At Xu time, Yang Anxuan came to the study and processed the correspondence. As the governor of Yongyan, he held great power in the five states and was second only to Liu Yu. There were countless letters to him to say hello, ask for instructions, ask for officials, and propose marriages. Yang Anxuan had not found anyone he could trust to help him handle the documents, so he had to let him take care of the documents. Kong Miao helped him screen first when he was free.
Those letters such as greetings and requests for employment will be sorted out and put aside, while the remaining important letters require Yang Anxuan to respond in time.
Even so, there is still a thick stack of letters to pick out. After more than half an hour, Yang Anxuan put down his pen and looked at the pile of replied letters on his desk. He smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that he would have to find someone to handle the paperwork earlier.
At first he wanted to fall in love with his cousin Yuan Tao, but Yuan Tao is now a master of opera. He sings, dances and entertains constantly every day and lives a carefree life. There is no need to worry about paperwork.
Then I thought of Yang Yu. Yang Yu is now the chief registrar of Changguang County. After Yang Zijing has established a foothold in Beiqing State, Yang Anxuan intends to let him transfer to the county governor. Compared with the two, Yang Yu is definitely not willing to handle the correspondence for Yang Anxuan. .
As for Yang Chuo, Yang Liang and other cousins, Yang Anxuan didn't have a deep relationship with them, and to be honest, he didn't really trust them.
Among the letters I exchanged, there were letters from King Langya, the nobles in the capital, Xi Hui, Yin Youqi, Kou Qianzhi and others. Many things were confidential, and if they were leaked, it would have an adverse impact on me.
Yang Anxuan mentioned it to Kong Xian once, but Kong Xian shook his head and said frankly that Yang Anxuan's letter involved many secrets and it was not convenient to get involved in it.
However, Kong Xian recommended a fifteen-year-old young man to Yang Anxuan, who became one of his disciples.
"This boy is talented, diligent and eager to learn, which is rare for Yu." Kong Xian said with some excitement: "In June, Yu went to Tuntian Academy to inspect and found that Yu Ying was not there. When he asked the teacher, he learned that he had asked for five days' leave. At that time, Yu Ying I am very disappointed. Those who study should study diligently, rain or shine, so how can they abandon their studies for no reason. I cherished his talent, so I went to his house to give him advice."
"I saw Yu Ying working in the fields. When I was resting, Yu came up to ask. I found out that his family were serfs purchased by An Xuan from the Qin State and lived on the farmland granted by the government. I learned the purpose of Yu's visit. , Yu Ying's grandfather Yu De did not allow him to delay his studies because of farming. Yu Ying replied, "If you don't farm or harvest, how can you study with peace of mind?" Yu Ying was impressed by his sincerity and filial piety, so he accepted him as his disciple and let him study with Yu." Kong said. Xian looked at Yang Anxuan and said: "Yu Ying's family deeply appreciates An Xuan's redemption and life-saving grace. This son will definitely be of use to An Xuan." At that time, Yang Anxuan did not agree immediately, and now he spends more than an hour every day processing correspondence. Yang Anxuan was really overwhelmed and planned to call Yu Ying another day to try to deal with some simple letters first.
After getting up and moving his hands and feet, Yang Anxuan thought of the troublesome incident during the day and couldn't help but frown, wondering how to solve the situation at the top of the mountain under his command.
The existence of hilltopism is nothing more than the fact that some people have used their power to form inherent interest privileges and do not want others to get involved. The solution Yang Anxuan came up with is nothing more than four words: break the monopoly.
Dynasty rule is realized through state machinery, which includes politics, economy, military and other aspects. If you want to change, you must break the monopoly of a few people on the state machinery.
The biggest monopoly is that the aristocratic family monopolizes the official career through the nine-level Zhongzheng system.
In the situation of "there are no poor families in the upper class and no noble families in the lower class", even the poor families are excluded, let alone the common people.
