Since Xu Jingchang returned to Yingtian, the Ming Dynasty Hall has been in chaos.

The upper and lower levels of the criminal department were all suspended from allowances, and their income was directly discounted...... Although the higher the grade, the more allowances. However, due to the high income of high-ranking officials, the allowance was suspended, and they could barely maintain it.

But the people below pointed to this allowance, without the allowance, although it will not starve to death, but it will also change from eating dry to drinking thin, and the meat and vegetables will also stop every three or five days.

All at once the days became miserable.

If this is the case, it is enough, and what is even more unacceptable is the six departments of Mingfa, which inform the world.

Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

Almost overnight, the Criminal Department became the laughing stock of the whole world, and he couldn't even raise his head.

The big guy was laughing, and when he thought that he had such a day, he suddenly couldn't laugh.

In general, you can't escape the sadness of the rabbit and the fox.

But it is undeniable that Xu Jingchang's return has really made the courtiers much more honest, conscientious, resolute, and not daring to be sloppy at all.

The official documents of each ministry can basically be issued on the same day, and they will definitely not be delayed until the next day.

In the lobby of the General Administration, all kinds of progress bars are being refreshed crazily.

Especially on the side of the Criminal Department, they still have allowances to press, and they can't do it if they don't play with their lives.

Therefore, Liu Guan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who had just taken office, came up with a detailed strategy...... Zhu Gaochi read patiently, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the more he watched, the more angry he became.

In fact, it's not that there is no good way, it's just that the people below don't whip them, they just don't want to move.

For example, in response to the issue of rural land disputes, the criminal department's strategy is very simple, that is, to recognize family land ownership.

This family refers to the father and son, and does not include outsiders.

In other words, those old-timers want to rely on their status, encroach on the land, and force them to change to mulberry cotton, all of which are illegal.

To put it bluntly, it is to recognize the small family and deny the clan.

In fact, this matter has been decided a long time ago, but it is in the implementation of the decree that it has not been implemented for a long time.

Now that the pressure has come down, the Criminal Department has to accelerate the matter.

Then there is the dispute in the city, which the Ministry of Criminal Justice requires all yamen to arrange full-time officials to accept the matter and deal with it within a time limit, and if it cannot be properly resolved, the officials who undertake it will be held accountable.

Seeing these contents, Zhu Gaochi had to sigh, he really couldn't underestimate these people.

It's all good ideas, but they don't want to offend people.

This is the civil official of the Ming Dynasty!

"I really want to order that all the officials be strictly investigated, and all those who are vegetarian will be dismissed. I now understand more and more why Emperor Taizu hates them so much. Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth, as if Zhu Chongba was possessed.

Xu Jingchang laughed happily, he hoped that Zhu Gaochi could be a hero, not always want to be a good gentleman.

"Your Highness thinks so, that's for the best. It just happened that with the help of the officials, I mobilized the Beijing inspection and rectified the rule of the officials, and I just happened to wave the flag and shout to His Highness, standing and cheering. ”

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "You are in charge of the Jinyi Guard, why are you unwilling to make a move?" ”

Xu Jingchang shook his head with a smile, "Your Highness, those things in the Jinyi Guard's secret file are true and reliable, but they may not be able to be used as evidence. If they are all poked out, it will shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty...... You have to eat the rice one bite at a time, and you have to do things one by one, Your Highness said, didn't you? ”

Zhu Gaochi snorted, "In the end, you just don't want to bear the infamy, so let me ask you, what else is so important now?" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Naturally, it is the general of the expedition to the north, our majesty." ”

General of the expedition to the north?

Zhu Gao was stunned for a while, and suddenly couldn't help laughing, "What does the father have to order?" ”

"Your Majesty let me come back, in addition to these things, there is also one of the most important things, he wants to use troops on the grassland, and he urgently needs to supply grain and grass. I got him money in Peiping, but I still need to turn the money into food and ordnance, and I have to send it to the army for him to squander. If I can't finish this, he won't let me do this political envoy! ”

Zhu Gaochi's eyes blinked, and he sighed: "Virtuous brother, my father really has a problem with great achievements, he is warlike and wants to expand the territory. Completely ignoring expenses, hundreds of thousands of troops were transferred from Jiangnan to mobilize at least 2 million people. Along the way, there are countless losses. To be honest, I really don't want my father to go to the throne. ”

Xu Jingchang smiled on his face, "I can't run the battle that should be fought, and the money that should be spent is indispensable." I hope that Your Majesty will make a big move and do a good job. ”

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but laugh and said: "Then you will raise money for your father, anyway, if you do this, your father will promise to treat you as his own son." ”

Xu Jingchang is naturally not uncommon with the treatment of Zhu Di's own son, but he has really arranged it properly.

At present, there are 750,000 stone of grain, which is cleaving the waves and heading north.

Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures standing on the deck, did not expect that there would be such a day, he escorted the grain obtained from Annam and Champong, and sailed all the way north, and the fleet did not enter the Bohai Sea, but spared the Korean Peninsula, continued north, went to an estuary, and then sent the grain into the inland river, and then headed for the destination.

Just as Zheng He was heading north, Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, was also heading north, and his destination was also Hekou!

In the Hongwu Dynasty, this place was called Nuer Ganwei, and not long ago it was upgraded to Nuer Gandu, and became the seat of the Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate.

And Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, who had a meritorious service in subduing the Jurchen tribes, was the first commander of the Liaodong Metropolitan and concurrently served as the protector of the Liaodong Metropolitan Government.

These things had already been laid out before Xu Jingchang responded to the day, and there was nothing remarkable.

Especially in the Jurchen wilderness, who wants to come except for those outlaw gold diggers?

The big guys don't think there's any military value here.

But Xu Jingchang has a different view.

During this time in Beiping, Xu Jingchang repeatedly studied that the biggest problem in the use of troops on the grassland was grain and grass.

If it can't be solved, it's extravagant to talk about conquest.

Moreover, with the increase of distance, the difficulty of grain and grass transportation increases geometrically.

Once you don't eat well, don't dress warmly, and can fight a lot of people and horses, you will also become a vulnerable rabble. There's no way around it unless you can go against the odds!

Although Xu Jingchang does not have the ability to defy the sky, he has a route that no one can think of, transporting grain and grass!

That is to take the sea route, all the way north, to find Nu'er Ganwei, which is the mouth of the Heilongjiang River...... Then go upriver from here, and then go to the Songhua River, and get the grain and grass directly to the hinterland of Liaodong.

The maximum loss of grain transportation by sea will not exceed 10 percent, which is a matter that has long been concluded, even if the situation of inland waterways is complicated, the loss may be doubled, but it is only 20 percent.

But if you go by land and rely on people to carry horses, the loss will be at least seventy percent.

That is, from Beiping, the grain is transported to Daning, ten stones, and six stones will be consumed on the way...... If Daning is used as the base camp, for every 100 miles of distance, the loss of grain will increase by 10%.

Considering the problem of going deep into enemy territory and facing harassment, it is really not one in ten.

It is already a miracle that three percent, five percent can be transported to the front.

The expeditions of the Qin and Han dynasties against the Xiongnu will not exceed this number.

With the Grand Canal in the Ming Dynasty, the situation may be better, but it is also very limited.

However, the new route planned by Xu Jingchang was to take the waterway and go straight to the hinterland of Liaodong, and even to the hometowns of Duoyanwei and Fuyuwei.

Li Jinglong never imagined that he would have such a big role one day.

The Heilongjiang River in June, accompanied by the upstream water, the river is wide and the waves are rough, which is very suitable for large ships to sail.

Li Jinglong was looking at the shore when he suddenly noticed that a white sail appeared in the distance, and at that moment, he was about to cry.

When the fleet approached, I saw the flag of the Ming Dynasty.

When the people on the boat changed to a small boat and approached the mouth of the river, they jumped out of the boat and went ashore with the seawater, Li Jinglong also ran over, ignoring the seawater, and hugged the people who came!

"Gonggong Zheng, you're really here!"

Zheng He looked helpless, "Cao Guogong, the slave is dirty, let's go ashore and talk about it." ”

Li Jinglong shook his head vigorously, "I said the Three Treasures Eunuch, do you know that these days, just walking through the vast wilderness, all I see is Shengfan." It's so easy to see acquaintances, you know how happy I am!"

Zheng He also sighed, "Although some people have walked this route, I didn't expect that there is such a big river in the north that can be navigated by Wanshi sea ships, which is really unexpected." ”

Li Jinglong also sighed, "Jinyiwei's side is really hand and eye, they initially said, I still don't believe it, but the actual investigation I realized that the water here is large in summer, and it is really navigable, but it is difficult to sail after the autumn and winter freeze." ”

Zheng He was curious: "Then where can my fleet send the grain?" ”

"It can be sent to Fuyuwei. When I arrived here, there were only a few hundred miles left from the headquarters of the Mongols. It's not too close, but it's much more convenient. The most important thing is that I have already subdued the Jurchen tribes along the way, and as long as we spend some money, they can help us deliver food. ”

The more these two talked, the happier they became, and the more they talked, the more excited they became.

As long as the Ming army can have enough food and wages, there is no enemy that cannot be defeated!

That's right, that's how confident!

Almost at the same time, in response to the direction of the sky, Jian Yi hurriedly found Xu Jingchang.

"Dingguo Gong, you have something to do now, it's better to stop, and don't send a few governors."

Xu Jingchang said: "Why? What I just pushed, let me slap myself in the mouth? ”

Jian Yi Zhengse said: "Dingguo Gong, I don't mean to harm you. Check it out! ”

Xu Jingchang took the urgent report handed by Jian Yi, and after a little browsing, he understood what was going on.

It turned out that Zhu Di invited Guili Chi Khan to attend the conference, but his subordinates spread the rumor that Guili Chi was not a descendant of Genghis Khan, and then someone provoked Tatar civil strife and wanted to re-establish the Khan king.

Ghost Li was frightened and demanded to return immediately to clean up the mess.

And Taibao Arutai is the two ends of the first rat, and Ghost Lichi simply invited Daming and sent troops to help him quell the chaos.

"Dingguo Gong, until now, Your Majesty must use troops against the Tatars. We need to raise at least three million stone of military rations and send them to Beiping, if you still insist on sending a governor and affect the military affairs, it will be troublesome. ”

Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, "So that's the case!" Don't worry, we're just waiting for the good news. ”

(End of chapter)