Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 689 Military Budget
"Xu Qing, I am very pleased that you can express your opinion in the cabinet."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, looked at Xu Guangqi who had been summoned, and stretched out his hand: "Sit down, we are the monarchs and ministers here, there is no need to be so cautious."

"The minister obeys the order."

Xu Guangqi raised his hands in a salute, then bent down and lifted up the hem of his skirt, leaned slightly, and sat on the wooden pier behind him, "Your Majesty, what I do is within my duty.

As His Majesty said at the beginning, the country has encountered too many bad policies. If you choose to turn a blind eye to these things, the situation will only get worse. "

Since Emperor Chongzhen summoned courtiers from other courts, after such an incident, in just a few days, the court caused a great shock.

However, Emperor Chongzhen was gratified that Xu Guangqi, the chief minister of the cabinet, did not choose to remain silent on some matters like his predecessor Han Yu.

After all, the status of the chief assistant of the cabinet is different from other officials. If Xu Guangqi didn't say something, the matter would not end so easily.

"Yes."

Emperor Chongzhen said with emotion: "Everyone understands the truth and the things, but when it comes to doing it, there are such and such problems.

Military budget, this is the ability that a big country must have. There is no need to put emphasis on culture and despise military force. In order to ensure real stability.

"Your Majesty also knows that this idea clearly defined by His Majesty is conducive to the rectification of the Ming army, but there is no precedent for this matter after all.

There is no fixed amount of food and salaries allocated by the imperial court every year, and it is either reduced or increased according to the situation, to maintain the establishment of the Ming army.

Every year, the tax money of the national treasury needs to be clearly defined to form a special money, which is used for various military expenditures. This is actually..."

People's hearts are so complicated.

After all, the administration of officials in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, after the chaos of the Wanli Dynasty, Taichang Dynasty, and Tianqi Dynasty, gave birth to so many party disputes, resulting in many of them being alike, and among these alike, there are still many corrupt officials. Officials, these are all moths and scum of Ming Dynasty!

"Han Yuansuke~"

Emperor Chongzhen lifted up the sleeves of his robe, and said to himself: "Why is the food and salary allocated by the imperial court every year not too small, but the situation of the Ming army is showing a downward trend, and it's fine if you can't beat Jianlu , but even the rebellious bandit forces couldn't defeat them at first, which was too much.

This is actually a bad phenomenon.

Let's take a look at this memorandum first. This is a constructive reform plan drawn up by the Zhenming Military Aircraft Department based on the current reality of the country. "

"On Military Budgets"

It's hard to be an official in Ming Dynasty.

Wang Chengen handed the memorial to Xu Guangqi. Xu Guangqi nodded slightly, but was attracted by the cover he saw.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said to Xu Guangqi: "If you want to say it, you should also tell it to some ministers in the outer court. Some things should not be delved into. If you really want to break the casserole and ask the end, the court will be suspended." .

But now?
Except for those armies that I ordered to rectify, the other armies can be said to be too muddy to support the wall. This must be effectively rectified! "

Especially for those who want to be good officials, want to do some practical things for the country, and want to do some practical things for the people, it is even more difficult.

Under the gaze of Emperor Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi frowned slightly, flipping through the memorials he held, just as Emperor Chongzhen thought, Xu Guangqi's expression changed when he saw the contents of the memorials.

There are many levels involved in the army's attempt to reform.

"For the past two years, I have been thinking about a question."

After all, once there is a problem with the salt administration, it will involve the collection of salt tax. As far as the current situation is concerned, there cannot be any problems with the treasury. "

Thinking back to how powerful the Ming army in the early Ming Dynasty was, they dared to show their swords to any hostile forces that threatened the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, and they would lose their helmets and armor.

Xu Guangqi bowed slightly and said, "Issues such as opening up the sea for trade and solving problems of bad governance are often not resolved smoothly by impatience.

"It's cumbersome and difficult, isn't it?"

Well, let's not talk about these things.

Ok?
Xu Guangqi showed some doubts, looked at Wang Chengen who was on the side, and took a memorial from the emperor, which made Xu Guangqi stand up subconsciously.

"Your Majesty, clarifying the military budget is not an easy task for the current state." Xu Guangqi was a little agitated, holding the memorial in his hand, and said to Emperor Chongzhen.

For example, the Ministry of Household Affairs has formulated corresponding measures for the rectification of the salt administration that Mr. Bi Ge was in charge of, but it may involve too many regions and too many levels.

For this reason, I read a lot of documents, even some documents from the early Ming Dynasty. In comparison, I really found a lot of problems.

This is not simply creating a few numbers and specifying some institutions, so that the degenerate Ming army can step out of the quagmire it is trapped in.

It is true that I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and holds the power of life and death, but there are some things that can be smoothly implemented without relying on a strong attitude. "

Regarding the reform of the army, Emperor Chongzhen has a complete plan. There are many things that need to be formed into a set of combined punches and punched out continuously.

Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "It's just like this, the more you have to do this, as for the reason, it's very simple, I want to call the Ming army, and it can really move towards regularization.

Today I called Qing's family over because there is something I want to talk about. If there is no decision on this matter, in fact, Guochao will still encounter many problems.

"Your Majesty is wise."

"Actually, the Qing family doesn't need to tell me these words."

If it is carried out hastily, ignoring some existing problems and situations, it will be very difficult to effectively solve the maladministration of the salt government, and it will even bring big troubles to the country.

What is normalization?
That is to say, the size of the existing army of the Ming Dynasty must have a clear amount, and the various armaments listed in each army must be counted.

Why has the corruption of the Ming army been repeatedly banned?The root cause lies in this, and there are too many opportunities for certain groups to play their hands.

This matter should be clarified by the cabinet as soon as possible, and it will be handed over to the Department of Public Affairs. As for any disputes or objections during the period, I will not listen to it, and I only want the final result. "

Xu Guangqi has a headache. The problems he faced before have not been effectively resolved, and now he is tossing about new things. However, when he thinks that clarifying the military budget is indeed good for the Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi can only take this job. Way, he wants to do something.

(End of this chapter)