Chapter 106
The root cause of this situation actually lies with Cheng Shijie. Cheng Shijie's ideological transformation of Ning Haijun was not complete, also because of time, and secondly because Cheng Shijie deliberately created a gap between the rich and the poor within Ning Haijun.
Because the military merits and rewards of Ning Haijun are calculated based on the head rank, the right commander of Ning Haijun who has fought the most battles actually gained his record with bandits who were not very effective in combat. The soldier with the highest record now is Zhang Wei’s Chief Bai. , as early as when Zhang Wei was still the sentry commander, Ning Haijun ushered in the first expansion. Because Zhang Wei's sentry training was not up to standard, he did not get any combat missions.
Zhang Wei, as the prison guard, was responsible for monitoring the bandit prisoners. When he was conquering the bandit Mao Shiwan, Mao Shiwan fled too fast. The Ning navy soldiers who were responsible for attacking Mao Shiwan's headquarters did not gain much, but they More than forty people were captured.
These bandits were sent to the custody of Zhang Wei's Ministry. Especially at that time, Ning Haijun captured a lot of them. It was good for the bandit prisoners. During the meal, although the food given to the prisoners was relatively poor, this difference was for Ning Haijun's soldiers. Brown rice, but you can have a second bowl. If you are lucky, you can get a palm-sized salted fish.
This meal moved Zhang Tong, the number one general under Mao Shiwan, to death. Zhang Tong was originally the second son of Zhang Bingsheng, a powerful man in Mouping County, Dengzhou Prefecture. Zhang Tong studied by himself since he was a child and passed the exam at the age of eighteen. In Wu Xiucai's exam, he accidentally killed his classmate Wen Jun during a martial arts competition. In terms of family background, the Zhang family was not as good as the Wen family, and his father could not help him quell the disaster. In desperation, he had to flee and follow Mao Zedong. One hundred thousand are bandits.
It's just a pity that Mao Shiwan, a bandit, didn't do well. Even Zhang Tong, a warrior whom Mao Shiwan relied on, was often hungry. After seeing that Ning Haijun's prisoners only needed to work hard, they would be full. After dinner, he discussed with Zhang Wei that he should go back and bring down the bandit brothers from the mountain.
Zhang Wei agreed to Zhang Tong's proposal, and just like that, without spending a single soldier, Mao Shiwan had more than 800 men under his command. Zhang Tong deceived more than 480 people down the mountain, and also tied up Mao Shiwan and others. A dozen confidants.
When Ning Haijun discussed his merits, Zhang Wei, the sentry commander, naturally took the greatest merit. Since none of Zhang Wei's subordinates knew about this, these more than 480 prisoners were all Zhang Wei's achievements, even if they were not captured on the battlefield. , but prisoners are prisoners, and coupled with the first contribution to the capture of Mao Shiwan, Zhang Wei became the person with the most achievements in the Ning Navy so far. Not only was he promoted from sentry commander to commander-in-chief, he was also rewarded with more than 6,000 acres of land.
All the soldiers of the Ning Haijun Infantry Division, the ones with the lowest achievements are six or seven levels, or are rewarded with military merit fields of hundreds of acres. As for the Ning Haijun Navy's Zuo Du Division, as well as the rewards of land that the naval forces do not have, Ning Haijun internally thinks There is another way to get profitable land, and that is to get promoted.
The military land at the hundred-general level is 100 acres, the commander-in-chief is 200 acres, the commander-in-chief is 300 acres, and the commander-in-chief is 500 acres. This military land is different from the military land. Military land can be hereditary. You can also pass it on to your sons, but military occupation fields are only eligible for farming during your tenure. This military occupation field also needs to pay taxes.
In the Ning Navy, except for officers and generals who had military jobs, ordinary soldiers did not have land. They only had one or two and a half yuan of silver per month. Ning Haijun doesn't have much hope of getting promoted, because it is dozens of times more difficult to expand the navy than the infantry. Unless, like this time, five large Western ships are captured from Meng Xianhan. These ships are all less than ten years old and belong to the navy. New boat.
It can be modified and added to the battle sequence of the Ning Navy. As for the captured pirate ship, it was just chopped up and used as firewood.
For the Navy, which is a carrot and a trap, if you want to be promoted, you can only have a chance if others die in battle or make mistakes.
