Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Although Cao Cao showed a state of readiness, and once increased troops in Pingyuan Country and Taishan County, there was quite a posture of fighting on both sides for a while, but according to Jia Xu's judgment, Cao Cao would not send troops.

"Don't worry, the general. Cao Mengde is extremely intelligent and capable of evaluating the situation. He will not send troops at this moment."

Jia Xu analyzed: "In the first place, our army won the battle in Yecheng. We won more with less, and the might of the army will shake the world. Even if Cao Cao wants to go to war with our army, he will not be at this time, but will choose another time."

"But, Mr. Wenhe." Zhao Yun on the side worried: "Didn't Cao Cao just support the young emperor? Now the morale of Cao Jun is also high, and the people in the world have quite a bit of criticism about the coexistence of the two emperors."

Zhao Yun Junxiu's face was a little deep. He had originally defected to Liu Ye and served the court very well, but the fact that the two emperors were standing side by side made him quite confused for a while.

"Hehe, the fact that the two emperors stand side by side may have some influence on the hearts of the people of the world, but it will not have much influence on the soldiers." Jia Xu explained: "I Liangzhou army and soldiers are all fighting for the court, the generals command the flag. It refers to the direction of our army, so the two emperors standing side by side will not hurt morale."

"Yeah..." Liu Ye frowned, looked at Xun You, and asked, "Gongda, our army consumes food and grass. Is there any more power to fight now?"

"Report to the general." Xun You replied: "After the war, our army consumed more than 100,000 shi of food and grass. In addition, our army injured more than 10,000 soldiers and soldiers, and needed compensation. New recruits and soldiers will spend 80,000 shi to 100,000 shi. Over the years, the accumulated consumption will exceed 200,000 shi."

"Besides, the general also promised to exempt Jizhou Shimin from half of the grain and grass for three years, and these will also be included.

After Xun You was drunk by Liu Ye that day, he suddenly woke up, so he just worked silently for the court and continued to sit on the Shangshutai.

"Well, the pensions of the fallen soldiers must be issued, and there must be no omissions." Liu Ye solemnly said: "Officials at all levels must not deduct a single bit of the pensions of the fallen soldiers, otherwise they will definitely not forgive!"

The root cause of Liu Ye's ability to shock the world and the lords was the invincible Liangzhou army. For the army to fight for the court, in addition to Liu Ye's loyalty from time to time, another point was to divide the fields, and the soldiers would naturally fight the enemies bravely.

Just like the Tang dynasty's military system, the Tang army shook the Quartet and established Anbei, Anxi and many other guards, which are inseparable from the military system, because the Tang army had many fields and naturally fought bravely in order to protect their fields.

Soldiers’ compensation is also a very important part of motivating morale. There is no undead as a soldier in a war, and even an army with victorious battles has casualties. And if the pension is generous, then the soldiers will have no worries and are naturally willing to die.

However, corruption among officials is also very serious. Sometimes the Emperor Ming Ming ordered the relief of the people, and the results were exploited. The prefectures and counties took a hand, and the county grabbed a hand. When the people didn’t have much left in their hands, they naturally complained, even It was an uprising and rebellion.

The people rebelled, and the emperor didn’t understand what was going on while sitting in the court hall. Why did all the people order relief, and the people still rebelled?

When Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Zhao Yun and many other generals heard this, their expressions were serious.

"What the general said is extremely true! I wait for the soldiers to fight for the country, so naturally I should give them a lot of compassion."

"Yes, soldiers died for the country. If you even get the money from the dead, are they still human?"

Seeing this, Xun You took a step forward and bowed and said, "General, in order to give orders to the upper level, the subordinates suggest that the old Tingli system be restored."

In ancient times, Shili was a pavilion, and the pavilion head was set up for management. The Han emperor Liu Bang was born as the pavilion head. The Tingli system is more effective in controlling localities and can effectively prevent imperial death from going to the countryside.

The emperor's order cannot reach the grassroots level, which is very terrible. For example, in the late Ming Dynasty, gentry groups took the place of grassroots officials to manage the people. As a result, they stepped up their efforts to exploit the people. The tax revenue of the court became less and less, and the burden on the people became heavier. As a result, the people died and the government died.

“Restoring the Tingli system will first strengthen local order and prevent the movement of people; secondly, it can strengthen the upper and lower passages and effectively manage taxes.” Xun You talked freely. He was already knowledgeable and talented, and he has been in the position of Shang Shuling for many years. Can be described as an expert in civil affairs.

"Well, according to Gongda's words." Liu Ye brewed for a long time and slowly said, "In addition, there would be a desire to be divided into Er."

"General, please speak frankly." Xun You and Jia Xu said.

"I wanted to exempt the people from servitude and replace it with money and food. What do you think?"

When Liu Ye spoke, Xun You, Jia Xu, Shi Tao, Meng Wei and others were all shocked. This was really a blockbuster.

In ancient times, people paid taxes mainly in two ways. One was to serve the government. For example, the adult man in the Qin Dynasty, namely Ding, had to serve the government for four months in a year, and he was the first emperor of Qin. When the Lishan Mausoleum and the Great Wall were built, they were all servitudes of the people.

Hundreds of people including Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in the Daze Township Uprising were the people who were in slavery.

The second is to pay money and grain, which is the so-called imperial grain and agricultural tax, which was abolished until modern times.

Corvée was a terrible thing for the people in ancient times. Because the corvee was very hard and inevitable, especially in the Qin Dynasty, who could imagine how many people's bones were buried under the mighty walls?

As for Du Fu's works such as "Xin'an Official" and "Shi Hao Official", it is needless to say that the people were still asleep at home, and they were taken away by the brutal government servants as soon as they fell asleep.

It was not until the reform of Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty that the practice of sharing the income into acres, and corvee was officially abolished.

"The labor is so bitter, and the people suffer from it." Liu Ye slowly said: "The people can replace the labor with money and food, and the government at all levels uses money and food to recruit casual people and carry out projects."

Shi Tao clasped his fist and said: "The general is really a man of benevolence. In the past, the Qin Dynasty mobilized more than a million migrant workers to build the Great Wall and the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. at home."

"The government hires the people, and they can adopt an incentive mechanism. Those who can do more work." Meng Jian on the side added: "In this way, the people should not be raped and slippery. The able people will get more, and the lazy people will get less, which helps to motivate the people. ."

Xun You, Jia Xu and others also praised Liu Ye's policy.

"Well, besides that, our army should also develop a military station in Jizhou." Liu Ye ordered: "Our army must hoard food extensively."