Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 488 Military System and Wu Jinshi
The guards and prefectures and counties operate in parallel, which is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. If one is lame, it will naturally fall.

For example, the collapse of the Jiangnan coastal guards led to the rampant Japanese invasion; the collapse of the Nine Frontier Guards had to allow the imperial court to pay for soldiers, and the finances collapsed.

Isn't the reason why the Manchu Qing rose because the Liaodong Town Guards were corrupt and could not be suppressed in time?

Southern Zhili is divided into two, and there are countless trivial matters, but the most important thing is the military household guards along the coast.

Under the hint of the emperor, the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies could only compromise and was forced to spit out all the guards.

Naturally, its land, population, household registration, weapons, buildings, etc. also need to be recalculated.

As part of the compromise, the Fortress, Pier, Beacon Tower, etc. were also converted into money to make up for the military households.

Of course, in order to prevent these people from looking for life, the inspectors and tax cards of local states and counties will also give priority to recruiting them.

Although it is very troublesome and cumbersome, it is indeed a necessary step, and it is also for the future promotion to the whole country to learn experience and use it as a template.

According to the cabinet's estimate, if the health centers are restructured, there will be at least 45 more counties in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces.

They are all restructured from the Qianhusuo and the Weisuo, and there is no need to rebuild the city, which is extremely convenient.

If those military households hadn't been lost, theoretically there would have been nearly [-] more households, but it's a pity that there is no such thing.

According to estimates from various places, the losses caused by the war were extremely large. For example, the guards in Huaibei were almost completely wiped out, and there were only about [-] military households.

What's more funny is that in order to ensure fairness, the governor's office of the five armies and the local government asked the emperor to send Jinyiwei and the military justice department to supervise the accounting.

Of course, the advantages of the military household system are also obvious. If you have to make an analogy, it is better to call it a military colonization.

For example, the development of Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Liaodong and other places is thanks to the efforts of military households.

But if it is located in a prosperous area, inland, there will be endless troubles.

In this way, since I am going to destroy the military household system with my own hands, it means the destruction of the local military system established by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

"There are no military households in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, so the local guards have to make arrangements early."

As the dragon chair, Zhu Yixi looked at the cabinet ministers sitting on half of their buttocks, and asked for their opinions.

Without military households, the local guards have no choice but to arrange to fill the vacancy.

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the veteran, the garrison system implemented in the Huguang area is extremely feasible."

Zhang Shenyan is rather old-fashioned, comparatively speaking, he follows the rules and is a conservative. He has established regulations that can be used, and he can maintain them to the maximum extent.

The emperor nodded slightly.

The garrison system is also called the garrison system. At that time in Huguang, the place was divided into eight, four major areas, and four defensive areas.

The theater is more independent and belongs to the integration of military and government, but its territory is narrow. For example, the Jiujiang theater guarded by Baiwang back then only had one city in Jiujiang and two counties of Huangmei and Susong.

As for the garrison area, as the name suggests, it means guarding. Soldiers and officers are generally disabled soldiers, and their main role is to maintain local law and order.

Moreover, after the autumn harvest, the guards must at least organize local young men to conduct drills for half a month, so as to hide the soldiers from the people.

However, although there are many advantages, the disadvantages are also clear, that is, the number of people is too small.

A province has only [-] people, and each province has at least [-] or [-] counties, so each county has at most [-] people.

"The guards cost too much."

Unexpectedly, Yan Chongxin immediately vetoed this proposal: "The guards in Huguang cost about [-] yuan each, and they also need to cover food and clothing. Although it is only half of the Beijing camp, it is really too high."

"And if it is implemented to the whole country, it must be expanded, and the court may not be able to afford it."

Up to now, the salary of the Beijing camp has risen to [-] yuan, and half of that for the guards, that is, [-] yuan.

Although the guards are not as good as the soldiers, they are also elite models. They have horses, firearms, and drills from time to time, and the cost of them is only slightly lower than that of the soldiers.

In this case, it can be used as a substitute in wartime, but it is overkill in peacetime.

To defend the whole country, at least one million soldiers are needed, that is to say, to support another 500,000 Beijing battalions. Who can bear this?

The emperor quickly shook his head: "The system of guarding districts cannot be implemented, but it can be implemented in border areas such as Gansu and Shaanxi, and the inland areas are fine."

After thinking about it, Zhu Yixi still referred to the Ming and Qing systems.

The Weisuo of the Ming Dynasty and the Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty are very similar, and both belong to hereditary soldiers, but the former gives land and the latter gives money, and they both collapsed in the end.

The Qing inherited the Ming system, this sentence is true.

There is no doubt that the hereditary system is the simplest and cheapest recruitment mode, but at the same time it is the easiest to collapse.

However, from Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing, the military system of these dynasties is hereditary, which is very fucking.

But there is no way, the children of military families must be better than ordinary people.

"Five hundred for the prefecture city and two thousand five thousand for the capital. It is set up as a patrol battalion, referring to the system of the garrison, and the salary is generally the same."

"There are 300 people in each county. They are called Patrol Camps. The salary is half of that of the defenders, but food and equipment are included. They specialize in arresting thieves. Just equip them with knives and guns, and forget about firearms!"

To put it bluntly, to suppress rioters, etc., it is better to rely on the prefectural and provincial capitals. The county government is still responsible for arresting thieves and bandits. 300 people are enough.

"In addition, the local provincial capitals set up a general army to guard the capital, and the local capitals are responsible for patrolling the camps, and each has his own duties."

"The officers of the Patrol Battalion and the Patrol Battalion are all dispatched from the Beijing Camp and selected by the Ministry of War."

As for the hereditary system, it will definitely not be adopted, so it can only be the recruitment system:

"The capitals of each province will add another recruiting and training office to recruit young men under [-] as soldiers and send them down to the localities."

"Whether it is a patrol battalion or a patrol battalion, the age limit is 45. Once the age is reached, the army will be removed and new recruits will be recruited to ensure a continuous flow of living water."

"If you are homeless, you can enter the kitchen to take care of chores. There is no money or salary, only food."

Listening to the emperor's eloquence, the cabinet ministers fell silent.

Huang Zongxi and Zheng Sen, who wrote the notes on daily life, were full of words of admiration.

Regarding the change of the system, this is the most turbulent and exciting, because this change is the fate of tens of millions of people, and the centuries-old system after the revival of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find."

Zhang Shenyan felt that the emperor was too radical, so he had no choice but to say, "It's easy to recruit soldiers, but how do you get the officers?"

"In the past, the military household system was hereditary, and the army naturally went from bad to worse."

After copying with both hands, Zhu Yixi seemed confident and imposing:
"The backwater of the guardhouse, the formerly elegant and professional has become a decoration, I don't want to use it."

As he spoke, he looked at the three of them with bright eyes, and said, "Since there are Wen Jinshi, why not have a Wu Jinshi?"

(End of this chapter)