The war subsided, and during the half-year period during which the three envoys were performing their duties, hundreds of local wealthy families lost their families. Although the turmoil was turbulent, the newly built roads on the side only looked a bit turbulent, without these pressures. The wealthy families in the common people of various military districts have left many official positions vacant, and the official system of each district has been cleaned up.
In the previous years of the Imperial Academy, the officials who were born as Jinshis and those who were born with the same background as Jinshi were selected through the Ministry of Personnel. Thousands of officials were sent out to serve as officials. The house prices in Chang'an City have dropped by half. Most of the officials who stayed in Chang'an City came from Poor family.
My parents were all soldiers in the old government, and the idea of being loyal to the emperor and protecting the country was engraved in my bones.
In the past years, those who were sent out to serve as officials were always overshadowed by people from wealthy and noble families. The unappreciated officials started to exert their influence under the rule as soon as they were sent out. In the second half of last year, the Ministry of Revenue was short of money and food because these people spent too much on work. .
However, the Ministry of Household Affairs cleared the bottom of the warehouse, and all the money and grain were used in local areas. Water conservancy and many other civil affairs that had been neglected due to the war took on a new look.
It took almost a year from the restructuring to July of the thirteenth year of prosperity, and the money and food spent by the imperial court finally bore fruit.
With favorable weather conditions, taxes increased by 20% compared to the 12th year of Longsheng.
Although taxes have come up now, the Ministry of Revenue has not yet collected them, but the court has already made a decision as to where the money will be spent on food.
The six ministries, nine temples and five supervisors reported their expenses one after another. Among them, the Ministry of War and the General Supervisor and the Military Supervisor, with the support of the nobles, worked together to seize 30% of the tax for the replacement of weapons and equipment, mainly to replenish the arsenals distributed in various places.
In order to prevent the Yizhou arsenal from being stolen again, the Ministry of War proposed to change the prefecture into a prefecture, and the location of the ten major arsenals was changed to Fufu, and the new Jingzhao Prefecture (formerly Yongzhou) and Xingdefu (formerly Huazhou) were established. , Fengxiang Prefecture (formerly Qizhou), Henan Prefecture (formerly Luozhou), Xingtang Prefecture (formerly Shaanxi Province), Hezhong Prefecture (formerly Puzhou), Xingyuan Prefecture (formerly Liangzhou), Chengdu Prefecture (formerly Yizhou) , Taiyuan Prefecture, Jiangling Prefecture.
The sergeants of the Daqian Army mainly use armor and leather armor, and the generals mostly use various types of armor. Although not all members are in iron armor, the current configuration of 60% iron armor and 40% leather armor is based on the optimal ratio set up by the military formation. The Ministry of War does not intend to change this point, but the officials of the Ministry of War still do not like the soldiers wearing leather armor, especially the light cavalry in the army who wear leather armor in order to be light and fast, and the casualties caused by arrows will be too high. Therefore, they proposed to let the army The warden made iron-inlaid leather armor as armor for light cavalry and auxiliaries.
Throughout July, the chief officials of the Six Ministries, Nine Temples and Five Supervisors were noisy as soon as they came to court. During the quarrel, 80% of the taxes collected by the Ministry of Household Affairs were advanced even before they were confiscated.
Zhao Yumin, the remaining 20% of the saints, also has plans. The Sixth Army of the Emperor refers to the Sixth Army of Beiya. In the past few years, as soon as the Sixth Army was formed, it was transferred to the border areas, leaving only the left and right Yulin guards of Daqian's saints' personal army. , I think that in the past there were 120,000 soldiers in the Sixth Army of the Emperor, but now there are only 40,000 left, and Beiyuan Camp is two-thirds empty.
Now that I have some spare money, I feel that Daqian's military strength is tense. Like the last time when Tibet invaded, Daqian was caught off guard and suffered from insufficient military strength. If there is another war, it will be a win for all four sides. If the war is unfavorable, The sixteen guards of Nanya were transferred, leaving Chang'an empty of troops.
The sage Zhao Yumin also made a secret calculation in his heart.
After years of additions, there are more than 1,300 Zhechong prefectures in each road.
The border troops and imperial guards were all drawn from these Zhechong Prefectures. However, when the founding of the People's Republic of China, these Zhechong Prefectures had enough troops, but now they are somewhat insufficient. Last year, Xungui came out of Chang'an for this purpose, and a new one hundred and eighty Zhechong Prefecture was established. Including the former Zhechong Prefecture, there are a total of 1,537 Zhechong Prefectures in Daqian.
