Sitting on the imperial couch of the greenhouse hall, Liu Che held his chin and entered into contemplation.

Many thoughts came to his mind one by one.

There is no doubt that the war against the Huns must be launched in advance!

But, is the Han family's war preparations ready?

This answer is very clear in Liu Che's heart - no!

At present, more than eighty percent of the Han army's army is still clumsy infantry and crossbowmen.

Only a few elite field regiments completed the cavalryization.

Three years later, the Han family could arm a maximum of about 150,000 cavalry.

But the crux of the matter is that Liu Che could not send all these 150,000 people to the grassland to fight the Huns.

The logistics system of the Han dynasty simply could not afford the need for so many combat troops to go out of the fortress and fight on the grasslands thousands of miles away from the Great Wall.

In fact, it is already a miracle to be able to support 50,000 cavalry and about 30,000 infantry and crossbow troops out of the fortress at one time!

In history, the little pig was in war with the Huns.

In the fifth year of Yuanguang, the Han army fought for the first time, and the troops were divided into four routes.

Wei Qing rode the general with a chariot and went out of the valley, and Gongsun He was the general of the light car, out of the clouds; Gongsun Ao was a cavalry general out of Dai County; Li Guangwei rode the general out of Yanmen.

The total strength of the army was 40,000 cavalry.

In order to supply the logistical supply of these four armies.

From Yunzhong to Shanggu, from Chang'an to Yanmen, the Han government organized more than 300,000 people and more than 50,000 foot soldiers to transport grain and grass.

But the outcome of this battle was far from ideal.

In addition to Wei Qing's success in the surprise attack on Dragon City along the way, he beheaded hundreds. The other three roads are all lost soldiers.

When Gongsun Ao came out of the fortress, he was a full force of 10,000 cavalry. As a result, only three thousand horsemen returned.

Li Guang was even worse. He was almost wiped out along the way, and he was captured by the Huns......

The result of this battle made Liu Che feel terrified when he recalled it.

40,000 people came out of the fortress, and even 20,000 people did not come back, and the total result was only hundreds of beheadings by Wei Qing.

And it was the fifth year of Yuanguang, more than twenty years later.

Obviously, although Liu Che now feels that he has done a good job, he can't catch up with the Han family in history for more than 20 years to recuperate in just three years. The results of training non-commissioned officers and training officers.

Although there are a lot of new weapons and equipment.

But Liu Che knows very well that it is never those cold weapons that determine the direction of the war.

It's people.

The current Han family, in terms of the quality of the cavalry and the number of cavalry officers, cannot catch up with the 40,000 Han troops who went out of the fortress in five years.

But in that war, the Han family did not gain nothing.

Three years later, that is, in the second year of Yuan Shuo, under the command of Wei Qing. Drawing lessons from Yuanguang's five-year failure, the Han army, which retrained and organized the army, went out again.

In this battle, the Han army raised its eyebrows. Shame on you!

Wei Qing commanded the army out of the cloud and marched westward, invincible all the way, and the gods blocked and killed the gods. The Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha.

Defeated the two main forces of Xiongnu Aries and Lou Fu, and recovered the Hetao. Beheaded three thousand seven hundred and eleven ranks, and captured thousands. More than one million cattle, sheep and horses have been accumulated.

What's more, all the soldiers are back! (Historical Records - Data contained in the biography of General Wei's hussars)

Although this is a bit exaggerated, it still shows that the losses of Wei Qing's department are almost minimal.

Thus, the Han army opened one of the most glorious eras in Chinese military history.

One Han is a five-hundred, this is not just a slogan, but a fact!

Therefore, what Liu Che hopes to get most now is the lessons that Wei Qing summed up after the defeat of the Han army in the fifth year of Yuanguang, as well as the corresponding reorganization and training plan.

Unfortunately, he didn't know anything about it.

Wei Qinghuo went to the sick and nephews, the god of war, and did not leave their books on military books in history.

Perhaps, maybe stayed.

However, the scourge of witches and Emperor Xuan's hundred-year pursuit of the Huo clan caused almost all the writings and military writings of these two twin stars to be destroyed. (Historically, the pursuit of the Huo family was not stopped until Liu Xiu...... ）

This cannot but be said to be a great regret.

Liu Che shook his head with some distress.

Now, Wei Qing is probably still a Zhengtai, and as for Huo Qu's disease, it is estimated that even the sperm of the sperm has not appeared......

