Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 656

Taichang really got a little overwhelmed.

Originally, he was only thinking about how to solve the problems of the soldiers and their families who were fighting abroad, but unexpectedly, Nan Juyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, raised a more serious problem for him.

At this moment, there is a problem with the allocation of salaries and money for the soldiers who are fighting abroad, which is okay!

He has always attached great importance to his soldiers, because he understands that the most important thing for an emperor is to make his soldiers serve.

As long as the soldiers serve their orders, he doesn't have to be afraid of foreign invasion, civil servants forming cliques for personal gain, local interest groups, or rebellion by the people.

It can be said that the service of soldiers is the basis for his rule of the entire Ming Dynasty.

He has put in a lot of effort to make the soldiers serve.

Such as military rewards.

Originally, it was very difficult to obtain the military merit rewards of the generals of the Ming Dynasty. Dozens of taels of silver or 100 taels of silver for an enemy leader is just like making superficial articles. It really takes a long life.

Every time he led the army to fight, he would do his best to cash in the military rewards. Basically, he would pay if he had money, and find a way if he had no money, even if he sold the land.

Another example is Feng Hou Jinjue.

It turned out that it was very difficult for the generals of the Ming Dynasty to confer Marquis Jinjue. Since the Hongwu Dynasty and Yongle Dynasty, there are only a handful of soldiers who have been conferred Marquis Jinjue by virtue of their military exploits.

However, he has never been stingy with titles. As long as he has made outstanding achievements, he will be granted a marquis or even a land. He is not stingy at all, but those generals who have fought for the country for a long time and are well-known in the army basically have land. .

Since the Taichang Dynasty, it cannot be said that the number of titles entrusted is more than that of previous dynasties, but the number of military merit awards and fiefdoms issued is definitely the most in all dynasties.

He has put in so much hard work in exchange for the soldiers of the three armies to be loyal to the country regardless of life and death, and to serve him as the emperor. Now, there is even a problem with the payment of money.

Is this still available?

This problem must not be taken lightly, even if it is only sometimes that the payment of the salary is delayed for three or four months.

Taichang thought for a while, then solemnly said: "This problem must be resolved as soon as possible, do you have any plans?"

Nan Juyi hurriedly pointed to Honshu Island on the map and said, "Actually, the salaries of the soldiers in North America can be settled a little better. Weichen suggested that the Ministry of Finance should directly set up a mint in the Iwami Silver Mine, and then transfer the coins Some of the silver ingots and silver coins were deposited in the capitals of the Eastern Yin Dynasty and the Capital City of the Western Yin Dynasty as salary reserves.

In this way, the salaries of the sailors and infantry soldiers on the American side should be guaranteed.

As for the New Yangzhou Mansion and New Jingzhou Mansion, Wei Chen suggested that the Daming Bank's branch be opened there as soon as possible, and ask them to prepare more silver taels and silver coins, so that there should be no major problems. "

Iwami Silver Mine!

Yes, Dongyang Cheng announced that the Political Envoy Division also has an Iwami Silver Mine, and directly asked the Ministry of Finance to open a mint in the Iwami Silver Mine, and send the minted silver ingots and silver coins to America. This proposal is very good.

However, it is still a bit unreliable for the Ministry of War to rely on the Daming Bank to transfer the payment.

The Daming Bank did not have a dedicated fleet, and their gold and silver seemed to be transshipped by the armed merchant ships of the Daming Western Company.

People may not be able to guarantee the timely transfer of gold and silver, and how can they guarantee the salaries of overseas soldiers.

The problems of the soldiers of the three armed forces cannot be delayed, they must be resolved as soon as possible, all of them.

Taichang thought about it carefully, and then asked: "Sishou, have you ever thought about the issue of soldiers and their families.

Many soldiers in Southeast Asia have not seen their relatives for five or six years, and many soldiers in America have not seen their relatives for three or four years.

Moreover, the soldiers from these two places will not be able to return to Daming to recuperate in the near future, and they will most likely have to fight abroad for several years or even ten years.

In this way, many soldiers and soldiers will not be able to see their relatives when they die, and many families of soldiers and soldiers may wait for a handful of ashes for several years!

If so, what would the soldiers think, and how would their families feel? "

Nan Juyi's face changed drastically when he heard the words.

He really didn't think about it!
Because he has never led troops to fight overseas, he can't think about these things at all.

This problem is very serious.

What would the soldiers think if they could not see their relatives when they were dying after fighting abroad for several years?
They must die without closing their eyes!
How would it feel if the family members of a soldier had waited for several years to come back with a handful of ashes?
They must be in pain!
This is much more serious than not being able to get the salary in three or four months.

