Zhou Yafu took Zhidu and Li Guang to the hall, bowed down and said.
"Give it to the prime minister, Jinwu, and the guard!" Liu Che ordered Wang Dao beside him, and then smiled at the three of them: "You should already know, Wusun was ambushed at Rouge Mountain and was basically destroyed.
, I am afraid that the arrogance of the Huns is about to rise again. I invite you to come to the palace to discuss this countermeasure!"
This is almost a no-brainer.
After the Huns destroyed the Yuezhi last time, they immediately came to Chang'an to show off their force and blackmail the Han monarchs and ministers.
It was that blackmailed marriage that made the Han Dynasty give this guy to the Xiongnu.
This matter has made the Han family gnash their teeth and feel ashamed to this day.
Now, the military officials have won such a big victory.
With his slutty character and inner desire to surpass his father and ancestors.
If he didn't come over to blackmail the Han Dynasty, it would be impossible.
Facing the blackmail that the Huns will inevitably come, it is worth considering whether the Han Dynasty will suffer this blow.
Judging from the results, there must be a war between the Han and Hungarians, and the war is not far away from breaking out. It may be as late as five or six years, or as soon as two or three years. The Han army that has completed the preparations for the war will inevitably leave the fortress.
So, getting stabbed now for strategic deception doesn't seem to be a big deal.
However, before the war, the country was still humiliating and humiliating, using money and silk women to sell peace.
Anyone with a bit of backbone will have unclear ideas.
This is just one of them.
In addition, the Huns have always been greedy and greedy.
Agreeing to their requests too easily may make these guys think that the Han Dynasty is easy to bully, and then make more unreasonable demands, or even invade on a large scale.
This is also unavoidable.
Liu Che didn't believe it. The Huns had no plan to invade the Han Dynasty.
For the nomadic people who have no fixed abode and live in pursuit of water and grass, picking up soft persimmons is always a good idea.
After Prime Minister Zhou Yafu took his seat, he said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Xiongnu have always been fierce in appearance and soft in heart. If your Majesty shows them to be weak, I fear that they will be able to push forward and take advantage of the border! And the art of war says: If you are strong, you will show weakness, and if you are weak, you will show your weakness."
Then show them to be strong. Now that the Xiongnu are arrogant, your Majesty should show them to be strong. To eliminate the greed of others. There is no intention to act arbitrarily!"
Li Guang couldn't wait and said: "I would like to be sent out to guard one of the counties to guard the border wall for Your Majesty. If the Huns dare to provoke, I will take their heads as repayment to Your Majesty!"
Zhidu also said: "The beasts of Yi and Di have always been untrustworthy, and the lessons of the Warring States period are not far away. I also think that it is inappropriate to surrender!"
Okay. Liu Che has actually known for a long time that asking these three guys is a waste of time.
As the current representative of the Han Dynasty military hawks in the court, it is said that the butt determines the head. Even if Zhou Yafu and others were willing to compromise, they would not say it.
Not to mention, the generals and princes below have long felt that their axes have become too powerful, and they can't wait to make contributions and make their ancestors proud. There are countless people.
Under the influence of this trend of thought, expecting the military to preside over peace is like Boeing calling for peace. It is absolutely delusional!
As the country's violent machine, the army has long become a violent and violent machine in recent years under Liu Che's instigation and encouragement in secret and secretly.
Liu Che smiled and said: "Since the prime minister and others think that I should be treated toughly, then I will be treated toughly. Since Emperor Gao, our Han family has decorated women's wealth with silk to bribe Shan Yu. I don't want to live in such humiliating days again."
Take it!"
"I ask the Prime Minister to pass on my instructions to all the armies, all the captains, all the captains, and all the commanders and commanders: It is the fault of the generals if they are not diligent and not taught in how to use the army. It is also the fault of the soldiers if they fail to do their best in teaching clearly! Generals, list
Marquis, lieutenants, and Sima are the leaders of all armies. They should take the lead, teach clearly, practice military techniques diligently, and teach soldiers! The poem says: Jiujiao warriors are the strongholds of the country! Generals, lords, lieutenants, and Sima should know my intentions clearly.
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This is an extremely obvious order to order the mobile and field forces across the country to enter a quasi-war state. It can even be said to be a war mobilization order. With this order, the mobile and field forces of the Han Dynasty must enter a state of war readiness.
