Chapter 841: The Township Army: Taking advantage of the essence of the Central Plains, I dont know how to lose next!
"The Western Army is finished!"
When the intelligence documents from the secret camp were placed on the desks of the rural army generals as quickly as possible, everyone circulated them around with sighs and wonder on their faces.
Suo Chao said: "When Magistrate Cai said it, I still didn't believe it. The imperial court only had this strong army left, so why couldn't it support it with all its strength? It turns out that one person can really serve as a million soldiers. With such a faint king in power, how could Zuo, the Song Dynasty, not
end?"
Luan Tingyu felt a little regretful: "I see that the Western Army has been fighting for a long time and is not as strong as the rumors say. If we defeat the Western Army, we will be so majestic in the world, and the enemy will run away after hearing the news!"
Hua Rong shook his head: "Brother, I have something to say, the deterrence of the Western Army cannot be replaced in a short time. If the Xiang Army wins, it will naturally break their image of a strong army, but in the hearts of most people in the world, we cannot replace it in one fell swoop.
, then the turmoil in various places will definitely be more than what it is now. Thieves are everywhere, and wars are everywhere. It is the people who will suffer..."
"It's true! It's true!"
When Luan Tingyu heard these words, she could only nod in agreement, but she still felt regretful that she had lost her military exploits.
Hua Rong looked at him. The township army valued the people the most. When his brother was teaching in the academy, he repeatedly emphasized that the people are the foundation of a country, and the country is in good hands if the foundation is strong.
But after all, it is impossible for everyone to have such an awareness, so it is said that since ancient times, no matter what the deeds are, no matter what one thinks in the heart, as long as the environment is safe and the people are brought to peace, there is no need to require everyone to be
Kind people.
Compared to Hua Rong's concern, Zhu Wu was more concerned about another thing: "Has the tax collection of various states and counties been compiled?"
Chai Jin and Jiang Jing looked at each other and took out the account book with a smile: "It's just right, I'm going to show it to the generals."
The generals took it and opened it. After reading a few pages, they all praised it: "It is indeed the record of Chief Jiang. Such records are not only clear and organized, but also pleasing to the eye!"
Jiang Jing smiled: "It's because of my brother's good teaching. It's not just my fault, it's also the result of the students who have guided me and the hard work of everyone."
Chai Jin said: "Chief Jiang is so humble. If it weren't for you, our original staff would definitely not be able to understand the exemptions and exemptions enjoyed by family members who join the army, the allowances for fallen soldiers, and college student loans. There are so many regulations!"
Jiang Jingdao: "In fact, it is not difficult. These are the welfare systems established by my brother on the basis of half of the tax..."
Yanyun implemented the policy of not paying grain for a year. After fulfilling its original promise, it began to officially pay taxes, which was half of what the Liao Kingdom had previously levied on the people of Yanyun.
This is not a lot, because Hebei and Shandong probably paid this much tax to the Song Dynasty court.
There is a consideration in this, not to worry about the scarcity but the inequality. Li Yan will not let there be too big a gap between the various places under his rule, and all will be collected uniformly.
As we all know, the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes in the Song Dynasty were already very heavy. Although the pressure in the north was lighter than that in the south, it was really quite a lot.
This shows how ruthlessly the Khitan people exploited the Han people. Now the township army not only reduced Yan Yun's taxes for a year, allowing their families to have surplus food, but then only collected half of it, which was the same as in Zhao and Song Dynasties.
Naturally rejoicing and supporting enthusiastically.
In fact, there were initially suggestions to implement benevolent policies in various places and permanently reduce taxes, but Li Yan did not adopt them.
Because people in the Song Dynasty were heavily taxed, but on the other hand, they were not like the soldiers in the Tang Dynasty who went out to fight all day long and affected the harvest. This was indeed an advantage.
An account was made during the Tang Dynasty. The cost of fighting was not only the food and grass supplied to the army, but also the output of these soldiers who did not participate in the war and farmed at home. In this way, the burden of war was extremely heavy.
In the Song Dynasty, because the military resources were completely separated from the ordinary people, the soldiers were responsible for fighting, while the people could go all out to farm and pay taxes. From this perspective, it is really difficult to say which dynasty had the people living harder...
It is impossible to be good. The life of the people in all dynasties in ancient times was generally difficult. What was relatively possible was the period of prosperity and governance, but not other periods. It happened that there was no prosperity in the Song Dynasty. The so-called governance was actually quite good, so in theory the people
You only need to focus on your work, but in fact those close to the border were invaded by the Liao people, and those close to the capital were plundered by bandits, which made it miserable.
Today's peace in Hebei and Shandong is largely due to the inability to fight. The bandits in various places were also wiped out one after another under the attack of Liangshan. The people can really concentrate on farming, and life becomes easier.
Therefore, Li Yan is not planning to adjust taxes now, but to establish a welfare system to gain more long-term support and improve some social conditions.
For example, serving as a soldier for the Song Dynasty court was a shameful thing that was looked down upon by others. However, serving as a soldier for the rural army made my family members in Hebei and Shandong feel quite proud. This is certainly not the same as the liberation of Yanyun and the expulsion of the Liao people.
It’s related to the performance, and it’s also related to the welfare promotion arranged.
