Chapter 36 The Unity of Civil and Military Affairs
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is asleep, his palm is still on the delicate lower abdomen, as if guarding him.
The next day, as Li Longji expected.
The alliance with the Tibetans dragged on for too long, and both the civil and military had a feeling of impatience.
The details can be discussed slowly, but the big picture should always be settled.
The armistice agreement was far less reliable than the Covenant.
Inevitably, the court was discussing the matter again.
This time, the one who rushed to the forefront was still Wang Ju, the head of the household, Wang Ju was also the hero of the congenital coup, and Li Longji was good friends, and he had the merit of being a dragon, worshipping the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, the head of the household, and the title of Zhao Guogong.
It's just that he was squeezed out by Yao Chong before, and he was given a degraded place to serve as a assassin.
Not everyone has the same consciousness as Pei Min, as soon as Yao Chong fell, Wang Ju launched a relationship, sharpened his head and squeezed back into the temple again, and served as the head of the household department.
Hubu Shangshu is in charge of the territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and all financial matters of the country, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the God of Wealth of the Tang Dynasty is not an exaggeration. But it is also an extremely high-risk position, and the former head of the household department was removed from office by the new prime minister, Song Jing, for malfeasance.
Song Jing is a strict official, not to mention corruption and bribery, even if the official who does nothing in the corpse position makes him catch one, he will also be severely punished.
When Wang Ju took office, he also wanted to make some achievements, intending to fill the treasury to prove his ability.
The official has reached his point, and the previous one is the prime minister.
As a civil servant, what you need and ask for is not a phase?
The idea is beautiful, but Wang Ju finds that the reality is extremely cruel.
The Tang Dynasty had just launched a war against Tibet, and the Tang army used more than 60,000 soldiers and horses and 40,000 horses, which took more than seven months.
This is an inevitable expense, and Wang Ju can only admit it: the soldiers are out on the expedition, licking the blood with the knife, and this is because of the rewards and pensions, even if the teeth are broken, the household must take it out.
However, it is not just as simple as rewarding and bereavement, Datang has newly taken Jiuqu land in Hexi, which needs to be developed.
Raising cattle, sheep and training military horses on the grassland requires a huge investment, and they also need the support of the homeless people dispatched by their households, which is a huge amount of money and a huge investment.
It's not seven or eight years, and this investment can't be recovered.
Then there is the repair of Stone Fort City, and the Golden Sky Bridge, Da Momen City, and Tree Stump City also need to be taken care of.
This spending money is like running water, constantly going out, and there is no hope of recycling.
Wang Ju is quite talented, and he knows that these must be paid, so he endured it again.
However, repairing Mo Liyi, building a new Mo Licheng, and sending troops to Qinghai Lake made Wang Ju unbearable.
Is it true that the household department is a money bag, and there is endless money to spend?
Moliyi is located near Qinghai Lake, surrounded by Tibetan forces, and maintaining Moliyi requires a large number of soldiers to be stationed, and the court needs to constantly stuff money and grain into it. The vital ones may not be able to hold on, in case they work hard to send craftsmen to transport building materials to build the city. When Tubo sent troops and took them away, wouldn't it be someone else's wedding dress?
With this in mind, Wang Ju was the pioneer who agreed to withdraw his troops and accept the claim of Tubo.
"Your Majesty! Sticking to the post will not be of great benefit to our army. With a useless land, but can be exchanged for Tubo as a minister, and you can get double the tribute every year, why not? It is better to wait for Tubo to send money and grain to the door than to send money and grain to Mo Liyi endlessly. "According to the rules, the tributes of other countries, except for a few rare ones for the royal family, other ordinary things are returned to the household department and collected into the treasury.
The difference between taking money and receiving money made Wang Juzheng's face red and red, and he didn't give an inch.
Wenchen attaches great importance to development, and is less than expanding the territory, and someone immediately echoed: "What Wang Shangshu said is that Tubo and my Tang Dynasty have been friends for a hundred years, and it is the first time that they are willing to surrender to our Tang Dynasty." How can you turn it away because it is of no great use? β
"The world is now in ruins, and many places need to invest a lot of money and materials in development, so there is no need to spend more money, food, and military salaries in order to not leave the post, and increase the burden on the people."
Without exception, Wenchen is all about money.
Not only civil officials, but also military generals also stood on the side of civil ministers and began to talk rhetorically.
Geng Guogong, the general of the left leading army, Ge Fushun, said: "This dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, and the rabbit will bite when it is in a hurry." It's important to do things in moderation. Although Tibet was defeated, its national strength was still there. Forcibly occupying his territory will only make relations between the two countries unstoppable. In our case, peaceful coexistence is the best option, so why cause disputes for one place? β
Tang Diwen, the general of the Left Prison Gate, also said: "This is like the dispute between Wu and Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, Wu Shu resisted Cao, and the general trend is inevitable. However, Shu did not return the southern county, causing war disasters in vain, resulting in the death of the general Guan Yu. β
Subsequently, Lu Longzi, the general of the Right Prison Gate, Cheng Jihou Li Shou, the general of the Right Guard, Wang Jingyao, the general of the Right Guard, and Gao Guangji, the general of the Right Guard, stood up one after another, and they also said that the head was the way, and they gave up Mo Liyi's view.
This time it was Li Long's turn to be dumbfounded.
Originally, it was just that Wenchen spoke out of financial and economic considerations, and made a table to withdraw from Mo Liyi and accept the title of minister of Tubo.
Wenchen's invitation is reasonable.
The generals have always been in a neutral position, and they have nothing to do with themselves, and they do not participate in the merger.
How did their attitude change in just one day?
In fact, the reason for all this is that Guo Zhiyun fell ill yesterday.
Guo Zhiyun's illness immediately touched the hearts of many generals.
They are not concerned about Guo Zhiyun's safety, but they care about his position as the envoy of Longyoujie.
Knowing that Guo Zhiyun had won a big victory over Tibet, he had the intention of going to work to recuperate, and some people were immediately moved.
It's like Wang Maozhong!
Wang Maozhong is Li Longji's confidant and one of his closest ministers.
In the process of the two coups d'Γ©tat of Tang Long and Xiantian launched by Li Longji to kill Empress Wei, Princess Anle and Princess Taiping, Wang Maozhong played an important role and was one of the few heroes of Tang Yuan.
Wang Maozhong was also particularly proud and domineering because of this, especially when he married his daughter to Ge Fushun, the general of the Left Army, and after the Chang'an military co-opted a royal party force, it was even more amazing.
To what extent is Wang Mao Zhong domineering?
He looked down on the eunuchs the most, and he beat and scolded the eunuchs at every turn, without any scruples.
Gao Lishi, the first celebrity in front of Li Longji, was also humiliated by Wang Maozhong, and when he saw Wang Maozhong, he had to walk around, so as not to face him.
Wang Maozhong is now the general of the auxiliary state, the general of Zuo Wuwei, the idle stable inside and outside the inspection school and the minister of the superintendent, and Huo Guogong can be described as a high power.
But how can this official dislike the small, his goal is to be the secretary of the military department, and to become the minister of a country with the secretary of the military department.
But with his current merits and qualifications, he is not enough to be promoted to the secretary of the military department, and the envoy of Longyou Jiedu is a good position to gild!
In an instant, the civil and military forces were united......