Chapter 658 Military Training in the Field

Although Cao Cao showed signs of being ready to make a move, and once increased his troops in Pingyuan Kingdom and Taishan County, and for a time it seemed like a two-sided war, but according to Jia Xu's judgment, Cao Cao would not send troops.

"General, don't worry. Cao Mengde is extremely talented and has great ability to judge the situation. He will not send troops at this moment."

Jia Xu analyzed: "First of all, our army won a great victory in the battle of Yecheng. We defeated many with less, and the power of our troops shocked the world. Even if Cao Cao wants to start a war with our army, it will not be at this time, but will choose another time."

"But, Mr. Wenhe." Zhao Yun on the side said worriedly: "Didn't Cao Cao just support the young emperor? Now the morale of Cao's army is also at its peak, and the people in the world are quite critical of the two emperors standing side by side."

Zhao Yun's handsome face was a little deep. It was good for him to defect to Liu Ye and serve the imperial court, but the fact that the two emperors stood side by side made him quite confused for a while.

"Haha, the coexistence of the two emperors may have some impact on the hearts of the people in the world, but it will not have much impact on the soldiers." Jia Xu explained: "My officers and soldiers of the Liangzhou Army all fight for the imperial court, and the general will carry the flag." The point is where our army's frontline is heading, so the two emperors standing side by side will not damage morale."

"Well." Liu Ye frowned, looked at Xun You, and asked, "Gongda, how much food and grass has our army consumed? Do we still have enough energy left to fight?"

"Report to the general." Xun You replied: "After the great war, our army consumed more than 100,000 shi of food and grass. In addition, our army injured more than 10,000 soldiers. We need to be compensated. If we recruit new soldiers, we will also spend 80,000 to 100,000 shi of military rations in the future. , the cumulative consumption over the years will exceed 200,000 stones."

"Besides, the general also promised to exempt the people of Jizhou from half of the food and grass for three years, so these must also be taken into account."

After being given a slap in the face by Liu Ye that day, Xun You suddenly came to his senses, so he just silently worked for the court and continued to sit in charge of the office.

"Well, the pensions for the fallen soldiers must be paid out without leaving anything behind." Liu Ye solemnly said: "Officials at all levels are ordered not to deduct even a single cent from the pensions for the fallen soldiers, otherwise I will definitely kill them without mercy!"

The reason why Liu Ye was so powerful in the world and the princes was because of the invincible Liangzhou army. When the army was fighting for the imperial court, in addition to Liu Ye's loyalty at all times, another point was to allocate fields. When the soldiers had the fields, they would naturally fight bravely to kill the enemy.

Just like the Tang Dynasty's military force system, the Tang army was powerful in all directions and established many protective palaces such as Anbei and Anxi. It is inseparable from the military force system because the Tang army had many fields and naturally fought bravely to protect their fields.

The pension of soldiers is also a very important part of boosting morale. No soldier is immortal in a war, and even a victorious army will suffer casualties. And if the pension is generous, then the soldiers will have no worries and will naturally be willing to die.

However, the problem of corruption among officials is also very serious. Sometimes the emperor clearly orders relief for the people, but as a result, they are exploited at all levels. The state and county get a handful, and the county grabs a handful. When the people have little left in their hands, naturally there are complaints, and even It's an uprising.

The people revolted and rebelled. The emperor sat in the court and still didn't understand what was going on. Why did the people still rebel despite ordering relief?

Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Zhao Yun and many other generals looked solemn after hearing this.

"What the general said is absolutely true! Our soldiers fought bloody battles for our country, so naturally we should be heavily compensated."

"Yes, soldiers died for the country. If they even take money from the dead, are they still human?"

Seeing this, Xun You took a step forward and bowed: "General, in order to ensure that orders are passed down to the highest level, my subordinates suggest that we restore the old Tingli system."

In ancient times, a pavilion was divided into ten miles, and a pavilion chief was set up to manage it. Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, was the pavilion chief. The tingli system is more effective in controlling local areas and can effectively prevent the emperor's orders from not going to the countryside.

It is very terrible that the emperor's orders cannot reach the grassroots level. For example, in the late Ming Dynasty, the gentry group replaced grassroots officials to manage the people. As a result, they increased their efforts to exploit the people. The tax revenue of the court became less and less, and the burden on the people became heavier and heavier. The result was naturally the collapse of the people and the collapse of the government.

"Restoring the tingli system can, firstly, strengthen local order and prevent the flow of people; secondly, it can strengthen the upper and lower passages and effectively manage taxes." He is an expert in civil affairs.

"Well, I will follow Gongda's words." Liu Ye thought for a long time and said slowly: "Besides this, I have another plan that I would like to share with you."

"General, please speak frankly." Xun You, Jia Xu and others said.

"The general wants to exempt the people from corvee service and replace it with money and food. What do you think?"

When Liu Ye opened his mouth, Xun You, Jia Xu, Shi Tao, Meng Wei and others all looked at each other in shock. This was really a bombshell.

In ancient times, people paid taxes in two main ways. One was to serve the government. For example, in the Qin Dynasty, adult men, also known as Ding, had to serve the government for four months of the year, and a full one-third of their time. They served for Qin Shihuang. When the Lishan Mausoleum and the Great Wall were built, it was all done by the people.

Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and other hundreds of people who revolted in Daze Township were the people who were subject to corvee labor.

The second type is to pay money and grain, which is the so-called imperial grain and agricultural tax, which was not abolished until modern times.

In ancient times, corvee was an extremely terrifying thing for the people. Because corvee is very hard and cannot be exempted, especially in the Qin Dynasty, who can imagine how many people's bones are buried under the towering city walls?

As for Du Fu's works such as "Xin'an Official" and "Shihao Official", it goes without saying that the people were still sleeping at home, but they were kidnapped by the brutal government officials as soon as they woke up.

It was not until Zhang Juzheng's reforms in the Ming Dynasty that the system of dividing the land into the land was implemented, and the corvee was officially abolished.

"Corvee labor is very painful, and the people suffer deeply from it." Liu Ye said slowly: "The people can use money and grain to replace corvee labor, while governments at all levels use money and grain to recruit idle people to carry out projects."

Shi Tao clasped his fists and said: "The general is really a benevolent man. In the past, the Qin Dynasty mobilized millions of migrant workers to build the Great Wall and the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. I don't know how many people died in other places. The general replaced the corvee, and the people could stay. at home."

"The government can adopt an incentive mechanism to employ people, so that those who are capable will work more." Meng Jian on the side added: "In this way, the people will not be able to cheat and cheat. The capable will get more, while the lazy will get less, which will help motivate the people. .”

Xun You, Jia Xu and others also praised Liu Ye one after another, obviously appreciating Liu Ye's policy.

"Okay, in addition to this, our army should also develop military garrison in Jizhou." Liu Ye ordered: "Our army must hoard food extensively."