The combat power of recruiting soldiers is stronger than that of regular soldiers, which is an obvious thing, and Zhang Anshi and others are naturally clear.

Whether it is a recruit or a pawn, the money and food in hand in a month are the same, extremely meager.

The monthly money and food of ordinary soldiers is only 900 yuan, and the chief and the commander are only a little more than 12000 yuan.

Of the nine hundred coins, half were corn and salt for the soldiers, and the remaining half was distributed to the soldiers in the form of money.

After deducting the expenses spent on meat and vegetables for a month, an ordinary soldier can only save two or three hundred yuan a month at most, and the money saved in a year is less than three thousand.

The loss of a strong laborer was exchanged for less than three thousand dollars.

In Guanzhong, an ordinary hired worker can get 1,500 yuan a month, which is much higher than the soldier's money and food.

And there is no need to be born and die, but if there is a choice, who is willing to join the army?

As a result, there are very few adult men willing to serve as conscripts.

The people who served as recruiters during the time of Emperor Xiaowu were almost all desperate people in the people—criminals, evil boys, and sons-in-law......

Even if these people become recruits, they can only rely on temporary competition and fierceness, and it is difficult to maintain long-term combat effectiveness.

The complete collapse of the military merit title system has cut off the possibility of meritorious service on the battlefield, which has completely made joining the army an option with no way out.

Not to mention letting a man be a recruiter, even if he was a pawn that year, he complained a lot, how could he give up his life and forget his death?

Under such circumstances, the combat strength of the Han army will only deteriorate.

In the era of cold weapons, it is difficult to form a generation gap in weapons, and the willingness of soldiers has become a key factor affecting combat effectiveness.

Therefore, there are two ways to improve the overall combat strength of the Han army.

The first is to increase the number of recruits, and the second is to increase the soldiers' desire to fight.

Liu He's method is also very simple, that is, to know the benefit.

Just like the military merit title system, all soldiers who have made military merits are knighted and awarded field houses, how can soldiers not fight bravely on the battlefield to kill the enemy?

If Liu He wants to make the Han army forget about life and death, and let the Han men be proud of joining the army, then they must be given enough benefits.

For ordinary people, there is no greater benefit than giving them money, food and land.

Liu He has to give both of these things, and he can give them!

"From today on, whether it is a recruit or a regular soldier, the money and food must be increased every month, and it cannot be lower than that of civil officials and civil officials!"

"According to the original system, the rank of the lieutenant is 1,000 stones, and the rank of the prince is 600 stones, which is not inappropriate, it is very appropriate."

"However, the rest of the military schools at all levels do not have a fixed rank, so I think that the same rank should be given, and the rank should be given to Yulu."

"The money and grain of ordinary soldiers have increased to 1,500 yuan a month, and the rank of the chief of the army is 100 stones, the rank of the chief is 100 stones, the length of the tun is 200 stones, and the team rate is 200 stones."

"All military salaries, money and food must be paid in full on a monthly basis, and there must be no arrears."

Under the current system, many team leaders and commanders are also regular soldiers who have only served for one or two years, lacking prestige and combat effectiveness.

Now that the money and food of ordinary soldiers are raised, and the rank and rank of the lower-level military academies are recognized, recruiting soldiers is equivalent to having a way out, and the enthusiasm of the people to join the recruitment will certainly increase.

"Your Majesty, but in this case, I'm afraid I will spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year." Zhang Anshi hastily calculated it in his heart just now, knowing that this cost is not small.

"If you can completely eliminate the Xiongnu thieves by recruiting troops, the number of troops used in the future will be reduced, and the number of Han troops on the border will also be reduced.

"The countries of the Western Regions will be able to live and work in peace and contentment, and the number of cattle and sheep that will pay tribute will also increase; The trade routes in the Western Regions will also be smoother, and the taxes collected will not be increased. ”

"This war is the biggest business in the world, and you must be willing to invest your capital in it before you can see the interest and profits."

Liu He smiled and laid out this "war business experience" in detail, which opened the eyes of Zhang Anshi and others.

Although they felt that this statement was a little strange, they couldn't say what was strange, so they had to say that the Son of Heaven had a vision.

"Your Majesty Shengming, you can see much longer than us!" Zhang Anshi said, and the rest of the people had no opinions.

Liu He felt funny in his heart, if he said the words "fighting to support war", I am afraid that Zhang Anshi and others would be even more stunned.

"Okay, then you Aiqing follow me, and then take a look at the details of recruitment."

