Nanhaizi left the palace, above the main hall.
The banquet of big fish, big meat, big steamed buns, and a big bowl of wine had already arrived. When he was full of wine and meat, Zhu Youjian also stopped eating. His eyes slowly swept across the brightly lit hall, his brows furrowed slightly, and he was calm and calm. Power.
Seeing that the ministers sitting on the left and right sides of the main hall had stopped eating and drinking, Zhu Youjian then said: "Everyone, I have been away from Beijing for nearly seven months since I left Beijing in June. I first defeated Hutu Dun in Datong. Khan, and then fought several battles with the slave bandits outside the capital, and finally forced them back, and also took over the three states of Xing, Hui, and Ying outside the Great Wall. The territory was not large, but it was still considered a frontier. Pitu. Not many thieves were killed, but it was more than what Grandpa Wumiao made in the great victory in Yingzhou..."
His words were a bit sinister, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became bad. The ministers were not stupid, and of course they knew that the little emperor was going to cause trouble again - this little emperor seemed quite honest when he first came to power, and he just played with his servants. Unexpectedly, now that his wings are stiff, he is also a troublemaker!
Moreover, this guy is more troublesome than the Carpenter Emperor, because the Carpenter Emperor had limited strength at hand, so he relied on his righteousness to get things done with Wei Zhongxian, who was just messing around - that is, he only dealt with the powerless civil servants in the court, and the really powerful ones. No one can move!
But now, this little Banzai really has elites who can kill Tatars and slave thieves, and he doesn't kill dozens at a time, but thousands!
Liao Zhen might be able to compete with this little Long Live if he gets serious. Don't even think about Jingying, Changzhen, Xuanzhen, and Jizhen!
Moreover, these few soldiers and horses have either been reorganized by Xiao Wansui, or they have been destroyed by Xiao Wansui... Although the nobles in the capital still have some strength, and there is also a Jin Yiwei who looks quite intimidating, But Zhu Youjian has not entered the Forbidden City at all, so he cannot use all kinds of dirty tricks.
As for the Jin Yiwei going out to fight - it must be a good thing that the little emperor wishes for, but it is a pity that such a good thing will not happen!
And the nobles were all shrinking their necks, and Zhu Youjian couldn't pick up their heads and cut them off by himself! The ancestors of this group of people are all old brothers of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di. And the people in the army in front of the tent are also their juniors. If Zhu Youjian doesn't speak any sense and cuts off the senior's head, the junior will be disappointed...
"Your Majesty first defeated the northern captives, and then attacked the eastern slaves. His martial arts skills are as good as those of Taizu and Chengzu. It is truly a blessing to the Ming Dynasty and the world!"
"Your Majesty has unparalleled martial arts skills and a godlike military skills. Our Ming Dynasty will defeat the Hu and destroy the captives. We are just around the corner!"
"With His Majesty leading the ministers and others, our Ming Dynasty will be invincible in the world!"
No one was outspoken, and no one contradicted the little emperor, but he just opened his mouth to flatter him! These ministers are really treacherous!
Zhu Youjian nodded and said with a smile: "It is not that easy to defeat the Hu and exterminate the rebels. My victory in the battle to repel the Eastern invaders in Beizhili was in vain. I had already fought with all my strength and sent out all my elite troops before the Eastern invaders came. How many? According to the captive Mongolians, there were only 20,000 real slaves in the battle at the entrance of the Donglu, and the rest were covered by Mongols and Han people. If the Donglu came with all their strength, Beizhili would have to become This world is hell...so I am still far from being invincible in the world!"
It seems that the little emperor is still a little self-aware... The officials below were relieved, but at the same time they were somewhat disappointed.
The little emperor is self-aware, which means that the Ming Dynasty's plate can still be maintained. But at the same time, it also means that the little emperor will continue to rectify his internal affairs!
Zhu Youjian paused, and then continued: "The slave thieves are currently working in Mameng Mountain and Jinzhou. It won't be long before they invade again. By then, there will no longer be 20,000 real slaves, but the slaves from Huiqing Kingdom." If we can't resist, it's hard to say whether the world can be saved! How many military camps are there in the Gyeonggi area now, how many actual troops are there, and what is the training and combat readiness? The chief assistant, the soldiers, the minister of household affairs, all of you Tell me!"
Hearing Zhu You interrogating the military camps and actual soldiers, the hearts of the officials present sank to the bottom!
