sweeping the world

Chapter 555 Is this a united effort?
There was an end to the feast, the atmosphere was purposely created, there was no tension in the face of danger, some were just a review of past victories, except for Sima Dan who was too young, the rest of the prisoners were all arranged for a performance. It can be funny and funny, or it can be timid and overwhelmed, but it is only used to show the victory of the Han Dynasty.

The Central Plains Dynasty defeated the enemy and had many captives. Those who were distinguished enough were placed under house arrest. Whenever there was any festival, or the king simply wanted to have fun, the captives would be pulled out for exhibitions to show off their martial arts.

Liu Yan did it quite simply, amused the captives' shame and indignation to his heart's content, and even forced Li Nong, who felt that life was useless, to jump off the high platform.

Li Nong did not fall to his death from the almost two-foot-high platform. He broke his legs and lost an arm.

No matter what it is, Liu Yan's goal has been achieved. He eliminated the fear of facing the dangerous situation among the central officials, and gave more confidence to some people who didn't know what to do.

Although it was a big banquet, the senior leaders of the central government were not really drunk. Many people did not go home after midnight and stayed in Miyagi to discuss countermeasures with Liu Yan overnight.

Conscription became the first thing that had to be done. How to conscript, which states and counties accounted for the majority, where the training points were, and where the assembly points should be placed. A feasible plan was quickly discussed.

The current registered population of the Han Kingdom is more than [-] million, and the detailed registration method down to age group can effectively calculate how many soldiers it has. The Prime Minister's Office and the Taiwei Office checked after a while.

"If you really want to recruit troops regardless of everything, you can recruit 430 million people!" Xu Zheng was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out, and said impatiently: "Prime Minister, work harder, calculate the number of troops that can be recruited within three months." The ultimate source of troops."

More than 430 million people can recruit [-] million, which has absolutely nothing to do with being in troubled times.In the era of war, the survival rate of young and strong people was relatively high because of their physical fitness. After a series of cruel eliminations, some adapted survivors survived. To die of starvation is also to be killed by a serious disease.

Ji Chang was very unwilling to dampen Xu Zheng's excitement, but he had to say: "Based on the current conditions, at most another 30 people will be recruited, and more..."

"No food?" Xu Zheng yelled recklessly: "Grab, rob Linyi and Funan, rob the enemy country, and then recruit from the subordinate countries!"

"I have counted everything that can be done." Ji Chang shook his head: "Forty thousand Imperial Guards, eight thousand Huben Army, twenty thousand Yulin Army, 20 Standing Army, 40 county soldiers, 15 civilians, plus There are over 30 new conscripts, and even more militias that need to be added...there can't be more."

Xu Zheng was stunned when he heard this. Although he was a captain, he hadn't seriously calculated the total number of personnel belonging to the military because of his personality, not counting the 30 and more that hadn't been recruited yet. The civilian workers suddenly realized that there were already more than 80 people.

"Not counting those reorganized army soldiers. My opinion is that the old army soldiers should be reorganized into combat troops, and the newly recruited troops should replace the army soldiers while training and producing at the same time." Ji Chang faced Liu Yan with an almost pleading expression. : "If there is no food, I am afraid it will be a collapsed situation."

The next war will be different from the previous ones. The standing army was the main force in the previous war. Although the county soldiers are close to the battlefield, their tasks are not heavy. Different military affairs will have different consumption. For example, traveling frequently is definitely more expensive than being stationed in a certain place for a long time. It consumes more everywhere, which is not only the additional consumption of transportation, but also some unexpected losses.

"It is already..." Ji Chang hesitated for a moment to support a battle of this scale, then said after a pause, "It is the king who can reduce the consumption of the journey."

The current war situation is obvious. There will be a series of wars in Guanzhong, northwest, northern Xinjiang, and northeast China. The standing army of only 20 is too scarce. County soldiers are needed to join the war, which means at least 60 military personnel. On all fronts, the number of people participating in the war will only increase rather than decrease.

A large number of soldiers are recruited, and one more soldier is equivalent to the loss of a labor force among the people. One increase and one decrease are not as simple as one plus one or one minus one. There will also be other subsidiary effects, such as military equipment and equipment used to arm soldiers. Pension after death.

"Recently some restless guys in various places have been jumping very hard..." Xu Zheng said with a grinning grin: "If they want to die, let them die."

