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    When it comes to the military system, we have to talk about Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor who was born as a beggar monk. After becoming emperor, Zhu felt that supporting a huge army was a heavy burden on the country, so he adopted the military household system (that is, the military household system).  , and implemented the farming system.  According to the regulations, three parts of the troops from the border areas were to defend the city and seven parts were to farm the crops; two parts of the troops from the interior were to defend the city and eight parts were to farm the crops.  Each soldier was granted a portion of the land, and the government provided cattle, farm tools and seeds, and handed over grain according to the portion.  Lao Zhu was still very satisfied with this idea. He once said proudly to his subordinates: "I have a million soldiers, but it doesn't cost the people a grain of rice." But to be honest, Lao Zhu's idea is good, but like this  The sustainability of the hereditary military household system is very poor.  It was even more failed than the Tang Dynasty's military system.  It is human nature for people to go to higher places, but Zhu Yuanzhang forcibly restricted the space for military households to go up. Coupled with the corruption of officers, the decline of the military household system is inevitable.  During the Jiajing period, the Ming Guard Army was defeated in nine out of ten battles against the Japanese. A mere few thousand Japanese pirates could reach Nanjing. It is conceivable how low the combat effectiveness of the Guard Army was.  Under this circumstance, the recruitment system inevitably surfaced. Compared with traditional military households, the advantages of the recruitment system are much greater.  The recruitment system has many advantages compared with the world-wide military system, because there is room for selection in recruiting soldiers, and young adults are fully qualified to be selected.  The salary of the recruited soldiers is double or even several times higher than that of the guards. If managed well, the soldiers can serve with peace of mind and the army is relatively stable. Therefore, all the armies that can fight in the middle and late Ming Dynasty are composed of recruited soldiers, such as the most famous "Qi Jiajun"  ", "Guan Ning Cavalry" and so on.  But the recruitment system also has prerequisites, that is, the imperial court must have sufficient financial resources, otherwise it will not be able to support a large professional army.  In the Nuanxiang Pavilion, Yue Yang sat on a stool and explained the origins of the hereditary military household system and the recruitment system since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, as well as their respective advantages and disadvantages, and finally said: "There is a cloud in the art of war. Victory depends on the changes of the enemy. Jian Mo follows.  The enemy cannot be defeated. After hundreds of years, the military system of the Ming Dynasty has reached a time when it has to change. For example, the original guard station did play a very important role in the early Ming Dynasty, but the current guard station has changed.  I believe your Majesty is very clear about this situation. To put it bluntly, today's military households in the guard station have been reduced to seven or eight, and the remaining military fields have all become farmers who only farm.  Our private land, what is the use of such a guard station? Therefore, I think it is better for our Ming Dynasty to adopt a military system, and the military system should also be restructured accordingly. For example, sergeants and generals should be given corresponding military ranks in addition to their positions.  , the army should no longer be called commanders, commanders, commanders, and commanders, but should adopt new titles. For example, the division-level units that I just mentioned are one of them. " Hearing this, Chongzhen and  Lu Xiangsheng was stunned. Yueyang was not changing the military system. He was clearly trying to break up the old military system and then re-establish a brand new military system.  Lu Xiangsheng first raised his question, "Master Yue, although all the military households in the Ming Dynasty's guards have collapsed, there are still many officers and soldiers in the guards. Once the guards are completely abolished, big trouble will inevitably occur.  What should the court do? " "A big mess?" Yue Yang sneered: "What big mess can there be? These guards officers have become cancerous tumors on Daming's body. If these cancerous tumors are not cut off quickly,  It is certain that Ming Dynasty will be dragged into the abyss by these cancers sooner or later!" Hearing this, Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng stopped talking.  One of them is the emperor and the other is the Minister of War, so they naturally know the shortcomings of the guard system very well.  But if it were to be a one-size-fits-all approach as Yue Yang said, they would be afraid of causing chaos.  Looking at Lu Xiangsheng and Chongzhen who were silent, Yue Yang also knew that the matter was so important that they could not make a decision for the moment, so he had no choice but to shake his head.  Anyway, he has done what he can do, and the rest is up to them.  This meal was indifferent to Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng. While they were eating, they were thinking about what Yue Yang had just said.  Yue Yang is right.  The military system of the Ming Dynasty has reached a point where it has to be changed. In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, the military households in the guards who could still turn over grain to the court have now become a burden to the court. Not only do they not pay the grain, but they also hand over their hands to the court every year.  You need food and money. If this phenomenon is not changed, the imperial court's annual taxes and food will have to flow continuously into this bottomless pit. This is absolutely impossible.  