In the pre-Qin period of antiquity, there were expressions in the universe and outside the territory, but they have not yet become the mainstream. The so-called unai refers to the traditional Chinese habitat, and the extraterritorial is outside the Chinese habitat. Generally called extraterritorial, it means barbaric and backward, which is equivalent to a wilderness similar to the primitive environment, and simply put, it has not been developed, or the degree of development is not high.

Although the concept of "unnei" and extraterritoriality is not mainstream, there are still many people who are afraid of being excluded from "unnei", and no one wants to go "extraterritorial" to open up wasteland if it is not necessary or necessary.

At this time, not many people know what tens of millions of square kilometers are, but more or less should always understand how big tens of millions of square kilometers are, if according to the territorial planning of the empire, the territory that is considered to belong to "Unai" in the future will be very large, from the ice field in the north, the plateau in the west, the boundless sea in the south, and the ice sea in the east. Without looking at the map, you can't imagine how big the future territory of the empire will be, and if you look at the map, you will definitely be stunned.

The empire carried out a policy of inner and outer sealing. No matter how you look at it, the inner seal is a constraint on power, but it is extremely generous economically. There are also some restrictions on the power of external feudalism, but because it is a relationship of "extraterritorial autonomy", it retains relatively autonomous governance rights and the right to act in war, and economic assistance is also divided into levels and levels.

In fact, so far, the policy of the inner seal of the empire has been determined, but the outer seal has not been completely determined. The reason why the outer seal has not been finalized is because there are many things involved in the outer seal, such as where the lord of the outer seal should choose, how much assistance each lord should get, there are too many things to plan, detailed obligations and responsibilities, and even the control needs to be discussed.

According to Liu Bang's many inquiries, most of the people who are qualified to become nobles choose the inner seal, and only a very small number of people choose the outer seal.

Those who choose the inner seal are not without a pioneering spirit. They are simply content with the status quo and are reluctant to take greater risks, or prefer to live under the wings of the Imperial Family.

Among the people who choose the outer seal, some are responsible for some existing family responsibilities, and some think that the "get" of the inner seal cannot be satisfied, and perhaps there is more "rather for the head of the chicken than for the tail of the ox" The idea is troublesome?

For example, Wei Qi and Fusu belong to the category that bears family responsibilities, and there is no prince in the empire in the latest merit evaluation, which is a matter that has been determined. It has been determined that there are two kings on the outer seal, both the old King of Wei and the King of Qin who chose to work outside, and their situation can only be regarded as a special product of the "alternation of the times", and it is estimated that there will be no such "special affairs" in the future.

The so-called absence of a prince is a limit of credit to a certain extent. This restriction includes that Lu Zhe's heirs are not allowed to be crowned kings without merit, and it is not simply for ministers, anyone is eligible to be crowned king as long as their merits meet the requirements, and if they don't have enough merit, don't do anything daydreaming.

For the difference between the inner seal and the outer seal, the news has received great attention when it comes out a little, Liu Bang, Ning Benliao, Shu Dao are just a small group of people, they always pay attention to the difference between the inner seal and the outer seal, and they are also making some plans while paying attention.

"The latest news is that the nobles who choose the outer seal will be promoted to their original titles. The exact number of levels to be promoted has not yet been determined," Liu Bang's voice was a little blurry as he gnawed on the stewed dog meat sent by Fan Hao in his mouth: "I estimate that it will at least be upgraded by one level." ”

Yongben Liao and Shu Dao are also nibbling on dog meat. While chewing on the food in his mouth, he made the appearance of listening attentively.

I don't know what Chinese medicinal herbs are added to the dog meat, and when it is stewed, they also set up a stove, and the three of them enclose a small triangle in the pavilion. There was a cook copying some stir-fry next to him, and the fragrance wafted out with the wind.

Liu Bang has been idle since he called himself a third-class baron, and he has not sought to obtain any position. It's not that anyone specifically makes things difficult, he has been assessed many times, and the level of governance is to be a township chief or one of the six Cao of a county, and if you want to enter the army, you can be a military marquis at most.

There is no meaning to belittle Liu Bang, a person who has not undergone systematic learning and special training, the starting point is indeed to suffer, Liu Bang's talent is not in becoming a "real hands-on work", his talent is in the mouth, can achieve the knowledge of people and make good use of it, as for their own specific to do something, how to arrange and operate belongs to the blind.

