Listening to the punishment of only being demoted to three levels and staying in office, Lai couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, compared to the fact that he was dismissed from the post of Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, his punishment can be described as extremely light, but Ehai and Qiqi were secretly vigilant, and the punishment was for three months, for the two of them, it can be said that it is not even an itch in the boots, is it not that Zhenwu came to Xi'an for disaster relief? Is it a special door to check the deficit?

The three of them tried their best to think about themselves, but they didn't dare to think about it, they hurriedly kowtowed to thank them, and groaned slightly, Zhen Wucai asked, "What is the situation of Shaanxi's deficit?" ”

After learning that Zhenwu was coming to Shaanxi, Ehai urgently convened a meeting of Shaanxi officials, informed Zhenwu of the situation in Shanxi, and strictly ordered the officials of all provinces, Daozhou and counties to try their best to fill the deficit under the condition that they were not allowed to exploit the people, not only to prevent Zhenwu from paying a private visit to the micro-service, but also to prevent following in the footsteps of Shanxi.

Hearing Zhenwu's question, Ehai bowed down and replied calmly: "Back to the emperor, there are seven prefectures and seven prefectures and seventy-three counties in Shaanxi, all of which have misappropriation and deficits of varying severity. The slaves have strictly ordered all prefectures, prefectures, and counties to make every effort to fill them, and those who are really unable to make up for it should report it truthfully, and in about half a month, the province's misappropriation deficit data will be counted. ”

Half-moon? This is a deception that I can't stay in Xi'an for so long, Zhenwu can't help but secretly laugh at the officials in Shaanxi for this calculation, but the main purpose of his coming to Xi'an is not to check the deficit, and he can't spare manpower, he groaned slightly, he said: "I have ordered a comprehensive inventory of the deficit in Shanxi, and every time a prefecture and county is checked, the local officials are all dismissed on the spot, and those who can fill the deficit will be transferred, and those who cannot be filled in the deficit will be exiled to Ningguta and the armor-clad people as slaves.

You must have heard the rumors, and I would like to warn you not to count on those who cannot make up the deficit by exploiting the people. Sin is not unto death. If it is a private tax collection and exploitation of the people, I don't mind killing a few Liwei, and my family will also be unable to escape the pain of exile. ”

Several people in Ehai looked at each other when they heard this, isn't this the idea of forcing the officials to fight the gentry? If they knew that Taiyuan was experimenting with the gentry supervising local officials, they would not have thought so.

After a slight pause, Zhenwu continued: "I have traveled all the way. I heard that there are people who levy one and a half cents for fire consumption, and I also heard that there are people who levy three dollars in Fengxiang Mansion, have you heard of it? ”

Ehai suddenly felt bitter, needless to say, Zhenwu heard from the vendors along the way, and he took precautions. didn't expect Zhenwu to inquire about the situation with the vendors, so he hurriedly bowed down and said, "If the slave fails to investigate, he will immediately send someone to investigate strictly." ”

Zhenwu said in a deep voice: "Don't just check the state and county officials, together with the provincial officials, recall them on the spot, escort the Jingshi, confiscate the yamen and the original family property, and consume three coins." This is the cornerstone of digging the Qing Dynasty. ”

"The minions obey." Ehai and Qiqi hurriedly bowed and said. In my heart, I feel sorry for the unlucky official, and Henan still has four dollars to consume. It's just that the fate is not good, and it hit the muzzle of Zhenwu's gun.

After a slight pause, Zhen Wucai continued: "The land of Shaanxi and Gansu, the miscellaneous places of various ethnic groups, if the tyrannical expropriation is violent, it will inevitably be notorious, which is not conducive to the stability of the northwest. ”

"Oh, the minions and others obey the order, and immediately tell the prefectures and counties." Ehai hurriedly bowed and said.

Xi'an general Xi Zhu heard this, but he felt a little taste, Zhenwu Yuji at the beginning of the patrol of the mountains, and it was a fast horse all the way, disaster relief and reducing fire consumption are all to stabilize the people's mind, cleaning up the deficit is to ensure local grain reserves, all kinds of signs, are all for the pre-war preparation, is it possible, there will be a big war in the northwest soon? He couldn't help but glance at Zhenwu suspiciously, there is no chaos in the northwest now, is it possible to take the initiative to provoke a war? This master is the master who causes trouble everywhere at sea, which is really a bit uncertain.

He was thinking to himself, but Zhenwu looked at him and asked, "There is a lot of deficit in the place, but there is a deficit in the army?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Xi Zhu said in a loud voice: "Xi'an Eight Banners, there is no shortfall, as soon as interest-bearing silver, the slaves are used to lend to salt merchants or open pawnshops, buy land for rent, although the profit is not high, but there is no deficit,"

These businesses are indeed stable, Zhenwu nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "The army's business is hindering its reputation, so these businesses are turned into silver and deposited in the 'Four Hengs', and the welfare silver I added to the Eight Banners is also deposited in the 'Four Hengs'." ”

Zhenwu, who listened to it, mentioned the welfare silver, Xi Zhu hurriedly got up and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the green camp has increased the salary, and now it is the same as the Eight Banners. ”

Listening to Xi Zhu's words, Lai Du, Ehai, and Qiqi couldn't help but secretly complain, the green camp is paid, and the eight banners are added to welfare silver, this is a major event in Zhenwu's reform of the military system, how can it be easily changed? I finally saw Zhenwu's smiling face, and now I'm afraid it's going to be worse again.

