Great Han Empire

Chapter 730
The first month of the first year of Jian'an (AD 196) of the Han Dynasty.

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On the first day of the first lunar month, the emperor led his ministers to worship Gaozu and Shizu Temple.On the eighth day of the first lunar month, worship heaven and earth and pray for a good harvest.On the ninth day of the first lunar month, worship at the Zhonglie Terrace in Longshan.On the same day, the emperor issued a decree to amnesty the world, and changed the year name to Jian'an.

All these activities were carried out in Longquan.Due to the intervention of the eldest princess, the construction of the Jinyang Palace was temporarily suspended, and the corvee will be collected for repairs when the spring plowing and farming are slack.The emperor and the court moved to Longquan Daying.This used to be the seat of the Jinyang court, and all the facilities are complete. Although it is a bit crowded, it does not affect the operation of the court.

The emperor was hit physically and mentally, and fell ill a year ago.The eldest princess accompanied her day and night, took care of her herself, and soon recovered.He and the eldest princess are brothers and sisters. After the death of the first emperor, they suffered many years of hardships and hardships.For seven years, the two have always regarded each other as their only sustenance and reliance in this life, so this small quarrel did not hurt the deep feelings between the two.

The emperor was indeed very angry. The eldest princess beat him and scolded him in front of the ministers. She lost all face, but after seeing her sister's tears and hearing her complaints, his anger melted away. For nothing.

Hebei is the world of the great generals. If you anger the generals and anger Hebei, how long can you, the emperor, sit still?Who is the general?When Xiao Shihou was the emperor, he almost led his army into Luoyang. From this, it can be seen that what did he dare not do?Do you think he is a docile leopard who is ready to be slaughtered?Do you think he is giving up his power now because he is afraid that the world will join forces to beat him?He even conquered the desert, so he still cares about those rebels?
If you want to stay in Hebei and want the generals and ministers to rejuvenate the country for you, you must be supported by everyone in Hebei and become a wise king praised by everyone, otherwise, you will not live long.There are so many descendants of the royal family in Hebei, as long as the general asks, anyone can be the emperor.The imperial father's will is to let the general keep the Dahan community, not to protect you as the emperor.Keep your head clear, think more about everything, and don't send yourself to a dead end.

The emperor understood.Although the general and Hebei officials respected him, his situation has not been fundamentally improved, and his life is still in danger at any time.However, there is a sister in Hebei, so I don't have to worry about it all day long like in the past.

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At the foot of Longquan Mountain, the Tianzi camp is in the middle, the princess's camp is on the left, and the imperial court camp is on the right. The three camps stretch for several miles, and the flags are flying, which is very spectacular.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the ministers immediately began to discuss matters, and the focus of the discussions was mainly on four aspects.

First of all, how to complete the great cause of ZTE?The situation in the world has become clear, and the forces of states and counties in various places are large and small. What method can be used to calm the world as soon as possible?After a period of deliberation, the ministers finally came up with a strategy, that is, to devote themselves to uniting the north and the south, attacking the east and west, and striving to defeat the most powerful Yuan Shao in the shortest time.

Defeating Yuan Shao will not only successfully recover Guan and Luo, but also deter other forces, forcing them to give up force and return to the court.

Yuan Shao is the biggest enemy of the imperial court, and Cao Cao is the enemy that the imperial court must kill. Except for these two forces, all other forces are the targets that the imperial court can manipulate.

Hebei first entered Guanqin last year, then Jizhou was hit by a disaster, and then Kansai was lost. The loss was huge and it took a while to recover. Therefore, the imperial court decided to send envoys to various places to appease.Even if the forces in various places are unwilling to be appeased, they will not immediately join forces with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to attack Hebei under the premise of respecting the emperor.As long as there is no war in Hebei within two years, then two years later, the Northern Xinjiang Army can start a war to calm the world.

Once Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are wiped out and the northern army occupies Luoyang, ZTE's great cause can be completed within a few years.

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Followed by land system and taxation.Without money and food, it is impossible to fight wars, and it is impossible to pacify the world.Jizhou was hit by a disaster last year, and the promotion of the dictation land system encountered great difficulties. However, counties and counties that have implemented the new land system have achieved good results. This shows that the new land system has achieved the expected goal and can control land mergers, increase taxes and The role of stabilizing the people.As a result, the imperial court decided that the three prefectures in Hebei will fully promote and implement the dictation land system this year, and complete it next year.

