"Your Highness, to impress these people, it is nothing more than to lure them to benefit and move them with affection." Hu Ye said.

"Oh, tell me more." Zhu Di was sitting precariously and listened carefully to what Hu Ye said.

"Your Highness, in fact, many of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in this Beiping Division are locals. For this part of the people, as long as His Highness can make their family rich, they will naturally be grateful to His Highness. Even if they don't defect, they will definitely not embarrass His Highness. ”

"For the other part, they are not locals and have no sense of belonging. But as far as I know, the attitude of the people in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies towards them is extremely bad. Take Zhou Jie's subordinates as an example, they were injured by the soldiers in Brother Zhang's camp, and Zhou Jie didn't find anyone to treat them, or I found someone to save them. So there will be a large number of people who will not work for Zhou Yi and them. As long as His Royal Highness King Yan has a good attitude towards the soldiers on weekdays, especially the compensation for the wounded soldiers, then this part of the people will definitely defect. Hu Ye analyzed.

Hu Ye said that these are not without the same, as far as he knows, when Zhu Di had an incident. From the Yanwang Mansion to the capture of the entire Beiping City, it only took one night.

In this way of fighting in ancient times, if it was done with real swords and guns, it would be absolutely impossible to capture Beiping City in one night. Then there is only one possibility, that is, a large part of the defenders of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies in Beiping took refuge in Zhu Di, so that Zhu Di's soldiers could take Beiping without blood.

That's why Hu Ye will make these suggestions, as long as the Internet captures the hearts of these defenders. Once Zhu Di gets into trouble, they will immediately turn back, and it will be a matter of minutes for Zhu Di to take Beiping.

These are the things that this king should do. But these things are easier said than done. It has been more than ten years since I arrived in the fiefdom, and I can be regarded as working hard, and I thought that the people's lives had been greatly improved. But if you hadn't told me, I would have thought that the lives of the people of Beiping would have been abundant, but I didn't expect that there would still be so many people in hunger and cold. ”

"As for the pension for wounded soldiers, you don't know about it. In addition to handing over the taxes of the entire Yandi to the Nanjing treasury, the remaining money and grain in our house are also scarce. Otherwise, the last time I was rewarded outside the fortress, I would not have been able to reward the soldiers only so little. Do you know that at that time, I had already paid for my old money, and the government really couldn't come up with any more money and food. Zhu Di said helplessly, it can really be said that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

Although Hu Ye knew that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were poor, he didn't expect to be so poor that even the prince had to pay out of his own pocket if he wanted to reward the soldiers who had made meritorious contributions.

"Didn't Your Highness say a few days ago that the taxes paid on your fiefdom are more than those rich lands in the south of the Yangtze River? Why are you crying poor now? Hu Ye asked puzzled.

"You don't know this, before I fought against the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Yandi, and captured a lot of cattle, sheep and horses every year, so there are naturally more taxes that can be paid. However, in recent years, the scope of Beiyuan's activities has become smaller and smaller. I've gone on many expeditions without success, and if you hadn't told me the direction this time, I think this time it would have been in vain. However, every time we go out on an expedition, we have to use a large amount of military materials, and military salaries and rations are a big burden. So now I can't afford to go on the expedition anymore, and the taxes handed over to Nanjing this year will be much reduced. Zhu Di said.

"Your Highness, there is no need to go on the expedition, this Northern Expedition has seriously injured the vitality of the Northern Yuan, so it is impossible for them to attack the south again in a short period of time. Therefore, there is only one problem that His Highness is currently facing, and that is money. Hu Ye rubbed his fingers and made the appearance of a profiteer.

"With money, His Highness will be able to reduce the taxes of the common people. Naturally, the people can rest and recuperate, and they can really be as His Highness said before, everyone has food to eat and clothes to wear. ”

"With money, His Highness can increase his pension, and his soldiers will naturally be more loyal. And those people in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies are naturally more willing to follow His Highness. Because these people are soldiers just for a money, what to say to serve the country is, who will sell you if you don't have money. Hu Ye said without hesitation.

"The kid is talking nonsense, who is a soldier doesn't want to serve the country, and they are all from military families, so they shouldn't be soldiers." Zhang Yu was very dissatisfied with Hu Ye's theory, because Hu Ye described them as mercenary soldiers.

"They came from a military family to become soldiers, isn't it because they can only pay half of the tax, in the final analysis, it's money. If you let his family pay the full tax, how many of these soldiers can remain? Hu Ye sneered.

This problem has always been the root cause of the Ming Dynasty, and the military household system was useless in the late Ming Dynasty. The state treasury has no money and food, so it doesn't care whether it is a military household or not, and still collects taxes in full. As a result, a large number of military households fled, and in some serious cases, there were only more than 10 people left in a hundred households of more than 100 people.

Therefore, Hu Ye thinks that this military household system must be changed, but not now, because Hu Ye does not have this ability, and the Ming Dynasty does not have so much money to implement a more powerful recruitment system.

"The kid is talking about ......" Although Hu Ye said it was very reasonable, Zhang Yu was still very disdainful, and when he wanted to refute it, he was interrupted by Zhu Di.

"Well, what Hu Ye said is not unreasonable. The implementation of the military household system was originally due to the lack of money in the state treasury, which led to the existence of this half-soldier and half-peasant. Therefore, this system is unreasonable, but it is the most effective way at present, and it can only be improved slowly in the future. Zhu Di interrupted Zhang Yu's words, and then said to Hu Ye, "You have a good vision and can see the crux of this system, but this is also a helpless move, and it will not be able to change it for a while." ”

"Your Highness is very right, this system will indeed not be changed for a while. Moreover, this is a system set by Emperor Hongwu himself, and it must not be changed at will. However, His Highness can make plans as early as possible, and it is better to solve these shortcomings as soon as possible when he ascends the throne in the future. Hu Ye said.

"Little benefactor, how can you be so sure that Your Highness will definitely be able to ascend the throne?"

Just as Hu Ye was speaking, Zhang Fu took two people into the inner hall, one of them was Dao Yan, and the other was very unfamiliar.

After listening to Dao Yan's words, Hu Ye didn't answer, just looked at the relatively strange person. can enter Zhu Di's inner hall, and he must also be Zhu Di's henchman.

"Hu Ye, but it doesn't hurt to say it, it's all your own people." Zhu Di looked at Hu Ye and seemed to be a little hesitant, so he reminded.

"Because I believe in my master's words." Hu Ye said loudly.

"Although I also have a strong belief in Lingshi, I am skeptical that nothing has happened, so I will solve the current problem first. As you just said, the biggest problem at the moment is money, and I don't know if your master has taught you any good ways to make money quickly. Zhu Di said to Hu Ye, and at the same time motioned for Zhang Fu and the others to sit down.

The person Hu Ye felt strange also sat down and looked at Hu Ye very strangely. He never imagined that a little doll in her early teens would be able to participate in a meeting of King Yan's level.

"Of course, although it is not a peerless way to turn stones into gold, but it is also a good way. However, this method is contrary to the policy formulated by Emperor Hongwu, does His Highness really want to listen? Hu Ye glanced at the stranger, and then said to Zhu Di.

"Let's talk about it first, and whether we can implement it is another story." Zhu Di said with some excitement.