Prime Minister Zhou Yafu immediately showed a serious face, stood up, knelt down and accepted the edict: "I hereby obey the edict!"
Then, Zhou Yafu raised his head and said: "Your Majesty wants to organize the army to prepare for war and declare enlightenment. I, Yafu, will obey the order, but... I don't know how to spend this military expenditure..."
When Liu Che heard this, he knew that Zhou Yafu was eyeing his private treasury again.
Liu Che's small treasury has spent a lot in the past two years.
But you can make more money!
Last year and this year alone, Liu Che's small treasury accounted for at least close to one hundred thousand yuan in salt and iron.
In addition, last year, Shaofu purchased a large amount of wheat. As a result, this year after the development of flour technology, it made a lot of money, and its profit nearly tripled.
There is also this year's Xinhua dried fish. So far, the Shaofu has obtained at least more than three thousand dan of dried fish from Xinhua, with a market value of at least tens of millions.
Plus the profit from minting money.
At present, the funds in the inner treasury of the Shaofu are even more than when the late emperor was in power...
This really dazzled the government and the public, and many people didn't understand how this magic worked.
Since Taizong, the emperors of the Han Dynasty have worked so hard and frugally that they were reluctant to build a pavilion. Today, they spent more than half of it in just two years, and then earned back twice as much.
funds.
Although I don't understand why this is happening, it does not prevent Zhou Yafu and Liu Che from asking for money at all.
Of course Liu Che is not a miser.
In fact, history told Liu Che that although wars would drag down the economy most of the time, sometimes wars would lead to economic prosperity.
A large-scale war will inevitably drive the rapid development of related industries and even promote the revolution of the entire society.
Historically, the war against the Xiongnu during Xiaozhu's reign exhausted the national power of the Han Dynasty.
But it's not without its benefits.
It was the war that caused China to completely enter the Iron Age. After the Han Dynasty, the main areas of the country basically realized the transformation of iron tools, and bronze wares were completely eliminated.
It was also the war that forced northern agriculture to abandon corn as the main food and instead develop wheat cultivation.
That was done unintentionally.
Now, through advance planning and unified deployment, Liu Che is convinced that this war, at least before the outbreak and in the early stages, can become the driving force for the development of Han Dynasty industry and technology.
"I will ask the young master to allocate additional war funds every year. Starting next year, we will increase training funds by at least 30,000,000 yuan. In addition, we will also allocate at least 20,000 yuan in equipment replacement funds!" Liu Che said calmly:
"Also, I will order that most of the new dried fish be used as food for the army!"
In one breath, military spending increased by more than 50,000,000 yuan.
This good news almost shocked Zhou Yafu to the point where he could hardly stand still.
You know, in the past, the military expenditure for the whole year was probably no more than this.
The Han army currently implements a conscription system, and all soldiers come from civilians who serve voluntarily.
The expenditure on soldiers' salaries is almost infinitely close to zero.
That is to say, after Jinshang ascended the throne, he began to pay attention to the treatment of grassroots soldiers.
First, an edict was issued to increase the daily supply of corn for soldiers, and at the same time, they also increased the so-called allowances ranging from five to dozens of dollars per month.
Among them, local garrisons and non-field corps can receive a monthly allowance of five yuan per person, while soldiers in the Great Wall garrison, border garrison and field corps will receive between 15 and 40 yuan, depending on the combat soldiers and auxiliary soldiers.
Money allowance.
These allowances all go to the account of the Shaofu, and are jointly supervised by Lantai Shangshu, Yezhe and Shizhong. They are distributed once every six months to the local garrison, and are jointly sung by the local supervisory censor and the chief officer of the army.
Nuos were distributed one by one, and for field operations, the Great Wall, and frontier garrisons, the Shangshu of Lantai and the local county guards and generals presided over the distribution.
Not only soldiers have subsidies, but officers also have so-called allowances.
Starting from the corps leader, in addition to his original salary, he will be given corresponding allowances depending on his grade.
It was these two policies that allowed Jinshang to completely win over the morale of the world's military. The soldiers below were really grateful to Jinshang and were extremely grateful. This is why not long ago, the princes joined forces in tandem, and the emperor was able to crush him without any pressure despite the thunder and the rain.
