172. The army is disbanded
The army of Yong'an left, leaving behind 30,000 families. The emperor ordered them to be placed in scattered place. Each of them sent some money and sent them to the people nearby, and the army was transferred to the people.
Half of them remained in Chang'an, and half were sent to surrounding counties to enrich the population. From the late Wang Mang to the present, almost all of them were in troubled times, and there were many people who died and fled everywhere. Finally, Emperor Gengshi entered Chang'an, which brought a short period of stability to Guanzhong, and the population showed a trend of net inflow. However, because the Red Eyebrow Army entered the pass, a large number of people moved to refugees. Emperor Gengshi and the important officials in the court attacked and killed each other. There were many deaths in the Chang'an area, and even more escapes.
Now that the city in Guanzhong is in decline and its population is sharply reduced, the huge Chang'an City originally had a population of hundreds of thousands, but now it is less than 200,000. It can be said that there are more soldiers in Chang'an City than the people.
More than 10,000 Red Eyebrow Army families threw them into the huge Chang'an, like a stone thrown into water. With a "pop" sound, it became silent and there was no change at all.
After this wave of military transfers to civilians, the camp outside the city was empty, with about 200,000 soldiers left. The military families with fields and houses were all happy and lived happily.
The emperor had some clues in his mind and felt that it could solve the big trouble he was thinking about.
So His Majesty the Emperor summoned the four leaders who stayed in Chang'an: Fan Chong, Xu Xuan, Xie Lu and Yang Yin.
To summon them to discuss the matters in the camp.
The emperor said, "It's already winter, and the soldiers outside the city still live in tents and don't have a house to keep the cold. I really can't bear it. I have any good ways to talk about it."
Xie Lu took the lead and said: "This is easy to deal with. Just follow the previous ones. They all go to the city and live in residential houses. Anyway, there are many empty houses in the city, which is really not enough, just move some people."
Yang Yanshou said: "No, Your Majesty has been in the city for almost two months. He has finally stabilized Chang'an City. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and praise them. Now that they have moved the people again, they have freed up their troops to live in the army, not only disturbing the whole city, but also disturbing the uneasy, where will the people who moved out go? Are the soldiers afraid of the cold, and the people are not afraid of the cold?"
Xie Lu still wanted to speak, but Xu Xuan pulled his clothes from behind.
Xu Xuan said: "According to Mr. Yang's wishes, how should we place it?"
Yang Yanshou said: "Now cities are deserted and sparsely populated. The land in the countryside is deserted and nine out of ten houses are empty. If these hundreds of thousands of people are scattered into the people and each makes them pick up their old jobs, those who used to work in the city will work in the city, and those who used to farm in the countryside will not only enrich the population in the city, but also cultivate idle fields, which will have the best of both worlds."
Fan Chong said: "How can that be done? These are all brothers who follow me in battle. Everyone is together, and their relationship is deep and they are all dispersed. How can I bear to let it go?"
Yang Yanshou laughed and said, "The Censor really values love and righteousness, but there is no banquet that will last forever. Even his daughters marry into other families and leave their parents, let alone these brothers of different surnames? How can they stay together forever?"
Fan Chong said: "That's right, but isn't it great now? Even if the soldiers cannot enter the city, it doesn't matter. Everyone is used to it, and it doesn't matter if they live in a tent."
Yang Yanshou said: "Doctor Censor, how can you live in a tent be comfortable as a house? What's more, it's in the middle of winter. It's still good today, but it's not that cold. In another month, the weather is severely cold. How can you survive the winter in the tent? You're going to freeze to death. Dr. Censor, you live in Chang'an City, with a luxurious house, and you don't know the suffering of the soldiers outside the city!"
Fan Chong said: "Why don't I know? Didn't I stay in a tent? I will move out of the city tomorrow, stay in a tent with the soldiers, and get frozen with them!"
Yang Yanshou smiled and said, "The officials in the lower ranks, and the censor forgives the crime. The censor is willing to share the joys and sorrows with his brothers, and is very loyal, but not everyone in the army thinks so. They may think of their wives and children, and live their own lives well!"
Fan Chong said: "Those brothers don't!"
Yang Yanshou said: "Brothers may not, but they still have wives and children, and their bodies are not that strong. Staying in the camp and getting frozen will never happen. They have to think about their families."
Yang Yin said: "The Censor, we raised our army back then, and we wanted to have a full meal and live a good life. Now we have this opportunity. The fields in Guanzhong are fertile, not less than the fields in Qingzhou's hometown. Such good fields are idle. It's a pity. I've dismissed my brothers and went to farm well and live a good life. What a great thing!"
Fan Chong said: "If there is no peace today, the army will be disbanded. What if there is an enemy attack? "
Yang Yanshou said: "There are 100,000 soldiers in Chang'an City, which is enough to protect the imperial capital. You can select young and strong people in the camp to become soldiers of the court, and use them to fight the world, without any disadvantages."
Xu Xuan, who had not spoken for a long time, said: "Who will preside over the selection of young and strong people?"
