"Don't tell me, it is really possible. After this change, none of your subordinates were brought out by themselves. They are not of the same mind. No one dares to have different intentions. Your Majesty can indeed take back the military power." Lin Yueru said in surprise.
Yang Fan nodded and said: "If he really thinks so, the most unlucky person is me. I will take these 50,000 Beijing troops to the battlefield and practice them. Your Majesty will probably give them back to the nobles." After all, they and the emperor are on the same side. I can only come back and directly take up the post of Suiyuan Dusi. I will be exiled from the official position, and the army and territory in my hands will be lost."
Xiao Niangpi said: "Fifty thousand people, one hundred battalion heads, and there are about 20 noble families in Beijing who lead the troops. Is it enough? One family looks like more than 2,000 people."
Yang Fan said: "In this case, the reason why His Majesty and Dong Lin agree is that he wants to use them to deal with Concubine Zheng and at the same time take back the military power. If that is the case, Li Banghua will not be the Minister of War."
Xiao Niangpi said: "This victory on the grassland has exposed our strength. The servant regiment and regiment training are all cavalry, plus the personal camp, there are 8,000 cavalry. It's strange that Your Majesty doesn't take action to weaken you. You know how powerful the Beijing camp is A horse?"
Yang Fan really didn't know: "How many there are, there must be one hundred and eighty thousand."
"Hey! What are you thinking about? The Beijing camp has a total of more than 28,000 horses. Most of them are borrowed by various yamen in Beijing to pull carts and ride horses. The actual number in the camp is less than 8,000. Your cavalry is eight It’s a thousand, it’s strange that His Majesty can bear it.”
Yang Fan smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty took back the Hexi Guard Qianhu Station, and I was mentally prepared. That army was used to prevaricate the court, but it was a pity that I spent my own money to equip the carriages and livestock, as well as the 600 copper-haired troops. It’s a blast.”
Bronze-haired cannons are heavy artillery, and the Ming Dynasty did not have particularly many of them.
Each door cast by Yang Fan weighs 500 kilograms. The copper-haired cannons cast in the Ming Dynasty only weighed 500 kilograms.
Yang Fan also equipped this unit with muskets, flintlock muskets, Swiss halberds, plate armor, armored caravans, tent supplies, etc. A lot of real money was invested.
Yang Fan also put a lot of effort into it. Whether it’s training or equipment.
Yang Fan originally didn't want to spend too much money on this army. However, after repeated calculations, I found that I really couldn’t save money. If you want to ensure combat effectiveness, you still can't save the money you should spend. In this battle on the grassland, the car camp played an important role.
It's money well spent. Think of it as buying Toronto.
These 3,600 people can be said to be the best equipped and trained army in the Ming Dynasty.
Yang Fan said: "When Your Majesty returns the downsized and streamlined Beijing Camp to the nobles, the nobles will shed tears of gratitude. This is the human heart. With your Majesty's efforts, the financial burden of the Beijing Camp has been reduced by seven-eighths. Wait for him Cooperate with Dong Lin to eliminate the nine important towns, and the military expenditure can be reduced by half. The military power is also returned. It is a good plan. "
"Isn't he worried about whether Dong Lin will be able to defeat him? The Nine Borders were abolished, and the weak will definitely be eliminated while the strong will be eliminated. In the end, about 100,000 elite soldiers will be left to garrison in Monan. If these soldiers and horses fall into Dong Lin's hands, Your Majesty will not be afraid. ?" Xiao Niangpi said with a frown.
"He is really not afraid. Governor Ji Liao still has a replacement, Marshal Mao from Pidao. If Governor Yuan fails, he will let Governor Mao take up the post. The household department is in the hands of Lu Party Bi Ziyan , he holds Liaodong’s salary, which is why Donglin wanted to pull him down before." Yang Fan said.
Lin Yueru also said: "Your Majesty has seen through that the Ming Dynasty's army is basically useless. Now that he has money, he plans to go it alone."
Yang Fan said: "Your Majesty is playing a big game. If he completes all these things, the Liao salary can be cancelled. Because the military expenditure does not need so much money."
Speaking of Liao’s salary, it’s very painful. This thing was brought out as a temporary addition. As a result, it was not completely ended until the Republic of China period.
Liao's salary was created by Donglin, and the initiator was Sun Chengzong, the emperor's master.
In the forty-sixth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1618), due to the deteriorating situation in Liaodong, the finances were no longer able to support large-scale military operations, so they adopted the method of "extra payment" to collect temporary taxes "Liao rates". Except for Guizhou, all the land in the world An additional fee of three cents and five cents per mu was used to support the Ming Dynasty's military operations in Liaodong.
As the situation in Liaodong gradually collapsed, and after two increases in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth years of Wanli, Liao's rates were changed from temporary collection to fixed collection. Rated at nine centimeters per acre.
After that, no matter how the situation in Liaodong changed, collection was carried out on a regular basis. Subsequently, domestic rebellions broke out in droves, and later for the same reason, additional suppression and training rates, collectively known as the "three rates", were imposed until the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
The funny thing is that after the Manchus entered the customs, they did not abolish the Liao pay used to annihilate themselves.
In the 14th year of Shunzhi, the "Liao Rating" was renamed "Nine Lijin" and included in the "Complete Book of Taxes and Services", turning it from a temporary tax into a fixed tax. This was the origin of the cent tax that would influence the next three hundred years.
From then on, the Liao Dynasty's tax, which was used to exterminate themselves, was levied until the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
Based on the "Liao Rating" model, many Lijin (commercial taxes in the name of raising rates) invented were not abolished until the 20th year of the Republic of China (1931).
The little girl said with some worry: "Will your Majesty take action against Duolun?"
Yang Fan thought for a while and said: "No, it's too far away and His Majesty can't control it. And Your Majesty doesn't know the real situation in Duolun. Our true strength has not been exposed. I guess the establishment of a province in Monan , will be changed beyond recognition by Donglin. At least Yuan Chonghuan will cut off the eastern part of Monan. Coordinate the restoration of Liao in his five years."
Lin Yueru lay on Yang Fan's left side and said, "Master, I still want to follow you on this expedition."
Yang Fan smiled bitterly and said, "What good things are you thinking about? If His Majesty really lets me take the capital away, he will definitely leave you two in the capital. Otherwise, how can he rest assured?"
Xiao Niangpi said in panic: "He won't hold us as hostages in the capital from now on."
Yang Fan rolled his eyes at her angrily and said: "You two don't even have any heirs, so detaining you two is useless. As good as me, young and rich, with a high rank and a young hero, how many women do you need?" .What are you doing here? You’re so full.”
The little girl who was lying on her back gently was stunned for a moment when she suddenly heard these words.
Immediately, the young lady's eyebrows stood up and she was filled with anger.
Climbing up to Yang Fan, he grabbed his ears and said, "You are rebelling, and you dare to go out to find a woman. I will beat you to death."
I will add a chapter tomorrow, but there is no more today.
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