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Chapter 246 Conscription System, Wu Yingda Collapses

Ouyang Cai and Zulan quietly moved to the side. Qin Yang was more direct and waved to the officials of the Ministry of Industry, asking them to stay away from Wu Yingda.

Express your attitude through actions.

Xiao Yunxi responded with harsh words:

"The Grand Master said that all things are inferior, only reading is superior... So many of you so-called scholars who read the books of sages have been defeated by me and my students... or what you call women and children. Why is that?"

The full screen fight, with its own critical hit, made Wu Yingda and his group speechless.

After all, he is the emperor's teacher, so the emperor still has to give him some face.

"The conscripts the Crown Princess mentioned are based on a fixed number of years of military service. How can we guarantee the combat effectiveness of the army in just three years? Furthermore, the cost of training new recruits is enormous, and rotating all personnel would be a huge burden on the court..."

The problem raised by the emperor was quite practical. The people were not able to eat enough, and yet the court had to recruit and train new soldiers every year. The court's finances simply could not sustain it.

For example, on weekdays, soldiers rarely train, not because they are lazy,

Training consumes physical energy, and it is stipulated that one must eat one dry meal, and two liquid meals if not trained. If the energy consumption is so high every year, food consumption will be a huge expense.

"Your Majesty... The court's current conscription system has some of the garrisons filled with elderly, white-haired men who have long lost their fighting capacity. In times of war, they are conscripted and temporarily trained. What's the difference between them and a mob?"

The conscription system is first of all characterized by a short service period for soldiers, with regular conscription and discharge, which allows for frequent rotation of soldiers. This is conducive to the renewal of the standing army, ensuring that the soldiers are young and strong, and can also reserve soldiers and be listed as reserve forces.

If an emergency occurs during wartime, the reservists can pick up their weapons and go to the battlefield.

Simultaneously,

If the military service is fair and just, the people will have no complaints and those scholars who are weak and powerless will be able to understand the hardships of the soldiers on the front line.

Conscripts have another great advantage: they prevent frontier ministers or princes from becoming self-reliant and powerful.

Xiao Yunxi mentioned this deliberately to make the emperor's heart flutter.

"I do think this military service is interesting. The length of time can be adjusted. Border troops serve for five years, while local troops can serve for a shorter period... However, military funding is still a problem."

Xiao Yunxi did not answer this question, but asked the emperor:

"Your Majesty, do you know how much tax revenue the capital has collected in the past two weeks?"

Semi-monthly taxes?

The emperor was completely confused. The court collected taxes and settled them at the end of the year. How could there be a biweekly settlement?

"Your Majesty...it's 217 million taels."

"How many?"

"217 million taels."

The emperor's first reaction was that it was impossible. The annual tax revenue of Daxia was less than 2000 million taels, but the capital collected more than 200 million taels in just half a month. How could this be possible?

"How did you find out?"

"Yesterday, when the Minister of Revenue... was submitting a memorial, this old servant accidentally saw it. Your Majesty, please punish me."

Wei Zhong knelt on the ground, terrified and frightened. The emperor blushed.

The Minister of Revenue reported this matter to him, but he was absent at that time, thinking about the competition, and did not pay attention at all.

No wonder the Minister of Revenue had a resentful look in his eyes when he left yesterday. So that's why.

"Get up! Since you were careless, you will be punished with 10 lashes of the cane when you return to the palace."

Eunuchs were not allowed to participate in politics, let alone review memorials. Wei Zhong was saving face for the emperor, and the emperor was just giving it as a token of his respect. The person who was beating the eunuch naturally knew the severity of the punishment.

"Princess, please continue."

"What I want to say is, build more roads, support commerce, standardize commercial laws, and provide merchants with a better business environment, and the military funds will naturally come."

The emperor thought of what Dabao had told him: if you want to be rich, you must first build roads and circulate goods. Dabao had said that this involved a huge system.

It's hard to explain in a few words, so let's get back to the competition itself. I'll find Xiao Yunxi again when I have the chance.

"I think your conscription system is feasible. Can you tell me what the military rank system means?

The military rank system is actually very simple. It uses military ranks to clarify the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

The benefits of military rank may not be apparent in normal times, but during wartime, when officers are injured, killed, or missing, soldiers with higher ranks step forward to take command of the entire unit.

A higher military rank means seniority and soldiers will obey. It is very useful to determine the leadership of the army according to the rank in an emergency.

In fact, there are also unwritten rules in the Daxia army.

If the commander-in-chief dies in battle, the captain will be responsible for command. If the captain dies in battle, the hundred-householder will be responsible. However, there are no clear responsibilities and powers, and there will often be a situation where they don't listen to each other.

Everyone was thinking,

The benefits of Xiao Yunxi's suggestion are self-evident and it is indeed an effective method. The only two problems are military expenditure and implementation resistance.

The emperor did not think that the military expenditure issue was a big problem. After communicating with Dabao, his horizons were broadened. As for the resistance, it came from the scholar-official class and military generals.

That's a difficult point.

He was never interested in special operations, because in his eyes, special operations were actually more elite troops.

Their combat effectiveness is indeed stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, but Xiao Yunxi said that they are in units of about 30 people. What use can this be on the battlefield?

Emperor's special operations need to be supported by modern weapons. Only those who have used grenades and pistols can understand.

Xiao Yunxi had no intention of exposing her hot weapons, so she naturally didn't explain much. Special operations could more effectively solve the military expenditure problem, but it was a pity that the emperor didn't know the value of it.

If conscription and the military rank system are to be implemented, there will inevitably be many obstacles. The emperor has to bite the bullet and then promote special operations after Dabao comes to power.

The emperor was still thinking about what Xiao Yunxi said. Wu Yingda's expression became more and more ugly. It seemed that Xiao Yunxi had answered the question correctly.

no,

We must take back the initiative.

"Princess, I have another question. The southwest of Daxia has been in turmoil repeatedly, and the chieftains are unruly. What should the court do?"

"Reform the land and return it to the people."

The Central Plains dynasty's control over the southwest has always been relatively weak. The chieftains were local emperors, and the southwest was a vast mountain area, out of reach.

Reforming the chieftain system is the most effective way. It takes time and will encounter resistance from the chieftains in the southwest, but the plan is feasible.

If the mountain troops of special operations come to assist and suppress the enemy, the effect will be better.

Wu Yingda gnashed his teeth:

"How to deal with the flood in the south?"

He definitely didn't check the almanac before going out. The questions he asked made the emperor want to cover his face. After two hours of fighting, Wu Yingda slumped in his chair.

His face was ashen and his eyes were dull.

How can it be!

Is there really such a knowledgeable person in the world?

The emperor didn't know what to say to encourage this old guy?

Whenever he saw Wu Yingda and other so-called great scholars, he would think of how vulnerable they were in front of Xiao Yunxi.

"It's getting late, let's go back to the palace."

The emperor's mind was a little confused. He came leisurely and left in a hurry.

He needed to go back and digest Xiao Yunxi's words carefully, and think carefully about how to turn these suggestions into reality.