During the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there were two main sources of troops: recruitment and recruitment. In the early Western Han Dynasty, the main purpose was recruitment. Later, land annexation intensified, the people went bankrupt, and the refugees increased. It gradually changed to recruitment. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, recruitment was mainly recruitment, and recruitment became optional.

This is in line with the expansion of the power of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Recruiting soldiers requires money. Of course, the soldiers recruited by the wealthy clan only listens to the wealthy clan. When the wealthy clan has soldiers, his strength is stronger, so he will naturally be happy to see them. Later, the Yellow Turbans rose, and the imperial court had no money to recruit soldiers to conquer, so he had to delegate power to prefectures and counties, so that the army truly became private soldiers of the wealthy clan.

The Great Wu reformed the old and innovative system, reformed the military system, established a new army, restored the conscription system, and brought the military power to the court. The people who obtained the land also supported the new dynasty and actively joined the army, so the Great Wu army was more combat-effective and had never won the battle for more than ten years.

But the soldiers in the army are also human beings, and they also have seven emotions and six desires. Those with greater ambitions want to be appointed as generals and marquis, those with greater ambitions want to be honored as marquis, those with less ambitions want to make meritorious and rewarded, and they can have one or half positions after they have been discharged from the army. How can they realize their ambitions? Of course, they are to make meritorious contributions in a battle. If they win a big battle, the generals will be promoted to titles, and ordinary soldiers will be rewarded, and they will each get what they deserve.

This is why the various ministries compete to participate in the war.

If the war is not started, they will only have military pay, and there is no fixed income. The military pay is not low, but it is not much higher, especially ordinary soldiers, which are only two or three thousand yuan, which is similar to an ordinary laborer. In fact, soldiers in the army are much harder than cultivated land. They not only need training every day, but also exercise every once in a while, and there is no time to spare throughout the year.

If they don't join the army, they can earn more and don't have to work so hard.

Ordinary soldiers are better, after all, they suffer only three years of losses, and they will be demobilized after three years. If they can arrange a good job, the soldiers in these three years will be worth it. If they can have a job, such as a county magistrate, a pavilion chief, or something, it will be even better. Even starting a family will be much easier.

But for those generals who remained in the army, it was another matter. Their military pay was higher than that of ordinary soldiers, but it was limited. Compared with their peers who were not in the army, they had no advantage. In comparison, the hard work in the army was obvious. The same young man, who had been studying for a few years, went to a workshop to work, or learned to do business, or did other things, was naturally hard, but it was much easier than joining the army.

If this continues, the attractiveness of joining the army is obviously limited, and the conscription system is unsustainable.

The world is not determined, so joining the army is naturally attractive. But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this situation will not last long. Once Yizhou is pacified and the world is peaceful, the future of the generals in the army will inevitably undergo major changes.

At this time, some people tried every means to join the war and seized the last opportunity to make meritorious contributions. Some people wanted to be greedy for some military expenditure, and making a fortune before demobilization was inevitable. If they did not ask about severe punishment and severe punishment, it would only cause the morale of the army to be frustrated, and even fewer people were willing to join the army.

"Your Majesty wants to be slower and more stable. Although he is far-sighted and mature. But everything is hard to find. The soldiers in the army have limited knowledge and cannot understand Your Majesty's grand vision. It is normal for a few people who are eager for quick success and instant benefits to appear. In contrast, the corruption of officials in various prefectures is shocking and unbearable."

Guo Jia said, holding up the empty wine glass and looking at Sun Ce with a bright look with a bright look.

Sun Ce shook the wine glass in his hand and remained silent.

He knew that Guo Jia was right. The world was bustling, all for profit. The world was bustling, all for profit. The soldiers in the army were also human beings. Although it is not ruled out that some people really care about the world, most people still have to consider their personal interests and future. If they cannot get more in the army, they have to pay more, and their attraction is naturally limited.

Now the new dynasty is in power, and the enthusiasm for revolution is still there. In a few years, it would be naive to still rely on the enthusiasm for revolution to attract young people to join the army.

Corruption in the military is just a sign of initial emergence. If it is not adjusted, it will only become more and more serious. It cannot be stopped by severe punishments and laws. The problem must be fundamentally solved - adjust the interests of the army.

Anything that is unprofitable is difficult to last.

This is the case when you are an official, and the same is true for joining the army. Nothing can be missed in the world. If you are not studying and can enter the official position, you can enjoy various privileges of becoming an official, how many people are willing to go to the third day of the day to the fifth day of the day, and are born just for the sake of learning?

Joining the army is much harder than studying.

Guo Jia continued: "The surge in military expenditure is due to the increase in materials needed on the one hand, and the consumption of transportation is also increased, and of course the rewards after victory. If all of these are included, the increase in military expenditure is a matter of course and has little to do with corruption. Of course, things like reselling military rations must not be tolerated, but those things are just done by some people after all, and the flaws do not cover up the merits. Such people will not tolerate them. If one investigates the other and makes a letter to the palace gate, it will be a bit over and it will inevitably make people suspicious."

Sun Ce drank all the wine in the glass and tasted it carefully. Then he swallowed it slowly and gently placed the wine glass in his hand on the table.

"Check it out." He said lightly: "Think carefully and do this article well."