The current Ninghai Navy is headed by Li Zhixiang, a rising star of the Dongjiang Army. Shen Shikui set up a trap to set a trap for Li Zhixiang. If Li Zhixiang is fooled, his position will definitely be moved, and Shen Shikui's opportunity will come.
But the problem is that Shen Shikui wanted to pull Li Zhixiang down, and Chen sometimes wanted to pull Li Zhixiang and Shen Shikui down. The result was very obvious. There was no fool in the entire Ninghai Navy.
After seeing the intelligence, Cheng Shijie naturally thought of future generations. In the workplace, there are actually many people similar to Ning Haijun. This caused the old six. Of course, they may not be dividing the spoils, but encountering a reduction in the welfare of the unit, or Due to some reasons such as salary reduction, some people started to complain, and some people yelled. If you take it seriously, then you have been fooled.
When the author first entered the work unit, he was taught a lesson by the sixth graders, which he still remembers vividly. In the workplace, it is best not to treat your colleagues as friends with whom you talk about everything, otherwise it will be very miserable. Of course, this is not absolute, and some colleagues will be good friends, but most colleagues will stab each other with knives and throw negative bricks.
"Commander, how should we deal with Ning Haijun's naval affairs?"
"Processing, why should we deal with it?"
Cheng Shijie smiled faintly and said: "This kind of thing will be very common in the future. Whether it is in the court or in the army, this kind of thing is unavoidable!"
As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. Everyone will say something high-sounding, but not everyone will handle it openly. The current navy of Ning Haijun are all transformed from a group of old oilmen. They are all ordinary people. They all stare at the meat in the bowl and want to take another bite.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are fights.
"Don't move them? That's too cheap for these bastards!"
The first-hand information obtained by Chen Guodong showed that the initiator of this incident was Shen Shikui. But the problem was that the reasons Shen Shikui gave to Cheng Shijie were also valid. At least the officers and generals who originally came from the navy of the Dongjiang Army believed that Cheng Shijie did not. Reasons to deal with Shen Shikui.
Of course, it is not without reason. Just like the testimony of Li Zhixiang and Chen Shikui, they can deal with Shen Shikui, but the question is, who can guarantee that Shen Shikui must have different intentions? And Chen Zhixiang, including Li Zhixiang and others, must have no different intentions?
It is exactly what was said back then that it does not matter if cadres make mistakes. The key is to correctly understand their own mistakes and correctly face evaluations from all aspects.
The cost of restoring a cadre who has made mistakes is far simpler than training a cadre. Because cadres make mistakes, to put it simply, it is like divorcing a couple if they don't get along, and 90% of them will regret it. Although some people will be stubborn and refuse to admit it, they will definitely regret it in their hearts. In fact, the same goes for mistakes made by cadres. As long as it is not a mistake of principle, it can be forgiven.
"If we don't use them, who can I use?"
Cheng Shijie naturally knew that there were too many problems with these generals who came from the Dongjiang Army. In fact, it was not just an organization like Dongjiang. Would the Dengzhou Army and Navy be fine? Embezzling military pay, selling arms privately, falsely reporting military exploits, taking shortfalls, drinking soldiers' blood... there are too many such scum.
Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, people like Cheng Shijie who do not drink the blood of soldiers are an absolute minority. There are some things that Cheng Shijie can't help. If the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, what kind of leader will like what kind of subordinates. For example, some cadres like to learn foreign languages, and the people around them all like to learn foreign languages.
Some leaders like to sing or wash their feet, and the people around them are either Maiba or people who love foot-washing the most. This is called flocking together, and birds of a feather flock together.
Cheng Shijie looked at Chen Guodong and said: "Unless our academy at Ning Haijun can train our own people, I can only use them. I can also promote lower-level officers. But the problem is that they can't even read. My commander's They can’t understand the military orders. What will they do if they miss something important?”
In fact, Cheng Shijie also believed that as long as Ning Haijun's navy officers were not stupid, they would not betray him, because the reason is very simple, the navy is a very money-consuming service.
Although in the era of sailing warships, warships did not need to consume oil when going to sea, the problem is that although they did not consume oil, they did need to consume a lot of tung oil, ropes, canvas and asphalt. In later generations, asphalt was the waste of petroleum refining. Of course, in later generations, asphalt roads were very common. After minimal repairs, asphalt can only be used as a waterproofing and anti-corrosion material, with limited uses and low prices.
