Chapter 80 Reform of the Military System

Chongzhen looked at the four people who fell into a stupor, and didn't speak, after all, this needs to be digested in a process, so he drank a few sips of soup, and found that the soup was cold after talking for too long, so he ordered the attendant to get some tea and fruit. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After a while, the four of them couldn't help but sigh in unison, and Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty is very knowledgeable!" The old minister admires! I didn't expect this banknote to be so powerful, the old minister supports His Majesty's currency reform, but it is still the same as His Majesty said, we must come step by step! ”

"The ministers seconded it!" The other three nodded.

Sun Chengzong added: "I should have asked Guo Shangshu and Bi Shilang to listen to it just now, I believe they are very interested!" ”

Chongzhen patted his head and said, "That's right! Look at this memory! Hehe! However, the content just now bothers the teacher and all Aiqing, so let's sort it out when the time comes, so that they can also learn it! After all, the establishment of this bank will have to get some talents from the account department at that time! ”

Cut the ground from under somebody's feet? Everyone was stunned for a moment, and they were randomly relieved, aren't they, they are not good at this accounting, where can they dig people if they don't dig people from the household?

Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty! When the bank was established and the cabinet was managed, the old minister suggested that Guo Shangshu come over to help take care of it? ”

"What do you mean?" Chongzhen didn't say the next sentence.

The other three also reacted and nodded, Guo Yunhou's ability is obvious to all, and he is dedicated to the country, and he has worked hard, he is definitely qualified to join the cabinet, and it is more convenient for him to set up a bank, after all, the four of them are not very good at financial management.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

"Haha! The teacher is here too! I think he would be overjoyed when the teacher told him the news, and he couldn't thank the teacher enough! Chongzhen smiled.

"Your Majesty! It's all your wise decision! It has nothing to do with the old minister! Sun Chengzong waved his hand!

"Guo Shangshu has worked hard for me! And it's capable! When he takes care of this bank, it will be when he enters the cabinet! Chongzhen smiled.

"Your Majesty is wise!" The four laughed.

Looking at them, Chongzhen felt very relieved, such a cabinet dedicated to Daming was the cabinet he needed. Lao Guo, it's also time for me to fulfill my promise to you, I said that as long as I behave well, I won't treat you badly, but I didn't expect it to be so soon! Hehe! Chongzhen sighed in his heart!

"Since all of you have agreed! When you go back, draw up a charter and call Guo Shangshu to see if he has any supplements, after all, he has a lot to do with silver! Chongzhen smiled.

"Your Ministers obey!" Four-humane.

"That's it! Rest first! Just after patronizing and talking, this meal is cold, I ordered someone to warm it up! Chongzhen smiled!

"Your Majesty! The ministers are full! All four laughed at the same time.

"So? Then get down! Come! Drink some tea! This is the best dragon well that has just been paid tribute! And this fruit, eat it all! Chongzhen greeted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The four of them smiled, then each carefully picked up the teacup, closed their eyes, asked about the fragrance of the tea, and made a drunken appearance one by one, and the four of them couldn't help but sigh: "Good tea!" Good tea! Then slowly take a sip of the taste, especially cherished, can not blame them for this, a tea is indeed a good tea, can the tribute tea be bad? Second, it is a problem for them to get some money and eat meat, let alone spare money to buy tea. Looking at their appearance, Chongzhen smiled, called the attendant who had just served tea, and whispered a few words in his ear, and the attendant nodded and retreated.

After drinking tea, they were still savoring it, and seeing that they didn't move the fruit, Chongzhen said: "Ladies and gentlemen, why don't you eat this fruit?" ”

Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "It's not suitable to eat now, otherwise it will delay this good tea!" ”

Chongzhen nodded, didn't speak, and slowly ate the fruit, they rested for a while, sorted out their thoughts, and then Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty! Wait for a rest! Your Majesty goes on! ”

Chongzhen nodded with a smile and said: "Since the monetary reform has been decided, then the second one is the reform of the military system!" ”

The four of them were stunned, they didn't expect His Majesty to reform this military system, only to see Chongzhen continue: "I have decided to abolish the current military service system, military households, guard houses, etc., and the military service system after the Ming Dynasty will be changed to a compulsory military service system!" ”

"Compulsory military service?" The four of them asked strangely.

Chongzhen nodded: "The so-called compulsory military service system is the state's system that citizens must undertake military tasks for a certain period of time within a certain age. Also known as conscription. The form in which citizens are obliged to perform military service, usually includes regular active duty in the military and reserve service outside the military. We can set this certain age as sixteen years old, and all male citizens who have reached the age of sixteen are obliged to join the army and defend their homeland! In addition, I don't need to explain this active duty, that is, we can now mobilize the army on hand to conduct war! The reserve is the reserve army of the active army, which can be retired soldiers and so on! ”

After hearing this, Sun Chengzong said: "I am afraid that such a new system will not be easy to implement, and this is what it means that all men who have reached the age of sixteen have to join the army。。。。。。 ”

Chongzhen said with a smile: "Some families with special circumstances can be exceptional, such as the only child in the family, or the only child or other brothers and sisters are disabled, etc., and if you want to participate in the imperial examination, you can also be exempted, and the children of the royal family and nobles can also be exempted, and the principle of voluntariness is carried out, and the specific cabinet can list a charter." ”

