"The generals are really restless..." Taking the embroidered guard's report, Liu Che chuckled and shrugged helplessly.
From Zhidu to Yi Zong, everyone is eager to start a war and gain military honors.
This reveals the current mentality of the Han family.
This terrifying war machine can no longer stop.
Even Liu Che felt a little pain in his hand holding the reins.
There is no way, this is not the instigation and instigation of a certain person or a few people, or even one or two interest groups causing trouble.
This is the appeal of the entire army.
To be precise, it is the voice of the entire ruling group.
If you think about it carefully, you can understand why?
Since the fourth year of Yuande, with the continuous military victories, the emperor Liu Che has gradually taken over the power and gained the authority of Yuanmai's father and ancestors, which is almost equal to that of Emperor Gao.
But instead of enjoying himself or indulging in beauty, he brandished his butcher knife and attacked the nobles and bureaucrats.
With this slash, the princes, nobles, bureaucrats, and even the princes and kings were all covered with bruises.
There are already as many as five princes and kings in GG Smecta alone.
As for the countless bureaucrats who died in various accidents and cases.
Taking Chang'an as an example, in today's Chang'an officialdom, more than 50% of the old bureaucrats have disappeared.
What is even more frightening is that even the founding princes, the heroes of Emperor Hui and the heroes of Wenjing also suffered heavy blows.
From the first year of Yuande to the present, in less than eight years, Liu Che has killed hundreds of princely families, and countless famous officials have been beaten to dust. The old ministers have become common people today.
Although all this seems calm, it can even be said to be calm.
But beneath the surface, things are turbulent.
The demise of the old bureaucracy and the old aristocracy gave rise to the rise of new military aristocrats and new bureaucratic groups.
The new aristocrats and new bureaucrats followed Liu Che wholeheartedly and swept the old aristocrats and old bureaucrats into the dustbin of history. Is it just for the sake of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?
There may be such people, but definitely not many.
What's more, Liu Che did not allow the bureaucrats to take bribes and bend the law, let alone the princes to bully men and dominate women and prey on the common people.
Whoever commits the crime will die.
Under such circumstances, the generals, princes, and bureaucrats followed Liu Che wholeheartedly.
Isn't it because of the pie that Liu Che drew for them?
Isn’t it for the sake of gaining meritorious service on the battlefield, having a wife and a cute son, and honoring the ancestors?
Isn’t the purpose of leading one’s clan, relatives, friends, and subordinates to reach the pinnacle of life?
This is an irreversible process!
Even though Liu Che knew that the country needed to recuperate and accumulate strength, even though the generals understood that the treasury could not afford the money to support the war, the people were exhausted and unable to support them to victory as they had in the past.
However, the generals below and the officers at the middle and lower levels will not care about this.
They only know that without war, there will be no martial arts, and without martial arts, there will be no promotion.
Especially the group of middle- and lower-level officers who joined the army between the first and fourth years of Yuande's reign were as eager for war as the dry land longs for the moisture of rain and dew.
Under such circumstances, the generals and princes were involuntarily dominated by the people below. Even Liu Che, the emperor, had to consider the demands and voices of these people.
Let’s use a simple analogy.
Today's Han Empire is a listed company.
As the chairman of the board, although Liu Che holds the controlling stake, he cannot but consider the voices of the small and medium-sized shareholders.
Especially when these small and medium-sized shareholders are still the specific executors and managers of key departments of Dahan Group, even the chairman must carefully and carefully consider their requests in front of these people.
Even if these people's demands are a bit excessive.
Because you have to prevent them from giving up their job or even jumping to a competitor!
This is the current situation.
The middle and lower levels pushed the generals and princes at the top to issue a motion for war. In order to appease them, the generals and princes could only bring out a bone to comfort them first.
What else could they do?
A leader who cannot bring benefits to the people below will not be supported by the people below.
What's more, they themselves are eager to take action and try.
Moreover, their motion is actually not excessive and can even be said to be reasonable.
New recruits do need a medium- to low-intensity battlefield to hone and exercise.
only……
"Once the war starts, its scale will be uncontrollable..." Liu Che sighed in his heart.
