Chapter 167 The anxious Lao Zhu! Separate civil and military rule!
Longqing Zhu Zaijing’s words have just finished speaking.
All the emperors and princes frowned.
In fact, what Zhu Zaijing said makes sense to a certain extent, especially during the periods when the Japanese country was in war, such as the Warring States Period on the Japanese island.
Since the people who have been fighting on the island for a long time are men, although most of the wars break out at the village level, the gangs of Japanese slaves still fight fiercely. Sometimes they are so fierce that half of the village will be killed at one time.
They are all widowed.
Over time, the ratio of men to women on Japanese islands naturally became unbalanced, and there must be more Japanese women than Japanese men.
"That's what I thought."
"Select the most beautiful among the Japanese women and fill them into the Jiaofang Division."
"The remaining ones can follow the example of the Grand Ancestor in the past when he set up the Qinhuai Sixteenth Floor and open restaurants in thirteen provinces across the country in the name of the imperial court. This will definitely bring a very generous income to the imperial court."
Paying money to farm has always been a hugely profitable business without any capital.
After finishing speaking, Zhu Zaijing held his breath and waited slightly uneasily for the scrutiny from his ancestors.
"Well, this method is not impossible."
Lao Zhu was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.
The reason why he established the Qinhuai Sixteenth Floor in the first place was essentially to increase the court's income.
And the 16th floor of Qinhuai is, to put it bluntly, the official hook.
Old Zhu Di and other emperors all frowned slightly, but they did not express any different opinions.
After all, in this era, women are actually equivalent to goods to a certain extent and can be clearly marked with prices, not to mention foreign women such as Japanese women. These Japanese women are trophies in terms of equivalents.
Every time the Ming Dynasty sent troops to conquer or counter-rebellion, there was an unwritten practice. When the commander-in-chief of the counter-rebellion returned to the court, he would take away some local specialties, some of which were presented to the court, and some of which were kept for him to give as gifts to build relationships. This local specialty includes some boys and girls who were suppressed in the rebellion.
Needless to say, young men are all cut off with one knife, such as the Three Treasures Eunuch.
As for girls, those with outstanding looks will be presented to the palace.
Even this practice changed the historical trend of the Ming Dynasty.
For example, the Ji family, the biological mother of Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youtang.
In the early years of Chenghua, the chieftains in Dateng Gorge rebelled. Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen sent Han Yong as commander and sent troops to Guangxi to quell the rebellion.
After Han Yong successfully quelled the rebellion, before returning to the army, he selected some local specialties and sent them to the capital as usual. Among these local specialties was the Ji family, the birth mother of Emperor Hongzhi.
So, if you look at the problem from this perspective.
In fact, Zhu Zaijing's proposal to eliminate all Japanese women as prostitutes and use them to generate revenue for the Ming Dynasty's finances is not unusual, and may even be beneficial to the country.
Ji Boying glanced at Zhu Zaijing and didn't say anything more on this matter. He just gave him a look that looked like he was sitting down.
If we look at this matter from the perspective of future generations, this will definitely not work.
After all, this farming transaction is illegal, and Marx fundamentally did not allow this thing to exist.
But this is the Ming Dynasty, and now is the era of autocratic monarchy, so the situation is completely different.
And in fact, in the Japanese country at this time, there were not many high-quality women who could be selected. Generally speaking, buck teeth and bow legs should be the mainstream appearance.
"As for the Japanese women on the Japanese island, you should make arrangements based on your own circumstances."
"One thing to remind you here is that the future development of the handicraft industry in the Ming Dynasty will also require a large part of the labor force. In the process of semi-industrialization, women can take over any insufficient production capacity."
After Ji Boying said this, he ended the topic.
Then he thought of something again and glanced at the group of emperors and princes present.
"Which of you still has questions? Ask them all at once."
Although students are allowed to ask questions in class, they cannot be interrupted so frequently. Frequent interruptions by one by one and one by one by one really affect the rhythm of the class.
Everyone here shook their heads slightly after hearing this.