The empire performs any position by assessment, and if you can pass the assessment, you will get the position, and if you can't pass the assessment, it is useless. If Liu Bang had not been the leader of an army or the minister of a feudal country, he would have happily become the head of a township or a military marquis. It's just that he is a person who has been in the limelight, and no one wants to "go low and high", which has nothing to do with face or ambition, and is simply unacceptable.

There are many people like Liu Bang, who have the talent of useful people but do not have the actual hands-on ability, and to put it bluntly, they are managerial talents without the ability to actually operate. Such people can do a great job by gathering or entrapping talents under the circumstances, but under the operation of a set of rules in society and the environment, this kind of people often need to have a miracle if they want to become the dragon and phoenix among people.

Given the opportunity to be assessed, the capable are incompetent, Liu Bang can't get angry if he wants to, and he can't say that anyone is suppressing it. According to the usual situation, he can only have the title of a third-class baron on his head, and enjoy the dividends distributed to the nobles by the empire every year, so he is bored and depressed until he dies of old age, but Lu Zhe came up with a set of national policies of inner and outer seals, and then there is a new turnaround.

Liu Bang is a simple and complex person, and he may be a little awkward, but he really likes to enjoy it, and he can be satisfied by being superior to others. After enjoying the status and benefits that they deserve, people are driven by the psychology of climbing to higher places and want to get more, so they will look around to see if there is an opportunity to make their status higher.

People like Liu Bang are the mainstream, and they can pursue a better and higher status, who doesn't stare at it with their eyes wide open? The reason why it is said that the outer seal is a new opportunity is not only Liu Bang's own random plan, but also after careful observation. Although he is not so willing to admit it, these people belong to the category of ambitious and incapacitated, and he found a group of people with similar mentality, which can be regarded as like-minded.

"Actually, even if the empire gives a foreign lord, there is a difference. It shouldn't be too different, right? "Yong Benliao doesn't have much culture, and in terms of knowledge, because he came out of a remote and small place, the earth overlord in a small and medium-sized place in the era of poor information is not much more than if he has knowledge, and he said something that made Liu Bang roll his eyes, and He Shu Dao couldn't stop coughing.

Shu Dao drank a large glass of water and wine to feel better, wiped a handful of his beard sticky with water and wine with his sleeve, and said slowly: "The difference is big, the prince must get the top assistance, and the lower the title, the less the assistance." ”

He let out an "oh" and thought about something for a moment. He said: "If there is no limit on the number of weapons, in fact, the amount of assistance is not a big problem. ”

This time, Shu Dao nodded in agreement, and even Liu Bang kept bowing his head.

In the information that was revealed, there is an upper limit on how many armies each level of nobles can arm, and the so-called upper limit is not so simple, on the one hand, the empire provides weapons and equipment to arm, and on the other hand, the number of private armies that can be used by each title is limited.

Most of the people who choose to be feuded are not surprised that there are restrictions on the private armies of the nobles, and they actually don't care so much about the number of private armies stipulated by the empire, after all, they all go "extraterritorial" to work their own. It means that the distance from "Unai" is definitely not ordinary, and it is one thing for the empire to stipulate the upper limit of private armies, and it is another thing for their private armies to exceed the limit, as long as they are officials. Who wouldn't do it?

What they really care about is how much military equipment the Empire provides, and it is to provide weapons, armor, and some essential gadgets just like the soldiers of the Imperial Army.

The most ordinary soldier in the empire, that is, a soldier on foot, has at least a baby gun, a sword, and a dagger on his weapon. The armor is a piece of leather armor, head pockets, shoulder pads, wrist sheat, knee pads, and combat boots.

If it's a ranged crossbowman, it's at least a bow or crossbow, plus a sword and a dagger. It is difficult to say that there should be robes, shoulder pads, wrist pads, knee pads, and combat boots, and the arrows should be matched, and there is no fixed number of them, and it depends on the intensity of the war to make a base delineation.

