The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 383
Wei Yunqi said in a loud voice: "My Da Sui's army salary, pension, and post-war resettlement are ten times higher than those of other princes, and we have to eat meat during training. In every big battle, my Da Sui used war There are about 20 soldiers, and if you add auxiliary soldiers, there are at least 40 people, all of which are money."

"The Liaodong, Bingzhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou that we have recovered successively also have to spend money on post-war reconstruction. The money will not be recovered in a short period of time. The gains from foreign wars will not be able to fill these holes! When we stop the conquest , Losing the big income of foreign wars, the huge number of troops will drag down the Sui's finances."

Luo Shixin didn't believe it at all, and said: "Wei Shangshu, Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou are developing quite rapidly now. I heard that Yongbei can also be self-sufficient. Now it is completely possible to use the first three states to fill half of Yongzhou, one Liangzhou, and the north of Liaodong. It can also make up for the southeast of Liaodong if it is the first to get it. In this way, our foreign war income can be used to support the army. Wei Shangshu is completely fooling people."

Hearing Luo Shixin's division in this way, everyone was happy!Especially the generals stared at Wei Yunqi to see how he would argue.

"Of course you don't know how expensive Chai Mi is if you are not in charge of the family. I will calculate with everyone now." Yang Shidao, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, immediately took up the conversation:
"Part of the money and food robbed from Goguryeo this year was used to resettle the victims in Qingzhou. However, due to the severe drought this year, the victims in Qingzhou have nothing to gain. Therefore, the work-for-relief will be carried out until next autumn. If there is still a severe drought next year, it means that the imperial court needs to support them. The disaster victims will arrive in the autumn of the next year. The situation in Yongliang and Liangzhou is also the same. Therefore, knowing that the money and food from the Goguryeo, Li Yuan and Guanlong families can last until the autumn harvest next year, and even have a large surplus, they dare not use it for other purposes.”

Yang Shidao glanced at Luo Shixin, "General Luo participated in every battle of General Zhang Xutuo, so he should know how the bandits got here?"

Luo Shidao: "Most are people who are too hungry to survive."

"That's right!" Yang Shidao nodded, "I finally created the situation in the Sui Dynasty. If the people run out of food and the court can't supply it, then the civil uprising is very likely to repeat itself."

Speaking of this, Yang Shidao couldn't help admiring Yang Tong's foresight. It was precisely because of the audit department's careful calculation that everyone understood that there were serious economic problems lurking under the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty.

This year, we took over two or three million empty-handed people in Qingzhou and Central Plains, and then took over tens of thousands of people with little family background from Yongliang. If these people can't eat, then they are not far from riots and rebellions.

This is the unstable foundation caused by the rapid expansion of the territory.

Of course, the Sui treasury and several large granaries are still full, but as Yang Shidao said, the heavy burden of tens of millions of people makes the Sui dare not easily squander these strategies for preventing sudden wars and natural disasters Reserve, life-saving money and food.

The Sui Dynasty was moving forward with a heavy load and the economy was tight, so we must not fight worthless battles, nor can we fight uncertain battles, and even the land is not allowed now.

Only when the people are self-sufficient can the Great Sui be free to fight and kill.

After Wei Yunqi and Wei Yunqi said this one after another, the generals didn't dare to shout anymore.

Seeing the reluctance of the generals, Yang Tong smiled and said, "If you knew how many troops we have in the Sui Dynasty, you wouldn't have this expression."

"How many soldiers and horses do we have?"

Facing a pair of black and white eyes, Yang Tong laughed and said, "The standing army is more than 60, and there are 23 garrison troops in Yongliang, Hanzhong and other places, not counting the county soldiers who maintain local law and order."

"So many?" Everyone was taken aback, they didn't expect that there were so many Sui troops.

Yang Tong nodded and said, "It's just a lot, but the army is scattered in various counties, so you can't usually see it."

When the generals heard this, their eyes almost popped out.

"Is there any objection now?" Yang Tong asked with a smile.

"No opinion!" All the generals said in unison.

Yang Tong said: "The army of the Sui Dynasty was too scattered, not to mention that it could not form a fist force, but it wasted a lot of money and food, so integration and abolition are imperative."

"I wonder where Your Highness plans to start?" Yang Gongren asked.

