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Chapter 231 The road ahead is full of thorns, I have to wade through

In the wing room of the Xihua Hall of Xuanfu's guarding general's yamen.

Yang Guozhu closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, then opened his eyes and said: "This time King Qin and Julu fought, and our armies suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, we succeeded in breaking the siege. The foundation of many people,

Now, the emperor and the imperial court want me to train [-] elite soldiers each of the three generals of the Xuanda University. However, this training is easy, but the lack of food and payment is also difficult. "

Zhang Cheng also shook his head, he sighed, and then said: "Shuai Yang, Zhang Cheng invited himself out of town for this reason, I think if the soldiers are to be brave, they must first solve their worries,
Although Shangbei Road is narrow, and it is a frontier area, where the Mongols often invade, it is not very important to the forces of all parties, but it can still open up some wasteland.
At that time, open up wasteland first, then you can plant it, and use it to reward meritorious service, and then train soldiers. If you really have a strong army of [-], you can guard the North Road without fear of the invasion of the Tartars. , the foundation is solid. "

Yang Guozhu looked at Zhang Cheng and said, "Zhongchen, everything is easy to think, but difficult to do!
The guards and forts in Xuan Town have been abandoned for a long time, the fields and acres are also entangled, and the forces of all parties are even more intertwined, with many constraints. It is really difficult to do something! "

"Yang Shuai knows that when Sun Baigu was in charge of Shaanxi, he had no soldiers and no pay, but Sun Fuchen was able to clear out more than 5000 hectares of military settlements with only three guards, and increased the silver by more than [-] Two, at that time, the emperor also issued a decree to encourage and encourage all places to follow suit.

It can be seen that it is man-made, and now when the country is in trouble, there are still all kinds of walking corpses, greedy, you have no loyalty in your heart, no king, no country, disloyalty and filial piety, what is the use of staying? "

Yang Guozhu looked at Zhang Cheng in astonishment. He was surprised by these words. After years of military service until he became the commander-in-chief of a town, he knew very well that the affairs of Xuanzhen's army settlement had been overwhelmed by the interests of all parties.

The inside and outside are intertwined, and the involvement is extensive, even the court officials in Beijing and the eunuchs in the palace are involved. If Zhang Cheng starts to investigate this matter, he is afraid that he will not be able to protect himself.

Out of love for Zhang Cheng, he said softly: "Zhongchen, you and I have the opportunity to join the king's guard and work together to fight together. I have to say this today.
Now the matter of the military colony in Xuanzhen is very involved, but it is not suitable to investigate deeply. If you are a little careless, you may alarm the court and harm yourself. "

Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile in his heart: Disaster to himself?Fuck it, what's going on, there are bandits inside, and there are captives outside, this is the era when you have a sword in your hand and you are king, and you don't know who will harm you!

However, he absolutely could not say this to Yang Guozhu, so he could only say calmly: "Shuai Yang, I am wholeheartedly for the country. I only hope that my superiors will be worthy of the emperor, and my subordinates will be worthy of my soldiers. I have long ago put my own safety aside.

What's the use of life if you don't want to serve the country and the people with a passion?
Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, I have to wade through it. The general died in a hundred battles, and the body of the horse leather was returned. After all, he died once. "

Zhang Cheng's words made Yang Guozhu fall into deep thought again.

At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "Commander, the two deputy commanders have arrived."

Hearing this, Yang Guozhu got up in a hurry. He grabbed Zhang Cheng and said softly, "Zhongchen, I won't stop you if you have such determination. If anything happens, I will do my best to protect you."

Zhang Cheng nodded gratefully to Yang Guozhu, and the two went out together to meet Zhang Guowei, the deputy general of Xuan Town.

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The deputy general of Xuanfu Town, Lin Dengyou, the commander of the Department of Wanquan, is the deputy general of the Xie Shou. He leads the left-wing battalion of the town, which is the Qibing battalion. He did not go to the Weiqin King this time. .

In the Wanquandu Division, he was responsible for farming, patrolling, military weapons, and imperial preparations. The job in charge is quite complicated.

There is also a deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, Zhang Guowei, the commander of the Department of Wanquan.
They are all hereditary military positions in the guards, and they have been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief through hard work. Now, senior military positions such as commander-in-chief in various places in Ming Dynasty have to be selected by the court council, and finally appointed by the emperor. It might be over.

Both of them have served in the military for generations, and they also have some influence in Xuanzhen, especially Zhang Guowei, the deputy commander of the Xiewei. The smuggling of goods outside the mouth can be described as a trick.

In Xuanfu Township, there is no deputy commander-in-chief's yamen, and they usually watch affairs in the Wanquandu Commander's yamen.

The "General's Mansion" where all the commanders and envoys are in command and the commander-in-chief is a huge building of comparable scale. Here, there are a large number of subordinate yamen of the local guards, which manage land, population, taxation and other matters within the capital.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the commander of the capital was in charge of the military administration of one side, and it belonged to the governor's office of the five armies. The commander of the capital was also an extremely prominent official position, ranking above the three divisions.

However, today is different from the past. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the status of the commander of the capital has been deteriorating. Now, the military function of the capital is less and less, and it exists more as a geographical unit, responsible for managing military households and garrison administration.

Moreover, there are many management matters, which are hard and thankless.

Of course, the status of the commander-in-chief is higher than that of the commander of the capital, and he is assigned the title of the governor of the governor's mansion. He belongs to the high-ranking official of the governor's mansion of the five armies, and there is only one in each town.

Up to now, the titles of the commanders of the capitals and divisions are all over the place. Almost the deputy commanders have the titles of the commanders of the capitals, and even the commanders of the generals.

Of course, the high-ranking officials in each capital are also divided into two types: "official officials" and "officials with salary".

"Qian Shuguan" is in charge of farmland, military training, patrolling, and military affairs, and still has some power in his hands, while the "salary officer" only receives a salary, only this honorary title, but no real power.

Lin Dengyou belonged to this kind of "shushuguan", who was in charge of the garrison of the capital and other affairs, and also had a battalion of soldiers and horses under him. He was regarded as one of the real power figures in the town.

But Zhang Guowei was even better. As the deputy general, he led a battalion of officers and soldiers and went out to guard one side. Xuanzhen East Road and North Road were all within his management scope.

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When Zhang Cheng and Yang Guozhu stepped out of the wing room, Li Jianming and Wen Hui had already arrived. They were chatting in front of the West Flower Hall. When they saw Zhang Cheng and Yang Guozhu coming out together, their eyes were full of jealousy.

But they had no choice but to put on a smiling face, and went forward to greet Zhang Cheng and others warmly. Since the return of King Qin, their thoughts were alive, and they were all up and down, wanting to take over Zhang Yan's position as a general.

At this critical moment, they didn't want to offend Yang Guozhu, a big brother in Xuanzhen's military circle. They all greeted him with warm smiles, and Yang Guozhu also greeted him warmly.

At this moment, Lin Dengyou and Zhang Guowei arrived hand in hand, accompanied by Guo Yingxian, leading the way, and slowly came to the West Flower Hall.

(End of this chapter)