These are clearly not trivial matters, and they all require advance preparation, rather than being completely unprepared for them.
After discussing some matters with the six ministers, Zhu Yunying naturally needed to discuss some matters with some military officers as well.
In fact, military officers have a lot of experience in land annexation, because many of them are now quite wealthy and powerful. Some of them are willing to use trickery and force to seize more land from ordinary people in order to gain more wealth and status.
Zhu Yunying had no intention of arguing with the military officers over these matters, since there weren't many cases of military officers seizing farmland reported to him, so he didn't need to worry about it.
Zhu Yunying needed the military power held by his military officers. When he implemented the land tax reform, it would inevitably provoke resistance from some people. If such a situation were to occur, it would naturally mean that some military officers might have to take up arms.
For the time being, there was no internal war in the Ming Dynasty, and the country could be considered at peace. However, this did not mean that weapons were sheathed and horses were left to graze freely, nor did it mean that the court would have no troops to use should something happen.
Holding a knife in hand gives one more confidence to implement policies, and there's less need to worry about too much unrest.
Even the most powerful local warlords, with their deeply entrenched influence, could only submit to the mighty Ming army. In the Ming Dynasty, there were no powerful, unruly clans.
This could be considered one of Zhu Yunying's characteristics; he often didn't mind considering the worst possible outcomes. He didn't fight battles he wasn't confident of winning, nor did he want things to spiral out of his control.
Military merit should be used when necessary to become a reliable asset to the emperor, which is an absolute trump card!
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