Chapter 7 Choice (4)
Lu Yao firmly believes that the spirit and vitality of the nation are ultimately rooted among the most ordinary people, rather than being painted by the rich and colorful family in history books. He intends to change the current environment where the aristocratic family monopolizes all rights and interests. However, if you want to change the environment, you need great power and appropriate opportunities. At present, both are far from available.
What's more, there are Hu people eyeing him... When he thought of the scene where tens of millions of brutal Hu children turned the Central Plains into a sea of blood, and wanted to humiliate, destroy, and destroy, Lu Yao felt chill. In order to prevent this terrible situation from happening, it is necessary to coordinate with the aristocratic families, and temporary compromise and concessions are worth it. In Lu Yao's previous life's knowledge, a great figure who is familiar with the art of struggle once said: "Who is our enemy? Who is our friend? This question is the primary issue of the revolution." There is no doubt that this is a real good saying. Lu Yao does not want to become a person like Li Zicheng, and fought with the landlord class for half his life with the most resolute attitude, but became a pawn of the alien race.
From another perspective, Lu Yao discovered that the influence of his army was at a slight check and balance. Lu Yao started from the army and always regarded the army as the core strength. He devoted his energy to military construction for a long time and cultivated the loyalty of his subordinates in the bloody battles on the battlefield. This is how the powerful Dai County Army was tempered. But it was precisely because he trusted too much that he designed a way to subdue the Youzhou tribe, but he did not realize in advance that this tough method would induce irreconcilable opposition among his subordinates.
When Lu Yao's official position continued to rise, and his power was no longer limited to the army, but it involved a wider range, the army was still reliable, but it was impossible and had no ability to become the only force under Lu Yao's command. Military means were no longer the only way to solve the problem. More and more civil and military officials with different backgrounds were devoted to Lu Yao's military mansion. While providing various assistance to Lu Yao, they also invisibly promoted Lu Yao's growth and prompted him to consider the problem from different angles.
Lu Yao pondered for a moment and slowly sorted out his thoughts.
While the civil and military officials were waiting a little anxiously, he suddenly asked: "What is the harvest this year in various military and civilians in Dai? In the middle of the year, you and I agreed to build water conservancy and irrigate the Luochuan Plain. How is this going? At that time, we announced that all military and civilians would allocate unowned fields and pastures on a date to reward soldiers who have made contributions to combat... Is there a plan for this matter at present?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment. No one expected that Lu Yao was discussing the unfavorable problem of the Youzhou Army, but suddenly jumped to other aspects that were completely unrelated. The warriors naturally had no idea about this. The time it took for the members of the military to join the military palace was short, and they had no complete understanding of it, so everyone went to see Shao Xu.
Shao Xuluo thought about it, then stood up and said, "In the middle of the year, we discussed with the lord to operate the land agency, and there must be three principles: to manage the people, use the people, and to comfort the people. What the general asked was the slowness in the outline of the "use the people" and how effective the two paths of urgent need, and whether the outline of the "focus on the people" was carried out."
"That's right." Lu Yao nodded and said, "Duke Shao, do you need to send someone to get the relevant files?"
Shao Xu smiled and said, "No need."
At this time, it was shown that Shao Xu was indeed very talented and familiar with the various government affairs he handled, and did not need to sharpen his guns in the face of the battle. He walked a few steps in front of the hall with his hands, and then said confidently: "Let's talk about settlement first. The three principles agreed in the middle of the year actually spread in the Dai, Shanggu, Guangning, and the Bashang Grassland area south of Ruyuan. From the middle of the year to the present, the number of households in Jin people covered has increased from 3,900 to 17,050, which has exceeded the total number of households in the three counties in the Taikang era. In this regard, we must thank Duke Deyuan and Ruyuan for their noble character."
Shao Xu paused a little and continued: "The majority of these 7,050 households are proletarian refugees, tenants, and herdsmen. Therefore, more than 80% of them are included in the civilian towns, distributed in forty-four fields and 6,000 cultivated land. Although a considerable part of them was urgently purchased from Jizhou after the summer, and there was a serious lack of oxen, so the yield per mu was low, but it was estimated that it could harvest 200,000 shi of grain. Although the harvest of the military towns was slightly lower, the total number was more than 100,000 shi. Together, the two were not only self-sufficient, but also supported a considerable scale of military use."
