When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 37 is another paper talk, and not by one person!

Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin was a little tired. Why did he drink wine to release his military power in the first place?
Isn't it because all the generals of the Song Dynasty are talented and they are afraid that they can't suppress them?

Unexpectedly, the military of the Song Dynasty was at its peak when it debuted, but it turned out to be so miserable in later generations!
Although he also suppressed the generals, that was because these people followed him to conquer the world, and their power expanded too fast!

Moreover, even if he did it himself, he didn’t do anything like Zhao Guangyi!

This kind of court dominated by civilian officials was not what he wanted at all, not to mention that later generations actually developed the idea of ​​​​valuing civil servants over military officers!

Without the army, who will protect our country?

Although it was said that after the world was at peace, weapons could be stored in the warehouse and Manan could be released, but at that time they were all counterattacked by the north!

Who gave you the courage to suppress the generals?
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During the Song Dynasty, Dazhong Xiangfu was in his third year.

Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty has been very happy recently, and there is no other reason. He returned to the court after consecrating Zen in Mount Tai some time ago, and it is also recorded in historical records. Naturally, he is very happy.

But it didn't take long for a miracle to appear. I originally wanted the people below to start building momentum. I asked for this miracle from God.

But who would have expected that his father, Song Taizong, would actually start to appear. This moment made him give up the idea. How could he not know what his father was like?

And the miracle was just as he expected. Look, the people below have started whispering. What are they talking about?
Father did nothing wrong!

It’s a miracle that’s narrow-minded!

Since the war against Liao began, each of these generals has been so proud of their great achievements that they have not even listened to him!
How is this possible?This is the country of the Song Dynasty, and its surname is Zhao!

The emergence of bad habits naturally needs to be suppressed, so it is better to end the battle as soon as possible, negotiate a peace first, and then rectify the internal situation!

After the Chanyuan Alliance was signed, he finally had the time and energy to gather the power of the imperial court. So what if they were outstanding talents?The Song Dynasty does not lack talents, but it lacks loyal talents, and it lacks talents who are loyal to the Song Dynasty!
Song Zhenzong looked at the ministers in the palace and smiled softly: "I thought that the war continued to make the people of the world miserable. Now that we have finally found stability, we should recuperate and regain our strength! What do you think, my beloved ministers?"

The generals felt a chill in their hearts: Song Zhenzong still had no intention of letting them go. The situation of the generals being suppressed had not improved, and the life of himself and others was probably getting worse and worse.

The civil servants were overjoyed. At this time, divisions had begun to appear in the court. The civil servants and military generals could no longer get along well with each other, and they would only cooperate when there was no other way.

After all, not long after the war ended, the generals were reluctant to move. Now with His Majesty's words, it is a hint that the generals can start to kick out of the circle!

[The changes in the military strength of the Song Dynasty were not only related to the top-down suppression of generals by the court, but also had a lot to do with the "recruitment system" during the Taizu period. 】

[The original recruitment system allowed farmers in their spare time to volunteer to join the army, and the court would pay the army. 】

[The reason why Zhao Kuangyin arranged this at the time was to ensure that the Song army's combat effectiveness and concentration would not decline due to the large number of people. In addition, the military pay was controlled by the court, which also made Zhao Kuangyin feel at ease and able to grasp military power. 】

[But later generations are also changing. If the "recruitment system" of this ancestral method is to be abolished or even slightly modified, a lot of people will come out to obstruct it. 】

[The most important thing is that the interests involved are too great. Starting from the middle of the Song Dynasty, military service has become a profession, and many people have lifelong tenure. In other words, as time goes by, even old people with gray hair and no ability to go to the ground can continue to work in the profession. Receive military pay from the imperial court. 】【In the short term, the problem is not very obvious, but by the late Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty had the highest proportion of annual expenditures on the army. 】

[In addition, various localities also took advantage of this to secretly make money. They recruited many refugees and criminals into the army to obtain financial support from the court. 】

[By the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, the cost of raising soldiers had accounted for more than half of the national fiscal revenue! 】

[This is not over yet, the number of the Song army has expanded sharply, from 20 at the founding of the country to more than 140 million by the fourth generation emperor. 】
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Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin felt a little melancholy about climbing the snow-covered mountains of Taihang. He struggled on the battlefield all his life and finally established the Song Dynasty.

But I didn't expect that the emperors of the Song Dynasty in later generations were actually more afraid of mutiny. Their original intention of establishing the Song Dynasty - to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun became a complete delusion!
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Ming Dynasty, Yongle 16th year.

The young Zhu Zhanji was also shocked: "Grandpa, 140 million people need to be paid military pay. Does the Song Dynasty have so much money?"

Zhu Di also didn't know why: "Maybe they didn't pay enough, or maybe they had some tricks."
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Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

Although Li Shimin and Zhenguan's ministers did not show much performance, they were more or less surprised. The current military strength in the early Tang Dynasty was only more than 140, and most of them still had room to support them. The Song Dynasty had a total of [-] million soldiers. How many of them were there? The burden can be imagined!
How many of the men who should be plowing the fields have left their fields uncultivated and live only on military pay from the court!

But in this way, the Song Dynasty was able to persist for so long without turmoil. They were not complete waste, but they did have a lot of merits.

[So, how did the army of the Song Dynasty develop under the trend of using civility over military affairs and emphasizing civility over military affairs? 】

[According to historical records, after the Song Dynasty was overwhelmed by the doctrine of civilian supremacy, the first thing it did was to lift the policy of banning military books. In the end, literati actively participated in the compilation of military books. 】

[There are as many as 350 military books in the Song Dynasty, covering two thousand volumes, and there are actually many more that have been circulated among the people. 】
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Han Dynasty, the fourth year of Yuanshou.

Wei Qing and other generals already felt something was wrong. Although the literati were well-read in poetry and books, they were far away from the battlefield after all. How could they understand the art of war?
Can such a military book be useful?

If it was useful, why didn't such a large number of military books boost the military strength of the Song Dynasty?
[These prestigious and pleasant military books did not help the Song Dynasty's army achieve great victory on the battlefield. On the contrary, they were once disliked by others in later generations. 】

[First of all, most of the literati who wrote military books sat high in the palace, discussed them in detail with friends, or studied other people's military books many times, and then simulated battles with others and took turns taking turns. But what are the actual rules of combat? 】

[Obviously it’s just talk on paper again, and this time it’s not alone! 】

[That's all. After all, there are always a few geniuses among so many people, and there is always something to be done, but there is another bad guy coming - Confucianism. 】

[The morality advocated by Confucianism was also instilled into the military books by them. They advocated that the "deceit" and "deceit" and other tactics in the traditional military books were not in line with the etiquette of a gentleman and should be abolished to set an example for the world. 】

[They were called "stupid by reading" by the military generals, but at that time they were already insignificant, so what use could it be! 】

[So, under these circumstances, what did the Song Dynasty look like? 】

(End of this chapter)