"Can't you see something from it?"

The above mentioned is another time and space supervision system of the Song Dynasty. Liang Xu wanted to learn from it, but he would not copy it. The Divine Realm could not become the same as the Song Dynasty. In that case, the Divine Realm would soon be defeated.

"Young Lord, your copy is not an instruction, but let's refer to it."

Zhou Tianci expressed his opinion. He was a civil servant. He felt that the young master of God was too shocking and restrained, and the final power was concentrated in the hands of the master of God. So what power they have in the future?

But it is indeed a good thing for the Divine Realm. At least there will be fewer officials who commit crimes in the Divine Realm in the future.

"This is something that happened, so you should think about it carefully. This is for the thousand-year plan of our divine realm."

The Divine Realm does not look like a country at all. Instead, I think of the Zhou Dynasty in Chinese history. The Zhou Dynasty was the sect leader state, and the rest of the surrounding areas were vassal states. They nominally obeyed the Great Zhou Dynasty, but they had great independence. Maybe when the Divine Realm Divine City became theirs.

Many city lords don’t listen to the hello at all. They do whatever they want on their territory. How can this work?

We must first establish a monitoring system. Of course, Liang Xu just asked them to sort out a set of such things, and they will implement them in the future anyway.

This is the most suitable candidate for an old prime minister because he has been limiting the power of officials and even wrote a letter to Liang Polu to ask him to take measures to replace those city lords with excessive power.

Moreover, the people here were promoted by Zhou Tianci, and they thought of Zhou Tianci. When they became humans, Liang Xu would not think that they would be loyal, but he knew that they could not tell them to outsiders casually, otherwise they would die.

"Zhou Xiang, you guys are the people my father values ​​the most, so this matter was not known to outsiders. You must discuss it carefully and formulate a charter. This is about the future of the Divine Realm. Please be careful!"

The words made Zhou Tianci and his several subordinates feel a lot. The words Liang Xu said touched them too much, after all, all this was all.

"Young Lord God Don't worry, we will not let God God God God and your expectations down."

Liang Xu Some people can give them money, some people need to give their names, while others just need to give them respect.

For example, Zhou Tian gave them the fame and fortune, and ordinary things cannot make them willing, but they can only show respect.

For example, no one else knows about this, but he has given it to you secretly?

why is that?

This is respect!

Others are not as good as you. You see, no one else knows. Dandan told you, you said, can't this explain anything?

So they are now full of confidence.

Liang Xu left, and he still needed to meet another person, who was his biological grandfather.

"Grandpa and uncle, what are you doing? Get up quickly."

When I saw Liang Xu and others, I hurriedly saluted. They were also people who had been outside, but now they have become so pedantic.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished. This is the divine realm, not the outside. The old man can't control the outside. But in the divine realm, all these must be followed!"

All right!

Liang Xu didn’t know how to tell them, this is their persistence. Some people you don’t understand, because this is their persistence.

I just think that some people now watch revolutionary videos and don’t understand why many of the ancestors in it would rather die than surrender and what they were doing.

It is for the faith in the heart, and most people cannot understand these things.

Of course, the belief of his grandfather and uncle is to be loyal to the Divine Realm all his life. The person in front of them is not only his grandson (nephew) but also the young god master of the Divine Realm. The education they received since childhood is loyalty.

The object of their salute was not Liang Xu, but his identity.

"Okay, you have been outside, why are you so troublesome!"

"Xu'er can't be said nonsense. That's when I'm not alone. I'm just kneeling on the young god. This is what your Liang family deserves, so don't have any worries. Moreover, this is faith. Once the faith collapses, is there any need for the divine realm to exist?"

Well, Liang Xu never thought about this. If his faith collapses, it is indeed a serious matter.

"Okay, grandpa and uncle, I'll ask you to discuss how to collect the general power from the city lords in various places. This matter is very important. There are no outsiders here now, and I want to hear your opinions."

It was previously for the purpose of restricting officials, but now it is for the purpose of military power.

"The Lord of God also said about this matter, Xu'er, do you know how the Song Dynasty implemented highly concentrated military power outside, right?"

Grandpa asked.

Liang Xu nodded.

In 960 AD, Zhao Kuangyin was inspected in front of the palace of the Later Zhou Dynasty and established the Song Dynasty. After Zhao Kuangyin became emperor, he took measures to strengthen centralization in view of the reappearance of the separatist situation of warlords in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.

