Chapter 903 Major

Xue Xiang was born as a layman, but because of his low background, his understanding of economic laws is stronger than that of ordinary court officials, similar to Zhang Fangping Suyou, and quite "modern".

Financial management is a good hand, good at using economic laws to solve problems, Su You all the way to the strong recommendation, Wang Anshi is the main use, although the imperial history has been repeatedly obstructed, but still due to fate, to achieve the current high position.

Zhao Ji's appointment of him as a member of the Privy Council of Tongzhi this time is also Su You's recommendation to Zhao Ji and Feng Jing, and it is inseparable from him to sort out and solve the problem of redundant troops in Beijing.

Xue Xiang bowed to the ranks: "Exactly, this system was actually initiated by Su Mingrun, and the ministers didn't dare to take credit, but Xiao Gui Cao followed." ”

Wang Jue was very sensitive to this: "Su Mingrun has never been in the government, this metaphor has been over. ”

Xue Xiang's background was too low, and he couldn't compare with Wang Qi, the emperor's little vest, so he froze there for a while, not knowing whether to continue or not.

Wu Chong was quite disgusted with him after being cheated by Wang Jue, and spoke in his capacity as prime minister: "Let's listen to it, just talk about things, don't talk about it." ”

Xue Xiang dared to continue to speak: "Yes." ”

"This system actually started from Shaanxi at the earliest, Su Mingrun in Shaanxi Daxing water conservancy, the use of most of the people is the Xiang Army, after the land, then the Xiang Army on the spot Tuntian, after the field is ripe, the Xiang Army is willing to turn to the civilian industry, a resigned ......"

Wang Qi asked: "Xiang Jun is willing to give up their food money?" ”

Xue Xiang arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the Xiang army is difficult to return, and the biggest reason for it is to gather and not disperse. ”

"Whenever there is a flood and drought, the displaced people rise in all directions, and the imperial court selects young and strong people to be included in the Xiang army, consolidating the good policy of the ancestors and loving the people."

"However, after the gathering, there was no other means of management except for the monthly distribution of basic salt and vegetable money and rations, and the military discipline was quite scattered, to put it bluntly, it was just a group of prisoners under the control of military law."

"As time goes by, the Xiang army is idle, and the monthly food money is dissipated, and then they may become hooligans and harass the locality; or become a servant, and find it difficult to stand on his own feet. ”

"Once something is wanted to be used, the court has to spend a lot of money on resettlement, and it is often useless."

"Su Mingrun's method of Shaanxi is to teach the labor first, so that they can get used to labor first; Then he ordered him to farm and learn farming strategies; In the process, reward from the generous and teach its savings. ”

"After a few years, the fields are reclaimed, the Xiang soldiers also have a certain amount of savings, plus the government sells acres, livestock, household seed and agricultural tools, of course the Xiang soldiers are willing to change jobs."

Wu Chong had some questions: "How does Su Mingrun solve the problem of merger?" I am afraid that when the land of the Xiangjun army is in hand, it is still easy to work hard and sell it to the rich. ”

Xue Xiang said: "This problem has indeed happened, and the solution is very simple, that is, to make the file in detail, and the army will grant the land, and it shall not be resold within ten years." ”

"The main reason why this problem occurred in Shaanxi was the familiar households of the Tibetan people, who liked to resell it to the Han people for short-term profits after they were awarded land for military merits."

"In order to fix them on the land, Su Mingrun invented and popularized the method of raising livestock in captivity, and then greatly developed wool spinning, and the benefits of the settlement of the Tibetan people exceeded the benefits of nomadism, and this phenomenon gradually disappeared."

Wang Qi was displeased: "In the final analysis, he is still a minister of profit, you must know that you can lure him with profit today, and you can also betray him in the future." ”

Xue Xiang bowed and said: "That's true, but Su Mingrun said that Cang Liao is honest and knows etiquette and righteousness, and his actions in Shaanxi are only to solve the problem of the first step, and then he can say that he can get the second and third steps, otherwise it will be too ambitious and difficult to accomplish." ”

Zhao Ji nodded: "It's already very good to be able to take this first step, Shaanxi has not bothered the imperial court much over the years, but can it be implemented in Bianjing?" ”

Xue Xiang said: "Bianjing City is a little more difficult, because there is not so much land in Bianjing City. ”

"But fortunately, there are many labors in Bianjing City."

"A few years ago, it started with the Bianqu project, then the Luoshui water conservancy project, then the construction project of Weishi, Dongming, Zhongmu three counties, the road project, and the Bianjing city wall renovation project that was only recently completed."