He just thought about it for a while and realized how serious this problem was, which would directly affect the morale of the army!

If things go on like this, the morale of Ming soldiers will definitely be low, and they don't even want to fight, they just want to go home and reunite with their relatives.

After so many years, he has never realized it!
He couldn't help bowing his hands in shame and said: "For so many years, I have never considered this issue. This is my negligence of duty. Please punish me by the emperor."

What am I punishing you for?
For so many years, I have never considered this issue!

Taichang shook his head slightly and said: "I can't blame you for this, I haven't realized this problem for so many years.

To put it bluntly, we are still a little bit of a traditionalist, not paying attention to the current situation.

No dynasty in the Central Plains had such a large territory in history.

If we look at the problem from the original perspective, letting the family members of the soldiers go out with the army will indeed disturb the morale of the soldiers.

However, if we don't consider letting the soldiers who are fighting abroad stay with their relatives as much as possible, then the morale of the army will be lost! "

Hearing this, Nan Juyi hurriedly bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise, we should indeed consider the current situation, and try our best to let the soldiers who are fighting abroad stay with their relatives as much as possible."

So, how to solve this problem?
Taichang thought for a while, and then asked: "Have the salaries of the more than [-] troops in the Americas been transferred over the past few months?"

Nan Juyi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have already tried to transfer the money and money for the past few months, but last year when I went to the grassland outside the Great Wall, I was delayed a few times because I had to mobilize too many ships for the transfer of prisoners. Weichen is just a little worried that this year will be delayed again."

Alas, it really affects the whole body!
When we fought on the grasslands outside the Great Wall last year, it was indeed a bit of a mess everywhere.

However, not this year.

Because the Mongolian and Yuan tribes where the army that fought outside the Great Wall passed by this year were not very dense.

Although the area occupied by the Tumed and Oirat tribes in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was more than twice as large as that of the Chahar and Horqin tribes, their population was not as large as that of the Chahar and Horqin tribes.

The combined population of these two major divisions is estimated to be around 50.

Last year, the combined population of the Chahar and Horqin tribes they captured was more than 50, plus nearly 50 Jian slaves, and more than 100 people on the northern grasslands. Last year, they transferred more than [-] million people. captive.

In addition, the Liaodong Army, Liaodong Tunwei and their families transferred nearly 200 million people to the new Jingzhou Prefecture last year, so the ships were naturally a little nervous.

This year is different. Even if the Tumote and Oirat tribes of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty took over, it would only need to transfer about 50 people, and the Daming Western Company added another [-] armed merchant ships and thousands of large water transport ships. also nearly doubled.

Calculated in this way, the transshipment of prisoners this year will basically not have any impact on other aspects.

Taichang thought for a while and then asked: "How are the soldiers paid now? How much does the [-]-strong army in the Americas need in a month?"

Nan Juyi said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, according to your instructions, we have raised the salaries of the soldiers twice.

Now ordinary officers and soldiers of Shenji Battalion, Shenwu Battalion, and navy officers and soldiers pay four shi and four taels of grain, and the officers and schools at all levels increase successively.

Calculated in this way, the salary of the more than 200 troops in the Americas is roughly [-] million taels a month. "

This food and payment expenditure is already quite terrifying. If it were the former Ming court, it would have been difficult to raise an army of [-], but now the Ming court has raised an army of more than one million!

No, it should be that the Ming court and him, the emperor, together raised an army of more than one million.

Because the Shenji Battalion, Shenwu Battalion, Fifth Army Battalion, Forbidden Army, including the Jinyiwei, are all imperial guards, and their food and salaries are all allocated by the internal treasury.

At present, the Ministry of Households is responsible for the food and salaries of the soldiers of the Liaodong Army and the Navy.

Calculating such a huge expenditure is a bit of a headache, and it is conceivable how troublesome it is for the Ministry of War to allocate.

It seems that improvement must be made, or there will be problems sooner or later.

Taichang thought for a while, and then said decisively: "Sishou, you go back to Beijing and transfer the salary of the American soldiers for the next three months, and then give them an additional month's salary as a reward. I will give them this time as well." sent.

In addition, you call Shang Zixian, Menghou and Jinghui to come over early tomorrow morning, let's have a good discussion and see how to solve these problems. "

Hearing this, Nan Juyi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I understand, I will resign."

Taichang looked at his back and thought for a while, then said solemnly: "Ziru, pass the decree, order Chunchen and Xiaoer to come to the Emperor's House to discuss matters tomorrow morning."

The morale of the army is too important, absolutely nothing can go wrong!

(End of this chapter)