The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 154 Two hundred million, two hundred million

Your Majesty, are you crazy?
This was the first thought of the ministers when they heard Zhu Yuanzhang said that 20 military households would be used to build a new capital.

There are enough people to rebel.

20 military households are not 20 troops.

Military households are calculated on the basis of one household, which means a household of five people is one million people.

Most of them also received military training.

When you rebelled, you weren't that strong, right?

With so many people gathered together, it’s easy to see how dangerous it is.

He also asked them to work as corvees to build the capital, which forced them to rebel.

Not to mention sending the prince to take charge of the work, even if you go there in person, it will be difficult enough to control.

At this time, even the most selfish people are desperately opposed.

At this moment, everyone miraculously reached a consensus.

Zhu Yuanzhang had already expected everyone's reaction.

He started out as a rebel, how could he not know the consequences of doing so.

I just said it deliberately to scare people.

"Don't worry, gentlemen, we will set aside some wasteland in Luoyang and rent it to them for farming."

"When the new capital is built, these lands will belong to them."

"And change their military household registration to civilian registration. Do you think this method is feasible?"

Everyone was suddenly silent.

Wait, Your Majesty, what does this mean?
Once the new capital is built, they will be able to break away from military status and become civilians, and they will also be allocated fertile land near the capital.

Moreover, it is better to allocate the fields to your hands first, and then go to work.

There is no need to worry about the court cheating on you afterwards.

If it were me, would I agree?
Fuck, do you still need to think about it?

Not to mention building a new capital, I would even change the course of the Yellow River.

I will fight with anyone who dares to stop him.

Now, there is no need to requisition civilians even for repairs.

The biggest good thing is that the emperor successfully mixed sand in Luoyang.

It has been 17 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and local interest groups have long been formed.

The emperor rashly moved Kyoto there, which was equivalent to putting himself in an unfamiliar environment.

Now 20 well-trained military households who are loyal to the emperor are scattered in Luoyang counties...

The original social structure will be completely broken.

There will no longer be any group that can constrain the imperial court.

It can be said that this is killing two birds with one stone.

High, really high.

After figuring this out, everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with awe.

Sure enough, he is worthy of being the man who conquered the world with just one bowl. This trick is really brilliant.

If there is a problem, it is a one-time reduction of 20 military households.

Will it have any impact on the military's combat effectiveness? Will the military have any objections?

Someone immediately raised this question.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yunnan has been pacified, and the Marquises of Yingchuan and Yongchang will lead their troops to return to the court soon..."

"At that time, our Ming Dynasty will only have Beiyuan as its enemy, and there will be no need to raise so many troops."

"My Ming Dynasty now has 120 million military households. Even if we reduce it by half, we still have 60."

"If there is a big battle, we can also recruit troops temporarily by recruiting troops."

"Do you think so?"

"Buzz." The hall fell into noise again.

what's going on?Is the emperor going to reduce his troops?

In this regard, some people are happy and some are worried.

I happily thought that the Ming Dynasty’s land area was large enough and it was time to recuperate and recuperate.

The sad people think that the dynasty has just been established and is not so stable.

It's far from the time when the sword hilt is put into the library and the horse is released to Nanshan.

But there are also some people who choose to remain silent.

For example, Li Shanchang, as an old comrade in entrepreneurship, did not believe Zhu Yuanzhang's lies at all.

Why didn't Ming Dynasty need so many troops?

If Zhu Biao said this...even if Zhu Xiongying said it, there would be no credibility.

Cut troops?Anyone who believes it is a fool.

The higher-ups must be thinking about something. They are probably aware of the shortcomings of the military household system and want to correct it.

But I'm embarrassed to say that I just used such an excuse.

Just wait, there will definitely be more action later.

Forget it, I'd better not get involved.

When people like Xu Da, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu come back, it will naturally be clear.

Then we'll decide whether to get involved or not.

There are a few others who have the same idea as him. We will wait until the military general comes back to discuss everything.

By then, whatever plans Zhu Yuanzhang has, they will have to be put out.

In fact, many people are aware of the shortcomings of the military household system, and some have pointed it out.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang's character naturally chose to ignore it, and no one said anything about it later.

Even Zhu Yunwen knew that the military household system could not last long.

Only a few days after he became emperor, he issued an order to gradually return military households to civilian status.

This is actually good governance.

However, here comes the unreliable part of this guy.

He did not find a way to resettle these military households.

Just tell them that you are now a citizen, so you can do whatever you want.

