Chapter 35 Thorough Investigation
"Of course this number will not be the same. Chen was born as a guard official, so this kind of thing would not be wrong."
The commander of Yanqing Guard followed the troops to the small school ground. Well, Chen Mu deliberately did this.
He didn't see the commander at all, so he kept the guard officer at the same level for a day and a night. When he heard the commander coming in person, he directly sent a quick horse to invite Wu Dui to come.
The full name of the military preparation road is to rectify military preparation road road, which is actually the military supervision. Local soldiers, horses, money, grain and military farms are under their control. Although the grade is slightly lower, it is currently in charge of local officers. If Chen Mu wants to do anything to the commander, he needs to inform Wu Dui.
Wu Dui came very early, holding a tea bowl and sniffed it lightly, then said: "The new official does not count the old official's accounts. Should the general do it without any blame for the past and only discuss the future, or should he grab it from beginning to end?"
"Catch it clean?"
Chen Mu shook his head, "It would be a pity if he couldn't catch it cleanly."
There was a letter on his tea case, which was sent by the commander of the left guard of Yanqing. The information on Yanqing guards, land, military equipment, money and grain were written in detail. It was the only one who did the work well. Even if the five thousand households have a shortage of 670 yuan, they were all written in detail.
Judging from the current situation, the vacancies of 670 are no longer a big deal.
"There is a shortage, Chen plans to ask him to make up for it as soon as possible. There is no way. Chen helps him find a way. There is no one in the world who cannot be killed, and there is nothing that cannot be done." Chen Mu said, pointing to the silk plate covered with red cloth on the other side of the table, lifting up twenty neatly tidied silver ingots inside, "If you admit your mistake outside the door, don't talk about him, what should this person do?"
"What Chen wants is the situation in the garrison, not four hundred taels of silver."
The three guards of Yanqing, the commander of Yanqing Guard, Wang Zhong, did not come, and the letter was not delivered, and 400 taels of silver was sent; the commander of Yanqing left guard, Hu Xingyun, took the matter as if he had done it, and the difference between the flag army was 670; the commander of Yanqing right guard, Jiang Yuelin, lived in the small school ground, and Chen Mu had not seen him yet.
Chen Mu was considered to have seen a gift-giving person who was even more sensible than himself. It was okay for Wang Zhongguo to give money. Chen Mu didn't tell him, but he didn't report the money to Yanqingwei. Is this a fool?
"What is the general's plan?"
Wu Dui had no expression on his face, just sat quietly watching Chen Mu's next thoughts. In fact, he had no idea. He had already expected this scene, but it only deepened his impression of the unavailability of the guards.
The guards made him embarrassed. A few days ago, he had just told Chen Mu that the three guards in Yanqing were in full. At this time, a letter led to a garrison with a vacancies of more than 600 yuan, and one came to ask for a visit and the other gave away silver. You can imagine what the situation was!
"Let's ask Wu Bingbei to avoid it, and make plans when Chen has seen Jiang Yuelin."
Wu Dui didn't say anything else, bowed his hand and walked to the side hall. Then Chen Mu summoned Jiang Yuelin in.
The general has a handsome name and a ridge of eyebrows. What attracted Chen Mu's attention the most was his shoulders and hands. This is a commander who is used to using a strong bow and has skill in his hands.
"In Xiajiang Yuelin, pay homage to General Chen."
Although he was at the same level, he was subject to others and had respect on his face. Jiang Yuelin then submitted a letter and said: "This is the letter submitted by the General to the Guards. After the General took office, he took this opportunity to bring it together before he came to pay his respects."
"Commander Jiang, please sit down."
Jiang Yuelin was frank and sat beside him waiting for a lecture. She looked like a dissatisfied person. Chen Mu looked through the letter and looked similar to Yanqing's left guard. He asked, "The difference between Commander Jiang is six or seven hundred?"
