Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu and the others were all silent for a while.

Corruption!

This is what they have seen since childhood.

Because of corruption, from the last Emperor Taizu Gao to the current Emperor Hongding, how many corrupt officials have been found and how many officials have been killed in just a few decades?

Among the strange things, they have seen at least a hundred cases one by one.

"Greed is the nature of human beings, the court is familiar with the Four Books and the Five Classics, and is familiar with the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, but how many corrupt people will there be?

Even these people who read the books of the sages are trying their best to be corrupt, and those generals who don't have a solid family background ......"

In the latter words, Guo An did not continue.

He just told these few bigwigs of the current Ming military household that those generals and colonels would be corrupt, and there was no need to quibble, let alone feel embarrassed.

Reading the books of sages, sensible civil officials and important ministers are greedy, and a group of illiterate military households who can only wield knives and guns will be even more greedy.

They are all martial artists, they are the biggest backers of those military households, and those military households are also their confidence, and they sit together and say that these are not shabbling.

"Alas!"

Li Jingsheng sighed solemnly, his eyes full of helplessness.

Don't say that those generals will be greedy, if he is not a national prince, there is not so much business in the house, maybe he can't help but stretch out his hand.

"The king of the county, then we will also support the road construction and lifting division!"

Xu Huizu nodded slowly and said.

On the side, Guo Ying and Geng Bingwen also nodded slightly.

Without the war, these generals will have no place to use, and they will inevitably be ignored.

Then it's time for them to find some way out for their sons.

"The Road Construction and Lifting Division, although it is a yamen for paving roads, can also be under the management of the Ministry of War or the Governor's Office of the Five Armies!

You can all go and discuss these matters with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a benevolent personality, and he will not let those soldiers and generals suffer! ”

"Thank you for the reminder!"

Li Jinglong suddenly said with a happy face.

Xu Huizu, Guo Ying and others also nodded slightly.

Now, their hearts are completely settled.

Although this Shunde county king was born in a family of literati and gentry, he did not have the stinky problems of those civil ministers, and everything he had been doing was for the sake of their generals and soldiers.

As long as you can make some more money, even if you let the soldiers pave the cement straights, that's not bad.

Subsequently, several people chatted with Guo An again, and then said goodbye and left.

By the time he left, it was past noon.

When Li Jinglong and Xu Huizu left, two inconspicuous people immediately ran towards the distance.

"Master, master, Cao Guogong and Wei Guogong and others have already left!"

In the courtyard of a luxurious and gorgeous mansion, there are several rich and noble people.

Hearing the report of the subordinates, the expressions on the faces of several people were relieved.

Immediately, he hurriedly instructed the butler beside him: "Quickly arrange for the kitchen to serve the meal, and I will go to visit the county king when I finish eating!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

"I'll also have to prepare the gifts that the county king carried!"

"Yes, sir!"

The butler answered, and walked briskly down.

In less than a quarter of an hour, plates of exquisite dishes were served.

Meantime.

In the palace of Shunde County, Guo An also began to enjoy today's meal.

As for Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu and others, after leaving the palace of Shunde County, they went straight to the palace.

Wu Lou.

Zhu Di looked at Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu and others in front of him, and asked lightly.

"Wait for you to agree?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"This matter can make those military households get more money, and Weichen and the others are very happy!"

"It's just that, Your Majesty, if those military households are still the military households receiving my Ming military salary after entering the Road Construction and Lifting Division, then the Road Construction and Lifting Division is under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies?"

Zhu Di said: "Since they are still my Ming generals, they are under the control of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Jinglong hurriedly responded.

Zhu Di asked again: "So, what's the problem?" ”

Xu Huizu bowed his hand, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, I don't know how many soldiers will be dispatched by the Road Construction and Lifting Division?" ”

"This ......"

Zhu Di couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, he really hadn't thought about it carefully.

However, the two cement straights, paved for such a long distance, last year was 30,000 young people, this year ......

"Let's send 20,000 soldiers for the time being!"

"Twenty thousand?"

Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu and others were all shocked.

"Let's take 20,000 for the time being!"

Zhu Di knew what these people were worried about, but he didn't care at all.

"If there is still a need in the future, you can continue to increase it!"

"Wechen obeys!"

