Zhao Bing expected the reform to strengthen the power of the grassroots governments in the township and villages on the basis of the rectification of officials and the governments, and change their long-term state of looseness, scatteredness, poverty and weakness. Once something happens, the command of the General Administration, governments and personnel at all levels will be mobilized efficiently to complete the tasks of collecting food and fodder, raising new recruits, preparing funds, paying military supplies and mobilizing civilians. In order to achieve the goal of the army being responsible for combat and avoiding the burden of logistics.

In order to achieve this goal, we must strengthen management of the township and the two levels of the village. The most effective way is to incorporate personnel into the government system and set up full-time officials so that they can specialize in handling rural affairs, intervene in the lives of villagers, and often convene their subordinates for education and publicity without worrying about their livelihood. In order to encourage them to work well, they can distribute money and grain according to their grades, provide good channels for promotion, and also accept examiners. Those with excellent work can transfer funds, upgrade, and even serve as prefectural and county chief officials.

Regarding the selection of clerks, Zhao Bing thought that the rules of coercing the children of the upper households to serve first, and instead select those with fame and ability from the countryside, or even select them in public elections. One can change the state of good and bad quality of the officers and improve the quality of the entire team; the other can be the local officials from the hometown, familiar with the local conditions, and facilitate work. Moreover, they are supported by the villagers, and they achieve the effect of conscious participation of one call, rather than relying on coercion to accept the recruitment.

At the same time, strengthen the baojia system and incorporate Ding Zhuang into quasi-military organizations such as village soldiers and archers to facilitate management and recruitment. In wars, if the civilians and soldiers suffer serious losses, they can be supplemented in time, and they can defend the villages and arrest thieves on weekdays. Of course, at the same time, we should also pay attention to improving the treatment of civilians and village soldiers, strengthening material rewards and regulations management. Those who complete tasks will be rewarded, those who are lazy will be punished, and those who are fleeing and dereliction of duty will be held accountable and severely punished.

Furthermore, subsidies or tax exemptions can be appropriately subsidized or exempted, while casualties during service can be compensated according to the military regulations, and compensation will be given to the loss of livestock and tools, thereby reducing their losses during service. This will make the civilians have no worries and no worries, and thus stabilize the thoughts and emotions of the civilians, achieve the purpose of reducing escape and passive treatment, and establish a reliable logistics support and backup team...

"Your Highness is right. If this move is implemented, it will surely integrate the military and civilians and make government orders clear. However, this move will inevitably touch the current official system and will be difficult to get the support of the court. Even if you can get the favor of Your Majesty, it will still be difficult to implement. Even if you force it, it will probably be difficult to last!" Ying Jieyan listened to Your Highness's idea and pondered for a moment.

"Sir, I don't know why it is a good thing, but it's still difficult to implement it?" Zhao Bing asked in confusion.

"Your Highness can you tell me how much land there is, how much taxes there are, and how much population there is?" Ying Jieyan did not answer directly, but asked.

"This... I only know the approximate amount, but I don't know the specific one!" Zhao Bing thought for a while. The data he knew was still estimated from before. The actual data was not clear, but I didn't think there were too many, so I was not in a hurry to ask for it.

"Your Highness, I have recently cleaned up the accounting books of various prefectures and counties. There are more than 92,000 households and more than 160,000 households on the island. Qiongzhou is in the best situation, with 78,000 households and more than 120,000 households, but the annual autumn tax is only 16,000 stones, and the Jiyang army is only about 1,600 stones. This is still a normal year and there is no time for a bad harvest." Ying Jieyan said leisurely.

"How...how can there be so few?" Zhao Bing was still shocked despite his long-term mental preparation. He knew that the household registration in ancient times was not as delicate and strict as it is now. The population was only counted as a tertiary, and women and children were not included. In addition, the scattered households and the unnaturalized child slang, it is true that the population is about 300,000, but the tax revenue is disproportionate.

"Your Highness, the tax collected in Qiongzhou is not enough to maintain the turnover of each government office. In previous years, it was all due to the court's support, and it was even more difficult to maintain when there were any famines. Now, your Highness has given all the clerks, so where can we get the money and food to support? The court still needs the support of various prefectures and counties, and the governors can only rely on our general's office to raise money and add miscellaneous donations to maintain it. But your Highness is also instructing the people of Qiongzhou, which is even worse, and it goes against your Highness's original intention." Ying Jieyan knew that your Highness has always been bold, and if he only used the court to suppress him, it would be difficult to persuade him. Therefore, he could only find another way and settle the account for him first.

"Oh!" Zhao Bing nodded to show that he understood. After thinking about it, he said, "Sir, our Magistrate's Mansion still has some money, and we can take out part of it for this expense."

"Your Highness, the General's Mansion has some extra money, but the expenses are also huge." Ying Jieyan smiled bitterly, "The General's Mansion has nearly 50,000 soldiers, and only pays, clothing and weapons every year, and this is only required for daily maintenance. If there is a war, the consumption, maintenance, clothing and armor, and the pension for casualties are several times that of daily life."

"In addition, the expenses of the various yamen are all paid by the General's Office, which is also a considerable amount. In addition, the construction of city defenses, building new ships, clearing post roads, and relocating recruited refugees are all a lot of money, and the money is spent like flowing. The taxes collected in Qiongzhou are insufficient, so the payment can only be paid by the General's Office. Therefore, the money and grain we accumulate can only last for two years at most, and it will be consumed. We must not increase the expenses separately."

"Anyway, it's just a shortage of money!" Zhao Bing immediately became depressed and sighed.

When he was in Jiazi Town, he could spend only 200,000 to 300,000 yuan and the rewards of the empress dowager. Zhao Bing thought that as long as he found a piece of territory, he could get taxes and enough to maintain his operation. After conquering Guangzhou, he gained nearly 10 million yuan. He thought that with this money, he could build an iron army and build a defense line to prevent the enemy's attack. But he still lacked experience and did not foresee the cost of a long budget. However, Qiongzhou is really poor, not only difficult to maintain the operation of the General Mansion, but also needs to pay. As a result, his ideal was defeated in front of money, and a penny still stumped the hero.

"We have to do it no matter what. We can only talk about it after we are here. And if we lose, what's the use of keeping the money!" But Zhao Bing walked out of his depression in a blink of an eye and said viciously.
Chapter completed!