When Zhao Guangfeng and Xie Tong arrived, Shao Shude was already standing outside the wood drying kiln at the foot of Mang Mountain.
"In the past, if Zhu Quanzhong captured the three towns of Yun, Yan, and Xu, what would he do?" Shao Shude asked.
He was asking about Xie Tong.
Although Xie Tong had been gradually marginalized and excluded from the inner circle at that time, as Zhu Quanzhong's earliest adviser, he still knew some things due to his qualifications.
Xie Tong recalled for a while and said: "Xuzhou was given to Zhang Tingfan, and he was an actor. The power of Xu and Su was actually in the hands of the Xuanwu shogunate. Xu Zhen took the household registration, military registration, and wealth to Bianzhou and called it a vassal town. In fact, it was not the case.
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"Yun, Yan Er Town, according to the tone at that time, at least one of them should be locked out, and the one who has made the greatest contribution will be given to him. Maybe both of them will be given out." Xie Tong replied.
Shao Shude was a little surprised that Zhu Quanzhong compromised so early?
This so-called "sealing" of Jiedu envoys was given to real power. Perhaps because it was close to Bianzhou, Zhu Quanzhong had high prestige and had tighter control, but the nature was completely different. In theory, Jiedu envoys could rebel.
Before Zhu Quanzhong died, Ding Hui, the military governor of Zhaoyi, and Liu Zhijun, the military governor of Tongzhou, rebelled.
It can be seen that Zhu Quanzhong was very restrained in enfeoffing the princes and was very stingy in giving, but he still gave out a lot. When it came to his son's time, Zhu Youqian, the governor of the Hezhong Festival, was in Jin Dynasty, and he jumped repeatedly between the beams. Yang Shihou, the governor of the Wei Bo Festival, was unruly.
To tame, support the troops and respect themselves.
If you give others a chance, the initiative of whether to rebel or not is not on your side.
"Zhu Quanzhong has been fooling for more than ten years, and finally he can't fool him anymore?" Shao Shude said with a bitter smile.
Zhu Quanzhong must have talked about feelings and the future with his confidant generals, and often rewarded them with goods, treasures, and beauties. But after more than ten years of doing so, he finally could no longer withstand the pressure.
In fact, it is understandable. At this time, the highest honor and reward for warriors is to be the governor with real power, and it is also their highest pursuit.
You can fool for a while, but you can't fool for a lifetime. You can convince your subordinates to continue working hard by painting a big pie. It's good to be able to paint for more than ten years. This is what troops like Zhu Quanzhong and Shao Shude who started from scratch can do. If they inherit it
The troops and territory are difficult to deal with!
Zhu Quanzhong conquered Yun and Yan almost in the past two years. More than ten years have passed and his men are no longer young. They will not be able to do anything if they do not give an explanation.
Yun, Yan, Xu Sanzhen, Xu Zhen went down first, he pocketed it, and Yun, Yan at least gave one out.
Shao Shude carefully recalled that Ge Congzhou seemed to have been appointed as the military governor of the Taining Army, and his family moved to Yanzhou. Later, the whole family was captured by Liu Wei.
Ge Congzhou served as the governor of the Taining Army for eight years, and was later replaced by Liu Renyu, who served for more than two years until Zhu Quanzhong proclaimed himself emperor and incorporated it into the direct jurisdiction.
The Taining Army successfully regained power, successfully reduced the vassalage, and was placed under direct jurisdiction.
It seems that the Probationary Army (Xuzhou) briefly gave Pang Shigu one year, but then took it away after Pang Shigu died.
In the Tianping Army, Zhu Quanzhong personally served as the Jiedu envoy, and the deputy envoy was his adviser. I can't remember who exactly, until Zhu Quanzhong proclaimed himself emperor.
When Ziqing Town was destroyed, it was only two years after Zhu Quanzhong proclaimed himself emperor. I can't remember the specific situation, but there should have been no Jiedushi envoys since then, and the vassal town was abolished.
After Zhu Quanzhong became emperor, he aggressively cut down vassals and took back power. In fact, only the Taining Army, Zhongwu Army, Tongzhou, and Zhaoyi towns directly rebelled during the process of taking back power and taking back vassal power. One of them voted for Li Keyong, and the other for Li Maozhen.
After Zhu Quanzhong's death, the power of Hezhong, Weibo, Chengde and other vassal towns could not be regained at all, and even Zhang Quanyi of Luoyang, who was close at hand, could not move.