"Let's talk about water conservancy." Shao Xu's expression was as usual as he spoke, "Daidi people have been suffering from the tyranny of the Hu tribe for a long time. They have been relying on the lord's army to rescue the water and fire to live and work in peace and prosperity, and have a happy land in this chaotic world. Therefore, there is no need for the urging of officials, so they will naturally serve enthusiastically. In the past three months, the dams, canals, dams and ponds along the Qiyi River have been completed one after another, and the dredging of river channels during the dry season is being carried out. In this way, the Luochuan Plain can add thousands of fertile fields and the original fields can increase the yield of the original fields. As the number of refugees in Jizhou received by Huang Jian is increasing day by day..." He nodded to Huang Yi and said again: "Therefore, there will be no shortage of people next year, and you can also rotate crops with small beans in winter. At this time next year, the military funds of Daidi and Bashang Grassland will reach at least... million stones!"
You should know that the land of the land is suitable for farming and herds, and the environment is mainly based on pastoralism. With this million stone of military rations, plus the hundreds of thousands, millions of cattle, sheep and livestock production... it is really rich! In the uproar of civil and military officials, Shao Xu bowed to Lu Yao and bowed: "It can be seen that the land of the land of the land is still effective, and has accumulated a considerable material foundation for the next stage of "fostering the people". The allocation of land without owners and the pastures, and the conditions for rewarding the meritorious soldiers have been ripe. What specific terms should be implemented? Please make an announcement."
When talking about the harvest of military farms, the generals and schools were just admiring. Now Shao Xu mentioned that he would allocate fields to the meritorious soldiers as rewards, which was like a storm passing by, and all the plants and trees were subdued. For the soldiers who were sighing between life and death, a piece of land means a family for rest, which means a foundation that can continue the bloodline. Consider further, if all the meritorious soldiers can receive the reward of fields, how rich will the generals and schools present get? In an instant, all the generals and schools calmed down. They completely forgot the reorganization of the Youzhou Army that had just made them furious, and countless enthusiastic eyes wandered between Lu Yao and Shao Xu.
But Lu Yao was not in a hurry to say that. He got up first and bowed to Shao Xu solemnly: "Mr. Shao is really my Xiao He... Thank you for your hard work!"
"Come, come and get wine!" He called the servants to serve wine cups to the civil and military officials present, and turned to the military people and said to the military people: "Everyone, when fighting happily in front of us and cutting off the enemy's heads, don't forget to work hard to support the food and grass for us, organize the civilians, renovate the roads, and settle the family. Without them, how could we win? Come, let us respect Mr. Shao and all our colleagues!"
Although Lu Yao's words were not the focus of the martial artists, they were very interesting. In his words, he raised the civil and military officials very high, which was enough to show his importance to political affairs. At the same time, he used "we" to refer to the military, and once again emphasized the close connection between himself and the military practitioners, living and dying together. In this way, the subordinates of the civil and military officials felt satisfied and quickly, so they all came to make fun of each other and raised cups of respect to each other. After a bowl of food, the little bit of slight grudge naturally disappeared.
But when Lu Yao sat down, he ordered the servants to take away the cups, and then continued: "As for rewarding the meritorious soldiers..."
Lu Yao was playing with a jade Ruyi placed on the table, thinking and said, "According to the system of this dynasty, a man occupied 70 acres of land and 30 acres of woman. Ding man 50 acres of land and 20 acres of woman. Ding man halved the second male, and Ding man halved the second female, and Ding woman did not teach. The rent of the field was eight liters per acre. It is indeed a good policy that has not been seen in modern times, but unfortunately it only stays on the book version, and it may not be implemented seriously in various places. I think that this reward for meritorious soldiers will be done as it is. Anyone who has established it in the past six months
The soldiers who beheaded meritoriously will be given land according to the law... Well, if the soldiers have not yet started a family, they will be given as soon as they marry and have children. In addition, each meritorious soldier is allowed to be a tenant household to facilitate daily farming. If the soldiers and strokes have made greater meritorious land, the land will be given correspondingly, and each level will be given ten acres. Those who beheaded more than ten levels are real warriors. The generals of each army will summarize them into a list to describe their deeds in detail. Their rewards will be determined by me personally."
What a generous gift! Before Lu Yao's words were finished, the warriors were cheering like a tsunami. Most of the people in the school were humble. Hu Yun, Ni Yi, Jiang Li and others had never had a part of their own land in their lives. He never thought that after experiencing countless ups and downs, they finally got what they wanted in northern Xinjiang? Many people cheered and smiled, and tears couldn't stop flowing down.
