Seiwa

Chapter 114 Fairness

Meng Qinghe is a first-class uncle, a second-rank governor, and is responsible for the emperor's order to guard Daning.As the highest military officer of Daning City, Daning Metropolitan commanded the envoys, and when they responded to the government, military and criminal affairs had to be reported to him.

After spending several days in Daningdu commanding the division, even Meng Twelve Lang, who was used to the fast pace and high efficiency, couldn't hold on anymore.

This is simply using people as livestock!

The higher the grade and the higher the official position, the more animals they are.

The guards in front of the Dusi Yamen can still change shifts, but for him, it is not enough to break him into two pieces at twelve hours a day.

For training, find him.

Tuntian, look for him.

The guard is still looking for him.

In addition, the public security management, fire prevention and theft prevention, and commercial taxation in the city all have to be reviewed by him.

With two dark circles under his eyes, Meng Qinghe looked at the thick stack of papers sent by Du Si's experience, and Meng Qinghe wanted to roar to the sky. Is this how people live? !The salary is only a little bit, and a slap on the rest day can be counted. In addition to working overtime all day long, it is overtime to squeeze employees to such an extent. Where is the conscience?Absolute black heart workshop!

The rant is over, wipe your face, strike?The first thing to do is to test whether the neck is hard enough.

ban?No one would dare to do this in Lao Zhu's workshop, no matter how dark it is.

What else can I do, I can only wipe away my tears and continue to be squeezed.

At first, faced with a mountain of work, Meng Qinghe thought it was all instructing and envoys to work together to trip him up.Suspicious, he ordered Gao Fu and others to observe secretly, but the results of the investigation shattered his guess.

It's not just him who is busy, everyone is busy.

The affairs of the three departments are concentrated in one department, so it's no wonder it's not busy.

Zhang Gui, who was whipped by Zhu Gaosui outside the city, had to run around the city and outside the city all day with red marks on his face, arranging farm work.

Daning is located in northern Xinjiang, and the winter is long. In recent years, the climate has become even more erratic. It is very common for snow to fall in March and April.

In the yamen of all commanders, the four commanders are all in charge of affairs. Except for the daily drills of guarding the frontier army, they are busy farming most of the time.

Seeds, farm implements, cattle.

The annual spring plowing day, autumn harvest time, and delayed sowing time are listed in a booklet, which is detailed to an astonishing degree.

According to experience and reports, in the past two years, Zhang Gui and Xu Cheng have been in charge of farming.The two of them put in a lot of effort in this regard, but the results were really not great.

"To be honest, Uncle, it's cold every year. In previous years, the military and commercial settlements were enough to meet the needs of the Daning defenders. In the past two years, I have to ask the imperial court to add some. Otherwise, let alone two meals a day, One meal a day is a problem. The soldiers below have to go hungry. Last year, the spring plowing was delayed by a full month, and the yield per mu could not keep up with previous years. I am afraid it will be even later this year."

Having said that, Dushi sighed, with a worried expression on his face.

Dushi is a civil servant, with a grade of seven, and he is in charge of documents in the commander and envoy of the capital.

Years of life in the frontier gradually sharpened his mind.As a civilian worker in the military attache system, his words and deeds have lost a lot of literati habits, and have a little more boldness and neatness belonging to the frontier army.It's not that he deliberately cried poor in front of Meng Qinghe, it's that life is hard.Not for yourself, but for the brothers guarding the city, always try, please Meng Qinghe think of a way.

rectum.

Such words should not be used on civil servants, but the one in front of him gave Meng Qinghe a new understanding of Ming civil servants.

Given his age and seniority as an official, he should know that it is inappropriate to say these words in front of Meng Qinghe.

Almost everyone knows that Zhang Gui was whipped by the third prince in the fight outside the city.At this time, instead of talking too far away, he mentioned this person in front of Meng Qinghe, saying how responsible he was for his job. Apart from Zhichangzi, there was no other word to describe Meng Qinghe's perception of this person.

Does he have friendship with Zhang Gui?

After knocking on the table, Meng Qinghe overturned his own thoughts.

"So, keep these field records here first, and I will make a decision after reading them."

"Yes."

