Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 457 Exploring the Transformation of the Raid Guard

There was a serious financial crisis in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to the deep-rooted cancer formed in the tax area, coupled with the objective factors of natural disasters, there were also many problems in other aspects.

The guard is one of them.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the world decided to use guards to guard the key points of various places, ensure the stability of the frontier, and assist the stability of the local government, which can be said to have played a decisive role.

However, with the passage of time, the Five Armies Commander's Mansion was gradually emptied, and the Ministry of War, which was dominated by civilian groups, managed the national army. It was inevitable that many problems would arise.

After accumulating over the years, most of the guards set up under the rule of Daming were rotten, which led to the formation of bad debts in Daming's guards, bad debts.

The land, population, and various means of production under the name of these guards have become a means of collecting money for officials of the guards at all levels and local vested interests.

The rectification of the guard is urgent.

At present, the total number of guards under the command of the Ming Dynasty exceeds 250 million, or even more, but how many guards are actually capable of fighting?

Even Emperor Chongzhen didn't know.

"I summoned the ministers to come over because there is something I want to discuss."

Emperor Chongzhen sat firmly on the dragon chair, looked at Wang Qia and Li Banghua, the military ministers, and said sternly: "Some time ago, the cabinet submitted a plan to allocate a lot of money and food from the treasury. Presumably all the ministers know about it?"

Wang Qia, Li Banghua, Zhou Yanru and other military ministers all nodded their heads slightly. How could they not know such important matters related to the state.

The Military Aircraft Department is in charge of suppressing the rebellion, but it is also very clear about all kinds of affairs in the court, otherwise many important tasks of the military aircraft cannot be well coordinated.

"In fact, the national treasury is empty. In order to solve this financial crisis, as a last resort, I can only use the National Taxation Office under the Ministry of Accounts to sell a war bond to the outside world."

Emperor Chongzhen pretended to be tired and sighed softly: "By anchoring the previously confiscated land and some land under the name of Huangzhuang, we can raise money from the people to solve practical problems.

But this is ultimately a palliative, not a permanent cure.

If we want to solve practical problems, we must find ways to open up the treasury to increase fiscal revenue. Only in this way can we help the court and meet actual needs. "

In order to rectify the Daming Guards, this messy system, to reduce the burden in a real sense, and not cause harm to Daming, Emperor Chongzhen took great pains.

At the beginning, the post station was abolished by mistake, in order to give Daming Finance a little relief, but what I didn't expect in the end was the rule of Shanxi and Shanxi. A large number of people with iron rice bowls defected to the bandits everywhere. He turned his head to rebel against Daming.

The most difficult thing to do in this world is to tell vested interest groups to give up their privileges, regardless of the size of the privileges, and then change their way of life.

When Wang Qia, Li Banghua, Zhou Yanru, Wang Zaijin, and Huang Liji, the military ministers, saw what the emperor said, their hearts were raised in an instant.

Intuition told them, my own emperor, I'm afraid there will be another big trouble, but this kind of trouble, their military aircraft department probably won't be able to bear it.

"Wang Banban, show the official letters I have drawn up for you to have a look first."

Seeing that everyone was so vigilant, Emperor Chongzhen was not in a hurry, and stretched out his hand and said, "I had some thoughts before, and you will tell me your thoughts after reading it."

Wang Chengen bowed first, and then came to Wang Qia and the others with the stack of official letters prepared in advance, each with a copy, no one had to refuse, and no one had to be disappointed.

"..."

At that time, the East Nuan Pavilion was very quiet.

Wang Qia and Li Banghua looked at each other, holding the official letter in their hands, feeling at a loss.

Emperor Chongzhen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and greeted everyone's gaze with a smile on his face, but he didn't say anything to urge him, after all, it was up to them to do things.

Have the respect you deserve.

You should have the courtesy you deserve.

Under such circumstances, Wang Qia, Li Banghua, and Zhou Yanru, a group of military ministers, opened the official letters in their hands one after another, and began to read them carefully.

It's just that the more I look at it, the more frightened I become.

"In view of the pressure on Daming's finances at this stage, I feel that it is necessary to rectify the Daming guards by region and by batch..."

Just from this beginning, everyone's expressions completely changed.

The emperor wants to use the guard to perform surgery to reduce financial pressure. Doesn't this clearly cause chaos in the world?
Guards are spread all over Daming, and if one is not careful, it will cause a large-scale rebellion, and Daming will be completely finished by then.

'According to the corresponding case files I have read, the guards under the Ming Dynasty can be roughly divided into: real guards, quasi-real guards, and non-real guards.

To be honest, you can refer to Liaodong Capital Division, Shaanxi Xingdu Division...'

Regarding the specific situation of the Daming Guard, the official letter written by Emperor Chongzhen explained in detail, including the situation in Beijing and abroad.

In order to figure out these situations, Emperor Chongzhen had to fight at night. After all, the Ming Dynasty has been passed down for more than 200 years. Even if it is the Weisuo system established in the early Ming Dynasty, there will be slight changes in actual operation.

'In view of the complexity of rectifying the guards, including the different situations in different places, I plan to use the Jingwei as a benchmark to make small-scale adjustments and changes.

The following adjustments are applicable to the subsequent removal of guards to reduce financial expenses and help the Ming army to restore its original majesty.

First, the hereditary official positions of each guard, the official positions at all levels headed by the commander of the guard, remain unchanged, the land inherited under the name remains unchanged, the nature of each guard is changed, and the conversion of military households to civilian registration is promoted. , relocated to various provinces, prefectures, prefectures, and counties, responsible for drills of the militia during the annual slack season, responsible for recruiting new soldiers, condolences...

Second, the non-personal part of the farmland under the jurisdiction of each guard will be used as the official land of each place, and will be collected according to the land tax set by the imperial court...

Third, the military households under the jurisdiction of each guard are divided into two acres of private land based on the family. In addition, according to the actual situation, they can give priority to renting the official land. This is a rigid standard, and no harsh treatment, or Use power for personal gain.

Fourth...'

According to the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, including the guard, whether it is a hereditary guard officer or an iron rice bowl military household, in order to ensure that there will be no corresponding turmoil in the stage of planning reform.

The best way Emperor Chongzhen could think of was to find a new replacement attribute for Daming's rotten guard system and make it play a corresponding role.

As for the discovery of corruption and violation of the law during the implementation stage, if it involves guard officials, they will be arrested and killed as soon as they are needed. When it comes to officials and gentry, it is of the same nature.

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Emperor Chongzhen secretly said in his heart: "Using the nature of the power of the militia organization, including the many frameworks listed, from the governor's office of the five armies, to the capital divisions of each province, to the guards of various places, as long as they can be divided into regions and With the gradual advancement of the stage, as long as the benefits can be obtained by the low-level military households, Li Zicheng, who lost his iron job and turned his head to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, will not appear again.

Meals have to be eaten bite by bite. The Weisuo is a mess. There are too many bad debts and bad debts. If we get to that point, I'm afraid we won't even have the chance to fight a guerrilla attack. After all, we have become enemies of the world. '

(End of this chapter)