Chapter 108: Living in the middle again, it doesn't make sense
Daming Palace——
Emperor Chongping looked thoughtful, and after a moment, he said: "Zi Yu, the matter of organizing and training the new army is a big matter, and we should not act rashly."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "What the Holy One said is absolutely true, but we need to plan carefully."
Emperor Chongping diverted the matter and said: "There is another matter, which seems to be related to military affairs. Just now, Li Qing from the Ministry of War suggested that in Hebei Province, local prefectures and counties should be given the power to recruit and train soldiers.
In order to curb the raging power of the Eastern Barbarians... Mr. Yang Ge said that this case cannot be opened, because it is the beginning of chaos in the government. If given time, it may become a big problem in the local area."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, does Grand Scholar Li mean to let the state, county or local gentry prepare for the establishment of rural warriors and team training to relieve difficulties in border affairs? This does not cost the country money and food, and it can be used to suppress them.
Donglu Jingqi?"
When the country's military system deteriorates, it will turn to the armed forces of the landlords and gentry.
Such as the anti-Jin rebel army in the late Northern Song Dynasty and the Hunan-Huai-Chu army in the late Qing Dynasty.
Of course, the leaders and organizers of the two are different, and their relationship with the court is also different.
The former may be regarded as a chamber pot and be wary of it.
The latter is his godson, and he is wary, but he does not exclude being recruited as part of the ruling class.
The reason for this is the same.
The military system at the center of the dynasty was too corrupt and incompetent, unable to effectively integrate manpower, material resources and other resources. It was already hard to recover and could only turn to new forces outside the system for help.
By analogy with writing a novel, revising the text... might as well rewrite it.
In the feudal era, power was transferred to prefectures and counties, which meant that great power was left to the side. In later generations, it was left to capital and military contracting.
If we use the words of later generations, like transportation, infrastructure, and the rule of law, security and order are also public goods provided to the people by the state apparatus, and they are the most basic public goods.
Of course, state machinery is not provided for free. People pay taxes. As the ancients said, take it from the people and use it to the people.
However, due to the inefficiency and incompetence of the system and malfunctioning, people often receive money but do nothing, fail to get things done, and even have to add money multiple times.
After all, working is so tiring, and it is better to be lazy and enjoy yourself than to work hard.
It is human nature to like leisure and hate work.
"Today's Chen and Han are not only corrupt in their administration, but also in their military system... There are hundreds of thousands of troops on the nine sides and twenty troops in the capital. As a result, thieves and bandits are causing trouble in the three auxiliary areas of the capital. Not to mention that this military system is terrible.
Yes, it’s already seventy-seven or eighty-eight." Jia Heng thought.
"Li Qing also said the same thing. I think it makes sense." Emperor Chongping saw that Jia Heng was so transparent, his heart moved slightly, his face was warm, and he asked: "What do you think Ziyu?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, he knew that the emperor was asking him now, not to obey his advice, but to brainstorm, or to use his knowledge and understanding, even if it was wrong, it was for reference.
Jia Heng said: "Heng believes that Li Bingbu's words are advisable. If Yan and Zhao people are recruited from the prefectures and counties to protect Sangzi, the damage caused by the Eastern invaders can be slightly reduced. However, with the decline of the nine sides, the Holy Master cannot have too much hope.
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When Emperor Chongping heard this, he was silent for a moment.
How could he not know that the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed on the nine sides and were being beaten? How could they be driven away by ordinary warriors with insufficient armor?
It's hard for Jia Heng to say that the emperor's idea is wrong.
Jia Heng said: "It is not possible for the local gentry to organize regiment training. They are in the counties and villages. Their forces are intertwined and intertwined. The local officials can't contain them. Now that they have the power to recruit troops, they may cover the sky with one hand and bring disaster to the local area. If things go on like this,
, as if it were a country of its own, like a local emperor!"
These gentry originally occupied an economically advantageous position in the county and township pavilions, but due to restrictions from the government and laws, they did not dare to have their own private armed forces in name only.
Once we let go now, don't worry, the towns and villages in Hebei will be completely ruined, the court's prestige is unclear, and the government's decrees are unreasonable.
The so-called worries about political chaos, which started from this, are not unfounded.
The powerful forces of the clan have been regularly attacked in all dynasties. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the imperial power still refused to go to the countryside. Even in later generations, the arrival of industrial society could only destroy the clan society.
Awesome...
When Emperor Chongping heard the words of "Tu Emperor", his face darkened, the cold light in his eyes was frightening, and he said in a deep voice: "What Ziyu said is true, it can only be established by the state and county officials."
He could almost imagine that at that time, in the land of prefectures and counties, imperial decrees could not leave the county government offices.
Jia Heng said: "Officials from prefectures and counties raise groups to train, and villagers are brave. This is the Han system. The governor of the prefecture mounts his horse to manage the army, and dismounts his herdsmen. It's just..."
It's just that the quality requirements for officials are too high, and Chen Han did not have the military mobilization system of the Han Dynasty.
So there are some things that really shake up the whole body.
However, this is still different from the imperial court's separate deployment of troops to garrison.