It would be impossible to expect the pair of twin stars to cross time and space to teach him what to do.

Liu Che can only hope for the existing talents and systems.

"Perhaps, I should consider finding a battlefield similar to the two-mountain round battle between the Celestial Empire and the Annan Monkey in the later generations to sharpen my army......" Immediately, Liu Che shook his head with a wry smile.

In today's world, where to find a whetstone that can sharpen the knives of the Han army?

In the known world, except for the Xiongnu, any other country and army, when they see the Han army, must call Dad......

Perhaps Rome in the far west is quite suitable.

But after tens of thousands of miles, Liu Che couldn't help it.

"We can only strengthen training and increase the training of officers...... Liu Che rubbed his temples.

At this time, Liu Che remembered some of the measures taken by the great powers before World War II to increase the speed of construction of the air force and armored forces.

"It is necessary to encourage the people to raise horses, to ride horses, and to cultivate the riding skills and ......literacy of young people," Liu Che made the decision, thinking of the flying clubs that had blossomed throughout the Nazis before the war.

But how should it be encouraged and nurtured?

Liu Che thought of one of the most popular and popular sports in Guanzhong and the north today, Keju.

On the basis of Keju, it may be a good idea to change it to polo.

In later generations, Li Tang used polo to cultivate the martial heart of nobles and young scholars.

"Maybe you can set up a league ......" Liu Che opened his mind: "In addition, you can organize a horse racing club...... Doesn't Dr. Lehous love to gamble? Let them bet on horses! ”

This might be a good idea!

The aristocratic scholars and wealthy class of the Han family loved gambling the most.

In this day and age, cockfighting and lackeys are even the participation of the whole people.

Every Luli in Chang'an City, every city and city in Guanzhong. If you don't see anyone fighting cocks and lackeys, play entertainment. Then there must be someone from the Imperial Lieutenant or the Imperial Historian Yamen.

But that's still not enough.

Polo or horse racing. Even if it is done, at most, it will set off a wave among the middle class, and it will have a limited effect on the cavalry construction of the Han family.

You can't expect the sons and daughters of the noble lords to go to the front line and charge into battle, right?

Even if they were willing, Liu Che would not let him go to the front line to be a pawn.

In the event of an avalanche defeat and the death of one hundred and eighty sons of the princes and nobles at one time, the condemnation of those weeping women and the public opinion of the government and the opposition would be enough to bring the war to an abrupt end.

Therefore, the key is still in the people, in the peasants.

"I've got to figure it out. So that the people can also raise horses, not to mention that every household has a horse, three or five households, there must be a horse! Although many people don't want to admit it, the fact is that from ancient times to the present, and even two thousand years later, all the wars in human history have killed all the soldiers on the battlefield. Almost all of them are people from the lower and middle strata of society.

They are cannon fodder on the battlefield in the noble or despicable, hot-blooded or ruthless flickers and orders of the big guys.

As a traverser, Liu Che knows this very well.

No matter how good his intentions are and how great his ideas are. How beautiful it is to envision.

But in the final analysis, it is still necessary to fool the people and pay their lives and blood for these ideals and designs and visions of his.

But......

Here's the problem. The Chinese people are not as easy to fool as the serfs of the West!

Maybe a moment of enthusiasm. They can obey the orders of the Son of Heaven and carry weapons. Bring your own dry food and fight for Your Majesty and Sheji and Huaxia.

However, this blood comes and goes quickly.

When they discover the brutality of war, they quickly cool down.

If you find out again, you are desperately fighting for Your Majesty, for the community, and for the court, and you have killed so many comrades, but you haven't reaped the benefits of a single hair.

That must be - Shang Tang Geding, two people everywhere!

Veterans like Mi Di who use tanks to crush demonstrations, if this is going to appear in China, you don't have to think about it, it is directly a righteous army everywhere, and there is no way to crusade.

Yang Guang is a good example.

He used the destruction and destruction of the Sui Dynasty to warn all people: The common people can be fooled, but you have to give benefits and give you your life, but there is no return, aren't you afraid of the rebellion of those Qiu Ba old men who came back from the battlefield and exercised their skills?

Therefore, the status and treatment of military personnel must be done well!

I can't let the front blood and sweat, and when I go home, I find that my wife is separated, my family is broken, and even my wife is cuckolded.

But this is only a basic guarantee.

Qin's experience told Liu Che that he wanted the whole people to be martial, and to form a concept of 'martial arts, the dry city of the country', which was recognized by the whole society.

