Liu Yu nodded and said: "If you need force, soldiers, then compulsory military service is the most suitable. Whether you are a soldier or farming, you must have a lot of strength and a good body. We
We can follow the system of the Han Dynasty and pilot this compulsory military service system in border areas and around important towns such as Jiankang and Jiangling, so that the people in these places can receive military training. This military training can be provided by veterans who have been dispersed to these places after their retirement.
We will take responsibility and use them as trainers for each township, so that everyone can make the best use of them."
Liu Jingxuan laughed: "This is really great. In the past, everyone in Jingkou practiced martial arts, relying on the veterans who returned home from the army. But I grew up in a village, and the martial arts I practiced when I was young were also practiced in the village.
It was taught by the uncles in the border areas, but everyone in the border areas practiced warfare because they were bordered by the Hulu. They had to learn it in order to protect themselves, but it was placed around important towns, especially core cities like Jiankang and Jiangling.
,are the local people willing to do this?”
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "I didn't say the people in the city, but the people on the edge of the city. Big cities tend to have concentrated populations, but a lot of the surrounding land is occupied by aristocratic families and nobles. We will need it in the future
Allocate the land on the edge of these big cities to meritorious soldiers so that they will not settle in remote places. If it is on the edge of a big city, the output of the land can be easily sold to the city and make more money.
A lot of money, which is also beneficial to their lives.”
Liu Jingxuan's eyes lit up: "Yes, the price of vegetables and rice in Jiankang City is much higher than that in other places. There are more dignitaries in the city, so naturally they can sell these rice, grains, vegetables and fruits at a higher price."
Price, in Jiankang, many businesses in this area are actually controlled by Xile. After many of his subordinates retired from the army, they settled around Jiankang, and then controlled the transportation channels for transporting grain from outside the city to the city, and even monopolized it.
After visiting Caishikou, I have to say that this is indeed a good business to make money."
Liu Yu said seriously: "In the future, these channels related to people's livelihood must be firmly controlled by the imperial court and cannot be privately owned by a certain person or some people. If the areas around the capital, including central cities like Jiangling,
With thousands or tens of thousands of veterans settling down, we can not only control the local output in the hands of our own reliable people, but they can also act as a supernumerary army to defend the capital, and can defend it if something happens.
The thieves' surprise attack and this time's defense of Jiankang would not have been possible without Xile's more than 10,000 underground legions."
Liu Jingxuan laughed: "Back then, the demon thieves also raided Jiankang. You were alone and led hundreds of brothers to rush to Jingkou. You organized thousands of local people, opened their arsenals and picked up weapons to defend, and defeated the demon thieves in one battle.
The most powerful offensive of the demon thieves was resolved with the help of these non-staff troops. I completely agree with this point, but in this way, instead of the country's military production area, it is still concentrated in those few.
If the region is not spread to the whole country, it should be spread to all the people?"
Liu Yu curled his lips: "This is just like Shang Yang's Doumu Lixin. Let's set up some pilot projects first to let the people all over the world see that there is a future and a way out for the army. Even if you retire and return home, you can still go to the army.
Living near a big city, you can still live a good life."
Liu Jingxuan said with a smile: "Yes, country people are actually very ignorant. They think that when they arrive in the capital and at the feet of the emperor, they will be able to make a career. This is actually more valuable than returning from the army and returning to their hometowns.
It’s attractive, but if this happens, wouldn’t it mean that the land near the capital will soon be out of space?”
Liu Yu said calmly: "Jiankangju is not easy. It is necessary. Whether it is the children of aristocratic families in the city or the meritorious soldiers outside the city, their ability to settle down and survive in the capital first depends on their own titles, and
Otherwise, it will be difficult to survive for a long time due to the tax exemption and exemption rights that come with it. If he has made a contribution and settled in the capital, but two or three generations of his descendants do not want to make progress and are just farmers, then he will not be able to gain a foothold in the local area and can only
By returning the land and leaving, we can use more land in other places to exchange for the land of those who cannot establish themselves locally and do not make new contributions to the country. This must be consistent with the system of conferring titles."
Liu Jingxuan opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "You can still force people out of the capital like this. This is not in line with your usual way of loving the people."
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "Love is not doting, nor does it allow people to live idle. The land near the capital, under the emperor's feet, will definitely be better than living here than elsewhere, but the more this happens, the more
Only those who have contributed to the country are qualified to be here. The ancestors have contributed to the country, but the descendants do not want to make progress and want to continue to occupy these places. Then, just like the children of aristocratic families, they can only rely on the merits of their ancestors to suppress others for generations.
What's the difference? The world I want is a world where everyone has hope and where everyone can rise to the top through hard work and competition. Likewise, it's a world where everyone doesn't think about progress and does nothing, so he can't live a good life all the time.
, if you want to survive the fittest, reward those who work hard and punish those who are lazy, this is the way to go."
Liu Jingxuan stuck out his tongue: "Hey, dear, this seems to be no different from the one during the Qin Dynasty's political reform that left people with no money. It just made people impoverished, so they had to join the army to fight?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly and waved his hand: "It is not as strict as the Qin State, which deprives the people of all their private property. I am giving the land to the people so that they can have enough food to support their families while paying taxes and serving the army.
People can live a good life, but these are troubled times after all, and the world must be pacified in order to have lasting peace. In addition, relief from various disasters also requires the country to have sufficient resources and savings, so we cannot let it happen.
The people are eating and waiting to die. I will let the fat people calculate the proportion of this tax. The soil in different places is different, and the output is also different. It cannot be generalized, but in general, it will be better for those who join the army than those who farm.
Life is better, this is a necessary principle."
Liu Jingxuan laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid that if everyone joins the army and practices martial arts and stops farming, then there will be insufficient food?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "No, because the army has limited quotas and quotas. You can't join just by signing up. The annual recruitment of new compulsory soldiers only takes ten days and a half. After passing this village, there is no such thing."
If you haven't chosen the store, you still have to go back to farming, otherwise what will you eat in the future?" (End of Chapter)