Li Jia was not worried about Meng Chang's handling based on his previous experience. It would be fine after a while.

However, indeed, Changsha City is really a little small.

There are only 400,000 people in Changsha Prefecture, one Guiyang Supervisory Office, and only 100,000 people in Changsha City. It was originally a state capital. When Chu State was suitable, it was a bit narrow for the Tang Dynasty.

The outer city continues to expand.

Many people also wrote to write to move the capital, but they were all suppressed by Li Jia.

After all, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty is too thin and does not have the power of the Central Plains as well. So at present, although Changsha Prefecture, which has a stable population in Hunan, is relatively small and has a terrain, it is still easy to be bullied by the Xiangjiang River.

But one thing is that this place is in the hinterland, and through the Lingqu Canal and the repair of the entire Mansion Road, Lingnan’s materials and human resources can already be used.

Especially the Maritime Warehouse Department in Lingnan, with the restoration of the Maritime Silk Road and the abundant products in Hunan, Jingnan Prefecture and other places, it can be said that the exports have expanded several times, and the Maritime Warehouse Department's annual income has exceeded one million yuan.

With Lingnan and Jingnan Prefecture, as well as the future Shu Kingdom, it is still possible to raise so many officials and imperial guards in Changsha Prefecture.

Besides, where can I go to move the capital?

Jinling is too dangerous. If you guard the river, you must guard the Huai River. Just by being separated by a river, you will be broken through at any time. The Yangtze River is full of breakthroughs everywhere. The key is that Wu Yue, the second five-year-old, cannot guess clearly.

Hongzhou is actually not bad. It is located in Jiangxi, rich and safe, but it is too closed and the products in Lingnan are difficult to use. Moreover, Jiangxi has a prosperous literary style and is difficult to produce strong soldiers.

Li Xin guarded Jinling and Zhang Weiqing guarded Hongzhou, without any mistakes.

However, Shu Kingdom lacked military strength.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in the court at present?"

In the imperial study, Li Jia asked softly, and the prime ministers sat respectfully, not daring to cross the rules at all, and annexed Shu Kingdom, the emperor's majesty became even more and more terrifying.

When discussing major events, you will basically not be in the Political Affairs Hall, because that is the territory where the prime ministers usually do things and belong to their home court.

Besides, Li Jia is the emperor. Whoever dares to let him run around must be the prime ministers who have escaped. Anyway, the Political Affairs Hall is in the palace city, not far away.

"Your Majesty, I, the Governor's Office of the Five Army and the Ministry of War, have investigated several times. If the number of troops surrendered in Shu and Jiangnan is over 200,000!"

Wang Ning stood up and said softly that he had submitted the memorial to be handed over, but now he is standing in the last shift. After all, he is a very complicated logistics and various things. He, the foreman of the Military Affairs Office, is in charge of the military affairs department, and cannot leave.

"Tell me about it specifically?" Li Jia had already found out in advance, but she could hear it clearly. Moreover, she also needed to discuss it with the prime ministers.

"The Changsha Prefecture Imperial Army has transferred 10,000 to Hongzhou, and now it has transferred 10,000 to Shu. If Yuezhou Guards are added, there are still 30,000 people left. Three thousand Xiangxi Prefectures, Chengtian Prefectures, and Lingdong Prefectures sent troops to southern Fujian, and the 20,000 troops have injured nearly 7,000 people. The former Jinshan Army of Minnan Prefectures, and more than 7,000 people are still there."

"There are still tens of thousands of people in Lingxi Prefecture before participating in the war!"

"There were originally 5,000 people from Jiangling Guards, but after going to Jinling, there were 5,000 left."

"The imperial guards of Jiangning Prefecture, Dongting Lake Navy, Hailong Army and other national troops have a total of 23,000 people. If there are nearly 80,000 surrendered troops, a total of 100,000 people!"

"There were 40,000 people in Jiangxi Prefecture, plus 10,000 imperial guards, and there were 50,000 Guqi!"

"There are about 12,000 soldiers in the Shu area, and the surrendered troops have sent 20,000 troops to Changsha Prefecture. There are still more than 100,000 soldiers in Shu, with a total of about 150,000."

