"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?" Chief Supervisor Xue Guoguan was the first to object, and said, "Although the court has some money now, it's just a one-time deal. If even such a thing costs money, it probably won't take long!"

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he also replied: "Your Majesty, what should I do in the future if this matter is opened? What should I do if other servants do? I think the chief assistant has to consider the concerns."

Sun Chuanting was also there, and also stood up to oppose: "Your Majesty, this is not only the case in the Ming Dynasty, but even in previous dynasties, why do you make an exception?"

Seeing that several of his confidant ministers were opposed, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but lower his head and think for a while, then looked up and said to them: "You guys said it makes sense. If you do this, I will take a step back. The craftsmen used by the royal family will do as I can. If the rest is done as before, is it okay?"

Just now, he proposed to his confidant that the current labor system, including craftsmen, no longer demanded the people of all walks of life to work for the government without compensation, but instead changed to a salary system.

Since ancient times, the burden on the people has been divided into two parts, one is tax and the other is labor. It can even be said that the impact on the lives of ordinary people is sometimes much greater than tax. Because this labor, no matter what it is, escorting food, building roads, building water conservancy, and even being a yamen runner, are all types of labor. If it is the turn, it will be done free of charge.

There are some major labor services, such as building the Great Wall, and many people never come back after going there. Even if it is not building the Great Wall, as long as the government is not careful, it will be difficult for a lot of labor services to return home safely.

However, after Zhang Juzheng's one-whip method reform, everything can be converted into silver. Including service, it is also true. As long as you pay the money, you can do not have to serve.

But no matter what, servitude is a mountain that is pressed on the people. The operation of the government depends on the two legs of service and tax. But now, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly proposed to abolish this free service and change it to a salary system. For later generations, this is not too ordinary, but for people at this time, it is a very shocking thing.

Therefore, even his confidant ministers, including Xue Guoguan, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, all expressed their opposition.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen had expected this. However, he was a little unsure of the attitude of the ancients, so he tried to put it forward. If he could accept it, it would be the best. If he could not accept it, then he could take a step back.

The reason why I thought about it for a while before answering was because he originally wanted to answer Xue Guoguan's question.

If the free service is abolished, then all the pressure will be on this tax. According to people of this era, tax alone cannot support the operation of the court. But for Emperor Chongzhen from later generations, it is not a problem at all. As long as the business is vigorously developed and the existence and absence of it is communicated between various places, it can greatly promote the productivity of the local area. As long as the total amount of business is increased, the increase in industrial taxes in various places driven by commercial development can make up for the exemption of the exemption of the service. Even his plans in the plan can bring him enough profits to the court to support the operation of the court.

However, Emperor Chongzhen finally considered that these things were a bit difficult to explain for the ancients. Instead of wasting saliva, it is better to do a pilot project first to promote it, and the resistance encountered should be greatly reduced.

Otherwise, no matter how good the policy is, after it is implemented locally, with the intelligence and talents of the Chinese, you can interpret and implement it to a wrong path that you will never imagine.

This has been proven many times in history. Especially the larger the country, the more difficult it is to reform this kind of institutional.

At this time, when he heard Emperor Chongzhen give in, Xue Guoguan looked at Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, and then communicated with his eyes before he told the emperor: "Your Majesty, do you have to do this?"

It seems that they still want to persuade the emperor again.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen had to explain: "I asked you, do the people have enthusiasm for labor and labor for the past? Can they actively and proactively do things? Or do they have to rely on the supervision, whip and pressure of the government to complete the things they should do?"

There is no need to answer this matter. The officials present naturally know what the answer is. They all understand the truth. Only those who are related to the personal interests of the people will have higher enthusiasm. For example, when developing water conservancy, local people will be much more active than other places. Of course, lazy people also exist. This is actually the principle of big pot rice.

Emperor Chongzhen did not need their answers, and then said, "Not to mention anything else, I am very dissatisfied with the craftsmen who inspected the military battles before. What kind of craftsmen are they! To put it bluntly, they are just a group of people who are living a life of life and waiting for the craftsmen to complete their service. Needless to say, you should also know their level. Those craftsmen with superb skills will pay for their labor and will not serve the craftsmen."

Seeing that Sun Chuanting seemed to want to speak, he expected it and looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "Then strictly control them, and if you dare to be lazy and malicious, you will be punished severely. Just like other labor, you will use supervision, whip, severe punishment, and other means?"

"That's right, this may allow them to accomplish what they have to do, but that's all." Emperor Chongzhen said this with a serious face and looked at the three ministers in front of him, "But the military battles are made of armor. There is no best in this kind of thing, only better. You and I have also said that the armor of Jianlu is better than that of my Ming Dynasty. But if on the other hand, my Ming Dynasty is better than that of Jianlu, can it greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the army?"

Sometimes, the truth of the matter is actually very simple, but based on inertial thinking, you will not think deeper. But if someone mentions it, it will make people feel that this matter is actually just like this and is easy to understand.

"Your Majesty, can you give him a reward?" Lu Xiangsheng heard this and replied again.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and the rewards and punishments were clearly distinguished, especially the ministers who led the troops could understand. However, he still added: "Yes, but it is not that I want to trade in one go, but as a system, it will be passed on for a long time. Think about it, if I don't even have a basic guarantee of life, how many people will be willing to win a reward? Therefore, my idea is to give them salary so that they can have food and clothing, so that they can invest more energy in the construction of armor. On this basis, they will give necessary rewards to improve their enthusiasm for innovation. In this way, I will not believe it. With the manpower of the Ming Dynasty, I can't create more sophisticated and powerful armor?"