He adopted the suggestion of his adviser Zhao Pu and formulated the policy of "snatching his power a little, controlling his money and grain, and collecting his elite troops, and the world will be safe." He implemented a series of strategies from the central court to the local government, which finally stabilized the situation of the new Song Dynasty.

Especially Zhao Kuangyin was a military general, so when implementing centralization, he attached great importance to military power, preventing military generals from gaining power, and removing the military power of local military governors, making military governors a title, successfully preventing the threat of military generals to the new regime.

How Zhao Kuangyin concentrated military power, it is mainly divided into the following aspects

Zhao Kuangyin was born in an imperial guard and was the supreme commander of the imperial guards. He was also worried that the people below would follow suit, so he decided to lift the military power of the imperial guards. This is the famous way to release military power by drinking wine.

"History of Song Dynasty" Emperor (Zhao Kuangyin) said, "I am not as good as this. However, I am the emperor, so I am not as happy as a governor. I have never lie down at night." Shouxin and others paused and said, "Today's fate has been settled, who dares to have a different intention? Why did Your Majesty say this?"

The emperor said, "Who doesn't want to be rich or noble? Once you have a yellow robe added to your body, even if you want to do it, can you get it?"

Shouxin and others thanked him, "I am not as stupid as this, but Your Majesty is mourning him." The emperor said, "If a person has a horse, it is better to have more money, market land and houses to leave their children and grandchildren, and sing and dance to their daughters to end their lives. There is nothing to guess between the king and his ministers, and that is not a good thing."

Shunxin and thank him, "Your Majesty thinks of this, so-called life and death, flesh and bones." Tomorrow, they all say they are sick and ask for military power, and the emperor follows them."

Through this, Zhao Kuangyin removed the military power of these generals and gave them a false title of military governor for them to support their elderly care. He firmly held the imperial guards in the hands of the emperor, and there was no longer a position in front of the palace.

The Song Dynasty divided the national army into four parts: the imperial guards, the township soldiers and the foreign soldiers. The township soldiers and the foreign soldiers are similar to militias. The wing soldiers and the imperial guards are regular soldiers, but the imperial guards are the main military forces of the Song Dynasty. The elite among the elites, and the imperial guards are responsible for guarding the capital.

Defend the emperor and go out to fight. Both the imperial guards and the wing army were recruited, but the imperial guards had the right to choose first.

The imperial court of the Song Dynasty also attached great importance to the imperial guards and implemented the policy of "guarding the internal and external vain, and governing the internal and external vain". Half of the central government were stationed in the central government and half of the local government. In this way, if the central government had something to do, the central government could serve the king. If the local government had something to do, the central government could calmly suppress the rebellion, but in fact, more than half of the imperial guards were stationed in the central government.

The number of imperial guards was large and well equipped, and the military salary was better. The combat effectiveness was also stronger than that of local troops, which made the Song Dynasty have a powerful army.

Establish Privy Council

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The power of the commander of the imperial guards was divided into three parts, and some people with relatively low qualifications were used to serve as the commander of the imperial guards. The Privy Council was also set up, and the three commanders were only responsible for the management and training of the imperial guards, and had the power to command the military but had no right to dispatch military troops.

The power of the imperial guards belongs to the Privy Council. Although the Privy Council has the power to mobilize troops, it does not have the power to command the military. They are not subordinate to each other and are responsible to the emperor, and everything is obedient to the emperor. In this way, the power is once again concentrated in the hands of the emperor!

The new garrison law was actually a rotation method. The troops often changed their garrisons. Zhao Kuangyin strictly ordered that "the world's camps and soldiers interacted with each other, and they would not always be in the same place, so they would destroy their evil plot."

Using Xi’s diligence and hard work and rest as an excuse, the capital and other garrisons changed their garrisons. The generals also frequently mobilized to form a situation where "the generals did not know the soldiers, and the soldiers did not know the generals" and "the soldiers were in constant command, and the soldiers were in constant command" could no longer form the soil for the five generations of warlords to separatist positions, and in the end they could only obey the court.

The method of raising military forces "If you can benefit a hundred generations, you can only raise soldiers. In the worst year, you will be hungry, and you will be rebellious but not rebels. If you are unhappy and happy, you will be reborn, and you will be rebellious but not rebels."

