The "voluntary military system" modified and improved by Han Zhongyan is of course an ideal military system that is satisfactory in all aspects and is theoretically feasible.

First of all, of course, save money!

The so-called "200 acres of land" means that the tax on 200 acres of land is not mentioned as dry land or paddy fields, but only a general 200 acres. Of course, the court is not stupid, so it will not recruit soldiers from the sixth routes in the southeast with high yields.

The troops of the government must have come from the barren Shaanxi 6th Road, Hedong Road and Hebei 2nd Road. There, the tax on 200 acres of land can be converted into at most twenty yuan, and it is often unpaid due to various disasters.

Apart from the 20 taxes collected less (actually, it is not enough), the volunteer soldiers can still get their own food. Because they have been serving for several consecutive years, it is impossible to bring their own dry food. The court can only manage the food, but they only need to bear the diet of one person. In order to calculate the extra amount, it is 50 kilograms of rice flour and some salt and vegetables a month, which is almost fifteen yuan a year.

Considering the less exemption money and a small amount of rewards collected after the soldier retires (you can not give it), the cost of a soldier is at most thirty-seven or eight yuan a year. It is still a lot of savings compared to the regular imperial guards.

Secondly, it is strong!

He served in one army for five years, entered the service at the age of 18 and retired at the age of 23, leaving his best youth in the feudal barracks. This is much more powerful than the imperial guards who served almost for life. There are many people in the imperial guards who are 40 or fifty years old, and there are many in the 30 or forty years old. Most of them are uncles who live at home. How can they compare with the good guys who are eighteen to twenty-three years old and hold them in the barracks all day long?

If Murong Wangyou's method is used to train a large number of professional officers as the core of the army, this army composed of young volunteer soldiers can fully assume the important task of preventing ethnic minorities from moving south...

Of course, these are all theoretical benefits.

The shortcomings of the mandate soldiers are also very obvious!

First of all, conscripts who serve short-term service rely more on high-quality officer regiments than professional soldiers who serve long-term service. Because soldiers take up at least one-fifth of the recruits in five years, the workload of training the troops is very large and the requirements are very high. The recruits must be trained within one to one and a half years.

If the officers’ quality cannot keep up, this kind of voluntary military system may create a group of mobs. Of course, even if it is a mob, it will not be much worse than the disguised imperial guards... The worst thing is that the entire army will be wiped out!

The second disadvantage is that it relies too much on a group of landlord-class scholars...

The Northern Song Dynasty court did not control the grassroots, and the officials were hereditary, and there were only three civil officials in a county. Where can I go to recruit the men? Without the assistance of grassroots officials, they could not do anything. And the officials did not have the opportunity to be promoted, so they naturally had to listen to the powerful rather than listen to the court's good work, no matter how good they did, they were still clerks. Why not fool things?

Therefore, to collect voluntary government soldiers, it must pass through the hands of local tyrants, and it goes without saying who will eventually fall into the hands of the 200-acre tax exemption.

Therefore, it is very likely that the landlords and powerful men took away the interests of the soldiers and forced the customers to join the army. Without sufficient interests, these volunteer soldiers have only obligations but no rights!

Of course, the Lv family in Lantian is not so despicable. They are real wise men and officials. As long as the "country agreement" and "jingtian" can be implemented at the same time, the pilot of the military system in Lantian will definitely be successful.

...

"Your Highnesses, Wu Haogu and Tong Guan have also handed over a memorial a few days ago, saying that they have met Wu Yanchong, the secret envoy of Goryeo, and that the Goryeo people are willing to purchase weapons produced by military weapons supervision."

The pilot program of the military system has been discussed, so it will be implemented according to Han Zhongyan's suggestion. So Zhao Ji started to discuss the "international military trade"... To be honest, it is the first time that the international military trade is discussed in the court, so Zhao Ji also thinks it is a bit new.

Military weapon surveillance can actually make money! This is really unexpected.

"Han Qing, Zeng Qing," Zhao Ji directly pointed Han Qi and Zeng Bu, "What do you two think?"

"Your Majesty, Goryeo is always a friend of our dynasty. Now Goryeo is going to fight, so it is our right to help us with weapons."

Han Zhongyan agreed that making money from arms sales to Goryeo is second-class, and that his relationship with Goryeo is the first priority. Joining Li to build Liao was the consistent national policy of the Song Dynasty! Moreover, this time the Liao Dynasty did not oppose that the Song Dynasty helped Goryeo attack the Jurchens.

Of course, Zeng Bu was more inclined to object to what Han Zhongyan supported. So Zeng Bu replied: "Your Majesty, if we help Goryeo, we will inevitably offend the Jurchens. If Goryeo was defeated by the Jurchens in this battle, it would not be easy for us to unite with the Jurchens in the future."

"No," Zhao Ji smiled and waved his hand, "We are not helping Goryeo, but doing business. When the Jurchens ask for weapons, we will also be able to sell them. Goryeo and Jurchens are both our friends."

