Dad, this seems to be the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 107

"Since it is a strong branch and a weak branch, then I think that the Xiang army and the forbidden army should be treated differently. First of all, the forbidden army, the most direct way is to let the soldiers of the forbidden army appreciate your benevolence. In fact, the simple understanding is that you need the official The family can treat them better."

Zhao Kuangyin frowned when he heard the words, and said displeased: "Aren't I good enough for the soldiers?"

This is really not because Zhao Kuangyin feels good about himself. He is really kind to the soldiers. It can be said that gold, silk and property are not cherished. To describe him as a son is an understatement.

But Sun Yue said: "I think it's not enough. The so-called father is to treat his soldiers like a father. If the father of the minister gives the minister a lot of money every month, but doesn't care about the minister's life, the minister will be ashamed." I don't think he is a good father. The officials reward the soldiers a lot, but the money is gone when it is spent. Besides, you didn't give the money to the soldiers yourself, and the soldiers don't necessarily think of you. , even if I think of you, I may not necessarily think of Da Song."

"Then what do you think I should do? Is it possible to find a wife for them?" Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu couldn't help laughing as they spoke.

Sun Yue said seriously, "Why not?"

"what?"

"I feel that the salaries and rewards given by the officials to the soldiers are not too little, but too much. In fact, this money can be saved for other things, such as finding a wife. , the natal family can consider reducing the household tax for three years. In this way, it will be much easier for the soldiers to find a wife. This is not only a reward, but also an honor. I think this is more effective than directly rewarding property , and it is easier to implement it as an ancestral family law."

"........."

"Officials, you have eliminated the old and the weak in the past two years, and you have laid off more than [-] to [-] soldiers. What are they doing now?"

"Naturally, they will be scattered back to their hometowns, and they will be divided among the land. I dare not say that they are rich and rich, but a well-off family is still okay."

"and then?"

"Then?"

"Suppose he was thirty-five when he left the barracks. The average life expectancy of a man is sixty. What about the remaining twenty-five years? What about his wife? What about his children?"

"........."

"Officials, the minister's father recently opened a cement factory in Luoyang, and used many soldiers and their families who were eliminated from the inner palace on duty. The workers of other families paid one hundred cash a day, and we paid two hundred. Almost all the profits are spent on these workers. I heard that it is much easier for soldiers on duty in the inner palace to find wives than other troops. The matchmakers who propose marriage are almost over the threshold. I don’t know if the officials understand this ?”

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said, "I heard from my second son that your father is really doing a good job."

"Suppose, I mean hypothetically, in the future, Du Yuhou, who is on duty in the inner palace, wants to rebel and overthrow Zhao Song, but the wives and families of the soldiers are all in the cement factory in Luoyang. Do you think these soldiers will Following that ambitious Du Yuhou, will he still have his head chopped off?"

After Zhao Kuangyin heard this, his eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand what the so-called solid root meant.

But Zhao Pu said: "You also said that in order to maintain the high salaries of those military dependents, your father has such a good cement business, but there is almost no profit. How many people in the world will be like your father? Even if there are, but if this How many people like your father are enough to spread the set to the entire Forbidden Army?"

Sun Yue said bluntly: "My father did this to flatter the second great king. My father should not have paid for this money. It was all advanced by my father to the court. The money is for the people to pay in advance It is unrealistic, only the imperial court is right. Officials, as far as I know, the imperial court’s shipyards, firearms factories, paper mills, and official kilns require a total of more than 5 workers. With such a large amount of use, it will definitely be gradually state-owned in the future. How many of these workers must have skills? Even in places that require high skills, can they consider raising children of the Imperial Army? People who have been soldiers all their lives , their organizational discipline is far from comparable to that of refugees from peasant backgrounds. Similarly, if they are allowed to farm, they may not be good at farming. Why not let those retired soldiers come to these factories? The income from work is not high. High? Shouldn’t we pay higher? If these state-run factories are not enough, we can also carry out government-private cooperation. Ninety percent of merchants will be exempted from business tax by [-]%. In this way, will retired veterans be more sought-after when they work? Will merchants offer them higher salaries? If they immediately Give some subsidies to those who have done good work, and their life will naturally be better in the future."

Zhao Pu frowned and said: "In this way, the burden on the imperial court will be heavy."

But Zhao Kuangyin said: "But the money is worth it. Not only do you not have to worry about the problem of strong generals chasing the king, but also the court doesn't need to expand its army. Last year when it beat Li Chongjin, why didn't you take the initiative to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty? No Is it because the rear is empty, afraid that the Khitan people will take advantage of the situation and go south? If he combines workers and soldiers according to his intention, these people are usually workers who do things. One hundred thousand forbidden troops in Kaifeng City is enough to pacify the world, and the money saved is just spent on these military families and retired soldiers.”

Sun Yue hurriedly flattered him and said: "The official is wise, if all the family members of the [-] imperial guards work in the factories run by the state, and the major factories in Kaifeng City raise another [-] veterans working, what do you think? Can it cause Zhao Song's rebellion? In addition, the minister thinks that treating soldiers like this is not enough."

"Isn't it enough? With such an approach, the court's burden is already very heavy. Although I haven't calculated it specifically, I am afraid that the imperial court's finances will collapse if the forbidden army exceeds 20."

Sun Yue smiled and said: "Soldiers are more expensive than many. The officials swept the world, but they only used 20 forbidden troops. Shu has nearly [-] soldiers, but who takes them seriously? Soldiers They are treated so well, and the common people are naturally eager to join the army. We don’t want those with a little poor physical fitness, and all the elites are left behind. Why do we need so many forbidden troops? Besides, what I want to say next, is not It costs money."

"No money?"

"Yes, I agree with the idea of ​​using civil officials to check and balance military generals, but I think that civil officials don't understand war after all. This way, the generals will be honest, but the combat effectiveness of the army will be useless. In this case, why not let the civil officials take care of other things? ?”

"Other?"

"I feel that there are not too many civil servants installed by the government in the imperial army, but too few, but what they are in charge of is not right. I feel that the imperial army can use battalions as units, and each battalion has a political commissar. There is a military committee in the guard, which is responsible for dealing with the daily affairs of the soldiers. For example, the food of the soldiers is not good. You have to go to the political commissar, for example, if the old man of the soldiers dies, you have to go to the political commissar. In short, as long as it has nothing to do with the war, you have to go to the political commissar. The political commissar is the big steward of the soldiers and serves everyone. Yes, correspondingly, some evaluation indicators can also be set up, such as the rate of bachelors in the battalion, satisfaction with accommodation conditions, etc., and the resettlement work of those military dependents must also be undertaken by them specifically, but the same, as long as it is The political commissar is not allowed to take care of things related to war, military training, or exercises. On the battlefield, you must obey the general’s orders unconditionally. If you dare to dictate the war, the general has the right to directly kill the political commissar. , not subordinate to each other, the head of the Military Commission can be served by a privy envoy or a privy envoy, in this way, the generals in the army will no longer dominate, and the civilian officials will not affect the combat effectiveness of the army."

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