Soldiers from prefectures and counties protect their hometowns, and their morale is stronger. At the prefecture and county level, three to five thousand soldiers have the right to have military independence. Even if they block the Dong captives' cavalry for a while, they can make the enemy captives who have penetrated deep into other countries panic and not dare to plunder calmly.
"It is enough to curb their power a little, otherwise the Eastern barbarians will attack prefectures and counties at every turn, plundering men and women and their property, but the imperial army will not dare to divide their troops to rescue them, and the people of the north will sink under the iron heel. As the emperor, I am also the father of the king.
How can you bear it?" Emperor Chongping said angrily with a gloomy look on his face.
When Jia Heng heard this, his expression paused slightly and he sighed in his heart.
Emperor Chongping had the heart to cheer up, but in the fourteenth year of Yuji, including the years when the Supreme Emperor retired without rest, Emperor Chongping actually did not rule for long, and his prestige in the army was insufficient.
Otherwise, we can take drastic measures instead of being cautious now and looking back three times.
"If we go by the records of the Dream of Red Mansions, the final winner is obviously the emperor, after he has beaten the Supreme Emperor to death... But it's too late. The bones are like mountains and the surname has been forgotten, and ghosts are singing under the green maple forest." Jia Heng thought.
At this time, Emperor Chongping heard Jia Heng's words, especially the "heart-breaking words" just now. Although the balance in his heart was faintly tilted towards Li Zan, he took Yang Guochang's concerns into consideration and made a compromise.
"Treating the symptoms but not the root cause." Jia Heng looked calmly and thought as he looked at the emperor who was lost in thought.
Emperor Chongping got "confidence" from Jia Heng and made up his mind. He looked up at the clock and suddenly realized that it was too late.
Emperor Chongping looked at the young man with gentle eyes and said: "You have been working hard today, traveling back and forth. It's getting late, and I will summon all the cabinet ministers to discuss matters later, so I won't keep you any longer. As for the title,
, I agree with your wishes, go back and rest first, and listen to your will."
Jia Heng bowed and gave a salute, a look of flattery appeared on his face at the right time, and said: "Your Majesty, the common people have to retreat."
However, I couldn't complain about Emperor Chongping in my heart. Just now it was Zi Yu, and later he directly called him Qing.
It can be said that the emperor has been a master of PUA since ancient times and is well versed in the art of pulling.
"Dai Quan, send Jia Heng off for me." Emperor Chongping called Dai Quan.
Jia Heng quickly thanked him, and then followed Dai Quan towards,
Emperor Chongping took out a file from the sandalwood box on the bill. It was all information collected by the guards of the internal police factory. The word "Jia Heng" was clearly written on the title page.
"Hengfang got married not long ago. His wife is the daughter of Qin Ye, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry's catering and cleaning department. He and his wife live in a five-room house in Liutiao'er Hutong, Ningrong Street..."
Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, his eyes moving slightly.
How could he not know how to use generous money and humble words to win over people's hearts and treat virtuous people with courtesy?
It was previously paid for with the family property of the Duke's Mansion, but it is obviously not possible now.
At this time, Dai Quan entered the palace, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Jia Ziyu has been sent out of the palace."
Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment, then glanced at Dai Quan and said calmly: "Dai Quan, what do you think I should reward Jia Heng?"
Dai Quan couldn't help but bow a little more, and said with a smile: "Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from God. Your Majesty's favor for Jia Heng is already his great blessing, so there is no need for a reward."
"Having said that." Emperor Chongping waved his hand, his majestic and cold face showed a hint of thought, and said: "I originally wanted to give him a share of the family property, but now that I don't give him a title, Ningguo Mansion... the public property will also be lost.
Sealed."
Without the inheritance of the title, the public property can only be temporarily sealed, and it is not easy for him to take it, otherwise it will hinder the reputation of Shengming.
Although he had dealt with some prisoners in the past two years, he had also gradually given them land and houses. For a while, there was really no house.
"I remember that Ningguo Mansion seems to have been built by imperial decree." Dai Quan bravely said suddenly.
After saying this, Dai Quan quickly lowered his eyes and bowed silently.
A sneer resounded in my heart as I remembered what the wife of the Jia family said that day in the Jia Clan ancestral hall, "Although she has ascended to the throne, her wealth cannot be lumped together."
It is obvious that the eunuch is weak and has bad water in his stomach.
Of course, only Dai Quan knows the reason why the Jia clan only bribed Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, but did not communicate with Eunuch Dai because of Yuan Chun.
Emperor Chongping was startled for a moment, his face moved, and he said: "The Duke's Mansion was indeed built with the grace of Taizu and the money allocated from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Now that the title of Ning Guo no longer exists, people from the Ning Mansion are living in it again.
It doesn’t make sense.”
Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "Dai Quan, take the internal guards to the Ning Mansion to deliver my oral instructions. The Ning State Mansion and corresponding property shall be sealed up and the public and private treasuries shall be investigated."
Of course, we cannot give Ning Guogong's residence to Jia Heng now. We have to wait for Jia Heng's "Resignation Table" to be disseminated at home and abroad, and the residence will be repaid to the provinces and recited throughout the world before he can praise his virtues again.
At that time, he once again gave him the imperial edict to build the Ningguo Mansion. Only in this way can he be convinced from top to bottom and there will be no more troubles.