I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 676: Ideas for reforming the health center

The drought in the northwest has just begun. Fortunately, Zhu Youxiao has made a lot of preparations in advance, which has minimized the losses, and now it is completely able to withstand it.

But Zhu Youxiao also knew that the situation would only get worse in the future, with natural and man-made disasters continuing, so he did not have much time left to prepare.

According to his memory, in March of the seventh year of the Apocalypse in history, there was another severe drought in Shaanxi. However, the Chengcheng magistrate at that time still pressed for taxes regardless of the life and death of the hungry people.As a result, the people couldn't bear it anymore, and finally an uprising broke out, and it has been out of control ever since.

And now there are only three and a half years until March of the seventh year of the Apocalypse.

When he thought that he only had three and a half years to prepare, Zhu Youxiao felt a deeper sense of urgency. He felt that in addition to the clan reform, other reforms must be accelerated, especially the reform of the health clinic, which must be put on the agenda immediately.

This idea can be said to have been around for a long time. The Ming Guard system has played a great role since its creation by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. It can be said to be the most important military system of the Ming Dynasty.

However, starting from the Yingzong period, the guard system began to gradually deteriorate, and now it is no longer ten.The soldiers of the guards fled seriously, and the imperial court had to adopt a recruitment system to make up for the lack of combat effectiveness of the army.

The camp system is the product of this situation. Since Zhu Youxiao came to the throne, he has always wanted to reform the guard system. Not to mention abolishing it, at least some abandoned guard posts should be abolished, some personnel should be streamlined, and the recruitment of soldiers should be further improved. proportion to improve the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

But after thinking about it, he still felt that although the guard system was corrupt, there were many vested interests in it. If he took action, it would be bad if there was a backlash.

Therefore, he finally chose to reform the Beijing camp first and build the strongest troops in the Ming Dynasty, and finally relied on this plan to reform the guard station.

Now that the Beijing camp has been built, it can even be said that the combat effectiveness has completely exceeded his expectations. Now that everyone in the Beijing camp is a close confidant and important person, Zhu Youxiao is extremely relieved.

Therefore, the reform of health centers should now be put on the agenda.

Thinking of this, the prefecture and county officials immediately asked Zhang Chang to send someone to Chen Liangbi, who worked in the Military Aircraft Department, to come over and ask questions.

After a while, Chen Liangbi, who received the news, quickly rushed outside the Qianqing Palace.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Get up, don't be too polite."

Seeing Chen Liangbi stand up slowly, Zhu Youxiao immediately asked Zhang Chang to take a seat, and then said with a smile, "

"Liao Guogong, I haven't summoned you for a while. I wonder how you are doing in the military aircraft department now. Have you ever gotten used to it?"

"Your Majesty, everything is well with me at the military aircraft. When I first went there, I thought that I might not be able to handle the paperwork. But the British Lord Zhang and Mr. Sun Ge were very helpful to me, so that I can We can start work on the Military Aircraft Department soon."

"That's good. The Military Aircraft Department is responsible for the important affairs of our Ming Dynasty's military aircraft, so it is very important. I asked you to take this position because of your courage and talent. Don't let me down."

When Chen Liangbi heard this, he quickly handed over his hand and said yes. He knew very well in his heart that he was already a very popular minister and his position had reached the top. The fact that he could continue to work in the military aircraft department was entirely due to the emperor's trust in him. He was already very satisfied. .

"But the reason why I called you here this time is not just for a simple greeting. I have something I want to discuss with you. You must also know what I discussed with the British Duke Zhang Weixian a few days ago. The clan matter is of great importance, and only Zhang Weixian Only such a noble and respected person can preside over this matter.

But you are different. You have served as the governor of Beijing Camp for many years. Last year, you made outstanding military exploits and gained great prestige among nobles and generals. "Chen Liangbi heard that the emperor compared him to Zhang Weixian and said words that were quite prestigious among generals. He was frightened to death and quickly knelt down and kowtowed:

"Your Majesty said this, which really makes me ashamed. The reason why I can achieve such achievements is inseparable from your Majesty's guidance and important use. I will always keep it in my heart and dare not forget it."

Hearing Chen Liangbi's panic, Zhu Youxiao smiled and waved his hand, telling him not to panic.

"You stand up to speak. How can we, the monarchs and ministers, be so at odds with each other? The reason I say this is, firstly, because I trust you, and secondly, I want to discuss something with you and want to hear your opinion."

Seeing what the emperor said, Chen Liangbi suddenly became curious about the emperor's purpose.

"Your Majesty, please tell me that I will tell you everything I know."

"Well, with your words, I feel relieved. I called you here today mainly because I want to discuss the Weisuo system. It has been more than [-] years since Taizu founded the Weisuo. At the beginning of its establishment, So far, I have been busy saving hundreds of millions of dollars in military expenses, but now it is in dilapidated condition, not even one of them exists, and many of the guard posts exist in name only.

Now the situation in the Ming Dynasty is completely different from before, and the guard station system is not conducive to the military dispatch of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I have been thinking about reforming the guard station. "

When Chen Liangbi heard that the emperor actually wanted to discuss this matter with him, he suddenly trembled with fright.

How could he not know the importance of the guard system? It's just that this matter is too important. It is a major event involving tens of millions of military households, thousands of guards, and the entire Ming Dynasty's military system.But now the emperor actually discussed the guard system with himself alone, leaving him at a loss as to how to respond.

So he thought for a while, bit the bullet and said:
"Your Majesty, the guardhouse has been in existence for a long time since Taizu founded it. Although it is now dilapidated, there are too many things involved in it. In addition, it involves military households and border towns. Therefore, we must not deny it easily or be impatient. It’s easier, otherwise it’s easy to cause chaos.”

Chen Liangbi's words were sincere, but Zhu Youxiao shook his head and disagreed with him.

He also knew that this matter was of great importance, so he only dared to discuss it with Chen Liangbi alone.But this kind of thing must be done. Could it be that we are timid and dare not do it just because we are afraid of the huge impact?

Zhu Youxiao thought of this, slowly looked at Chen Liangbi, and said calmly:
"Ai Qing, what do you think if all the guardhouses and military households are abolished?"

When Chen Liangbi heard this, he bowed his head and remained silent. When Zhu Youxiao saw this, he knew that he did not agree, so he continued:

"How about abolishing the military posts in the Central Plains, Shandong, Jiangnan and other places, and allowing the military households here to have civilian registration?"

Chen Liangbi still bowed his head and remained silent.

"Then we don't abolish military households, but just abolish one or two Chief Secretary's health stations as a pilot project. If the results are good, how about further promoting it?"

Chen Liangbi still said nothing. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao shook his head helplessly, sighed and said:

"Then how about choosing a place, like Liaodong, to abolish the branch of the garrison and set up a prefecture to select officials?"

Chen Liangbi reacted as soon as he heard this. After hearing the words, he immediately bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, if this is feasible, then we can slowly figure it out and pilot it step by step, which is the safe way."

(End of this chapter)