Chapter 280 Zhenwu Camp Soldiers Transformed
into Zhenwu Camp, a force formed only in the 24th year of Jiajing to guard Nanjing.
Zhang Ao, the Minister of War in Nanjing at the time of Zhenwu Camp, initiated the recruitment of 3,000 capable soldiers in Yangzhou and Huai'an, and led an army to guard Nanjing with Wei Guogong Xu Pengju as its commander.
Just last year when the Japanese invaded Jiangbei, Zhenwuying was the main force and they recovered Yangzhou. It can be said that they were one of the best troops in Nanjing.
The reason why Zhenwu Camp can fight better than other armies in Nanjing City is actually very simple.
That means you have enough money.
As for how much money the soldiers in Zhenwuying Camp earn each month?
According to the promise given to these soldiers by the Minister of War of the year.
Nanjing sergeants with wives were given one stone of food and salary per month, while those without wives were given six dou. In February of mid-spring and mid-autumn, the price of silver is 5 cents per stone and meter.
How much is this? That is, soldiers with wives and concubines can receive one stone of rice per month, and bachelors without wives and concubines can receive six pecks of rice per month.
In addition, another half-year bonus will be issued every six months based on the rice received.
That is to say, in the two months of February and February, every soldier with a family can receive a half-year bonus of 3 taels of silver.
Is it much? Actually it’s not much.
You must know that the Qi family army trained by Qi Jiguang was given two shi of food every month, and the silver bonus was almost two taels of silver a month.
In comparison, Zhenwuying's monthly silver reward is only 0.5 taels of silver, and the treatment is far worse than that of Qi Jiajun.
But compared to the guardsmen in South Zhili, the treatment in Zhenwu Camp is pretty good.
Therefore, in these several anti-Japanese wars, Zhenwuying's performance was very eye-catching among the unbearable guard soldiers.
But there is no war this year, and there is a big disaster in the north this year, and I have invaded the border, so the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs sent a lot of grain and silver to the capital.
The person in charge of Zhenwu camp's food and grass supply was Huang Maoguan, the deputy governor of the Nanjing Ministry of War.
This minister was from Qingliu and had been appointed to the Nanjing Ministry of War not long ago.
There are three things that a new official should do when he takes office. The first thing that Huang Maoguan, the assistant minister, does is burn Zhenwuying's head.
At the beginning of this year, Ma Kun, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, suggested to the court that Zhenwu Camp’s discounted silver should be reduced from 0.5 taels of silver per month to 0.4 taels of silver.
However, soon after Ma Kun made this suggestion, he was transferred to the capital and served as Minister of War.
As a result, Huang Maoguan was left responsible for this mess.
It just so happened that the war had taken a break this year, so Huang Maoguan began to strictly check the lack of pay in Zhenwu Camp, and said that until the number of people who suffered from shortfalls in Zhenwu Camp was found out, the half-year bonus and silver in February would be suspended.
This incident had caused dissatisfaction among the soldiers in Zhenwu Camp. At this time, another incident happened.
At that time, Wailang Fang Youshan, a member of the Ministry of War, was responsible for the monthly distribution of grain and grass for Zhenwu Camp.
This matter can be regarded as a bad job. Fang Youshan likes to give out less food and grass on weekdays, which has long aroused dissatisfaction in Nanjing Zhenwu Camp.
This time Fang Youshan played a big game again. When he saw that the price of food in Jiangbei was high and the price of food in Jiangnan was low, he simply sold the food and grass that was supposed to be distributed directly in Jiangbei.
Fang Youshan planned to spend money to buy grain and grass from Jiangnan, and then transport it to Zhenwuying to earn the price difference.
The result was that Huang Maoguan stopped issuing the half-year bonus in February, which meant that throughout February, Zhenwuying did not receive the half-year bonus that was supposed to be issued, nor did it receive the monthly military rations that it should have received.
Not only in mid-spring, but in March, Fang Youshan repeated his old tricks. He sold military rations in Jiangbei. After getting the money, he was reluctant to go to Jiangnan to buy rations. In the name of checking for empty pay soldiers, he stopped issuing military supplies to Zhenwu Camp. of military rations.
These two things were superimposed together, turning the entire Zhenwu Camp into a powder keg.
It's just that the Nanjing princes don't know that this powder keg will explode at any time.
At the end of April, Su Ze took his wife and children to Fang Wanghai's house for dinner. Su Ze and his father-in-law had a little drink and simply stayed at Fang Wanghai's house.
After Weng and his son-in-law finished eating, they placed tea sets in the pavilion and talked about the situation in Nanjing while enjoying the cool breeze.
"Wei Guogong and Uncle Chengyi are quarreling again."
"Oh?"
Fang Wanghai has been in Nanjing's officialdom for more than a year. He also has an understanding of the affairs among the ministers in Nanjing, so he gossiped with his son-in-law.
"Wei Guogong Xu Pengju, Ru Lin, you know about it, right?"
