Chapter 29: The commander will be relieved of his duties.
At the beginning, when we were going to attack the Khitan in the north and march to Yunzhong, we made military and political arrangements for northern Xinjiang before reorganizing our army. At that time, we had the intention to send troops to the west to capture the old and prosperous places, to conquer the Khitan in the north and to control the party in the south. At that time, we selected the veteran Li Wancao.
Li Wanchao was also happy to go.
Moreover, Emperor Liu made an agreement with Li Wanchao that he would regain his homeland for the imperial court and guard it for five years, praying to retire and retire. Later, Li Wanchao led 5,000 cavalry to march westward, successfully defeated the remaining Liao army, expelled the Khitan forces, and conquered the Han Dynasty.
The flag was once again planted in the Hetao area.
Later, as the garrison envoy of Jiuyuan, he sat in Hetao and led the army and civilians to build a city and fortress on the basis of the old site and construct a defense system. After the situation stabilized, the imperial court established Feng Sheng Erzhou and used it as a patrol for the two states.
The envoy, and the Tiande Army was re-established, and he was also the leading envoy.
For more than four years, Li Wanchao led his men, weathering the wind and rain, to firmly guard the northernmost territory of the imperial court. Although there was a tacit peace between Han and Liao, civil conflicts were gradually decreasing, and border conflicts
It can be said that the pressure endured by Tiande's army is not too great. However, if one underestimates or ignores the hard work and contribution of the border guards, one would be blind and deceived.
Over the years, the officers and soldiers under the Tiande Army have been rotated, but the main general Li Wancao has always been in his position. This has been a normal situation since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Although the garrison replacement method is implemented, in order to ensure training and combat effectiveness, the rotation of garrison is not complete.
Limited. For example, Li Wanchao was in Fengzhou for less than five years, which is still relatively short. For example, which early generals such as Ma Quanyi, Yang Ye, Wang Yansheng, and Wang Shenqi did not last ten years?
Taking into account the mood of the border guards, we have limited the number of years of border guarding to 2-3 years, and adopted the principle of proximity. However, the times have changed after all, and it is impossible to be like the situation in the early days of the country. Otherwise, the generals will be allowed to stay for a long time.
If you live in the same place for a long time, the court will be worried if you don't think they will have opinions or resentment.
As for Li Wanchao, let alone anything else, just take the agreement with the emperor as an example, and he should make some response. Although there is still a long time before the five-year period, how can Liu Chengyou be careless about this, especially
After the veteran took the initiative to come up and mentioned his physical problems.
"How old is Marquis Jiuyuan?" Emperor Liu asked, looking at Lu Yin.
"If I remember correctly, I am exactly sixty this year!" Lu Yin replied.
In the previous discussion of merit, Li Wanchao was awarded the title of Marquis of Jiuyuan for his years of accumulated military exploits and garrison work, which was also a reward for his contribution to the recovery of Jiuyuan.
Hearing the answer, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh: "It's not easy to garrison the bitter cold frontier fortress in the 60s, weather the wind and rain, and brave the wind and snow. It's really not easy!"
"Qi Xianggong broke his promise to his ministers after making a promise that he had made, so that he died. How could I break his trust to his generals? What's more, I should be considerate of the veteran generals!"
After some consideration, Emperor Liu ordered: "You draft a favor edict and send it to Jiuyuan, granting the Marquis of Jiuyuan fifty gold, one hundred taels of silver, and fifty pieces of silk. In addition, he is allowed to return to Taiyuan to recuperate, and he is given the title of Minister of War.
I will give him the title and ask the Jinyang government to take more care of him. At the same time, tell Li Qing to take good care of him. He is not old enough in his 60s. When he recovers, I will still be able to use him. The country also needs veterans like him!"
Taking into account Li Wanchao's achievements and years of friendship, Emperor Liu treated Li Wanchao generously. It was not easy to upgrade his title, but he was not too stingy with gold, silver, and silk. The reward was not a small amount, and his purchasing power was strong. At the same time, he was also very considerate.
