One thousand two hundred and fifty-one planning war (1)
Disciples of noble families are naturally divided into three, six or nine grades.
Within a big family, the status of an elite child is definitely much higher than that of those idiots.
If you meet a family head who knows how to measure, then I am afraid that a hundred idiots are not as good as an elite.
Especially today, Liu Che has used various means to clean up a large number of old nobles.
Nobles who are still alive, active in the political arena, and have power and voice are naturally strong.
Even if he is not a strong man, he is at least a wise man who knows the current affairs.
Therefore, the quality of the nobility of the Han Dynasty can now be said to be almost comparable to that of the early Han Dynasty.
What was the situation in the early Han Dynasty?
Among the heroes and princes conferred by Emperor Gao, which one was not an outstanding figure who emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood?
As for the second generation educated by these outstanding people, although there are many idiots, they also have many talents!
For example, most of the people in this hall are the second generation of nobles.
For example, Prime Minister Zhou Yafu, Shaofu Qing Liu She, Taichang Dou Pengzu, etc.
What's more, the situation today is different from that in the early Han Dynasty.
The princes are no longer the pinnacle of expectations of nobles, ministers and bureaucrats.
They still have room for continued progress and direction for their efforts.
In order to enable you to establish a country and build a country in the Western Region or the land of body poison in the future, and choose a good place to build a country and build a country.
This requires them not only to have a good relationship with the royal family, but also to have sufficient political achievements or military exploits.
But now, the extra points and preferential treatment provided by the examination system are hindering the future of these outstanding sons and nephews of nobles and ministers, and are also staining their reputations.
How can I bear this?
In fact, in the past two years, more than one prince or minister has privately told Liu Che that he would abolish the extra points and preferential treatment in the examination system.
But now, when Liu She told the story of his nephew's dilemma, it immediately resonated with more people.
Among the nine ministers, several people were whispering.
Almost all the princes present at the meeting nodded.
The fault is not that the princes and nobles have always put their legitimate sons and truly promising elites into the army without considering the examination. I am afraid that at this time, many people will jump up.
Even so, the impact of this matter has indeed harmed the interests of many people.
What's more, the attitude of the emperor lies there.
Even from the perspective of flattery, everyone had no other choice and worshiped one after another: "Your Majesty is a wise man, I have received the holy teachings, paste initiation, and respectfully obey the imperial edict!"
Liu Che nodded with satisfaction: "The minister ordered the edict to be made, and then made it public to the public, to show the world my intentions and those of the princes in the court!"
"No!" Ji An naturally nodded immediately.
After settling the matter, Liu Che said to the ministers: "Except for the Prime Minister, Zhi Jinwu, Shaofu Qing and other generals, the rest of the ministers please go back..."
Immediately, most of the ministers bowed respectfully and said: "I'll take my leave..."
After these people had left, Liu Che said to the remaining ministers: "I specially stayed here to discuss the conquest with you..."
Liu Che turned his head and looked at Liu She, the Young Master, and said: "Young Master, please tell me the expenses for the Battle of Gaoque..."
When Liu Che heard this, he quickly bowed: "No!"
Then he said: "Report to Your Majesty, from the time the army left the fortress, and when the chariots and cavalry generals and soldiers arrived at Yulin Fortress to restore our old land, the internal treasury has contributed a total of 200,000,000 yuan to fund the military, of which 80,000,000 yuan has been contributed from the salt and iron taxes.
, I paid 30 million yuan from my mouth, and 10 million yuan from the Shanglin Garden. It’s strange..."
After listening to Liu She's words, the generals also nodded.
As this army moves into action, money will naturally be spent like water.
But in just three months of war, the internal treasury spent 200,000,000 yuan, which was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations - after all, the Han Dynasty's land tax and oral tax combined last year was only about 400,000,000 yuan.
scale.
Half of my annual income was spent in one fell swoop.
This is really a bit jaw-dropping.
At this time, the generals realized how much the salt and iron official camp system and the Lord Duwei Yamen's tax collection behavior had helped them!
Without this income, I am afraid that by the middle of the Battle of Gaoque, the army would be unsustainable.
This is also Liu Che's purpose.
Let the generals, especially the emerging military aristocrats, know the source of the country's economy, so that they will support the ever-expanding authority of the Yantie Guanying and the lords and captains.
