"Oh? Hahaha..." Xiang Tianxing reached out and took it: "Thank you, father-in-law."
"Where is the Emperor?"
The eunuch hurriedly flattered him and said: "Prime Minister, you are so polite. You have been working hard for the country all day long. That is really hard work."
"The Emperor has gone to see Ning'er..."
Xiang Tianxing nodded, the two of them exchanged a few more polite words, and then the eunuch retreated.
Trying to calm down the excitement in his heart, Xiang Tianxing stretched out his hand and slowly opened the wooden box.
Inside is a golden tiger charm in the shape of a crouching tiger.
With this tiger talisman, all the soldiers and horses of Daxia can be mobilized. If the emperor is not a person who has great trust, he will never be given the tiger talisman.
Moreover, this tiger talisman is divided into left and right halves.
When the country was at war, the emperor gave the tiger talisman, but only gave half of it to the officials, and kept half for himself.
The purpose is to prevent officials from becoming self-reliant and taking advantage of the opportunity to rebel.
But this time, the eunuch of Shang Baojian directly took both halves of the tiger talisman, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
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Time flies by like a flash, and a month flies by. At this time, the South China Sea has been fully integrated.
After the war in the South China Sea ended, Nan Yanxi was established as the crown prince and the crown prince of the South China Sea.
But people who understand understand that the so-called crown prince is just because the old emperor has not yet died.
He has the final say in the entire Nanhai Kingdom.
In fact, if Nan Yanxi is willing, he can respectfully invite the current old emperor to be the supreme emperor, and he can become the emperor himself.
After all, all officials in the country, big and small, are his supporters.
But Nan Yanxi didn't want to be too anxious at this time.
Although the emperor's status is noble, it is also subject to many restrictions.
For now, the prince's status is more flexible and more suitable for Nan Yanxi.
Anyway, the entire South China Sea now has the final say. Does it matter whether he is the emperor or not?
During this month, Nan Yanxi's firearms bureau moved from the Qinglian Sword Sect to the Nanhai Imperial Capital.
Several more branches have been established and are working hard to produce and develop various new types of firearms.
All military shipyards in the South China Sea are stepping up their efforts to build new warships.
For all existing old warships, firearms installation and overall modification will be carried out.
Achieve the full weaponization of the South China Sea Navy as quickly as possible.
Other troops are also being streamlined and improved to quickly adapt to the comprehensive firearmsization of the troops.
In today's meeting hall, Nan Yanxi is leading officials to discuss the issue of military reform.
This starts with the tax reform that Nan Yanxi and Mo Yunxi discussed with Huo Tianying when they were in the Qinglian Mountains.
A few days ago, with the full support of Mo Yunxi, Li Qi and others, the country's land system and taxation system were proceeding in an orderly manner.
Although this move will touch the interests of many aristocrats and landlords.
However, after this battle, the opposition forces in the DPRK and China were completely wiped out.
Nan Yanxi reused many students from poor families. After they understood the advantages of the reform, they all agreed with it.
When people have land, they can live and work in peace and contentment.
How much land you have, how much tax you pay. The poor have less land, so they pay less tax. The noble landowners cultivate more land, so they pay more tax.
Such reforms can not only effectively increase national tax revenue, but also achieve rapid population growth in a short period of time.
Without the head tax, in order to increase the family's labor force and increase food production.
Regardless of whether you are a poor common man or a wealthy landlord class, why don't you have two children to play around with when you have nothing to do?
In addition, regarding municipal taxes and tariffs, everyone has also carried out considerable reforms after collective discussion.
It is more reasonable, more stable, and more friendly to small traders.
In this way, if a hundred flowers bloom, I believe that the economy and national strength of Nanhai Country will be greatly improved in the near future.
A group of young people with ideas often come up with something new when they get together.
In the court, many useless administrative offices were eliminated, and some bloated departments were simplified and divided.
For example, a considerable part of the functions of the six departments of military, ritual, official, work, household, and punishment were weakened and divided.
Five additional ministries were established: military, medical, agricultural, academic, and commercial.
More than a dozen research offices including the Military Research Institute, the Medical Research Institute, the Agricultural Research Institute, the Ocean Research Institute, and the Ma Zheng Research Institute have been established.
Moreover, everyone also studied and issued an order for universal education.