After hearing this, Xue Guoguan was the first to rebel and immediately supported him: "Your Majesty is wise, I think this is the same as Your Majesty's salary increase to the Ming officials!"

Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting looked at him, then looked at the emperor, and said there was no objection.

In terms of military equipment, the two of them were definitely more touched than any other minister. If the Ming Dynasty could overwhelm the Jianlu to the degree of elaboration of the armor of the armour, the pressure would be greatly reduced for a governor of Baoding and a governor of Ji Liao.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen was not finished yet, and continued: "After my innovation was announced, I could summon the smartest craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty and let them have another intention, which was to prepare them to record what they had learned, form a complete set of records of discipleship, and pass this experience and craftsmanship to others..."

"Accepting disciples?" Xue Guoguan couldn't help but interrupt when he heard this.

Or only Xue Manzi would interrupt while surprised.

"Yes, that's right!" Emperor Chongzhen didn't care, but nodded with a smile, "But this recruitment of disciples is not a matter of the craftsman's personal affairs, but a matter of the government. At present, it is the royal family. You can understand it as similar to a county school, but it is not a teaching of the Four Books and Five Classics, but a craft for creating weapons and armor! In this way, the craft can be passed on without worrying about being lost."

His statement is another brand new thing. The royal family came forward, similar to county schools, and did not teach the Four Books and Five Classics, but only taught the craftsmanship and passed on from generation to generation?

This kind of thing has not happened since ancient times. Even during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the professors of various schools of thought were their own behaviors, not the government, nor were they founded by the royal family.

This new view was once spoken by Emperor Chongzhen, and it was another impact on Lu Xiangsheng and others. They felt that the emperor’s ideas were so strange today, but it sounded very reasonable?

Seeing them looking thoughtful, Emperor Chongzhen added: "The subsequent matter must be based on salary. Not only can we have no worries about food and clothing, but we can even obtain some other things, such as not paying respects to officials. Even those who make great contributions can be awarded the title..."

Hearing this, Xue Guoguan and others were shocked and quickly dissuaded them. It was so horrifying that the mere craftsmen wanted to be awarded titles!

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not give them a chance and explained first: "Of course, this is my initial idea. This title is not the one I already have in the Ming Dynasty, but a kind of similar to the pre-Qin military merit title. Create a set of craftsmen and give them corresponding identity and wealth. In this way, I believe that not only will they be very enthusiastic, but they will also take the initiative to create new armor and be willing to teach what they have learned to others!"

Of course, he was talking about a general situation. After all, there are exceptions in everything. No matter how superior the conditions given by Emperor Chongzhen were, some people would cherish it themselves.

After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's explanation, Xue Guoguan and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was a scholar who was named a Duke and a Marquis by a craftsman. What should I do if I had learned a hard study?

Based on the example of the military battle situation mentioned by Emperor Chongzhen, it was related to the war. After Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting considered it, they did not object. However, Xue Guoguan, as a representative of scholars, was still a little hesitant. He heard him say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, craftsmen have a title, even if they are similar to those created by the pre-Qin period, they should still be cautious. Otherwise, as long as the craftsman is a rough job, not to mention scholars, the people who farm will have opinions..."

"Xue Qing is still thinking too badly!" Emperor Chongzhen smiled and shook his head, "If I tell you that if a craftsman could build a car flying from the sky and take people to the sky, do you say this is still a rough job, will others have any objections? If you build a car that can walk automatically, a boat or something, do you say that it is still a rough job? If you can build a musket, you don't have to change the ammunition like this now, but will it continue to fire lead bullets..."

Listening to his rhetorical questions and giving examples one by one, let alone Xue Guoguan, even Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting next to him were all stupid.

Cars flying in the sky, cars that automatically move, boats, and muskets that continuously fire lead bullets?

This... how is this possible! Master, did you hear someone talking nonsense or dreaming about yourself? What did you dream about?

Thinking of this, Xue Guoguan said a little unsightly: "Your Majesty, this... is impossible!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Sun Chuanting, who was straightforward, also replied, "The other ministers don't know, but this musket must not be fired continuously."

Speaking of this, he remembered something and added: "I can't understand. Even if it is a three-eyed gun or a five-eyed gun, it will only take a few strokes, and it will definitely not be able to fire continuously!"

At this time, the Ming Dynasty already had three-eyed guns, even five-eyed guns. In his understanding, based on the words of Emperor Chongzhen, he imagined how many barrels would be? They were the same as honeycombs? But even so, they still couldn't be continuous. Each pre-installed lead bullet would be gone after it was shot!

Although Lu Xiangsheng didn't say anything, he was actually similar. He couldn't think of what the emperor said, and it was possible to achieve it!

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen smiled when facing their doubts, and said, "Sun Qing can change his mind. If the muskets are like Folang machines, they do not load lead bullets from the muzzle, but from the back? Or from the side. And they are not fired, but by firing, the lead bullets are not just lead bullets, but are loaded with the launching medicine, and can they load them quickly and automatically?"

At this time, there was actually a flintlock rifle. Naturally, with the knowledge and experience of Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, they also knew it. However, they still could not imagine what the emperor described.

But what the emperor said seemed to have a basis. For example, when firing and igniting fire, flintlock rifle is, then loading lead bullets, and the Folang machine is. The lead bullets and the launching medicine are together, and the army also does this. However, when loading, bite the wrapping paper, pour in gunpowder, and then loading lead bullets...

There seems to be examples to follow for each one. But every one is so incredible!

For a moment, they were all stunned by Emperor Chongzhen's imagination.
Chapter completed!