I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 158 I Want to Raise the Salaries of the Soldiers (Please Subscribe)
Zhao Chongguo didn't speculate too much on this question.

Since he is here to teach the emperor, he can answer whatever the emperor asks.

The old general thought about it for a while, and then started talking about the origin of the soldiers of the Han Empire.

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There are two sources for ordinary soldiers and low-ranking officers in the Han Empire.

One is the official soldiers who are drawn from the people of the prefecture every year.All adults in the Han Empire, if they do not have titles, must serve in the military for two years between the ages of 15 and 56.During the reign of different emperors, the age range is slightly different, but not too different.

The second is fixed recruitment. Because the Han Empire used a lot of troops and needed a fixed standing soldier, gradually there were more recruits in the army who made a living by fighting.

Generally speaking, recruits are the backbone of the army, while officers and soldiers are the flesh and blood of the army—among these low-level officers from corporal commander to captain, the higher the rank, the higher the proportion of recruits.

Soldier and recruitment are interdependent and indispensable.

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"Then how many soldiers are there in total in our Great Han Empire?" Liu He asked.

"Well, the soldiers are constantly rotating, and the recruitment is also changing. I'm afraid I can't tell the exact number. According to the figures reported by the counties, there are only 80 million people left, but they can go to battle immediately. About [-]% of them fought wars."

An army of 80 million, if placed in the Western Great Qin, can almost unify the entire Europa.

But the big man is really too big, and it is not particularly surprising to be scattered in various counties.

What's more, in this nearly one million army, more than [-]% of the soldiers are soldiers like menting soldiers.

They maintain local law and order, and it's okay to hunt down and kill bandits, but if they want to fight against powerful enemies like the Huns, I'm afraid they will be powerless.

"Then at the beginning of next year, we will use 15 soldiers to rescue the Wusun Kingdom. Wouldn't that mean we will use up more than half of the big man's army?"

"Your Majesty is right. It is far from enough to rely solely on Sanfu's imperial army and county soldiers. Therefore, the general has ordered that officers and knights be recruited from various counties. Presumably, by the beginning of next year, they will be able to make up 15 yuan." people."

Fighting a war requires not only people, but also horses, armor, weapons and food.

In the era of the Han Dynasty, there was no convenient road transportation, so it must cost a lot to mobilize such a large army.

However, this war is destined to be fruitless. Liu He wanted to remind him, but he also knew that this is not the time.

So, he brought the topic to the aspect he was most concerned about: "Then how much money can these most ordinary officials get?"

"The soldiers of the county, the northern and southern armies, and the soldiers of the frontier county receive different money and food because they are stationed in different places. Your majesty wants to know which soldiers get money and food most."

Bianjun soldiers are a kind of county soldiers, but they are mainly guarded in Bianjun, where the living conditions are the worst, and they have to face the invading Huns directly.

Their combat effectiveness may not be stronger than that of the northern and southern armies, but they must be the toughest and most tenacious barrier of the Han Dynasty.

The scouts entering and leaving the Great Wall, the tunnel guards guarding the Great Wall, and the frontier soldiers stationed in the strongholds of the Western Regions...

They are probably the cutest people in the Han Empire.

"Then the old general will tell me about the amount of money and food that the county soldiers here can get every month."

Zhao Chongguo felt a little more relieved that the emperor could ask about them—the emperor seemed to be doing a good job by turning his eyes to the distance instead of indulging in the intrigues of the court.

"The old man dares to use the tunnel pawns stationed on the Great Wall as an example to explain to His Majesty."

"Old general, wait a moment, I will prepare first."

After Liu He finished speaking, he hurriedly took a few clean wooden tablets from under the case, ground the ink carefully, and finally filled the brush with ink...

After doing everything well, Liu Hecai really acted like a Confucian scholar, and respectfully said to Zhao Chongguo: "The old general can speak now."

Zhao Chongguo nodded. He originally thought that the emperor was just curious about the matter of marching and fighting, but he didn't expect the emperor to be so serious. It seems that he has to take it seriously.