On the issue of taxation, the eldest princess, Tai Tuo, General Sima and a group of ministers resolutely opposed the tax increase and demanded that the land rent tax continue to be "one tithe five".Since taxes cannot be increased and the total amount of taxes cannot be increased, we have to save.

The imperial court decided that the daily expenses of the government offices of counties and counties and the salaries of the officials would no longer be distributed by the imperial court, but would be provided by the public (xie) fields and official sub-fields of each counties and counties.The income from the public (xie) fields is shared by the government.According to the rank of the official position, the land is awarded according to the level of the official position. Fifteen hectares for the governor, ten hectares for the prefect, eight hectares each for Zhizhong and Biejia, six hectares each for the county magistrate, and six hectares for the county magistrate. "Narrow townships" (that is, areas with a lot of people and little land) will be subsidized by the imperial court.This system is also included in the "Dictionary Field System" and will be implemented immediately.

Last year, in order to implement this measure, the governments of Hebei had already purchased a large amount of land from rich and powerful families in Hebei, so this matter passed the collegiate discussion smoothly.Rich people from all over the world heard that the general Qin Wang was successful, the emperor and the court arrived in Jinyang, and their enthusiasm for selling land was even higher.The general had promised them in the past that the world would be peaceful in the future, and they would repay their losses today in multiples.Now that this promise has become the imperial decree of the emperor, the effect is of course very different.

There are still two key issues in the tax bill, one is the re-use of five baht coins, and the other is the setting of salt and iron officials.

The imperial court has been rebuilt, and the three officials (Zhongguan, Biantongling, and Junshuling) of Shanglinyuan also have coins. Hebei already has stoves and craftsmen for casting coins. What is needed is an edict to abolish the big coins and recast them And five baht coins in circulation.

The Yantie officials of counties and counties were originally affiliated to Dasinong, but Emperor Guangwu assigned them to counties and counties.Considering the imperial court's financial shortage, the ministers unanimously agreed to cancel the Yantie Duwei Mansion in northern Xinjiang, and the Yantie officials in all counties and counties were re-subordinated to the Dasinong Mansion, and the Yantie officials were directly appointed by the court.

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The third is the revision of the military system.

This dynasty inherited the Qin system, the emperor was the supreme military commander, and there were two major military agencies to control the entire army.One is the capital security organization composed of Guang Luxun, Weiwei, and Zhijinwu, and the other is the highest military administrative organization composed of Taiwei (or Da Sima) and generals at all levels.

The army of this dynasty is composed of three parts, the capital army, the army of each county and the frontier army.

The army of the capital includes Huben, Habayashi, Southern Army and Northern Army.The Northern Army usually guards the capital, and some or all of them go out with the general during the expedition.The county soldiers maintain local law and order in peacetime, and listen to the imperial court in wartime.The emperor's "Tiger Talisman" is needed to recruit soldiers from the county.During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, the captains of the prefectures were dismissed first, and then the soldiers of the prefectures and states were dismissed.When the war is tense, they will be temporarily recruited from the county.The frontier army guards the border counties, under the command of the prefects of each border counties and the governor of the country.

This dynasty implements conscription and enlistment.

Before Emperor Guangwu, there was no distinction between military service and labor service, and they were collectively referred to as "corvet service".From the age of 20, adult males will serve local labor for one month every year, which is called "Gengzu". After the age of 23, he will serve in the military for two years, which is called "Zhengdi".First serve as a county soldier in the county for a year, conduct military training, acquire the necessary military skills, and then return to the countryside to work in agriculture and become a reserve soldier for the country.In the future, according to actual needs, they will be guarded in border counties or in the capital, called "garrison soldiers" or "guards".In case of war, he must be drafted into the army at any time, and he cannot be exempted until he is 56 years old.This is conscription.

In the late period of Emperor Guangwu, after the imperial court abolished the county soldiers, the conscription system gradually disappeared, and they could only rely on recruiting soldiers to fight.

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Great General Sima started planning to revise the military system last year. For this reason, he specially invited Zhenbei General Xian Yufu back from Youzhou to preside over this matter.Among the veterans, Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, and Ma Rixun all served as Taiwei in the court, so they are naturally very clear about the pros and cons of the Han military system.After several months of discussion, several ministers came up with a preliminary decision.This policy was shown to dozens of generals, generals Zhonglang, and school lieutenants in the Northern Xinjiang Army, and their opinions were carefully consulted and revised more than a dozen times, but today it is still an imperfect recruiting system.

