"The emperor finally couldn't help but start testing!"
Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli had such an idea in their minds at the same time.
Others may not know the emperor well, but they follow the emperor and know his thoughts very well.
This is a knock against Buddhism, Taoism and other sects.
In troubled times, Taoist priests descended from the mountains, and in prosperous times, monks made money. Now that the prosperous times are about to come, it’s hard to say whether the Buddhists will do something about it.
Secondly, both the Buddhist and Taoist families have many Taoist and temple fields, ranging from hundreds of acres to tens of thousands of acres.
Among them, there are 176 temples in Nanjing, with nearly 80,000 acres of cultivated land.
The total number of temples and Taoist temples in the entire Ming Dynasty is estimated to be at least millions of acres. This is the final difficulty in returning the land to the people.
This edict is to alert the enemy, test the water, and see the attitude of the two families.
The ministers didn't understand the intention, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Two consecutive killings, arrests, and dereliction of duty immediately caused the officials who still wanted to say anything to stop immediately.
Although the emperor's words were soft, they could clearly feel the killing intent in his words.
Seeing that the ministers were quiet, Chongzhen said calmly: "Dear ladies, do you have anything to report?"
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Everyone followed the sound and found that it was the British Duke Zhang Weixian.
Seeing Zhang Weixian leaving work, the ministers felt a thud in their hearts and secretly said: This guy is really well prepared!
"Oh? What's the matter with the British Office?"
Looking at the British Duke who bowed slightly, Chongzhen was filled with smiles, but his expression was indifferent.
"Your Majesty, I propose that from today on, all systems of favoring military officers be abolished! And from today on, there will no longer be a hereditary system for military officers, and all military officers will be judged based on their military merits!"
Fuck...
As soon as the British Duke said these words, the officials were immediately stunned.
I knew this guy was here to cause trouble, but I didn't expect that he would burn directly on their heads.
The matter of benevolence and yin has been settled since the founding of the country by Taizu. From the first to the seventh rank, everyone will have a son to provide him with the world's salary. If he is of the first rank, his son can be of the fifth rank, and so on. The son of the seventh rank will not enter the country. The lower grade is used.
Enyin was not unconditional. Civilian Yinzi had to pass the imperial examination to become an official, and military officer Yinzi had to pass a martial arts competition to become an official.
Even if there is no assessment, these unscrupulous descendants can directly enter the Imperial College as supervisors and wait for the vacancies to be filled.
But where there are exams, there are people and sophistication. The entire Ming Dynasty is already in a state of decay.
It would be fine if they were just benevolent civil servants, but if the civil servants were benevolent to the military and the generals were hereditary, this would cause a big problem.
Those who can go to court are at least fourth-grade, and they can all benevolent to an eighth-grade official. Now that it has been cancelled, how can we find a way out for future generations?
"Your Majesty, I think this is not allowed. Enyin has been set since the founding of the country by Taizu. Although there were slight restrictions when Emperor Chengzu was established, Jingtai, Chenghua, Zhengde, Jiajing and other dynasties relaxed the conditions, which shows that it is needed!"
"Your Majesty, although the Enyin system has some problems, it has greatly enhanced the loyalty and cohesion of ministers to the court!"
"Your Majesty, the civil servants and military officials have made a large number of gentry children imbued with literary style flow into the ranks of hereditary military attachés, which has played a certain role in breaking the control of status-based service, improving the structure of command personnel, and promoting class mobility."
"Your Majesty, there are over 10,000 officials in the entire Ming Dynasty, and there are at least 3,000 people who are qualified to be under the shadow. If they are abolished, it will cause dissatisfaction among the officials and alienate the monarch and his ministers!"
"My lord, I am not refuting you, nor am I targeting you. If you don't let civilian officials shadow the military, can I understand that your generals have sole control of the military? What if something goes wrong?"
"Also, if you are not allowed to increase the number of hereditary military commanders, does that mean that only your princes, marquises and counts can do so?
Doing this is still to occupy an absolute position among the generals, and even let your princes and counts control the military power? Where do you place the people of the world? "
"Mr. British, is this proposal unfair? The system that has existed for more than two hundred years can be changed at any time. This..."
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A minister stood up.
This is a major matter that concerns the civil service system. If you don't stand up at this time, when will you wait?
By the time the emperor made the final decision, it was already too late.
Even Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Rites, and Fang Guangwei, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, stood up, but their words were relatively calm and they just said that they should think about it again.
They don't want to stand up, but they are the heads of civil servants. If they don't stand up at this time, it will be difficult in the future. They can only act cunningly.
Faced with the opposition of the ministers, Chongzhen's expression remained calm, as if he had not heard Zheng Lin.
"quiet!"
Zhang Tingdeng, the imperial censor of Zuodu, gave a low drink when he saw this, and stared at everyone with cold eyes: "You are all important officials of the imperial court, how can you behave in such a noisy and noisy manner in the court hall?
It’s normal to have objections, but come one at a time!
Next time, don't blame this censor for impeaching you for roaring at the court and defying His Majesty! "
The ministers immediately shrank their necks, and after secretly glancing at the indifferent emperor, they still stiffened their necks and waited for Zhang Weixian.
Zhang Tingdeng glanced at the British Duke Zhang Weixian again and said in a low voice: "British Duke, you must have considered this suggestion before you make it. Please tell me your thoughts, so as not to let your lords roar again!"
"OK!"
Zhang Weixian nodded, glanced at the ministers who were still stiff-necked, and said coldly: "My Lord, I would like to ask you a few questions. During the Tianqi Year, how many troops and military attachés were there in the army?"
Without waiting for anyone to speak, the British Duke continued: "Don't pretend to think, you don't know, then I will tell you,
In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the Ming Dynasty had a total of 678 guard posts and independent thousand-household posts, with a total strength of more than 2.6 million, but there were more than 80,000 military attaches. Please note that the military attachés mentioned by my country are the seventh grade. The military attaches above,
The normal configuration is 61,700 people, but there are more than 80,000 people here, an extra 20,000 people. These 20,000 people are the people who serve as civil servants and military officials.
They lived idle lives in the army, and their work efficiency was low, and the court had to bear their salaries.
I have calculated it for you. Even based on the average salary of eight stones per month for the sixth grade, the Ming Dynasty will spend nearly two million taels of silver a year, which is close to 10% of the Ming Dynasty's tax.
It’s fine to say they can play a role, but can they actually play a role? Ask yourself:
With these two million taels of silver, it is enough to build a fully armed elite force of fifty thousand people. Even the cavalry can train two to thirty thousand people. "
"Since your Majesty ascended the throne, you have laid out Longjing Pass, personally conquered the grasslands and established slaves. Now the Mongolian tribes in Monan and Mobei have surrendered, the slaves have been destroyed, and Korea has been included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. This was all achieved by the bloody battles of the soldiers.
Why can't they be in high positions, instead they are squeezed out by you through covert means? Is this fair to them?
If things continue like this, who would still want to serve in the military?
Can you rely on your descendants who only know how to talk? "
“Civilian officials cannot make plans, military attachés cannot manage the army and train soldiers, and they hold high positions based on the achievements left by their ancestors but make no contribution.
Why did the Battle of Salhu fail? Isn't there this reason? "
The ministers' faces turned red after being scolded... and they wanted to refute something, but they didn't know how.
This data can be checked at any time and verified immediately.
If you dare to object now, the emperor ordered the Ministry of War to read the files, which was a slap in the face in an instant.
"My lord, I would like to ask you another question!"
