sweeping the world

Chapter 732
"My lords! The big man must never set this precedent. Our interests cannot be damaged. Once this example is set, it will inevitably harm future generations!"

When Xu Zheng returned to the Taiwei Office, he summoned a group of generals to briefly introduce what was discussed at the meeting to those who were not qualified to participate in the court meeting, and the above sentence came into being.

The distribution of land, no matter how it is distributed, will not lose the military's share, and the military may even gain great benefits. This is something that all parties will inevitably do if they want Juntian to pass, and no one can ignore it. military presence.

As a Taiwei, Xu Zheng is very eager to gain benefits, but his integrity has not been lost. As the No. 1 in the military, the first thing to think about is that once there is no credit, or even no need to pay at all, and you can get something for free, then What is the use of struggling?
If it really develops to the point where the land is equalized without compensation, Xu Zheng can understand one thing without thinking too much. It is bound to hit the military's desire to fight, and the collapse of the military meritorious rank is also imminent.The army lost its will to fight, and once the rank of military merit collapsed, it would be the dereliction of duty of the Taiwei first.

"The pre-Qin Dynasty died because of Bengkai II, the military leader, and the pre-Han country collapsed because of the equalization of land. The Taiwei will never do such a thing of digging the foundation of the empire, and will not allow anyone to do so!"

The murderer of the collapse of the Qin Empire's military exploits was none other than the First Emperor Yingzheng.After the army swept all over the world, he did not fulfill his promise to the army, that is, he was quite stingy in terms of rewards.In fact, it's not that he is willing to be stingy. It's really that the land held by the state is really not enough to allocate to meritorious soldiers, so the rewards are not authentic enough.

The Qin Empire unified the world because of Shang Yang's reform, but it was also because of Shang Yang's reform that doomed the country's destruction after the unification.Not only because of the stingy rewards of the first emperor, but also related to whether the expansion can continue. Once the direction of expansion is lost, the destruction of the country will become inevitable.

The Han Empire was inherited from the Qin Dynasty, which means that the system and system of the country are largely the same as those of the Qin Empire.This is also reflected in the execution of the military meritorious title. The title enjoys various benefits and benefits, which ensures that no matter what the situation is, there will be a group as the "basic board". As long as those "basic boards" still have the determination to defend the country, No matter how bad things are, there are still people who will stand up when things go wrong.

Empress Lu's Juntian is a big welfare show for those who have nobles, and it has to be done in order to get the country out of the downturn.At that time, she also faced a situation. Under the premise that everything depends on people, too many people hold more land than they can cultivate. The Han people are not like the Qin people in the past. Holding too much land has become a burden, and private land is allowed to be bought and sold privately.

Once the land can be bought and sold privately, it will naturally open the door for land annexation. When the year is good, not many people are willing to sell it, but people who can’t stand the unexpected will sell their land to make ends meet. The capital that goes down has become a choice. The big families and powerful families with enough capital have repeatedly increased the amount of land under their names. When it reaches a certain level, the land will be concentrated in the hands of a few people.

The characteristics of the farming nation, and then the society under the small-scale peasant economy... To put it bluntly, it is an environment that is extremely business-oriented and does not encourage the development of handicrafts. The key to whether people can live is whether they own land.

When most people become landless, and they have no other means of earning a living, what else can they hope for except that there will be a big chaos and a new round of free land equalization will happen after everything is broken?
Xu Zheng didn't think so thoroughly. He had only one starting point, which was to never allow anything to hit the military's warlike heart. He scanned a group of generals who seemed at a loss, and said, "I don't care if the Taiwei What are you thinking? I will issue a military order to you and do everything in your power to stop it, and you must not let free land equalization become a reality!"

Do any generals think it is a good thing to share the land without compensation?There must be.They also know that no matter how the free land equalization works, no one can get around the military anyway. Those who want to let the free land equalization pass must spend their money to buy the military. The best way is to do it here. Give the military enough benefits in a feast of land equalization.

"The general fully agrees with what the Taiwei said!" Lu Tai glanced back and forth at many of his colleagues, and said with a serious face: "Don't worry about other things. This general can't figure it out. You can get it without paying. It has never been unreasonable since ancient times!"

