Qin Ke looked at Wang Rong, showed a smile, and said, "Raising soldiers? How many soldiers are you going to raise? ”

Wang Wei looked at Qin Ke's smile, his heart suddenly suddenly, and he said tentatively: "General, according to the current situation, the Western Governor's Mansion must have at least 10,000 soldiers to be able to resist it... ”

Before Wang Wei finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qin Ke: "Okay, what you said is getting more and more out of tune, you only have a population of the three cities in the Western Governor's Mansion, and you can raise 10,000 soldiers, you are really whimsical." Also, you have a big heart, do you want Lao Tzu to give you the position of General Zhengbei? A small western lieutenant dares to bring 10,000 soldiers? Can you command? ”

Qin Ke looked at Wang Rong, and the more he talked, the more angry he became, if it weren't for Wang Rong's injuries that had not healed, it was estimated that he would have been hung up and beaten up a long time ago.

Wang Wei knew that Qin Ke would not believe his thoughts, but it didn't matter, the matter of raising 10,000 soldiers could be done slowly.

Qin Ke glared at Wang Rong angrily, and then continued: "Tell me about the policies you have implemented in the Western Governor's Mansion, Brother Zhang wants to hear about the feasibility and effect of those policies." ”

Wang Rong listened to Qin Ke's request and felt a little surprised. The policies he implemented in the Western Governor's Mansion were to a large extent difficult for people of this era to accept, but this Marquis of Linjin wanted to hear about it. Moreover, this Hou Ye is condescending to be a county guard in such a remote place as Shuofang County, which is not in itself reasonable unless someone asks him to come here.

Wang Rong cheered up and began to tell the two of them about the policy he had implemented: "The last general has implemented both military and political policies in the Western Governor's Mansion, let's talk about the military side first. ”

Wang Rong first picked out the military aspects that the two generals were interested in and said: "There are three kinds of soldiers in the Western Governor's Mansion, the first is the Fertile Field Capital of the Northern Army, about 100 people, I am the uncle, Li Sujie is the Marquis of Duyu, Lang Zeqing is the captain of the first team, and Wu Mo is the captain of the second team.

The second type is the head of the Western Governor's Mansion, with the fertile field capital as the backbone, a battalion of men and horses, five hundred people, and five capitals. I was appointed as the commander, Li Sujie was appointed as the military marquis, Lang Zeqing was appointed as the first capital chief, Wu Mo was appointed as the second capital chief, Wu Xinghan was appointed as the third capital chief, Yuan Tiangang was appointed as the fourth capital chief, and Li Shuo was appointed as the fifth capital chief.

The third type is the township soldiers of the Western Governor's Mansion, which is based on the main soldiers of the Western Governor's Mansion, and is a brigade of 5,500 people. I am the brigade commander, and Li Sujie is the brigade commander. There are six regiments, one regiment in the city, one regiment in the city, one regiment in Linhe City, one regiment in Woye City, one regiment in Linrong City, and one regiment in Mulcheng City. With Lang Zeqing as the captain of the first regiment of the Linhe Township and Township Soldiers, and Gou Anli as the Sima of the other department, he led the first team and 1,000 township soldiers to be stationed in the city. With Wu Mo as the captain of the first regiment of the Chicken Horse Saiwo Yecheng and Rural Soldiers, and Meng Song as the Sima of the other department, he led the second team and 1,000 township soldiers to be stationed in the Chicken Valley. With Wu Xinghan as the captain of the Second Regiment of Linhe Township and Shao Hongxuan as the Sima of other departments, he led 500 township soldiers and stationed them in Linhe City. With Yuan Tiangang as the captain of the Second Regiment of the Warriors of Woye Township and Wu Luo as the Sima of the other department, he led 500 township soldiers and stationed them in Woye City. With Li Shuo as the captain of the Linrong Urban and Rural Corps and Yin He as the Sima of the other departments, he led 500 township soldiers and stationed them in Linrong City. There are 2,000 people in this regiment, and I am also the lieutenant, and the personnel of other official positions have not been determined for the time being. ”

Qin Ke listened to Wang Rong's words, and the water he just drank squirted out: "Cough... Cough... Ahem, you kid, you're so daring, how did you get so many people? With such a small population of the Western Governor's Mansion, you forcibly recruited strong men?! ”

Wang Rong said with an innocent face: "General, I don't dare to forcibly levy, if the rear is chaotic, how can I defend against the Devil Man here with peace of mind." ”

Qin Ke listened to Wang Rong's words, and asked suspiciously: "Don't talk about other regiments, let's just say that the city has just been rebuilt, and the population is only five or six thousand, even if the young and strong account for one-third, you can be regarded as bringing all the young and strong people in the city, and more than seven hundred people were killed in this battle, can the people of the city be stable?" ”

Wang Rong listened to Qin Ke's words and said: "The general doesn't know, because the city was rebuilt, its situation is different from the three cities of Linhe City, Linrong City, and Fertile City. The land in the city is owned by the county government, and the county government contracts the right to use the land for cultivation and harvesting to the farmers, and the ownership of the land is still owned by the county government. After the peasant household has contracted the land, if it cannot be planted by itself, it can transfer the right to use it, and only retain the right to contract. When we collect land tax, we go directly to the farmers who have the right to contract. ”

"What if there is a dispute between the farmer who has the right to use and the farmer who has the right to contract?" Zhang Songqi was curious about what the effect of this approach would be to the fields.

