"Your Majesty Sun Chuanting is leading the Qin soldiers to be inspected by His Highness the Crown Prince. There are 32,726 soldiers in the headquarters, including 1,163 people stationed in the camp and the sick and wounded. This is the roster of the headquarters. , please read it sacredly!"
Sun Chuanting did nothing else these days. He just asked the generals under his command to count the troops in his headquarters, so as not to be suspected of falsely reporting a large number of people and asking for food and salary. And he took the opportunity to remind or warn these generals that today, regardless of their rank, they will all receive their pay in front of the prince.
If anyone still dares to take free money, then don't blame him for being rude, and there is no need for him to take action. Whoever eats free money should explain it to the prince in person, as long as he is not afraid of losing face and life.
"good!"
Yaoji knew that Rou Fanzi was coming, so he took the roster and looked through it with interest. It could be seen that most of the names of the illiterate people were written by others, and they just asked them to put their thumbprints.
It is impossible for Yaoji to read through the pages of such a thick book, and even if he reads it, it would not make much sense. Anyway, how many people there are in the famous Qin soldiers will be known soon.
Since he was not about to go south to suppress the bandits, Sun Chuanting was still dressed as a civilian official, but all the soldiers under his command were wearing helmets and armor, standing solemnly, with swords and guns like a forest, and artillery like beasts, which was very majestic.
The Qin soldiers occupied the entire road in front of Yaoji. Looking over from the gate tower, the soldiers were lined up in rows and looked like giant dragons. To be able to control such an elite division was really a heroic spirit to support the world.
Fortunately, the wind is not strong today, otherwise, the strong body odor of tens of thousands of foot-picking men would waft into my nose, and I would really be unable to bear it!
Unlike the generals of the Han Dynasty who looked like mere goods, Yaoji could clearly feel that this was a force that was good at fighting, or to put it more bluntly, it was a force that had killed many people and had a constant flow of hostility.
It can be seen from the side that Sun Chuanting was a civil servant who was very good at running the army, and he was outstanding in commanding operations. He defeated the main force of the Min army in Ziwu Valley and captured Gao Yingxiang alive.
Yao Ji felt that there was no need to talk nonsense, but he still wanted to express his words of encouragement: "The soldiers of the Qin army fought in the south and the north, and protected our country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. I am really grateful. Your Majesty is definitely not responsible for the arrears of military pay last time. Stingy, I hope the soldiers will be forgiving. Today, I will pay all the military pay owed, and raise the monthly salary to two taels of silver. Each person who died in the war will receive a hundred taels of pension. I hope that the Qin soldiers will continue to work hard and be rebellious inside. Yu Donglu, show your power throughout the world!"
The imperial court set a monthly salary of one tael and a tael for each person in the Qin army. The Ministry of War's standard was one tael and a tael. After being exploited by the generals within the Qin army, it was distributed to ordinary soldiers without even one tael. arrive.
Even so, he was still shamelessly in arrears with his military pay for four months, just two months shy of half a year's share.
Originally, when Yang Sichang was the assistant, there was no chance that Sun Chuanting would provide any money, and he would even stay in prison for several years.
After the prince came to supervise the country, the situation took a fundamental turn. Sun Chuanting and the Qin soldiers he trained became one of the main forces in Yaoji's suppression of the bandits, while Yang Sichang reluctantly came to the prince's bowl...
Each person was owed six taels of silver, plus the monthly salary for this month and next month, which amounted to ten taels. They could receive it in one lump sum. For ordinary soldiers, this was a large sum of money and could make them happy for several days.
When they were about to receive their long-overdue military pay and heard that the prince had increased their monthly salary and war death pension, all the Qin soldiers were excited and shouted in thanks.
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
Yaoji's face was as dark as water, and he tried hard to control the changes in his expression brought about by the waves of noise. He was cursing in his heart: Just call him wrong if he calls him wrong. I hope the blame-saver will not hear it, otherwise he will think that I am in a hurry to give up. He's moving somewhere~!
"I am very pleased to see you today. Qin soldiers are available. Aiqing is running the army rigorously. Chen Aiqing, let the Ministry of War pay you!"
I want to see if the bastard from Shaanxi dares to lick his face in front of the prince and take his free salary, or if these morons from the Ministry of War dare to continue to build houses.
Under the supervision of Yongweiying and Jinyiwei, and Sun Chuanting had reminded his generals in advance, the pay site was in order. Those who were waiting were on the west side, and those who had received the pay were taken to the east side, so that the true identity of the Qin soldiers could be found out. It is clear at a glance whether the number of people is false or not.
After giving the instructions, Yao Ji sat on his chariot and quietly watched such a spectacular spectacle of receiving wages. Chen Xinjia, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Li Daiwen, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Sun Chuanting, the commander-in-chief of the Qin army, the chance that these three people were all safe and sound was extremely slim. , it depends on who takes the initiative to die.
