Wang Yuan said categorically: "Baofang's new army must not be disbanded!"
Mao Ji asked: "The army of the Leopard Room is not in compliance with the regulations. Is it always there?"
Wang Yuan said: "Baofang's new army is the world's elite and can be reformed but not eliminated. First, those whose native places are still in the border towns can be changed to Jingwei military status; second, the military camps in Baofang can be abolished (all composed of eunuchs)
, the eunuchs in the army will be assigned by His Majesty; thirdly, the new troops in Baofang are not allowed to practice in the inner school grounds, and all must be moved to the military camp outside the city."
"Just what Yi Ruoxu said." Yang Tinghe agreed.
The new Leopard Army in this time and space is different from that in history. They are all well-equipped and battle-hardened warriors. They are just like the thousands of eunuch soldiers in the Central Military Camp.
If Yang Tinghe dares to insist on dismantling, I am afraid that it will be difficult to end it in the end, because there are still more than 10,000 people staying in the border towns to prevent Mongolian invasion and border rebellions.
Asking Mao Ji to propose the disbandment of the Baofang Army was simply asking for an exorbitant price in order to repay the money on the ground.
Yang Tinghe said: "The redundant guards, banner troops, warriors, warriors, and military craftsmen in the northern and southern capitals must all be abolished!"
Half of these redundant troops and generals were due to accumulated shortcomings from past dynasties, and half were due to Zhu Houzhao.
Because of Wang Yuan's appearance, the Ming Dynasty fought many victorious battles. And every time he encountered a great victory, Zhu Houzhao favored relatives and friends of his close ministers, and was a treacherous person who gave money to gain connections. He would abuse his rewards and be promoted to generals, all of whom were stationed in the north and south.
Among the guard posts in the two capitals. In addition, due to the emergence of a large number of military attaches in the two capitals, these military attaches also used sergeants to convert a large number of stateless homeless people into military service elements.
Wang Yuan thought for a while and said: "Among the warriors in the Leopard Room, there are many brave people who will be selected to join the new army. The rest of the unregistered generals and sergeants, Mr. Yang Ge can arrange them as he pleases."
It is estimated that more than 100,000 people will be laid off this time, which will save more than 1.6 million dan per year. Including the abolition of factory guards, it will save more than 2 million dan.
Yang Tinghe added: "We still need Ruoxu's help to abolish Huangzhuang and Huangdian."
Wang Yuan said: "Your Majesty is wise and will agree to it."
Huangzhuang is a farm owned by members of the royal family, also known as "Gongzhuang". Huangdian is a private tax collection agency set up by the royal family. It does not belong to the normal tax system and seriously disrupts the market business order. Not only the wealthy businessmen are miserable, but even
Small traders struggling to make ends meet are struggling to survive.
Although these two things have already appeared, they became more and more intense during the Hongzhi Dynasty.
Both Huangzhuang and Huangdian were managed by eunuchs. Not only did they raise a large number of free-living eunuchs, but these eunuchs also secretly exploited and committed corruption. What's more serious is that under the banner of the royal family, the eunuchs secretly occupied people's land and robbed commercial tax revenue from normal taxation agencies.
, causing hardship to the people at the bottom, reducing national tax revenue, and the money and food obtained went into the pockets of the eunuchs.
According to statistics, in the Gyeonggi area alone, there were 12,800 hectares of royal estates in the Hongzhi Dynasty. In the ninth year of Zhengde, the number soared to 37,500 hectares. Today it may have exceeded 40,000 hectares, which means that the royal estates in Gyeonggi Province exceed 4 million acres.
If you add in the land privately occupied by eunuchs under the guise of Huangzhuang, it will be at least more than 5 million acres, and this is only in the Gyeonggi area!
Wang Yuan did not want to get involved in this matter and let Yang Tinghe handle it slowly.
First, Zhu Zaiyi, no matter how virtuous he was, was a little unhappy about the abolition of Huangzhuang and Huangdian. Secondly, when Yang Party officials abolished Huangzhuang, they would definitely take the opportunity to line their own pockets. Wang Yuan could use this in the future to get involved.
A group of disobedient Yang Party members took complete control of the imperial court.
Of course, officials from the Wang Yuan faction must also be involved.
After all, the amount of the project was too large, and Yang Tinghe was the only one to handle it, and it would take forever. The Yang Party took the lead, and the Wang Party assisted in cleaning up the Huangzhuang Huangdian. The Wang Party took the opportunity to collect evidence that the Yang Party had enriched themselves.
