In the Chongzheng Hall, behind the large desk, Liu Chengyou was lying on his side in a relaxed posture, holding a memorial in his hand, reading it with gusto, nodding from time to time, showing a satisfied expression.
What Liu Chengyou read was a political article written by Dou Yan, a member of Zhongshushe. It contains more than 2,000 words. According to the current national conditions of the Han Dynasty, it covers rites, selections, examinations, theft prevention, public security, taxation and other aspects. He made some analysis and discussion to present it to the emperor.
It can be seen that Dou Yan is careful, his exposition is detailed, well-organized, basically meaningful, and he has many good words and suggestions, especially some suggestions on correcting thieves.
"This Dou Yan lives up to the name of the 'Five Dragons', he is very insightful!" Liu Chengyou put down the article in his hand and sighed with emotion.
Among the five brothers of the Dou family, although the eldest brother Dou Yi is the most outstanding in reputation and talent, the rest are not worthy of his talents, especially Dou Yan. Of course, he can climb to the position of Zhongshu Sheren without any money. , is also impossible.
"Come here!" Liu Chengyou called, raising his head.
[Get Red Envelopes by Reading] Follow the public account [Book Friends Base Camp] and get up to 888 cash red envelopes by reading!
"Young man, what are your orders from the officials?" Sun Yanxi, who succeeded Zhang Dejun as the head of the chamberlain, hurried inside to listen to the orders.
Since Zhang Dejun shifted his focus to the Imperial City Division, there have been three eunuch leaders who serve Liu Chengyou. One was bullied due to arrogance, the other was killed for accepting bribes, and the remaining one was always serving someone to his liking. Being repulsed.
In less than a year, the position of head of the chamberlain around the emperor, which made the eunuchs of the Han Palace envious, became a high-risk position. This Sun Yanxi was already the fourth person. He was originally a palace attendant in the Ciming Palace. When he learned that Liu Chengyou The employment was not satisfactory, so he was sent to serve him.
Speaking of which, Liu Chengyou got Zhang Dejun from the Queen Mother. It turned out that the Queen Mother was quite good at training the servants. Sun Yanxi still attracted Liu Chengyou's attention. Although he was not as clever as Zhang Dejun, he looked very responsible. He is honest, extremely respectful to Liu Chengyou, very servile, and does not make any mistakes in his behavior.
Of course, performing too perfectly sometimes makes Liu Chengyou doubt whether he is the same as he appears. You know, even Zhang Dejun will make some small mistakes from time to time. However, for now, Liu Chengyou is still satisfied with Sun Yanxi. of.
Looking at Sun Yanxi who was waiting for his death, Liu Chengyou directly ordered: "I have given you an oral instruction to give Dou Yan, the scholar in Zhongshushe, 50,000 yuan and 20 pieces of silk."
"yes!"
Sun Yanxi retreated, and Liu Chengyou picked up another memorial, from the Privy Council, a report on the military strength of the Han Dynasty. The Han army has been constantly adjusting its standards in the past ten years, and every time it goes to war, it will face adjustments. It has developed until now and has a set of rules. A barely mature military system.
With the Imperial Guards of the two yamen as the main ones, supplemented by various border garrison troops, Daozhou Dusi soldiers and horses, as well as transport and inspection soldiers, plus the Xiangyong who are still being built, the scale is already large enough. Among them, only the standing Imperial Guards have One hundred thousand people, this is the pillar of the country, and including the Hebei, Hedong, northwest, and southwest frontier armies and elite divisions, there are 200,000 people.
Among them, the construction of cavalry is proceeding in an orderly manner, and there are nearly 40,000 cavalry inside and outside. According to the Privy Council's calculations, under the condition of maintaining basic public order in the country, if the imperial court wants to carry out a large-scale expedition, it can mobilize 300,000 troops. If Sichuan and Sichuan are pacified and its population is completely digested, another hundred thousand can be added.
And it is not impossible to mobilize an army of 800,000 land and sea troops regardless of the consequences. However, Liu Chengyou estimates that he will never be able to send 800,000 troops in his lifetime. This will not only frighten the enemy, but also make his scalp numb just thinking about it. ...
After a little comparison of the army's layout, the internal and external control, the deployment of garrison troops, and the support of the capital division, it is now in a healthy balance, the problem is not big, and no major adjustments are needed for the time being.