"Since the army returned from victory, they have received rewards and pensions, and also paid hundreds of thousands of dollars... and made two million gold coins to reward the army..." Liu She then reported: "So far, the Shaofu has received the imperial edict.
The money was calculated to be 300,000 yuan, and the gold from the inner treasury was tens of thousands of gold to mint gold coins..."
Even Liu Che couldn't help but touch his forehead when he heard this.
After this war, only the military expenditures were spent, which was like a huge mountain and made Liu Che almost breathless.
Fortunately, in fact, many expenditures are converted into money, including weapons, armor, and various grains.
Otherwise, even if Liu Che could find so much money, he might not have the ability to send it to the army.
After all, a five-baht coin may seem frivolous, but a pile of ten million five-baht coins is enough to flood the Xuanshi Palace...
What's more, hundreds of thousands of five baht coins?
In addition to these converted resources, when awarding rewards, livestock, land, farm tools, and various equipment are also calculated as money.
Through this method, Liu Che managed to achieve financial health of the Han Dynasty.
It also promotes economic and industrial development.
Apart from anything else, they are just farm tools given to meritorious soldiers.
For example, utensils such as curved shaft plows, waterwheels, and hoes have greatly promoted the development of China's industry and commerce. In the past six months, businessmen all over the world have almost made money with cramps.
Orders from the country almost overwhelmed merchants and workshops all over the world.
This can be regarded as an alternative way to promote digestion and expand domestic demand, and it is also a means of tying the entire country into a war machine.
So much so that now, not only the military is warlike, but also local landlords, businessmen and citizens in the cities are as excited as chicken blood when they hear about war.
This war is about to develop into an ecological chain of the Han Dynasty.
In the future, a monster similar to Midea's military-industrial complex may even be born!
Moreover, not only the army has no objection to this, but also the families of the soldiers have no objection. After all, the farm tools and various instruments given as rewards are all products of very good quality, very practical and relatively low price - the state procurement of the Han Dynasty has always used
Under the system of focusing on work, workshop owners and businessmen dare not risk their heads by providing shoddy products.
More importantly, it promotes consumption and prospers the commodity economy.
After all, if the money is distributed, many people will probably choose to hide the money - this has been learned during the Battle of Mayi - at that time, many soldiers' families took the reward money, either to buy land or to use it to buy land.
Dig a cellar and hide it.
It really broke Liu Che’s heart!
It is precisely because he learned the lesson from the beginning that this time, Liu Che replaced most of the rewards in kind.
Now, people can no longer hide farm tools and other tools and use them, right?
As for the animals that were rewarded, in fact, if we really count them, the country has made a profit.
Because these livestock are the offspring of livestock captured from Mayi.
Liu Che and the Han Dynasty only raised them for two years, and then gave them to the soldiers at market prices.
If in normal times, hundreds of thousands of livestock were sold at one time, let alone whether they could be sold, even if they could be sold, they would probably suffer a lot in terms of price.
But now, it is easily realized.
At least, that's what it looks like on paper.
If you really count it, in fact, the Han family did not spend much money except for military expenditures and military salaries before and after the Battle of Gaoque.
This is why the financial order of the Han family is still stable today - otherwise, if three hundred million of the circulating currency is suddenly taken away, and all of it is five baht, there will be a money shortage in the market immediately!
Of course, the generals don't need to know these things.
The generals didn't want to know either.
All they want to know is - when will the next war begin?
Ever since the Battle of Gaoque, people have been looking forward to it.
Not only generals and princes, but also landlords, businessmen, farmers and even citizens are looking forward to it this time.
But no one wants the prosperous market created by the Battle of Gaoque to disappear because of peace.
Facts have proved that if war can be profitable, it will definitely become addictive.
The last addicted person was named Qin.
Now it was the Han Dynasty's turn to suffer from severe war hunger.
Liu Che looked at the expectant eyes of his generals and nodded with satisfaction. This was exactly what he needed.
Since Yuande, especially after the Battle of Mayi, social conflicts have been greatly reduced because of continuous victories in foreign wars and war dividends benefiting the world!
At least, in the north, the frenzy of land annexation that was supposed to be extremely sharp came to an abrupt end overnight.
Not only did the landlords no longer focus on annexing land, but they suddenly became village sages, real village sages - the kind who would send people to deliver herbs and give vacations to tenants when they were sick.
This is certainly not because of the conscience of the landowners.
It's because the landowners need their tenants and neighbors to work for him.
