Since Zhu Di ascended the throne, although he has beaten the martial artists several times, there are not many times he has really been ruthless, especially with great fanfare, directly arresting people, and there is no dignity left.

On the side of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the wind and rain were miserable, and the two princes sitting in it looked at each other.

Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qiguo, looked displeased, "Wang Ning, who is a relative of the emperor and the country, how can he be caught casually?" Zhu Neng, why don't you know any news? Jin Yiwei didn't talk to you over there? At this point, don't pretend to be confused. ”

Zhu Neng cried, "I said Lao Qiu, how can you notify me if someone is handling the case?" And you should also know that Dingguo Gong's side is not for me to decide. ”

Zhu Neng lowered his voice, his face full of bitterness.

Qiu Fu snorted: "Don't pretend to be pitiful, now that Wang Ning has been arrested, Wang Zuo has also been imprisoned." There are many people who make a fortune in business, and even more are implicated with them. When the time comes, if you really check it, maybe who's going in! Last year, we were very happy to see the civil officials in prison, don't be happy and sad, get us into it ourselves! ”

Zhu Neng was speechless when he said this.

In fact, it is very possible that the nobles are the same as the branches, and no one is clean.

This kind of thing can't be checked casually, what if something is found out?

Xu Jingchang is obviously quite smart, how could he make this mistake?

It shouldn't be!

It's just that this kid is on His Majesty's side, and they can't do anything about it.

Just when the two of them were anxious, Zheng Heng came in from the outside again, and his face was very ugly.

"I just heard the news, the general political envoy Xie Jin, the official secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Jianyi, and the household secretary Xia Yuanji, these three people are preparing to write a book, to abolish the military household and change to recruit soldiers!"

"No way!"

Qiu Fu said categorically: "Absolutely not! We don't say yes! ”

Zhu Neng was still bitter, "Lao Qiu, I remember that it was a hard top last time, can I still go back this time?" ”

Qiu Fu was stunned for a while, sat up silently, and stopped talking.

Zheng Heng urged: "You two hurry up and think of a way, this matter is related to all the noble warriors, we can't wait to be stabbed." ”

Zhu Neng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said: "You said that this matter is about all the noble warriors, you are right!" ”

Zheng Heng said politely: "When did I say something wrong?" ”

Zhu Neng smiled: "I know what to do, let's go find someone to help." ”

"Looking for whom?"

"Wei Guogong Xu Huizu!"

Zhu Neng gently spit out a name, the two of them were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other, and after a long time, nodded again...... It seems that this is the only way to go.

When the six great princes of the dynasty, Yao Guangxiao, the prince of Rongguo, was a Buddha and a fairy, and he ignored them, and Xu Jingchang, the prince of Dingguo, had a special identity and put it aside.

And in addition to the two of them, the remaining ones are Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guolong, and Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei...... Li Jinglong went to Beiping temporarily, and the only one left was Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei!

It's just that the estrangement between Xu Huizu and Jing Nanxungui is too deep, even after the comeback, these people don't take him to play, and Xu Huizu also hides in the mansion and doesn't come out.

The affairs of the Xu family depend on Xu Jingchang, and in a few years, maybe Xu Qin will also get up.

But no matter what, it was not Xu Huizu's turn to turn over.

But now they are arresting people on a large scale and thoroughly investigating Xungui, so that Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu are in a hurry...... Please Xu Huizu has the most significant advantage, he is Xu Jingchang's uncle, he is a family, if he can come up with an idea, it will be good for the big guys.

After thinking about it, the two of them decided to go to the door in person to meet Xu Huizu.

Speaking of which, this is the first time Qiu Fu has come to the Xu family, and Zhu Neng often comes to the Xu Mansion, but he also goes to Xu Jingchang's side. This is also the first time he has come to the old mansion.

Brilliant and magnificent.

It's really a top general!

Xu Huizu knew that the two were coming, took the initiative to greet them, was polite, invited them inside, and sat down as guests.

Qiu Fu didn't like to talk, so Zhu Neng took the initiative to say: "Wei Guogong, now that many guards are seriously empty, how to deal with this matter?" Also, there are too many thousands of households, they do business in private, and corrupt the guards, do you have any experience? ”

Hearing this, Xu Huizu said very seriously: "Actually, when I was in the Hongwu Dynasty, I went to many places to train troops, and I also touched the situation of the guards in various places...... The main problem is that people are multiplying, and the original land is not enough. And as you know, although the guard has a picture book, it is in the hands of the guard officer. They are both military commanders and local parent officials, and they have all military and financial powers, and it is almost a matter of course to take the opportunity to annex land and squeeze the military households below. ”

Qiu Fu stiffened his face and said in a deep voice: "You can't say that, the soldiers have merit, can't they enjoy it?" ”

Xu Huizu did not refute him, but sighed: "It should be enjoyed, but when it comes to the time of war, it is impossible to pull out soldiers and horses, especially the guards in the interior of the Central Plains, which almost collapsed. ”

mentioned Jing Nan, Zhu Neng was curious: "We don't know about this matter yet, can Wei Guogong talk about it carefully?" ”

Xu Huizu nodded, "Speaking of which, the problem of Jingnan is mainly to draw troops and horses from all over the country......

