There is always a price to pay for squandering resources. As the Wind King, the resources Tang Yin wastes in Feng Kingdom are manpower.
Although the long-term wars have plundered a large amount of wealth and vast land for Feng Country, it has also caused a sharp decline in the young population of Feng Country. Now, the price has finally hit the people, and dissatisfied remarks have gradually begun to prevail.
Tang Yin looked at Shangguan Yuanji, then at Qiu Zhen, and asked, "How serious is it?"
Shangguan Yuanji frowned and whispered: "There are no young men in the villages in some counties and counties. They are all women, children or old people farming."
Tang Yin murmured: "Why didn't you tell me earlier if there was such a situation?"
Shangguan Yuanji said: "I didn't notice it before. I only noticed it when I did the household registration check recently. In addition, now the people are gradually dissatisfied with the king. They think that if the king continues to fight against foreign countries, he will..."
"What will happen?"
"It will...will lead to the destruction of the country." Shangguan Yuanji lowered his head and said bravely.
Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think so too?"
Shangguan Yuanji did not dare to admit it directly and said in a roundabout way: "Wei Chen believes that based on the current national conditions, we should be prepared for long-term recuperation."
Bang! Tang Yin slammed down the table and said in a deep voice: "You don't know how many enemies our Feng Kingdom has. You want to recuperate and not go to war, but will your enemies give you such a chance?
All kinds of external wars are not only to attack the enemies around you, plunder their wealth, and weaken their national power, but also to show off and demonstrate to other powerful enemies, to show off one's own force, thereby creating a deterrent effect and making those enemies
Don’t you dare to attack rashly, you don’t understand these things?”
Huh? Shangguan Yuanji really didn't think so far, and he didn't understand military issues. He didn't pretend to understand, and said truthfully: "I really don't understand, I have never considered these.
The minister’s negligence.”
Tang Yin didn't want to hear these nonsense, so he asked: "Is there a solution?"
"The legal reform proposed by Wei Chen is one of the strategies to alleviate the crisis." Shangguan Yuanji immediately brought the topic back to the reform he proposed.
"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded and muttered: "If possible, the death penalty should be abolished, and all death row prisoners who have committed capital crimes should be allowed to go to the battlefield and act as death squads to pay for their crimes with merit."
"If this is the case, I am afraid that our country is about to punish the great official Yuan Ji, who is not as crazy as Tang Yin and hastily issued a reminder.
"I know, it's just a casual talk." Tang Yin shrugged and returned to the topic, saying: "The three-inspection and three-trial system you proposed can be implemented, it's accurate." As he spoke, he wrote 'accurate' on Shangguan Yuanji's memorial.
The word "play" is written, and then the seal is stamped.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shangguan Yuanji received the memorial, bowed deeply at the same time, and handed another memorial to Tang Yin.
Tang Yin sighed and said with a wry smile: "What else? You have so many things to report!"
As he spoke, he unfolded it and saw that the memorial contained Shangguan Yuanji's policy on encouraging childbirth. As long as he was willing to have more children, he would not only be able to reduce taxes, but also receive a certain amount of land compensation.
After reading it from beginning to end, Tang Yin didn't ask any more questions and approved it directly. As soon as he finished processing the memorial, Shangguan Yuanji took out another volume from his sleeve. Upon seeing this, not only Tang Yin was dumbfounded, but also Qiu Zhen on the other side.
The first two are big.
Shangguan Yuanji is simply endless. Who knows how many memorials he has hidden in his sleeves. After finishing his affairs, he will probably have to wait until tomorrow morning. Before he could say anything, Qiu Zhen said first: "Your Majesty, I have something to do.
Start playing."
Hearing Qiu Zhen speak, Tang Yin felt relieved, hurriedly put Shangguan Yuanji aside, and asked Qiu Zhen with a smile: "Prime Minister Qiu, what's the matter with you?"
"It's also about the sharp decline in the young population in our country." Qiu Zhen said: "At present, it has become more and more difficult to recruit new soldiers in our country. Military salaries have been increasing, but there are fewer and fewer recruits willing to join the army. This is not our style.
The main problem of losing cohesion and determination to serve the country is still the lack of troops, so I thought of a solution and asked your Majesty to take a look."
Tang Yin took Qiu Zhen's memorial, glanced at it twice, then took a breath and said in surprise: "You mean... to recruit new soldiers in Ningdi and Modi and integrate them into the Central Army?"
Qiu Zhen said: "In fact, hasn't your Majesty already done this? General Nanye's Huwei Army and General Zuo Shuang's Feilong Army are both Central Army legions composed mainly of Ning people."
"But the combat effectiveness of these two armies is not strong, and it is far inferior to the Pingyuan Army, Sanshui Army, Directly Affiliated Army and other armies that are purely composed of wind people. According to your wishes, the Ning people and Mo people will be mixed into the entire Central Army.
So, won't the combat effectiveness of the Pingyuan Army, Sanshui Army, Directly Affiliated Army and other legions be affected by this?" Tang Yin frowned. The legion composed of Ning people can just attack, but how can it compete with the Pingyuan Army and others?