Changing people's prejudiced impressions cannot be achieved by shouting slogans and forcibly correcting them, but must start from all aspects of details.
Hua Rong was concerned about the source of soldiers: "Now the township army has 50,000 regular soldiers and 20,000 reserve soldiers. If you include the martial arts students in Hebei and Shandong, the number is close to 100,000. According to what my brother said, there is no need to recruit more in a short time."
, we need to have good soldiers and good generals, not redundant troops. Is it enough to support the current soldiers with these taxes?"
Zhu Wu was overjoyed: "More than enough, these taxes are not only enough to support the army, equipment, food and grass, but also to maintain the daily operations of various government offices, and even build the Great Wall, construct water conservancy projects, store grain and prepare for disasters... Yanyun has finally officially entered into good governance.
Got it!"
The rural army was no longer in Yanyun to receive food, and while it gave the people here a chance to breathe, the necessary supplies naturally came from other places.
When the Liao people were still there, they still had the support of the Han family in Xiangzhou, Lu Yuanwai, Chaijiazhuang, etc. Later, the township army worked hard from all aspects, such as the Sui'an Restaurant, the Sui'an Medical Center and the Sui'an Bookstore that have now been opened.
All are efforts to support the rural army.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! It was actually a very difficult period, but it was covered up by the united efforts of everyone. Now that I think about it, it is really a miracle, but we cannot always live by miracles, so we see
It was the collection of taxes that made Zhu Wu feel devastated.
Others thought that such great rule was a matter of course. Xu Ning said: "Those common people who voluntarily came to the government to donate food were not pretended by us. They sincerely did not want the rural soldiers to leave. Now the one-year period has expired."
Yes, of course they are willing to pay taxes!"
Chai Jin snorted coldly: "It's a pity that there are too many Buddhist temples in Yanyun. Those monks do not work and pay no taxes. Otherwise, there will be many more!"
Wu Yong said calmly: "Don't worry, Buddhism is widely believed in. Let's not embarrass them for the time being. Let's see how long they can suck people's blood!"
Compared with Zhu Wu's speed, Lu Junyi had learned a lot from Lu Yuanwai, but he didn't figure it out until now and took a breath of air: "I finally understand why the imperial court is so rich and is willing to spend a lot of money.
, buy peace for the aliens! Buddhism can wait later, but the taxes from Hebei and Shandong should also be collected by our rural army!"
The generals were refreshed, and Li Ying said: "Our army protects the country and the people, allowing the people to work in peace, but the Song Dynasty court takes away the taxes. It is indeed not that cheap!"
Of course, taking away the taxes of a place and probably appointing and removing officials would be a formal rebellion, and it would involve two regions and four regions at once, and it would sweep thousands of miles away, making everyone both excited and a little nervous.
It’s just that facts prove that some people are not only not nervous, but also want more.
Wu Yong said: "Now the Western Army is no longer a concern. When we take Hebei and Shandong, why don't we also take Henan?"
The generals were startled for a moment, then their breathing became heavy, and Zhu Wu's eyes lit up: "This is a great thing to say!"
They originally did not dare to think so, and planned to capture Hebei and Shandong first. After all, the rural army was recruited from the Hebei Township Corps and the Shandong Township Yong Regiment. Now coupled with the enthusiastic participation of the Han people in Yanyun, in the words of the chief instructor
, this is the basic position of the rural army, so naturally this area must be stabilized first.
But at this time, seeing the imperial court tormenting the Western Army in such a way, I had the extravagant hope of getting it done in one step.
If we can capture all the land in Henan, we will not only occupy the original capital of Zhao and Song Dynasty, Yanyun, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan, but it will also be enough to connect them together and recreate the Northern Qi Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Judging from the historical ending, the Northern Qi Dynasty was eventually destroyed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, both of which were two great powers in the north.
In fact, from the perspective of basic conditions, the Northern Qi Dynasty occupied the fertile land of the Central Plains and gained the best, and its army and horses were at their peak. The Guanlong area occupied by the Northern Zhou Dynasty was not too bad, but compared with it, the gap was extremely obvious, so it was a long period of time.
All the time, Northern Qi suppressed Northern Zhou.
However, most of the policy implementations of the Northern Qi Dynasty later made mistakes. They squeezed the people to the extreme, had serious land annexation, and allowed official corruption. In addition, although the ruling class was not all crazy, it was overly amplified by the network of later generations, but there were indeed many problems.
, in the end, a good hand of cards was played badly, but was destroyed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty...
That is the rise and fall of a stabilized country. If you can have such a territory when the dynasty changes, you will be so happy!
To put it bluntly, to occupy this quintessence of the Central Plains, it is not necessary for the country and the people to live in peace and security. As long as the governance is barely up to standard, I don’t know how to lose!
Thinking of this, all the generals said in unison: "How about we give advice to the chief instructor?"
An Daoquan couldn't get in the conversation before, and it was only now that he chuckled and said: "At this hour, I'm afraid my brother has already gone to bed. He has been sleeping very early recently..."
"There's no rush, it's okay to ask again tomorrow!"
When everyone heard this, they were not disappointed. Instead, they showed tacit smiles and gave their deepest blessings: "Thank you for your hard work, Chief Coach. May you have a precious son soon!"