The event of Huiyi has been around since the end of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the central government was in financial difficulties, and the governors of each vassal town sent their own soldiers and horses to engage in trade.
In the early Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu released his military power with a glass of wine, but he was also tolerant to his subordinates and used the strategy of returning to the trade to win over the generals. When Li Hanchao guarded Guannan to resist the Khitan, he not only returned to the trade, but also set up private business. Not only that, he also forcibly
Private loan sharking.
When Emperor Taizu found out, he not only refused to punish him, but also said to him, "Why didn't you tell me that you were short of money? Go get it from the common people."
Then Emperor Taizu not only rewarded Li Hanchao with money, but also granted him exemption from taxation.
By the time Emperor Taizong began to control military affairs with culture, restrict the rights of generals, and prohibit border generals from returning trade.
However, after the repeated defeats in the war against Xia during the Qingli period, the imperial court began to relax its attitude toward Huiyi.
When Fan Zhongyan was guarding Qingzhou, he got 20,000 guan from the Yi, which he used as a public envoy for the army. Fan Zhongyan agreed to use the Yi money as public money for the army, but many generals took back the Yi money to line their own pockets.
Now Zhang Yue and Li Xian are sitting in the elegant room of the warehouse talking about things. It is similar to the large client room of a bank, like the ViP hall. The living room is beautifully decorated, and there are beautiful maids serving tea.
You don’t need to look at this to know that it is Cai Jing’s handiwork. He always likes to make his office extremely luxurious.
Li Xiandao: "There are three harms in returning to Yi. One is that the generals abuse the soldiers of the imperial court to do business and exploit the soldiers to satisfy their selfish desires. If the desire is hard to satisfy, the soldiers only know how to do business in the long run, and do not take training in martial arts as their own business, but neglect the battle formation. Generals
Then use money to manage the top and bottom, form cliques for personal gain, and corrupt military discipline."
"The second evil is that the generals, armed with the power of the imperial court, use their power to bully others during trade transactions. They buy and sell by force, even going as far as the government. There have always been trade trades, and it is common for them to drive and force traders."
"Many of the salt, tea, wine, etc. returned by the Three Evils were sold exclusively by the government, which caused the court to lose a lot of revenue. At the same time, when the army returned from the trade, local officials did not dare to interfere and often evaded taxes, not only competing with the people for profits.
, and also compete with the imperial court for profit. These three harms must be eliminated."
Zhang Yue nodded slowly.
The generals of the Song Dynasty treated their soldiers like servants. For example, many wine shops, pharmacies, pawnshops, inns, etc. were run by the army.
As far as Qin Feng Road is concerned, Qin Long's bamboo and wood are a treasure. Generals such as Zhang Yongde, Zhao Yanpu, Qi Tingxun and others like to openly let soldiers transport them to Bianjing for sale under the banner of "for military use".
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty also had many talents. Zhao Wei once said that the Shaanxi Forbidden Army had craftsmen, musicians, embroidery, calligraphy and painting, and they were all skillful and capable of improving their eyesight.
But having said that, the economic and strategic envoys and appeasement envoys of the Song Dynasty at that time secretly allowed their subordinates to return to the trade.
Zhang Yue listened to Li Xian's words and realized that these three evils were not his own pain.
The first harm is to reduce the combat effectiveness of the army, the second harm is to destroy the commodity economy, and the third harm is to reduce tax revenue.
If the combat effectiveness is reduced, it will not be able to defeat Xixia and Qingtang. The commodity economy is not circulating, and it is impossible to start trade on its own. At the same time, the income of Yisi in Xihe City has also dropped greatly due to the existence of trade.
This is indeed the truth.
Zhang Yue said: "My usage is to minimize its name but respect its power, ignore its details and strive for its greatness."
Hearing this, Li Xian knew what Zhang Yue was saying. Elite soldiers and generals from all over Shaanxi were willing to follow Zhang Yue to Xihe and fight with all their strength. To be honest, was it because you, Zhang Lang, were so talented? Isn't it because I wanted you to be generous and willing to reward me?
, don’t be stingy in giving credit.
