Yingtianfu Jiangning Town.

At the foot of Fangshan Mountain, the Rouge River passes by. On one side of the beautiful landscape, a series of mansions stretch out. This is one of the areas where the generals of the Tianwu Army live.

In addition to the 20,000 troops stationed in Nanjing City, the 100,000 Tianwu Army was stationed in various prefectures in Southern Zhili by Zhu Cixiang, forming direct control over the entire Southern Zhili.

At present, there are no wars in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng is hiding in the valley and the Manchu Qing Dynasty is lingering. This is a good time for the Ming Dynasty to restore its vitality.

After decades of war, the Ming Dynasty has long been weakened. In addition, natural disasters have intensified in various places in recent years. Even the rich southern Zhili has been severely affected by the disasters, and it no longer has the strength to fight another war.

A group of Tianwu troops wearing bright clothes and angry horses came to a house. The leader shouted: "Xu Qingshan, come out to receive the guests!"

The house opened, Xu Qingshan walked out with his young son in his arms, and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, please come in quickly!"

Qi Guangyang turned over and dismounted, laughed and said: "Oh, brother Qingshan is at home raising his wife and raising his children!"

Xu Qingshan invited the group of people into the house and said as they walked: "I don't know when I will go to the battlefield again. I will teach the children at home while I have free time."

Qi Guangyang looked at the circle of houses and said, "Brother Qingshan, you have received so much silver reward, why don't you buy a high-end house?"

Officers above the battalion commander level of the Tianwu Army are all assigned a medium-sized house for free. This is a benefit of the Tianwu Army. If you need something better, you can buy it yourself.

Xu Qingshan put his youngest son down and let him go and play with his elder brother. Then he chuckled and said, "I'm used to being poor. The house here is pretty good. It's much better than the one in my hometown of Shouzhou."

After taking a seat in the hall, Qi Guangyang sighed: "Yes, the treatment His Highness gave us is really great. Not only were we allocated land, but we were also allocated rooms."

Xu Qingshan also sighed with emotion and said: "After joining the Tianwu Army, Xu has become a proud ancestor."

As the head of the regiment, Xu Qingshan made many contributions and was allocated 3,000 acres of land, which was something he had never imagined in his life.

There are three thousand acres of land. The largest old rich man in his hometown of Shouzhou only has more than one thousand acres of land. Xu Qingshan's ancestors also farmed land for their family. It is said that they were squeezed by the old rich man and almost couldn't survive and committed suicide.

Qi Guangyang brought a few guards with him and felt this. A few years ago, he was fleeing famine in Fengyang Mansion. At that time, he joined the army with the mentality of being able to reach fifty acres of land. After several battles in the past few years, he could also rely on military merit.

He was given hundreds of acres of fertile land and received a large amount of silver reward. This was something he could never have dreamed of.

Qi Guangyang did not have the same emotion as Xu Qingshan. His grandfather was Qi Jin, with the official title of deputy general soldier, and his family also had a lot of land. Although it was almost divided among several uncles and cousins, he got some of it.

However, Qi Guangyang was ambitious and wanted to rely on his own ability to save a family fortune and pass it on to his descendants. Now he has been allocated thousands of acres of fertile land, which can be considered a small achievement.

Looking at Xu Qingshan's three children, Qi Guangyang said: "Brother Qingshan, you started a family so early and you are already the father of three children. But I am still a bachelor!"

Xu Qingshan smiled and said: "Didn't His Highness tell you to get married as soon as possible while there is no war? Why don't you find one as soon as possible?"

Qi Guangyang shook his head and said: "I don't have the skills. Some time ago, I submitted an application report to the Military Aircraft Department and planned to study at the Huangming Military Academy for a period of time. Are you interested in going with me?"

Xu Qingshan nodded and said: "I also applied. It is my wish to study at Huangming Military Academy."

Most of the generals of the Tianwu Army have not received systematic military education and have only gained a lot of experience in actual combat. Looking at the professionalism of some officers who came out of the Huangming Military Academy and making random gestures on the sand table, the results of the battle are also great. Very envious.

Many generals have already submitted applications to the Military Aircraft Department, including Brigadier General Gao Bang and Li Shaoyou, who are preparing to receive professional military training.

Nanjing Forbidden City.

Inside the majestic and spacious Qianqing Palace, murals are displayed horizontally, and several tall screens embroidered with embroidery by Suzhou famous artists are neatly arranged.

Zhu Cixiang was sitting in front of the Dragon Case, looking through the documents. Wu Zhong, the eunuch in charge of the palace, was standing beside him with his head bowed.

After Wu Zhong was transferred to the Jiangnan Ordnance General Administration of Taiping Prefecture, he became much calmer, and his originally fair face was a little tanned by the sun. After being transferred to the Forbidden City, Wu Zhong was overjoyed. After several years, he finally returned to the crown prince's side.

After Zhu Cixiang carefully read through a copy of the document, he nodded, signed the word "approval" on it, then closed it and put it aside, and then moved on to the next copy.

