Once the Shi family's voice in the local military disappears, then their status in Lingnan will no longer exist.

Even before the military reform, the scholars did not do whatever they wanted locally.

In the first year of Zhenguan, Li Daliang taught them how to be a person here, and Li Daliang's new appointment also told them that your father is your father, and your son can't beat your father.

When the court doesn't care about you, you can still show off your power here, but once the eyes of the court are here, your so-called strength is actually floating clouds.

"You can't beat it! Those newcomers are anxious to make war achievements, and the individual who has not yet left is panicked, in front of the scholars and the court, the old man does not think that they will choose the scholars without hesitation! The scholar continued, he didn't recommend fighting anyway.

Why do you want to do something that has no chance of winning?

Moreover, the current situation has not yet developed to the point where it must be fought, and although the imperial court is menacing, it has not said that it will drive them to a dead end, at least not yet.

Because according to the previous agreement, the military aspect is not within their purview, and they will never be allowed to contaminate the military.

"Then why don't you learn from others and go overseas to ask for a fief?" Shiji said with a frown.

"It's not that easy, don't look at the lively Central Plains gate valves, I don't know how to fight behind my back!" Another elder, Shi Song, said.

Overseas king is not as simple as choosing a family head, you are the head of the family, your son, your grandson may not also be the head of the family, as long as others work hard enough, good enough, it is possible to squeeze out your position as the head of the family.

This is the case for the Central Plains Gate Valve family, and the same is true for the Shi family, these family elders are actually doing this kind of thing, and this elder system actually exists to protect outstanding young people.

Of course, it is more that their descendants become the heads of the family, and as for the descendants of other branches, it is not impossible, probably only one in a thousand probability.

I can't keep up with the resources and connections, so how can I compare with the talents of my own clan?

Therefore, once it is determined that the overseas king will be crowned, the family will be in chaos first, and the king will be crowned, which means that your son and your grandson will become the king, so what else can they do?

Shi Wei looked at the elders with a headache, the Shi family was restricted by the imperial court, so although the development in all aspects is not bad, there are not many real high-level leaders.

is really like what Li Daliang said back then, when the attention of the court is over, it is time for you to finish.

"We don't have the advantage of the Central Plains Gate Valve, and the timing is not good for us, according to the old man's understanding, the court should have prepared for this matter, if we propose it now, I'm afraid it will not be easy, it is better to let the court pay attention to the Shi family first, and then go to talk about the conditions!" When the time comes, whether you leave or stay, the scholars can have a certain right to speak! Shi Wei thought for a moment and said.

The scholar family was too large to allow him to make mistakes.

It's easy to move troops to resist, it's nothing more than a matter of decision, but what happens after that?

They can't beat the court, let alone a group of soldiers waiting to be fed?

Therefore, maximizing benefits has become the best choice for the scholars.

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Li Chengqian thought of a lot of possible things, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

There is no other reason, since coming to Wuqu, everything that has happened here has been too smooth, and there is no obstacle at all.

Originally, he thought that someone would get in the way, causing the soldiers to be reluctant to leave their hometown, but it turned out that he was thinking too much.

Almost all the border troops, and even most of the men, chose to sign up, after all, the army after the military reform is still very attractive.

As for the war, they are not worried about this at all, just Jiaozhou, in addition to their own instability and being cleaned up by the imperial court, those younger brothers around them will never dare to give a face.

Even if the border troops slept a lot every day, they did not dare to act rashly.

Li Yuanjing's recruitment rules are eighteen to thirty years old, although the imperial court stipulates that twenty percent is due, but the eighteen-year-old body is actually considered to have grown.

Li Chengqian felt that this plan was a little inappropriate, so he changed some of the terms very humanely.

The first thing to change was the minimum age, which was limited to eighteen to twenty, and it was noted that if you wanted to enlist in the army between the ages of eighteen and twenty, you had to have one, otherwise you could only sign up after the age of twenty.

There are not a few people who get married at the age of fourteen or fifteen in this year, like Jiaozhou here or even earlier, and there are many people who get married at the age of twelve or thirteen, even if you look at the entire Tang Dynasty, there are no descendants at the age of twenty, and that is only a small part.

Therefore, this restriction is very humane to ensure that the soldiers who join the army will not die on the battlefield, and can make them more at ease to train and fight.

And the income they earn from joining the military can also improve their family life.

In addition, the upper age limit has been increased to thirty-five years old, so that the maximum after five years of military service is just forty years old, after which the body will gradually decline, and it can be regarded as taking care of as many people as possible.

Li Chengqian once again reiterated this hard condition for conscription, which means that those who do not meet the requirements will leave on their own initiative.

Of course, as compensation, everyone who does not meet the conditions to leave will be compensated with one or two pieces of silver.

Planning is good, but there are some things that are not just planned.

Li Chengqian expected that the process of military reform would cause instability in the border defense, so he divided 20,000 of the 25,000 people he brought (5,000 were taken to Guangzhou by Duan Zhixuan), and the 20,000 were stationed in various military camps on the border.

At the same time, they will also directly lay off soldiers who do not meet their age, as well as those who are physically unqualified.

The border army was originally the most bitter, not to mention the establishment, and all of them were in the form of hard labor, and it was a great joy for most people to be able to go home, and they could also get a compensation of one or two silver, although it was not much, but it was still a huge amount of money for them.

And the initial progress of the matter is very smooth, most of the veterans who are above forty years old take the money and go home directly, they can go home at this age to hold their grandchildren, it is the time to retire, not many people want to continue to stay here.

But there are always exceptions, such as now......

"Uncle Wang......" Li Chengqian looked at Li Yuanjing with some embarrassment.

When things were going well, Li Chengqian played how to play, but now that some problems have just appeared, Li Chengqian's lack of confidence is directly expressed.

It's not something that can be covered up if you want to, and in the face of real things, you can't hide it without the ability at all.

Li Yuanjing said unconcernedly: "Such a simple thing is also taught by this king?" Solve it yourself! ”