Even this group of private soldiers who have been incorporated into the agricultural reclamation corps are actually not suitable to stay in the army. These people are neither suitable as candidate soldiers nor suitable for farming.
Think about future generations. During the reign of Qi Jiguang, when recruiting soldiers in the south, we should not use these urban slickers and crafty people, but pay attention to using honest people from the countryside. Based on this, think about those who are now recruited by Li You. Chen Xi also has some headaches for the veterans of the Reclamation Corps. These people are definitely not good soldiers. Even if they are used as reserve soldiers, they may be scum that gives the enemy an advantage.
"In our current situation, even if we are to participate in a war, we do not need miscellaneous soldiers. At least we need elites with a certain talent. Anything below this level will only cause chaos in the future. Our military system is different from that of the pre-Qin Dynasty and the pre-Han Dynasty. Continue This is neither a conscription nor a method of recruiting troops, and the cost is too high." After Li You calmed down, he continued to send a message to Chen Xi.
Chen Xi heard this and fell into thinking. If it were indeed necessary to expand the size of the military force at other times, the current situation is completely different from before. The expansion of the military strength does have practical significance, but the scale of dispatching in external operations is destined to be The quality of the required troops.
Large-scale miscellaneous soldiers not only increase the difficulty of logistics, but also increase the cost of pensions. Even Chen Xi knows that the most suitable way to fight foreign wars in the future is actually the local elite plus local servant army model, dispatching miscellaneous soldiers from the mainland. No matter what, the gain outweighs the loss.
After all, as long as a soldier is sent to the front line, he will need a pension if he dies in battle. This should be treated equally whether he is a miscellaneous soldier or an elite soldier.
"So we need to redefine the concept of soldiers, and such an approach will further trigger the welfare of soldiers we previously formulated..." Li You said with some thought.
"This will lead to changes in the tax system. You mean a directional tax system. I don't want to say it, but it is geared toward soldiers. For example, soldiers are exempt from tax. In addition, combined with the situation in the wilderness in the south, well, I almost know your overall thoughts." Chen Xi He sighed and said, Li You's approach conflicts with Chen Xi's approach.
Chen Xi's approach is actually more in favor of maintaining the original farming methods in currently densely populated areas, only restricting land sales, and establishing large-scale state-owned farms controlled by the state in newly reclaimed and suitable places.
To be honest, in the case of feudal society, as long as the country can ensure that there is food in hand, it is not too worried about possible large-scale uprisings among the people.
Although there is no such thing as mechanization to greatly improve efficiency, compared with the resistance of private planting to natural disasters, the resistance of large-scale farms built by the state to natural disasters is far higher than the resistance of private individuals to natural disasters.
Well, this aspect is largely due to Chen Xi's own doubts about his own abilities. Chen Xi actually has considerable doubts about longevity, so sooner or later Chen Xi himself will be buried, so there are some things that need to be dealt with in advance.
In addition, Chen Xi is also a little worried. If his talents continue to struggle like this, whether the next generation of officials will be able to deal with disastrous weather is just a precaution. No matter what the actual situation will be, Chen Xi will prepare for the worst now. Do it well.
Forefathers planted trees and others will enjoy the shade. Chen Xi planted the trees according to the principle of me. Later generations will do nothing else but enjoy the shade. I don’t ask for unnecessary things. I can just go down according to my own plan. , such a simple thing is countless times simpler than letting future generations do some pioneering things.
The south is now sparsely populated and undeveloped, and it is destined to be the grain-producing area of the entire Han Dynasty in the future. Chen Xi thought that in this case, it would be better to take advantage of the fact that there is no one there and put it into the state-owned farm. .
Although there are some not very positive things in state-owned businesses, the purpose of the existence of some state-owned businesses is not to make money, but to maintain social stability.
What Chen Xi wants now is not to make money, but to maintain social stability. Compared with the so-called "Suzhou and Hangzhou are familiar with it, the world is sufficient" or "Huguang is familiar with it, the world is sufficient" in later generations. In fact, it is meaningless. Compared with exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes In this model, Chen Xi felt that it would be better to take advantage of the fact that there are basically no people in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Huguang and directly draw up the area and nationalize it.
At that time, this area will not do anything else but farming to ensure that even if other places encounter natural disasters, as long as this place has output, it can maintain the stability of the world.
However, Chen Xi probably divided the area according to what Li You said before, and then adjusted the tax system to support the soldiers.
This method was undoubtedly a pretty good proposal at the time, but it was quite different from Chen Xi's idea. Not to mention anything else, after it was distributed to the people, management would be more difficult than the previous state-run method. It's a lot more difficult.
