Ming politicians

() Leaving Nanzhili and Jiangning County is already a certainty, this speed is slow, Su Tiancheng did not expect that the great victory in Zhongdu became the catalyst, allowing him to leave Jiangning County like this.

According to my previous thinking, even if I leave Jiangning County, I hope to stay in Nanzhili. There are so many prefectures, and it is possible to go to any place. The conditions in the south are much better. Judging from the current situation, staying Not possible in the South.

After talking with Zhu Youjian in the Royal Garden, Ji made it clear where he was going, which was Henan Mansion.

From the magistrate to the magistrate, there is a huge distance. According to the usual practice, the magistrate of Gyeonggi County is most likely to return to the stables, go to the six departments, and become the head of the sixth rank. After working for a period of time, slowly wait for promotion, or Put it outside again, or stay in the stable.The choice of general officials is to stay in the stables and suffer slowly.

Many of the six ministers and cabinet ministers were born in this way.

As for Pudong County, it would be very good to be able to enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate and become the official seventh-rank supervisory censor.

The magistrate is the rank of the fourth rank, and the power is much greater. The most important power lies in the management of officials. The magistrate directly manages the magistrate. If the magistrate is impeached, the chief envoy and governor of the province will support it in principle. .

Since he was going to leave Jiangning County, there were many things that needed to be arranged. These things were very specific, especially the transfer of the Jiangning battalion. It was not that simple to mobilize the whole body.

On October [-]th of the seventh year of Chongzhen.

Su Tiancheng came to the Forbidden City again, this time, he was directly taken to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

What you are facing directly is the imperial decree.

Su Tiancheng was used to kneeling on the ground, when he saw the emperor, he would always kneel down.

Su Tiancheng served as the magistrate of Henan Shinan Prefecture, and concurrently served as the commander of the Jiangning battalion, and the Jiangning battalion was dispatched to guard Henan Prefecture.

After the declaration is over.Under everyone's gaze, Su Tiancheng took the order to thank him, but was taken away by the eunuch, who took him outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where he waited obediently.

This was probably a conversation before taking office, but it was a bit outrageous, the emperor talked to him personally.

After half an hour.Zhu Youjian came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

This time, Zhu Youjian was very direct and straight to the point.

"Su Aiqing, you may feel a little wronged to be the magistrate of Henan Prefecture. I came to think about it. The only ones who left you in the stables were rogue bandits. Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places suffered a lot. When you and Jiang Ningying came to Henan Prefecture, two things happened. The first is people's livelihood. The second is to exterminate the bandits. Hong Chengchou is in charge of the military affairs of the five provinces and is in charge of the extermination of the bandits. I have already given him an order. The Jiangning camp is under your control. You are solely responsible for the extermination of the bandits. Necessary coordination is possible, but not possible. Dispatch at will. You each have your own focus, Hong Chengchou is mainly in charge of Shaanxi and Shanxi, and you are mainly in charge of the Huguang area in Henan. I hope to hear good news about you and Jiangningying."

"The minister must live up to the high expectations of the emperor."

"Well, I believe in you. I have read the memorial you submitted. It is very insightful. I have passed it on to Hong Chengchou and ordered him to follow it. My expectation for you is to see tangible results. , I hope that Henan Prefecture will become the second Jiangning County."

This time, Su Tiancheng didn't dare to speak, he was joking, what are the conditions of Henan Mansion, if it wants to develop, it is not a matter of talking, and it will take how many years it will take to catch up with the situation in Jiangning County.

"I am very clear that you are facing a lot of difficulties, so do it with confidence. I have specially granted you the right to play the secret book."

"The minister leads the decree to thank you."

The Secret Zhezuo began in the era of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, its main function was for high secrets. In order to consolidate his own position, Wu Zetian attacked Li Tang's clan and encouraged some people to inform. Only such informants can be used by the emperor You see, in the Ming Dynasty, it was Jin Yiwei's east factory and west factory who used the power of secret Zhezuo to the extreme. Their zhezi went directly to the emperor's hands, and then according to the emperor's will, officials were arrested wantonly.

Generally speaking, the secret zhe solo is for the imperial power.

Secret Zhezhuo does not necessarily come according to rank. The officials who have this right are relatively fixed. From the perspective of a province, officials such as governors, ministers, and political envoys all have such powers. It supervises officials at all levels.

The magistrates generally do not have the power to perform esoteric performances.

The power bestowed by the emperor on the ministers, apart from Shang Fang's sword, is followed by the Secret Zhe Zhuo.

Su Tiancheng has the power to perform the Secret Rehearsal, the biggest advantage is that he can directly give the rendition to the emperor, and through the post station, the secret rehearsal is sent directly to the palace after being sealed in a special wooden box. Unless it is authorized by the emperor, no one is allowed to open it.

