Chapter 458 Can the Armored Soldier Be the Commander in Chief?
Shen Tujia stood aside, looking intently. He was tall, strong and burly, and he looked indeed very powerful.
However, his bruised nose and swollen face destroyed this solemn feeling and made him feel a little more happy.
Shen Tujia, who was raised from the lower ranks of the military, had just had a friendly confrontation with His Majesty. Shen Tujia was in his prime. When he was very young, he fought with Emperor Gao and escaped death time and time again.
He is not like Fan Hui who came several times to directly serve as a general, nor is he like Zhou Bo who has 100% participation in the entire map and became a famous general. Shen Tujia's experience is very ordinary, but very extraordinary.
In the first battle, when Fan Huibaoxiao climbed up the city wall despite the rain of arrows, Shen Tujia was hiding among the soldiers, looking at his comrades who were shot around, and cried out in fear.
When Xia Houying drove his chariot into the enemy formation and rampaged all the way, killing the enemy's generals and starting to flee, Shen Tujia trembled and cut off the first head.
While Zhou Bo was chasing the enemy across the ground, Shen Tujia was encouraging his nine subordinates, telling them that the war was not that terrible.
When millions of troops gathered at Gaixia and Xiang Yu tore through the line like a wild beast, Shen Tujia, riding a war horse and leading his hundred knights, was the first to complete the encirclement of Xiang Yu.
When Cao Shen led the Qi army to attack Chen Xi's army, Shen Tujia wore heavy armor and led his soldiers to break through the city.
When Li Zuoche was fighting a deadly battle with the Xiongnu army, Shen Tujia led the army alone to move into Shuofang and other places.
He was promoted step by step. There were no outstanding operations in each battle, but he survived each battle. His experience seemed to be much more ordinary than that of Fan Hui and others. He could stand in front of the emperor and express himself.
Shen Tujia's ideas are not that ordinary.
Today, Shen Tujia stands in front of Liu Chang as the Nine Minister of Two Thousand Stones. Although he is still very young, the wind and rain of these years of war have carved an indelible mark on his face. The war has penetrated deep into his bones, and the military has
His style has become his habit. He is upright, incorruptible, without etiquette, but extremely obedient to orders. It seems that he has integrated the different habits of all the lower-level soldiers of the Han Dynasty. The souls of his comrades who died in battle can be found here.
turn up.
How obedient is he?
When Liu Chang said that he wanted to fight him and let him compete with him without hesitation, the guy immediately punched Liu Chang on the bridge of the nose without thinking.
Liu Chang has lived for twenty-nine years, and he has always been the one to hit people, but no one has ever dared to hit him.
Liu Chang was punched just because of a moment of shock. Lu Lu was so frightened that he immediately shouted. Fortunately, Liu Chang reacted very quickly. The next moment, Shen Tujia was knocked down by Liu Chang.
On the ground, two strong men fought each other in Houde Hall, and Shen Tujia was quickly defeated.
Liu Chang sat in the upper position and rubbed his face.
"I have never suffered such a loss!
"
Lu Lu stood beside him nervously, and was about to apply medicine, but Liu Chang pushed him away, "Why are you nervous? Can he still beat me to death?!"
Liu Chang looked at Shen Tujia in front of him again, he was even more stubborn than Zhou Chang.
Zhou Chang is very stubborn and does not listen to other people's persuasion. He always fights with Liu Chang, but Liu Chang admires him very much, because the temple needs both Zhang Buyi and Zhou Chang. After Zhou Chang retired,
, but Liu Chang has never been able to find it.
Ji Bu and Luan Bu were also very tough when it came to the people who could succeed him, but after all, they were from their own family, and their advice was different from Zhou Chang's. Now this Shen Tujia can take over Zhou Chang's position and become the temple leader.
The "new brake" in.
At the same time, Shen Tujia is not very old. When Liu An grows up, Shen Tujia will become a new Zhou Chang regardless of age or qualifications. When the time comes, he can act as a brake for Liu An.
Liu Chang grinned.
"Jia, come here!"
Shen Tujia immediately walked to Liu Chang's side and said, "I heard that you have opinions on Ji Bu's new policy? What do you think?"
Shen Tujia said displeasedly: "Your Majesty, the ministers in the court today are all your descendants in the past. These people decide major matters and formulate policies privately without going through court discussions. The major plans of the court should be made through discussions among the ministers.
