"Bangheng, Binfu, Buyan... what do you think?"
Chen Dong, a Hanlin scholar, sat in an armchair, and on a table next to him was the "Zhechong Mansion Restructuring Manual" that had just been presented by the East and West Mansion.
There was silence in the room, and the three Hanlin bachelors, Hu Quan, Yu Yunwen, and Xiao Buyan, who were named by Chen Dong, all frowned.
Since Zhao Kai often led troops on expeditions and did not bring any civil or military officials with him, the Imperial Academy who followed him and was responsible for drafting edicts and advising on government affairs became more and more important. As the head of the Hanlin Academy, Chen Dong, Cheng Zhi, even had the nickname "Internal Prime Minister", as if he was on an equal footing with the ministers of the East and West.
The Hanlin under his leadership was divided into bachelor's degree, direct bachelor's degree, ministerial reader, ministerial lecturer, editor, etc.
Among them, bachelors and direct bachelors can serve as Zhao Kai's staff together with Chengzhi. They will read the memorials submitted by the two governments, roads, and armies first, and Zhao Kai's orders will also be issued through them. The editor was the penman, and in wartime he had to be at Zhao Kai's side wearing armor. As for the attendants and lecturers, they are the tutors of princes and princesses.
Among the three people who were discussing with Chen Dong in the official office of Hanlin Academy today, Hu Quan, who was a Jinshi in the first year of Hongwu, was already a bachelor, while Yu Yunwen and Xiao Buyan were also promoted to direct bachelors due to their merit... ...Considering their ages, they all have unlimited futures!
However, these three young officials with unlimited future are now frowning slightly, looking a little worried.
The reason that worries the three of them is, of course, the rapidly advancing restructuring of the Zhechong Mansion... Oh, or rather, the increasing expansion of the Fu Bing class!
There is no perfect system in the world!
Of course, the government army system is not perfect. Whether it is the government army system of the Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang Dynasties, or the government army system implemented by Zhao Kai, they all have their flaws.
Historically, the military system of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties was controlled by Guan Longxungui, and several emperors were changed. When Zhao Kai designed his own military system, he certainly learned his lesson and adopted a system that restricted the upper class and nourished the middle and lower classes.
Figures such as Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, who stood at the top of the Northern Song Dynasty's military system, have only just finalized the title of a county prince. The land, job land, and residence land plus one are only 6,000 acres. If you want pasture outside the Great Wall, you have to apply again.
In addition, most of these "big soldiers" are warriors from poor families, unlike those of Guan Longxungui, who all come from wealthy families, with clansmen, disciples, and dead warriors in their families. Most of them are lonely people with little influence in their families.
Moreover, Zhao Kai also used this ennoblement to move these "big soldiers" from their respective hometowns to Beijing Road.
Beijing Road was originally the territory of the Liao and Jin Kingdoms. These "big soldiers" had no foundation here. It would take several generations to become big, and they would have to have as many children as Dong Jingang and be blessed.
Therefore, Zhao Kai's brothers and "brother-in-laws" are still very reliable, and they do not have the ability to become Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.
But Zhao Kai "fattened" hundreds of thousands of Xiaofu soldiers... Only by fattening the Xiaofu soldiers can he restrain the big government soldiers with peaceful means!
Otherwise, like Zhu Yuanzhang, the military households at the bottom are as miserable as anything, and the big military leaders below will of course be easy to pull the mountain.
Now the "little soldiers" on Zhao Kai's side are all confused as Prussian Junkers, and no one is willing to follow the "big soldiers" above even if they want to raise the mountain!
But "Xiao Fu Bing" has been too fat until now... If he keeps raising it any longer, he will lose control sooner or later!
There was silence in the room, and it was Hu Quan who broke the silence for a long time: "Minister, it's not that the officials don't know that it will be difficult to control the government if the army is strong. But without these soldiers, how can we sit in the imperial city of Beijing to discuss matters? ?The reason why we feel that the government troops are strong now is because they sent us into the Imperial City of Beijing! Since they sent us into the Imperial City of Beijing...the benefits must be given to them, otherwise we will There won’t be a next time!”
Chen Dong nodded slightly, and then looked at Yu Yunwen. Yu Yunwen said with a solemn face: "Hebei and Beijing are almost completely white... If the sacred land in the southeast is also reduced to ruins, it will be really difficult for the soldiers to control it!"
"Oh?" Chen Dong didn't understand what Yu Yunwen said!
To be honest, Zhao Kai's "senior ginseng" was just average and not at the same level as Yu Yunwen.
"Internal Prime Minister," Xiao Buyan could understand Yu Yunwen's words, "the imperial court can only control the imperial army if it has money! The imperial army of the Song Dynasty is equivalent to the tribal army of the Khitan. The Emperor of the Khitan got the annual coins of the Song Dynasty and the Nanjing Road Only with taxes can we create so many Pishi armies and Gongfen armies, and only then can we control the Khitan tribal armies, and only then can we have the Liao Kingdom.
If the imperial court wants to firmly control the 600,000 soldiers, it must have taxes from the southeast. With the taxes from the southeast, we can continuously divide and drive the soldiers. You can continue to turn the warriors in the army into Long March athletes, allowing them to open up new territories for the country! "
He paused and then said: "If the imperial court has no intention of opening up new territories, how difficult would it be to round up 600,000 soldiers and raise them to be useless? It's nothing more than 30 to 40 million soldiers a year."