But the problem is that in this era, asphalt is very expensive. It is an excellent material for waterproofing warships. What's more, the large-scale shipyard planned to be built by Cheng Shijie has begun to recruit experienced craftsmen everywhere. Only Cheng Shijie will value the navy. , they have a way out by following Cheng Shijie.
Soon, the Ning Navy Navy docked at Jinzhou Port, and the materials, silver, money, etc. seized from Xiaonan Island were transported to Jinzhou Acropolis, which was Cheng Shijie's General Ning Navy Mansion.
After more than a month of intense construction, Ning Haijun's General Military Mansion finally had some appearance, at least the warehouse was complete.
Admiral Zhongning met Cheng Shijie with great interest.
"Meet the Marshal!"
Cheng Shijie raised his hand and said: "Generals, you have worked hard. I have always been fair in running the army. I will reward you for your merits and punish you for your mistakes. In this battle, Li Fang, Chen Dayong and other generals worked hard to kill the enemy and annihilated more than 600 enemies." , captured 1,499 people, seized 2.5 million taels of silver, 6,300 taels of gold, 190,000 jins of brass, and more than 1,600 pearls. According to military regulations, they should be heavily rewarded, but …”
Hearing this, the smiles that had been fixed on the faces of the generals seemed to freeze. They all understood what happened, and looked at each other with a somewhat unkind look.
But then, Cheng Shijie burned the nineteen secret letters in front of all the generals, and then there was nothing more.
Which of the generals present is not a human being?
Seeing this scene, I immediately understood what happened.
Shen Shikui looked at Li Zhixiang and said to himself: "What a pity!"
Li Zhixiang left the hall of the General Military Mansion and looked at Shen Shikui's back: "Vice General Shen, you did a good job... Fortunately, Li was not fooled!"
"Each other..."
"Villain!"
"You are despicable!"
"I bother!"
"Your surname is Li, then damn you... If I believe a word of yours again, I will take your surname as Li..."
"No, I can't give birth to such a big son!"
"roll!"
"What a dog!"
…
Admirals Ning now understood what kind of people they were surrounded by, and the yelling and swearing were all mild. Chen sometimes left quickly because he found that several generals around him were surrounding him, one against three. , Chen is still confident that one against five, he will definitely be beaten.
…
Xie Zongze suppressed his dissatisfaction and completed the affairs of Ning Haijun Academy. He checked the homework collected by more than a dozen scholar teachers and completed the corrections while pinching his nose. Only then did Shi Ran return home under the darkness of night.
The house assigned by Cheng Shijie to Xie Zongze is a house with three entrances in Jinzhou Acropolis. It is said to be the former house of a thousand households in Jinzhou Wei. This house has been urgently repaired and covers an area of more than two acres, with three entrances from the front and rear. , placed in Jinzhou City, it is already considered a mansion.
But the problem is, whether a mansion is a mansion or not, it needs to be compared. After all, the Xie family is a prominent family in Linshu County, Jinan Prefecture. The Xie family's ancestral home in the south of the county was built by the ancestors of the Xie family for twelve generations and covers an area of more than 150 years. There are more than 300 houses in the house. The house given to him by Cheng Shijie is not even comparable to the courtyard of the Xie family's ancestral house.
As for the carved beams and paintings of the Xie family's ancestral house, you can't see any of them here. Even the house built by the Xie family on the farm is more luxurious than this house.
Xie Zongze's face became tense as soon as he entered the house. His old wife came to greet him, as did his second son and daughter. He walked to the second hall, sat down, and began to change clothes. His wife served him tea.
Xie Zongze was framed by Song Xiance. He did not react at the time, and he did react later, but the matter had reached this point and he could not undo it. However, the problem was that Song Xiance did more than he imagined.
Not only did he control him in Ninghai Prefecture, and later he was sent directly to Jinzhou Guard, he also took his wife, four concubines, three sons and two daughters, including eldest grandson, daughter-in-law and 22 other people, and even his servants. Jinzhouwei.
Under this situation, Xie Zongze had no choice but to cooperate. If he did not cooperate, his whole family would probably suffer.
"Where's Dalang?"
Xie Zongze's eldest son is named Xie Jinglin, his second son is Xie Jingsen, and his younger son is Xie Jingcai.
