Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 231 There Are Some Flaws in the Military Merit System

"Taiwei Zhong, has there been any change in the Yongding Army Route?" Zhao Huan entered Qin Feng's mansion and met Zhong Shizhong and He Li.

Zhong Zhong shook his head and said: "The official family is in full swing, and the official family is also patrolling Hedong Road and Guanzhong. The generals on Yongding Army Road are trembling, lest the official's soldiers turn around and point at them. Now everyone Danger."

"The Zhe family has already presented the magistrate's right fish talisman, and they dare not compete with the officials at all. Now the Zhe family's second son, the prefect of the prefecture, can ask for Zhe. He has already arrived at Qinfeng's mansion and asked to see the officials."

Oh?folding home?The matter of Bamen's entry into the capital was a series of decisions with the other three families, and the leader of the other three families was this Zhe family.

"Let Zhe Keqiu wait outside the door. He Li, is the recent matter of equalizing the fields in Guanzhong properly handled?" Zhao Huan said looking at He Li.

The average fields of Guanzhong, Hedong and Yunzhong Roads have been fully developed, and the spring seedlings have been planted.

"After the Changping warehouse on East Road caught fire, the Xiang army strengthened the supervision of the Changping warehouses. Only three Changping warehouses caught fire. The loss was very small. However, after investigation, all of these Changping warehouses were dissatisfied."

"For example, in Xinzhou, the account record is [-] shi, the reported number is [-] shi, and the reconciliation volume is only [-] shi. Officials, there is a difference of [-] shi!" He Li Said cautiously.

Zhao Huan was silent...

The [-] shi of grain disappeared like this and [-] shi disappeared. He was already wondering whether the fire on East Road was caused by those fleeing landlords.

After all, the Jin soldiers went south, the landlords fled, and the Changping warehouse and Guanghui warehouse on Hedong Road were all on fire!
How could it be something that only those landlords who want to make money in the country do? !
There is something tricky!

Zhao Huan stared at He Li and asked, "Is there any clue to this matter?"

He Li wiped off his cold sweat and said, "The money and grain in the Changping warehouse are often embezzled as military expenses. The battles against Xixia are frequent, and the food and grass are consumed more. However, the money given by the court every year is not enough, so the Changping warehouse is often dissatisfied."

"There are reasons for fighting Xixia, and there are also officials in charge, which are caused by corruption."

Comprehensive reasons?
Zhao Huan frowned and said: "Investigate this matter thoroughly. Before I leave Yongding Army Road and Guanzhong, I must thoroughly investigate this matter. It is embezzlement of military expenses, that is, embezzlement of military expenses to fight abroad, and the generals must not be hungry." Stomach. Corruption should also be investigated, how much corruption and how many stalls there are, check them out one by one.”

Don't these big song rice worms want their lives?

The food in the Changping warehouse is the rations of the people, and the food for the victims of the disaster. They dare to be greedy. If there is a disaster year and the refugees riot, these food officials will definitely die first.

"Officials and ministers have no one to use."

He Li sweated profusely and said, "It's because Yongding Army Road has always been a war zone, so the accounts have always been muddled. It's been more than 30 years, and many regular warehouses don't even have an account book. We still need the Ministry of Accounts to send someone who is good at writing An official in mathematics, otherwise I would not be able to do the calculations by myself."

"No one is available! Da Song is full of scholars. Are you telling me that no one is available? In this way, I will give you a way to hire scholars who are good at arithmetic?"

Zhao Huan began to doubt He Li's ability to handle affairs.This little matter still needs me to do it myself?Is He Li a bit stupid?
Zhao Huan stared at He Li, and found that things didn't seem to be simple.

He Li wiped the sweat off his brow and said, "The main reason is that there is no money. The officials, Yongding Army Road is a war zone, and the people are not prosperous. Every year, the tax is [-]% to bring down Bianjing. If there is a need, ask the court for money. On the Yongding Military Road, there is some military pay. I dare not tamper with it."

