Ming politicians

() Qu Qingze rushed to Luoyang suddenly, and when he saw Su Tiancheng, his face was pale, obviously he had met a big Ming politician.welcome to read

The two have been together for a long time, and Su Tiancheng has never seen such a reaction from Qu Qingze. If Qu Qingze's experience is richer than others, what kind of big event should Qu Qingze have? such a violent reaction.

This time, Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze directly entered the secret room.

"My lord, the lower officials have discovered that Hongnongwei has signs of mutiny."

"What are you talking about, why is this happening?"

Su Tiancheng couldn't help standing up, he never expected that Qu Qingze brought such news.

Hongnongwei has always been stationed in Shanzhou. According to the regulations of the imperial court, the local government has the right to interfere with the military affairs of the guard. Although Su Tiancheng is the magistrate of Henan Prefecture, he cannot directly command Hongnongwei without the authorization of the imperial court. However, it is the Ministry of War that can really mobilize Hongnongwei.

Under the current situation, the one who can mobilize Hongnongwei is Sun Chengzong, who is the Minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces.

After Su Tiancheng arrived in Henan Mansion, he was very careful. He never asked anything about Hongnongwei. He also served as the commander of the Jiangning battalion. He had too many things to do, so he couldn't care about Hongnongwei. He is also clear about the combat effectiveness of the institute. Officers are greedy for ink and the backward farming system has greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the sergeants.

Who is willing to find such trouble for themselves? As for the military salary of Hongnongwei, the imperial court has always been directly responsible for it, and has nothing to do with Henan Prefecture and Shanzhou.

"My lord, after I went to Shanzhou to take office, I found something unusual. Hongnongwei has a bad impression in Shanzhou and often harass the people. Especially in the area of ​​Henan Prefecture, there are often bandits. Hongnongwei is in charge of the area. In terms of law and order, many sergeants took advantage of this opportunity to kill good men and pretend to be meritorious, and even directly robbed the people of their money, causing a large number of people to flee. After they were demoted to Shanzhou, [-] soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion were stationed in Shanzhou. Because the subordinate officials paid attention to the people's livelihood, noticed the actions of the Hongnongwei sergeants, and filed a warning, and the situation got better. The subordinate officials thought that everything was fine, but who knew that they had a lot of dissatisfaction. They planned to rebel."

"Oh, do you have direct evidence?"

"Yes, after the officer learned the news, he used some means to get the two officers of Hongnongwei to tell the truth."

"What did they say, and why did they plan to rebel."

His clear face.A strange look appeared.

"Hmph, the reason for their rebellion turned out to be because of the Jiangning Camp. They knew the military pay of the Jiangning Camp soldiers, and thought that their military pay was too small to support their families. After the officials arrived in Shanzhou, their behavior was restrained. Being able to plunder money makes life difficult. That’s why we plan to rebel. Xiaguan never imagined that the officers and sergeants of Hongnongwei would be so ashamed that instead of protecting their homeland, they would rely on robbery to survive.”

Su Tiancheng stood up again.Walk around in the secret room.

What the Hongnongwei officer said is probably true. The high salary of the Jiangning battalion caused dissent when they were in Jiangning County. At that time, it was the two battalions in Nanjing who had objections. , is still different from the guards in many places, and the treatment is relatively higher. In addition, Jiangning County has given more subsidies to the two battalions, which stabilized the sergeants of the two battalions.But when they arrived in Henan Province, Hongnongwei did not have such treatment.

Henan Province is a barren land. The situation of the sergeants in the guard station here is unimaginable. They may not even be as good as beggars. Except for the officers who can be greedy for the military salary, life is better. Ordinary sergeants can't afford to fill their stomachs. It is a luxury.

Under such circumstances, it is also possible to explain the occurrence of killing good people and robbing people's property.

Qu Qingze arrived in Shanzhou, and the officers and men of the Jiangning Battalion also arrived in Shanzhou. Strictly speaking, the Hongnongwei was no longer of much use, it was equivalent to a decoration. Under such circumstances, the sergeants of the Hongnongwei, especially the officers, must be Unsatisfactory.

Zhang Pu, the current magistrate of Henan Province, once made a fuss in this regard, and almost caused a big incident. Fortunately, he controlled it in time and did not cause trouble.

According to Su Tiancheng, the best way to deal with this kind of thing is to dismiss the soldiers of Hongnongwei. Unfortunately, this method is not feasible. The soldiers of Hongnongwei are all military households, and their household registrations are directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. The government government has no right to interfere. Besides, after dismissing these sergeants, they also need a place to resettle them, and they cannot let them have nothing to eat.

Su Tiancheng did not expect such a situation at all. It is said that Hongnongwei has official land, and after planting these official land, the matter of eating can still be solved.

Hongnongwei's sergeant establishment is 5600 people, and it has five thousand households under its jurisdiction.

But in a place like Henan Mansion, Hongnongwei can maintain half of its sergeants, which is considered pretty good. I don't know how many sergeants have fled.