Wang Rong did not answer this question, he looked at the two of them and said, "Then it depends on the situation, this is the work of the law of the Western Governor's Mansion." Although all the land in the city belonged to the county government, the last general also issued a decree that if the allocated land was cultivated by the farmers for more than three years, it could be owned by them. Therefore, in order to protect the land allocated to them from being destroyed by the deer, the peasant households have the strongest desire to join the village soldiers. This is also the reason why a regiment in the city can reach a scale of 2,000 people. ”

Qin Ke and Zhang Songqi listened to Wang Rong's words, and after thinking about it for a while, they knew that Wang Rong did not explain everything, such as the equipment of the two thousand people in the city: iron armor all over the body, iron ring head knife, iron shield, crossbow, bow, spear, etc. These things can't be completed overnight, where did Wang Rong get so much armament? Wang Rong didn't explain this question, and they didn't urge it.

Wang Rong continued: "After the military affairs are finished, let's talk about government affairs. In terms of government affairs, I only know a rough idea, for the people under the jurisdiction of the Western Governor's Office, it is divided into two categories: civilian households and military households. There are also five sub-categories of household registration under the two categories of household registration, namely scholar households, peasant households, herdsmen, artisan households, and merchants. The registration of each type of household registration is very strict, and the household registration is issued, and the household type, place of origin, current place of residence, name, gender, age, relationship with the head of household, identity, appearance, residence, income, field registration, etc., if there are young and strong people in the family who join the army, the household registration will be changed from the civilian household category to the military household. Households and peasant households are taxed on the area of the land they own, and the tax is levied on the basis of one-tenth of the yield per mu. Herdsmen are taxed on animal production, horses, donkeys, mules, cattle, sheep, and camels, and livestock by-products such as wool, cowhides, and tendons are levied. Artisans and merchants are taxed on their assets, and one-tenth of their monthly income is taxed. ”

Zhang Songqi listened, his eyes were shining, and he then asked, "What about the military households?" What's the difference? ”

Wang Rong smiled and said, "The military households are all migrated from other households, so there is no difference in taxation, except that they are fifteen taxes and one. At the same time, there are some other preferential treatments compared to other households, such as farmers. Farmers can only take possession of county land for more than three years, while those in the military category only need two years. For example, artisan households, artisan households among private households, the products are mainly supplied to ordinary people. The products of the artisan households in the military households are mainly supplied to the army, and the army has unified procurement. ”

Qin Ke and Zhang Songqi understood that with this kind of preferential policy, those people in the civilian households had to sharpen their heads and drill into the military households.

Zhang Songqi asked: "Then if the sergeant in the family is killed in battle or disabled due to serious injuries and quits the army, the household registration of the family will have to be moved back to the household, right?" ”

Wang Rong shook his head and said, "Master Hou, this situation will not be handled so simply and rudely. The household registration of the family members who died in the battle will not be immediately relocated to the civilian household, but will be subject to a five-year buffer period. During these five years, if there are direct children in the family who have reached adulthood and meet the requirements of the army's assessment, then they will continue to remain in the military household registration. If they do not meet the requirements for joining the army within five years or fail to pass the military assessment within five years, their household registration will be moved back to the civilian household in the sixth year. ”

Wang Rong's novel way of dealing with it made Zhang Songqi nod frequently. He continued, "What about the seriously injured and disabled?" ”

Wang Rong continued: "Although the seriously injured and disabled sergeants have quit the army, their household registration will not be moved to the civilian household, but will continue to remain in the military household category, and will not be moved back to the civilian household until there are no sergeants in the household. ”

Qin Ke and Zhang Songqi understood that with such a big preferential policy, military households must attract people in these five categories more than civilian households. The enthusiasm of the people to join the army was raised, and the problem of the source of troops was solved.

Qin Ke said with emotion: "If you follow your method, you can indeed get more people and more soldiers, but the Western Governor's Mansion does not have the authority to command tens of thousands of soldiers. ”

Zhang Songqi said with a dark and relaxed tone: "Brother Ke, you think too much, didn't you find that what he just said was a township soldier?" The management of the village soldiers in this dynasty was very loose. There are no special regulations for township soldiers, so there is nothing wrong with Wang Rong's policy. ”

He continued: "Wang Rong's method is to lead the township soldiers with the regular soldiers of the first battalion of the Western Governor's Mansion. Township soldiers usually work in agriculture, train in slack time, and gather troops in war. ”

Qin Ke suddenly realized: "I see, then can I also use this kind of policy in the Northern General's Mansion?" As soon as these words came out, he felt that something was wrong, and then he saw Zhang Songqi and Wang Rong looking at him inexplicably.

Zhang Songqi said faintly: "Brother Ke, although your Zhengbei General's Mansion is the Weijun Mansion, it only has military power, but no administrative power. ”

Wang Rong continued: "However, the general is also the county lieutenant of Shuofang, and he can fully exercise the power of the county lieutenant, and cooperate with the marquis to exercise this policy in the eastern, central, and western governor's mansions. There are many generals who dare not guarantee it, but 15,000 village soldiers should still be able to recruit. ”