The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

The King of Jingyang is determined not to let His Majesty do a business that loses money.

All the industries under the King of Jingyang’s mansion have proved this point after two years.

The King of Jingyang never does a business that loses money.

Not long after, Changsun Wuji also came.

It was a coincidence that he came. Li Shimin thought about it and decided to talk to Changsun Wuji about the service area in private.

Li Fu was right. This kind of thing is suitable for one person to talk about it.

After Fang Xuanling came, all the people in the court today were considered to be here.

Li Shimin did not call other people over. Just these few people were enough to talk about something important.

There were not many officials who came to Cuiwei Palace to escape the summer heat. Li Shimin also thought that it would be easier to settle down important things if there were fewer people around him and he was not in Taiji Palace. The speed of spreading would not be too fast.

Moreover, it would not be disturbed by some messy people.

For example, those old officials who have not kept up with the times since the Wude era.

"Everyone is here, let's talk business." Li Shimin looked at the people sitting around him.

"When the army was raised in Jinyang, the soldiers and generals were united, and each led his own troops, which was difficult for others to command. Now that the world is unified, each of them will lead their own troops, which is very troublesome."

"That's right, so we must separate the soldiers and generals first." Du Ruhui continued.

"But it's not easy. Who is willing to hand over what is in our hands?" Changsun Wuji sighed.

"If the separation of soldiers and generals can be established, the next step is to combine soldiers and farmers." Fang Xuanling thought: "That is, they are soldiers in wartime and farmers in leisure time. In this way, the court does not need to raise soldiers, but can use them."

"Good, that's good." Li Shimin looked excited.

"In this way, the heroes of the past are unlikely to lead troops to rebel." Fang Xuanling smiled.

Li Fu listened silently. Is this the Fubing system of the Tang Dynasty?

Unfortunately, the Fubing system was very suitable for the situation of the Tang Dynasty at the beginning, but it was destroyed by the problem of land annexation in the later period.

This system was not first proposed by Fang Xuanling. It was established in the Western Wei Dynasty. The most important feature is the integration of soldiers and farmers. Farmers who cultivate the land in peacetime train during the slack season and join the army to fight in wartime.

It became increasingly complete during the Western Wei Dynasty, Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty, and reached its peak during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty.

It was abolished during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty.

There were more people, but the land was still the same. Moreover, as the Tang Dynasty continued to prosper, the aristocratic families continued to annex land.

The court recruited Fubing on the basis of the equal-field system. The main recruiting targets of Fubing were equal-field farmers. Once the equal-field system was destroyed, the Fubing recruitment points lost the conditions for recruiting soldiers.

Furthermore, the territory of the Tang Dynasty has not yet reached its peak. With external expansion, the territory has become larger and the defense line has become longer. More soldiers are needed to guard the defense line, so military service will become more arduous. Originally, there would be a certain period of rest for guarding the border. Later, the soldiers were forced to stay at the border and did not return home for a long time, which would also lead to the escape of the soldiers.

The last point is to ensure the status of the soldiers.

Otherwise, in the later period, the soldiers guarding the defense line would be used as servants by the local nobles, and would lose their social status. Everyone would be ashamed to serve as soldiers, which would also lead to the escape of the soldiers.......

Fang Xuanling and Li Shimin were discussing excitedly, so only Li Fu sat there, quietly thinking about the system of soldiers, and trying to recall as much knowledge as possible about this aspect.

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Li Shimin glanced at Li Fu, but saw that Li Fu's expression was calm.

"Huairen?" Li Shimin asked, "Do you have any ideas? Why do you look like that? What are you thinking about? Tell me."

"Although private court discussions are also important matters to be discussed, they are not so formal after all. Therefore, Your Highness can speak freely." Fang Xuanling said.

"Yes, yes." Du Ruhui also echoed.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Li Fu smiled.

"Then I will say some of my immature opinions. Please forgive me if I am right or wrong." Li Fu bowed to several people.

Everyone nodded.

So Li Fu picked out what he wanted to say and said it out.

"The Fubing system relies on the equal-field system. The most important point is that the land issues of the people will be guaranteed to be in their hands after a few years or even decades, and will not be annexed by aristocratic families or even temples." Li Fu said, "No one will dislike the small amount of land in their hands. How do the aristocratic families manage and have a solid foundation?"

"How do the local tyrants manage their accumulated wealth?"Accumulation? Regardless of whether it is business or not, the fundamental problem is land. "

"The court should prevent this problem."

"The court does not have the burden of maintaining soldiers because these soldiers go home to farm when they are not fighting. What if they have no land? In addition, if there are more wars, the time of military service will be extended? How to balance the problem between soldiers fighting and farming?"

"I think this idea can be implemented at the moment, but the court still needs to pay close attention to this problem, implement it, prevent it, and find a solution to this problem. "

Li Fu's words made several people in the hall fall silent.

This question really goes straight to the core of the Fubing system.

From the Western Wei Dynasty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and then to the Former Sui Dynasty, there were no problems with the Fubing system, because these dynasties did not survive until the Fubing system had problems.

If the Tang Dynasty wants to last long, this problem cannot be avoided from the beginning, and a solution must be found.

"In addition to the Fubing, the standing army of the Tang Dynasty will also face the integration of soldiers and generals. If the court is not at ease, then let the generals change their defense areas." Li Fu said: "Set a time, and when the time comes, all the generals in various places will change their defense areas."

"What His Royal Highness King Jingyang said is indeed a problem, but long-term concerns are necessary, and the problem still needs to be solved." Du Ruhui said: "It is enough, usable, and easy to use at present, but it does not mean that it will be the same in the future. The situation is constantly changing. "

Li Shimin looked serious, listened carefully, and nodded repeatedly.

There are too many things that need to be changed in the Tang Dynasty at present. Many things are like this, which are very troublesome.

But it is precisely because of the trouble that we need to solve it!

"As for what Your Highness said, the generals change their defense zones, that is, the generals change places and lead different soldiers. This is a good way. However, if we do this now, the Turks on the grassland may take advantage of this to cause trouble." Du Ruhui looked worried.