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Chapter 1171 Dalang, come, drink this bowl of medicine

Thanks to book friend: "Huang Qilin" for her great rewards!

Thanks to book friend: "Yu Yupeng" for his reward!

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Fang Xing is sick!

After the imperial doctor went to the Fang family and after Jin Zhong sent someone to deliver medicinal materials, it became a topic of relish in Peking City.

"I heard that Xing and Bo were possessed by evil spirits, so the imperial doctor was useless at all."

"He is a murderer! Think about it, starting from Bai Qi, how many butchers can have a good ending?"

"Retribution! After several reincarnations, the traitor finally suffered retribution. Waiter, bring wine!"

Several literati were talking about this in a tavern, wishing they could whistle to the sky.

When Zhu Gaosui heard the news, he was first excited, and then Xie Chen brought the news.

"Your Highness, Xing He Bo and Han King drank and traveled to the lake, and fell into the water when drunk."

Zhu Gaosui seemed to be poured from his head by a basin of cold water, and said expressionlessly: "Then I hope he won't get sick."

But he and Xie Chen both knew that they would wake up if they couldn't get rid of this cold problem.

Fang Xing also believed that he could not kill him, so he was so calm that he waved to Tudou and Ping An in while there was only Muhua in the room.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when you have no coughing, it is just right to be intimate with your child.

What does it feel like to have two children tossing around you?

Not a good taste!

Tudou sat on his belly and asked why he fell into the water, was it fun in the lake, whether he had caught big fish, etc.

Ping An was more interested in the pillow. She sat next to Fang Xing, her face turned red, and she pulled the pillow under Fang Xing's head hard.

"father!"

Ping An did not act coquettishly like Tudou, but stared at Fang Xing with his dark eyes and called him dad.

When Zhang Shuhui came in again, she saw Fang Xing lying flat on the bed, Tudou sitting on his belly, mouthing and shouting.

Ping An should be calmer, just put the pillow at his feet and jump hard on the bed frame with his hands.

When Zhang Shuhui saw Fang Xing staring at her eyes and looking desperate, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Husband, the medicine is here."

Zhang Shuhui called Xiaobai to lift the two naughty children away, and then a bowl of black soup was sent to Fang Xing's mouth.

"father!"

Fang Xing was a little dizzy, and when he heard the sound, he couldn't help but look at Tudou and Ping'an who were stopped at the door. He trembled in his heart and blurted out: "Fortunately, I'm not short for my husband!"

Zhang Shuhui said angrily: "What do you think of, husband? You are handsome and elegant, who dares to say you are short?"

Xiaobai also said outside the door: "Young Master, you are tall enough. No matter how tall your door is, we have to change it."

Fang Xing was furious and thoughts about the Wuhan University.

Dalang, come on, take this medicine!

After drinking the medicine, I woke up and fell asleep.

After sleeping until the night, Fang Xing felt bored when he woke up, and began to think randomly, and kept thinking until dawn.

Jin Zhong also did not sleep all night, and then took the memorial to find Zhu Di.

"The main children of generals are the teachers, the teaching of martial honors, and the offering of wine is the fourth rank..."

After reading the memorial, Zhu Di said without comment: "Who knows the firearms and tactics of those martial arts? Also, the Ming Dynasty has a lot of talents and should not be neglected. In addition to the children of officials, they should also recruit students."

Jin Zhong glanced at Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, those people... military households!"

Zhu Di was also very sad. The existence of military household registration made it a daunting opportunity for joining the army, and there were many fleeing soldiers.

But if the military is abolished, the consequences are unimaginable.

...

"What if no one joins the army abolishes military status?"

Zhu Zhanji came to visit her and talked about it casually. Fang Xing was not optimistic about it, otherwise he would not have been depressed yesterday to drink with Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Zhanji remembered that he had been on the way to Beijing from Jinling, and the inspection along the way shocked him.

"No one is willing to join the army if the fleeing soldiers were not tied up with military status, it would be good if the Ming Dynasty soldiers had left 30% of them."