How could it be that two people came together to formulate a principle? You can’t fix the gaps. If harm occurs, isn’t it going to endanger the country?”
"Your Majesty has given too much favor to the ministers and made them forget the temple system and act arbitrarily. This is wrong. Since the temple has corresponding rules, it should handle important affairs in accordance with the rules and systems. How can you act arbitrarily? I am not a minister.
I have a prejudice against Ji Yushi’s policies, and I have a prejudice against the current Three Dukes!”
Liu Chang rolled his eyes and asked jokingly: "Do you also have a prejudice against Taiwei Han Xin?"
Shen Tujia nodded seriously, "Yes, how can a prince of the dynasty lead troops abroad for a long time? If he sends troops privately without reporting to the temple, he is also a prince, and the prince of Hexi Kingdom will be humiliated if he sends troops privately.
But the Taiwei can do whatever he wants, what's the point of this?!"
Liu Chang was really surprised now.
This guy really dares to say it. He is indeed more stubborn than Zhou Chang.
Those who didn’t know thought it was a new member of the Legal family!
"Okay, I understand what you mean. I will arrange it. You don't have to worry."
Liu Chang interrupted the topic and then asked: "You came from South Vietnam. You haven't told me about the situation there..."
Speaking of the South Vietnam Kingdom, Shen Tujia became much more energetic. He said seriously: "Your Majesty, according to your Majesty's original instructions, I will first carry out cultural and educational matters in South Vietnam. The sound of birds will no longer be heard in the city.
There are two more county schools than Wu Chu. However, all the energy is spent on education. In other aspects, the gains are not very big. The growth of household registration is slow. In these years, the number of people has only increased by more than 50,000.
, far inferior to Wu, Chu, Changsha and other countries..."
"The king of Wu was wise. After the state of Wu became strong and prosperous, he sent people to build roads, strengthened the connections between South Vietnam, and made travel more convenient. Today, the largest number of people in South Vietnam are merchants from the state of Wu, people who come to South Vietnam from Changsha of the state of Wu to work in South Vietnam.
Reaching more than 70,000 people..."
"Four docks were built along the coast to conduct trade with Chu, Qi, Jiaodong and other countries..."
Shen Tujia first reported on the achievements of South Vietnam in these years, and then talked about the shortcomings, "There are too few household registrations. In places with the smallest population, the people of a county may not be as good as the people of a township in the Central Plains. There is an urgent shortage of livestock. Some counties
There are even only more than a hundred cattle, which is completely insufficient for farming... The migration situation of the people is very serious. A large number of people went to Wu and Chu to settle down, and they were unwilling to return to South Vietnam..."
"The waterlogging disaster is relatively serious, lasting for several years, causing great damage to cultivated land..."
"There is a serious shortage of officials..."
"There is a thief problem..."
"Wild beasts hurt people..."
As Shen Tujia narrated, Liu Chang's brows furrowed tightly, and Shen Tujia added: "Although the King of Wu governs the Southern Kingdom on his behalf, after all, he prioritizes the Kingdom of Wu, and he has also done a lot for South Vietnam in these years.
Many things have helped a lot, but the development of Wu State and South Vietnam is very different. Wu State has reached the level of the Central Plains, but the changes in South Vietnam are not obvious... South Vietnam Prince Zhao Shi..."
Shen Tujia pondered for a moment, and then gave a not very hurtful comment, "Few are capable."
But Liu Chang knew very well that if he had little ability, he would be simply an incompetent and ignorant king. Compared with him, King Zhao would be regarded as the king of Yao and Shun.
"It cannot be said that the prince is incompetent. The prince goes into the mountains to hunt all day long..."
"Hmph, how can it be reasonable for a dignified king of a country to spend all his time hunting and not to govern the civil affairs?!"
Lu Lu glanced at Liu Chang and said nothing.
"The biggest problem in the South today is that no one wants to come, and they all regard the South as a barbaric land..."
Shen Tujia shook his head.
Liu Chang stroked his chin, "If this is the case, maybe I can only come forward. After I finish the things at hand, I will take the ministers from all over the country and go to the southern country with tens of thousands of people accompanying me. I have been there for more than ten years.
After this time, various places in the north must have changed their view of the south..."
