Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 181 Disarmament
"Dazai."

"Chen is here!"

"How about the tax revenue of my country Wu in the past two years?"

It is necessary for Qingji to intervene in such major matters related to national taxation.

In fact, Qingji already knew about Wu's national financial revenue in the past two years, but he just wanted to make Ji Zha public and do some reporting work.

It is worth mentioning that the tax system of Wu State is collected once every two years.

Ji Zha immediately said sternly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the taxes and taxes of my country of Wu this year are composed of commercial tax, land rent tax, oral tax, household registration tax, plus salt, iron, paper, pens and other miscellaneous income."

"The treasury's income is [-] taels of gold, about three million yuan in knives and coins, one hundred and eight thousand two hundred and seventy-one bolts of cloth, [-] bolts of silk, and the rest The millet grain is nearly a million stones!"

"hiss!"

Hearing this, all the ministers and officials couldn't help but gasped, they were shocked!

In the past two years, Wu's fiscal revenue has been ridiculously high!

Why?

All benefited from Wu Guo's implementation of political reforms.

You know, in the past, during the reign of King Liao of Wu, Wu's treasury income for two years was only [-] taels of gold, and only [-] shi of rice, millet and grain...

How many times is this doubled?
Moreover, this is only the first tax collected by Qingji since he succeeded to the throne.

If Wu Guoneng has been unswervingly abiding by the new law, and the national power is booming, it is conceivable that such fiscal revenue will also rise in a straight line, only a lot more.

However, as the saying goes, what is taken from the people is used for the people.

In the past two years, the fiscal revenue of Wu State was so considerable, and the expenditure was also not small.

Among other things, the state of Wu built bridges and paved roads to connect the Central Plains, built a Linhuai city in the Jianghuai area, built a new city in the southwest, and built an official road from the southwest to Wudu.

Coupled with the property needed to encourage the population to have children, in all aspects, where is there no need to spend money?
This is bound to be an iterative process!

Wu Guo's fiscal revenue for the past two years is indeed sufficient, but once it is spent, there may not be much left.

"good!"

Qing Ji nodded slightly, then turned his attention to Grand Sima Sun Ping, and asked, "Did Sima, the divisions of Wuyue Border Pass and Wu Chu Border Pass, have been abolished?"

"Reporting to the king, it has been abolished. According to the edict of the king, Wuyue border pass, Wuyuan, Yu'er line, our Wu border army only has [-] soldiers stationed. Wu Chu border pass, Chang'an, Que line, our Wu border army There are only [-] soldiers stationed there."

"Furthermore, my state of Wu has reached a consensus with Chu and Yue. Within a hundred miles of the border, the number of garrisons is the same, and officials will be set up to supervise each other!"

"good."

Qingji nodded and said, "My opinion is that our country, Wu, should concentrate all our efforts to develop the people's livelihood. Right now, there is no war in Wu, and the soldiers can temporarily disarm and return to the fields to start farming!"

"Therefore, the widow decided to disarm the army. One thousand troops were stationed in the south, three thousand troops were stationed in the west, three thousand troops were stationed in Xincheng (southwest), three thousand troops were stationed in Linhuai, only ten thousand troops were stationed at the frontier, and five thousand troops were stationed in Wudu, just in case of emergencies. All abolished!"

"This……"

Hearing Qingji's words, the officials under the majesty's platform couldn't help whispering to each other again.

Now, the state of Wu has indeed entered a period of peaceful development.

Originally, in ordinary times, the standing army of Wu State was maintained at more than [-] people. After all, Wu State's territory is not small, and there are many places where soldiers and horses need to be stationed.

However, right now, Qingji actually wants to disarm more than half of the army in one go?
This had to make the officials hesitate.

Will Qingji's actions make Wu's defense empty?
However, Qingji's decision is like this.

The [-]-strong garrison in the south is to deal with the Yue State, the [-]-strong garrison in the west is to deal with the Chu State, and the [-]-strong garrison in the southwest is to deal with the Shanyue tribe who are still disobedient.

After all, all the barbarians in the southwest have not yet surrendered to the state of Wu. Qingji still uses Xiong Zidan as the general and governor, and unites the warriors from various tribes in Shanyue to conquer the tribes that do not accept Wanghua one by one.

As for the [-] garrisons in the north (Linhuai), it was also for the purpose of suppressing the various ministries of Huaiyi in case of accidents.

Therefore, the ten thousand frontier troops are necessary.

As for the [-] standing army left behind in Wudu, they are also indispensable.

Disarmament, which can reduce Wu's military expenditure to a certain extent, and at the same time can put more young and middle-aged laborers into production and construction.

Even if war breaks out, Qingji believes that so many standing troops are enough for a battle, at least giving Wu a certain amount of time to dispatch troops.

Dazai Ji Zha had no choice but to stand out and said: "Your Majesty, the idea of ​​disarming the army is indeed beautiful. However, my country of Wu is martial, if the military preparations are relaxed and foreign enemies invade, what should I do?"

Ji Zha's question is a good one.

Qing Ji smiled indifferently, and said, "Naturally, my country of Wu must cultivate military equipment."

"My wish is that my Wu army will implement a compulsory military service system from now on. In the event of war, soldiers do not need to bring their own armor, weapons, food fodder, horses and other military supplies, which will be uniformly distributed by the state!"

"Daily, the officers and soldiers in the army are completely supported by the state, and they conduct daily drills and military camps, so as to distinguish them from the past military-agricultural integration system."

Hearing this, the officials in the court hall couldn't help but look shocked.

Qing Ji is trying to reform the military system?
Yes!

Prior to this, not only Wu, but all the countries in the world, including the Xia and Shang dynasties, all used the military service system, which was the integration of soldiers and farmers, that is, combining soldiers with farmers.

As far as Qingji knows, the past dynasties mainly included the system of combining soldiers and farmers, the system of all the people as soldiers, the system of conscription, the system of military households, the system of united soldiers, the system of militia, the system of recruiting soldiers, the system of guards, and the system of eight banners and green battalions.

There are pros and cons to each system of military service, with varying pros and cons.

Before the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period, soldiers were combined with agriculture.The so-called integration of soldiers in agriculture means using agricultural weapons as weapons.

Ancient weapons were made of copper, and agricultural implements were also made of copper.The weapons are all hidden in the public house, and they are issued only before the battle, which is the so-called granting armor and granting soldiers.

Weapons can only be provided to the regular army, and soldiers such as the country guard regiment cannot be given.

However, when the enemy comes, you can't just hold an agricultural weapon and defend yourself, so "Six Secret Teachings" says that the teaching people use a certain agricultural weapon as a certain weapon.

During the Warring States period, due to the expansion of the scale of war and the intensification of confrontation, the system of all the people began to appear.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the number of troops used by various countries was no more than tens of thousands.

By the time of the Warring States Period, they were downgraded and cut down, and tens of thousands were moved!
As can be seen from the situation when Qiqing Gong'an was defeated and fled to the north, although the official army was defeated at that time, the defending soldiers in various places were still there.

And "Warring States Policy" contains Su Qin's words about King Xuan of Qi, saying, "If Han Wei wins a battle and wins Qin, half of the soldiers will be defeated, and the four will not defend; if the battle is not victorious, the country will follow with danger." It has been transferred out and used as an official army. This is the reason for the sudden increase in the number of soldiers during the Warring States Period.

In history, the real country is all soldiers, I am afraid that this is the time!

Therefore, in the late Warring States period, both Qin and Chu had millions of armies, while the armies of the other five countries also had between [-] and [-] armies.

(End of this chapter)