Amid the cheers, Lu Yao's extremely calm voice was still clearly heard: "Fang Qinzhi!"
"Here!" Fang Qinzhi stepped out and responded.
"You are responsible for informing the entire army of this matter, and spread to all counties, counties, and villages in Youzhou. No matter how you act well, within ten days, I want you to know clearly and clearly the rewards of our army to the soldiers who have made meritorious people. Wherever there are people gather, we must recite the heroic spirit of our soldiers and praise the great rewards of the General Pingbei Army's Office for the soldiers to treat the soldiers! Maybe it can be done?"
"My lord, please rest assured, my subordinates will fulfill their mission." Fang Qinzhi accepted the order respectfully.
Lu Yao looked at Chen Pei again in a blink of an eye: "Chen Pei!"
"Here!" Chen Pei always stood in the hall without moving.
"Are the three thousand people in Youzhou's army now undergoing reorganization? Is it useful?"
"Most of them are war-going soldiers who have been through the wind and frost, and they are worthy of being powerful soldiers in Youzhou."
"Very good! You go to all the battalions of Youzhou Army. Just say, half a month later, I will review the elite Dai County soldiers in Jicheng School and publicly reward the warriors who have made outstanding achievements in previous battles. At the same time, a field will be set up to compete for various martial arts such as riding, shooting, long spear, and swordsmanship. Whether it is Dai County soldiers or the old subordinates of Youzhou King Peng Zu, you can participate at will. As long as you are extraordinary, even if you have not made any achievements, I will not be stingy with the rewards of money, land, and official positions! Among them, the rewards of the old subordinates of Youzhou Army who have received the reorganization will be doubled!"
"Lord is wise!" Shao Xu couldn't help but praise loudly: "In this way, everyone knows the sincerity of the lord, and both the soldiers of Dai County and Youzhou are all in love. If the Youzhou clan wants to obstruct him, he must first consider what conditions they can offer!"
Wei Cao also stroked his beard and smiled: "Even if those powerful and powerful families are willing to divide the land and reward money, how can they be like the general of Pingbei and grant military positions? How can they be compared with the imperial officers? In this way, no matter how the powerful families incite, the soldiers will be unacceptable!"
Lu Yao's decision was not just that. He thought for a while and whispered: "That's all is not enough. I have another way, and I must ask Duke Wei and Duke Shao to study together for me."
"Please tell me, General." Wei Cao and Shao Xu left the seat together.
"I plan to ask Duke Shao to draft a decree and send it to the Youzhou Governor's Office with great fanfare. It is said that since Emperor Wu stopped reducing the troops of the prefectures and counties, the governor of the town will be used as a military force. The troops of Youzhou Governor were abolished, which was not a plan for Anbao Township to protect the common people. I plan to write to the court to restore the military system of Youzhou Governor, so I asked the governor of Zu to prepare for the preparations and count the private soldiers of the wealthy families in various places as soon as possible so that the court would allow them to withdraw troops from them and be assigned to the governor of Youzhou."
Even if Shao Xuzhi skipped the crowd, he didn't expect Lu Yao to suddenly have this idea. He was stunned for a moment, frowned and guessed, "The lord's meaning is to lead the disaster to the east. If Zu Ti really intends to control the soldiers of the prefectures and counties as the governor, he will contact all the troops and discuss the troops. If they are interested in the career, they will allocate manpower to help them. If they try to protect their own strength, they will refuse... However, even if they are trying to protect their own strength, they will not be willing to sit by and watch other high-ranking sects take the opportunity to expand their influence... The entanglement between advancing and retreating will involve them all, and they will no longer have the energy to intervene in the process of reorganizing the Youzhou Army. OK! OK!"
He looked at Lu Yao and said, "Lord, this method is indeed wonderful. But... the ancestor Zhi was born in the Youzhou clan, and he was known to be extraordinary in terms of means and had outstanding local prestige. If we finally gathered this army and we would be constrained in Youzhou?"
Lu Yao laughed: "From a military perspective, the superior of the Governor's Military Office is undoubtedly the superior of the Governor's Military Office. The division between the upper and lower parts of the Governor's Military Office is very clear. By then, as the Governor's military officer, I will cut off the troops of the prefectures and counties to enrich the army of the military Office. Could Zu Shizhi have a reason to refuse?"
"How is it?" He waited for Wei Cao, Shao Xu and the others to think for a while, and asked, "Is this method feasible?"
Wei Cao and Shao Xu bowed in conscience: "Lord, we have no objection!"
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Chapter completed!