Maybe it was because he was used to laughing and bragging and spanking with the fat guy. The fat guy suddenly became serious, which made Guo Dan feel a little uncomfortable.

It is true that the fat man is a wealthy person, but he is also an emperor who is good at manipulating power.

He actually grasped the changes in the political situation very accurately. Guo Dan was far inferior to him. Otherwise, it would be the imperial and merchant combination, Wanli usually put forward goals and ideas, and Guo Dan provided technical support.

Although Wanli still firmly controls the border army, those border generals must be defenders of the old order. However, if he wants to break the old order now, it will obviously touch the interests of the military.

Therefore, as long as he has the opportunity and a way, he will definitely start to rectify the military headquarters.

Because the biggest problem facing the Ming Dynasty was actually the military pay issue. If so much military pay was paid every year, the weak treasury would be unbearable. If Zhang Juzheng had not given a shot of a cardiotonic agent to the Ming Dynasty, it would have collapsed long ago, and the reason for the collapse must have been due to military pay.

Although he himself likes to spend money, the money he spends is far less than one-tenth of the military pay.

Military pay was a mountain on him. Even if he tried hard to make money, the money would eventually flow to the military headquarters. This feeling was difficult for Guo Dan to understand. Therefore, after cleaning up Zhang Jing, Liu Shouyou and all his fellow disciples, he asked the Jinyiwei to start investigating the matter.

In his opinion, the current situation is the best time, and we must make a quick decision and never hesitate anymore, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

First of all, the situation in the north is relatively stable.

Secondly, firearms are developing rapidly and can produce a large number of firearms in a short period of time? Armed weapons are a powerful department, and this powerful productivity and financial resources give him enough confidence to attack the military.

Finally? Is it the issue of the new policy? According to the investigation by the Jinyiwei? Many people from the border army actually opposed the new policy, but they didn't dare to say it clearly, which made him feel that they could not be delayed anymore? They must cut the mess quickly? When the new policy began to be implemented nationwide, when the border army quarreled, he might face the dilemma of being unable to do anything at both ends? He decided to take the initiative.

In terms of power? Wanli is actually very decisive? As long as he finds that he can't control himself, he will definitely take action first.

"Your Majesty's wiseness."

Guo Dan shouted quickly? He said, "I am not considerate in my humble position? Please forgive me."

Wanli smiled and said, "This matter is not your own, and I have never discussed it with you in detail. Why are you guilty of it?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Guo Dan bowed and said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid? I still don't understand the humble position..."

Wanli smiled slightly and said, "The purpose of my doing this is to ask you to contract military pay."

"Contract military pay?" Guo Dan's face was shocked.

Wanli nodded and said, "Don't get money? I can't give it, but I have to give it this military pay? But the military pay of nearly 10 million taels per year makes me a little overwhelmed. It's not easy for me to make some money, so how can they squander it? And I have been observing your reform in Ningxia and found that I can save a full 300,000 taels of military pay."

Guo Dan's shoulders twisted as she heard this.

Wanli said: "What? I'm wrong?"

Guo Dan smiled and said, "Your Majesty's data is indeed a little bit biased."

He is a data controller and feels uncomfortable when he hears the wrong data.

Wanli was stunned for a moment and said, "What's wrong?"

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "I guess Your Majesty may have only calculated the expenses of the Ministry of Revenue, but did not calculate Ningxia's income. Ningxia used to be unable to make ends meet, but now there is still surplus in Ningxia. The rise of local trade has created more wealth for Ningxia. The rough data should be 600,000 taels."

Wanli blinked and leaned forward with his neck, "Six hundred thousand taels."

"Yes."

Guo Dan said: "Although this is just an estimate of a low-level job, if there are no natural disasters and man-made disasters, it should be this number, because Your Majesty can still make money in Ningxia now."

"Can you still make money? OK!"

Wanli nodded with a smile, and said happily again: "It can be seen that I have decided to contract you with the military pay."

Guo Dan said curiously: "But Your Majesty, how do you pay for this military salary?"

Wanli smiled and said seriously: "Now, those court officials will not let it go no matter how I support you, because the more the matter continues, the more beneficial it will be to them. Not only court officials, but also the forces in the grain transportation, as well as some generals in the border town, support them.

At the end of this matter, it is impossible for those generals to serve in the army again. I must relieve them of their duties, but this matter also has something to do with me. After all, it is my instructed to give them shares, and I cannot treat them unfairly, so..."

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "If you have a low position, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

"good!"

Wanli nodded and said, "Once they are dismissed, their local fields will not be well protected. At this time, I will send you to help them keep the land, just like you were in Ningxia, contracting all the local land, hiring people to farm, and then the court will spend money to buy food locally."

Guo Dan immediately understood and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty's plan is really high!"

