Wei Yunqi said loudly: "My Great Sui's military salary, pension, and post-war placement are ten times higher than those of other princes, and I also have meat when I train. In every major war, our Great Sui used about 200,000 soldiers, and if you add auxiliaries, there are 400,000 people, which are all money. ”

"Liaodong, Bingzhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou, which we have regained successively, also have to spend money on post-war reconstruction, and we will not be able to recover any of this money in the short term. The harvest of foreign wars is simply not enough to fill these holes! When we stop the conquest and lose the big entry of foreign wars, the huge number of troops will drag down the finances of the Great Sui. ”

Luo Shixin didn't believe it at all, and said: "Wei Shangshu, Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou are developing quite rapidly now, and I heard that Yongbei can also be self-sufficient." Now it is completely possible to use the first three states to fill half of Yongzhou and one Liangzhou, and the northeast of Liaoning is the earliest, and it can also make up for the southeast of Liaoning. In this way, the income from our foreign wars can be completely used to simply raise the army. Wei Shangshu is completely fooling people. ”

Hearing Luo Shixin's division, everyone was happy! Especially the generals, they stared at Wei Yunqi one by one to see how he argued.

"Of course you don't know the price of firewood and rice, I'll calculate it with you now." Yang Shidao, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, immediately took over the conversation:

"Part of the money and grain stolen from Goguryeo this year will be used to resettle the victims of the earthquake in Qingzhou, but due to the severe drought this year, the victims of Qingzhou have not gained anything, so they will carry out the relief work until next autumn. If there is still a major drought next year, it means that the imperial court will need to support these victims until the autumn of the following year. The same is true of the two states of Yongliang. Therefore, knowing that the money and grain from the Goguryeo, Li Yuan, and Guan Long families could last until next year's autumn harvest, and there was even a large amount of surplus, they did not dare to divert it for other purposes. ”

Yang Shidao glanced at Luo Shixin, "General Luo has participated in every battle of General Zhang Xutuo, so he should know how the bandits came from, right?" ”

Luo Shixin said: "Most of them are people who are too hungry to live. ”

"That's right!" Yang Shidao nodded, "My Great Sui has finally created the current situation, if the people run out of food and the court cannot supply it, then the civil rebellion is very likely to repeat." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Shidao couldn't help but admire Yang Tong's foresight, it was precisely because of the careful calculation of the audit department that everyone understood that under the strength of the Great Sui, there were serious economic problems lurking.

This year, he took over two or three million empty-handed people in Qingzhou and the Central Plains, and then took over more than 10 million people from Yongliang who did not have much family background.

This is the rapid expansion of the territory, resulting in unstable foundations.

Of course, the Great Sui treasury and several large granaries were still full, but as Yang Shidao said, the heavy burden of millions of people made the Great Sui dare not easily squander these strategic reserves and life-saving money and grain used to prevent sudden wars and natural disasters.

The Great Sui is moving forward with a heavy burden and the economy is tight, and it must not fight a worthless battle, nor can it fight a battle that is uncertain, and even the territory cannot be demanded now.

Only when the people are self-sufficient, can the Great Sui let go of his hands and feet to fight and kill.

After Wei Yunqi and Wei Yunqi said this one after another, all the generals did not dare to shout.

Looking at the reluctant expressions of the generals, Yang Tong smiled and said, "If you knew how many troops I have in the Great Sui, you wouldn't have this expression." ”

"How many soldiers do we have?"

Facing a pair of black and white eyes, Yang Tong smiled and said: "There are more than 600,000 standing troops, and there are 230,000 Tuntian troops in Yongliang and Hanzhong, and the county soldiers who maintain local law and order are not counted. ”

"So much?" Everyone was shocked, they couldn't imagine that there were so many Sui troops.

Yang Tong nodded and said, "It's only a lot, it's not a lot, but the army is scattered in various counties, and I can't see it in normal times." ”

When the generals heard this, their eyes almost popped out.

"Are you okay now?" Yang Tong asked with a smile.