Seeing that Zhu Di was so determined, Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu and others did not continue to say anything.

For Zhu Gaochi, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, they are also very satisfied.

Since Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is not afraid that the prince will control such a large army, they can't talk too much.

"Dare to ask Your Highness, what will be the subsidy for these soldiers who enter the Road Construction and Lifting Division?

Wei Chen and the others should let those soldiers know the inside story, so that they can be willing to ......"

Zhu Di's eyes narrowed, and he asked lightly, "How much do you think is appropriate?" ”

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!"

Li Jinglong and Xu Huizu hurriedly sneered, "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, this kind of thing, Weichen and the others want to give more benefits to their sons."

However, the person who pays the money is Your Majesty, and Weichen and others can't open their mouths! ”

"Humph!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but glance at Li Jinglong and Xu Huizu,

"Now that they have already come, they have asked for subsidies from those soldiers and generals of our gang, and they are still so secretive, not at all!"

"Let Your Majesty see and laugh!"

The corners of Xu Huizu's mouth twitched slightly, and his face was slightly red, as the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, in order to ask His Majesty for those few taels of silver, he was indeed a little out of character.

And Li Jinglong on the side, relying on his young age and thick skin, just smiled.

Zhu Di didn't continue to say anything, and said directly: "Ordinary soldiers are subsidized three taels of silver per month, four taels of small flags, five taels of total flags, and hundreds of households and thousands of households, so as to increase them!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Hearing this, Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu and others suddenly looked overjoyed.

These subsidies are almost worth the salaries of those soldiers!

Zhu Di said again: "You should also say in advance, you don't have to go out to fight when you pave a cement straight road."

Our subsidies are more, those soldiers are about to enter the road construction and lifting division, they will work hard to pave cement straights for us, if anyone dares to cheat on the road, or steal and cheat, corruption, we will not have any mercy! ”

"Yes!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Weichen and the others will definitely explain it clearly to those generals!"

"If those soldiers really appear, Weichen and the others will definitely support Your Majesty and severely punish those bastards!"

Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu and others assured again and again.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "The rest of the matter, let's discuss it with the prince!" ”

"Wechen obeys!"

At this moment, Li Jinglong, Xu Huizu and others were full of motivation in their hearts.

After retiring to Zhu Di, he walked quickly to Wenyuan Pavilion.

They had to finalize the 20,000 soldiers of the Road Construction and Lifting Division before some people.

And hearing the intentions of Xu Huizu, Li Jinglong and others, Zhu Gaochi was also very happy.

20,000 Ming soldiers were selected to become his full-time labor in the road construction and lifting division.

In his spare time, it is all his labor! In wartime, you can pick up a knife and get on the horse, kill the enemy and protect the country!

Thereupon.

The few of them began to discuss quickly.

At the same time.

In the Shunde Palace, Guo An finished lunch and was just about to lie down and take a nap, when he saw Guo Ang and walked towards him again.

I couldn't help but feel some irritability.

"What's going on?"

For Guo An's irritability, Guo Ang also knows what the reason is, disturbing people's naps, it is really a great crime!

But he didn't want to!

"Your Highness, there are a few people from the big family from the north outside the mansion who want to see you!"

"Nope!"

Guo An directly waved his hand and refused.

Guo Ang hurriedly said again: "Your Highness, they have the old lady's token in their hands!" ”

"Old lady?"

Guo An's brows furrowed directly, "Why did the old lady suddenly let these gentry come to see me?" ”

"The villain doesn't know!"

Guo Ang shook his head slowly.

After thinking for a moment, Guo An said directly: "Let them come in!" ”

Guo Ang remembered something, and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, those people seem to have brought a lot of gifts!" ”

"Gifts?"

Guo An's brows furrowed again, "Let them bring the main hall first!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Guo Ang answered, and walked briskly.

A moment later.

Guo Ang walked in with some rich gentry in brocade and silk.

Seeing Guo An, these rich and noble gentry hurriedly walked a few steps briskly and saluted respectfully.

"Wang Zhongkuan of the Shanxi royal family see His Royal Highness the King of Shunde County!"

"Shandong Cui Jia Cui Wei see His Royal Highness the King of Shunde County!"

"Shandong Wen family Wen En, see His Royal Highness the King of Shunde County!"