Shen Tujia doesn't know whether it will change or not, but if we go to the south on this scale, the weather in the south will definitely change, and the treasury of each country will be empty.
After finally persuading His Majesty to give up his idea, Shen Tujia rubbed his livid eyes and walked out of the palace. As soon as he walked out, he saw his most hated enemy.
Chao Cuo.
Chao Cuo had no friends in the court. Looking around, they were all enemies. The relationship between the ministers and Chao Cuo was divided into two types. The first was those who hated him, and the second was those who wanted to kill him. Shen Tu
Jia is currently between the first and the second type. He hates Chao Cuo so much that he won't kill him on the spot.
"Mr. Shentu, long time no see."
Before Shen Tujia finished speaking, he turned around to leave, but Chao Cuo hurriedly stood in front of him.
"You came to see His Majesty this time to report the situation in the Southern Kingdom?"
"What does this have to do with you?"
"The King of Wu controls the sky in the south and arranges his cronies in various countries. The people in the south only know that there is a king but not an emperor. Have you ever reported these things?"
Shen Tujia said seriously: "The King of Wu will not rebel, and Nan does not have the strength to divide the territory and rule it. It is not a good thing to alienate brothers... I also advise you not to always try to sow discord between the princes and your majesty.
, King Wu has worked hard and made great contributions to the country. If you are alienated from His Majesty, then you will be a sinner for the ages!"
"I don't know if King Wu has this idea. He has such strength. This is the most important thing. Once there are any new changes, the Han Dynasty will be in turmoil again, with wars everywhere and ten houses empty..."
After listening to Chao Cuo's words, Shen Tujia stretched out his hand, grabbed his neck, and stared into his eyes angrily.
"Have you ever seen a world with ten rooms and nine empty rooms?"
"Or have you experienced war?"
"What do you know? You talk all day long, always thinking that you can see better than anyone else. I am the one who crawled out of the mountain of corpses and sea of blood! If there is anyone in the DPRK who is least willing to let the war restart, that person is me, and
Not you!
"
Shen Tujia pushed Chao Cuo and fell aside. Shen Tujia ignored him, got in the car, and left here.
Chao Cuo stood up, swearing and dusting himself off.
"You help the tyrants do harm and don't know what is good or bad. One day, you will regret not listening to me!"
When Chao Cuo walked into the Hall of Houde with a smile, he happened to see Lu Lu applying medicine to His Majesty. Half of His Majesty's face was red and swollen. Chao Cuo was shocked and walked forward quickly, remembering that he had just seen Shen Tu.
Jia's face turned violent and he cursed: "Your Majesty! Please kill Shen Tu Jia!"
"
Liu Chang waved his hand, "It's just a horn fight, I'm fine with it, but this guy's hand is pretty hard."
Chao Cuo pursed his lips and looked at Liu Chang worriedly.
Then he thought again, could that guy Shen Tujia actually hurt His Majesty? How many rounds can he walk with His Majesty? I can also walk with Shen Tujia for a few rounds on weekdays. Could it be that he and His Majesty can also...
Liu Chang raised his body, moved around a bit, and looked at Chao Cuo with a kind face, "Cao, what are you thinking about?"
Chao Cuo shook his head and hurriedly woke up, "No problem, Your Majesty, I'm here to present a memorial..."
"Oh? Give me some advice?"
"What are you still doing standing here, Lu! Give Chao She people some food!"
"Come, come, sit next to me!"
Chao Cuo sat obediently next to Liu Chang. He raised his head and could barely see Liu Chang's chin. Liu Chang stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder. The huge size difference between the two made Liu Chang's actions seem...
It's like teasing a child.
Chao Cuo then took out his latest memorial. Liu Chang hurriedly took it over and watched it carefully.
Chao Cuo's new memorial focuses on the issue of tenant farmers.
At the same time, it is also a new supplement to the original resettlement plan.
"You want to change your title again?!
"
Liu Chang's eyes widened and he was a little shocked.
Chao Cuo said seriously: "Your Majesty, when the Qin State implemented the military merit system, it defeated other countries and unified the world. When the Han Dynasty was first established, it used the military merit system as its basis and defeated powerful enemies at home and abroad. The greatest role of the military merit system is
In my opinion, it means giving the bottom class an upward direction.
