Liu Lian, a member of Zhongshushe, was arrested. This move served as a warning to the monkeys and immediately calmed down the officials who opposed the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and their opposition also subsided.

With the trial of Liu Lian's case, the Metropolitan Procuratorate finally established its prestige, and many officials consciously restrained themselves a lot.

For Ning Fu, the Metropolitan Procuratorate became a sharp sword in his hand, which could not only restrain officials, but also greatly increase his prestige in the court.

For example, when Ning Fu implements any new policies next time, he will obviously feel that there is much less resistance.

"Your Majesty, in the past month, the number of people willing to move to the northwest and Yanyun has reached 175,000. Most of them are soldiers who have been eliminated from the army and their families. There should be many more to come.

People have signed up, but there are still very few people willing to go.”

In the Chui Gong Hall, Zhang Dun reported to Ning the migration of people to the northwest and Yanyun.

In addition to the officers and soldiers in the army, civilians who are willing to settle in the northwest or Yanyun can also get a piece of land. Of course, the area and quality of the land are definitely not as good as those of the officers and soldiers in the army, and in this era there is a heavy emphasis on rurality, so unless it is absolutely necessary,

Otherwise many people would be reluctant to migrate.

"Don't worry, moving people to the border is not something that can be completed in a short time. After the first group of people stabilize in the border, more people will definitely be attracted to settle there."

Ning Fu smiled and said.

There were too many people in the Central Plains, and the land in many places was already overwhelmed. In addition, the Song Dynasty did not prohibit land annexation. As a result, many people lost their land and could only work as tenants for landlords or work in cities to make a living.

In contrast, although the conditions in the frontier are a bit harsher, you can get land for free. As long as you work hard for a few years, it will probably become a new place. When these people return to their hometowns in rich clothes, it will definitely attract more people.

Settling on the frontier.

"That's true, but according to His Majesty's wishes, the Xiang Army will be abolished next. Will this...will cause local turmoil?"

When Zhang Dun spoke to the end, a cautious expression appeared on his face.

In the past, when Ning Fu laid down his army, his main target was the Forbidden Army. You must know that the Song Dynasty claimed to have one million Forbidden Army, although there were many vacancies among them, and when Zhao Xu was still alive, he had also laid off a group of them.

But even so, the original Forbidden Army still looked very large and bloated.

Now that Ning Fu has captured Yanyun, and with the Great Wall defense line, there is no need to maintain such a large standing army, and the original Forbidden Army is also terrible and should have been rectified long ago.

However, in addition to the Forbidden Army, the Song Dynasty also had a larger Xiang Army. Even the Xiang Army in various places could not count the number of people. Not only because of the large number of people, but also because of the chaotic management. Even the local authorities may not be able to come up with an accurate number.

of numbers.

This was mainly due to a national policy of the Song Dynasty, which was to classify disaster victims into the Xiang army. For example, if a certain place was hit by a disaster, the court would directly organize the victims into the Xiang army in order to prevent the victims from rebelling.

Although the Xiang army was not considered a regular army and their treatment was very poor, they at least had food to eat. As for the common people, as long as there were people who had a stutter, most people were not willing to rebel.

Although the intentions of the Xiang Army were good, the policies of the Song Dynasty were too weird. As long as they joined the Xiang Army's military membership, their descendants would only be able to serve as Xiang Army in the future, and it was basically impossible to escape.

This also caused the Xiang Army to grow in size, until later the Xiang Army policy had to be stopped because the imperial court simply could not support so many people.

Later, the imperial court ignored it and simply allowed the Xiang troops to fend for themselves without allowing them to deregister themselves. As a result, the Xiang troops in various places were like beggars, with many selling their sons and daughters.

Logically speaking, the Xiang Army has become like this and should have been disbanded long ago.

But the problem is that whenever someone proposes to abolish the Xiang Army, they will encounter countless objections, even greater than the opposition to the abolishment of the Forbidden Army.

This is mainly because after the Xiang Army made a living on its own, these people became cheap labor for the local area. Whenever the local government encountered employment, such as building roads and digging rivers, the first thing they thought of was the Xiang Army.

In addition, there are also local wealthy families who will also find the Xiang army when their fields are short of manpower. As long as they give some benefits to the Xiang army generals, they can use the Xiang army below as they please.

It can be said that the local Xiang Army has become the cheapest labor force for many interest groups, so they are naturally unwilling to let go. Every time the Xiang Army is to be abolished, these people have the loudest opposition.

"Hasn't the Metropolitan Procuratorate been established? We can't let them sit idle. Censors from all walks of life will go to the local areas to arrest a few more models. Let's see who dares to object!"

Ning Fu snorted coldly.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is not a free-for-all. Now that it has been established, it must be allowed to play its role.

Zhang Dun also smiled bitterly when he heard this. It seemed that Ning Fu was determined to put shackles on the necks of all officials.

Now that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has just been established, it has only tried Liu Lian's case before. Although it has established prestige, it is not enough. Therefore, Ning Fu plans to kill two birds with one stone, which can eliminate the Xiang army and shock the local area.

"Well, since Your Majesty has made up his mind, let's try it out near the capital first. There are also a large number of Xiang troops around the capital, and we should be able to lay off a lot of people."

Zhang Dun finally nodded.

"Okay, let's do it this way. As long as the disbandment in the capital is completed, we will continue to implement it. I think the Xiang army that has been disbanded will definitely be more willing to go to the border."

Ning Fu also nodded.

The life of the Xiang Army was really miserable. Ning Fu had come into contact with some Xiang Army before, and some people even preferred to be beggars rather than stay in the Xiang Army's barracks.

Now the imperial court is giving them a chance to make a comeback. As long as they go to the northwest or Yanyun, they can get a large piece of land. I believe that many Xiang troops are willing to go there. After all, they have nothing to lose except their own lives.

After talking about the dismantling of the Xiang Army, Zhang Dun reported several government affairs to Ning Fu.

But at the end, Zhang Dun suddenly thought of something else, so he hesitated and then said: "Your Majesty, an official wrote a letter saying that someone in Dengzhou recruited pirates in the name of the imperial court. It seems that there is someone with the Imperial City Division?

"

When Zhang Dun finished speaking, he also looked at Ning Fu specifically. The Imperial City Department was the emperor's eyes and ears and was directly under the emperor's jurisdiction. Even he, the prime minister, had no right to interfere.

Especially after Ning Fu ascended the throne, he strengthened his control over the Imperial City Department. In the past, Zhang Dun could get some information from the Imperial City Department and even affected the operation of the Imperial City Department, but now the Imperial City Department has been made independent by Ning Fu.

Outsiders have no right to interfere.

"There is no need to investigate. I asked the Imperial City Division to handle this matter."
Chapter completed!