A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 244 Four Heavenly Kings and Eight Great Governors
After the grand court meeting on New Year's Day, Li Shimin was not indulging in the superficial brilliance.

In Xiande Hall, a court meeting was held around how to crusade Liang Shidu. Apart from the emperor's confidantes and ministers, those who attended were those related to the crusade.

The envoys of Yanzhou's various military forces and Yanzhou's governor Wu Huaiyu naturally also participated in the court discussion.

Governor Li Daozong of Lingzhou, Governor Duan Decao of Xiazhou, Governor Fan Xing of Yanzhou, Governor Duan Lun of Gyeongju, Governor Li Xiuxing of Huizhou,

There are also Chai Shao, the governor of Huazhou and the governor of Shuofang Road, and Xue Wanche, the governor of Longzhou and the deputy governor of Shuofang Road.

Among the eight governors and governors, Wu Huaiyu is the youngest and has the lowest official position. The other seven are either governors or concurrent directors and deputy directors.

"To deal with Liang Shidu, prepare with both hands. Yanxia is at the forefront, and Qingqi harasses and destroys the crop production of the fake Liang, making it exhausted. Lingzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Huizhou are peripheral support. Hua and Long are for Set up fields in the rear to train and prepare for war." Li Shimin was very confident.

Around this plan, Li Shimin proposed conscription and military expansion.

For Yanxia on the front line, it is necessary to maintain enough troops to complete the plan. "Not only must the towns such as Wucheng be restored, but the state soldiers must also be restored, and even more united soldiers must be recruited,"

As for the rear of Chai Shao and Xue Wanche, at least 2 people must be recruited for training and preparation.

Most of the palace supported the emperor's proposal of enlisting troops to expand the army. What battle would there be without soldiers?

Wang Gui, the servant of the Huangmen, stood up to object.

"Your Majesty, a lot of waste is waiting to be done now, and the national treasury is empty. If the army is recruited and expanded everywhere, it will inevitably affect the people's livelihood and delay the production during the farming season. I hope that Your Majesty can let the people rest and recuperate, and postpone the recruitment and expansion of the army."

Seeing the emperor's frown, Feng Deyi, the right servant of the Shangshu, immediately said, "Your Majesty, I think that the above-mentioned middle-aged men can be recruited. Although they are not yet mature, the burly ones can be used as young men. These people are still younger. More bloody morale."

"Especially the children of the Fubing, who are usually exposed to martial arts, practice riding and archery, and understand some flags and drums. It is very suitable for them to be recruited into the army. These children are also eager for the opportunity to make contributions."

"Feng Aiqing's words are reasonable," Li Shimin nodded, "Young people are in good health, and they also have vigor when fighting."

"Your Majesty, I object." Wei Zheng stood up and objected. "Middle-aged men are immature, most of them are young and weak, not suitable for soldiers, not to mention recruiting immatures, which violates the laws of our Tang Dynasty."

There was a dispute in the hall.

Both Wang Gui and Wei Zheng opposed the recruitment of underage middle-aged men into the army, and even opposed the emperor's plan to enlist and expand the army, thinking that it should be done slowly.

After Yanxia recovered, it was enough to set up several military mansions and dispatch some troops to guard them.

A large number of conscripts are stationed, and with the current situation in Yanxia, ​​all the money, food and equipment have to be transported to Guanzhong, which is too expensive and will become a burden for the people.

Wu Huaiyu listened quietly, anyway, each had their own reasons, it all depended on what angle they spoke from.

The emperor wanted to destroy Liang Shidu as soon as possible, so it was inevitable to recruit and expand the army. Wei Zheng and Wang Gui were mainly admonishing ministers, and they considered it from different angles.

Fighting and fighting, the topic is far away.

From conscripting and expanding the army, it turned into a debate about whether the law can be changed. In the end, Wei Zheng even said that Li Shimin had broken his trust with the people.

Wei Zheng didn't panic in the slightest, he clasped his hands together and spoke plausibly.

"When His Majesty first came to the throne, he issued an edict saying that the people owed to the officials would be exempted, but some officials believed that the property owed to the State Secretary of the Qin Dynasty was not the official property, so they still asked for it.

Your Majesty has been promoted from the King of Qin to the Son of Heaven, and the property of the State Secretary of the King Qin's Mansion is naturally the property of the official family. What reason is there to ask for it?

The emperor also said that the Guanzhong area would be exempted from rent adjustments for two years, and the areas outside the Guanzhong would be exempted from Yao service for one year, but now he has issued an edict that those who have paid taxes and served Yao service will be exempted from the next year.