The basis of this recruitment system is neither the conscription system nor the recruitment system, but the military household system.Once a peasant household is registered as a military household, it becomes a military household.Military households enjoy tax reduction and exemption treatment, and every generation of males in the family must have one soldier.If there are males in the military family from generation to generation, the country will have a huge army from generation to generation.During wartime, soldiers went to the battlefield, and instead of fighting, they would farm, herd, and train at home. In peacetime, they would guard the border every three years or guard the capital for six months, so that the capital army and the frontier army could maintain a strong fighting capacity.

Combining the military household system and the garrison system, eighteen military camps were set up in the three prefectures of Hebei. Each military camp had [-] military households, that is, there were [-] soldiers.The [-] military households in each camp are usually led by a school lieutenant, and they farm or graze at designated locations.During the war, generals and Zhonglang will carry the emperor's "tiger charm" to the camps to recruit troops to fight.After the battle is over, the soldiers return to camp to farm and graze, and the generals and Zhonglang will return to the court separately, so as to prevent the generals who command the troops from supporting themselves.

Jizhou has seven camps in Handan, Yecheng, Xindu, Dongwuyang, Ganling, Nanpi, and Pingyuan.Hedong has five camps in Hebei, Pubanjin, Jiexian, Anyi, and Linfen.There are two camps in Youzhou, Macheng and Yuyang.Damo and Bianjun have four camps: Jinxueyuan, Wuyuan, Yunzhong and Duliao.

The recruit system still does not set up county soldiers.The reason why the Great Han Dynasty is in continuous war today is because the prefects and tyrants of the states and counties recruited troops to defend themselves according to the order of the emperor after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

According to the current supporting capacity of Hebei's wealth and the new recruit system, the capital army is composed of [-] Northern Army, [-] Southern Army, [-] Huben Army, and a total of [-] troops from Habayashi Army.In wartime, the Northern Army and the Southern Army must take turns on the battlefield.

The number of frontier troops is set at [-] cavalry, of which [-] Fengyun Cavalry from Jinxueyuan Camp belong to the standing army, and the remaining [-] troops are composed of Wuyuan Camp, Yunzhong Camp, Duliao Camp, Macheng Camp, Provided by Yuyang Daying.

According to this scale, Hebei will have 25 soldiers. Even if the six battalions of the Frontier Army, Jinyang Huben, and Yulin Army are excluded, Hebei can recruit 18 troops to fight south at one time. Its strength is so powerful that it makes people excited.It is a pity that Hebei does not have such a large wealth and power, and is unable to support an army of 18 to fight at the same time. The best idea is to make both fists bigger, no matter which one is hit, the opponent will be defeated.

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The last question is about the Hu people in northern Xinjiang.

The late Xianbei King Helian's son Qianman gradually grew up, and the Tuoba tribe also recovered a little bit. After the death of the wild wolf king Youqi, the remnants of the Wild Wolf tribe also joined Qianman. The three forces combined together, The strength will be great.With greater strength comes ambition, so they set their sights on Bu Du Geng, who is becoming more and more powerful.They want to defeat Budugeng, occupy the northwestern part of the desert, and restore the glory of the Xianbei people in the past.

Just at this time, Pang De and Wei Jun led the Fengyun Cavalry and Ural Cavalry to the south to attack Chang'an.The Han people's cavalry left, and the Xianbei people were immediately elated.Tuoba Tao and Tuoba raccoon immediately led the army to attack and kill Bu Dugeng.The two sides fought, and the war continued. Soon, more and more Xianbei tribes were involved in this war, and even the Kirby bear of the central Xianbei was involved.

Fortunately, Pang De and Wei Jun returned to the desert in time. They felt that their troops were insufficient to deter the Xianbei people, so they invited Liu Bao, the wise king of Zuo, to lead an army into the desert to help.

As soon as Liu Bao left, Yu Fuluo, the great Shan of the Huns, died.The absence of Liu Bao gave the Shan Yuting nobles a chance to resist Li Hong.

Liu Bao was the son of Yu Fuluo's concubine. He was able to become the Deputy Chu because Li Hong's sword was so sharp that the Huns dared not refuse.The fact that the Huns did not dare not agree does not mean that they have no intention of resisting.Yu Fuluo wanted to pass on the position of Grand Chanyu to his legitimate son Artest, and Artest has been working hard.In the past few years, Yu Fuluo has never allowed Liu Bao to return to Shan Yuting. At the same time, he also persuaded his own younger brother Zuoguli King Huchuquan, his clan brother Youxian King Qubei, and other nobles in Shan Yuting to help Artai. .

