The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

Jin Leng'er drove away without a word of nonsense, she was indeed a arrogant horn, but her head was a little stupid. However, she was much more reliable than the little witch, and she was in charge of it, and she didn't worry Xiao Rui that much.

Xiao Rui's four continued on their way, and when they were suddenly clean, Xiao Rui was still a little uncomfortable, so he chatted with Guo Jia and came to Licheng Mansion the next day.

Take a short rest in Licheng Mansion, and continue south to Junzhen in the morning of the next day.

Daxia State borders Yan, Zhao, and Qi, and has a relatively long border. Therefore, in order to effectively control border security and deter other countries, military towns are set up in the border to form a local administration of military control. The soldiers of the corps live in military towns and live here. They are busy cultivating the land or carrying out other production activities. They practice soldiers in their spare time, which is similar to the military system and the farming system. They can also bring their family members to live in the military town. They are called townspeople. The state will give them cultivated land. They only need to cultivate for one year, and the land will be theirs.

This method combines the military and agriculture, serving as soldiers in wartime and the people in peacetime. The biggest advantage is to minimize the financial pressure on the court. Of course, His Majesty did not let the soldiers prepare their own horses and weapons, but distributed the soldiers, horses and weapons uniformly. This money cannot be saved, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers must be guaranteed.

Of course, whether it is a military town or a government system or a farming system, there are certain disadvantages. That is, the training time of soldiers is limited, the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be guaranteed, and the survival guarantee of soldiers is all placed on the land.

I remember that in the early Tang Dynasty, the government used the military system to guarantee the income of soldiers, which made the country prosperous. However, as the pace of outward expansion increased, a large number of soldiers were forced to leave their homes. Homesickness and inability to cultivate land led to a decline in income. Secondly, a large number of powerful landlords came out one after another to occupy the land of the government soldiers.

This is also one of the reasons for the ruin of the Tang Dynasty. Later, the Ming Dynasty established a military system. Although the household registration system was established, the soldiers were inherited by their sons after their deaths. However, they also faced the situation of the late Tang Dynasty, which led to their disintegration.

Your Majesty today naturally knows the disadvantages of military towns, but why not use the recruitment system? Soldiers under the recruiting system have only one task and that is to train and then participate in combat. They are true professional soldiers, but with that comes a heavy burden of food and salary, which is very large for a country.

The Great Xia Kingdom is not counted as the commanders of all places. The military town under the control of the 12th army has 1 million soldiers. The recruitment system consumes too much money, and encounters a few mediocre emperors will drag the country down.

So Emperor Xia still adopted the military town, but if he knew the disadvantages of the military town, would he let the disadvantages develop?

First of all, in addition to allocating farmland to the soldiers, he also has a certain salary, which in a greater sense ensures the survival and life of the soldiers. In addition, there are also very high military merits. As long as you do meritorious service, you can get a promotion, and your salary will also increase.

Therefore, this also increased the enthusiasm of the soldiers themselves for diligent practice, neither wanted to die on the battlefield, but also wanted to be promoted and raised.

As it approached noon, Xiao Rui and the four came to the outside of Licheng Army Town.

The entrance is a vast and huge town. Compared with the flowers of other state capitals, the architectural style of the military town tends to be simple and simple. Because it is occupied by soldiers and family members, there are not so many bells and whistles.

Outside of the town, there are four large camps in the southeast, northwest and northwest, which are training grounds for soldiers. Because 60,000 troops were transferred to Xiangzhou not long ago, the camp seemed very empty.

The four of Xiao Rui walked into the military town and found an inn to live in.

Li Yuanfang and Dian Wei went out to inquire about the situation, Xiao Rui and Guo Jia discussed how to investigate Han Ming. Xiao Rui had already told Guo Jia of the information he knew in detail. Guo Jia's judgment was the same as Xiao Rui's. He thought Han Ming was strange. Whether it was recruiting so many righteous sons or writing letters to not see Xiao Yuan, it was strange.

Before long, Li Yuanfang and Dian Wei inquired back.

I only heard Li Yuanfang say: "His Royal Highness, Dianwei and I walked around in the military town and asked many people. They all respected Zhenyuanhou. The former Zhenyuanhou was considerate of the soldiers, and the military affairs were kind and friendly. Respected by soldiers and townsfolk."

"Yuanfang, did you mean before? What does this mean?" Guo Jia asked.

Li Yuanfang said: "Sir, this is the strange thing I will talk about next. In the past two years, Zhenyuanhou suddenly recruited sons. Secondly, the soldiers began to be harsh, and in the past year, the court has only paid soldiers In half of previous years, Zhenyuanhou explained that the imperial household was tight, so the payment was halved. Although the soldiers were very angry and noticed the problem, Han Ming had so many sons, he suppressed it by force. And in the past two years, Zhenyuanhou seldom went out to observe the military town, and the four generals were responsible for matters large and small. He was seated in the military commander’s mansion and was in charge of the overall situation."

After hearing this, Xiao Rui couldn't help but said, "How about deducting the soldier's salary? Is Zhenyuanhou so greedy for money?"

