After returning to the palace, Zishou issued three decrees in succession.

The first is to promote horse farming, the son is to collect the private land of the aristocracy as public land, and the third is to serve in the military.

Public fields and horse ploughing were thought of in the countryside, and military service was a flash of inspiration after returning to the palace.

With the new farming tools and the increased efficiency of farming, you think there is more time to rest?

Impossible, compulsory service, at least one month, at most three months.

The regular army was massively dismantled, and the slaves from all over the country had not yet arrived, which was just right for the peasants who served to supplement the combat effectiveness of the Asaka army.

After all, it is easy to attract opposition to the private land of the nobles as public land, and if it is not done well, it will be troublesome, and more people will watch it, and it can also form a small threat.

In this way, it can also offset the positive impact of the minister's visit to the countryside.

Originally, Zishou also planned to make the people serve when the farm was busy, but he was dissuaded by the ministers, so he forgot it.

As long as compulsory service is enough, whether it is busy farming or farming, farmers will definitely complain unless they shake M per capita.

...........

Lu Xiong was worried about military service in the main hall of the military department.

Unexpectedly, the king would take advantage of the opportunity of the minister to go to the countryside and issue an extremely difficult decree.

Is it good to let the people do military service?

Good.

It seems that the king has temporarily entered the honeymoon period with the nobles, but in the end, there will not be too many supporters on the aristocratic side.

The only people who really deserved the trust of the court were the common people and slaves.

Only by using these people as a source of troops can the army exert its combat effectiveness and play a role in the future crusade against the unsubordinate princes.

In this way, the importance of military service is obvious, not only to screen out suitable people to join the army in advance, but also to replenish combat effectiveness and form a deterrent when Chaoge rearmament.

It stands to reason that such a perfect decree only needs to think about how to promote and implement it, which seems extremely simple.

But Lu Xiong felt a lot of pressure.

Although military service is beneficial, it is contrary to the will of the people!

Who wants to serve? Or is it mandatory?

If you don't get it right, it's rumors, and if it's used by someone with a heart, it's even more troublesome.

Lu Xiong immediately summoned the generals in the song.

Although the generals were straight-minded, they were very capable, and after a while, they agreed on a charter, such as the age requirements, time requirements, location, management methods, and training methods for military service, and basically had an idea.

But after these most basic things were done, they still failed to overcome the biggest problem - public grievances.

Lu Xiong remembered that when the king issued the decree, he did not care about the people's grievances in his words.

Yes, the king can not care, because this is for the safety of the country.

But as a courtier, you have to do your best, and you can't let the king carry this inexplicable pot.

But Lu Xiong really couldn't do anything.

Compulsory service is compulsory service, especially after the advent of new agricultural tools and the improvement of farming efficiency.

The peasants thought that after the hard agricultural period, they would have more leisure time to rest, and they did not even think that they would have to go to military service.

In this case, even more reproach was received than in previous years.

It is not easy to make the people happy to accept military service!

Lu Xiong even felt that this was Ji Chang's conspiracy, Ji Chang was willing to invent the Quyuan plough and the keel waterwheel, not only to seek the well-being of the people, but also to create a reputation, maybe Ji Chang had already guessed that the king wanted to do compulsory military service, so that the military service would be even more criticized.

The reputation of the two sides has gone and gone, and Xiqi has become more beneficial.

"Traitor, traitor!"

Lu Xiong shouted and cursed in his mouth, and kept slapping the table, extremely resentful in his heart.

While he was worried, a general came from outside the hall.

Lu Xiong looked up and saw that it was Chao Tian.

"General Chao, how is your horse farming going?"

Lu Xiong asked casually, Chao Tian, who was in charge of the affairs of the horse farm, also served in the Ministry of War, and the horse ploughing that was promulgated with the military service this time was the responsibility of Chao Tian.

Chao Tian sat down with a pile of papers, and said solemnly: "It's not going well, although there are a lot of horses, but horse farming is not as easy as imagined, the plough needed is completely unmatched, and it has to be remade, and it is also very troublesome to domesticate, and the whole horse farm is in a hurry." ”

Chao Tian was very melancholy: "I don't know what Your Majesty thinks, it's obvious that you can just implement cattle farming, but looking at Your Majesty's intentions, it seems that you are insisting on promoting horse farming, is it possible to achieve that in order not to hinder the production of sweaters, how many more woolen clothes can be produced?

"I always feel that there is a problem, it must be Ji Chang who is in the way, the old man is anti-minded, seems to be obedient, but in fact he is secretly plotting, I am afraid that this time he also deceived His Majesty and took advantage of His Majesty's benevolence. ”

Chao Tian is obviously not optimistic about horse farming, it is clear that there is such a convenient method of ox farming, and the matching curved plough is also ready-made, why should he find another way and deliberately choose horse farming?

Lu Xiong was silent for a moment, then frowned: "I think, could it be that His Majesty is planning a plan?"

Chao Tian was stunned: "The plan will be calculated, how can you say this?"

Lu Xiong explained: "Ji Chang is famous for inventing the keel waterwheel and the Quyuan plow, and he can't dispose of it at will, but he has a resentful heart and must not stay longer, will His Majesty know that these decrees will be resented by the people, and intends to push everything to Ji Chang, and use this as an excuse to kill him and never suffer in the future?"

Chao Tian thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I thought so too, but ...... The gains outweigh the losses, the promotion of cattle farming can make the people live a better life, according to His Majesty's past style, in the eyes of His Majesty, the interests of the people definitely surpass the killing of Ji Chang alone. ”

Lu Xiong nodded: "It's me who thinks too much, could it be that Your Majesty was really deceived by Ji Chang?" If so, we still have to meet Your Majesty as soon as possible and expose Ji Chang's sinister intentions." ”

"No!" Chao Tian suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and stopped Lu Xiong from shooting, and he planned it, that is, he planned it!

"Huh?"

"Lu Shangshu, I suddenly found that there are some problems. ”

"What a problem. ”

Chao Tian was quiet for a long time before he said slowly: "Lu Shangshu knows why horse farming is not as good as cattle farming?"

Lu Xiong shook his head: "I don't know, but you also said just now that horses are not as easy to domesticate as cattle, and there is no suitable curved plow." ”

"It's more than that. Chao Tian spread out the paper in his hand, pointed to the records on it, and said one by one: "There are more problems with horse farming, the feed needed to feed horses is finer than that of cattle, and the hooves of horses are more fragile than those of oxen, and they cannot withstand the toss of small stones in the field. ”

"According to a rough estimate of the cost of horses in the horse farm, the cost of raising horses is three or four times the cost of raising cattle, and if the cattle die, they can still be slaughtered and sold for meat, but horse meat is not easy to sell, so they can only be sold for skins. ”

Lu Xiong slapped the table again: "Ma Geng has so many problems, Ji Chang has sinister intentions, and he will definitely advise His Majesty to kill that old man!"

Lu Xiong was already furious, he didn't expect Ji Chang to be locked up, and he dared to fool His Majesty and do things secretly, could it be that these ministers were decorations?

"Lu Shangshu is slow. Chao Tian grabbed Lu Xiong and continued: "Since there are many disadvantages, then Lu Shangshu still knows that there are also benefits?"

Lu Xiong didn't move, glared at Chao Tian, and waited for him to finish speaking, why do you kid always talk only half of the way?

(End of chapter)