The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 724 Prohibition of 'Martial Arts'
On the bank of the Yellow River, the moon and stars are sparse, the waves are shining, and the cool night wind blows gently, making people feel refreshed. The faint sound of footsteps and horse howling in the distance makes the whole world reveal a faint bleak murderous aura.Groups of elite soldiers patrolled everywhere, their sharp eyes scanning any suspicious places.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Yang Tong summoned Pei Xingyan, Niu Jinda, Wei Zheng, Ling Jing, and Du Ruhui to discuss matters.In addition, Liu Rengui, who served as a civilian in the Xuanjia Army, has also been promoted by Yang Tong to join the army as a recorder, and he was also called in to participate in the discussion of major events.Yang Tong certainly doesn't want to let such a great talent from the outside world to work behind closed doors, even if he's just sitting in on it now, it's a rare opportunity to grow up.

"The Sui and Tang dynasties started in a similar way. They were both based on the Guanlong nobles. The three provinces and multiple departments system implemented by Emperor Wen was a culmination of the previous dynasties, while the puppet Tang copied the system of the Great Sui. Even with some improvements, But the difference is not far away. Right now, Li Yuan is approaching the imperial government's policy plan step by step. Puppet Tang is now dying, not far from death, and the land of Guanzhong has already fallen into my hands, but the imperial court's control seems not strong. This This is the reason for this tour to the west, the purpose is to appease the people in Guanzhong and Liangzhou." Yang Tong looked at the light in front of him and said lightly: "Since ancient times, it has been easy to fight the world, but difficult to defend the country. I am not afraid of war, but Governing the world, I have no confidence in my heart, and I don't know if the policies I implement can make the world stable."

Yang Tong's actions not only affected the interests of the big aristocratic families, but also affected the interests of the small and medium-sized aristocratic families because of the redistribution of land.But if this fence is not broken, this historical phenomenon of centralization and distribution will continue to occur.It's just that those who are used to living a rich life suddenly want to live the life of ordinary people, who would want it?
But when everyone heard Yang Tong's words, they almost choked to death without saliva. Since ancient times, the change of dynasties was all based on the aristocratic family. To put it bluntly, it was just a change of skin, and no dynasties really carried out it. Thorough improvement.However, Yang Tong started his business entirely by relying on the lowest-level people. This is different from all dynasties. The policies he implemented benefited more than [-]% of the people, instead of changing an interest group to power. Wu, Guangwu and Sui Wen are far inferior to Yang Tong, not to mention the support of the people, but he himself is not confident. . . ?No wonder he was so ruthless when dealing with corrupt officials, he ransacked his family and wiped out his family at every turn.

"Uh," Du Ruhui was quick-witted and quickly came to his senses. After careful consideration for a while, he replied cautiously, "As the Holy Majesty said, the Sui and Tang dynasties had similar systems, and our Great Sui Dynasty won with a dignified manner. Puppet Tang. As long as Puppet Tang, Meng Haigong, and Feng An are eliminated, everything in the world will be redistributed by our dynasty. The policy is implemented, and the people and families will enjoy the delicacy of the unified world. The support for the Holy One and the Great Sui Dynasty It has reached an unprecedented height, and because of the existence of the system of people supervising officials and localities, those who dare not follow will be overwhelmed by the people without the Holy Majesty coming forward. I dare to ask, is it possible that the Holy Majesty is dissatisfied with the current situation of our Sui Dynasty? Some places need to be changed?"

"If I know that there are some places that need to be changed, then I will definitely start to rectify them. The problem is that I don't know which places need to be changed." Yang Tong shook his head: "But I feel that what I have done is not good enough. A hazy feeling of understanding but not understanding.”

Everyone was speechless.

You yourself seem to understand but half understand, and you can’t tell why. How can others know?

Wei Zheng murmured: "The things that can bother the Holy Majesty are nothing more than the army, the administration of officials, the law, officials, people's livelihood, land, taxes, corvee, household registration and so on. As the saying goes, if you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you listen to one side, you will be dark. If the Holy Majesty feels that it is not enough, you can Take the whole system to the Three University Palaces, let the students catch mistakes and find loopholes, and let the county officials use their wisdom to make suggestions for the court. With the collective efforts, all kinds of problems have been solved, and then the commonplace problems are picked out , use the law to restrict, and the system will definitely be perfected step by step."

"This is a good way. It allows county magistrates to find all kinds of difficulties and solutions from the mouths of local people." After Yang Tong finished speaking, he asked again: "We have developed too fast in the past two years. The recovered places all copied the imperial court system, but the situation is different in different places, if the same framework is generally used to govern, will there be any problems of acclimatization?"

