Chapter Four Hundred and Nine The Precedent Decree
"How can soldiers win? The answer is: To conquer is to rule." [Wu Zi's Art of War]
Three days later, the emperor issued a special edict to the Chengming Hall, and ordered ministers such as Situ Huang Wan, Sikong Zhao Wen, and Taiwei Dong Cheng to gather together to listen to the Shaofu, Da Si Nong and other officials about this year's financial revenue and expenditure. After learning that the Central Committee
After this year's budget expenditure revenue, the imperial court started the calculation for the second year of Jian'an in advance, preparing statistics on the money and grain of Sili, Bingzhou, Yizhou and other places.
It is not yet the end of the year, and the aftermath of the drought locusts has just been eliminated. The emperor is eager to collect money, food and taxes from various places. In addition, the North and South armies have been conducting more frequent drills recently. Many courtiers who have experienced long-term accidents have a common idea in their minds.
The emperor did not let them speculate for long. After learning that the imperial treasury had not increased or decreased compared with normal years, he greatly rewarded Zhang Chang, Mi Zhu and other economic ministers, and then issued an edict, asking the imperial court to strengthen its troops and make an appointment with the emperor.
In the late spring and early summer of next year, he will lead a large army to send troops to Guandong to revive the world.
The imperial court had been peaceful for several years since Dong Zhuo moved the capital. Seeing wars and wars all over the Han Dynasty, all people with lofty ideals looked forward to the Ming Dynasty's vigorous efforts and another revival. Now it is not easy to see the emperor pacify Yizhou one after another, and the rebellion in Bingzhou is finally here.
After preparing the edict to leave Hangu in the east, the government and the public immediately became excited. Faced with this situation, the emperor felt calm and summoned many ministers in the Chengming Palace as usual, intending to unify the opinions of the main figures and discuss secrets.
"All powers are unified, and orders are easy to execute." The emperor was sitting on the couch, leaning on the couch with one arm and putting his hand on his leg. He said in a relaxed tone: "Whether it is the imperial court or local counties, everything needs to be done."
Only when one understands his duties and has his own duties, can he achieve twice the result with half the effort and achieve great things. This is true for running a country, and it is also true for running an army. Now, the Northern and Southern armies have civilized officers, a system of retirement, military-qualified officers, and preparations for fielding.
, but when it comes to the imperial court, there is no general commander. As time goes by, it is finally inappropriate, and it is a critical moment of the Eastern Expedition, so today we will discuss it with the princes."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Wen responded and said: "What your Majesty said is very reasonable. If there is no general manager, for example, if there are officials in counties and counties but there are no officials in the court, it will be difficult for the court to regulate the overall situation. The contribution of your majesty's new policy will not be achieved."
It will also be difficult to pass on.”
With him taking the lead in echoing, Taiwei Dong Cheng, Situ Huang Wan and others also reached a rare consensus. Huang Wan said bluntly: "The key to governing a country is prudence, just like cooking fresh food, cooking it carefully at all times. His Majesty's changes in the military system
I have always been cautious about everything and never made any big moves. The reason why the Northern and Southern armies are so elite now is all thanks to the new system formulated by Your Majesty. Now if you want to promote it to the top and apply it widely, what regulations should be followed? I would like to ask Your Majesty for your careful consideration.
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In order to leave room for discussion, Dong Cheng did not speak so directly, but he still agreed. They had experienced too many things in the court, especially the emperor's series of tricks, rather than waiting for him every time
If you jump out to give advice and are refuted by the emperor, it is better to wait for the emperor to give clear instructions and then discuss the pros and cons accordingly.
This is a tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers that took a long time and even cost the political lives of several ministers.
Even Xun You, the servant, also followed suit and said something very pointed: "For every soldier, the system must be determined first. If the system is established first, the soldiers will not be in chaos. If the soldiers are not in chaos, the punishment will be clear. Today's military system needs orders.
The command of the three armies is like one person, working together from top to bottom, knowing where to attack and where to retreat. Now that we are discussing the establishment of a military system, we must make it fully operational and prevent anything like Dong Zhuo's use of border troops to disrupt the center."
Faced with everyone's pandering performance, the emperor not only foresees it, but also is happy to see it. He has no unnecessary requirements for today's central ministers, as long as they are loyal enough, smart enough, good at following rules and regulations, and resolutely implement his own political consciousness.
That's fine. As for whether he has outstanding talents to innovate in the governance of the country, it is not very important.
So he smiled bitterly and said: "You are throwing the problem to me."
Even though they knew it was a joke, everyone still said they didn't dare.
After a few polite words, the emperor calmed down his expression, and took the initiative to straighten his reclining posture, like a lazy tiger suddenly widening its eyes on the bluestone, showing a frightening power.
"When I took over the government, the first thing I did after reorganizing the Northern and Southern armies was to cultivate fields." The emperor lengthened his tone, looked at Dong Cheng, Huang Wan, and Yang Qi and said, "All the princes are
I have experienced that at that time, tens of thousands of hectares of forest fields and wasteland were surveyed for this purpose, and tens of thousands of homeless households were recruited to live in the fields. Nowadays, civilian and military villages are distributed in Guanzhong, Bingzhou, and Longshang. In good years, we can get two or three grains.
With one million dendrobiums, even in a famine year, we can mobilize manpower to fight disasters and provide millions of supplies."
The benefits and functions of the farmland system were known to the courtiers in the first year. It not only eliminated the instability of the refugees, but also quickly restored production and reduced the pressure on the army's food and fodder. In addition, the emperor did not hesitate to provide enough farmland.
Allowing Dong Cheng to initially clear out the Shanglin land and confiscate the land and houses of the powerful rebels in Hedong became a little more intense, and the rest were all in the country's interest.
Especially Dong Cheng, he even regarded this as the first major thing he accomplished after entering the court, and nodded his head broadly, as if he was deeply convinced.
"The system of farming depends on the country's foresight and foresight. My brother was fortunate enough to participate in it. He mentioned it many times and marveled. If the Taoist court had already discussed this, why would all the states in the world allow refugees to roam the fields and gather into thieves?
Is there any solution?" Zhao Wen was not the Third Duke at the time, so he specifically mentioned his late brother Zhao Qian. However, these words were purely flattering and did not consider the actual situation at all. During the reign of Emperor Xiaoling, it was because of serious land annexation that this happened
The refugees have left their homes, and the settlements cannot even provide basic farmland, so how can we use this to bring peace to the people?
Huang Wan and Yang Qi also thought about this, and sighed in their hearts, if Guanzhong had not suffered from Qiang bandits in successive years, and the people were scattered; and the emperor repeatedly cleared the land for land reclamation, where would the imperial court have any free land to accommodate the refugees? In the end, it was the emperor who had the land.
It’s because God never gives up and he’s so clever and clever.
"In the matter of civilian villages, there are county farmers, cao dynasties, and farmers. They can be said to be unified in power and do not need to be changed. In military villages, only the farmers, generals, school captains and other officials gather to gather troops. Now
There must be someone who coordinates and coordinates the situation." The emperor ignored everyone's silent expressions, obviously not wanting to regret the past, he spoke directly.
Zhao Wen knew that what he said was inappropriate, so he hurriedly handed over his hand and said, "Only, my humble opinion is that the issue of military settlements is of great importance, so it is best to leave it to the general control of Taiwei Dong Gong."
Dong Cheng was taken aback and immediately excused himself: "I think it's impossible. Back then, Emperor Xiaocheng appointed a Shangshulang as the master to cultivate the land. There is a precedent to follow, and now the Ministry of War is idle, why not use it?"