Counting the garrison troops in the border areas and the Ling Guards from the ancestral land of Qianzhou, this was enough to make up the strength after the restructuring.
Over the years, various adjustments have made the management of Zhechong Mansion increasingly chaotic.
The reason why the Ministry of War has more officials than the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs is because there are too many chores that need to be sorted out.
Feeling this, the sage Zhao Yumin prepared to reorganize Zhechong Mansion.
People from the same hometown gather together to form a party. Although the feelings of the hometown party can unite the army and increase combat effectiveness, if there are people with different intentions, the feelings of the hometown party will become the top of the army and the Sixteenth Guards of Nanya This is the case for most of the children of Guanzhong, but if the army is monolithic, it will be uneasy for the emperor to sleep.
Therefore, Zhao Yumin does not intend to move the sixteen guards of Nanya. You must know that there are twelve war guards among the sixteen guards. Among them, the left and right guards are responsible for 50% of Chongfu, and the remaining ten guards are responsible for 40% of Chongfu. A total of more than 600 people are under jurisdiction. Zhechong Mansion. Most of these Zhechong Mansion are built in the north.
However, Zhao Yumin did not intend to change this. The Da Qian originated from Guanlong, and most of the nobles and nobles were from Guanlong. This is the foundation of the Da Qian and cannot be tampered with.
However, Daqian is no longer what it was at the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the military system has not been changed. Now the army is strong in the north and weak in the south, which shows that there are too few people from the south joining the army, and there is no stability without bloodshed.
"Change! Must change!" Zhao Yumin looked at the distribution of Daganzhe Chongfu hanging on the wall. The north was full of marks, while the south was just dots. Such a contrast made Zhao Yumin secretly make up his mind.
According to the household registration statistics of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the population in the north is smaller than that in the south. This is not normal. Many young people in the north died in battles every year. The population in the north is still declining compared with the founding of the People's Republic of China.
You must know that when Daqian was founded, there were only 12 million households, and now there are 20 million households. The gap of 8 million households means that the population of the southern provinces has doubled after so many years of recuperation, while the northern 400 households The number of households did not increase at all.
Zhao Yumin did not negotiate with anyone. In August, the prince Zhao Zai took over the supervision of the country, and the saint Zhao Yumin took a leave of absence from the court for a month. He showed up again at the September dynasty meeting, looking very haggard.
"I only want to say three things today."
"The first thing is that people from the south moved north. The vast land in the north supported 7 million households. Now there are only 4 million households. In ten years, 3 million households from the south have moved. At this time, the Ministry of Household Affairs took the lead and all ministries Collaboration.”
"The second thing is the restructuring of the Zhechong Prefecture. The northern Zhechong Prefecture can be maintained and deleted, and 500 new Zhechong Prefectures will be built in each province in the south. Within five years, the number of Zhechong Prefectures in Dagang will be 2,000. The new Zhechong Prefectures will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel came up with the regulations."
"The third thing is to rebuild the Sixth Army of Beiya. In three years, the Beiya Imperial Army was transferred twice. Beiyuan was empty. A new Fourth Army was established. The military numbers were Longwu, Shenwu, Shence, and Shenwei. In this matter, the Ministry of War, the Ordnance Supervision Do it.”
As soon as Zhao Yumin finished speaking, the entire court instantly buzzed.
No one knew about these three things before the saint Zhao Yumin spoke today. Prince Zhao Zaicheng looked back at his father, his eyes full of shock. It was obvious that he knew nothing about these three things.
"Sage, relocating people has been a major event since ancient times, but the three provinces don't know about it!" The three provinces and three phases looked nervous. After looking at each other, they said that they didn't know about this matter.
"I am the Emperor of Daqian. I will think about these three things for a month. I will be very careful and do not need to discuss them again. The three prime ministers will do it with each department. I am exhausted. At the end of the month, I will see the regulations!" Zhao Yumin does not intend to put it into practice! These three matters were put up for discussion in the court. There were too many connections behind them. If the truth was revealed, the people would be unstable, so Zhao Yumin had to be "willful" once.
Since Zhao Yumin showed up at the first court meeting in early September, all political affairs have been handed over to the prince Zhao Zaicheng. Regarding these three matters, the chief officials of the six ministries, nine temples and five eunuchs asked to see the saint, but the saint Zhao Yumin lived in the palace and did not see anyone.
Three days after the three provinces and three ministers entered the palace, they kept silent and only urged the chief officials of each department to come up with a charter every three days.