"Yeah."
"Next, this lesson will continue to return to the topic we just talked about."
"How to fundamentally improve the status of generals"
"I'll give you a cup of tea to discuss the summary."
"After a cup of tea, each group will send a representative to come out and talk about the measures you have taken in your respective time and space, and how to improve the status of soldiers and generals."
Say it.
Ji Boying sat back on the grand master's chair in the center of the podium, leaned back on the chair, and closed his eyes slightly to rest.
I had insomnia last night and was really tired.
After the theoretical class is over, he will take Lao Zhu to take a look at the later generations of Hongwu during the break.
Then, he will take these princes and princes to the Spanish Empire in many eras, and analyze the gains and losses from different dimensions from the perspective of the rise and decline of the first generation.
Then, we have to go to Xuande Time and Space to fill cups and solve the problem of the Xuande Dynasty's lack of implementation of the New Deal. Finally, we have to take Wanli Zhu Changluo to win over Li Dan, the shipping king of Wanli Time and Space, to open up the official maritime trade market of Wanli Time and Space.
After all this is over, we need to move the timeline of Wanli time and space and prepare for "The Heroes Airborne to Saarhu".
Ji Boying couldn't help but feel his head hurt when he thought of the series of busy things that followed.
Sleeping too little is really a kind of torture, which makes people feel irritable.
As the Immortal Master spoke out, each group in each court began to discuss in low voices.
In such a noisy environment, Ji Boying suddenly discovered that he could fall asleep, or in other words, enter a short and deep sleep.
Even a brief three-minute deep sleep is a salvation for an insomniac.
After a cup of tea.
Under the active discipline of Zhu Jianshen, the leader of the first class, and Zhu Jianshen, the leader of the second class, the main hall gradually became quiet.
And Ji Boying also opened his eyes at this moment.
The whole person's energy and energy obviously look much better.
Look at Lao Zhu first.
"Hongwu."
Two words exit.
If there is no accident, there must be no accident. A Biao stood up.
"We have strictly followed the reform of the military system that Master Xian previously taught in class, and have made the following points."
"First point, after our government received the first batch of silver from Japan, it immediately abolished the military household system and implemented a recruitment system, and gradually began to improve the treatment of soldiers and enhance their status among the people."
"The second point is to establish five major military regions in the thirteen provinces of the country. Except for the capital and border defense troops, all the military regions will be assigned to the five major military regions. According to the words of the immortal master, the military command power and the promotion recommendation power of the military regions will be separated." "The third point,..."
Ah Biao talked bit by bit, speaking very logically.
However, Ji Boying frowned slightly after listening to A Biao's words.
He couldn't help but recall the paragraph where he talked about the military system.
Indeed.
From this perspective, Hongwu's restructuring did not do anything wrong. To a certain extent, it greatly improved the status of soldiers.
"Master Immortal, the student has finished speaking."
Abiao saluted respectfully.
"Yeah."
He nodded slightly and motioned for Abiao to sit down.
Then he glanced at the other people, and it was obvious that these people's faces were rather embarrassed. It was most likely that Abiao had told them everything they knew and didn't know.
Nothing more to say.
And from the perspective of the system setting of the military system, the military reform of the Hongwu Dynasty was obviously the most complete.
After all, Hongwu was the beginning of a dynasty. With Lao Zhu, the founding emperor, there was basically no resistance. As long as Lao Zhu issued an order, many systems could be subversively changed from scratch.
Even Jianwen and Yongle in the future, and even Emperor Yongle at the height of his prestige, could not do this.
But judging from Ji Boying's sleepless days and late night analysis of Guo Zuo in various time and space.
The improvement of military status is obviously not enough.
In other words, there are serious drawbacks.
Even in Hongwu time and space, after more than a hundred years have passed, especially after a relatively long period of peace.
As the civil service group grows, the status of military personnel will still be suppressed uncontrollably.
The decline in the status of military personnel means the weakening of national defense strength and the decline in military combat effectiveness.
"What do you think of the other groups?"
