After staying in Hangzhou for a few days, what Xiao Feng was waiting for finally arrived.

Strictly speaking, it's a bit rude to say that something is waiting, because there are still people here, five fresh graduates sent by Wudang Mountain.

The old fox Gu Xuzi is well versed in the essence of the distribution of vocational college packages - that is, where there are senior brothers and sisters, it is best to get employed.

Now Zhang Wuxin and An Qingyue are working hard under Xiao Feng, and Xiao Feng can't say anything if he doesn't arrange a few graduate employment places!

So when Xiao Feng wrote to him, hoping to lend him a few people, Gu Xuzi looked up to the sky and laughed, and the sound shook the valley, and all the disciples thought that the master was about to become enlightened and ascend.

Then Gu Xuzi quickly replied, and the content was as follows.

"I said Xiao Zhenren, why do you say borrow? This seems too out-of-the-box. I will select five people from among the apprentices who should go out of the mountain this year to serve under your account!

I hope they can have a good life, and under your care, they can make meritorious contributions and get a half-official position, and it is not in vain that these children have worked hard for ten years, and their families' hopes for Jackie Chan! ”

Xiao Feng smiled bitterly after receiving the letter, this is a warning to himself! The person who worked hard for you this time, you have to give a civil servant, and you can't return it to me after you run out like last time!

Although Wudang Mountain is a Taoist sect, it has always had a good relationship with the imperial court, and it relies on many Wudang disciples to enter the imperial court to serve. Don't care about big and small officials, the more students become officials, the more famous and developed the alma mater will be!

In addition to these five people, what Xiao Feng was really waiting for was a few big ships, all of which were horses bought from the Datong Mutual Market. From Datong, rush to Jining to get on the boat, and go down the river until Hangzhou.

Transporting horses

The boat is a specially made large ship, it does not need to be very tall, but it must be wide so that it can be transported more. Ten large ships brought 500 war horses, as well as 500 cavalry allocated by Qiu Luan according to the holy decree.

In the cabin of the big ship, there are also 2,000 steel knives made from the capital's entry into the WTO.

These steel knives have been improved by blacksmiths and pyrotechnics, although they are not yet up to the level of Japanese knives, but they are not far behind, at least they will not be cut crooked after a few dozen cuts.

In the northern regions, five hundred cavalry may not be a big deal, but in the coastal areas, a contingent of five hundred cavalry is extremely rare.

In the coastal areas, cavalry fought very rarely, because the main battlefield of the Japanese was the seaside, even if they went deep into the city, once they could not fight, they still retreated to the sea, and the cavalry fought on the seaside, and there was too much mud and sand to run.

What's more, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty is too few, and it is not enough in the north, how can there be a rich one to transfer to the south! If it weren't for the fact that the north is calm now, and the mutual market can have a large number of war horses, Xiao Feng would not have come to the cavalry.

But Xiao Feng didn't want the cavalry to go to the beach to fight, he went south this time, with a decoy on his body, and the enemy would naturally follow the smell to find him. He wanted mobility and superior combat power in the castle.

These 500 cavalry, plus the remaining 200 and 700 cavalry from before, were extremely mobile, just to deal with those who dared to attack the county seat.

In the past, the greatest advantage of the Japanese was mobility. They were raids, hit and run, although they were all infantry, they took the initiative, the Ming army's defense line was too long, weak everywhere, and suffered losses everywhere.

But with these seven hundred cavalry, Xiao Feng was able to rush to the aid and offset the force

Passive in defense. Of course, after Qi Jiguang's Qi family army was established, it would not need cavalry to defeat the Japanese invaders.

But Xiao Feng is not Qi Jiguang, and he does not have Qi Jiguang's genius military command ability, so the style of play he adheres to is simple and rude.

Lao Tzu is faster than you, and there are more people than you, he has a wolf and a steel knife, and his weapons are no worse than yours. Lao Tzu has money to offer rewards, and if someone dares to run, he will cut off his head, so he doesn't believe that he can't beat you!

Xiao Feng took 700 cavalry, replenished 2,000 infantry in Hangzhou, took the princess's RV, and marching grain and grass, bid farewell to the picturesque Hangzhou, and killed all the way through Taizhou, Wenzhou, and all the way to Fujian.