Seeing that they didn't speak, Chongzhen continued: "Now is the time when the morale of my Ming army is booming, that is, the army with excellent combat effectiveness is in my hands, I believe that the other armies below will not mess around, and such an army reform is not only beneficial to the imperial court, but also beneficial to them. There are soldiers, old people, and young people in the army, which seriously affects the combat effectiveness, and the hereditary military households make many people lazy to improve themselves, anyway, they have food and silver, so the consequence is that they will collapse as soon as they go into battle and be impacted by the enemy, what is the use of such an army? And it also seriously affects the expenditure of military salaries, and at the same time, the military households also affect the lives of other people around them, and what is the status of the current military households, and even officials at all levels and even ordinary students can arbitrarily serve as military soldiers and deduct monthly rations, I think you also know that the consequences of this are not only the false description of the army, but also cause the military households to flee and leave the army. So I don't think they will like to abolish this system, they can be the same as civilian households if they abolish this system, the court will also divide their land, they can also study, do business, and participate in the imperial examination! And now this military household system is basically equivalent to nothing, I'm not wrong, right? ”

Everyone nodded, especially Sun Chengzong sighed, he understood that what the emperor said was the truth, so he said: "Your Majesty! How long is compulsory military service? How will it be distributed after retirement? ”

Chongzhen said: "You can set four years as a year, you can continue to stay in the army for further study if you perform well, of course, you can leave if you want to, don't force it, the soldiers who continue to stay can retire at the age of fifty or forty-five years old, and the specific cabinet will discuss and discuss at that time, this I don't know the military too well, and if you retire, the court can give a retirement bonus to protect his life, if the court has enough land, you can also allocate land for them to cultivate, and retired soldiers can also be assigned to other departments, Or you can be assigned to the reserves, or you can go into business on your own! ”

Cheng Jiming still said: "Your Majesty! Can you tell us more about this reserve? ”

Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "To put it simply, it is a bit similar to the previous practice, when you are fighting, you can immediately be assigned to the active duty to go to the battlefield, and when you are not fighting, you can farm at home, do business and do business, as long as the country needs it, you need to enlist at any time!" ”

The four of them nodded, so they understood, Sun Chengzong said: "So, in addition to the army, every place in the country has this reserve army?" ”

Chongzhen nodded: "These reserve troops are not nothing!" You should also train when you are slack, and you can't delay it, so you can refer to the previous good practices for reference! ”

Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty! In this way, in addition to the army and this reserve, the cost of this military salary is not small! ”

Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "The active army will reduce those old, weak, sick and disabled, and the number of reserve troops is what proportion of the active army, you should discuss and discuss, after all, I am not good at marching and fighting, the teacher should understand!" In this way, I thought that the military salary might be less than what I use now! In addition, if there are too many troops in the reserves, I plan to use these people to set up some new yamen! Different functions are assigned, such as those responsible for maintaining local security, fighting robbers, arresting criminals, and disaster relief. ”

"Your Majesty! Isn't this what the officials are doing now? Cheng Ji was stunned.

"Is there enough people for the servants? Fight against robbers, such a thing, send out the army, waste military salaries! And you know what it's like to send troops! The ancients had a specialization in the cloud industry! We need to train specialized people! Chongzhen said.

Everyone listened to His Majesty the Emperor bring out the words of the saint, and it seemed to be such a reason, and they couldn't think of a reason to oppose it, so they were all stunned.

"I'm sorry for you Aiqing to go back and make a charter, and it's up to you to come here!" Chongzhen said with a smile.

They didn't want to say that this was a serious violation of the ancestral system, and the Ming Dynasty did need to reform now, and it was up to their cabinet to decide how to implement it, and the emperor didn't make a direct decision at all, so everyone nodded and agreed.

Seeing that they nodded, Chongzhen smiled and said: "Then let's talk about this today, you Aiqing go back and discuss it, list a good charter, and bother you!" ”

"Don't dare!" The four of them were busy.

Chongzhen smiled and waved his hand to the attendant, and the attendant came over with a plate, and the fat man had four delicate bags on it, all tied with ropes, and he couldn't see what was inside, Chongzhen said to the four members of the cabinet: "Everyone, Aiqing!" This is filled with the best Longjing tea just now, and some fruits, take them all back! ”

The four of them were stunned for a moment, and then they all smiled happily, and hurriedly said rudely to Chongzhen: "Thank you, Your Majesty for the reward!" Banzai! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Chongzhen waved his hand: "You Aiqing have really worked hard, by the way, does the imperial doctor have regular examinations for you?" ”

Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Your Majesty Xie remembers!" It's always there, and they don't dare to slack off! ”

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good!" I am very pleased that you have worked hard for the country, but you must also remember to take care of your health! ”

The four of them couldn't help but be moved, and they all said that they would definitely let His Majesty the Emperor rest assured! Then after respectfully saluting, they all retreated, watching their departure, Chongzhen smiled and shook his head, and headed towards the harem, he wanted to see his three pregnant babies! It's already a habit of his. This is also a kind of happiness, Chongzhen always thinks like this every time, and walks away with cheerful steps。。。。。。