Huang Guan said that he was going to call his wife and daughter, and it was really the three of them, as for Huang Jing, I'm sorry, you can keep it, you will be free from this excitement.

It was the first time for the mother and daughter of the Huang family to enter the Xu Mansion, although they were separated by a wall, but they did not come casually.

It's just that when they came in, they suddenly felt a novelty.

What kind of layout is this? The pond in the backyard led to the front, made a small pond, clear water, fat big fish coming and going, around the rockery, there are cranes and peacocks, a few thin dogs, running around, a good mansion, making it like a zoo.

The most interesting thing is that when I saw the guests, a starling took the initiative to fly over and landed on the shoulders of the Huang family's daughter.

"Hello!"

The bird actually said human words, and Miss Huang was surprised and delighted, "It's good too!" What is your name? ”

"Zhu Gaosui!" The bird said yes again.

Now the big guy can't hold it back, how can there be such a bad thing?

But His Royal Highness King Zhao, how did he become a starling?

"Dad, I really didn't expect Dingguo Gong to be so witty."

Huang Guan smiled: "There's nothing strange about it, speaking of which, he is only less than twenty, and his young heart is inevitable." ”

Miss Huang also nodded, "What my father said is very true, I look like an ordinary person like this." ”

They were chatting here, and Xu Jingchang had already prepared the dishes and sent them one after another, a total of eighteen dishes, showing their skills.

Huang Guan smiled: "I really didn't expect that Dingguo Gong was still proficient in cooking?" ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "No way, most of the delicious people are not bad at cooking, you can also try it!" Xu Jingchang also specially sandwiched a ball for Miss Huang.

"Taste it, the glutinous rice balls you make are too sweet, how is my craftsmanship?"

Miss Huang lowered her head, tasted it, and said with a smile: "The outside is charred and the inside is tender, the sweet and salty are moderate, and the aroma is strong...... Dingguo Gong is really a good craft. ”

Hearing the praise, Xu Jingchang was overjoyed, for a foodie, what is more exciting than food is that what he makes is recognized by others.

They started with cooking and chatted.

Xu Jingchang gradually discovered that although this Huang girl tried her best to hide it, from her words, it was obvious that she definitely read a lot, and she was also the kind with deep attainments.

Think about it, you know, how can Huang Liushou's daughter be bad?

If you want to say that Zhu Gaoxu has done something good, he finally arrested people, otherwise it would be a pity that such a talented woman died with her parents.

Thinking of this, and thinking of what happened to the Huang family, Xu Jingchang couldn't help but say: "Don't worry, my side will be able to track down the murderers soon, they have done a lot of evil, the retribution is not happy, and they can't stumble for a few days, this time no one can save them." ”

Huang nodded, "Dingguo Gong is so kind and virtuous, I don't even know how to repay you." ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Liushou is polite, we are all neighbors, and it is also appropriate to take care of each other." In the future, you can come over often, just help. ”

Huang nodded, "Okay, I'll come over when I'm free, these two girls, let them come over every day and help you feed the birds, do you think?" ”

When Xu Jingchang heard this, he nodded with a smile, "I can't ask for it, I think Ling Ai is very smart and proficient in writing and ink, can you help me sort out the newspaper every day and pick out the important places for me?" ”

Huang nodded, "This is a good thing, they don't go out of the door, and they don't know what is going on outside, so it's also good to look at the Di Bao more...... Would you like to? ”

Miss Huang nodded shyly, "I am willing, but I am afraid that I will not do well and make Dingguo Gong angry." ”

Xu Jingchang waved his hand, "It's okay, in fact, I'm also doing an experiment, which is a bet with people...... I'll tell you what's going on when I get back. ”

Miss Huang nodded and said no more.

After eating a meal, the two families got a lot closer.

That little corner door doesn't have to be closed.

Miss Huang would come over every day to help feed the birds, and then collect the day's newspapers, quickly read the summary, and occasionally help make breakfast.

Even if there are so many things, she can handle them very well, and when Xu Jingchang eats, she can basically see the briefing from Miss Huang.

Be concise and to the point...... Xu Jingchang was quite satisfied, he had four copies of similar briefings in hand, plus Miss Huang's, a total of five.

"These rubbish, not even a woman, look at them still have the face to be proud? I'll make them look good when I go back. Xu Jingchang secretly pondered.

Before he could make a move, the news from Zhu Gaoxu's side had already come.

Chi Zhouwei's account has been clarified.

The other party is still very cunning, he let an ordinary person impersonate him, and did not directly leave his name, but this means can't hide Zhu Gaoxu at all. The water flows back to the sea, and it is best to go to Chizhou. Moreover, the amount of stone payment is still very large, which is not something that ordinary people can grasp.

So as long as you keep an eye on how much money flows to Chizhou every once in a while, and whose pockets it goes to, that is.

Here we peeled off the cocoon, and we made a decisive move there, and all kinds of news were sent to Xu Jingchang one after another.

There are two people who are very prominent, Shunchang Bo Wang Zuo, and Governor Chen Jun!

