I will never be Renzong

Chapter 169 Unlucky Cao Li
The distance from Kaifeng to Luoyang is about 200 kilometers, and the cost of building such a cement road is huge. Zhao Zhen has ordered the Minister of the Ministry of Households, Yan Shu, to lead the corresponding officials of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry to count and calculate the specific materials needed for road construction and recruit civilians. , and the required financial allocations, etc.

What Zhao Zhen has been thinking about these days is the issue of the official system of the Song Dynasty, which is too complicated, and Zhao Zhen plans to renegotiate the title. He is not satisfied with the previous reform of the title.

In the early Song Dynasty, the titles were divided into twelve grades, which were king, successor king, county king, state duke, county duke, founding duke, founding county duke, founding county duke, founding marquis, founding uncle, founding son, and founding male.

By the time of Song Shenzong, there were only nine ranks, divided into kings, county princes, country dukes, county dukes, county dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons.

By the time of Song Zhezong, it was changed to ten nobles, Wangjue, heirwangjue, county prince, country duke, founding county duke, founding county duke, founding marquis, founding viscount, founding baron.In the previous four years of Tiansheng, Zhao Zhen changed his titles and divided them into nine grades, namely King, County King, State Duke, County Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron, and Jun.

But there is no overall systematic division, and various titles can be arbitrary.

After careful consideration, Zhao Zhen finally decided to abolish the Duke of Junhe County. The original nine-level titles were changed to seven levels, namely King, County King, State Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.

Among them, Wang Jue, County Wang Jue, and Guo Gong.A total of [-] titles of Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Han, Qin, Wei, Jin, Lu, Yue, Wu, Shu, Zheng, Chen, Han, Sui, and Tang were titles.

Marquis is called by the names of various roads in the Song Dynasty, such as Henan Hou, Hebei Hou, Fujian Hou, etc. There are only 21 roads in the Song Dynasty, so there are 21 kinds of titles for Marquis.

Earls are called by their respective names, such as Kaifeng Earl, Jinan Earl, Jiangning Earl, Hangzhou Earl, etc.
Viscounts are called by state names, such as Suzhou Viscount, Lingzhou Viscount and so on.

Barons are called by county names, such as Qiantang Nan, Yangwu Nan, etc.

In the past dynasties, in addition to salary and salary, titles were generally accompanied by settlements. The Song Dynasty directly held less than 20.00% of the land in its hands. After the enfeoffment of settlements, even less was left in the hands.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen abolished the Shiyi system. There are seven levels of titles in the Great Song Dynasty, and each level is divided into three levels. The Great Song Dynasty is a copper standard. Therefore, the first-class kings have an annual salary of [-] guan, and the second-class kings have an annual salary of [-] guan. , the third-class Wang Jue's annual salary is [-] guan. (It's always one tael of silver, don't take it seriously, it's just a novel.)
Zhao Yuanzuo, the eldest son of Song Taizong, was named the first-class King of Chu, and Zhao Yuanyan, the eighth son of Song Taizong, was named the first-class King of Zhou.

The annual salary of the first-class county princes is [-] guan, the annual salary of the second-class county princes is [-] guan, and the annual salary of the third-class county princes is [-] guan.

Zhao Yunrang, the son of Zhao Yuanfen, the fourth son of Song Taizong, was named the second-class Wei Junwang, Zhao Yunbi, the son of Song Taizong's sixth son Zhao Yuanyu, was named the second-class Lu Junwang, and Zhao Yun, the son of Song Taizong's seventh son Zhao Yuancheng, was named the second-class Zheng Junwang.

The annual salary of the duke of the first-class country is [-] guan, the annual salary of the duke of the second-class country is [-] guan, and the annual salary of the duke of the third-class country is [-] guan.

Cao Yi was awarded the second-class Duke of Lu, Cao Wei was awarded the third-class Duke of Qi, Li Zunxu was awarded the third-class Duke of Wu, Zhao Congyu, the grandson of Zhao Dezhao, the second son of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, was awarded the first-class Duke of Yan, and Zhao Congyu, the grandson of Zhao Defang, the fourth son of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin Feng first-class Duke of Chu.

The annual salary of the first-class marquis is [-] guan, the annual salary of the second-class marquis is [-] guan, and the annual salary of the third-class marquis is [-] guan.

Chong Shiheng was granted the second-class marquis of Shaanxi, Wang Deyong was granted the second-class marquis of Shanxi, and Zhang Zhibai was conferred the first-class marquis of Anhui.

The annual salary of the first-class earl is [-] guan, the annual salary of the second-class earl is [-] guan, and the annual salary of the third-class earl is [-] guan.

The annual salary of the first-class viscount is [-] guan, the annual salary of the second-class viscount is [-] guan, and the annual salary of the third-class viscount is [-] guan.

The annual salary of the first-class baron is [-] guan, the annual salary of the second-class baron is [-] guan, and the annual salary of the third-class baron is [-] guan.

After the reform is completed, there are three sources of military commanders' salaries, one is titles, one is military positions, and the other is vain positions, such as generals.