"Want money? Tell me how much you want?" Zhao Huan decided to go back and bring Cai Jing's family. Isn't he short of money?
Just ransack the house, and I don't know if Li Gang is optimistic about those guys. If the illegal gains are transferred by corrupt officials, it will be bad.

He Li said: "It costs [-] yuan to hire someone. It's still going to a dental office to hire someone. If there is no intermediary introduction, the cost will be even lower. You can hire at least a thousand people to make accounts."

Fifty thousand guan made He Li so embarrassing?Zhao Huan looked at He Li suspiciously.

"It's not the big head."

Looking at the emperor's face, He Li didn't seem too embarrassed, and said, "Officials, in fact, the big one is that the Guanzhong Road Changping warehouse needs to be filled, and this deficit is huge, about 500 million yuan."

"Zhao knows." Zhao Huan was already numb.

Everyone asks him for money.And it needs to be well-founded, high-sounding, and the key is that these people who want money are still doing business.

Can he not give it?
Anyway, those who have a lot of money have no place to spend it. He is the emperor, and he has someone to take care of everything, and there is no place to spend money. Since he is doing business, he can't delay it.

"One more thing, officials, what about those corrupt officials?" Seeing that the money was approved, He Li's face was beaming with joy. Only money can do things. Buying grain to fill the regular warehouse, taking stock of taxes, a smart woman can't live without rice. !
"What should I do if I follow the laws of the Song Dynasty?" Zhao Huan asked, asking about politics is not ashamed.

"The low-ranking officials will go to the government. The high-ranking officials will also be demoted. The roots are intertwined and it is difficult to start. The main reason is that there are no replacements. This is a bit troublesome." He Li said.

Governing a big country is like cooking small fish.It's all done little by little, how can it be so easy?

"Lieutenant Zhong, I remember that there are quite a few people in the Yongding Army who have been promoted to the ranks this time. Are there many people who can read?" Zhao Huan wanted to use the generals who had just established military ranks as officials to completely replace the situation where literati were in power. .

But if you are illiterate, you will go wrong when you are an official.

"Most of them are literate. After all, fighting is not a matter of purely personal bravery, but battle formation and cooperation. Many generals are literate and have read military books. But the officials, you can't do this, and the generals of the Yongding Army were transferred away. .What should the commander of the Yongding Army do? This can’t be done, no way.” Zhong Zhong shook his head again and again.

This is digging one's own corner!Never.

Zhao Huan turned on the flickering mode.

"Taiwei, look, the general has been born and died for many years, and finally earned a military title. Now that the military title has been converted to a civilian, and he is an official, he will not have to face the hardships of battle. This is good for the general."

The teacher said cautiously: "Officials, those who are generals are not allowed to charge forward. This is written in the military system of the official family. It is rare for Captain Yue to take the lead in every battle. Almost none. General, they don't have to face the hardships of battle."

It's bitter in the Planting Teacher Center, this official is paying off a big victory now, when Tianwei is at its peak, he is not willing to disobey the official's wishes at this time.

But did his army stop fighting?It is not easy to train new generals with tens of thousands of people to transfer the generals away.

And among the teachers, they also know that they are actually bargaining by relying on the holy grace of the way of teachers.Moreover, there are unavoidable difficulties among the seed teachers.

He Li actually approached him many times, and wanted to transfer a group of people to be the official side.

Originally, the teachers thought it was a good thing. After all, being an official is much better than being a soldier.

Unfortunately, no one wants to go.

"Officials, it's not that the minister wants to bargain, and the general has no intention of disobeying the official's decision."

"The generals really don't want to. The group of people who have recently entered the ranks have made military exploits by regaining Yunzhong Road and Yanzhou. They are now gearing up and eager to try. They are waiting for the war to resume, and they will be promoted to rank... No, it's loyalty to the country, official."

Zhao Huan raised his forehead, this soldier has become a favorite, but he doesn't want to go to be an official?
This is the first time in Song Dynasty!

(End of this chapter)