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Chapter 41 Train more soldiers, raise less soldiers.

Zhu marked that, for the Weisuo system, historical facts have proved that the original Weisuo system did achieve the goal that Lao Zhu had just begun.

In the early Ming Dynasty, not only were the guards able to make them self-sufficient, but some places had surpluses.

For example, in the barren land, Yansui Town has enough food and grass to reach a surplus of [-]. '

But it does more harm than good.

Under the guard system, most of the guard troops have not received formal military training, and in some places, the training intensity is not enough.

Because of the system at that time, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty served for life, and most of the middle and lower-level officers were hereditary.

The Ming Dynasty's army is seriously aging, and due to hereditary reasons, the room for advancement is narrow.

Without formal training, the combat capability is extremely low, and at most it can only maintain local law and order.

Zhu Biao felt that the Weisuo system created a group of self-cultivating farmers and small landlords.If you have land, you can inherit land and identity.

The officers and soldiers of the guard can become officials without taking the imperial examination!
The Weisuo system of the current imperial court is a variant of the military system of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhu Biao could see clearly that both wanted to keep the army without spending money from the court.

However, the Weisuo system and Fubing system were the reasons for the strength of the former Tang and Ming Dynasties.

The advantage is that the imperial court does not need to bear too much financial pressure. It usually farms, farms and supports itself, and gathers together when it is used, and does not need to pay.

When Zhu Biao mentioned this guard system, Lao Zhu smiled proudly: "Biaoer, we raise millions of soldiers, and we can save the common people a grain of rice. Do you think it is good?"

"Father, my son thinks it's inappropriate." Zhu Biao said after thinking.

This system of relying on the state ownership of land was privatized due to land annexation in the later period, and then became invalid.Both the Tang Dynasty and the late Ming Dynasty had to abandon this military system and change it to a recruiting system.

Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "You let us abolish the household, and you don't let us build a guard house. What do you want to do, kid? If you don't convince us today, don't blame us for cleaning you up."

He wanted to scare his son, and everything he said about the Wei system was bad.

Zhu Biao said unhurriedly: "Father, you know that outside Beijing, three points are guarding the city, and seven points are farming. Inside Beijing, two points are farming, and eight points are guarding the city.

More than half of the grain obtained from the farming was handed over as grain, and in some places it could even be exploited. "

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised, why he saw this matter more clearly than himself, raised his head and said, "Biaoer, Liu Bowen and Song Lian taught you these things?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the children and ministers calculated it based on the conquest of the emperor and the military system of the Tang Dynasty over the years."

He can never say that he is a visitor from the earth in later generations.

In name, the grains belonged to the imperial court and were used as military rations, but in essence they were controlled by hereditary officers.

Later, there were military officers' fields left over from the early Ming Dynasty in various parts of the Southwest. Yunnan has more than 10,000+ mu, which is about one-eighth of the arable land of the Weisuo.

On the nine sides of the north, the Yanglian fields set up after the failure of clearing up military officers to occupy the land during the Zhengde period were hereditary by generals.

They recruit servants or enslaved military households to farm, and take super-economic exploitation methods to plunder the surplus products of these serfs.

In the mid-Ming Dynasty, hereditary generals seized a large number of guards and farmland, and even asked military households to farm for them to maintain their own private forces.

The guard system collapsed!
It is said to maintain local law and order, but these soldiers were later used in large-scale wars.

Zhu Biao's fourth younger brother, Emperor Yongle, made six expeditions to the north, then attacked Annan three times and marched northwestward.

Because of the old management model, the combat capability of the Ming army was extremely low, and it was no longer able to withstand the pressure of large-scale wars in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

It is inevitable that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty under the control of the guards were weak in fighting on the battlefield.

Because the Ming soldiers in ancient times are different from those in the 21st century, it doesn't mean that they can be used after training.

With Zhu Biao's experience, when these soldiers go into battle, they must have real skills and martial arts.

Without martial arts, bravery alone will not last long, at most it is the courage of a man.

Guards were set up in important places across the country, and soldiers continued from generation to generation, relying on farmland for supplies.

Zhu Biao slowly told him about his interests in a way that Lao Zhu could accept. Zhu Yuanzhang put down his brush and said, "If you can think of something better than our guard system, we will listen to you."

"Father, take this seriously." Zhu Biao waited for his words.

"Let's keep our word, how can we go back on our golden words." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

"Use the recruitment system combined with the compulsory military system to replace the Weisuo system. Soldiers lie in quality, not in numbers, and one is equal to ten. More training is better than raising more soldiers."

"Recruitment system? Conscripts? Tell us clearly."

Zhu Yuanzhang is not easy to fool, although he agrees with his son, in addition to doting, he must be right.

Otherwise, if you mess around, Daming will be messed up by this bastard sooner or later.

"Father, the compulsory military service system of the Ming Dynasty is also called the conscription system of the Ming Dynasty. We use the law of the Ming Dynasty to stipulate that residents of the Ming Dynasty must join the army at a certain age and begin military service for a certain period. It is compulsory, and the period may be three or two years.

When the time limit is reached, soldiers who are willing to serve in the army can continue to stay, and family members receive preferential treatment from the court.

Those who don't want to can go home after the expiration date.

This is also what adult residents of Daming must do.All residents who have served in the military enjoy tax relief for three years.

During the imperial examination, students who are equally outstanding with other students can choose to serve in the army first. "

"What about the recruitment system? It's like the Tang and Song dynasties." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Almost, the form of employment. However, soldiers must be recruited according to strict standards. They must be carefully selected and brave men. In battle, one is often used against ten, and only those with extremely strong combat effectiveness can be recruited. This is mainly done by the Ministry of War."

Zhu Biao knew that in history, after the implementation of the recruitment system, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army has been greatly improved.

The most famous are Qi Jiajun and Yu Jiajun in the southeast region.

The Guanning Cavalry in the Northeast and the Qin Bing in the Northwest.

"Father, in order to ensure that our Ming army is young and middle-aged, ordinary soldiers will retire after they are forty years old.

Ordinary soldiers who have meritoriously retired from the army can be exempted from taxes and serve as street patrols in the local area.

Ordinary sergeants without credit, their taxes are halved, and they get arable land.

Every autumn harvest and spring planting are used for conscription and recruitment, and it is also the time for the barracks to select soldiers who are old enough to retire. "

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't object so much when he heard it, and said peacefully: "Continue."

"Yes, father. The money and food for raising useless soldiers is not as good as raising elite soldiers whose value is one to ten. More training and less training.

We must maintain the strict discipline of the Ming army, and maintain the sanctity of the soldiers, who are all carefully selected and excellent soldiers.Let the people mention the Ming Army, they are all sacred and loved.

The people all worship the god Guanyin, because it is holy and kind to save people.My Ming army is the army of the emperor, and it can also be cultivated into an army that the people love and admire, and become a symbol of glory.

In this way, the Ming army will be as glorious as a bodhisattva who saves the suffering, and the common people will also be honored to join the army.

There will be fewer soldiers who defect, and conscription will become an honor, and one man will join the army, honoring his family. "

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he smiled and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Please make it clear, Father."

"As we said, as long as what you say is reasonable, we will listen to you, and let's talk about Li Bin."

Zhu Biao said: "Yes, father."

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