Doupeng said calmly: "With all due respect, you are now an official, using this apparent power to conduct transactions with high-ranking families, or with those high-ranking families that you think do not want to cooperate with Liu Yu.
It is basically impossible for them to stand against Liu Yu and become enemies of Liu Yu now, and it is also very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will lose yourself."
The black robe said in a deep voice: "I have a sufficient and careful plan to protect myself. You don't have to worry about this. Now that you have become a cloak, you cannot openly deal with these noble families, and Liu Tingyun, who used to
The chess pieces you can control are gone. If I don’t come out, how will our Tiandao League contact the high-ranking families? Do you really think that you can fight against Liu Yu with just Huiyuan?"
Doupeng shook his head: "You don't understand what I mean. What I want to say is that now is not the time for us to directly win over the major families and confront Liu Yu head-on. Because Liu Yu has eliminated Tianshi Dao
, its prestige and power were unprecedentedly strong, and through the battle to eliminate Tianshi Dao, he also removed the official positions of He Wuji, Liu Yi and others who had previously enfeoffed various places, and obtained their territory, regardless of whether the faction family would be in the future.
Regardless of whether the children govern it or let the Qiu Ba people of the Jingba Group manage it, they will put these places under their own direct jurisdiction, including the Qingzhou land of Nanyan, which will also be completely taken over by the imperial court, allowing Liu Yu to only control Jiangbei before.
This small piece of land in Jiankang turned into owning almost the entire Jin Dynasty."
Heipao frowned: "That's true. In the past, places like Jingzhou were managed by Liu Daogui, his younger brother, but most of Jingzhou's taxes and output were not handed over to the court, but were used to prevent Guangzhou.
Tianshi Dao's army, now that Tianshi Dao has been defeated, these military expenditures can no longer be maintained. Liu Yu can completely collect these military expenditures, and then redistribute them according to the troops needed in various places, and send his cronies.
His people go to various places to command armies, and the number, equipment, food and fodder of these armies can be controlled in his hands."
Doupeng sighed: "Yes, in the past, in the name of the Northern Expedition to defend against the Hulu or the Celestial Master Dao, localities were allowed to organize their own legions, and the military expenses and maintenance costs of these legions were directly funded by local taxes.
To bear it, financial subsidies from the central government are even needed. This is no longer the case. Once the Tianshi Dao is destroyed, all the states and counties in the mainland will no longer have to maintain huge legions. Liu Yu can completely suspend the army for a few years and only retain
The backbone and core elite of the army should be laid off and sent home first. On the one hand, it can reduce expenditures. On the other hand, it can also reduce the military power of these newly emerged young marshals and generals, preventing them from following Liu Yi, He Wuji and others in the future.
Like everyone, a big tail cannot be lost. This time, he has used Wang Zhen'e to take over Liu Jingxuan's command as the former military commander in the Battle of Leichi. In fact, it is to pave the way for this path."
The black robe gritted his teeth: "You mean, are you saying that the previous veteran generals like Liu Yi, He Wuji, Liu Daogui, Zhuge Changmin, and Liu Jingxuan, each leading a legion and dividing them into large states, will be completely changed?
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Doupeng nodded: "This is inevitable. In this decisive battle to eliminate Tianshi Dao, he deliberately did not use the veteran. Liu Yi directly looked after the family in Jiankang, and Liu Jingxuan's command was also given to others to pursue Lu
Xun, Liu Yu did not even personally command Xu Daofu's Battle of Guangzhou. It was obvious that he wanted to give credit to these young marshals and generals so that they could be qualified to split the original large army of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses into
A dozen small corps of medium size, ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 people, were each given the title of general to replace the previous veterans. The end result of the veteran generals was to become civilians and serve as local officials, governors, or
The central government will serve as a high-status official. The future army will be completely controlled by Liu Yu, and will no longer be shared with old comrades as before."
The black robe said solemnly: "If others don't tell me, even if Liu Jingxuan is willing to take the lead in supporting Liu Yu's approach and hand over Qingzhou and his army, how can Liu Yi and Zhuge Changmin agree to this? Plus now they are in charge of Jiangzhou
Yu Yue, the governor, must not be willing to give up their interests like this, and will definitely unite with the high-ranking families to fight against Liu Yu. After all, generals with outstanding achievements have the right to retain their own legions.
This was the rule of the Beijing Eighth Party."
Doupeng laughed: "This is the point of Liu Yu's interests. It is true that he has outstanding achievements. The problem is that others have also made outstanding achievements. Your achievements, Liu Yi's and Zhuge Changmin's, are the merits of establishing righteousness and the Western Expedition."
The achievement of destroying Huan was not due to the elimination of Tianshi Dao this time. This time they had no merit. Instead, they lost troops and generals. On the contrary, it was the new marshals and generals who made a lot of achievements. Now these people and Liu Yi,
The merits of Zhuge Changmin and the others are basically equal. Based on this, it is natural to allocate their respective armies and only retain less than 10,000 people."
"In addition, after the Tianshi Dao was pacified, there was no new war, and there was no need for heavy internal defenses like before. It is natural to temporarily reduce the number of troops and let a large number of soldiers retire and go home.
In the past, when there were more than 300,000 troops in the country, Liu Yi and others could retain a legion of 40,000 to 50,000 people with the strength of one state. But if the standing army is reduced to 120,000 to 150,000, then each general
It is a matter of course for the army to be reduced to less than 10,000 people, and it cannot be opposed from the outside."
At this point, Doupeng's eyes flashed coldly: "Then, after disarmament, the size of the army does not need to be so large, and the tax revenue of the states and counties can be transferred to the country.
These official positions, such as governors and governors, can be given to the children of aristocratic families who are willing to side with Liu Yu. A certain proportion of personal gains and losses can be allowed. However, the main thing is that most of the tax revenue needs to be handed over to the state and flow into the national treasury.
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Heipao gritted his teeth: "It is indeed a poisonous move, a cruel move. How did you know this information? Do you already know the subsequent policies of Liu Yu, Liu Muzhi, and Wang Miaoyin?"
Doupeng sighed softly: "This is the difference between you and me. I have a way to know Liu Yu's real move next, but you can't predict the opponent, so the move is slightly different. Yu Yue, Xie Hun
, Xi Sengshi and other descendants from big aristocratic families cannot stand together with one mind. Do you think you can win them over? They are not satisfied with this reform, but how many nephews and nephews from middle-level aristocratic families are still counting on these things that they look down on?
As for the official position, it is a daydream to want the entire family to stand against Liu Yu!" (End of Chapter)