Zhao Kuangyin's words directly set the tone for the Northern Song Dynasty. Raising soldiers is beneficial to the country and the country. Especially in the years of famine, the court went to the famine and recruited young and strong people to serve as soldiers. Almost all the remaining soldiers were the elderly, weak, women and children.

In the year of harvest, the people live and work in peace and contentment. Even if there is a mutiny in the army, they will only be isolated and helpless. Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin said that the strategy of raising troops is a great benefit that will last for a hundred years.

Zhao Kuangyin and his later rulers both implemented highly concentrated military power, and the general's power was firmly grasped in the hands of the court. There was no doubt that this was a good thing for the court, eliminating the military basis formed by local warlords, eliminating the threat of military generals to the court, and the imperial power was proud and stable.

It also maintained the rule of the Song Dynasty to a certain extent, maintained social stability, and strengthened military strength.

Of course, this also has a disadvantage.

Maintaining a huge army and the surge in military spending has caused great difficulties in government finances.

The number of imperial guards was about 193,000 when Zhao Kuangyin was, the number of imperial guards surged to 358,000 when Zhao Guangyi was, the number of emperors increased to 431,000 when Song Zhenzong was sent to Emperor Zhenzong, and the number of emperors increased to 826,000 when Renzong was sent. The wing army also increased from 185,000 when Zhao Kuangyin was to 433,000 when Renzong was. The surge in the army brought financial pressure.

As a result, the burden on the country is getting bigger and bigger, and the people are getting poorer.

"As long as one year is used, the cost of raising soldiers is often six or seven, so that sixths of the world's goods, fiveths of the raising soldiers, and oneths of them are given to the suburbs. Why are the country getting endlessly poor and the people getting trapped?"

The military's combat effectiveness declined. The military's power was too concentrated, causing the soldiers to be alienated and the soldiers to be low. Soldiers did not receive effective training in normal times, so the local wing army could not serve as a battle. However, due to the superior conditions, the imperial guards prompted them to be corrupt quickly.

This army that was able to fight and was able to fight at the founding of the Song Dynasty gradually lost its combat effectiveness and was defeated repeatedly in foreign wars.

The concentration of military power has brought about serious financial problems (of course there are other reasons). In order to make up for the serious deficit in fiscal revenue and expenditure, the huge expenses were passed on to the people under various pretexts such as tax increase, which forced the farmers to resist.

Even though the policy of raising troops was implemented and peasant uprisings was strictly prevented, so that large-scale peasant uprisings across the country were not formed at that time, compared with previous dynasties, peasant uprisings in the Northern Song Dynasty not only had many times and a wide area, but also ran through the entire dynasty, such as the Fang La Songjiang Uprising.

Therefore, strengthening military power is only a measure for the Northern Song Dynasty to strengthen centralization. Zhao Kuangyin's original intention was good, but in his era, there was also a need to concentrate military power. This was determined by the surname.

However, the descendants' rulers consistently responded to this policy, which caused various disadvantages, caused the consequences of redundant soldiers, and even caused a devastating blow to the military of the Song Dynasty. This seems to be more harmful than good.

Therefore, the centralization of military power in the Northern Song Dynasty was more harmful than beneficial or the gain was not worth the loss. It was indeed beneficial to the rule of the Zhao Song Dynasty at that time, but it had a negative impact on the entire Northern Song Dynasty for a long time later.

Liang Xu knew very well that this was also an important means for the Song Dynasty to end the separatist rule of the vassal states. From then on, there were no more powerful military generals because they had no way to control military power.

The current Divine Realm is very similar to before the founding of the Song Dynasty. The city lords in various places held military and political power, which was similar to the Jiedushi at that time, so this is still of reference value.

"The strategy implemented by the Song Dynasty is good, but we must learn from the lessons and cannot repeat the same mistakes. However, the city lords in various places can no longer control the military power."

Learning from history is the most important function of history. History can provide reference and allow future generations to learn from it. This is now!

The measures implemented by the Song Dynasty were good, but releasing military power with a glass of wine would not work here.

Could it be that Liang Polu can just ask them to give up their power by asking them to drink?

If this was the case, it would have been done long ago and it would have to wait until now. So the situation here is even more difficult than that in the Song Dynasty at that time, but it still has to be done.

If you don’t do it now, it will be even more troublesome in the future. Yixian City has handed over all the power to the Shencheng, and it depends on others now.
Chapter completed!