Chapter 680

The imperial guards of the guards and horse army abolished during the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty include four types: Qingsai, Feijie, Xiaojun and Qijie. Fengjie, Xiaojie, Xiaojie, Xiaojie, and Qijie of the guards and infantry department, Xiaojie, Xiaojie, Xiaojie, Xiaojie, Xiaojie, and other troops, totaling more than 30 types.

The number of unauthorized soldiers in these numbers is relatively small, so it is in the rank of revocation. In some numbers, the number of unauthorized soldiers in order to reduce the number of commands is adopted.

For example, among the four armies above, the Japanese army was reduced from 35 commands to less than twenty commands, the Tianwu army was reduced from 34 commands to less than twenty commands, the Dragon Guards were reduced from 44 commands to less than eighteen commands, and the Divine Guards were reduced from 31 commands to less than twenty-seven commands.

After revoking the number, reducing command and eliminating the redundant soldiers, during the Xining period of Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty, the minimum number of imprisoned soldiers was 568,688.

Then after Emperor Shenzong passed away and since Zhao Xu ascended the throne, the number of imperial guards and wing troops began to increase year by year. Now, the number of imperial guards has increased to more than 661,000.

At that time, the number of soldiers in various places reached more than 257,000. In addition to the number of soldiers in the temple supervision of Kaifeng Prefecture and Taichang Temple, the total number of soldiers in the Song Dynasty reached about 900,000.

"Since the emperor ascended the throne and the empress dowager took power, the old party members and the main force abolished all past policies, causing the number of soldiers in the wings to increase again, and the number of empty wages was increasing."

"Instead of letting those soldiers rely on court to travel through the day, it is better to send them to these three states, even if only one army comes, plus their family members, it will be enough to have tens of thousands."

Moreover, before they came here, they could first build houses for them with prisoners of war, and then the court provided farm tools and animal power. After these wars, the war horses obtained 150,000 to 10,000 and nearly 80,000 cattle, even if they were not cooked cattle that had been plowed.

But it is more than a hundred times better than using manpower. What is important is that the soldiers have experienced military training more or less. If a war begins, they can still choose their young and strong people to defend their territory. It is definitely a perfect match for both worlds.

"It is worthy of being the most famous golden idea in the Song Dynasty. Wan had to accept it. And so, after the land was produced, those soldiers could leave their homes for the people, and the court not only reduced the burden, but also had a population in the three states in the border area.

Even within five years, they don’t need to pay taxes. But they eventually have to exchange food for money and buy daily necessities. At that time, there will be merchants and handicraftsmen.

"There are both those brave and livestock surrendered soldiers grazing here, and the wing army farming here, cattle, sheep and horses..."

"If we operate as such, and if the Western Xia did not rashly invade the south, Wan dared to say that within five years, this place will become a prosperous place in the north." Wan Bin said with great enthusiasm.

"Although this is a good idea, Wang is a little worried about the court." Wang Yang nodded, sighed after sipping a little wine.

"The soldiers in the wing are for the people, and the matters involved are very wide. I don't know how many people will be interested in. And the ministers in the court, hehehe... I believe you should know it without me."

Wan Bin blinked, and when he thought of the relationship between Wang Yang and the civil and military officials in the court, he almost laughed out loud, which only means that this guy is too capable of fighting.

"Actually, Wang has another way. If the previous method doesn't work, then Wang can submit a report to the court: sell land."

"Selling land? Are you trying to sell the land in the three states?" Wan Bin couldn't help but shine. "How are you going to sell it and to whom?"

"No matter who wants to buy it, it can be done, starting at least 1,000 acres, with a maximum limit of 10,000 acres." Wang Yang smashed his mouth and thought about it.

"The limit is 10,000 acres?!" Wan Bin's voice was so surprised that he pulled out a tremolo. "Then, is that just like handing over to the soldiers to farm, and only paying taxes after five years?"

"Yes, it's also a five-year period." Wang Yang nodded, but he quickly stretched out another finger.

"If the second strategy is really feasible, then Wan will definitely buy his ten thousand acres of land. By the way, will the Yanzhou Yanzhou be sold to the outside?" The old driver Wan Bin's eyes flashed in golden light.

"Salt ponds are not good, but you have to think about it. If you really buy ten thousand acres of land by then, the amount of money you spend is definitely not a small amount. And on such a large scale, it requires a lot of manpower, right?" Wang Yang looked at Wan Bin with a smile.

"What's the difficulty? If you don't have enough staff, then hire tenants. At worst, if the rent is lower, then someone will naturally be willing to come." Wan Bin was very confident.

"What's important is that if the first strategy does not work, the second strategy is actually extremely clever. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, I have been unable to resist land trading. My Song Dynasty's wealth is huge and I don't know about the mortal world. However, there are only so many fields, and it's not easy to buy it."

"About one-fifth of these three states are mountain valleys and saline-alkali land, and nearly one-third are grasslands suitable for grazing. It was originally suitable for farming, about six or seven million acres, but for a hundred years, the population has withered, and now it is probably less than four million acres.

If all of them were cultivated, the amount of food they received every year would not be a small amount. I believe that the court would not allow the land of these three states to be deserted, and would definitely choose one of the best among the two strategies of my brother."

While speaking, Wan Bin was still calculating what he was in his mind. Wang Yang could guess with his toes. Whether it was the first strategy or the second strategy, Wan Bin would try every means to buy more land from Xiangbing or other buyers.

After all, the wealth of thousands of families in Jiangnan is definitely second to none. In this era, although doing business is also a means to increase wealth, there are still a large number of rich people who prefer to farmland.

What is important is that unlike the Tang Dynasty, land mergers and acquisitions were prohibited. The private land of the Song Dynasty included the emerging private ownership of large lands of commoners and small lands of self-cultivation farmers; state-owned lands included camps, military farms, official farms, field land, school land, official horse pasture land, etc.

The Song Dynasty implemented a land policy of "not establishing a land system" and "not suppressing annexation". The state no longer implemented measures to strengthen the state's land ownership, no longer used the power of the regime to redistribute land, and no longer adjusted the land possession relationship; the state no longer interfered in the development of private land ownership, and had a laissez-faire attitude towards free sale and mergers of land.

The development of private land ownership is specifically manifested in: First, land transactions are prevalent. For example, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty, those who sell land and houses in Chengdu paid taxes and stamped the deeds, and a deed tax of 4 million guan was levied at one time.
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