When the meal was about to end, Chongzhen picked up a silk scarf and wiped the corners of his mouth and said to Yue Yang: "Yue Aiqing, the reform of the military system you mentioned today is too important. I need to discuss it with the cabinet and other ministers before making a decision.  So you" Just as Chongzhen was speaking, a rush of footsteps came from outside, and soon a sharp voice sounded outside the door: "Your Majesty, just now a group of nobles led thousands of soldiers from the Beijing camp suddenlyHe came outside the palace gate and shouted his grievances loudly, saying that he wanted to implore the emperor to take back his order, not to cancel the establishment of the capital camp, and to give tens of thousands of soldiers in the capital camp a way to survive!  "    "What?  " Upon hearing this, not only Chongzhen but also Lu Xiangsheng and Yue Yang showed shocked expressions. " Lawless It is really lawless!  "At this time, Chongzhen was so angry that he was trembling. He really didn't expect that these people would dare to come to the palace gate. In this way, the matter would become a big issue. Tomorrow, those officials, censors, and ministers would not  You know what kind of trouble they are going to make. "Lu Aiqing, Yue Aiqing, you two come with me to the front and take a look. I want to see what kind of trouble these people can make!"  " "I obey the order!  "Lu Xiangsheng and Yue Yang stood up and bowed their hands to Chongzhen. At the same time, outside the palace gate, a group of nobles stood at the entrance of the palace. Behind them were thousands of ragged soldiers from the Beijing camp. These people were shouting  Shouting to ask the emperor to take back his orders, a group of people shouted and became a mess. The young immigrant man in colorful clothes raised his hands and shouted while asking his companions next to him, "Will we offend the emperor by making such a fuss?"  If the emperor is angry, we won't be able to eat and walk around.  " "What are you afraid of!  "The companion next to him raised his hands and shouted a few words, then whispered to his companion: "The tall man is holding the sky when it falls, and with the support of the British Lord, even if he is punished, we can't be blamed.  Besides, if the emperor wants to cancel the Beijing camp, it will cut off the brothers' financial resources. You don't know that the monthly money my old man gives me is getting less and less these days. I didn't have enough money last month.  Fifty silver dollars, this money is not enough for me to go shopping twice. If I don't have the little money from Jingying, can I still live?  "    "yes!  " The companion next to him also nodded and said: "We brothers can be regarded as brothers. Although there is not a lot of oil and water in Beijing camp, and most of them are taken away by the British, mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are. Those benefits are at least enough for brothers.  Let's have a few dinners of fine wine, but we must not lose this money.  " The two people were talking while raising their hands and shouting to the people next to them. For these people, they don't care whether the money should be taken. Anyone who dares to cut off their wealth is their enemy. But these nobles also  They are not all idiots. They are shouting while observing the surroundings carefully. If something goes wrong, they will immediately run away. Just when they are shouting vigorously, the originally closed palace door suddenly opens, and then a group of people are all over the place.  The armored guards ran out from inside, and behind them were dozens of eunuchs carrying tall dragon hats and walking toward them.  Long Chu, the Dragon Chu was put down when it was a hundred steps away from them. Seeing Long Chu coming, all the nobles who were shouting happily stopped, and the soldiers behind stopped shouting when they saw the leader.  Everyone stopped one after another. At this time, a middle-aged eunuch stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Long live the Lord is here, everyone, hurry up and pick him up!"  " As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, these nobles glanced at each other, knelt down and shouted loudly: "I will see my emperor, long live my emperor!  "As these people knelt down, the soldiers from the Beijing camp behind also knelt on the ground. As the voices of these people fell, Chongzhen also slowly walked down from the dragon. Looking at these people kneeling in front of him in chaos,  Crowd, the anger in his heart immediately burst out, "Youare you still my noble relative of the Ming Dynasty!  Look everyone shouts "loyal to the emperor and patriotic" on weekdays. Is this how you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic?  Whoever is in charge today, stand up for me!  " Seeing that Chongzhen was angry, all these people were speechless. Look at me one by one, and look at you. They all remained silent. Seeing that everyone was silent, Chongzhen became even more angry. He shouted angrily: "How dare you do this?  Don't you dare to say it?  You are really good guys. If you don't dare to say it, forget it. You all should go home. If anyone makes trouble again, don't blame me for being rude!  " Hearing this, someone boldly shouted: "Your Majesty, it's not just the humble ministers who want to cause trouble, it's Yueyang who wants to cut off the livelihood of the ministers and others. If the Beijing Camp is dismantled, there will be tens of thousands of soldiers in the Beijing Camp.  There is no way to survive!  " Chongzhen, who was about to go back, immediately asked when he heard this: "Who is talking? Stand up for me!  " Soon, a young man in his twenties with a somewhat pale face stood up, knelt down to Chongzhen and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Li Hongliang, is here to greet you.  " "Li Hongliang?  Chongzhen frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Are you the boy from Uncle Yongyi's family?"  " "The Emperor has a good memory!  "Li Hongliang quickly flattered. "Okay, even you are here to join in the fun."?" Seeing the young man in front of him, Chongzhen's face became even more ugly. 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