After all, the family has descendants, and it is better to have a title than nothing.

According to the current rules of the Ming Dynasty, there are many children in the family who are favored, and the positions of generals who have made military exploits are usually hereditary, which is directly related to the system of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao wants to change this, and if he directly bans it, it will make people feel dissatisfied, and it will even cause great repercussions in the military. This is not what Zhu Youxiao wants to see.

Although Zhu Youxiao's reform has not yet reached the deep water area and has not touched the fundamental interests, it is not shallow.

Stability is important and not to cause too much turmoil.

According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, soldiers with military merits were usually hereditary brocade guards, or even hereditary local commanders. This kind of thing is not uncommon in the Ming Dynasty, and even Qi Jiguang's own family is a hereditary military household.

For low-level military households, such a system is not good, which makes their lives very sad and oppressed.

However, for officers, such a hereditary system could guarantee them real glory and wealth. Although the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were also suppressed by civilian officials, compared to the Song Dynasty, it was much better; It was much better than the days of ordinary people.

Naturally, the interests that these people hold in their hands will not be easily let go, and if they want to move their interests, they must be compensated in other ways. There's no way around it.

If you want people to work, you have to do something good for them. The title is the treasure that Zhu Youxiao took out.

The hereditary official position is the same, and he also holds real power, which is definitely not what Zhu Youxiao wants to see.

On the contrary, the empty title is more attractive to the officers, and it is just a payment for Zhu Youxiao.

What Zhu Youxiao wants to do is to separate the real job from the virtual title.

If you can't make meritorious contributions, you will have a hereditary official position in your family, which is absolutely not allowed, and it is absolutely not beneficial to the country.

Rewarding you with a fictitious knighthood will be much easier. When you want to revoke it, there are many ways.

At that time, the Han Dynasty's military merit knighthood system was broken by the later Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the titles of the Han Dynasty were not valuable, and they were all over the streets. Not to mention disposing of a few knights, even if it is to dispose of a dozen, there is no problem.

"Don't stop talking." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and the others, and said with a smile: "I brought you here today to discuss politics, and the so-called discussion of politics is to discuss." Since it is a discussion, then you have to speak. I just want to hear your opinions, otherwise what else would I want to discuss with you? ”

Zhu Youxiao's tone is very soft and his attitude is also very calm, which makes people feel that he is very sincere at first glance.

In fact, in this regard, Zhu Youxiao has always maintained a good reputation. That is, when discussing things, the courtiers said too much, and Zhu Youxiao would not be angry or pursued. This is the consensus reached by the courtiers of the DPRK and China.

However, this emperor also has strong times, that is, after he has made a decision, he will never allow anyone to disobey him.

Until His Majesty makes a decision, everyone can still speak freely. So Zhu Youxiao's words, Zhang Weixian and others still believe it.

So Zhang Weixian said first: "Your Majesty, I think this is a good thing. ”

"Let's talk about it." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"Everyone in the army knows that whether it is a soldier or a general, they are very eager for the title."

"However, our Ming Dynasty has always been very strict about the title, and it is not easy to get the title. There are many reasons for this, the most important reason is that the title of Daming is high. ”

"It was sealed from the earl, and many people couldn't achieve this credit at all, so they didn't have this heart, and they were messing around all day."

"But if there are viscounts and barons, it will be different, and it can be said that it is a rare good idea to improve the combat power of the army by making the people under it more attentive and more energetic."

As soon as Zhang Weixian's words fell, Cheng Guogong on the side also spoke.

With a smile on his face, he said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what the British Lord said is right, this is definitely a beneficial and harmless idea. ”

Yuan Keli looked at Zhang Weixian and the others, and then glanced at Zhu Youxiao, feeling a little helpless.

As a civilian official of the General Staff Office, Yuan Keli certainly understood the significance of this matter, and he also knew why these two people agreed desperately.

Is there any harm in this?

Of course there is. As many titles as there are, there will be more nobles, and the strength of these people will also be enhanced. This is a good thing for the nobles, but not for the civil officials.

Of course, this is from the perspective of a civilian official.

