Ju Shou was a person who prioritized the world and the people. He could distinguish between priority and urgency. It was impossible for him to cause a major event to be corrupted just because he was bound by trifles.
Therefore, he suppressed his emotions and continued to ask patiently,
"Why do you think the Wuhuan people will follow Zhang Chun and rebel?
The Wuhuan people had been loyal to the court for years. From the second year of Zhongping, the court had repeatedly recruited Wuhuan Tuqi to Liangzhou to help pacify the Qiang rebellion.
Although the Wuhuan cavalry's combat power had declined in recent years, their morale was low, and many of those who had been conscripted from afar had fled, it was not to the extent of betraying the court, right?
If what you said is slander, wouldn't you be forcing Zhongliang to rebel instead!”
Li Tian shook his head."
"It's useless to rely only on general experience. Everything must be calculated carefully. Don't you dare to ask, do you know how much money and grain the imperial court had to transfer from Jizhou to Youzhou every year to support the Wuhuan Tuqi?”
Qiushou was stunned. He was actually stumped by the question, but he felt that this matter was not important.
"I'm just a servant, not a clerk. How can I remember money and food?”
Ever since Li Tian had reported Zhang Chun's crimes, he had begun to understand the surrounding situation. He had also tried his best to use all channels to gather information. He had read the relevant official documents and historical documents of the imperial court, so he had done his homework.
Li Tianxin explained,"
"During the reign of Xi Ping, the imperial court allocated an average of 200 million to the mercenaries of Youzhou. Jizhou contributed 120 million, while Qingzhou contributed 80 million.
In the years of Guanghe, it rose to 270 million yuan a year.
The extra 70 million will be distributed by Xu Prefecture…"
Li Tian reported the data.
It turned out that at the end of the Han Dynasty, there was also a "central financial transfer payment".
It was just like the later generations asking the coastal provinces to collect more taxes.
It was the same logic as helping the poor in the border provinces.
However, the "financial transfer payment" at the end of the Han Dynasty was for national defense needs.
He wanted the rich agricultural provinces in the interior to pay for the border provinces to raise troops.
The annual expenditure of more than 200 million yuan that he mentioned just now was for special purposes.
It was used to hire the Wuhuan cavalrymen of Youzhou as their military expenses and pay.
Bingzhou also had the same special funds, but it was for the South Xiongnu mercenaries in Bingzhou.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the demand for the Han nomadic mercenaries had always been very strong.
The Wuhuan and the Southern Xiongnu were truly willing to give their lives to the Great Han.
This was completely different from the Qiang, Di, and Xianbei tribes.
However, in the years when they were paid less, the morale of the mercenaries would be low, and many of them would flee.
The most typical example was the year 186, when the imperial court had already sent a batch of Wuhuan cavalry to Liangzhou.
However, because they had only received 20 - 30% of the army's pay, the cavalrymen were unwilling to fight to the death.
After a little fight, they would all become deserters.
Moreover, 200 million yuan a year might seem like a lot.
However, honestly speaking, this amount of money was actually not expensive, because the cost of a large-scale crusade against the Qiang rebellion was even greater.
At that time, Marshal Duan attacked the Qiang people for more than a year.
A total of 4.4 billion was spent on military expenses, and the imperial court's treasury was almost empty.
Later, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had to sell his official position for tens of millions of yuan, which was also related to Duan Wei spending all the national treasury.
Qiushou usually didn't have much of an idea about this, so he was a little silent after hearing Li Tian's detailed explanation.
Li Tian observed the other party's humble expression and continued,"
"However, from the year before last, according to the imperial court's announcement, the 120 million yuan that Jizhou gave Youzhou was cut off.
Last year, even Qingzhou's money was cut off because of the spread of the Yellow Turban remnants. Now, only Xuzhou was still giving this money.
The Wuhuan Cavalry had been fighting for the imperial court all year round. They did not know how to farm or do business, so they did not have any other skills to make a living.
If he took half of the money in the first year, he could barely save up. At most, he would have to eat his savings from previous years.
However, if it was the same the second year, and only 30% of the army's pay, how could they not rebel?
When I was a clerk, I saw some of Zhang Chun's documents. I only regretted that I didn't get the written evidence. They were all burned. Zhang Chun asked his aides how to win over the Wuhuan Tuqi for his use, and the countermeasures were very clear:
As long as the Wuhuan Cavalry were allowed to plunder. Don't go, if you were Wuhuan Nanqiao King or Qiu Liju, would you respond to Zhang Chun?”
The biggest difference between modern people and ancient people was that modern people would add scientific thinking and mathematical quantitative analysis.
Deep Throat's key words to the investigators in the Watergate scandal were also " follow Qian."
In this world, there were many things that couldn't be seen through on the surface.
As long as they followed the money, the truth would be revealed easily.
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