Everyone present could understand Xu Zheng's words, and even noticed some extra meanings. It was nothing more than focusing on those who had something at home. Soft ones were of course the best, and if not, just come to hard ones.

"Not right!" Sang Yu didn't want to speak at first, he raised his finger to Xu Zheng angrily: "Taiwei, who gave you such courage!"

Xu Zheng squinted at Sang Yu, groaned a few times, and said, "Doctor Yushi can think of a better way?"

"The guilty must be punished, but the innocent cannot be excused!" Sang Yu saluted Liu Yan directly and said in a very loud voice: "Your Majesty, no matter how difficult it is, we can't ignore the Han law. This time, we can destroy families and destroy people to obtain food in the name of difficulty. With wealth, can you find a reason to do this next time? Once a big man is such a big man, will he still be a big man!? "

"Indeed." Ji Chang didn't choose to stand in line, and said, "Taiwei, don't joke anymore."

Xu Zheng was smacking his lips, and when he saw Liu Yan looking at him with a stern look, he burst into awkward laughter.

Local tyrants can obtain a large amount of supplies in an instant, but they must not be done when the local tyrants have not made mistakes. That is forcing more people to rise up and fight against each other. The country is subjugated by foreign aggression, who dares to create wealth in the future, is it for the purpose of being plundered wantonly by the ruler above?

That is to say, Xu Zheng, as a representative of the military generals, was severely criticized for saying those words. For any administrator to say those things, losing his official position is inevitable, and being killed is not an injustice.

Liu Yan thought of something. Historically, whether in the East or the West, there were indeed rulers who wantonly plundered the rich in the country. After robbing the rich, even the middle class continued to rob, causing the country to lose a little bit of property. People rushed to flee, and then the country perished in the anger of the gods and people, and was replaced by another ruler in a very short period of time.

Many countries are going to unite to conquer the Han Dynasty. Liu Yan is very clear that in this situation, internal stability should be the main priority.

"Zhu Qing." As soon as Liu Yan spoke, everyone closed their mouths and made a gesture of listening: "Today is the time for the big man to stand tall in the world, whether he has withstood the test and swept the countries smoothly since then, or is he able to hold the mission?" In the future, it will become a long-term battle, whether it will fail or fall into a predicament or even subjugate the country, all depends on the discussion between the ministers and the widow today."

There is no other meaning, Liu Yan is just telling everyone to put away those small thoughts in his heart, he is not so kind as to not kill acquaintances.

"I will supervise all officials, but officials who make mistakes will be severely punished by law." After finishing his duties, Sang Yu paused for a while before continuing: "Minister, on behalf of Sang Yu Sir, donate 30 shi of grain and fodder, and 20 gold in total. I also ask the king to allow me to move around to raise funds."

"Your Majesty, I offer you [-] dan of grain and grain, and a total of [-] dan of wealth and silk." Ji Chang was not at all ashamed or embarrassed because of the small amount.

Later, including Xu Zheng, they all made similar donations. In some cases, they were basically the limit of what they could do.

It stands to reason that Liu Yan should feel happy, but he felt angry. It was not because those who donated simply felt that they were not strong enough.

Cui Yue from the General Administration of Supervision and Censorship has enough qualifications to be present. He is a member of the Boling Cui family. After the donation began, his face changed constantly. He finally gritted his teeth: "I, on behalf of the Boling Cui family, donated 70 shi of grain and fodder. A total of 80 gold."

Speaking of representing the Cui family of Boling, not the queen Cui Wan, Cui Yue hesitated mainly because she seemed not qualified to represent the whole family, but the atmosphere at the scene was like this, could it be that the queen's natal family just kept silent?

As a secretary, Xun Xian shouldn't have taken the initiative to speak, but he spoke after Cui Yue: "I have something to say."

Everyone's eyes were originally on Cui Yue, and they all looked over when they heard Xun Xian's words.

Xun Xian got Liu Yan's permission and said in a very steady voice: "I represent the Xun family of Yingchuan, the Chen family of Yingchuan, the Zhong family of Yingchuan, the Taiyang family, the Wang family of Linchuan, the Lu family of Fanyang, and the Hongnong family. Yang, a total of 320 million ten thousand shi and 140 million gold were donated."

