Chui Gong Hall. Guo Wei, Wang Jun, Shang Hongqian, Bai Wenke and the third envoy Wang Zhang are all there.
"Starting from the first month of the second year of Qianyou, the salaries of the Imperial Army will be distributed according to this salary list. Tell the whole army!" Liu Chengyou personally stamped the seal on an album page, looked around, and said to the ministers.
Although he looked calm on the face, the pressure in his heart increased a bit. Resetting the salary of the Imperial Army was another strategy to appease the morale of the army. From the commander of Eryadu to below, the salary and salary were increased. In the Forbidden Army, although the main soldiers were reduced, the auxiliary soldiers still needed to be paid salaries. After this reduction and one increase, the cost of military salaries increased.
This is still a situation where poor countries support poor people. Take the commander-in-chief as an example. His monthly salary is only 150 yuan and 20 shi of grain, which is very shabby.
By far, the largest expenditure on the government of the Han Dynasty was the cost of raising officials and soldiers. The money storage branch is still in a state of tight balance.
The imperial court was in a tight situation, so it basically acquiesced in the attitude of officials to be noble and own their own properties, even though the situation of using power for personal gain became the norm.
After receiving Liu Chengyou's approval, the others were relatively calm, but Wang Zhang had an obvious look of pain on his face, and his bitterness seemed to have increased. However, Wang Zhang has always had few discounts when it comes to raising the army.
"How is the morale of the military lately?" Liu Chengyou asked, glancing at Shang Hongqian and Bai Wenke.
Bai Wenke bowed steadily and said kind words: "Your Majesty has thought thoroughly and prepared properly for this army reorganization. All the soldiers know that Your Majesty loves the soldiers, and you have diligently comforted and implemented it, so the morale of the army is still stable?"
"How about resenting Ai for the soldiers who have been eliminated?"
"The imperial court has arranged everything properly, how can there be any complaints?" Bai Wenke responded.
After he finished speaking, Shang Hongqian smiled and assured Liu Chengyou: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I have sent you my message. If anyone is dissatisfied, please come to me and he will be convinced!"
Liu Chengyou grinned slightly at Shang Hongqian's statement. His expression was as usual, he thought for a moment, and said to a few people: "You have worked hard to organize the army this time. I will bear it in my heart. After the work is completed, I will be generously rewarded!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"It's all my duty." Guo Wei bowed his head, his tired expression still submissive.
"It takes half a mile to travel a hundred miles. Although the army reorganization is currently stable, we must not be negligent in the follow-up matters!" Liu Chengyou warned again.
"As you command!"
With one sentence to end the imperial meeting, Liu Chengyou left Wang Zhang behind to consult with him about the tax affairs. According to his previous edict, the autumn tax was levied on the first day of October, and now it is already halfway through November. The various states in the Central Plains, especially the town of Gyeonggi Prefecture, have successively sent some money and grain to Tokyo, and more will need to be sent after spring.
The imperial court was extremely poor, so it paid special attention to money and food. After discussing with Wang Zhang for a long time, the two again came up with a policy. In order to alleviate the burden of transporting grain to various states, the imperial court set up transshipment envoys in each state to specialize in the transfer of summer and autumn grain to each state and coordinate the overall dispatch. , save manpower and improve efficiency.
As always, implementation began in Gyeonggi Province and counties where the imperial court had a higher degree of control. Up to now, basically any new policies and laws issued by the imperial court are first tried out in Gyeonggi prefectures and counties to see the effect. This has become a political habit of Liu Chengyou.
After Wang Zhang left, Liu Chengyou picked up another roster and looked at it carefully. There was a look of expectation on his face, as if he felt at ease. This is the list of generals and generals in the Imperial Palace Department and the Guards Department, which involves the military positions of generals and colleges that have been transferred so far. In the final analysis, the core move of this army reorganization is the promotion and appointment of these middle and lower-level officers.