After the knighthood was re-enacted, Zhao Zhen planned to reform the military system, and finally decided to continue to implement the recruitment system after deliberation, but the original life-long recruitment system was changed to a ten-year system.

An ordinary soldier needs to serve for ten years after being enlisted in the army. After ten years, he can choose to continue serving or retire.

The treatment of the Song Dynasty army was actually very high, but most people would not allow their nephews to serve as soldiers, because soldiers had to tattoo their faces, so the source of the Song Dynasty army was either to recruit bandits from all walks of life, or from the years of famine and floods. Symptoms among displaced persons.

Before the Tang Dynasty, few soldiers tattooed on their faces. After all, the body, hair and skin were affected by their parents, so how could they be easily damaged. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In order to ensure that his army had a strong combat effectiveness, Zhu Wen stipulated that he should fight on the battlefield. At that time, if a general-level officer died in battle, all the officers and soldiers directly under him must die in battle, and if they survived, they would also be killed. This is a terrible punishment.

Originally, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists, but Zhu Wen's rule made all soldiers fall into terror.Sometimes, even if the battle is won, the officers and soldiers of the lower ranks cannot escape death because the officers died in battle.

Therefore, the result of Zhu Wen's regulation was that as long as the officers were killed in battle, the lower-level officers and soldiers had no intention of fighting anymore and began to flee in large numbers.

In order to prevent soldiers from fleeing, Zhu Wen was the first to tattoo on the faces of soldiers. The purpose was that even if soldiers fled, the tattoos on their faces would be clear at a glance and they would be easily captured.

Zhu Wen ended the rule of the Tang Dynasty with his brutal rule and iron-blooded tactics, and established Houliang. Although Houliang was a short-lived dynasty, tattoos on the faces of soldiers have been widely popular since then.

The most important thing is that at the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were constant wars, and the people were tired and unwilling to fight, so no one would take the initiative to serve as soldiers. In order to ensure the source of soldiers, during the Five Dynasties, the Houliang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou dynasties tattooed soldiers one after another. , Even Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, had tattoos on his body.

After Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty, soldiers also had tattoos on their faces, but they could be removed. If you made meritorious service in battles and became more successful as an official, they could be removed with potions. For example, Di Qing later became a Privy Councilor. Renzong suggested that he remove the tattoos on his face.

A good man does not strike iron, and a good son does not serve as a soldier. This sentence came from the Song Dynasty. Zhao Zhen had long wanted to get rid of this bad habit. Therefore, through this military reform, the edict has been passed, and neither prisoners nor soldiers need to face it. Get tattooed, of course, if you want to, no one will stop you.

Inside the Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Zhen is making a general plan for the Song army in the next few years.

The current army of the Song Dynasty mainly consists of the Qilin Army, Qinglong Army, Xuanwu Army, White Tiger Army, Suzaku Army, Imperial Guard Army, and Xiangbing.

Zhao Zhen planned that the Qilin Legion would still maintain an army of 3 soldiers, because the heavy armored cavalry legion was limited by its speed and might be eliminated in the future.

The Qinglong Legion originally had 9 light cavalry. It was organized into three armies. The expedition party lost more than 18 people. Now that there is a war horse training base, Zhao Zhen plans to expand the Qinglong Legion to six armies in the next five years. [-] Thousands of people.

The Xuanwu Legion originally consisted of 9 heavy armored infantry, and the establishment of the three armies required extremely high physical fitness for the soldiers, so it remained unchanged for the time being.

The White Tiger Legion originally had 12 light infantry, organized into four armies, and the Imperial Guards had 9 soldiers.

In addition, there is only one army of the Suzaku Legion, 3 people.

Zhao Zhen organized the two together, together with the garrisons all over the country, collectively called the White Tiger Army, equipped with a small number of cavalry.

In addition, there are Xiang soldiers everywhere.

According to Zhao Zhen's plan, there are currently 21 roads in the Song Dynasty, with five battalions on Hebei Road, five on Shanxi Road, five on Shaanxi Road, ten on Gansu Road, and five on Qinghai Road. There are thirty battalions in total. Ten thousand horses, except for the rest of the roads, two battalions were stationed on each road, a total of 9 people, not counting the Xiang army, the total number of national defense troops was 6000.

In this case, there are generally more than 5000 troops stationed in Kaifeng, and it is not a big problem to support an army of about 70 with a population of more than [-] million in the Song Dynasty.

"The problem of redundant soldiers has basically been solved!"

After a long time, Zhao Zhen said something to himself.

"Report to the officials! Zhang Xianggong, Wang Xianggong, Lu Xianggong, Lu Xianggong, please see the officials!"

The servant Zhang Mao walked in and bowed towards Zhao Zhen.

"Xuan!"

Zhao Zhen thought to himself that some bigwigs from Zhongshu's sect came together, and something must have happened.

"Minister Zhang Zhibai!"

"Chen Wang Zeng!"

"Chen Lu Yijian!"

"Chen Lu Zongdao!"

"Meet the official!"

The four prayed in unison.

