Qingzhou pursues a policy of elite soldiers.

Later Tang Taizong's definition of elite was: only armor and strong soldiers. This is an immutable law, and the peasant rebels, who only have kitchen knives and sticks, no matter how much they train, cannot be the opponent of the well-trained and armed regular army to the teeth.

Qingzhou's soldiers, of course, have the reason to practice the law, but more importantly, Wang Yu's large investment in armaments.

In a series of battles in Luoyang, Wang Yu has always been in a state of surplus.

When he first came to your realm, he had a large amount of money and grain collected by his father Wang Kuang in Hanoi, which was not only enough for himself, but also able to spread his wealth and make friends, and Gongsun Zhan, a powerful ally, came about in this way.

Later, in Luoyang, I made a fortune in the treasure house of Emperor Ling, not counting the complete set of horse slashing swords and fish scale armor in the Destroying Front Battalion, the harvest was not trivial. Nowadays, Qingzhou's officers above the rank of captain and above, but all those whose archery skills are above the level, almost everyone has a bow, and the long and short weapons are also extraordinary.

When he arrived in Nanyang, Yuan Shu provided logistical support; When Yuan Shu was ready to make a small move, Wang Yu blackmailed in many ways, and squeezed some oil and water from Dong Zhuo and Liu Biao.

When it was time to return to Mount Tai, Wang Yu was a veritable return to his hometown, with money, grain, armor, and treasures, until the spring of the second year, after receiving the yellow scarf and expanding the tuntian, there was a large surplus.

But at the end of the Hebei War, not only was the original surplus smashed in, but also the family of Taishan Wang and the family of Hu Mu, who was related to him, was also tossed by Wang Yu. If he hadn't overdrawn his taxes in the next few years and borrowed a lot of money from the Mi family, it is difficult to say whether Qingzhou would have gone bankrupt before the victory.

The reason why this is so is because of Wang Yu's elite army policy.

Wang Yu did not plan to use gunpowder in large quantities, nor did he plan to manufacture steam engines, so Qingzhou's equipment technology was not ahead of this era.

But. Whether the technology is leading or not is not the only proof of the quality of the equipment, Seiko is the root. The material naturally needs to be used sufficiently, and when it is built, it is also tempered, rather than being softened with fire and then formed by smashing a few hammers.

Seiko is meticulous, and the cost of materials and labor is naturally very high. Later, Wang Yu came up with paper armor, and the material of this equipment was low. But there is a lot of labor, and it costs fast, and after a big war, the paper armor has to be scrapped in half.

Finally, put it all together. It is understandable that the Qingzhou Army is unable to make ends meet.

Of course, the harvest is not nothing, the expanded territory and population are the most valuable wealth, but to digest these spoils, it takes time, a lot of time, and the way of digestion also has an impact.

Wang Yu's original plan was to do it in one step, so he put forward a lot of ideas. He stuffed his staff with a lot of brains, but now he found that he couldn't hurry up, and his expectations of his staff were too high.

After all, some ideas are cross-generational. The idea can be done in one step, but without the precipitation of time, those processes in the middle cannot be crossed at once.

"The current problems are summarized in three main aspects: First, industrial production. The biggest problem is the lack of talent, and there is no knowledge at the top. People who are good at organizing are in charge of the overall situation, and there is a shortage of craftsmen at the grassroots level......"

Tian Feng nodded in agreement: "The lord is wise." ”

"It should be easier for the person in charge of the overall situation to solve it, and the lack of craftsmen is a bit troublesome." Wang Yu's brows furrowed.

Tian Feng raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Lord, could it be that there are also masters of this way on your list?" ”

When this topic was mentioned, everyone became interested, forgetting all kinds of troubles for the time being, and all looked at Wang Yu and listened to his answer.

"You can say the same thing." Wang Yu nodded noncommittally, yes, of course there is, isn't Huang Yueying a master of this way? The question is whether people can come or not, and even if they come, they are inevitably too young to be useful.

"Go back and send someone to send a letter to Yuan Zhi, ask him to try to contact Jingshi, and ask him to recommend a few people for a certain reason, or simply help himself, won't the candidate who presides over the overall situation be solved?" Wang Yu clapped his hands and said relaxedly.

"Uh...... That's fine. Tian Feng stagnated slightly, the burden on Xu Shu's body was already very heavy, and if he added it, he might be tired. However, thinking of the industrial processes and manufacturing specifications that Wang Yu said, Tian Feng decided that he would still be a friend of the poor and the poor, and he really had to find a professional person to bear this kind of burden.

"As for the lack of craftsmen, there is no other way but to increase efforts to recruit, Qingzhou, Jizhou has been fighting for so long, there should be many people who have fled, and when the news of the big victory spreads completely, there should be some people returning one after another. In addition, Xuzhou, and even the Central Plains are also in a series of wars, so there should be opportunities to absorb them. ”

Wang Yu said while pondering: "However, these methods are relatively passive, it is not enough to expect this, you have to take the initiative to try it." The idea is that, on the one hand, apprentices are widely recruited to join the workshop, and the level is divided within the workshop, so as to improve the treatment and promote the apprentices to learn diligently; On the other hand, in addition to Taishan Academy, another technical branch was opened to specialize in learning and further study of various crafts and technologies. ”

"......" was silent, and everyone was stunned by Wang Yu's whimsical thoughts.