Just like when Wu Qi wanted to give drugs to his soldiers.
Of course, this also has the population migration and flight caused by the development of Andong, forcing the landlords and powerful people to change their strategies - if they don't change their strategies, all the tenant farmers will run away!
However, Liu Che knew that at least within this year, it would not be appropriate to start another large-scale war.
Because the Battle of Gaoque almost wiped out the food and grass accumulated by the entire generation, Yanmen Pass and Yunzhong County for many years.
It also made the local people exhausted.
Another war on the scale of Gaoque may affect local people's livelihood.
However, this does not mean that the Han Dynasty will stop.
You can’t fight too hard, but at least you have to fight small!
After Liu She spoke, Liu Che clapped his hands and asked Ji An to lead the ministers to carry a huge map into the palace.
When the generals looked at the map, they immediately recognized that this was the newly recovered Gaoque-Yinshan Mountains, commonly known as the Hejian Land.
"King Meng is about to conquer Gaoque..." Liu Che looked at the generals and said: "In order to create a good environment for King Meng to conquer Gaoque and the development and construction of the Hejian Land, I am determined to launch the Battle of Dragon City!"
After the Battle of Gaoque, not only Liu Che understood it, but the Huns also understood it.
The peaceful era between Han and Hungary was completely over.
Don't look at the fact that the Huns have sent an envoy now, trying to beg for peace.
But in fact, let alone Liu Che not believing in the sincerity of the Huns - even if the Huns were really sincere, Liu Che felt that they would not sue for peace at this time.
This would be like if the later dynasties defeated the Seventh Fleet of Emperor Mi.
Do you think Emperor Mi will stop fighting with China?
That is impossible!
Out of the mentality of a hegemon and the need to maintain his own hegemony.
The Fifth Fleet and the Third Fleet will probably leave the port immediately, and twelve aircraft carrier battle groups will swarm in.
By the same token, Liu Che judged that the Huns were probably planning a harassment, raid and invasion war against the Han Dynasty's long border.
Just like what the Huns did in history.
Before the decisive battle in Mobei, every time the Huns suffered a loss under Wei Huo, they would definitely send cavalry to retaliate.
The entire Great Wall defense line was once on fire.
In order to protect our hometown and protect the residents along the Great Wall.
Liu Che had no choice but to start a war outside the country and attract the main Xiongnu forces to the grasslands, thereby protecting the people on the border of the Great Wall.
It is also to thoroughly digest and stabilize the Hetao area!
After all, the development of the Hetao area, even at an ideal pace, will take several years to be completely digested.
During this period, if the Huns came from time to time to fight the autumn breeze, Liu Che felt that the Hetao area would probably change from a land of fertility to a blood loss area for the Han Dynasty.
In order to prevent this situation from happening, the only option for Liu Che and the Han Dynasty was to fight out!
Moreover, the Huns must be attacked where they must be saved.
At present, there is no more suitable place than Dragon City!
As soon as the generals heard the words "Battle of Dragon City", they immediately cheered up and became extremely excited.
Dragon City is the ancestral mausoleum of the Xiongnu. It is the only key location where the Xiongnu held the Tellurin Conference and the place where Chanyu Ting stayed.
As long as you capture Dragon City, even if you don't have half of your military exploits, it will be enough to leave your name in history and live forever in future generations!
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Everyone looked at the map, some scratching their heads and ears.
It is true that Dragon City is too mysterious to the Han Dynasty!
Once upon a time, the Han Dynasty didn't even know the exact location of Dragon City - the Huns had always hidden this key point of theirs very well and secretly.
Even today, after receiving Qie Zhi's surrender and a large number of Xiongnu surrenders, the Han Dynasty has only preliminarily determined the general location of Dragon City - probably within a thousand miles south of Yinshan Mountain.
But where exactly it is, I can't tell clearly.
This is because the Huns had no maps and no concept of geographical orientation.
If you ask them, they can only say something vague.
At present, the only fact that the Han Dynasty can clearly understand is that Dragon City must be located on the side of a large lake on the grassland, and it is indeed a city with permanent residents in the city - a large number of old Xiongnu nobles, including
Shanyu's uncle and uncle and the senior officials of the previous generation of Shanyu.
In addition, the Xiongnu Chanyus, including Moton, are all buried there.
In other words, if we capture Dragon City, we can dig out Maodun and Laoshang and whip their corpses!