So this is ah!
Chen Dong finally understood, nodded and said: "No wonder the officials are eager to use troops against the southeast... I wonder if the southeast is easy to take?"
"I'm afraid it's not easy to get to the southeast!" Yu Yunwen shook his head.
Chen Dong looked at Yu Yunwen, as if he didn't believe it, "Father Bin, the troops in the southeast are weak, and Sichuan and Xiangyang upstream are in the hands of the imperial court. When the floating Han enters the river, it will be overwhelming!"
Yu Yunwen sighed: "Today is different from the past... Aren't the power of artillery and the strength of bastion enough to block the Yangtze River? The artillery has been in the southeast for a long time. As for the bastion... Now Yan How many bastions are under construction here? Can they be hidden from others?
In addition, the gentry in the southeast are afraid of the government soldiers coming to divide their land and property, and they will fight to the death to resist the heavenly soldiers, so it will not be easy to take the southeast routes! "
Yu Yunwen paused and then said: "Although the imperial court has 600,000 soldiers, they can definitely conquer the southeast, but it will be difficult to take all the sacred land!
If 600,000 soldiers from the government fight to the death, who can stop these murderous guys from looting in the southeast? "
"Father Bin," Chen Dong looked at Yu Yunwen, "then do you have any tips for taking advantage of Southeast?"
Yu Yunwen shook his head, looked at Chen Dong, and said with a smile: "Does this still need a clever trick? The internal minister still doesn't know what the scholars in the world are thinking?"
"Ah!" Chen Dong stood up suddenly and picked up the "Zhe Chong Mansion Restructuring Manual" on the table, "Bang Heng, Bin Fu, don't say anything, let's go to meet you together!"
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When Chen Dong, Hu Quan, Yu Yunwen, and Xiao Buyan met Zhao Kai in the Yaochi Palace Garden in the Imperial City of Shuntian Prefecture, he was painting "landscape paintings" with ink and iron lines. To be honest, this "landscape painting" has very poor artistic quality!
Even Wu Meiniang, who polished Zhao Kai's works and was responsible for collecting his works, frowned a little.
All I saw was that Zhao Kai first drew a "round mound shape" on a large piece of rice paper, which was a circle with two ends cut off. Then many lines were drawn inside the "round mound-shaped", some horizontally and some vertically. Most of these lines were not straight, but arcs, intersecting with each other. Inside the "round mound-shaped" Many "grids" are formed. At the head and end of this line, Zhao Kai also marked numbers... not Chinese characters, but Arabic numerals, and there was a small circle in the upper right corner of each number.
After drawing the lines and marking the numbers, Zhao Kai started "painting" and outlined six irregular shapes with a brush. Wu Meiniang didn't know what he was drawing?
The internal area occupied by these six irregular shapes in the "round mound" is not large, so there is still a large blank space. I don't know whether it is used for inscriptions or seals?
Chen Dong, Hu Quan, Yu Yunwen, and Xiao Buyan saw Zhao Kai creating art and did not dare to disturb him, so they had to wait aside.
After a while, I heard Zhao Kai talking to himself: "Okay, okay! The painting is so good, the painting is so similar! Hahaha..."
At this time, he also saw the four Hanlins, so he put down his brush and waved to them, "Come, come, come... Come and have a look. How do I do with my painting?"
The four people came up to each other in a hurry. When they got there, they were all dumbfounded.
What is this painting? Why can't you understand? Is there any special artistic conception?
"Good! It's truly a masterpiece!" Yu Yunwen had already picked on Big Thumb and praised him... but it was definitely not flattering!
What Zhao Kai drew is a masterpiece that has been handed down from generation to generation - the map of the world!
Isn't he a bit "amnesic"?
So these days, in addition to dealing with government and military affairs, he is busy writing down the knowledge in his mind. He was good at geography in his previous life, and he still remembers what a world map looks like. And he is an artist in this life, so he quickly drew it.
"Guan Jia, are you drawing an embroidered pier?" Hu Quan's vision is not as good as Yu Yunwen's, and he didn't even recognize the world map...
"Guan Jia, what's the pattern on this embroidery pier?" Xiao Buyan also didn't know the world map.
Chen Dong didn't want to comment on Zhao Kai's "artwork", so he simply handed over the "Reorganization Guide for Zhechong Prefecture", "The official family, the husband of the two governments sent the "Reorganization Guide for Zhechong Prefecture", and also stated that the Japanese and North Koreans would like to discuss something Discuss this."
"Have you read it?" Zhao Kai asked, "How was the writing?"
"The official family," Chen Dong said, "the prime minister of the two governments has considered it very carefully, but..."
Seeing Chen Dong hesitate to speak, Zhao Kai asked with a smile: "Just what?"
"There are only three parts of the world, and the government soldiers are one of them!" Chen Dong said, "The official family...don't you think the current government soldiers are a bit swollen?"
"Is there any?" Zhao Kai looked at the "World Map" in front of him. How could there be one third of the soldiers? Taking over the entire Eurasian continent is only about one-third, right?
"Officials," Chen Dong continued, "if the southeast is also full of government soldiers, I'm afraid the country will not be able to survive!"
Zhao Kai nodded and frowned: "I know this... the southeast is a land of great wealth and the home of the navy. It is not a place where a military palace can be opened."
