It turns out that the millions Zhao Kai had on hand were not spent at all!
After hearing the running account reported by Lu Yihao, Zhao Kai regretted it! If I had known earlier, I should have asked Song Huizong for 10 million, so that I could survive until next year, right? But what about after next year? Can Hebei be saved with 30,000 to 40,000 troops?
Doesn't it seem possible? If Ali Xisuiseren is included, the gold thief's eastern and western armies numbered more than 100 to 200 thousand people!
The Nanjing Han Army and part of the Victory Army under Jin Thief have almost 50,000 people... let alone an army of 30,000 or 40,000 people. Even with an army of 100,000 people under Zhao Kai, Hebei cannot be defended!
its not right! When Zhao Kai thought of this, he realized that Lu Yihao, an old fool, was deceiving him, so his face sank and he looked at Lu Yihao with cold eyes. This frightened Lu Yihao, and he didn't dare to continue reporting the accounts. He kept thinking: I didn't report false accounts! The conscience of heaven and earth, these are all true accounts...
"Lv Changshi, why did you only talk about expenditures and not income? No one can bear the burden of doing so!" Zhao Kai looked at Lu Yihao with a stern face.
Lu Yihao, on the other hand, was a little dumbfounded, "Your Majesty, I am a long history officer...not a transport envoy to Hebei. I only care about expenditures and not income."
Yes, Zhao Kai thought: That seems to be the case! He just took over the warehouse of Caosi in Hebei Province and had no results in Caosi's business.
"Cai Dacao," Zhao Kai quickly called Cai Mao's name, "You are Dacao, can you tell me about collecting money? Hebei has seven prefectures, twenty states, and eleven armies, a total of one hundred Twenty-two counties have a population of more than 10 million and a land of at least 50 to 60 million acres. With such a large population, raising 300,000 troops is not a problem, right?"
Raise 300,000 troops?
How can it be?
Is this king crazy?
Hearing Zhao Kai's lion open his mouth, the officials below were a little speechless - the entire imperial army of the Song Dynasty, if you count the real number, do you even know if there are 300,000?
This is supported by the wealth of four hundred military states!
The financial resources of the forty-eight governments, armies, and states in Hebei were all ranked low in the Song Dynasty. If Hebei relied solely on its own financial resources to support 50,000 forbidden troops plus 50,000 soldiers and civilians, it would be almost as strong as the sky. How could it be possible to support 300,000 soldiers?
However, Zhao Kai's view is different from these people - he is a military strategist and politician who is familiar with the "Four Art of War"!
He didn't understand the Song Dynasty's method of raising troops. He only knew that in "The Glorious Three Kingdoms", if the three territories of Yejun, Nanpi and Pingyuan were taken and developed well, it would not be enough to raise an army of 300,000. question.
If according to the standards of "Nobunaga's Ambition", it would be even more powerful... There are at least 50 to 60 million acres of land in Hebei, right? If we follow the Japanese method and calculate the "high stone", there are still 30 million stone! An army of half a million people can be mobilized no matter what.
Even if we do not follow the "Four Great Military Art" of later generations, in terms of the vassal towns of the Tang Dynasty, the territory of Hebei Lianglu in the Tang Dynasty was almost the four vassal towns of Yiwu, Chengde, Weibo and Henghai, among which there were two This is a powerful town with a strong reputation. How come the total strength of the four towns is 200,000?
The current Song Dynasty is known as "the richest in history", and its population must be larger than that of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, it is also in the national war of all people against the Jin Dynasty. Hebei's 300,000 people are not too much, right?
"Your Majesty, Hebei has never been rich, especially after Sanyi returned to the river. Floods and droughts have occurred here in Hebei, the industry has declined, and the population has dispersed a lot."
Cai Mao, the transfer envoy, had no choice but to patiently explain to the ignorant Zhao Kai. Cai Mao sighed and said: "Now that the gold thieves have invaded, not only has the people's livelihood become more miserable, but the state armies all over Hebei have to recruit troops to defend the city, so how many They have to withhold some money and food. Therefore, the spring tax paid to the Transportation Secretary this year is less than one-third of previous years... It is already March, and spring plowing has not been carried out in many places on Hebei West Road, so The income from autumn grain will also be greatly reduced. I estimate that with the money and grain that the Hebei Transportation Department can receive, the Generalissimo's Mansion can maintain at most 50,000 troops."
"Only fifty thousand? How can it be so little?" Zhao Kai's eyes bulged out when he heard this number, "Cai Dacao, how did you become your messenger?"
