"Can you elaborate on that?" Meng Yi held the wine glass tightly before he spoke after a long time, and the green tendons on the back of his hand came out, and he could see that his inner struggle was very strong.

"Since the father-in-law wants to know, the son-in-law will say, after listening to the father-in-law, don't spread it for the time being, I plan to start the reform from two aspects, the first is the military service law, now the whole people are soldiers, all men between the ages of seventeen and sixty must participate in at least two years of service in their lives, and there is a month of conscription every year, when the six countries fought in the past, this service law did solve the problem of soldiers, but now there is no war within a few decades, what is the practical significance of this military service, In addition to letting the people run around, it is to let the local government and the court spend a lot of money and grain to maintain the operation of military service, and whether it is a change of service or a conscription, it will greatly increase the burden on the people, and at the same time, it will also delay the agricultural time, which is really to the point where it has to be changed. ”

"The second is that the army system is too old-fashioned, the Western Army resells enamel equipment, it seems that because of the lax military discipline, in fact, it is still the disaster left over from the military lord system, when the soldiers fight in order to get the title and reward, now a few years without fighting, where does the military lord and the reward come from? What do the soldiers rely on to support their families? If this demand of the soldiers cannot be solved, the military spirit and military discipline will only become weaker and weaker, and even the generals at all levels, who have no battle to fight and no enemy to kill, will naturally be unwilling to be stationed in the border pass where the bitter cold is intertwined......"

"Yes, these two do make sense, my brother has also told me before, especially the disadvantages of the military lord system are too great, so when he was stationed in the northwest, he has been constantly fighting with the Huns Donghu on a small scale, so that the soldiers on the border can have the opportunity to kill the enemy and obtain meritorious service, and after commanding the Western Army this time, he also wrote a letter to discuss the issue of military service with the old man, and his words are exactly the same as what the virtuous son-in-law just said, that is, after the large-scale disarmament and streamlining, the horse pawn is no longer completely suitable for the use of the change system, He also wanted to write to His Majesty to abolish the change, but he always felt that the difficulty was too great to do it! Meng Yi nodded slightly after listening.

"Does Jingwu Marquis really think so?" Chen Xu's eyes lit up.

"My Montessori is a family of military generals, and my brother is proficient in the art of war and has been fighting all year round, how can I not even see the pros and cons of such a simple one?" Meng Yi glared at Chen Xu slightly, and then continued: "But the reform of the army is too implicated, and the abolition of the current military service law will make the imperial court and local governments have a lot less income......

"Why?" Chen Xu was a little confused.

"The virtuous son-in-law has forgotten the money for servitude!" Meng Yi twitched and spoke.

Paralyzed, this stubble really forgot!

Chen Xu's face jumped slightly, and his brows involuntarily twitched into a line.

Although Daqin's military service is strict, all men from the age of seventeen to sixty must serve, but in fact there is a substitute service law, that is, to pay for service, that is to say, if you are willing to pay money, you don't have to serve, the government will spend money to hire those poor people to serve in the military, of course, the substitute service money is very expensive, two hundred yuan a year for conscription, five hundred yuan a year for more service, for ordinary poor people, not to mention two hundred yuan a year, that is, thirty or fifty yuan can not be taken out, so this substitute money is mainly a businessman or some local ruffians who have a way to come from money, and the poor can only serve honestly, and this money for military service can not be used by the court and the government to hire people to serve on behalf of the government, except for the war, there will be no more people recruited in peacetime, and finally this money for the service is actually included in the court taxes and local officials, and has become a large amount of input for the court and the local government to solve the daily expenses of military service operation and maintenance.

Therefore, the substitute service money is actually a kind of harsh taxation, which is a large amount of revenue from the central and local finances of Daqin today, and it is a mandatory payment, and every adult man cannot escape, and even the government encourages the use of money to serve on behalf of the army, so that there is no need to worry about conscription and rotation.

Chen Xu wants military reform, the first thing is the military service law, if this kind of military service law is abolished, then the substitute service money will naturally be exempted, and this money accumulated in the country is a huge number, Daqin is about 35 million people at present, and about 2 million men rotate to serve every year, even if only 100,000 of them pay the substitute service money, this money is as high as 20 million to 50 million, which is equivalent to at least half a year's tax in Shaofu now, and if there is no money, The imperial court's spending on the army must have been under great pressure......