Zhu Laosi wanted to kneel down and thank him for this operation.

It goes without saying what these unemployed military households will do when Zhu Di calls.

Closer to home.

In any case, the matter of allocating 20 military households to build the new capital has been finalized.

Regarding the diversion of the Yellow River, military households really cannot be used in this matter.

It goes without saying how many rebellions have occurred since the construction of the river.

"The Stone Man with One Eye" has only passed not long ago.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang was killed, he would not dare to use military households to build the river.

But the problem is not big, just recruit corvees nearby.

People in Henan and Shandong all hope that the Yellow River will return to its original course. If they are allowed to build the Yellow River, it will not easily arouse public resentment.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted the construction of the Yellow River to a person whom no one could have imagined.

Li Qi.

The eldest son of Li Shanchang and the consort of Princess Lin'an, the eldest daughter of Zhu Yuanzhang.

This person was also highly regarded and often inspected the place on behalf of Lao Zhu.

Whenever there is a disaster, Lao Zhu will send him to provide relief, and he will do it beautifully.

Putting him in charge of diversion of the Yellow River this time can be said to be a sign of great trust and a sign that he is ready to be reused.

Well, he is responsible for the administrative aspects, and Bai Ying is responsible for the technical aspects.

Li Shanchang was naturally very excited and quickly came out to express his gratitude.After such an operation, both things were determined.

After the small meeting, Zhu Yuanzhang got the news that Chen Jingke had returned to the palace and was talking to the queen in Kunning Palace.

He originally wanted to go over and explain something.

But after thinking about it, he still didn't go. He believed that Queen Ma would make everything clear.

Besides, on the way out of the palace, the ministers had been discussing the matter of moving the capital and converting the army into civilians.

In the end, no useful results were obtained.

It’s not that they are stupid and can’t see anything.

But everyone is too preoccupied, and no one wants to tell the truth, but only wants to get things out of other people's mouths.

In the end, it was all nonsense.

Li Shanchang didn't stay at all. He went straight out of the palace and returned home, where he had someone call Li Qi over.

Li Qi knew that his old man had gone to attend a small meeting. If he was so anxious to see him when he came back, something big must have happened.

He also put down what he was doing and rushed over immediately.

"Dad, what happened?"

"sit."

Li Shanchang did not directly say that he would be responsible for repairing the Yellow River, but asked first:
"What do you think about the change of course of the Yellow River?"

Li Qi shook his head and said: "What can I say? I can't participate in such a big event."

"But I heard that His Highness returned to Beijing and brought a master of flood control with him."

"In the past few days, His Majesty has summoned this person continuously. It seems that he supports the diversion."

"Could it be that His Majesty summoned you to the palace today just to discuss this matter?"

Li Shanchang nodded and said: "Just now, His Majesty has agreed to the diversion plan and will take action soon."

Li Qi's expression didn't change much, he just said: "After discussing for so long, we finally have a result."

"I hope this diversion will be as effective as imagined."

Li Shanchang still did not tell him the truth directly, but said:
"His Majesty has also confirmed the matter of moving the capital."

"Move the capital?" Li Qi said in surprise: "It has been decided so quickly, Chang'an or Luoyang?"

Now it was Li Shanchang's turn to be a little surprised: "How did you know it was these two places?"

Li Qi said matter-of-factly: "Your Highness has been away from Beijing for a year, and half of his time has been spent in Chang'an and Luoyang."

"His Majesty decided to move the capital as soon as he came back, which means that the prince came to these two places just to investigate which one is more suitable as the capital."

Li Shanchang was very happy and asked again: "Guess where His Majesty placed the new capital."

Li Qi thought for a moment and said with certainty: "Luoyang."

Li Shanchang was even more happy: "Why?"

Li Qi said: "Your Highness went to Chang'an first. If he was satisfied with this place, he would not stay in Luoyang for so long."

Li Shanchang laughed happily and said: "Haha, good, not bad, he is indeed my son, Li Shanchang."

Li Qi smiled modestly, then frowned and asked, "Moving the capital and changing the course of the Yellow River are both major events. Doing them at the same time may cause unnecessary trouble."

Li Shanchang nodded in agreement, and then said in awe: "If you knew His Majesty's layout, you wouldn't think so."

Li Qi said curiously: "Oh, I wonder how your Majesty will arrange it?"

Li Shanchang asked: "Have you never thought about why the two things of moving the capital and changing the course of the Yellow River happened at the same time?"

