Everyone looked at each other and lowered their heads silently.
Duke of England Zhang Weixian looked at the ground in front of him, took a firm step forward, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have no thoughts on this matter."
"That's good." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said with a smile, "I plan to reform the garrisons."
After hearing this, no one present was surprised.
Everyone knows that the Wei Suo has always been a burden to the Ming Dynasty. This has been known since the Jiajing period, but no emperor has dared to touch this matter.
This is a big abscess that no one dares to poke. If you don't poke it, you can still survive for the time being; if you poke this abscess, you will probably bleed to death.
During the Japanese invasion during the Jiajing reign, the court had considered this idea, as the garrisons had become so corrupt that they were unable to fight. However, it was ultimately abandoned.
Under such circumstances, a very deformed military system was born in the imperial court, that is, the conscription system and the garrison system ran in parallel.
When fighting, they used the conscription system; when not fighting, they used the garrison system. Later, another change occurred, which was the personal army system.
Officers trained their personal guards into skilled warriors, leaving the remaining households to farm and work as slaves. This led to dire living conditions for the lower-class households, and the number of deserters increased. It could be said that the entire system was on the verge of collapse, and no one dared to touch it lightly.
But it is not surprising that the current emperor touches it. After all, the prestige of the current emperor is here, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty before, and no one dares to mess around.
The northern border is peaceful and the Ming Dynasty is at its peak. Who dares to cause trouble?
No one dared to resist the emperor's punishment of anyone. How many people were punished during the land investigation? Who dared to speak out?
The garrisons in various places were also investigating the land and many people. Who dared to say anything?
So when the emperor wanted to move the guards, no one could stop him, and no one dared to come.
Everyone present looked at Zhang Weixian calmly, as he was the biggest beneficiary of the Wei Suo system.
But Zhang Weixian just stood there calmly.
He knew very well in his heart that there was no way to stop this matter, so he might as well push it forward. This way, the emperor would have some favorable impression of him.
Besides, they couldn't rely on the guards anymore. The way for these nobles in the court to make a fortune was to do business with the Imperial Household Department. They no longer cared about drinking the blood of the soldiers. How much money was that?
One hundred thousand taels of silver a year was not much. Some people could not even get a share of it.
There wasn't much money to begin with, and there were many people sharing the money, so no one got much.
If I make two trips to Korea with the Imperial Household Department's caravan, I'll earn some money. If I make eight or ten trips a year, the money won't be much.
The nobles are not afraid of the reform of the guards at all, but are afraid that the emperor will not do business with them.
Everyone now knows that the Ming Dynasty is attacking Japan, and that there are more benefits there. It's said that there are more people, more land, and more money. In short, Japan is a good place to make money.
Everyone is ready to take action. It is not worth it to offend His Majesty at this time because of the reform of the garrison.
As for the military power of the garrison, don’t make a fuss. When did it become yours?
Not to mention the current emperor, even among the previous emperors, which one gave military power to the nobles?
It's simply impossible.
In the past, the civil officials had the final say, but now His Majesty has the final say, and that’s all.
Especially in the current situation, when the royal army is so powerful, what is the use of the military power of a mere garrison?
The people in the garrison are just a bunch of rabble. Do you really expect them to do anything?
In this regard, Zhang Weixian understood very well what these people were thinking, so he said nothing and did nothing.
"That's it," Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Next, I plan to redivide the Ming Dynasty into several military regions. Each military region will establish a command office and appoint a commander to oversee military affairs."
For the current Ming Dynasty, there is no need to get so many troops. With the current military strength of the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to worry about someone attacking here, so the military district system can be proposed.
In Zhu Youxiao's plan, the Northeast Military Region must exist. In addition to the Northeast Military Region, there are also the Northwest Military Region, one in the south and one in the north; and there is also a Capital Military Region.
The three military regions completely divided the nine border defense lines into three directions: east, west, and central, and placed them under the management of the three. In addition, a Nanjing Military Region was established in Nanjing to manage the Jianghuai, Jiangnan, and Huguang areas.
In addition, there will be a military district in Shandong and another in Guangzhou. These two military districts will not only serve the army, but also the royal navy.
Then there is the Southwest Military Region, which governs Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.
Glancing at Wei Chao behind him, Zhu Youxiao said, "Hang it up."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chao quickly agreed and hung up a large map behind him.
The military regions mentioned by Zhu Youxiao have already been divided above.
This time, Zhu Youxiao had to do not only reform the Wei Suo system, but also separate the military and political affairs.
Local civil servants no longer participated in the management of the army. All troops were managed by the General Staff Office. All matters were submitted to the General Staff Office and finally reported to themselves.
Local armies are also not allowed to harass local areas. Special military courts will be established and military law will be implemented.
Zhu Youxiao planned to complete the reform of separating military law from civil law in the next few years, and spend a lot of effort in the next few years to thoroughly sort it out.
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