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The Rising Sun Chapter 487 Signs of a prosperous age

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    Hearing these words, Zhai Luan and Zhang Bi couldn't help but be stunned. Apparently, they didn't expect that Qian Wu's intention to build an elementary school was to win the hearts of scholars from all over the world. This was to create a situation where the whole country would strongly support overseas expansion!  How big is this master's overseas expansion ambition?  Although he was surprised, Zhai Luan did not dare to think too much and hurriedly bowed and said: "The emperor's holy concerns are far-reaching, and it is difficult for the ministers to wait for the unexpected. However, the construction of the Mongolian School is expensive, and the daily expenses are also not small. With the imperial court  We are worried that the current financial resources will be difficult to meet. " "Popular education is not something that can be achieved overnight," Qian Wu said thoughtfully, "I will run the ten primary schools in the capital. When the court has money next year, we will implement them one by one.  One province per year will take twenty years, and the progress cannot be lower than one province per year?  A province has more than one hundred prefectures and counties. Even if it is limited to county towns, there are at least two to three hundred schools, which cost at least three to four hundred thousand taels of silver. Can the imperial court's annual income increase keep up?  Zhai Luan couldn't help but frowned and said: "Your Majesty, the annual revenue of the imperial court is growing slowly" "Establishing schools is not only the responsibility of the imperial court, but also the responsibility of the local government." Qian Wu said calmly: "What's the performance test method?  When can it be launched? " After hearing this, Zhai Luan immediately realized that the construction of the school can be completely done by local officials. In this way, the cost of the court will not be big. One province per year, there is no problem at all. He hurriedly bowed  Shen said: "Back to the Emperor, it will be launched next month at the latest." Qian Wu slightly nodded and said: "The performance examination must be top-down and implemented at every level. The cabinet must lead by example." "Wei Chen obeys the decree.  " Seeing Zhai and Luan stand up and prepare to bow and leave, Qian Wu stretched out his hand and pressed it lightly, saying: "One more thing, although the imperial court has not yet carried out military reform, the Coast Guard has long since collapsed, and the Northwest Guard no longer exists.  Necessary. The military status of the guardsmen has been abolished, and all the original guardland land can be allocated to the farming soldiers. The court organizes migration. Xiaoliuqiu, Nanyang, and Australia are in need of immigrants, and those who are unwilling to move will be respected.  Most of the military attaches at the health stations are hereditary, and most of the land cultivated by the guards has been misappropriated by the military attach¨¦s. This has been accumulated over the years, and I have no intention of liquidating it. The Ministry of Household Affairs sends personnel to various health stations to check the statistics. All land cultivated will be taxed as civilian land.  , an uncultivated land. Those who are not registered as officers will be assigned to soldiers. In addition, I want to establish an army academy in the suburbs of Beijing. Whether it is a naval academy or an army academy, the children of military attach¨¦s can be admitted first. After passing the graduation examination, they will be included in the guard.  Moreover, wars are ongoing overseas. In order to facilitate the timely handling of military affairs, I want to set up a military aircraft office at the south verandah on the west side of Qianqing Gate. For the time being, it will be used by Duke Zhu Xizhong, British Duke Zhang Rong, cabinet minister Mao Bowen, and Fujian and other officials.  The commanders of Guangdong, Shanxi, and Shaanxi are all military ministers. "Zhai Luan was secretly shocked when he heard this. In name, Qianwu was to appease the generals of the guards and facilitate the handling of military affairs. In fact, this move was to improve the status of the military generals of the Ming Dynasty.  The Military Aircraft Department, the Minister of Military Aircraft, and the Cabinet are located on the east and west sides of the Qianqing Gate. The Military Aircraft Department is basically juxtaposed with the Cabinet. This is actually the equal emphasis on civil and military affairs that Qianwu has always advocated.  Separation of military and political affairs.  Zhang Bi, however, was bold and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, the humble minister is stupid and I don't know what the relationship between the Military Aircraft Department and the Cabinet is?" Qianwu glanced at him and said: "Subordinate relationship, the military aircraft are handled under the Cabinet.  " Hearing this, Zhai Luan couldn't help but sigh secretly. In fact, it doesn't matter whether he is subordinate or not. The Military Aircraft Department is on the west side of Qianqing Gate. The Minister of Military Aircraft can visit Qian Wu at any time. The so-called military aircraft are handled under the cabinet, but  It was just to save some dignity for the cabinet. In the future, it will definitely be difficult for the cabinet to interfere in the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty.  Seeing that Zhai Luan remained silent, Qian Wu took a sip of tea and said calmly: "The reform of the military system is related to nearly a million officers and soldiers of the Guard. If you are not careful, it will lead to catastrophe. The establishment of the Military Aircraft Department  , aims to improve the status of military officers, aims to appease the honorable ministers and generals, and aims to smoothly implement the reform of the military system. I have said long ago that the Ming Dynasty must pay equal attention to civil and military affairs, otherwise no matter how prosperous it is, it will be fleeting. The Minister of War also serves as a cabinet minister and military aircraft.  Minister, this needs to be established as a routine. You all should take a long-term view and don¡¯t just focus on your own one-third of an acre. With the reform of the military system, the appointment of officers, the recruitment of soldiers, daily training, and strategies and tactics of the Ming Navy and Army are all important.  There will be great changes, and professional military and technical personnel will be needed to handle military affairs. This is the general trend." Hearing these words, Zhai Luan did not dare to be silent any longer, and immediately bowed and said: "I dare not take authority for myself, and I respect the Holy Emperor.  "Edict." When he saw Zhai Luan, Zhang Bi was dissatisfied. Qian Wu clearly wanted to use military force to dispose of the power of the cabinet, but Qian Wu's words were very serious, so he did not dare to argue in person, so he pondered for a moment.  , he said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court cannot afford such a high military salary for the escort team." "The purpose of promoting the reform of the military system is to solve this problem." Qianwu is not in a hurry.? said: "The biggest flaw of the Ming Dynasty's military system is the military household system and the hereditary status of officers. The hereditary status of officers blocks the upward promotion path of soldiers and causes officers to be unwilling to make progress. This is the main reason for the low combat effectiveness of guardsmen.  Reason: In addition to the advantages of firearms, the most important reason why the officers and soldiers of the escort are able to win battles repeatedly is the good promotion channel. After a battle, many soldiers can be promoted to officers based on their military merits, and officers can also advance one level at a time.  Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the escort are eager to fight from top to bottom. Only when fighting can the officers and soldiers serve their lives. Not only will the hereditary system of officers be abolished, but military service will also be changed to a combination of compulsory military service and voluntary military service. Only in this way can the soldiers be promoted.  Military expenditures were drastically reduced, and the conscripts were not required to be paid. After four years of retirement, the volunteers were selected from the conscripts and paid according to the current military pay. In this way, the imperial court not only had sufficient military resources, but also was able to maintain a fighting force of about 200,000.  Once we encounter a major war, we can form a trained army of millions in a blink of an eye" After a slight pause, he said with a smile: "It took me a long time to elaborate. I established the Military Aircraft Department first.  The first thing is to ask them to discuss the details of the reform of the military system, and then transfer it to the cabinet to vote." After the Qianqing Palace came out, Zhai Luan slowed down and said to Zhang Bi: "Chong Xiang, submit an article to the Jinling Newspaper.  I would like to praise the expansion of elementary schools in one province every year to promote universal education, and the expansion of admissions for scientific examinations." Zhang Bi nodded slightly. This was to create momentum to reduce the impact of the establishment of the Military Aircraft Department. However, he did not.  Understanding why Zhai Luan had to compromise so much, he pondered for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, the Chief Assistant is willing to have his power in the cabinet reduced?" "Can you stop it?" Zhai Luan said in a low voice. After walking a few steps, he said in a deep voice: "Chong  Xiang Ke still remembers the excerpt written by Duke Ding about the separation of the three powers. "Hu Wanli proposed in the excerpt that the three powers should be separated and that the three forces of civil servants, eunuchs, and ministers should check and balance each other.  , it is known to both the government and the public, how could Zhang Bi not know the reason, and immediately said: "The chief minister is saying that this is actually" "It's hard to say." Zhai Luan interrupted him and said after a long while.  : "The officers and logistics supplies of the escort are all self-contained, and the imperial court cannot intervene at all. Even if there is no military aircraft department, the cabinet has an empty name and cannot interfere in military affairs. Instead of doing this, why fight for this empty name? Now the emperor has no  There are signs of reusing eunuchs. I am worried that if the eunuchs gain power if they are forced too much, it will be counterproductive. Furthermore, the reform of the military system has both advantages and disadvantages for the ministers. On the contrary, the imperial court will benefit the most. This matter must be strongly supported.  There is no need to worry too much about whether Xunchen will be successful for a while. "Zhengyangmen, 'Wang Jiangnan' teahouse, ever since Hu Wanli left a message on the second floor, "The sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, can be heard, and everything in the world is happening.  After the couplet "Wang Jiangnan", the business of "Wang Jiangnan" was very booming. With Hu Wanli ascending to the throne of Yuji, the teahouse was full every day, and many gentry came from far away to see the current Yushu.  .  The shopkeeper took great care of Qian Wu's imperial treasure. He not only covered it with gauze, but also arranged for a waiter to guard it. He was afraid that some blind gentry would contaminate Qian Wu's calligraphy treasure. He did not care about the lofty talk of the gentry in the teahouse.  Not only did he no longer worry about the taboo discussion of state affairs, but he also worked hard to arrange for people to inquire about the news and announce it in the teahouse in time. As a result, business was even more booming. The price of tea on the second floor doubled, and it was still hard to find a building.  .  He Shijing, who was wearing a long gown, quickly walked up to the second floor. He was specially invited by the shopkeeper to announce the news. He glanced at the packed lobby and said loudly: "Everyone, everyone." Many regular customers in the audience recognized He Shijing.  , as soon as he appeared, the second floor immediately became quiet. He Shijing raised his voice and said: "I just received the news that the emperor wants to establish ten elementary schools in the capital, and all children of school age in the capital can enroll for free." As soon as the words fell, the lobby was filled with excitement.  Cheers.  "Quiet, quiet!" He Shijing said with a smile: "These ten elementary schools are just an introduction. The emperor asked the court to implement free elementary schools nationwide and popularize elementary schools at the rate of one province a year. In addition, the emperor also said that in view of the continuous  The territory of Ming Dynasty continues to expand, and there is a serious shortage of officials. The admission rate for scientific examinations will be greatly increased!" The hall was quiet for a moment, and then a group of scholars shouted in confusion, "Long live the emperor!"  The cheers!  The acceptance rate for scientific examinations has increased significantly, which means that the chances of gaining fame will be much greater than before. For scholars, there is no better news than this. Moreover, Enke will be added next year, and many anxious scholars  Then he left the tea money, stood up and rushed out of the teahouse, eager to share the good news with his close friends.  "Today, the emperor is enthroned, and the good news comes one after another, which is dizzying. It is really a sign of a prosperous age!" A scholar in his early thirties couldn't help but sigh in a long voice.(To be continued)
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