How about comparing it to the Legion?
"I think otherwise. Take the Pingyuan Army as an example. Even if a large number of Ning people or Mo people join the Pingyuan Army, the Pingyuan Army will still be the Pingyuan Army, and its combat effectiveness will never be affected." Qiu Zhense said.
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"There is no difference between Ning people and Mo people and us Feng people. We all eat whole grains. Is it possible that Ning people and Mo people are naturally not as strong as Feng people? I don't think so. The reason why they are not as brave as Feng people in battle is that
It's just because they belong to different legions and have different determination to fight. Each legion has its own characteristics, which is what the king calls the soul of the army. Like the Pingyuan Army, it has long been branded as a tough and tough army that would rather die than surrender.
Soul, when new recruits join, they will soon be integrated into the entire legion, inherit the will of the legion, and become part of it. This will be the case whether it is Feng Ren, Ning Ren or Mo Ren. As for the determination to fight, it depends on
Do the soldiers have a sense of belonging? As long as Ning Ren and Mo Ren can think of themselves as members of the Feng Kingdom, they will be infected by the Feng Ren soldiers on the battlefield, and they will be determined to fight to the death when facing the enemy.
"
Tang Yin carefully considered Qiu Zhen's words. After a long time, he slowly nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."
"Your Majesty, the Feng people are limited after all. It is impossible for the Feng Kingdom to conquer the whole world just by relying on the Feng people. Since we now have eight counties in Ningbei and five counties in Mobei, with such a huge source of troops for us to choose from, how can your Majesty
How can I turn a blind eye?"
"But, how can we make Ning and Mo Ren find a sense of belonging in our army and have the determination to fight to the death?" Tang Yin squinted his eyes and stared at Qiu Zhen.
"I believe that this not only requires the king to treat Feng people, Ning people, and Mo people equally, but also needs to provide certain benefits to Ning people and Mo people who are willing to surrender to the army."
"Tell me more about it."
"Ah! These ministers have already written it down in the memorial." Qiu Zhen pointed to the memorial in Tang Yin's hand.
Tang Yin lowered his head and looked carefully, and said while looking: "Change household registration..."
"Yes." Qiu Zhen explained: "As long as there are Ning people and Mo people who are willing to join the army, they can change their household registration and make them Feng people if they want. If they serve in the army, they can also choose to get their hometown.
Even if you retire from the army, you can still make a living on farmland in your hometown or the land of Feng Country."
"Yeah!" Tang Yin nodded his head as he listened, and mocked with a smile: "Once this discount is opened, it will be easier for the rebel forces in Ningdi and Modi to infiltrate our army and our country's mainland."
Qiu Zhen smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, there are advantages and disadvantages. How can we achieve the best of both worlds?"
"Yes, I agree with what you said." Tang Yin put down the memorial, leaned on the table with his elbows, and tapped his forehead lightly.
The military reform proposed by Qiu Zhen can indeed greatly alleviate the pressure on Feng Country's young population, but no one can tell what the effect will be.
You must know that the stakes are very high. Once the effect is not good, it is not as simple as the failure of the reform. At the very least, it will directly lead to the annihilation of one or several main armies of Feng State on the battlefield. What's worse, it may cause Feng State to be in trouble.
Defeated in future wars.
After pondering for a long time, Tang Yin gently tapped the memorial again and said to Qiu Zhen: "This matter... needs to be considered and discussed again, and then the commanders of each army are asked for their opinions."
"This is natural. As long as the king thinks it is feasible, I will go to the generals to discuss it, ask for their opinions, and finally submit a detailed method to the king." Qiu Zhen responded.
"Yeah!" Tang Yin raised his head and smiled and said, "Just do it!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Qiu Zhen agreed, but had no intention of resigning. Tang Yin looked outside and saw that the sky had darkened. He asked feebly: "Is there anything else?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. It's about the rotation of the commanders, commanders, and commanders of each legion." Qiu Zhen handed over another memorial.
"Rotation?" Tang Yin took the memorial, looked at it, put it down, and looked at Qiu Zhen in confusion.
"In the legion, if the legion commander has been working for a long time, it is inevitable that the legion commander will not become his confidant. If the legion commander has been working for a long time, it is inevitable that the commander of thousands will not become his trusted confidant. If the commander of thousands of troops has been working for a long time, he will inevitably become his trusted confidant.
The soldiers naturally became confidants. People's hearts are unpredictable. If the king wants to firmly control the entire army, he must eliminate party members and factions. Rotation once a year or every few years is the best way to prevent party members and factions from forming.
."
"Won't doing this affect the combat effectiveness of each legion?" When people stay together for a long time, it is easy to develop trust and affection. This does facilitate the formation of party members and factions, but long-term relationship between people will also form a tacit understanding.
On the battlefield, tacit understanding is also one of the important factors in improving overall combat effectiveness.
"There will definitely be an impact." Qiu Zhen said: "But in order to prevent unexpected events, rotation is also imperative."
Tang Yin stared at Qiu Zhen for a long time, then rolled his eyes, leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice and asked, "Qiu Zhen, what news have you heard?"