Chapter 68 - Desire for Reform

"How's the spring ploughing going?" Lu Bu was fighting outside, and he didn't know how the spring plowing was going in Chang'an and other places. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"The lord can rest assured that his subordinates recruited displaced people from Chang'an, Luoyang and other places during the spring ploughing, and implemented the policy of tuntian, some of these fields were donated by wealthy households, and some of them were borderless." Speaking of Tuntian's strategy, Zhong Xuan talked eloquently.

"It's just that our army is currently consuming a huge amount of grain and grass, and there is not much money and grain in the government treasury, and it will take half a year to wait for the autumn harvest." Li Ru still said worriedly.

Zhong Xuan said: "Jingzhou is rich and has never experienced war, so you can send people to Jingzhou to buy grain." ”

Lu Bu nodded, thinking that this plan was feasible.

"It's just that there is no money in the treasury." Zhong Xuan glanced at Lu Bu, "When the lord broke through Yiwu, he looted a lot of money, which may be able to solve the urgent need." ”

Lu Bu frowned and said, "Dong Zhuo has looted a lot of money, but this part was originally intended to be used to build cavalry. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ru said: "Lord, our army is not rich at the moment, but the army consumes a lot of money and food, can we dismiss some old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers, to relieve the pressure on the treasury, and to improve the combat effectiveness of our army." ”

Originally, it was just about spring ploughing, but the atmosphere in the hall became harmonious, and everyone began to put forward their own opinions.

Xu Huang came out of the column and said: "My lord, in fact, there are both the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army in our army, as well as the soldiers and horses of the former Eighth Captain of Xiyuan, which come from all over the country, and our army is often called the Bingzhou Army, which really makes it difficult for some officers and soldiers in the army to calm down and condense the combat effectiveness of our army. ”

Some titles are indeed easy to make some soldiers have the idea of superiority and self-centeredness, and they will gradually have a sense of superiority in their hearts, and at the same time, they will also have a trace of contempt for soldiers from other regions, and over time, this sense of superiority will destroy the morale and cohesion of the army. Xu Huang can keenly perceive the subtle changes in the army, which shows that Xu Huang is not just a brave general.

Zhong Miao went on to mention a very serious problem, now that Lu Bu has occupied the land of Guanzhong, he needs talents to govern the county. And Lu Bu's reputation is now here, and the world's talents are discouraged, and those who come to defect are full of birds at the door.

This is a very real problem, you can't let Jia Xu and others be the county guard, right?

Everyone brainstormed and said a lot of problems, Lu Bu listened to the big head, if he talked about war, it would naturally be no problem, but when it came to governance, he still lacked experience. Although I was the master bookkeeper when I was merging the state, and I did a good job, but now it is different. Now that Lu Bu is the lord, everything needs to be decided by himself, and there is no room for any deviation.

There are a lot of things to solve, and there are thousands of things, which makes Lu Bu very hard, and in desperation, he sent the rest of the people away, leaving Jia Xu, Li Ru and Zhong Xuan alone.

The rest of the people are brave, and when it comes to internal politics, they still have to rely on these three people. Lu Bu's eyes fell on Jia Xu, and only Jia Xu didn't speak just now, so he wanted to hear Jia Xu's opinion.

Jia Xu smiled: "What's so difficult about this. I only heard Jia Xu say: "First of all, the problem of grain and grass, as Yuan Chang said, the lord also has the heart to promote the tuntian system, which can be solved." But the current problem is the problem of displaced people, and the second is the land of tuntian. The lord can know about the White Wave Thieves and the Black Mountain Army. ”

"Of course, I know."

Jia Xu nodded and said: "You must all know that these black mountain thieves and white wave thieves are both yellow turban thieves who were destroyed by the imperial court during the Zhongping period, and these thieves are all ordinary people who have fallen into the grass for their livelihood, and there are many old and weak women and children. If the lord pacifies the bandits in Hedong, Hanoi, Montenegro, and other places, and then moves these old and weak women and children to Bingzhou, which has no owner and is sparsely populated, if these old and weak women and children can be moved here, it will be easy for our army to have a problem of food and grass. ”

Lu Bu laughed and said: "The whip of the text and analysis is incisive, and Ben will understand." This black mountain thief is known as a million people, I am afraid that most of the old and weak women and children, among which there are only tens of thousands of people who can fight, if they can be subdued, they can also supplement the combat strength of our army, and can also solve the problem of displaced people, which is the so-called killing two birds with one stone. ”

Jia Xu continued: "Second, the issue of our army, the lord has been marching for a long time, and the lord must know this better than me. ”

Lu Budao: "The issue of the army is a thorny issue. Ben General wants to carry out reforms, eliminate the inferior and weak, and improve the combat effectiveness of the army. In addition to this, Ben also wants to separate the military from the government. I want to emulate Emperor Guangwu to exercise the separation of military and government, and the counties and counties at all levels have no right to command the army, and the generals under his command have no power to command the army, unless the time of war is authorized by the captain himself. In this way, it can also prevent the generals from supporting their own troops, and at the same time, it can also weaken the rights of the states to assassinate the history and the Taishou. Civilian officials are only in charge of political affairs and are not allowed to interfere in military affairs, and military generals and commanders are also not allowed to interfere in political affairs. ”

Several people were shocked when they heard this, and Li Ru said: "This must not be done." If this is the case, it will shake the very foundation of our army. What's more, isn't it just to make meritorious contributions and seal his wife and son? ”

As for the separation of military and government, Lu Bu had already thought about it, and when he was in Luoyang, he appointed Ren Jun as the Taishou of Luoyang, so that he would not dare to be military, and specially left Zhang Liao, who was loyal to him, to guard Luoyang, which was also deliberately done by Lu Bu, and it was also to prepare for the separation of military and political affairs in the future.

