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Hearing the emperor's words, the courtiers in the Wenhua Palace couldn't help but be shocked. Anyone with insight knows all the disadvantages of the Wei system, and it is indeed necessary to change it. However, in a huge military system, people often say that change is easy, but how about actually implementing it? The Ming Dynasty has been nearly three hundred years old, who dares to touch it? In fact, this military system reform is more difficult than imagined! Therefore, no emperor or minister would dare to do this!

"Your Majesty, you should be careful about this matter, be careful!" Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to go out and report.

He took the lead, and other ministers also agreed. If there is anything wrong with the military reform, it will definitely be a disaster.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he nodded and said, "Of course, it is because I have to be cautious, so I only mentioned this matter today."

As he spoke, he glanced at the ministers and continued slowly: "Now in the north of our Ming Dynasty, there is no threat from Mongolia. This is a good opportunity that has never happened before, and this is one of them!"

"Secondly, here in Liaodong, our Ming Dynasty has the strategic initiative. Now it has mastered the Anshan Posthouse. It can advance, attack, retreat and defend. The captives have exhausted their food and can only be passively beaten! Even now, the situation in Liaodong is already ours. Ming Dynasty is in its best situation in recent years."

"The chaos in the southwest has basically been put down, and the pirates in the southeast have also suffered a heavy blow. The current situation in our Ming Dynasty is stabilizing. Besides, the armies in various places are now recruiting troops, not guards!"

After hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Shen Yongmao couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the reform of the military system of the guard station is very difficult!"

Many other ministers also nodded and agreed with the words of Shen Yongmao, the Minister of War.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't take it seriously after hearing this. He nodded and said, "Shen Qing, let me listen to you!"

"Your Majesty, if the military system of the garrison is reformed, the military system of the Ming Dynasty will only be the camp and sentry system. If the court's military expenditures increase, where will the money and food come from? This is one of them!"

Emperor Chongzhen listened to Shen Yongmao speak. He did not speak immediately, but nodded slightly and signaled Shen Yongmao to continue.

"Secondly, the combat effectiveness of the recruited soldiers is actually strong and weak, and not all of them are strong armies. Whether the recruited soldiers can be used depends entirely on the recruiters and the generals in charge. If the generals in charge are strong in training troops, it will be a strong army. If a general's ability to train troops is weak, his combat effectiveness will be very low. More importantly, since the source of troops does not come from military households, the quality of the soldiers recruited varies from good to bad. In other words, if the person responsible for recruiting troops has poor screening skills, the recruitment will be low. The proportion of quality soldiers will also increase, making it easier for the army to mutiny and break up."

"Thirdly, there are so many guard generals across the country. If one of them is not placed properly, there will be endless troubles!"

Having said this, Shen Yongmao looked at Emperor Chongzhen very carefully and said extremely seriously: "Your Majesty, these three points are the most important things. The rest can be ignored for now!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded, turned to look at General Zu Dashou of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and asked, "What do you think, Master Zu?"

At this time, Zu Dashou's expression was also very serious. Any change in the military system of the Wei Institute will inevitably affect the ancestral family. However, no military commander is qualified to speak in this court. When the emperor asked, he could only reply respectfully: "What I said is mature and prudent, and I will second my opinion!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned his head and asked several ministers in succession, all of whom agreed with Shen Yongmao's point of view. Until this time, some ministers suddenly discovered that the emperor did not ask the chief minister's opinion, and the chief minister did not express his opinion, which seemed a bit strange. Could it be that the first assistant already knows the content of the innovation?

While they were thinking about it, they heard Emperor Chongzhen's tone seemed to be much more relaxed, and he said with a smile: "I have already considered these three points of Shen Qing..."

Upon hearing this, all the courtiers could not help but straighten their backs, stretch their necks, and listen attentively.

"As for the first point Shen Qing said, it is indeed a problem for the current court. However, the current military strength of our Ming Dynasty is based on the camp and sentry system, and military expenditures are derived from this. As long as the overall situation remains unchanged, the overall situation will be Everything will be fine. When the treasury revenue increases in the future..."

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he suddenly paused and announced with a smile: "Sun Chuanting, the governor of Fujian, has reported to me that the income tax collected this year will be more than one million taels. I am not afraid to tell you, After the Ming Dynasty takes control of the sea, I expect the tax revenue from the sea to be at least 10 million taels a year, yes, at least..."

Before he could finish his words, the ministers below couldn't help but look surprised. Although they know that this time the sea is opened, the tax revenue will definitely be higher under Sun Chuanting's harsh collection. But based on their previous understanding of the tax base of 20,000 yuan a year, they were suddenly told that the tax amount was far more than they expected. Even though the city was very deep, they were still shocked. Then Emperor Chongzhen revealed his expectations and said it would be at least ten million taels. Everyone was shocked.

At this time, they all immediately remembered the imperial edict that shocked the world before, which was the edict that allocated the sea tax. They originally thought it was just a drizzle, but now it seems that it is really possible to get a good result!

Emperor Chongzhen shocked them by throwing out a piece of good news, but he himself continued: "As for the second point, I believe all of you have also seen the performance of the new army I trained in the war against the captives. How? This shows that the training method of the New Army is a way to strengthen the army. I have asked the chief instructor of the New Army to summarize the key points of selecting and training troops. According to this method, we should ensure that there are no weak troops in the recruitment."

Although this new army does not seem to have changed much from the current army of the Ming Dynasty. They all follow Qi Jiguang's military system, but in fact, Emperor Chongzhen equipped the Ming Dynasty's junior military preparation hall for this purpose, as well as supervisors up to the division level. The military, and the function of supervising the military has changed significantly compared with before. It can be said that the essence of the military has changed a lot. Emperor Chongzhen used the example of the New Army to prove that this kind of military training is effective, at least for now.

In response, Shen Yongmao came to his senses and asked several questions in succession, but Emperor Chongzhen answered them one by one with factual examples, leaving him speechless. Regarding this point, in other words, the new army's approach will be adopted in future recruitment systems. As a result, one Beijing Military Beitang will definitely not be enough, and Zu Dashou on the other side also understands that the intermediate Military Beitang and Senior Military Beitang that the emperor mentioned before will probably be produced accordingly.

On major principles, the ministers no longer have any objections. However, Shen Yongmao still reminded Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the most important thing is the third point! There are so many soldiers and generals in the country, how should we arrange them?"