Seeing the group of courtiers below who were "fearful of soldiers as tigers", Zhao Kai felt a little dumbfounded.
As for that?
A few years ago, you were still so awesome that you used civility to control military force! Why are you so afraid now?
And you are also soldiers yourself!
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai waved his hand and told everyone to be quiet. When everyone stopped talking, he smiled and asked: "Don't tell me that the soldiers are not willing to pay... Think about you first." Are you willing to spend money to build a school, build a school ground, build an arsenal, build a warehouse, build a horse farm, and build a fortress to protect your family?"
What? us? Everyone was stunned.
Today, all the court officials are here. Yue Fei and Han Shizhong have gone to inspect the defenses at Yanshan entrances and Datong Road. So I didn’t understand my true identity for a while!
Zhao Kai looked at them and said with a smile: "You are also soldiers of the government! You are also affiliated with the government!"
ah!
It turns out that we are also domineering soldiers!
After being reminded by Zhao Kai, this group of civilian government soldiers remembered that they were also government soldiers, they had also received professional fields, and they were also affiliated with a certain Zhechong government. If the enemy attacks, they will also pick up their bows and arrows, put on their armor, and fight for their country.
"Of course we are willing to pay!" Chen Ji was the first to express his stance. Although he is a soldier, he is different from ordinary soldiers. He has read books about sages and has a very high level of consciousness!
Chen Ji said: "The school is also used to teach the minister's nephew to study, the school ground is used to teach the minister's nephew to practice martial arts, the horse farm is used to train the minister's nephew to practice martial arts, and the grain warehouse... that is, the Yicang is also used to It is used to prepare for the disasters of the comrades and their families, and the fortress is even more important to ensure the safety of one party.
In today's troubled times, we have moved from the land of the king of Luoyang to the place where the barbarians and barbarians have long lived. How can we not educate our children in civil and martial arts, not prepare enough rice to survive the wilderness, and not build a stronghold to defend against the enemy? "
When he said this, other people also felt that this was true and expressed their support.
"Prime Minister Chen You is right. Schools, schools, racecourses, arsenals, warehouses, and fortresses are all necessary... If these are not built, who can safely go south to attack Jinling?"
"That's right! How much can these things cost? Twenty thousand guan is enough for a Zhe Chong Mansion, and you can also have the money and strength to contribute."
"I can also share some with the customers below..."
"What kind of stall are you doing? Who doesn't have ten or twenty dollars of spare money? Besides, if you go back to Jiangnan, won't you get back tenfold?"
"Yes, yes, yes... Now the imperial court has no money, and the camp and field envoys have no money, but we soldiers have money. Only by contributing this money can we make more money!"
These people never talk about money... That is to say, Zhao Kai casually said that if he went to Zhao Gou or Zhao Huan, he would definitely be impeached as a corrupt official.
However, Zhao Kai's "Reopening the Song Dynasty" has implemented "the speaker is not guilty" since its opening (in fact, you can't say nonsense, but it is not so hypocritical), so everyone can say some more real human words.
"Officials," Mr. Zuo Privy Master He Guanhe was not so optimistic. After everyone expressed their opinions, he frowned and said to Zhao Kai, "Since this dynasty re-established the government military system, the imperial court has not paid any attention to the government soldiers. Over the money... The old minister is worried that the people below do not know the difficulties of the court and are unwilling to pay this money.
And once this precedent is set... will the court use other reasons to collect money and taxes from the soldiers in the future? If the soldiers of the government have to pay taxes and grain and also fight as soldiers, they will inevitably be exhausted and useless in the future. If the soldiers of the government are exhausted, who will be able to fight when the country is in trouble? "
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "How can the imperial court collect money? Now the imperial court has no money and cannot afford to subsidize the soldiers. But the soldiers happen to have money and can mind their own business."
The Right Privy Councilor Wang Yuan nodded and said with deep understanding: "Actually, it's good to pay for your own affairs to take care of your own affairs. Previously, because of the newly established soldiers in the government, the new soldiers who joined the government had little wealth and couldn't afford the money, so they We exited from Yingtian.
But now that everyone has money, they can spend their own money to do it themselves, and they can also make schools, schools, horse farms, charity warehouses, etc. better. However, the fortresses and arsenals should still be under the jurisdiction of the Yingtian envoys. The soldiers of the government should just put in some effort to help build the fortresses and warehouses... It won't cost much.
In addition, I suggested that the maintenance fees for the Zhechong Prefecture’s schools, schools, racecourses, and charity warehouses opened seven years before Hongwu should also be raised by each Zhechong Prefecture. In this way, each camp and field envoy can save some money and food and give it to the court, which can then be used on the three roads of Beijing, Hebei and Datong. "
Zhao Kai frowned, "But how can we make the soldiers below willing to pay for this?"
This is a problem!
Although this money is equivalent to spending it on yourself, it is always better to pay nothing or less.