"Wen Ru, I think you should know my idea for that place." Chen Xi said hesitantly. It is impossible that Li You doesn't know his thoughts, but if he knows his thoughts and makes such a proposal, I'm afraid there should be some in it. Other reasons.
"Your idea is unrealistic based on the results of my current field investigation." Li You said with a slight sigh, "The idea is good and the effect is not bad, but there is a very big problem. The question is who do you use to manage and plant."
"The Farming Corps." Chen Xi said calmly.
"How many farming corps are needed for such a large area? If they are mobilized from other places, how should they be mobilized? These are all questions. After all, the people of the farming corps are also transferred from other places." Li Youlue said helplessly.
There is nothing wrong with using the agricultural reclamation corps, but how should I put it? There is nothing wrong with mobilizing the agricultural reclamation corps from other places for farming. If it can be rotated, there is actually no problem. But the biggest problem now is that there is nothing to do* *Change.
If Chen Xi's plan for Suzhou, Hangzhou and Huguang is followed, then fifty farming corps and a large number of cattle can be used to get it started. The problem is that after fifty farming corps are thrown in, what about the personnel to be rotated?
Although conscription can be used, in reality, Li You is not able to accept this model of conscription without training but for farming. After all, the essence of the conscription system is that all people are soldiers, not to recruit civilians. .
Using the conscription system to maintain the agricultural reclamation corps is putting the cart before the horse for Li You. If that time comes, Li You would rather abolish the agricultural reclamation corps and go around to conquer like the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, conscripting troops and not training them, but instead farming. That's a waste of martial arts, right?
Chen Xi now has a bunch of non-main battle legions, but there is a premise in this, that is, the status of the main battle legion has not been shaken because of this. But if large-scale agricultural reclamation finally affects the main battle legion, then The gain outweighs the loss.
Li You is now inclined to divide the soldiers, and then reorganize the farming corps a second time to ensure the military system. It also guarantees the status of the main battle corps and the core meaning of the military system itself. Farming can be done, but soldiers The core is not for these, but for war.
When Chen Xi heard what Li You said, he looked thoughtful. In fact, Zhuge Jin and others had already discussed something. In fact, all of them knew that Li You could not commit suicide by saying that he wanted to abolish the military power in the south. This in itself Just nonsense.
After going around in a circle, I couldn't figure out what kind of situation Li You's brain circuit was today, but at least I knew that Li You probably had other ideas, so Zhuge Jin and a group of people started to talk around the outside world. Anyway, they didn't know what Li You wanted to do. , but we can do our own thing!
So a very sad scene appeared. They supported Liangzhou to abolish farming. The south organized manpower to leave an acre of land to Liangzhou, and donated the output to Liangzhou every year. Let us always be united and work together to create a future. So much so that Li You's face was a little confused.
"Ah, I think this proposal is good. How about we pick a place in Jingyang and develop it as a grain-producing area in Liangzhou, and then how about tens of thousands of people stationed in Liangzhou." Pang Tong laughed and looked at Li You has no fear.
Your previous suggestion was good. Let me go one step further. There must be some people in Liangzhou who don’t want to be soldiers. Well, even if they do, we can treat it as if they don’t want to, and then we can get them to the south and give you food when the time comes. ah.
Anyway, materials and stuff are dead, people are alive. Now this group of people know that if you save land and lose people, everyone and land will be lost. If you save people and lose land, everyone and land will be saved. I don’t know what your tricks are, but I am from the south. The land is vast and sparsely populated. I can throw all the millions of people in Liangzhou into it.
So it doesn’t matter if you can’t figure out the routine. We support the close integration between the north and the south. The south will provide food and the north will provide people. Further integration. Northerners can come directly and eat whatever they want. We not only provide food, but also land. The whole family You can come here.
It’s okay to be a soldier if you like. All the Xia are unanimous. The unity of China itself is politically correct. How can you say that you should serve as a soldier in the north and not in the south? This is a matter of ideological education. Come on, come on, this is a conscription order, right? Come to be a soldier, don't worry too much about the north and the south.
Chen Xi held his forehead. The group of people in the south also know how to play, but it's okay. It's not a big problem. Li You's expression has not fluctuated so far. I guess he has tried almost everything he needs to test. He should do it next time or the next time. will be formally proposed.
It should be passed. Looking at the current situation, after all, the military system and taxation will be changed at the same time. With the current quality of soldiers in the south, although there is no problem with the main battle corps, most of the reserve corps will be abolished. But today’s words have been said When it reaches this point, the South will probably react by then. What should I say?