That's why.
Just for these two policies, the Shaofu has spent nearly 80 million yuan in subsidies and millions of pounds of corn supplies in the past two years.
But Zhou Yafu and most of the courtiers with more than 2,000 shi knew exactly where the money came from...
Since the emperor came to the throne, he has confiscated the properties of criminal officials, powerful men and big merchants, as well as the donations from various merchants.
Among them, the Xuanqu and Ren family contributed nearly 50 million yuan in assets and more than 3,000 gold pieces of gold to the emperor.
In other words, the emperor's inner treasury actually did not spend much money at all.
All the money spent was money from prisoners, deposed princes, and confiscated merchants.
This is really dumbfounding.
But Jinshang seems to be very good at playing similar tricks.
For example, the Baoxie Road project was funded by the Cheng Zheng family and the Zhuo family, the rail carriage project from Chang'an to Hangu Pass was donated by Luoyang Master's family, and even the Longshou Canal was funded by money.
The money confiscated from those unlucky people.
This has to make people sigh, the old Liu family is really the same strain, and today we are the descendants of the Liu family who are more talented than others.
This moral integrity has fallen all over the floor!
However, this will not last long after all.
It wasn't until after the Yantie Guanying and Wuzhao Qian Guanying were established that everyone knew that the follow-up had been planned for this morning.
Since the emperor is so generous, Zhou Yafu did not want to be polite to the emperor, so he immediately thanked him and said: "Your Majesty is generous, I would like to thank you!"
"Prime Minister..." Liu Che stood up with a smile and asked: "According to the system, does the national treasury also have to bear part of it? We can't let the inner treasury pay for everything..."
Zhou Yafu's face turned pale instantly.
Treasury?!
How much money can the treasury have?
The taxes of the Han family were originally divided into 64% by the state and the emperor's inner treasury.
Taxes go to the state and gifts are given to the emperor.
But now that he has come to power, the money earned by the inner treasury of the Shaofu is simply not comparable to the land tax and commercial tax received by the country.
The profits from a salt and iron government operation alone are likely to surpass land taxes in the future and become the country's largest source of finance and taxation.
Forcibly suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, Zhou Yafu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the national treasury is tight. The annual land tax is not much, but it also has to provide the salaries of officials in the government and the public, and support the people of the world. This year's typhoon in Jiangdu has even more severe consequences.
The treasury is empty, and the officials are plotting against Cao. I have cried to my ministers many times..."
"Then increase taxes..." Liu Chetu saw clearly and revealed his purpose: "Increase mining taxes and vehicle and ship taxes!"
"In the past, my ancestor, Emperor Gao, ordered merchants to be deprived of clothing and carriages, and to humiliate them with heavy rents and taxes. Nowadays, merchants are rich and extravagant, while the farmers have no food and clothing. Isn't this humiliating Emperor Gao? Moreover, the rise and fall of the world will depend on it.
Every man has a responsibility. Those merchants of that generation who make a fortune by selling their crafts and special skills, and who are as rich and noble as princes, but are of no benefit to the country, and who are of no benefit to the country, are five beetles, and should be killed! There is a virtue in heaven that is good for life, and it cannot be taught without teaching.
I don't want to impose more laws. But can't we increase taxes?" Liu Che said calmly: "Prime Minister, go back and study it carefully. People who are middle-class civilians and who get rich through hard work and can only support their families should not increase taxes.
Yes, anyone with a household income of more than 500,000 yuan, not from farming and mulberry farming, or a person with more than ten slaves, who is rich from rent and taxes, or a mine that produces iron, copper, lead, gold and silver exceeding 300,000 yuan.
Those above, or those whose cars and boats are worth more than 500,000 yuan, can be taxed!"
Zhou Yafu was shocked when he heard this!
Although Zhou Yafu's political ideology is close to Confucianism, in essence, he was greatly influenced by his father Zhou Bo.
Zhou Bo is a well-known old-school politician.
Historically, Zhou Yafu was determined to argue with Liu Che's emperor father on the issue of the Huns' Five Returned Marquises. It can be seen that although this person was somewhat sympathetic to Confucianism under the influence of Yuan An, in his heart, he was still a member of the Huang Lao School.
thinking.