Chen Xu kept rolling his chin, feeling that he really didn't know enough about Daqin, or that he was still thinking about many things too simple and not comprehensive.

He focused only on the emperor and the army, and did not carefully analyze the resistance to the reform of the army.

That is to say, to carry out the reform of the army, the first thing is that the revenue of the Finance Bureau will be reduced by tens of millions of dollars, and Feng Quji, who controls Zhongshu Province, will definitely be dissatisfied, and secondly, local officials will also be dissatisfied, because part of this money is actually diverted for other purposes or even swallowed for personal use.

"I know why my brother didn't write to His Majesty to reform the military service law, in fact, it's not just my brother who knows the drawbacks, many colleagues know that it's wrong, but they can't promote the reform, because it will affect the interests of many people, especially the military department and the local government!" Meng Yi even laughed a little gloatingly.

Chen Xu: ......

There is really no fool who can climb to such a high position, many people should see the disadvantages of military service and the military lord system, but no one has promoted the reform, and there is not even a person who has written to the emperor, one by one, just like passers-by in later generations, it has nothing to do with themselves, and they all finally watched this drawback accumulate to the point that Great Qin could not bear it, and finally buried it completely together with the people who watched the excitement.

Compared with Li Si, Meng Yi, Feng Quji and others are indeed too far behind in governing the country and decision-making methods as executives of Daqin.

If Li Si is still here, maybe he will support the promotion of military reform, after all, Li Si is a die-hard Legalist disciple, and it is impossible to turn a blind eye to this kind of disadvantage that will bring shame on spells.

"Uncle Yue is so happy, do you hope that Montessori will be unlucky in the end?" Chen Xu pouted.

"Why did the virtuous son-in-law say this?" Meng Yi's face froze halfway through laughter.

"I just said, if the army is not reformed, it will inevitably decay to the point of hopelessness within ten years, if Daqin does not have a strong army, how to ensure the stability of the society, two years later, His Majesty is about to face a catastrophe of life and death, and then the court will be chaotic, if the army is not resting and the people are in turmoil, how can the father-in-law ensure that the Montessori can protect itself, so the army reform should be sooner rather than later, while Your Majesty is in good health, and strive to promote the completion of this matter, if you really wait for Your Majesty's funeral, who else has the courage to complete the reform of the army, not to mention... …”

Chen Xu sat up straight, his face became extremely calm: "What's more, the reform of the military service law will be supported and embraced by the people of the whole country, the new military service law will greatly ease the pressure of the people, so that the people of the whole country can farm and work more at ease, some things can not be done because of difficulties, Xu was still powerless, in order to loosen the law of business, he was able to fight with Li Si, and now that he has become the left minister, he will naturally not shrink back, and this large-scale private sale of equipment by the Western Army is my best excuse, the Northern Army and the Western Army have had accidents one after another, Your Majesty naturally doesn't want this kind of thing to happen again in the future, although the country is big, but the law comes from the monarch, the monarch is arbitrary, why should Xu go to the Ministry of War and the province of Shangshu or the official offices in various places, Xu only needs the emperor's consent! ”

Meng Yi stared at Chen Xu with a shake of his face, and nodded slightly after a long time: "Okay, since you have decided, the old man will cheer for you this time!" ”

"Hehe, that's fine, thank you in advance!" Chen Xu smiled as if his face had changed, and he couldn't close his mouth in an instant.

"Hmph, you can convince Your Majesty first! The old man has to write to his brother to ask for details, you wait for the old man's news! ”

"Naturally, the son-in-law is not in a hurry!" Chen Xu pinched the teacup and nodded repeatedly.

"Hey, how do Mengda and Zuo Xiang sit alone and drink tea? Where is the singer and dancer? Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and with the sound, I saw Zhao Hai, who was surprised, striding in.

"I have something to discuss with the virtuous son-in-law, the old man let them out, and the Marquis of Jiancheng doesn't need to be busy, sit down and drink tea!" Meng Yi raised his teacup and said with a smile.

