During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to deal with foreign wars and strengthen imperial power, the military recruitment system began to rise.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the recruitment system further developed, and local governors and governors had more military power.
The border troops were strong and a state of military feudal separatism gradually formed.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, General He Jin recruited 40,000 soldiers.
Yang Fan nodded. Tu Shanyue was his first wife and wife, and he fully recognized her level. Although she liked to be coquettish, unruly, and willful in front of him... Yang Fan knew that was her way of expressing her feelings.
Her true face has always been the Tushan stall.
She has the ability to govern, knows how to choose between interests, has vision, courage, and mind, and is equally principled and flexible. She is a very important ally and assistant to him.
Not many people can read clearly, but Tu Shanyue can always grasp the key issues.
Why does every feudal dynasty reach its peak within a century after the founding of the country, and then turn from prosperity to decline, with the limit being three to five generations?
Why, without exception, the military service system was transformed into a recruitment system at its peak.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline.
In the late period of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty (the entire Eastern Han Dynasty was dominated by the recruitment system), the entire Eastern Han Dynasty was actually at its peak at the beginning of its establishment, and then it continued to decline. The Three Kingdoms period was completely based on the recruitment system.
The Tang Dynasty was the period of political governance and economic peak during the period of Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty was in the Zhao Kuangyin period (the entire Song Dynasty was a recruiting system). This period was actually the highest peak of the Song Dynasty. It has been in decline since then. Not to mention the Southern Song Dynasty.
During the Mongol Empire, there was a military service system. After Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty, a military recruitment system was implemented. This period was the highest peak of the Mongolian dominance.
The Ming Dynasty's recruitment system can be divided into two periods. The first period started from the recruitment list in the 10th year of Xuande (1435) when Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne, to the 13th year of Jiajing (1534) when the recruited soldiers were incorporated into the guards.
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Yang Fan thought for a while and said: "It depends on the nature of the two."
"Under the recruitment system, what is the relationship between the court and soldiers? It is an employment relationship."
"Under the military service system, what is the relationship between the court and the soldiers? It is a forced relationship."
Yang Fan took a sip of water and continued: "To put it bluntly, isn't it just a property relationship and a personal relationship?"
"When the dynasty reached its peak, taking the Ming Dynasty as an example, the gentry had money but the court had no money. The gentry monopolized the imperial examinations and officialdom. They promoted the transformation of the military system because only rich people could recruit soldiers. And since ancient times, soldiers have been eating whoever they want.
You will fight for whomever you want to pay and pay. In fact, it is to seize military power from the court and put it in your own hands. To turn the court's army into a private army."
The decline of the Tang Dynasty and the separatism of vassal towns began when Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty mistakenly abolished the imperial army system and completely transformed it into a recruitment system. In essence, it was a problem of the transformation from official control to plutocratic control.
Xiao Niangpi sighed and said: "What I said makes sense, but the original military service system could not be maintained at that time. The finances of the emperor and the court were exhausted, and the tax base was lost to local families. This was also a helpless move.
.This is an endless cycle. Is there any way to solve it?"
Yang Fan smiled and said: "It's very simple. As long as our Yang family remains the richest family in the world, we are not afraid of whether it is a military recruitment system or a military service system. We are just afraid that our descendants will have no money."
Xiao Niangpi immediately asked: "Then how can we ensure that the descendants of our Yang family will always have money?"
Yang Fan said word by word: "As long as I have the right to issue currency, I don't care who wears the crown."
"As long as the most profitable business in the world is controlled by the family, we can always afford to maintain the most elite army."
"What is the most profitable business in the world?" the young lady asked anxiously.
"There are many. We have a monopoly on tobacco, alcohol, sugar, tea, salt and iron. We have a complete monopoly on mining, railways, shipping, new highways and other transportation. Xinghe Bank has a monopoly on issuing the only banknotes in the world. We occupy the best land in the world, and the most choked city.
Dao. Then set up a trap to collect money. The land is only rented but not sold. The land rent is collected from generation to generation."
"Where there is soil, there is money, and where there is money, there are soldiers. This will never change."
Yang Fan said with a smile: "Actually, there is no need to do so many things. The Yang family only needs to run Xinghe Bank and become the only rice planting bank that monopolizes the world's currency issuance rights. Take advantage of the rise and fall of interest rates to raise and lower interest rates.
, expand and shrink the balance sheet. You will never be short of money. You can also adjust the wealth changes of any person or any group."
"Whoever we make rich will be rich, and whoever we make bankrupt will be bankrupt."
"As for those industries, we will hold a certain share and the management rights will be handed over to the families who follow us."
Xiao Niangpi and Chen Xi opened their mouths in disbelief, it was so simple.
"Why do other people have to use the banknotes we issue? What should I do if they refuse to use it?" Xiao Niangpi asked.
"What do the Yang family's troops do?"
"I have only two purposes for raising them. One is to control the right of way in this world. That is, I can decide whether you have the right to walk. Which road you can take, whether it is land or sea."
"Without the right of way, everything is useless. Minerals cannot be transported out, raw materials cannot be transported in, and products are piled up in warehouses. People cannot go there."
"The other is to force everyone to use the currency we issue for payment and settlement. If anyone dares to refuse, send the army to talk to them."
We have been in peace for a long time, but almost everyone does not realize it. In fact, you are not free to walk on the road. You have the natural right to walk on the road. Roads have never been public property.
You can walk because someone gave you the right of way. You have earned the right to walk!
The truth of this world is so cruel!
Today's giants control the world's rights of way.
More than 3,000 Warhawks, 11 aircraft carrier formations, 400,004 men, and more than 10,000 large mushrooms gave him the confidence.
If he doesn't let you walk, you really can't move even an inch.
Don't talk about foreign trade. Everything at sea will be detained by you.
I block the road every day and check it, and you can’t think of doing anything. In the past, I even turned off the GPS for you, and you were dumbfounded.
After World War II, Damei’s military presence spread almost all over the world. It once established more than 5,000 military bases around the world (nearly half of them overseas).
After the end of the Cold War, due to changes in the international situation, adjustments to the military strategy of the United States, and opposition from host countries, the number of military bases in the United States was greatly reduced.
Currently, there are 374 overseas military bases, distributed in more than 140 countries and regions, with 300,000 troops stationed. Basically, all choke points are under control.
The little girl understood, and she said seriously: "Shang Yang and Han Fei have done so many unscrupulous methods, aren't they just to make a profit? It's up to them to decide who can make money."
"It turns out that those who control the subordinates have never been those dogmatic and rigid so-called ethics, the so-called three cardinal principles and five constant principles, and the famous tools must not be faked. It is only us who can provide benefits to the people below and determine the rise and fall of their wealth."
"I only used a bank and a private army to do it. It's really tens of thousands of times better than the two of them."