To put it bluntly, the duty of the guard is to feed himself in Tuntian, and then provide soldiers for the imperial court, which has been the case since the Hongwu period in the early Ming Dynasty, and Ming Taizu once proudly said: "I raise millions of soldiers, and it does not cost the people a grain of rice." “

In fact, Tunwei is not a good errand, at least not before the Chongzheng Dynasty, although Tunwei has a certain tax reduction, but the main labor of a family may be transferred at any time, and once there is a war, it is very likely that it will never go back, there was no pension before, coupled with the meager salary of the army, the military life is hard, and there is even a large number of desertions in the Tunwei.

During the most serious Jiajing period, the desertion rate of sergeants from various guard stations even reached more than 70 percent, which is enough to prove that there are serious flaws in this system of not giving money and making people desperate.

Tunwei is actually not much different from ordinary people, they also have to support their families, they also want to earn more money, so that their families can live a better life, and if they don't have money, let them work hard, it's no wonder they don't run away.

In the Chongzheng period, Zhu Cijiong continued to increase the salary of the soldiers, and the amount of pensions also doubled again and again, so that the situation of the guards improved, the situation of the soldiers fleeing was basically eliminated, and the number of military households in the guards gradually reached or even exceeded the number of Hongwu and Yongle years at the beginning of the dynasty.

It is estimated that after the success of this experiment on the large-scale development system of the tunwei, there will definitely be a big reversal in the situation of the tunwei.

It is estimated that many people will sharpen their heads to obtain military status, and the reserve military strength of the Ming Dynasty will become stronger and stronger, which is exactly what Zhu Cijiong wants to see.

How to develop the jurisdiction, how to make his subordinate Tunwei make a fortune, is the main content of Qiao Lie's study this time, if you want to say what Tunwei is doing now to make the most money, it is naturally the mining of mineral deposits, this is actually a benefit that Zhu Cijiong gave to Tunwei, a benefit that makes Tunwei make a fortune quickly.

Qiao Lie was the first to say this, after the opening remarks, he immediately praised: "I am very pleased, before I arrived, everyone here can take the initiative to look for mineral deposits, and find a lot, in the jurisdiction of our fifth capital, now we have found two small mineral deposits, three medium-sized mineral deposits, and one large mineral deposit, among them, especially to praise the 21 Wei 10100 households Luo Zongshan, he took less than half a month to lead his subordinates to find a large coal mine, This is among the best among the more than 40 capitals of the entire Xibe Khanate. “

After that, he looked directly at Luo Zongshan, who was sitting in the back row, and motioned for him to say a few words with his eyes.

Seeing this, Luo Zongshan hurriedly stood up, gave a military salute to Qiao Lie, and then said loudly: "Thank you for the praise of the commander, the reason why the subordinates were able to find the mineral deposits so quickly is mainly because the commander made Master Ma Kaima teach well, and the brothers under him fully cooperated, and the subordinates did not dare to take credit." “

When Qiao Lie heard this, he couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, motioned for him to sit down, and then continued: "I have reported the reward for you to find the mineral deposits this time, and the Ministry of Household has also entrusted the Daming Royal Rixing Bank to send the money down, and you will all come to me to get it after the meeting is over." “

As soon as he said this, several thousands of households, including Luo Zongshan, showed excited looks, the reward could finally be obtained, it was strange that they were not excited.

Qiao Lie also mentioned: "The issue of mining will not be carried out until the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Transportation make a unified plan after the year and build the railway branch line. “

Everyone knows this problem, they are just responsible for mining, if they really take it out and sell it, they have no way, and cooperating with Daming Royal Machinery Group is naturally the best choice.

Next, Qiao Lie began to combine the actual situation and tell the various development methods.

First of all, he asked each health center to develop special projects according to the characteristics of its own jurisdiction.

Like Luo Zongshan, who discovered a large-scale open-pit coal mine, he made every effort to develop the mining industry, building barracks and canteens, so that the miners could eat and live well, and ensure mining efficiency;

After all, the territory of the Xibo Khanate is so large, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to build railways and roads to every corner, and war horses will be the main means of transportation for a long time in the future;

For example, if there is arable land in the jurisdiction, vigorously develop the planting industry, the grain output of the Xibe Khanate is still very low, and most of the grain is transported from the interior of the Ming Dynasty, which accounts for a large part of the transportation cost, if the local grain production can be raised, even if it can only be planted for one season, the profit is also considerable.

There are also such things as the development of aquatic industry when water resources are abundant, hunting in the mountains and forests, the production of furs and all kinds of meat, etc., in short, he has made arrangements according to the specific situation of each thousand households, and these thousands of households are all suddenly open when they hear this.

Then, he put forward the idea of establishing and developing a mutual market, that is, a bazaar.

After the formation of a characteristic industry by thousands of households, the sale of commodities has become the top priority, except for minerals are not allowed to be sold privately, other things can be sold, of course, some things can also be sold directly to a Ming royal firm, want animal skins, medicinal herbs, dried fruits, these ordinary people are not very useful or can not afford to sell a Ming royal firm.

However, it is generally difficult to sell meat, aquatic products and even fruits and vegetables in other places, because these things are not easy to preserve and transport, so it is necessary to establish a bazaar, otherwise people will be tired to death if they transport things to sell every day, and many thousands of households can be hundreds or even thousands of miles away from the No. 5 fortress.

This bazaar is also slowly developing, at the beginning can only be specified for a few days a month, what you want to sell directly on the street stalls, what you want to buy then look on the street, after the market develops, attracting more people, you can expand the city, establish a special market, of course, this takes a long time, not a year or two can be developed.

Finally, he raised the issue of road construction.

After the profits from mineral mining were obtained, they all instructed the envoys and the commanders of the guards to negotiate together, and slowly built the roads between the thousands of households, and even telegraphed to each of them.

After Qiao Lie's speech, the commanders of the guards and the thousands of households were all overjoyed, and everyone believed that if they continued according to the words of the commanders, the jurisdiction would definitely develop rapidly, and everyone would soon be able to make a fortune!

After talking about the problem of development, it is the training of the guards, and the commanders of the guards have already explained this to the thousands of households under him, so he doesn't need to explain more.

He only had one request, that is, starting next month, each thousand households must arrange for a hundred guards to come over to assist in the defense of the fortress.

Now the entire fortress is empty for him and the guards under the command of several guards, he is really not used to it, this to ensure the quality of the soldiers is the basic function of the guards, he is ready to train the guards sent by thousands of households, so that they can meet the requirements of regular soldiers!