The military enjoys first-class treatment in all aspects of the Han Dynasty. While enjoying vested interests, they will naturally stand on the side of those who give benefits. If there is advocacy of national righteousness, it will become a sharp edge for outward expansion. and a solid shield to guard the country.

For example, the current Han Dynasty is not without examples in history, let alone the ones that are too far away. Just talking about the Han army in Liu Che's period, why would they be willing to shed all their blood? Apart from Liu Che's personal charm, it is the Huns Driven by their hatred and the privilege of being rewarded for military exploits.

"Hehehe..." Li Tan laughed strangely for a while, and said, "It's not enough to get land just by enlisting in the army, thinking about getting land for free?"

Enlisting in the army and obtaining land was a concession by the military to the civil administration system, or a compromise in the face of a large number of people who really had no land when Liu Yan faced it.This policy has guaranteed that the vast majority of groups can own land. In fact, in some respects, groups willing to serve the country have already obtained it.

It is not difficult to join the army in the Han Dynasty, but it is difficult to become a member of the field army. The huge system of county and county soldiers is actually a big welfare broadcast.

The last time the military agreed, it was because they felt that the soldiers in the counties and counties were their own people, so giving some benefits didn’t seem to be thrown out of the bowl, and then there was Liu Yan who spoke for the civil affairs system, and the bosses all spoke up, so the bill only can pass.

The county and county soldiers are a system of corvee service. When the period of corvee service expires, they will still return to the people. What officials in the civil affairs system want is for the people to obtain land, so as to ensure the stability of the people's hearts and good governance.

In fact, the state holds a large amount of land, but the state leases land to the people. Generally speaking, the tax rate for land leasing is about [-]% higher than that of private private ownership.From a purely tax perspective, the taxes received from leasing land are higher, but the most important thing for local officials is not the tax revenue, but whether the counties under their jurisdiction can retain people.

To put it bluntly, the land will not run away with its feet. Whoever owns the land under his name will never move his nest for the rest of his life. If you rent land, you can rent it anywhere. If you are lucky, you can rent a good place that is not as good as private land. .

"In this matter, the prime minister, the imperial envoy... all opened their mouths." Xu Zhengcai would not be intimidated, straightened his back, and said sonorously: "If they think that this will allow the military to compromise, they are wrong." !"

"Should I..." Before Li Tan finished speaking, he laughed a few times with a "hehe" before he said, "Let General Hussars return to court?"

Ran Min is a restless person. He didn't stay in Chang'an for a few days after the debriefing period ended. He asked for orders to go to the grassland outside Yanmen. He said he wanted to take a stroll, but in fact he took a thousand cavalrymen to wander around on the grassland. , I went to play with those unregistered grazing tribes.He is the only minister who is more important than the Sangong to do this.

Xu Zheng also laughed "hehehe".With his smile, even the generals who don't know where the point of the smile is is also laughing, or else they just don't fit in with the group.

If you want to say who in the military loves civil servants the most, then it is without a doubt Ran Min.

Ran Min is justified when he is justified, and when he is unreasonable, he can also act like "I am justified".It's just that Ran Min is so virtuous that Ji Chang, who is the prime minister, can't find Liu Yan many times. The rest, including Sang Yu, who has been harassed the most, and others, want to harass Ran Min, and they can't turn their heads immediately. Let's go, then smile wryly and bow your head and don't answer back. If you talk back, Ran Min may do something, that is, you will be beaten until you can't take care of yourself.

"There's no need to find Yong Zeng." Xu Zheng didn't feel that his authority was being challenged, and said openly: "General Hussars is our big killer. Going to the court too early will make the military feel petty."

Ran Min was not without threats to Xu Zheng, but the system formulated by Liu Yan had already decided that no one could never move in one position.

The official system of the Han Dynasty is that the Sangong Jiuqing adopts a system of up to three consecutive terms, one term is four years, and can be re-elected three times, after which the virtuous should be given up.Xu Zheng has been a Taiwei since the first year of Yuanshuo, and it happened to be the last year of his second term in the ninth year of Yuanshuo.He is very confident that he will serve for three terms, and Liu Yan has the final say on who will be the Taiwei after that
Why is there a "limited re-election" term system?To put it bluntly, after taking office three times, the position is given up to others. After one other person's term, you can continue to aim at that position. If it can be noticed, you can cap it again for three terms, and the cycle continues.