The prince Zhao Zaicheng supervised the country, and the chief officials of various government offices sought help from the prince Zhao Zaicheng. Zhao Zaicheng only talked about political affairs and did not express any political opinions on these three matters.
"The Minister of War, Chang Annian, has not eaten since his death, so he has resigned from his official post."
"The minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhou Guo, who has been favored by the country in his life, makes irresponsible remarks about the saints, is disrespectful, and shall be executed!"
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Throughout September, due to various reasons in Chang'an City, one of the two ministers was dismissed from his official position and became a white man, and the other even lost his head on his neck, along with dozens of other officials.
When the saint was angry, although he did not bleed for thousands of miles, countless people were disgraced in the court.
The three provinces finally came up with the charter. Although there were some changes in the details, the charter was generally set in accordance with the will of the sage Zhao Yumin.
However, the sage Zhao Yumin's mediocre reputation was criticized by the world, but it was a discussion, but no one took the opportunity to cause chaos, and apart from anything else, each army set up millions of new troops. These troops are not just decorations.
However, for the common people, if there is no increase in taxes, matters in the court will not be a big deal. As for relocation, those who are moved to the north according to the regulations of the Ministry of Household Affairs are also poor people in the south who have lost their land and cannot survive. It is half-levied and half-voluntary.
The poor people are eager to move to the north and divide their fields. Life is no better than now.
However, the Hubu's counterattack also arrived. The monthly money of the sage Zhao Yumin was directly cut off by the Hubu. After the sage Zhao Yumin's reputation for mediocrity was spread, his reputation for diligence and frugality also came out. Prince Zhao Zaicheng was caught between the saints and the officials.
When dealing with political affairs, I have never expressed my position on these three matters.
As soon as the war subsided and the saint gave enough time, these three things became the tail end of the reform and were implemented together with the previous reform.
After the three ministers entered the palace, they talked with the sage Zhao Yumin for three days, and there was no objection on these three matters. In other words, only those who have money and food dare to make troubles. Without money and food, the sage Zhao Yumin dismissed no matter how many officials he had.
Even if Sanxiang agrees with the idea of sage Zhao Yumin, none of these three things can be done.
However, there are conditions for the three prime ministers. Before the sixteenth year of the Longsheng period, Daqian was not allowed to launch any external wars. If there was a war, the Nanya Forbidden Army guarded Chang'an and the capital, and no rash actions were allowed to prevent local civil strife. Reinforcements were requested from all sides, and the reinforcements were drawn from the newly established four armies.
The energy of the honorable nobles has been tied up by the newly established Zhechong Mansion and Jianzhang Supervisor. The honorable nobles do not care about political affairs other than military matters. Moreover, the Zhechong Mansion under the jurisdiction of the Sixteenth Guards of Nanya has not changed, and the new Zhechong Mansion in the past has not changed.
They are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. If a new Zhechong Mansion is added, it should be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. The nobles do not dare to interfere in this matter.
However, the newly added Zhechong Mansion is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. But don’t forget that for every new Zhechong Mansion, the first batch of chief officers are those selected and appointed by the nobles. The Ministry of War only has jurisdiction, but the military power lies with the nobles and saints.
In my hands, the people in the Ministry of War were all civil servants. How could a military attache be willing to be overpowered by a civilian officer?
The military power lies in the saints and nobles. In short, the emperor can mobilize the army, appoint officials and generals, the Ministry of War supports the army, and the nobles lead the troops in battle. All three are indispensable.
Therefore, although the Ministry of War can also manage the nobles who serve in Jin Zhonghuan, in fact, the only person the nobles really obey is the emperor, and the military discipline of Daqian is the shackles that the nobles put on themselves. This shackle seems to be held by the Ministry of War. But following the yoke to the end, it is the emperor who really holds the yoke.
The establishment of the new four armies does not mean that they can be built as soon as they are built. After the restructuring, each army has just filled in the vacancies, and it will take time for the newly built Zhechong Mansion by the nobles to train its soldiers. Therefore, although the saint said that the new four armies will be established, However, the Ministry of War has no troops to deploy, so the establishment of the new four armies is still only on paper.
The sage Zhao Yumin is not in a hurry at this moment. There are no troops to mobilize at the moment. In two years, the newly established troops of Zhechong Mansion will be trained. As for the deployment of Ling Guards, in five years, no less than 100,000 troops have been mobilized. Zhao Yumin still understands the principle of not allocating all the Lingwei to make a profit. If you look at it in detail, for the thirteen years he has been in charge, Zhao Yumin seems ridiculous, but he has never acted recklessly.