Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 522 Self-Recruitment

"Your, Zhinu, now you two are the general of Hubenwei (the third rank), and the other is the general of Hubenwei (from the third rank). The two of you must manage Hubenwei well."

Li Shimin sat in the Ganlu Hall and looked at Li You and Li Zhi with a smile.

However, just as Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Zhi on the side hurriedly said: "Father, we will definitely manage the Huben Guard well, but...the Huben Guard should have 5000 people, but now we only have 1000 people. Not enough."

"You recruit yourself." Li Shimin smiled slightly.

"Father Ha, isn't that right? The army of the Sixteen Guards was not recruited by themselves, they were all government soldiers!" Li Zhi was a little surprised.

This government soldier is very beneficial, because the government soldiers have their own bows and arrows, clothing and food, which are not provided by the feudal state.When the government soldiers are on the march, except for heavy weapons and war horses, which are supplied by the feudal state, everything else should be self-raised.The personal assets of the government soldiers are mainly the seven things they carry with them and food. The seven things should refer to clothing, quilts, supplies, things, bows and arrows, saddles and bridles, and weapons and battles.

The soldiers of the sixteen guards are also Fubing. The biggest advantage of Fubing is that it allows the emperor to better control the military power.

Secondly, the soldiers serve as soldiers in war, and serve the people in leisure time. This allows the emperor to directly control the military power.If there is a war, the emperor can issue an order to the generals below to gather these people.

save the cost of war.When fighting, is there a saying that soldiers and horses go first before they move food and grass?The generals who lead the army first consider the issue of military rations. How to fight without enough rations and grass supplies, often half of the battle is fought.As for the food that the soldiers of the army went to the expedition, the horse district had to purchase it by itself.This greatly relieved the court's pressure on the supply of front-line supplies.

In addition, Hua Mulan joined the army in place of her father, a typical fu soldier.In any dynasty, there are times of war and periods of relative stability.Soldiers are also laborers when they are free. Let them engage in production, self-sufficiency, reclaim wasteland and use national resources as much as possible to save military expenses.In addition, to implement the Fubing system, the household registration must first be implemented, which is conducive to the imperial court's management of the population.

"Yes, the sixteen guards are all government soldiers, but you can't do it. You are the No. 17 guards that came out of Chang'an. The government soldiers are already full, so your tiger guards have to recruit their own manpower, and the food, grass and military equipment are also paid. You need to solve it yourself." Li Shimin said hehe.

"What..." Li Zhi said absurdly: "Father, you are Keng Erchen and Fifth Brother! There are 5000 people, and each person eats horse chews a month. Doesn't it cost more than [-] guan?"

"It's not more than 15 guan. Your eldest grandson uncle calculated that it should be no less than 5000 guan a month. There is no way, this self-recruited army is such a waste of money, but you should remember it for me. [-] people need The staff is full, and the combat power cannot be small, I will arrange for you Huben Guards to compete with other guards every ten days, and you will be punished once you lose."

"Hey!" Li Zhi is about to go crazy now, what is this thing called, it costs money, maintains combat effectiveness, needs to be fully staffed, and needs to be punished.

"Father, you, your servant, will not be this general anymore. My servant has no money. Even if Fifth Brother has money, he can't spend it like this. Although we are the princes of the Tang Dynasty, this is too deceitful! "

Li Zhi refused with a look of refusal.

However, Li Shimin looked at Li You and asked, "Your, are you willing?"

At this time, Li You bowed: "Thank you Your Majesty, I will not let Your Majesty down..."

"Haha. Good. Young slave, your fifth brother agrees, what else do you have to say?" Li Shimin looked at Li Zhi with a smile.

Li Zhi said speechlessly at this time: "Fifth brother agreed, what else can I say, but father, please give me something."

Li Shimin smiled and shook his head: "No more, well, you can go."

Li You bowed, saluted and exited. Li Zhi wanted to say something, but was captured by Li You. Looking at the two sons who had left the Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin sighed slightly: "I hope you two can explore Make a way."

Why do you say this? In fact, Li Shimin created an extra guard out of thin air. First, it was used to give Li Zhi a way out, and second, it was to re-explore an army system.

The Fubing system is no longer working. The emperor Li Shimin has already seen the disadvantages of the Fubing system: First of all, the Fubing system is a combination of soldiers and farmers. The combat effectiveness of these soldiers varies from good to bad.Some of them may be veterans. We all get to know each other when we get together, and we take care of each other on the battlefield.Some are recruits who have not received special training, and their combat effectiveness is poor and they are prone to desertion.

Secondly, the territory is now much larger than before.During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, they could return after a few months of expedition, but now they may not return for several years.If you have been away from home for a long time, you will worry that your land will be annexed.Moreover, the equipment for the army's expedition is prepared by itself, which makes the enthusiasm of the soldiers worse.

