I heard that it was the training deacon who came from Leixiao Pavilion to teach the battle formation monks the coordination method. These young monks who were born in the south of the Yangtze River and had never seen the battlefield could not help but feel excited and curious.
Just listen to Zhao Ran's introduction: "Taoist Master Du Yangchen, a master-level cultivator, from Lingxu Pavilion, Zhejiang. He once participated in the Battle of Jinchuan, the Battle of Blackwater City, the Battle of Yulin, and then fought for a long time in Baima Mountain.
On the front line, he is good at commanding small group operations. He has led combat groups deep behind enemy lines many times to outnumber the enemy, and his performance is extremely outstanding. The specific results are confidential and will not be detailed here. In the next twenty days, Daochang Du will
I will specifically guide you on how to cooperate in combat, how to concentrate our forces together, and how to bring our magic to its fullest potential in battles. This will be an extremely important skill for us to be good architectural monks and complete engineering miracles. Please
Everyone welcomes you with applause."
Zhao Ran gave the podium to Du Yangchen. After Du Yangchen went up, he looked around the lobby and said: "Time is limited, let's get straight to the point. This morning, I will first explain to you a method commonly used by Taoist monks in battle formations.
A collaborative method, a small five-element battle group."
With that said, Du Yangchen turned around, used charcoal to directly draw the corresponding relationship between the five elements on the whiteboard hanging on the wall, pointed at the direction of the five elements and said: "The small five elements combat team is composed of one golden elixir, four
Huang Guan. If a great mage is equipped with four golden elixirs, we call it the Great Five Elements Combat Team. Of course, this is actually a waste of manpower. If we need the Great Five Elements Combat Team to go into battle, we usually use another method.
Mode: five small five-element battle groups arranged in the direction of the big five elements..."
Zhao Ran admired Du Yangchen's professionalism, but because he had too many matters at hand, he didn't have time to listen to them all, so he turned his wheelchair and left the lecture hall.
Lu Xi
Lu Xixing smiled and said: "How can I not do my best for Zhiran's matter? Besides, there is no need to thank me. If you want to thank me, just thank Du Tianshi. When Du Tianshi heard that it was your matter, he was very concerned.
If Master Du Tianshi hadn't given the order himself, Du Yangchen wouldn't have had the time to come."
Zhao Ran asked: "What is the relationship between this Taoist priest Du Yangchen and our Leixiao Pavilion Master Du Tian?"
Lu Xi
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Arriving at Jingyang Tower, Zhao Ran said: "Brother Lu's "The Complete Biography of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties" has been awaited by readers for a long time. When will it be updated again?"
Lu Xixing smiled and said: "I'm really ashamed. I was in seclusion for half a year and immediately took up the post of Chaotian Palace after I came out. How can I still have time to write? I can only let everyone wait a little longer. By the way, Zhiran, come here today,
I have a question to ask."
"Senior Brother Lu, please tell me."
"I heard that at the court meeting the day before yesterday, Gan Shutong, the cabinet scholar, proposed a proposal to change the current system of clan titles. I also heard that it was discussed with my junior brother? I, Chaotian Palace, have jurisdiction over clan monks. These clan monks in the palace
The monks came together to find me, and they were so noisy that I came here to ask."
Zhao Ran said: "Gan Shutong's proposal was indeed negotiated with me. The salary of the clan has now become a heavy burden on the court. Our clan in the Ming Dynasty routinely has the eldest son succeed the throne, and all the sons are demoted to the rank of prince, prince, and general.
, General of Fengguo, General of Fengguo, Lieutenant of Zhenguo, Lieutenant of Fuguo, Lieutenant of Fengguo, descended from the Eighth Generation until Lieutenant of Fengguo, hereditary. Since the founding of the country, according to the investigation of the Zongren Mansion, there are
How much, does Senior Brother Lu know?"
"I don't know. Could it be that there are tens of thousands?"
"A total of 310,000! The bulk of it belongs to the three lieutenants. Among them, there are more than 20,000 Zhenguo lieutenants, more than 60,000 Auxiliary lieutenants, and 220,000 Fengguo lieutenants. Does Senior Brother Lu know how much their salaries are?"
Hearing this number, Lu Xixing was very surprised: "How can there be so much? Salary? I heard that the prince is ten thousand dan, the prince is two thousand dan, and the general is one thousand dan. I'm not sure about the rest."
