Dad, this seems to be the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 108

In fact, to be fair, the political ecology of the Song Dynasty can be regarded as the pinnacle of feudal society. It did not kill scholar-bureaucrats, did not distinguish between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and did not kill people who wrote letters to speak out. It respected private property, and ordinary people received [-] coins a day. You can meet your needs, but the average daily salary for city residents is two to three hundred cash, and mountain people also have an income of about one hundred cash. Many people only need to work two hours a day, and they can live a very leisurely life. To be honest , this is the quality of life in the twentieth century.

As for the later Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was actually a big step backward in politics. Think about the Dameng Dynasty when the Ling Chi ruled, and the common people starved to death, and think about the mite who scrambled to be a coat slave and was always in the literary prison. Chao, Sun Yue unknowingly became more and more excited as he talked, and even almost forgot his identity, what he said was eloquent and eloquent.

In his previous life, he once heard a historical guru tell him that the various systems of later generations are actually a supplement and perfection of the Song Dynasty system, and even inferior to the Song Dynasty in some places, so most of the systems of later generations , can be applied to the system of the Song Dynasty, so he really couldn't stop at the beginning, while Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu were so dumbfounded that they even forgot to eat the food and wine.

"According to your method, the imperial court will do its best with one hundred thousand imperial troops. Then, what about the local Xiang army? They can't do the same. The imperial court can't afford their welfare."

Sun Yue said: "Indeed, with such a huge logistical pressure, even the imperial army can't expand, so the Xiang army can't follow suit, but officials, the Xiang army of this dynasty is naturally still capable of fighting, but what about a hundred years later? Under the big policy of strong stems and weak branches, I am afraid that they will not be able to fight at that time, so I feel that it is better to start the layout now and change the Xiang army."

Zhao Kuangyin no longer regarded him as a child talking nonsense at this time, and said quite seriously: "Tell me how Xiang Jun can change."

"Separation of the military and the government, four words are enough. The officials want to set up transfer envoys to seize the financial power of the Jiedu envoys. I think this is a good strategy, but I still say that, whether the Jiedu envoys are better than the transfer envoys, this is just the upper class. Every officer is the root of the leaf. Of course, the imperial court definitely doesn’t have that much energy for the Xiang army, and there is no need for it, but I think it should be controlled at least at the level of the prefect and the commander."

"Prefect and Commander? Is there anything wrong?"

"Of course it's inappropriate. The rank of the prefect is higher than that of the commander, but the prefects are all civilian officials. How do they know about the army? All the local money has been taken away by the transfer envoys. For the sake of people's livelihood, the prefects will inevitably spend a lot of money If it is diverted to local construction, it will not be used for hundreds of years if things go on like this. In less than 20 years, the Xiang Army will be abolished. If the minister is the prefect, the Xiang Army will not starve to death. It may even be used as a place to contain refugees. They will also be asked to do manual work and other things to make up for the financial difficulties. If the officials and ministers really do this, what grade will the officials think the ministers will be in the performance evaluation? "

Zhao Kuangyin's face turned a little green, so he could only say: "As long as you don't fight, you should be a good man."

"The official sages and the Xiang army were originally intended to supplement the imperial army. During the conquest, they either paved the way for the vanguard to build bridges, or transported grain and grass for the logistics. If the magistrates of all places act like the officials, 30 years later, there will be Can the Xiang army of 50 hold back a charge of Khitan cavalry?"

Zhao Kuangyin's face turned dark, and he said directly: "Okay, let's just say that your countermeasure is, do you want to improve the status of the commander?"

Sun Yue said: "This is absolutely impossible. The commander must be under the prefect and control the military with civility. Otherwise, if the commander has a sword in his hand, the prefect will become a decoration. It is no different from the later Tang Dynasty. I think this , the subordinates of the Military Commission can assign an additional civilian position to the local area to work with the general magistrate. Under the prefect, he will be responsible for military affairs, but report directly to the envoy. The military budget will be taken out separately. The prefect has no right to use it, and he will be responsible for it. Regarding the life issues of the officers and soldiers of the Xiang army in the prefecture and county, this person controls the money bag in the military camp. In this way, this person not only checks and balances the commander, but also exerts a slight restriction on the prefect."

Zhao Pu frowned when he heard this, and said, "In this case, the authority of the transfer envoy is a bit too great. I'm afraid we need to send another person similar to the governor to control the transfer envoy. Hiss~ It's another big project." Said He even rubbed his temples with his hands.

Sun Yue could only laugh and said: "Well...I just thought of the prefect level. The relationship between the transport envoys and the Jiedu envoys above naturally requires you to worry about it, Master."

Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you continue to talk, can you really think of everything by pointing at you?"

"Yes, the minister continued to say that the Xiang army, in my opinion, should be treated differently. What I just said just applies to most of the state capitals. The functions of the front-line Xiang army and the rear Xiang army are naturally different. For example, The Tianxiong Army in Xiongzhou, they are stationed on the Khitan front line, so they are naturally not the same as other places. Not to mention sending envoys to collect money, the imperial court has to supplement them with a large amount of military expenses every year. This kind of place, the minister just now That set of course won’t work.”

Zhao Pudao: "This is also the crux of the strong stem and weak branches. In that kind of place, everything is given priority to war, and it doesn't make sense to send a transfer envoy or not."

"I think that they can enjoy the treatment of the forbidden army. We can't send transfer envoys, we can send political commissars, and let their children and family members work in factories, and then send civil servants to manage industry and commerce. The workshop is set up there, these things should not be under the control of Jiedu envoys, and their brothers and sisters can even be allowed to work in Kaifeng when necessary. As long as this virtuous circle is maintained, the Tianxiong Army will be an integral part of the Forbidden Army. It’s not a Fu Family Army anymore.”

Zhao Pu said with a smile: "Then the official family must quickly unify the world. If only Xiongzhou is allowed to enjoy the treatment of the forbidden army, the imperial court can afford it. If Qinzhou, Yangzhou, and Luzhou all enjoy this treatment, the imperial court must Let those officers and soldiers eat yellow."

Sun Yue said: "Officials, this is the strategy of the minister. In fact, it is not only the military system, but also the government affairs. The reason why the general is difficult to control is rooted in the soldiers who support him. It is difficult to control, also because those scholars who support him think that the establishment of the system should indeed abandon loyalty and consider every general from the worst point of view. They should indeed be constrained and checked, but this constraint should not be established. On the basis of the division of powers and responsibilities, it should be directly checked and balanced on each soldier. The imperial court seized the family members of each soldier, and the 20 years after the retirement of each soldier, and even their descendants. How big a wave will it cause? I think this is a century-old plan, and this is the method of the ancestors. I ask the officials and accept it."

(End of this chapter)