"On this eastward tour, the more I chewed, the more delicious it became. Many strategies were only decided here. I will have to go out for more walks in the future." On the way south, Shao Shude felt that the car was boring, so he rode his horse.
And go.
At that time, there were hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers, and the snow scenery was enchanting. The emperors, kings and ministers were riding horses and whipping their whips, giving directions to the country, which was really very satisfying.
"Your Majesty, the state officials may not like you to go on patrol." Chen Cheng also smiled.
Along the way, dozens of officials have been punished. Depending on the severity of their crimes, ranging from dismissal to exile.
Fortunately, when the new dynasty was established, the original chain of interests was broken, and most of the negative assets of the former Tang Dynasty were abandoned. The enthusiasm of the officials was stimulated, and they were still working hard and restrained, and they did not rise to the point of needing to kill people.
Generally speaking, the old bureaucrats committed more crimes. Maybe they were used to many operations in the past and thought it was nothing serious, but it was not allowed in the new dynasty.
Even in the 21st century, officials are still doing things like this. No matter how strict your system is, over time, the atmosphere will always be like this or that. Every time you are arrested, although it cannot be cured, it can always get better. Maybe in a few years, officials will
It's back to its old ways, but at least it slows down the speed of deterioration, which is still meaningful.
There are some officials with a background in Kansai Prefecture who commit crimes, but not many. They live in such a big dyeing vat, and it is impossible not to be assimilated. As long as the assimilation rate is slow, Shao Shude will be quite satisfied.
"If we don't go out on patrol, who knows what the place is like." Shao Shude said: "If my descendants grew up in a deep palace and don't know the sufferings of the people, wouldn't they be fooled by others? Even if they are talented, they can only use some people.
The brains are definitely not as proficient in practical matters as those old bureaucrats, and they ultimately decide on the wrong strategy."
"Your Majesty, there are specialties in the arts, and the emperor only needs to know how to employ people." Chen Cheng said.
"What you say is correct, but you also need to have an understanding of practical matters." Shao Shude disagreed and said: "In the future, my descendants will have to set rules and go to local places for experience. What's wrong with a prince being a minor official?
?Princes and nobles who were demoted in the Northern Dynasty, wouldn’t they feel comfortable being a minor official? I am a martial artist, so I don’t understand the rules, so what? Not only that, I also have to go out more often, talk about martial arts with the army, and hunt in the fields.”
Chen Cheng smiled bitterly. Those people in the Northern Dynasty were originally very violent and their rules were not so strict. What should I learn from them? The emperor married his cousin, his cousin, and his cousin's niece. Well, we can't go into this matter deeply.
Shao Shude laughed when he saw that Chen Cheng had stopped talking. In fact, he still had something to say, the emperor must control the army.
Since the pre-Qin Dynasty, the king was first and foremost the military commander, which was his most important position. However, at that time, there were many small countries and their succession was orderly. It was indeed difficult to compare with the unified dynasty. But in any case, it is right for the emperor to control the army, especially
The troops in the capital must be firmly under control to ensure that they have the ability to overturn the table at any time.
"Your Majesty said this, I'm afraid many scholars will be unhappy." Chen Cheng also said with a smile.
Shao Shude smiled and said nothing.
In fact, he liked the customs of the previous dynasty. During festivals, officials and the people had fun together, and some officials who were good at dancing got drunk and danced on the spot. Even the prime minister danced. This seems hard to imagine in later generations, right?
Women went out on horseback, rode horses, and played polo on donkeys. They wore scantily clad clothes and did not wear curtains. Even people repeatedly pointed out this fact, which is actually hard to imagine in later generations.
The emperor and his concubines walked side by side and went hunting together. The women also held bows and shot rabbits, foxes and other things.
You should learn beautiful and interesting things from foreign countries, improve them after learning, and localize them as part of your own traditional culture. If you don’t have that kind of sensitive political correctness, you would rather...not...
After the Anshi Rebellion, this open atmosphere became somewhat restrained, but it has not completely changed and is still generally positive.
However, when the Khitan and Dangxiang rise in the future, the Han people will suffer heavy losses, and it is expected that the situation will be greatly reversed.
To be honest, the rise of these two major ethnic groups is no less shocking than the defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty by Japan after the political reform, which shocked the people.
During the Xuanzong Dynasty, what the hell was Dangxiang? The generals took credit for their achievements, forced them to rebel repeatedly, and suppressed them again, so that the court could no longer stand it. Even if the Tuoba clan won Xiazhou, they were invaded by Hedong during the Houliang period.
A partial division was severely defeated, and the army of the Later Liang Dynasty came to rescue them. During the Later Tang Dynasty, Xiazhou was even surrounded, and they had to defend to the end to defeat the enemy. The proud cavalry was completely defeated in front of the infantry of the Later Tang Dynasty.
I want to continue the Han people's self-confidence and continue the atmosphere of tolerance and openness.
It doesn’t matter if the prime minister dances in public, or if women play ball and hunt, maybe human nature is like this, and a society bound and imprisoned by ethics is not normal. Even though such a society may not be as stable as a social order with strict ethics, Shao Shude is happy to see that he
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On December 16, the army arrived at Linyi County, Lisuo, Yizhou. At this time, Wei Bo's envoy, Sikong Ting, the shogunate's marcher, came again.
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Yizhou is responsible for water control. The confluence of the Yishui River is located on the west bank of the Yishui River. One hundred and ten miles to the southeast is Yushan, and another one hundred and twenty miles to Qushan County, Lisuo, Haizhou.
This place has actually left the mountains and reached the plains and valleys, so the terrain is open and endless as far as the eye can see.
