Horse on the World

Chapter 689 Analysis
Tianqi met Shang Haibo in his small study to show that he valued him. The people present included Tianqi's most core team today, the general Qu Yongjie who commanded the world's troops, Yuan Fang, the leader of the official department, and Xiang Equal people, the small study is full of people, all paying attention to Shang Haibo who sits at the top of the apocalypse.

This was strongly recommended by the late Princess Qingcheng, and the approval of Chen Xiyan, the chief assistant who is now seriously ill, is also a person who is highly valued by Tianqi, one of their most dangerous enemies in the past, thinking that they will stand together in the court from now on, Even if they want to rank above themselves, the people sitting there will have a very strange feeling in their hearts.

Shang Haibo's talent is unquestionable, and assisting Li Qing, in just a few years, in the west of Great Chu, a small battalion has grown from scratch to become the most dangerous enemy of Great Chu, making the poor Dingzhou in the ridge is proud of the mainland. This person's talent has been fully demonstrated. For him, everyone now has an indescribable feeling, both hatred and expectation.

"Mr. Shang!" Tian Qi smiled, "Qingcheng once said in a letter before that Li Qing has always respected you as Mr. So, how about I do the same?"

Shang Haibo sat on the brocade pedal and bowed slightly, "I dare not be a minister!"

Tian Qi laughed, "Sir, you deserve it. I have always longed for you, sir. Now that you have my husband, it is really a long drought. I have high hopes for you."

"It's up to people to plan things, and it's up to God to make things happen." Shang Haibo was not as grateful as everyone imagined, and his expression was also indifferent. "Since I have decided to submit to Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best and die. To help Dachu regain its glory , and rule the world again."

"Okay, okay!" Tian Qi laughed with palms together, "This is exactly what I was looking forward to."

Xiang Ping interjected, "Master Shang, there is one thing I don't understand all the time, so please ask Master Shang to explain it to me."

Shang Haibo said: "Master Hou, please tell me."

"Dingzhou is located in the western region. What is Li Qing's great ability to calm down the barbarians within a few years and develop a huge power? Mr. Shang has always followed Li Qing and participated in the formulation of various policies. , Then, can these policies be transplanted to our Dachu, and can they be effective as quickly as Dingzhou?" Xiang Ping asked, and everyone in the room immediately pricked up their ears. The core of this question is also Li Qing. The political program on which to survive can be said to be the foundation of Dingzhou's rise. Over the years, the Luoyang court has also made great efforts to analyze the various policies of Dingzhou, but most of them miss the point.

Shang Haibo smiled slightly, knowing that everyone in the room was impatient, cleared his throat, and said: "The sage has a saying that the people are the most important, the community is second, and the king is again. You must be familiar with this sentence?"

"Of course!" Xiang Ping said dissatisfiedly: "We all understand these principles. There is no need for Mr. Shang to explain them."

"Okay!" Shang Haibo asked: "Then let me ask Lord Hou, can Da Chu really do it?"

Xiang Ping couldn't help but be at a loss for words. Naturally, he could have some high-sounding words to prevaricate, but since today is a small-scale high-level meeting, there is no need to say some nonsense and routine.The Great Chu regime used to be based on the rule of the wealthy and powerful. It was not until the wealthy and powerful began to threaten the rule of the Great Chu that Tianqi had to continue to survive. But even so, the current Luoyang regime is still extremely dependent on these The people entrenched all over the place just made these people more restrained than before.

"Everyone understands the truth, but it is extremely difficult to actually implement it!" Shang Haibo sighed, "Dingzhou's governance program, to put it bluntly, is to implement this point in a real way. There is a house to live in, clothes to wear, food to eat, old people to support, few to rely on, widows, widows and lonely people to have income. The reason why Dingzhou Li Qing is popular in the area under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou is that his prestige is unmatched. It’s all because of the full support of all the people at the bottom.”

"That's all?" Qu Yongjie was a little unbelievable, "The power of Dingzhou now spans half of the Great Chu. Under the jurisdiction, the aristocratic family still exists, and countless new nobles have emerged. How does Li Qing balance the two? Relationship?"

What Shang Haibo said earlier is very simple, but it is extremely difficult to actually do it. Whether it is an established family or a new aristocrat, they all want to accumulate wealth. Shengdou Xiaomin's.

