It was late at night, but the Xuanshi Hall of Weiyang Palace was still brightly lit.
Sitting on the throne, Liu Che stared at the map in front of him.
Just now, Liu Che received a report from the front line. Yi Zong's vanguard had crossed Yangleshui, crossed the river from the junction of Shanggu County and Yuyang County and entered Yuyang County.
Judging from the time, at this moment, all the main forces of Yi Zong should have entered Yuyang territory.
In Northeast Asia, since Qi Henggong crossed the quicksand and felled the lonely bamboo, the biggest decisive battle of fate has begun.
The next half month is likely to be the key to determining future changes in the world.
"Your Majesty, Chen Jiao, the northwest captain of the Andong Protectorate, has just reported urgently: Thirteen thousand kilograms of dried meat has arrived at Yanji on time..." Feng Yong walked to Liu Che and reported softly.
Liu Che nodded when he heard this. War is about fighting for national strength and resources.
As for this war, the Han Dynasty was actually exhausted.
Just the large-scale mobilization in the Yanzhao area has now given Liu Che and his ministers a headache.
Mobilizing something like this is of course very enjoyable when you do it.
At the emperor's order, Yan and Zhao pulled out 200,000 bayonets to teach the Xiongnu how to behave.
But the problem is that after the war is over, how to evacuate and demobilize these mobilized militiamen and county soldiers will definitely become a huge problem.
Obviously, Liu Che can't imitate the two-coward and the cute one. When it comes to militiamen, he kicks them away and ignores the interests of the other party.
In that case, the people will not be so supportive of the next war.
Just like Yang Guang's first expedition to Goguryeo, Yang Guang gave an order, and heroes from all over the world came in droves. In just a few months, the Sui army easily reached hundreds of thousands of troops, known as one million.
But for the second and third times, the heroes no longer appeared. This even caused wars to break out. Thirty-six routes rebelled against the king, and seventy-two heroes rose up together. The Sui Empire was in turmoil. In the middle, towards the end of the road.
Why have people's behavior been completely opposite in just a dozen years?
Liu Che knew that the biggest reason was that Yang Guang failed.
The second thing is that Yang Guang did not treat the people well and did not take care of their interests and demands at all.
Therefore, the people voted with their feet to let the Yang family die.
After the establishment of the Li Tang Dynasty, they also attacked Goguryeo.
However, the army and people of Li and Tang Dynasties did not have Yang Guang's problem.
With the efforts of the monarch and his ministers, and the unity of the soldiers, Goguryeo was finally destroyed, its entire country was destroyed, and this possible competitor was nipped in the bud.
From this story, Liu Che knew that the Chinese people are hardworking and brave people.
As long as the rulers are not timid and are good at utilizing the power of the people, then no enemy in this world can stop or hinder China's prosperity.
Just like in the Han Dynasty, when the Huns were beaten, they cried for father and mother, and Li Tang made the Turks kneel down and sing conquest.
However, when he got to the point where he was defeated, he was defeated repeatedly, and the more he fought, the worse he became.
Kong had an unprecedentedly strong national power and civilization, but was pinned to the ground and rubbed by the barbarians.
This can only be said that Zhao Song has a big problem of his own!
And now, Liu Che also feels that he has a big problem with the Han Dynasty...
The biggest problem is money.
This winter, there was just the Battle of Gaoque, and the national treasury and internal treasury consumed too much because of the rewards and pensions from that war.
Now, half a year has not passed, and another war is being waged that is far larger than Gaoque.
The rewards given to the army and the 'heroes' after the war have now given Liu Che a bit of a headache.
As for the military, it's not bad.
There are systems for rewards and pensions.
It's nothing more than tightening your belt, playing word games, getting cotton cloth, livestock, farm tools, etc. from the Shaofu's pastures and workshops, offsetting part of the rewards, minting some gold coins, and fooling around, and it's almost solved.
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But the 'heroes' are different.
They are not regular troops, just local tyrants and heroes.
Their pursuits are also different from those of soldiers.
After all, these guys traveled thousands of miles to the battlefield with their own rations and soldiers.
If nothing was caught after the war, or if only some cotton cloth and livestock were caught, people would definitely have complaints in their hearts.
Liu Che understood the mentality of these Han powerful men and heroes quite well.
What people need is not money and materials at all, and they don't need these things.
What they want is power.
The most important thing is that now, the eyes of people all over the world are staring at Liu Che and the Han Dynasty. The solution and handling of this matter will most likely affect the attitude of the entire world towards foreign expansion in the future.
Suppose, this time, Liu Che cannot give a solution that makes everyone in the world satisfied or even envious.
Then, in the future, when we continue to expand and fight foreign wars, these people may no longer be so supportive.
Maybe the landowners in the Qilu, Wu and Chu areas might be holding back.
After all, the powerful landowners and heroes brought their own rations and soldiers from the same clan with their brothers, nephews, and clansmen, and traveled thousands of miles to join the army.
I’m not here to make soy sauce, let alone travel.
You know, many people even give up on taking exams and run home to "resist foreign aggression and protect their country."
If compensation measures or solutions cannot satisfy them, then who will be willing to risk their lives and work hard for the Liu family in the future?
Only a fool would go!
Liu Che didn't want to see the embarrassing scene when Emperor Wu pitifully asked the merchants, powerful men and nobles from all over the world to donate military expenditures, only to be killed by a divination bird.
Even more unwilling to see that in the middle period of Emperor Wu's reign, all the heroes in the world no longer took the initiative to join the army and surrendered. The Han army could only change the recruitment system to a conscription system, and use son-in-laws, prisoners and prisoners to fight the embarrassing scene.
However, we should not be too generous in giving power to these people.
Suppose that even the county soldiers and militiamen were compensated with generous rewards and titles.
What about the army?
Especially those generals of the Flying Fox Army and Xiliu Camp who fought thousands of miles in twenty days, what kind of rewards should they receive?
What kind of compensation should those sailors in the large ship fleet who braved storms and huge waves, fearing life and death, and transport countless materials and personnel to Quanzhou get?
Therefore, this degree is indeed difficult to grasp.
But Liu Che needed to make an immediate decision.
Because, only in this way can Han Dynasty officials and ministers make plans and arrangements for this.
Otherwise, if we wait until the war is over, we can consider this issue again.
It is very likely that the 'people' will be very dissatisfied.
The consequences of dissatisfaction among the 'people' are very serious.
For example, you work in a certain company and the company happens to have a big project. You work overtime day and night and finally complete the project.
As a result, your boss has been slow to give you a promotion or a salary increase.
What do you think?
If you have a better temper, you might scold your damn boss for being a bastard behind his back.
If you have a bad temper, you may want to resign immediately!
In this regard, the reaction of the Han Dynasty's "people" will probably be even stronger.
Over the past dynasties, more than 80% of military mutinies were related to insufficient rewards or untimely rewards.
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There are many guests at home today, so the outbreak is postponed to 00:00 tomorrow (to be continued.)