Sure enough, hearing this, Zhenwulian's smile gradually converged, and after a slight groan, he glanced at everyone and said: "The salary of the Eight Banners of the Green Camp is the same, which is one of the important measures for me to promote the integration of Manchu and Han, advocate Manchu and Han marriage, and improve the status of Han people, which cannot be changed."

The Qing Dynasty military system, in the future, there is no distinction between the Manchu and Han, only inside and outside, the Eight Banners Green Battalion is called the garrison internally, and the Navy Janissary New Army is called the expeditionary force externally, and the salary of the expeditionary soldiers is higher than that of the garrison, and if you want to increase the salary, enter the navy or the new Janissary Army, now the navy and the Janissary New Army are all treated equally, regardless of the flag people, regardless of the Manchu and Han, and the Eight Banners do not have any special treatment in the expeditionary force, and even have no welfare. ”

This is the first time that Zhenwu has clearly proposed the reform of the Qing Dynasty's military system, and several people in Ehai were secretly shocked when they heard it.

Xi Zhu was shocked when he heard this, the navy and the new Praetorian Guard were classified as expeditionary forces? And the salary of the soldiers is higher than that of the Eight Banners? Not to mention, the most important thing is that the expeditionary force has been fighting abroad all year round, and the chances of meritorious promotion will be far better than that of the garrison of the Eight Banners Green Battalion, and the two can be said to be very different.

After a slight sigh, he said in a muffled voice: "Your Majesty, the soldiers of the Eight Thousand Eight Banners of Xi'an, although they are the flag soldiers of the provincial garrison, but because they are in the northwest frontier, they have always trained hard and given strict orders, which are not the same as the Beijing Banner, which is completely comparable to the Sauron soldiers and Xibe soldiers in the northeast, as well as the nomadic Chahar soldiers from Xuanwai, the servants steal that the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Xi'an are fully qualified to be promoted to the expeditionary forces, and the servants are brave and implore the emperor to review the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Xi'an. ”

Hearing this, Zhenwu couldn't help but smile slightly, the three northeastern provinces of the Sauron soldiers, Xibe soldiers, Xuanwai's nomadic Chahar soldiers are the most elite troops of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, their combat power is far greater than the Beijing Banner and the provincial garrison flag soldiers, and it can also be called the last reliance of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, because it is far away from the prosperous place, the speed of corruption and degeneration is far less than that of the Beijing Banner and the provincial garrison bannermen, however, these elites, Zhenwu cannot be adjusted, that is Kangxi's talisman, Kangxi will not die for a day, and he will not hand it over for a day.

Xi Zhu dared to compare Xi'an's 8,000 Eight Banners soldiers with Sauron's soldiers, Xibe soldiers, and Chahar soldiers, at least showing that Xi'an's Eight Banners soldiers can be called a strong army, and there is no suspense at least to march into the northwest, however, Zhenwu wants to establish a new Praetorian Guard army in Xi'an, and he must frustrate his spirit.

With a slight smile, he said: "The military parade is exempt, I visited Xi'an this time and brought a thousand new Janissaries with me." As he spoke, he instructed the outside world: "Xuanyue Zhongqi is here." After the guards took the order, he said to Xi Zhu: "Now is no longer the era of cavalry and archery, I have not been in Xi'an for a long time, so I changed the military parade to a confrontation drill between the two armies." ”

Confrontation drill between the two armies? Xi Zhu couldn't help but be slightly stunned, he had heard of the navy's military exercises in Tianjin, after all, there was such a big thing, he couldn't think about it, but I heard that the navy was only sharp artillery, and the cavalry had no chance of hand-to-hand combat at all. How is this possible? Zhenwu traveled more than 100 miles a day, and it was impossible to carry artillery, and without artillery, he could overwhelm his elite cavalry in Xi'an with the muskets on the back of the new guards?

At that moment, he bowed down and said, "The slave obeys." Picking up, he continued: "The slave has long heard the power of the new Praetorian Guard, so he just took this opportunity to see it. ”

Seeing Xi Zhu's unconvinced face, Zhenwu smiled slightly, and glanced at him with appreciation, the military general is to have the strength to not admit defeat, what kind of general leads what kind of soldiers, it seems that the Eight Banners of Xi'an should not be bad.

Yue Zhongqi strode in at this time, bowed down and said, "Weichen respectfully invites the emperor to be sainte." ”

Zhenwu nodded slightly, and said, "Can the new Praetorian Guard accompany them with light artillery?" ”

Artillery? Yue Zhongqi couldn't help but be surprised, and after a little hesitation, he replied: "Back to the emperor, although the twelve-pound mountain howitzer can be easily carried by three horses, it can't travel hundreds of miles a day, and Weichen doesn't carry it. ”

Zhenwu nodded and said, "Prepare for the new Praetorian Guard army, and tomorrow we will drill against the Xi'an Eight Banners." ”

"Wechen obeys." Yue Zhongqi hurriedly bowed and said, but he smiled secretly in his heart, these flag soldiers in Xi'an who don't know whether they are alive or dead actually want to practice with the Praetorian New Army?

"Well, kneel down first." After Zhenwu finished speaking to Yue Zhongqi, he looked at Ehai and Qiqi again, and asked, "How many Hui people are in Shaanxi?" ”

Shaanxi Governor Qi Qi hurriedly bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, Shaanxi has 1.5 million Dingkou, and the Hui people account for 30%, according to the ratio of 6 people in 1 Dingkou, it should be about 2.7 million, mainly distributed in Xi'an, Fengxiang, Tongzhou and Qianzhou, Pizhou and other more than 20 prefectures and counties. (To be continued.) )