As a result, you can ban Huiyi. What will happen to the morale of the army?
What is the first and what is the second? What is the main contradiction and what is the secondary contradiction?
Therefore, to be small in name and high in power, to be small in detail and to be big in importance, this is the only way to manage affairs for those who coordinate the overall situation since ancient times.
Li Xian felt that it was indeed a good idea to grasp the 'forbidden trade', but he didn't understand what Zhang Yue was thinking, and he couldn't rush to add it to it. How did Wang Zhongzheng, who was the last incarnation, fall out with Zhang Yue and become dejected?
The ground was sent away, which Li Xian must be vigilant about.
Li Xianxian followed Zhang Yue's words and said: "What the commander-in-chief said is absolutely true. This starts with the outline, and the details can be explained by the cause. It is also a heroic method."
Zhang Yue was very satisfied when he heard Li Xian's words. What is a good partner? That's it.
Bad partners like Wang Zhongzheng and others, as well as Tong Guanna and others, forced Liu Fa to fight and led to the annihilation of the entire army.
Zhang Yue said: "However, the three evils mentioned by Zifan are indeed true. The return of Yi here is also a taboo in the heart of the Holy One."
Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty was far more suspicious of military generals than civil servants. Emperor Taizong, who pioneered the method of "using civility to control military affairs", did not allow military generals to return to the country in the name of not competing with the people for profit. However, in the final analysis, he was still worried about the infiltration of border generals into the Hui Dynasty.
Easy to make it more powerful.
Getting rid of the disadvantages of vassal towns in the Tang Dynasty and preventing them from happening again was what every emperor of the Song Dynasty cared about.
Therefore, Zhang Yue could make the emperor happy by setting an example in Xihe by prohibiting return transactions.
When Li Xian heard Zhang Yue's words, he didn't understand what he meant and said: "Not only is your Majesty happy, but the two governments are also happy."
The military trade has weakened the government's fiscal revenue. If this matter can be accomplished, even Wang Anshi will greatly praise Zhang Yue for his ability to do the job.
Whether it is a reform or a success, the first thing to consider is, who will support you? Who will oppose you? Who is your enemy? Who is your friend?
If you understand this matter, it will be half done.
As for Li Xian's desire to promote this matter and to claim credit from the emperor, this is what Wang Zhongzheng and Li Xian are most concerned about. The same goes for Tong Guan's forcing Liu Fa to fight.
As for Zhang Yue, what he considered was not only to satisfy the emperor and Wang Anshi, but also to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army.
The short-term effect of banning trade transactions is that the generals and soldiers will definitely become emotional. Will this affect his plan to capture the entire Hehuang next year and force Dong Xiang to surrender?
There is a saying that even the emperor can't do it without starving soldiers, let alone himself. Therefore, we must take profits to support the army, compensate for the army's unrequited losses, continue to care for the soldiers, and maintain the morale of the army. But this
Where does the money come from?
It is good to have both, and that is the skill of "fine". But if the level is not good enough, then stick to one of them. This is the so-called skill of "fine".
The pros and cons must be carefully considered in advance.
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Brother Zifan, you and I need to discuss this matter carefully."
After hearing Zhang Yue's words, Li Xian couldn't help but said with great joy: "Our family will follow the leader's lead."
Zhang Yue smiled and said to Cai Jing on the side: "Immediately ask Commander Cai Cao to come to Xizhou to discuss anything."
As a transshipment envoy, Cai Yanqing traveled all over Qinfeng Road and is now in Hezhou.
As the transfer envoy, Cai Yanqing was directly responsible to the Third Division and the Second Government, so he did not have to deal with Li Xian like Zhang Yue, so he did not come to greet Li Xian this time.
Not only did Cai Yanqing not have to worry about offending Li Xian, he could also gain a good reputation among the scholar-bureaucrats.
Now the ban on Huiyi must be supported by Cai Yanqing. At the same time, he is also Wang Anshi's confidant in Qinfeng Road. He can represent the opinions of the second government to a certain extent.
At the same time, in order to express his attitude, Zhang Yue also wrote a letter to Wang Anshi to obtain his support on this matter.