"Yes, General Chen returned to General Chen, and since the first year of Longqing, the garrison was renamed. The imperial court recruited the brigade army for half a year. The Yanqing Guard relied on Juyongguan to guard the capital and Xuanfu. The trend of fleeing troops was repeatedly banned. No one from the Gou Army was willing to join the army, so the vacancies were difficult to make up for."
The accounts of the two garrisons are similar, and there are gaps in money, grain, military and households, but the amount is not large. Because they are close to the capital, the situation is slightly better than that of the Southern garrisons.
There is indeed a difference, but the difference is not huge. If it were just like this, Wang Zhongguo would not have given him 400 taels of silver. Whether Hu Xingyun, who was from the left guard of Yanqing, sent the letter openly or came by himself like Jiang Yuelin, Chen Mu could have revealed it - what was the situation in Yanqing Wei?
This made Chen Mu feel a little relieved and asked: "Captain Jiang knows the situation of Yanqing Wei?"
"This..." Jiang Yuelin saw Chen Mu speak and listened. He didn't know that Chen Mu was asking about the Yanqing Guard of Wang Zhongguo. He immediately changed his color and shook his head and said, "I don't know the situation of Yanqing Guard. Please don't blame the general."
Only if you don’t know, there will be ghosts!
"well."
Seeing Chen Mu suddenly sighing and showing disappointment from some unknown place on his face, Jiang Yuelin thought he was worried about his dissatisfaction with the source of troops, and bowed and said, "The general does not need to worry too much. As long as he can clear the officials of the Ministry of War, the difference between the flag army can be filled in three or four months, it is nothing more than a goat army."
Chen Mu did not sigh for this. Jiang Yuelin came from the same purpose as he imagined. He thought he was another commander who gave gifts to the door. Now, the knife and axe ambushed in the side hall were not the sword and axe driver, but the Wu Bing ambushed in the side hall was no longer available.
"It's okay, Commander Jiang doesn't have to think too much about these things, and let it go. I won't blame you for these things." Chen Mu smiled kindly and said, "Control Jiang is here. Why not stay in Xiaoxiying for a few days. Chen sent a message to ask the other two commanders to come here too. Let's talk about the future guards' increase in revenue and reduce expenditure. Can Commander Jiang listen to me?"
Jiang Yuelin clasped his fists without saying a word and said, "Please tell the general, Jiang will follow everything!"
The way to the road!
"It's great. Commander Jiang, don't worry, stay in Xiaoxiying for now. Chen will hold a banquet to entertain him in the evening. Then, please tell Chen some stories about the capital."
In the Ming Dynasty officialdom during this period, military officers were not easy to survive. Without war, most guard officials could only stay in their original positions for the rest of their lives, without any room for improvement, and would be impeached and punished if they were accidentally involved. If they had war, they would die on the battlefield accidentally, and in the end they would not be able to get anything.
Only those military officers with strong business, communication, luck and ability, such as Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Chen Mu, and Li Chengliang, can they guard the land and rise step by step.
Why is there Yu Dayou here? Mr. Yu does not make a lot of friends like others, but he can make people die. Yu Dayou's good friend was powerful and served as the three dukes and the three orphans, and was in charge of the army and horses. Emperor Jiajing issued an edict to not allow inquiries to leave the Jinyiwei leader Lu Bing, who passed away for ten years, otherwise no one in the court would be able to move Yu Dayou.
In fact, only Chen Mu, among the above four people, has no friends in the court.
Jiang Yuelin left, Wu Dui walked out from behind and asked Chen Mu, "What is the general planning to deal with Wang Zhongguo?"
Chen Mu smiled and said without saying a word, summoned Deng Zilong in and said, "General Deng, Yanqing Guard commander Wang Zhongguo gave Chen 400 taels of silver. Please go back on my behalf - lead the troops to retreat and thoroughly investigate Yanqing Guard!"
The update time tomorrow may be later, and it will be better the day after tomorrow.
Chapter completed!