Anyway, they were getting paid in the Beijing camp, so why not just let them run the salt farm, and then Liu Haojia would use the Beijing camp to train a new army. However, in this case, after excluding the share of the income from the salt farm that is given to the nobles, the remaining money will probably be invested in operations. The inner treasury cannot get any silver at all, or only a very small part.
However, Emperor Wanli thought about it and calculated it again. He felt that the expenses during this period were not much and the money was enough. So he finally agreed with Liu Haojia's idea, but he couldn't hide the painful look on his face!
Seeing that Emperor Wanli agreed, Liu Haojia comforted him and said, "Long live Lord, don't worry too much. The imperial court allocates a lot of money to the Beijing camp every year. After we eliminate the weak and retain the strong, the number of people in the Beijing camp will shrink further, so the money The gap won’t be that big! At that time, I will choose a few new ways to make money for the inner treasury, but with more money collected, the inner treasury will also have more balance!”
After hearing this, Emperor Wanli nodded listlessly and said, "That's the only way it can be! Then it all depends on Ai Qing! Alas, the money is never enough!"
After saying this, he steeled himself and said, "Zhang Jia, please make two decrees. One is to transfer Liu Aiqing to Jin Yiwei as the commanding officer, and to be in charge of Nanzhen Fusi! The other is to arrange for Liu Aiqing to be appointed to the 12th Regiment Battalion. The general is placed in the name of Duke Cheng..."
At this time, Liu Haojia interrupted Emperor Wanli and said: "Zhang Banban, you can just write "Ren Shengjun" without specifying anything else. I will naturally contact Duke Cheng Guo when the time comes."
Zhang Jia showed a look of understanding when he heard this, nodded and went to write the imperial edict. The reason Liu Haojia asked him to do this was because as long as he wrote this, those nobles would know that this was a temporary official who did not hold real power! But if you write down specific regiments and camps, you will be robbing them of their rights. I'm afraid they will be more vigilant!
As for the twelve regiment camps mentioned by Emperor Wanli, he was actually referring to the Beijing camp. The establishment of the Beijing army in the Ming Dynasty began in the early Hongwu Dynasty. It was first managed by the Metropolitan Governor's Office. In the 13th year of Hongwu's reign, it was changed into the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. Later, after Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing, he established the Jingshi Jingying and Nanjing Jingying respectively, and the regulations gradually became complete. ap.
The capital's capital camp is also known as the three major camps, including the fifth military camp, the three thousand camp and the Shenji camp. By February of the 14th year of Ming Zhengtong (1449), the total number of people was about 170,000.
The five military camps are divided into the central army, left and right camps, and left and right outposts. In addition to the sergeants coming from the Beijing Guards, the horse infantry officers and troops from the Central Capital Remaining Department and the Guards Departments of Shandong, Henan, and Daning were also transferred to the capital to guard and train in turns. They were called squad troops.
Attached to the fifth military camp are the 12th Battalion, which is in charge of the officers and soldiers of the cavalry team, the Weizi Shou Battalion, which is in charge of the officers and soldiers of the Jingwei Troops, and the Yin Zhong and Xiaoyi battalions of the young officials.
The backbone of the Three Thousand Battalion is the three thousand Mongolian cavalry who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. The actual number is far more than three thousand! They are all cavalry. It is divided into five divisions, which are responsible for the emperor's flag, uniforms, military equipment, golden drums, royal treasures, etc.
As for the Shenji Battalion, which was named after its use of firearms, it was also divided into the Central Army, Left, Right Ye, Left and Right Sentries. The Chinese army is divided into four divisions, and each of the siege and post divisions is divided into three divisions, which are responsible for firearms such as muskets and cannons. Affiliated to this battalion is another 5,000 battalion, which handles firearms drills and escorts cavalry officers and soldiers.
The three major battalions were quite effective when they were first built. However, the main force was completely lost in the Civil War. Yu Qian, the Minister of War during the Jingtai Dynasty, reformed the establishment of the Beijing camp and selected 100,000 elites from the three major camps. Divided into ten battalions for training in preparation for emergency calls, they are called ten regiment battalions. The regulations of Beijing camp have changed.
At the beginning of the Tianshun Dynasty, the tenth regiment camp was dismissed. At the beginning of Chenghua, the old system of ten regiments and camps was restored. In the second year (1466), it was discontinued. In the third year, it was reinstated and added to the twelve regiments. Their names were Fen, Yao, Lian, and Xian, four military camps, including Gan, Guo, and There are four brave camps: effect, drum, and four powerful camps: stand, stretch, raise, and vibrate. This is the origin of the Twelve Regiment Battalion. But later there were many changes!
Zhang Jia was good at writing imperial edicts. In a moment, he wrote two imperial edicts and submitted them to Emperor Wanli. After he approved it, Zhang Jia called two eunuchs to send the two imperial edicts away respectively.
The imperial decree appointing Liu Haojia as the commander-in-chief can be directly handed over to the inner court for disposal. At that time, because the Jinyiwei were the emperor's personal soldiers, although Emperor Wanli had no say now, he could directly appoint and remove officials inside, and under normal circumstances, the appointments would take effect immediately.
As for the other imperial edict, because it involves the capital camp, it must be sent to the cabinet.
After being approved by the cabinet, it can be sent to the inner court for approval before it can be sent to declare the decree.
Then the three people discussed how to operate in the future, and then Liu Haojia bid farewell to Emperor Wanli and left the palace. As soon as he left the palace, the servant who was waiting for him came up and said, "Second Young Master, Prince Chengguo just asked me to tell you that there will be a banquet at Shiweizhai at noon today to celebrate Liu Haojia's victory over those civil servants!"
Liu Haojia said in surprise: "You're celebrating me, but you go to my own restaurant. What's the point? You're obviously trying to take advantage!"
Naturally, the servants couldn't say the following words, so they could only smile. Liu Haojia saw that the time was almost up and said, "I guess these gangsters are already waiting for us in the restaurant. Let's rush over."
Just like what he said, by the time they arrived at Shiweizhai, the top floor of Shiweizhai was already bustling with activity! The noisy voice of nearly a hundred people almost brought down the roof, and the sound was so loud that it could be heard outside the restaurant!
Liu Haojia shook his head helplessly, threw the reins of the horse to the servant, and hurried upstairs. As soon as they went upstairs, several lower-ranking nobles guarding the entrance shouted loudly: "Today's great hero is back!"
"Brother Liu, you can be said to have given me a sigh of relief today!"
As soon as they shouted, all the nobles in the private rooms came out and surrounded Liu Haojia to praise him! He is praised as rare in heaven and rare on earth! Liu Haojia could only cheer up and greet them with a smile.
After greeting everyone, he said loudly: "Today's good wine and good food, I won't go home until I'm drunk!"
The nobles cheered when they heard this! Those high-status nobles directly surrounded Liu Haojia into the largest private room, while several low-status nobles were shouting at the shopkeeper to serve food and wine!
Not long after everyone sat down, the food and drinks were served like water, and everyone who had been waiting for a long time immediately started to eat without ceremony.
Liu Haojia and everyone drank a bowl of wine first and then said: "You bastards said you were celebrating me, but you came to my restaurant. Is it possible that you can still give me money?"
Xu Xigao laughed and said loudly: "It's good if you can figure it out! We are here to eat from a wealthy family like you! Who makes you richer than us!"
