If Liu Xin had already planned the order to halve the commercial tax, this order was decided on a whim early this morning. This is what Ma Yun said inspired him about the rule. Why are the prefects from all over the country becoming more and more courageous and daring to
They did not obey the court's orders because they were too powerful. They not only had a large number of troops, but also controlled local money and food. Liu Xin's purpose was to separate military and political affairs, so that the generals in charge of the army could not do without the support of local money and food, and local governments
Officials must rely on the protection of the military to check each other, and no one can dominate the country.
Liu Xin said with a smile: "You guys sit down first, I want to announce the third order. After the New Year, another 20,000 new soldiers will be recruited from all over the country, and all regular troops will be organized into five legions. Xu Huang will be the commander of the first legion, and Zhang
Fei was the commander of the second legion, Zhang He was the commander of the third legion, and Zhao Yun was the commander of the fourth legion, each commanding 10,000 troops. Huang Zhong was the commander of the fifth legion, commanding 15,000 troops. Recruited soldiers
They will no longer be organized according to regions, but they will be broken up and reorganized into various legions."
Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, Zhang He, and Zhao Yun all stood up and cupped their hands and said: "I will obey my brother's orders!"
Liu Xin waited for them to sit down and continued: "I plan to build a training center on the outskirts of Xiangyang. From now on, each legion will take turns sending some soldiers to the center to participate in actual combat training. Wenpin will be in charge of this training center."
Wenpin was responsible for the training of the secretly formed special forces some time ago. He did all the things well and was finally appreciated by Liu Xin. He was able to take charge of his own affairs. When he heard this, he stood up quickly and said: "General, I will obey the order!"
Liu Xin looked at Cai Mao again and said: "I will announce the fifth order below. The Jingzhou navy will make major adjustments and be divided into three fleets, stationed in Jiangxia, Jiangling and Changsha. Except for Jiangxia soldiers, the rest of the soldiers will
They were dispersed and organized into Jiangling and Changsha naval armies, commanded by Gan Ning and Zhang Yun respectively. Cai Mao was still the captain of the navy and led Jiangxia soldiers to stay where they were. Degui, the situation there is more complicated. You should shoulder it.
The burden is not light."
Although Cai Mao was a little reluctant, he had no choice but to lean over and say: "The final general will definitely fulfill his mission."
Everyone saw that they had already talked about the navy, and it was estimated that his order had almost been issued. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin looked at Kong Wen again and said: "Kong Wen, you are now in charge of the research institute, and your responsibilities are not light. After the New Year, you
Select some skilled craftsmen, go to Jiangling, and inspect the terrain there. If it is suitable, build a shipyard there and build a batch of new warships. I will discuss the specific ideas with you later."
Kong Wen also promised again and again. No one expected that at the beginning of the new year, Liu Xin would issue five political orders in a row. Apparently he had not rested at home some time ago, so everyone couldn't help but respect him, but they didn't know that these were all he thought about in the morning.
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Seeing everyone's faces becoming serious, Liu Xin smiled and said, "As I just said, after the Spring Festival, everyone will work separately to deal with it. Next, I will say two more things."
When everyone heard that he had further instructions, their hearts skipped a beat. It seemed that this year's Spring Festival was not going to be a comfortable one.
But Liu Xin said slowly: "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I am going to organize two happy events. Tian Feng, Huang Zhong, and Gan Ning cannot leave Changsha, so they will organize a wedding for Xu Chu. Yide, what are you and Miss Xiahou doing?"
The wedding was also held on this day."
Everyone suddenly became relaxed and congratulated Zhang Fei in unison.
Liu Xin was busy giving orders in front, and Ma Yun was not idle in the back house. She sent all the maids who often flirted in front of Liu Xin some time ago to some remote courtyards to do some menial tasks. . He also transferred the two sisters Ling'er and Xiu'er to his side. Bian Yu and Zhu Qian also replaced some ladies from wealthy families as maids. After all, these people are well-educated and will pay more attention to etiquette.
In the past, Ma Yun didn't pay much attention to the difference between inside and outside, but the scene last night sounded the alarm for her. Today, she reiterated that the slaves in the front yard are not allowed to enter the inner house without permission. Violators will be caned on the spot. Bian Liu Xin's study was also replaced by several smart young men as book boys, instead of using maids to serve them.
After Ma Yun made such a big move, the hope of those maids who had their own ambitions to rise to the top became even slimmer, but who dared to say "no"?
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the city of Changsha was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Xu Chu, draped in red and green, rode a tall horse, carried Huajiao, and went to the Song family to welcome the bride. Along the way, there was noisy drumming and music, and it was very lively. Everything needed for the wedding, including the guest ceremony and banquet They were all purchased by the Song family. Song Gang spent a lot of money this time. The dowry filled ten carts and there were as many as twenty maids. Although Liu Xin did not come to congratulate him in person, he sent someone to do so. He sent generous gifts and asked Cai Yong to write a congratulatory message in his own hand. The smile on Mr. Xu's face has never disappeared since he got up in the morning, and he would boast to everyone he met that he had found a good wife.
The only fly in the ointment was that Xu Chu was a drunkard by nature, and refused to refuse anyone who came to the wedding banquet. He was so drunk that he was carried to the bridal chamber and slept on the bed until dawn, causing Song Qi to sit up all night. From then on, the couple gossiped, and Song Qi always made fun of Xu Chu. Xu Chu often made her speechless.