Everywhere he went, Xiao Feng put the whole army first. Yu Dayou is more expert in the matter of fighting, but in the whole army, Xiao Feng has won the magic of the masters of military law in the past.

The masters of the past dynasties have organized the army, which is complicated to say, but in fact, it is eight words: strict military law, high rewards and heavy punishments!

For soldiers, you can't have your own thoughts, whether it's training in peacetime or fighting on the battlefield, you have to do whatever you want, otherwise no matter whether it's right or wrong, military law will be engaged!

It is necessary to keep practicing, constantly stimulate, and finally form muscle memory, and when you get to the battlefield, everything else is forgotten, just remember to listen to orders, swing the knife, it's enough!

The reward must be cashed, preferably in cash, not futures. Xiao Feng reorganized the army, focusing on a rich man with a very high reward, but in fact, Xiao Feng couldn't spend too much money himself.

Because if you win the battle, you will be captured, and there will be folk gentry who are happy to lose, plus the reward of the imperial court, the higher part, Xiao Feng will be enough to make up for it a little more.

Therefore, throughout the ages, the army that has been winning the war has not been short of money, but has been defeated repeatedly, and the army that has been defeated again and again needs to consume a lot

amount of military spending.

So Xiao Feng fought all the way and killed all the way, and after he walked through, not only the vitality of the local would-be robbers was greatly damaged, but also the temperament of the local guards became much harder.

In the coastal areas that Xiao Feng walked through, the scourge of the Japanese was greatly reduced in a short period of time, and although the goal of eradication could not be achieved, it was already a rare stable situation since the Jiajing Dynasty.

Yan Song's eyes widened like bean bags, waiting for Xiao Feng to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to promote the change of rice to mulberry, but Xiao Feng slipped out and went directly to the coast, fighting and killing all the way, but he refused to stay in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

It's just that he won more battles and lost less, so people can't find fault with it, Jiajing looked at the report and won the chapter, and showed his junior brother the ability of the ministers every day, Yan Song finally couldn't help it and decided to shoot again!

A military department gave a twist and turn in the matter: "Long live, although Xiao Feng's record is good, there are also great hidden dangers during the period, you must not ignore it!" ”

Jiajing asked Yan Song to bring this guy into Xiyuan and let him speak at the small court meeting. Giving things is similar to the professional imperial history, which is responsible for impeaching others, but in the giving matter, he only cares about the affairs related to his own department, and the imperial history is in charge of the world.

The military department talked eloquently about the matter: "Long live, my lords, since Xiao Feng became the governor of Jiangnan, the war has been smooth and quite meritorious, long live has already issued an order to commend him, and the gentleman's grace is profound!"

However, Xiao Feng, as the governor, did not know how to avoid suspicion, and rewarded the soldiers of the army with personal property, which is 'the army of the world and the horse'!

Moreover, Xiao Feng is not only the governor, but also the teacher of the two princes, what does it mean to reward the three armies privately in this capacity? Long live it!

”

Boy! The ministers immediately raised their heads and looked at the military department.

Ding Rukui was even more shocked, looking at this subordinate in amazement, not knowing when this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes completely defected to the Yan Party.

What is this charge? Beat the army of the world! This sentence was said by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang back then, and it was said to Shen Wansan, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty!

It is said that when the beggar monk Zhu Chongba beat the smuggling salt dealer Zhang Shicheng, Shen Wansan's family was on the edge of the city of Suzhou Prefecture, and the family had a house and a field, and the life was boundless.

So Shen Wansan paid money and food to support Zhang Shicheng to protect his family and defend the country, and with the support of Shen Wansan's ability, Suzhou Mansion resisted for eight months, and Zhu Chong was on fire for eighty points, and his urine was yellow.

In the end, Zhu Chongba defeated Suzhou, and couldn't wait to settle accounts with Shen Wansan. But Shen Wansan's reputation among the people is not bad, Zhu Chongba has just won the victory, and he is not willing to bear too much infamy, so he plans to run Shen Wansan and find something wrong to clean him up.

The following dialogue is not real history, but is based on some historical materials, so please look at it critically.

Zhu Chongba said to Shen Wansan: "You see, just because you supported Zhang Shicheng, this battle was fought so hard, destroying the ancient buildings with a long history.

