Xu Miaojin stayed next door to Zhu Xu.
Xu Huizu stayed in the study for a day and left helplessly.
Xu Miaojin didn't say much to Zhu Xu after that. However, at night, there was an additional dish on Zhu Xu's table.
"Your Highness, this is what the young lady of the Duke of Wei Manor made for you before she left.”
The eunuch who served the dishes said with a smile.
Zhu Xu finished the dishes and continued to meditate. In the middle of the night, he heard the sound of a zither from next door.
Playing the zither in the middle of the night was usually very disturbing to sleep, but this zither sound was very melodious and soothing, and actually had the effect of calming one's heart.
Zhu Xu looked in the direction of the sound of the zither and continued to meditate. He only fell asleep after midnight.
The next morning.
Zhu Xu got up and dressed. Xu Miaojin came to his bedroom and cooked eggs, tea, and vegetables for him with bamboo juice. She accompanied him for breakfast.
When Zhu Xu left the palace, Xu Miaojin gave him another sachet, and Zhu Xu gave her an egg in return.。
When Zhu Xu took the carriage to the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'yamen, he held a sachet in his hand. The fragrance in the sachet was light and had the effect of calming the mind, which was helpful for his meditation.
At the door of the bedroom, Xu Miaojin looked at the egg in her hand, and the corners of her mouth gradually curled up into an obvious arc.
Yesterday, Zhu Xu returned the favor with a chicken.
Today, Zhu Xu returned the favor with an egg.
Xu Miaojin felt that this was quite interesting.
After understanding Zhu Xu's character, Xu Miaojin was keenly aware that in Zhu Xu's eyes, perhaps the value of the horsetail whisk was really the same as the value of the rooster.
Zhu Xu was willing to return the favor. Perhaps it could prove that her position in Zhu Xu's heart was no lower than the Crown Prince.
Xu Miaojin placed the egg in her arms. This was the first time Zhu Xu had given her a present, so she was reluctant to eat it.
.............
The Imperial Secret Service yamen.
Jiang Meng placed a pile of documents in front of Zhu Xu.
Zhu Xu quickly read the document and was very serious.
"Your Highness, all the information about the soldiers and border merchants in the country is here.”
"Yes."
Jiang Meng stood aside obediently, but she was very confused.
After Zhu Xu came to the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'yamen, he only read some official documents about the taxes in the north and immediately asked Jiang Meng to find all the information about the merchants in the northern border and the soldiers in the country.
Jiang Meng had also spent a lot of effort, using all the manpower in the yamen to complete Zhu Xu's mission.
He didn't understand why Zhu Xu was suddenly interested in the army.
“....。”
Zhu Xu quickly finished reading all the documents. Then, he closed his eyes and fell silent for a while.
Just as Jiang Meng was about to ask, Zhu Xu suddenly opened his eyes.
"Jiang He, among all the garrison posts at the border, there are military officials who reported the death toll of large numbers of soldiers in the fields, but there have been no signs of large-scale invasions by foreign races in these places in recent years.”
"At the same time, many merchants who do business with barbarians at the border have bought many shops and houses in recent years. Their lives are getting more and more luxurious.”
"Similar to these merchants, there are also many relatives of local officials who seem to have made a fortune. Some of their relatives are even among these merchants.”
"What do you think is the reason?"
Zhu Xu turned his head and looked at Jiang Meng.
Hearing this, Jiang Meng was slightly stunned, and the muscles on his face tensed up.
"Your Highness, do you mean that the military officers of the Guard Office colluded with the local bureaucrats to occupy the fields of the garrison soldiers, so they lied about the number of casualties?”
"Yes."
Zhu Xu nodded slightly and then asked,""Jiang Cong, there's one more question. Where do you think the soldiers from the occupied fields went?”
"This, this."
Jiang Qiong frowned.
It was impossible for a person to disappear into thin air!
Wouldn't it be the same as losing a way to survive if the garrison soldiers lost their land?
How could these soldiers not cause trouble?
"Jiang Feng, what role do you think the merchants at the border have played in this matter?”
Hearing this, Jiang Meng's eyes lit up, and then his gaze became sharp.
"Your, Your Highness, are they trafficking people? How dare they?"
"What's there to be afraid of?"
Zhu Xu shook his head." The slave trade is very profitable. Not to mention, if we get rid of these soldiers, there will still be a lot of fertile land that we can occupy."”
"Moreover, according to the system set by Imperial Father, the garrison soldiers are hereditary. One person is a military household, and generations of military households are military households. They all have to obey the management of the military officers in the garrison. In addition to the road pass system, these garrison soldiers are restricted from walking around.”
"Some of the military officials of the Guard gradually didn't treat these soldiers as humans.”
"Moreover, for these soldiers, if they were sold to the grasslands, they might be treated as humans. Perhaps they would be very willing.”
Hearing this, Jiang Meng suddenly stopped talking.
Zhu Xu pointed at a pile of official documents and said,""Jiang Meng, immediately send the Embroidered Uniform Guards to the places reported on the official documents and investigate those merchants!”
"Yes!"
Jiang Meng quickly ran to give the order.
This was definitely not a small matter. He did not dare to delay at all.
..............
In Yangxin Palace Hall.
After the court session, the first thing Zhu Yuanzhang asked was what Zhu Xu had done today.
After learning that Zhu Xu had gone to the Embroidered Uniform Guards 'yamen early in the morning.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed.
He now somewhat regretted letting Zhu Xu be the Supreme Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
He was simply taking advantage of the time Zhu Xu and Xu Miaojin had spent together!
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was considering whether he should dismiss Zhu Xu from his position as commander-in-chief, a message came from the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"What? Director Wei colluded with local officials to occupy the land, and it might even be involved in human trafficking?!”
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked.
He was the one who set up this garrison system.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were three million soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. In order not to waste a lot of money on the army, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the system of opening up wasteland.
The system of opening up wasteland was a great success as soon as it was implemented.
To raise a million soldiers without consuming a grain of food for the people.
This had always been something that Zhu Yuanzhang was very proud of!
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that the current Wei Office would be so dark!
"Investigate!"
"Get Jiang Feng to investigate properly!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were red, and the veins on his forehead were bulging.
This was too infuriating.
Zhu Yuanzhang's system originally wanted to allow the soldiers to be self-sufficient and live a stable life without consuming the manpower of the people.
Making the military households hereditary was also to ensure the number of soldiers. Moreover, hereditary military households could always have land to farm, and their descendants could contribute to the country. In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, this was the best of both worlds.
However, he did not expect that such good governance would actually be exploited by these evil people!!
Moreover, if these evil people were allowed to continue like this for a long time, then in the future, when Great Ming needed to mobilize troops to resist the enemy, where would they get the troops?
This hidden danger was too great!
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized that the Great Ming Dynasty was not as peaceful as he thought.
First, it was the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce that had yet to take shape, but had yet to find a way to suppress it.
Now, it was the system of the Wei station that had been exploited by the wicked.
It seemed that Zhu Xu had to be the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards!
Only Zhu Xu could find all these hidden dangers!!
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