It's true that everything is straight, and at least he has been in the officialdom for ten years, so he always has a good eye for people.

For Daning's defenders, he took a risk, but he also grasped the measure.

It's too late, you can't cross the line, he knows it too.

The door opened and closed.

Beside the table, Meng Qinghe opened a field book, moved closer to the candlelight, and read it carefully.

The candlelight reflected his official uniform red.

The big black case, the crimson robe, and the handsome eyebrows.

His fingers are slender, with thin calluses on the tiger's mouth and finger pulp. This is a memorial left to him by his four years in the army.

Seeing the yield per mu in the field book, Meng Qinghe couldn't help frowning.Fingertips slowly slide over the numbers, the situation is really not optimistic.

If this is the case in Daning, let alone the Kaiping, Quanning and other guards further north?

It will take at least six months for the sea ships to transport food to leave. During this period, the guards in the north may have to tighten their belts to live.

Adjust grain from Jindi?Or think of a way from Liaodong?

Facing the dancing candlelight, Meng Qinghe was a little lost in thought.

After a long time, I shook my head.

Jin Wang is not easy to get along with, and he is not familiar with Liu Zhen, the guard of Liaodong.He was neither a relative nor a teacher, nor a teacher nor a friend. If he came to ask someone to borrow food, Liu Dudu could kick him out.

The temper of the warriors is not very good.Even Meng Qing and himself have been good at temper recently.

He is irritable at every turn, and one day he may imitate Zhu Gaosui and whip someone with a whip.

He closed the field book and pinched his brows. It's really not good to be so irritable.

It still looks like too much pressure.Already short of food, and being harassed by the Tartars, plus the three guards of Duoyan staring at the pasture, Meng Qinghe was able to hold back until now and has not erupted, which is already quite remarkable.

Thinking of Duoyan Sanwei, he remembered being tricked by Emperor Yongle once.

Being cheated by the emperor, you can't easily go back to cheating, you can only make up for it from other people.

Picking up the pen, spreading out the paper, the ink blots smeared on the paper, and several names were circled in various ways.

He wanted to relieve the pressure, finding fault with a few people was the quickest and most effective way.

Three Views?Broken into slag early.

ethics?What is that?

The so-called one's own happiness should be built on the pain of others, Meng Shierang deeply agrees.Especially from the standpoint of the family and the country, the Tartars, who are harassing the side, have no pressure at all.

For the peace of the border and the prosperity of Ming Dynasty, the leaders of Duoyan Sanwei and the Great Khan of Tatar need to contribute to it together.

The written paper was torn apart and thrown into the brazier piece by piece. The flames burst up, and the ink and paper were reduced to ashes together.

The experience that came to play was about to enter the door. Seeing this scene, he quickly put his feet back.

Or wait.

Without him, Xingningbo's smile was too scary.

The experience didn't take too long, and Meng Qinghe in the room had already said, "Come here, please come and discuss matters with Zhang Qianshi and Xu Qianshi."

What about Zhang Qian and Xu Qian?

The experience and the guards outside the door looked at each other, thinking they had heard wrong.

Zhang Gui and Xu Cheng who received the news were also confused and worried.

Is Xing Ningbo looking for faults and revenge, or does he have other plans?

Helpless, Shangguan's order cannot be disobeyed, even if there is a deep pit waiting for them in front of them, they still have to take big steps forward.

Contrary to what the two had expected, Meng Qinghe didn't find fault, let alone set a trap, and said straight to the point that he had read the field records for the past two years and was very satisfied with their work.

"Tiangong is not beautiful, and the land is not rich." Meng Qinghe personally poured tea for the two, signaling them not to panic, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Zhang Gui and Xu Cheng took the teacups in fear, not to mention Xu Cheng, Zhang Gui was also frightened by Zhu Gaosui's whipping.As Zhu Gaosui said, if he really wanted to find fault with himself, no matter whether it was the clan or the royal relatives who turned around, they couldn't save him.

The "friend" who sent him the news that Bo Xingning would fall sooner or later had disappeared.Zhang Gui fully understood that he was being used, but unfortunately he understood it a little late.

Let him and Uncle Xingning fight against each other, so that Uncle Xingning resented the eldest son and the eldest concubine, and turned to speak to His Majesty, who would benefit?

