After the surrender of Zhou Yuji in Shanxi, the King of Qin in Shaanxi also sent his son to the capital, not only to fulfill the previous marriage contract with Fang Yuan, but also to send a proton, and expressed that Shaanxi was willing to accept Fang Yuan's appointment of a governor or governor to preside over military and political affairs.

With the surrender of Shaanxi and Shanxi, the entire Guannai two capitals and thirteen provinces, except for Sichuan, which was entrenched by the Liukou, and the southwestern provinces in a state of autonomy, Fang Yuan had unified most of China.

Fang Yuan made significant adjustments to the military and political system of the whole country, and before that, the Ming Dynasty was the guard system and the military field system. For a long time, this kind of guard post system, the military field system, has long been a place for the commanders of the guard posts to eat empty salaries, and it is completely insufficient to cope with the invasion of foreign enemies, and major adjustments must be made.

Fang Yuan decided to adopt the military system in which the large military region and the local armed police force coexisted before the crossing.

The so-called large military region system means that there are five major military regions in the country: the northern military region, the eastern military region, the western military region, the southern military region, and the central military region.

The Northern Military Region has jurisdiction over the Northeast, Mongolia, and Shanxi, and has jurisdiction over the defense of Xuanfu, Datong, Jizhen, Shanhaiguan, and Dongjiang Towns, with a total strength of 150,000. Since the Manchus and Mongols had not yet returned to obedience, the Northern Military Region was temporarily stationed in Gyeonggi.

Chigutai, the first commander of the Northern Military Region, Zhou Yuji, deputy commander, four general soldiers, Wu Sangui, chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, Jiang Ping, chief soldier of Datong, Zhang Ying, Zhao Quanzhong, chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, and Tang Tong, supervising the army.

The Eastern Military Region has jurisdiction over the defense of Nanzhili, Shandong, and Zhejiang, with a total strength of 60,000 troops, an artillery aircraft carrier squadron, and 200 warships. The army division was stationed in Yangzhou, and the naval division was located at the Zhoushan Naval Base and Weihaiwei. It is mainly responsible for the security of the coastal areas of Daming, Beijing and two provinces, and the control of the sea routes of Korea and Japan.

Shi Lang, the first commander of the Eastern Military Region, Li Zongze, the deputy commander of the former artillery battalion, and the general soldiers of Nanzhili, Shandong, and Zhejiang, the first Beijing and two provinces, and the supervising army are Wang Chengen's righteous son, the eunuch Lin Tong.

The Western Theater has jurisdiction over the defense of the four provinces of Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou in the southwest, with a total strength of 150,000 troops.

Gan Hui, the first commander of the Western Military Region, Hou Chengzu, deputy commander of the former logistics battalion, and four general soldiers of Bai Guangen, Xu Cheng, Gao Yuanjue, and He Jin, and Ma Li, the younger brother of Ma Yishan, who supervised the army.

The Southern Military Region has jurisdiction over the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi, as well as the surrounding countries of the South China Sea, such as Luzon, with a total strength of 100,000.

Qin Zhan, the first commander of the Southern Military Region, Shi Fu, deputy commander, had jurisdiction over the general troops of Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, and Guangxi, and supervised the army Chen Ding.

The Central Military Region has jurisdiction over Fengyang and Henan, one Beijing and one province, with a total strength of 50,000.

Zheng Zhibao, the first commander of the Central Military Region, Li Yan, deputy commander, had jurisdiction over the general troops of Fengyang and Henan, and Li Qin, the former commander of the Canglang Pavilion, and Li Qin, the former Jinyi Wei of the Canglang Pavilion.

In addition to these five military regions, Fangyuan also set up a Gyeonggi Military Region and a Xuanwei Military Region.

The Xuanwei Military Region is temporarily presided over by Zhu Cunji, the king of Qin, in charge of the relevant military affairs of the Northwest Military Region, with a total strength of 40,000 Qin troops and 30,000 Su Wang's troops. It mainly controls and maintains stability in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet and other parts of the northwest and southwest.

For the rule of this sensitive area, Fang Yuan could choose to establish an autonomous region, with local Tusi and religious autonomy. However, the local area must be supervised by officials appointed by the Ming Dynasty, and some military fortresses were garrisoned by the Ming Dynasty, which is a red line. If this red line cannot be negotiated, the only way to do it is to engage in military conquest.