If there is anyone who colludes with each other and works together, even if it is a member of the royal party, Wang Yuan will not hesitate to settle the score!
Xia Yan, who had taken refuge with Wang Yuan, was transferred to the post of censor of Shuntian Prefecture, responsible for supervising the whole process.
Historically, Xia Yan liked to annex land?
Haha, at least in the Gyeonggi area, Xia Yan must be an upright official, and he would not dare to embezzle even half an acre of land!
While cleaning up factory guards, cleaning up redundant soldiers, cleaning up Huangzhuang Huangdian, Yang Tinghe was also presiding over the cleaning up of eunuchs. During the Zhengde period, the eunuchs who performed errands such as fetching Buddhas, compradors, manufacturing, and burning... were also involved in the affairs of the inner circle and the place.
, all eunuchs in border towns, Chaoguan, and customs who do not comply with the ancestral system or exceed the legal limit will be recalled. They must return to Beijing immediately after receiving the edict.
Eunuchs who serve as guards and deputy commanders are no longer allowed to interfere in local affairs. Anyone who disobeys will be punished!
In addition, there were also ministers appointed directly by the emperor without the consent of the Ministry of Personnel, and they were all abolished. This was not a phenomenon unique to the Zhengde Dynasty. Starting from Zhu Houzhao's grandfather, the number of ministers had been increasing.
The price is doubled. These officials can be killed regardless of crime, and no one dares to say that he is innocent.
The entire imperial court was in operation, and officials were extremely busy. Including eunuchs, a total of more than 200,000 people were laid off!
There was no time to conduct a detailed investigation. Except for those who were idle, anyone who held a position must have committed a crime. All the eunuchs were sent to Zunhua to mine, and the redundant and undocumented sergeants immigrated to the other side. Since Nanjing is far away, there is no need to go to the north to do the internship.
Some of them were shipped to Yinzhou, some to Nanyang, and some to India.
At the same time, nobles with notorious reputations and no backers were also subjected to various measures to confiscate their homes. Zhu Houzhao's two uncles had a large amount of property and shops confiscated, and their marquises were deprived of them, leaving only a few properties for them to keep - after all, the Empress Dowager
He's not dead yet, so he has to save some face for the royal family.
If this is carried out in March, the treasury will be abundant, taxes will increase, the people will be stable, and the seas and rivers will be clear, creating a scene of prosperity and prosperity.
The treasury money can be used for ten years of expenses!
Zhu Zaiyi was a very happy emperor. With Wang Yuan and Yang Tinghe in charge of government affairs, he could just rule from the top, and he was not short of money for anything he did.
The only thing is that there is a little shortage of food.
Potatoes have been introduced, and together with sweet potatoes and corn, the planting area of new crops has continued to expand, but they cannot withstand successive disasters.
Yang Tinghe was not good at making reforms to generate income, but he was very good at eliminating redundant personnel and reducing expenditures. Unfortunately, he did not dare to attack the real powerful people. For example, those princes were also guilty of heinous crimes, but Yang Tinghe chose to turn a blind eye.
Qingliu officials began to praise him, wrote poems, composed lyrics and sang songs, and regarded Yang Tinghe as a wise prime minister. Some even boasted about "shaping a prosperous world".
Gradually, some reformist officials felt that no more reforms were needed.
The frontiers are stable, the traitors are in obedience to the law, the eunuchs are bowing their heads, and the treasury has more money than can be used up, so why bother messing around?
As long as we continue to maintain the status quo, we will definitely have a prosperous era!
There are even radicals who are clamoring to regain the Chief Secretary of Cochin and drag the elite of the (Leopard House) new army to the south to fight. The homeland of the Ming Dynasty cannot always fall into the hands of the Annan barbarians.
And it’s very interesting that many of these new radicals were formerly conservatives who hated war. The drastic changes in their thinking came from the stability of the court, the abundance of the treasury, and from the great victories and the entire civil service.
The mood of the group has changed.
Even if traditional civil servants only know how to recite poems and sing lyrics, who has never thought about expanding territories and assisting kings to achieve the civil, political and martial arts that are admired by all generations?
Wang Yuan was speechless to discover that the many things he had done in the past had greatly increased the resistance to reform!
When you are poor, you want to change. When you are rich and powerful, who wants to reform?