Chen Xu's brows frowned slightly, and then his face turned pale and said, "I just heard from my father-in-law, Hou Ye wants to ask Xu to give this Quyuan a name?" ”

Zhao Hai nodded excitedly: "Yes, yes, although Hai has read some poetry books, but it is half a bucket of water, it is embarrassing to name his children and grandchildren, this Quyuan has not been opened for a long time, and he has not thought of a catchy good name, so he begged Brother Meng to invite Zuo Xiang to drink and feast, and by the way, he helped Hai to set the name, with Zuo Xiang's immortal pressure array, a certain Quyuan will inevitably come with money in the future, of course, there is also a lack of Zuo Xiang's benefit, Hai is willing to give Zuo Xiang a share, so Zuo Xiang has become a shareholder of my Quyuan, This garden is also regarded as the property of the left minister, and the thank you gift will naturally not be given again, haha! ”

"Jianhou is too polite, forget about the shares, you and I can have a gold card with a seven-eight-fold discount, and then you must enjoy the dance and listen to the music at a discount!" Chen Xu smiled and shook his head.

"How does this work......

"Don't you know the means of Zuo Xiang to make money, he doesn't look down on your little income!" Meng Yi interrupted Zhao Hai's words.

"Uh, yes, this little business is really not eye-catching!" Zhao Hai looked embarrassed at Chen Xu.

"Who said I can't look down on it, it's just that I don't like to see these lonely and helpless women use their skin and flesh to make money for me, let's not talk about these unhappy topics, when I chatted with my father-in-law, Xu had already thought of two names, Yihong Courtyard or Chunfangyuan, which one does Jianhou think is better?"

"Yihongyuan...... Chunfangyuan ...... "Meng Yi and Zhao Hai both bowed their heads and pondered slightly.

"There are begonias in Xifu, and my daughter Yi has red makeup, delicate and rouge, and she is weak and spit out Chunfang. Xifu is the hometown of Yayun, it is the beginning of my Chinese Yayan, it is only three hundred miles away from Xianyang, Benhou has been to it once in the spring of the year, where the begonias are in full bloom and endless, the mountains and the earth are all red and delicate, it is really pleasing to the eye and intoxicated, so Xu thought of these two names. ”

"Good name, good name, if it weren't for Zuo Xiang's explanation, I wouldn't know what two words were!" Zhao Hai's face instantly bloomed, revealing a happy smile.

"That's good, these two names are about the same, as for which Xu to use, it won't be mixed, Jianhou will go and get the idea himself, it's still early now, Ben Hou will go back to the house first!"

Chen Xu stood up and was about to say goodbye, but Zhao Hai was willing to let go, jumped up and grabbed Chen Xu's arm, and also called a large group of singers and dancers to come in and surround Chen Xu firmly in the middle, and also loudly ordered that if Qinghehou was allowed to escape, everyone would break their legs.

"Please also ask Master Hou to have mercy on our lives!" A group of women knelt around, one by one, holding snacks in their hands, holding tea and wine glasses, and looking at Chen Xu with tears and pear blossoms and rain.

"Why do you bother...... Alas, that's it, you wait to get up and serve, Ben Hou won't leave! Chen Xu couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to pull off his clothes and sit down again.

"Hehe, the two names of Zuo Xiang alone are worth 100,000 yuan, if you snub Zuo Xiang today and leave without a banquet, where will Ben Hou's face be put in the future!" Zhao Hai triumphantly stroked his beard and sat down.

"Eating, drinking, listening to music, and playing with little ladies, isn't that what young people should do, you see that I am a lot older, and I have to go to Quyuan to play a few times every ten years, polite fart, I should play and touch, but don't snub Wan'er at home, it is ......" Meng Yi hugged the two fifteen or sixteen-year-old ladies again, touching and humming.

Hooligans, I shouldn't know you!

Chen Xu looked up to the sky and sighed in the midst of a crowd of women, and at this time, seven or eight pairs of gentle little hands were touching and pinching everywhere on his body, with an unspeakable helplessness in his comfort.

Continue to follow this old man to mingle, don't say that he will be snubbed and Meng Wan, I'm afraid that a group of wives will be snubbed, and the passion and excitement will be reduced after a long time!