To be considerate of "emotions".
Seeing Lu Yinmo write down the instructions, Emperor Liu said again: "In addition, regarding the defense of Feng and Sheng two states and the approval of the Tiande army, let the Privy Council arrange it!"
"Yes!" Lu Yin responded.
Under the gaze of Emperor Liu, Lu Yin took the initiative to report: "There are also three tax reports. This year's summer tax, the tax amount to be collected by all the prefectures across the country should be 15.73 million yuan! These are three
Your Majesty, please take a look at the quotas for all Taoists drawn up by the Secretary!"
As soon as money was mentioned, Emperor Liu immediately became interested and immediately took over the imperial examination. In the past, at this time, the tax amount for the showdown had already been announced to Daozhou, and the local government also had enough time to make tax preparations. However, due to the new policy,
It is stipulated that the tax amount of various Dao must be distributed with comprehensive consideration, so the three departments are urgently formulating it.
Of course, when it comes to national tax issues, it is not possible to obtain appropriate and reasonable data in a short time. Prior to this, the branch departments have made preparations in advance. Today's report is just a final accounting confirmation.
Emperor Liu was very concerned about finances. There was no shortage of money in every aspect. After reading it carefully, Emperor Liu was very satisfied with the amount that had been set.
You must know that a few years ago, the annual tax amount of the Han Dynasty was only about this amount. Now, it has more than doubled. Of course, this is the result after the pacification of the south.
After sweeping through the quotas from various places, it is no surprise that Jiannan Road ranks first, with 2.89 million yuan allocated, which is close to one-fifth. Followed by Huaidong, Hebei, Henan, Hedong, Gyeonggi and other roads
Okay. The southeastern provinces, because of big moves, chose to slow down a little. However, this does not mean that the southeast did not provide finance and taxes to the court. Just the war dividends and the floating wealth in addition to the two taxes have already enriched the internal funds and the national treasury.
The blood has returned.
As for eastern Sichuan, Shannan, Longyou, Shanyang, Yanshan, and Guangdong and Guangxi, the burden will also be reduced. As for Hexi, it is even more interesting. In order to consolidate the tranquility of the northwest and protect its situation, the imperial court now allocates personnel there every year.
Money and food are not comparable to the two taxes.
"Is the tax amount set by Jiannan Road too much?" Looking at a series of data, Emperor Liu thought seriously for a while, raised his eyes and asked: "I remember that two years ago, the tax amount in Jiannan Road for a whole year was only five hundred.
Yu Wan Guan!"
The wealth of Jiannan is world-famous, and it has indeed become a major area for national finance and taxation in the past two years. Emperor Liu had also intended to increase taxes before. Now that the three divisions have been adjusted, Emperor Liu is afraid that the increase will be too harsh, and it will cause a civil unrest.
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Probably aware of Emperor Liu's concerns, Lu Yin took the initiative to explain: "According to various investigation reports, Jiannan Road, especially Chengdu and its surrounding counties, has recovered rapidly in the past two years, which is equivalent to the eight years of Qianyou. The three divisions are now determined
The tax amount is not as good as the 70% set by Meng Shu back then! According to this adjustment, there should be no serious problem!"
Hearing what he said, Emperor Liu felt a little relieved and smiled bitterly at him: "National finance is about money and taxes. However, it is not easy to grasp the scale of the tax amount. At least it is insufficient money, and at most it is worrying.
The people bear the burden..."
After sighing with emotion, he ordered: "Let's issue it as soon as possible. It's late today, but we can give you a certain amount of grace time with the Taoists!"
"yes!"
"Your Majesty, the Duke of your country has arrived in Beijing!" Lu Yin said again.
Because of his health and due to the proper arrangements of the military and political affairs in the southeast, Li Gu was recalled by Emperor Liu. Upon hearing this, his face softened and he said: "Inform the prince and ask him to greet him on my behalf!"