"Looking at the big Chu family, most of them occupy countless fertile fields, buy or seize, in short, the purpose is to plunder the land in order to accumulate wealth, but under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou, you can't see this. There is a very important measure in Dingzhou, which is to return the land to the people. Li Qing once joked with me that under his rule, he would fight the local tyrants and divide the land, so that every common people have their own piece of land and permanent property. Only when every commoner has his own assets can he have a sense of identity with the government and a sense of responsibility.”

"Where does the land come from? Is it to steal the land of those aristocratic families or landlords? Isn't this going to stir up a civil uprising?" Tian Qi asked.

Shang Haibo smiled slightly, "Your Majesty does not know that these policies were first implemented in Dingzhou, and Dingzhou was torn apart after the barbarian invasion. The wealthy families either fled or wiped out their families. There is a lot of unowned land Being abandoned, this cleared the biggest obstacle for Dingzhou to implement this policy. At first, this policy was implemented very smoothly. At the beginning, Li Qing was even very distressed because of too few people, a large amount of land could not be allocated, and no one cultivated it. .”

"Later, with the increasing prosperity of Dingzhou, the population increased greatly every day, and the land began to become tense. But at this time, Dingzhou won a huge military victory against the barbarians and seized the vast territory of the grassland. So with Shanglinli as the center, it is almost equivalent to the land of a state of Dachu being developed, which greatly eases the difficulty of continuing to implement this policy."

"In the end, Li Qing successively acquired states such as Bing, Lu, Wei, Quan, and Jin. Among these states, Dingzhou adopted a policy of redemption, buying land from landlords with money, returning it to public ownership, and then repurposing it. Distribute it."

"Will those wealthy landlords be willing?" Tian Qi asked in surprise.

Shang Haibo said with a smile: "With Dingzhou's mighty troops, who dares to refuse, who can refuse, not to mention that these landlords are not without income, what Dingzhou pays them is a lot of money."

"This is also a plunder, how can it convince people?" Tian Qi shook his head, "But under the rule of Dingzhou, why did those aristocratic families be so obedient to Li Qing? Could it be that they are really afraid of his swords and guns?"

"No!" Shang Haibo shook his head, "Li Qing said that if you close one door of a person, you must open another window for him, otherwise people will object. After purchasing a large amount of land from these wealthy landlords, they began to plan for these people to make money, and it was faster and easier than their land management. This led to the birth of various chambers of commerce in Dingzhou. There is a lot of money in the hands of wealthy families, so Li Qing let them engage in industry and commerce, and use the money to bring greater profits."

"Scholars, farmers, businessmen! Businessmen are the last class, and most of these wealthy families are scholarly disciples, so they are willing to go to low jobs?" Xiang Ping asked incomprehensibly.

Shang Haibo snorted, "Business is a cheap business, but you can earn a lot of money from it. Li Qing knows that people in the world have the intention of belittling business, so he made great efforts to improve the status of businessmen in Dingzhou. Master Hou can tell Well, there is a Department of Commerce and Trade in Dingzhou, the director is a serious senior official of Dingzhou, who has the right to participate in the formulation of various policies in Dingzhou, but how did this director come about, can you know, Lord Hou?"

"Isn't it Li Qing's appointment?"

Shang Haibo shook his head, "This director was elected by the various chambers of commerce under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou. The Dingzhou government does not intervene in this at all, and is elected once a year. Therefore, in order to win re-election, the director of the Department of Commerce and Trade will be elected during his tenure. , is desperately trying to earn benefits for the subordinate chambers of commerce, hoping that the merchants can obtain greater profits. It can be said that the merchants in Dingzhou are now a force that cannot be ignored in the political arena of Dingzhou. They can even influence the next step of Dingzhou Where to hit first."

Everyone in the room couldn't help but turn pale. "Think about it, everyone. Although these wealthy families have lost their land, they have gained more money and have a say in politics. Can they support Li Qing! Li Qing's iron hooves When they set foot there, their commercial tentacles reached there. Moreover, Dingzhou Commercial has also changed the production of family workshops and replaced them with huge factories with extremely low production costs. You are probably wearing cotton underwear produced in Dingzhou Bar?"

