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Chapter 397 How the hell did you say it was true?
In name, Ming Dynasty had nine prefectures in Fujian, so there should be nine guard commanders, each with 5600 guards, and the total force should reach more than 50000.

But all fools know how corrupt the guards are now in the Ming Dynasty. The guard system was in the early Ming Dynasty, helping the court to support millions of soldiers and horses with very little money, but after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the guards had been abolished.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the guards were simply a cancer, and became a great burden for Ming Dynasty. Apart from devouring a large amount of military rations and military expenses every year, they had no effect. However, they did not dare to abolish the guards. A bad one will lead to complete chaos.

Outside of the guards, the frontier troops had a little combat effectiveness. As for the 20 troops in the Beijing camp, they were no different from the guards.

Now, Wang Xuan has such a large force in Fujian, if he continues to operate like this in Guangdong, in the future, Wang Xuan's regular army will reach [-], which is simply too scary.

Qi Hongliang couldn't even imagine what Wang Xuan was going to do, and whether he was going to do something unspeakable!

However, he had already boarded Wang Xuan's boat, and he would definitely not be able to get off.

"Sir, this military power is useless, right? We don't fight." Qi Hongliang asked as cautiously as possible.

Wang Xuan didn't speak, just looked at Qi Hongliang for a full minute, and Qi Hongliang broke out in sweat.

Suddenly Wang Xuan smiled, "Okay, I know what you are worried about, if you have anything to say, just ask directly, there is nothing taboo about this."

Qi Hongliang swallowed hard, of course there is a taboo about this, rebellion, this is going to turn the world upside down, who can ask so directly.

"I don't mean to rebel. Let's put it this way, the emperor, he is really not a human being. He is locked up in the Forbidden City all day like a fucking prisoner. What's the point? It's said to be rich in the world, but I dare to say it now." Say, this emperor is not as rich as I am!"

"Eat, play, use, I am better than the emperor now, I want to sit in that position only when I am crazy."

Qi Hongliang didn't know what to say for a while, that's the emperor, the most powerful position in the whole world, who wouldn't want to sit in that position, why did Wang Xuan say that it's a position that only a lunatic would sit in? .

But it is wrong to say that what Wang Xuan said has no truth at all, at least the emperor is definitely not as rich as Wang Xuan now, and if it is about eating, drinking and having fun, he may not be able to catch up with Wang Xuan...

Thinking about it this way, that position seems to be meaningless, even if it is power, Qi Hongliang understands in his heart, don't look at the emperor saying that he is the most powerful man in the world, one word can decide the life and death of thousands of people, but in fact, absolutely Most orders require the approval of the cabinet.

If it really conflicts with the will of most of the court, the cabinet has the right to completely reject the emperor's will.

In other words, the power of the emperor depends on the cabinet and the princes above the court. Take the "country-based struggle" as an example, the Wanli emperor was defeated in the end, and was forced to fight by the people above the court. Then he sent King Fu to Luoyang, and finally agreed to the eldest son as the prince honestly.

That is to say, on some insignificant issues, the emperor can really settle it with one word, and this kind of matter, Wang Xuan can also settle it with one word.

Take the present Fujian as an example, Wang Xuan is the real King of Fujian, and his will can be fully carried out in Fujian. The court will not be able to do it when it comes to Fujian, unless the court is determined to mobilize the army to pacify Fujian.

It's just that Qi Hongliang is really not optimistic about the so-called imperial army. Having been in the local area all the year round, he knows very well what kind of virtue the imperial army is.

If Wang Xuan was really ruthless, at least half of Daming would be destroyed.

"Then what is the purpose of this sir?" Since there is no intention of rebellion, what is the significance of Wang Xuan's doing so much?He really couldn't figure it out.

In order to get monstrous luck, I will tell you about this kind of thing!

"Of course I want to be a generation of virtuous ministers and leave my name in history. I want to repair the leaky warship of Daming and make him even bigger."

What Wang Xuan said was so upright that Qi Hongliang almost stared his little eyes out of their sockets!

Why are you saying the same thing as the truth?
If I didn't know what you do in normal times, I would really believe it.

Which virtuous officials are like you, planting and framing, using deer as horses, raising private soldiers, raiding families and destroying clans at every turn, is this what a virtuous official should do?

No matter how you look at it, you must be a traitor! !

It is a collection of Zhao Gao, Huo Guang, Liu Jin and all the treacherous ministers in ancient and modern times.

But this treacherous minister is better than a loyal minister, not to mention what will happen after death, at least when he is alive, he can act recklessly, scold Fang Qiu, and do whatever he wants.

It's just that the family will have a hard time after death.

How about Huo Guang, what about Zhang Juzheng, in the end it wasn't...

"Sir, don't you worry about what's going on behind you? Huo Guang and Zhang Juzheng don't have a good end!"

