Even among all the emperors in history, Lao Zhu is one of the top ones.
Replacing compulsory soldiers with professional soldiers seems to solve the problem of government soldiers, but it is not that simple.
Just like the repeated battles between the county system and the feudal system,
The county system and the enfeoffment system each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and different methods must be adopted in different situations.
It's not that I am the emperor and I set the system of counties and counties and it will not change for a thousand years. That is pure imagination.
Let alone a thousand years, any system may not be applicable in ten or twenty years.
As an emperor, you have to pick up the puzzle pieces with different gaps and piece together an answer.
Governing a big country is like cooking small delicacies.
Zhu Yuanzhang had to face a customer with picky and changeable tastes, so Zhu Yuanzhang had to come up with different seasonings at any time to adjust the soup.
This is the hardest part of being an emperor.
Regarding what military system should be used,
This question has an answer in history.
Tang Dynasty.
In the Tang Dynasty, the use of government soldiers failed in the mid-term, and professional soldiers were recruited instead.
It seems that everything is going well, and the shortcomings of Fu Bing have been perfectly solved.
However, it also greatly increased the status of warriors. The professional soldiers recruited by the imperial court were a group of proud and powerful soldiers. Everyone knew what the outcome would be over time.
The feudal towns were divided.
This is the drawback of professional soldiers.
By the end of the Tang Dynasty, the problem of separatist vassals and towns had not been solved. The emperors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were all warlords.
Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was also a warlord.
How did he get to the position? The arrogant soldiers and generals under his command helped him up.
Therefore, after the establishment of the Song Dynasty, Song Taizu was extremely afraid of military personnel and established a national policy of emphasizing culture over military affairs.
However, as mentioned before, as long as there is a system, there are disadvantages.
Stroke it again,
The Tang Dynasty's government army system was no longer working, so the problem of the government army system was solved by recruiting professional soldiers.
However, the emergence of professional soldiers led to the separatist situation of vassal towns, which directly led to the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, used the strategy of emphasizing culture over military force to suppress military men. It seemed that there was no problem.
However, the strategy of emphasizing culture over military affairs directly led to the Song Dynasty's lack of martial ethics and its army's lack of combat effectiveness. It was abused by the Liao, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties for three rounds.
So, going back to the current situation of Ming Dynasty,
It’s not as simple as recruiting professional soldiers to replace government soldiers.
Lao Zhu still has to consider the pros and cons and make a choice.
Seeing that His Majesty did not speak, the three officials also closed their mouths in time and waited quietly aside.
The uneven number of elderly people is a manifestation. The key problem behind it is that the unreasonable government and military system has resulted in a large amount of cultivated land being not used efficiently.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Lao Zhu and Ming Dynasty, a large farming country.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. When he found out about this, Lao Zhu was so worried that he couldn't eat.
Damn it, so much farmland has been vacated? !
"Tell me, what do you think?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ru Taisu,
Ru Taisu pondered for a moment, and when he was about to speak, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him.
Zhu Yuanzhang threatened,
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll really pull you down and beat you up this time!"
Ru Taisu was so frightened that he could not bear the beating at his age. !
"Your Majesty, do you think this is better than filling the palace?"
"Fill the house?"
Zhu Yuanzhang repeated,
Ru Taisu's methods are just like those used by Lao Zhu in the past, when Huguang filled the Central Plains.
Send areas with high population directly to areas with low population, so that areas with less people and more land will not be wasted.
However, this trick cannot be used forever. Chinese people are very particular about returning fallen leaves to their roots. It is still a bit unreasonable for you to let a large family cultivate the land where no birds can poop.
In the past, Lao Zhu used this trick and had no other tricks.
Zhu Yuanzhang scratched his head,
"Well, let's remember it first."
Then, he looked at Shen Jin, Minister of the Ministry of War,
asked,
"What do you think?"
Shen Jin hesitated for a long time and glanced at Xu Sima. Xu Sima smiled elegantly.
"Master Shangshu, it doesn't matter if you say so."
As soon as he saw Shen Jin's appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang knew what he meant.
"Your Majesty, I still feel that the government's military system needs to be overhauled."
really.
Zhu Yuanzhang secretly thought in his heart.
It is said that the big change is about high emotional intelligence, but in fact it means abolishing the government military system.
And Xu Sima is the Grand Governor of the Dudu Mansion and the biggest beneficiary of the Mansion Army System. If the Mansion Army System is abolished, Xu Sima will become a jobless vagrant.
"And you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Sima. There was no unpleasant look on Xu Sima's face.
Respectfully,
"Your Majesty, I think the military system of the government is somewhat out of date."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Xu Sima approvingly,
At least this adopted son is dedicated to the public good and can distinguish between big and small.
However, Xu Sima’s statement is similar to Shen Jin’s.
It is also necessary to abolish the government military system.
Speaking of which, abolishing the military system is not that troublesome. Just send the military registration from the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
All these government soldiers were separated from the military status, and then the fields of the military villages were divided into sections, and the various guard posts under them were also disbanded. This was considered to be the dissolution of the Governor's Mansion.
Now the Ming Dynasty is not without professional soldiers. The elite soldiers and horses under King Sai are all professional soldiers.
If they don't farm, they fight.
It should be enough for the court to recruit only a small amount of soldiers and horses to prepare for the dispatch of King Sai.
But Lao Zhu still felt it was a bit too hasty.
Waved and said,
"Okay, we understand, please step back."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Seeing the three people leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang also raised his buttocks,
What are we trying to do with them here? Why don't we just go to our eldest grandson and be done with it?
State Crown Prince's East Palace
Zhu Xiongying frowned and looked at the pension plan.
for a long time,
sighed,
"Grandpa, if it weren't for you, my grandson wouldn't have noticed it at all."
Seeing his eldest grandson's annoyed look, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but patted his eldest grandson on the shoulder.
smiled and said,
"What's the point?! There are so many times when we don't notice,
We are the emperor, so we can’t be expected to think of everything in advance.
What matters is solving the problem.
Grandson, you are so upset because you are completely conceited. "
Zhu Xiongying was startled when he heard this.
Then he nodded seriously,
"Grandpa, my grandson knows."
Thinking you can solve all problems is a sign of arrogance.
Being an emperor does not require you to solve all problems, but to find the right people to solve them.
If you are too conceited about your own abilities and underestimate others, you will end up on the path of being a single man.