Seeing that he was still puzzled, he said, "Think about it, what impact will the Yellow River return to its old course on Luoyang?"

Li Qi immediately understood that if he wanted to go to Peiping by water from Luoyang, he would need to go south first, then enter the Grand Canal and then change the route north.

I walked thousands of miles back and forth.

And now the water in the Grand Canal generally flows southward.

If the boat takes the Grand Canal to go north, it means sailing against the current, which takes longer.

After the Yellow River returns to its original course, the water flow in the southern reaches of the Yellow River still flows southward.

In the section north of the Yellow River, the water flow will change direction and flow northward.

When the time comes, all the way from Luoyang to Peiping will be sailing along the current, which will save time and effort.

It can be said that the return of the Yellow River to its old course has directly revitalized Luoyang's traffic.

Now, moving the capital and changing the course of the Yellow River, these two things happened at the same time. It cannot be just a coincidence.

Looking back over the past few months, the public opinion on the diversion of the Yellow River is obviously manipulated.

The only person who can control public opinion in the capital is the emperor.

So what is the emperor's purpose?
The answer is already written on the question, to serve the purpose of moving the capital.

By the way, it can also benefit the people of Shandong and restore the Huaihe River Basin to normal.

It can be said that you can kill many birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, Li Qi said in shock: "Hiss... Your Majesty has such a clever plan."

Li Shanchang said: "Do you think this is all His Majesty's plan?"

Li Qi said in surprise: "There is more?"

Only then did Li Shanchang reveal General Hu’s plan to build a new capital:
"We don't have to waste people's power, but we also add sand to Luoyang..."

"I suspect that His Majesty is planning to take action against the military system. If the guess is true, then His Majesty's purpose for this move is even more impure."

Li Qi's eyes are a little straight. Now just listening to your explanation, my mind is a little hard to turn around.

How did His Majesty achieve this layout?
Li Shanchang seemed to feel that his son was not shocked enough, or he himself was holding back his words and wanted to find someone to talk to.

He added: "There is also a new policy on Baochao, which will also benefit the construction of the new city."

"Building a new city costs a lot of money, manpower is only one part, and all kinds of materials are the biggest part."

"The national treasury simply does not have that much money and food to support the construction of the new city."

"But the smooth implementation of Baochao's new policy has solved this problem."

"A few months ago, the Financial and Banknote Bureau reported to the court that there was a huge gap in the new banknotes."

"Based on the national demand, issuing another [-] billion yuan will not be enough."

"But to be on the safe side, they plan to issue 3000 million guan of treasure banknotes within two years, with the first issue of [-] million guan."

The new policy of Baochao is related to the country's financial and food foundation, and every move of the Financial Banknote Bureau has attracted everyone's attention.

Li Qi naturally knew about this.

When my father mentioned this, he nodded and said:

"I remember this. Your Majesty thought that issuing so many treasure banknotes at one time might cause panic among the people, so he only approved 1000 million banknotes."

"A month ago, the Monetary and Banknote Bureau requested another decree to issue an additional 3000 million guan, but His Majesty still only approved 1000 million guan."

"For this reason, all the ministers praised His Majesty for his wisdom."

Li Shanchang shook his head and said: "I'm afraid your Majesty is not doing this for fear of causing panic, but to prepare for the construction of a new capital."

"If you think about it, your Majesty now has 4000 million guan of new banknotes in his hands. Wouldn't that be enough money to build a new capital?"

"According to the Monetary and Banknote Bureau's plan, they will definitely come forward a month later and demand the issuance of an additional 3000 million new banknotes."

"At that time, Your Majesty will have another 3000 million in hand."

"His Majesty plans to build the new capital within two years, which means that he has nearly [-] million new notes in his hands."

"With this kind of money, he can build the new capital into anything he wants."

Li Qi was completely stunned. His Majesty's methods were too clever.

He was so tall that he couldn't even see his back.

No wonder he can dominate the world with just one bowl at the beginning.

After saying what he had been holding back in his heart, Li Shanchang suddenly felt much more relaxed.

Reason also returned to occupy the high ground and said:

"I understand Your Majesty, this is not his handiwork."

If he had such a vision and could make such a plan, it wouldn't have taken so many years to conquer the world.

Li Qi naturally believed in his father, but the question came:
"Then who set this up? When did such an expert appear beside His Majesty?"

In Li Shanchang's mind, a figure could not help but emerge.

(End of this chapter)