Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 164

The Weisuo system in the Ming Dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. Its conception came from the Fubing system in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but it was very different from the Fubing system.

Both are the combination of soldiers and farmers. They are farmers who cultivate the land in peacetime, train in the gap between farms, and fight in the army in wartime. However, the Weisuo system is a dead registration. Selection, which began in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, originated from the policy of Xianbei soldiers serving as soldiers and Han people farming in the Northern Wei Dynasty.The whole family of Fubing can be exempted from tax and service, and serving as a soldier has become the privilege of Xianbei people. In the late Northern Zhou Dynasty, due to the situation, Han talents were recruited as Fubing.

The Weisuo system relies on registered citizens to support soldiers, and the burden on the people is heavy, and only Zheng Ding is exempted from miscellaneous labor, and most of the people are unwilling to be naturalized. However, in the Fubing system, soldiers only need to bring their own weapons and horses to participate in the war. One Ding is elected and the whole family is exempted from taxation. How proud of it.

Comparing the two, the Fubing system established the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but the Weisuo system did not keep the country of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, this also has a certain relationship with the Tang Dynasty's fashionable military atmosphere, but the benefits of the Fubing system are also there.

Since the Fubing system was so brilliant, why was it gradually replaced by the recruitment system?Why was the Fubing system abolished during the Tianbao period when the Tang Dynasty reached its peak?
The Fubing system originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The orthodoxy of China collapsed, and the clothes went south. The northern territory was shattered, and sixteen countries emerged successively.

The characteristics of these countries are that the territory is small, and the government soldiers do not need to be too far away from their hometowns to fight. Once they defend the land, they also defend the peace of their hometowns, so everyone scrambles to be the first. This is the reason for the rise of the government military system. During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, The territory is so vast, the frontiers are so far away from the Central Plains, and in ancient times, when traveling thousands of miles, one never knew whether one would be able to return, and it was almost a parting of life and death, so the fighting will of the government soldiers was naturally low.

During the Tianbao period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he repeatedly conquered the frontiers. In the "Song of Soldiers and Chariots" written by Du Gongbu, the poet of the time, in the Tianbao period, it is stated, "From the fifteenth day of Beifanghe, to the fortyth west camp field. Go to Shilizheng Wrap your head with you, and when you return, your hair will be white and you will be guarding the border. The front court bleeds into sea water, and the Emperor Wu has no intention of opening the border."

The old man was young when he went out to war, Lizheng helped him wrap his head, he was stationed in Hexi at the age of 15, and he was still farming in the western frontier at the age of 40. When he returned, his hair was already gray.

This is not only because of the frequent wars, but also because the territory of the Tang Dynasty was too large. From the Kanto Han area, to the Hexi Corridor, and even the Tianshan Mountains, it was more than a thousand miles away. , and the implementation of the Qin Law by the Qin Dynasty immediately became a tyranny.

The Qin State conscripted labor, from Guanzhong to the Great Wall, and the labor could return in two or three months. The Qin Dynasty conscripted labor, from Chu to Yuyang, almost never returned, so after the system is expanded, the original good system may change. into a bad system.

The Fubing system was abolished in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which showed that he was not suitable for the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but soon after it was abolished, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and then the long separatism of the feudal towns, which is really worth thinking about.

After hearing Li Bangyan's words, Li Suiqiu's eyes suddenly widened a lot, "Fu Bing system?"

"That's right, with the current financial resources in Guangdong, if the governor wants to raise more troops, this is the only system!" Wang Yan nodded, and then walked up.

Li Suiqiu was in charge of the logistics. He followed Wang Yan's footsteps while thinking in his mind. After a while, he couldn't help nodding, "There are more than 150 million households in Guangdong, and the Duke of the Kingdom raises [-] soldiers. The land tax is less than [-]%. But also!"

Chen Bangyan said: "Yu also agrees with this method, but as an aide, I have a few words to say to the Duke. First, soldiers are important affairs of the country and the way of life and death. The Duke wants to change the military system, and the court's attitude Why? But you have to report to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty approves it, everything is easy to say. If Your Majesty does not approve it, what should the Duke do? Second, the government soldiers started in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and finally flourished in the Tang Dynasty. There are reasons for their abolition. Needless to say, the Duke should have a way to make up for the deficiency. Thirdly, the government soldiers prepare their own weapons, and their families are exempted from taxes. However, there must be some rich and poor among them. Tian Duo, how the Duke should deal with it, and how much tax should be exempted, should be customized."

As Wang Yan walked and listened, he thought along Chen Bangyan's words, and the thoughts in his mind became clearer and clearer, "Mr. Yanye has thought carefully, and the governor has just thought about these three points. Now let's talk about a general response. As for how to implement the specific policy, we should discuss it with everyone after the meeting. The governor will first say the first point, the governor will report this matter to His Majesty, but if the court refuses to allow it, the governor will carry it out in the name of the guard , The second point, after the governor organizes and trains the government soldiers, he will select the elite from the government soldiers, adding that among the [-] recruits, the recruits will be responsible for the main battle, and the government soldiers will be responsible for defending the place. The soldiers in the government will be supplemented with soldiers and quickly recover their combat power. The combination of the two will not lead to setbacks in the Tang Dynasty. The third point is that Mr. Iwano needs to discuss with the chief political envoy to come up with a feasible result, but the governor thinks that this Perhaps this is also the key to the second tussle-guest dispute.”

After listening to Wang Yan's words, Chen Bangyan couldn't help being moved. He stopped and looked at Wang Yan's back.

At this time, the group of people had arrived under the earthen village without realizing it.

The Hakka people on the mountain had already discovered their group. The elders of the Li and Wang clans couldn't help being a little panicked when they saw Wang Yan wearing a black gauze and a mang robe.

The biggest official they have seen on weekdays is just the county magistrate in blue official robes, he has never even seen a bullfighting suit, let alone a boa robe.

A group of guests saw Wang Yan and his party going up the mountain, they hurried out to greet them, because they refused to go down the mountain to discuss matters, they felt a little panic, so as soon as Wang Yan came up, they all bowed together: "Caomin and others, welcome your lord."

Seeing this, Wang Yan hurried forward a few steps, helped up an old man with white beard and hair in the head, and said with a smile on his face: "Old man, you don't need to be polite, it was the governor who didn't think carefully, you and Guangnan It is reasonable for the villagers to have a great enmity and not dare to go out of the village without permission. Now the governor personally came to guarantee the safety of Zhengyou and the whole village. I also hope that the old man will give the governor some face and go down the mountain with the governor. Discuss with the villagers in Guangnan to properly resolve this dispute."

Seeing Wang Yan's kindness, the old man couldn't help feeling warm, but he really didn't know what kind of official position this governor was, and he could keep their whole village safe.

In the previous battles between the natives and the Hakkas, the government also vowed to guarantee their interests, but in the end it was not to harm them, to protect the people of Guangnan, otherwise, the Hakkas would not be forced to set up a village on the mountain , and such a fight will not take place.

(End of this chapter)