"As a result, the Imperial City Guards seem to have remained unchanged, but in fact, they have become people that the Emperor can absolutely trust, inside and out!"
Li Jinglong felt a little regretful for not choosing him, but after a little thought, he understood the emperor's intention.
This completely separated the inside and outside of the Forbidden City, so that no news inside would reach the outside. At the same time, it also completely prevented the Duke's soldiers from involving the imperial city's guards.
The bodyguards and troops are inside, and the Yulin army formed by the integration of the twelve guards is outside. One mile and one outside make them both distinct and complementary to each other.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi's words suddenly stunned Li Jinglong.
"My personal army, military pay is distributed solely by the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
Not only Li Jinglong was stunned, but several other people also looked at each other.
At this time, the bastard stood at the door again and said, "Long live my Lord, some of the adults are here. Is it time to call in?"
"pass!"
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After a while, Zhang Wei, the Minister of Household Affairs, Hou Yong, the Minister of Official Affairs, Lian Zining, the Minister of Works, Bao Zhao, the Minister of Integrity, Ren Hengtai, the new Minister of Rites, Xin Yande and others came in one after another.
The most eye-catching among them was Ren Hengtai. Everyone thought that Xia Yuanji would take over as the Ministry of Rites after Zheng Yi. Even the emperor had talked about it, but in the end he still kissed him.
Ren Hengtai's mother was Princess Wugurun of the Dayuan Dynasty, and his wife was also a Mongolian nobleman. She came from a wealthy family and had extraordinary bearing.
"Zhang Yu, I was just saying that in the future, the military salary of my own army will be distributed separately by the Ministry of Household Affairs, so here you are!" After Zhu Yunxi finished speaking, he picked up the tea cup with a smile.
Almost everyone looked at Zhang Yan to see what he would say.
The latter sat upright and said with a smile, "I have been thinking about it for a long time. The distribution of military pay is of great importance, and there is no precedent for it being distributed directly from the Ministry of Household Affairs to the soldiers..."
As he spoke, he continued to smile, "Also, so many people come to the Ministry of Finance to ask for money, and the Ministry of Finance can't remember who is who?"
"So, after discussing with the Ministry of Industry, I made this first!" As he said that, he took out something like a nameplate from his sleeve and handed it over.
The nameplate is yellow, seems to be made of copper, and has small characters engraved on it.
Zhu Yunxi held it in his hand. On the front of the nameplate was engraved a certain name of the bodyguard and soldier, the year and month when he joined the army, and the military salary. On the front was a long string of capital letters, which were complicated and difficult to read.
"This nameplate records the name and place of origin of the soldiers, the number of people in their families, their serial numbers, and the amount of their military pay." Zhang Yan said with a smile, "These things are actually on the rosters of the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office, which can prevent anyone from making false claims.
"
"The numbers at the back correspond to the account books of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Whenever pay is distributed, the soldiers take this sign to the yamen of the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is responsible for distributing military pay. After thinking about it twice, they will distribute it according to the number!"
Others may not understand it for a while, but Zhu Yunxi is fully aware of it, because this thing was given by him
This small brand is a combination of ID card and bank card.
Each person has one card, and the money and food are clearly visible at a glance. Who can take advantage of the loopholes and consume the soldiers' blood?
"Well, this thing is very good!" Zhu Yunxi nodded, "It's easy to use, and the amount of military pay, money and food on it is also clear at a glance!" He said with a smile, "If the soldiers are promoted, this piece will be handed over for invalidation, and another sign will be replaced.
."
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Yan smiled slightly.
Ping An looked at the sign and hesitated to speak.
"Do you have something to say?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
"I think that if you use this small sign to collect your salary... how long will it take for more than 20,000 people to receive it?" Pingan said in a low voice.
"Just do it in batches!" At Zhu Yunxi's signal, Zhang Yan said with a smile, "Actually, it seems like it takes a lot of people and a lot of time, but it actually doesn't!"
"Take the emperor's personal bodyguards as an example. They all have rosters, and the rosters are classified according to numbers. When the time comes, if Jiaziying takes the lead, the people in the household department will compare it with the roster of Jiaziying. The numbers behind the nameplates
It corresponds to the roster of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you can tell at a glance!"
Before computers, complicated paperwork had to be classified first, just like looking up radicals in a dictionary.
"But, many soldiers in the army are illiterate?" Ping An continued to ask.
"That's okay!" Zhang Yan said with a smile, "It's the Ministry of Household Affairs that distributes military pay, but it's the Ministry of War that supervises the payment, so naturally we don't dare to miss out on the hard-earned money of the soldiers!"
Ping An frowned, still unable to figure it out.
For an old soldier like him, such things are still a bit difficult to understand.
"Any new thing will be difficult at first and not accepted by others, but once you accept it, you will find its convenience!" Zhu Yunxi put down the nameplate and said with a smile, "So, I asked my personal army and Ouchi guards to first
Let’s try it out for a while. If it’s good, then promote it to the entire army!”
As he said that, he paused and his tone suddenly became rather unkind, "So, it is best to find out exactly how many soldiers the Ming Dynasty has. Otherwise, no matter how well the central government thinks about it, it will still be a confused account."
"If all the soldiers in the world are paid like this, then..." Prince Consort Mei Yin also wondered, "Your Majesty, what about border towns and guard posts?"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and looked at Zhang Yan, who smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. When the time comes, the banks in various places can pay for it on your behalf, and the Ministry of Revenue will make up for it later!"
"Qianzhuang?" Mei Yin couldn't figure it out, but she didn't dare to ask again.
"Pay on behalf of others, which bank has that much capital?" Ping An asked doubtfully.
"They all have no brains, they are incredibly stupid!"
Li Jinglong thought to himself, "Your Majesty is going to set up a bank, so that you can directly find out how many soldiers there are in the Ming Dynasty, and prevent the generals from emptying their pay and preventing them from pretending to be paid. The local health office in Bian Town only pays once a year. This method
It will be sent out in three to five days.”
"Since Zhang Yan has said this, he must have had a complete plan a long time ago. It doesn't matter whether he has the capital to do anything. If the Ming Dynasty has this capital, the imperial bank will have it. When the bank pays the money, not only will there be no place to eat
Now that the payment is due, I will check how much farmland the Wei has and how much the annual income is!"
"Do you really think that the bank is just for distributing money? Once the big soldiers get used to using the bank, all the logistics, military supplies, horses, and equipment will go through the bank's account, and no one can even think about using it!"
"I think it's good!" Zhu Yunxi made the final decision, "Let's start with my own troops first." After saying that, he looked at Lian Zining from the Ministry of Industry, "Is there enough silver for coining?"
"Back to the Emperor, on the third day of the first lunar month, Dongying Yinshan sent 700,000 pure silver, which is enough!" Lian Zining said, "I have been ordered to use it specifically to cast military pay, and the funds are earmarked for this purpose!"
Seven hundred thousand pure silver can produce about one million silver dollars. At this stage, military pay alone cannot be used up. Silver has super purchasing power. One silver dollar costs at least 500 kilograms of rice. And the military pay for soldiers, in addition to silver, also
Food, cloth, etc. cannot all be given in cash.
"Well, that's right! Being prepared for a rainy day is worthy of praise!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Manpower is sometimes poor, and I feel deeply that there are many things around me that I can't handle alone. I have to rely on you ministers to think more, do more, and talk more!"
"
As he said that, he looked at the ministers again and said, "I have set up the South Study Room outside the Qianqing Palace. I want to select ministers who will be on duty in the South Study Room every day."
Before he finished speaking, the eyes of the officials suddenly lit up.