In the end, the military service of the Fubing system was too heavy, although participating in the Fubing could be exempted from corvee service.However, the age ranges from 21 to 59 years.It's been too long, and now the country's production in the late Zhenguan period has been greatly improved.The common people have money in their pockets, and they would rather pay taxes out of their own pockets than serve as government soldiers.

All the Fubing systems are based on the equal-field system. The equal-field system is a system of land distribution according to population implemented from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty. Return it to the government.

The implementation of the land equalization system affirmed the ownership and possession of land, reduced land disputes, and was conducive to the reclamation of unowned wasteland, thus playing a positive role in the recovery and development of agricultural production.

Haiyou is the implementation of the land equalization system, and the new rent adjustment associated with it has been reduced compared with the previous one, and the implementation of the three-head system is conducive to the dependent peasants getting rid of the control of the powerful and powerful clans and transforming them into state-registered households, so that the government-controlled The number of self-cultivating small farmers has greatly increased, ensuring the source of taxes and servitude, thereby strengthening the centralized system of absolutism.

It's just that Li Shimin has already felt some signs that the land equalization system is about to collapse. As the national power of the Tang Dynasty continues to recover from the war, the population increases and the farmers who become rich, that is, the new generation of landlords increases, and the vacant land decreases. It's hard to do it any more.

If the land cannot be equalized, then the government military system will completely collapse, so Li Shimin, the emperor, has seen it in advance, and he is going to let Li You's Huben Guard explore a new recruitment system first.

This is Li Shimin's strength, he kills two birds with one stone, and everything he does has two or even multiple meanings.

After leaving the Ganlu Palace, Li Zhi on the side complained speechlessly: "Fifth brother, father, this time is too much, we have to recruit the salary, ordnance, food, and even the personnel ourselves.

My God. 5000 people, how do you tell us to recruit? Although there are millions of people around Chang'an, it is still difficult to recruit 5000 people. "

"Take your time and there will always be a way." Li You smiled and looked at Li Zhi.

"Oh, as long as Fifth Brother says there is a way, then there is a way. As for money, Fifth Brother, you know, I have no money. My salary is less than a hundred yuan a month. Si son borrowed.

So I can't pay for this Huben Guard. "Li Zhi looked at Li You and said with a smile.

"I don't expect you to take money, but you do what you can do.!"

"Of course. As long as you work hard, I will be there whenever you are called." As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhi quickly looked at his watch and said, "Oh, time is running out, I have to leave."

"Where are you going?" Li You asked.

"Chenxi Palace invited other women to watch the play at the mother concubine's place today. It's the big play "The Peony Pavilion" that you made. Let me tell you, fifth brother, what is your brain like? "The Peony Pavilion" is so beautiful. "

After finishing speaking, Li Zhi got on his own bicycle and ran towards Chenxi Palace without looking back.

"The Peony Pavilion" is a play produced in the form of Li You, but it was not produced in any drama, or it used the singing style of the Tang Dynasty at that time, with a little drama form.

The plot is as follows: Du Liniang, the daughter of Du Bao, the prefect of Nan'an, Fujian, went to the garden to play, and had a tryst with the scholar Liu Mengmei in her dream.After waking up from the dream, she suffered from lovesickness and died of injury.

Three years later, Liu Mengmei went to Lin'an to take the exam, passed by Du Liniang's cemetery, picked up her self-portrait, met Du Liniang's ghost, opened the coffin, brought Du Liniang back to life, and they married.But Du Bao refused to recognize their union, and the matter was not resolved satisfactorily until Liu Mengmei won the first prize and the emperor decided.

Among them, the female lead is Shao Yiyi, and the male lead is Xiao Yan. You don’t know that once this drama came out, it caused a sensation in Chang’an in just one day. Originally, Li You was just planning to line up and play in Dunhuafang. For entertainment, Li You didn't want his wives to be too idle.

If the backyard is too busy, something will happen. Quan Zhixi is in the school now, and Yueying takes care of herself. There are only three people left: Shao Yiyi, Cui Xiuniang and Xiao Yan. Then let the three of them do something, and Li You will do it. I wrote a script and talked to three people about the play.

Cui Xiuniang became the director, and Shao Yiyi and Xiao Yan became the male and female protagonists. They originally thought that they could be used to pass the time, but who knew that the first scene was immediately sold out. After watching the first scene, the entire Dunhua Square was boiling, shouting desperately With the names of Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei,

It's no wonder that the story of "The Peony Pavilion" is beyond the common sense of life, and the huge artistic power contained in the fantasy image of Du Liniang strongly touched the hearts of young men and women in ancient times.

In addition to the wonderful performances of Shao Yiyi and Xiao Yan, the male and female protagonists were brought to life at once. Now Shao Yiyi and Xiao Yan are both named as everyone, one is Master Shao, and the other is Master Xiao. The two must not appear in Chang'an, it will cause the entire Chang'an people to go crazy.

Now "The Peony Pavilion" has only performed less than five performances, and the fifth performance has reached the point where it is empty.

(End of this chapter)