Chapter 160: Military transfer to official position
Zhu Yunxi smiled when he heard this.
"Grandpa, didn't you leave it to your grandson to decide how to reward your fourth uncle when he wins the Northern Campaign this time?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
Now the Jin Yiwei has confiscated the property of more than 300 officials, and the fines of Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen and others have also been handed over in full.
After getting the money, he decided to reward King Yan for what he gained during the Northern Expedition.
Zhu Yunxi said: "My grandson was thinking before that it is a good thing that the army is victorious. But how to arrange the disabled soldiers is a headache."
This time, not only Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement. Zhan Hui and others also nodded in agreement.
The imperial court is constantly using troops, and the number of disabled and disabled soldiers accumulated over the years is already unknown. Every year, the imperial court spends a lot of money to support these soldiers, as well as the old and young in their families.
Zhu Yunxi went on to say: "My grandson thinks that no matter whether our officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are disabled or disabled, they all want to serve the Ming Dynasty. In this case, why not let them still work for the court, and the court can also give them more benefits.
, so that I can feed a large family."
This is something that really touches on benevolent governance.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately showed his expectation and hurriedly said: "Speak quickly, if you can, grandpa will let you go and do it. Don't let the soldiers' hearts fall."
Zhu Yunxi grunted, nodded and said: "My grandson thinks that the money provided by the imperial court is a lot but not too much. It is probably enough for the soldiers and their families to feed themselves."
"Under such circumstances, this is a good time for the post station to be restructured. Why not the imperial court select those soldiers who cannot engage in farming and whose financial support is not enough to support the family, and let them go to the inn to work."
"Even if you can't deliver letters, you can still record letters, clean up the house, take inventory and take care of the warehouse at the inn?"
This is a good idea!
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded solemnly and expressed his approval.
Zhu Yunxi continued: "Sun'er believes that due to the restructuring of the inns in the DPRK, the normal sale of stamps and other items can only be done in Yingtian or the big cities of local state capitals. Naturally, the court will take the lion's share of these profits, but it is also
We need to share some of the profits to subsidize the officials in the post station."
"In this way, even if the imperial court places soldiers in the post as officials, it will not be short of sources of money expenditure."
"In addition, the DPRK can also send and receive letters every month according to various post stations, receive accommodation for common people and merchants, and distribute some rewards in accordance with the quantity of inventory. In this way, the original officials and those brothers who were transformed from soldiers to post officials
We can also get more money to support our families."
The army was transferred to the official position.
This is what Zhu Yunxi just suddenly remembered.
Bringing this matter forward at this time is a way for the old man, Zhan Hui and other ministers to solve the possible manpower shortage in the post station in the future and how the court can better support the disabled soldiers.
But for Zhu Yunxi, it was an experiment in further reforming the court system and how to better arrange the soldiers who fought bloody battles for the Ming Dynasty on the front lines.
Compared with the number of officials in the court, the largest number of officials in the Ming Dynasty were those who did not have official positions but were still working in government offices.
These people are often the children of local wealthy families, or old scholars who have never succeeded in the scientific examination.
It is precisely because of this that after a long time, it is easy to form a local situation. Although there is a chief official of the Mingtang of the state capital with the official seal of the imperial court, many local affairs often have to go through the eyes of the old officials in the yamen and the clans behind them.
Only with support can something be accomplished.
Over time, a helpless situation emerged where the core powers were intertwined at the local level, and the ridiculous imperial power did not go to the countryside.
Is it true that the emperor is unwilling to let his authority appear directly in the local countryside?
I don’t know that the emperors of all dynasties were unwilling, but they couldn’t do it.
Once the goal of transferring military personnel to civil servants is achieved, Zhu Yunxi can gradually squeeze the voice of local clans and the right to rule in the countryside.
In later generations, such a system became very popular for a certain period of time.
At this time, he saw that the old man had doubts.
Zhu Yunxi immediately said: "Grandpa, there is not much time left before you live forever. My grandson is thinking that the reform of the post station and the promotion of stamp sales will be limited to Zhili.
And this time, you have given your grandson the task of rewarding the victorious soldiers of your fourth uncle's Northern Expedition. The two things happened to collide with each other. How to arrange the disabled soldiers, it is better to let your grandson be there.
Zhili established it.
Even if something goes wrong, the court will be able to react and stop the situation from getting worse as soon as possible."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask the courtiers for their opinions this time, but looked at the prince who was still basking in the sun.
As if he felt the old man's gaze, Zhu Biao, who had not flipped through a few pages, put down the book in his hand and turned around to look over.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "Prince, what do you think of what your son said?"
Zhan Hui and others raised their heads at the same time and looked at the prince who was obviously no longer far away from taking care of government affairs these days.
It seems that because of this serious illness, the prince developed the temperament of Xianyun Yehe.
Fortunately, His Majesty is fine, and the Emperor's grandson has grown up.
Zhan Hui and others felt that as long as they gave the prince a little more time to grow up, they would eventually be able to see the former elegant and elegant Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty in the court.
Zhu Biao was a little helpless. Under the glare of everyone, he couldn't escape.
After pondering for a moment, he had to speak slowly: "If the imperial court can take advantage of the restructuring of the post station to properly accommodate the disabled soldiers in the army, it will be another benevolent government for our dynasty."
The prince's voice echoed in the side hall.
So everyone understood what the prince meant.
As long as this matter of transferring military personnel to civil servants is completed, it will be the benevolent government of the Ming Dynasty.
You must know that when the emperor's grandson mentioned the reform of the inn before, he never received such respect and praise from the prince.
Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded: "If you can make our Ming soldiers have someone to rely on when they are old, and the young and old at home have no worries about food and clothing, then we will have nothing to ask for."
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunxi again, with some helplessness on his face.
