Insiders look at the doorway, and laymen look at the liveliness. For the military, Li Shimin is obviously a big expert, Li Mu said that the concept, although hundreds of years earlier, but the feasibility, Li Shimin can still see, at the same time, he can also see the difficulty.

Li Shimin held the wine glass, thought for a while, and said: "The government military system has gone through several dynasties, and the people in both the north and the south have become accustomed to this system. ”

"Your Majesty, the reform of any system, at the beginning, is very difficult. But if you don't change it because of the difficulty, the final result will inevitably be a repeat of the past. Li Mu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty always says that you want to recuperate. But how to recuperate? As long as the military system is still in place, the people will not be able to rest and recuperate, because they will have to prepare for war. ”

"Your Majesty, people are not mules and horses, even if people are mules and horses, mules and horses need to rest, don't they? Your Majesty, just imagine, a soldier, when he is busy with farming, he has to rush to grow grain, and when he is slack from farming, he has to drill ordnance, and at the end of the year, does he have time to rest? And how much time do you spend with your family? When a person is unwilling to do this, even if he is forced to do it, how much effort can he exert himself? ”

"If the court is rich, it will be fine, and the cost of spending a little grain and grass is not very high. But now, the imperial court does not have this confidence. Let's not talk about it from afar, let's talk about the previous months. Your Majesty, the minister is by no means alarmist, if there is really a war with the Turks, the Tang Dynasty is in danger. The minister looked at the grain stocks in various places, if the gate valve family did not take out the grain stocks, there would be a war this year, and people would starve to death next year! ”

"Even if Your Majesty can force them to take out the food, will they not pay the price? If Your Majesty does not lenient them, will they do what Your Majesty tells them to do? Being controlled by others is by no means a long-term solution. Now that the Tang Dynasty has reconciled with the Turks, at least to the west, there is no need to worry about it for the time being. Xue Yantuo in the north is not yet a climate, and with General Simo and my father-in-law in charge, it should be safe. Tibet, civil strife is not peaceful, there is no time to take care of others. Now, the most intractable enemy is only Goguryeo, and His Majesty can cut off some of the weak soldiers and let them return to their hometowns to farm. Only leave some elite veterans to sit in the town, wait for a few years to recuperate, and then recruit from the young and strong, when the strong recruit as soldiers, the old and weak will not be able to organize, even if they are organized, they are vulnerable, so that there will never be a chaotic situation at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and it will also greatly weaken the power of the gate valve in the local area. ”

This last sentence greatly touched Li Shimin's heart.

A strategy that can not only reduce the possibility of riots among the people, but also weaken the power of the gate valve, killing two birds with one stone, seems to be perfect, but Li Shimin's intuition tells him that there must be hidden dangers, but what is this hidden danger, he still doesn't know, he looked at Li Mu, and thought in his heart, what is the original intention of Li Mu to implement military reform, is he really for the sake of the Tang Dynasty?

Before the last incident, Li Shimin had no doubts, but after that, Li Shimin was not sure. This is by no means the heart of a villain to spend the belly of a gentleman, human nature is like this, no matter how magnanimous Li Mu is, he is also a person, not a saint, comparing his heart to his heart, Li Shimin does not believe that Li Mu can ignore the past suspicions.

Li Mu knew what Li Shimin was thinking, and indeed, he also knew the hidden dangers of the conscription system, but he didn't plan to say it now. He has to let Li Shimin think for himself, and he will believe it when he comes up with it, and tell him directly, he will still think crankily.

Maybe the temptation is too great, Li Shimin still couldn't make up his mind to refuse sternly, he thought for a while, and said: "I listened for a long time, but I still didn't fully understand, you said that you recruited young people to be soldiers, so how are you sure that after the abolition of the government military system, young people will be willing to be soldiers?" What if I give the order now to end the military system, but when it is necessary to fight, and I can't recruit soldiers? ”

This is a very direct question, but Li Mu has prepared an answer. There are only four words: "Man dies for money." ”

"What?" Li Shimin was stunned, he couldn't understand Li Mu's words at all. The military system implemented in the Tang Dynasty was a military service system that "combined agriculture with soldiers", and the direct benefit was that the imperial court would have hundreds of thousands of troops without spending a penny, and a grain of rice would be able to have hundreds of thousands of troops. As for the soldiers themselves, their family will receive tax reductions and exemptions, which is also a preferential policy given to them by the state. Of course, since there are no taxes, there is naturally no military salary to take, not even military uniforms, which have to be prepared by the soldiers themselves. Unless the battle is won, and the court has a last time, it is really impossible to get a penny.

