I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 44
Chapter 043

In fact, it is difficult for everyone. Military households think it is difficult to become Cheng Shijie's servant, but Cheng Shijie is also in a difficult situation.

The grain he bought from Dengzhou City, plus the grain seized from Qin Wu Shanzhai was only enough to feed more than 5000 people in Zuoqian households for more than four months. Now that there are another [-] people, the grain may not be enough. It's been three months.

Moreover, [-] Ding soldiers were recruited, plus more than [-] people before, a total of more than [-] famous Ding soldiers. Of course, Cheng Shijie prefers to call these Ding soldiers soldiers. These soldiers consume a lot of energy. They eat a lot, almost twice or even three times the amount of food eaten by ordinary military households. With the food in Cheng Shijie's hands, it may be difficult to eat for a month.

Food is actually only one of many problems, the most important thing is people's hearts. Cheng Shijie must solve the field problem as soon as possible, otherwise people's hearts will be easily scattered.

Once the hearts of the people are scattered, it is difficult to lead the team.

Land is an eternal topic in this land of China, and all wars and turmoil revolve around the land.The slavery system of the Shang Dynasty, that is, the ownership system of slave owners, met the enfeoffment system of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the land was distributed to princes such as princes and uncles. The advanced enfeoffment system defeated the relatively backward slave concentration system.

In the Qin Dynasty, Shang Yang established the [-]th rank of military merit, and the soldiers of the Qin army could gain land by beheading, so the six kingdoms of Shandong were defeated by the advanced military merit system of the Qin Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and only then did the three-foot Qingfeng seek feudal lords. It was also the land distribution system that defeated Xiang Yu's feudal enfeoffment system, and it can also be regarded as the continuation of the Qin Dynasty.In the land granting system of the Tang Dynasty, there were only 660 and seven military mansions in the country, which could hang and beat the ministries of the surrounding countries. This was actually a victory for the Zuyong modulation. With the collapse of the Tang Dynasty's Zuyong modulation, the Tang Dynasty also collapsed.

The system of the Ming Dynasty is similar to that of Wei Wudi Cao Cao’s garrison system. The refugees acquired the land from nothing and were naturally grateful. However, as the population increased, the per capita land decreased, reaching the limit that the land could carry. The family's family also fell, and the Sima family could usurp the Cao family's country, but it was still not a strategy, but the betrayal of Cao Wei's army, which was also the collapse of the garrison system.

Throughout the dynasties, all dynasties with a strong army have a characteristic, that is, they use military meritorious service to grant land, and without exception, they have established an advanced and reasonable land distribution system in a short period of time, and have established a sub-universe through land redistribution. A mighty army to rule the roost.In the early Tang Dynasty, the half-agricultural and half-army soldiers were able to beat all the enemies to pieces on the internal and external battlefields. The fundamental reason was that they had the most primitive desire for survival and life.

Cheng Shijie originally wanted to divide the more than 300 million mu of wasteland that he begged from Sun Yuanhua, but the problem is that there are more than 2 million mu of cultivated land that can be reclaimed. acres of land.When there is no chemical fertilizer, the fertility of the land is not enough, and it needs to be fallow.These are inferior fields that need to be fallowed once a year. In fact, each planted arable land is only 150 mu, and the output is limited, barely enough for a family to live on.

If it is divided equally, it will be unfair to the families of those who died in battle and the soldiers who have done meritorious service.

Do not suffer from widowhood, but suffer from unevenness.

The policy of dividing the land equally is actually not advisable.Only the use of military meritorious service to remunerate the land is the basis for establishing the foundation of the emperor. The guard system established by Zhu Yuanzhang had a lot of military land at that time. Take Dengzhou Guard as an example. When Dengzhou Guard was established, it had Seven thousand households, with a full staff of 840 people, owns 120 million mu of military land, and the per capita land ownership is 150 mu.

These lands are enough to make the Ming army crazy during the founding period, and becoming a military household can allow them to conquer Mobei and sweep the wasteland.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shijie decided to use military merit to grant land. Although this system is unfair to those who are in the same boat, it is very fair to those who dare to trade their lives for wealth.

"Stand at attention, take a rest, and look to the right!"

With the sound of the password, Dengzhou Weizuo Qianhu, no, it should be said that the current Ning Navy has completed its formation. All the military households in the establishment are 120 people, plus more than [-] people from the Ning Navy.

Cheng Shijie felt a little regretful. He knew that he would come here with a loudspeaker from later generations. Even if he shouted loudly in a team of more than [-] people, only a small number of people could hear him.

"sit down!"

Wow, all the military households and Ning Navy soldiers sat down one after another.

Cheng Shijie coughed and said: "The garrison was ordered by the governor to form the Ning Navy. Now that the recruitment work has ended, and the training of the troops begins, the garrison will declare to everyone the issue that everyone cares about most. That is the land!"

Having said this, the military households below began to whisper and discuss.

"quiet!"

Cheng Shijie found that the effect of this public speech was very bad, he looked at Shen Mingyu and said, "Shen Mingyu!"

"To!"

"Say something to the guard, and you and your subordinates will follow suit!"

"Yes!"

Cheng Shijie said: "The Ning Navy has now been formally established. The entire army has a full staff of 500 people. There are five bureaus, and the bureau has a commander. Each bureau has two divisions, and the division has a hundred commanders. Each division has five sentries. The four teams under its jurisdiction... the details will be announced at the meeting with the Ning Navy's military headquarters, and now let's talk about things that are related to everyone in the army!"

As more than 200 members of Shen Mingyu's subordinates passed on Cheng Shijie's words with loud voices, all the military households pricked up their ears and listened to matters related to their own interests.