Su Ze nodded, of course he knew. Su Ze had gone to the ancestral hall of Xu Peng's family in Yangzhong, and had seen Xu Da's Jinxian crown.
After the last war, Xu Pengju was about to return to Yangzhong Island. He even had a conflict with Wei Guogong's family over this matter. In the end, Fang Wanghai mediated, and Su Zecai set up the regiment training on Xiaoyangzhong Island.
"Speaking of this, Duke Wei is also interesting. Ru Lin, after your "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan" was passed back to Nanjing, Duke Wei's mother once dreamed of a Dapeng bird when she was pregnant, so when he met everyone, Duke Wei said that he was the reincarnation of the Dapeng in the sky. . First reincarnated into Yue Pengju, and then reincarnated into him, so he is the reincarnation of Yue Fei." "
Hahaha!"
Su Ze couldn't help laughing, what is this? cosplay?
Fang Wanghai couldn't help laughing and said: "The Duke of Wei said all day long that he was the reincarnation of Yue Fei, and even asked his soldiers to play Qin Hui in the Zhenwu military camp. He played Yue Fei and performed a performance of beating Qin Hui. I heard it was very lively." Su Ze held back again
. I couldn't help but laugh. Have all the distinguished people in Nanjing reached this level of performance art?
"You know about Chengyi Bo Rulin, right?"
Su Ze nodded and said, "Boru Chengyi is the title of the founding minister Liu Bowen, right?"
Fang Wanghai nodded and said: "Actually, Bo Chengyi was restored to his title after His Majesty succeeded to the throne, and he was the Marquis of Linhuai. Together with the Li family."
"During the Yongle crisis, the Chengcheng family supported Jianwen. Later, the title was abolished. The title was restored in the early years of this dynasty. Now the Chengcheng family is named Liu Shiyan, and he is very at odds with Wei Guogong's family. ."
"Why is this?"
Fang Wanghai said: "This is an old thing again. After the Chengyi family restored the title, Liu Shiyan's grandfather Liu Yu inherited the title. During a military parade in Nanjing, he fought with Wei Guogong Xu Pengju for seats. I got up, but in the end Uncle Chengyi's family was killed." "
Liu Yu died in depression because of this incident, and the title was passed to Liu Shiyan. He and Wei Guogong's family were feuding, and they almost had a close relationship at the meeting of the Six Ministries in Nanjing a few days ago. Let's fight."
Su Ze was also completely speechless. Are these nobles such a childish person?
Sure enough, Xungui has already fallen. It is no wonder that the Japanese rebellion in the southeast has not been quelled for so long.
At this moment, both Weng and son-in-law suddenly heard the noise outside the house.
Nanjing was the vice-capital of the Ming Dynasty. Although by the Ming Dynasty, the city was basically under curfew, there were still patrols patrolling the city, and those who made noise would be captured.
Moreover, Hubu Lane, where Fang Wanghai's residence is located, is a place where dignitaries gather in Nanjing City. The patrol department conducts inspections more frequently, and it is generally very quiet at night.
With such a loud noise, Fang Wanghai called his old servant and asked him to investigate outside the house.
After a while, the old servant hurried back and said,
"Sir, it's not good! There is a riot!" Su Ze only saw flames rising into the sky and shouts of killing from outside the house. As a man who once led troops in battle, he immediately understood that it was indeed the soldiers who entered. City.
Fang Wanghai was a little panicked, but Su Ze was not afraid in the face of danger and said: "Father-in-law, please don't panic. There are many people in our house, and the fire is in the northeast, not directed at us." "Father-in-law, please gather the strong servants at home
. , follow my command."
"Didn't you hear what my uncle said? Gather the people quickly!"
The old housekeeper quickly gathered the young and strong servants in the house. When Su Ze came back, he also brought his guards with him, and he also gathered three people. A team of more than ten people.
Su Ze arranged for them to be stationed in various places in the mansion. When he traveled, he would always take ten gunmen with him. Su Ze asked them to prepare bird guns and station them at the front and back doors.
Su Ze then said to Fang Wanghai: "Although this manpower can be held temporarily, if there is chaos in Nanjing city, it is still not enough. Father-in-law, please come forward and talk to the neighbors, so that each household can have people, so that the alley can be cleared." Hold on." When
Fang Wanghai heard Su Ze's words, although he was still scared, he also knew that his son-in-law could lead troops to fight, so he followed Su Ze out and visited his neighbors.
When he went out and looked at the sea, he saw flames rising into the sky in the northeast. It seemed that Su Ze's judgment was good and it was not directed at him.
When Fang Wanghai came forward, and several young servants from the surrounding households were recruited, Su Ze assembled a team of fifty people.
Su Ze's [Anti-Surveillance] skill jumped again. Su Ze looked around and saw Lu Er hiding in the alley again.
Su Ze strode over, and Lu Er stepped back in horror, only to find that this was a dead end.
All I saw was Su Ze walking up to Lu Er generously and saying,
"Isn't this Mr. Lu?"
