Early the next morning, the people of Lingshan Acropolis carefully opened the door and walked onto the street. When they saw that there was nothing unusual in the city, they relaxed and started their busy day.
The turmoil last night did not affect the normal life of the people in the city, but for the officials of Lingshan Guard, it was like the sky falling and the earth falling.
The commander makes the yamen, the main hall.
Seven people, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Shen Tuo, and Qian Qian, as well as the town governor Xun Jingyun, commander Wang Wenzhen, and Qianhu Jia Hongyu were all summoned. Liu Yan was giving orders to everyone. .
"Now most of the officials at Lingshan Guard have been taken down, and daily government affairs still need to be run, so I decided to transfer Zhang Lei, the garrison officer in charge of thousands of households in front of Xiahe Village, to the garrison officer in charge of thousands of households in Lingshan Guard City."
"Zhao Min, the official of the thousand households in front of Tiaoxia Hezhai, has the experience of thousands of households in Lingshan Acropolis, and is in charge of all the officials in Lingshan Acropolis."
"Qianhu Tian Huisu, the Qianhu Station in front of Tiaoxia Hezhai, is the commanding officer of Lingshan Guard City and is responsible for the training and recruitment of all soldiers and horses of Lingshan Guard."
"Song Gongming of Qianhu House in front of Tiaoxiahe Village was the commercial officer of Lingshan Acropolis."
"Yue Ming, a member of Qianhu House in front of Tiaoxiahe Village, is the money and grain officer of Lingshan Acropolis."
"Appoint Qianhu Jia Hongyu as the defense officer of Lingshan Acropolis. He will lead his troops to garrison the Lingshan Acropolis. The troops and horses under his jurisdiction will be reorganized from the original pier army of the Acropolis."
"Order Chen Xun, the defense officer of Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village, to promote his subordinates to fill the vacancies in the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village."
After a series of appointments, Liu Yan finally took control of Lingshan Acropolis. Wang Wenzhen on the side smiled and said: "Your Excellency is in charge of Lingshan Acropolis. In the future, the lives of the military households and civilians of Lingshan Guard will be much easier."
Everyone congratulated Liu Yan one after another, and at the same time they were full of expectations for the scene when everyone would gather at Lingshan Acropolis in the future.
"Why didn't Ji Xianhai, the defense officer of Zhongqianhu Station, and Tang Jingming, the guard of Jiaozhou Qianhu Station, not come?"
After the appointment, Liu Yan inquired. Before dealing with Shen Jiuwei, Hu Youxiang and others, he sent someone to contact them and ordered them to rush to Lingshan Acropolis as soon as possible to command the Yamen to be on standby.
Moreover, the Zhongqianhu Office is located in Lingshan Acropolis, and Ji Xianhai was originally in Lingshan Acropolis. However, due to the turmoil last night, Ji Xianhai and his soldiers seemed to have disappeared from the world. They never showed up, and they did not even send anyone to communicate with Liu Yan. Getting in touch is already a very serious dereliction of duty.
Xun Jingyun, the governor of the town, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, as far as my subordinates know, Ji Xianhai and Tang Jingming both have dealings with Shen Jiuwei. Although they did not embezzle the cultivated land of the military camp, they took empty pay and accepted it from Shen Jiuwei. The bribes offered by Wei and others are also heinous crimes!"
"This time, the two of them have not shown up for a long time. It is because they have a guilty conscience. The subordinates sent people to inform the two of them to come and stand by. The subordinates sent reported that Tang Jingming and Ji Xianhai were busy contacting the superiors of Jimo Camp to seek asylum and did not come at all. Plan to be on standby!”
Liu Yan sneered when he heard this, and then said to Jia Hongyu: "Jia Qianhu, it seems that you are going to make a move again. I appointed you as the defense officer of Zhongqianhu Station, and immediately summoned the original soldiers and horses of Lingshan Acropolis to arrest Ji Xianhai Arrive at the case and disarm all his soldiers and wait for disposal!"
Jia Hongyu suddenly smiled when he heard this, and he finally had real power. Wang Wenzhen on the side was also happy. Jia Hongyu was considered his confidant, and now being reused by Liu Yan was also a big help to him.
