Xu Xianzhi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly: "Xile, your idea is really brilliant. Follow the policies stipulated by the slave slaves. In the end, if the national strength cannot meet the responsibility, we can only raise the standards. In this way, ordinary soldiers want to It may be difficult to get a knighthood. In the end, generals and commanders can get rewards for their overall military achievements. In this way, aristocratic families are still aristocratic families, and noble families are still noble families. If ordinary people want to reach the sky in one step, it is almost as difficult as going directly to the sky. This Only the order in the world can be stable and not change drastically.”
Liu Yi nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, even for military warriors, only Jingkou and Jiangbei have historically been able to send out powerful soldiers. In the past, people from other places had to be forced to join the army, but we from Jingkou were forced to join the army. War brings joy, why? It’s because our military capabilities are far stronger than the people in other places. All the people are practiced in fighting. There are fighting competitions every year. The children are proud to join the army. If all places are treated equally in the future, then we These advantages of the Jingkou warriors no longer exist. Not only will the scholars be harmed, but even our old brothers in Jingkou will slowly lose sight of everyone. Our brothers in the army will not agree to this. "
Xu Xianzhi said seriously: "Yes, when it comes to warriors, folk customs are extremely important. The reason why the Qin and Han Dynasties were strong was mainly because they only used the sons of good families in Guanzhong as their sources of troops. There has always been a saying about prime ministers from the east and generals from the west. This is what we have According to the rules of the world arranged by our ancestors for thousands of years, everyone is equal and has never appeared before. The emperor has always been superior to others. Otherwise, why would people from other places want to enter the capital? Even if they are common people, they are far away from the emperor. The closer, the better. As for the army, it is impossible for the world to send troops everywhere. They can only concentrate in the capital area. Only in this way can long-term peace and stability be achieved. Therefore, land and industry must be owned by the powerful and powerful concentrated in the capital, even if they are owned in other places. Industry is also what it should be.”
Liu Yi laughed: "Yes, the slaves said that meritorious service will be given to nobles and land will be given with titles, but in fact, there are not so many land allocations near the hometowns of soldiers who have made meritorious services. Just like this time, even if I don't send troops, There are also tens of thousands of soldiers who have made meritorious service in Ji Nu. According to his standards this time, the land in ten Jingkou is not enough to be allocated. In the end, it will be allocated from newly attached areas such as Qingzhou and Jiangbei or uncultivated wasteland. Soldiers. It is impossible for everyone to move to other places. In the end, they can only have properties in other places. The fields are cultivated and people are hired to run them. Wouldn’t that become a new aristocratic family, a noble family? "
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "That's true. If the property is in a different place, it's impossible to take care of it yourself. You have to hire people or move away. Most people will only choose the former. But for the Jingkou brothers, most of the family servants None, how can we hire people in other places? In the end, nine times out of ten, the only option is to sell these lands to aristocratic families or wealthy gentry, or transfer them to local tycoons, and take care of the matter themselves. That's it. Once this happens, within a few years, the power and land in this world will belong to the aristocratic family again."
Liu Yi sneered and said: "So the idea of sending slaves is destined to be unworkable. Maybe he himself can't think of this, but Fatty Liu is extremely smart, how could he not think of it? But they did it in the end, so they can only To explain one thing, they did it intentionally, using the slogan that everyone is equal to replace the aristocratic family. In fact, they are just trying to please the common people, inciting and deceiving them to willingly join the army and contribute to their Northern Expedition. At the same time, in the process Eliminate most of the existing aristocratic families and replace them with these upstarts, and use the newly gained land and population from foreign campaigns to appease some existing families and ease internal conflicts. I have to say that this move is really high. .”
Xu Xianzhi also laughed and said: "So you have to come with him. If he attacks Qingzhou, you have to attack the Central Plains, and then let the supporting families and nobles also benefit. After all, the land of Qilu is not as rich as the Central Plains, and If Luoyang can be restored in the future, it will be a huge city, and wealthy people will obviously prefer it. In this way, you can not only win the hearts of the military, but also the hearts of the aristocratic families, right?"
Liu Yi patted Xu Xianzhi on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Those who know me are envious. Now you and I both know the situation in Dajin. It is not that there is no national strength. Whether it is the money and food saved by the aristocratic families in the past few years, or the income they receive from Encouraged by the victory of the Northern Expedition, we now have no shortage of people who are willing to join the army. The ordnance and armor left by Jiankang City and me in Yuzhou and Yanzhou arsenals are enough to reach 60,000 to 70,000 sets. If the aristocratic families can Supporting the Northern Expedition, it would not be a problem to arm an army of 100,000 troops with private military equipment. What's more, if the Northern Expedition goes smoothly and captures the Central Plains counties of the Later Qin Dynasty, a large amount of enemy equipment can also be captured, which is what Sima Guofan commanded. , don’t they also have five thousand troops? When I went on the Western Expedition, I only had three thousand troops, and after the battle, I had one hundred thousand troops. I am very familiar with how to become stronger and stronger by winning battles, and the more troops we fight, the more we fight."
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "Very good, then what do you need me to do? Contact some high-ranking aristocratic families for you, are they willing to fund the Northern Expedition? From small and medium-sized aristocratic families, your wife should be enough to handle it."
A meaningful look flashed in Liu Yi's eyes: "Xianzhi, let me ask you again. Today I specially invited you to come here alone. Do you know why?"
Xu Xianzhi's expression changed slightly and returned to his usual calmness. He stroked his beard and said calmly: "It's because of the thing I gave you last time for Liu Tingyun to eat, right?"
The smile on Liu Yi's face gradually faded: "I didn't know what it was before, but now I think we all know it. Do you want to turn Liu Tingyun into a monster like Mingyue and eat me in the middle of the night?"
Xu Xianzhi frowned: "Do you think if I had known it was that thing, I would have dared to give it to you? The person who gave it to me only said that this thing can control people and make people dare not resist. How could I know it was so vicious?"
Liu Yi gritted his teeth: "You just want my wife to swallow something you don't even know about? Besides, do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? It's just such a bug visible to the naked eye, how dare you swallow it?"
Xu Xianzhi sighed: "The person who gave me this thing said it was a lie. It's just a sugar pill with the corpse of a bug in it. It will be excreted with the feces after swallowing it, but it can be used to scare people. I did experiments with several servants, and it was indeed pulled out later. Liu Tingyun is a woman, and she is naturally afraid of such small insects, snakes, etc., so I wanted to scare her with you, but I didn’t expect..."
Liu Yi said coldly: "Who gave it to you?!"
