Everyone in the hall was in an uproar, and everyone was shocked by the two suggestions thrown out by the queen coldly, and they all looked at her in confusion.

And Lu Pheasant raised his chin slightly, as if these reactions were commonplace.

In her black sideburns, there was a phoenix in each of her black hair, and the golden wings of the phoenix hung down the tassel pendant, which trembled slightly as she raised her head to speak, and only lined one face with brilliance and brilliance.

Lu Pheasant looked around at everyone, his eyes were full of confidence,

"Everyone used to raise chickens and ducks or herd sheep in their respective townships.

You know, these small animals are most afraid of wolves or foxes coming to sneak attack.

Let me make an inappropriate analogy, the border of our Han is like raising a circle of fat sheep on the border with the territory of the wolf pack.

Those wolves hide in the mountains and forests on weekdays, without a trace, and they can't be found everywhere, but every night when the moon is dark and the wind is high, the sheep, chickens and ducks in the pen will be quietly eaten.

If you are a farmer who has settled here all the year round and is reluctant to move away from your homeland, how can you guard your sheepfold and chicken coop? ”

In just a moment, Zhang Liang's plan for Lu Pheasant was already clear, he secretly admired the queen's intelligence, and on the other hand, he was happy to do the role of singing and harmonizing, and held a personal scene.

"Well, although the old minister has never shepherded sheep, he also wants to try to answer."

"Oh? Taifu, please say, I would like to hear about it. ”

Lu Pheasant saw Zhang Liang squinting his old eyes tacitly, and knew that his proposal had won his approval and support.

Zhang Liang stroked his beard and said to everyone with a smile,

"If I were the farmer, the easiest way would be to make the fence of the sheepfold and chicken coop high and strong, and make noise with the lights, day and night, so that the jackals would not dare to enter the village because of the overwhelming number of people."

"What Taifu said is very true, build a fence and light the lamp, this is the meaning of immigration."

Liu Ji glanced sideways at Lu Pheasant in surprise, and only sighed,

"The queen's idea of sharing worries for the country, I'm afraid it's not good?

It's just that I have already adopted the Qin system, and I have already had a way to fight more and more, and the fence of the sheepfold in your mouth is already very strong, but it still can't prevent wolves. ”

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, all affairs, large and small, were mostly inherited from the Qin system, including the policy of requisitioning and dispatching the frontier, and the Han law stipulated that adult males needed to garrison the frontier for one year every year, which was called the military service.

The soldiers on the border were all civilians who were randomly recruited from various counties in the interior, and they had no combat experience on weekdays, such as Liu Jing, a pawn in sheep's clothing, who was on the way from the land of Qilu to Longxi to serve the soldiers, and temporarily turned into Luoyang Nangong to offer advice.

"Your Majesty, let's take Liu Jing as an example."

Lu Pheasant ignored Liu Ji's contempt in his words, and raised his hand to slowly point at Liu Jing.

Liu Jing was suddenly called to his name, and nodded blankly, not knowing what to say.

"Liu Jing, let me ask you, how was your health when you were in your hometown? Have you ever practiced martial arts, but can you ride and shoot? Lu Pheasant asked with a smile.

"Ah, the minister is ashamed, the minister can't pick up his shoulders or hands in this life, and he can't ride a horse, let alone draw a bow and shoot arrows."

"That's it." Lv Pheasant's head,

"Our current soldiers on the northwest frontier are like Liu Jing nine times out of ten, they traveled thousands of miles and rushed to the borderlands, but they could not adapt to the water, soil and climate, and when they arrived at the garrison, they fell half ill first.

And the remaining half, if you want to become a soldier who can fight on a horse, without months of training, you are a fool's dream——"

***

It's a pity that when they can form an army a little, the deadline for this year's conscription has arrived, and it's time to go home.

Next, a new batch of Liu Jing rushed to the border and started practicing from scratch. ”

Zhang Cang couldn't help but interject, ignoring Liu Jing's silent roll of his eyes.

"Such a soldier, neither understand the enemy's situation, but also can not defend with peace of mind, encounter the Hun iron cavalry on the border, even if they want to fight, but lack of experience, the leg is weak first, naturally can not fight.