"No!" After the scholars answered, they hurriedly continued to look through the "Armed Preparedness Meeting" in their hands and found the detailed rules for recruitment.

Conscripts should be between fifteen and forty-five years of age, able-bodied, and must not be less than six feet five in height.

The Han system of one foot is 0.23 meters in later generations, and 6 feet 5 is 1.5 meters, which is the standard body shape in the Han Dynasty.

There is no restriction on the background of recruitment, not only the people of the household can join the army, but the rest of the non-household people can also join the army.

After the slaves, prisoners, and homeless people were selected, they did not refuse to come, and after serving in the Han army for five years, they could become household members.

This means that people who do not have legal status can obtain legal status through the way of joining the army, which is also a temptation.

"Your Majesty, does this slave maid join the army, do you have to get the consent of the master's family......" Wei Xian saw something bad and asked.

"Joining the army is for the Han world, why should the head of the family stop it? Slaves and maids who have served in the army for five years will be redeemed by the big Si Nong at the market price. ”

"Market price? I'm afraid that the head of the family is reluctant to ......," Wei Xian said with a snort.

"Don't want to? When the time comes, it's up to them to want to. Liu He sneered, and a murderous aura flashed across his face.

Wei Xian immediately shut his mouth, he had already seen the Son of Heaven's resoluteness, and he didn't dare to have any more objections.

The conscription system is implemented in order to strengthen the army and to increase the population.

Today's families have acquired more and more slaves through land annexation.

These slaves and maids belong to the "hermit" among the people, and they do not have to pay or serve labor, which makes the Han world a lot less laborer for no reason.

Left unchecked, they will also become the private army of the great clans, and then threaten the rule of the Han court.

In the coming days, Liu He must crack down on the practice of acquiring slaves, and allowing slaves and maids to recruit soldiers today is just a small test.

"Increasing the money, food, and rank of the soldiers can make the people enthusiastically join the army, but it is not enough to make them brave and kill the enemy......"

"Therefore, in order to reward military merits, I want to restore the military merit title system."

After Liu He said this, the cabinet room fell silent - even the sound of flipping through the book could not be heard for a while.

The restoration of the military merit system is certainly a good thing, but where does the land that supports the military merit system come from?

"Your Majesty, the military merit title system has not been abolished, but there is no longer a field house in the world that can be awarded, I'm afraid it ......"

Zhang Anshi glanced at Wei Xian and Liu De, and hesitated for a moment before continuing: "I'm afraid it can't play the role of the old days anymore." ”

"How can there be no grantable mansion for the great man, isn't it in the name of the rich family, the big family and the princes and kings?"

Liu He didn't say this sentence, but just swept over the faces of Zhang Anshi and others with an "ambiguous" look.

It is not yet time to snatch land from the hands of the rich families, the great families, and the princes and kings, and it will take some more time.

According to the records of Dasi Nong, all the cultivated land in the Western Han Dynasty was about 8 million hectares, that is, 80,000 Han mu, and a household had to have 100 Han mu to barely survive.

Today, most of these 8 million hectares of arable land are owned, and seventy or eighty percent of this large part is in the hands of the rich and magnate.

However, there are some exceptions, that is, the public land that is directly under the name of the emperor and is under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.

"I have already thought about the problem of this field, Dahan still has 800,000 hectares of public land, accounting for one-tenth of the world's fields......"

"I have decided to take out all the public land and use it to restore the military merit title system."

"From today onwards, the new military merit title system will be officially implemented, and a new word must be added before all titles."

"Anyone who obtains a new military title can be granted a field, and those who have an old title only retain the title and will no longer be posthumously awarded a field house."

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?"

Everyone did not expect that the Son of Heaven would be willing to take out all the public land to restore the new military merit title system.

A first-class military lord should be granted one and a half hectares of land, and a fourth-class military lord should not be granted four hectares of land.

These 800,000 hectares of public land are enough for a period of time.

It's just that in this way, Shaofu's income may also be reduced by half.

These public lands are now leased, and most of the people who rent the land are wealthy families and wealthy families.

Of course, instead of letting their sons and nephews plough the land, they sublet it to landless peasants, or let their slaves and maids cultivate it.

If a hectare of land yields 100 drows of millet, there will be several places.

Fifteen Hu was given to Dasi Nong as the rent of the imperial court.

Shi Hu was paid to Shaofu as a rent to the Son of Heaven.

Twenty-five Hu was given to the wealthy of the giant room as the subcontracted ground rent.

In the end, half of it will go to the hands of the tenants, which is already very difficult.