Glancing at the other emperors and princes, Ji Boying asked symbolically.
"My military reform in this dynasty is not much different from that of my elder brother."
Zhu Laosi spoke repeatedly, and Lao Zhu Di also nodded.
Emperor Hongxi and Emperor Xuande all followed suit.
As for the group of Emperor students in the second period, except for the Jiajing time and space, which has changed the timeline for several years.
The reform of the military system of other dynasties has not yet been fully implemented. After all, their time is limited, and the reform needs to be carried out step by step, especially the change of the military system, which is not a simple matter overnight.
To find a suitable opportunity, we must also make a unified movement on a certain time line for each time and space in the second period.
After all, Ji Boying can't just wait for the slow flow of time in various time and space. When it's time to fast forward, he still has to fast forward.
"Brother, is there any problem with this?"
Lao Zhu frowned slightly and asked subconsciously. He had actually felt the effect and thought it was very good.
"Yeah."
Ji Boying took a deep breath and then stood up.
"The points A Biao just mentioned are not problematic in terms of the restructuring itself."
"It's just that this kind of change in the military system actually treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, even if it is the establishment of military regions in thirteen provinces across the country."
‘Treating the symptoms but not the root cause?’
Hearing this, the expressions of all the emperors and princes condensed slightly, and they all listened attentively.
Especially the emperor and the prince in the first period, they all took the class about the military system. Following A Biao's narration just now, they somewhat remembered the content of the class at that time.
‘Master Immortal indeed mentioned emphatically in the previous class that the specific military reform of each dynasty needs to be formulated based on the actual conditions of different time and space.’
‘No matter how it is changed, the core purpose is to improve the status of soldiers and generals in the system.’
A Biao's heart tightened in his seat.
He suddenly realized a very serious problem, and he also committed it.
And maybe this problem is not just his fault, but other people too.
That is, rigid.
'We just followed the points mentioned by the immortal master in the previous class and changed them. On the contrary, we did not remember the last and most important sentence and did not think about it ourselves.'
‘The teachings of immortal teachers have always been based on the purpose of teaching people how to fish rather than teaching people how to fish.’
‘My answer just now must have disappointed Master Immortal very much.’
Taking a deep breath, Abiao looked at the Immortal Master on the podium, with a deep sense of guilt in his eyes, as if he felt that as a top student, he had failed to live up to the Immortal Master's high expectations.
"Listen up."
Ji Boying clasped his hands behind his waist, stood at the center of the podium, and swept past the group of emperors and princes.
The words fell.
All the emperors and princes sitting on their seats straightened their backs instantly.
"How to fundamentally solve the status of generals."
Ji Boying folded slightly, picked up the pen dipped in ink from the stand, and the pen flew past, writing four words on the rice paper: separation of military and political affairs.
"First, set up a military pavilion corresponding to the cabinet. When the empire responds to troops, the garrison and army attack matters are all issued by the military pavilion. The cabinet only has the right to consult and be informed."
"Second, the post of Minister of the Ministry of War is also the minister of the cabinet and the minister of the Wuge, serving as a bridge between the two cabinets."
This setting is very similar to the Minister of Defense in later generations, who was both a State Councilor and a Military Commissioner.
"Third, don't forget this. The power of military command, the power of promotion and deployment of soldiers, and the power of allocating military supplies and supplies all belong to the emperor. What the Wuge has is the power of daily training of the world's troops and horses, and other processes.
Like the cabinet, it only has the power to draw up votes on major military matters, and the emperor's approval and seal are required for final effect."
"Fourth, it is established that the ancestral iron system separates civil and military affairs. Civilians govern civil affairs and military men govern military affairs. The ministers of the military cabinet cannot be appointed by civil servants. Similarly, the ministers of the cabinet cannot be served by military generals. The functions of the cabinet and the military cabinet cannot be replaced alternately.
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Although the ancestral system cannot ensure implementation, to a certain extent, it can act as a constraint for those who break the system and can have a certain effect.