I plan to rebuild the broken city wall of Nanjing, and the reason for this loss is half of mine and half of yours, you have to pay! ”

Shen Wansan replied: "Although long live you are fighting Suzhou City, not Nanjing City, the damage to the Nanjing City Wall has nothing to do with the grass people.

But your fist is big, so you have a point, the grass people are willing to pay for the repair of the city

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Because the grass people have been robbed by the Banzai Justice Master, they don't have much cash in their hands, so let's give them three percent first, and then give more when the grass people's property is realized. ”

Zhu Chongba actually asked for a sky-high price, but he didn't expect Shen Wansan to be so rich, and he could still take out so much money after being robbed, and he was even more unhappy.

When the Nanjing city wall was repaired, Zhu Chongba found Shen Wansan again: "You said at the time that I would wait for your property to be realized, and now I want to reward the three armies, you can do something." ”

Shen Wansan is indeed wealthy, and he thinks that after repairing the Nanjing City Wall, his sins have been almost deducted, and he is also a little floating, and said casually: "This thing is easy to do, you can tell me the number." ”

Zhu Chongba gritted his teeth and stretched out a finger. Shen Wansan also gritted his teeth and stretched out a finger.

Zhu Chongba laughed and said, "I'm talking about a million people!" What do you mean? ”

Shen Wansan breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm talking about one million taels, just one tael of silver per person." ”

Zhu Chongba was furious, and when he returned to the palace, he threw his job: "Treat the army of the world to the horseman, Shen Wansan, does he want to rebel?" Someone, grab him for me and behead him! ”

Queen Ma, who eats at one table, feels that her husband is a little too unreasonable, very similar to some places that ask for food, others give food and scold others for not giving money, and I don't know if this is the style of her husband when he asked for food.

"Chonghachi, it's not good for you to be like this. If you ask someone for money, they give it, and they don't take the initiative to ask for labor. You can say that he is arrogant, but if you insist on saying that people are rebelling, it is very bad. ”

Zhu Chongba was very obedient to his wife, so Shen Wansan escaped, was not beheaded, and was finally exiled.

At this time, the Ministry of War brought out this charge in the matter, not only in a conclusive manner, but also listed the good news received by the Ministry of War from all over the country, followed by a list of rewards and pensions, which exceeded the normal standards of the imperial court by a lot.

Jiajing closed his eyes slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and the ministers were also talking. This is indeed a big taboo, Xiao Feng doesn't look so stupid!

Several officials who had served as governors along the coast shook their heads secretly, I really don't know what Xiao Feng thinks, this matter is obviously a loss and a bad thing! You have lost so much money yourself, and you have been caught, and the result is only bad and not good!

Of course, this can boost morale and win a few battles. But what does it matter if you win or defeat, it's not the key issue! You see, for so many years, the coastal areas have been defeated, who has been punished? Aren't they all promoted safely?

The only one who died was Zhu Kun, who had won the battle, and the other who almost died was Zhang Jing, who had won a big battle. What does this mean? It doesn't matter if you win or lose, the point is not to make mistakes!

In silence, Ding Rukui stepped forward. He can't do it if he doesn't come out, this is the business that the Ministry of War should be in charge of, and the impeachment of Xiao Feng is also in the Ministry of War, so he must express something.

"Long live, the minister thinks that the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and they can't be talked about as ordinary things. As the governor, Xiao Feng is very rare to be on the front line.

The guards in various coastal areas are in military ruins, morale is low, and Xiao Feng does not reward and punish him heavily, and it is difficult to resist the Japanese invaders. Xiao Feng's successive victories also illustrate this method

Effective.

And Xiao Feng rewarded the three armies, there is no evidence that it is in the name of a person, if it is in the name of the imperial court, it cannot be considered that Xiao Feng is a puppet army, let alone that he has a bad heart. ”

The military department obviously received Yan Song's strong support in the matter, so he was not afraid of Ding Rukui, the top boss, and defended loudly.

"Lord Ding's words are wrong, Zhang Jing has won a big victory before, and he has not offered additional rewards, which shows that heavy rewards are not the necessary way to win!

What's more, the lord said that the military of the guards in various places was lax, and the morale was low, and the subordinates did not dare to agree. The guards in all places are in charge of the military department, don't you say that all the people in my military department are wine bags and rice bags, and they have the emperor's grace? ”

Damn, it's so ruthless! The hundred officials looked at Ding Rukui together, as a Shangshu, he was stabbed in the back by a small subordinate of his own subordinates, this feeling was too painful.

