Qi Jingtong's ability to train soldiers was very strong.
Zhu Youtang was very accurate in judging people. A large part of it was due to his understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty.
After a short commotion, the water bandits became solemn.
The army and the soldiers were two completely different concepts.
The guards and water stockades under the jurisdiction of the southeast were all part of the military and could not be changed.
Soldiers, such as border troops, were mostly recruited and did not belong to the military.
The guards and water villages in the southeast were almost all hereditary regiments. Most of them also had to work in the fields. It was almost impossible to expect them to have strong combat strength.
This was also why the thousands of soldiers panicked when they heard about the pirates.
If he wanted to train the guards and water bandits in the southeast, he had to use strong medicine.
Qi Jingtong thought to himself as he led the thousand soldiers of the water stockade towards Shuiyun Village along the coast of Ningpo.
Even though he was very fast, the moment he reached the village, the pirates were nowhere to be seen.
Some of the houses were still burning with flames. Clearly, it had not been many hours since these pirates had started robbing and fleeing.
"He hasn't gone far! Search for me!"
Qi Jingtong ordered.
When the soldiers dispersed, Qi Jingtong's eyes were red with anger.
This was clearly a provocation to the Great Ming Army! Provoking the entire Great Ming!
They were burning, killing, and looting right under his nose, as if they were escaping in an orderly manner!
Clearly, the operation to eliminate the Japanese had been leaked long ago.
Qi Jingtong's entire body was trembling!
After a while.
The water bandit soldier who was searching ran back.”
Qi Jingtong had already answered Ma Wensheng before he came. At this moment, he gritted his teeth and said,""Continue searching the surrounding villages! The pirates must be hiding here! Hurry!"
"Oh."
The group of water bandits slowly dispersed with their weapons in hand.
Looking at this group of water bandits, Qi Jingtong couldn't help but sigh!
Soon, the operation to exterminate the Japanese pirates ended. Qi Jingtong returned without any results, his face filled with guilt.
……
At the Hangzhou Governor's Office.
Ma Wensheng listened to Qi Jingtong's report on the coastal pirates, the Ming people hiding the pirates, and a series of other issues. He nodded slightly.
Qi Jingtong knelt on one knee. Lord Ma, please punish me!"
Ma Wensheng smiled." Lord Qi, if I give you three months, can you train the Southeastern Soldiers?"”
Training soldiers was Qi Jingtong's specialty!
"Your humble servant's head is guaranteed!"
"Good!" Ma Wensheng shouted coldly. I'll give you three months! Train the Southeastern Army for me, and I will promote you to Commander Qian!”
Qi Jingtong trembled.”
Looking at Qi Jingtong's moving back, Ma Wensheng sighed in a low voice,""The emperor is so young, why is he so scheming? Look at how agitated Lord Qi is.”
Ma Wensheng shook his head and went to the study room to write down the situation in the southeast and send it to Bei Zhili.
……
Yangxin Palace Hall.
The cabinet and the six departments sat in fear.
It was obvious that the Emperor was in a bad mood. His face was gloomy, just like the prelude to the summer storm in Northern Zhili.
Zhu Youtang expressionlessly threw Ma Wensheng's secret documents to the cabinet.
"Take a look at what the southeast looks like now.”
Last night, Zhu Youtang looked at Ma Wensheng's secret document and didn't sleep for the whole night.
If the mess in the southeast was not cleaned up as soon as possible, once the southeast coast was exhausted, the country could only be bullied by the Japanese pirates and the other countries.
He couldn't see anything yet. After all, the Great Ming Dynasty's national strength was here.
But what about a few years later?
It was a preventive measure!
Zhu Youtang was the emperor, so this country was his! Others could relax, but he could not!
Liu Jian held the secret manuscript that Ma Wensheng had given him in fear.
Xie Qian and Li Dongyang gathered around to watch.
Gradually, the Third Pavilion Elder's expression turned grim.
The six ministers carefully asked Liu Jian,""Grand Secretary Liu, what happened?”
The cabinet and six departments of the Hongzhi Dynasty had been polished by Zhu Youtang into an iron plate.
These nine people were the foundation for Zhu Youtang to control the operation of the state machine of the Ming Dynasty. Nothing could go wrong.
If he didn't have the ability, Zhu Youtang would immediately adjust his personnel.
Of course, ability was secondary. Loyalty was the most important factor.
Fortunately, these nine people had outstanding abilities and were loyal!
Liu Jian took a deep breath. His eyes were filled with blood as he said with a faint smile,"What happened? Then I'll tell you!"
"Ma Wensheng sent a group of soldiers from Hangzhou three days ago to suppress the bandits in Ningbo.”
"Before the soldiers arrived in NingBo, the pirates were still robbing.”
"By the time the soldiers arrived, the pirates had just left!”
"This old man asks! If it wasn't for someone protecting the pirates, how could it be so coincidental?”
"This old master dares to ask again! They were still plundering two hours before the Ming army arrived. Was this provoking the southeast of the Ming Dynasty? Provoking the entire cabinet and the emperor?!”
"Who is it? Who was stirring up the water in the southeast? Whose interests did the shipping company suppress in the southeast?”
"Which parasites are involved in this operation?”
Liu Jian roared loudly!
Everyone was silent out of fear.
No wonder the Emperor was in a bad mood.
How could he get better?
If they didn't take care of the southeast, the southeast would rise to the sky!
No one would have thought that the court had not set its sights on the southeast in just a dozen years, but the officialdom of the southeast had already developed into an iron plate.
They thought that the imperial court was beyond their reach and couldn't control the southeast, so they took the opportunity to continuously develop their interest chain in the southeast, building the southeast into an iron wall!
Until now, was the southeast their world or the emperor's world?!
"Your cabinet has issued an imperial edict to me in the southeast!”Zhu Youtang said.
"I will listen to your words," Liu Jian hurriedly said.”
"Tell the people of the southeast that if anyone is found hiding or colluding with the Japanese, it will bring disaster to three generations! Also tell the southeast officialdom, if the government has such behavior does not report, I will destroy their three tribes!”
Zhu Youtang knew that this imperial edict would not cause any waves even if it was sent to the southeast!
His original intention was not to do so. He wanted to give the Southeast officialdom a heads-up first. After they were caught, the punishment could be even more severe, so that no one would use the Ming law to talk about it.
Zhu Youtang would not let go of anyone who was tainted by the imperial power.
Zhu Youtang had already made up his mind to punish these people severely!
……
The six departments left Yangxin Palace Hall and did not dare to delay. They immediately went back to draft the imperial edict.
Zhu Youtang narrowed his eyes and said to Zhang Min,""Give this resume of the Southeast officialdom to Ma Wensheng and let him investigate in secret.”
"Ask the North Town Administrative Office to send 300 people to the southeast to assist Ma Wensheng.”
"This old servant will do as you say."”
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