Red Flower!
Wang Zhouxi's eyes rolled around in his sockets when he heard Gong Zhu's awkward question. He didn't say anything.
Wang Xi found a way out for Wang Zhouxi. He smiled and said,"Commander Gong's words are true. You have to consider it carefully. This involves the question of whether we can defeat the bandits of Shaohua Mountain!”
Wang Xi's words sounded like he was giving Wang Zhouxi a way out, but in fact, he was roasting him over a fire.
? Wang Zhouxi's original intention was just to say it, but he didn't think of Wang Xi.、Gong Zhu cut the real thing?
Wang Zhouxi was a Jinshi of Xining, the same year as Cai Jing. Because he did not stand in a good line, he ended up like this.
Wang Zhouxi was in the limelight during the years when Sima Guang was the prime minister.
However, the tables had turned. Today, Sima Guang had died in his house. Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Dowager Xiang, who had opposed Wang Anshi's reform, had all died.
After Song Zhezong took over the government, Wang Zhouxi's life was not good. Zhang Dun became the prime minister and wanted to send Sima Guang's two generals, Wang Zhouxi, to a remote evil state.
In that case, Wang Zhouxi would die on the road to exile like Fan Zhongyan and Kou Zhun.
Money! Money could make the world go round! Money played a role in stabilizing the sea during the critical period. Wang Zhouxi used all his family assets in exchange for a real position in Huazhou.
Huazhou Zhizhou Jin Xinshu was practically a flour paste official who didn't want to be in charge and only knew how to eat, drink, and play.
This was exactly what Wang Zhouxi wanted. It would be easy for a candidate to control the affairs of a state.
The general judge could directly report to the emperor the actions of the Zhizhou, the magistrate, and all the officials in the area under his jurisdiction, but Wang Zhouxi had been the general judge for several years. In front of the court, all he said was good things about Jin Xinshu and Wang Wencai, and he did not mention a word about the dangerous politics of the two.
Jin Xinshu and Wang Wencai had a good impression of Wang Zhouxi.
However, the cunning Wang Zhouxi encountered a new problem in Quxian Gully.
To be honest, Wang Zhouxi's reward was just a high-sounding official phrase. When had such official words ever been fulfilled? But Wang Xi and Gong Zhu were aggressive.
Wang Xi swallowed his words and said excitedly,""If you haven't thought it through, I have a suggestion!”
"Hurry up and tell me! Commander Wang, what suggestions do you have?”Wang Zhouxi grabbed Wang Xi's arm and said impatiently,""The bandits of Mount Shaohua are about to arrive. Let's set the standard of rewards and the source of funds so that the soldiers can kill the enemy and make contributions!”
Although Wang Zhouxi was speaking, he could not help but think of the previous dynasty's policy of valuing literature over martial arts. They had implemented the national policy of " defending the interior and weakening the exterior, strengthening the strong and weakening the weak." They had treated the soldiers like grass. As a result, when the soldiers saw the Khitan soldiers and the Xixia soldiers, they were either frightened by the wind or threw away their armor and helmets.
The field army of the Northern Song Dynasty was the imperial army, and the main composition of the imperial army was the peasants who lost their land and criminals. Scholars from well-off families rarely entered the military.
On the contrary, the generals of the army were filled by civil officials, and the soldiers fought on the battlefield, so they were rewarded and punished.
The mutinies that occurred in the Song Dynasty were mostly caused by the dissatisfaction of the soldiers with the rewards given by the government.
But when the Song Dynasty fell? The issue of rewards and punishments for the army and soldiers had not been resolved?。
The price to be paid for punishing the illegal acts of the army was far higher than the current reward and punishment system.
Therefore, in order to ensure the stability of the current ruling order, the rulers of the Song Dynasty were not very keen on the drawbacks of the reward and punishment system.
The reward and punishment system was only a nominal one, which encouraged the arrogance of the soldiers.
Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty through the mutiny, and the lives of the people improved greatly.
After Zhao Guangyi inherited the throne, he did not change Zhao Kuangyin's strategy. Not only did he wipe out the King of Wu and Yue, but he also recovered the lost land of Zhang and Quan.
Zhao Guangyi personally led the army to attack Taiyuan and completely destroyed the Northern Han regime.
The chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms had basically ended in Zhao Guangyi's hands.
However, Zhao Guangyi had a knot in his heart that could not be solved, and that was the sixteen states of Yanyun that were occupied by the Khitans.
After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, the threat brought by the sixteen states of Yanyun made the rulers uneasy.
Song Taizu hoped to buy back the 16 states of Yanyun, but his ambition was not fulfilled. He died at the age of 49.
Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother, Zhao Guangyi, took over. Zhao Guangyi was full of ambition, but he never got rid of the shadow of " killing his brother ".
After Zhao Guangyi recovered Taiyuan, he took advantage of the victory to send troops and launched a war to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. However, both battles against Liao failed.
Due to the hasty actions and unclear internal rewards and punishments, soldiers rebelled continuously. The peasant uprisings were also growing stronger by the day.
The reason for the peasant uprising was still because of the unfair rewards and punishments. The high-ranking officials and nobles kept seizing the land. The peasants had no land to grow, and there were heavy taxes to squeeze them. They could only rise up and rebel.
The double pressure of internal and external troubles? It made Song Taizong understand the seriousness of the internal crisis. He proposed that "to resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the country" and put the means of governance on the consolidation of domestic political power.
When Zhao Guangyi was dealing with the domestic instability, the Tangut Li Yuanhao broke free from the control of the Song Dynasty and established the Western Xia State.
Li Yuanhao's predecessor, Li Jiqian, had tried to pull strings with the Song Dynasty many times, but he did not break away from the Song Dynasty's control.