The 30,000-strong army was spread out in all directions, vast and majestic. General Tu had already headed to Dizhou, intending to teach Lu Yanwei a lesson. Longxiang's army had just been reorganized and could not fight a tough battle, so he was taken with him to train him as he went.
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During your stay in Yizhou, you will handle official business as usual.
General affairs are filtered out in Luoyang, and all that are sent here are big and important matters.
For example, the first scientific examination of Daxia will be held in March next year, and final confirmation is required.
For example, the 5,500-strong Xinquan Army was reorganized into the Yuanbian Town Army, and Shao Shude personally gave them the names of Yinshan First Town and Second Town.
The former was stationed at Gaoque and other fortresses in the north of Fengzhou, and the old Guancheng city could be used. A part of the land at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain was divided as public land, and personnel were recruited to cultivate it, and the income was used as part of the income of the town soldiers.
The second town was located in the northern border of Johor. After the beginning of spring, civilians were recruited to build the city, measure and count the farmland and pastures nearby that could be used as public land.
In addition, the five prefectures of Feng, Sheng, Shen, Rou, and Shuo began to reform and implement the government army system. The number of soldiers in a Zhechong Prefecture is one thousand, and twenty Zhechong Prefectures are temporarily established. The two prefectures of Feng and Sheng account for the majority, while Shen and Rou
, Shuo is sparsely populated, as an auxiliary.
One soldier from the government is granted one hundred and fifty acres of land. If both father and son are in the military, that is three hundred acres, which is very good in the border areas. There is sufficient economic strength to allow them to train full-time - and they are also tax-free.
Those who are free from corvee can be said to be rich.
If all the troops are recruited, there is no doubt that this is a knight with a fief and serfs.
It is worth mentioning that the border prefectures and counties that implement the government army system also have professional soldiers, that is, town soldiers. However, the number is small, guarding the gates and fortresses, resisting the first wave of enemy attacks, and dispatching government soldiers to the rear.
To gain time.
The approved number of soldiers in the first town was more than 8,000 and in the second town was about 5,000. The Xinquan Army alone was not enough, so eight soldiers who were willing to go north were selected from the more than 20,000 soldiers in the two towns of Zhongwu and Huaixi.
Thousands were given to fields, cattle and sheep, and allowed to build houses.
Of course, there are also many people who don't want to go to the north, so they will be dismissed without saying anything.
The Yicong and Chishui armies and the Zhili Daozhou soldiers have been mobilized and are heading to Ruzhou, ready to suppress them at any time - Huaixi and Zhongwu town troops are currently stationed in Ruzhou.
Generally speaking, there were people who joined forces to rebel, but they did not need to use a large army. The people of the Privy Council hunted them down with their guards.
The Huaixi soldiers were relatively obedient. The elite soldiers of the Zhongwu Army had long been beaten to pieces, and the remaining ones were unable to make a big splash.
However, it still cannot be taken lightly.
The mood of the warriors in the feudal town is very unstable, and something may happen during the journey north. Therefore, more than 10,000 people from the Yi Congjun will escort the whole journey until the Rouzhou camp takes over. Feng, Sheng has flying dragons and iron cavalry.
Ding Nan waited for the army to be able to suppress the dissatisfaction.
I believe that after a year and a half, these people's minds will be tempered and they will begin to accept reality, and the risk of rebellion will be greatly reduced.
Shao Shude has a deep understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of Fu soldiers.
The advantage is that you save money, and at the same time you can get an army with good combat effectiveness, which is enough to consolidate the border.
The disadvantage is that they cannot go on expeditions or fight too frequently, otherwise they will go bankrupt and flee.
For now, as a defensive force, it is enough.
The third important piece of business concerns the South.
Ma Yin was dissatisfied with the canonization and openly obeyed the Tang Dynasty and used the title of Tianyou.
Of course, they are not the only ones in the world who continue to obey the Tang Dynasty. Hedong, Huainan, Shuzhong, and Qianzhong are all - the three towns of Chengde, Cangjing, and Yiding have recently seen clearly the attitude of the Great Xia court and expressed that they will continue to obey the Tang Dynasty.
The Xia Dynasty was a "pseudo dynasty".
What’s interesting is that Wei Bo hasn’t expressed his attitude yet.
After Shao Shude finished handling his official duties, he asked someone to invite Sikong Ting in.
"Meet your Majesty." Shao Shude was very satisfied with Sikong Ting's attitude, but he didn't know whether it represented Wei Bo as a whole or just him.
"Sikong Qing, has Luo Shaowei made up his mind?" Shao Shude asked.
"Your Majesty, the Yamen soldiers are rebellious and difficult to control. Commander Luo is determined to kill them." Sikong Ting replied simply.
"Oh? How to kill him?" Shao Shude became interested and asked.
Like Zhu Quanzhong who went to the funeral for his daughter, a sneak attack at night is impossible because you can't get in at all.
"Shuai Luo wants to lead his army south to recapture Chanzhou. There may be a big war by then." Sikong Ting said.
Shao Shude laughed. Is this meant to trap the Yamen soldiers? When the battle is about to begin, the coach should flee first? To be honest, this is a bit excessive. Luo Shaowei should not do this, because it will cause a large number of casualties to the Weibo town army and the prefecture and county troops.
In addition, with Wei Bowufu's current morale, he may not be willing to go out of the city for a decisive battle.
"Come, let me discuss with you in detail how to operate." The smile on Shao Shude's face became brighter.
This kind of battle was probably fought only in the late Tang Dynasty, and it was a "big mistake"...