"Da Lang is studying!"
"Read, read, what's the use of reading!"
After Xie Zongze passed the imperial examination, he was supposed to go to Beijing to take the exam, and maybe he could be admitted to the Jinshi. However, his father died that year, so he had to observe the mourning system for three years. However, when he entered the exam room again, he was not as good as the last time. Watching the New Year pass. In his forties, his utilitarianism has become much less ambitious.
I never thought that I would first fall into the hands of bandits, and then be framed, and now I would not even have the chance to participate in the imperial examination.
Xie Zongze's self-esteem was so high that he was already very aggrieved when he failed to pass the Jinshi examination, so he hoped that his son could study hard and get a background in manufacturing, so that he could feel proud in his clan and in front of others.
But now, even his son's path to the imperial examination has been cut off, and he is even more aggrieved.
Xie Zongze's eldest son, Xie Jinglin, is actually dead. Xie Jinglin likes investigating objects and arithmetic, but does not like system studies. After passing the examination as a scholar at the age of fifteen, he took part in two provincial examinations. Later, he did not even participate in the provincial examination because of insufficient talent and learning.
Even if this incident hadn't happened, Xie Jinglin wouldn't have been able to pass the Jinshi examination because his heart was not focused on it. Xie Zongze's troubles weren't limited to his son.
His eldest daughter, Xie Susu, had been smart and studious since she was a child. Originally, she was only taught basic reading materials such as the Classic of Filial Piety and the Rules for Women, but as a result, this girl became proficient in all the Nine Classics and Six Arts. Even Xie Zongze himself was a little bit Jaw-dropping.
Everyone in Jinan knew that the Xie family had a talented girl. However, the status of the Xie family was very embarrassing. They were neither above nor below. Those with higher family status did not bother to propose to Xie, while those with lower family status were afraid of Xie's famous name. The eldest daughter dared not come to the house to ask for a hand in marriage. She couldn't get the job she wanted. After a while, the eldest daughter turned into an old girl guarding the boudoir. She was already twenty-two years old this year, but she still couldn't leave the court. This was an almost shocking thing in this era. Something happened. Being forced to move from Shandong to Jinzhou made Xie Zongze even more worried.
How could Ning Haijun have any talent that could impress Xie Zongze? Ma Shilin was talented and knowledgeable, but his eldest son was twelve years old, Lu Conglong and Qin Bocheng were already grandfathers, and Sun Benju was widowed. But how could Xie Zongze let his precious daughter work as a house filler?
At this moment, Xie Jinglin was holding a book and muttering as he walked, as if he was a psycho. He muttered: "No, no, this number is wrong..."
It wasn't until he almost met Xie Zongze that Xie Jinglin realized: "My child has seen his father!"
"If you have time to read more classics and history, what kind of climate will you get if you stay in the house all day and flip through bad account books?"
Xie Jinglin is a typical person who refuses to change despite repeated admonitions, but he has a very good attitude towards admitting his mistakes: "Yes, father, I realized that I made a mistake, and I will correct it..."
Xie Susu, who came over with tea soup, said: "Dad, you have been working outside for a long time. Although my eldest brother is at home, he has been tired for a whole day and is not relaxed. People say that the old man is angry. Exuberant Qi will harm the body, and it will be very serious if Qi makes you sick..."
When Xie Zongze saw his daughter, he became very angry.
Of course, this is not because I am angry with my daughter, but because I feel guilty.
Xie Zongze pointed at Xie Jinglin and said: "Beast, I don't care about your own life or death. Don't you think about your sister? Your reputation for being ignorant and naughty has ruined her life. Why don't you still think about it?" Don’t you reflect on it?”
Xie Susu smiled and said: "Dad, this is your fault!"
Xie Zongze took the tea from Xie Susu's hand and drank it all in one gulp: "As a father, you should listen. What's wrong with you as a father?"
Xie Susu retorted: "If it were an ordinary season, studying, cultivating one's family, and governing the world would not be a mistake. But the problem is that the current situation is difficult, the court orders are changed overnight, treacherous ministers and villains are in power, and the country is in dire straits. Besides, the famous scholar Zhao Duanwu (now known as Zhao Duanwu) Zhao Shiji) was such a learned man. He rebelled and his heads were cut off. All the young and old men in the family were killed, and the women in the house... In short, no one in the whole family came to an end. This Is this the benefit of being a scholar?"
