Looking back to the east, the majestic Weiyang Palace stands in the sunshine of the first month.
On the dark red palace wall, the black dragon flag flutters.
Liu Che looked at the thick list of fallen soldiers in front of him and couldn't help but feel bitter.
This is the final battle damage report of the Zhidu headquarters that has just been sent to Chang'an from Taiyuan.
Before the expedition, the Zhidu headquarters had a total of more than 15,000 troops under the jurisdiction of the Bashan Army, the Jimen Army, the Zhongyong Army and some supplementary county soldiers.
But now, there are only more than 7,000 people alive.
Others rested forever on the battlefield of Heyin.
In addition to the army, in order to provide supplies to the Zhidu army and maintain supply roads.
The civilian husbands and county soldiers also paid a heavy price.
More than 3,000 people died in the line of duty, more than 7,000 people were injured, and at least 2,000 people were forced to have permanent amputation!
Before and during the war, in order to transport grain, grass and supplies, a total of 15,000 cattle, 7,000 mules and more than 3,000 horses were requisitioned and mobilized.
However, after the war, less than half returned to the Great Wall alive.
For the victory in the Battle of Heyin, Zhidu's troops and the counties on his behalf all paid a heavy price.
This price is even enough to break your muscles and bones.
"Dai Shang..." Liu Che read the place name and looked at the Dai Shang area on the map.
Daishang area, as the name suggests, is Daiguo and Shangjun.
Among them, Shangjun is the most famous key poverty-stricken area in China.
Since the Han Dynasty, even rogue leaders like Liu Bang have been embarrassed to collect the custard tax. Since Empress Lu, local taxes have been reduced or exempted in various ways. Liu Che even exempted the local custard tax from military service and transmission service.
For all corvee duties, the land tax was always thirty to one tax, and the oral tax was half collected from the place.
And Dai Guo was not much better.
I remember that when Liu Che's grandfather, Emperor Taizong, was the current king, he could not even light a candle in the dignified kingdom. He did not even have a decent royal robe, so he could only rely on Queen Mother Bo to sew it together with stitches.
Even today's Queen Mother Dou is said to have farmed the land herself during that difficult period...
Therefore, to this day in the Han court, concubines still have to master cultivation of vegetables, picking mushrooms and Ganoderma lucidum, as well as textile and weaving techniques.
This is not only influenced by the tradition since Taizong, but it is also because the concubines of Taizong had suffered enough in the past and were poor and fearful of returning to that terrible situation one day.
This is like those Jews who narrowly survived the Nazi concentration camps after World War II.
Always insecure, always filling your refrigerator and cellar with food.
Even though Empress Dowager Dou was blind, she still insisted on letting her maids and attendants cultivate the land and weave and spin threads.
Although Empress Dowager Bo has not experienced such a situation, she is not bad either.
Basically, except for court clothes, other everyday clothes were made by raising silkworms and spinning silk by oneself.
Although the country's economy has developed over the years, it is no longer the backwaters it once was, where even the poor and nobles in the palace went hungry.
However, after more than thirty years of development, the local economic conditions are barely sufficient for food and clothing.
However, this war has almost completely invested the results of the past decades of recuperation and recuperation in the Daikami area.
Liu Che naturally knew that he had to make amends.
"Let's prepare the imperial edict..." Liu Che told Ji An: "I heard that in a city with ten houses, there must be loyal and trustworthy people. If three people go together, there will be one of my teachers! I highly commend the soldiers and civilians of this generation for their loyalty to the king's affairs!"
According to the edict, the corvées throughout the territory will be exempted from the tax for five years, and officials will not be allowed to levy it!"
"Today I express my gratitude to the loyal ministers and righteous men, and feel sorry for their father, who is old, orphaned, and widowed, or who lacks food and clothing. I feel very sorry for him. He sent Maoling ministers to patrol on behalf of the loyal ministers and righteous men. After asking about the loyal ministers and righteous men, the father of the loyal minister who died in the line of duty said:'
The emperor's envoys respectfully asked the elders: Are there no worries about food and clothing? Are there no worries about going to school? Are there no worries about money and silk? If there are worries and hardships, the envoys will hear about it, and the counties and villages will be cut off!'"
This is a show similar to that of leaders of later generations going to inspect old revolutionary base areas.
Basically, they will only solve some existing problems, or find a few typical examples to enhance their presence and win over the people.
Liu has used this method more than once since Taizong, and it can be said that he is very good at it.
Of course, Liu Che's decision was a little more generous and magnanimous than that of his fathers and ancestors, making him appear more generous.
But in fact, it also has selfish motives and purposes.
The Daishang area is one of the future Chinese cotton textile raw material bases selected by Liu Che, and it is Liu's largest base after Guanzhong.
For the Liu family, Guanzhong was the foundation, and Yanmen, in the north of Longyou, was the confidant.
In particular, the Daishang area is also the hometown of Taizong and the place where Qianlong lives.
The local people's morale and military morale have always been towards Liu Che's group.
The bloodline of Taizong has always controlled the local area.
Back then, Liang Wang Liu Wu even served as acting king!
Not to mention, the local area is China's most important source of troops and the best training venue!
For the Han Dynasty regime, winning the hearts and minds of the people and the military in Guanzhong and the north was the best way to stabilize the regime and maintain its rule.
As for the landlord class in the South...
Ahem, the scholar's rebellion won't happen in three years. These guys won't be able to accomplish anything in thirty years!
Therefore, in Liu Che's eyes, their problems were insignificant.
"No!" Ji An nodded and accepted the order, and was about to draft the edict, but Liu Che stopped him and said: "As soon as the coffins of the fallen soldiers of the Zhidu tribe arrive in the suburbs of Beijing, notify me immediately! I will personally welcome them!"
Not only must they be welcomed in person, but a grand and unprecedented state funeral must be held so that these heroes can receive the honor and status they deserve.
only……
The only flaw is that the coffins returned this time are all officers above the rank of team leader, and there are even very few coffins for officers above the rank of team leader.
Those who can be transported back to Chang'an in coffins are destined to be high-ranking officers.
As for ordinary top soldiers and lower-level officers, they can only be cremated and returned to Chang'an in the form of ashes.
There is no way around this.
It is also a matter of limitations of the times and funding.
Of course Liu Che wanted all these heroes to enjoy the honor of having their coffins covered with the black dragon flag of the Han Dynasty and being carried back by the soldiers of the three armies.
But the cost of doing so is too high.
Although they are heroes, they are already dead after all.
Dead people cannot compete with living people for resources.
After all, the current Han Dynasty and current China are far from wealthy and developed to the point where they can squander a large amount of resources.
Moreover, the Han Dynasty was a feudal society.
The biggest characteristic of feudal society is its clear hierarchy.
If all the soldiers go home in coffins, the dragon flag will cover the coffins.
What kind of treatment should the team leaders, Sima, captains, captains and even generals enjoy?
Use dozens of tons of gold to make coffins for them? (To be continued.)