King Gaoyang or the third prince?Obviously something is wrong.

The intention is too obvious, if it is found out, the emperor will definitely be displeased.

So, who will it be?

I can't think of who is behind the push, but Liang Zi finally got married.It was Shangguan who offended, and it was not easy to solve it.Zhang Gui is ready to go home and farm.I don't want Meng Qing to make a deal with God and make him completely dizzy.

Why did Xing Ningbo ask this? Could it be that he wants to use himself?

Zhang Gui subconsciously looked at Xu Cheng, Xu Cheng also frowned.

Meng Qinghe was holding the teacup, the old god was there, and he was not in a hurry at all.

After a long time, Xu Cheng took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and made up his mind.

"The lower officials think that the rain and snow are erratic, this year's spring plowing may be delayed, and the yield per mu will definitely not be abundant."

Meng Qinghe lowered his eyes and said, "Continue."

Xu Cheng didn't say any more, but turned his head to gesture to Zhang Gui.

Zhang Gui understood that Xu Cheng was helping him, so he gritted his teeth and said: "The following officials can see that buckwheat can be replanted after the wheat harvest, or corn can be used instead of wheat seeds. Although the tax per mu is higher, it can support the defenders. needed."

Seeing Meng Qinghe nodding his head, Zhang Gui felt confident, and continued: "Last year, the subordinate officials ordered his subordinates to reclaim new fields and plant buckwheat and corn. The income is higher than that of wheat, and they can grow more varieties in a year. If there are restrictions on military settlements, You can focus on the merchant village. The world has been leveled, with the imperial court’s guidance, and the merchants’ drive for profit, they will definitely contribute.”

"This method is very good."

Meng Qinghe nodded again, affirming Zhang Gui's suggestion.When he was in Kaipingwei, he used a similar method to supplement the meals of his soldiers, and the effect was very good.

The taste of buckwheat is not as good as that of wheat, but it can fill you up.

Nowadays, the most important thing is to solve the rations of the Daning defenders, and the taste is second.

"That's not enough." Meng Qinghe smiled, "When the fields are planted, we have to plan ahead."

"Uncle mean?"

"How can you sleep peacefully with your evil neighbors? If you don't be careful, you have worked hard for a year, but in the end you were robbed by the Tartars. Isn't your work in vain?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Gui and Xu Cheng nodded together.

The Mongolian Tartars on the grasslands specially counted the time of autumn harvest to thresh grain and grass.Tai Ningwei next to him was also dishonest.A few days ago, the ranger captured by the frontier army was inseparable from Tainingwei.

The three guards of Duoyan all made great contributions to Jingnan, and they even said that the emperor had promised to give them pastures to graze.

During this time, the herdsmen of the Sanwei were often seen driving their cattle and sheep, leaving the area under the jurisdiction of the Weisuo, and "crossing the border" to graze near Daning.

The defenders of Daning chased away several times, left with their front feet, and came back with their back feet.

Some interplanted crops have been eaten, and the anger accumulated by the frontier army is quite large.

"I will solve this matter. The solution may be a bit out of the ordinary." Meng Qinghe suddenly suppressed his smile and said seriously, "I want the two of you to be accurate. Are you willing to obey my orders? Yes, I will protect you The two of you have the same future, if you don’t want to, I won’t pursue it.”

When Meng Qinghe spoke clearly, Xu Cheng and Zhang Gui knew in their hearts that this was an opportunity, perhaps the only one.

The two of them didn't hesitate anymore, they had to show their determination even though they had to bite the bullet, only Xingbo Ning Bo followed suit.

No matter what you think in your heart, the sincerity on the face cannot be seen as fake.

Meng Qinghe smiled kindly, no matter how different their positions were, they could still cooperate under the premise.What's more, he is the superior of the two of them, so he refuses to accept it?There is still a way to clean up.

After Xu Cheng and Zhang Gui left, Meng Qinghe met with the other two commanders respectively, and the commander Tongzhi who had been suppressed by Zhang Gui before.

The conversation also talked about farming and dealing with land and food disputes with neighbors.

