The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 549 Fubing and Military Household System
"My lord, good news, good news!"

Zhang Yong trotted to the emperor's bedroom and knelt down on the ground to salute.

Zhu Houzhao was dozing off in boredom, but when he heard Zhang Yong's words, his body bounced subconsciously, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

"What did you say? Good news?"

Zhu Houzhao danced and danced as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and he didn't look like he was half a ninety-five.

"Yes, my lord, good news from the southeast, good news from Songjiang Mansion!"

It was rare for Zhang Yong to see the emperor so happy, so he also smiled happily.

Zhu Houzhao took a deep breath and closed his eyes, trying to calm down.

"Sure enough, I saw the right person. Wang Shouren is a good leader."

Zhang Yong hastily flattered and said: "It's not that the emperor is wise and powerful, and Gan Gang is arbitrary. Lord Wang respects the emperor's order, and the victory is also expected."

Zhang Yong's flattering skills have reached the peak, and the photos taken by Zhu Hou are very comfortable.

He laughed loudly, waved his hand and said, "Your servant's mouth looks like it has been smeared with honey. But I can hear it comfortably."

After a pause, Zhu Houzhao said in a deep voice: "It seems that this flintlock gun is also very powerful in actual combat, and it can be promoted by the whole army. However, the production has always been a problem. It may be difficult to equip all the Northwest Xuanda frontier troops." It will take some time."

"With Xiaoge Lao here, I think the days can be mentioned again."

Zhang Yong thought about his words and said carefully.

If it were someone else, Zhang Yong wouldn't dare to say that.But Xiao Ge is different, His Majesty the Emperor's trust in him cannot be increased, and the two have surpassed the general relationship between monarch and minister.

Even if Zhang Yong dedicated all his beautiful words to Xie Shen, the emperor would not be suspicious.

"Well, sir, I am at ease in doing things. After the Japanese pirates are leveled, I will go all out to conquer the Tatars!"

Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists, looking very energetic.

Yes, why worry about Tatar cavalry with a flintlock?
No matter how sharp the cavalry is, it will be shot into a hornet's nest in the face of the spearmen's volley!
In this way, Da Ming no longer has to use his own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths.All Zhu Houzhao needed to do was to equip each of the frontier soldiers with a flintlock gun, order them to advance in formation, and drive the Tatars out of Mobei and into the snowfield.

Of course, these are all things to say, the most important thing right now is to wipe out the Japanese pirates.

Only by pacifying the southeast can we have no worries and concentrate on dealing with the Tatars in the north.

"Hurry up and tell me, sir, I want to share the joy of victory with you."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Although Zhang Yong didn't understand these military affairs, he also knew that the southeast coast of Ming Dynasty had been ravaged by Japanese pirates for a long time.Governor Wang really fought this battle with his mother's spirit!
Xie Shen followed Zhang Yong to the Leopard Room, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Eunuch Zhang. Your Majesty should be very happy, right?"

"It's more than joy, Your Majesty is very happy."

Zhang Yong eloquently described Fan Zhu Houzhao's reaction, admiringly said: "Your Majesty said, Mr. Xiao Ge also made great contributions, and he also said that Mr. Xiao Ge should make more flintlock guns for the Ming border soldiers. "

"How can Xie Mou be so virtuous? His Majesty loves him so much."

Xie Shen said a scene, and Zhang Yong also laughed.The two looked at each other and walked into the hall together with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao gave Zhang Yong a few more instructions, and Zhang Yong left the hall backwards.

Zhu Houzhao grabbed Xie Shen's hand and said, "Sir, I finally got rid of my anger. Great victory in the southeast, great victory!"

Xie Shen was filled with emotion.

After all, Zhu Houzhao still loves this country, or he loves this country more than anyone else, especially those scholar-bureaucrats who talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality but secretly do things like male robbers and female prostitutes.

But Zhu Houzhao couldn't express love, so these civil officials took advantage of them and did a series of things to slander Zhu Houzhao.Therefore, the image of Ming Wuzong seen by later generations is an out-and-out licentious emperor.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. If the southeast is stable, the sea trade can go smoothly."

"Well. I invited you here to ask how to reward the meritorious soldiers."

There is nothing wrong with Zhu Houzhao's words.Although the Pingwa War has just begun, the award cannot wait until the entire war is over.

Otherwise, the hearts of soldiers will be chilled.

The most important thing for leading troops to fight is morale and morale. If these two things are guaranteed, it will be easy to win battles or even win consecutive victories.

And to be honest, the status of warriors in Ming Dynasty is already very low, if rewards and punishments cannot be clearly defined, I am afraid there will be more warriors who are out of character.

This is the sorrow of the Ming Dynasty learning the military system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties half-way.

Although the soldiers of the Sui and Tang Dynasties were also busy farming and farming, they trained soldiers in slack, but there was an essential difference from military households, that is, the soldiers had a high status and had a considerable upward ladder.As long as soldiers make great achievements, they can be promoted several levels in a row, and then they can be promoted again after making great achievements.In terms of status, generals can even sit on an equal footing with civil servants.

Look at those generals in the early Tang Dynasty, Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji, which one is not a figure at the level of Zaifu.They are generals when they get on their horses, and capable ministers when they get off their horses. No one will ever look down on them because of their military background.

Daming is not the case.In the Ming Dynasty, the status of warriors was inherently lower than that of literati, not to mention entering the cabinet, even the minister of the Ministry of War could not be appointed by a pure military general.

With such a rising prospect, which general will work hard?Mostly just dawdling.

If you want to fundamentally change this embarrassing situation, you need to start with the military system.

Changing military households into recruiting soldiers is only the first step. In fact, Xie Shen's ultimate goal is to follow the Sui and Tang Dynasty military systems to create a complete promotion system, which is the essence of the military system.

The basis of the Fubing system is land, which is the equal-field system.

This is why the government military system reached its peak in the early Tang Dynasty, but quickly collapsed as it entered the middle Tang Dynasty.

Any dynasty that has experienced wars will have a lot of land, and a small population and a lot of land are naturally enough.After more than a hundred years of self-cultivation and living, the population base has increased, and the land has almost been annexed.

The land is concentrated in the hands of the landlords, what will be divided?
When the land issue cannot be reconciled, it will be the time for a dynasty to perish.

Xie Shen pushes to re-measure land across the country, that is, to grab as much land as possible to prepare for future reforms.

What the soldiers value most is not money but land. Money can make them feel satisfied for a while, and land can keep them happy all the time.

Back to the present, Zhu Houzhao's awarding meritorious soldiers is to give the soldiers temporary satisfaction.Although this cannot fundamentally solve the problem, it can achieve immediate results.

"Your Majesty, I think you should pay more attention to titles than gold and silver rewards."

Although the titles of the Ming Dynasty were far less noble than those of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they were still titles.These poor-born soldiers would be delighted if they had the chance to be knighted, even the lowest baron.

(End of this chapter)