In order to completely incorporate these areas where the minority people gather into the management system of the Ming Dynasty, it must go through long-term assimilation, and it is by no means an overnight achievement. As long as officials and troops can be stationed in Xinjiang and Tibet, this is the most effective management of Xinjiang and Tibet before the founding of New China.

The Gyeonggi Military Region is a military region directly under the city of Beijing. The Gyeonggi Military Region has a total strength of 70,000 troops, with Jing Jie, commander of the military region, Zhou Kui, deputy commander, and three general troops under its jurisdiction: Zhao Lin, Hao Shaoqi, Liu Yiliang, and Su Hongyu.

Equipped with 20,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry, led by Zhao Lin, deputy commander of the former cavalry battalion; The elite of the 50,000-foot battalion and the expanded 10,000-strong special combat army are led by the commander-in-chief Hao Shaoqi; There is also the most elite tank battalion, 1,000 men, commanded by Liu Yiliang; The drone team of 1,000 people, commanded by Su Hongyu.

Although the number of troops in the Gyeonggi Military Region is not large, it is the most well-equipped elite unit in the whole world, and the quality of the troops is the best, which is enough to cope with the unexpected situation of any military region.

The seven military regions have a total of 650,000 professional field troops, and according to the monthly salary of five taels of silver for each sergeant, the annual military expenditure for this piece alone is 30 million taels.

For this large amount of military expenditure, Fang Yuan adopted the method of mixed payment of military grain and monthly salary. In the provinces, Fang Yuan confiscated a total of 20 million mu of land for military use. It broke the military field system that was practiced before the Ming Dynasty, and the military field was subject to unified military management.

The annual output value of one tael of silver per mu of military land can also solve the military expenditure of 20 million taels, and the remaining 10 million taels of silver military expenditure will be borne by the government finance.

In addition to the establishment of the seven major military regions, there is also the establishment of local armed police forces. This part of the non-professional soldiers is mainly responsible for the emergency response to local emergencies.

As a result of the reduction and consolidation of health centers, a total of 200 health centers have been retained nationwide. There are 2,000 people in one guard, 1,000 people in one station, and the army of the whole guard center has 300,000 people.

According to the standard of two taels of silver per person, six million taels of silver are needed every year. This part of the cost is six million taels of silver.

After the reorganization, the total military expenditure is 16 million taels per year.

Fangyuan's fiscal revenue after rectification is 11 million taels of municipal taxes, 6 million taels of commercial taxes, and 5 million taels of agricultural taxes every year. The annual government revenue reached 22 million taels.

After deducting 16 million taels of military expenses, 3 million taels of administrative expenses, and 1.2 million taels of palace expenses, there is a surplus of 1 or 2 million taels per year for emergency expenses.

Among them, not counting lottery sales, chemical fiber silk, more than five million taels of income per year. After all these years of continuous improvement, Fang Yuan finally completely reversed the financial deficit of 10 million taels of silver per year before the Ming Dynasty without increasing the field tax, or even reducing the field tax.

Fang Yuan handed over the annual budget revenue and expenditure and surplus to Chongzhen for a look, Chongzhen looked at the accounts with surpluses for a while, Fang Yuan was able to reverse the fiscal deficit without relying on the increase in taxes, the touch in his heart was incomprehensible, he closed his eyes slightly, and sighed, "Don Ma, look at the source of your taxes, it turns out that the city tax and commercial tax can be collected such a large amount, if I have this silver, where will I increase the income and cause chaos in the world." My previous diligence was nothing but a toss around, alas! ”

Fang Yuan said solemnly, "Your Majesty is in the capital, and everything you see and hear is what those officials want Your Majesty to hear and see. Naturally, they will not tell Your Majesty how much money is a lot of money for embezzling the municipal tax and commercial tax of the Ming Dynasty's finances every year, and they will only fool Your Majesty into blindly increasing Liao's salary, and the officials will force the people to rebel. ”

Chongzhen sighed again and was silent.

Fang Yuan said again, "The minister has come to see Your Majesty, and there is another important matter to discuss, which must be approved by Your Majesty." ”

Chongzhen was stunned and asked, "What's the matter with the horse?" ”

Fang Yuan said slowly, "It is the question of the future capital of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is Beijing, Nanjing, or Fengyang, Zhongjing." ”