Just like a coin has two sides.
The Huang-Lao School has its progressive side, but also its backward and decadent side.
The backward and decadent side of the Huang-Lao School is the most serious among all schools of thought.
This can be seen from the historical debate between Yuan Gusheng and Huang Sheng about the rights and wrongs of Tang Wu Ge Ding.
The problem of Huang Lao's conservative thinking is very serious.
Being conservative means that they will subconsciously resist any laws or policies that may lead to huge changes in society.
Zhou Yafu is relatively open-minded, but after listening to Liu Che's words, he also frowned a little.
Increase vehicle and vessel tax? Mining tax?
It's okay to say that mining tax has been around since ancient times, but this vehicle and boat tax is unheard of!
Zhou Yafu moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but he found that he had no reason to refuse.
The reason is very simple. The emperor's levy was only aimed at wealthy businessmen and big landowners.
These two types of people, regardless of their factions, must be attacked, suppressed and restrained.
Liu Che saw Zhou Yafu's entangled look and did not hesitate to slap him in the face: "Is it that the Prime Minister does not want to increase the tax on wealthy businessmen, but would rather increase the land tax?"
This knife is really powerful and accurate.
Zhou Yafu lost all reasons and excuses to oppose.
As military spending increases, taxes will definitely increase.
Either raise taxes on farmers or raise taxes on merchants and nobles.
For the politicians and princes of the Han Dynasty who cherished feathers and valued reputation more than life.
Between farmers and merchants, there is no need to think about who wants to protect whom. The answer subconsciously is to increase the merchant tax.
Otherwise, as long as Zhou Yafu dares to say that he is willing to increase land taxes, if this word gets out, the public opinion in the world and the condemnation of the people will be enough to turn Zhou Yafu and the entire Zhou family into street rats in an instant.
Zhou Yafu raised his head, moved his lips, and said in an inaudible voice: "No! I respectfully obey the imperial edict! I will convene a group of people tomorrow to discuss the vehicle and ship tax and mining tax..."
But his look was full of grievances.
It seems to be saying: Your Majesty, you are acting rogue!
Liu Che laughed loudly.
That's right, he was just acting rogue.
As for the increase in mining tax and vehicle and ship tax, it would be difficult for him, the emperor, to persuade other courtiers to agree without being a rogue.
After all, the old Huang faction is now in charge.
Prime Minister Zhou Yafu is notoriously stubborn and tough. It is undoubtedly very difficult to convince them with reason, and it will take several months of wrangling.
It's better to use public opinion to kidnap him.
The so-called emperor is playing rogue, even gods can't handle it!
Moreover, as an emperor, he will not play rogue, that is not acceptable.
Zhou Yafu thought for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, if we do this, I am afraid that the additional taxes levied will only be tens of millions, which is better than nothing in terms of military expenditure..."
Zhou Yafu's thinking is obviously still stuck in the inherent impression.
In the past, the taxes of the Han Dynasty were collected from the land by relying on the poorest peasants at the bottom.
This merchant's tax, even in the period of Empress Lu, when it was levied, was only tens of millions to tens of millions of dollars per year, and most of the money collected was cheek money.
Based on this calculation, Zhou Yafu felt that even if the vehicle and vessel tax and mining tax were levied, it would probably not be much.
But Zhou Yafu didn't know that after a few decades, the social economy had already changed from the decline of Empress Lu's period to the prosperity of today.
In the Kanto region, merchants with millions of dollars are not considered extremely wealthy at all.
Ten million means tens of millions, not just one or two.
Like all societies, wealth is always concentrated in the hands of the richest few.
Zhou Yafu would not even know that in later generations, there was a government called the Southern Song Dynasty, which collected half of the country's business tax every year, which was several times the land tax!
Therefore, Liu Che smiled and assured Zhou Yafu: "Prime Minister, feel free to do it. Believe me. The transportation and mining tax will never be less than the salt and iron revenue!"
This is necessary. In the mid-term of the Piggy Dynasty, the two carriages of national finance were the salt and iron official business and the vehicle and vessel tax and mining tax.
The ratio is even higher than the land tax!
If Xiaozhu hadn't lost his temper and sued, there would have been no financial pressure at all!