Shang Haibo asked with a smile, although the economic blockade was imposed on Dingzhou, these items, which are considered luxuries at present, are still in great demand in the Central Plains. There are people. Hearing Shang Haibo's question, everyone blushed and peeked at Tian Qi.

Tian Qi smiled, "Don't worry dear friends, this kind of underwear is really comfortable to wear, and what I'm wearing now is also made in Dingzhou."

Hearing everyone gasp, Shang Haibo smiled and said, "A piece of cotton underwear sells for five taels of silver in Luoyang, but do you know how much it costs in Dingzhou?"

Shang Haibo raised a palm, "Fifty Wen!"

Everyone in the room gasped, this is a hundredfold profit.

"This is such a high profit, so merchants flock to it. The Central Plains imposed an economic blockade on Dingzhou, clamoring to hit the Central Plains. Those people are the most vicious people, these businessmen. The current Secretary of Commerce raised his arms, and his subordinates The chambers of commerce have donated millions of taels of military expenses to Li Qing, do you know?"

"It is with these policies that Li Qing tied all of Dingzhou's civilians, officials, and businessmen to his chariot with one mind. Can Dingzhou not prosper?"

After Shang Haibo said so much in one breath, he also felt a little thirsty, and subconsciously touched the desks around him, wanting to drink a sip of water, when Tian Qi saw this, he hurriedly said: "Eunuch Huang, for Mr. Shang Serve tea!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shang Haibo cupped his hands. "Your Majesty, can Luoyang implement these policies in Dingzhou?"

Tian Qi showed embarrassment, "It's not impossible, but I'm afraid I have to figure it out slowly."

Shang Haibo nodded, of course he knows that Da Chu is hard to get back now, and imagining the drastic action of Dingzhou will only accelerate his collapse.

Qu Yongjie said: "Master Shang, these internal affairs cannot be effective in a short period of time, and need to be implemented for a long time. I want to know why the Dingzhou army can form combat power in a very short period of time, the military system of Dingzhou, and the structure of the Dingzhou army. Chain of command!"

Shang Haibo took a sip of fragrant tea and said slowly: "At the beginning of the Dingzhou uprising, there were not many soldiers, but the army was extremely powerful. This is the strength of General Li Qing and Li. His method of training troops is indeed There are unique features, and these methods of training soldiers must be no secret now, didn’t General Qu’s Xingzhou soldiers also train on this basis?”

Qu Yongjie nodded, "That's true. However, with its appearance but its spirit, and intersecting with the Dingzhou soldiers, the Xingzhou soldiers are still far behind the current Xin army. A certain family wants to know, what is the difference between me?"

"It's not that the general is inferior to Li Qing, but a problem with the system." Shang Haibo closed the bowl and said, "Dingzhou implements the recruitment system, which is what Li Qing called professional soldiers. It is no exaggeration to say that the ranks of their ordinary soldiers are comparable to those of the officers of the subordinate army in Luoyang, and the higher the rank, the higher the rank. Not only that, the families of the soldiers can also enjoy the benefits provided by the government in the local area. All kinds of subsidies and discounts make soldiers have no worries at all, and once they are injured and unable to work, Dingzhou will bear his living expenses in the future. , Dingzhou soldiers always go forward bravely in battle, without fear of death, so of course they are hard to resist."

Qu Yongjie shook his head again and again, "How much money does this cost?"

"Of course, Dingzhou's military expenditure has always been Dingzhou's largest expenditure, and it is also Dingzhou's biggest financial burden. But these are nothing compared to the victories brought on the battlefield. Dingzhou's recruitment and retirement system is even more important. It is to reserve a large number of reserve soldiers for Dingzhou. It is no exaggeration to say that there are about [-] soldiers in Dingzhou now, but once the real war starts, once all the troops are mobilized, Dingzhou can be defeated within a few years. Assemble a reserve army whose combat strength is not inferior to that of regular troops, and the number can reach more than [-]."

Everyone's expressions changed in astonishment. Once Dingzhou was mobilized and 50 million troops rushed in, what would the Central Plains do to resist it.