"Your Majesty," Huang Liji, the chief assistant who was named, had no choice but to speak out, "the last time the number of military camps was counted was during the Wanli period, and it has been thirty or forty years now..."
Seeing Huang Liji's hesitation, Zhu Youjian followed his words and continued: "I remember the amount during the Wanli period. The amount (actual amount) was five thousand when I was in Jinyi and other fifty-four guards in Beijing, and in the field of the rear army governor's office." There are more than fifty-two hectares, and the farmland of various guard posts in Northern Zhili exceeds 43,678 hectares... Adding the two together, there are more than 48,700 hectares, that is, four More than 1.87 million acres! Can this number still be seen today?"
The amount of 4.87 million acres was the amount cleared during the early Wanli period when Zhang Juzheng was in power. At that time, the total number of acres of military farmland in the country was more than 60 million acres, which was a full one-third less than the more than 90 million acres during the Hongwu period!
Moreover, the land in the military garrison during the Hongwu period was actually used to support soldiers. If 50 acres of land were used to support one garrison, more than 90 million acres could support almost two million military households. Based on the calculation of one soldier from six military households, the country maintains a standing army of more than 300,000 without any pressure.
During the Wanli period, more than 60 million acres of farmland could only be used to collect grain and fodder. On average, one acre could only collect more than a bucket of military rations, and more than 60 million acres would be worth millions or tens of millions of dan - of course. , which Zhang Juzheng could only receive when he was in power!
At that time, the imperial court was rich, and the army in Jiubian had sufficient military pay and food. Not only could it raise troops, but it could also build castles on a large scale and reorganize its armaments.
Zhang Juzheng helped lay the foundation for the three major conquests during the Wanli period!
Zhu Youjian said slowly: "I don't ask how the whole country is doing now. I only ask about Beizhili, Xuanfu, Datong, and the garrisons in Beijing. And I don't ask how it was during the Hongwu and Yongle years. I only ask about the number in the Wanli period." ...Moreover, I don’t ask for the return of solid soil, I only ask for one acre, one bucket and two liters of grain grain, plus a little hay for raising horses.
This is something Zhang Juzheng could do back then. I think I am much more fierce than Zhang Juzheng, and I am still the emperor! Therefore, what Zhang Juzheng can accomplish, I must also accomplish... Chongzhen will accomplish it in the second year of his reign! "
According to the amount left by Zhang Juzheng, there are 76.7 million acres in Beijing, North Zhili and University. According to the statistics of Xuanfu at that time, there were more than 4 million acres. However, Xuanfu Town has shrunk significantly in the middle and late Wanli period, so many farmlands should have been abandoned and can only be restored slowly, but there must be more than 1 million acres. .
In other words, Zhu Youjian planned to establish at least 9 million acres of military villages that could collect grain grains in Beijing, Beizhili, Datong, Xuanfu and other places in the second year of Chongzhen. Based on the average harvest of one dou and two liters of military grain per acre, the grain receivable for one year is 1.08 million shi!
Based on the calculation that it takes 30 shi to raise a soldier, 36,000 soldiers can be raised by collecting grain!
And this is a soldier raised at a high standard of 30 dan! Although it cannot be compared with the emperor's servants, as long as it is worthy of the 30 dan salary, it can make the Tatars drink a pot. After all, 30 shi of food is really a lot for an infantryman. This is several thousand kilograms!
Zhu Youjian went on to say: "In addition to military camps, there are civilian and official fields in Northern Zhili. The amount during the Wanli period was more than 40 million acres... Should we also do a good inventory? And 4,000 acres How much imperial grain should be paid for more than 10,000 acres? One dou and two for military settlements, and how much should it be for civilian land? Half? Or one-third? There should be a unified tax amount, even if it is charged one-third of the amount for military settlements. Do you have a small amount of 2 million shi? In this way, just the military camps in Beizhi, Beijing, Xuanfu, and Datong, plus the civilian and official fields in Beizhili, should be able to support 100,000 troops! Let me give you another discount. Just raise 80,000 soldiers... Not counting the soldiers in the four towns of Yanyun, Jiliao, and the front army, how about raising 80,000 soldiers in the four towns of Xuan, Dachang, and Jing?
From tens of millions of acres of land, we can collect 3 million shi and raise 80,000 soldiers... I am quite reasonable, right? What do you think? Can it be done? "
(End of chapter)