"When the last general was in Qingzhou, he encountered a comparison problem from time to time." At this time, Pei Xingyan said.

"Tell me about it." Yang Tong lifted his spirits.

"Your Majesty." Pei Xingyan cupped his hands and said, "Qingzhou has been in chaos since the middle of the great cause. It is the longest and most severe place in the world. They live together in the way of one clan and one clan. Each clan has a patriarch, patriarch, and elder. When this person speaks, the whole clan and clan obey them. They are familiar with the terrain and have some flexible minds, so they can defeat Some small bandits and rogues. After so many years of holding together for warmth, they are very united. Except for the short inheritance time, lack of knowledge, and inferior wealth, they are similar to big families. Moreover, these people have been baptized by the flames of war, and they are very sturdy ; Between clans and clans, upstream and downstream, in order to compete for irrigation water sources, gangs fight at every turn, and people are hacked to death at every turn. Because local officials have no soldiers, they can't persuade these people, and they can't punish them, so from time to time Ask the last general for help. But the Holy One may not know that the young and strong of those clans are either deserters from various forces, or have defeated some small forces, so their equipment is really not bad. When fighting, they do not use wooden sticks, but sharp The horizontal sword, the powerful bow and crossbow."

Pei Xingyan's words were like enlightenment, making everyone instantly understand that although there is no big family or big family, the clan still causes local unrest.

"How did you solve it?" Yang Tong asked with interest.

"The final general will send troops to suppress and arrest people, confiscate weapons, and then the local officials will decide right from wrong." Pei Xingyan said: "It's easy to say, they are willing to plead guilty, but when it comes to confiscating weapons and armor, their resistance is extremely fierce. , the reason is that there is no such system, if there is a system for this matter, it will be easier to handle.”

Yang Tong suddenly came to his senses.

The reason why he was afraid of powerful families was because they not only occupied [-]% of the wealth and resources, monopolized the learning conditions and officials, but also had a large armed force.During the period from the end of Han Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, Haoqiang and his "country soldiers" rewrote the world pattern time and time again.They rely on the strength of the family and the support of strong wealth to recruit the people to form their own tribal private soldiers.Shock others and protect the clan in peacetime, gather in Wubao in war to guard against the current situation.

The existence of aristocratic and powerful families has always been a serious problem for the imperial court, and has always been an unstable variable.The Eastern and Western Wei, Zhou Qi, and the Southern Dynasties tried their best to cut off their power.

Compared with other dynasties, Yu Wentai did it cleanly and skillfully.He incorporated all the powerful men of Guanlong into the army system, gave them official positions, and used them as a banner to recruit young and strong local armed men to join the army to strengthen his own strength and serve as a barrier for the state of Zhou.This is the first step.The second step is to deprive "notorious" officials of powerful origin from the right to command the army.To put it simply, it is to use the official position to make the powerful loyal to the center, let them play a role in the battle against Qi, and at the same time win over a group of people and suppress a group of people by punishing evil and promoting good, thus strengthening the imperial court's control over the local area.

Local aristocratic families left their own territory to fight, and all the money and food had to be paid up, and then distributed uniformly.In other words, the military pay and rations of these township tycoons are all in the hands of the imperial court, and step by step, the army in the hands of the township tycoons will slowly transition to the court. Since they have obtained official positions and Yuwentai is strong, there is no trouble What a mess.

After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, in order to prevent the Guanlong nobles from pulling out well-equipped troops from the people, it was strictly forbidden to spread the bow and crossbow armor among the people, which restricted the unlimited expansion of the Guanlong nobles.After so many years of war, a large number of weapons and equipment have been lost to the people.Although there are no aristocratic families nowadays, each clan has clan elders. If such people ascend to the top, the whole clan will obey them. They themselves have a lot of weapons and equipment, making it difficult for local officials to control them. If their interests are not satisfied, I am afraid They will immediately kill officials and rebel. If there are one or two geniuses with military skills, disasters will soon sweep across the counties.

At this time, Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said: "My lord, just as General Pei said, after so many years of war, weapons such as bows, crossbows, horizontal knives, and armor have spread among the people; if they are not strictly prohibited, the place will be restless, and it will be difficult for officials to stop them." Fights between clans."

"The existence of weapons and equipment can easily turn ordinary fights among the people to the level of bloodshed, which in turn leads to massacres between clans. This has seriously affected the peace of the place. It's not a good thing for the common people." After unraveling the mist, Yang Tong's heart seemed to clear the clouds, "I will draw up the regulations for banning 'martial arts' and send them back to Luoyang. After they are perfected, they will be promulgated to the world..."

"Here."

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