Lu Er was stunned for a moment, then touched his head and said, "Ms. Su? I was about to go out of the city to get the pigs, but I didn't expect that... It's really fate to meet Mr. Su here!"
Su Ze said with a smile: "I'm afraid Mr. Lu won't be able to leave the city. Can I ask Mr. Lu for a favor?"
Lu Er was stunned for a moment and asked: "Mr. Sir, please tell me."
Su Ze pointed to his Confucian shirt and said, "The way we are dressed is too eye-catching. Can you ask Mr. Lu to find out what happened over there?"
After speaking, Su Ze took out a bag. The money was stuffed into Lu Er's arms.
Lu Er's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that his identity as a Jin Yiwei was exposed?
No, Su Ze couldn't possibly know. He was just a civil servant, so how could he know that Jin Yiwei was sitting here? Moreover, this was the first time that the imperial court sent Jin Yiwei to monitor a person, so Su Ze shouldn't know.
Is it just a coincidence?
Lu Er looked at Su Ze's face under the firelight, clasped his fists and said: "Then Lu Er will go take a look, please wait a moment!"
At this time, the target of the Zhenwu Camp soldiers was the home of Huang Maoguan, the Minister of War.
Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its own owner. The two incidents of the soldiers being deducted regular money and the suspension of military pay were both blamed on Huang Maoguan.
Just an hour ago, the twelve general bannermen of the Zhenwu Camp formed a blood alliance and directly tied up all the officers in the Zhenwu Camp. Led by the general bannerman Zhang Biao, they first deceived the Nanjing city gate.
Zhang Biao led his soldiers and rushed directly to Huang Maoguan's mansion, preparing to go directly to Huang Shilang's mansion to violently demand wages.
The goal of discussion among general bannermen like Zhang Biao was to ask for salary. This was a common occurrence in the Ming Dynasty, and it became even more common in the late Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Zhang Biao and the soldiers did not carry edged weapons. Most of them were with bare hands. Only a few soldiers held the handles of guns without gun heads.
Zhang Biao's demand was to reissue military pay and regular silver, and he had no other thoughts of rebellion.
It's just that once some things start, they will slide into an unknown future.
Zhang Biao led the soldiers from Zhenwu Battalion to rush to Huang Maoguan's home. Seeing the gorgeous mansion of the Minister of War, the soldiers were a little overwhelmed.
The imperial court had been struggling for three months to obtain the standard of one tael of silver per person. The front door of Huang Shilang's house would have cost hundreds of taels of silver.
It happened that Huang Maoguan was the new official, and red silk was tied on the door to express happiness. The Huang family's silk was not only tied on the door, but also tied on the pillars of the door, making it appear colorful.
At the price of Jiangnan silk, this was another hundred taels of silver hanging at the door, and the soldiers became even more angry.
Zhang Biao also suppressed his anger. He knocked on the door of Huang Mansion, but the door was locked tightly. No one answered no matter how hard he knocked.
Now even if Zhang Biao wanted to maintain order among the soldiers, it was already impossible.
Angry soldiers began to storm the Huang Mansion, and some soldiers began to snatch silk from the door and pillars.
Things began to get out of control from this point on, and Zhang Biao also realized that something was wrong. He wanted to suppress the soldiers, but the entire army was no longer within his control.
In fact, none of the Zhenwu camp soldiers were armed, so Huang Maoguan might not be in trouble as long as he hid in his house. However, he knew that the soldiers were coming towards him, so he was naturally very panicked, so he climbed out of the wall behind his house.
Unexpectedly, Huang Maoguan sprained his foot while climbing over the wall. He let out a scream and was discovered by the soldiers of Zhenwu Camp.
The Zhenwu Camp soldiers quickly captured Huang Maoguan, but at this time the situation did not escalate.
However, Huang Maoguan may have been an official for a long time. After being caught by the soldiers, he said viciously: "
I am an official of the imperial court and the Minister of War! Why don't you quickly put down your weapons and surrender?"
The soldier who captured him was stunned for a moment. Huang Maoguan thought that the soldiers were frightened by him, so he added:
"If you rebel in the camp, you will be beheaded! Take me out quickly, and you can be considered guilty and meritorious!"
Huang Maoguan had been to the military camp several times before, and he treated the soldiers in a bossy manner. He especially likes to make surprise inspections of camps. He specially chooses to go to the camp at night to check the number of soldiers, which makes Zhenwu Camp very miserable.
The soldiers surrounding Huang Maoguan were even more annoyed when they thought of his appearance, and they didn't know who shouted: "Hit this guy!" Their
fists fell on Huang Maoguan like snowflakes, and Huang Maoguan shouted:
"I am a Jinshi! I am the Minister of War!"
"Killing officials and treason!"
. . .
"Hero, spare your life!"
"Spare...your life..."
By the time Huang Maoguan was dragged in front of Zhang Biao, he had already died. Zhang Biao's eyes twitched and he almost fainted.
If you beat the current minister to death, how will this matter end?
(End of chapter)