"Shanxi Lijia ......"

Listening to these introductions, Guo An's expression condensed slightly, they are all from some famous gentry families in Shanxi, Shandong and Henan, no wonder there are tokens of the old lady.

"You may be seated!"

Then, after a period of greetings, Guo An was a little drowsy again, so he asked directly.

"What are the reasons why a few people who have gone to such great lengths to see this king with their father's tokens?"

Hearing this, Wang Zhongkuan and Cui Wei asked for guilt with a panicked face: "This matter is related to the fate of the villain and other families, so I have no choice but to ask Mrs. Guo and ask the county king for forgiveness!" ”

"Oh?"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Guo An's eyes.

"As far as I know, you are all big clans in Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan, and you are all big clans that dominate one side, and if you unite, I am afraid that the officials of the three divisions of these provinces will give you some face......

"His Royal Highness the King of the County is smiling!"

Wang Zhongkuan, Cui Wei and others couldn't help but smile again, and they were a little bitter.

In the past, they may still think that with the strength and foundation of their great gentry families, they can completely do it in these provinces without looking at the eyes of those officials.

Even, if those officials want to govern these places well, they still have to look at the faces of their local gentry.

However, with Wang Zhen and other Jinyi guards, with the officials of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, they began to investigate one by one from the south, and at the same time exterminated the family and exiled, even if it was a rebellion, it would be suppressed in just a few days.

They were completely panicked!

If the court really wants to investigate them, no matter how famous they are, no matter how intertwined they are, they will not have any way to live!

"We are just some gentry, but the people of the Ming Dynasty, if we provoke some officials, just one edict, we will be exterminated!

The inheritance left by our ancestors will be completely ruined by us! ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly, he already understood why these gentry would make so much effort to ask to see him, and his father would agree.

However, Guo An still smiled lightly and did not take the initiative to say it.

Seeing this, Wang Zhongkuan and Cui Wei couldn't help but glance at each other, and then quickly got up and saluted Guo An's deep bow, with a sad face.

"His Royal Highness the King of the County, we are all from the home of the northern gentry, break the bones and tendons, and ask His Royal Highness the King of the County to save me!"

"Yes, His Royal Highness the King of the County, in Daming, I and other northern scholars have always been looked down upon by southern scholars, and now I finally have a chance to turn over, and I can't suffer too much calamity!"

"Your Highness, I am really desperate this time, so I can only be cheeky and beg His Royal Highness the King of the County, and ask His Highness to ......"

"Everyone, wait!"

Guo An's face was full of confusion, and he didn't know why.

"Please all of you get up and tell me what happened. But which vassal king have you offended, or what serious crime have you committed? ”

Listen to this,

Wang Zhongkuan and Cui Wei looked gloomy, they didn't believe it, Guo An didn't know!

However, since they had already begged to come to the door, they didn't have any shame, and said directly.

"Your Highness, we haven't offended any vassal kings, let alone committed any serious crimes......

Guo An said directly: "In this way, then there is no need to worry!" ”

Wang Zhongkuan said with a worried face: "Your Highness, we are afraid that the Jinyi Guard, the commander of the Tongzhi Wang Zhen, will take the officials of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to the north to inspect one by one, just like last year!" ”

"Chabei!"

Guo An looked indifferent, "Wang Zhen supervises each other with the officials of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and absolutely no one dares to act mischief and frame him!" ”

“……”

Wang Zhongkuan and Cui Wei couldn't help but be silent for a while.

This king of Shunde County is pretending to be confused!

But......

Thinking about it, Wen En on the side slapped his head and apologized with an embarrassed face.

"Please also ask Your Highness for forgiveness, I was so excited when I saw His Highness, I actually forgot to show His Highness, the gift we brought!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

Wang Zhongkuan and Cui Wei also hurriedly smiled.

"It doesn't have to be this way!"

Guo An smiled slightly, "You all know that I love money and delicious food.

But I don't lack money right now.

As for the delicious...... In the entire Ming Dynasty, no one can compare to me! ”

Wang Zhongkuan and Cui Wei flashed a trace of strangeness in their eyes.

Immediately, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, don't be in a hurry to resign, the gifts we brought are all Guo Taishi's books!" ”

…… (End of chapter)