"Dazai."

"The minister is here!"

"How has the tax revenue of my Wu Kingdom been in the past two years?"

It is necessary to inquire into such important matters concerning the taxation of the state.

In fact, Qingji already knew about the state revenue of Wu in the past two years, but he just wanted Ji Za to make it public and make a report.

It is worth mentioning that the tax system of Wu is collected every two years.

Ji Za immediately said: "Back to the king, this year's tax revenue of my Wu Kingdom is comprehensive, commercial tax, land rent tax, mouth tax, household tax, plus salt, iron, paper, pen and other miscellaneous income. ”

"The treasury revenue is six thousand two hundred and forty-seven taels, about three million yuan in knife coins and fishing coins, one hundred and eight thousand two hundred and seventy-one horses of cloth, three thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven horses of silk, and nearly one million stones of rice and corn grains!"

"Shhh

Hearing this, all the ministers and doctors couldn't help but gasp and were shocked!

In the past two years, Wu's financial income has been ridiculously high!

Why?

All thanks to the reform of the law carried out by Wu State.

You must know that in the past, during the reign of King Wu Wang, the two-year treasury income of Wu was only 2,000 taels of gold, and the rice and millet grain were only 600,000 stones......

How many times has this been doubled?

Moreover, this is only the first tax collected since Kyungji took the throne.

If Wu Guoneng has been unswervingly abiding by the new law, and the national strength is thriving, it is conceivable that such fiscal revenue will also rise in a straight line, only a lot more.

However, as the saying goes, take from the people, use it for the people.

In the past two years, Wu's financial revenue has been so considerable, and the expenditure is also not small.

Not to mention anything else, Wu built bridges and paved roads to pass through the Central Plains, and built a Linhuai city in the Jianghuai area, a new city in the southwest, and an official road leading to Wudu from the southwest.

Coupled with the money and resources needed to encourage the population to have children, where is there no need to spend money on all these aspects?

It's bound to be a repeat process!

Wu Guo's financial income in the past two years is indeed enough, but once it is spent, I am afraid that there will not be much left.

"Good!"

Qingji bowed slightly, and then turned his eyes on the body of the Great Sima Sun Ping, and asked: "The Great Sima, the Wu Yue Border Pass, and the Wu Chu Border Pass, have they been abolished?" ”

"The king has been abolished. According to the king's edict, Wu Yue border pass, Wuyuan, Yu'er line, our Wu border army only stationed 1,000 soldiers. Wu Chu border pass, Chang'an, Que line, our Wu border army only stationed 3,000 soldiers. ”

"Moreover, my Wu State has reached a consensus with Chu and Yue that within a hundred miles of the border, the number of garrisons is equal, and there are officials to supervise each other!"

"Good."

Qingji nodded and said: "The intention of the widow, I, Wu State, should concentrate all our forces to develop the people's livelihood." At the moment, there is no war in Wu, and the soldiers can temporarily unload their armor and return to the field to farm! ”

"Therefore, the widow decided to disarm. There are 1,000 garrisons in the south, 3,000 garrisons in the west, 3,000 garrisons in Xincheng, 3,000 garrisons in Linhuai, only 10,000 border troops, and 5,000 garrisons in Wudu. ”

"This ......"

Hearing Qingji's words, the ministers under His Majesty couldn't help but turn their heads and whisper again.

Now, Wu has indeed entered a period of peaceful development.

Originally, in ordinary times, the standing army of Wu was kept at more than 30,000 people, after all, the territory of Wu was not small, and there were many places where soldiers and horses needed to be stationed.

However, at the moment, Qingji actually wants to disarm more than half of it in one go?

This had to make the ministers hesitate.

If Qingji does this, will it make Wu's defense empty?

However, Qingji's decision is like this.

The garrison of 1,000 troops in the south was to deal with the Yue side, the garrison of 3,000 troops in the west was to deal with the Chu side, and the garrison of 3,000 troops in the southwest was to deal with the Shanyue tribes who still had a disobedient heart.

After all, the southwestern Zhuyi has not yet all surrendered to the state of Wu, and Qingji still takes Xiong Zidan as the general and the governor of the capital, uniting the warriors of the various tribes of Shanyue to conquer the tribes that are not subject to the king one by one.

As for the 3,000 garrisons in the north, it was also to suppress the Huaiyi departments in case of contingencies.

Therefore, the 10,000 border troops are necessary.

As for the 5,000 standing troops left behind in Wudu, they are also indispensable.

Disarmament, which can reduce Wu's military expenditure to a certain extent, and at the same time can put more young and middle-aged labor into production and construction.

Even if war broke out, Qingji believed that so many standing armies were enough for a battle, and at least Wu Guo could be given a certain amount of time to deploy troops.

Dazai Jiza had to come out and say, "Great King, the meaning of disarmament is certainly beautiful. However, if my Wu country is still martial, if the military equipment is relaxed, and foreign enemies come to attack, what should I do? ”

Ji Za's question is a good question.

Qing Ji smiled indifferently and said, "My Wu Kingdom naturally has to cultivate martial arts. ”

"In the event of a war, soldiers do not need to bring their own armor, weapons, grain, horses, etc., and they will be uniformly distributed by the state!"

"On a daily basis, the officers and men in the army are completely supported by the state, and carry out daily drills and military cantonments, so as to distinguish them from the past system of integrating soldiers and peasants."

As soon as they heard this, the ministers in the court couldn't help but look shocked.

Qingji: Is this to reform the military system?

Yes!

Prior to this, not only the state of Wu, but also the kingdom of the world, including the second generation of Xia and Shang, used the military service system, which was all a system of integration of soldiers and peasants, that is, the army was in the peasantry.

As far as Qingji knows, the successive dynasties mainly include the system of integration of soldiers and peasants, the system of all soldiers, the conscription system, the military household system, the unity military system, the militia system, the conscription system, the guard system, and the Eight Banners Green Battalion system.

There are good and bad pros and cons to each military service system.

Before the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period, it was a military service to the peasants. The so-called use of soldiers in agriculture is to use agricultural tools as weapons.

Ancient weapons were made of copper, and agricultural tools were also made of copper. The weapons are hidden in the public house, and they are only issued when they are in battle, that is, the so-called armor and soldiers.

Weapons can only be used by the regular army, and soldiers such as the Rural Defense Regiment cannot be given.

However, when the enemy fights, you can't just take a farm tool and defend yourself, so it is said in "Liutao" that the people will use a certain agricultural tool as a certain weapon.

By the Warring States period, due to the expansion of the scale of the war and the intensification of confrontation, the all-people military system began to appear.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, countries used troops, at most, tens of thousands.

When it came to the Warring States period, it was downgraded and slashed, and tens of thousands of people were moved!

For example, when Qi Qing Gong'an was defeated and fled back, it can be seen that although the official army was defeated at that time, the local guards were still there.

And the "Warring States Policy" contains Su Qin's words about King Qi Xuan, saying, "Han Wei defeated Qin in a war, and the soldiers were half broken, and the four did not defend; The war is not won, and the country is in danger and perishes" It can be seen that the soldiers defending the country in various places have been transferred out as official troops, which is the reason for the sudden increase in the number of soldiers during the Warring States period.

In history, the real soldiers of the whole country are afraid that this is the time!

Therefore, in the late Warring States period, Qin and Chu all had one million armor, and the number of troops of the other five countries was also between 300,000 and 500,000.

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