If it is out of public interest, such a reward will cost the court a lot more expenses.

However, as an officer of the General Staff Office, Yuan Keli had a different idea. The so-called ass decides the head, which is said to be at this time.

From the point of view of the General Staff Office, this is a good opportunity to gain power. Once the matter of reopening the title is controlled by the General Staff Office, it means that the General Staff Office has the ability to control the generals.

Although this is only a small step, it may be followed by the approval of military merits. You don't have to think about it.

This time, the approval of Liaodong's military merits is still done by the cabinet, but the title is determined by the General Staff Office. But next time, I am afraid that even the approval of military merits will have to be handed over to the General Staff Office. It's definitely a big power.

If you want to hold a power, it is nothing more than two points, people and money.

First of all, people refer to the right to appoint personnel. To put it bluntly, it is the promotion of officials. In the military, the approval of military merit is directly linked to the promotion of officials.

Whoever holds the power to approve military merits has the right to appoint personnel.

This used to be an errand for the Ministry of War and the Cabinet. Now, His Majesty clearly wants to transfer this power to the General Staff, and this is just the beginning.

The second is wealth, rich is the uncle, everyone knows this. Whether it is in the court or in the people, this also makes sense. Everything that involves money is about power.

If the General Staff Office takes away the personnel power, the next step will definitely be money. To put it bluntly, it's how much money is spent on which army.

The Cabinet now has the final say on this matter, and the Cabinet communicates with the Ministry of Household and Military Affairs, how much silver taels to send and how much equipment to send there, these things are all said by them.

Once these things are also transferred to the General Staff Office, it means that the General Staff Office has obtained personnel and financial rights, and the army of the Ming Dynasty will completely belong to the General Staff Office.

If the military's examination power is further stripped away, and officers who commit crimes cannot be tried by the localities, but are directly handed over to the Military Discipline Department under the jurisdiction of the General Staff Office, then the military will be completely separated from the Cabinet and the Ministry of Military Affairs and transferred to the name of the General Staff Office.

In that case, the status of the military will definitely rise. Soldiers are not subject to civilian control, so naturally they do not have to give civilian officials face, and this will always be the case.

If civilian officials want to suppress the military again, it will be impossible.

At that time, the General Staff Office was completed.

Since arriving at the staff office, Yuan Keli has been pondering this matter.

His Majesty also transferred the civilian officials to the General Staff Office, which made Yuan Keli understand another thing, His Majesty was deliberately blurring the relationship between the civil and military. To put it bluntly, you want to be a simple person.

If you are in the military, then you are a member of the military; You are a civil official in the court, and you are a civil official. Yuan Keli can see through these things, and I believe that others can also see through them.

In the court, there are always smart people, even if the reaction is slower, after the military exploits are launched, this person should be able to react.

And this matter is within the General Staff Office, I am afraid that nothing can stop it. Yuan Keli, as a member of the staff office, did not dare to object.

If Yuan Keli opposes, then he will have no place to stand in the staff office, and I am afraid that he will be squeezed out.

The reason is also very simple, this is the staff office as a whole is seeking power, but you are opposing, what do you think?

Aren't you and the Staff Office of the same mind?

You and the Staff Office are not of the same mind, do you think the staff will accept you?

Therefore, there is no need for His Majesty to find someone from the Staff Office to discuss this matter, and there will definitely be no objection to this matter in the Staff Office. Even Yuan Keli is the same, there is no way to oppose it at all.

So Yuan Keli said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks this strategy is feasible. ”

Zhu Youxiao saw Zhang Weixian and the others, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Since you Aiqing think it is feasible, then come up with a charter and properly approve the title of our Daming." ”

"Your Majesty, this approved title ......," Zhang Weixian said with some hesitation.

"Yes, the title is approved." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "The prince is a prince, and the fifth-class title will not change." However, within each rank, it also needs to be divided into corresponding levels. ”

"For example, the public can be divided into county duke, county duke and national duke; Barons can also be divided into county men, county men, and national men. ”

After hearing this, the expressions on the faces of Zhang Weixian and the others became serious.