Zhao Ran replied: "The general of the auxiliary state is 800 shi, the general of the fengguo is 600 shi, the lieutenant of the Zhenguo is 400 shi, the lieutenant of the auxiliary state is 300 shi, and the lieutenant of the Fengguo is 200 shi. A simple calculation can tell that the three lieutenants alone are
, the state spends 70 million shilu of rice every year. The price of rice varies from place to place. If we take the median value, it is four qian of silver per shi, which is 32 million taels."
After a pause, Zhao Ran continued: "Of course, in fact, the payment was not that much. During the Xuanzong period, the consumption was reduced to 30%. In the 20th year of Zhengde, the payment was reduced to 50%, which has continued to this day. Therefore,
, together with the fifth-class nobles, the total is 19 million taels! What is this concept? Last year, the annual revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs was 17 million, which means that the clan salary withheld by various places has exceeded the annual revenue of the imperial court! "
Lu Xixing was dumbfounded and murmured: "It's so..."
Zhao Ran nodded: "It's not that I don't know, but I'll be shocked if I think about it, Senior Brother Lu."
This was the most troublesome issue for the Ministry of Revenue. After obtaining Zhao Ran's approval, Gan Shutong's plan in the court meeting mainly focused on four points.
One is to reduce the clan titles to five levels. The so-called gentleman's merit is to be killed after five generations. Five generations are enough, and eight generations are too many. In the future, the salary of the new third lieutenant clan will no longer be paid. Those with lumi will only be given to
The rank of General Fengguo.
Second, cancel the hereditary and non-substituting system of the last nobility. In the current nobility, all clans will no longer be downgraded after they reach the lowest level of Fengguo Lieutenant. They will eventually be fixed on this title and receive national benefits at the standard of two hundred shi per year.
Salary, this is the main reason for the huge clan.
For this reason, Gan Shutong proposed that after becoming the lieutenant of Fengguo, he should be removed from the clan mansion and no longer enjoy the various privileges brought by the title, and his descendants should no longer inherit the title.
Thirdly, the system in which the prince's eldest son becomes the hereditary prince is also abolished. This is really a scam. The title of the prince can only increase but not decrease, and will never have an end. This is how the dozens of princes now come. The motion was proposed,
The eldest son can become a prince in the third generation, but from the fourth generation onwards, he must downgrade to become a prince.
Fourthly, as long as the nobles came to the third lieutenant's clan, the imperial court relaxed the ban on them and allowed them to engage in scholarship, agriculture, industry and commerce, so that they could make a living on their own.
Fifth, implement this policy in accordance with the principle of old methods for the elderly and new methods for the newcomers. Taking the first day of April as the time node, the clans born before will be implemented according to the original method. No matter what happens, they will continue to be knighted when they are ten years old.
Receive Juelu; clans born after that will be implemented according to the new method. This will minimize the resistance of existing clans to the restructuring.
According to the estimates made by the Ministry of Revenue and the clan government in three months, after the implementation of this policy, the annual clan salary of 19 million taels will not drop immediately, but the reduction trend will be a long-term process.
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It is estimated that 4,000 to 5,000 clan members will die every year. Subtracting the number of new titles, there will be about 4,000 fewer third lieutenants who can receive salaries every year. In the first year, the court will save 300,000 taels of expenses.
The annual saving is 600,000 taels, the third year is 900,000 taels, and so on. After sixty or seventy years, the Ming Dynasty will no longer have a lieutenant who can receive a salary.
After listening to Zhao Ran's detailed introduction, Lu Xixing sighed with emotion: "It's really a century-old plan."
Zhao Ran agreed with this statement: "Yes, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight, but a long process. Gan Shutong originally wanted to use a gentle method to solve the problem, but I think it is not necessary. Today, it is
The best time to resolve the clan issue is that in just ten years, the Ministry of Revenue will be able to earn an additional three million taels per year, and in twenty years it will be six million taels. As advocates, Gan Shutong and I both know that we
It will definitely become a thorn in the eyes and flesh of some clans, but we all have the determination to carry it out. I want to see if those clowns dare to come forward. I will chop off each one who dares to come forward, and let them test whether my sect's knife is sharp.