Li Yuanhao was like a stubborn rock in the northwest border, posing a serious threat to Song Taizong's regime.
The war between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Western Xia was about to break out. Song Taizong was not a coward, so how could he be restrained by a barbarian? However, in the sporadic battles that followed, the Song army was repeatedly defeated by Li Yuanhao.
Song Taizong looked for the reason from himself and found that his commanding methods and various combat experiences could not be implemented, so he had to adopt the strategy of "defending the inside and attacking the outside".
The implementation of the strategy of "defending the internal and weakening the external" made the lives of the people stable and the economy developed rapidly. The people lived a prosperous life and the economic level reached its peak. Very few generals in the court rebelled.
However, in order to ensure that the defense of the capital was firm, only old and frail veterans could be sent to guard the border areas that had experienced war all year round.
Moreover, the rewards and punishments were dim, causing the Song Dynasty to be in a state of "beating" for a long time?……
Wang Zhouxi was thinking about the social unrest caused by the unfair rewards and punishments of the previous dynasty. Wang Xi cleared his throat and raised his voice to continue the previous sentence."Lord Judge! You might not know this, but after breaking five this year, Zhizhou Jin asked me to find dozens of soldiers to send him to Baihe County, saying that he wanted to participate in the Lantern Festival lantern riddle contest. A Zhizhou participating in some lantern riddle contest is really a joke!”
Gong Zhu did not hide his feelings at all." That's just an excuse to attend the lantern riddle contest. I wonder if that prostitute is waiting for him in Baihe County!"”
Wang Xi smiled awkwardly." Brother Gong's words make sense. The Jin Zhizhou does have a few lovers in Baihe County's brothels!" He asked the kid to get two carriages to send him to Baihe County!”
Wang Zhouxi was stunned. He stared at Wang Xi and said,""Why do we need two carriages to send him to Baihe County?”
"Of course it's in copper coins!" Wang Xi did not bother to hide it and said," At that time, I led 20 soldiers to drive two carriages to send Jin Zhizhou to Baihe County. The two carriages were full of copper coins. I estimate that there were more than a thousand strings!”
Wang Zhouxi was silent. Wang Xi composed himself and said," The General Judge is an official sent by the Emperor to supervise the Zhizhou. If he can speak in front of the Emperor, why not supervise the matter of the two carriages and copper coins of the Jin Zhizhou to reward the soldiers? That way, the ambush at Qushan Gully will definitely be a great victory!”
For Wang Xi to say such words, it meant that he still had some conscience and could sympathize with his soldiers.
Gong Zhu continued," I agree with Commander Wang's suggestion. The soldiers are working hard here, and the Zhizhou is using the people's fat to eat, drink, and gamble in the fireworks alley. He has confiscated the rewards for the soldiers. He is also enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens!”
Wang Zhouxi clapped his hands." The two commanders 'views are truly brilliant. Let's do it this way!"”
As Wang Zhouxi spoke, he pondered for a moment." I think that killing a bandit will be rewarded with two strings of money, and capturing a bandit alive will be rewarded with Yi Guan. What do you think?"”
Wang Xi chuckled." Your Excellency, forgive me for speaking too much. Let Wang Xi speak. The reward should be reversed. Killing one will be rewarded with a consistent amount of money, and capturing one alive will be rewarded with two strings of money!”
Wang Zhouxi was flabbergasted. He stared at Wang Xi, not knowing what to say.
Wang Xi smiled embarrassedly and bowed," The prefectural army was severely lacking in soldiers. If they captured the bandits from Shaohua Mountain to enrich their troops, it would be a good way to kill two birds with one stone!”
"This is a good idea!" Gong Zhu continued," General Judge, I think we should reward them according to Brother Wang's suggestion. Capturing a bandit will be rewarded with two strings of money. Not only will we weaken Shi Bin's team, but he will also recruit soldiers for us for free. We can cut off both ends of a carrot. Why not…"
Wang Zhouxi was a little displeased when he saw Wang Xi and Gong Zhu echoing each other's words."These two fellows are only military leaders, yet they dare to influence this official's matters!”
Wang Zhouxi wanted to reprimand Wang Xi and Gong Zhu in person, but the war had hurt their dignity. If they gave up, things would be difficult. After all, war still relied on generals and soldiers.
Wang Zhouxi lowered his head and thought,'It's not hard to understand the difference in thinking between civil officials and generals. Civil officials pay attention to the surface while generals pay attention to the inside. There's an insurmountable gap in the middle.'
However, Wang Xi and Gong Zhu had pointed out the essence of the problem. Rewarding soldiers was an important part of winning a battle.
One of the key reasons why the Great Song army was lax and lacked combat effectiveness was the imbalance in the reward and punishment policy.
The rewards and punishments policies set by the regulations were clearly written on the wall, but how many of them could be implemented?
When faced with a strong enemy, the commander would swear that he would be rewarded with a lot of money for killing an enemy, but he could only record it afterwards.
Recording it was a method to delay, and it gradually turned into a bubble.
Honesty had become a breach of trust. Who among the soldiers was still willing to risk their lives? The Imperial Army and prefectural soldiers, who could not see their future, chose to flee. They even rebelled, eating large chunks of meat and drinking large bowls of wine.
In recent years, it had become increasingly difficult to recruit soldiers. The court had no choice but to use the method of " capturing able-bodied men." However, the captured soldiers still fled. The number of soldiers could not meet the needs of the war at all.
If they could capture the bandits from Shaohua Mountain to replenish the troops, it would be a shortcut to replenish the troops.
And it seemed like a very stupid choice to stop the soldiers from capturing captives to replenish their troops because of a few small coins…
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