After taking office three times in a row, you need to step down, and you can take office again after that. It is by no means a waste of time to take off your pants and fart. In fact, it is to show that the official position is not for life, and then it is to increase the authority of the ruler.

Why does the emperor have to be for life?That is two different things.If the emperor also talks about the term of office, and the emperor is willing, the officials and all living beings in the world will not be happy.

After Xu Zheng issued the mobilization order, he waved his hand to tell those who should get out to get out, leaving behind the generals at the "Zheng" level.

"Let's discuss today..." Xu Zheng lost the toughness just now, and seemed very worried: "What exactly do you mean?"

The last recruiting order brought cultural people from all over the place to gather in Guanzhong, and later it evolved into people who thought they could do it. Even though four or five months had passed, people were still coming to Guanzhong.Even because some people were recruited by Liu Yan, and even Li Mao became a doctor of speech and could teach the sons of the emperor, he was very attractive to those who felt capable.

When there are many cultural people, all kinds of meetings can't stop. Every day, one occasion after another, there are people who can talk and talk. Everyone is trying to seize the opportunity to show their superiority. Increasing fame in the crowd is one aspect, and more is to attract Liu Yan's attention so that he can reach the sky in one step.

It is relatively common to use "conventional" means to increase fame and hope to attract Liu Yan's attention, and there is no shortage of people who want to find something different.The means used by those people can be described as omnipotent, brainless attack Miyagi to offer advice, it can even be said to be milder than those who commit suicide in public because they want to be seen.

Liu Yan's attitude this time is worthy of the military's concern. Xu Zheng is extremely afraid that Liu Yan, as the boss, will stand on the side of unpaid land sharing.
"Shouldn't it?" Li Tan thought for a while, and said, "I am so ambitious today, how can I forget to expand the territory?"

By the way, no matter whether it is an official or a commoner in the Han Dynasty, no one calls Liu Yan "King Shang" or "Great King", and changed the title "Jin Shang". The appellation "Jin Shang" is extended from "Son of Heaven", and it is more used by them to express Liu Yan's expectation to become emperor as soon as possible.

"The world is so big and boundless." Lu Tai has seen the world map more than once, and his breathing becomes heavy every time he looks at it. As a general, he is eager to sweep the real world, so he takes it for granted that Liu Yan will not let it go The world is united: "Today, there is absolutely no intention of damaging the morale of the army."

It has to be said that, apart from drawing out the continents in the world map drawn by Liu Yan, the shape of the eastern end of the world island is relatively reliable (with reference), and the rest is completely unreliable. Anyway, it means that there are those The mainland is enough.Regarding islands, he also has some impressions of the big islands and island chains in Asia, and the rest is just drawing casually.

"We want to unify our thoughts today, in order to unify the real world." Li Tan's mind has been very active, and he guessed indistinctly: "It should be to figure out what kind of quality those cultural people are, and to find A person or theory that is close to the ideal. I also want to see what public opinion will emerge.”

"It's reasonable to say so." Xu Zheng felt that Liu Yan would not be ignorant of the disadvantages of free land sharing, and it could even be said that he was encouraging the people to break everything from time to time and come back to free land sharing again.In his eyes, Liu Yan is an absolutely wise object of allegiance. Laughing at his overthinking, he relaxed and said with a smile: "We can guess, and they (referring to the civil servants) must be able to guess too. They will definitely make people To cater to today, if you have something in your bag, go and mix it in."

Whose family has nothing to do, and which country's most important ministers have no one to vote for?The national system also allows the title to have retainers. After all, after the status and status are obtained, they will basically have their own small groups, which is unavoidable.

"It must be mixed." Li Tan has his own saying: "It is my duty to recommend for the country."

Lu Tai said with a sense of responsibility: "It should be so! Don't dare to put the big man in danger of overthrow."

It is allowed to have small groups in the state of Han. It is impossible to say what Liu Yan is thinking, but if a small group has evolved into a pest that harms the country, at least no one dares to say that Liu Yan is still alive.

(End of this chapter)