"This is just the first step. After all, there are few generals involved in this matter, and most of them are concentrated in Liaodong. The second step is to borrow these dismissed generals to attack other generals. Then I will take the opportunity to remove their hereditary system one by one and fully implement your military system of recruitment and unity in Ningxia."

Wanli's expression gradually became serious.

He liked the military system implemented by Guo Dan in Ningxia very much, which could save the country a lot of money. In Ningxia, permanent troops rely on recruitment, but only a few thousand. However, all local residents must be trained and proficient in using firearms. Once a war starts, they can quickly expand the army.

This is due to the production of the Grand Canyon, which is in his hands. He has no reason not to do so and uses the Grand Canyon to control the army.

The reason why he first implemented the new policy in Shandong was actually to cover up his intentions and make everyone feel that his focus was on the new policy, and his real purpose was to rectify the army first.

He didn't dare to blatantly rectify the army. Some people had wanted to rectify the military headquarters before, but as soon as there were signs, a mutiny immediately broke out.

He wanted to paralyze the generals and make them think that they were passive.

Even Shen Shixing did not expect that Wanli would immediately attack the military headquarters while implementing the new policy. In their opinion, Guo Dan used shares to win over the military headquarters, but in fact he was appeasement in exchange for their support for the new policy.

This is the routine that should be taken.

In fact, Guo Dan thought so, but Wanli believed that this was wrong. Treating the symptoms but not the root cause. If he was too pleased with the military to implement the new policy, he would inevitably be bound by the military. In addition, those hereditary generals gained power in the border town, which made him feel a little uneasy. He simply uprooted the hereditary generals, just as if he was determined to eradicate the chieftain system.

However, this requires Guo Dan's technical support.

Wanli asked again: "If I contracted the military pay to you, can you have a way to improve all this?"

Guo Dan pondered for a moment and said, "Weizhi can set up a grain bank specifically to help the court purchase military rations. In this way, we can integrate all the land of the generals and then distribute it to them in the form of shares.

Because of the support of the tax revenue of the court, the grain bank will definitely make money. Once the shareholding system is in place, the stock price will inevitably rise steadily and increase. In this way, those generals will still be the owners of the land, but all this will be controlled by Your Majesty.

Once we succeed in Liaodong, Your Majesty can also send various border towns of Jinyiwei to promote the soldiers in Ningxia, how good the soldiers in Liaodong live and how high the salary they receive, so as to divide the generals and soldiers. At that time, those soldiers will be loyal to Your Majesty, and even if those generals oppose it, they will not make a fuss."

"Okay, okay! This method is deeply sincere." Wanli nodded repeatedly and said, "But there is another problem, that is, once you implement your military system in Ningxia, you may not need so many soldiers. You can have a way to place these people."

Guo Dan said: "This is simple. Luzon and Penghu both have a large amount of land. Your Majesty can transfer some people there by garrison. At the same time, the development of the Grand Canyon requires the support of iron ore and coal mines. If Your Majesty can contract some of the mines to the Grand Canyon and expand the production scale of the Grand Canyon, then there can be many people here."

As he said that, he thought of something and said, "By the way! Once the court purchases military rations through grain stores, then there is a reason to buy a large amount of grain from Luzon, Penghu and other places, and transport it directly from the sea to the Liaodong region. In this way, it can not only solve the food problem, but also consolidate His Majesty's power overseas."

"Miu Miraculous!"

Wanli's mind was also very fast. The grain business belonged to him, and Luzon was his. In this way, he was the biggest winner. What he was most unhappy now was that the generals were making his money. Do you dare to make money from my fat man? You are really tired of living and said, "I will feel at ease. After integrating the army, I will announce the complete abolition of the original household registration system and all people will obtain a single household registration.

Why can the generals and officials in the border town have such a great power in the border town? The reason is that they are all hereditary, and the military household and craftsmanship system has made many soldiers become their slaves, helping them cultivate land and produce weapons. I will never allow this situation to continue. At that time, I will also reform the military ritual to replace the hereditary system of military generals."

The household registration system set by Taizu is also the root of the problem today, and has seriously affected the interests of fat people.

Because he didn't enjoy much, he hired people now. Of course, he felt that this was unfair. I hired people. Why do you generals use the household registration system to enslave military households and craftsmen?

The key is that you enslave them, they don’t have to pay taxes.

I've become a sucker.

This is the biggest difference between a fat man and other emperors, that is, he is more realistic. There is no problem with everyone making money together, but I have to make the most, not to mention that you are making money first.

Guo Dan's eyes turned and said, "The martial arts will also be influenced by the ministers in the court. Why not just open a military academy?"

Wanli was overjoyed and said, "Extremely wonderful! Extremely wonderful! This strategy is really wonderful! Hahaha!"
Chapter completed!