The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

"General, the Ministry of Household and Military Affairs has sent several waves of people to inquire about the amounts seized. Do we need to give an answer?"

In Dongsheng City, the soldiers asked Anguo cautiously.

An Guo frowned when he heard this, and then spoke calmly.

"Just say that the number is still being counted. Once the count is completed, it will naturally be reported to the emperor."

"Take some care and tell the brothers to be more strict with their mouths. Don't go around shouting about anything. You don't even know how to make a fortune by just talking!"

The soldier received the order and nodded immediately.

"If you say this, General, we can rest assured. General, don't worry, we will get rid of them right now. The harvest we have worked so hard to win will never have to be interfered with by them..."

Afterwards, the soldiers left wisely.

When Ma Yong heard this, he immediately cursed.

"These useless things can reach out very quickly. If they were put on the battlefield, I would definitely chop off their hands..."

Deng Boyan glared at him angrily, and then spoke thoughtfully.

"The situation is not good!"

"Jiao Fang, the Minister of Household Affairs, is a confidant promoted by His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Logically speaking, with Jiao Fang in charge of the household department, these civil servants and gentry should not intervene so quickly!"

Anguo thought of something and smiled coldly.

"It is rumored that Jiao Fang is from a eunuch party. She used to curry favor with the powerful eunuch Liu Jin, so she has always been tolerated by scholars."

"It seems that he, the Minister of Household Affairs, is just a clay figure. He can't even manage the people under his command!"

After hearing this, Ma Yong and Deng Boyan could only shake their heads and smile bitterly.

There is no doubt that they captured a large number of cattle and sheep during their journey through the Loop.

Just trading with Dayan Khan Batumengke would cost 50,000 cattle and sheep!

This is a wealth that is enough to make anyone jealous!

Sheep are fine, but cows are different.

Cattle were precious livestock, and the imperial court also issued laws prohibiting anyone from killing them without permission.

Those who deliberately kill other people's horses and oxen shall be punished with a rod of seventy and a year and a half; those who kill their own horses and oxen privately shall be punished with a rod of one hundred. If a farm cow dies from an injury or illness, he will be stripped without permission without reporting it to the government, and he will be flogged forty times.

Because cattle were not only the main animal power for cultivating land in the agricultural era, but their hides, tendons and horns were also strategic materials. Therefore, control over the past dynasties was strict. Sick and old cows that were slaughtered with government approval required payment of hides, tendons, and horns for each slaughter. These were strategic materials used to make weapons.

One can imagine what an amazing wealth this is!

So some greedy guys came after smelling it!

But they still followed the normal process and wanted to get a share of the loot from the Hetao Army!

Haha, how can it be so easy?

We are fighting the enemy with blood on the front line, but you idiots are hiding in the capital, and now you want to take away the trophies of General Shierlang?

"Yang Yiqing, Minister of War, is a ruthless character."

"We can ignore Jiao Fang, but Yang Yiqing must pay attention to it!"

Yang Yiqing is indeed a ruthless character.

The kind that even the Marquis of Zhongshan can't suppress!

The two of them had a hearty exchange of words as soon as they met, and this matter had already spread.

Not to mention that after the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was rebuilt, the Ministry of War lost most of its powers. One can imagine how much Yang Yiqing, the Minister of War, hated their Lord Zhongshan.

"Submit a message to the Marquis and see what the Marquis's opinion is!"

Anguo made a wise choice.

These generals all have "criminal records".

Because of that bloody night in the capital, all the generals of the capital army, except Qiu Yue, participated in the mutiny of the capital army, and therefore were deprived of their hereditary titles and had their salaries reduced.

Although the punishment is not severe, the key lies in the emperor's heart.

No general dared to ignore His Majesty the Emperor's knocks and warnings.

The only person who could be such a person was the Marquis of Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty, the man who single-handedly created the current Beijing Army's soldiers.

Therefore, how to deal with the cattle and sheep depends on the Marquis of Zhongshan.

Dongsheng City is not far from Daning, and scouts can arrive there within three days by riding fast horses.

When the secret message reached Tang Hao, they were encircling and suppressing the last grassland tribe in the Daning area.

"After this tribe was slaughtered, one person was left to lead the army to garrison Daning to prevent the grassland barbarians from coming back again!"

While Tang Hao was discussing with Tang Mu, Zuo Yidao and other generals, An Guo's secret message suddenly arrived.

After casually opening the secret letter and taking a look, Zhongshan Hou also had a sneer on his face.

"The civil servants and gentry can't sit still!"

"They want to take away the loot we captured!"

"What?" Tang Mu shouted angrily: "Then what shall we eat and drink?"

"Didn't we already report to the imperial court that we don't need the imperial court to provide money, food and supplies? Why do they have the nerve to focus on our trophies?"

Oh shit!

No money or food or supplies!

Now you want to ask for the loot?

Why are we soldiers starving to death while fighting?

This is really unreasonable!

Zuo Yidao glared at Tang Mu angrily.

"Be careful of mutiny in the army!"

"Shut your bitch!"

There is no doubt that once this news spreads, the officers and soldiers of the three armies will immediately feel resentful towards the imperial court, and there may even be mutinies!

Tang Hao glanced at Tang Mu and then ordered.

"With one knife, send a message to His Majesty and ask him to clean up the household department!"

"If Jiao Fang can't even suppress his subordinates, then he should stop being the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"

"Also, let your majesty give Yang Tinghe a warning. You can move Jiao Fang to the cabinet to check and balance Yang Tinghe, the cabinet's chief minister, and choose another person to take charge of the Ministry of Revenue!"

"Also, let your majesty tell that old man Yang Yiqing that I will soon win the battle and settle it once and for all. Let this old man cooperate with me and behave himself. Otherwise, when I return to Beijing, I will definitely block his door and beat up his descendants!"

Hearing this, Zuo Yidao quickly recorded it, but he was horrified in his heart.

Far away in Daning, he can remotely control the government of the capital. The power of Lord Zhongshan is too amazing.

Well, this is not just remote control of the government, this is clearly teaching His Majesty the Emperor to do things!

But he, the Marquis of Zhongshan, Tang Hao, really has this power, and His Majesty really listens to him!

Zuo Yidao has long been accustomed to it. The relationship between Marquis Tang and His Majesty is not like a monarch and a minister, but more like friends, or even... brothers!

"Finally, report the victory of the Hetao Army back to the capital to stabilize people's hearts!"

"In addition, send a message to An Guo, keep a part of the captured cattle and sheep as military rations, and hand over the rest to Wang Qiong for the military and civilians to build the border wall!"

"Tell An Guo that this marquis gave him the power to kill anyone who wants to interfere, and then announce to the outside world that they were killed by the Tartars and died for the country!"

Tang Hao will never indulge these greedy gentry!

You want money, food and supplies, you can, you can come with your life but not return with your life!

Try and see how many lives you have?

After hearing this, Tang Mu gave his own marquis a thumbs up.

This is really cruel!

Whoever comes will be killed!

After being killed, they will say that they were killed by the Tartars.

This thing Dongsheng City borders the Hetao barbarians. Isn't it normal for the Tartars to kill a few officials?

However, in this case, there will definitely be some people in the court who will impeach Tang Hao and An Guo for raising their own troops!