"now it's right!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and then said calmly: "You need to do a quick inventory first. Once you have done the inventory, I want to see how much land Duke Cheng Guo and Duke Ying have!"

"yes!"

Zhu Chunchen said tremblingly.

Zhu Youxiao moved his muscles slightly and said calmly: "Get out of here!"

Capital, Xiyuan

"emperor!"

Zhang Haogu handed Zhu Youxiao a list of names and said with a smile: "This is a statistic that I have made recently. Please take a look at it!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and then took the data from Zhang Haogu's hand, but he couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face: "So many people?"

The number of people in the three major battalions of the capital actually exceeded 200,000.

Zhang Haogu nodded and continued: "Your Majesty, these three battalions are divided into the Five Military Camp, the Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion. In normal times, the Five Military Battalion practices camp formations, the Three Thousand Battalion practices patrolling, and the Shenji Battalion practices firearms.

When the emperor personally went on an expedition, three battalions surrounded the emperor's camp, usually the Shenji battalion on the outside, the cavalry in the middle, and the infantry on the inside."

Zhu Youxiao looked at it carefully, then sighed, and slowly said: "The three major camps in the capital were so beautiful back then, but now, there are only less than 20,000 people. This Zhang Weixian is actually okay.

You deserve to die for wantonly killing the soldiers in the capital camp!"

"emperor!"

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "There is no need to be angry. I think it will take some time for the three major battalions of the capital to regain their original strength!"

"First of all, it's firearms. Now the Ming Dynasty still uses flintlock muskets and invincible general cannons. My plan is to transform the three major battalions!"

"The first step is to divide the fields and tell the world that anyone with military status can return to the three camps. Everyone can be equally divided into five acres of fields and set up special farms. The court will collect 15% of the tax. This

If the land is given to you, it belongs to you and no one can take it away!"

"The second step is to resume training and let the Shenji Battalion update their firearms and equipment."

"The third step is to implement the treatment of soldiers and make them the same as those of the new army!"

Zhang Haogu smiled and said, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"I don't know what to say, but..." Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "If the three major battalions are treated the same as the New Army, then the imperial court still doesn't know how to waste money.

How much money!"

"Your Majesty, what we have in circulation now is banknotes!"

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "As long as the price of banknotes can hold up, I think it's nothing to worry about. As long as the court still has enough food, as long as the purchasing power of the banknotes is strong enough, I think the three camps can be maintained!"

"

The most critical and core thing is food.

Not enough. Now that we have high-yielding species such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn, the food problem is not that big.

Secondly, Zhang Haogu also established agronomy, specializing in the high growth of crops. As long as the food can keep up, the currency value of banknotes can be stable.

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment, and then slowly said: "The three major battalions will directly restore the establishment of 200,000 people?"

"Your Majesty, what I mean is that we don't need 200,000. We can start with 30,000 or 50,000 to make the number equal to the new army. In fact, we will train them as new troops. Those with military status can farm

Tian, ​​you don’t have to be a soldier!”

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "It is unrealistic to restore the size of the entire three battalions in one go. The imperial court does not have so many weapons and equipment. In fact, flintlock muskets are not bad, and the mighty and invincible general cannons are all good.

It’s still a mountain of supplies, but bullets are still a problem after all, and so are cannonballs!”

"To expand the arsenal, we still need to get more people out of production. This balance is not easy to break. Otherwise, land cultivation will be a problem!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded in agreement, then glared at Zhang Haogu and said: "Master, you are deliberately spreading the news that people with military status can come to the capital to share the land equally. In this way, the population of the capital will still be

Keep growing!”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhang Haogu laughed and said slowly: "Your Majesty, in fact, what I mean is very simple. I want to increase the population of the capital area on a large scale. Only when the population is concentrated can we do more things easily.

For example, building bridges, paving roads, and digging canals all require manpower!"

Secondly!

At this point, Zhang Haogu paused slightly, and then continued: "When these people come out, the hidden population can explode. In this way, the court can select outstanding soldiers. For example, there are militiamen in this farm. We

You can select outstanding soldiers and let them join the new army camp. After professional training, they can be filled into the three major battalions or the new army!"

"I somewhat understand what the master means. This method is a good one. I think it is feasible!" Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly.

"In addition, I also believe that once the three major battalions of the capital are restored to scale and organization, then the entire Liaodong will not be a concern. Even if we rely solely on military strength, we can completely crush Liaodong. What's more, the three camps of the capital

The camp has still gone through training!"

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "I have said that the biggest problem now is the problem of soldiers and population. As long as the population expands, then we will not lack soldiers. The key to this is land, and the second is to abolish military status.

!”

"Abolition of military status can give us a channel to quickly obtain more outstanding soldiers. Some people are indeed not suitable to be soldiers. There is no need to let them become soldiers. Let them farm honestly, or simply

They can have more choices when it comes to working in factories and going to work!”

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a long time, nodded and said: "Abolish household registration? Master can draw up a charter. I also want to know what are the advantages and disadvantages!"

Abolition of the household registration system, increasing population mobility, better embracing overseas countries, and looking at the entire world. This is what the Ming Dynasty should do. Zhu Yuanzhang's household registration system is too rigid, and it is a world of stagnant water.

Zhu Youxiao is not stupid either, he still wants to think about it carefully.

The two were chatting, and Wei Zhongxian quickly came to them: "Your Majesty, Master Zhang, and Duke Cheng have reported that this is the land in their hands now!"
Chapter completed!