"Excuse me, several lords came here hand in hand. Could it be that something big happened in the court?"

Zhao Zhen frowned and said.

Zhang Zhibai said: "Officials, Zhao Dechong, a citizen of Zhaozhou, came to Beijing to report that Cao Rui (rui), who was detained by the soldiers and horses in Zhaozhou, was drunk and wore yellow clothes. Unanimous, let the officials make a decision!"

Wang Zeng said: "Officials! Cao Rui is an official promoted by Duke Cao of the State of Lu. Now that Cao Rui is breaking the law, Cao Yi cannot absolve himself of the blame. I ask the officials to come down on Cao Yong."

Lu Zongdao said: "The officials once said that the prince broke the law and the same crime as the common people. Now Cao Rui is so bold and reckless that he should be severely punished."

Lu Yijian said: "Officials! I think we should send someone to arrest Cao Rui now, and quickly investigate the case. As for whether Duke Lu is involved, it would be too hasty to draw conclusions at this time!"

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said: "This matter involves important officials of the court. I can't jump to conclusions just because of one person's words. I will send Jin Yiwei to investigate thoroughly. All the ministers should go back first!"

"Sir, please retire!"

Several people saluted Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen handed over the case to Jin Yiwei. Jin Yiwei's work efficiency was fast enough. Within a few days, there was a report, and Zhao Zhen also figured out the whole story.

Cao Rui is Cao Li's nephew, a typical playboy and a womanizer, who has served as the capital supervisor of Zhaozhou by relying on his nepotism.

Men took concubines in the Song Dynasty, but even if there were many concubines, few people would spoil their concubines and neglect their main wives, because the main wife not only enjoyed the right to inherit property in the Song Dynasty, but was also protected by the law. If a man If you want to help the concubine, unless the main wife is dead, it is a crime.

The cause of the incident was that Cao Rui doted on a beautiful and beautiful maid, so he made the family messy, and finally had to send the maid out to marry Zhao Dechong as a civilian wife.

Although the maid has married another woman, Cao Rui still has an unforgettable old relationship. It just so happens that the maid’s husband’s house is not far from the yamen, and the courtyard wall is also dilapidated. At the same time, some money and the like will be left for the maidservant to improve her life.

Once there is such a thing as an affair, it will be discovered sooner or later. Zhao Dechong is just an ordinary commoner. When he sees his wife wearing gold and silver and dressing up beautifully every day, he will naturally intervene.

So the husband and wife had a big quarrel, but the maidservant couldn't see it, so she told Cao Rui, but Cao Rui came to support her.

Zhao Deshong saw that he could not afford to offend the government officials, so not only was he cuckolded, he also had to prepare a banquet to entertain him.

As a result, after Cao Rui drank too much, he even forgot about it, wore a yellow coat on his body, and made everyone present shout long live.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but frown after reading Jin Yiwei's report. He suddenly remembered that according to the records of Song Dynasty, Cao Lili really angered Liu E because of this incident, and was eventually demoted and dismissed.

In the Chongzheng Palace, Zhao Zhen was reviewing the letter, while Lu Guo Gong Cao Li was standing below with sweat profusely. He already knew about Cao Rui. If this matter is pursued in depth, it will implicate the whole family of.

"Gong Lu! Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Zhao Zhen put down the note in his hand, and looked at Cao Li pointedly.

"Officials! My nephew committed the crime of treason, which is an unforgivable crime. As his uncle, I have the responsibility of teaching. I dare not ask for favor for the rebellious person, but I ask the officials to see it For the sake of your meritorious deeds for Song Dynasty, don't implicate your family!"

Cao Li said with trepidation.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Cao Yong on the ground, and then thought to himself, in the official history, Cao Yong was also dismissed from office and expelled from the court because of this incident. In fact, this matter has little to do with Cao Yong, after all, there will be any bird when the forest is big.

"Well! Since Cao Guogong begs for mercy, I will agree!"

"Come on! Write the drafting of the Chinese book: Cao Rui is the most evil, uttered wild words, and wanted to do treasonous things. He was killed with a stick, but the disaster was not as good as his family. He was fined [-] guan to avoid the responsibility of his family. The rest of the vassals confiscated Family property, relegated to the mine as a slave. As for Lu Guogong"

Zhao Zhen said, got up and walked to Cao Li, glanced at the trembling Cao Li, and said: "Declaration, Lu Guogong Cao Li does not know people, think of his merits, dismiss the privy envoy, the Zhongshu order, and keep it." Noble title, allow him to be an official!"

"Thank you, official family Long En!"

After Cao Li was dismissed as a privy envoy, the ministers went up one after another, asking Zhao Zhen to appoint a new privy envoy. Finally, in the fifth year of Tiansheng, on March [-], at the court meeting of Xuanzheng Palace, Zhao Zhen announced: the Privy Council will be abolished, and the power will be transferred to the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War is directly under Zhao Zhen, and a military aircraft department is established. In case of war, Zhao Zhen appoints civil servants and generals to participate in military affairs.

(End of this chapter)