When Yang Tong saw Du Ruhui started to record, he expressed his thoughts: "I am going to gather the scattered and weak standing army, and choose the most elite soldiers to form eight main battle armies, each with [-] people, stationed At the border where conflicts are prone to occur, it can not only deal with sudden wars, but also launch a fatal blow to the enemy with a thunderbolt when the war opportunity suddenly appears."

Li Jing thought for a while, and immediately said: "Your Highness's idea is very good! But there is a fatal problem involved here."

"What's the problem?" Yang Tong asked knowingly.

Li Jing said solemnly: "After the main general of the legion has too much power, will he become arrogant because of this, support the soldiers with self-respect, and support the soldiers for self-reliance? If the main general is instigated by the enemy, the problem will be serious."

"Keming! Tell everyone about the vision of the Military Affairs Department..."

"Here!" Du Ruhui responded. He first started with the phenomenon of generals supporting their troops, and talked about the many scourges of the "Northern Zhou Great Eight Pillar Kingdom" and "Twelve Generals", and then the shortcomings and side effects of the military supervision system. .In the end, the military affairs department conceived the whole story, effect, and far-reaching significance. At the same time, it also introduced in detail its benefits to the court and the general itself.

In Du Ru's plain words, without adding any superfluous embellishments, everyone gradually fell into thinking.

Yang Gongren, who had a thorough understanding, said solemnly: "The Military Affairs Department starts from the bottom, controls the soldiers step by step, eliminates the self-respect of the generals to the greatest extent, but does not damage the generals' power to lead the army, and will not happen to supervise the army to trap the generals. Great pioneering work. The minister thought that the Military Affairs Department must be established!"

"Your Highness, I have a saying." At this time, Wei Yunqi said emphatically: "The legion system has great benefits, but also has a lot of hidden dangers. I think that only one military affairs department is not enough."

"What is Wei Shangshu going to do?"

"Apply the official system of five-year rotation, and cannot be re-elected in the local area after the expiration of the period. Military generals above General Ying Yanglang cannot lead an army alone for more than five years, and they cannot lead this army again after five years. This is the first; The defenders change their defenses every three years."

"This is a good way." Yang Tong understood Wei Yunqi's meaning. Not only could it prevent the general's authority from being too powerful, but it could also erase the personal brand in the army. Each army could also adapt to different terrains and different climates, and it was absolutely watertight.

Li Jing clasped his hands and said, "It's understandable to rotate generals. Dare I ask Wei Shangshu, what does it mean for the defenders to change their defense? How?"

Wei Yunqi explained: "Take General Yang Shanhui as an example. He is stationed in Hanoi County and has [-] troops. Once three years are up, the [-] troops can be transferred from Hanoi to Yecheng, Chang'an, and Bohai. It is Wuyuan and Mingyue. In the first year, [-] will be transferred, in the second year, [-] will be transferred, and in the third year, the last [-] will be transferred. The number of people transferred will be supplemented by defenders from other places."

"That's good!" Li Jing frowned and said, "But there will be two problems in this way: First, the distribution of our soldiers and horses in the Sui Dynasty is uneven. If Wang Shichong comes to attack while changing defenses, what should we do?"

"Secondly, if the distance between the two places is too far, it will also cause the city to have no soldiers to defend in a short period of time; take Liaodong, the easternmost, and Mingyue County, the westernmost, as an example. If the two are swapped, at least go Half a year, which also means that within half a year, there will be no defenders in the two cities..."

"That's true!" Wei Yun nodded and said, "Then, according to General Li, how should the soldiers and horses switch defenses?"

Li Jing pondered for a moment, then saluted and said: "The general thought that it would be more reasonable to switch defenses nearby, and to switch between neighboring counties and counties. Taking Liaodong as an example, it specifically switched with Youzhou, and Youzhou replenished from Jizhou in the first year. , In the second year, Bingzhou was supplemented; Bingzhou was supplemented from Jizhou in the first year, and from Yongzhou in the second year; the same was true for Jizhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou. In this way, the entire Sui army was revitalized. In addition, It is not advisable to transfer at the same time, after changing to one place in the first half of the year, change to another place in the second half of the year.”

Yang Tong couldn't help praising and said: "That's a great statement! Just follow what the two of you said. You two will think about it when you go back, and work out a specific charter together, and then discuss it."