"No comment!" The generals spoke in unison.

Yang Tong said: "The Great Sui army is too scattered, not to mention the power of the fist, but it consumes a lot of money and grain, so it is imperative to integrate and dismantle." ”

"I wonder where Your Highness plans to start?" Yang Gongren asked.

When Yang Tong saw that Du Ruhui began to record, he said his thoughts: "I am going to gather the scattered and weak standing army, and select the most elite soldiers from them to form eight main battle corps, each with 50,000 troops, stationed on the border prone to conflict. It can not only deal with sudden wars, but also launch a fatal blow to the enemy with a thunderous force when the fighter plane appears. ”

Li Jing thought for a moment and immediately said, "Your Highness's idea is very good!" But there is a fatal problem involved here. ”

"What's the problem?" Yang Tong asked knowingly.

Li Jing said with a solemn expression: "After the main general of the legion is too heavy, will he be arrogant and arrogant, support the army with self-respect, and support the army to be self-reliant?" If the Lord is turned against the enemy, the problem is great. ”

"Kemin! You tell us about the idea of the Department of Military Affairs..."

"Whoa!" Du Ruhui responded, he first started with the phenomenon of generals supporting the army and self-respect, and talked about the many disasters in the cases of the 'Northern Zhou Great Eight Pillars' and the 'Twelve Great Generals', and then the deficiencies and side effects of the military supervision system. Finally, the Department of Military Affairs conceived the beginning and end, the effect, and the far-reaching significance, and also introduced in detail its benefits to the imperial court and the generals themselves.

Du Ru's bland words did not add any superfluous decorative statements, but everyone gradually fell into thought.

Yang Gongren, who understood thoroughly, said solemnly: "The Military Affairs Department starts from the bottom and controls the soldiers step by step, eliminating the self-respect of the generals to the greatest extent, but does not damage the generals' power to lead the troops, let alone the fact that the supervising army will harm the generals, which is definitely a great initiative." The minister thought that the Military Affairs Department must be established! ”

"Your Highness, the minister has a saying." At this time, Wei Yunqi emphatically said: "The benefits of the corps system are great, and the hidden dangers are not small, and the minister thinks that only one military affairs department is not enough. ”

"What is Wei Shangshu going to do?"

"Adopt the official system of rotation every five years, and cannot be re-elected locally at the end of the term. The generals above the general of Yingyanglang shall not lead an army alone for more than five years, and shall not lead this army again after five years, which is one of them; Second, the defenders in various places change their defenses every three years. ”

"That's a good idea." Yang Tong understood what Wei Yunqi meant, not only could he prevent the authority of the chief general from being too great, but he could erase the private imprint in the army, and the various armies could also adapt to different terrains and different climates, which was simply watertight.

Li Jing arched his hand and said: "The rotation of military generals is understandable. Dare to ask Wei Shangshu, what does the change of defense mean by the defenders? How to change? ”

Wei Yunqi explained: "Take General Yang Shanhui as an example, he is stationed in Hanoi County, with 30,000 soldiers and horses, and when the time comes, these 30,000 troops can be transferred from Hanoi to Yecheng, Chang'an, Bohai, Wuyuan, Mingyue. 10,000 in the first year, 10,000 in the second year, and the last 10,000 in the third year. The number of people transferred was replenished by defenders from other places. ”

"Good is good!" Li Jing frowned and said: "But there will be two problems in this way: first, the uneven distribution of my Great Sui soldiers and horses, if it is dispatched like this, there will inevitably be no soldiers in some places; As for Hanoi, it will not be able to be replenished in time, if Wang Shichong takes advantage of the change of defense to attack, how can it be good? ”

"Second, if the distance between the two places is too far, it will also cause the dilemma that the city has no troops to defend in a short time; Take Liaodong in the easternmost and Mingyue County in the west, for example, if the two are reversed, it will take at least half a year, which also means that within half a year, there will be no defenders in the two places to defend the city......"