Regardless of the character in this matter, these words are indeed extremely sharp, and they are worthy of being professional to find faults.

You are the secretary of the military department, and you say that the guards you manage are all waste, doesn't that mean that you are guilty?

Ding Rukui's eyes were on fire, staring at this thing, looking at him fearlessly, with a selfless and wide posture in his heart.

The right attendant of the military department was pulled by Ding Rukui, and he also stood up at this time, saluted Jiajing first, and then turned to look at the matter.

"You are cleverly framing people for sin! It is a fact that the combat power of the guard is low, and it was not formed overnight, and the imperial court is also clear.

If it weren't for the lack of combat strength of the guards, how could the imperial court establish a battalion system to supplement the army? Now the war in the north is almost dominated by battalion soldiers, isn't it because of the low combat strength of the guards?

？

The battalion system has been implemented in the time of the emperor, if this is the responsibility of the military department, then the previous secretaries before Ding Shangshu, will not all be guilty of escaping? ”

Ding Rukui breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his hardcore alliance with relief. It's a pity that he has too few allies, while the alliances of the Yan Party are all over the place.

The left waiter of the household department talked about coming out with the crowd: "This is exactly the words of prevarication!" The lack of strength in the guards was due to the increase in Mongol and Jurchen attacks, and most of the guards were infantry, which was difficult to resist.

Therefore, the battalion was increased to fight the nomadic people. Today, along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River, most of them are Japanese pirates, and there is no cavalry, and the guards have more enemies and fewer enemies, and they are defeated, which is the incompetence of the military department!

It is really unreasonable for our household department to spend money on military expenses every year to support the various garrisons of the military department, and now that the soldiers are used for a while, they actually think that the military is lax and their morale is low! ”

Pan Huang looked at the same thing, and did not speak as usual. Tan Tong is obviously standing up for Yan Song, if Xiao Feng is here, he can still beat the side drum, Xiao Feng is not there, it is too risky for him to come forward.

What's more, Xiao Feng is not without anyone here, can he use himself......

"It's bad to talk about adults, this, this is bad! What military expenses did the guards cost?

This and this, the guards all farm their own land to support themselves! How did the household department allocate a penny to which health center? ”

Liu Tong spoke for the first time at the small court meeting, he was indeed very nervous, not only was he a little stumbling, but his voice was also high and low, Jiajing raised his eyelids and glanced at him, and closed them again.

Tan Tong couldn't imagine that Liu Tong, the guy who came up by dragging his son-in-law's belt, would dare to go against him face to face, he was furious in his heart, but he was very sincere on the surface.

"Liu

My lord, I know that you want to defend your son-in-law, but everything must be justified.

How much fertile land does the guard occupy? These fertile fields originally belonged to my household department, and the household department gave them free of charge to the health center to cultivate, isn't the field money? ”

Liu Tong was furious: "Aren't you sorry for saying this?" Guards occupy fertile land? Check the account books of the household department! The fertile land of the guard has long been bought up by the local gentry!

The rest is some thin ground! Those guards rely on planting these thin fields, it would be good if they didn't starve to death, how could they still have the heart to fight?

The people live on food! People take food as the sky, do you understand? ”

Seeing Liu Tong pointing fingers and spitting everywhere, Pan Huang coughed: "Liu Shilang, keep your voice down, be careful about losing your manners." ”

Tan Tong is also popular, I can't imagine that Liu Tong is so arrogant, the key is to expose his own scars! The good land of the guard was bought by the local gentry, and the military department and the household department are responsible for this matter!

As the left waiter, and he has been a waiter for many years, the responsibility is naturally greater than that of the right waiter Liu Tong, who just came up!

But Pan Huang and Ding Rukui, who are the most responsible, haven't said anything yet, and it seems useless to hold on to this matter by themselves, so they can only glare at Liu Tong angrily.

Seeing that the topic had gone off track, he hurriedly bowed down again, his tone was angry and categorical.

"Long live, please cure the Governor of Jiangnan, buy the hearts of the army, and plot against the crime!"

This time, as if rehearsed, the Yan Party officials bowed down together and saluted in unison, and the momentum was amazing.

"Long live, please cure the Governor of Jiangnan, buy the hearts of the army, and plot against the crime!"