Datang all-rounder

Chapter 71

After lunch, Wang Ke hurried to the palace. In the morning, Comrade Li Er sent someone to tell him to go to the palace in the afternoon, but he was delayed because he was busy.

While rushing to the palace, Wang Ke was still thinking whether Comrade Li Er would get angry if he was late, and why Comrade Li Er asked him to go.

When he came to the imperial study room, Wang Ke realized that Comrade Li Er was alone in the room, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty, forgive me, I'm late."

Comrade Li Er shook his hand and said: "It's okay, I didn't say when you must arrive."

Wang Ke stood up, looked at Comrade Li Er cautiously and asked: "The emperor summoned his ministers today, what's the matter?"

Comrade Li Er pointed to the chair behind Wang Ke and said, "Sit down first, and I will tell you after I finish reading this point."

Wang Ke took a look at what Comrade Li Er was looking at, and found that it was the statement he had written before.

Wang Ke silently retreated to the chair and sat down, looking around boredly.Wang Ke came to this imperial study room not once or twice, but he really didn't take a good look at the furnishings here, so he just took this opportunity to take a good look at it today.

When Wang Ke was engaged in decoration in the later generations, he developed a habit. Everywhere he went, he liked to see the design and construction of the decoration. What is outstanding about it? Sitting here now, Wang Ke can just seriously appreciate it. Chinese classical design.

Just as Wang Ke was fascinated, he heard Comrade Li Er calling himself, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, are you calling me a minister?"

Comrade Li Er asked curiously: "What was the Wang family boy thinking just now, so absorbed? I called you several times before you realized it."

Wang Ke hurriedly knelt down and said: "The emperor forgives the sin. I was just admiring the furnishings in the emperor's study. I was fascinated by it for a while. I didn't hear the emperor's call. It is really a capital crime!"

Comrade Li Er said with a smile: "My study is a display arranged by myself, is it acceptable?"

Turning a deaf ear to the emperor's call, there is nothing to say about punishing a crime. Of course, Wang Ke will flatter him at a time like this.

Wang Ke quickly said: "It's very good, the furnishings are simple, but easy to use, there are no extra decorations, it looks very refreshing. It can be seen that the emperor's appreciation level is very high!"

Hearing Wang Ke's words, Comrade Li Er was so happy that his eyes narrowed into a line.

Seeing that Comrade Li Er was very happy, Wang Ke knew that there should be nothing wrong with what happened to him just now, so he hurriedly asked: "The emperor called the minister here today, did he want to tell the minister to support the statement made last time?"

Sure enough, Comrade Li Er had forgotten the matter of telling Wang Ke not to answer, and now seeing Wang Ke asking himself, he said, "Exactly. I read it again just now, and your statement said that military personnel only manage military affairs. You can't interfere in the management affairs of the DPRK, why is that? If there is any reason, you can come to me and listen."

Wang Ke replied: "Your Majesty, think about it. Every high-ranking general in this dynasty was fought on the battlefield with the Emperor, and all of them have a group of soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for themselves. If you manage the army at the same time, Let them intervene in the affairs of the court, not to say for sure, there must be a time when the power is too concentrated, which will be very detrimental to the court."

Comrade Li Er nodded thoughtfully, and motioned to Wang Ke: "Continue talking, today it's just the two of us, just say what you have, it doesn't matter."

Wang Ke saw that Comrade Li Er had been touched by his own words, so he said: "The minister said before that we can divide the territory of our dynasty into several large districts, and assign a general to lead each district. The advantage of making a transfer is that the chief general is in the place he is commanding. Since the time is not long, he will not be able to win over the officers below to form his own forces. This should be a good precautionary measure for the safety of the court. .”

Comrade Li Er asked: "Then who will the chief general send? Will he be selected from among the current marshals?"

Wang Ke shook his head and said: "No, the function of these marshals is to keep them in Chang'an, and they must not be easily released outside until they are engaged in foreign wars. It doesn't matter, because their credit and qualifications are there, and the people under them will obey their commands unconditionally."

Hearing this, Comrade Li Er felt as if a needle had been pricked in his heart. He had thought about this problem before, but he never thought of a solution.This time, when I saw the statement written by Wang Ke, I had a vague feeling, but I still didn't understand it clearly. After listening to Wang Ke's explanation today, he realized that the crux of the problem he thought about before was here.

Comrade Li Er said calmly: "This problem can be done in this way, but how to solve the problem of soldiers?"

Wang Ke said with a smile: "After talking about this problem with the emperor last time, the minister has already solved it for the emperor. As the minister's note Chen Li wrote, soldiers should be soldiers of the court, not the private affairs of the generals. Soldiers. The imperial court should gather soldiers, support them by the imperial court, and pay them a monthly salary so that they can concentrate on training so that they can fight at any time. It should not be like the current situation, where they are usually allowed to farm, and only sent to them when there is a war. Get organized. It's not conducive to combat."

Comrade Li Er hesitated for a moment before saying: "Then isn't the burden on the court even heavier?"

Wang Ke replied: "In fact, there is no aggravation. Now every soldier is allocated a piece of land, and it seems that there is no need for support from the court. However, there are countless wars, large and small, every year in my dynasty. Whenever there is a war, these soldiers will die. If you have to leave the land to go to the battlefield, then the land will not produce because there is no one to look after it. Once the battle is over, the soldiers still have no harvest when they return, and the court still has to mobilize food for them to live on.”

Wang Ke paused for a while, letting Comrade Li Er understand what he said before continuing: "Instead of doing this, it is better to take back the land and give it to the people to cultivate. The court collects land taxes from the people, and the court uses the land tax to pay Support these soldiers. Even if it is not completely enough, it should be much lighter than before."

As soon as Wang Ke finished speaking, Comrade Li Er applauded loudly, clapped his hands and said: "This method is good. The tax revenue of the imperial court has increased, and the soldiers have also been collected by the imperial court. This is very beneficial to the imperial court."

Comrade Li Er thought for a while and asked again: "But in this way, if many people ask to join the army because the soldiers are supported by the court, wouldn't it mean that there will be more and more people in the army?"

Wang Ke said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry about this matter, this will not happen. The imperial court can set a service period for soldiers, such as five years or how long. When the time comes, select a part of the soldiers from the service period Come, let them take off their military uniforms and go home, and then select some outstanding people from the common people to add to the army, won't it be possible to control the number of the army?"

When Comrade Li Er heard this, he couldn't help saying: "This is like the refueling tactic on the battlefield. It can always maintain the size of the army. Well, it can be considered."

(End of this chapter)