Although Jia Hongyu could not command a battalion of new troops like Wang Bo, Shen Tuo and others, he could still serve as a defensive officer. As long as he did his job well, his future career would be smooth.
"My subordinates have the order!"
After saying that, Jia Hongyu went to mobilize his troops in high spirits.
Then Liu Yan looked at Wang Yue, thought for a moment, and said: "Mr. Wang Qian, I have appointed you as the defense officer of Jiaozhou Guard Qianhu Station. I will lead my troops to take up the post early tomorrow morning. The relevant appointment documents will be sent to you by this officer." You send it."
Wang Yue was overjoyed when he heard this. Liu Yan actually used him in a high position regardless of the previous suspicion and handed over the management of a thousand households to him. This kind of kindness made Wang Yue burst into tears. He knelt down on the ground with a plop and cried loudly: "Thank you for your kindness." , I will never forget it! From now on, as long as you say a word, even if you ask your subordinates to die, I will never say anything!"
Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Shen Tuo and others all rolled their eyes and laughed out loud at Wang Yue's slightly exaggerated look. Even Xun Jingyun, the governor of the town, grinned slightly, and then returned to his usual stern look.
Liu Yan smiled and said: "Get up, we are all brothers in life and death. Don't say such unreasonable words in the future."
"After you arrive at the Qianhu Guard Station in Jiaozhou, you immediately capture the former guard Tang Jingming and send someone to escort him over. As for the soldiers and horses over there, you organize them according to the requirements of the infantry drill code."
"My subordinates have the order!"
"Now the replenishment and expansion of each battalion's troops is about to begin. At that time, priority will be given to replenishing the other battalions. The strength of your rear battalion will be replenished by yourself at the Qianhu Station in Jiaozhou. The specific roster of troops must be reported to this officer. Review.”
Wang Yue cupped his fists and said, "I obey my orders!"
Two days later, Tang Jingming and Ji Xianhai were captured. They knelt down in the main hall of the commander's yamen dejectedly. Chief Qian Miao Shao stood aside and watched the two of them. Liu Yan looked at the two of them and said, "You still have What to say?"
Ji Xianhai lowered his head and said nothing, while Tang Jingming said unconvinced: "We are just successful kings and defeated bandits, what else is there to say! We are just unlucky. As soon as the adults came, they eradicated the gentry everywhere, so naturally we became A thorn in your side and a thorn in your flesh!"
Liu Yan shook his head and said: "You are wrong! As generals of the Ming Dynasty, you don't want to train troops to defend the land and protect the country and the people, but you only want to make money for yourself. You are in a nest with those evil gentry snakes and rats. Now you are full of grievances. Is it possible? Do you still want me to increase your rank and rank for you?"
Tang Jingming was suddenly speechless, holding his neck and stopped talking.
Liu Yan looked at the two of them and lost all thought, and said: "Tang Jingming, Ji Xianhai, I remember that you once fought with me against the Dongnu, and you can be regarded as comrades in the battle of Yaoshan Mountain Road, so I The official will not kill you. Today, I will remove you two from all positions, change your registered residence from military to civilian, and confiscate your property as well."
After saying that, Liu Yan stood up, looked at Tang Jingming and Ji Xianhai who were full of fear, and said, "You can leave today. I will personally give you fifty taels each to go back and pick up your family members. Then leave Lingshan Guard and don’t come back again.”
Ji Xianhai burst into tears immediately and wanted to beg Liu Yan again, but Tang Jingming pulled him up: "Since you have said everything, what else do we have to say? Let's go!"
After saying that, the two left the commander's office. Liu Yan's face turned cold. He looked back at Miao Shao next to him and said coldly: "Comrade, let's see them off."
"Got the order!"
On the same day, Ji Xianhai picked up more than a dozen family members in Lingshan Acropolis, and then left the city with Tang Jingming. After picking up Tang Jingming's family members at the Jiaozhou Guard Qianhu Station, he prepared to go to Jimo Yingcheng.
