I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 199 Nine Sides of Reform
"Military households are hereditary like craftsmen, that is to say, once a commoner is drafted into the army.

Their family has become a military household, passed down from generation to generation, until no male is born..."

"Moreover, military households have to work hard to fight during the war, and they have to farm in their spare time, and they have to prepare their own weapons and armor. The pressure is so great..."

Li Tian nodded frequently, Yang Rong's idea was very close.

Get any of Li Tian.

Yang Rong spoke more vigorously.

"Not only that, the military households have to perform hard labor every year, and the military fields in the middle of the country also need to collect land taxes."

"If it's a good year, you can still persist, but if it's a bad year.

The family can't even eat enough to eat, so what energy do they have to go to war, do hard labor and pay taxes? "

What a question three times in a row.

The other people who said it also nodded their heads and expressed their deep agreement.

"I just don't know what Zirong thinks, what should I do to relieve the pressure on the military households."

Yang Rong bowed to Li Tianyi.

"Your Majesty has already decided to start collecting commercial taxes. In comparison, the little tax contributed by military households can be ignored."

"Therefore, I believe that we must solve the problem of military fleeing abroad.

The first is to increase their income and exempt them from taxes.

The second is to exempt them from hard labor and let the military households focus on farming and fighting..."

Yang Rong spoke impassionedly, thinking that this idea would definitely get a lot of applause.

But beyond his expectation, the reaction of several people was not as enthusiastic as he had imagined.

Huang Zhun even said bluntly, "Zi Rong knows how many military farms there are in the world."

Yang Rong shook his head slowly and said, "Zi Rong doesn't know the detailed data."

Huang Zhun continued, "By the 21st year of Hongwu, the army fields had already reached 90.

The surplus grain was as many as 700 million dan, and this amount of grain could feed the 300 million army of the Ming Dynasty for more than a year. "

"If so many tax burdens are reduced, do you know how much pressure it will put on the court.

Now that the commercial tax has not yet seen results, who can guarantee that the vacancy after the tax reduction and exemption for military land can be filled. "

Yang Rong's face darkened, he was only interested in coming up with ideas, and didn't take this factor into consideration.

But he was not reconciled and insisted,

"Even if it can't be fully reduced, at least it can be reduced gradually!"

Yang Shiqi shook his head and said,

"Zirong, you are thinking too simply, there is a reason you have to understand, don't worry about scarcity but inequality.

In some places, the tax burden has been reduced or exempted, while in others it has remained the same.

How do you make those who are still paying taxes feel, if one fails, it may cause even greater disasters..."

I saw them discussing and discussing, but still didn't get the point.

Li Tian was a little impatient.

He said lightly, "Did you never think that why military households are not allowed to lose their military status like craftsmen!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's expression changed immediately.

Yang Shiqi said anxiously, "Your Majesty must not do it at this time. The system of guards was established by the Taizu, and it must not be changed at will."

"Why? The craftsman's registration was also determined by the Taizu. Why can the craftsman's registration be changed, but the military registration cannot be changed."

"This... how can this be the same, if the craftsman's registration is exempted, it will not have a big impact on the general situation of the world.

But millions of military households are the foundation of our Ming Dynasty, so it is absolutely unavoidable. "

At this time, everyone understood Li Tian's plan.

But they never expected that Li Tian would drop such a blockbuster without making a sound.

All of them were burnt on the outside and tender on the inside, and their spirits were dim.

Yang Rong thought that his suggestion just now was deviant enough to shock the world.

But it never occurred to Li Tian that he dared to risk the displeasure of the world by proposing such an unbelievable idea.

Yang Shiqi was the first to kneel down, grabbing the ground with his head.

"Think twice, Your Majesty. Although there is a small ringworm in the guard at this time, it is not beyond control. If it is abolished rashly, the world will be in turmoil immediately."

"Please take your majesty back. If your majesty insists on doing so, the old minister... the old minister can only be killed on the spot to defend the legacy of the great ancestor..."

The same was true for several other people, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing. It seemed that if Li Tian didn't take back his life, he would kneel down and get up.

Li Tian had expected them to be like this.

But I didn't expect that they were so resolute in their opposition.

I thought to myself that even the closest and most trusted cabinet ministers are so opposed to the reform of the guard, it seems that I am indeed a little too hasty.

He couldn't hold back his face, and snorted,
"Okay, let's all get up, I just proposed an idea, and I don't really plan to implement it."

It was said that several people collapsed to the ground almost at the same time.

Don't play with people like this, it's going to happen for a while, if you don't do it well, you will really die.

"Haha, you guys are so frightened, do you still look like cabinet ministers?"

In order to ease the tense atmosphere, Li Tian deliberately laughed and said.

Yang Shiqi said with a mournful face, "Your Majesty, you should make less jokes like this in the future, the old minister's heart really can't stand such a toss."

After a long time, several people have almost recovered.

Li Tian said with a straight face again, "For the time being, the military household registration does not have to be abolished, but we need to find a safe way to curb this matter."

"Now it's just a problem with one military household in Datong. If this is the case on all nine sides, then it doesn't matter if the Weisuo exists or not."

"Your Majesty's words are true, the veteran thinks that the party's most urgent task is not to investigate the world's guards.

Instead, we should discuss how to deal with the frontier generals involved in this big case of corruption of ink. "

Yang Shiqi was afraid that Li Tian would mess up something again, so he quickly changed the topic and led him to other issues.

"Regarding this point, I also have some ideas, let's see what you think."

"Please tell me, Your Majesty, I'll be all ears."

Li Tian cleared his throat and said slowly,
"The reason why Wu Yuanbo Zhu Rong and others instigated Guo Wenyu to embezzle Mok officials' rations was because there was a problem with the guards, which led to insufficient food and rations for the frontier troops."

"Since Uncle Wu Yuan and others have meritorious service in battle, I can punish them with minor punishments, fine them with three years' salary, lower their titles, etc. as punishments."

"However, the root cause is coming out of the guard."

"That's why I decided to issue an imperial edict to reform the frontier army.

For example, it is no longer compulsory for the descendants of military households to enlist in the army, and military households who have served in the army for more than 20 years can apply for withdrawal from the army, etc..."

Hearing this, several people's expressions still changed involuntarily.

Although Li Tian's decision this time is not as shocking as the previous one, which directly exempted all military households from military household registration, it is actually not much different.

What's going on, Your Majesty, why did you grab the military household and won't let him go?

Yang Shiqi said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, the reform of the Nine Frontiers is too important, can't the implementation of this matter be postponed!"

Li Tian raised his face, and said with some displeasure, "I've made up my mind on this matter, you just need to obey orders."

(End of this chapter)