The ministers present were silent for a while again. Lu Yihao, Grand Prime Minister of the East Prefecture, twirled his beard and said: "Officials, I have a way... we may have each Zhechong Prefecture gather a group of reputable and sensible people. The soldiers or their families of the soldiers should first announce the "law of joining the army in place of their father", then announce the cessation of funding for schools, schools, racecourses, and warehouses, and finally discuss with everyone how to provide the money and how to manage the schools and schools. , racecourse, charity warehouse.
From now on, the schools, schools, racecourses, charity warehouses, etc. in each prefecture will be under their own control... Zhechong Prefecture will just allocate some land for them to use.
If they do a good job, more children can be admitted to artillery, infantry, riding, engineering, and supply schools. They will prosper in the future and will not be too difficult in bad years. Maybe, they themselves will also suffer the consequences! "
He Guan, the Zuo Privy Councilor, added: "Officials, we can still do this... select a group of reasonable government soldiers, first understand them, and then let them return to the government to promote this matter. As long as the following If the soldiers themselves are willing to pay this amount, then the court can save a lot of money!
And in the future, when the imperial court builds a new military mansion outside the Great Wall, it can also follow this procedure... In this way, the imperial court can not only save money, but also save a lot of trouble! "
"Let the people below discuss for themselves..." Zhao Kai stroked his beard, "But what if we can't reach an agreement after many discussions?"
"This is easy to handle," Lu Yihao said, "Let everyone present their opinions. If there are many people who agree, then we will do it. If there are many people who object, then we will discuss it again."
Is this still possible?
Zhao Kai's eyes lit up. He really didn't expect that Lu Yihao, an ancient man, had quite advanced methods - he knew that the minority obeyed the majority!
In fact, the method proposed by Lu Yihao was a commonly used decision-making method under the group system of the Song Dynasty... Sometimes the official family had no idea, sometimes the official family was too young to attend court, and sometimes there were just a few officials when they went out to fight. What should we do about national affairs in a month and a year? It can’t all rely on drawing lots! Why do we need so many chief ministers when we all rely on drawing lots?
That is to vote first, and then draw lots for things that cannot be voted on, or things that will never produce a result.
"It's a good idea to state your position and then determine the result based on the number of people..." Zhao Kai added after thinking about it, "But the soldiers sometimes have to travel around for months and have no way to express their position!"
"They can appoint a reputable elder to replace him. Isn't he about to join the army on his father's behalf? In the future, there will definitely be many retired old soldiers who will come to take care of these things," Lu Yihao said with a smile, "There is no need for two. Thousands of households sent people to discuss matters, and they couldn't explain clearly. Every hundred households can appoint one person to be in charge, and they can jointly manage schools, schools, racecourses, charity warehouses, etc., as well as provide money for work, and help Zhechong Prefecture maintain the local area. Public security and other matters.”
Zhao Kai stroked his beard and felt that it was quite a good idea after hearing the bad idea from Lu Yihao, a dim-witted old minister.
The thankless tasks of schools, schools, racecourses, and charity warehouses were all delegated to the subordinates, and there were also people to help maintain public order.
In addition, the Song Dynasty will have to expand in the future!
And global colonization!
At that time, those military governments that are beyond the reach of the imperial court can use this method to control them!
At this time, Zhao Kai never imagined that this 20-person management team would be the prototype of the parliament!
This was the trouble with the "sophomore time travel". He had no idea that the "sword in one hand and land in the other" military system he created had grown to the point where it could produce "spontaneous order" after years of vigorous growth.
If Zhao Kai had read more before traveling through time, he might have been able to understand how feudalism arose and how it would move towards democracy step by step.
Zhao Kai's haphazard military system not only has a strong military, but also has a strong economic foundation... The so-called economic foundation determines the superstructure may not be accurate, but there are real examples of people who have money but can only be obedient citizens. Too much.
But with both money and force...then the superstructure can definitely be decided!
Of course, there is also a process to "deciding the superstructure".
Zhao Kai himself was the "Great Emperor", and his prestige among the soldiers was unmatched. Those soldiers will only support him and will not oppose him, but will the future monarch be able to control the situation?
Moreover, the educational level of these first-generation soldiers was very low. It would be good if they could manage small things such as schools, schools, horse farms, and charity warehouses, and they would not immediately pursue greater political power.
But they now have both money and force, and they are the biggest supporter of Zhao Kai's reopening of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Zhao Kai also allows them to self-govern from the grassroots level... This is tantamount to training their abilities and helping them form traditions. ah!
However, at this time, Zhao Kai had no idea of the seriousness of the problem. He thought he had found a cost-effective and convenient grassroots management method specifically for Yingtian Road and Jiedushi Road, so he was in a good mood.
"The two governments will discuss it again and draw up a detailed rule. Let's get this matter done as soon as possible... Only in this way can we take all the newly acquired territory into our hands!" Zhao Kai said eloquently, "In addition, , the two governments also need to discuss the matter of knighthood, and I plan to take care of the matter of knighthood when the eighth year of Hongwu comes, so that next year we can go south to ask for money from the Kingdom of Wu!"