The civil and military officials who were watching the ceremony didn't know why the prince was so patient, even watching this kind of thing from beginning to end, but since the prince was so elegant, everyone had no choice but to accompany him silently.
A few people had already seen the door, and the first assistant Xue Guoguan suddenly felt that something was going to happen soon. The weather was far from cold, but he felt that there was a cold wind on his back, and the situation was not good.
After about twenty minutes, the Roufan subsection finally came...
"Your Highness, there is a silver box filled with rocks!"
The household items are packed into one box for every one thousand taels, and the weight is less than 75 jin. Two people can just lift it. However, when the amount of money is too much, it is easy to be tampered with. It is covered with several layers. The details are as follows: Nothing can be seen at all.
"Stop paying, no one is allowed to leave their posts without permission, immediately check all unopened cash boxes, I must see what I see!"
I’m just saying, if you don’t take the initiative to commit suicide, that’s definitely not your usual style. If you don’t give me tons of eye drops every day, you won’t give up. I want to see if this matter can be implicated. how many people.
According to regulations, soldiers can also receive half a stone of rice per month. I don’t know if they have been deducted.
This is really a good opportunity for me to settle old and new accounts together. Speaking of which, I would like to thank you all!
Dongchang and Jinyiwei immediately controlled the paying staff at the scene. Anyone who made any move would be arrested immediately.
Sun Chuanting also sent a message to the generals of all walks of life. If there was any abnormality, they would be regarded as treason and captured on the spot.
"Open!"
The two feudal lords struggled to carry over a box of silver with double seals from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. Yaoji invited the cabinet and the six ministers and ministers to take a look at it.
The cover was lifted, and the top three floors were covered with white silver, which was so dazzling in the sun that it was hard to look straight at it, but what Yaoji was most interested in were the non-reflective things, such as stones!
Fanzi quickly pushed aside the silver on top with his hands, gradually revealing the "ballast" hidden under the silver - pieces of stone the size of his palm!
"Zhenghua, no matter what your rank is, no matter which ministry you are an official in, please escort all the issuers, transporters, and receivers related to this matter. No one can be missing!"
If you want to interrogate, just interrogate them together, and you are not afraid of them colluding in confession. This kind of thing cannot be handled by one or two people. It must be like a dog pulling a sheep's intestines, and a lot of strings can be involved.
Officials who have nothing to do with it are eagerly awaiting the event with the mentality of watching the fun, for fear of missing the exciting part. A group of people with guilty consciences were so anxious that they secretly wiped sweat with their sleeves from time to time.
After receiving the prince's order, Fang Zhenghua immediately arrested people based on the seized bills. Most of the people involved were at the scene. Even if there were a few left behind at the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, they would be arrested soon.
The first three people were presented to the prince, a Taicang bank ambassador from the household department who had not yet joined the ranks, a ninth-grade inspector from the household department, and a head of the household department from the sixth grade.
Looking at these three moths lying on the ground, trembling with fear from time to time, Yao Ji asked with his little hands behind his back: "Tell me, who of you will speak first? If you speak too late, I won't give you a chance!"
Not all the moths will be clicked. If they really just spent dozens of taels of silver, there is no need to destroy the whole family. At best, they can just throw them into the Shandong Mine.
The ambassador was the lowest in rank and the least courageous. The ambassador did not want to be executed by the whole family like this. Before the prince could further threaten him, he truthfully said: "Your Highness, spare your life! I have no choice but to do it because the school inspector asked me to do it. It was forced!”
Being timid has its advantages. At least you can get a chance to be lenient. If you fight to the death, those are the masters who want money rather than their lives!
Being instantly betrayed by his subordinates, the inspector was filled with hatred. Apart from greeting the other party's family, he had to clear himself from the charges: "Your Highness is wise, and he has been unjustly accused of his humble position. His humble position has very little power. He has absolutely no courage to secretly change his military pay. That's right." ...It was the boss who asked the humble official to act like this!"
Once someone bites one, there will be a domino effect. Otherwise, he will be skinned, his family will be blamed, and others will take the blame for free. Why?
If the family can be saved, it is still worth fighting to the death. If not, it is better to tell the truth and pray for the holy family, so that there is more or less hope.
The principal was furious after hearing this. These two scoundrels, who took money but couldn't control their mouths, behaved like cowards when the prince was slightly frightened.
But when you reach a certain level, your experience and courage will increase significantly, and you will dare to lie blatantly: "Your Highness, this official is just doing things according to the rules, and his subordinates are stealing and lining their own pockets. I really don't know!"
Just a piece of evidence is not enough to convict someone. As long as he bites the bullet, he might still have a way to live.
