Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 150 Six Oolong

Yang Sichang's job was the Ministry of War, so he said it confidently. Of course, he was too excited at this time, thinking that it was a successful counterattack. He was still complacent when he saw the strange expression on Xue Guoguan's face, so he didn't look at the faces of other colleagues.

Liu Yuliang's old face was flushed red, and the half cup of tea in his mouth was almost spat out.

The other two elders were both struggling to hold back their laughter, fearing that Yang Sichang would see it, they would lie on the table and pretend to read official documents, as if they had nothing to do with it.

Xue Guoguan was indeed Yang Sichang himself who made a big oolong. He was amused at the moment, but his face deliberately showed a bit of indignation, and he only said to Yang Sichang: "Build a few fortresses and train hundreds of soldiers. How can you compete with Lu?" The governor of Jiutai, Xuanda Town, trains tens of thousands of elites, and increases the grain income by 20 shi? Old gentleman, do you agree with what the students say?" [

In the Ming Dynasty, beheading was of course the greatest military achievement, and then it was related to food or building defenses.

Because in the early Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu was proud of the fact that the guards raised millions of soldiers without costing the country a penny or a meter.

In fact, it was more than that. According to the rules in the early Ming Dynasty, the guards had to hand in supplies every year.

Most of the food was of course food, so when serving as a soldier in the Ming Dynasty, you not only had to defend the country with spears, but also prepared to call up troops at any time.

Then there are the oppression and bullying by the military officers, etc. In the early Ming Dynasty, the military households were very difficult, and during the Yongle period, the military households had already begun to flee.

By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, not only would the guards not be able to pay food, but they also needed state subsidies.

The military system and financial system designed by Ming Taizu, of course, declared a complete failure.The guards no longer had the function of defending the home and the country. At the same time, state subsidies were needed, and more than half of the state's finances were used to support soldiers. Of course, the battalions recruited with money were effective.

During the reign of Chongzhen, Wei could be self-sufficient, even if Amitabha could hand in food, it would be a miracle.

Xiang Lu Xiangsheng, governor of Xuanda, plowed the fields of the guards and supervised production. As a result, within one year, Xuanda Town received an additional 20 shi of military rations. This was a miracle at the time.

As for Zhang Shouren's rebuilding of the defense project, it was of course not a small achievement for the military attache of the guard, but it was indeed far behind Xuanda Town's achievements.

Of course, Yang Sichang and Xue Guoguan were the best at this time, and when he heard Xue Guoguan's words, he frowned and said: "Since Kong Youde's rebellion, there are bandits all over the sea around Dengzhou, and the coastal defense is really tight. If the guards of the government can be as loyal as Zhang Shouren, Where is the imperial court to worry about?"

"That's right." Xue Guoguan still looked indifferent, and said with a smile: "But it seems that it has been paid too much?"

"Well, I'm the commander." Yang Sichang stared at Xue Guoguan fiercely, and said angrily, "But beheading a thousand ranks doesn't count as an achievement. According to the rules of the country, if a leader of five hundred beheads a fifth rank, it is considered a first-level meritorious service." , this piece of Shouren reported five thousand soldiers, and beheaded more than one thousand one hundred, how many levels of great merit do you have?"

"It's true..." Xue Guoguan murmured, "However, this son is in his twenties, and he has already been given the job of commanding him. If he suddenly adds more merit, I'm afraid it's not the right way to cultivate talents."

"The old man's words are wrong. This person is a descendant of a family of hundreds of families, a family of generals who retired with the country, and he has made great achievements. It is unreasonable for the court not to reward those who have made great achievements?"