As I have said before, there is no perfect system in the world, nor is there an eternal system, only a relatively longer-lasting system.
The words fell.
Anyone sitting here who has read the history of the Song Dynasty will have two words come to mind.
‘Under Zhongshu’s door.’
‘Privy Council.’
After listening to this, Abiao frowned.
‘No, what the Immortal Master said, combined with the situation of our Ming Dynasty, this is much more perfect than the two-government system of the Song Dynasty.’
Ji Boying glanced at the group of emperors and princes who were thinking, and he probably guessed what they were thinking.
The two-government system in the Song Dynasty essentially separated military and political affairs.
It's just that Lao Zhao's idea of doing this was not to protect the status of generals, but to reduce the power of the prime minister and use the military power divided by the Privy Council to divide the prime minister.
Therefore, a problem will occur.
Because the monarch's power is relatively uncentralized, the reduction of the prime minister's power is incomplete.
As mentioned before, the so-called prime ministerial power means having arbitrary power to a certain extent.
So when the throne was passed to Song Zhenzong, the third emperor of the Song Dynasty, the Privy Council had already been eroded by the power of the prime minister.
First, there was the power of military supplies, then the power of appointing and removing generals, then the power of national defense and military affairs. Finally, it completely evolved into the central prime minister actually controlling the military power. The Privy Council became a complete empty show, and the Privy Councilor and Privy Deputy Councilor became honorary titles.
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In the future, Ping Zhangshi (prime minister) under Tong Zhongshu's family often served as the envoy to the Privy Council.
For example, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others were awarded the official position of deputy envoy to the Privy Council after their military power was taken away. In fact, they were promoted openly and secretly.
There are three reasons that lead to this situation.
First, the independence of the prime minister, so that the pursuit of progress and expansion by the prime minister will naturally erode the power of the Privy Council to control the army.
Second, the Song Dynasty's basic national policy of advocating civility and suppressing military power. After the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, they were extremely uneasy about military personnel and worried that the military power of the Privy Council would be too much. Even though the Privy Council was established, civil servants were still in charge of the Privy Council, and military generals had no decision-making power at all.
In essence, it is a continuous suppression of military generals from the national level. The battle between the two governments is, in the final analysis, a battle between civil servants.
Third, the imperial power was not centralized enough, so that even if future kings wanted to check and balance, they would not be able to recreate the balance.
However, these problems did not exist in Ming Dynasty.
First of all, in the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as prime minister power at all, and the cabinet did not have the conditions to corrode the military pavilion.
Whether it is the cabinet or the military cabinet, after its establishment, its essential functions are only the political secretary and military secretary of the emperor. All decision-making power and final interpretation power are in the hands of the emperor.
Secondly, it establishes the ancestral iron law that civilized people govern civilized affairs and military men govern military affairs. The original intention of establishing the Civil and Military Pavilion is mainly to improve the status of soldiers and generals and ensure the co-governance of civil and military affairs in temples and the balance between civil and military affairs. This starting point is the same as that of Lao Zhao of the Song Dynasty.
The suppression of military personnel is also completely different.
Third, the fundamental nature of the Martial Pavilion and the Privy Council are different. The establishment of the Martial Pavilion actually means that the emperor personally controls the military. On the contrary, it will strengthen the emperor's control over the imperial army, and there is no need to worry about the excessive military power of the military.
"Rest for a quarter of an hour, and we will continue with the rest of the practical observation class."
Say it.
Ji Boying didn't care whether these people had figured out the problem or not, and gave Lao Zhu a look to suggest that he should come to my room.
Then he turned down and got off the podium, and walked along the mahogany stairs to the private room on the top of the pavilion.
Lao Zhu was overjoyed: Now we can see nuclear bombs!
With an anxious look on his face, he hurriedly followed Ji Boying upstairs with A Biao in tow.
The last time Lao Zhu was so anxious was during the wedding night with his sister.
Old Zhu Di, Zhu Laosi, Xiao Zhusi, old, middle and young Zhu Di looked at each other, got up and followed behind.