Chapter 50 Preface
When the prince heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he immediately said: "Father, I don't dare to harm the state affairs with selfish motives. I also hope that He Xi can do this well. But ------"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Then let him do it. The country I have built, the family is great, and it cannot be defeated in a while. Biao'er, in fact, you don't have to think too much about some things, such as the implementation of reforms. , who can do it better than He Xi? No. Then let him do it."
"Success is rewarded, failure is punished. It's not a big deal."
The prince wanted to say something, but he couldn't. Because he knew that even if he said it, it would be useless.
What it's called, no big deal.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, it was no big deal. But for the prince, it was an unbearable problem.
This is the biggest difference between the prince and Zhu Yuanzhang.
The leap from ancient society to modern society cannot be completed in one or two years, or even ten or eight years. It is normal for it to take decades, even half a century, or even a century. And within this transformation, there are drastic social changes and a reshuffling of the cards. It can be said to be a man-made change unprecedented in two thousand years. A comparable era is the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which was the era of transition from slavery to feudal society.
What happened in that era? The prince felt his scalp numb just by thinking about it.
But what use would it be to tell Zhu Yuanzhang these words?
There was silence.
Zhu Yuanzhang waited for a long time, wanting to wait for Zhu Biao to continue speaking.
But Zhu Biao had nothing to say.
They understand each other's thoughts. And nothing can be changed.
After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Your health and bones are not good, so go back and recuperate. After a while, you will be better, and then you can come back to do errands."
The prince said: "Yes." Then he slowly left with the help of the little eunuch.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the prince's back, sighed softly, and then marked one word on He Xi's memorial: "Accurate."
He Xi's memorial was finally approved after a process involving more than a dozen people.
The prince's back paused slightly as he left, as if he heard this soft sigh.
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Beijing Zhengbeida General Mansion.
This mansion used to belong to Xu Da and also to Feng Sheng. Now it belongs to Deng Town.
However, the mansion is the same mansion, but the people are not the same.
He Xi had never seen Xu Da in this mansion. But when he met Feng Sheng in this mansion, he was obviously in a lower position, but now Shen Guogong Deng Zhen was different.
Deng Zhen and He Xi are just on equal footing.
He Xi came here this time to discuss land matters with Deng Zhen.
Deng Zhen said: "Master He is here. Logically speaking, I will do something. But there are some difficulties here. That is the problem of migration. This is not one household with two households, but at least three or four health centers. . There are as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people. So many people moved all at once. I have just arrived, and for a while, the truth was not clear."
"Can we allow some time?"
He Xi knew that what Deng Zhen said was indeed not a lie.
First of all, if nothing else, the overall relocation of several health centers is not a small project in itself. Secondly, after all, Deng Zhen's prestige is not as good as that of some old-fashioned princes. The relationships in the health centers near Beijing are also complicated. Deng Zhen didn't dare to act easily.
He Xi said: "This matter is not urgent, but after all, the sooner the better. This matter is watched from top to bottom." He Xi paused slightly and said, "However, I have something here Is there a way that the Duke of the State thinks is appropriate?"
Deng Zhen said: "What can we do?"
He Xi said: "If these four guardhouses are not to be moved, how about dismantling them and turning them into civilian households?"
Deng Zhen was stunned for a moment, very confused, and said: "There is little precedent for this matter. And the army may not be satisfied either."
He Xi said: "The Duke is right, but not everyone in the army is willing to be a military household. Moreover, people are needed to build the city of Beijing. In the future, when the city of Beijing is built, people will also be needed. These people will migrate with them. It’s better to stay when you’re far away.”
"The army is not satisfied, so there are only some veterans and officers."
Deng Zhen sighed and nodded slowly.
Although Deng Zhen is said to be inferior to Nai's father, after all, he has been in the army for many years and is not a drunkard. Some of the shortcomings of the guard system have become apparent in this era. Especially the Duoji Army, what is the Duoji Army, that is, when there is not enough troops in a certain place, the local people are directly included in the guards and every family is required to give birth.
Just like Liaodong, all the people in Liaodong are military households. That's why.
And why the Duoji Army was the worst was because the upper echelons of the Ming Guards had been fixed and hereditary was ignored. Who is he? They are Zhu Yuanzhang's Conglong heroes, most of whom are from Huaixi. The Duoji army was forcibly recruited, and they were all at the lowest level in the army, under layers of oppression, and they were simply inhumane.
The destruction in the army was even more cruel.
Most of the deserters were these people.
He Xi said: "Streamline the old soldiers in the guard station and distribute them to other guard stations, and transfer people who are unwilling to become military households from other guard stations. In this way, there will be much less noise. "
He Xi's idea was spurred on. But it also has deep meaning.
That is why He Xi has always wanted to abolish the health system. Because in He Xi's opinion, the guard system is not a normal military system in nature, and there are too many problems here. But He Xi understood better that the guard system was the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
It's not something he can sway easily. However, precedent is important.
Once there is a precedent, it is like opening a small opening in the defense line, and the following can follow this small opening and extend it bit by bit.
Deng Zhen is also thinking about this matter.
Deng Zhen thinks this method is good and relatively easy to operate. These health clinics have been in the area for more than 20 years. Deeply rooted, giving an order to move them away, although the military order is difficult, is also a troublesome matter.
And where are you moving to?
There is certainly good land in the pass, but there is no large area of land. If you want to have a large area of land, you must move to Liaodong, or Monan area. Or the land of the guards and the land of the local people are intertwined.
Neither is easy to deal with.
Anything to do with land is troublesome.
These guard posts were directly abolished, and the veterans who dared to fight were merged into other guard posts. These guard posts were commanded, promoted, or put on idle positions. Even if Deng Zhen is a prince, this matter can still be done. Other guard posts were strengthened.
It's not really a problem.
Of course, it also reflects one thing from the side. Deng Zhen never considered that after the abolition of these four guard posts, the Ming Dynasty would not have enough troops.
After all, the Ming Dynasty had more than 300 health centers.
Deng Zhen thought about it for a while and said: "How will Sir He plan to arrange these dismissed soldiers? After all, they are meritorious officials of the imperial court. It would not be bad if they are released to the people."
He Xi's heart moved and she said: "My lord, the previous decree of the imperial court actually had restrictions on conscripting people for labor. This time, I am not going to conscript people."
Deng Zhen said: "Then use the troops?"
It was common practice in the Ming Dynasty to use military men and horses to build buildings, and even many honorable ministers later did so, which became one of the important reasons for the decline of the army's combat effectiveness.
He Xi said: "We are not prepared either. Didn't I say? Use these disbanded soldiers."
Deng Zhen was stunned and said, "Is only 20,000 people enough?"
He Xi said: "It's hard to say yet whether it will be enough, but I am planning to set up a construction company to contract the entire project. And the 20,000 yuan will be incorporated into the construction company."
Deng Zhen was a little confused and said, "What is the Construction Society?"
He Xi said: "The Construction Society is a construction company affiliated to the Beijing Construction Department. It is owned by the imperial court, has independent accounting, and is responsible for its profits and losses."
Company is the definition in He Xi's new law, and according to ancient tradition, many of these groups are called clubs. He Xi said that this can be regarded as doing as the Romans do. It's just a very simple concept for a state-owned enterprise to have independent accounting and be responsible for its profits and losses. But He Xi had to explain to Deng Zhen for a long time.
Deng Zhen finally understood what He Xi was doing.
Some people died, but not completely...