Today, the economy of the Han Dynasty and the vitality of merchants are more developed than those of the Xiaozhu Dynasty.
Even if the tax is only targeted at the richest people, Liu Che believes that he can collect at least 20 to 30 million yuan a year, which is enough to pay for military expenses.
After receiving Liu Che's assurance, Zhou Yafu felt relieved.
To be honest, after resisting, Zhou Yafu also began to calm down.
It is very popular to crack down on powerful people, especially those big businessmen, nouveau riche merchants, Zhou Yafu and other nobles.
At this time, the hatred of merchants in society was very high.
Not only the people at the bottom are hostile to these rich and unkind people, but also the nobles at the top are displeased with them.
Think about it, for a marquis with a household of ten thousand, the annual feudal tax is only two million yuan, most of which is grain.
And a merchant, with tens of millions of wealth, is even more wealthy than the princes and kings.
How can this not attract hatred?
Therefore, it is not just a day or two that public opinion is shouting about beating and killing merchants.
If it hadn't been for the Huang Lao faction that had always been in charge, and if anyone from Confucianism or Legalism came to power, there would have been a general cleanup.
However, the liquidation of Confucianism and Legalism is a simple and crude one-size-fits-all approach. How could Liu Che not do it?
Putting this matter aside for the time being, Zhou Yafu said: "Your Majesty, I heard that after Wusun was ambushed in Rouge Mountain, a remnant of Wusun escaped from the siege. I looked at the map and it was only two thousand miles from Rouge Mountain to Yunzhong.
, we can arrive in half a month by light cavalry. I, Jinwu and Weiwei all feel that maybe the imperial court can try to recruit this unit and gain its strength, which may benefit China!"
When talking about military issues, Zhou Yafu became very excited.
Thanks to Liu Che's efforts in the past two years to instill brainwashing ideas such as, "There will definitely be a battle between the Han and the Huns", "How can we allow others to snore on the side of the couch", everyone in the imperial court now regards the Xiongnu as an enemy who must win or lose.
Since they are enemies, it is right to attack them no matter what means they use to strengthen themselves.
In addition, there is no grudge caused by the Liu Rong incident.
Therefore, Zhou Yafu no longer had the tenacity he had in his previous life on the issue of the Huns' Five Returns.
Instead, he became a vanguard in actively promoting, bribing and wooing the nobles and hostile tribes within the Xiongnu.
As a soldier, Zhou Yafu knew very well that most of the Han Dynasty's cavalry, newly established in the past two years, were actually mounted infantry.
The consciousness of a large number of grassroots officers and even mid-level and high-level officers is still stuck in the era of large infantry doctrine. They consider problems and make decisions on time, and they still think about problems with the idea that the bow and crossbow are king.
For example, in June of this year, during the Guanzhong exercise, a certain commander, leading 3,000 cavalry, was ordered to occupy a certain pass.
As a result, the Sima ordered his troops to ride to the pass, and then still used the old combat method, ordered the soldiers to dismount, line up and attack with bows and crossbows...
The key is that his superior, the captain of the ministry, actually felt that this person did the right thing...
This made the senior officials of the Han army really dumbfounded.
From the current point of view, the Han army still has a long way to go to change its thinking and operational thinking.
Next year, when the Wuyuan opens, Zhou Yafu plans to focus on this issue in the Wuyuan and at the same time promote some knowledgeable and insightful young officers.
The ideological problems of officers can be solved through Wuyuan training.
But the combat habits and tactical literacy of soldiers cannot be solved by training.
At present, more than 90% of the Han soldiers have never ridden a horse before joining the army. Even in the three northern counties (Longyou, Dai, Shang), the birthplace of the Han Dynasty cavalry, the situation is very serious.
Otherwise, Emperor Taizong would not have stipulated that the treatment of the Northern Knights should be compared with that of the three elders and officials.
The current situation is that the Han Dynasty is seriously short of qualified cavalry instructors, especially experienced and battle-hardened cavalry instructors.
At this time, Zhou Yafu and others will naturally look for solutions in history.
King Wuling of Zhao's riding and shooting in Hufu has become the focus of everyone's research.
Since King Wuling of Zhao can learn from Yi Di, the Han family's monarchs and ministers will naturally have no mental burden.
