Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 491: Settlement of accounts? I can calculate it more clearly than you!

Abolition of the bloated garrison system and the transformation of garrison garrison construction into garrison construction was something Zhu Youxiao had been planning since the beginning of Yuji's ascension to the throne.

According to Zhu Youxiao's overall vision, in the future under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, only the border areas will have military posts, and the main responsibility of this form of military post is not to guard the border, but to build garrisons and become the areas governed by the Ming Dynasty. one of the important components.

To reflect whether a country is strong or not, one depends on whether the central finance is healthy, and the other depends on whether the standing army can fight. The former is the guarantee for governing the world, and the latter is the supporter for controlling the world. The two are complementary to each other, not to mention the ability to fight. To open up new territory and expand territory, this requires close cooperation between the two.

But what about the Ming Dynasty now?

As one of the components of the permanent army, the garrison has long been corrupted. Both the garrison troops and the fields under its jurisdiction have become the private property of a minority. For the central court, Simply unacceptable.

Large-scale disarmament is to allow the army to develop better, and to fully release the occupied state-owned assets, so as to become the central court's guarantee for controlling the world and solving various practical problems.

"Your Majesty! This is absolutely impossible!!"

Qian Qianyi walked out of the court class and said with a little excitement: "The guard station is the national policy of our court. How can it be easily tampered with without authorization? What's more, the garrison and security of the capital and the capital are supported solely by the capital camp. , there is no way to ensure that such a vast area can be foolproof!"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

And just after Qian Qianyi finished speaking, many people from the imperial class stood up to second their opinions. No one thought that this imperial court discussion was obviously about disaster relief, so why did it involve the guard station?

Zhu Youxiao smiled and looked at the ministers who jumped out to object, "The garrison system of the capital and Gyeonggi includes Xuanfu Town, Jimiyong Sanxie, and the important town of Shanhaiguan. Each town under its jurisdiction has a corresponding border army. It is guarded by Shenshu, Shenji, and the five armies stationed in various important towns to intimidate. There are also Baoding Security Admiral's Office and Tianjin Security Admiral's Office to echo each other, and there are Beijing Security Admiral's Office, Fengtai Camp, Xishan Camp, etc. to defend it. !”

As for the garrison system he built, some teams may not have reached full strength, but if you want to ensure the stability of the Ming hinterland, there is no problem at all.

Under this military garrison system, there are many capable generals who are good at fighting and commanding troops to guard the key areas. If this is not enough to defend the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, then everyone might as well go home and have their children.

"Your Majesty, if you really move the garrison under the jurisdiction of Beizhili, the soldiers of the garrison under the jurisdiction of the garrison will definitely become rebellious." Under this situation, Sun Ruyou stepped forward and said.

"With such a huge and meticulous garrison system, even if the northern grassland tribes collude with the rampant rebels and try to invade the hinterland of our Ming Dynasty, I don't think they can break through the layers of defense and cause any impact or threat to our Ming Dynasty. , no matter how far I go, I will follow the ancestral system, the emperor will guard the country, the king will die for the country, and I vow to fight the invading enemies to the bitter end!!"

do not forget.

When talking about this, Zhu Youxiao's eyes became sharp.

"Foolproof?"

Speaking of which, the central court was aware of the trial reform of the health institute in Liaodong, but because too many things had happened before, and Zhu Youxiao deliberately shelved it, this trend never caused ripples in the court.

But now that we are talking about the change of the guards, the key is to focus on Zhili in the north. Then the situation is different. There are some things that cannot be left to the emperor's discretion.

"The imperial court spends money to support them in order to maintain the stability of the huge guard troops. Your Majesty, have you ever thought about what would happen to the guards in various places if Beizhili did such a thing and spread it to the rest of the world?"

This is the most difficult part of reform.

A single move affects the whole body. According to the well-known history of the world, the Qing Dynasty had the Eight Banners system, which was the foundation of their rise. However, in the Ming Dynasty, there was also a special system that was the key to ensuring the world's domination.

That is the health system.

In essence, both are the same. In the early days of conquering the world, they both played a special role, but as time went by, they both undisputedly degenerated.

In the final analysis, it is caused by hereditary issues.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty's garrison system was far more complex and larger than the Tatar Qing Eight Banners system. The core population of the Tatar Qing was only small, and the Ming Dynasty's garrison scale was many times greater than the Tatar Qing Eight Banners system.

The financial collapse of the Ming Dynasty was by no means due to the sects and vassals. It also included privileged groups, hereditary health posts, etc. In addition, endless party disputes led to corruption in the officialdom. This was the truth that brought down the Ming Dynasty.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

Since the Zhu family has lost the world, what does it mean to pour more dirty water on it?

The philosophy of scholar-officials and bureaucrats has always been to avoid touching their core interests. Even if they really change their family, there will be no psychological burden.

"They all want to rebel against the imperial court, right?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward and glanced at the ministers in front of him: "Then I want to see that I can ask these guardsmen to actually receive the corresponding acres of land, so that they can get corresponding rewards for their hard work for a year. With this kind of restructuring, are they trying to rebel against the imperial court, or is there someone else!!"

Some thick sores can be cured only by squeezing them open and squeezing out all the thick water.

There are also many things to do in the second year of Tianqi.

It is impossible for Zhu Youxiao to argue with some people.

By the fifth year of Tianqi, unless Zhu Youxiao had solved some problems and wiped out some long-standing abuses, then there would be no hope of reversing the Ming Dynasty.

No matter who criticizes or opposes the restructuring of the health institute, it is an established national policy that Zhu Youxiao will not change! !

The huge and bloated health system occupied the Ming Dynasty's few state-owned assets. If all these profits were misappropriated by a small group of people, it would be impossible for the central finance to be good.

"That's it!"

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe and stood up, and said in a sonorous tone: "The restructuring of the guard post under the jurisdiction of Northern Zhili is led by the Ministry of War, assisted by the Military Affairs Academy and the Fifth Army Governor's Office. This matter must be completed this year, and here During this period, the Ministry of War told me about the details of the reorganization of the Ming Dynasty. If anyone really dared to rebel against the imperial court during this period, the Military Academy would take over the suppression of the rebellion for me. I really want to see what the Ming Dynasty is like. Whose Ming Dynasty is it?"

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao didn't care what the ministers in the palace thought, and left the main hall with a flick of his sleeves. For a while, many of the ministers gathered here showed complicated expressions...

(End of this chapter)