Xie Zongze was really speechless. He thought for a while and said: "As a father, I am not as sharp-tongued as you. I can't speak to you, but now I want to talk about you!"
"What's the matter with my daughter?" Xie Susu felt something was wrong. This was the rhythm of urging marriage.
Xie Zongze sighed and said: "My father sent someone to inquire. Zhang Huaize was appointed by Marshal Cheng as the head of the workcao. Although this person is responsible for the work of the craftsmen, he was born in the Zhang family of Laiyang. If it were before, our Xie family would not be able to reach their Zhang family." The Zhang family is now in a state of decline. This Zhang Huaize is still unmarried. Although he is a bit poor, he is quite talented and academic. If he participates in the education system, he might be able to go to high school..."
Only then did Xie Zongze realize that his daughter was slumped on the chair, her eyes dull.
Xie Zongze was a little anxious: "What's wrong, Su Su?"
"My daughter is fine!"
Xie Susu smiled bitterly: "It was Susu who made father and mother ashamed! It was my daughter who dragged you down..."
"Can't this Zhang Huaize fall into Su Su's eyes?"
"Laiyang Zhang family is from a prominent family, but..."
Xie Susu's tone seemed extremely firm: "My daughter would rather marry Madam Bai than a scholar!"
"If you don't marry a scholar, you will marry a poor soldier. What's the point..."
"daughter!"
Just when Xie Susu was about to answer, the concierge came in and reported, "Sir, Commander-in-Chief Ning Haijun is here to visit!"
"ah……"
Xie Zongze said hurriedly: "Please come quickly, no, I will personally greet you!"
Everyone in southern Liaoning knows about Cheng Shijie's reputation. He was a murderer. When he first came to Liaonan, Cheng Shijie killed more than 6,000 Jiannu and Mongolians. The corpses of these Jiannu and Mongolians were , based on Jinshi Mountain in Gaizhou, became a huge Beijing temple.
What's more, many military households in southern Liaoning are prisoners of Ning Haijun. The rumors about Cheng Shijie are becoming more and more outrageous. Some say that Cheng Shijie is over ten feet tall, some say that he can run horses on his arms, and some say that he can run horses. Eat three human hearts for one meal...
However, in Xie Zongze's view, Cheng Shijie controls the lives of Xie Zongze's family and must not be offended.
Just when Xie Zongze walked to the door, he turned his head inadvertently and saw Xie Susu's face turned slightly red, her eyes flickering, and she was infinitely shy...
This is……
Cheng Shijie is alone in Liaonan and Shandong. He is a single widower. Even though Cheng Shijie is thirty-five years old, as long as he is willing and willing to marry his sister-in-law, he can be arranged from Liaonan to Dengzhou. .
This is actually not an exaggeration.
In the Ming Dynasty, there were still people who looked down upon chains. The literati and gentry looked down on military attaches, military attaches looked down on powerful men, and powerful men looked down on common people. However, although military attaches were not prominent enough and lived very humble lives in front of civilian officials, military attaches were also officials and could not be provoked by ordinary people.
Speaking of Xie Susu's thoughts, there is really no love between men and women for Cheng Shijie. After all, the education she received throughout her life was to teach her the three obediences and the four virtues, and she should not think about what she shouldn't think and see what she shouldn't see.
Xie Susu had heard a lot of rumors about Cheng Shijie, but she really wanted to see who this man was who could make Shandong bandits frightened, put down the Kong Youde Rebellion in the Half Moon Rebellion, and build a Jingguan with murderous Jiannu slaves.
It's like being a fan in later generations and feeling a little excited when they meet their idol right away.
Of course, in Xie Zongze's eyes, this is his own girl Sichun.
After a while, the middle door of Xie's residence opened wide. Xie Zongze was in front, Xie Jinglin was behind, seventeen-year-old Xie Jingsen was second, and twelve-year-old Xie Jingcai was last. The whole family strode out neatly to greet them.
Xie Zongze clasped his fists in salute and said with a forced smile: "The commander-in-chief came to the humble abode and even threw himself into assassination. It really killed Zong Lin and his son..."
Cheng Shijie was a little strange, why did Mrs. Xie look at him so strangely?
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