"At this point, reform is imperative, and as for Wen You's concern about the fundamentals of our army, you need to discuss it carefully."

Li Ru saw that Lu Bu was arbitrary, and he was helpless, but he just frowned and thought about it.

Jia Xu on the side said: "Actually, the lord may have forgotten that most of the generals in the army are the private soldiers of a certain general. Even Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, the two powerful generals, also had private soldiers around them. If the lord wants to take the military power into his own hands, start with the two generals, but everything can not be rushed, in order not to make these generals feel cold, the lord can be given with titles and rewards. ”

"Well, Wen He's words are very true, this matter really can't be rushed, now Guanzhong is newly decided, a hundred wastes are waiting to be rebuilt, the military system reform is not urgent at the moment, and it is urgent to improve the combat effectiveness of our army at present, and so on Hedong, Hanoi, Montenegro, and the state will be included in the rule of this general, with the division and the state as the foundation, then the military system reform will be carried out."

Jia Xu asked, "I don't know how the lord will reform?" ”

Lu Bu pondered: "I want to change the name of the army and remove the distinction between merging states and Xiliang soldiers. In the future, the world will be pacified, and naturally the army cannot be named after a state. ”

Jia Xu asked, "I don't know how to name the lord?" ”

Lu Budao: "In terms of cavalry, I have the Red Guard Cavalry, which can be retained, and now I can add three cavalry, named: Yulin Cavalry, Tiger Ben Cavalry and Pixiu Cavalry." In terms of infantry, the trapping camp was still retained, under the command of Gao Shun, and the Praetorian Guard, Yulin Army, Tiger Guard, Tiger Ben Army, Garrison Guard, Border Army and Tuntian Army were added. ”

Everyone nodded, after all, it was just a name change, and there must be little resistance, and then Jia Xu continued: "On the issue of the third talent, the lord can now open a college in Chang'an and recruit students from all over the world, as for how to attract students from all over the world, why don't you invite Cai Yong and Cai to go out of the mountain and be the honorary president of the college." ”

Zhong Xuan frowned and said, "I'm afraid that the teacher is indifferent now and doesn't want to go out of the mountain." ”

"Cai Zhonglang don't have to worry, I will say it myself. It is also feasible to open a college, but it cannot be limited to literati, farmers and industrialists, as long as they are talented, they can enter the college, regardless of whether they are from high or low backgrounds, only a hundred schools of thought contend, academic progress. ”

"This?"

Li Ru and Zhong Xuan were dumbfounded, only Jia Xu's face was light.

"The lord is right, a hundred schools of thought contend, and only then can the art industry specialize."

Jia Xu agreed.

"Wenhe, when you say this, don't you put the lord on the opposite side of the Confucian scholars?"

Li Ru glared at Jia Xu dissatisfied.

Jia Xu smiled, "The lord wants a hundred schools of thought to contend, not to depose Confucianism." What's more, you and I should understand that Shinong industry and commerce are not useless. ”

"That's it!" Lu Bu stretched out his hand and interrupted Li Ru and Zhong Xuan: "Wen He is right. There are things that need to be consulted and things that must be carried out. ”

Li Ru and Zhong Miao saw that Lu Bu was like this, so they had no choice but to stop persuading.

Lu Bu asked for some other details before sending the three of them away.

The next day, LΓΌ Bu summoned his ministers in the Weiyang Palace. Seeing that everyone had already arrived, Lu Bu turned around, walked among the ministers, and said, "Everyone, you must have already known that the Son of Heaven is already at Cao Cao's place. I know that you are all close ministers of the Son of Heaven, and you are loyal to the Son of Heaven, and today the Son of Heaven is there, and you cannot serve the left and right, you must have some pain in your heart, and I am also deeply saddened. ”

The ministers all looked at Lu Bu, looking at each other, not knowing what Lu Bu wanted to say, the former Situ Chun Yujia arched his hand at Lu Bu and said: "Lord Taiwei, as you said, every time I think of this, I am ashamed." ”

Chun Yujia's words made some people reach out and infect, they were all loyal to Liu Xie, but now they can't serve left and right, so they naturally rush to a kind of heartache.

Only then did Lu Bu say: "Your loyalty, it is really a blessing for Your Majesty. Therefore, I am willing to send you to the Son of Heaven and continue to be faithful. Of course, if you don't want to go, if you are willing to stay, this Taiwei is also welcome, whether you go or stay, it's up to you. ”

"This?"

Everyone looked at Lu Bu in disbelief.

One person stepped forward and said, "Is Lord Taiwei's words true?" ”

"Humph!"

Lu Bu was very dissatisfied with this attitude, and immediately shouted: "Naturally counts, I don't like to talk nonsense." ”

Fu Wan, Chong Fu, Wang Zifu, Wu Lan and others are all loyal to Liu Xie, and they have no loyalty to Lu Bu at all, so they all came out at the moment and expressed their wishes.

"Anything else?"

Lu Bu looked at about 80 percent of the ministers, about seventy or eighty people wanted to go to Xudu, and some were unwilling to go.

However, some people who are reluctant to go are in Chang'an, and some are really optimistic about Lu Bu.