Speaking of which, in the ten years since he ascended the throne, he has continued to collect elite soldiers and centralize military power, but the strength of the border troops has continued to increase. Sometimes, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but suspect that if the border guards rebelled, How did the imperial court control it? Every time I think about it, I can't help but break into a cold sweat.
In fact, the current military deployment of the Han Dynasty has a lot of hidden dangers. The garrison in Hebei alone is a large force with strong strength. If it is rebelled, Hebei will probably fall and the Central Plains will be shaken. Now he, Emperor Liu, suppresses the world and No worries, but what about the future?
Of course, this is just Liu Chengyou's sense of worry, and the trustworthy army is also wary. To solve the problem and reduce the threat, it is not impossible to reduce the strength of the troops, weaken the strength of the border troops, and then strengthen the checks and balances among the generals. There are many ways.
However, that would really turn into "defending the inside and using the outside", which is not what Liu Chengyou wants to see. Over the years, the Han Dynasty has repeatedly sent troops to the south, but the defense of the north has never been relaxed, and heavy troops were stationed in preparation for the Rong and Di. What is the purpose of strengthening the power of the generals in the north instead of giving them a certain degree of military autonomy? It is that they do not want to tie their own hands and feet, abolish their martial arts, and tire themselves out of border troubles just to control the generals and prevent internal rebellion.
There are always pros and cons in everything. As far as Liu Chengyou is concerned, the way to balance the pros and cons is to recapture the natural dangers in the north (specifically referring to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun) and rearrange national defense to make it more balanced and reasonable.
However, no policy or arrangement can last for a hundred years. It can only be adjusted and developed based on the current national conditions and trends...
Shaking his head, clearing his mind, he returned to the memorial to the Privy Council. After thinking for a while, he took up his pen and wrote down a draft. Then he used a seal and ordered: "Send this memorial to the Privy Council!"
The text was concise and concise. According to Liu Chengyou's instructions, the Privy Council's next focus was on the organization and deployment of the Sichuan and Shu armies and the withdrawal of troops. They also emphasized one point, strengthening the construction of the cavalry.
Liu Chengyou suddenly inspected the military affairs of the Han Dynasty, not only because of the victory over Shu, but also because he set his sights on the north again. In Liu Chengyou's view, after taking over Sichuan and Shu, the remaining half of the country in the south could be easily taken. There won't be any difficulty. With Da Han's current strength, as long as nothing unexpected happens, it can be decided within three or two years.
Under such circumstances, Liu Chengyou felt that it was time to turn his attention to the Liao Kingdom in the north. Strengthening the construction of the cavalry was a signal to make military preparations for the war against Liao.
Six years have passed since the Han-Liao peace talks in the fourth year of Emperor Qianyu's reign. The Han soldiers suppressed their sharpness and sharpened their fangs in a targeted manner, preparing to bite the enemy in the north.
In these years, the development of the Liao Kingdom has not been slow at all. During the reign of King Sleep, he seemed to have deepened the "Huang Lao" method and reused the civil and military forces of Yelu Wuzhi, Yelu Talie, etc., and the country's strength has been greatly restored.
Ten years have passed. Although the battle of Luancheng caused heavy trauma to the Khitan, ten years were enough for a new batch of Khitan teenagers to grow up.
However, the most serious shortcoming in today's Liao Kingdom is the struggle for power at the upper levels. The emperor's throne alternated between Yelu Bei and Yelu Deguang, and the Huoshen Lake Rebellion caused endless disasters.
At the beginning of Yelujing's succession to the throne, he appeased the Khitan nobles and abolished some of Yelvruan's Han-style policies, which greatly eased the conflicts. However, as time went by, there were always people with scheming intentions who wanted to follow suit.
There were many royal nobles who usurped power and throne in Yelucha. However, they were all easily wiped out by Yelujing.
Although Yelujing's throne is relatively stable and he has great power and dictatorship, the political turmoil in the upper echelons of the Liao Kingdom caused by the struggle between the throne and power is inevitable. However, no matter how unstable the politics at the upper echelons are, it will have an impact on the people, states and counties below.
It doesn't seem big.
Speaking of which, Yelujing and Liu Chengyou are the same age and both are still young. However, they respectively rule the two largest and most powerful empires in the East. There will definitely be a fierce collision in the future.
However, Liu Chengyou has made enough psychological preparations and is making military preparations, but Yelujing is not...