However, it was after the Qing Dynasty that it was established as a system to really perfect the Secret Zhe Zou, and even the Military Aircraft Department was established to review the secret Zhe.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were still quite a few officials who had the power to perform special tributes, it all depends on how the emperor thinks of you, some secret statutes were actually transferred directly to the cabinet, for example, some tributes to the General Judgment, It has been regarded as a formal memorial.Although Zhu Youjian is diligent, he doesn't have such good energy to deal with so many papers directly.

Su Tiancheng believed that the emperor would definitely read the notes he wrote himself.

"Su Aiqing, the Jiangning Battalion has not appointed a supervising army for the time being. I have considered it. I hope that you can lead all the soldiers and report success soon."

Su Tiancheng thanked him again, this is also a great power.

Most of the supervising troops sent by the imperial court are eunuchs. If you want to live in peace with these supervising troops, the difficulty is not small. Not to mention the differences in personality, most of the supervising troops are relatively greedy for money. I don't know anything about the deployment of formations and battles, but I still like to hold some power. I am afraid of being looked down upon. If I don't pay attention, I will report to the emperor directly.

Su Tiancheng directly commanded the Jiangning battalion, which is considered a great power, and it was also a decision made by the emperor against all opinions.

"The magistrates and co-prefects of the Henan Prefecture, I am going to transfer all of them to the stables. I know that Su Aiqing is going to lead the Jiangning camp to conquer the bandits, and it is impossible to be in the government office all the time. You can recommend the candidates for the co-prefects by yourself. "

Hearing Zhu Youjian say such words, Su Tiancheng was slightly taken aback.

It seems that Zhu Youjian knows what he did in Jiangning County. For a period of time, he has almost never asked about the county government. That's why Zhu Youjian said such words.

From this aspect, it can also be seen that Zhu Youjian is eager to wipe out the bandits.

The rogues' attack on Zhongdu has touched Zhu Youjian's bottom line and completely annoyed Zhu Youjian.

It is of course a good thing to be able to recommend a co-prefect on your own. A co-prefect is the assistant official of the magistrate, and can preside over the overall work of the government office when necessary.

There is another key thing that Zhu Youjian did not say in the end, and that is the military salary of the Jiangning Camp.

The military pay of the Jiangning Camp is generally higher than that of the guards. Although Jiangning County settled it on its own and the court did not provide a single penny, this matter still had some bad effects. In this regard, the court is quite concerned. Fortunately, the Jiangning camp has made so many military exploits, and the rumors and gossips in this area have gradually disappeared.

Zhu Youjian didn't talk about the military salary, which shows that he still has different views on the military salary of the Jiangning camp.

The military salary that the Jiangning Battalion needs every year is close to 200 million taels of silver. This is a huge burden. Of course, this is only a means for an extraordinary period. If it is to be maintained for a long time, no one can stand it. Before the later Jin Dynasty, such a salary must be maintained.

This is the biggest problem Su Tiancheng faces.

Although I contacted Song Sijun, Wan Chenggui and others, what I thought of at the beginning was to develop in Nanzhili, where the basic conditions are much better. Now that I am in Henan, it is a huge burden to maintain such a military salary.

If the imperial court can bear some, at least half of it, the pressure will be more bearable.

Su Tiancheng would not be ambiguous about such a key issue.

"Your Majesty, the Jiangning Battalion has left Jiangning County. Can the imperial court allocate some of the military salary?"

Hearing that Su Tiancheng finally mentioned the matter of military pay, Zhu Youjian Youxiu couldn't laugh. For several consecutive years, the biggest expense was military pay. Because of the problem of insufficient military pay, the rebellious soldiers of the Ming Dynasty became the main force of the rogues. In the past two years, it has improved a lot, and it can barely be allocated, but the court is still nervous.

The military pay of the Jiangning Camp was very high, but fortunately, Jiangning County resolved it on its own, and nothing serious happened. If the imperial court was directly responsible for such a high military salary, other guards would definitely have objections.

"Su Aiqing, the military officials of the Jiangning battalion are all aware of the salaries of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion. If I support it, what will the rest of the guards think of it?"

Zhu Youjian's words made Su Tiancheng speechless.

What Su Tiancheng meant was to ask the imperial court to consider a part of the military pay, at least according to the requirements of ordinary military pay, but the emperor thought of the whole, tacitly allowing the Jiangning Camp to have such a high standard of military pay, which is already very good, and he still wants to allocate military pay, Aren't the rest of the guards' sergeants going to make a fuss.

It seems that there is not much hope for the matter of military pay, and you still need to figure out a way by yourself.

After leaving the palace, Su Tiancheng felt the pressure. < Festival, I may not be able to get through it safely, there are many things to do, and many things to consider. After doing these things well, two months is almost the same.

From May of the fifth year of Chongzhen to the present, during the two and a half years in Jiangning County, a lot of things have been done, but these things have passed, and what is about to be faced immediately is another beginning.