The sea is open to all rivers. It has a good place to accommodate big enemies, barbarians and other people. The Chinese people have never been afraid to study seriously, absorb and summarize their own experience.
And now, with the appearance of the remnants of Wusun, Zhou Yafu and others have naturally become the perfect candidates for riding instructors.
Not to mention, the Wusun people have domesticated and cultivated excellent horse breeds such as the Wusun horse. In any case, the benefits of their joining in increasing China's military strength are obvious.
"The remnants of Wusun..." Liu Che thought for a while and felt that the problem was not big. As long as the Wusun people could run near the Great Wall, then the Han Dynasty could protect them.
It is impossible for the Huns to fight the Han Dynasty over a group of homeless dogs.
In history, the five Xiongnu tribes, including Lu Tazhi, the king of Donghu, brought their families and people to submit to the Han Dynasty, and no military officials were seen fighting with the Han Dynasty.
Even if the military officials wanted to fight, Liu Che felt that it would be a small-scale local conflict at most.
That's just right, it can sharpen the combat effectiveness of the Han army.
Even if the worst happens and the Huns invade on a large scale and fight on the inside, will Liu Che still be afraid of the Huns?
You know, when fighting on the inside, even in the past, the Han army has never been afraid of the Huns.
What's more, the Han army's equipment and cavalry are now more than twice as powerful as in the past.
If the Huns want to come, Liu Che will let them see what the Mo Dao formation is. Although Liu Che gave up the idea of equipping Mo Dao on a large scale, he also equipped a small army of Mo Dao.
Coupled with the Mo Dao hands of Huben and Yu Linwei, if necessary, Liu Che can still gather a Mo Dao army of about 3,000 people to show the Huns what a steel harvester is.
"I will leave this matter to the Prime Minister. I will send an order to Yunzhong County to fully cooperate!"
Once he made this decision, Zhou Yafu immediately beamed.
Zhou Yafu had heard the news a long time ago, and today the emperor has decided to change the past tradition of prime ministers working in the prime ministership for more than ten years or even until death.
The emperor will limit the terms of office of the prime ministers, nine ministers, and officials all over the world.
It is said that the term of office will be five years, and all positions shall not be re-elected for more than two terms.
Although Zhou Yafu felt that he was young and strong, he could still continue to shine for the emperor and the country for more than ten, twenty or even thirty years.
However, considering the fate of his father and the desolation of Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Peking in his later years.
Zhou Yafu wisely knew that enough was enough.
Moreover, if you occupy the position of prime minister for too long, not only the emperor will be unhappy, but others will also be unhappy.
Instead of ending up betraying your relatives and leaving your family, or even ending up dead, it would be better to retire, go home, raise your grandchildren, and be happy.
For example, Quzhou Houliji and Gonggaohou Han Daidang are good examples.
After they became official, their status and treatment did not change, but improved a bit. The emperor would consult these special elders every now and then, and they would receive constant rewards during every year and festival.
Therefore, Zhou Yafu has decided that after completing these two worlds, he will resolutely resign and set an example for those who come after him. In this way, not only will his own life and family wealth be guaranteed, but he will also be able to leave a strong legacy in history the next day.
Pen.
However, if his term is calculated as two ten-year terms, there are only seven years left, and if it is calculated as eight years, there are only five years left.
In this way, a very serious issue of political legacy is involved.
Even a slave would like to have a tombstone with his name written on it after his death.
Not to mention the dignified princes?
When people pass by, they leave their names, and when geese pass by, they leave their voices. Zhou Yafu felt that he had to leave something behind for future generations, for descendants, and for those who would come thousands of years later. Let them know that there once was a person named Zhou Yafu who did what he did.
The prime minister has made great contributions to the country and done things for the country.
And to achieve this goal, the best way is to... lead an army to attack the country, hold the king's commander accountable before his majesty; go on an expedition of thousands of miles, obtain the sacred weapon of the country, and sue the elders of the world.
Defeating the Xiongnu became the best legacy Zhou Yafu chose for himself to leave to future generations.
Compared with this goal, all other so-called persistence, bottom line and principles are nothing.
So Zhou Yafu immediately said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty is a wise man. I respectfully obey the imperial edict!"