But then Liu Yan received news that Ji Xianhai and Tang Jingming, a group of more than 40 people, encountered bandits on the way to Jimo Camp City, and they were all intercepted and killed on the official road. Liu Yan immediately spent money to bury Tang Jingming and Ji Xianhai without mentioning it.
A few days later, Zhang Lei, the garrison officer, Tian Huixu, the commanding officer, Zhao Min, the experience officer, Yue Ming, the money and grain officer, and Song Gongming, the commercial officer, rushed to Lingshan Guard.
Liu Yan then handed over the money, grain and materials seized this time to Yue Ming, and ordered him to register them and keep them all in the treasury for future use.
At the same time, Liu Yan ordered Zhang Lei, the garrison officer, to immediately lead an inventory of the cultivated land confiscated from the military garrison, and then distribute it to the military households in Lingshan Guard who had no land or little land according to the amount of thirty acres per household.
Zhang Lei spent five days checking all the more than 300,000 acres of cultivated land seized, and then divided it among the military households in Lingshan Guard.
"Sir, we still have more than 60,000 acres of cultivated land in our hands."
"These cultivated lands will be left for the time being. Now the commander, Tian Huixu, has started to recruit new soldiers according to his orders. By then, all the officers and soldiers of the new army will be allocated one hundred acres of cultivated land. Based on the current calculation, each household has thirty acres of farmland. , the remaining 70 acres of difference will be allocated from the more than 60,000 acres in our hands."
Zhang Lei asked: "What if it's not enough?"
Liu Yan thought for a while and said: "I will give an order to Tian Qianhu. All the generals of the New Army will not allocate farmland. The farmland that has been allocated will also be taken back and distributed all to the soldiers. I will pay three taels of silver per mu per month. At the price, monthly subsidies will be provided to the officers.”
"In addition, when our new army has more troops in the future and the amount of cultivated land is insufficient, the soldiers can also follow this method. Those who want cultivated land, I will give each person a hundred acres of cultivated land. Those who want money, Then I’ll give you money every month at a discount!”
Zhang Lei said: "In this way, Your Excellency, you have combined the guard system and the camp recruitment system. This is more flexible and gives us more room for maneuver."
Liu Yan smiled and said, "That's the truth."
Then Liu Yan said: "In addition, we must repair the water conservancy facilities in Lingshanwei before spring plowing. If the military households are short of cattle, seeds, and farm tools, and the common people are short of winter clothing and food, Zhang Qianhu will need it." Ask about it and make it up as soon as possible."
"Zhang Qianhu pulled out a report regarding the specific amount of money and grain needed. After I reviewed it, I handed it over to the money and grain officer Yue Ming for processing as soon as possible."
"I obey my orders."
After sending away the garrison officer Zhang Lei, Liu Yan brought in the money and grain officer Yue Ming.
As soon as Yue Ming came up, he said with a smile: "Sir, we are now rich. We have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the treasury and more than 200,000 shi of grain. We can use it for several years!"
Liu Yan smiled and said to Yue Ming: "How many years? Don't worry, the money and food will be used up in one or two years at most!"
Yue Ming was immediately dumbfounded.
Liu Yan then talked about the renovation of the entire Lingshanwei water conservancy facilities and the subsidies for military households and civilians in various places.
"Think about it, how much food will it cost to complete all of this before spring plowing? In addition, Tian Huixu, the commander-in-chief, is setting up a recruit camp outside the Lingshan Acropolis. The expansion of our new army and the training of new recruits must also be carried out. Okay, how much food do we need for this? We also need to provide equipment, food, clothing, housing, and monthly pay for the nearly 10,000 soldiers and accompanying personnel in the army. How much food do we need for this?"
Liu Yan looked at Yue Ming, who had lost his smile, and said, "So, the money and food in the treasury seems to be a lot now, but I can't help but spend it."
Yue Ming said: "Sir, the expenditure of the new army cannot be reduced, but as for the military camps, can it be realized gradually? Is it too fast to complete all the military camps in Lingshan Guard in one step?"
Liu Yan said: "You have to remember that no matter what time comes, the people come first, and the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world! The money and food are spent, after all, they all come from the people, and they are spent on For the common people, it can be considered that the money is spent in the right place."
Some people died, but not completely...
