Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 430 Where Does Military Expenditure Come From?

The officials were not surprised that the emperor would formulate his own strategic plan. After all, Liu Dan was famous for his love of martial arts.

But taking out the strategic plan directly shows that the emperor originally planned to attack the Southwestern Yi, and many people even began to suspect that the emperor had a connection with the general.

Under the somewhat dull atmosphere, several important ministers who participated in the last Southern War slowly unfolded the paper, and Liu Dan said with emotion at the top: "The book of war says to make the best use of the situation, and I deeply agree with it.

When I conquered the Hu people and the barbarians of the peninsula in Liaodong, I also encountered a difficult situation in the mountains and the cavalry could not enter.

Once Yidi hid in the mountains, they would go down the mountain to loot or harass and destroy them every season, which was very annoying and impossible to guard against.

You are all important ministers of the imperial court. You must know that the emperor brother told me a few years ago that Lelang County should be rebuilt into a kingdom and used as a vassal to support the Han. out of the county.

I am bringing up the old matter again at this moment to inform all the gentlemen that the same is true of the war in the Southwest.

There are hundreds of thousands of mountains in the southwest, separated from each other and surrounded by rivers. The terrain is complex and the mountains are steep, far exceeding the peninsula.

If the peninsula cannot be subdued, can it be done in the southwest?

Don't go into the mountains, there are beasts and poisonous insects, and the damp air will invade the body of the Han army, and the Han army will be sick.

Pass on my order to prepare medicines for the Han army, which are as sufficient as weapons, and I will pray to heaven to drive away the disease lingering in the southern kingdom. "

Once talking about the war, Liu Dan seemed to be a different person, talking freely and endlessly.

At this time, those ministers who got the strategic plan had basically finished reading it, and put away all their contempt at once. The emperor on the throne is really a wise soldier!
The martial arts emperor is born with an advantage. The Wenzhi emperor is always worried that his ministers will overwhelm the master, but the martial arts emperor has no worries in this regard.

Throughout the history of Ji Zhao's previous life, all the famous emperors, except Emperor Han Wen, were all emperors with outstanding martial arts. Those who mastered violence controlled the world. This is the eternal truth of the world.

Although Liu Dan was ignorant, but in the war against the Southwestern Yi, the most prominent thing was the word of stability, not to fight crooked battles, not to make dangerous moves, just to crush the past with dignity.

"In the southwest, the mountains are high and the water is deep, and the plains are scarce. There is very little land that can be built on, and there are not many places that the army can reach. It is one of the reasons for the defeat in the previous war.

I thought that since it was difficult to reach, I would not go there. I would just garrison the existing cities in the plains, transport grain through rivers and limited avenues, and slowly hoard it.

Not only to kill those Yi people with swords, but also to trade with those Yi people in the mountains with money, food, salt and iron, etc. that the big man has.

We don't want their things, we want their heads, and let them kill each other.

Those Yi tribes who are willing to submit to the Han, appease them, form righteous troops who are good at fighting in the mountains, canonize them as Liehou, and let their children go to the Taixue to learn the classics of the Central Plains.

By doing so, the Southwest issue must be completely resolved. "

Liu Dan's remarks are basically the implementation of the policies implemented by the Liaodong Governor's Mansion in Liaodong, especially the policy of killing each other. The more tribes there are, the more the areas where they do not identify with each other, the better. use.

The reason why the Xiongnu must be wiped out by the big Han is because the Xiongnu is trying to build a civilization that is independent of and opposed to Zhuxia, and has achieved extremely fruitful results, almost integrating the entire grassland.

Liu Dan's quite normal words made all the officials in the palace feel very strange.

This King of Northern Yan has always been famous for his martial arts and violence, but now he looks like a wise emperor, like a well-known prodigal son who suddenly tells you to be thrifty, anyone will find it strange.

The general was about to laugh out loud. So far, the emperor's performance has been much better than he expected. The glorious years of military exploits will continue. He said loudly: "Your Majesty, in accordance with your strategy, we will Win a big victory in the southwest, no one in this world can threaten the existence of the big man, defeat all enemies until the barbarians are conquered, come to Chang'an, and sing your name!"

The general's words reached Liu Dan's heart, he looked at the general with satisfaction, and was about to speak, when he heard a somewhat inappropriate voice, "Your Majesty, where should the military expenses come from? ? The current treasury is empty."

As the saying goes, a penny can't beat a hero, so why fight without money?

As these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall became stagnant. Previously, Emperor Xiaoding decided not to go to war for the time being because the treasury had no money. ?

Liu Dan frowned and said, "How can a big man have no money?
When I was in Liaodong, those merchants were all rich, and the money and food among the people did not know how rich they were.

Chang'an is the most important place, the imperial court collects taxes from all over the world, how could it be possible that they have no money?

Is there someone who doesn't want to pay taxes?

Is someone deliberately defaulting on or evading taxes on purpose?
Where are the Dasinong and Dashang?
Tell me what's going on here? "

Sang Hongyang, who had been waiting for a long time, came out full of excitement. He smelled the glory and wealth from the emperor, and felt that he had reached the top.

"Your Majesty, my minister Sang Hongyang reported that the treasuries in Chang'an and Guanzhong do not have enough money and food, but the big man has a lot of money and food. It is not difficult to raise military expenses. There are many policies in the court that are in name only. very little profit.

For example, the government-owned salt and iron operation is called an official operation, but it is actually private. The imperial court mainly supervises the price and quality of salt and iron, but it is not controlled by the imperial court from the beginning to the end.

This is very profitable, merchants get eight points, and the court gets two points, so..."

As soon as the words came to this point, the emperor Liu Dan had already complained and said angrily: "What? Merchants get eight points, and the court gets two points?
Is this the world of the Han family, or the world of merchants?
Salt and iron are important weapons of the imperial court. Is it reasonable to use my things to make money for them? "

Although he was very angry on the face, he whispered in his heart, of course he couldn't be ignorant of this matter, he is the king of Beiyan, and he also has a share in this private salt and iron.

If he was still a vassal king, he would naturally oppose the official camp of the court, but now that he is the emperor, he would naturally have to return to the official camp, especially because of his military expenses.

Seeing this, Sang Hongyang was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty, this is of course unreasonable. The minister has a plan. As long as the plan is proper, the royal revenue can be greatly increased in just one year. It is easy for you to levy military expenses in the Southwest, not just the Southwest. War, even if the Xiongnu revives, it can still satisfy the supply."

When Liu Dan heard the words, he was overjoyed and said: "Da Sinong is really a pillar of talent, but one year is too long, but there is a faster way to raise military expenses. I can wait, but the people of the world can't wait."

Sang Hongyang actually wanted to directly mention the oral fu, but after returning home last time, even some colleagues of the Legalist school told him not to mention it for the time being. He was directly crushed to death by Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism and other families. After all, there are two or three big cats and kittens in Legalism, and they are no longer in the peak state of the Qin Dynasty.

Sang Hongyang pondered and said: "If your Majesty thinks the time is too long, then you can check the payment of commercial taxes in these years. There are so many profiteers in this world, and there must be many tax evasion and tax evasion. If you recover the owed taxes, you will be satisfied. Military spending is easy."

As soon as Sang Hongyang said this, many people immediately changed their expressions.

(End of this chapter)