Soon, the commander of the capital made everyone know that Xing Ningbo divided the military settlements in Daning into separate parts and divided them in place.Uncle Xingning didn't ask any questions about the work during the farming period.After the autumn harvest, which area has harvested the most grain will be publicly praised, and there will be additional rewards.

It is said that the rewards are extra generous.

Tongzhi and Qianshi have all gone to farm, who will come to train soldiers?

Meng Qinghe smiled, it doesn't matter, isn't there a commander of Daningdu who enjoys early retirement?

"The Dusi is only half a hundred years old. It is the golden age to shine for the court and to be loyal to His Majesty. How can we ignore everything and not ask about everything? This is not good, very bad. Emperor Gaozu taught us that the value of life lies in work, Work, work again!"

So, the retirement life is over early, come back to work, you.

The commander who has been excluded all the time is very moved.Even if he was arrested as a laborer and squeezed the surplus value in various ways, his gratitude to Uncle Meng was not diminished in the slightest.

Belle!

Xingningbo is his bole!

Seeing the tearful Commander, Meng Twelve Lang turned his head silently, suppressing the trace of guilt rising in his heart.

He didn't admit that he was envious of this Youyou that he made such a cruel move, and he firmly refused to admit it!

After Uncle Meng's permutations and combinations, all kinds of provocations...cough, encouragement, Daningdu commanded the envoys to gallop forward like a locomotive filled with fuel.

The factions of the court and the barriers in the army were smashed one by one by Meng Twelve Lang holding a hammer.

Holding the hammer, Meng Twelve Lang smiled very proudly.

Want to get promoted?

Want to get rich?

Do you want to have a bright future?

Then work hard.

Internal competition is most conducive to improving work efficiency.If you don't want to be compared by others, and if you want to get rich rewards, let's work hard together.

The commander of Daningdu was full of energy, listening to the majestic roar in the school field, as if he had returned to the age of enthusiasm.

Daning Commander Tongzhi and Du Commander Qianshi stayed in the field all day, changed into official uniforms, and rolled up their trousers. Those who didn't know the inside story would never recognize that they were second-rank and third-rank military officers of the imperial court, and they thought they were military officers. An ordinary soldier.

Driven by Shangguan, thousands of households, hundreds of households, general banners, and small banners are not far behind.

The soldiers from the adjacent subdivisions met when they were pulling the plow. With a puff from their nostrils, the muscles on their arms bulged, dark and strong, like a hill.

Jun Han is so mighty and majestic!

Meng Shierang, who happened to be inspecting the work in the field, was so excited that he pinched his nose quickly.

He kept thinking in his heart, he has beauties, he has Shen Xuan, he must not make mistakes in thinking, otherwise Hou Erdai will make him look good.

For the purpose of spring plowing, the craftsmen of the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau in the city began to work in three shifts, and the fire in the stove never went out.

Amidst the sound of iron striking, various improved agricultural tools were delivered to military households.

The Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau is an official organization, and the tools produced can only be used in the army.The farmers and merchants in the field noticed the sharpness of the new plow, and they used their brains to follow suit.

Meng Qinghe sighed at the wisdom of the working people, but at the same time his heart ached. Who made it so that there would be no patent royalties at this time?

In order to achieve sustainable development, the only way to reward craftsmen who improve farm tools is to pay out of their own pocket.

Ten ingots of precious banknotes, totaling five guan.Although the value of the treasure keeps depreciating, it can still buy half a load of grain.

The craftsmen looked eagerly, and all kinds of thinking started, from farm tools to tools, from tools to wheeled carts, from wheeled carts to chariots, and even spears, all craftsmen began to delve into it.Although most of the ideas are impossible to realize, as long as the craftsmen are willing to think, willing to do, and keep turning their brains, inspiration will continue to emerge.There are always one or two ideas that can be used in practice, and the benefits are obvious.

Submitted the improved version of the station car drawings to the imperial court, but there was no promotion, but there were a lot of money and cloth.Even the looped jackets issued to the soldiers are much thicker.

Meng Qinghe finally realized the benefits of being a "big border official".There is no mountain pressing down on your head, as long as you don't go out of your way, you can do whatever you want, it's really good.

No, it cannot be said that there is no such thing.