He was very aware of the twists and turns involved.
Zhidu, the Feihu Army, and the Juzhu Army are conducting actual combat exercises in Munan. This matter can be controlled.
But Yi Zong's desire to open up a new round battle battlefield in Juyanze was something he couldn't control.
Because, when you are outside, your orders will not be accepted.
Doesn't Liu Che think that once the generals capture Ju Yanze, they can still suppress their inner desire for Qilian Mountain?
I'm afraid that when the time comes, a certain general will get excited and lead his troops to rush towards the Qilian Mountains.
Then, other troops will immediately raise the banner of "rescue" and "support" and follow closely.
At that time, what will happen to the court? What will Liu Che do?
Hold your nose and recognize it? Then the monarchy and the country's control over the army will be gone.
From then on, the military will unscrupulously dominate the country, kidnap the country in various ways, and go its own way.
Maybe there will be military groups that are too big to lose.
It would be even worse to veto or even impose categorical sanctions.
The generals of the army are sincere and charge into battle for the sake of the country and the country. When you look back, you, the emperor, and the country are struck down with a single blow, and the heroes instantly turn into criminals. Are you not afraid of chilling the hearts of the soldiers and the people of the world?
Liu Che will immediately become Zhao Gaozong, and the courtiers will automatically match the role of Qin Yi.
Rubbing his temples, Liu Che sat on the throne in distress, thinking about how to deal with this matter.
Undoubtedly, this is a thorny issue.
Regardless of whether he agrees or not, it is a huge risk for Liu Che.
There is no doubt that this is the most difficult problem Liu Che has encountered since he took the throne.
If it is not handled properly, it may cause great turmoil.
This is also a problem that will inevitably be faced under the current Han Dynasty system.
The power of the military is not controlled by expansion, but the country continues to tighten restrictions on the aristocracy and bureaucrats. This is not allowed, and that is not allowed.
That can only lead the entire ruling group to the path of continuous expansion and conquest.
Otherwise, you will not allow them to bully men and women, prey on the common people, nor allow them to violate laws and disciplines, take bribes and pervert the law, or even allow them to eat and wait to die. Now, you will even deprive them of the joy of war.
Then they will be very helpless.
When the time comes, they will have no choice but to let you die.
This is the current situation of the Han Empire.
The militaristic system that has developed to its peak automatically pushes the country towards war.
Personal will cannot be reversed at all.
Unless Liu Che supported Confucianism, and the worst Confucian landlord bureaucracy group, suppressed the general group, and turned them into corrupt and incompetent generals like the Song and Ming Dynasties.
Otherwise, this problem is unsolvable.
"I thought I could cultivate myself for a few years..." Liu Che sighed in his heart.
His original plan was to recuperate for three years, recharge his batteries, and at the same time settle down to resolve internal affairs and digest the fruits of victory.
According to his original plan, three years later, the Han Dynasty, which had consumed the war dividends, would leap to a new level.
At that time, the treasury was abundant and the soldiers were numerous. The Han army left Junji Mountain from Shunde and Heli Mountain from Yulin fortress. They advanced in two lines and eliminated the small Western Huns regime in the Hexi Corridor in one fell swoop.
Loulan Kingdom in the Western Regions.
Now it seems that this training time can only be shortened.
Because the people below can't wait so long.
The generals would not have the patience to farm within the Great Wall.
Now they just want to conquer the world!
If you think about it carefully, Liu Che can actually understand the anxiety of the generals and the military.
After all, the officers who joined the army four years ago in Yuande occupy a major position in the current Han army.
Especially the middle and lower levels, especially the officers below Sima.
Through their own efforts in the past wars, they have changed their and their family's destiny.
However, this is far from enough.
They are still in the middle and lower classes, and they still cannot decide and control their own destiny.
But the new generation is constantly growing.
The young people of the Yuande generation are already launching strong challenges.
They are younger, stronger, smarter and braver.
Compared with the new generation, these officers, who were born and grew up in the era of Taizong and the late Emperor, are obviously out of date.