Therefore, Li Shimin was surprised, did Li Mu want to send money to the soldiers? The imperial court has no money now, and instead of saving, it has to spend money, isn't this nonsense?

Li Shimin nodded, affirmed what Li Shimin was thinking, and said, "Your Majesty, recruiting soldiers is to give money." ”

Seeing that Li Shimin was in a hurry, Li Mu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't be angry first, in fact, this is not a minister's whimsy, it has been done since ancient times." ”

Li Shimin snorted: "I have also read through the history books, why haven't I seen any of them record this kind of thing?" ”

"Spring and Autumn Wu Qi," Li Mu blurted out, Li Shimin was stunned, of course he knew Wu Qi, but he had no impression of recruiting soldiers, and frowned: "You Mo Yuzhen!" ”

Li Mu explained: "Wei Wushu, Wei Wu Qi recruited soldiers with strict screening criteria, once qualified to become a military pawn, it is equivalent to having a job, rather than being temporarily conscripted and sent home after the battle. After a certain number of years, the imperial court would give them a settling-in allowance to 'discharge from the army', and then recruit a new group of young and strong soldiers, so that the army would always maintain a young and strong soldier, and the Wei state would be strong. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can go back and read the historical records to see if there is such a paragraph. ”

Li Shimin naturally read the historical records, Li Mu reminded him like this, vaguely remembered a little, nodded, and said: "Even if there is, but now the court has no money, what can I do?" ”

"Just because you don't have money now doesn't mean you won't have money in the future. Isn't this to recuperate, as long as it is stable for a few years, there are ways to make money. Li Mu patted his chest and said, "If Your Majesty nods, money is not a problem." Moreover, this matter cannot be done overnight, it can be slowly planned, from the Janissaries to the localities, and gradually reformed. What is most lacking now is a general who leads the troops. ”

Li Shimin seemed to be thinking and did not answer.

Li Mu continued: "Now in the imperial court, although there are many famous generals. But didn't Your Majesty find a hidden danger? The capable generals are getting old. General Li Jing and General Wei Chi are all close to their sixtieth birthday. Younger ones, such as my stepfather, are also a few years older than Your Majesty. Can these people be left to the crown prince? ”

"So, the most important thing now is to develop young generals who can be very useful. Wouldn't it be a pity if the valuable experience of the older generation of generals was brought into the tomb? Sun Bin's book of the art of war has been circulated for thousands of years. If I set up a school and bring the old with the new, I can ensure that there is no shortage of famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, such as the water of the Yangtze River, wave after wave, endlessly. ”

Listening to Li Mu say this, Li Shimin gradually understood that the conscription system has many benefits, and the biggest disadvantage is that it costs money, and the imperial court needs to make money, and the best at this is Li Mu. Because once the conscription system is introduced, he will become more and more important.

Although he saw through Li Mu's thoughts, Li Shimin was relieved. As an emperor, he is not afraid of his courtiers being selfish. I'm afraid that the courtiers have no selfish intentions, if Li Muruo really thinks so, it shows that he is seeking self-preservation, not having a different heart. For Li Mu, Li Shimin is afraid and loved, he loves Li Mu's talent, and he is worried that he will rebel, but if Li Mu has no objection and only wants to be a powerful minister for a while, Li Shimin is very, very happy.

After figuring out this section, Li Shimin finally nodded, but he didn't say anything to death, and said: "Talking on paper can't see the effect in the end." In this way, the matter of the military academy, I will ask Hou Junji to discuss this matter with you, as for the reform of the military system, there is no money at the moment, and after the autumn harvest, it will be decided depending on the situation. ”

Mu Li let out a long breath and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

"What is fulfilled, you are also for the sake of Datang's country." Li Shimin smiled and picked up the wine glass, Li Mu hurriedly accompanied, Junchen toasted, Li Shimin peeked at Li Mu in the afterglow, and saw that he looked like he had a sigh, and he was more sure of his conjecture in his heart. This kid is thinking of a way to protect himself, so he is even happier and drinks one cup after another.

Li Mu shouted and shouted wine, and accompanied Li Shimin to drink. Until Li Mu, with the support of his father-in-law Gao, shook the carriage and returned to the palace, Li Muwu was still shouting that he wanted to drink with Li Shimin until dawn.

Watching the carriage go away, the drunken look on Li Mu's face was gone.

