Xu Qing had anticipated this long ago.
The Garrison System established in the early years of the Country was indeed of great use; it was said to support an army of two hundred thousand in the Northern region without costing the common people a grain of food.
But nowadays, no one knows where the military grain produced by the garrisons has gone.
Moreover, in the early years of the Country, there was also the Policy of Opening Up to supplement military grain.
This involved merchants providing money and grain to help clear land or transport grain, and then being issued salt permits for profit.
But several decades ago, due to the corruption of the salt laws, the then Grand Secretary abolished the Opening Up Policy, gaining some immediate benefits and declaring the revival of Emperor Xiaozong, though this led to endless troubles.
