"Abolish the guard station system, merge the guard stations, retain the elite, and follow the line of professional sergeants."
"Abolish the military household system. From now on, there will be no difference between military households and civilian households. If civilian households enjoy it, military households can enjoy it."
"Abolition of military farmland and all military farmland taken back."
"From then on, the army is the army, and its duty is to protect the homeland, defend the country, defend the territory and expand the territory.
The people are the people, and their duty is to open up wasteland and cultivate the land, promote all industries to bloom, and everyone does their own thing without interfering with each other. "
Chongzhen said three abolitions in a row, and everyone who listened was shocked.
We can also hear Chongzhen's determination to abolish the Wei system.
This is the first time they have heard of the professional sergeant route. Li Banghua asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, I forgive my ignorance. What do you mean by professional?"
"To put it more simply, sergeants will become the fifth profession in addition to the four professions of agriculture, industry and commerce. The state will sign a contract with sergeants, and their responsibilities will be more single and clear. They will retire from the army after a certain number of years of service."
"Preliminary assumptions are that the two capitals and thirteen provinces will retain between 30,000 and 50,000 elites depending on their size and geographical location.
Depending on the defense line and geographical location, the nine sides will retain between three and one hundred thousand people.
Including the Forbidden Army and the Beijing Camp, the final number of Ming Dynasty remained at 1.2 to 1.5 million. "
"In addition, we will recruit a group of about 300,000 soldiers (reserves). The training in peacetime is consistent with the training of professional sergeants.
However, they are not responsible for defending territory and expanding borders. As a supplementary force to professional sergeants, they will also be deployed on the battlefield as reserve forces during wartime. ",
"After this calculation, the total is 1.8 million sergeants."
Everyone was once again shocked by Chongzhen's plan. After all, there used to be a guard system, a government army system and a recruitment system. There are many benefits to taking the professional route.
Things such as the timeliness of mobilization, the unity of training and instructions, the purity of the army, etc., ultimately form a strong combat effectiveness.
British Duke Zhang Weixian frowned: "Your Majesty, I strongly support the rectification of the garrison. There are many benefits to a professional army, but there are also many problems.
For example, military pay. Even if there are 1.2 million regular sergeants, each one will be paid eighteen taels, which equals 22 million taels a year.
The recruitment of 300,000 soldiers is calculated as twelve taels per year, which means that it also requires 3.6 million taels per year.
In addition to food, drink, weapons, etc., at least 50 million taels of silver or the equivalent a year, the court could not afford this huge expenditure. "
"Mr. British, your calculation is correct, but there is one deviation. Military recruitment does not necessarily provide military pay.
Or giving such high military pay is like today's military service. They work for the government, but the government doesn't give them any money. "
After the British Duke finished speaking, without waiting for Chongzhen's response, Li Banghua spoke up, and then said: "There are also things like food and drink. Although the imperial court abolished military households and military villages, it does not mean that there will be no land left.
I am wondering whether the recruitment of soldiers can be directly placed in each province. For example, if Shaanxi has 30,000 reserves, then the imperial court can just leave 100,000 acres of fertile land.
Farming while training can be considered as exercising your physical strength, or you can ask local people to help you farm.
One hundred thousand acres of fertile land can produce three hundred thousand shi of grain a year, which can easily meet the needs of thirty thousand reserves.
Many of them can also provide professional sergeants, and even sell their military pay.
We can set up some systems to monitor the process in order to avoid the shortcomings of the guard system.
Calculated, the imperial court only needs to pay about 30 million to 35 million taels of silver to the professional army every year. "
After hearing what Li Banghua said before, the British Duke's eyes suddenly lit up and he was thinking something.
But when he heard thirty-five million taels, he immediately rolled his eyes.
He said angrily: "It's not like you don't know what's going on with the national treasury. Where did you get so much money? It's okay to make up for it in one year, but what about ten or twenty years?"
"Hey, you have to go to Mr. Guo about the money. He is the God of Wealth."
"Even if he is the Jade Emperor, he can't change money!"
"Haha, I can't change it, but Your Majesty can!"
Zhang Weixian was speechless and cursed in his heart, even if you want to flatter the emperor, you still have to find a reliable excuse.
Turning it into money is just fooling around.
"Mr. British, don't be impatient, just listen to me slowly!"
Guo Yunhou smiled and said: "Isn't there four million hectares of land in the military camp? It's enough."
"Is that enough? If you take out four million hectares of land and give it to the people to cultivate, the yield will be two and a half dan per acre, and the annual output will be 100,000 dan.
The rent is charged at 10%, which is almost ten million shi, which is indeed enough, but the merger of this gentry and wealthy businessman does not make much difference.
Moreover, there are many management problems with so much fertile farmland. If something goes wrong, a civil commotion will break out. Many processes in the process are uncontrollable, which is generally speaking unrealistic. "
"What if we sell it to the common people?"
"It is even more unrealistic. During the Ming Dynasty, the lower fields were about 5 taels, the middle fields were 6-7 taels, and the upper fields were about 8 taels. The fields in the military villages were basically above the middle fields.
Let's calculate it as six taels. A common person needs at least three acres of land to support himself. How many people can afford eighteen taels of silver?
There is no need to think about selling the land. Even if you can sell all the land, it will be a waste of time.
Although there will be no shortage of money in thirty to fifty years, what will happen in thirty to five years? "
The British prince shook his head like a rattle and rented the fields to the people. He could harvest ten million dan of grain a year.
Converted to ten million taels of silver, it can last for a long time, but there are too many management loopholes.
If you sell it, you can receive 240,000 taels of silver, but the problem is that the people simply cannot afford it.
Qin Liangyu's face was filled with surprise at first, and then melancholy.
The white-pole soldiers basically relied on raising their own military pay to develop to this point. Due to regional problems in the southwest, the people's customs are strong and they can become a powerful force with a little training.
It's a pity that military pay, food, etc. restrict the development of white-pole soldiers. It is hopeless to build a strong army of 30,000 to 50,000 people.
But when he thought about it, he felt something was wrong. Based on his understanding of the emperor, it was impossible for him to do such an unsolvable thing.
Since it was brought up, there must be a solution: "Your Majesty, please show me!"
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions!"
The British Duke also came to his senses and saluted Chongzhen, his eyes filled with anticipation.
The emperor is so strong, the situation in the Ming Dynasty is turning around, and there are capable ministers and generals. If Qian is in place again, he can practice what he has learned.
Chongzhen chuckled lightly: "Sun Aiqing, tell you about the installment payment."
Sun Chengzong stood up and said: "Everyone, it is true that people cannot pay in one lump sum, but it does not mean that they cannot afford it.
Based on the average price of five acres per person and the average price of six taels per mu, the total price is thirty taels, and the common people can divide it into five years and ten years..."
As Sun Chengzong spoke, he calculated the installment method on the rice paper hanging on the wooden board.
Wang Chengen also cooperated and distributed a standard contract for the purchase and sale of fertile land in Xi'an to everyone.
After everyone listened to Sun Chengzong's explanation and then looked at the brand new contract, they were full of surprises and shocks.
"This way, call it installment payment!"
The British father suddenly stood up: "Mr. Sun Ge, whose idea was this? It is simply astonishing, turning decay into magic."
Sun Chengzong raised his hand towards Chongzhen: "Of course it is His Majesty's attention. Most of the contents of this standard contract and the anti-counterfeiting ideas were completed under His Majesty's advice."