"Here!" Wei Yunqi and Li Jing bowed and saluted.

In fact, Yang Tong knows that there is still a problem here, that is, the soldier's hometown complex, but he can't help it, because the soldier has never been a profession that is enjoyed. Before the national interests and the general trend, individuals can only obey the will of the country. If you are willing to be separated from your loved ones for a long time, you can apply for retirement.

However, Yang Tong thinks that it is better to communicate with the soldiers before disbanding, and first dismiss those soldiers whose homeland is hard to leave. No matter what, it is the soldier's own choice, and there will be no complaints in the future, and there will be no fruitful results. An example of the army launching a coup in Jiangdu Palace.

As far as the present is concerned, Sui Dynasty is a country that favors martial arts, and soldiers are also the best-paid occupations. There are many young and strong people who want to join the army. Yang Tong is not worried about the lack of soldiers in Sui Dynasty.

"Next is the garrison army. For every 500 garrison troops, [-] people will be selected, and the rest will be resettled as civilians nearby."

The Tuntian Army Tai Sui is the first reserve army. They are engaged in agriculture and training at the same time. They are somewhat similar to the Fubing, but the difference from the Fubing is that all their labor income belongs to the imperial court.When they are not needed, and there is no opportunity to make contributions, it is okay in the short term.

If they continue to work and train without gaining for a long time, some people will start to be passive and sabotage, and it may even appear that the seedlings on one side are thriving, while the fields on the other side have not yet been transplanted.

In more serious cases, there may be riots due to dissatisfaction.

Since the Tuntian Army is not needed and there are still various hidden dangers, Yang Tong simply decided to let them all go home and work hard to create more taxes for the country. As for the reserve service, the Corps is enough. If you are worried that the combat power will not be able to keep up , can greatly strengthen training efforts.

"The last is the county soldiers. In addition to maintaining the necessary number of people in each county, all redundant establishments will be removed. The standing army and field army who have been demobilized and returned to their hometowns can apply for the remaining positions; this matter is handed over to the county magistrates and county magistrates. In order to avoid relatives from hiding The occurrence of the incident will be supervised by the censors at all levels."

Yang Tong thought for a while, and then said: "For the county soldiers, we should wait for the standing army and the garrison army to be demobilized before selecting them; the county and county officials can first report the local public security situation and reserved quota for the court's reference. .”

"Here!" Wei Yunqi, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Liu Zhenghui, Minister of the Imperial Ministry, agreed.

"Our generation can achieve the unity of the monarch and the ministers, and the mutual trust between the monarch and the ministers, but when we grow old, the country will continue, so that future generations will not suspect and kill each other. Our generation must do our best to improve and improve various systems. And the most sensitive and serious issue is military power, everyone can come up with any good ideas." Yang Tong said emphatically.

"Your Highness's words are very true. Since ancient times, some topics have always been kept secret and ambiguous, which has caused many tragedies. Therefore, we can no longer have problems with these things." Kong Yingda also stood up.

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

Yang Shidao, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others also agreed one by one. They understood that Yang Tong's real intention in rushing to mention the military reform was to prevent the generals from misunderstanding in the future, which also warmed everyone's hearts.Such an emperor who always considers the feelings of his generals is rare since ancient times!
"His Royal Highness, calculate the time, the martial arts will be half a month after the enthronement ceremony, do you want to push it back?"

"No need!" Yang Tong vetoed Yang Gongren's suggestion, and said, "Many countries have come here, just to let them see the heroism of my Da Sui Erlang. At the same time, choose brave men from various armies to participate. I will choose one of them There are 72 generals named Huben, [-] generals named Huya, [-] generals named Yingyang Lang, and [-] generals named Lang! Anyone below General Lang can participate."

General Huben, the commander-in-chief of a division-level combat unit, commands [-] troops; General Huya is the deputy general of General Huben.

General Ying Yanglang, the chief general of a guard-level combat unit, commanding a thousand troops, will be the deputy general of General Ying Yanglang!
"Here!" Yang Gongren responded.

In previous martial arts competitions, the winners had to train for three months, and those who passed were awarded the posts of captain, brigade commander, and team leader; now Yang Tong made an exception and dispatched so many mid-level military posts, which is absolutely unprecedented.

The intensity of this martial arts competition must be far higher than before.

(End of this chapter)