Yu Fuluo suddenly became seriously ill, and Liu Bao happened to go to the desert again. God gave him a good opportunity, so Yu Fuluo called all the Huns before his death and announced that Artai would succeed the Great Chanyu.

Now Youxian King Qubei is in Jinyang, and he is here to persuade Li Hong.He explained Shan Yuting's reasons for opposing Liu Bao's succession as the Grand Chanyu, and finally made a suggestion that in order to maintain the stability of northern Xinjiang, it would be better for Artest to be the Grand Chanyu.When Artest became the Great Shanyu, the tribes of the Huns would not be in chaos, and the northern border of the Han Dynasty would be stable.As for Liu Bao, he is still King Zuoxian. If Artest dies in the future, he can still succeed the Great Chanyu.As long as he is the Great Chanyu, the Great General will not lose his word.

Li Hong sneered, "You dare to threaten me? I will give Shan Yuting two months. In March, if Artest is still the Grand Chanyu, I will go to Meiji to visit him in person."

Qu Bei left in fear, but Li Hong was also preoccupied and anxious.

The desert has been quiet for six years, and all the tribes of the Hu tribe have recharged their batteries and regained their strength. Finally, they can't bear the loneliness, and the situation is about to reappear.

If the northern border is unstable, the northern border army may not even be able to defend Hebei, let alone go south to counter the rebellion.

Li Hong then decided to personally inspect the desert to deter the Hu tribes.

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Under the first month, various new systems passed the collegiate court and began to be implemented.

Qu Yi, Zhang Yan, Yang Feng, Yu Shi, Yan Liang, Zhao Yun and others arrived in Jinyang one after another with their troops, and the [-] capital army was quickly formed in a short period of time.

At the same time, the imperial decree of the Son of Heaven was sent to all parts of the three prefectures of Hebei. Eighteen generals including Yan Rou, Gongsun Zan, Xian Yuyin, Wen Chou, Pang De, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Hua Xiong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Xu Huang, and Zhong Lang were ordered The formation of the Eighteenth Army Battalion.

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At the end of the first month, Li Hong went up to play the Son of Heaven and asked to lead two battalions of cavalry, Changshui and Huqi, to go north to the desert to inspect the frontier fortress.

The emperor was taken aback, "Aiqing, what will happen to Hebei after you leave?" He handed Li Hong's memorial to Xun You who was standing beside him, "I can't be the master of this, I'm going to ask my sister."

Xun You took Li Hong's memorial and went straight to the princess's camp.

"Your Majesty..." Li Hong continued, "The matter of the Huns and Xianbei people must be dealt with immediately, those who should be killed must be killed, and those who should be arrested must be arrested, otherwise, the various tribes of the Hu tribe will become more and more arrogant. The danger of the great cause is very great."

The emperor tilted his head and shook his head to the left and right, humming and haha, unable to explain why, "Aiqing, don't all barbarians listen to you?"

"Your Majesty, the barbarians are not afraid of me, but are afraid of my majesty's might." Li Hong said with a wry smile, "Nowadays, the barbarians are in constant war and their power is gone. How can these barbarians let go of such a good opportunity in order to regain the desert?" ?”

The monarch and his subjects chatted for a while.Soon, the eldest princess and Xun You came in successively.

"Does the general have to go north at this time?" the eldest princess asked worriedly.

"It should be sooner rather than later." Li Hong sighed, "We have discussed the situation in northern Xinjiang many times. If the Hu people's luck is not crushed in time, there will be endless troubles."

The eldest princess was silent for a long time, then sighed softly, "After the general leaves, who will act as the chief minister?"

"Master Zhang Wen, Master Situ." Li Hong immediately said, "I and many generals in northern Xinjiang used to be his subordinates. Back then, he commanded us to defeat the Xiliang rebels. Today, he can also command the army to repel them. committed treason."

"Yuan Shao is coming to fight Hebei?" the emperor asked in surprise.

"Not this year, he also needs time to develop his strength." Li Hong said with a smile, "This is also the main reason why I am eager to go north."

The eldest princess glanced at Li Hong suspiciously, "Grand General, why don't you let Mr. Xianyu perform the affairs of the Grand Sima?"

"In today's court, the only one who is proficient in political affairs and military affairs is Mr. Zhang Wen. At this time, the court needs him to support the overall situation."

The eldest princess glanced at him resentfully, and suddenly said angrily: "Why do you always go to war? Can't you stay in Jinyang for a while? Apart from you, is there no one in northern Xinjiang who knows how to fight?"

Li Hong was dumbfounded.

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(End of this chapter)