Chapter 1,467 Mansion Soldiers

Su You is very busy and very tired.

It should be said that Su You was aware of the issues that Cheng Hao discussed before his death, but it was very difficult to correct them.

The DPRK and China are in chaos now, and are in a chaotic period of alternation between the old and the new.

On the one hand, it was the new parties such as Xing Shu and Zhang Dun that persisted in the government; on the other hand, it was the old parties such as Sima Guang who built momentum.

In addition, there are also the interests of clan and relatives entangled in it.

And Gao Taotao wants to control the inner palace, communicate with the inside and outside, and control the military.

Su You is trying to win as many people as possible.

By dividing the four-way cake, first obtain the support of Gao Taotao, the clan, and relatives, and then try to win over capable talents in the new party such as Cai Bian and Zhang Dun, as well as moderate people in the old party such as Lu Gongzhu, and then use yourself People like Cai Jing were in the bag, so everyone tried to pull them through first.

This process is painful, but it is also necessary. The so-called "those who follow me prosper and those who go against me perish" are not politics, but revolution. It will take a long time to heal and the Song Dynasty cannot afford to delay.

Gao Taotao's attitude is the most important here. Su You has been trying to convince Gao Taotao that she must hold on to the banner of "the rule of the first emperor".

On this point, Su You, Lu Gongzhu and Sima Guang had relatively big differences.

Fortunately, none of the three of them had any selfish motives. In real history, Sima Guang could be stubborn with Su Shi and Fan Chunren, but he could not be stubborn with Su You and Lu Gongzhu.

At least in terms of official career, the three of them can be regarded as "peers". Although Su You started late, he ran fast and has no flaws in his resume until now. It is not considered a "sudden advance".

As for the New Party, Su You doesn't think it's important for the time being. Those people are all old fritters who know how to compromise, but they are "gentlemen" who are not easy to deal with.

Therefore, now the "villains" are not making trouble, but the "gentlemen" are debating in full swing.

Things first started with Lu Gong writing a chapter.

The public book said: "In the system of the country, every time there is an announcement in the palace, there are two divisions of Zhongshu and Privy Council. Yesterday, the emperor revised the official system. Zhongshu, Menxia, ​​and Shangshu Province are each one group. Although there are three provinces, the same ones are submitted. The cover is also fresh."

"The ministers in power are all selected by the imperial court. They should work together as one and gather the wisdom of everyone to assist the reform policy."

Lu Gongzhi was not very capable, so he remembered the "Zhuge Liang Meeting" in Suzhou and suggested that the three provinces should discuss national issues together and report to Gao Taotao together after the resolution was formed.

This matter can also expand Gao Taotao's power and facilitate the balance of government affairs. Su You also very much agrees with this system, which at least allows the new party to have a voice, so he also wrote a letter expressing his approval of Lu Gong's work.

The imperial edicts were issued in a eloquent manner, and all three provinces combined their decrees, as well as Taiwan's remonstrances and chapters, and the three squadrons went together to submit them for implementation.

After discussing this, the provincial lobby has been turned into a vegetable market every day.

The first is to abolish laws. Some laws that have clearly caused huge public dissatisfaction, such as market changes and resistance, will be completely abolished nationwide.

This is Sima Guang's complete justice. The government's trade resistance is completely interfering with the market order, extorting money from the people, not getting any benefits, and causing a lot of anger. Even the New Party feels that it should be abolished.

Lu Huiqing and Lu Jia asked about the blame, but they said they would not take it.

Next is the scrapping of armor.

After Su You suggested that necessary alternative measures should be taken before abolishing the law, all Sima Guang could think of was to restore the old law of righteousness and bravery and ensure that the chief envoys returned to the countryside, while still appointing elders and young men to patrol the capital thieves and household heads to supervise taxes.

This statement made no sense, and Su You directly opened up Sima Guang's old score.

Sima Xianggong, this is wrong... Do you still remember that time?

When Han Xianggong and Fu Xianggong asked Shaanxi to assassinate the brave to resist Xixia, Sima Gong, you opposed it with all your life. I just said that the southwestern barbarians could be used, but you threw Weizhou into the blame. Do you remember

No?