The passage to climb makes the place unsolidified. But now, there are fewer and fewer wars, and the military merit system has begun to solidify the bottom. If ordinary people are rich and want to buy farmland, they cannot own so much farmland because of insufficient titles.
Buy...."
"Those who inherited the title purchased large amounts of farmland, appointed tenants, and became powerful families one after another."
"Local officials are all people with titles, and most of them are soldiers who have done meritorious service. These people are good at fighting, but not good at governing. At that time, the Qin State often went to war, so it needed such talents. But today's Han Dynasty,
How can it be possible to govern a place but let a group of soldiers carry it out? Some soldiers even hold the position of Lang Zhongling, but do not have the corresponding talents."
"Over the years, Your Majesty has been breaking down the lower-level titles and constantly giving out rewards, but this is not enough. I believe that the rewards, privileges, and canonization of military merit must be changed..."
"First solve the military merit system, and then the large amounts of official land and public land originally used for rewards can be distributed to the people. The role of these lands in the hands of counties and counties for temples is far less than that of putting them in the hands of the people.
At that time, we can open official fields on the border. As long as they are willing to come, we will reward the official fields here to them. We will set detailed standards for the official fields, including what can be sold and what cannot be sold, forever.
Granted and temporarily loaned..."
"The official fields in the Central Plains will be left alone, and the official fields in the Southern Kingdom will be opened first to attract Yu Ding from the Central Plains. Yu Ding from the Central Plains misses his hometown and is unwilling to leave. But if they are on the verge of starvation, in order to survive, they must be willing to leave!"
"The official land in the Central Plains can be used in this way. If there is a member of one household who goes to the frontier to cultivate land, the same amount of official land will be given as compensation!"
"As for tenants, as long as we set up special taxes and families with tenants in their homes pay more taxes, this problem will be easily solved... Nowadays, most of the tenants are from the bottom of the wealthy households, and these wealthy households cannot afford it.
Such taxes.
...At that time, a large number of tenants will be unemployed. Your Majesty will ban rangers, raise business taxes, and set up assessments for craftsmen, which will cut off their livelihood. In order to survive, they will have no choice but to go south... If they are about to starve to death
, why talk about hometown!"
"When the time comes, let local officials do more propaganda. Those who are willing to go to the south will have the government personally escort them...and give them enough food..."
Chao Cuo said it very coldly and rudely. All the policies were to force these remnants, actively bankrupt them, cut off their livelihood, and let them voluntarily go to the place determined by the big man.
Liu Chang pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment.
Chao Cuo immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is not an act that harms the people. As the Han Dynasty gradually prospered, there will be more and more household registrations, the number of Yu Ding will increase sharply, and the number of tenants will be several times that of ordinary farmers. Once there are more tenants, their
Your salary will decrease, and you may even become a slave of a wealthy family in order to survive, and all your previous efforts will be in vain!"
"The increase in cultivated land cannot compare with the increase in household registration. The limited land in the Central Plains cannot support so many people. If we do not go to various places to cultivate land in time to maintain the balance between household registration and cultivated land, and allow large households to annex land, there will be a large number of tenants.
With the increase, one day, a sudden food disaster will kill millions of people..."
"I am not being alarmist. This is the word of the country. The people are stupid and do not understand what is beneficial to them. They can only be led by wise men in the temple. We, the Han Dynasty, are a country of benevolence and righteousness and cannot be sent like Qin.
The army drives the people to migrate, but we can achieve this through decrees in the temple. As for the casualties that occur along the way, what policy will not cause casualties? Your Majesty, please do not hesitate!
!”
Chao Cuo stood up and said seriously: "Besides, whether it is banning rangers, raising business taxes, or setting up assessments for craftsmen, they are all harmless things and are what a man should do. Rangers cause chaos in the country, and merchants steal.
Traitors, and craftsmen with unqualified craftsmanship are harmful to the people... The trend of mulberry farming in the future is the trend of the Han Dynasty in the future. If your Majesty is not willing to take the initiative, then you can only do it passively in the future!
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ps: I have already bought the ticket. I plan to go to the Blood Research Institute in Tianjin tomorrow and rent a house near the hospital. I don’t know if it will be cold in Tianjin. It is a low-risk trip. I heard that there is no need to quarantine. I hope things can go smoothly.