Liu Yan was a little dazed by the string of what names, and only after hearing the amount did he react a little. He was not shocked or delighted by the huge number, but instead showed a dazed expression.

None of the surnames Xun Xian mentioned had their own glorious pasts. Some of them were from well-established millennium families, and some of them went to the south of the Yangtze River after "crossing south with their clothes."

Ji Chang looked at Xun Xian with deep meaning in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, smiling playfully.

No one asked Xun Xian how much each family had. What they thought was that those families had made a decision in advance, maybe they had put their best effort into it, or they might have left room for donation. What I am betting on is that the Han Dynasty can survive this time, and I am also paying the dues for my family to return to the broad stage.

While everyone was thinking, Liu Shen, who had just learned to walk, appeared at a trot. He even fell down when crossing the threshold. He cried "Wow" and got up and continued walking. When he came to Liu Yan, he rushed towards him.

Liu Yan's appearance made everyone, including Liu Yan, look outside the door, where Xie Daoyun stood. Some keen people even discovered that Liu Yan was holding a rolled up note in his little hand.

The child only cared about crying and fussing, no matter who taught him before, he couldn't care about it anyway, after Liu Yan comforted him, he took the roll of paper, and didn't see that it was for the maid to carry Liu Shen down.

"Tai'an, come and read." After Liu Yan finished speaking, someone would pass the note to Ji Chang.He watched Xie Daoyun's figure disappear from the door before turning his eyes back.

Ji Chang opened the paper and looked at it first. There was no obvious change in the expression on his face. He said blankly: "Yangxia Xie, Langye Wang, Longkanghuan, Wujun Lu, Panyang Liang, Jiangxia The Chen family will donate grain and fodder 370 million shi and 230 million gold."

Yu Yi had already spoken just now, and what he said when he opened his mouth was that Yu donated 80 shi of grain and 27 gold.He knew very well what families were on the note, including Huan Wen and Xie An's family who were not present, and even Wang Xizhi's family was brought in. The rest were local aristocratic families in the south.

So far, based on a single donation amount, Yu Yi's family has the most food and fodder, and the Boling Cui family has the most money.Looking at the donations, one can actually tell that the families in the south really have a lot of food, while the families in the north can't safely produce less because of the barbarian's repeated ravages.

Liu Yan asked Ji Chang: "How much?"

"The total amount of grain and fodder is 21 million shi, and the total amount of gold is 570 three." Ji Chang still had that expressionless dead face, and the next sentence came out with a sentence that would scare anyone into a cold sweat: "The family is indeed a family."

"Hehe." Liu Yan nodded: "It is indeed worthy of the name of the family."

One sentence made some people almost faint. If they hadn't tried their best to control them, they would have yelled that they were afraid of giving up their family for the country.

"This is the aristocratic family!" Liu Yan had to express his opinion, otherwise a good thing would turn into a bad thing: "Most aristocratic families have been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, and the surnames are not just simple surnames, they are pioneers and shed blood for the ethnic group as ancestors. The widow often thinks deeply that the ancient family can shed blood for the development of the ethnic group. It is a matter of course that they should receive respect and enjoy the dignity. If the family can follow the example of the ancient ancestors, what worries the widow? It is the luck of the country, the family, and the heads of the people! "

Sang Yu glared at Ji Chang with an almost murderous look, and stood up first to salute Liu Yan: "What a blessing for the king!"

Ji Chang laughed a few times with a rare "hehe", and saluted without saying a word.

Xu Zheng burst into a "hahaha" laugh, saying any nasty words in his mouth was also a salute.

Sangong took the lead, Jiuqing followed, and all of them saluted Liu Yan afterwards.

Which dynasty does not have some special groups, and the struggle in life is not only for oneself, but also for future generations, and no one will refuse to be able to enjoy prosperity and wealth.They salute because of Liu Yan's attitude, it's not that he can't accept the existence of the aristocratic family, which is extremely important to too many people.

Liu Yan made it quite clear that the family that is beneficial to the country is a good family. Such an attitude will definitely lead to a frenzy of donations in the future. After all, every family should think about how Han Guo survived this wave. They did not donate Will it be accounted for.

But in fact... Liu Yan really doesn't want to engage in this kind of thing, and he will definitely give compensation later.

(End of this chapter)