Now, the Son of Heaven wants to use the public land to restore the military merit title system.

It is not only the Son of Heaven who suffers, but also those wealthy families who rely on their power to sublease public land at a low price.

Of course, Zhang Anshi and the others present did not make a profit by subleasing public land, but many of their relatives and friends made a profit from it.

Hearing this decision of the Son of Heaven today, "selfishness" naturally came out, and I couldn't help but worry about the "money" of these people.

"Your Majesty, this matter is very important, do you want to hold off for a while...... Bingji asked carefully.

"Mencius has a saying": If the people, there is no permanent property, because there is no perseverance. There is no perseverance, and there is no way to ward off evil and extravagance. ”

"Yasheng Mencius's words, I think it is very reasonable, and this move can allow the recruitment of troops to fight bravely to kill the enemy, why not?"

Liu He pulled out the "sub-sage" Mencius to stand on his own platform, and he was a "sage" again.

Having gathered two saints at once, how can Bingji's mere "Confucian students" refute it?

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the income of the Shaofu will be reduced by more than 30%, and I am afraid that it will not be able to cope with the expenses of the Shaofu." Zhang Anshi tried to persuade the Son of Heaven from another angle.

"I first ascended to the throne, respected the sky and cultivated myself, I couldn't lie down, I didn't ask for five flavors, and I couldn't serve more than eight sets of ...... in four seasons."

"Thousands of mansions in Weiyang Palace are avoided and not lived, thinking that there are still people in the world who have no cones, how dare one person monopolize hundreds of millions of money?"

The words of the Son of Heaven were high-sounding, which made Zhang Anshi feel a little embarrassed for a while, and after looking at each other, everyone could only praise the benevolence of the Son of Heaven in unison.

Liu He nodded, putting a compassionate expression on his face.

But deep down, he calculated this account very clearly.

This is actually doing business, and the hundreds of thousands of dumped land paid are the capital invested in it, and after winning the heart of the Han army to the Son of Heaven, you can make money for him.

At that time, wouldn't there be as much land as the big families, the rich and the magnate, and even the princes and kings wanted?

Land reform starts with oneself first, and then goes to others.

With an army, everything is easy to do.

"The conscription system and the new military merit title system have been finalized, so let's talk about the establishment of the Han army."

"No!"

The opening of Shuiheng Qianzhuang can improve the treatment of the soldiers of the Han army and not make the soldiers feel cold.

The implementation of the conscription system can increase the number of soldiers and alleviate the embarrassment of insufficient soldiers.

Raising the rank of money, food, and quality of low-level soldiers and military schools can make the people enthusiastically join the army.

The restoration of the military merit title system can encourage soldiers to fight bravely on the battlefield.

If these four measures are implemented, the improvement of the combat strength of the Han army is almost just around the corner.

However, the purpose of military reform is not only to improve the combat strength of the Han army, but also to renovate the establishment of the Han army and prevent the "army leader" from becoming dominant.

Under the feudal imperial system, the Son of Heaven was the supreme ruler and held all the power in the world, including all the military power.

But after all, the emperor is only one person, and it is impossible for one person to personally lead the army of nearly one million people of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, it is necessary to cede part of the military power and let the generals train the army for themselves.

In order to prevent the generals and lieutenants from turning the Han army into his own private army, the emperor had to put a few shackles on them.

The first shackle is to divide military power into two, one is the right to transfer troops, and the other is the right to command troops.

The Son of Heaven controlled the movement of the army through the Tiger Talisman system, without which all the troops were not allowed to move, which reduced the possibility of the school being in chaos.

As for the command of the troops, it is given to the generals and lieutenants layer by layer, and they are responsible for the daily command of the troops.

In the original system of three princes and nine secretaries, Taiwei or Da Sima only had the right to command troops, but did not have the right to transfer troops.

It does not seem that there is a possibility that the Tai Lieutenant and the Great Sima will monopolize military power—after all, the movement of the army is subject to the Son of Heaven.

However, all systems will have loopholes, and the Han army is composed of people, so it will inevitably have a human weakness - talking about feelings.

A captain has commanded a battalion of soldiers and horses for more than ten years, and all the princes and team leaders in the battalion are = cronies who have been drawn up by one hand.

Then it is very likely that the camp will "only hear the general's order, but not the edict of the Son of Heaven".

In the same way, if a person has served as a great Sima or Tai Lieutenant for a long time, he can arrange his cronies to be a lieutenant, so as to control the entire Han army.

The prestige of the general is high to a certain extent, whether there is a tiger charm or not, but it is secondary.

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