"Old Zhang is right. In fact, not only the nobles who serve in the military, but also the nobles who do not have military positions have shady things with the Beijing camp. We all know this. "
"So, Lao Zhang, tell me what the regulations are, and I will just follow your instructions later!"
"Everyone!" Zhang Rong stood up, his armor clanking, "Your Majesty has sent three armies to thoroughly investigate the capital camp. One is me, and the other is the boss of the old Zhu family. This third arm is the Ministry of War. That group of civil servants!"
"You also know that those civil servants were very close to His Royal Highness King Yu before, but this time His Majesty only asked the Ministry of War to check the military register, but the real lower-level work was left to Xiao Zhu and me. Do you know why?"
Everyone looked at each other, and no one had anything to say.
"Your Majesty is giving us face!" Zhang Rong said as he walked, "Think about it, those nerds can't stand us. If we let them come down here to investigate..."
"Those who are eager to make meritorious service in front of the new emperor will have to torture you to death!"
Xu Tingde said behind him, "So, Your Majesty hopes that our nobles in the military will investigate on their own and not fall into the hands of those nerds?"
"Exactly!" Zhang Rong turned around and said.
"It will take several days for the Ministry of War to count the troops. This time is your chance to wipe your butts!"
At this time, everyone understood the emperor's intention, suddenly realized, and started talking one after another.
"So, I'll make a long story short. Since His Majesty has given us face, we must also give His Majesty's face. I'll leave it at that. If anyone doesn't give His Majesty's face, don't blame me for falling out!"
"I'm in charge of the guardhouse!" Zhang Rong seemed to be scolding the soldiers in the military camp on weekdays. "There's not even a single paycheck. If you don't believe it, you can check! I dare to guarantee this, do you dare?"
Xing'an Bo Xu Mengyang said at the side, "Of course no one doubts this. After all, when it comes to running the army, the most strict one is the British prince. We are not as good as you!"
Xu Mengyang's ancestor, Xu Yang, followed Chen Youliang in his early years, and later surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang in Jiangzhou, and accumulated meritorious service to the right guard of Yanshan, deputy Qianhu;
In the first year of Jianwen, Zhu Di raised troops and was promoted to commander. Zhu Di ascended the throne and granted the title of Xing'an Bo based on merit.
He is a veteran commander of the army.
Zhang Rong's confidence comes from his strict military management.
There are rumors in the Beijing circle that Zhang Rong is a selfless person and has a very bad reputation among the elite circles. Of course, they say they dare not have any objections to Zhang Rong.
"I, Lao Zhang, have a straightforward temper and don't know how to say nice things. Please forgive me!"
"I'm not afraid of your Majesty or the Ministry of War coming to investigate, but your military camp must not be able to withstand the investigation, right?"
"Marquis Huaining, how many seven aunts and eight aunts have you stuffed into the army? You don't want anyone to know, do you?"
"Lingbihou, how much armor and gunpowder have you resold? Do you think no one knows?"
"Ningyang Marquis Chen Weifan! How many years have it been since the Shenji Camp's firearms were refurbished? Will two out of ten not explode?"
"Uncle Guang Ning, how many military fields have been lost in the past few years under the former military governor's mansion, do you want me to count them for you?"
Being exposed by Zhang Rong in this way, several nobles lowered their heads in shyness.
These are unwritten rules, and generally no one will bring them to the table, as this will offend people.
What?
Is this man a British citizen? That’s okay!
That's someone I can't afford to offend!
Almost all the nobles have a consciousness in their hearts, that is, the emperor may kill other nobles, remove them, or imprison them.
After all, there are not many nobles who have been killed or demoted to common people in recent years.
but!
As long as the Zhu family’s royal family is there, the British Duke’s Zhang family will be there!
This is the consensus in everyone’s mind!
"Normally you all blame me, Lao Zhang, for being unkind. Today, I, Lao Zhang, will give you some face."
Hearing this, the nobles present all saw hope and raised their heads to look at him.
Zhang Rong stretched out three fingers.
"Three days!"
"You only have three days, please find all the cats and dogs in the army and take them back yourself!"
"The Ministry of War will not be sending anyone down these days for the New Year's holiday!"
"There are also those transactions. If there are any missing ones, please make up for them. If there are too many, please find a way to find a place for them."
"We don't require you to be perfect, as long as you match the military register and deliver what you can on the books!"
Zhang Rong went back and sat down, slowly taking off his helmet.
"I will take the risk of beheading my head again and try to figure out the holy will for you!"
"What your Majesty really wants is a military roster with no free pay!"
As soon as these words came out, the living room immediately became quiet.
Xu Tingde looked around, fearing that someone might suddenly appear.
After all, who in the Jiajing Dynasty didn’t have spies from Jinyiwei and Dongchang!
I'm so scared!
"Old Zhang, is this what His Majesty really means?"
"Yes, yes, Mr. British, please explain it to us more clearly!!"
"Yeah!"
Everyone asked questions one after another.
"The nerds from the Imperial College are here to help with the Ministry of War's military register, which shows that His Majesty does not intend to let civil servants or eunuchs directly interfere with matters under the capital camp."
"What the Ministry of War really wants to investigate is their internal affairs. Think about it, aren't there those civil servants in the Ministry of War who are reselling weapons on free money?"
"If something goes wrong in the military register, whose responsibility is it?"
Zhang Rong looked around everyone.
"It's from the Ministry of War!"
Xu Tingde was the first to react.
Zhang Rong nodded, indicating that he was correct.
"You just need to arrange everything in the military camp below, including quotas, weapons, and military fields. When the Ministry of War investigates and finds any discrepancies with the account books, it will be their business."
After all, these data are usually compiled by the Ministry of War. For example, if the number of troops recorded in a military register is more or less than the actual number, is this a problem with the commander of the army or with the Ministry of War?
If the military fields, quotas, and various weapons under your military camp are all arranged, and there are no false data, then doesn’t the responsibility lie with the Ministry of War?
The week given by Zhang Rong is the time they need to save themselves!
Are there fewer people in your camp? Just find a good reason and explain it clearly.
If there are too many, just lay off a few people and don’t exceed the standard.
All kinds of military supplies are low. You can find a way to buy some to make up for it!
The same goes for Junda. He needs to find a master for him as soon as he has a few extra days.
Otherwise, in the past few days, there are traces of previous cultivation, saying that this land is abandoned and nothing can grow.
As a result, the responsibility for various problems in the military camp falls on the Ministry of War!
Do you have too many statistics? Find out if the extra stuff has been swallowed up by your military department!
Are you missing statistics from the Ministry of War? dereliction of duty! Accept the punishment!
What the hell is blame-shifting!
Moreover, the Dog Emperor also arranged for students from the Imperial College to assist in checking the military rolls, and also gave them the temptation to be promoted first if they performed well.
When they check it out, they find that the actual situation in the military camp is fine, so the only problem is the Ministry of War!
What? Is there no problem with the Ministry of War?
For the sake of my official position, there must be a problem!
After everything was said clearly, thoroughly and clearly, Zhang Rong saw off the guests.
But he knew that it was difficult to say whether these people would really be willing to hand over their share of interests.
Zhang Rong looked at their backs and sighed softly.
"If you are wise, listen carefully to what I say today."
"If you don't recognize the book in Xiao Zhu's hand, hehehe..."
