All the ministers in the hall saw that everyone had nothing to say, and said with a smile: "Since Master Zou and Xue Hou raised this issue that everyone is concerned about, and it is also an obstacle to the discussion of this matter today. Then I will resolve these two obstacles. It won't be a big problem, will it?"
Wow! What a big tone! Everyone in the hall was in an uproar, whispering to each other. Could it be that Duan Wang has committed a foolish disease again? He even uttered ridiculous words. Who did he think he was, the treasury couldn't afford any silver taels, and the frontiers didn't have any spare troops. With these two matters, even His Majesty can't do anything about it. It's too crazy for a yellow-mouthed child to say that he can solve this matter so easily.
Just now they thought that King Duan's attitude was modest and gentle, but they didn't expect that his nature was even worse than the rumors.
"Fourteen, nonsense is not allowed in the court, you have to be responsible for what you say, you have to think about it before you say it!" The discussion in the court was buzzing, and the emperor couldn't stand it anymore, he reminded.
Although the emperor had heard Ming Yu reveal that he would find a way to solve the resolution so that the Xiqi Corridor could pass the resolution smoothly, he never thought that Ming Yu would say such big words. Can this problem be solved by one person? If it was so easy, the court would have come up with a solution long ago.
Ming Yu bowed to the emperor, and said solemnly: "Father, don't worry, my son dares to say that because he is sure."
The emperor had some headaches, and he didn't know whether he should have believed Ming Yu's words, or he shouldn't put his hopes on Ming Yu.
Ming Yu blinked at the emperor, "Isn't the father still trusting the minister?"
The emperor put his hand on his forehead, "Then tell me what kind of solution you will have?"
Ming Yu should be, with a bright smile, he is now in the center of the hall, all eyes are on him. Now that the emperor has spoken, all right, let's see what he has to say.
"The treasury has no money, I know. I don't understand, the Ministry of Households has no money, won't it increase revenue and reduce expenditure? Is it an honor for the country not to pay money? Look at Dayan's financial losses every year, and don't think about it. If you change and make progress, follow the steps, and stand still, then there will never be a way out."
As soon as these words came out, Zou Chang's face turned blue and pale, and a mouthful of old blood was choked in his throat, and he almost couldn't spit it out. The officials of the household department, and even the minister of the household department, all looked gloomy.
"Old minister... old minister is ashamed. It's just that in recent years, natural and man-made disasters have occurred frequently, so the tax revenue is not satisfactory, so... the situation today." Zou Chang took a breath and explained.
Dayan is based on agriculture, and all expenditures are almost entirely dependent on agricultural taxes. And because the emperor stipulated a tax of 15 at the beginning of his tenure, and no additional tax increase was allowed to improve the eyesight, it has never been changed in the past few decades.
It was okay at the beginning, but with every year of war, the expenditure on armaments has also increased year by year, and that little tax is basically going to be maintained. In recent years, the southern part of Dayan has been hit by disasters, and the tax revenue has been reduced a lot, and the disaster relief costs are huge. They have no choice but to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, and eat their own food.
Ming Yu shook his head, people's vision is only limited to this point. "So, let's open source. What the king is planning now is in the future. The value created by this Xiqi Corridor is much higher than the agricultural tax. Now the opportunity is in front of us. Instead of actively fighting for it, you are trying to block it , I really don’t know what you think.”
Zou Chang was almost pissed off, he really didn't feel pain in his back when he was standing and talking. To increase revenue and reduce expenditure, everyone knows to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but it is not easy to truly increase revenue and reduce expenditure, let alone just a touch of two mouths.
The Minister of the Household Department couldn't help but stand up, "Prince Duan's words are wrong. It was not because we tried our best to stop them. Even if we didn't stop them, we would not be able to get the money. It is also written in the prince's book that the construction of the Xiqi Corridor It costs a lot of silver."
Ming Yu chuckled, "I don't need a penny from the treasury for this amount of money, and I can handle it all by myself. How about it? Are you still stopping me?"
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, there was no need for the treasury to pay out the silver, where did Ming Yu get the money from? Even if the emperor's small treasury still has this private house subsidy, it can't be completely enough, right
Zou Chang laughed back angrily, "Since we don't need a penny from the treasury, then we don't have to cling to it."
"Okay!" Ming Yu clapped his hands, and then respectfully said to the emperor: "However, there is one more condition here, and I ask the emperor to agree. All ministers are also here to be a witness."
The emperor nodded, he was used to Ming Yu playing cards unreasonably, Ming Yu was not surprised at what he said, "Say it!"
