In feudal society, the biggest landlord was actually the emperor!
The emperor had many imperial estates, and these estates had many origins. Some of the fields of the criminals were confiscated, while others were official fields, and so on…
It was estimated that there were two to three million acres of land in the Imperial Manor, of which hundreds of thousands of acres were hidden fields under the name of the Imperial Manor so that they would not be subject to taxes.
Most of the harvest in the Imperial Villa had been embezzled by the officials and nobles, and less than half went to the Imperial Palace to supplement its expenses.
The farmers who planted the imperial manor could barely make ends meet, but even with so much wealth, they could not satisfy the greed of some people.
In order to earn more money, the people in Guanhuang Manor plundered more.
During the annual bonus, countless people went bankrupt.
Due to excessive exploitation, tens of thousands of mu of land had been abandoned. Until now, no one had cultivated it.
Those officials could not bear to see their income decrease, so they continued to exploit the remaining people or annex large amounts of land again.
In the end, it caused the heavens to be angry and the people to complain.
There were more than 30 murder cases with evidence, and even more without evidence.
Wu Yunqing gritted his teeth in anger as he listened to Cao Huachun's introduction of the situation in the Imperial Villa.
In the end, he couldn't stand it anymore. He slammed the table and cursed,"These bastards,"
Looking at the emperor who was furious, everyone was shocked.
Wu Yunqing panted heavily for a while, then told Cao Huachun that he wanted to govern.
Cao Huachun knew how deep the water was, so he hurriedly said,""Emperor, you have to think twice. This is not a joke.
If he angered those people, nothing might happen.”
Wu Yunqing was silent for a moment and said,"I know this matter better than you, but I can't not do it. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty will be in trouble.
Of course, I will not act rashly. Now is not the time to touch them.
Zhen will remember them first…"
Wu Yunqing looked at Cao Huachun and said slowly,""Now that the world is in danger, it is time to change…"
Cao Huachun did not know what the Emperor was talking about, and he would not ask.
Right now, what Wu Yunqing wanted the most was an army that he could completely control, a strong army that could win battles.
Right now, Ming had many armies, but most of those people were deeply involved with the nobility or the local government. It could not be said that they were completely the emperor's army.
Even if the Emperor asked them to fight against the Qing army, they would immediately flee!
Wu Yunqing did not want such soldiers.
Therefore, when he asked the Duke of England to investigate the actual number of soldiers, Wu Yunqing wanted to change it from the soldiers first.
To be able to have their own strong army, they would have the confidence to say anything.
However, if he wanted to reform the three battalions, Wu Yunqing thought that it seemed a little difficult.
Because as far as he knew, the three battalions were rotten to the core, from top to bottom.
Wu Yunqing felt a strong sense of danger. If something happened to this guy, wouldn't it be a tragedy if he relied on them to protect him?
However, there were some things that the emperor could not do personally. He still needed loyal subordinates to carry them out.
Wu Qingyun wanted to discuss the issue of reforming the military system with the cabinet. This was something that Wu Qingyun had always wanted to reform.
How could the army maintain Da Ming without fighting strength?
This matter was very big, and the emperor alone could not decide.
" Everyone, the combat strength of my Ming army is worrying. I plan to eliminate the old and weak, and check the number of soldiers..." Wu Yunqing told them his plan.
"Your Majesty, I think we should be cautious about this.
Since ancient times, there has been no small matter regarding the army. If there is an accident, our Ming Dynasty will have no soldiers to defend.”Shi Wei came to oppose first.
"Long live, there are too many things involved in this matter. If there are any unspeakable things, it will be too late to regret!”Zhang Ruitu was in tears.
"This matter is too big of a move.”
"Now that we have no food and pay, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reorganize and disperse.”
In short, it was too hasty.
Since they were all against it, Wu Qingyun could only give up.
This would have to wait for the results of the tax matter.
Wu Qingyun wanted to reform the military system, mainly because the cost of food and pay was too high. The Imperial Court could no longer afford it.
Including the 1.5 million soldiers in the whole country, the total amount of food and pay required was more than 10 million taels of silver.
The taxes of the imperial court were only ten million taels. If they were to follow the recruitment system, they wouldn't even have money to eat.
Therefore, the military system had to be changed.
"Since all of you are now opposed to reforming the military system, then the three battalions of the capital will need to be reformed, right?
The day before yesterday, Wu Qingyun heard from the Central Governor's Office that there were 80,000 soldiers in the capital, but there were actually only 50,000.
Moreover, there were 50 - 60 elderly people and 12 - 13 children. Only a few thousand of them could really go to the battlefield.
Ministers, do you know about this situation?
How can the capital be safe?"
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