After power has been delegated, do you still want to take it back? Is it that easy?
You have 200,000 forbidden troops, and I only have 20,000 miscellaneous soldiers. Do you think that I have no strength and dare not resist, so I will take over power just by saying it smoothly? It is a joke! You speak with the knife in your hand, and you will kill me.
Besides, why should I know the current situation? I won’t resist if I can’t defeat you?
Emperor Zhu Youzhen of the last Liang Dynasty did not have the prestige of his father, and he had foreign enemies from Hedong, so it was extremely difficult to regain power. Therefore, his attitude towards these vassal towns was to be conciliatory, as long as he did not surrender to the enemy, but things were obviously not that simple.
"You already know what happened in Luoyang. There are some things that we can't continue to fool around with. Is there any solution?" Shao Shude asked.
"Your Majesty, if the Zhongwu Army is deposed, the Zhao family is likely to rebel." Xie Tong said: "Although the Zhongwu Army is deep in Henan and will eventually be destroyed, your Majesty, ask yourself, will you rebel if you move to another place?"
Shao Shude thought carefully from the perspective of a martial artist and said: "Even if there are only three thousand soldiers, I will rebel. Externally, I will contact Yang Xingmi, and internally I will win over the veterans who have accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction for a long time. Alas, these vassal towns in the Central Plains are too rebellious.
, not as good as the towns in the northwest of Beijing."
"The towns in the northwest of Beijing are all Shence military departments, and the imperial court has stricter control. Of course they are not the same." Xie Tong said with a smile.
In short, the Guandong vassal town did not bathe in the glory of the saint, had no reverence, was not obedient enough, and had too many arrogant soldiers, not to mention the Hebei vassal town.
"Your Majesty, actually what I said just now is serious. The Zhao family may not necessarily rebel. Whether or not to rebel is different in each feudal town and cannot be generalized." Xie Tong said: "But there are some things that you cannot bet on. If you lose the bet, you will be in great trouble.
big."
"Then tell me about these vassal towns now, which ones will rebel and which ones will not?" Shao Shude asked.
Xie Tong hesitated and just said: "This matter cannot be generalized."
Shao Shude smiled, knowing that Xie Tong did not dare to offend anyone at will, so he let him go and said: "Those who are in the enemy's territory are prone to rebel. Those who are unruly and unruly soldiers are prone to rebel. Those with great ambitions are prone to rebel. That's all."
Let’s talk about how to deal with this matter.”
"Your Majesty, dealing with Zhao Yan only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. The problem always exists, and it still needs to be solved." Xie Tong said: "The feudal towns have been separated for a hundred and forty years, but before the chaos, except for the border counties, there was no control in the interior.
Even after the rebellion, only the eight towns northwest of Beijing were established in the Kansai area. Without the threat of Tibet, these eight vassal towns would not have been established. The old man of Kansai is still willing to accept other alternatives."
"What alternative?" Shao Shude asked.
"Female kings or kings' meritorious officials, but they respect the title and so on, and eat their titles." Xie Tong replied: "The country has a dynasty system, no title is established, and the officials are not responsible. If you are a prince of the first rank, you can grant thousands of households with titles." The prince of a first-grade county granted food to 5,000 households..."
Of course, this number is theoretical.
Just like in theory, one minqian is worth a thousand coins, but in reality, it is eight hundred coins. The number of food seals for princes and princes depends on the "actual seal" and "real food". Not everyone can reach this number.
In addition, the food seal is "divided among the counties and transferred to them through rent", so there are differences. The economic strength of each state and county is different, and the number of people in each household is also different, which results in differences in the amount of taxes. Same.
The food allowance will also be reduced.
For example, in the fourth year of Kaiyuan (716) of Emperor Xuanzong's reign, it was stipulated that "those who are granted a title from the beginning to a great-grandson will have their three-thirds of the title reduced by one."
In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), a new regulation was issued: "If the princes and princes die, their descendants should inherit the food seal, and their ten points will be reduced by two after the funeral."
This meaning is very clear. The food seal of the title will be reduced by 20% for each generation.
As long as the clan of the Kingdom of China is not in the fifth server and no one is in charge of it, they can take exams, serve as officials, engage in business, and serve in the military without any restrictions. The Kingdom of China has produced many clan officials, even prime ministers.