"My son is trying his best to lead the matter of Xiqi Corridor, and will not allow the imperial treasury to pay a penny. I don't want a swarm of people to stare at this piece of sweet pastry with jealousy after the event is completed in the future. My son contributes money and effort, but I don't expect to end up working in vain. Even if it is to be handed over to the imperial court, it will take at least ten years, and the income of these ten years is considered to be the hard investment and rent collection of my ministers." Ming Yu rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
Even if he borrows money for investment, as for the object of the loan, of course, whoever has the money can find whom. He looked at the emperor with bright eyes, "Father, if you have spare money, you can also invest some in it. At that time, my son will give you a dividend, and you will earn back even the principal and interest."
The emperor waved his hand angrily, as if to chase away flies, "Go, go, don't even think about it." After speaking, he looked at the courtiers below, "What do you say?"
Zou Chang was the first to stand up, "Since King Duan said so, the old minister has nothing to say, second!"
Xue Lun also stood up, "If King Duan can solve the problem of the defensive force himself, I have nothing to say." After speaking, he looked at Ming Yu, obviously wanting to see what Ming Yu had to say.
"The strength of the troops is easy to say. I will not use the defenders of Shi Chongguan, but ask to recruit troops by myself. The number of recruits can be determined according to the defensive capacity of the Xiqi Corridor. Of course, these soldiers are still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court." Ming Yu explained his plan. Speak up.
In the end, he also explained that he would not touch the military power and hand it over to the court, which was also to get rid of trouble. Except for the strength of the guard army sent by the emperor, the prince cannot command soldiers. Privately recruiting soldiers is even more taboo. At this time, he said that he was in the clear, and it was considered to be over everyone's eyes. If this proposal is passed, it is impossible for others to use it as an argument.
In fact, he had selected young men for training in the village before and went back to organize and set up a guard team on his own to facilitate the guarding of the village. That is to say, he followed the simple recruitment system, but the scale was small. These people can also organize training in the village on weekdays, and they can also take up weapons to kill the enemy when they encounter enemy invasion.
"Self-recruitment?" Xue Lun asked in surprise, "What does that mean?"
Now the Dayan military system belongs to the military household system, that is to say, if the family is a military household, all children and grandchildren have to serve as soldiers. However, other ordinary people could not become military households at all, which limited the source of soldiers and caused a shortage of reserve forces.
Ming Yu explained: "That's right, as the name suggests, that is to say, among the people who meet the requirements, they can voluntarily serve as soldiers. They can take up arms to kill the enemy in the beginning of a war, and they can still farm in their spare time. Of course, these people do not join the military households. They are still counted as ordinary people. When the world is peaceful, or a few years later, when you are old and disabled, you can give a sum of compensation and return it to your home.”
"This—" Xue Lun was surprised, he had never heard of such a thing. It is only natural for military households to serve as soldiers and go to battle to kill the enemy. Because they are military households, they have no land, and the only maintenance is the military salary, and the children of military households have been trained with swords, guns and sticks since childhood, at least they can kill the enemy as soon as they go into battle.
But what King Duan said, let a group of people charge to kill the enemy, isn't this really a joke
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114. Chapter 114
"The common people farm the land, and the military households defend the country. They each have different responsibilities. How can they be confused?" Xue Lun asked forcefully.
"It is true that the responsibilities are different." Ming Yu agrees with some of them but not all of them. "Why can't they be integrated? Why must there be military households and non-military households? Military households must want to be soldiers and fight? door? First of all, such a system is not necessarily suitable for the status quo.”
As soon as Ming Yu blatantly questioned, not only the officials were in an uproar, but even the emperor changed his face. These words can be said to be treasonous words. The system was established by the ancestors, how can they be slandered at will
Xue Lun glared, "Bold, ignorant! This is the ancestral system established at the beginning of Dayan's founding. How can you talk nonsense!"
Ming Yu was not afraid, and straightened his neck and said confidently: "Although the ancestral system is important, it must also keep pace with the times, understand? Is the ancestral system still married? Doesn't the father also break this routine now? I think the father The emperor did this because he is a bold and promising king. A group of big men even sacrifice women to obtain a stable life. What kind of men are they? They can be directly castrated and become eunuchs."
The emperor originally wanted to reprimand Ming Yu with the words of the ancestral system, but after Ming Yu said this, he really couldn't speak. As the emperor, didn't he break through all difficulties in the past to break the ancestral system's marriage policy? Now that the youngest son does something similar to him, but he has to blame him, this is unreasonable.
And he felt really comfortable hearing what the youngest son said, compared to the fact that he still complains about the past, saying that his hand