The annual income of 300,000 taels of silver is calculated by the stone field, and one person is half of each person, one is responsible for the shipment of Chizhou and other places, and the other is responsible for the sales in Yingtian...... At this point, it seems that the net can also be closed.

It's just that Xu Jingchang is not in a hurry, because Shunchang Bo Wang Zuo is inconspicuous, and they can't swallow such a large sum of money...... Keep the quest going!

"Dingguo Gong, we found that after Shun Changbo got the money, every once in a while, he would send a house, and the owner of this house was Wang Ning."

Xu Jingchang raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but say, "What, he's not honest yet?" I've been polite enough, and again and again, this is the third time, and I'm going to see who can keep him! ”

Xu Jingchang did what he said, and immediately took these verified things and went to the palace to meet Zhu Di.

At this time, Zhu Di was worried...... More than a year ago, Xie Jin proposed to dismiss military households, but the result was unanimously opposed by the nobles. They believe that recruiting soldiers and horses will destroy the professionalism of the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and will allow a group of thieves to flow into the army.

At that time, Zhu Di didn't dare to promote this matter, but now, Xie Jin took the opportunity of the feast to bring up the old matter again.

Xie Jin has also learned to be smart, and talking about this matter directly is no different from looking for death.

He calculated an account for Zhu Di...... It's just that the military household can't be maintained at all...... In fact, in the first generation, it looked okay, and they were given a piece of land, or forced immigrants, or criminals were assigned, and they went to the border of Tuntian to serve as military households, and let them garrison various places.

Zhu Yuanzhang used to be very proud, raising millions of soldiers, but it did not cost the court finance and taxes.

This is Lao Zhu's most proud policy.

But no policy can stand the passage of time...... It's like running a program for a period of time, which inevitably creates vulnerabilities.

The same is true for military households, and in the second generation, not every family has the same children, and not every family has enough men...... Some people don't have boys, so the family is naturally gone. Some families have several boys, but according to the regulations, only one person needs to replace them, and the rest are counted as military surplus.

This is true of ordinary military households, and the same is true of those generals, from commanders to thousands and hundreds of households, they usually marry several women and have many children.

Normally, after a generation or two, the original military establishment will become a landlord and a powerful landlord.

Those hereditary thousands and hundreds of households became large and small landlords, and the original military households became tenant farmers...... At this time, there is no one to fight, so what to do?

Don't worry, isn't it another family!

The generals of the Ming Dynasty liked to support their families, gave them the best weapons and equipment, and were rich and the best treatment, far better than ordinary soldiers.

This looks strange, but as long as you think of them as the house slaves of the landlord's family, everything will be solved.

"Your Majesty, from the perspective of the ministers, the annexation of land by military households and the suppression of soldiers are far better than ordinary landlords a thousand times and a hundred times! After all, between the landlord and the tenant farmer, there was also a court that could restrain one or two. But when it comes to the guard, the chief is the landlord, and the land must be handed over to the guard, from beginning to end, it is controlled by those guards, and it is impervious to wind and rain. If this goes on for a long time, the border air defense will be weak, the troops will be exhausted, and it will not be able to fight a war or protect the country...... Your Majesty should make plans as soon as possible. ”

This is what Xie Jin and Zhu Di said, and the more Zhu Di thought about it, the more panicked he became...... In fact, with his eloquence, he is not too worried, after all, those generals who follow him will be able to maintain the combat power of the Ming Dynasty.

But the question is, once these people are exhausted, what will happen in the future?

Do you rely on military households?

The current military household has collapsed.

By recruitment?

Xie Jin also said that at present, the treasury is empty, and he can't take out too much money, and when he waits for the future, he is afraid that there will be no money to recruit troops.

And the combat effectiveness of people and horses is not something that can be solved simply by spending money, otherwise the big dogs will not be chased and beaten by the army of slippers.

Therefore, it is necessary to come up with a long-lasting military system, reform military households, and improve combat effectiveness in order to maintain the longevity of the Ming Dynasty......

Zhu Di was thinking about these things, and Xu Jingchang sent the things he found to Zhu Di.

"Your Majesty, there are 5,000 households in Chizhou, there are 370 soldiers and horses, and there are 147 additional families, and the remaining military households have all disappeared...... Most of them became the servants of thousands of household officials and hundreds of household officials, and there were 600 people who opened mountains and took stones in Chizhou. And this stone field was not approved by the imperial court. ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he was furious!

What do you mean?

He's still thinking about what to do, these things have already collapsed the guard?

"It just doesn't make sense!" Zhu Di immediately roared angrily: "What about people? Grab me! ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty, the thousands of households involved in the case have been taken, in addition, the governor Chen Jun, Shunchang Bo Wang Zuo has been controlled, and there is a concubine Wang Ning, and the minister is not sure...... Your Majesty, do you want to arrest him? ”

"Catch! Go get it now! Zhu Di shouted angrily: "I have to ask him now, what is his intention?" ”

(End of chapter)