"I have decided that after the beginning of the new year, this dynasty will first conduct pilot projects in Huai'an Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture in southern Zhili, and appoint Xu Shaoshi as the Imperial Envoy to preside over the promotion of the new land tax policy."
"The Jizheng Guard was established in southern Zhili, and Xin'anbo Zhang Fu was appointed as the commander of the Jizheng Guard to assist Shao Shi Xu in implementing the new policy."
Once Zhu Di said this, it was true.
The objections below suddenly disappeared.
It is prudent to do a pilot first, so what else is there to say?
Speaking of Xin'an Bo Zhang Fu, later the British Duke, was the eldest son of Zhang Yu, King of Hejian, and Zhu Di's brother-in-law.
Because Zhang Fu's sister married Zhu Di in Peiping, she is now titled "Concubine Zhaoyi".
He is the absolute confidant of His Majesty the Emperor. He is currently the Commander-in-Chief of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army and the Commander-in-Chief of the Yilin Guards of the Capital.
Sending him to serve as the leader of the tax collection guard was equivalent to Zhu Di's eyes and ears following him, and it was a kind of supervision over the entire field tax pilot.
"I obey the order."
Xu Qin did not hesitate and stepped out to take over this mission.
If I don’t go to hell, who will?
This is to be expected.
While Xu Qin and other ministers were still discussing the specific details, Zheng He came in and reported that Duke Qiu Fu of Qi State had an urgent matter to meet with the Holy See, and he had arrived at the entrance of the palace.
What is he here for?
Zhu Di and Xu Qin were almost confused.
However, their starting points are quite different.
"Let him in."
Qiu Fu didn't come to the palace under an imperial edict. There must be an urgent military situation.
Zhu Di frowned slightly and said.
Xu Qin guessed that Qiu Fu might have heard something, so he hurried into the palace to see Zhu Di with some evidence and testimony.
"Your Majesty, Sheng Yong, Ping'an and other generals from the old dynasty have always harbored a grudge against the new dynasty and are plotting evil. I have obtained a piece of testimony and evidence here, please see it."
Damn it, all this mess has been reported to me.
Zhu Di was obviously displeased, but Qiu Fu was a first-class prince and the commander-in-chief of the left army of the Chinese Army, so he had to give him face.
He pointed to the next door, and then moved to the side hall to prepare for other disposal.
Sit down in the side hall.
Zhu Di lowered his head, looking at the copy of the testimony that had just been handed over, and asked casually:
"I just received a memorial from Ying Tianfu Yin, saying that the three soldiers of Wu Liangha raped civilian girls and disturbed the people. Is this true?"
Qiu Fu seemed confident, he cupped his hands and said:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Wu Liangha is from Meng Yuan. He likes to drink and fight, and he often harasses the surrounding villagers."
"I sent officers to Wuliangha several times to punish soldiers who violated discipline, but they all restrained themselves."
After hearing this, Zhu Di nodded in agreement.
Zhu Di knew what was going on in the Yan army.
In these years, he held the banner of Fengtian Jingnan. Although he tried his best to restrain his troops, he was not allowed to disturb the people along the way, and was not allowed to burn, kill, and loot.
However, most of his troops were recruited temporarily and patchworked together, making it difficult to control them in practice.
In the face of a powerful enemy, he often turns a blind eye, as long as he doesn't go out of his way and is willing to go along with them, as long as the situation is difficult.
After four years of hard work, everyone was risking their lives with their heads in their hands.
The three guards of Wuliangha belong to the Mongolian warriors outside the Great Wall, and their discipline is even more difficult to describe.
Therefore, he believed 70% to 80% of what Qiu Fu said.
"I heard that Sheng Yong's Jiang Defense Army captured Wu Liangha Sanwei who was robbing soldiers' families on the spot. There were several hundred households and one thousand households. Is this possible?"
Hearing this, Qiu Fu screamed loudly, "Your Majesty, you are wronged. The soldiers of Jiang Fang Army and the Three Guards of Wuliangha fought with each other because of jealousy over a few women. Where did the family members of the soldiers come from?"
"I have sent people over and detained relevant personnel from both sides, waiting for the court to interrogate and deal with it."
"Your Majesty, Sheng Yongjiang's defense army was forced to surrender after Jianwen surrendered its generals and soldiers. They were forced to surrender after our army entered the city, but they have always had high aspirations and are ready to rebel at any time."
"My veteran thought that he should be thrown into a prison immediately. We will investigate and see how many Jianye accomplices he still has. We must catch them all!"
After hearing this, Zhu Di frowned slightly, pondered for a long time, and finally said:
"Come here, summon Mr. Xu next door."
"..."
Not long after, Xu Qin wandered in, yawning.
Zhu Di glanced at him and felt angry.
"Major Commander Xu, what's going on with you?"
"As a minister, you have to fulfill your duties faithfully. How dare you come to court to discuss matters in such a listless manner?"
Unexpectedly, Xu Qin not only refused to apologize, but also looked bitter and said:
"Your Majesty, you have wronged me. I have just been in the main hall talking and quarreling for more than an hour. I am dealing with it alone. I am really a little sleepy."
"In the past few days, Wei Chen has been writing articles and thinking hard about the land tax policy day and night, and now he has a more complete plan."
Zhu Di took a deep breath after hearing this, calmed down and said in a deep voice:
"It is indeed not easy for you, but this is a temporary difficulty. There will be another spring exam next spring, and a group of scholars can be selected and appointed."
"Getting back to the subject, I found out in the memorial submitted by the Secretary of General Affairs that the three guards of Wu Liangha entered the Jiangfang military camp and robbed the family members of soldiers and other matters. What do you think of this matter?"
"What, there is such a memorial?"
Xu Qin pretended to be innocent and said in a deep voice:
"Wei Chen believes that someone must be dissatisfied and slander the three guards of Wuliangha. Wei Chen was too busy and made a mistake. Please punish him."
There was something in these words, and Zhu Di certainly heard it.
But this Qiu Fu is a bit dull.
Maybe it's because I'm older and can't react properly.
Zhu Di pondered for a while and said:
"Young Envoy! Are you saying that you handed over the memorandum because of your negligence? Is this someone deliberately trying to discredit the upstart Jingnan?"
"This kind of thing that damages the reputation of our country must be investigated thoroughly."
"We have drafted a decree to have the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple conduct a public trial of this case to find out the merits."
"Xu Qin, the general envoy to the General Affairs Department, clearly should have handed the memorial to the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Fifth Military Governor's Office for processing, but instead it was sent to the palace, to my imperial case."
"This is a serious oversight. Since you were transferred just a few days ago, I will fine you half a year's salary. Please retire!"
When Xu Qin heard this, his face turned livid with anger and his eyes suddenly widened.
Damn it, I have been exhausted these past few days. Not only have I not been rewarded, but I have also been fined and deducted from my wages, and it is only half a year.
I can't live this life!
Qiu Fu, who was watching with cold eyes, almost squealed with joy when he saw that Xu Qin was scolded by the emperor without saying a word and was fined with half a year's salary.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has suffered from neurasthenia recently. He cannot sleep well and feels weak. He wants to take a medical leave for half a year."
Yes, half a year's salary was deducted for no reason. I quit my job.
How dare this kid give up?
"you…"
In anger, Zhu Di subconsciously grabbed the vase on the table.
"Your Majesty, I have a stomachache and have to leave now!"
Xu Qin was so frightened that he ran away when he saw that the situation was not good.
This made Zhu Di unable to get off the stage.
Let the palace guards catch this brat and put him in jail first?