Opened a college to teach technology? What to teach? How to teach? What Qingzhou lacks most at present is a blacksmith, and to build weapons, armor, and farm tools, you have to rely on a blacksmith, and set up a academy to teach blacksmiths? A tinkling hammer in the churchhouse?

"Where did you think of this?" As soon as he saw the expressions of the people, Wang Yu knew what these people were thinking: "Forging is practice, just teach it in the workshop, and teach it in the academy, such as how to make better machinery, make more full use of the waterwheel, how to increase the temperature of the furnace, improve the efficiency of smelting, and so on." ”

Wang Yu doesn't plan to do too many things beyond the times, but he might as well popularize his knowledge of physics. Perhaps it should not be said that it is popular, but that it is inductive.

The technical level of the Han Dynasty was not lower than that of the Tang Dynasty. Since the Han Dynasty, the history of China has been a fluctuating ups and downs. After experiencing the Wuhu Rebellion, the transformation and technology of the Central Plains once regressed significantly, and the Tang Dynasty picked up some again.

Although there was a war afterwards, the alien race could not enter the Central Plains, so the transformation and technology of China reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. The merchant ships of the Tang and Song dynasties were able to travel to and from the South China Sea and go to Persia, which was not much different from the navigation skills of Zheng He in the Ming Dynasty when he went to the West. The big yellow crossbow of the Han Dynasty and the divine arm bow of the Song Dynasty are also not much different in performance, and the same is true for the horse sword and the Mo knife.

Compared with later generations, the only thing that has not changed in the Han Dynasty is the contempt for craftsmen and the self-cherishing of craftsmen among themselves.

Wang Yu intends to use the name of writing books and establishing schools to attract those famous craftsmen hidden in the people, and also attract those masters who have been recruited to contribute their treasured skills. Then, in the way of teaching, mixed with a set of basic physical theories, it is thoroughly promoted.

Of course, in order to do this, patent law is a must. The promotion of this bill will require Tian Feng and the trial to spend some effort.

Wang Yu felt very good about this great idea, but the staff were not enthusiastic. From the usual point of view, a famous craftsman is the kind of person who does Mo Ye, and a few treasures can satisfy the collection of monarchs, but it does not help the overall situation.

Unless it is an unborn grandmaster like Lu Ban and Mo Zhai, it can be of some help to war and internal affairs. However, can this kind of grandmaster figure be taught by opening a random academy?

No one enthusiastically supported it, but no one objected to it either. Everyone knows that his lord is not only wise and brave on the battlefield, but also very talented in side doors, which has been proven by new things such as new wine and paper armor.

The next issue is what everyone really cares about.

Rulers don't like merchants, mainly because they are roaming around and have a lot of wealth, which is difficult to manage. Ordinary businessmen are nothing, if they are ambitious, they are very dangerous.

With the means of communication in this era, it is difficult for even a unified empire to extend its rule to all counties, let alone villages.

Because of the lack of density of domination, coupled with the constant communication, taxing merchants became a problem. In addition, the question of the tax collection method raised by Mi Zhu is also very troublesome.

For example, goods such as salt cannot be sold at all in the coastal areas, and can only be sold at a high price when they are inland. If the merchants paid their taxes in Qingzhou, they either paid a certain percentage of the salt or paid copper money according to the price of salt in Qingzhou, which was not very cost-effective for the government. Waiting for the merchant to come back and then collect the tax will also encounter a similar problem, in short, it is very troublesome.

Therefore, in the past, the way of taxation was that each locality collected its own taxes, and the magistrates could set up cards, and the powerful and powerful could also do it. Although the businessmen have suffered a lot, the government has not benefited much, so they are not very concerned about it. The most extreme thing to do in this regard was the Ming Dynasty, which had no commercial taxes.

Wang Yu had seen all kinds of reasons in the past, but now that he was in charge, he suddenly understood Zhu Yuanzhang. This majestic founding emperor may have encountered a similar scene, because he couldn't think of a way, he simply waved his hand and abolished the commercial tax. pondering that Lao Tzu can't make it, and he can't let others earn it.

It's okay to fight a war, but how can you govern the country...... As Lao Tzu said, just like cooking stir-fry, it must be carefully crafted, and it will be delicious if you are careful and careful, just as the dean's classmates have a one-size-fits-all result, raising a group of rat doctors who have no discipline, and they will only fry the vegetables if they are in a hurry.

"Is there a way, it's not without ......" Wang Yu pondered for a long time, and finally found a reference from later generations: "You can set up commercial departments in yamen in various places to specifically check local merchants." Merchants have to be naturalized locally and keep accounts according to the norms, well, this can be a bit difficult, but it can be stipulated first, at least it must be understood......"

"The officials of the Department of Commerce levy taxes according to the business scale and profitability of the merchants, and issue tax payment certificates, with which the merchants can walk in the jurisdiction of Qingzhou without hindrance, and no taxes will be levied in the circulation link, how about it?"