Sell ​​at both ends!

As soon as Zhao Ji's words came out, all the ministers were stunned. Will the government bring Wu Haogu's damage? It has made a lot of money to develop real estate before, but now it has started to make trouble... It seems that it won't take long to make the official storehouse full of evil money!

These officials misunderstood that Song Huizong and Wu Haogu had never read the memorials of Wu Haogu and Tong Guan. Both of them "stuck into the text", and Zhao Ji did not make it public.

Because Wu Haogu proposed his own secret plan in the memorial. The purpose of selling weapons was not to make money! Well, Wu Haogu was an official from the Song Dynasty who was convinced by virtue. How could he fall into the eyes of money?

Therefore, selling arms is not for money, but for establishing a deep friendship with the Jurchen Wanyan family and the Goryeo court.

Friendship is the first, money is not important.

By selling arms, the arms dealers of the Song Dynasty were able to enter the grounds of Goryeo and Wanyan Jurchen with justification, meet their great figures, and establish deep friendships, and spread Confucianism to them... If possible, you can also take a few young Wanyan to Tianjin University. Oh, it is the Jiehe Branch of the Yuntai Academy Palace to learn the truth that Confucianism can conquer people with virtue.

"Your Majesty," An Tao, the official in the Privy Council, asked at this time, "The price of weapons is very expensive. Goryeo and Jurchens are all poor. What if they don't have the money to pay the bill?"

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "You can lend it to them first and pay it back slowly when you have the money."

I can even release foreign debts! This government is really capable!

"Your Majesty, what if they can't pay it back?" Zeng Bu asked with a frown.

Zhao Ji said: "Our court is convinced by virtue. If it is Goryeo and the Jurchens cannot pay off their debts in the future, then we will forgive their debts, so that they will remember the kindness of the Song Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, then why don't we send them weapons?"

This question was asked by Han Zhongyan. He heard that he could not do business and was an official who was separated from the masses.

"Han Qing," Zhao Ji smiled, "Have you heard a folk proverb, 'Supreme Mien, fight for Mie Mi'?"

The official family even knew that Mien was promoted to the position of Mie!

Is there really a wise ruler in the Song Dynasty this time?

"Your Majesty's wise!"

The ministers in the palace were finally convinced this time, and they could no longer say anything else except "Your Majesty's wiseness".

...

"Sister Eighteen, you have a body. When I leave in a few days, you can send it to the door... I can't stay in Jiehe for too long, so I will definitely come back to see you before New Year's Eve."

Haizhou, Tianya Town, Linhaizhuang.

Wu Haogu was talking to Pan Qiaolian, who was pregnant again. Pan Qiaolian was diagnosed with a happy pulse this morning. First, Ximen Qing took the pulse personally, and then invited a doctor from Ximentang in Tianya Town to take the pulse again. It was confirmed that it was a happy pulse.

This made Pan Qiaolian very happy. She always wanted to give birth to a son for Wu Haogu, but Wu Haogu was unwilling to let her get pregnant too often to avoid damage to her body. So she kept using the method of calculating menstruation to contraceptive until Pan Qiaolian's body completely recovered, and a kind of cloth was successful.

Although his wife is pregnant again, she has big stones in her heart. Guo Yaoshi, Jin Wushu and Wu Haogu, who has the great cause of national unity, still wants to leave his wife to go to Jiehe Market.

So I can only say goodbye to my wife Yiyi.

A hint of disappointment appeared on Pan Qiaolian's face, but it was quickly covered up.

"It's agreed that I must go back to Haizhou before the New Year..."

Wu Haogu smiled, "I will definitely come back, I will definitely come back... You have to rest well, why don't I let my elder sister stay and take care of you."

"No need," Pan Qiaolian looked at her husband and smiled sweetly, "My elder sister's body has recovered a long time ago, so you can get pregnant again. You only have two children now. Including Oliga's belly and Nu's belly, there are only four, but there are a little less."

Wu Haogu stretched out his right hand and gently stroked his wife's belly, "Sister 18, we are still young, and we have time... You have to give me a few more, at least seven or eight babies."

Pan Qiaolian giggled when she heard this, "Is it impossible for a sow to give birth to seven or eight slaves? You might as well let my elder sister give birth to you... The slave will give birth to you at most two sons and two daughters."

"It's not too much to have four," Wu Haogu said with a smile. "You have to take care of yourself, but don't lie down all day long. You should move, otherwise it's not easy for a baby to have a baby. Look how easy it is for the eldest sister to have a baby at that time? And that golden lady (referring to Oliga) looks like she is a good baby."

"I know," Pan Qiaolian pouted, "Your women are getting more and more... I don't know when I forget my slave!"

Wu Haogu was told by his wife, and he smiled guiltily: "Those are just scenes, you and your elder sister are the only ones at home."

"Oh? Where is Oliga?" Pan Qiaolian asked.

"She," Wu Haogu smiled, "The children she and I have will not enter the house."
Chapter completed!