Now that he is in power, he has to go back to the old ways of Han and Fu. It is a pity that there is no such stubborn minister in the court as Sima Dajian...

These words made Sima Guang's face turn red: "Mingrun, you don't want Pi Liyangqiu. As long as you have a good strategy, you might as well talk about it. In addition to disturbing the people, does the method of Baojia really help in apprehending bandits and calming down the public order? Can Baojia really help?

Serving as a soldier? Isn't this obvious?"

Su You smiled and said: "Yes, what Mr. Xiang said is indeed reasonable. The so-called Baojia can be used to restrain good people. There are real bandits, but they cannot be used for one purpose. They are not even as good as righteousness and bravery."

"But what Su You wants to ask is, will the volunteers stop farming and serve?"

Sima Guang said: "So we need to restore the old method of volunteerism. Every year during the farm break, we go to the county and teach for one month. The volunteers of the Western Army are also very effective in protecting the home and the country. Mingrun, you are trapped in the camp, aren't you the country?"

The lady led the volunteers to fight against the Xia people to rescue the siege?"

Su You couldn't help but laugh: "My lord, that was a first-aid measure that was adopted as a last resort after several major defeats in the Western Affairs. When the main army became strong and invincible, the volunteers were dismissed and sent back to their fields. This is what Su You has been doing."

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"Later, Prime Minister Anshi promoted the method of protecting armor, so Su You used these volunteers who returned to their fields as the backbone and gave them the title of protecting armor to deal with the court. In fact, there was no training at all."

Sima Guang didn't want Wang Anshi to be successful: "Yes, so I also want to promote the method of Mingrun, but I don't need to use the name Baojia to restore its original appearance. The essence is not to interfere with production with training, just carry out training during winter leisure."

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Su You shook his head: "Since even volunteering is a last resort, I think it's better to abolish them all!"

Lu Gongzhu frowned and said: "Mingrun, if it is abolished at the same time, how can the state and county be stable?"

Su You cupped his hands and said: "Lv Gong, Sima Gong, where did the disadvantages of 'redundant government' in our dynasty come from? Isn't it just to set up a government for one thing? If the government is bad and the task cannot be done, then another government is added."

"Over a hundred years, the accumulated abuses are like adding firewood, and eventually it becomes a big pyre. The old abuses have not been eliminated, but the problem of 'redundant administration' has become more and more obvious?"

"Why not go back to the roots and properly manage the first government, without having to build a new one? The late emperor's restoration of the Tang Dynasty has already pointed out the direction for us."

Sima Guang was a historian and immediately said: "Fan Shangfu soldiers? How can this be done?"

Su You said: "Today, there is no equalization of land, and the army has no foundation, so it cannot be done."

"But we are talking about the old laws of prefecture and county Baojia and volunteerism. Su You feels that the system of fanfu soldiers can also be adopted, but only the policy at the prefecture and county levels will be adopted, and the personnel will use another method to achieve the effect of equalizing land.

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"What is the difference between Juntianfu soldiers and today's soldiers? They are tax-free. Therefore, Fu soldiers are actually quasi-professional soldiers who enjoy tax exemption for farming and need to participate in training, recruitment, and service."

"In the past, the way of the Song Dynasty required farmers to bear the obligations of government soldiers, but they did not have the rights of government soldiers. Therefore, whether it was Baojia or volunteerism, there were always complaints. This was also the reason why Sima Gong strongly opposed it back then, right?"

Sima Guang and Lu Gongzu both nodded.

Su You then said: "I think the only way to achieve good governance is to match everyone's rights with their obligations. If, I mean if, according to the Tang Dynasty's military system and the land system, we don't talk about rewarding land for merit. Taking into account only one hundred acres at that time, the yield per mu was two hundred and fifty kilograms, and the tax was 30%, then the preferential treatment a soldier received from the Tang court should be about eighty shi of grain a year."

"Converted to the Song Dynasty, we use seventy liters per dou rice, which is almost fifty-six guan a year. If we add a little more, it will be like five guan a month."

"When we use this price as a basis to recruit soldiers, is it equivalent to a disguised restoration of the Tang Dynasty's military system? Moreover, without the previous hardships of the Tang Dynasty, these people are not affected by seasonal shortages, right? Even better than Tang Zheng?"
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