When Cai Mao was scolded by Zhao Kai, he looked unjust. Although his performance in Da Cao was not very good, it was not too bad either. If someone else had done it, it wouldn't be much better.
At this time, Zhao Kai pointed at Lu Yihao, "Look what Lu Changshi did on Yanshanfu Road? There are only six prefectures in one prefecture, and there are still remnants of mountains and rivers that have been devastated by war, and each prefecture is very Xiao, still helped Guo Yaoshi manage 50,000 victorious troops and 300,000 rural soldiers! Considering the land and population of Hebei Road, they are four or five times that of Yanshanfu Road? Why can't they raise 300,000 forbidden troops? "
Yes, according to the standards of the "Four Art of War", according to the standards of the Tang Dynasty, and according to the standards of Yanshanfu Road in the Song Dynasty, just the Seven Prefectures, Twenty Prefectures, and Eleventh Army of Hebei Province can have hundreds of thousands of soldiers. of.
Cai Mao was really speechless now and could only look at Lu Yihao pitifully.
Lu Yihao also looked stunned and really didn't know what to say to Zhao Kai.
Yanshanfu Road was fought over by the Song, Liao and Jin parties. Of course, it is dilapidated and dilapidated, and cannot compare with other places in Hebei.
But Yanshanfu Road can support 50,000 victorious troops and 300,000 rural soldiers!
How miraculous do you think this is?
"Lu Dacao, tell me, what did you do on Yanshanfu Road?" Of course, Zhao Kai couldn't tolerate Lu Yihao's daze, so he asked him the question directly.
In the main hall, everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Yihao, and Lu Yihao had a look of helplessness on his face - can the king he protects do it? Why do you ask questions that are difficult to answer from top to bottom or left to right?
"Lu Dacao, you should speak quickly!"
Zhao Kai saw Lu Yihao hesitating and urged him again.
Lu Yihao was forced by Zhao Kai and had no choice but to give him a hard blow and said to Zhao Kai: "Report to the king, the field soldiers of Guo Yaoshi's victorious army are almost the same as the field archers of the Western Army. They don't need to pay much food on weekdays. Just divide the land into pieces. When you go out for the expedition, you will be given a sum of money to draw out the items, and then you will let the loot go after you win... This is not a majestic king!"
"Yes, yes...camp field!" Zhao Kai touched his forehead, "How could you forget? We also have a camp system in the Song Dynasty, and the number of archers in the camp field of the Western Army is also quite large. The sum of the six groups is no less than ten Ten thousand! Hebei is richer than Shaanxi. If the camp system is implemented, it will not be a problem to raise 300,000 elite soldiers, right?"
This question made the people below dumbfounded. Why is this not a problem? Big problem! Is it necessary to have a field in a camp? What the hell is there no field camp? Where did Ketian come from?
"Your Majesty," Lu Yihao gritted his teeth again and reminded Zhao Kai in a low voice, "There are no fields! All the fields here in Hebei are owned by owners. The number of official fields is limited, and there is no wasteland that can be used as camp fields... ..”
The land belongs to the scholar-bureaucrat's family, so how can it be "camped"? Should we confiscate the fields of scholar-bureaucrats?
"A minister who leads the land has the responsibility to protect the land!" Zhao Kai waved his hand, "Didn't the lonely king recruit 2,000 filial sons from the families of scholar-bureaucrats in Daming Mansion? Hebei has many filial sons since ancient times, and this dynasty rules the world with filial piety. The filial sons must be better than those in previous generations. , will there not be three to five million?"
Well, three to five million filial sons...this is the true rule of filial piety!
At this time, Zhao Kai asked Lu Yihao, Cai Mao, Du Chong and others: "Which state in Hebei do you think has more filial sons? Where do you want to try out the field camp?"
Both Lu Yihao and Cai Mao were dumbfounded and didn't know where to lead this disaster. However, Du Chong stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, if you ask the number of filial sons in all counties and counties in Hebei, of course Xiangzhou has the most filial sons! Why not just live in Xiangzhou? Let’s try out the camp!”
Xiangzhou! The officials present were all stunned. That was the hometown of Han Qi and Han Zhongxian, the hometown of the most famous family in Hebei!
"Okay!" Zhao Kai nodded heavily, "I have long heard that Xiangzhou has a prosperous Confucianism and many filial sons. This time I just went to learn about it."
He paused, then looked at the civil and military officials and asked, "I am also planning to recruit 30,000 troops in Xiangzhou, Cizhou, Xinde Prefecture, Zhaozhou, Zhending Prefecture, etc. Which of you is willing to take on this responsibility?"
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