In any case, Hongnongwei cannot mutiny or rebel. If such a problem arises, it will be a major blow to the Henan government. Some people in the imperial court will come out immediately, and the spearhead must be pointed at the Jiangning camp. and own.

Su Tiancheng would never allow such a situation to happen.

"Old Qu, you did a good job. You were able to grasp the situation in advance. How is the specific situation of Hongnongwei? What preparations have you made?"

"My lord, the subordinate officer has already grasped the specific situation of Hongnongwei. The approved establishment of Hongnongwei is 5600, and the actual strength is 3100, including 500 cavalry and the rest are infantry. After investigating the news, the subordinate officer, Actions have been taken to order the Jiangning battalion soldiers to enter the Hongnongwei camp, and control the Hongnongwei guard commander, Qianhu and deputy Qianhu. All the soldiers are under surveillance. Without orders, no rash actions are allowed. Due to the urgency of time, the subordinate officials have no choice but to make such a decision, and please punish me, Your Excellency."

"What kind of punishment? You did a good job. If you can't control the situation earlier, it will be too late to say anything when something happens. Then tell me, what is your plan for the next step."

"The lower officials are a bit hesitant. Those who come to prepare to punish the chief culprits will be sent to the capital for punishment for all officers with more than a thousand households. The rest will be dealt with lightly according to the specific circumstances. However, doing so will cause trouble."

Su Tiancheng shook his head, it was obviously inappropriate to deal with it this way.

Even if the Jiangning battalion handled the Hongnongwei officers correctly, they would still be questioned. No matter how powerful the Hongnongwei was, no matter how many sergeants they had, they were on the same level as the Jiangning battalion. Qualified to deal with Hongnongwei's mutiny, according to the rules, after the situation is under control, it must be dealt with by the court.

"I think this matter should be handled by Mr. Sun. Mr. Sun, the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces, can think of a good solution."

"Why did the subordinate forget, this is the best way to deal with it."

Su Tiancheng was silent for a while, and then spoke again.

"Old Qu, this incident has reminded us that we need to think of a better way. The treatment of Jiangning battalion soldiers is far from that of the rest of the guards, and it is easy to cause a lot of jealousy. When I was in Jiangning County, Fan Your Excellency and Eunuch Qin’s support can calm the turmoil in this area, but now there is no such environment, if such things continue to happen, we will not be able to handle it.”

"The lower officials have also thought about this kind of problem, but they always feel that the court is not responsible for the military salary of the Jiangning Camp, and it is all settled by itself. Even if the salaries of the soldiers are higher, the rest of the guards have nothing to say. Sergeant of the guards , The treatment is also different, the treatment of the pro-barracks is naturally better, besides, such a problem cannot be solved by the Jiangning camp."

"What you said is indeed reasonable, but we can't say that. We still have to think of the best way. It seems that after the Jiangning camp came to Henan Mansion, they were not able to fight. They are too comfortable, and some people have opinions."

Qu Qingze woke up.

"My lord, Hongnongwei's mutiny this time may not be that simple."

"It's possible, but we don't have any evidence, so we can't just guess at will. It's just a case-by-case basis. For my consideration, I implore Mr. Sun to make a decision. All the soldiers of Hongnongwei will be deployed to follow Mr. Sun to wipe out the bandits. For the safety of Henan Province, all matters need to be taken care of." Hand it over to the Jiangning Camp."

Controlling more than 3000 people is not that simple. These sergeants are not rogues, so it is impossible to kill them. Moreover, during the detention period, the daily consumption is also quite a lot.

Su Tiancheng immediately wrote to Sun Chengzong.

Fortunately, Sun Chengzong was stationed in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, not far from Henan Mansion.

Five days later, Sun Chengzong arrived in Shanzhou in person.

Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze had already been waiting in Shanzhou.

After seeing Su Tiancheng, Sun Chengzong looked very serious, listened to the situation carefully, and directly interrogated the commander of Hongnongwei and several important organizers.

In less than a day, Sun Chengzong grasped all the circumstances.

"Lord Su, this matter is very difficult. It is not difficult to deploy the sergeants of Hongnongwei, but it is not easy to deal with the commander of the guards and the officers. The old man sees that it is still necessary to report to the court. , The old man can make decisions about the deployment of sergeants, and he can handle the affairs of officers, and he cannot make decisions lightly."

"The lower official also thinks the same way. How to deal with the officers of Hongnongwei must be reported to the emperor. However, the lower official thinks that such a thing should not be spread, so as not to cause disturbance. If possible, report it directly to the emperor and bring it up. Handle the opinions, and implore the emperor to issue an order." "It's time, the rogues are starting to move around, they have been in Shaanxi for a long time, and they are thinking about making moves. Although the old man has made a lot of arrangements, he lacks capable sergeants. "

"Jiangning Camp is at the command of your lord." To be continued. , You are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. . )