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Chapter 137
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang established the Weisuo system and adopted the method of military settlements to solve the problem of food and payment expenditures for the imperial army.So much so that Zhu Baba declared arrogantly, "I raise millions of soldiers, and I don't cost the common people a grain of rice."

But in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, as the military officers and gentry invaded the military settlements, the soldiers who depended on the military settlements for a living lost their source of income, and the Weisuo system gradually collapsed.

The imperial court was unable to pay the army, and the fields in the army were annexed, and the soldiers couldn't even eat enough to eat. How could they have the strength and energy to go to battle?And this is also the main reason why the combat power of the guards in the middle and late Ming Dynasty was very rubbish.

But the near collapse of the shape does not mean that we have to overthrow and start over.

At least, Zhu Youxiao thinks that the current conditions do not allow it.The main reason is that there is no money or land, and so many laid-off guard soldiers cannot be accommodated.

Now the suffering is bitter, but I still can't starve to death.You abolished all of them at once, and you didn't do anything to deal with the aftermath. Didn't you force the guards to rebel?
Moreover, Zhu Youxiao is not going to just let go of those military officers, gentry, bureaucrats and bullies who infringe on the fields.

Oh, embezzlement is embezzlement, and finally the imperial court abolished the Weisuo system, and the fields became your family's?There is nothing so cheap in the world.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao wanted to "clear the village" and distribute the cleared fields to the soldiers of the guards and resettle them.In order to avoid some kind of civil unrest, even the soldiers of the guards rebelled.

Of course, the privatization of military settlements has accumulated too many disadvantages, involving the interests of all aspects.

In particular, the officials in charge of "Qingtun" are tantamount to making enemies of local officials, gentry and landlords, and the combined forces of these local snakes are quite powerful.

It was precisely because he realized the difficulty of "Qingtun" that Zhu Youxiao sent Zuo Guangdou, Fang Zhenru and other stubborn people, and soon Yang Lian, to the local area to do this thankless work.

"Qingtun" has huge resistance, but the benefits are also obvious. It can be said to be a good recipe to solve the current financial shortage.

Sun Chuanting in history, authorized by Chongzhen (too poor to have no money, can only give policies), held high the banner of "ancestral system", claiming that "not one mu of land should be lost, and one grain of grain should not be lost", and he frantically collected troops according to the volume. Tun land.

As a result, Sun Chuanting only had one item in Qingtun. In three years, he got a total of more than 45 taels of zhese and [-] stones of natural rice, wheat and beans.And with this food and salary, he trained a powerful army-"Qin Army".

You know, it was in Shaanxi, not the rich and prosperous Jiangnan, where the crops were limited, and there was also the impact of the Little Ice Age.

For this reason, Sun Chuanting also played happily, imparting his valuable experience selflessly to Emperor Chongzhen who was dizzy from poverty, hoping to promote it everywhere.

The effect is remarkable, but the consequences are serious.

What Sun Chuanting did was tantamount to offending the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.Under Jiaozhang's impeachment, Chongzhen's paranoid disease committed another crime, and Sun Chuanting was imprisoned for questioning, and ordered to stop the payment of Qingtun.

Alas, this Chongzhen is really frustrating.

If you are afraid of being reprimanded, then find a few people like Sun Chuanting to do it!The country is about to perish, people are about to die, and if you still think about what to do with that mess, it's over.

"According to the ancestral system: the guards garrison the fields, not to lose an acre of land, not to lose a grain of grain..." Zhu Youxiao wrote a reply to Zuo Guangdou, and he was confident.

After writing the reply, Zhu Youxiao felt that it was not enough weight, so he dictated: "The draft decree: Zuo Guangdou plus the right capital censor, military preparation Dao Sun Chuanting plus inspectors, patrolling military preparations, training new troops..."

The imperial decree has been issued, and officials have been added, so roll up your sleeves and work hard, don't let anyone get used to it, I believe in you!
Even in the late Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen period, it was the emperor's decision to implement various policies.

Although the officials are corrupt and the implementation of policies must be compromised, but with the iron fist of Sun Chuanting, they can still succeed without causing large-scale turmoil.

rebel?Officials and gentlemen, they dare not, and are afraid of being labeled as such!That's the end of all family members being hacked, not to mention the fields and property, the heads are gone.

Now it's just clearing the house, not confiscating the family, and not driving people to a dead end. Who would dare to risk genocide?

It is now the second year of Tianqi, not more than ten years of Chongzhen. If you vote for the Peasant Army, you vote for Houjin.

This is Zhu Youxiao's consideration, so he dared to be so bold.

In the next reform, what is clearing and retiring.If you can't take this step, it's better to hang around in the palace, let the dynasty collapse, and die together!

Two years, three years, four years, five years, six years, seven years; well, it has only been more than five years since the severe drought in Chongzhen in history.

Zhu Youxiao counted again with his fingers, reminding himself again that there is not much time left for his own innovation and revitalization.

Don't look at Chongzhen still holding on for 17 years, but by then it was almost a dead end.Natural disasters and man-made disasters, internal and external troubles, a level-clearing dungeon of hell difficulty!
Dang, Dang, Dang... The sound of the chiming bell made Zhu Youxiao look up.

When it was about to tell the time, Zhang Yuer blinked her big eyes and stared at the chime clock.

As soon as the bell rang, the girl grinned and showed a cheerful smile.The head is still bit by bit, counting the hours of the chime.

Simple and joyful, I don't know what kind of strange effect is there to make people happy just by chiming the clock.

Zhu Youxiao was infected by this girl's innocent smile. Although he knew it was silly, he couldn't help pursing his lips.

Zhang Yu'er waited until the time was over before turning his face away, only to see He Xi's gaze from the emperor's attention.The girl lowered her eyes slightly, and whispered: "My lord, it's eight o'clock!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, and said, "Go and rest, I still have to write something, as long as Liu Ruoyu is by my side."

"Slave—not tired." Zhang Yu'er obediently walked behind the emperor, and stretched out her hand for the emperor to hold his shoulder.

Zhu Youxiao patted the girl's little hand lightly, leaning more relaxedly, eyes half-opened and half-closed, and said to Liu Ruoyu: "I dictate, you record it!"

Liu Ruoyu responded, spread the paper and picked up the pen, and listened intently.

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "Back to Xu Qing: As it is said in the "Sacred Artifact Book", charcoal fire is the most important thing in ironmaking, and charcoal is expensive in the north, so coal fire has to be used instead, so there are often explosions. Thinking about it, you can use the coke test..."

Harmful elements such as sulfur and phosphorus are contained in coal, and if it is directly used for steelmaking and ironmaking, it will definitely affect the quality and the performance of the guns made.

Regarding this point, Zhu Youxiao still understood.

But what he didn't understand was: According to textual research, there was evidence of coke in the Song Dynasty, but in the Ming Dynasty, why did no one understand it?

There are also swords made in the Han and Tang Dynasties, which rank among the best in the world.In the Ming Dynasty, why was it overtaken by the Japanese?
Zhu Youxiao thought about the words to dictate, and he couldn't say anything too profound.

What carbon content determines whether iron is steel, soft or hard?With Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua and others' eagerness to learn, why don't they entangle themselves to death?
Besides, as an emperor in the deep palace, why he understands this is not clear!

Well, I have to compile a book, so I said that I got it by chance, which made Daming's technology develop by leaps and bounds, surpassing Hongyi and Xiyi.

Zhu Youxiao rubbed his belly, feeling that there was so much knowledge here that it was about to pop out.

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(End of this chapter)