Chapter 678 Spread the land into the mu, one errand, one grain
Cao Wei inherited the Han dynasty and naturally followed the Han military system.
It's just that due to years of war, the imperial court has made a lot of changes to the military system.
Today's military system is also a bit chaotic.
Even if Yang Ling doesn't mention it, people like Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others also plan to propose restructuring.
"I don't know how the general plans to restructure?"
Xu Shu said curiously.
"Lone plans to cancel the original Four Expedition generals and change to the military region system."
Yang Ling said what he thought.
Cao Wei's army today is generally divided into three types: internal army, foreign army, and state and county soldiers.
As the name suggests, the Inner Army is the central army responsible for sitting in the capital.
This included not only the army guarding Luoyang, but also the Praetorian Guard at the Imperial Palace.
A foreign army is a unit stationed on the border and is generally responsible for defending against the outside.
State and county soldiers are stationed in various states, and most of them are to defend the local area and maintain law and order.
"Military district system?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
"Yes, according to the orientation of the southeast, northwest and northwest, they are divided into four major military regions: Qinglong, Baihu, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu."
"The four major military regions have appointed the commander-in-chief of the military region, one deputy commander and one supervising army each!"
"In addition, the area where Luoyang is located is the Qilin Military Region."
Yang Ling referred to the military system of later generations and reformed Cao Wei's army.
The purpose is also very simple, that is, to prevent the military generals from being too powerful.
Previously, he appointed Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and others as the generals of the Four Expeditions, because he knew that these people were loyal and would never rebel.
But when Cao Yuan really takes power, and then the generals who are promoted, the loyalty of those people will be inevitable.
Therefore, he must formulate Cao Wei's military system as perfect as possible, so as to avoid the recurrence of the phenomenon of princes supporting troops and self-respect in the late Han Dynasty.
"In addition, the navy, artillery and other arms will be established."
"As for the new commander-in-chief of the Navy, Admiral Gan will be in charge."
"The generals in the navy are selected from the old Jiangdong departments such as Huang Gai and Cheng Pu."
"I don't know what Xingba wants?"
Yang Ling said with a smile.
Gan Ning is the best at naval warfare, like Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others, they are also from naval divisions, and it is the most suitable for them to manage the navy.
"The Minister's Command......"
When he heard that he couldn't fight and could only be the commander of the navy, Gan Ning was somewhat unhappy.
Seeing him so reluctant, Yang Ling thought about it, hooked his hand at him, and said in a low voice,
"When you train the sailors well, you will still have the intention of going on an expedition to Goguryeo, or even the Wa Kingdom further east."
"When the time comes, you will fight, you don't have to drag Lone back!"
Hearing this, Gan Ning's heart suddenly burst into joy, and he nodded again and again,
"Please rest assured, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, the minister will never live up to your high expectations!"
"That's good!"
Yang Ling nodded with satisfaction.
After discussing the reform of the military system, Yang Ling continued,
"The first two things are actually insignificant."
"What Gu has to say next is the most important thing!"
Seeing his solemn expression, everyone didn't dare to slack off, and they pricked up their ears one after another.
"It's easy to say, it can be summed up in twelve words."
Yang Ling said in a deep voice, word by word,
"Spread into the mu, one errand, one grain!"
Everyone present was a smart person, but after hearing these twelve words, they were taken aback, and some even exclaimed in a low voice.
The so-called taxation is actually two concepts.
One is fu, which represents all kinds of miscellaneous taxes.
The other tax, in fact, refers to land rent, that is, land tax.
For example, in the Han Dynasty, the "fifteen tax one" or "thirty tax one" means that the people handed over one-fifteenth or one-thirtieth of the harvest of the fields to the imperial court.
The burden of land rent on the people was not heavy, and it only accounted for a small part of the taxes of the Han Dynasty.
What really makes the people miserable is all kinds of messy endowments.
Among them, there is a kind of arithmetic fu, and adult men and women between the ages of fifteen and sixty-five need to hand over 120 yuan to the imperial court every year, which is called a calculation.
It is used as a war readiness fund for the purchase of vehicles, horses, and weapons.
There is also a tax exemption called "change endowment", which replaces one's own service.
In addition, everyone also needs to pay a donation fee, which means that it is dedicated to the Son of Heaven, indicating that the Son of Heaven is always working hard for the world.
Moreover, in addition to the capitation payment, there is also a household tax based on the family unit, which is 200 yuan per household.
It is precisely because of these various names that the burden on the people will be increased.
Once encountering any natural and man-made disasters, the people often can't survive, so they have to sell their sons and daughters, and sell their heads.
As a large family, they occupy a large amount of land, but they are exempt from forced labor and taxes.
Yang Ling's proposal was to spread those miscellaneous endowments into the land tax.
In this way, the burden of the landless people can be greatly reduced.
And the integrated errand and grain payment not only abolished the privileges of the wealthy families, but also ensured the finances of the imperial court!
The system of spreading into mu was introduced by the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, which directly led to the explosive growth of the Chinese population.
From the sixth year of Qianlong, the population exceeded 100 million, and directly to the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong, it exceeded 300 million, a direct increase of two times!
"Your Highness's move is really for the benefit of the country and the people, and it is for the well-being of all people!"
Xu Shu's lips trembled with excitement, and his gaze at Yang Ling was already full of admiration!
Born in poverty, he can be said to know better than anyone how much pressure those messy taxes have on the people!
Yang Ling's hand is spread into the mu, which can be said to have greatly reduced the pressure on the people!
It is no exaggeration to say that this system can completely avoid the recurrence of the Yellow Turban Rebellion!
When Xu Shu defected to Yang Ling, he felt that Yang Ling cared about the people of the world.
When I looked at it today, he really didn't look away!
"Your Highness's intentions are good, it's just ...... Is this a bit rushed? ”
Pang Tong frowned slightly.
Although he was born in a scholar clan, he has been with Yang Ling for a long time, and he naturally has a long-term vision, and he will not care about a little petty profit.
The reason why I don't agree with it is purely out of concern.
After all, the distribution of the land into the mu, the integration of errands, and the integration of grain payment, is a earth-shaking reform of the current tax system.
Although it can reduce the burden of the people and gain the hearts of the people in the world, it is bound to touch the interests of the scholars.
On Cao Wei's way to make a fortune, although Cao Cao and Yang Ling had tried their best to avoid letting the power of the scholars swell.
But who let the wealthy clan control the resources and power of the Han Dynasty.
Just like the Zhen family in Hebei, the Huang family and the Cai family in Jingzhou, and the Ma family in Xiliang.
They contributed to the establishment of Cao Wei.
It's almost impossible to keep them in power!
Pang Tong was worried that Yang Ling's new system would be resisted by the world's corporal clans, and eventually shake Cao Wei's foundation!