Isn't that what breaking the promise is?
Now we have to collect rent transfers and recruit soldiers. Is this the way to govern the country? "

Li Shimin blew his beard and stared, and it took him a while to calm down.

"What Wei Zheng said makes sense, then all the property owed by the common people to the State Secretary of the Prince of Qin's Mansion before will also be exempted. Also, since it was said before that rent adjustments and other things are exempted, those that have already been expropriated will be refunded, and there is no need to wait for next year to deduct them."

The emperor took a sip of tea to calm down, and got back to the topic.

"Today we are specifically discussing the matter of defeating Liang, so let's get down to business and let's continue discussing."

Li Shimin couldn't give up his plan easily, but with Wei Zheng's objection, he made adjustments and no longer recruited middle-aged men who were over 21 and under [-] to join the army.

"Yanzhou added two commanding military mansions, and Xiazhou set up four commanding military mansions," said Du Ruhui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. The two mansions in Yanzhou were one upper and lower mansions, with a total of 2000 people.In Xiazhou, there are two middle mansions, one upper and one lower, with 4000 people.

Newly set up the Six Command Army Mansion, recruited [-] mansion soldiers, and selected mansion soldiers in Guanzhong and Henan.

"The method of choosing a point is to consider wealth first, followed by material strength, and lastly, small mouths. Those who have equal wealth get strong, those who have equal strength get rich, and those who have even financial resources get rich first."

After the [-] new government soldiers were selected, the whole family moved to the designated land regiment in Yanxia and Xiazhou, where they were allocated military land for resettlement.Farming in spring and autumn, training in winter and summer.

Considering that the [-] new recruits are recruits, Du Ruhui suggested that it is best to transfer [-] veterans from the Tongjun Mansion in the pass to Yanxia, ​​and mix half of the recruits, so as to ensure combat effectiveness.

But this suggestion was opposed by Wang Gui, thinking that in this way, the three thousand veteran soldiers in Guanzhong would have to drag their families to move to the border and leave their hometown. Wouldn't it be the same as being sent to the army?
"If you want to make Yanxia quickly have fighting power, the best way is not to select new soldiers, but to transfer the soldiers from the inland to guard,"

Set up a town on the frontier to guard the border and control the border guards. These soldiers belong to the Dudu Mansion, and they are all sent by the mansion to guard the border. Just like the ones in Beijing, they regularly take turns to guard the border. The family is still in place, and they will return to the original military mansion after the rotation. Relatively speaking, the soldiers of the land regiment are more acceptable.

Wang Gui thought that there was no need to conscript [-] new government soldiers to station in Yanxia. Instead, he set up several towns, garrisons, and guard cities in Yanxia. Tuntian.

It is also possible to recruit some local young and strong as solidarity soldiers, to train in winter and summer, and to assist in the defense of cities during wartime, and to farm at home. Only during training and defense, they are given rations and pickles. Usually, neither food nor salaries are required, nor is there any need to divide the army Tian, ​​can save a lot of money.

Around Yanxia and Xiazhou, whether to add six commanding military mansions and add [-] mansion soldiers, the palace became red-faced again.

Huaiyu admired Wang Gui and Wei Zheng very much. These two people really felt like they were fighting the Confucian scholars.

In the end, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, grandson Wuji, Gao Shilian, the emperor's four heavenly kings did not fight for the two big guns, and Feng Deyi was sprayed with saliva all over his face.

Li Shimin was finally persuaded, and agreed not to build a new Six Command Army Mansion, but to transfer soldiers from the Inland Command Army Mansion to guard the border.

It is planned to draw [-] soldiers to Yanzhou and Xiazhou, [-] to Yanzhou, and [-] to Xiazhou.

These soldiers are divided into two systems, one is the town garrison soldiers, and the other is the state soldiers.Township soldiers are arranged to some dangerous and critical places to establish military towns and garrison forts, guard them, and take care of beacons.

The other part is state soldiers, stationed in states and counties, mainly for city defense and public security.

The town troops were directly under the control of the Governor's Mansion, and the state troops were under the control of the governor, but unless there was an emergency, they still had to ask the Ministry of War for an order to dispatch troops.

Both the town soldiers and the state soldiers come from the government soldiers drawn from the mainland. When they come to the border areas, they are equivalent to standing soldiers.

Huaiyu listened carefully. As the governor of Yanzhou, he actually has [-] state soldiers to command, and the other [-] town soldiers belong to the Dudu Mansion.

This soldier is a bit small.