The three princes chatted together for more than an hour before they could explain the matter, in fact, in Hongwu's later years, there was already a problem with the military household system.

For example, Li Jinglong and Xu Huizu have gone to various places many times to supervise military training and inspect the condition of the guards.

At that time, a full number of 1,000 households could still have six or seven hundred people, and the worst one had more than 500 people, and it could still maintain some combat effectiveness.

The trouble was that after the Jingjing, because the southern army fought too poorly, it had to recruit troops on a large scale every time, and hundreds of thousands of people went immediately, and then they were beaten by Zhu Di.

The first year was barely enough, but after the second or third year, more and more young people were being evacuated from all over the country, only to see people leaving, but not returning...... In some families, the first time the eldest son is taken away, the second time the second son is taken away, and by the third time, there is no male in the family.

The lack of virtue of the military household system lies in this, the army of the Ming Dynasty is not recruited from all the people in the country, but from those fixed military households.

Father dies and son succeeds, brother dies brother and ...... Unless you consume all the men in your family, I will let you go.

If it is like when the founding of the country was founded, it has been winning battles and the losses are not big, which is easy to say, but when it comes to the Battle of Jingyan, Zhu Yunwen will lose so much, but he will die.

"Many military families have been drained of men, and without men to take care of them, their land and property will not be saved, so those guards have tried their best to annex land, occupy the daughters of Paoze, and do all kinds of bad things. Some people still have men in their families, but they are afraid of going to the battlefield, so they flee with their families. ”

Xu Huizu concluded: "Now in the Central Plains, especially the guards in the south of the Yangtze River, not to mention thirty or fifty percent, I am afraid that there is not even one percent." And there is one more thing in this, the land of the guard house has produced grain, and there is no need to hand over the imperial grain to the household department, and the people below are pinching the land, how much money can they make, I'm afraid I don't need to say more! ”

At this point, Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu also felt uneasy, and the two of them looked at each other, "So, there is no possibility of recovery in the Central Plains' health center?" ”

Xu Huizu said: "Yes, but the root of the military household lies in the land, and now the local population is large, and the land cannot be withdrawn, if you want to restore the military household, you have to force the guards below to spit out the land they swallowed." ”

"It's too hard." Qiu Fu sighed.

Xu Huizu said again: "This is only the first step, the next step is to recruit the children of the good family and let them serve as military households, I want to ask the two of you, can you do it?" ”

Zhu Neng smiled helplessly, "I'm afraid it's even more difficult than recovering the land." ”

The two of them were speechless, if this is the case, I am afraid that Xie Jin and the others will succeed!

The change of the military household system will have too great an impact on them.

"Can you just sit back and watch those skins, gangsters, gamblers, and drunkards fill the army?" Qiu Fu filled his chest with anger, "It's really unreasonable. ”

Zhu Neng looked at Xu Huizu, who is Xu Da's eldest son, who has been leading troops since the Hongwu Dynasty and is familiar with all military affairs, and most of them can have a good way.

"Wei Guogong, can you see if there is a way?"

Xu Huizu sighed, "This matter is not easy, and it is difficult for me to say that there is a safe way, we can only think about it in the long run." ”

They were still chatting, and in the palace, Zhu Di glared angrily at Shunchangbo Wang Zuo, who was kneeling in front of him.

"You told me, how much money are you greedy?"

Wang Zuo was bitter, "The criminal minister is greedy for 175,300 taels. ”

Zhu Di snorted: "You are quite clear? ”

"Don't dare to hide it from Your Majesty, every time you get it, the ministers will find a way to exchange it for gold and silver, some of them are exchanged from merchants, and some of them simply go to the gold and silver building, buy some jewelry, and then put them in the secret room."

Zhu Di smiled angrily, "Okay, are you quite proud?" ”

Wang Zuo sighed and said miserably: "If you go back to Your Majesty's words, the minister doesn't want to, but the minister can't control it!" The minister was born in poverty, and before following His Majesty, he had never eaten a full meal. The minister also wants to do things for His Majesty, not to be greedy or to take possession...... But when he entered Yingtian City, this world of flowers made the minister lose his eyes, and the minister received three thousand taels for the first time...... Such a big pile, all silver, the minister held the silver, slept all night, and the minister was reluctant to let go......"

"Enough!"

Zhu Di shouted angrily: "You are insatiable and shield the people below, do you know that they turned my guard into a quarry, relying on the sale of stones, making a fortune in the city?" ”

Wang Zuodao: "The criminal minister knows, but the criminal minister ponders, anyway, it is the guard of the Southern Army, if it is broken, it will be broken, and it doesn't matter, as long as the old brothers in Beiping listen to His Majesty's words, there is nothing to be afraid of......"

"You fart!" Zhu Di was angry, grabbed the things on the table, no matter what, and smashed it on Wang Zuo, "I am the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty, not the King of Beiping Yan, I want to kill you!" ”