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Chapter 765 Plan (Third Change)

"Secondly, I want you to start paying attention now. Local officials who can do practical things in various places will be dispatched to carry out post-war reconstruction as soon as the army pacifies Liaodong. On the Liaodong side, I don't plan to set up a separate capital. , will set up institutions in provincial capitals and counties.”

The administrative system of the Ming Dynasty generally implemented local institutions such as provincial capitals, prefectures and counties or provinces and prefectures in places where Han people lived, while in border areas or places where ethnic minorities were concentrated, frontier management agencies integrating military and government, as well as the chieftain system, Different forms of institutions such as the Dusi system.

For example, Nuergan Dusi, the government is located in Nuergan on the east bank of the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River.However, the local rule is actually dominated by the autonomy of ethnic minorities, which requires regular tribute, similar to taxation.

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's second request, Wen Tiren frowned slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, the Jianlu ravaged Liaodong, and all ethnic groups suffered greatly from it. It is indeed not the same as before. When our imperial army recovers Liaodong , It seems easy to no longer set up a separate capital as before."

Speaking of this, he paused and asked his doubts: "But Liaodong is a place of severe cold, so why bother so much?"

The implication is nothing more than that the lump in the Northeast is too poor, and it is not worth the effort of the court!

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help shaking his head when he heard this.However, he also understands that people in this era naturally have their limitations and cannot see the benefits of the Northeast, so he patiently said to Wen Tiren: "Wen Qing's words are not good! Don't look at that place as a cold place now, but That place is a treasure land and must be brought under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court!"

"Treasure land?" Wen Tiren confirmed with some doubts.

Liu Xingzuo was also puzzled when he heard this. He is from Liaodong. He has lived in Liaodong for so long, and he has never heard of the saying that Liaodong is a treasure land.But Wen Tiren was already asking, so he didn't speak.

The other two eunuchs are not from Liaodong, and they are not familiar with Liaodong, let alone know.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "It's a treasure land, it will be Daming's granary, and there are iron trees... Uh, you will know later!"

He feels that it is a bit troublesome to explain now, so he won't explain it.As the emperor, he has this power.

Wen Tiren listened to Emperor Chongzhen's seriousness. Although he didn't understand what iron oil was, since the emperor had recognized it as a treasure land, judging from past experience, it should be a treasure land!

So, when Emperor Chongzhen said the second point, Wen Tiren also agreed.

"In addition, I think that the reform of the military system must be put on the agenda!" Emperor Chongzhen continued, "The new army has proved to be effective after actual combat. Not only can it persist in Liaodong alone, but it can also defeat Jianlu. , can be promoted to the national army!"

"What does your majesty mean by the reform of the military system?" This time, it was Liu Xingzuo who asked. He is a general and has a better say on this matter, but he still doesn't understand what he means, let alone the others.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at him, and said with a slightly serious face: "It is to weed out the weak and retain the strong, and set up supervisors at all levels in the army, and the responsibilities of military chiefs are clearly divided. From now on, all Ming troops will have to study and assess these .”

Many military officers in Ming Dynasty are hereditary, such as Qi Jiguang.Such an approach was actually beneficial when information was underdeveloped in ancient times.After all, those who come from a family of generals always know more about the affairs of the army than ordinary people.Of course, before a hereditary officer wants to be hereditary, he has to go to the capital for an assessment, and only after passing can he be qualified as a hereditary officer.

The reform of the military system is no trivial matter.After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, no one in the hall spoke for a while, they were all thinking about all aspects of this matter.Even Cao Huachun, who was used to flattering Emperor Chongzhen, bowed his head and remained silent.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't urge them, but just waited for them to think up and speak.

After a while, Wen Tiren first opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, the veterans agree with the model of the new army. The army must have a supervising army, so that it can be controlled by the court and His Majesty. But if we eliminate the weak and keep the strong, For a long time, all dynasties have had this heart, but not many people can really practice it. The reason is how to arrange the eliminated soldiers, which is a big problem!"

Emperor Chongzhen listened and nodded with a smile. Of course, he had thought about this, and immediately said: "I plan to do a lot of infrastructure construction in the next few years, that is, the construction of basic public facilities, such as road construction. Bridges, construction of water conservancy, etc. The eliminated soldiers are classified according to their physical condition, or transferred to an army specializing in infrastructure construction, or..."

Hearing him say this, Wen Tiren immediately had a corresponding term in his mind, and couldn't help blurting out: "Song Zhixiang Army?"

The Xiang army in the Song Dynasty was actually an army that undertook various miscellaneous tasks, including building cities, making weapons, building roads and bridges, transporting grain and reclamation, etc., and their treatment was much lower than that of the imperial army.Therefore, Wen Tiren thought of this immediately after hearing Emperor Chongzhen's description.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally knew about it in advance, so he understood what Wen Tiren was referring to, so he nodded and said: "Almost, the military system of the Ming Dynasty Guards, I think it is no longer applicable. Therefore, I plan to re-divide the national army according to the purpose, that is, similar to the Song Dynasty. Classification of Xiangjun."

There are precedents to follow, and Wen Tiren and others can understand it.In fact, as far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, there are also troops divided according to purposes, that is, the Cao Army distributed on both sides of the canal, specializing in water transportation.

Wen Tiren thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that this is a major matter that needs careful study!"

It's fine if you don't object, Emperor Chongzhen thought in his heart, and nodded in response: "Qing and others are my most trusted ministers, so I just mentioned this idea to Qing and others first. Among these things, If you have any difficulties, think about it first, and give me a memorial later in the year, and I will seriously consider it!"

In fact, he already had a draft in his heart, but he didn't say it out, and he was going to read it before talking.According to his intention, he also wants to set up a special taxation department to separate the power of tax collection from the local government and let local officials manage the place full-time.

After all, one of the most important reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty was that the taxes did not come up.A taxation department specially established to study and formulate taxes in line with the national conditions of Ming Dynasty and be responsible for collecting them should improve the situation.In terms of manpower, low-level errand runners can be transferred from the eliminated soldiers.

However, this matter is too important, so Emperor Chongzhen did not disclose any news.

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