Yanghe Garrison Mansion, a group of local military attachés, gathered here at this moment, were talking in a low voice.

"It is said that the new official has three fires, I don't know what kind of fire we, the general of the Lu staff, will burn. Chen Yi, the garrison of Tiancheng on the East Road, frowned.

The burly body of the Yanghe City Garrison did not have the slightest recklessness at this moment, but said gloomily: "Today, I look at Lu Fan, who is quite unruly, and he is definitely not a good person. ”

The Jingju Fort garrison said with a bitter face: "It's not good to get along, it means that you have to break the fortune and eliminate the disaster, I hope it doesn't break the wealth and bleed."

Li An sneered and shook his head and said: "It's still good to break the wealth and eliminate the disaster, I'm afraid that Lu Fan is insatiable and will be eyeing the fields and wealth of our fields." ”

As soon as he said this, Chen Yi and the others suddenly turned very ugly.

The guard of the Jingju Fort muttered, "No...... He's a newcomer, so he can't be the enemy of the entire East Road official, right?"

Li An snorted coldly: "Who knows, anyway, the news I learned, when Lu Fan was in the capital, all the officials who were targeted by him were almost squeezed dry, so you pray, then Lu Fan can't keep an eye on you!"

"Heh!" as soon as he said this, the temper of Chen Yi, the garrison of Tiancheng, suddenly came up, "This is Datong Town, not Beijing City, where the Beijing camp cannot be mobilized without authorization, here, if he is in a hurry, he is really not afraid of the mutiny of the officials and troops on the East Road?"

As the local head snake, they have a way to deal with the officials who are parachuted in from above.

For those who are willing to collect cash, it is naturally best to spend some money to pay filial piety, and everyone will be safe.

For those who don't want to collect money and want to do things, they also have a way.

If it is lighter, he secretly manipulates the businessmen to strike the market, the students to boycott the class, mess up the people's livelihood, and attract the punishment from above, no matter how tough he is, he has to bow his head.

And for those officials who stubbornly refuse to bow their heads, there is nothing to say, just directly guide the officials and soldiers to mutiny.

After all, although Datong Town is an important town on the nine sides, in the eyes of the imperial court, compared with Liaodong, it is the difference between a son and a pick-up.

Here in Datong Town, arrears of salaries are already commonplace, and incidents between officials and soldiers have also happened from time to time, and with this method, they have forced away more than one or two Shangguan who don't know the depth over the years!

There are not many more Lu Fan, and there are no less than him.

What if Lu Fan rode here with the brocade-clothed guards? Could it be that he really dared to start a war with real swords and guns?

Those who are making trouble are officers and soldiers, not bandits and slaves, who dare to directly kill officers and soldiers on a large scale?

Aren't you afraid that the chief soldier will cut off his head directly?

........

In the next few days, the general's mansion has been very quiet.

Lu Fan, the new staff general, has been staying in the staff general's mansion from beginning to end, neither coming forward to contact other military attachés, nor issuing any orders, it seems that he feels a little confused.

Of course, it's not that there is no movement at all.

In the general's mansion, a notice was posted to recruit all kinds of craftsmen in various parts of the East Road, as long as there are skilled elders, they can come to apply, take care of food and housing, and have wages, and the treatment is extremely favorable.

Regarding the move of the General's Office, Li An and the others did not have any special reaction.

After all, Lu Fan brought thousands of soldiers and horses, and it was naturally difficult to arrange them in the city, so it was normal to build a military camp outside the city and recruit some craftsmen or something.

After waiting for several days in a row, and after finding that there was no movement in the General's Mansion, Li An and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It is said that the new official has three fires when he takes office, even if he wants to burn the fire, you, the official, have to go out for a walk, find fault and pick a thing, right?

"Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that our general, is also an old man in the officialdom, and he knows that the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake of the ground, and he has no intention of being an enemy of us, so let's prepare a generous gift in a few days and visit the general's mansion!"

Since the general Lu Fan had no intention of moving them, although Li An was still a little dissatisfied with the other party snatching his position as a general, he also lost his previous hostility.

As long as Lu Fan is willing to be a mascot honestly and not interfere in their interests in various parts of the East Road, it is naturally hello, everyone, what are the benefits, and the following ones are also willing to share a little with him.

"He collects the money, we will get rich, and we will be safe and sound, so naturally it is the best!" Zhang Yi, the garrison of Tiancheng, also breathed a sigh of relief, everyone did not toss, and sat at home to get money safely, this is what a Ming official should do!

Here, Li An and others were discussing what to send, and on the other side, the general's mansion was already full of Lu Fan's cronies at this time, listening to Yin Cheng tell what they had seen and heard in these days.

"My lord, Datong Zhenyang and Daodong Road, there are Yanghe City, Tiancheng, Shoukou Fort, Jingju Fort, Zhenmen Fort, Zhenkou Fort, Zhenning Fort, Wayaokou Fort and Yongjia Fort Nine major cities and forts!"

"The lower officials have been secretly investigating and visiting these days, and it can be generally judged that the status of civil officials here does not seem to be weak, but in fact, most of them have been hollowed out of real power. ”

"Datong Town is different from other provinces, this is an important border town, the power of military attaches is extremely strong, the officials sent by the imperial court, you need to look at their faces to act, otherwise they will not even be satisfied with their term of office, and they will have to be squeezed out!"

"To put it bluntly, it has become a common practice for officers in various cities on the East Road to occupy the land, and the fertile land has long been divided by them, and the shops, mines, and forestry interests in various places have been infiltrated by them. ”

"These people not only encroach on land and carve up profiteering industries such as shops and mines, but also control the way of smuggling. For example, the Jingzheng Fort garrison, his family has been operating in the Jingju Fort for many years, and the Jingzheng Fort is an important place leading to the outside of the Saiwai on the east road, and the local Jin merchants and Haoqiang secretly trade and smuggle with the Mongolian tribes outside the Saiwai, and they have to pay bribes to the Jingchu Fort garrison!"

"Jingju Fort garrison Huang Xian, sitting in the border fortress, over the years, has already made a lot of money, and relying on these endless incomes, this person even raised thousands of family members, one by one like wolves and tigers, even a few Mongolian tribes near the fortress, do not dare to provoke without permission!"

Jiading is a special phenomenon in the late Ming Dynasty.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the general soldiers, deputy generals, and staff generals in various places, and even lower-level garrisons and ethics all secretly supported their families, and even in the later period, they supported their families openly.

These military attachés, from among the officers and soldiers under their command, selected some soldiers who were powerful and capable of fighting well, and adopted them as family members to support them with their personal wealth.

Whether it is salary, armor, weapons, and other treatments, the family members far exceed the ordinary officers and soldiers, and even some military attaches with deep pockets will take out some of their family's land and distribute it to the family members, so that the family members have become the private army of the military attachés.

This is also the main reason why at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the central court did not dare to use local military generals.

Because, it's okay not to move, but if they do, they really have the courage and ability to rebel!