Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 10 Guard Division

"Do you have a solution?" Zhu Gaochi asked in surprise.

"Yes."

After seeing Zhu Zhanchang's whimsical thoughts, Zhu Gaochi would not classify his words as Tong Yan Wuji.

"Go, talk on the way back."

The inside of the carriage was padded with thick cotton. The prince's body was not good, and it was often uncomfortable to ride in the carriage. The carriage was bumpy, so thick cotton was used to make it more comfortable to sit.

"Zhan Shi, what did you say you can do?"

"Father, the emperor asked you to allocate funds to increase the salaries of soldiers. This is not a bad move. With increased salaries and various benefits, more and more people will join the army."

Zhu Gaochi gave a wry smile: "Why don't you know this is a good thing, but the real money has to be saved elsewhere."

The salary of the imperial court is only so much. If it increases here, it has to be reduced in other places, but now the expenditure is too much, and each project is difficult.

"Father, if you can't save money, you can consider open source."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Gaochi's face instantly turned black: "Zhanshan, taxation is inexhaustible for the people to fish, the burden on the people is already heavy enough, and the harvest of a year of hard work is only enough to feed the whole family. public resentment."

The main income of ancient dynasties came from taxes, so when Zhu Zhanchang talked about open source, Zhu Gaochi thought that his idea was to increase taxes, so he was full of displeasure.

"Father, open source doesn't necessarily have to increase taxes."

"Oh? What can be done then?"

"Father, do you know the soldiers of the nobles?"

"Of course I know." Zhu Gaochi felt a little baffling, why Zhu Zhanchang mentioned the government soldiers.

The third-class nobles of the Ming Dynasty, Dukes and Uncles, went through the founding of the country and there were still a lot of them. Although Zhu Yuanzhang killed a few, they still have a lot of them.

As long as these people are not too prodigal in the second and third generations, their families have a lot of money and food, and they have more or less soldiers from the government. There are several to dozens of people, and there are even nearly a hundred people in high-level palaces.

In addition to the nobles with titles, the palaces above the third rank of Chinese martial arts basically have palace soldiers, even the fourth and fifth rank.

These government soldiers are not in the establishment, and they are similar to the servants. If the conditions are good, they will make some soldiers to wear them. If the conditions are not good, they will wear ordinary clothes.

Zhu Gaochi was curious: "Do you plan to fight the government soldiers?"

"Father, I don't think these government soldiers are not organized but they are not under the control of the army. There may be several thousand people in the entire Yingtian City. This is a considerable force."

Zhu Zhanyong interjected at this time: "Fifth brother, you didn't answer your father's question when you talked about it."

Glancing at his third brother, Zhu Zhanchang went on to say: "Father, can we bring these government soldiers into the management of the imperial court and establish an army, from which the nobles rent the government soldiers, and do not train the government soldiers privately, since there is less danger, The cost of renting the soldiers of the government can also increase the income."

This method surprised Zhu Gaochi. When he thought about it carefully, there were many benefits, but he frowned slightly. How could the nobles agree to give up the soldiers they had trained.

Zhu Zhanchang naturally knew where the most difficult part was.

Then he said: "Father, my Ming Dynasty was at its peak. Except for the northern Tartars, everything was peaceful. The nobles only kept their soldiers to protect themselves from thieves. The imperial court could use all troops to return to the dynasty. act."

"All the troops return to the dynasty." Zhu Gaochi muttered these four words: "This matter needs to be slowed down. Starting from the third-class earl, they have few soldiers in their palace, and they will act according to the effect."

Zhu Zhanchang knew that his fat father should have agreed with him initially.

"Father, today's grandfather said to be sympathetic to the elderly and disabled in the army, I think it is very reasonable, or we can let this newly-built military department recruit soldiers mainly in the army, and the disabled can let He works as a clerk, which not only solves the worries of the emperor, but also solves the source of troops."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi applauded and said, "Okay, okay, the soldiers in the government do not need to fight on the battlefield. There are enough retired soldiers, which in turn solves their livelihood problems."

Zhu Zhanchang went on to say: "It is our military department that ultimately pays the salaries of the government soldiers, so the government soldiers are nominally the nobles' government soldiers, but their military registration is located in the military department. A small force."

The more Zhu Gaochi talked about it, the more he felt that this method was feasible. Although there was a mountain of noble interests ahead, he could try to kill two birds with one stone.

"After returning to the palace at this time, I will discuss with your grandfather, if I can do it, I will remember your great deeds."

Zhu Zhanchang giggled and said, "But..."

"but what?"

"Father, if it is feasible, this department is subordinate to the military, but try to make it run independently, with independent income and expenditure."

"Why?"

Zhu Zhanchang said embarrassedly: "If this department can make a profit, the money saved will not have to be taken away by other places, and the department can be made bigger. If it can't, it means that the court has to add money to it. "

After saying this, Zhu Zhanchang looked at his father cautiously. This was to tinker with his hidden money. After all, the country belonged to his family. If he wanted to hide it, would he look petty.

Zhu Gaochi thought for a while: "I will make a decision after discussing with His Majesty at night."

"Yes, father."

When he was about to arrive at the palace, Zhu Gaochi suddenly said, "Zhansang, since it's what you think, you can give it a name, call it the military department or just call it the name of the military department?"

"Father, the name of the mansion soldier is not pleasant. It sounds like a private soldier in one mansion. Call him the chief of guards, guard guard."

"Guard and guard." Zhu Gaochi muttered these four words, and the more he said it, the better he felt: "Okay, I will speak to Your Majesty by this name at night."

The fat father looked at Yingtiancheng outside the car in a good mood. At this time, the lights were just on, and the whole Yingtiancheng was very prosperous.

"My Daming is a bit worse than the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

"The nine heavens close the palace, and all nations are dressed in robes and worship Mian Liu."

"Chang'an looks back and embroiders in piles, and thousands of doors on the top of the mountain open one after another."

The prince sang two poems at random. As an aspiring prince, he hoped that Daming would be as prosperous as the Tang Dynasty in those days. Perhaps in that era, being a prince would not have to try to make money and save money every day.

"I really don't like reviewing. Every time I come out, another day has passed. Those memorials have to be read at night, alas."

Seeing his fat father's hard-working and lamenting appearance, Zhu Zhanchang made up his mind that I can't be the emperor. It's too tiring, and I don't know what time I can sleep at night, but it's not bad that I can choose a concubine to serve as the bed. This fine tradition must find a way to carry forward to the side of the king.

"Father, why worry, I have a way to prevent the soldiers from going out of the city in the future, just in the city and at the gate of the palace."

"Oh? Do you have any other way?"

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