"The soldiers stationed on the beacon towers of the Great Wall are called tunnel soldiers. There are as few as three or five people in a tunnel, and as many as two or 30 people. Each tunnel will have a tunnel leader. Or quite as long."

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Zhao Chongguo spoke slowly, every time Liu He heard something useful, he would carefully record it on the wooden tablet.

"Tun Zuo can get millet, three dendrobium, three dou and three liters a month, and vegetable gold [-] qian; Sui Chang can get millet, three hu, three dou and three liters, and vegetable gold [-] qian in one month."

[One dendrobium millet is equivalent to fourteen kilograms of millet]

"Sometimes, Caijin doesn't necessarily give out money, but uses salt instead."

"Is this millet handed out raw grain?" Liu He asked.

Zhao Chongguo was a little surprised, the emperor even knew the raw grain?
Zhao Chongguo dared to affirm that in the huge city of Chang'an, none of the sons and nephews of official Qianshi knew what raw grain was.

Raw grain is grain that has not been shelled.

After the raw grain has been pounded, it is the "rice" that can be directly used.

Generally speaking, the raw grain of ten dendrobium can only be pounded to produce rice of six dendrobium.

"It's raw food."

Liu He quickly counted on the wooden tablet, Zhao Chongguo was a little curious.

He glanced slightly, and found that the emperor was writing and drawing, as if he was calculating something with a symbol he didn't recognize.

Zhao Chongguo didn't dare to disturb, so he could only wait quietly.

After some calculations, Liu He finally raised his head and said: "I have done the math, a soldier's monthly ration is about 110 three catties, I have never been to the border county, can the soldiers be full of this food. "

[One Han Jin is equivalent to 240 eight grams]

"A tunneler only needs three catties of millet a day to fill his belly, so there is still a little surplus at the end of the month, which can be exchanged for some salt."

"How much is the meat in the county over there?"

"Mutton and dog meat cost about seven dollars a catty."

Roughly converted, a Sui pawn can eat three catties of staple food and two catties of meat a day, and it seems that life is not bad.

However, Liu He knows that the people of the big man are frugal, and in order to let their families eat more, these soldiers may treat themselves very harshly.

"Old General Zhao, if my guess is correct, these soldiers will probably find a way to save some food, exchange it for money or salt, and bring it back to their families when they return home?"

"Your Majesty, why do you even know about this..." Zhao Chongguo didn't hold back, and blurted out, realizing that he was a bit presumptuous, so he quickly said: "Your Majesty atones, it's the old man's disrespect."

Don't they all say that the emperor's words and deeds are insignificant?

From the looks of it here, why is it so virtuous and considerate?
"It doesn't matter. When I was in Changyi Kingdom, I liked to hang out in the market. I understand these things about money, food, oil and rice very well." Liu He said with a smile, "However, many people in the country still say that I am crazy because of this. , not doing business properly."

To understand the people's sentiments, how could it become a nonsense, Zhao Chongguo was aggrieved on behalf of the emperor.

In the future, whoever dares to say that His Majesty is insane must ask whether the sword in his hand agrees.

"Your Majesty's sage is unmatched by others." Zhao Chongguo said sincerely.

Liu He didn't hear Zhao Chongguo's heartfelt praise, his heart was as cold as the ice cubes in the corner.

These cute soldiers got too little, pitifully little.

Braving the arrows of the Huns, enduring the wind and sun on the Great Wall, but also starving in order to bring back some food for the family.

If you don't have enough to eat, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers.

And the officials and ministers in various government offices took too much.

Just a Langguan of [-] shi, the monthly salary is [-] hu, enough to support [-] pawns.

An official like Yu Wuyou is indeed very important to Liu He, but are those pawns not important to Liu He?
In order to secure the throne, Liu He could not carry out drastic reforms to the court.

But he can first try to make the ordinary soldiers more full.

Thinking of this, Liu He tried to say to Zhao Chongguo: "Old General, there is something I want to tell you, do you think it is feasible?"

　Today, there are 2 words in four updates, this is the first update, and the second update will be in [-] minutes! !

　　
　
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