"First, set up the Ning Haijun Primary School to teach all military children for free."

"Secondly, set up a medical department in the Ninghai Navy, set up a chief medical officer, and a hundred military medical officers under the jurisdiction of the two outposts, who can treat military members for free!"

"Thirdly, establish the Ninghai Navy Military Dependent Management Committee, which is responsible for solving military dependent issues!"

"Fourth, Ning Haijun has the right to reclaim wasteland and buy land in Ninghai Prefecture. The original [-] mu of land in the Thousand Households will be taken back and redistributed. According to the principle of reclaiming wasteland and buying land, after the beginning of spring, large-scale reclamation will be carried out!"

"Fifth, set up Ning Haijun City Management!"

"Sixth, establish the Ninghai Marine Martyrs Cemetery, where all the fallen soldiers are enshrined in the Ninghai Marine Martyrs Cemetery, and are worshiped by the Ninghai Navy's season!"

A large number of military households knelt down in front of Cheng Shijie, because Cheng Shijie brought them too many benefits, free schooling, free medical care, free entertainment, including weddings and funerals, all arranged.

Cheng Shijie said: "You don't have to thank me for the defense. You deserve it. It was your husbands, sons, fathers, and brothers who fought with knives and guns. They exchanged their lives for you. Fuli, so, you have to live well and don't let their blood flow in vain."

Then comes the most critical part: "Ning Haijun's predecessor, Dengzhou Weizuo Thousand Households, all previous deaths or casualties, the garrison does not care, counting from the moment the garrison takes office, all soldiers killed in battle, One hundred mu of land will be allocated."

Cheng Shijie said: "Chen Laoer, the son of the Chen He family, was named a martyr and awarded a hundred acres of land!"

Trembling, Chen He took over the land deed from Zhang Ruyi, and then Zhang Dongfang...

Cheng Shijie distributed land to the 260 people who died in battle at a compensation standard of [-] mu per person. Of course, some of the martyrs were allocated wasteland, because the wasteland needed to be reclaimed by themselves. tax benefits.

Of course, the family members who got the land now do not enjoy the tax-free benefits, and then the military merits of beheading are also distributed, and each head is ten mu of land.

In the battle to annihilate Qin Wu, a total of 380 three levels were beheaded, and Cheng Shijie rewarded the 830 acres of wasteland.

Cheng Shijie looked at the soldiers and said: "In the future, the Ninghai Navy will make a rule that, in addition to compensating 20 taels of silver or forty shi for grain, the dead soldiers will be rewarded with one hundred mu of land, beheaded one level, and rewarded with five taels of silver and ten shi of grain. Rewards of six mu, twelve mu, and twenty mu of land are rewarded according to minor slander, and everyone must remember that if anyone escapes from the battle and joins the enemy and joins the bandits, the land and house including all preferential treatment will be rewarded, and the whole family will be expelled from Ning Haijun!"

With Cheng Shijie promulgating the new regulations of the Ning Navy, these military households talked a lot, there are free clothes, free shoes, free bathhouses, free schools, free pharmacies, free medical clinics, and food during festivals. Divided with meat, such a good welfare package made those military households who were wiped out extremely regretful.

Of course, they now also know the selection criteria of Ning Haijun. Although height is an important assessment standard, the problem is that physical fitness can be selected exceptionally.

Song Kangnian sighed: "Song thinks he is talented, but he underestimates the heroes of the world..."

"Mr. Song is absurd, Cheng is not from a high family background!"

"What does birth tell you? There is a saying that a hero doesn't ask about his birth, otherwise, wouldn't the generation of Liu Jinu, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, be all lies?"

Cheng Shijie smiled wryly: "How dare Cheng be compared with Han Gaozu and Liu Jinu?"

"Why not?"

Song Kangnian said: "It's enough for the garrison to pay back the land, but to award the land with military merits... Such a wonderful plan!"

"Is it strange that military meritorious service is granted?"

"Naturally strange!"

Song Kangnian said: "Since ancient times, Shandong has been rich and prosperous, but with the erosion of the guards, the border affairs are not peaceful, and the people's livelihood is dying. 200 years ago, there were 420 six households in Ninghai Prefecture, with a population of 30 and 510 people. This is the crux of Ninghai Prefecture. If soldiers cannot fight, they will be unable to protect the place, unable to prevent Japanese pirates and bandits from harassing and looting. Residents, so naturally, the food production cannot be increased, and the household registration cannot be increased... This was originally a knot that cannot be untied. Now... but now..."

Song Kangnian was very excited: "Now this thorny problem has been solved by the garrison adults. The military merit awarding of land is the key to the prosperity of Ninghai. It is not a long-term karma, but an emperor's karma!"

Cheng Shijie said with a smile: "Shandong is located in the north-south transportation fortress, but since ancient times, there have been no emperors!"

"Actually, Shandong is rich and rich, but in any rich place, it is difficult to produce strong soldiers. Now it is different. Ninghai is poor, Shandong is poor, and the soldiers are brave!"

Song Kangnian went on to say: "My lord, there is no need to keep a low profile. There are no outsiders here. To tell the truth, Ninghai has been dormant for several years. When the world is in chaos, the canal can be cut off. Within three months, millions of people in the capital will collapse without fighting. Cao Liang, my lord waved his arms, and millions of troops came here, divided into three groups, marching westward to the Central Plains, northward to the capital, and southward to the Jianghuai River, most of the world is in his pocket!"

Cheng Shijie stared at Song Kangnian and said, "Song Xiance, do you want to rebel?"

"The virtuous live in this world."

Song Kangnian said with a serious face: "The court is immoral, the emperor has lost his virtue, and the lord will do his part!"

(End of this chapter)