This time, Zhao Xi fished in troubled waters and made some adjustments to the court's military system. He did not say that it would become a permanent rule. He hoped that the results would allow the ministers and workers to see the changes and consciously implement the military border system in the future.
Being able to rotate the Bianliang Forbidden Army, the Hebei Forbidden Army and the Western Army was already an unexpected gain, so Zhao Xi did not continue.
Although Zhao Xi planned this in the beginning, he did not expect it to be implemented smoothly. He was prepared to take two or three years to compete with the court.
A fight with weapons led to too many accidents. For Zhao Xi, the result was good, at least the relationship with the court was not stalemate.
Even though Wen Yanbo has some small lumps, they are all within the digestible range, which is quite good.
Fundamentally, the interests at stake this time, that is, the profits from the military barracks, were handed over directly to the Privy Council without intervention by Zhao Xi. This also made Wen Yanbo quite effective in implementing this series of measures.
Wen Yanbo also accepted all the criticisms from his ministers and workers.
Not to mention the officials and princes ignoring criticisms without correct reasons, even if the officials and princes were inclined, Wen Yanbo could handle them.
Originally, the imperial court had already made some motions regarding the paving of the Bianliang military camp, but the scope involved was too wide, and they were all nobles, so it has been shelved.
This time there were two excuses: fighting and disobeying orders. The key was the cooperation of the Cao family, the Gao family and the other six families. This only measure that affected interests was successfully completed.
Originally, he didn't move, or he couldn't move, mainly because of the civil and military family that founded the dynasty...~ Regardless of civil and military affairs, the honors and nobility at the beginning of the dynasty have continued. Even if there is no minister now, there are still quite a lot of ministers in the court.
power.
This can only be accomplished if Zhao Xi takes the lead.
Compared with the income from Zhao Xi's industrial system over the years, the income from the shop is nothing to mention, not even a drop in the bucket.
What's more, because of the fighting, the private gains were put on the table, so there was a collective silence.
If it is really because of the small profit of the shop that it leads to being abandoned by His Highness the Prince's entire industrial system, then it is a small gain but a big loss.
As the Forbidden Army of the Kingdom of China changed to the New Army year by year, the demand for steel, coal and other materials increased.
The laying of tracks has never stopped, and it has promoted the development of related downstream industries.
In recent years, the tax revenue of the imperial court has quadrupled compared to the Qingli year, the disadvantages of redundant troops have been significantly alleviated, and the imperial court has become increasingly wealthy.
Even though they were wealthy, the court still had some say in certain expenses.
For example, the compensatory transfer of civilians. The court officials unanimously believed that the Privy Council should be responsible for it... because the Privy Council has the income from the military camp.
This is really not Zhao Xi's intention to dig a hole for Wen Yanbo, it is a big deal that everyone can see.
It was confiscated by the imperial court and there was no legitimate reason to refuse, but if the Privy Council...~that is, Wen Yanbo took the lead, naturally he would not let it go easily.
Therefore, the second round of criticism against Wen Yanbo began.
When Zhao Xi saw the first such memorial, he really wanted to laugh.
Lao Wen, it's not my fault, I really had no intention of interfering.
The interests that can be seen by the whole Bianliang, the interests that are clear to everyone in the court, no one's appearance should be too ugly.
Maybe Wen Yanbo didn't intend to play tricks, but before he had time to straighten things out, someone had to worry about it for him.
"The compensatory expenses for the conversion of soldiers to civilian status should indeed be borne by this part of the income. It is the proper way to compensate the army with the income from the military camp."
"Jun Shi and Yan Bo also think this should be the case. But now that the shop has just been recovered, the Privy Council has not made any profits, so it should naturally be paid from the left and right treasury. When there is another compensatory transfer of soldiers to civilians in the next year, it is inevitable that the Privy Council will bear the responsibility."
What was taken back was the shop, and Wen Yanbo had no money. Even if Sima Guang said it, the Privy Council still had no money.
"Xianggong Wen, a large-scale transfer of soldiers to civilians for compensation is what happened this time due to the dismantling of the Bianliang Forbidden Army. Is it possible that the country still has to make compensatory transfers to civilians every year?"
"Why not? Now that the country's military equipment has been upgraded and the new army has expanded, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the affairs of the Forbidden Army in various places. The compensatory transfer of soldiers to civilians can be made a permanent rule, and the various incomes of the Forbidden Army camps in various places can be summarized and managed in a unified way.
Provide guarantees for the transfer of soldiers to civilians."
This...this is really unexpected.
Zhao Xi had to say that elites are elites. This time when he proposed compensatory transfer of soldiers to civilians, Zhao Xi originally wanted to set a standard and provide a reference for future changes in the military system.
Unexpectedly, Wen Yanbo already wanted to promote it in Guochao.
Wen Yanbo said this casually in a hurry. As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he was stunned for a moment.
"Official, Your Highness, what Prime Minister Wen said is feasible!"
Fu Bi even doubted whether this was something that His Royal Highness had planned for a long time. But this measure did have the value to be implemented.
Whenever there was a major disaster, the imperial court would turn the refugees into armies, increasing the burden on the imperial court again and again. However, there was never a measure to reduce the imperial burden on the military.
Even if there are reforms during the Qingli Year, they will only be adjustments based on the existing military force.
Thanks to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's many operations over the years, the current significant reduction in military expenditures has been achieved.
If the compensatory conversion of soldiers to civilians can be implemented for a long time, it will not arouse public anger, and it is indeed a good policy.
"Implementing this policy requires a large amount of financial backing. Now the imperial court does have a surplus, but if it really wants to implement the ban on the army in all parts of the country, there will be a situation where the army is deprived of food."
Didn't you just say that the Privy Council would be responsible for the transfer funds? Why did you say that again?
"What Jun Shi said is absolutely true. Since the implementation of the conversion of the imperial troops to civilians in various places will cause the court to suffer losses, and Bianliang's conversion of the imperial troops to civilians will need to be borne by the Privy Council?"
Wen Yanbo has put aside the government affairs and purely argued.
He felt that if he said it out loud, he should have had this idea. But he needed to think carefully. If this meeting was directly determined, what kind of result would it lead to in the future, it would be Wen Yanbo who would take the blame again.
So, I directly left the topic behind and turned into a pure argument. How many times, once the court enters into an argument, there will be no results.
"At this time and that time, not all the military camps in other states were located in the state capital. Besides, which military state in the state could be compared with Bianliang?"
"Since it is compensation for the military to be converted into civilians, the compensation standard should be the same no matter where the military is in the country. The income of each county and state cannot be compared with the income of the Bianliang camp, so it will naturally need to be subsidized by the court. This is not feasible!"
What on earth are we discussing at this gathering? Within a few sentences, it has directly turned into the feasibility of implementing a policy.
Zhao Xi knew that if things continued like this, nothing could be decided at this meeting.
"The Privy Council is the administrative department of the imperial court and is not engaged in business. Whether it is leasing the shop or using the shop for business, it is a bit nondescript."
"Taking back the ownership of the barracks' shops does not mean letting the Privy Council engage in merchant affairs. If that were the case, the gains would outweigh the losses, and it would even be more chaotic than if each battalion operated on their own."
"Xi thought that the Privy Council could use the selling method to lose the shop to merchants. In this way, the Privy Council would have compensation funds, and the court would not need to subsidize."
Zhao Xi didn't talk about the military camps in various prefectures. Since Wen Yanbo mentioned it, the seeds have been planted and he will perfect it.