"Indeed!" Wei Yun nodded and said, "Then according to General Li, how should this soldier and horse change their defense?" ”

Li Jing pondered for a moment, and saluted: "The last general thinks that it is more reasonable to change the defense nearby, and the neighboring places are exchanged with each other, and the neighboring counties are exchanged, taking Liaodong as an example, it is specially exchanged with Youzhou, and Youzhou is supplemented from Jizhou in the first year, and from the state in the second year; The first year of the state was supplemented from Jizhou, and the second year was supplemented from Yongzhou; The same is true of Jizhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou, so that the entire army of the Great Sui will be revitalized. In addition, it is not advisable to transfer at the same time, after changing one place in the first half of the year, change another place in the second half of the year. ”

Yang Tong couldn't help but praise it: "This is a great goodness!" According to the two of them, the two of them went back and considered it again, and jointly drafted a specific charter, and then discussed it. ”

"Whoa!" Wei Yunqi and Li Jing bowed.

In fact, Yang Tong knows that there is still a problem here, that is, the soldier's native complex, but he has no choice, because the military has never been a profession to enjoy, before the national interests and the general trend, individuals can only obey the will of the country, if they are really unwilling to be separated from their relatives for a long time, they can apply for retirement.

However, Yang Tong felt that it was better to communicate with the soldiers before the dismissal, and first dismiss those soldiers who were inseparable from their homeland, no matter what, it was the soldier's own choice, and there would be no complaints in the future, let alone a coup d'état launched by the Xiaoguo Army.

At present, the Great Sui is a martial country, and the military is also the best-paid profession, and there are many young people who want to join the army, and Yang Tong is not worried about the lack of military resources in the Great Sui.

"Next is the Tuntian Army, 500 people are selected for every 10,000 Tuntian Army, and the rest are placed as people nearby."

The Tuntian Army was the first reserve army, and they were engaged in agriculture and training at the same time, which was somewhat similar to the government soldiers, but unlike the government soldiers, the income from their labor was owned by the imperial court. When they are not needed, and there is no opportunity to make contributions, it is okay in the short term.

If the long-term unrewarded work and training continues, some people will begin to slack off their work, and there will even be a phenomenon that the seedlings on one side are thriving, and the fields on the other side have not yet been planted.

In more serious cases, I am afraid that there will be riots due to dissatisfaction.

Since the Tuntian army is not used, there are still all kinds of hidden dangers, Yang Tong simply decided to let them all go home and work hard to create more taxes for the country, as for the reserves, it is enough to have the corps, if you are worried that the combat strength can not keep up, you can strengthen the training.

"Finally, there are county soldiers, in addition to maintaining the necessary number of soldiers, all counties will remove the redundant establishment, and the standing army and the tuntian army that have been demobilized and returned to their hometowns can sign up to compete for the remaining posts; This matter is handed over to the county and the county to be responsible. In order to avoid the occurrence of intimate and hidden things, the imperial history at all levels is responsible for supervision. ”

Yang Tong thought for a while, and then said: "For the county soldiers, we will first wait for the demobilization of the standing army and the Tuntian army before making selection; The county and county can first report the local public security situation and the reserved quota for the reference of the imperial court. ”

"Whoa!" Wei Yunqi, the secretary of the military department, and Liu Zhenghui, the secretary of the imperial department, responded.

"Our generation can achieve the unity of the monarch and the minister, and the mutual trust of the monarch and the minister, but after we grow old, the country will continue, in order for future generations not to suspect each other, our generation must do our best to improve and improve various systems! And the most sensitive and serious issue is military power, and everyone can put forward any good idea. Yang Tong said emphatically.

"Your Highness's words are extremely true, since ancient times, some topics have always been secretive and vague, which has caused many tragedies, so there can be no more problems in these matters." Kong Yingda also stood up.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Yang Shidao, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others also agreed one by one, they understood that Yang Tong's real intention in rushing to propose military reform was not to want the generals to have misunderstandings in the future, which also made everyone's hearts warm. Such an emperor who always considers the feelings of the generals under his command has rarely been seen since ancient times!