The entire Han Dynasty became a country that could be farmed and fought. In fact, it was similar to the Yingyang Mansion and Zhechong Mansion established in the Sui and Tang Dynasties in later generations. In the final analysis, the people were allowed to serve as soldiers during war and as farmers during weekdays to ensure that both war and farming were not delayed.
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But after all, these common people cannot compare with the carefully trained army. The Han Dynasty will inevitably maintain a considerable number of troops on the border, and these common people who can form an army at any time are actually mainly used as reserve troops.
Unless there is a national war, there should be no chance for these people to take part. In fact, they are equivalent to militiamen.
At the same time, of course, the military's retirement policy must be implemented. The army on the border cannot remain unchanged for a long time. According to the policy formulated by the Taiwei Mansion, it is a five-year rotation. In fact, the time of service in the army is from ten to ten years.
From the age of eight to twenty-three, after the age of twenty-three, they will return to their hometowns to participate in farming and become reserve forces. After all, for twenty-three-year-olds, they have served in the military for a long enough time, but their age is still completely
Suitable for farming.
Once a war breaks out, these people will also be the priority for recruitment by the army.
In fact, what the Taiwei Mansion wants to do is to turn the entire Han Dynasty into a large military camp, which can mobilize the country's men and women to participate in the war at any time. Of course, this also requires speeding up the replacement of soldiers in the army and the training of ordinary people in peacetime.
It is also a big expense, but it is naturally much better than having the entire Han Dynasty have no soldiers available and directly dragging the people into battle as cannon fodder.
From Nanchen to Dahan, they all pursued a semi-professional elite military policy to make up for the numerical gap with the north. If the Han generals were directly allowed to command a group of rabble, I am afraid these generals would be helpless.
"The Ministry of Works has begun to develop new repeating crossbows and fire arrows." At this time, Wu Ping, the Minister of the Ministry of Works, also stood up and said. The Ministry of Works has always been on the same page as the Taiwei Mansion, and the Ministry of Households has cooperated in this way. Naturally, the Ministry of Works
It's impossible not to speak.
Indeed, Xiao Maha's first strategy was to mobilize the power of the entire country and put the Han Dynasty completely under a wartime system, and the newly emerging industry and commerce were also indispensable.
According to Li Xingchen's instructions, the Ministry of Industry's focus is on developing more siege equipment and single-person high-destruction equipment. There are more and denser cities in the North, and there are also more enemies. The equipment is the most powerful one that can be thought of now.
A quick and easy way to bridge the gap.
Of course, Li Xingchen will definitely not let go of the use of firearms. Once he possesses firearms, the gap between the two parties will be narrowed in the shortest possible time. However, it is precisely because of the power of firearms that the Ministry of Industry has made great efforts in this regard.
The exploration is still confidential and will not be revealed until a usable firecracker, at least a throwing attack weapon similar to the Sky Thunder, is actually developed.
However, in addition to secret firearms, repeating crossbows and improved ladder trucks are the objects of everyone's attention. If the Ministry of Industry can really develop these, it will actually be enough to greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the army.
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In addition to the Ministry of Industry, there is also the Ministry of Commerce. Immediately, Tang Zhengliang, the Minister of Commerce, also stood up: "Your Majesty, now the banks in various places have been basically established. Now through the banks, the court can extract profits and enrich the national treasury. This year's bank
I have written all the specific development conditions in the memorial. In addition, there is also our caravan, which has gone north deep into Guanzhong and even Hebei."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. I am afraid that trade is also a key element that many people have overlooked. Not only can trade directly or indirectly control the money of most of the upper class in society in the hands of the imperial court, but it can also further control the north through commercial exchanges between the north and the south.
After all, when people get used to certain commodities, they will gradually become inseparable from them.
"Coordinating farming, industry and commerce is my first policy," Xiao Mohe said loudly, "and the second policy is that Yang Su should report to His Majesty if he wants to come to the Taiwei Mansion to join the army."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. In fact, Yang Su's strategy was to encroach step by step, swallowing up the land of Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian bit by bit. Nanyang, which was already half surrounded by Li Xingchen, was the next primary target. Such a step
The method of nibbling forward is obviously less likely to arouse the other party's vigilance, making the other party think that "to deal with the outside world, you must first settle the internal situation", and still focus on the internal opponent.
After all, judging from the current overall situation of the world, Nanyang is really insignificant to the two sides with Luoyang as the main battlefield. Little did they know that Li Xingchen wanted to use this method to completely block both sides in the Central Plains, Guanzhong and Hebei.
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By capturing Nanyang, Li Xingchen had the ability to completely participate in the chaos in Luoyang, and at the same time threaten the flanks of Guanzhong and Huaibei, where the latter two were the life gates of Yang Jian and Yu Wenxian respectively.
Xiao Mohe then said: "The second strategy is to encroach step by step and try our best to get more people from the enemy's hands and get more prisoners, so that we can make up the gap between us as much as possible.
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After a pause, Xiao Mohe looked at Li Xingchen: "Speaking of which, how does Your Majesty plan to dispose of the Turks captured in this northwest battle?"
"It's just right for them to work hard to replace the Northern prisoners in the workshops and mines." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice.
Previously, mines and workshops, especially those deep in the mountains of Bashu, used soldiers from the Northern Zhou Dynasty captured by Li Xingchen in a series of battles in Bashu. In fact, it felt a bit of a waste. This time, the Turks were filled in.
Go in, and these Northern Zhou soldiers who have been transformed through labor for such a long time can be added to the army. Some of them even have their hometowns under the control of the Han Dynasty.
Xiao Mohe nodded slightly: "My last strategy is to choose a suitable moment and go all out to defeat one of them directly."
"Then which one should I choose?" Li Xingchen asked with a smile.
In fact, this point has coincided with his thoughts, and the problem has returned to the original place. However, compared to Li Xingchen, Xiao Mohe and the others still hope to win steadily. Obviously, the big man who has gone through the first two steps has
With sufficient national strength as a backing, and at the same time forming advantages over the enemy in more directions, it is natural to not worry about the possible consequences of failure.
"I think we should break through Guanzhong first."
"Why?"
"Guanzhong has a small terrain but a large population, and there is also a Zhou emperor. In contrast, Hebei has a vast terrain and is mostly plains. Yu Wenxian is cruising with cavalry. It is difficult for us to destroy him in one battle!" Xiao Mohe said solemnly,
"If we break through the pass, we can form a line from Huainan and Jingxiang to the pass. If we retreat, we can defend ourselves. If we advance, we can attack Hebei, so as to unify the world."
Li Xingchen's eyes immediately turned to Gu Yewang and others.