"Master Hong, you were deceived by the guards!"
Yuan Keli chuckled: "The imperial court only said that military households should be abolished, but it did not say that arable land would not be cultivated by military households!"
Hong Chengchou was confused. He abolished it for a while, and then gave it to military households. Was it abolished or not?
Seeing Hong Chengchou's expression, Yuan Keli asked: "Master Hong, I would like to ask you, how many military camps are there in Shaanxi?"
"The Fish Scale Book records that Shaanxi military settlements have more than 60,000 hectares, Xi'an has 16,000 hectares, and Fengxiang has 11,000 hectares. The actual data of this Qingzhang is that Xi'an has 20,000 hectares and Fengxiang has 13,000 hectares."
In response to Yuan Keli's question, Hong Chengchou blurted out.
He was previously the governor of Shaanxi Province and participated in political affairs. He was responsible for the army, civilians, official farmland and grain roads of Shaanxi. These data have already been imprinted in his mind.
"There is a lot of farmland, but no one..."
At this point, Hong Chengchou paused, and an idea came to his mind, and he hesitated: "Does the court mean to hand it over to the common people who abolished military households?"
"Yes, that must be the case. Now the people in Xi'an and Fengxiang Prefecture have bought farmland from the imperial court. If military households are abolished, these people will definitely buy farmland too.
The imperial court only needs to make one change in the abolition strategy. For example, instead of completely abolishing it, it just abolishes the system of inheriting military households by the descendants of military households and changes it to a recruitment system.
The people who were recruited were only responsible for planting in military villages, and were paid wages or given free land after planting for a few years, or they could share part of the harvest from the cultivated land..."
Hong Chengchou understood. The more he spoke, the more excited he became and his speaking speed became faster and faster.
"If we calculate based on 78,000 people and one million taels of silver a year, we only need...500,000 acres of cultivated land.
Nowadays, the military household stipulates that each person has twelve acres. Based on my calculation, it only needs more than 40,000 common people. When the farming is busy, professional sergeants can also come to help, which is just a way to work hard.
Or recruit ordinary people to work as part-time workers. It only takes about 10,000 to 20,000 long-term workers to manage the cultivated land, or even less.
Or just put the veterans eliminated during this reorganization here, and they can be brought in if there is a shortage of people during the war.
It's a great deal to supply more than 70,000 professional sergeants with 10,000 to 20,000 people. If there are more, we can grow vegetables, raise pigs and poultry during the off-season...neigh...wonderful! "
"If we recruit more people, the grain produced can be handed over to the national treasury, and the people can earn more!"
"Even if one million acres of cultivated land in Shaanxi is converted into 10,000 hectares, the extra 70,000 to 80,000 hectares of cultivated land will be handed over to the court as a backup."
"Achieve five goals with one stone...five goals!"
At the end of the speech, Hong Chengchou was a little incoherent and almost danced with excitement on his face.
Chongzhen and Yuan Keli looked at Hong Chengchou's expression and smiled at each other. He was indeed a talent. With just a little digging, they could understand the mystery.
"Ahem... Master Hong, please don't be rude in front of His Majesty!"
Hong Chengchou was awakened, his face stagnated, and he immediately bowed to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I was too excited, I'm sorry..."
"Okay, I understand!"
Chongzhen waved his hand: "Do you think the plan is feasible?"
"It's feasible, it's very feasible!"
"Ma Xianglin's 12,000-strong extermination army is in Fengxiang Mansion and will be left to you. As an army to intimidate the guards, can you complete the reorganization of the Shaanxi Guards this year?"
Hong Chengchou did not respond immediately, but after a moment of contemplation, he said decisively: "I am willing to issue a military order to ensure that the rectification plan of the Shaanxi Guard Station is completed before the end of the year!"
"good!"
Chongzhen clapped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Since you dare to issue a military order, I will also give you a promise. After you complete the rectification of the Shaanxi Guard Station and the border town, I will transfer you back to the imperial court and join the center!"
"Listen clearly, it's a guard station and a border town! It's not just a guard station!"
"I understand!"
Hong Chengchou knew that this was another opportunity for promotion.
The guarantee he made was well-founded. It was now early April, and the two prefectures of Xi'an and Fengxiang had completed the return of farmland to the people. The other six prefectures would be able to get the news in at most two months. As long as there was a disturbance, he would be able to take action.
The remaining six months are a bit tight, but it’s not impossible to complete.
What Chongzhen said was to transfer it back to the center. After the rectification is completed, it is estimated that the Military Aircraft Department will be almost ready. If it is transferred back and the strategy and tactics are carried out under the nose, people can use their talents and feel more relieved.
"People from the Ming Dynasty's Military Discipline and Supervision Department are expected to arrive in a while, and they will cooperate with you to rectify it. They will tell you the specific standards. You are the main body of the rectification. The Supervision Department is responsible for inspection and supervision, and putting forward suggestions and opinions. , remember, there should be no conflicts. If anything happens, we will rush back to Beijing within 600 miles!"
"I understand!"
After Hong Chengchou responded, he thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, if the people who are responsible for cultivating the land for the guards, what should they be called? Your Majesty, please give me a name!"
"Give me a name?"
Chongzhen was also stunned. He learned from the production and construction corps of later generations by cultivating land to support professional soldiers.
In order to meet production needs, 12 production and construction corps and 3 agricultural construction divisions were established across the country, but due to various reasons, only the northwest one remained.
Although withdrawn, they made indelible contributions to the construction of the army and the country.
He just thought so at the time, but did not think deeply about it. Now that Hong Chengchou asked, Chongzhen thought for a while and made a decision.
"Let's call it the Production and Construction Corps. It is mainly responsible for the needs of border reclamation and border defense and the construction of military-related facilities!
The source of personnel is managed according to the paramilitary system by the retired sergeants who have been eliminated and retired through normal assessment of the guards and border troops, as well as those recruited from various state capitals.
After working for several years or reaching certain standards, their children can enter the martial arts hall opened by the health institute for free.
In addition, you can also recruit a few craftsmen such as masons and carpenters. For the construction of the health center, try not to recruit people from outside to do it!
These are just some of my ideas. There is still time now. When the people from the Military Discipline and Supervision Department arrive in a few days, you can negotiate and draw up a charter and send it to me as soon as possible. I will review it before we start! "
"I understand!"
Hong Chengchou was shocked by Chongzhen's words. He just asked the emperor to give him a name, but he didn't expect that the emperor would come up with so many things just after thinking about it.
It seems like nothing, but when you think about it carefully, the meaning behind it is completely different.
The personnel composition and paramilitary management, with a little training and motivation during wartime, can go to the battlefield, which is much easier than recruiting new soldiers.
In addition, children can enter the martial arts lecture hall run by the health institute, which can encourage them to work hard and work hard, and save a lot of supervision. After all, there may be another way out after enrolling.
Finally, as long as the martial arts hall is well planned in the early stage and instills loyalty and patriotism, after the child leaves the martial arts hall, even if he does not join the army, there is a high probability that he will be a good young man who enforces the law and abides by the law!
"Okay, I'll leave the military affairs here for now. After you return to the Governor's Mansion in Guyuan, immediately send someone to Yinchuan to find someone and take him with you!"