Before drinking, Li Mu took a hangover pill. The hangover pill is a product of the [Alchemy] skill, which can be made by intermediate pharmaceuticals. Depending on the potency, it can resist a certain amount of alcohol. Li Mu drank so much on the surface, but in fact, he only received about half of the wine, and the other half was pretended.

He was worried that the smell of wine would smoke Bai Qiaoqiao, so he didn't go back to Bai Qiaoqiao's room, but went to Jin Chen's room next door. After Zhang Tianai took over Jinyiwei, his heart was devoted to official business, and he also brought back various files at night, and he had to see them very late every day.

Jin Chen had already boiled the decanting soup and steamed it in a stew pot so as not to be cold in the mouth. When Li Mu drank, the temperature was not cold or hot, she brought a towel again, helped Li Mu wipe the sweat on his forehead, and helped him loosen his clothes, when she saw that Li Mu's back was already soaked, she said distressedly: "Husband, what's wrong?" ”

"A companion is like a tiger." Li Mu put down the spoon and said, "The feeling of acting in front of you is really not very good. If I have a half-point difference today, revealing my mind of watching the military power, Your Majesty will not allow me in the future. ”

Jin Chen couldn't think of what Li Mu was thinking, and frowned when he heard it: "Is it so serious?" ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "These days, I have been unable to figure it out, for the sake of Your Majesty, knowing that I have a dislike in my heart, he still favors me more and more. It wasn't until the past few days that I figured out that His Majesty should have murderous intentions towards me. ”

"Didn't Your Majesty kill you a long time ago?"

Li Mu knew that Jin Chen was referring to the last time, he shook his head and said, "Last time, Your Majesty was deaf for a while, and regarded me as the son of Prince Yin, in order to cut off future troubles, but Your Majesty actually didn't want to kill me, otherwise I wouldn't have lived to this day." ”

"But this time, Your Majesty is really murderous. I couldn't figure it out before, and I ignored it myself. In fact, the reason is in front of me, the prince and the king of Wei are not as good as me, but we are the same age. At present, all kinds of reforms in the DPRK and China are carried out by me or related to me. If Your Majesty dies in the coming day, no one will be able to suppress me, and then I will turn my hands into clouds and my hands into rain, once I have a heart of disobedience. Neither the crown prince nor the king of Wei are my opponents, how can Your Majesty sit idly by and watch the country fall? Therefore, I guess that His Majesty's mind must be to connive at me until he dies, and before His Majesty dies, he will set up a dead end, so that I can accompany him under the Nine Springs. ”

Jin Chen was cold when he heard this, grabbed Li Mu's sleeve, and said, "Since the husband can see it, let's go." Let's go away and go where His Majesty can't find it. ”

"How to get there?" Li Mu sighed and said: "Qiaoqiao has a big belly, Sister Ou doesn't know where it is, and there is something else on Zhien's side." Without these things, where can we go? Going to the Western Regions? To the sea? Where can it be compared to Datang? Besides, this is just my speculation, in case Your Majesty doesn't think so, we are thousands of miles away, and we regret that we can't find a place to cry. ”

"But what if it's true?"

Li Mu sighed and said, "The best way now can only be to deal with it first." Jin Chen was cold when he heard this, grabbed Li Mu's sleeve, and said, "Since the husband can see it, let's go." Let's go away and go where His Majesty can't find it. ”

"How to get there?" Li Mu sighed and said: "Qiaoqiao has a big belly, Sister Ou doesn't know where it is, and there is something else on Zhien's side." Without these things, where can we go? Going to the Western Regions? To the sea? Where can it be compared to Datang? Besides, this is just my speculation, in case Your Majesty doesn't think so, we are thousands of miles away, and we regret that we can't find a place to cry. ”

"But what if it's true?"

Li Mu sighed and said, "The best way now can only be to deal with it first." ”

Jin Chen was cold when he heard this, grabbed Li Mu's sleeve, and said, "Since the husband can see it, let's go." Let's go away and go where His Majesty can't find it. ”

"How to get there?" Li Mu sighed and said: "Qiaoqiao has a big belly, Sister Ou doesn't know where it is, and there is something else on Zhien's side." Without these things, where can we go? Going to the Western Regions? To the sea? Where can it be compared to Datang? Besides, this is just my speculation, in case Your Majesty doesn't think so, we are thousands of miles away, and we regret that we can't find a place to cry. ”

"But what if it's true?"