"Even if people change, it is impossible for them to turn upside down in such a short time, as if they are two people." Guo Jiadao: "And Han Ming recruited righteous sons in the past two years. What happened to him? Want to become like this?"

Li Yuanfang said: "His Royal Highness, sir, we can't get close to the Junhou Mansion. There are a large number of soldiers' handles there. We can only hear the news through the mouths of soldiers and townspeople."

Guo Jia asked: "Yuanfang, you have to go and check to see if there are any military officers with important positions who can reach Han Ming, but he is incorruptible and does not recognize Han Ming as a foster father. We need to contact such a person. Ask carefully about the tricks in this."

"Don't worry, sir, I will go now." Li Yuanfang immediately went out to inquire.

And Xiao Rui, Guo Jia, and Dian Wei are also going to go out and stroll, especially to look at the workshops of the Ministry of Industry in the military town.

When I came to the workshop, I saw countless carriages parked here. The carriages transported ore from Dayan Kingdom. They were all registered after being counted by officials appointed by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, and then they were directly transported to Metal is smelted in the workshop, and then transported to Licheng Mansion, from where it is transported northward to the capital by sea.

The three of Xiao Rui did not reveal their identities, so naturally they couldn't get inside the workshop. As for the accounts of the trade between the two countries, it was not enough to just reveal their censorship status, and they had to reveal the prince's status or even get a gold medal.

In order to ensure the stability and innocence of the trade between the two countries, the imperial court not only appointed officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, but also sent three supervisory officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

If they want to get involved and get a piece of the pie, these people will have to buy it, and Han Ming's son can't do it alone, so Han Ming must be involved.

All signs seemed to indicate that Han Ming had a problem.

After Li Yuanfang investigated, he really found one person, Qiu Lie.

This person is a guerrilla general under Han Ming. He is upright and valiant. He did not use Han Ming as his adoptive father. One is that he is older than Han Ming, and the other is his disdain for his character.

However, he is now greatly excluded. Although he is an official position of a guerrilla general, the three thousand men and horses under his command have long been separated and become a nameless officer. During this time, he visited the wine shop, which was quite uninteresting.

At the same time, I also inquired that Qiu Lie was drunk and tried to meet Han Ming when he rushed to the military mansion. He did see Han Ming, but was accused of violating the military man’s mansion by Han Ming. It was a real deal. The stick blame, blood and blood on his butt, let him lie at home for more than half a month.

However, since being beaten, Qiu Lie has been honest. Not only did he drink all day, but he didn't care about military affairs. He had no real name, so in the face of his negative attitude, no one asked him anymore.

On Han Ming's side, he did not dare to ignore him, did not remove him from his post, or dispose of it by military law, and let him fend for himself.

So when they heard about this person, Xiao Rui and the four immediately went to Qiu Lie's house.

When he came to his house, he saw the courtyard door opened wide, and a man lying on a recliner in the courtyard, drinking wine and humming a tune.

Li Yuanfang still knocked on the door.

"Boom..."

The knock on the door attracted Qiu Lie who was drinking. He raised his head and glanced at the four people in front of the door. When he found that he didn't know him, he ignored him.

"Dare to ask but General Qiu?" Li Yuanfang asked.

Qiu Lie continued to lie down, taking a sip of wine, and yelled: "There is nothing General Qiu, you have found the wrong person, go quickly, and be careful that General Qiu throws you a hip flask!"

Li Yuanfang frowned. This person is now an alcoholic alive. What can he ask?

As he continued to inquire, Guo Jia stopped him. Guo Jia smiled and said, "Since General Qiu is not here, then we will leave. Originally, I wanted to ask General Qiu some information about the Lord Zhenyuan. That's it, that's all."

After speaking, Guo Jia gave Xiao Rui a color, and Xiao Rui understood, without saying anything, turning around and leaving.

Qiu Lie still slept on the recliner, but the hand holding the hip flask paused in the air, his eyes flickering.

On the way back, Xiao Rui asked, "What did Feng Xiao see?"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "His Royal Highness ~www.ltnovel.com~ A general who is so depressed and drunk, but keeps his saber by his side all the time. This is what a drunkard should look like? And his courtyard door is wide open, lying in the courtyard. Isn’t drinking just for others to see?"

Xiao Rui suddenly realized, and said: "Feng Xiao deliberately told this person to inquire about Zhenyuanhou's news in order to arouse his vigilance. If he is not drunk and obsessed with wine, then he must do something!"

"Yes, we are waiting for his good news!" Guo Jia said with a smile.

Night fell soon.

Xiao Rui was playing chess with Guo Jia, and Li Yuanfang and Dianwei watched the game. Suddenly, Dianwei and Li Yuanfang noticed someone outside the door, and they immediately went to observe behind the door.

"Boom..."

There was a knock on the door, and then there was a deep and deep voice outside the door: "The four friends inside, can you see me?"

Xiao Rui left Baizi and said with a smile: "Fengxiao's guess is accurate, it's really here!"

Yuan Fang opened the door, and Qiu Lie was indeed outside the door!