so down, it can be seen that the loyal monarch is responsible, I will leave you, let us remove the scars, and really rectify a capable guard." ”
Lao Zhenfu's eyes lit up, he really didn't believe that at this time when the disadvantages had accumulated for a long time, how could Qin Cha rectify a capable guard.
After appeasing the old man first, Lu Hanqiang returned to his seat again and yelled outside: "All the generals go inside to listen to the order." ”
With his summons, Hulala strode into the ten original subordinates outside the house, they came to the little fat man's personal soldiers and Wang Dazhuang's original militia soldiers, they were all meritorious personnel in the first two anti-bandit wars, and they gave Lu Hanqiang a salute as soon as they entered the house.
Lu Hanqiang glanced at everyone solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "You all followed me all the way to Pinglu, during this period, you have all made great contributions, and today I will fulfill my original promise and give everyone a future." Then he looked at one of the generals in the pro-soldiers: "Qi Ce." ”
"The little ones are here."
"When you attacked the Collapse of the Heavenly Cottage, you were able to take the lead in the first time to enter the city, and I remembered your first merit at that time, therefore, I am now appointed to the status of the Qincha of the Guardhouse and the Governor of the Southern Four Mansions, and I appoint you to Quanping the thousands of households of the Land Guard."
Qi Ce was stunned at the beginning, he was stunned by the huge reward, a general, not yet into the stream, in an instant, he became a thousand households, how his ancestral tomb was smoking.
"What? Don't you dare? Lu Hanqiang frowned and asked.
As soon as Qi Ce heard Lu Hanqiang's question, he came back to his senses, and he knelt down and kowtowed again and again, "Little thank you, Lord Qincha for your cultivation, and you will never give up." ”
Lu Hanqiang nodded, but said again: "You remember, your current thousand households are just rights, that is, agents, if you do a good job, I will naturally remove your power if you make new contributions." ”
"Yes, my lord, the little ones will definitely make new contributions."
"Wrong." Lu Hanqiang shook his head slightly.
Everyone looked at Lu Hanqiang, not knowing what they were doing wrong.
"It's the wrong name." Lu Hanqiang sat up straight, and said with a solemn face: "Originally, everyone called Qianhu an adult, who should an adult call?" Without everyone answering, Lu Hanqiang said slowly: "This title is called civil official, but why do military generals want their subordinates to call themselves civil officials?" Even if he is a military general, he should be called a general by everyone, and he doesn't dare to agree? ”
The generals standing below lowered their heads together, but none of them dared to answer Lu Hanqiang's question.
"That's because everyone thinks that generals are inferior, no, they are inferior to the third and fifth ranks." Lu Hanqiang's steps above began to become agitated: "A second-rank military attache has to kneel down when he sees a fifth-grade civil official, and a third-rank civil official dares to kill a first-rank marshal without being a chincha, why is this?" Could it be that this is a noble and lowly martial artist? I think that at the beginning, Taizu Hong Wuye was a knife and a shot out of the Ming Dynasty, was born as a military general, thought that Grandpa Taizong was the battle of Jingyan to save the Ming Dynasty with a knife and a shot, and thought that at the beginning, our emperor of the Ming Dynasty created a precedent for the monarch to guard the country, this iron-clad Ming Dynasty is the old empire that the military generals fought and protected, is it possible that the emperors of all dynasties are military generals, are they all cheap? ”
This sentence is earth-shattering, this sentence is the truth that all the warriors want to say but dare not say, but today, in front of the three hundred princes and soldiers, and in front of the six hundred archers who followed, Lu Han roared out strongly
"Why do you say that you are noble and martial? People first humiliate themselves and then they are humiliated, our generals are not because they are willing to fall, so who dares to humiliate? The sharp gaze swept over all the people, making the group of soldier brothers who had been slumped immediately puff up their chests involuntarily.
"I tell you, our generals are the heaven of this Ming Dynasty, and the guarantee of this Ming Dynasty, therefore, I declare that from now on, the soldiers I send are no longer allowed to be called adults, and they must be called generals in a dignified manner, and in the face of civil officials of the same level, only bow their hands, and for civil officials of the first rank below us, they must bow down, which must be insisted on."
Although a few soldiers were also excited, they still opened their mouths to say something, but Lu Hanqiang waved his hand to stop what they were about to say: "I can't control other places, Nansi Mansion, as long as the civil officials who are lower than you dare to kneel down and pay respects to you in accordance with the rules of officialdom, the stick in your hand will beckon up, and if something happens, then I will be the governor of the Four Mansions, Lu Hanqiang, and I will call the shots for you." ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent, and suddenly, Qi Ce strode forward and knelt on the ground: "Master Inspector, below-"
Lu Hanqiang frowned and snorted: "Don't you even dare to call yourself the last general?" ”
Qi Ce took a deep breath, as if he wanted to accumulate the strength of his whole body and explode together, and then shouted loudly: "The last general, Qi Ce, is willing to die for the overseer." ”
All the brothers fell to their knees and shouted, "The last general is willing to die for the overseer." ”
Straightening his chest and putting his hands behind his back, Lu Hanqiang proudly glanced at the generals in front of him, this is the effect, a team of self-improvement is coming, and it is already from now on, the Ming military ministers, will change because of me.
Then Lu Hanqiang appointed a new deputy household according to the original merit book, and everyone who was appointed for a while was overjoyed and assured Lu Hanqiang of his loyalty.
"This is the way the official position is appointed, I hope you can do a good job, and don't live up to the kindness of Banzai, as for the soldiers of the original guard." Lu Hanqiang looked at the stunned old Zhenfu: "I will eliminate the old and weak and those who are unwilling to join the army again, issue severance money and food, release the military as a citizen, and then, among the local displaced people, select the strong and brave fighters, give them two taels of silver and a month, and then build a health center." ”
Abandoning the original passive compulsory military system and changing to a conscription system has become a common practice in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, with Qi Jiguang as the most successful, so it is not considered a violation of the system.
Lao Zhenfu was surprised by Lu Hanqiang's bold and complete reversal. If this is the case, then there is really hope for the prosperity of the guard.
"What the adults have done is no better, and the officials admire it." The old town knelt down with joy and convincingness.
"These newcomers are all recruits, they are not familiar with many affairs, and they ask the old Zhenfu to give me more advice, as for your treatment, just double it according to the Zhenfu Yulu."
Looking at the grateful faces, Lu Hanqiang quietly breathed a sigh of relief: "Those bastard officials who want to kill themselves, I will also let you feel what it means to lift a stone and hit yourself in the foot, and now, my lineage is beginning to be established." ”
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