Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 291
Zhu Houzhao was also not interested in finding trouble with the Jianzhou Jurchens. Daming's problems were ultimately his own problems, not external ones.Even in the last years of Chongzhen, Houjin of Liaodong could only dance there, not because of how strong he was, but because Daming was too weak, so weak that he couldn't believe it.

"Wang Shouren, do it well!" Zhu Hou looked at Wang Shouren and said with a smile, "The road ahead for the Ming Dynasty is ahead, and so is our road ahead. This Ming Dynasty will stand brilliantly on top of the world."

Wang Shouren didn't know why His Highness the Crown Prince said such words, but Wang Shouren still bowed and said, "I wish to follow His Highness the Crown Prince, and my Ming Dynasty will prosper forever."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Shouren, showed a smile, and changed the military household system to the recruitment system. Zhu Houzhao also hesitated and considered it. He knew the advantages of the recruitment system and also knew the disadvantages of the recruitment system.The advantage is that the professionalization of the army can better train generals and soldiers, and the combat effectiveness will soar. With the stimulation of military achievements and silver rewards, the army's fighting spirit will also be greatly improved.

What is the disadvantage?It's very simple, costing money will put a lot of pressure on finances, and a little carelessness will cause Ming's financial collapse.

But Zhu Houzhao still chose to do this, not because he saw the shortcomings of the recruitment system in this era, but Zhu Houzhao chose to ignore this shortcoming.If you don’t have money, then go to make money, if you can’t make money, then go to grab money, in the next era of global colonization, everything can be weak, but the fist cannot be weak, go out to fight, go out to grab, as long as you can get it, then There is money.

When the Ming Dynasty's sword is on the line, and the taxes of the Ming Dynasty are not enough, then go south, north, west, and in all possible directions to rob and kill.

If this is not enough, then go to sea, set up cannons to rob, plunder, and support the whole world, Zhu Houzhao does not believe that it is not enough.

"His Royal Highness, how much is suitable for Liaodong to recruit troops?" Wang Shouren looked at his Royal Highness and asked hesitantly. Although Jiubian is a military town and there are many soldiers, but now it is a military household system. After the recruitment system, The cost of raising an army has greatly increased. If there are too many recruits, there will be no money. This is what Wang Shouren is worried about.

But judging from what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant, this soldier is probably indispensable. After all, there are more than 2 people left after selection.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was dissatisfied and wanted to continue recruiting troops, but the money became a problem, and Wang Shouren didn't dare not ask!
"[-]!" Zhu Houzhao said without thinking, "[-] cavalry, [-] infantry, auxiliary soldiers are useless."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Wang Shouren was shocked, so many?Recruiting [-] cavalry and [-] infantry is not a small number, the key is that auxiliary soldiers are not counted!One must know that in the current Beijing Camp, there are [-] Black Dragon Army, [-] Black Dragon Guards, and an additional [-] Shenji Battalion. The money spent every year is like running water. Liaodong is going to do the same?
"His Royal Highness, are there too many?" Wang Shouren said with some hesitation. In Wang Shouren's view, [-] cavalry and [-] infantry are a lot.

"Not many!" Zhu Houzhao shook his head directly and said: "This time, I will attack Wuhaliang and rebuild Daning, which will become an important town in northern Xinjiang. Some of these soldiers are there. In addition, Liaodong will become another part of Daming in the future. In Jiangnan, more soldiers are needed here, and more people are needed to defend, so do what I say!"

Zhu Houzhao has high hopes for Liaodong. Now the land is sparsely populated, and he can arrange it as much as possible according to his own ideas. Zhu Houzhao wants to build Liaodong into a base.

Sooner or later, his own reform will touch the fundamentals of some people. Now that the strategy from north to south has been decided, there is no reason to stop it. Make full preparations, prepare for the worst, accumulate the strongest strength, reform, and only succeed, not fail.

Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, Wang Shouren's expression also became serious. He knew that His Royal Highness had made a decision, so he quickly bowed and said, "Yes, His Royal Highness, I understand!"

After Wang Shouren left, Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that his choice was not wrong, but with Wang Shouren's joining, things became much smoother.First, it was announced that the military household system would be changed to a recruiting system. Even if there are more than 2 people who have been screened out, if you don’t want to be a soldier, you can go home, and the court does not require it.

The other is to divide the land, granting land according to the population, and distributing the land from the generals to the military households, but the land that is allocated has to pay taxes.Of course, you don’t have to. Zhu Houzhao directly handed over the remaining military land to the Liaodong Governor’s Yamen as public land.The publicly leased land in the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to the state-owned farms of later generations.

Of course, in this era, public leased land is no longer popular, and people don’t like to rent public leased land because it is cheaper to rent and grow private land.

What would be cheap?Because they don’t pay taxes, in the final analysis, they are still the fault of the tax system, but it doesn’t matter. There is no one to grow the public leased land, so you can find a way to find someone to grow it. Zhu Houzhao believes that people will come here to farm land soon, including reclaiming wasteland in Liaodong, and not yet. will be less.Zhu Houzhao is very confident about this, and the time will not be too long.

At the same time, the treatment of recruits was also announced together. In addition to payment, there were also cloth and food.

Before the tax reform, the taxes paid in various places were cloth, grain, and silver, and the proportion of silver was still the least. It was impossible for Zhu Houzhao to toss and sell cloth and grain in exchange for silver and distribute them to the soldiers. Buying cloth and grain with money can increase GDP, but it will cause some problems. For example, the price of cloth and grain is not constant.

Under the current conditions, the distribution of food and cloth can make the soldiers feel at ease. The salary of the soldiers in Liaodong is much lower than that of the Black Dragon Army.

Things are complicated, and Wang Shouren's ability has been shown at this time. He managed very well without any trouble. Of course, the money was also spent like running water, but Zhu Houzhao didn't care too much about it. Isn't it for flowers?Not enough money?That's impossible, Zhu Houzhao still has some savings in Qiqizhai in the past few years.

In addition to the 200 million taels allocated by my father, it is enough to cope with the military reform in Liaodong this time, and the follow-up money will be gone, so I have to earn it myself.

"Your Highness, Qian Fan is here." Liu Jin came to Zhu Houzhao's side, bowed and said, during this period of time Liu Jin kept a low profile and never left the hotel, and he also knew that he was hated now.

　The third shift will start tomorrow, and it’s the end of the year. I’m going to break out, break out, break out!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)