"But it is precisely because Dingzhou spends too much on the army, which also restricts him from building a large-scale army. He can only recruit new soldiers and retire veterans at the same time, so that the military expenditure can be stabilized on a level line. Dingzhou will not set up a large-scale army unless it is at a critical juncture." Shang Haibo said: "In addition to the combat power of the army, everyone must have passed the level of military equipment in Dingzhou. Another policy of the Qing Dynasty vigorously advocated the theory of studying things to achieve governance and improving the status of craftsmen. Ren Ruqing, the current minister of the Ministry of Industry, was born as a craftsman. If a craftsman invented a powerful weapon, he would be promoted immediately. The division is equivalent to a seventh-rank official in Dingzhou, which also makes Li Qing's armaments have been continuously improved, such as the strong assembly of the trebuchet, the four-shot and eight-ox crossbow, the armor-piercing arrow, the first-rank bow, the hundred-shot crossbow, etc!"

Qu Yongjie was deeply touched by this, "Dingzhou's military equipment is indeed incomparable to it, and compared with it, our Imperial Forest Army can only be on par with it, let alone other armies. But it will cost a lot of money , and equip ordinary soldiers with full-body armor like Dingzhou, there is really nothing we can do.”

Shang Haibo nodded, "In terms of iron smelting, steel training, and tool making, Dachu lags behind Dingzhou too much, and there is no way to do it. But everything starts from scratch. If you are already behind, you have to catch up. , such as improving the status of craftsmen to stimulate the creativity of craftsmen, can be implemented immediately."

Tianqi nodded and said: "Time doesn't wait for me, just seize the day and night. With Mr. Shang in charge of political affairs, I think we will catch up quickly with the absolute advantages of resources and talents of Dachu. These things can indeed be done immediately. Get started."

"Speaking of the military system!" Shang Haibo said again: "Li Qing has one advantage, that is, he never interferes with how his subordinates fight. He just formulates a general strategic policy. Under this grand strategy, how the generals fight , that is the matter of the generals. He only looks at the results. Dingzhou is now divided into five major armies, of which the army led by Chen Zeyue is still in the process of being formed. The generals of the five major armies are Guo Shanfeng, Lu Dalin, Yang Yidao, and Tian Feng. As well as Jin Zeyue, the biggest threat to us now is the Guoshanfeng Group."

"Above the five major armies, there is the governor's office of the fifth army. The governor is Li Qing's father, Li Muzhi. The governor's office of the five armies has military power but no military power, while the commanders of the five major armies have military power but no military power. They restrict each other. As for the specifics The responsible direction, General Qu knows."

"Then Mr. Shang, do you know where Li Qing will start once he makes a move?"

"From Li Qing's layout, everyone can see that Li Qing failed in the land of Liao, Shun and Shen, and after the bankruptcy of the strategy of encircling the original, he supported King Ning in the south and formed a three-way confrontation. Nearly [-] soldiers accounted for almost half of the active soldiers in Dingzhou. The general in charge of the army was led by Li Qing's most useful command over the mountain. The Qing Dynasty must have broken through Xingzhou and tore the Central Plains apart with the momentum of a thunderbolt, and then moved forward to reach the seaside, and then with the help of the navy, they advanced by land and water."

Everyone was silent, as everyone thought, it was only confirmed by Shang Haibo, "Over Xingzhou Zhoutong, the army reform must be carried out immediately, and Zhou Tong must be allowed to quickly integrate his subordinate armies, otherwise it will be difficult to resist! Tian Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Tell Zhou Tong that you can be cruel if necessary, and I will support him!"

"Yes, I understand!" Qu Yongjie nodded.

Turning to Shang Haibo, "After listening to Mr. Shang's analysis, I have some clues in my heart, so may I ask sir, from the current point of view, Luoyang or Dingzhou, who is more dominant?"

Shang Haibo solemnly said: "I know that His Majesty's previous strategy was to bring down Dingzhou economically, but with all due respect, if Da Chu does not carry out drastic reforms, the longer the time drags on, the worse it will be for Dingzhou. Favorable. Dingzhou has an advantage in terms of government efficiency, military strength, and economic vitality. Compared with Li Qingqiang, Dingzhou has more resources and more talents, but these cannot be used effectively. effect."

Tian Qi's face was extremely ugly, and Shang Haibo completely negated the major policies he had formulated earlier.

(End of this chapter)