Later, it was replaced by pampering and expectation.
His eyes were bright and he said: "Grandpa has also left this matter to you. Remember, the inn will be restructured and it doesn't matter if you make more or less. The worst is that grandpa won't be able to hold this Longevity Festival.
But if you want to accommodate those soldiers who retired due to disability in the army, you must do it for grandpa.
If things go wrong, I won’t let you reap the good fruits!”
Zhan Hui and others stood aside, lowering their feet and clasping their hands, their eyes sinking.
Zhu Yunxi nodded vigorously.
This is Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty who revived the orthodoxy of the Han family in the Central Plains, drove away the Tartar humiliation, and reorganized the Han family.
He doesn't care whether the court can make much money from this matter.
He is more concerned about whether his soldiers and his people can live a better life under the rule of the Ming Dynasty and under his rule.
Zhu Yunxi promised in a deep voice: "Grandpa, don't worry, my grandson will definitely handle this matter well and will never chill the hearts of the soldiers!"
"Well, you go ahead and do it." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and waved, then looked at Zhan Hui and others: "You all can go too. There are a lot of things going on in the court recently. You and I have to assist the emperor's grandson to handle everything.
It’s done properly and beautifully, and nothing can go wrong.”
Zhu Yunxi, Xie Jin, Zhan Hui and others all concentrated their attention and bowed.
"Grandson resigned."
"I'll take my leave."
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When everyone dispersed, apart from the emperor and the prince, only the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Jiang Yu, remained in the side hall.
Although he is a courtier, he is also a close retainer of the emperor. There are many things that are not convenient for him to say in front of officials in the court.
By this time, there were no outsiders in the hall.
Jiang Wei just spoke in a low voice: "Your Majesty, there was an incident last night at the post where the envoys from various countries were staying. The emperor's grandson went to comfort the envoys from various countries late at night."
Zhu Yuanzhang was still looking at the prototypes of stamps at this time. When he heard Jiang Wei's words, he just hummed.
Jiang Wei observed the words and continued in a low voice: "The emperor's grandson met with Yoshinojima, the Japanese envoy to the Southern Dynasties, to discuss the matter. Sun Cheng, the deputy Qianhu of Jinyiwei, respected the emperor's order and reported it to the Jinyiwei Yamen."
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down and looked at Jiang Wei: "The emperor's grandson and the Japanese envoy discussed what they had discussed."
Listening to the emperor's words, Jiang Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
He was talking about Yoshinoderama, the Japanese envoy to the Southern Dynasties, but the emperor returned the favor to the Japanese envoy.
Although they all sound the same, they are all envoys from the Japanese state, but now the situation in the Japanese state is being divided between the north and the south. At this time, the emperor calls the southern dynasty Yoshinoderama an envoy from the Japanese state, and the meaning is obvious. p>
He immediately said: "The emperor's grandson has been discussing with the Japanese envoys for a long time, and it has been decided that the Ming Dynasty will send troops to the Japanese country this year to help the Japanese country quell the domestic chaos and stabilize the Japanese government.
The emperor's grandson wanted to take a land fifty miles around as a place for Ming Dynasty to send troops and soldiers. It was also agreed that if the situation in the Japanese country was calmed down, Ming Dynasty could occupy 30% of the mineral wealth within the scope of the Northern Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang has left it to Zhu Yunxi to handle the affairs of Japan.
But when he heard about this time, he frowned: "This year, the Ming Dynasty will send troops to Japan?"
Jiang Wei nodded: "When the emperor's grandson discussed with the Japanese envoys, they have found out the other party's true situation. At most next year, and no more than the next year, the Southern Dynasty will lose to the Northern Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang put down the stamps in his hand and patted the table: "Has the Emperor Taisun arranged how to send troops?"
Jiang Wei replied: "The emperor's grandson ordered the founding father to mobilize soldiers who were good at water and capable of fighting. Longjiang Shipyard organized warships and sent troops to the Japanese country after the Wanshou Festival."
Why does the prince love reading so much now?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the prince under the sun and muttered dissatisfiedly, and then ordered: "Tell Chang Sheng that this matter should be done in a low-key manner and do not spread it out. The Jin Yiwei secretly monitored the other group of people in the Japanese country.
We don’t want them to return to the country this year. In addition, the transferred soldiers need to settle down their families, and you, the Jinyiwei, need to put some people in. Now, you need to send people to the Japanese country in advance."
The emperor gave various orders, and Jiang Yu nodded in response.
After that, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Go ahead and do it. Jinyiwei has been busy with things recently. I will ask the Emperor Taisun to reward him later."
Jiang Wei immediately spoke: "I thank you, Your Majesty. I serve the country and are loyal to Your Majesty without asking for rewards."
Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled and waved silently.
Jiang Wei bowed and retreated.
After there were no more outsiders in the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the Crown Prince not far away with a faint look.
"Aren't you afraid of being sunbaked?"
Zhu Biao, who had just picked up the scroll again, was startled when his own father suddenly spoke like this. He had no choice but to put the scroll in his hand away and put it on the table aside.
"Father, Yunxi told my son, if you want your legs and bones to heal faster, you should get more sun."
Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, and finally spat unluckily: "Now that boy is talking, you are listening more and more. Who is the father and who is the son?"
Zhu Biao smiled silently and stretched out his hands to pat his legs.
It seems that it is indeed because of being exposed to the sun that my legs, which had not felt much in the past few days, now have some feeling. I can only feel that the blood in my legs is flowing slowly.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, thinking that the boy had also told him not to read the memorial for too long at night, so he felt less satisfied.
He waved to his son: "Come here. Today Yunxi mentioned that the generals in the army were transferred to the post officials. I see that you seem to have some things that you have not said in front of everyone. We are the only two at the moment.