Chapter 482: Tui En Order
Su Xuan: This is a copy of the military power management law of a certain dynasty.
The disadvantages are indeed significant.
"There is only one point of resistance, and that is that the current military formations have been fixed for many years. The forcible implementation of the reform of military power may arouse dissatisfaction among all parties. However, this is not the main problem, as long as the imperial court makes a decision, it can naturally be implemented. In just one or two generations, the imperial court will be able to firmly control the world." Su Xuan said.
"Well, I've thought of that, but what about the downsides?" The Empress asked.
"The downside is ...... If the Great Yan Dynasty has an unenterprising monarch, and all parties come to attack...... Local generals do not have absolute control over the army, and they cannot put up effective resistance. Even...... Many good generals may also be dragged down by this system." Su Xuan said intently.
"You're thinking about it quite far-reaching." The empress said.
Such a restructuring does involve the fortunes of the country.
The empress didn't dare to guarantee that in a few generations, there would still be a Su Xuan.
Collect all the local military power to the central government, and if you encounter a mediocre monarch, you will soon be able to play the Great Yan Dynasty to a bad time.
"For now, the pros outweigh the cons?" The Empress asked.
"Indeed. The minister is aiming to solve the problem of local separation, and the benefits naturally outweigh the disadvantages at the moment." Su Xuan replied.
"Hmm...... At this time, I will think carefully before making plans......
The empress nodded.
Emperor Jingyang is indeed a man of great wisdom.
How to solve the problem of military power, he has already left a template.
It's just that his restructuring of military power is not comprehensive or thorough enough.
At this time, the empress suddenly thought of something, so she smiled and said, "Even if you don't need to adopt the strategy of weak branches and strong cadres
, with your Tiance Army, it can also deter all the armies in the world."
Isn't the Tiance Army strong?
Although this time to win the Tiance Army, it was completely Su Xuan's strategy.
However, on the day Princess Wushuang entered Qingzhou City, she saw the bed crossbow.
The Wushuang Army is already superior in combat power, if there are more such advanced weapons and equipment, 30,000 Tiance troops are enough to push the world!
And now, they don't have to compete with anyone for time, they have time to develop the army.
"There is another problem, and that is the problem of the vassal kings. This time, there was a rebellion, and almost none of the vassal kings raised troops to serve the king. If you want to cut the feudal domain, how do you start?" The Empress asked.
After more than two hundred years of development, the number of royal clans has already exceeded 100,000.
Raising so many royals is a very large expense.
They have raised so many people, but when the country is in danger, they have done nothing.
The Empress was eager to find them to settle down.
Of course, she also knew that this matter should not be rushed.
Su Xuan said with a smile: "If you want the peace and security of the world, you can't build princes and have less power."
"If you build princes and have few powers......
The empress felt that Su Xuan could always hit the nail on the head on various major issues.
And solving the problem of the princes can be closely linked to the matter of dividing the military power mentioned by Su Xuan earlier.
The princes have a lot of silver, a lot of fiefs, and a lot of troops.
It is not enough to solve their military power, if they have money and land in their hands, they can still raise private soldiers.
The emperor is far away, and it is impossible for the empress to rule the whole world very effectively.
This is also a hidden danger.
"How do you build princes? The more princes, the more chaos there becomes." The empress asked
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"The territories previously under the jurisdiction of each prince were inherited only by their eldest sons, but now they can be inherited jointly by multiple sons, and their titles should be reduced, and the annual salary of the vassal king shall be divided into several parts, which shall be divided equally among each successor. After that, and so on." Su Xuan said in a deep voice.
That's a great way to do it!
Let all the sons of the vassal king inherit their fiefdoms and reduce their titles! Split the silver again!
This knife
Although he did not save money, he could effectively limit the rights of the vassal king.
"There is still a problem, according to what you said, each vassal king has a very large number of descendants from the sixth generation. And the lowest knighthood is two hundred taels. And each vassal king has five or six generations, and it is impossible to have only fifty descendants. So when the time comes, the amount of silver will only increase." The empress said.
The royal family's fortune is guaranteed.
Those heirs who failed to inherit the vassal king will continue to breed from generation to generation, and in the end they can also get a guarantee of two hundred taels.
And those who took two hundred taels together spent more than the vassal king.
In this way, in another five or six generations, the amount of silver in each fiefdom will increase exponentially.
Of course, Su Xuan had thought about this problem.
It's like a chessboard......
"This problem is very easy to solve, and the royal family will no longer enjoy the guaranteed benefits. That is, to deprive the last knighthood. After five or six generations, the idle clan will be automatically demoted, and no more silver will be given. Even if the imperial court takes the money to raise hundreds of thousands of pigs, it is more effective than raising so much waste.
You can also do a little more detailed calculation on this strategy. For example, if a vassal king dies and has three heirs to inherit the title, he will be given the first title. More than three inheritances,
then the knighthood will be reduced to two ranks. The same can be true of the succession of the county king. In this way, no more than five generations will be passed, and the problem of the old vassal king's support will be solved."
Su Xuan said.
"Wonderful, wonderful! Divide their military powers, and then reduce their titles! The more you grow, the faster it falls! In this way, the imperial court does not have to spend a lot of money to raise hundreds of thousands of pigs, haha! What a metaphor!" The empress laughed.
It's worthy of my little Xuanzi!
There is no white bubble in this bath!
"This Dharma is called the Tui En Order. The first generation of descendants of the vassal kings of all walks of life want to share the achievements of Lao Tzu, and basically they will not have opinions. After a few generations, they began to have opinions, but they no longer had the right to speak." Su Xuan said with a smile.
"Yes!"
It takes a lot of time to implement this method.
And the first emperor knew that the problem of the vassal king could not be solved in a day or two, so he chose to put it on hold.
The empress saw the seriousness of the vassal king's problem, and she had to deal with it.
Whether the Great Yan Dynasty can be rejuvenated and revitalized is the most important thing to solve these two problems.
Therefore, the empress still has the assets of an emperor.
The questions she raised are fundamental to the stability of the country's foundation.
And the solution proposed by Su Xuan effectively solved her doubts.
She felt that she and Su Xuan, a pair of monarchs and ministers, would definitely be able to support Dayan and move towards prosperity.
However, the Great Yan Dynasty has already gone through more than two hundred years, and there are naturally more than two problems.
In addition to consolidating imperial power, it is also necessary to win the hearts of the people.
This brings us to another issue.
"There is one more issue, and it is the most important one. It's the biggest problem, but it's also the hardest problem to solve.
The Empress said.
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Taxation issues."
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