Moreover, as time goes by, they gradually age.
They discovered to their horror that they too had fallen into the fate of elimination.
Young people are growing up at an extremely fast speed, and sooner or later these young people will eliminate them.
Just like they once eliminated the old nobles and the older generation of officers.
Amidst such anxiety, who can keep their true intentions? Who can suppress the fear deep in their hearts?
No one wants to be eliminated, and no one wants to be eliminated in this big era.
They can only choose to earn more merits and achievements while they are still young.
And with these merits and achievements, he will leave a rich legacy for future generations.
As the saying goes, if you give it a try, your bicycle will become a motorcycle.
Don't take advantage of the fact that today's social class has not been solidified and the upper and lower passages are smooth to take advantage of it.
Do you want to watch helplessly as you grow older while young people roar past you?
From this perspective, Liu Che is actually quite pleased.
Because his country and nation are now full of vigor and vitality.
The ruling class is very motivated and enterprising.
This is a great time to do big things!
So, although I am sorry, I may face some problems.
But Liu Che still had to decide now to end the peace era early. After all, taking the initiative to start a war and being dragged into the war by the army, there is no need to think about the choice between the two.
He mentally counted his fingers and calculated the time.
"The Wei River water transport project will be completed by about spring and March..."
"If we hurry up on the chasm reconstruction and big river projects, most of the projects should be completed before next spring..."
In this pre-Central era, canal projects did not need to be as large as they would be in later generations.
As long as the main project is satisfactory, that's fine.
As for other things, we can slowly make small repairs and improve them bit by bit in the future.
"In addition, the track project leading to Taiyuan will be completed in about the second half of this year..." Liu Che thought in his mind: "Maybe we can start the Taiyuan-Yunzhong track project now, and at the same time establish an advance base in the Hetao area.
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If the army wants to go on an expedition, it must consider the issue of supplies.
The current light cavalry units of the Han Army are already capable of operating for a month without supplies and logistics, relying only on the dry food, cheese and dried meat they carry.
Including the seizures on the road, the combat radius has reached two thousand miles.
But always consider the worst case scenario in everything, so generally, the army should stop advancing and retreat to the starting point after about 1,500 miles.
With this calculation, Liu Che has already decided to launch the Hexi Campaign in the second half of next year to eliminate the small political power of the Western Huns and open up the road to the Western Regions.
But the issue of money has become a big problem.
Now, the main budget of the Han Dynasty's treasury has basically been allocated to infrastructure construction.
Kunming Pond Project, Wei River Water Transport Project, Honggou Project, river reconstruction, maintenance of levees, embankment construction in the Yangtze River Basin and maintenance of the Huaihe River, plus renovation of straight roads, construction of tracks, and large and small water conservancy projects in various places.
The national treasury is already so poor that it is running out of money.
The courtiers are already pinching their noses, and even business taxes have been increased.
Originally, if Liu Che's plan was followed and the war started in three years, there would be no financial problems.
Because, by that time, the early investment will already be able to see dividends.
The fake livestock policy and fake farm tools policy will also usher in a peak period of returns.
Counting the fiscal and tax revenues that Anton deported to the central government and local industrial and commercial taxes, the annual fiscal revenue of the Han Dynasty is likely to reach a new high of 600,000 or even 700,000,000.
By then, the circulation of five-baht coins will further increase, and gold five-baht coins will become more popular in the market.
The country will not worry about money.
But that won't work now.
Even next year, the state treasury and internal treasury still won't be able to get much money out.
"The only option is to implement the gold standard policy in advance, declare the nationalization of gold, and ban private gold trading..." Liu Che thought in his mind.
There is no way, the Han Empire is now in a money shortage.
Without enough coins, even if Liu Che cheated, he wouldn't be able to get five baht coins.
The only solution is to use gold and five baht instead.
"It's just in time to take this opportunity to force the world to agree to the gold standard policy..." Liu Che played with the Heshi Bi around his waist and laughed in his heart.
You're going to fight, right?
Then we first agreed to the gold nationalization policy and the gold standard policy.