"Haha, of course I'm not worried. That's because Huo Guang and Zhang Juzheng didn't do it thoroughly enough. After all, they still saved the emperor some face. The emperor's power is too great, and it's time to reduce it."

"Furthermore, as the prefect of Fuzhou, do you know how big the south side is?"

"This..." Qi Hongliang was a little confused. He didn't know why he went to the south with his pole, but after thinking about it for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "The south is very big, but it's all a barren land, full of poisonous insects and beasts." There is no human habitation, how can it be compared with my land in the Central Plains, sir, you don’t want to escape there, do you?”

"Aren't you stupid when you read books? How do you think about this kind of thinking that only rotten scholars have? If you can't change your thinking, your future achievements will be limited."

After being scolded by Wang Xuan, Qi blushed a little. He also knew that Wang Xuan had no malicious intentions, so he humbly asked for advice: "Please advise, sir."

"Let me ask you first, how long did it take for the new city to surpass Fuzhou Fucheng in terms of development?"

Qi Hongliang couldn't help but remember the matter of Xincheng.

In ancient times, it took more than ten years from construction to completion of a city, and countless manpower and material resources were consumed during this period.

However, it took less than two years for this new city to go from construction to completion to surpassing Fuzhou Prefecture.

And as far as he knew, the entire city was invested and built by Wang Xuan alone.

This was simply impossible in ancient times. Even in the early Ming Dynasty, Shen Wansan, the richest man, could not reach this kind of financial resources.

And he also knew that Wang Xuan didn't have much property before investing in the construction of the new city.

But after the construction of the entire new city was completed, he became richer and richer. He didn't think about this matter carefully before, but thinking about it now is like a fantasy.

What is the situation of spending more and more money?
He didn't understand this point, but he knew that the reason why the new city was built so fast was all due to the power of cement. This alone, compared with the previous method, saved a hundred times the manpower and material resources.

"This... cement?"

"You must know that Xiaoliuqiu Island in the south can be reached in 5 days by boat, which is about the same distance as our Fuzhou to Zhangzhou. There is a Jianan Plain where more than 300 million mu of arable land can be developed."

"As for building the city, do you think I need to worry about it? There's no need for a city wall there."

"Previously, the big island was not developed in the past dynasties. The main reason was the constant shipping and the difficulty of building the city. However, these problems are no longer a problem."

"If you start from the south of Xiaoliuqiu, there is another Luzon Island to the south, which is a stretch of land, and there are three Fujian universities."

"If you start from Guangdong, the area in Annan is even bigger. There are tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of acres of cultivated land that can be developed. The outside is too big, and my Ming Dynasty is really not that big."

"All you need is a large enough ship, and now, there are already 2000 tons of ships launched, and the next batch of ships with a displacement of 10 tons will be launched. As for the population, there is no need to worry. My name is not much else. That is, with a large number of people, within [-] years, a prosperous place no less than that of the Central Plains can be built."

"What's scary at that time? That's the real sky high and the emperor far away. One place is a small kingdom. It's not a problem to establish yourself as a king if you want. Whoever can control it will take care of it."

Wang Xuan blows the sky high and the sea wide, this scene makes Qi Hongliang both excited and confused, some things cannot be imagined by imagination.

"Okay, too much to say, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, and you don't know what it looks like. When I have a chance, I will take you out to see the vastness of the world. Don't worry, put your heart in your stomach, no matter what, Your families are safe."

The reason why I talked so much with Qi Hongliang this time is mainly to appease the other party. After all, a series of operations in Guangdong in the future will require Qi Hongliang's help, and there are some things that cannot be hidden.

After appeasing the other party thoroughly, he turned his attention to the seized use again.

Funing Prefecture, Xinghua Mansion, and Zhangzhou Mansion expanded their troops. One mansion was full of 5600 people, and the third mansion had 16800 people. This number is indeed quite a lot, because what Wang Xuan wanted was elite soldiers, not just making up numbers.

Of course, in order to attract enough green certificates and for the loyalty of these people, Wang Xuan's recruitment conditions are also very good. Each soldier can be allocated [-] acres of land.

What is the concept of [-] mu of land? This means that when a rich peasant is born, relying on this [-] mu of land, the family will definitely have no worries about food and drink.

In contrast, the requirements for recruiting soldiers are also relatively high. They must be over 18 years old and under 30 years old. They must be in good health and must pass the test.

At the same time, when recruiting troops, Wang Xuan asked people to make it very clear that this land was not given by the court, but by Wang Xuan, Wang Dashan, that is to say, if one day, without him, Wang Da Good people, then, needless to say, these lands will definitely be taken back.

Every soldier must understand, whose rice your whole family eats, who feeds you, and whose words you should listen to!

This is also the fundamental reason why Wang Xuan took out so much land at one time. Under the relevant interests, the military power is firmly in his hands, and no one can take it away. Those counselors in the army will , Remind them every moment.

(End of this chapter)