The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System was the basis for talent selection in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Countless nobles benefited from it. The Eastern Jin Dynasty was dominated by noble families of all sizes. Of course, those with vested interests would not let go of their interests. Anyone who wanted to take action would be the mortal enemy of the nobles. .
Liu Yu was born in the Han clan and was lucky enough to catch the opportunity of taking off. Otherwise, he would never have had the chance to control the court.
Huan Xuan usurped the throne and killed all the senior generals of the Beifu Army. Even the middle-level generals Liu Jingxuan, Gao Yazhi and others were forced to flee to Qin and Yan. Liu Yu became the leader of the new generation of the Beifu Army, including He Wuji. including the support of middle- and lower-level generals.
Liu Yu showed his military talents in quelling the Sun En Rebellion. With his personal martial arts charm, he won the trust of the army lieutenants. He reunited the originally separated Beifu Army and became a force in his hands. Finally, he used the power of the Beifu Army to drive away Huan Xuan. took control of the court.
At this time, the noble families in the court suffered multiple blows. Wang Gong raised troops twice to replace a group of people in power. Sima Yuanxian took power and eradicated some. When Huanxuan came to the capital and massacred a group of people, Sun En was the third disaster. Almost all the nobles in the land of Wu were wiped out. When Liu Yu killed Diao Kui's family and Wang Yu's father and son, the vitality of the nobles and nobles was greatly damaged, and they were frightened and guilty after being killed.
Wang Xie Yuhe and other high-ranking officials did not dare to openly oppose Liu Taiwei, who had a heavy army, and could only check and balance by making friends with Liu Yi.
Because of his background, Liu Yu had no good impression of the clan, but even so, Liu Taiwei did not dare to let go and remove all the disobedient nobles. He could only use the "Six Matters Restructuring Edict" to propose the selection of talents. Policies such as those for poor people were gradually rectified and changed.
He promoted Confucianism in the land of Yongyan and built schools extensively, under the banner of teaching without distinction, but in fact he was also secretly eroding the foundation of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system.
After the academy was completed, he gradually transitioned to the imperial examination system based on Liu Taiwei's reform of requiring examination and selecting poor candidates. The imperial examination system lasted for more than 1,300 years, and the superiority of the system is self-evident.
However, Liu Yi was still superstitious about the power of clan politics and hoped to compete with Liu Yu through the power of clan clan. He was transferred to Jingzhou to concurrently supervise Guangzhou and Jiaozhou, as well as to supervise the military affairs of Jingzhou, Ning, Yi, Guangzhou and Jiaozhou. He was ecstatic and thought that he had found The correct path to fight against Liu Yu.
There was a sarcastic smile on Yang Anxuan's lips, which was summed up classically by great men in later generations.
"Political power emerges from the barrel of a gun." Without strong military power, everything is a castle in the air built on sand. In his eyes, what Liu Yi did today was building a building on sand.
The capital was a place where the powerful noble families showed their power. Wang Gong raised troops twice just to seek to return to the capital to rule. Yang Anxuan was in Xiangyang and was obviously powerless to win over the noble families. Only the Nanton Ying family dedicated their sword forging skills to Liu Yu. .
Although the Hongnong Yang family was promoted to a high-ranking family, it was still short-lived and its influence was far less than that of Wang Xie and other families. The families who came to rely on were not of high rank and had impure motives. In this regard, they themselves were not as good as Liu Yi and Liu Yu. .
Again,
"Political power comes from the barrel of a gun." When they have the power to pacify the world, those noble families will know how to choose.
Yang Anxuan was quite satisfied with the military power under his command. He had the upper hand in the battles against Qin, Wei, and Yan. In the early years, the wars were somewhat dangerous, but now he has the combat power to destroy the country.
In September last year, after Yang Anxuan laid out the strategy of destroying Qin, he selected a group of soldiers from the county and garrison troops and sent them to the front line. Now the number of elite soldiers has reached 120,000, while the number of county troops has been controlled at 60,000, and the number of garrison troops has been controlled at 60,000. The army was half-peasant, and Yang Anxuan was not prepared to send them to the battlefield. At most, he would let them transport supplies.