Liu Che added: "My ancestor, Emperor Taizong, once issued an edict to use northern knights, officials, and three elders... However, I feel that this standard is too broad. Who can be a knight and who cannot be a knight. It has not been stated.
Clearly, and just pointing to the north, doesn’t it mean that the best riders in the world are left without anything? I really don’t want to take it, but I want to change it so that it can be used in the world!”
In fact, everyone in the Han Dynasty knew about this problem a long time ago.
But anyway, this is the order of Emperor Taizong, how dare the ministers criticize it?
Only Liu Che, who was also the emperor, could propose changes.
No one else, not even the Empress Dowager of the East Palace, can say anything more on this matter.
Zhou Yafu, Li Guang and Zhi all bowed and said, "Please teach me, Your Majesty!"
"I intend to extend Taizong's edict to the whole country. Any household with two or more horses and good riding skills can become a knight. The knight's rank is higher than that of five senior officials, such as officials and three elders. It can be seen that the official does not worship, but
When entering or leaving the government office, you can report to the court by bus, but you cannot go to the city. Once the court gives the order, all knights must prepare their own saddles and horses to join the army for expedition. On this basis, your Majesty will go back to discuss with the ministers, improve and formulate the so-called so-called
The standard for being good at riding can even be used to divide knights into three classes based on their riding skills and tactical skills: upper, middle and lower. Their privileges are different. After you have formulated it, you are good at writing policies. I will personally read and use them!" Liu Che
Said slowly.
This so-called knight class is actually an improved version of Liu Che's Han Dynasty policy of all soldiers and the knight policy of the North. It is also a policy to expand the source of civilian soldiers.
In this way, those common people who have the conditions and meet the requirements of cavalry will train and hone their riding skills on their own.
The country will have a reliable and qualified source of soldiers.
More importantly, Liu Che can use this to expand the coverage of the ruling class.
Bring all those reckless heroes into the system.
Cooperate with the examination system to catch all the world's civil and military heroes in one fell swoop. After this policy is implemented, Liu Che can pretend to others: All the heroes in the world have been put into my jar.
As for the naysayers?
There will be no objections!
The martial arts among the people of the Han Dynasty was extremely strong. From officials to officials, traders and pawns, and even scholars who were thought to be weak in writing, all mastered weapons and killing techniques.
The proportion of civilians in the Han Dynasty holding bows, arrows and swords was even higher than that of the later Mi emperors.
Although the old Liu family did not have the Second Amendment to the Constitution, the people's right to bear arms was still supported by most people, including the emperor.
At this time, adding a special class knight is no big deal.
More importantly, this is in line with the self-requirements of gentlemen.
Don’t we also talk about the six arts of a gentleman?
Times have changed and the situation has changed. It is reasonable and legal to turn the emperor into a knight.
"No!" Zhou Yafu and the others naturally had no objections. This was a very noble and upright order.
The reason is very simple. A family that can afford to raise two horses and allow one person to leave work and learn riding skills is at least a small and medium-sized landowner family, which is the so-called good family.
The favorite person of the Han Dynasty and the public was Liang Jiazi.
"In addition, in order to encourage scholar-bureaucrats to practice martial arts and learn to ride, I intend to set up a racecourse in Chang'an and invite heroes from all over the world to come here to show off their skills. The Prime Minister will watch and do it!" Liu Che said while the iron was hot.
Zhou Yafu had no objection to this and nodded in agreement.
But Liu Che was happy inside.
Another cornucopia, created successfully.
Just think about it, noble nobles and wealthy businessmen could exchange thousands of gold for a cockfight.
How much money should they spend gambling on a passionate horse race that makes the heart beat faster and the adrenaline surges?
If this gambling was approved by the court and legal, then why should they be so crazy?
Thinking about the horse racing economy of the future pearl, Liu Che couldn't help but salivate.
Well, after the racecourse is built, let the young man manage it. If he doesn't have an income of tens of thousands of gold or tens of millions of dollars in a year, Liu Che will dare to broadcast live broadcast of chopping dicks.
Then, the polo league can also be played at the racecourse. This is called business expansion. If you play polo again, you will definitely make more money.
Liu Che had no choice. If he wanted to fight, he had to desperately look for money.
Now he wants to dig deep into the ground and squeeze out every son of the nobles and wealthy businessmen. (To be continued.)