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"Empire Hegemony" Chapter 351
As soon as Wang Huchen's words fell, everyone couldn't help whispering and whispering.
It is well known that wealthy families have private soldiers, and many big families have thousands of private soldiers.
Although the private soldiers of these rich and powerful families are only guarding the homes and homes on weekdays, they are well-equipped and well-trained, and their combat effectiveness even exceeds that of ordinary imperial court troops.
Because the number of private soldiers of these rich and powerful families is not large, and the threat to the imperial court is not great, the imperial court also turned a blind eye.
Now Wang Huchen actually wants to organize these private soldiers into an army and let them deal with the bandit army, which is beyond everyone's expectations.
If these private soldiers are allowed to form an army alone to deal with the bandit army, the bandit army is naturally not enough to look at with the combat effectiveness of the private soldiers.
The prince is now worried about another thing, because once the imperial court delegates power to these wealthy families and let them lead their private soldiers into battle, it is equivalent to allowing them to have their own army, which will pose a great threat to the imperial court.
Once these rich and powerful families have a different heart, and they have an army in their hands, it will be even more difficult at that time.
"We'll discuss this matter later."
Facing this bold proposal put forward by Wang Huchen, the crown prince was also uncertain for a while, so he could only put it on hold temporarily.
"Draft the imperial edict, let all the troops on the front line use it together to divide and disintegrate the bandit army."
Although the prince is temporarily worried about delegating power to the rich and powerful, he appreciates the method of suppression and appeasement.
The rebels from all walks of life have no contact with each other, and their demands are also different. Although the imperial court appeasement lost face, it could greatly relieve the pressure they faced.
These recruited troops can immediately turn their swords to fight, and can also alleviate the problem of insufficient troops to suppress bandits.
Although the combination of suppression and appeasement, division and disintegration can relieve the pressure on the court, if you want to completely wipe out the rebels everywhere, you need a capable army to conquer them.
It's just that the imperial court doesn't have any available soldiers now, and it will take time for the imperial guards to regain their combat effectiveness, the black cavalry army is unreliable, and the frontier army needs to guard the border to deter those countries that are about to move.
The prince discussed with the people for an hour or two, but failed to come up with a proper solution. In the end, he could only let them go back first, and deal with the follow-up matters after the defeat.
?After all, the frontline army was defeated, and the news is flying all over the sky. The court needs to have a statement to appease people.
Moreover, the Imperial Guard lost so much this time, and most of the Imperial Guard is composed of the sons of the rich and powerful. Now that people are dead, someone needs to do the follow-up pension issue.
When everyone left the Royal Garden one after another, Wang Huchen, the left minister, was called back by the crown prince.
In a side hall in the other garden, Wang Huchen saw the sad-faced prince again.
"Left Prime Minister, please tell me in detail about the private soldiers of the rich and powerful families being transformed into troops to suppress bandits."
Although the prince has a lot of worries and doubts about the method proposed by Prime Minister Zuo Wang Huchen, he has no better way now.
"Your Highness, the rich and powerful families have many private soldiers. They are well-equipped and well-trained. They can go into battle and kill thieves with a little adjustment. This allows us to have a strong combat force in a short period of time, avoiding the situation where no soldiers are available. situation."
The prince nodded. He naturally knew the benefits, because he knew that the private soldiers of many families in the royal capital were very powerful.
Once these people are organized and put on the battlefield, it will deal a heavy blow to the rebels everywhere.
"Organizing so many private soldiers into an army requires a lot of military pay and food, can the court afford it now?" the prince asked worriedly.
Prime Minister Zuo Wang Huchen smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, since they are private soldiers, naturally there is no need for the court to provide military pay and food, and each family will pay for it themselves."
"You mean to let them send troops into battle to kill the enemy, and make them responsible for the military pay and food?" the prince asked in surprise.
Wang Huchen nodded: "Because only by letting each family pay for the army's food and grass, can they prevent them from supporting themselves."
After the prince heard Wang Huchen's words, his eyes lit up, and he didn't expect such a deep meaning.
After all, although the rich and powerful families are rich, it will cost countless money to support an army.
? Even if they are as rich as a country, if they want to?Supporting an army is enough to consume most of their wealth in a short period of time.
?Because the financial resources of the rich and powerful families are limited, asking them to pay for food and grass themselves is tantamount to curbing the size of their troops.
"But are they willing?"
The prince is very clear that these wealthy families have been passed down for hundreds of years, they are not fools, how could they engage in such a loss-making business.
Wang Huchen sneered: "They will definitely be willing, because the imperial court gave them the opportunity to own an army and make contributions. I don't think any of them can refuse this temptation."
Wang Huchen understands the thoughts of these rich and powerful families too well. They now have wealth that they can't use up in a few lifetimes, and what they yearn for now is higher power.
When the world is peaceful, it is not easy for them to enter the court and take power.
Because the power is only in the hands of some top big families, small and medium families have no chance.
But now the imperial court has given them the opportunity to lead their own family private soldiers to make contributions on the battlefield.
As long as they get enough meritorious service on the battlefield, they will be able to enter the court and become a noble.
Even those top big families probably won't let go of this opportunity to enhance their own strength.
If they want to consolidate their power, they will also send people into the battlefield to fight the game.
When these rich and powerful families lead their private soldiers to the battlefield to gain meritorious service, it is also a time to consume them, because the rebels from all walks of life are not vegetarians.
The rich and powerful families fought against the rebels on the battlefield, while the imperial court was free to train and expand the Central Guards.
?No matter how the situation on the battlefield develops, the court will always be the final victor.
Even if there are wealthy families who have formed a certain force in the battle, but when the time comes, the imperial court will have the Central Guard, which can easily suppress it.
It can be said that this is a strategy of killing two birds with one stone by Prime Minister Zuo Wang Huchen. It not only weakens the strength of the wealthy and powerful families, but also can use their hands to wipe out the rebels from all walks of life.
And when the war is over, the rich and powerful families will probably be seriously injured, and the imperial court will be able to free up their hands to solve the land issue.
Prime Minister Zuo Wang Huchen knew very well that if the people's land and food problems were not resolved, even if the uprising was suppressed for a short time, they would come back if given the chance.
However, to solve the land issue, one would offend vested interests. Those rich and powerful families dare not offend them now, but when their strength is consumed on the battlefield, the imperial court will not be afraid of them.
Wang Huchen is playing a very big game of chess. Once his strategy is successful, he will be able to pull back the Far Eastern Dynasty that is about to slip into the abyss. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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