If it is a sergeant, it is also divided into light metal armor or heavy metal armor, if you want to get a set of light metal armor outside the imperial military industrial system, you can get it, but it is not so easy, the defense power of the armor is not necessarily reliable, and the service life of the firmness is even more unusual, and it is not uncommon for the armor to fall off by itself without a few hits; Heavy metal armor is not available at all except for the imperial military industry, there is a relationship between technical barriers, and it is also a legal provision, heavy armor and strong crossbows are within the scope of imperial control, and they are not allowed to be produced or armed privately.

The empire exploited precious metal mines on a large scale, and the financial situation was basically rich, and there was no shortage of materials for the various military industrial systems, resulting in the phenomenon that the regular army of the empire not only had an advantage in weapons, but also had the conditions to equip a large number of metal armor. The foundation of the empire's one million soldiers is also reflected in the production of military industry, and those types of troops that are not soldiers can also be formed.

In fact, the empire can be regarded as a military soldier, there are two or three million, it is not Lu Zhe's wish, nor is it that the military wants to replace quality with quantity, it is a product of the special era, it is a kind of last resort, when fighting the country, the army must always be enough, and for the sake of social stability, the young and strong must be concentrated and restrained, and the result is naturally huge.

There is another layer of meaning, the initial war must not allow society to flow freely, and military control can restore social stability in the shortest possible time, and it is also a way to stimulate military production. Those who understand naturally understand, and those who don't understand also feel that arming two or three million soldiers is a waste in addition to exaggeration, and they can't understand that it is also part of regulation and control.

"After the war in the northern frontier is over, the empire will maintain the size of twenty legions, and the auxiliaries will be cut at that time. Naturally, we can't recruit soldiers, but auxiliaries can always be recruited. ”

"The auxiliary soldiers are actually very good, most of them are young and strong people who have followed the soldiers on the battlefield, and they can be regarded as having seen big scenes."

"Hmm. The Wehrmacht of 20 legions and the forbidden army of 4 legions are going to be streamlined, and now those large local garrisons must also be abolished. ”

After all, they are still a member of the "system", and they know that the huge army base is because the war has just ended, and the army that maintains stability in various places accounts for the majority, and once the society is stable, the number of existing armies will definitely be reduced.

At present, most of the more than 3 million soldiers in the army, except for the forbidden army and the national defense force, are second-line troops recruited by local governments. Some of the second-line troops are local soldiers, that is, they are recruited locally to serve locally, and only a small number of second-line troops have left their hometowns. About 1.6 million second-line troops will gradually be abolished and demobilized to become the labor force of local construction, and they will be replaced by public security, and all passes will also be taken over by the national defense forces.

"They are all people with some family property, what is lacking is only reputation, among us, only Duke Liu is a third-class baron, if there are a few more nobles to partner, it would be great."

Non-nobles are not qualified to become lords, and if they can't become lords, they won't have the opportunity to go out and work hard, which is the most important thing for many people, on the contrary, it is secondary in terms of assets.

Lu Zhe's rise to prominence was full of specialities, not only allowing the royal family to live well, but also almost no plundering of private assets. This "moderate line" method minimized the damage to the people, and also won the favor of the clan and the gentry, not everywhere he hit, there was resistance, which was one of the reasons why he was able to be fast.

Most of the old clans and gentry assets have been retained, and a considerable number of people have developed under a series of economic stimuli from Lu Zhe, and the people are actually not short of wealth, but there is money but some things that can not be bought with money.

Liu Bangcai was reluctant to have nobles join in, although there were not many people with a higher title than him, but as long as he was a little higher in the title, how could he still have "supreme power" at that time, that was not what he wanted.

"Let's go out and work together, and we must first work together to do great things, right?" Liu Bang didn't deliberately strengthen his tone, as if he was saying an established truth.

Shu Dao and Yongben Liao both nodded: "That's right." ”

Liu Bang slowed down his tone: "Then how can you be sure that the new nobles have the same ideas as us, even if they have the same ideas, they can be as generous as me." What we discussed was that no matter how it develops, I will only take 30% of it, and the remaining 70% will be your share, and other people can do it? ”

Yongbenliao and Shu Dao glanced at each other, and what Liu Bang said was also what they were worried about.

Sounds weird, right? The way they cooperate is not like to lay down a territory to build a country, but more like a joint company, but in fact, it is exactly like that, and non-princes are not qualified to build a country. (To be continued......)