Sun Li, Xiang Xun, Han Tong, Ma Quanyi, Li Chongju...these names came into view one by one, which was enough to make Liu Chengyou feel at ease. Supplemented by military academies such as Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Yanjin, and Wang Hanlun.
Among the armies of the two yamen, Liu Chengyou saw more familiar and unfamiliar names, all among low-level officers, such as Han Lingkun and Wang Shenqi... In general, this army reorganization, It is a process of upgrading the Forbidden Forces.
Of course, even though efforts are made to promote young generals, the army will not be dominated by young people in a short period of time. Liu Chengyou does not have a completely suppressive mentality towards those meritorious generals, especially those famous generals who are in their prime, experienced on the battlefield, either brave or talented, but still reuse them.
People like Wang Quanbin, Wang Yanchao, Shi Yanchao, Wang Yin, Du Hanhui, Wang Yansheng, Bai Yanyu, Guo Chong, Zhao Hongyin... these people will still be the backbone of the Han Dynasty's Forbidden Army for a long time to come.
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In the afternoon, he was rarely lazy and did not stay in the palace to get rid of the tedious government affairs. Liu Chengyou greeted the chamberlain and followed him out of the palace for a walk.
He didn't go far, just around Chui Gong Hall. Although Bian Palace is not large in scale, the palaces and terraces are even more luxurious. When people were there, everything they could see was filled with shadows of the palace. For a moment, Liu Chengyou suddenly realized the humbleness and insignificance of his emperor.
Speaking of which, Liu Chengyou was not very familiar with the entire Bian Palace. Since he succeeded to the throne, his scope of activities has always been in those few palaces, and he rarely even went to the palace gardens. If he was left alone in the palace, he would definitely get lost.
It's the middle of winter, the winter moon is in full swing, and the weather is getting colder and colder. The winter scenery around the palace is really not that good, especially if you are tired of seeing it.
Taking a breath of hot steam into the palm of his hand, Liu Chengyou huddled under the fur robe that he had worn for a month and a half, and looked back at the hanging hall. The frosty sky was shrouded in mist, but it was clearly visible. The solemn palace had no gorgeous decorations, but instead smelled of disrepair.
Seeing this scene, Liu Chengyou suddenly became excited, pointed at the palace, and sighed with emotion: "I don't regard the palace as beautiful, but I am actually proud of its simplicity!"
Hearing his emotion, Zhang Dejun, who was waiting beside him, immediately stepped forward to greet him: "The frugality of the officials has long been famous in both the government and the public. The citizens of Tokyo are all praising the officials' sage and benevolence!"
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou immediately asked: "You have also lived in the palace for a long time, serving the emperor, where did you hear what the public said?"
Zhang Dejun was stunned. He was just taking the opportunity to cater to the emperor. How could he know that Liu Chengyou would react so seriously? He hesitated and gave a slightly more reasonable answer: "I have heard that all the officials who have met in court have discussed it in private."
Liu Chengyou smiled playfully, but let him go, and his mood improved a little. Although his frugality cannot be said to be completely sincere, as the emperor, he has been "suffering" like this. If he can't win a good reputation, it will be a big loss.
In fact, Bian Palace is not separated from the Tokyo city by thousands of mountains and rivers, and news from the palace occasionally comes out. Thanks to the good publicity, there is really a lot of praise for Liu Chengyou from the public, and the persona of the Holy Lord Mingjun has almost been established.
Seeing that Liu Chengyou didn't go into details, Zhang Dejun also breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid of this official family. If he came to ask a question suddenly, he heard it from those ministers.
"It's almost the winter solstice!" Suddenly, Liu Chengyou asked.
"Back to the official's house, the winter solstice is coming in five days!" Zhang Dejun hurriedly replied.
"This winter solstice, I should rejoice with the people!" Liu Chengyou said.
In this era, the winter solstice is a solar term that is taken very seriously. People at court and among the people celebrate it just like the New Year.