"only."

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When Sun Ce returned to the harem, the hour of Hai had passed.

The queen Yuan Heng was not asleep yet, and was accompanied by two palace maids, sitting beside him reading. When she saw Sun Ce enter the hall, put down the book, got up to greet him. She smelled the smell of wine on Sun Ce, and a strange look appeared in her eyes, but she said nothing. She took off her coat for Sun Ce and ordered someone to prepare toiletries.

Sun Ce sat down in front of the desk and glanced at the book spread out on the desk, a little surprised.

This is a new version of the old book, written by Zhong Changtong.

Zhong Changtong was very young, but he was very smart. After receiving the support of Sun Ce, he devoted himself to his studies and almost went to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep. His efforts were rewarded, and he became a real scholar when he was young. In the debate with virtuous literature, he became famous and many people were impressed by him. Booksellers saw business opportunities and took the initiative to ask for the printing of his manuscripts, and increased the manuscript fee to an unprecedented three hundred gold.

"Changyan" was the first batch of academic monographs funded by the imperial court to publish. Because it was all political commentary, the area of ​​readers was limited, and only one thousand copies were printed, and the royalties were limited, and only hardware. Zhong Changtong also had the official position of Yilang, and he did not lack food and drink, nor did he care. After receiving the royalties, he went to the bookstore to customize a batch of hardcover books and solemnly gave Sun Ce one, and felt that he had no regrets in his life.

No one expected that this book would have a chance to reprint, and there were 3,000 copies per print, and it was still in short supply. Whether it was those who agreed with Zhong Changtong or those who opposed Zhong Changtong, they would buy a "Changyan" and study it carefully. They thought this book was good, so they wanted to buy a few more, so they would take it back and give it to people. For a time, everyone in Ruyang talked about "Changyan". Everyone knew Zhong Changtong, who asked questions, challenged, proposed marriage, and talked about business, almost crushed Zhong Changtong's door.

Yuan Heng had read "Changyan" before, but now he read it again, and Sun Ce was somewhat surprised.

"This is an updated version." Seeing Sun Ce staring at the book, Yuan Heng took the initiative to explain: "A few new articles have been added."

Sun Ce opened the book by Yuan Heng's corner and took a look. It was a political commentary called "The King and the Father". It was indeed a new article, which was not in the previous version. Sun Ce picked it up, flipped to the beginning of the article, and started reading it.

The article is not long, less than a thousand words, but it discusses several pairs of emperors and sons in the history of the Qin and Han dynasties, starting from Qin Shihuang, Fusu, Hu Hai, and until Emperor Ling of Han and Emperor Xian of Han. Yuan Heng saw the father and son of Emperor Gaozu of Han and Emperor Hui of Han. Looking at the crease, it should not be the first time to read it, or even the second time.

For Sun Ce, this is normal. People in this era wrote articles in a concise way, and some meanings should be carefully savored. However, Yuan Heng usually does not need to do this, and there are few books that she needs to read twice.

"Do you think?"

"I am timid and dare not think." Yuan Heng smiled with a pursed lips, and joked with Sun Ce in a rare way.

The palace maid brought water. After washing up, Sun Ce sat down again and picked up the book. "Does there be no father and son in the royal family regret it?"

"I'm used to it." Yuan Heng sat down aside, leaned his head gently on Sun Ce's shoulder, and sighed quietly. "It's not just the royal family, but also the aristocratic families. If it weren't for power, my concubine Ah Weng wouldn't have turned against each other until death. But it depends on people. Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision and has established a system of abdication. In the future, he will be able to be kind to his father and filial to his son and be filial to his family."

"Since that's the case, why are you sighing?"

"I am worried that Your Majesty will never be successful before and there will be no one to come later. If the emperor is not as good as Your Majesty, it will inevitably be the case for Zhou Yafu."

Sun Ce's eyes flashed slightly, he was silent for a moment, and put down the book in his hand. He had heard Yang Xiu say similar things, and at this moment Yuan Heng said again, it seemed that they had reached a consensus through qi. As for what role did the new article Zhong Changtong play in it, and who influenced who, it was difficult to judge for a while.

However, one thing is certain that this matter is related to the inheritance of the throne and cannot be ignored. Even without Yuan Heng's influence, virtuous literature will discuss this issue. If Zhong Changtong does not write this article, others will raise similar issues.

"I can't blame me for this." Sun Ce reached out and put his hand on Yuan Heng's shoulder and shook it gently. "Who asked you to have such a long time to have a child? If I had been a few years earlier, I could still take him to battle. Now even if I hold him to battle, it would be useless."

Yuan Heng couldn't help but give Sun Ce a blank look and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are trying to inflict this crime. How dare I blame Your Majesty?"

"Yes, it's a resentment or a resentment, I just don't dare to say it, right?" Sun Ce laughed and leaned on the poker, holding Yuan Hengheng in his arms, shaking it gently. "No matter whether you complain or not, this matter is indeed because I was a little scholar at that time, neglected to consider it, and was a little radical. But you don't have to worry. There are still thirty-five years to come to a solution. As for Shaoer, with a mother as smart as you, he will never be an incompetent person. Thirty-five years later, he will definitely be an excellent heir. I still expect him to be better than him."
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