It was a different scene in Xiangyang City. Zhang Fei and Xia Houjuan already lived together, and there were no parents or elders around them, so they naturally saved a lot of trouble. The wedding banquet did not expand in scope, and only Liu Xin brought a group of close relatives to congratulate him. .
Cai Yong sat at the wine table with mixed feelings in his heart. Last year at this time, he was in Xinye to give his daughter a hairpin ceremony. Because Cai Yan proposed to cancel the marriage with the Wei family, he almost burned down Xinye County in anger. Yamen. A year has passed in the blink of an eye, and too many things have happened during this period. Now the marriage with the Wei family has been cancelled, and the daughter is one year older, but her life has no future.
A daughter is better than a father. Cai Yong wondered what Cai Yan was thinking. When she was about to break off the engagement last year, she compared Wei Zhongdao with Liu Xin. Recently, this girl has been running to Liu Xin's house more frequently. To put it bluntly, Although there was a misunderstanding about Liu Xin, Cai Yong now has a good impression of him. If nothing else, he issued five decrees in a row on the first day of the Lunar New Year alone. This professionalism is what Cai Yong has seen among the officials. , especially among young people, it is unique.
But he was in a dilemma if he wanted Cai Yong to marry his daughter to Liu Xin. Regardless of whether Liu Xin had this intention or not, Cai Yong would not be able to let go of Cai Yan's identity if he married her. If his daughter wanted to retire in the first place, It was okay to promise her to Liu Xin when they kissed her. After all, Liu Xin only had Ma Yun as his wife at that time. Now Liu Xin not only has Bian Yu and Zhu Qian, but also the one named Qiaoer who met Ma Yun next to her on New Year's Day. The girl has also changed into a woman's attire. He, Cai Yong's daughter, is just a concubine. She has to line up behind a girl and tell him how to meet people.
Cai Yan, this girl, obviously has her own opinion now. If she marries an ordinary family, she will never look down upon her, but where can she find someone who can be on par with Liu Xin?
Cai Yong sat at the wedding banquet, full of thoughts. He was the dean of the academy, and every family would have three or two children who wanted to study. The people attending the wedding banquet all respected him very much, and everyone came to offer him a glass of wine or two.
Cai Yong did not refuse anyone who came, and no one noticed that this old gentleman, who had always been reserved, was already drunk without knowing it.
After the first lunar month, the energy of the year gradually dissipated, and everyone began to get busy in full swing according to Liu Xin's arrangements.
Xu Huang and Zhang He have finished handing over the affairs of the county, and together with Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, they have begun the work of recruiting new soldiers. Liu Xin attaches great importance to this recruitment of new soldiers. He knows that he needs to train a peasant into a qualified warrior.
The price that needs to be paid is very huge.
Due to the difference in living environment, the nomadic people in the north grew up on horseback. As long as they can pick up a bow and arrow, they are qualified warriors. The farmers are different. Many of them, not to mention horseback archery, even use swords and guns.
None of them have been used. This difference can be seen from the battle between the Yellow Turban Army and the elite soldiers of the imperial court.
Liu Xin wanted to take the route of elite soldiers. He hoped to cultivate a group of professional soldiers. Therefore, in the selection of soldiers, he first emphasized that the age must be between 18 and 20 years old. This would enable this army to undergo long-term development.
With training, you can maintain combat effectiveness for at least fifteen years.
Since he is a professional soldier, Liu Xin's salary is relatively high, even so high that an ordinary soldier can support his wife and children with military pay alone. Since the new army is no longer divided according to place of origin, but will be divided into
The recruits from various places were dispersed and regrouped, and many of them were bound to stay away from their hometowns. Liu Xin stipulated that each soldier could enjoy two family vacations a year, and each vacation lasted for a month. On the other hand, in order to
To stabilize the morale of the military, Liu Xin also stipulated that anyone who dared to rape a military wife or commit adultery with a military wife would be sentenced to death. He also charged him with sabotage of military marriage.
This series of regulations were issued at the same time as the recruitment, so the recruitment of new recruits this year went very smoothly. The vacancies of nearly 30,000 soldiers were filled in only five or six days, and the applicants who came to sign up were
There is still an endless stream.
After a month of intense construction, the training center that Wenpin is responsible for has begun to take shape. The training center is also located among the peaks of Xian Mountain in the southwest of Xiangyang City. It is not far from the training base of the special forces he is responsible for.
It is convenient for him to take care of both sides.
Kong Wen also took the craftsmen he selected to Jiangling several times. Although he did not know the shipbuilding technology, with the experience of developing various paper products, Kong Wen still showed some of his talents in co-ordination, not to mention
Liu Xin currently has no talents available in this field. Liu Xin also knows nothing about shipbuilding, but he still has some knowledge from later generations, such as laying keels, sealing cabins, and the racket poles used in ancient water battles. As for these
How things are realized depends only on the wisdom of these craftsmen.
Liu Xin had a vague impression that from Dong Zhuo's chaos to the return of the Three Kingdoms to Jin, it lasted nearly a hundred years. During this hundred years, the population of the Han Dynasty dropped sharply from 56 million to 160 million.
, a total of 40 million people were lost. Liu Xin did not want history to repeat itself in front of his eyes. What he wanted to do was to end the coming troubled times as soon as possible. So, Liu Xin had a preliminary long-term plan.