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Chapter 438, military expenditures come from internal funds

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    Hearing Emperor Hongzhi¡¯s questions, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang also became thoughtful.

    Abolition of the military household system, the implementation of a compulsory military service system, and then the establishment of military schools and the establishment of a strong army are undoubtedly not in the interests of the civilian group.

    For the civil servant group, they still prefer the current system. It doesn¡¯t matter that military power is in the hands of the emperor. In fact, nothing else has changed.

    Under the current system, it is destined that it will be difficult for these military generals and noble groups to rise again, and they will never be able to compete with these civilian groups.

    But it is completely different to abolish the military household system, implement a compulsory military service system, and establish a military academy. Under this new system, let¡¯s not talk about whether the Ming Dynasty¡¯s military generals will rise.

    According to the theory that the butt determines the head, the civil servants as vested interests should instinctively oppose this new system, because the new system will produce unstable factors and have an impact on their vested interests.

    Moreover, the proposal of opening a military academy made the two of them instinctively feel scared. The Military Generals Group has always been unable to defeat these civilian groups. The important point is that there are very few knowledgeable people in the Military Generals Group. Many of them are  Big boss, unlike these people in the civil service group, all of them came out of the imperial examination.

    In addition, schools are all used for inheritance. Confucianism can achieve its current status because, in the final analysis, it still attaches great importance to education and inheritance, generation after generation, endlessly.

    On the other hand, the inheritance of generals is generally passed down from father to son, and from family to family. Various military books and the like are not passed down at all, and are only in the hands of a very few people.

    So many times, the generals of the past dynasties were basically wild men, the kind of generals who grew up in actual combat, rather than relying on inheritance from generation to generation.

    Opening a military academy now means that it will be able to inherit and train generals on a large scale in the future. Naturally, it will gradually be able to compete with the civilian group. This will definitely seriously damage the interests of the civilian group.

    "Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate to abolish the military household system~"

    After pondering for a long time, Liu Jian spoke slowly, and then he added: "The military household system is the foundation of our Ming Dynasty's military system. Once it is abolished rashly, it will inevitably cause violent fluctuations."

    "In addition, if the compulsory military service system is implemented, it is very likely that it will be difficult to recruit enough soldiers. There is a popular saying among the people that good iron cannot be hammered and good men cannot be soldiers. Under the compulsory military service system, people are very likely to evade military service. Otherwise,  Willing to serve in the military."

    "Secondly, under the compulsory military service system, a young and strong labor force may not be able to survive if there is a lack of labor force in the family, taking four years of service as an example."

    "Third, the implementation of the compulsory military service system will inevitably cost more money than the current military household system. And our imperial treasury has always been very empty, and it is simply impossible to support hundreds of thousands of troops completely out of production."

    Liu Jian expressed his opposition. He was also very sharp and immediately saw some problems with the compulsory military service system.

    After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly. The compulsory military service system is indeed very good, but if these problems are not resolved, it will definitely not be implemented.

    "Zhang Mao, what do you say?"

    Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhang Mao. This restructuring plan was proposed by Zhang Mao. Naturally, it was better for Zhang Mao to speak.

    "The military household system must be abolished. I think Mr. Liu is very aware that the military household system has become corrupted. He is completely unable to shoulder the responsibility of protecting his family and the country, and has lost his combat capability."

    "If we don't abolish the military household system, no matter how we try to change it, our Ming army will always be like this. Even if we defeat the grassland people this time, they will still continue to go south in a few years."

    "So we must take advantage of this period to build a strong military system."

    Zhang Mao thought for a while and then spoke slowly.

    "As for the problems Liu Gong mentioned, we can also find ways to solve them."

    "The first problem is that we cannot recruit enough soldiers. Because we implement a compulsory military service system, being a soldier is an obligation. Soldiers are recruited from all over the country. Even if someone deserts the military service, we can still recruit enough soldiers.  of soldiers, and rigidly stipulate how many soldiers each county and each prefecture must recruit."

    "Of course, the reason why everyone is unwilling to become a soldier is because under the current military system, our military households in the Ming Dynasty are very poor and do not have enough to eat or wear warm clothes.; After listening to Zhang Mao's words, Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly. He had experienced the feeling of being criticized without money.

    In the past, when I wanted to do something, Zhou Jing said that there was no money, and Emperor Hongzhi was instantly discouraged. He wanted to rely on the treasury to reform the military system. Just dream, it is simply unrealistic.

    If you want to reform the military system and build a strong army, you must have enough money. Since the national treasury cannot do it, you must invest it from your own internal funds.

    But if it really comes from internal funds, it means that in the future, one's own internal funds must have enough income, which means that one of these industries must make money now, and more must be purchased.  Industry is the key, and making more money is the key.

    This means that Emperor Hongzhi is absolutely inseparable from these industries. Once there is a problem with these industries, he will not be able to earn enough money to maintain military expenditures.

    Of course, this is also a way Liu Jin thought of, a way to firmly tie the emperor to the chariot of capitalism, once this is done.

    No matter who becomes the emperor, he must support the development of capitalism, otherwise there will be no way to get enough money to maintain the Ming Dynasty's army.

    Similarly, the current market of the Ming Dynasty alone cannot meet the needs of capital. It must expand externally, whether it is foreign trade or foreign colonization. In short, it needs to continuously obtain enough from the world outside the Ming Dynasty.  Only wealth will do.

    And once capital embarks on the path of rapid development, Liu Jin believes that Ming Dynasty will definitely dominate the entire earth.

    "Your Majesty, there is a saying that is good, eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor~"

    "This military expenditure comes from internal funds. Everyone knows that this money belongs to your Majesty. It is you who are raising the Ming Dynasty's thousands of troops. Naturally, the Ming Dynasty's army will be more loyal to your Majesty."

    Zhang Mao thought for a while and then continued to add.

    This point is said to have gone into the heart of Emperor Hongzhi, and it is the same if you think about it carefully.

    If you want people to be loyal to you, you must give them enough benefits. Even if you are the emperor, you will do the same.

    If you want the army to focus on you, it is natural to invest this money.

    "I see, this must be the idea of ??Liu Jin, the brat. Although Zhang Mao is a little clever, he will never come up with such a clever plan."

    Then Emperor Hongzhi seemed to think of something and immediately laughed.

    The military power was finally recovered with great difficulty. Emperor Hongzhi was actually afraid that it would be taken back by the civil servants. However, if the military expenditure came from internal funds, he would be able to support these troops by himself.

    ¡°If something happens again in the future and the civil service group wants to take back military power, the military expenditure alone will be enough to overwhelm the national treasury.

    After thinking about this clearly, Emperor Hongzhi immediately understood that these things were definitely not thought up by Zhang Mao.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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