Then you have to come to a one-stop service.

To be a soldier in a war is not only to make the soldier feel face-saving and dignified.

There must also be tangible benefits that can be seen and touched.

Specific to the hearts of the Chinese people, that is, houses, tickets, sisters, and the lifeblood of the people - land.

It's not that difficult.

During the Warring States Period, Qin's farming and warfare system is still well preserved, pick it up, wipe the dust, change its appearance, change its name, and it can be regarded as the Han family's own - just like the Han law or something, the cottage Qin system, this is the tradition of the old Liu family.

However, in this case, the finances of the Han family will be tightened.

It is obviously impossible to accomplish this task by collecting taxes from peasant uncles, but fortunately, the salt and iron official system is gradually improving, and it can continue to provide new income to the Han family every year, and the figure is not low!

This year, the Shaofu and the Great Nong Ling Yamen are expected to earn almost 100,000 yuan from salt and iron.

However, as soon as this cannon sounds, there are 10,000 taels of gold, and once the war begins, the money and resources are never too much.

Liu Che felt that it was time to open up several new ways to make money.

This month's New Year's Day is a good opportunity.

"Additional vehicle and vessel tax?" Liu Che was a little undecided.

In the case of commercial tax, don't think about collecting it now, and there is no way to collect it, because there is no basis for levying commercial tax in the current society and environment.

Even if it is passed at the court meeting, it will be difficult to carry it out.

Because, you can't get a merchant to pay taxes obediently.

Some people have ways to evade taxes.

This tax on vehicles and ships and mining is feasible.

The way of calculating taxes in terms of size, carrying capacity and scale makes it impossible for merchants to evade taxes and avoid taxes.

But Liu Che was worried that the bureaucrats below would spoil this good policy.

If they can receive five or even ten times as much from the peasants, they must be able to get more taxes as well.

Don't go bankrupt when the time comes, the small and medium-sized businessmen who are legal and law-abiding will be bankrupt.

But big businessmen, officials and businessmen with backgrounds, because of their wealth and connections, pay a dime in taxes, and live more and more nourishing.

When the time comes, won't Liu Che lift a stone to shoot himself in the foot?

But it won't work without raising taxes!

You can't be a businessman who is as rich as the country, drunk on money, but the burden is on the peasants, right?

At this time, Liu Che was really a little envious of Midi's Federal Tax Bureau.

If only he could have a powerful executive agency like the Federal Tax Service, he could play as much as he wanted.

"Perhaps, I should try to set up my own tax office?" Liu Che YY got up: "A tax collection agency with strong combat effectiveness and execution, and at the same time fair and selfless, iron-faced and ruthless......"

But that's just in YY.

There is no such government department in this world.

Liu Che is also very clear about this.

Now, even if it is a second-level tax bureau, Liu Che can't get the kind of corrupt bureaus that are officials but eat and take cards.

There is no other reason.

The morals and values of the mainstream society will not tolerate the emergence of such a tax bureau specifically for businessmen at present.

What is a Merchant? It's a city person, it's a pariah!

Although, in reality, businessmen have long gotten rid of the pattern of untouchables, and many big businessmen even dare to fight with the princes of a country to get rich.

Public opinion has long been aware of this, and more than one person has long said, 'Although today's businessmen are cheap, they are rich, and although today's farmers are heavy, farmers are cheap'.

But everyone discussed and discussed, and the final result was 'gold and jade, cold can not be clothed, hunger can not eat, may Your Majesty be noble......'

It's almost the same as not saying it......

But even so, this is already a very radical Legalist statement.

If we want to go further on this basis, there is no doubt that it will take a long time to prepare public opinion and build momentum.

This cycle, at least, is calculated in ten years.

Therefore, Liu Che could only reluctantly put this issue aside.

However, on the basis of the existing business tax, it is still possible to make some articles.

In particular, there is a lot of room for unauthorized operation.

"It's a big deal, I'm in a hurry, I lost my temperance to learn Liu Pengzu, and replaced all my unauthorized power with my people!" Thinking about it like this, Liu Che's heart was a little more steady.

But this is only a last resort in the end.

After all, China is not a decentralized kingdom system of aristocratic lords like Western Europe.

China is a large unified central empire.

The so-called boat is good to turn around, so many tricks that Westerners can play will not work in China.

China is a behemoth, and any change will affect the livelihood of tens of millions of people.

The so-called pulling a hair and moving the whole body, that's the truth. (To be continued.) )