Yamen at all levels are ordered to strictly implement it.
Private schools were banned and all localities took the village as a unit. For villages with a population of 1,000 or more, the local government would take the lead in setting up national junior schools.
If there are few people in the village, then join together with several nearby villages, or go to a large nearby village.
All children over the age of six, regardless of gender, will attend primary schools for five years free of charge.
The courses taught include literature, mathematics, etiquette, letters, military, martial arts, art, etc.
If any villager refuses to let his children go to school without permission, he will be severely punished as soon as he is discovered!
At the same time, national secondary schools are established on a county-by-county basis, and those who have completed five years of primary school education can enter intermediate schools.
There are more subjects, and they are slightly more advanced and different, but they are still mandatory and people must perform them, otherwise they will be severely punished!
After five years in the intermediate school, compulsory enrollment for students ends.
However, according to personal wishes, students can enter senior schools established on a state basis and study for two years.
To study in a high-end school, you need to pay a small fee, which is collected by the court.
However, the courses taught are more advanced and more diverse, and students can also choose one for intensive study.
After graduating from high school, students can choose to take the graduation exam.
Those with excellent academic performance can directly enter the Imperial Academy and eventually serve in the imperial court with their personal consent.
Of course, for those with outstanding individual abilities, the major yamen can apply to the court, explain the situation, and carry out special recruitment.
In this way, it not only improves the quality of the entire people, but also increases the entry of national talents.
After the reform of people's livelihood is completed, the next step is to support the military.
The military system implemented in Nanhai Kingdom is mainly the military household system.
This system allows the country to save a lot of money while maintaining a large army size.
When the country was first established, because many officials were honest and there were wars in various places, the military household system was very suitable.
The troops work as farmers during leisure time and as soldiers during wartime. Although their social status is low, their combat effectiveness is still acceptable.
The historical farming system, as well as the Ming Dynasty Guard system, and the Tang Dynasty military system were essentially a type of military household system.
Its biggest advantage is saving money.
Emperor Hongwu Taizu of the Ming Dynasty once said, I can raise millions of soldiers without costing the people a grain of rice!
Under the national conditions at that time, it could be said to be a very appropriate military system.
However, this system also has shortcomings and is not suitable for long-term implementation.
First of all, as the country becomes peaceful and without war, corruption will inevitably occur in various places over time.
It is not uncommon for military households to be oppressed, exploited, enslaved, deducted, and paid empty wages by their superiors.
In some cases, military households even fled.
Since they usually work in agriculture, there is relatively little military training, and the quality of the soldiers is gradually becoming worrying.
For example, in the late Ming Dynasty, when fighting against the Jiannu slaves, it was said that they could get two million, but in fact they were all concealed and paid empty wages.
In fact, you may not even be able to spare one million.
Moreover, the fighting ability is quite low, and he can barely fight with the wind, let alone an elite one.
The imperial military system of the Tang Dynasty was essentially a type of military household system.
The Sixteenth Guards of the Nanya and the Sixth Army of the Beiya of the Tang Dynasty were famous for their impressive names and fierce fighting prowess.
In the end, it was also because the country gradually became corrupt and slowly withered and even destroyed.
Moreover, the military household system can barely cope with a dozen small-scale, short-term battles.
Once wars are frequent, large-scale, with heavy casualties, and the losses of each military household are too great, the army will not be able to be replenished.
In order to maintain the size of their troops, feudal rulers had to find ways to forcibly retain these military households.
Once ordinary people enter a military household, it is difficult to leave. Generally, they are expelled only after death.
But this still cannot support high-intensity fighting, so the rulers will forcibly hire some national criminals to serve in the army.
For example, in the Water Margin, it is often said that the soldiers are sent to the army and Song Jiang is often scolded as a thief and the army is sent to the army.
Although this can barely ensure the integrity of the army, it also indirectly leads to the low social status of soldiers.
If their status is low, they won't have very good discipline. How much fighting power can we expect from them?
In fact, the popularity of the military household system is ultimately a matter of money.
We all know that the recruitment system is more effective and more professional, but it costs money.
Cold weapon warfare is a collision between body and body, and the battle loss ratio for both the victor and the loser will be very high.
And the country cannot spend too much money to maintain a standing army with a high degree of professionalism and strong combat effectiveness.
We can only use this military household system to ensure the size of our troops.