Li Shimin also felt that there were too few, so he discussed for a long time, and finally decided to set up a Tutuan.

Unity soldiers are rural soldiers, unofficial soldiers. The imperial court selects the good family Baiding in Yanxia. After the selection, Zhengyao can be exempted from miscellaneous services. They will train during winter and summer slack periods, and will assist in defending cities and transporting grain and grass in the prefecture during wars. At that time, there was rations, but no military pay, and no military land points.

It's the local militia.

They are usually farmers.

But as a supplement to the local military, it is quite useful.

The key is not to spend any money.

"The united soldiers of Yanxia and Xiazhou should also order 6000 people. The united soldiers of the prefecture are under the control of the governor. They return to agriculture in spring and summer, and collect them in autumn and winter. During their service, they will be given food and pickles. Weapons and equipment will be provided by the prefecture."

As a result, Wu Huaiyu, the governor of Yanzhou, added two thousand soldiers under his command.

Originally, Chai Shao and Xue Wanche were supposed to train 2 horses in the rear, but under the opposition of Wang Gui and Wei Zheng, they finally decided to gather and train as usual during the slack season.

"Before you know it, it's already noon, so give me some food on the porch."

Eating the working meal provided by Taichang Temple on the corridor, Duan Lun couldn't help complaining next to him, "These two pen-playing people insist on interfering in the military. It's really unreasonable. Your Majesty actually listens to them."

Duan Lun is the governor of Gyeongju, he is not at the forefront, but Yanxia does not add new military mansions, and he is also under great pressure.

Wu Huaiyu was also quite helpless. Although Liang Shidu was pulled down, he was still a generation of heroes after all. He was able to survive until now, and he had a certain strength himself, not to mention the support of Turkic father. There were no soldiers on the front line. Naturally, this battle was not easy to fight.

"Erlang, don't worry, if something happens, my neighbor will definitely help."

Gyeongju is just south of Yanzhou.

Huaiyu thanked Duan Lun with a smile.

After eating in the corridor, Li Shimin drank a pot of tea with everyone.

When leaving the palace, Duan Lun dragged Huaiyu into his carriage. This carriage was even more luxurious than Huaiyu's, more spacious and warmer, and there were also beautiful maidservants in the carriage.

There were four beautiful maidservants in the carriage, two orchids, and two who could be identified as Silla maidservants just by their voices.

Duan Lun directly called a Hu Ji and a Silla maidservant to serve Huaiyu, one pinched his shoulder and the other tapped his thigh.

The beauty of Xiangche BMW is really enjoyable.

The two of them actually didn't talk much in the carriage, they just closed their eyes and enjoyed themselves.

Duan Lun's coachman took Huaiyu to Shouyanghou's Mansion in Yongxingfang, Duan Lun smiled and said, "These two servants are not bad, so I gave it to Erlang."

There was nothing unusual about Bosiji and Xinluo's maidservant, they got off the station obediently and came behind Huaiyu.

Huaiyu is already used to it, this is the daily operation of wealthy families.

Thanking him, Duan Lun laughed and got in the carriage and left.

The concierge Tuozi Wucheng looked at the two young and beautiful Bosi Ji and the Silla maid, and sighed that these are very valuable.

Valuable, to describe a living person as valuable, it can be seen that even in the eyes of a servant, they are actually just one thing, not a real person.

Slaves were never people.

Huaiyu also knew that Duan Lun gave him two beautiful maidservants casually, not because Duan Lun had too much money, but because Wu Huaiyu now had enough status in Duan Lun's eyes.

This is not to exchange any benefits immediately, of course there will be sooner or later.

One is about to be the governor of Gyeongju, and the other is about to be the governor of Yanzhou. The jurisdictions of the two are next to each other in the north and south, and they will have more time to deal with each other in the future.

Cheng Yaojin hadn't gone to Luzhou to take up the post of governor, and it was said that tens of thousands of barbarian slaves had already been pre-sold in advance.

There are four major salt ponds in Yanzhou, the green salt and white salt of Wuchi and Baichi are very famous good salt, and their salt production is also very high, which is by no means comparable to Longyou Yanjingzhai, especially the green salt, which is pure in quality. Known for its slightly turquoise tinge, it is the ultimate salt.

That's four cornucopias.

As long as Wu Huaiyu can be stable in Yanzhou, there will be huge benefits in it. If you operate it casually, the benefits will be astonishing.

Yanzhou not only has Tan sheep, but his salt is even more precious. I believe that after Wu Huaiyu was appointed as the governor of Yanzhou, many people have already made plans in secret.

(End of this chapter)