"What is the reason for these projects, which are huge and the people do not complain? There is nothing else, more use of the box army, and the money is abundant. ”

Cai did make a list: "This is not Su Mingrun's work, this is Shu Guogong's method of exempting from military service." ”

Xue Xiang bowed: "Yes, Bianjing's method is based on the law of Shu Guogong's exemption from military service." ”

Wu Chong sneered: "However, why is the law of the prince only effective in Kaifeng Mansion, and in the rest of the roads, except for disturbing people's livelihood, there is nothing to be taken?" ”

Lu Gongshu also gave his hand: "Your Majesty, back then, when the prince raised the law of exemption from military service, the ministers discussed it with the ministers, thinking that it would not work. ”

"This is to take the savings of the households, to pay the cunning people, and to raise up the battle. It's hard to see what you do. ”

Now it seems that the law of exemption from military service has flourished in Kaifeng, and has not been effective in the rest of the roads. As the old saying goes, 'If you don't have a hundred benefits, you won't change the law.' 'Not if it is abolished. ”

Seeing that the controversy was about to arise, Zhao Ji stopped: "Let's listen to Xue Xiang continue to say." ”

Xue Xiang arched his hand and said: "Yes, the law of the prince has good intentions, but there is a problem, that is, the people who raise the service...... In Su Mingrun's words, it is not enough...... Specialized. ”

"In the wealthy areas of the Great Song Dynasty, such as Shuzhong, Bianjing, and Liangzhejiang, the common people were of course willing to pay money to be exempted from military service, so as not to disturb normal production. But there is a question, that is, after the court collects the money, who will be handed over to complete these labors? ”

"Most of the roads are handed over to some lazy and unemployed people, these people can't complete the service properly at all, and the government wastes money and food, and in the end they still have to work hard to organize households to serve, which makes people complain."

"Kaifeng Mansion has tendered for the project, and the bidders are all professionals who have been engaged in engineering construction for a long time - Sitong Commercial Construction Division, Guanshi River and Canal Division, and will be supervised."

"These divisions have specialized talents who know how to undertake the project, and Kaifeng Mansion also has a professional team to calculate the progress and cost of the project, so that everything goes smoothly."

"In the process of construction, a large number of idle people were absorbed, and after several major projects came down, a large number of van troops turned into capable personnel of the engineering construction team."

This is the reason for the success of the exemption law in Kaifeng Prefecture, the law is a good law, but a good law can only be implemented by good officials. Since Kaifeng Mansion, the urban construction and water conservancy project teams have absorbed no less than 100,000 people, and Lifu has received three hundred Wen a day in addition to two meals a day. ”

"These 100,000 people have completely detached themselves from the cultivation of the land, and they have built cities, roads, canals, and dikes all year round, and they are not treacherous and lazy, but they have no one to teach them."

"Many of these people have been resettled on the newly hoarded land between the Yellow River and Kaifeng, and there are still 60,000 people who are still making a living from construction."

Zhao Ji nodded: "Although people are taught to fish, but this law is only solved for a while, and now that all the projects have ended, how to settle these remaining people, does the Privy Council have any intentions?" ”

Xue Xiang said: "This is going back to the construction corps mentioned by Feng Shuxiang just now, these tens of thousands of construction professionals are very rare, Hedong is now suffering from floods, people's livelihood is withering, and there are a lot of idle acres of wasteland." ”

"The meaning of the Privy Council is that they can be allowed to change jobs freely, after all, they have been working for a few years and already have savings, which can encourage them to immigrate to the north and south of Jinghu Lake, the east and west of Guangnan, and even Jiaozhi Meizhou."

"These places are vast and sparsely populated, such as Guangnan East Road, but only 200,000 ding, once not as good as a state, Shen Cunzhong in Meizhou, but also open favorable conditions, one ding fifteen acres of three-cropping land, fifteen acres of grass, to give housing, livestock, farm tools and seeds, there is almost no woman."

Zhao Xuan's face twitched: "Xue Gong's news is lagging behind, Shen Cunzhong contacted Su Mingrun, and Su Mingrun entrusted Li Daocheng to find 30,000 widows and poor girls in Jiaozhi to marry Meizhou people's husbands." Oh, hehehe, they, the women also hair. ”

Everyone in the hall was Wan'er, but they didn't care.

The government urged men and women of appropriate age to start a family, which was a serious thing in this era.

Zhao Luan was in Hangzhou, and last year he also gave a dowry, so that more than 1,000 poor girls could marry, and the imperial court specially rewarded him for this.

I heard Xue Xiang continue: "The ordnance supervisor said: 'In recent years, the Wulu Prefecture Army has increased the number of Zhuangcheng soldiers, although there are teaching and commanding, but the martial arts they have learned are not practical at all. ’”

"For example, in the more than 40 miles of the siege of the Daimyo's Mansion, there were only four gunners, and the others who hung up, set gunpowder, and burned all the fire were also missing. There is no teaching and reading style, and there is no official who specializes in inspection. ”

"The Daimyo Mansion is Beijing, an important town in the world, and the meaning of the Privy Council, please follow the regulations of the Beijing Division, rebuild the Daimyo, and improve the system of gunners......"

This is a bit scary, the gunner in Xue Xiang's mouth is obviously not the same thing as the gunner of the Daimyo's Mansion before, Zhao Ji immediately asked: "Can it be set up in Hejian Mansion?" ”