"Second, I want you to start paying attention now. Local officials who can do practical things in various places will be able to pacify Liao in the future. These officials will be transferred to the post-war reconstruction as soon as possible. In the Liaodong side, I do not plan to set up a separate Dushi, but will set up provincial prefectures and counties."

The administrative system of the Ming Dynasty generally implemented local institutions such as provincial prefectures, prefectures, counties, or provinces in places where the Han people lived. In border areas or where ethnic minorities were concentrated, border management institutions with the unity of military and political affairs, as well as institutions of different forms such as chieftain system and ministry system were set up.

For example, the Nuergandusi, the capital is located in Nuergan on the east bank of the lower reaches of Heilongjiang. The area under its jurisdiction extends to the sea in the east, Sakhalin Island in the northeast, the Onon River in the west, the Tumen River in the south, and the Weixingan Mountains in the north. However, the local rule is actually mainly ethnic minority autonomy, and it requires regular tribute, which is similar to the tax nature.

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's second request, Wen Tiren couldn't help but frowned slightly, and then spoke: "Your Majesty, Jianlu has ravaged Liaodong, and all ethnic groups have suffered greatly. It is indeed no longer the same as before. When our court army recovers Liaodong, it seems easy to no longer set up the Dushi as previously."

Speaking of this, he stopped and asked his doubts and said, "But Liaodong is a cold place, so why should we mobilize so many people?"

The implication is that the Northeast is too poor and not worth the court's efforts!

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this. However, he also understood that the people of this era naturally had their limitations and could not see the benefits of the Northeast, so he patiently said to Wen Tiren: "Wen Qing is the saying of this! Don't look at that place as a cold place now, but that place is a treasure land and must be included in the direct jurisdiction of the court!"

"Treasure Land?" Wen Tiren confirmed with some confusion.

Liu Xingzuo was also puzzled. He was from Liaodong and had lived in Liaodong for so long, but he had never heard of the saying that Liaodong was a treasure land. However, Wen Tiren was already asking, so he didn't say anything.

The other two eunuchs are not from Liaodong and are not familiar with Liaodong, so they don’t know much.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, "It's a treasure land, it will be the granary of the Ming Dynasty, and there are iron and oil trees... Uh, you will know it later!"

He felt that it was a bit troublesome to explain now, so he would not explain it. As an emperor, he had this power.

Wen Tiren heard Emperor Chongzhen speak seriously. Although he didn't understand any iron and oil, since the emperor had already determined it was a treasure land, judging from his past experience, it should be a treasure land!

So Emperor Chongzhen said the second point, Wen Tiren also agreed.

"In addition, I think that military system reform must be put on the agenda!" Emperor Chongzhen continued, "The new army has proved to be effective after actual combat. It can not only persist in Liaodong alone, but also defeat Jianlu. I think it can be promoted to the national army!"

"What does your Majesty mean when it comes to military system reform?" This time, Liu Xingzuo asked, "He is a military general and has a say in this area, but he still doesn't understand what he meant, and the other few people don't know it.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and said with a slightly serious expression: "It is to eliminate the weak and retain the strong, and set up military supervisors at all levels in the army, and the responsibilities of military chief officers are clearly divided. In the future, all Ming troops will study and evaluate these."

Many officers of the Ming Dynasty were hereditary, such as Qi Jiguang. This approach was actually beneficial when information was underdeveloped in ancient times. After all, those who came from a general family knew better about the affairs of the army than ordinary people. Of course, before hereditary officers were to go to the capital for examination, they could only be qualified for hereditary qualifications after passing.

The reform of the military system is extraordinary. After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, no one in the hall was talking for a while, and they were thinking about all aspects of this matter. Even Cao Huachun, who was used to flattering Emperor Chongzhen, bowed his head and said nothing.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't urge them, but just waited for them to think about it and talk.

After a while, Wen Tiren first spoke: "Your Majesty, the old ministers agree with the new army model. The army must have a military supervisor so that it can be controlled by the court and in the hands of Your Majesty. However, if you eliminate the weak and keep the strong, you have always had this intention in all dynasties, but not many people can truly implement it. The reason is whether the eliminated soldiers are placed, which is a big problem!"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded. He naturally had thought about this and immediately said: "I plan to focus on infrastructure construction in the next few years, namely the construction of basic public facilities, such as building roads and bridges, building water conservancy, etc. The eliminated soldiers are classified according to their physical condition, or converted into military specializing in infrastructure, or..."

When Wen Tiren heard this, he immediately had a corresponding noun in his mind, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Song Zhixiangjun?"

During the Song Dynasty, the Xiang army was actually an army that was responsible for various errands, including building cities, making weapons, building roads and bridges, transporting grain and reclamation of wasteland, etc. The treatment was much lower than that of the imperial guards. Therefore, Wen Tiren thought of this immediately after hearing the description of Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally understood it in advance, so he understood what Wen Tiren said, so he nodded and said, "It's almost the same, the military system of the Ming Dynasty's guards is no longer applicable. Therefore, he intends to re-dividate the national army according to his purpose, that is, it is similar to the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty and the wing army classification."

There are previous examples to follow, and Wen Tiren and others can understand it. In fact, as far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, there were also armies divided by purpose, namely the canal army distributed on both sides of the canal, specializing in the canal transportation.

Wen Tiren thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that this is a major event and needs to be carefully studied!"

Just don’t object. Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself and nodded and responded: “You are the ministers I trust most, so I just mentioned this idea to you first. If you have any difficulties in these matters, think about it first. When the memorial is submitted to me after the New Year, I will consider it carefully!”

In fact, he already had a thoughtful draft, but he didn't say it out loud, so he was going to take a look. According to his intention, he also wanted to set up a special tax department to deduct the power of tax collection from the local government and allow local officials to manage the local area in full-time.

After all, one of the most important reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty was that tax revenue could not be raised. A specially established tax department, researching, formulating taxes that meet the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty, and being responsible for collecting them, should be able to improve this situation. In terms of manpower, low-level errand runners can be transferred from the eliminated military soldiers.

However, this matter is too important, so Emperor Chongzhen did not reveal any news.

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