Fang Xing leaned on the bed, holding malt sugar in his mouth. This was given secretly by Xiaobai, for fear that he would have bitter taste after drinking the medicine.

"It's best that you can recognize this, but you still have to think about the deep reasons here. Otherwise, even if the Ming army is equipped with muskets and cannons, they will sooner or later be killed by the sabers of the alien race. You should know the reason, decay! Once the army is decayed, no matter how good the weapons are, they will be a burden!"

Fang Xing spoke a little weakly. He thought for a while and continued to analyze: "No matter how good the weapon is, once the army is corrupt, do you believe that the enemy will immediately get the same thing? Therefore, we must abolish the helpless act of military households and adopt the recruitment system. Even if the recruitment system fails, we can still use the method of joining the army for a period of time, otherwise the escaped soldiers will never stop."

When the Ming Dynasty was in its early days, it was facing fugitives. Zhu Yuanzhang's solution was to have military households. He tied the descendants of the soldiers to the Ming army. He probably felt that this would be worry-free.

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said, "This is very difficult. If the military households are cancelled, military expenditure will inevitably increase greatly. And how can soldiers make a living after returning home? This is a big problem. If it is not solved well, the people will also try their best to escape military service."

This is the problem of retirement and resettlement. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was still a farming society. If the soldiers retired and returned home, they would be worse than those farmers who had been farming. Who would be willing to join the army?

Fang Xing and Zhu Zhanji looked at each other and smiled bitterly: "But I think the problem is still the economy?"

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said, "If you can easily find a living, plus the military pay you received from joining the army, and the whole family will live a good life, that is the long-term solution."

There are currently two types of military households in the Ming Dynasty: one is farming and the other is practicing regularly. In fact, it is just to find a group of people to support the army.

Zhu Zhanji had a headache and felt that this problem was almost unsolvable.

Fang Xing saw him frowning and chuckled: "The Ming Dynasty conquered North Korea and Japan, as well as Nuergandusi, do you want people to have so many territories?"

Zhu Zhanji patted excitedly, but didn't want to pat Fang Xing's lap.

"Ouch!"

Zhu Zhanji stood up and said, "Brother Dehua is so happy to raise him, I will enter the palace now."

Fang Xing grinned and rubbed his legs, saying, "You're so excited! Let's ask Jin Zhong first, then ask the British Duke. As for Meng Ying, you'd better not ask. It's hard to express your opinion from his position."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and ran away, and even squeezed a safe face in the yard.

Ping'an frowned and looked at Zhu Zhanji's departure. Tudou felt that his younger brother had been bullied, so he shouted: "Don't bully my younger brother!"

Zhu Zhanji's pace stopped and then accelerated a little bit.

If bullying a baby, it would be embarrassing to be a big deal if it is reported.

Fang Xing heard Tudou’s shouting in the room, and vented his anger for his son, shouting: “Beware of a fire in your backyard!”

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Zhu Zhanji and Jin Zhong discussed the possibility of abolishing the military household registration system, but Jin Zhong was cautious and said that it was necessary to work with the Ministry of Revenue to discuss matters.

"This matter cannot be done without the support of the Ministry of Revenue."

Jin Zhong was worried about this matter a lot and said familiarly: "Some of the many soldiers in the Ming Dynasty can stay in the garrison for the rest of their lives, but if the military households are cancelled, at least 60% to 70% of the soldiers will return home. Then every time you recruit sergeants is a expense, and every time you dismiss a group of sergeants is also a expense."

"And your Highness, this expense is long-term, and it will even be available every year. Can the Ming Dynasty support it? All of these have to be calculated by the Ministry of Revenue."

If the military household registration system is abolished, no one will be able to farm again, which will provide the army with expenses.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted a military household farming system. The huge Ming army did not even need the military expenditure of the Ministry of Revenue and was self-sufficient. Zhu Yuanzhang was very proud.
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