"In other words, the total number of people who are currently serving in the army is about 450,000!" Li Jia was very good at math. He divided the two into two, and immediately calculated the approximate number and said in a deep voice:

"Every month, the Ministry of Revenue allocated more than two million chunks of money and grain. At this time last year, there were only 110,000 soldiers across the country, and now it has expanded three or four times. This is absolutely not possible!"

The total population is only about 10,000, and the soldiers are only 450,000, which is almost 30 to 1. This is definitely an exaggerated number, especially when Li Jia is still in a high salary to raise soldiers.

This also includes local patrol soldiers, the 30,000 Song soldiers captured, and the money and food consumed.

Moreover, most of the Shu area and Jiangnan are weak soldiers and cannot afford these money and food.

"Report to Your Majesty, according to Governor Pan (the governor of the Left Army Office), most of the soldiers and horses in Shu were defeated by Shu. Before the Battle of Shu and Song, there were 200,000 soldiers and horses in Shu. If they were not raised, they would probably cause trouble to the place!"

As the prime minister, Zhao Cheng was the first to speak, and it was very constructive: "The same is true for Jiangnan. Instead of causing trouble in the area, it is better to support the defeated troops for the time being."

"It's not a good idea to keep it all the time!" Li Jia had a decision in her mind, but she still didn't say that the emperor should give her subordinates more opportunities to train talents.

"I have thought about it over and over again, and I have made a decision!" Zhao Cheng glanced at Sun Zhao and said proudly.

"Speak!"

"Although there is no relevant area in Shu, the defense is tight, it cannot be used for 150,000 people. Eliminate the old and the young, and then organize some of the Shu soldiers into local patrol soldiers. In this way, 80,000 people can be left, which is extremely suitable!"

"The same is true for Jiangning Prefecture, but when facing Wu Yue and Central Plains military formations, these 100,000 people eliminate the old and the young, and the outside is enrolled in the inspection, it requires 60,000 people!"

There were 110,000 people all at once, and some of the forces went to the place. In the true sense, only 70,000 to 80,000 troops were laid off.

But there are nearly 500,000 trump cards left every month.

In addition to saving money, the key is to weaken local troops and maintain a strong position as a central government.

"This is feasible!" Li Jia nodded. The patrol officers could go to the battlefield if necessary. Relying on the navy, the sixty-one-man-able soldiers should be able to defend Jiangning Prefecture.

As for Shu, it is easier to defend with Jianmen Pass. Eighty thousand people are enough, as long as they don’t like the pig generals in Shu.

I have to wait for an opportunity to retake Hanzhong, otherwise how can I go north to Guanzhong?

"The soldiers and horses that were cut down do not need to let them get rid of their troops and return to the fields. They will migrate them to Changsha Prefecture. The huge Changsha Prefecture and the seven states have only 400,000 people, too few too few!"

Li Jia did not decide to move the capital for the time being, so he could only expand the population of Changsha Prefecture and increase his strength, and these soldiers were the best population.

"The soldiers who were laid off, 70,000 to 80,000, and their families would have to be 200,000. Although there are not many mature fields in Changsha Prefecture, there are a lot of wasteland and can be filled!"

"Tell them that the cultivated wasteland will be exempted for five years!"

Considering that Hunan is indeed too deserted, it is simply more generous. As for the fact that they are reluctant to leave the house, bottles, jars, and they are unable to let them go. The power of the court is not fake.

By the way, it can also reduce the population pressure in Shu and Jiangnan.

"Here!" Several prime ministers nodded and praised the emperor's policies.

"Changsha Prefecture currently has only 30,000 people, too few. Jiangxi Prefecture uses less than 50,000 people. Ten thousand imperial guards are left behind. Of the remaining 40,000 people, 30,000 people are sent. Together with their families, Changsha Prefecture has increased another 100,000 people."

"After this time, Changsha Prefecture will increase by 300,000 people, with a total of more than 700,000."

"Surrender another 30,000 prisoners of the Song army and go to the training camp with the 30,000 people from Jiangxi. In a blink of an eye, there will be 50,000 elite soldiers."
Chapter completed!