In addition, a large amount of public money is spent to transport them from all over the country to the border. ”

Lu Pheasant turned to Liu Ji and followed the temptation.

"So, what do you mean?"

"Immigrants are on the border, as the name suggests, with my border people, guarding my border land.

In the key places on the border with the Xiongnu, large and small cities were built and people were recruited to live.

For immigrants who are willing to move to the borderlands, they will be rewarded with land, given a high lord, and restored to their homes. ”

"Your proposal...... Could it be the way to integrate the army with the peasants and the soldiers and the people? ”

Liu Ji fell into deep thought, and knocked on the desk with the knuckle of his right index finger, and the sound of bells was endless.

"Your Majesty is wise, and you have said the next words of the concubine."

The emperor's face had to be given, and Lu Pheasant pulled the corners of his mouth and simply gave way.

"Moving people to the border and filling the border is only one thing.

Next, we must teach them how to deal with the enemy, the Huns can do all the old and young soldiers, and the people I plugged down, in order to protect their homeland, must not lose to them. ”

Fan Hao slapped his thigh, his excitement overflowing, and he shouted,

"In this way, the northwest border is no longer empty, five steps and one pavilion, and ten steps and one county.

When the farming is not working, the men of each household are organized into formations to teach bows and arrows, defense skills, and we also learn from the Hun barbarians, and all the people are soldiers. ”

"In this way, every household defends on the spot, takes every step of the way, helps each other, and prevents a small group of Huns from plundering by a dozen horsemen."

Liu Ji nodded, and did not scold Fan Xu again, but continued to follow his meaning,

"We have 600,000 soldiers at hand to be resettled, so let's do it, if any of them are willing to move their families to the borderlands, they will be given double the land on the original basis, and the lord will be added to the rank.

Chen Ping, you should remember, and if you meet a slave or a maid who is willing to go, whether it is an official slave or a private slave, she will be freed from slavery and released as a concubine.

In addition, all the recruited citizens of Shibian were exempted from tax and forced labor for ten years per household. ”

Chen Ping recorded in response, and when the emperor said one, he quickly wrote one on the bamboo slip with a quick pen.

***

"This is exempt from taxes for ten years, I'm afraid it can't."

Seeing that the emperor blurted out more and more policies to reduce or reduce the benefits of the people, Xiao He, who is also a big accountant, calculated and added up item by item in his heart, and the more he increased, the more frightened he became.

He couldn't help but turn his face to look at Zhang Cang, only to see Zhang Cang shaking his head at him with a serious expression, meaning that he couldn't make ends meet, so he finally couldn't help but interject,

"Your Majesty, the many numbers discussed today need to be carefully calculated by the ministers and others, and then please decide.

Don't forget, you also have to pay the army a settling-in allowance and land, and the treasury is probably stretched to the limit. ”

"Then first give them two years of exemption from the field endowment, three years of oral endowment, and then according to the discretion, do you think it can be done?"

Liu Ji turned his face and looked at Xiao He with expectant eyes.

Xiao He's face was full of helplessness and reluctance,

"If there is a big grain harvest in the past few years, there will be no disasters and harmlessness, and the Huns in the northwest and the Nanyue country in the south will not have any trouble, and they can almost do their best."

"What if the fortifications of Chang'an City are reduced further?" Lu Pheasant also consulted with him,

"According to the construction plan submitted by Xiangguo before, first build the two palaces of Changle and Weiyang, so that we can have a place to live, and the rest will be planned slowly in the future."

When Xiao He heard this, he pinched his fingers and silently calculated the account, and then muttered to Zhang Cang for a while, and nodded at the emperor.

Liu Ji was overjoyed when he saw this, and suddenly said casually,

"Zhang Ao, Zhang Ao, you see, Changshan County Shou Zhang Cang is proficient in arithmetic and is a rare talent.

I asked him to go back to Zhao with you and be a prime minister, I won't lose you, right? ”

"No loss, no loss, it's a minister's luck."

Zhang Ao seemed to be still immersed in the shock of what Fang had just discussed, and replied a little reluctantly.

Liu Ji glanced at him coldly, ignored it anymore, and continued,

"Queen, what are the two strategies you just said, in addition to immigrating to the real side?"