This is not simply opening up a new title, Your Majesty is going to do something to the nobles of the court.

Redefine the title, then it is possible to rise and fall. Even if the rank is not downgraded, it may be re-classified within the rank. You are now an earl, and as a result, you will be turned into an inferior earl, can you stand it?

After being divided into inferior uncles, you don't want to go up?

Your Majesty is to restore the military merit system and completely overthrow the title of Emperor Taizu.

Emperor Taizu pressed the title very hard back then, and now it has been turned out by His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that in addition to the public, it is not appropriate to use the country, county, or county." Zhang Weixian said after thinking about it.

Listening to Zhang Weixian's words, Yuan Keli turned his head to look over, and the expression on his face was very exciting.

He didn't expect Zhang Weixian to be so bottomless.

After this matter was raised by His Majesty, Zhang Weixian didn't even have the intention of objecting, and directly began to make suggestions?

Obviously, this is a preparation to skip the stage of argumentation and go straight to the implementation.

Yuan Keli also understood that with Zhang Weixian's current identity and status, it would definitely be impossible for the British government to move.

Whether in terms of strength or personality, Zhang Weixian is a top-notch man, and His Majesty also relies on him. Even if the title is redivided, Zhang Weixian's family must still be a national prince.

In such a situation, Zhang Weixian naturally agrees. It's just that for other nobles, this is probably not good news.

Zhang Weixian is not afraid of offending people?

He is really thick-faced, and his heart has no bottom line.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and nodded with satisfaction. That's what he wants.

has been in contact with himself for so long, if he can't even figure out his own thoughts, such a person can't be used by himself.

Zhang Weixian has obviously figured out his mind and knows what to do.

"Oh? So what does the British Duke think? Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said with a smile.

"It's better to go down to the man, the middle man, and the top man." Zhang Weixian thought for a while and said.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao frowned.

The title is not the key, the title of the title corresponds to the fiefdom. It's just that after so many years, don't think about such things as fiefdoms, so they are basically reduced to a title.

However, for Zhu Youxiao, he really wants to do this kind of thing, but it is impossible to seal it in the territory of Daming.

The reopening of the title is to prepare for future expansion, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty will become larger and larger in the future. After the expansion, the best way is to let the people who divide the seal go to the front to develop, after all, they will be careful when they run their own territory.

As for how big it can be, it must be that the higher the official position, the bigger the seal.

Zhu Youxiao still wants to combine this kind of feudalization with colonization, but now he is only thinking about it.

But if you change your name, you'll be afraid it won't be easy to move in the future. So don't change the name for the time being, in order to justify the name.

So Zhu Youxiao said: "This name doesn't need to be changed, it's just a title after all." ”

Zhang Weixian saw that Zhu Youxiao had been silent for a long time before saying such a thing, and he understood in his heart that His Majesty had other ideas. So he smiled and said, "What Your Majesty said is that this matter should be like this. ”

Yuan Keli on the side looked at Zhang Weixian, and he really didn't know what to say.

This sycophant is really bottomless.

However, Yuan Keli also understood that His Majesty just wanted to take this opportunity to clean up those nobles and make them nervous.

Don't think that you can mix up for a lifetime with the title, when it's really time to do it, our majesty will not be soft.

"In that case, then this matter is decided." Zhu Youxiao said: "After I go back, I will take out a charter and hand it over, and we will discuss anything else." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Weixian respectfully agreed, stood up and said, "If Your Majesty doesn't have any other orders, then the ministers will retire." ”

"Go ahead." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

Zhang Weixian and the others stood up, saluted respectfully, turned around and walked outside.

Looking at the backs of a few people leaving, Zhu Youxiao began to think in his heart, the staff office still has to transfer people inside, and the current popularity is still a little thinner.

After Sun Chuanting stepped down, a position happened to be vacant. It's just that who is suitable for this position, Zhu Youxiao didn't think about it for a while.

Speaking of which, there seems to be a lack of a military general in the staff office. Which military general in the Ming Dynasty is highly respected, and he is really relying on his military exploits?

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