Half of the 120,000 elites were equipped with sharp soldiers trained by Tangxi. Among them, there were nearly 30,000 light cavalry, thousands of heavy cavalry, and 4,000 chariots. Yang Anxuan was confident that such combat power was enough to destroy the Later Qin.
Regarding the combat power of the Beifu Army, Yang Anxuan did not dare to underestimate him. Back then, the Beifu Army defeated Fu Qin's 800,000 with 80,000 soldiers. Liu Yu led thousands of Beifu remnants to kill Sun En's 100,000-strong army and fled. Yang Anxuan believed that Beifu's elite warriors The strength is never inferior to his own heroic camp.
However, in the Battle of Yan, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses led by Liu Yu besieged the inner city of Guanggu for more than half a year but could not be conquered. This made Yang Anxuan doubt the combat effectiveness of the Beifu Army and really wanted to find a chance to give it a try.
Liu Yuping destroyed Nanyan and returned to Xiapi. Yang Anxuan felt that Liu Yu might invade the west and was ready to fight.
Lu Xun and Xu Daofu attacked Jiankang, forcing Liu Yu to return to Jiankang in a hurry. Yang Anxuan considered repeatedly and decided to let the Beifu army return. If he added insult to injury at this time, Jiangnan would inevitably be corrupted, and the barbarians might gain the advantage of being a fisherman.
The most difficult thing in the army is that there are many hills. Fighting depends on the bravery of the generals. The courage of the generals and the power of the soldiers. Meng Longfu and Kuai En defeated Zhu Lingshi, Yang Anyuan, Yin Ji and others with their bravery. Their brother-in-law Shen Qingzhi was also recognized by the soldiers for his bravery and skill in fighting.
To break the ranks of the military, the best way is to implement the military merit system so that soldiers have an open, fair and impartial promotion channel, and to allow ordinary soldiers like Xu Xiaozhong, Zhou Chao, Li Qiang and Gao Lin to have the opportunity to become generals , thereby breaking the original circle.
Yang Anxuan thought about what kind of sword ceremony he should hold when promoting these generals to enhance the cohesion and centripetal force of the officers.
When Zhang Feng underestimated the enemy and went into battle, Yang Anxuan was very angry. He wanted to punish the generals who disobeyed military orders and lost the battle. He secretly told Zhao Tian not only to demote Zhang Feng by one level, but also to wait until he was injured. After he was cured, he had to be whipped forty times in public.
Zhang Feng is his most trusted person. I believe that him being demoted and beaten will serve as a warning to some hot-headed people.
Fighting wars depends on soldiers, raising troops depends on money and food. All politics, economy, and military affairs are ultimately dependent on people and come from the people under their rule. The people are the foundation of a country, and only when the foundation is strong can the country be peaceful.
In recent years, I have been promoting benevolent government and doing light service in order to win over the people and consolidate the economic foundation.
Yang Anxuan stretched out his hand and smoothed his short beard. He did this well. The people under his rule knew that only Governor Yang could give them a stable life. As for what the imperial court had done besides collecting taxes and levying conscripts.
To win the hearts and minds of the people, it is necessary to curb the oppression of the people by the clans, especially to solve the problem of the clans annexing land.
In addition to implementing land extermination, Yang Anxuan knew about the land equalization order issued by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty decades later. The land equalization order restricted land annexation to a certain extent and allowed self-cultivating farmers to obtain land for cultivation.
In Yongyan and other places, he allocated unowned fields to Dingkou for cultivation, encouraged land reclamation, and recognized land reclamation as private property. These systems actually borrowed some practices from the Land Equalization Order.
With mixed thoughts rolling in his mind, Yang Anxuan returned to the desk and wrote down his thoughts on paper one by one.
There are many things to consider, and they will not change overnight. We will wait for discussions with Wang Zhene and others in the future, and then slowly implement them according to the development of the situation.