Zhu Gaosui, who has been staying in Daning City, is not a big mountain.

Originally, Zhu Gaosui planned to go to Kaipingwei to find Zhu Gaoxu.The two brothers have inherited their father's warlike character, and they came to the north to play happily with the Tartars.

As a result, Meng Qinghe's series of handwriting stopped Zhu Gaosui's footsteps.He found that there were many fun things to do in Daning City, so he decided not to leave, but stayed in the Commander's Office, and participated in everything Meng Qinghe did.

"Uncle Xingning doesn't need to be too grateful, it's just a matter of little effort."

Meng Qing got angry.

Pat on the head, well, with Zhu Gaosui as a sign, it's wrong for others to look for him, so they have to weigh it more or less.

Zhu Gaosui had good intentions, he understood.But what he said was really annoying.

Take a deep breath, he's not angry.

Getting irritable, he simply took out the letter Shen Xuan wrote to him, read it from the beginning, and immediately felt refreshed.

want to see him.

Think like this or that.

But now is not the time.

Meng Qinghe has been making preparations.

Arranged the work of spring plowing to Zhang Gui and others, and by the way, arrested the commander of the capital in charge of military training and city defense, and spared time to keep an eye on the movements of the three guards of Duoyan.

After the Sanwei herdsmen appeared more frequently near Daning, accidentally stepped into the commercial and military settlements, and trampled on the wheat seedlings, Meng Qinghe knew that the time to do something had finally come.

The first year of Yongle, spring April.

Before dawn, several fast horses galloped out of Daning City.

Shuntian Prefecture, Kaipingwei, Quanningwei, Yingzhouwei received letters written by Meng Qinghe one after another.

Duoyan Sanwei noticed the movement in Daning City, the leaders of the three guards got together and discussed for a long time, but still couldn't figure out why Meng Qinghe did this.

For the next period of time, there was no movement in Daning City.

Just when the leader of Duoyan Sanwei was going to ask the emperor again to use the land of Daning as a pasture, an accident happened.

Tainingwei, Fuyuwei, and Duoyanwei were robbed at the same time.

There were not many casualties, but cattle, sheep, horses, tents, anything that could be robbed, none of them were lost.

Tribal warriors drove off the bandits, but the loss was irreparable.

What annoyed Sanwei even more was that it was Tatar who robbed them!

It doesn't count if the Tatars are finished, but the savage Jurchens are still taking advantage of it!

Can this be tolerated?

Absolutely not!

Therefore, the Mongolian strong men mounted their war horses and brandished their sabers to take revenge, and they must be taken back!

Tatar Khan Guilichi received the news, with question marks on his forehead.He didn't remember sending someone to rob Wuliangha, even if he robbed him, he would go to Kaipingwei and Daning to rob him.

Look at the right prime minister, Ma Erha, did you do it?

Maer Hazan shook his head, determined not to.

Look at Prime Minister Zuo and Sun Tai, is it you?

Ye Suntai waved his hands quickly, absolutely not!

Gui Lichi continued to ask questions on his forehead, who is that?Could it be that boy Mahamu?

Well, very likely!

Snatch Wuliangha and let Lao Tzu top the tank?This is not the end!

Guilichi and the leader of Duoyan Sanwei also thought it was Daming, but the leather armor on the looter's body and the scimitar in his hand all bore the symbol of Tatar. , are Tatar officers.By the way, it is undoubtedly the savage Jurchen who slipped through the cracks to pick up cheap ones.

Guilichi firmly believes that he was framed by Wala, while Duoyan Sanwei is convinced of his previous judgment.

The last question was cleared, and Duoyan Sanwei was not in the mood to ask Zhu Di for grassland for the time being, and instead sought Zhu Di's support to help them seek justice from the Tatars!

Duoyan Sanwei's memorials were sent to the capital, Zhu Di stroked the short mustache on his chin, and opened the memorials sent by Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, Shen Xuan and Meng Qinghe not long ago, with a wave of his hand, I will stand on the side of justice, Help the leader of the three guards seek justice!

As for true justice or false justice?

Seeing the internal officials who came to deliver the secret order, Meng Qinghe narrowed his eyes, and Zheng He, who was also the leader, smiled tacitly.