Seeing that there were still die-hards, Yaoji stopped talking nonsense to them: "That's good. Two corrupt officials and one honest official, Zhenghua, will send people to raid the house, especially the principal's mansion. If you are not involved, Among them, I will reward you with a year's salary, and it will be the salary after the salary increase. Otherwise, you should be very clear about the consequences of deceiving the emperor!"
The Yaoji observed very carefully. When the ultimatum was issued, the master's temples were dripping with sweat. Only people with a guilty conscience would have such a reaction at this time.
If people don’t do anything wrong, why would they feel guilty? Incredible!
While the prince was asking questions, the feudal lords arrested a few more people, all of whom were officials from the Ministry of War, with different ranks. The highest-ranking one was Yuanwailang, a member of the fifth rank.
The reason for arresting them is very simple. When the Dongchang clan was counting military pay, they found that three boxes were missing. It was not lost, but it was not shipped at all. Some people had stolen it. Ten boxes were one box. Ten thousand taels of silver.
Okay, you are very courageous. Yaoji snorted and asked: "You should know that I am paying Qin soldiers today, but you still dare to act like this. This is because you are addicted to ink. You can't stop it, and you still insist on fighting with me." Are you not afraid of death if you fight to the end?"
I have been supervising the country for three days, and the ministers who can go to the palace have sorted everything out. The moths below have not been affected, but are starting to move.
Sun Chuanting's army numbered more than 30,000 people, and each of them received ten taels of silver, which was as much as 300,000 taels. According to the logic of the morons, only 3.3% was lost, which should not be visible from the above.
This kind of thing is a common practice, usually around 20%. As long as the superiors don't deliberately investigate, the subordinates can refuse to admit it. The number of people who are eaten today is very small, which is a face to the prince...
"Hmph! They ransacked all the houses!"
Seeing that they were still resisting, Yaoji became impatient.
Madan!
You can get slapped in the face even if you get a military salary!
Ah, very good!
This is the regular routine of fighting against the dynasty bugs. Don’t stop!
Fang Zhenghua quickly walked up to the prince and reported another shocking news.
A few days ago, officials from the Ministry of Rites went to reward the soldiers of Qin, but the fresh meat and grain they sent were 10% less.
If the rations of 30,000 people are reduced by 10%, then 3,000 people will go hungry. Is this okay?
Originally, Sun Chuanting was unwilling to speak out about this matter, but now that the trouble has reached this point, it doesn't matter even if it offends the entire Ministry of Rites.
Bullying an honest person will not end well. Lao Suntou suffered too much in the past. With the prince's support, he wants to get his money back with interest today.
Lin Yuji, the Minister of Rites, has been appointed to the official position. The ministry is now jointly managed by Zhang Sizhi, the right minister, and Yao Minggong, the left minister. These two are still members of the cabinet, but Xue Guoguan, the first assistant, must know exactly what they are...
"Zhang Sizhi knew Zhang Aiqing, Yao Ming respected Yao Aiqing, and the Ministry of Rites was ordered to reward the army. Now someone accuses the Ministry of Rites of deliberately embezzling military supplies. I wonder if this is true?"
If you don’t seek death for two days, you will have to do it early for three days.
The little shit you did behind my back will come to light sooner or later.
Even if Jin Yiwei doesn't report it, someone will find out.
The "ugly monster" hurriedly found a reasonable excuse to clarify his relationship: "I have been in court for many days in a row, and I really don't know that such things are happening in my headquarters!"
Zhang Sizhi pretended to be calm, but he was extremely worried. Was he going to do something to him? What should we do?
As a fellow at the same level, Yao Minggong said more grandly: "The affairs of the Ministry of Rites are always signed by Lin Shangshu, and I just follow Lin Shangshu's orders!"
At this point, the only option is to take risks. As long as the blame is passed to Lin Yuji, who has been dismissed from the official position, the prince will probably calm down the anger. Anyway, that guy can still be used.
Yao Ji did not show an angry expression, but turned to ask Xue Guoguan: "Does the chief assistant know about this?"
"Your Highness, I really don't know!"
Xue Guoguan really didn't know, and even if he knew, he couldn't admit it. Whoever knew about this matter would die.
It was like taking food from Sun Chuanting's mouth, and now he made others anxious, and he did not hesitate to quarrel with the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites.
On one side is the old minister, and on the other is the feudal official. Of course the prince will side with the latter. He is the commander-in-chief with real power. Cabinet members and ministers can go around. The commander who is fighting abroad cannot be replaced easily.
If it comes from Sun Chuanting, this matter is ninety-nine times true. Xue Guoguan was so angry that he almost fainted. These two idiots dared to indulge in ink at such a critical moment. They were completely ignorant. Once verified, the consequences would be to lose their heads. .
Yaoji raised his neck and looked at the blue sky, then sighed and ordered: "The weather is good today, Zhenghua, raided the residences of these two beloved queens!"
Yes, you don’t need a valid reason to raid your home.
If I have to give one, it would be that the weather is nice today!