As soon as these words were said, Fan Chong thought to himself that Old Xu was not reactionary and supported the disbandment of the army. Yang Yanshou thought to himself that Xu Xuan was still a little scheming and could not stop him even knowing that this matter was. He only asked who was in charge and who was in charge was very different.
After listening for a long time, the emperor knew that the temperature was almost done, so he said, "I want to order the Grand Secretary to be the main body and the Yingyang School Captain to co-in charge of this matter and give more resources to settle the family, so that the brothers can settle down and live a good life for a few days."
Yang Yin is a compromise method. Yang Yin is an old leader of the Red Eyebrow Army. He has high expectations and can defend the place and be close to the emperor. He is one of the emperor's father-in-laws and can accept the emperor's will. Both the Qingzhou Army and the emperor's side are acceptable.
Things settled down. The army he formed was about to be disbanded. Fan Chong was somewhat depressed and returned home and sighed.
When Fan Taohua saw it, she asked, "You don't always go to court to discuss matters. You occasionally enter the palace and feel sad when you come back. What's the matter?"
Fan Chong said: "Your good husband is going to dig my roots, disband all the troops outside the city, and let them farm and live. Can I be happy?"
Taohua said, "Your root? The brothers in the camp are your roots? Father, you are wrong. Your roots are not there, but here is me! I am your closest bloodline. When I become the queen, you are the emperor's father-in-law and the prince's grandfather. Your roots have been plunged into the palace, what else can I worry about?"
Fan Chong said: "That's right, but your child will be surnamed Liu in the future, and it will be impossible for me, the Fan family."
Fan Taohua suddenly blushed and her voice lowered, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty said, I will..."
She suddenly stopped talking, her face flushed, and lowered her head and stopped talking.
Fan Chong said anxiously: "What about you in the future? You said, why did this kid become so hesitant!"
Taohua tucked her hands and said, "Your Majesty said that if I give birth to a son in the future, if I can give birth to two, I will adopt the younger one to the Fan family and let you raise it as your grandson."
"Really!" Fan Chong jumped up suddenly, "Your Majesty really said that? He is really willing?"
"Yes." Taohua raised her head and said, "It's all a family, can you still treat you badly? What are you doing if you have to hold your brothers?"
Fan Chong walked back and forth on the ground, laughing constantly, "My Fan family finally has a descendant! There is a descendant!"
Suddenly, he burst into tears and said, "Pity my brother, your uncle, died as a teenager, and your younger brother, died in the camp at the age of three, making me the only male member of the Fan family. If the incense of the Fan family is cut off from me, my sins will be great."
Fan Taohua also had her eyes red and said, "You are only in your forties and are in such good health. When I enter the palace, you will marry a wife and take a few concubines again, and maybe you will continue the incense of the Fan family."
Fan Chong raised his head suddenly and said, "Taohua, you, you are really willing..."
"If I enter the palace and there is no woman in this family, who will take care of your diet and daily life? I am not at ease. You, come with your thoughts!"
After Fan Chong's wife passed away, he had never wanted to remarry, but he was always mixed up by peach blossoms. This time she actually offered to let him marry another. Fan Chong felt like he was dreaming.
Fan Taohua said: "I don't care whoever you like to marry, but I won't call her mother!"
"Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want!" Fan Chong was overjoyed, suddenly thought of something, and asked again: "If my grandson is adopted and can only inherit the throne of marquis, wouldn't it be a compromise to the child?"
Fan Taohua smiled and said, "You are so confused. How could Your Majesty treat his son badly? At worst, you can break the example and just be named a king of a different surname."
Fan Chongxi said, "Oh, that's good to be in love! There are also people in my Fan family who have been kings for generations and are in harmony with the Han Dynasty! Your Majesty, Your Majesty is really my good son-in-law!"
"This foundation was won by my Fan family. I can deserve a throne. Although Your Majesty did not give you the name of a king, he gave you the truth of the king. Your fief is comparable to the two princes." Fan Taohua said, "A son-in-law is half a son, who do you not expect your son-in-law to rely on? Are your brothers reliable? Father, you have to help Your Majesty well, don't turn your elbow out!"
"Yeah, Your Majesty treats me well. I have to help him. Those bastards, who dare not listen to the emperor, I will definitely deal with them well!"
The day after he said this, the threshold of the Fan family was broken by the generals. The generals came to the door one by one, begging Fan Chong to ask him to plead with His Majesty and not to disband the army outside the city.
"Do you want to disobey the imperial edict?" Fan Chong glared at his eyes and angrily rebuked: "This matter is not only the emperor's intention, but also my intention. It was decided by the Prime Minister, the Grand Sima and the Grand Sioc! What's wrong with letting all brothers live? Your Majesty said that anyone who wants to go to the private farming family will be granted a hundred acres of land, and those with a large population can also give more land. The land in Guanzhong is the fattest land in the world, and a hundred acres can be worth two hundred acres elsewhere. Everyone can have enough food and clothing, and it is not in vain that they have suffered so much in the years!"
"But, brothers who have been together for so many years have dispersed all of a sudden, and it will be difficult to get together again. Is this your Majesty wanting to remove our power to lead troops?"
Chapter completed!