After taking control of the country in Nanjing, Zhu Cixiang was very busy every day. Every day he had to approve the documents sent from all over the south of the Yangtze River and issue some government orders.

Recently, Zhu Cixiang laid off 89 redundant personnel in Nanjing, including one minister of the Ministry of Works, three directors, two directors of the Ministry of Personnel, five ambassadors of the Ministry of Hubu, two directors of the Ministry of War, and seven censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. There is one person named Mo, one person each from the left and right temples of Dali Temple, one person from the Hanlin Academy, two ambassadors from the Huitong Pavilion...

There were too many redundant officials in Nanjing who were waiting to die. Zhu Cihong firstly eliminated them, and secondly, he was preparing to place his own people in various ministries. At this time, he was preparing to replace the six ministers of Nanjing and carry out inspections of major departments such as the six ministries of Nanjing and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Big blood transfusion.

Some of the officers and soldiers in Nanjing City were a mixture of old and weak, and there were many soldiers. These people had a shrunken temperament and really brought shame to the capital camp. Zhu Cixiang moved them all outside the city and placed the Tianwu Army in the two major sects in the imperial city. Some Tianwu troops were also stationed at the small school grounds in the inner city to form a defense for the Forbidden City.

After finishing the last piece of copywriting, Zhu Cixi stretched out, and Wu Zhong immediately handed over the prepared tea and snacks, which was very considerate.

Zhu Cixiang suddenly said: "Wu Daban, I will transfer you from the all-powerful guard eunuch of Taiping Mansion back to my side as the general manager. Are you a little reluctant in your heart?"

Wu Zhong hurriedly said: "I have been serving His Highness since I was twelve years old. To put it bluntly, I have watched His Highness grow up. Only with Your Highness's grace can I live my life. Your Highness can bring this slave back to my side. I am happy." It’s too late, how could you be reluctant?”

Zhu Cixi smiled and said: "Wu Daban, please call me Young Master. Just like you did before, you will do it now. You are the person I trust most, so don't be unfamiliar with me."

"Yes, Young Master!" Wu Zhong was determined and said happily. He originally thought that having a new eunuch to serve Young Master would alienate him.

While the two were chatting, the guards outside the palace came to report that Li Banghua, the Minister of War, asked to see him.

Soon, Li Banghua came in with a frown. After the salute, he said with some dissatisfaction: "Your Highness, what do you mean by moving the capital camp outside the city?"

Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Those soldiers dare to call themselves Jingying? Doesn't this disgrace our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?"

Li Banghua's beard trembled up and down and said: "Your Highness, how can I say that it is also the Nanjing Camp and is under the control of the Ministry of War? His Highness bypassed the Ministry of War and the Nanjing garrison and directly ordered the defense change. Isn't it a bit inconsistent with the system?"

After glancing at Li Banghua, Zhu Cixiang lowered his face and said, "Li Banghua, as the Crown Prince, I don't have the right to mobilize the Nanjing garrison anymore?"

Before Li Banghua spoke, Zhu Cixiang waved his hand and said: "You don't need to take the post of Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. Go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and become the Yushi of Zuodu!"

"Go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Li Banghua was stunned.

Zhu Cixiang glanced at him and said: "Do you think you can manage the Nanjing Camp? Do you know that all the people who join you can line up from the Qianqing Palace to the Zhengyang Gate?"

He added: "What's the use of rectifying those useless people? Are you expecting them to protect Nanjing? Have you finished the land inventory of the guard station?"

Li Banghua was at a loss for words for a moment. Regarding the matter of checking the land of the guard station, the Crown Prince did it quickly and with very tough methods, which was far more practical than his own efforts.

Especially the Tianwu Army. Looking at its military appearance, you can tell that it is an army with extremely strong combat effectiveness. It is natural to take over the defense of Nanjing City and even the entire Southern Zhili.

It's just that Li Banghua is a little dissatisfied with the crown prince's approach. At least the defense change order must be issued through the Ministry of War through procedures. Why is he so willful?

Zhu Cixiang's tone softened a little, and then said: "You should know the importance of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. How can those censors still supervise and judge matters? They usually deal with trivial matters. You go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and give it to them. Go to class and focus on catching corrupt officials."

The Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ming Dynasty was in charge of too many things, such as improving political discipline, correcting court etiquette, recommending impeachments, officials' gains and losses, inspecting various places, checking money and food, and even the Ministry of Punishment had to participate in joint trials when encountering major cases.

After taking care of so many things, there are still a lot of things, and there are more corrupt officials. They know how to make random opinions in the court and retaliate against courtiers all day long. Zhu Cixiang even wants to abolish the Metropolitan Procuratorate, or even if it is not abolished, he will turn it into a government official. It became similar to the procuratorate of later generations, responsible for legal and disciplinary supervision.

Li Banghua was already dissatisfied with the bad governance in the officialdom. He shook his head and said: "I accept the decree!"
Chapter completed!