"Tell me about the rules after the hard times." Shao Shude said.
"Your Majesty." Zhao Guangfeng, who has learned a lot, rushed to answer. He only heard him say: "Guo Ziyi has made great contributions to rebuilding the country. He was granted the title of Fenyang County Prince and granted 2,000 households. Xianning County Prince Hunxuan granted 1,800 households. Linhuai The prince of the county Li Guangbi has a real seal of 1,500 households. The prince of Daning County, Pugu Huaien, has a real seal of 1,500 households. The king of Xiping County, Li Sheng, has a real seal of 900 households. The king of Bolu County, Li Fuguo, has a real seal of 800 households...Ma Sui has 700 households, Duan Xiushi has 500 households... Li Peng 100 households."
The gap between the county king and the county king is indeed huge.
Generally speaking, the princes of Wufu had more real titles, while the princes of civilian officials were very few. Li Peng even only had the title of 100 households, which was better than nothing.
"Guo Linggong has 2,000 households, and the deceased Guo Yao has 2,000 households. Guo Ai and Guo Xi have only 1,000 households." Zhao Guangfeng continued: "The imperial court has no money."
Shao Shude nodded.
In fact, after the hard times, there were no rules for the number of food entitlements for the princes of Chang'an. After the death of Guo Ziyi, the prince of Fenyang County, the eldest son Guo Yao succeeded the prince of Taiyuan County, and the food entitlement of the princes of Taiyuan was still 2,000. After Guo Yao's death, Guo Ziyi's sixth son Guo Wen inherited the title. After the death of Guo Ai, Guo Xi, the third son of Guo Ziyi, attacked Zhao Guogong and granted him a thousand households...
Strictly speaking, Guo Ziyi's title of Fenyang County Prince only "ends with him." Later descendants were all granted titles by the emperor, and they only lasted for one generation. It was just that the Guo family married the royal family and continued to receive titles. In the meantime, The rules have been messed up. This is also the strange situation after the Anshi Rebellion.
"Your Majesty, it is not unacceptable for the Kansai warriors to grant food seals. It is the hardest at the beginning, but as long as you persist and continue to implement it, it will become easier and easier in the future. No one will think wildly and take those unrealistic things. Yes." Zhao Guangfeng said.
"During the Tianbao period, an ordinary household paid a rent of two bushels of millet, which was six feet of silk and four feet of silk. The household tax was 250 yuan and the local tax was eight bushels of millet." Shao Shude calculated carefully and found that one household paid approximately 2.8 bushels of millet.
, 2.5 bolts of silk, 250 coins of money, corvée and the like are not included in the calculation of the food seal, so naturally we cannot use this association where the tax rate is confusing and unfixed to calculate it.
If there are 5,000 households living under a food feud, and according to the tax rate and tax system during the equalization of land system, they can receive 14,000 husks of corn, 12,500 bolts of silk, and 1.25 million cash per year.
This income is actually pretty good. Shao Shude is the military envoy of a large town, with an annual salary of 3,600 yuan (one yuan is theoretically a thousand yuan, but the actual salary is 800 yuan). Ordinary military governors cannot get so much money, more than a thousand yuan,
More than two thousand is normal.
Considering the high quality of Henan silk, 12,500 pieces of silk are worth 9,000 yuan. If the food seal is in the Beizhou area of Hebei, it would be even worse, because "Qinghe silk" is famous all over the world and is more valuable.
"Your Highness, the king's title should not be used excessively. The food title is enough to satisfy people." Zhao Guangfeng reminded: "In addition, five thousand households is a little too much. When descendants take over the title, it is best to reduce it by two ten points. In fact, this is
It can encourage soldiers to fight the enemy bravely, and those who have made meritorious deeds can also be given food seals. Starting from a hundred households, the greater the merit, the more food seals will be added. Supplemented with some honorary titles, it will be enough. If the credit is too great,
If there is no reward, I will give it to my son and nephew."
Of course, all the above discussions have a premise, which is to proclaim emperor and found a country.
"You and Chen Changshi will carefully refine the details. Rules such as titles, food seals, and demotions must be established." Shao Shude said, "Remember, this is a secret and must not be leaked."
"As ordered." The two of them responded in unison.
"It needs to be confidential, but not too confidential." Shao Shude added.
This is a very contradictory thing to say, but Zhao Guangfeng and Xie Tong understand it.