Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 893 Military Expenditure

Today's Liaodong region is of vital importance to the Ming Dynasty. It is the only region that has experienced war and has been cleaned up under its jurisdiction. There are no privileged groups gathered together, and there are still conflicts and contradictions in neighboring areas. The prefectures, counties and districts under Liaodong's jurisdiction are rich in mineral resources, and the key is that it also has large-scale black soil.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, where can one have these?

Sichuan?

Guizhou?

The two regions mentioned above did indeed experience the baptism of war, which led to the complete eradication of a group of traitors, but there are still a large number of privileged groups in Sichuan and Guizhou.

The largest toast group.

The powerful clans under the rule of Sichuan.

The key is that Sichuan and Guizhou are too far away from the capital. Even though Zhu Youxiao is actively supporting Sichuan and Guizhou and planning for the future Southwest strategy and marching into the Indochina Peninsula, the level of attention he pays to the Liaodong region is still not as high as that given to the Liaodong region.

The imperial court meeting on the Liaodong region was held in the Qianqing Palace for several consecutive days. In addition to learning about the interim results in various fields of Liaodong, it was more important to clarify the direction of subsequent development and further improve various details to ensure that Liaodong's development momentum would not stagnate or shrink.

It was also because of this imperial court discussion that Zhu Youxiao decided to push forward another matter.

Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

"Trial military spending?"

After hearing what the emperor said, the ministers of the Military Affairs Council who were summoned showed expressions of surprise and doubt, especially Zhang Guowei, who was even more puzzled.

"Yes."

Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushion, glanced at the ministers in front of him and said: "When it comes to the military, the court has always been conservative, which is not good in my opinion."

"Also, regarding military expenditures, the court often responds only when something goes wrong. But can things be done this way? I don't think so!"

"The fundamental purpose of building an army is to consolidate territorial rule and ensure territorial stability. Therefore, the significance of the existence of the Ming army is to build around these two cores."

Chen Shiqi, Zhang Guowei and other ministers of the Military Affairs Council all had solemn expressions on their faces. They knew what the emperor meant by saying this.

But this is too unbelievable.

At least not before.

"I have decided to implement a new policy on military expenditure in Liaodong with the Military Affairs Council as the leader, and the Liaodong Governor's Office and the Liaodong Regional Military Commission as the auxiliary." Zhu Youxiao leaned forward and said with a firm look in his eyes.

"To put it simply, we will calculate the overall military expenditure in Liao for the border defense troops and the three fleets, focusing on the payment of military pay, replacement of weapons, research and development of weapons, development of warships, promotion of mule and horse, and adjustment of organizational structure, and then clarify the details of each item to be promoted."

"This also includes military intelligence gathering, strategies for the various grassland tribes, containment and weakening of the Jianlu, and bilateral strategies against the Jianlu. After clarifying these directional outlines, and after the military expenditure audit and allocation, the various tribes in Liao must proceed according to the plan, to ensure the stability of the two cores, and to ensure that all deployments can be completed on schedule!"

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed.

Chen Shiqi, Zhang Guowei and others didn't know what to say for a moment.

If this is really done, it means that at the beginning of the year, or even earlier, the tasks to be done in the coming year must be systematically clarified and all the tribes in Liao must complete them. If they fail to complete them, they will be punished, and if they complete them well, they will be rewarded. However, this will inevitably lead to a high military expenditure.

This is definitely a good thing for the court.

Everything has become traceable, and everyone from top to bottom knows what to do. After receiving their respective assignments, they just need to work hard to get it done.

But the problem is that before this, the Ming Dynasty had no such detailed military deployment. Isn't this treating the army as a local area and governing it? If this matter spreads in the court, it will definitely cause an uproar.

Many civil servants in the court will certainly oppose it.

How do civil officials control military generals?

Isn’t it just military pay and rations?

Now you have to define a set of military expenditures, plan and calculate them in advance, and allocate the corresponding expenditures after they are approved. How can you avoid being stuck in the future?

"Your Majesty, if we want to try this out in Liao, I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

In this situation, Chen Shiqi stepped forward and said, "After all, the military affairs involving Liao are numerous and complicated, and also involve the grasslands, Jianlu, Korea and other places. If we really want to calculate it clearly, the scale of military expenditure in Liao must be not small."

"Besides, this involves the three major fleets. Right now, the major fleets have a lot of demands for warships. If we really want to clarify this part of the expenditure, we must meet the needs of the three major fleets, otherwise they will definitely have objections."

"Based on what I know, if we really want to test the military expenditure in Liao, it will cost at least 500 million taels of silver. If we need to clarify and detail each one, I'm afraid the expenditure will be even greater."

"Let alone whether the national treasury can take out the money, if this matter is spread to other courts, I am afraid it will also cause a lot of opposition and criticism. After all, there is no precedent in our dynasty."

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"You don't need to worry about the money."

Zhu Youxiao said in a low voice: "I will try to solve it. I will not allocate funds from the national treasury. In this way, even if the officials outside the court oppose it, it will be of no avail."

"Military spending must be tried out in Liaodong. After summarizing and improving the corresponding system, it will be gradually expanded in the future until it is fully implemented throughout the country!"

"The Ming army must be clear about what it is doing. If there is no continuous policy, then even if clear military reforms are implemented, there will be no guarantee that other problems will not arise in the future."

"Your Majesty, this expense is too huge. You should think twice."

Zhang Guowei bowed and advised: "If we don't take part from the national treasury and rely solely on the internal treasury to support it, it may affect the deployment of the Shaofu and other officials, your servant..."

"Who told you that I have to rely solely on the treasury for support?"

Zhu Youxiao interrupted.

This……

Zhang Guowei was stunned. If he didn't take money from the national treasury, then was there anything else besides the imperial treasury?

No more!

"Okay, all of you go down and do this."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "The Military Affairs Council should prepare a draft as soon as possible based on the actual situation in Liaodong, so that after I review it, I can discuss and improve it with the Liaodong officials."

Zhu Youxiao was determined to manage military spending. He had to take as much silver as possible from the central treasury every year to meet the various needs of the Ming army. This was how a dynasty should behave.

Only by doing this well can Zhu Youxiao's clear military reform deployment reach a deeper level. The military must be strictly managed, and to achieve this, a complete system must be established.

Now that the money issue has been made clear, we can conduct a thorough investigation into any area where problems arise in the future.

Instead of waiting for the problems to come out, investigating them randomly like a tangled mess, it would cause great chaos to the army, which is definitely not what Zhu Youxiao wants to see, so some things must be done in advance!

(End of this chapter)