I am Da Song

Chapter 36 Conscription Act
Zhao Huan's intention to change the art of recruiting troops was proposed, but the ministers did not have a particularly obvious reaction.

This is also what Zhao Huan admires most about Da Song.

Although Zhou was an old state, his life was restored.

The Song Dynasty may have some major or minor problems, such as the relative weakness of the rulers, excessive emphasis on civil affairs over military affairs, and heavy taxes.

But Da Song also has his incomparably charming charm.

That is to say, it is incomparably tolerant of political reform and innovation.

The Northern Song Dynasty has maintained freshness and vitality from beginning to end. It is not a backward country full of decay.

On the contrary, the struggle between monarchs and ministers in the past dynasties was full of determination and actively tried to change various forms in order to enrich the country and strengthen the army.

Whether his reforms are successful or not is not mentioned, but he will never be afraid of reforms.It will not be like some dynasties, holding the ancestral legal system and following the garrison for hundreds of years.

For example, Zhao Huan's predecessor had only been in power for two years and had changed the state system three times.

The former left and right prime ministers were not called Shangshu Pushe, but Dazai and Shaozai.It was just reformed in the second half of last year, and everything in the national canon system was restored to the situation after Yuanfeng's reform, that is, copying "Tang Liudian".

So after Zhao Huan proposed reforming the art of recruiting troops, the ministers even took it for granted. Which emperor of the Song Dynasty did not toss a few times when he came to power?
If it were in other dynasties, I am afraid that it would take a year and a half just to discuss whether to implement reforms.

Zhao Huan said: "My Great Song Dynasty was humiliated by the Kingdom of Jin. Maybe there are many reasons why, but in the final analysis, it was the imperial army who lost to the Jin army in the field."

Several ministers nodded in agreement. If the forbidden army can crush the Jin army, all the problems facing the Song Dynasty will be easily solved.

Zhang Shuye looked solemnly at the official, the official had only said during the day that forming a new army within ten days would make the entire army look completely new.Could it be that the officials have unrealistic illusions that a new army can defeat the Jin army within ten days?

Of course Zhao Huan would not be so whimsical.

Let the Song army defeat the Jin army within ten days, even if you open the portal yourself and give them a weapon of the future group army, it may not be successful.These people are likely to be overwhelmed and gave all their weapons to the Jin army.

But Zhao Huan is absolutely confident that he can do it to make the Song Army take a new look.

The Song Dynasty implemented the law of recruiting soldiers, which is a very advanced system.But the problem is that while the Song Dynasty implemented the law of recruiting soldiers, it also emphasized civility over military affairs and trampled on the status of soldiers.In this case, the quality of recruited soldiers is quite problematic.

As for how to improve the status of soldiers and change the atmosphere of emphasizing civility over military affairs.

Zhao Huan has not seen anyone come up with a reliable idea after thousands of years.

Anyway, with Zhao Huan's wisdom, he really couldn't think of how to turn the situation around in the social environment of Song Dynasty and make everyone admire soldiers.

Even if Zhao Huan is the emperor, it is impossible for him to open his mouth and the atmosphere of the world will change drastically.

But Zhao Huan didn't care about it, people should always be flexible.Zhao Huan thought about it for himself, since he couldn't change the upper limit, he should change the lower limit.

Isn't it that the literati are superior and despise the military officials?Then drag them into the muck.

When they also became part of the soldiers and had military experience, how could they despise the veterans?

So Zhao Huan said: "When Duke Wen (Wang Anshi, his posthumous title is a single character, Wen is already the top literati) when he reformed the recruitment law, he once stipulated that the exempted class should also pay the same silver silk. You must remember .”

Sun Fu's eyes lit up and he wanted to speak at the first moment. He mentioned Sima Guang earlier, and the official's face was as dark as Bao Longtu's, but now the official's name is called Wen Gong, Wang Anshi.

You can tell at a glance how they treat the two of them.

"Wen Gong's reform of the labor law not only freed farmers from corvée, but also promoted agricultural production. It also greatly increased the country's fiscal revenue, so that the treasury savings during the Shenzong period could be used by the imperial court for 20 years of financial expenditure, which is the first way to save time and benefit the people. Good policy." Qin Hui finished all the above in one breath, and then took a deep breath.

"Traitor!" Sun Fu cursed in a low voice, gnashing his teeth in hatred for Qin Hui, who was complacently stealing his words.

Zhao Huan smiled calmly, not minding that all the ministers saw his attitude clearly.After all, when Wang Anshi reformed at the beginning, a group of new party members gathered around him to support his policies.That's why he was able to step on the privileged class and force them to accept the court's decrees.

Zhao Huan also wanted to force the privileged class to do something, so he had to unite a group of ministers who supported the reform.

So Zhao Huan said: "The first thing to change in the law of recruiting soldiers is to refer to the law of recruiting soldiers. In my dynasty, men, no matter how high or low, from the royal family to the peasants and merchants, have no privileges. They have to serve in the military for three years. From now on Starting at the age of [-], scholars who want to participate in the scientific examination must have three years of military experience!"

As soon as Zhao Huan finished speaking, the faces of all the senior officials changed drastically.

Let noble scholars go to join the army?

Isn't this using beautiful jade to bump bad stones?What a waste of money!

Where is the dignity of noble scholar-bureaucrats?Where is the integrity of scholars!
The person who called the name outside the Donghua Gate was a good man, how could this good man join forces with a group of vulgar fellows?
Once this conscription law is passed, all the prime ministers will be scolded by Shilin as the biggest traitor since the establishment of the dynasty, even surpassing the five ghosts and six thieves, and they will surely be infamous for thousands of years.

Everyone knelt firmly on the ground, kowtowed heavily, and said in a firm tone: "Officials, please think again, think again! Wen Xianggong (Wen Yanbo) once said that ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats is not governing the world with the common people!"

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "Get up, everyone. You must be very knowledgeable. May I ask which one of you can tell me the allusion of abandoning your pen and joining the army?"

The hall fell into silence.Are the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty more noble than those of the Han and Tang Dynasties?
After a moment of silence, Zhao Huan asked with a smile: "Why don't you speak? It's hard to say? If I say it, the words won't be so nice."

Qin Hui hung his head tightly, his cheeks were deeply squeezed on the ground and deformed.There seemed to be a needle prick in the back, and it was definitely the official's murderous eyes staring at him.

Others can also feel that the storm is coming in the hall.

Sure enough, the next moment, the official thunder came down: "If you don't say it, I will say it for you. I am a scholar-bureaucrat in the Song Dynasty, and I am not qualified to talk about abandoning my pen and joining the army! The Song Dynasty has supported scholars for 200 years, but I have never been qualified to step into the Western Regions. "

"The civil servants of the Han and Tang dynasties were all proud of joining the army and conquering the dust. That's why they were able to open up the Western Regions and show power. But my scholar-officials in the Song Dynasty refused to even join the army to protect their homes and the country. Therefore, Tokyo was besieged and the country was in danger. .”

"Please come to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, if (which) scholar is a thousand households?"

"You look down on warriors, think that warriors are disloyal, and you want to rule the world together with me. That's good, you can do things that warriors can't do well. Doesn't common governance include defending your home and country together? I see that there are also many civil servants Lead the army to fight."

(End of this chapter)