All the ministers looked at each other, and their thoughts were different for a while, but everyone was surprised, and they didn't expect that Longtai would put forward such an idea unexpectedly today. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Black Scale Battalion was naturally famous back then, and together with the Black Knife Battalion, it was known as the two strongest elites in Southern Chu.

The establishment of these two troops is not much, but their combat effectiveness is the first among all the troops and horses in Southern Chu, and they are among the best in terms of equipment and individual combat ability.

The prestige of an army is not shouted out, but it is laid down through countless baptisms of blood and fire.

Today's Black Knife Battalion was once full of blood and fire on the battlefield to achieve today's terrifying name, and the same is true of the Black Scale Battalion that was on par with it back then.

Many years ago, the Black Scale Battalion fought with the Northern Han Blood Lan Army, and to this day, it is still mentioned after tea and dinner, and no one will have the slightest contempt for the Black Scale Battalion because of the annihilation of the Black Scale Battalion.

In that battle, although the Black Scale Battalion was wiped out, the people of Southern Chu never felt that the Black Scale Battalion was defeated.

The fame of the Northern Han Blood Lan Army was by no means under the Black Scale Battalion back then, and as we all know, the War Horses of the Blood Lan Army were actually better than the Black Scale Battalion, and the war horses of the Northern Han Dynasty were already stronger than those of Southern Chu, plus the horses they carefully cultivated for the Blood Lan Army, their speed and endurance were superior to the Black Scale Battalion.

That is to say, the final result, although the Black Scale Battalion was wiped out, only a few dozen people remained, but the Blood Lan Army was not much better, although it still retained the name of the Blood Lan Army, but since then the Blood Lan Army has not appeared on the battlefield, so the Southern Chu people have always felt that the Northern Han people still retain the banner of the Blood Lan Army just for the sake of face, in fact, the Blood Lan Army has already disappeared in that battle.

After that battle, the Black Scale Battalion ceased to exist, although the imperial court did not remove the number of the Black Scale Battalion, but the dozens of people left behind in the Black Scale Battalion either stayed in the Jinyi Marquis Mansion as errands, or were assigned to other armies as generals, and the Ministry of Household and Industry no longer had to provide any money, food, military salaries, weapons and equipment to this once glorious army of soldiers and horses, in fact, if there was no Black Scale Battalion.

The annihilation of the Black Scale Battalion was naturally a great blow to Southern Chu, after all, the soldiers and horses trained by Qi Jing back then not only cost Qi Jing countless energy, but also did cost the imperial court a great deal of financial resources, among the Qinhuai Legion, the Black Scale Battalion was like the crown jewel of the Qinhuai Legion, dazzling.

The smashing of such a pearl, although some people talk about it in private, but the court has not mentioned it much since then, after all, it is a scar of the empire, and mentioning this past will still make people feel uncomfortable.

In fact, the ministers present would not have thought that the imperial court would prepare to rebuild the Black Scale Camp, and at this time, Longtai suddenly proposed it, and the ministers were naturally very surprised.

After a period of silence, Qi Ning glanced at Long Tai and found that although Long Tai still looked very calm on the outside, there was obviously a trace of nervousness in the depths of his eyes.

Lu ...... Lu Xiao, you are a squire of the military department, what do you think? Long Tai stared at Lu Xiao and asked.

Lu Xiao bowed and said, "Back to the saint, the minister thinks ........ Cannot! ”

"Oh?" A trace of disappointment was evident in the depths of Long Tai's eyes, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked calmly, "Why not?" ”

"In the opinion of the minister, there are at least two reasons." Lu Xiao said: "First, the Black Scale Battalion fought with the Blood Lan Army back then, and the whole army was wiped out, and the only fifty-eight people who survived are now all performing their duties, and the Black Scale Battalion of the Black Scale Camp that the emperor wants to rebuild is now without any foundation. In order to train the Black Scale Battalion, the silver spent by the imperial court was like flowing water, whether it was equipment or horses, the Black Scale Camp needed the best, other troops had three meals a day, but when it came to the Black Scale Battalion, they had to supply five meals a day, and the ....... of wine and meat was their military salary, which was much higher than that of other soldiers. After a pause, he said: "Your Majesty, the minister will give a simple example, let's say that the black scale armor worn by the soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion back then was actively demanding, not only requiring a large amount of refined iron, but also requiring several kinds of concentrate to be integrated into it, when creating the black scale armor, as long as there is a trace of flaw, it must be discarded and rebuilt, a set of black scale armor can be built, and seven or eight pairs of armor can be created for other soldiers, and the emperor can imagine how much silver is needed to rebuild the Black Scale Battalion." ”

Long Tai frowned slightly, Lu Xiao saw this, and continued: "The Black Scale Battalion charges on the battlefield and repeatedly makes military exploits, which is indeed admirable, but because of this, every time they go into battle, their equipment is damaged, and they must be replenished. ”

"I want to win the battle, but I don't want to have losses, Lord Lu, how can there be such a perfect thing in this world." Qi Ning couldn't help but say.

Lu Xiao didn't argue, but said with a smile: "Marquis Jinyi was born in the Hou Mansion, he has never been on the battlefield, and he has never worried about silver. ”

Dou Kui lost no time in sighing: "Your Majesty, Lord Lu is right, the silver expenditure used to support the Black Scale Camp back then gave the household a headache. At that time, I squeezed it, and I could still hold on, but now it's .......! He smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the battle of Qinhuai has just ended, and countless people who have suffered from the war are still short of food and clothing, and most of the silver in the treasury has been used in the war on the front line in recent years, and now it will cost a lot of silver to resettle the refugees. ”

Long Tai's delicate face was already slightly angry, and he said: "The Black Scale Camp is only a thousand people, even if it costs some silver, can't I even take out this bit of silver?" ”

Dou Kui listened to Longtai's tone with slight dissatisfaction, so he didn't dare to speak, just lowered his head.

Seeing that Dou Kui didn't speak, Long Tai glanced at the Marquis of Zhongyi and asked, "Marquis Zhongyi, do you also think that this is not the right time to rebuild the Black Scale Camp?" ”

Zhongyi Hou said: "Back to the saint, the old minister thinks that after the battle of Qinhuai, it is a good time to rebuild the Black Scale Camp. ”

Longtai's eyes lit up slightly, and he said, "Why did the Marquis of Zhongyi say that?" ”

"Your Majesty, the battle of Qinhuai took several years, and the soldiers of the enemy and us are already exhausted." Zhongyihou's voice was low and slow, and it seemed that every word was spit out after careful consideration: "Whether it is the Northern Han Dynasty or my Great Chu, the current morale is very low. ”

Longtai bowed slightly, but Qi Ning also felt that Sima Lan's words were true, after a few years of fighting, the front-line soldiers were already exhausted, coupled with the successive deaths of Qi Jing and the first emperor, it cannot be said that it was not a continuous blow to the entire Chu State, and the current front-line soldiers must be demoralized.

"Lao Chen has always been thinking about how to improve the morale of the front-line soldiers." Sima Lan said: "The old minister is chaotic and has not come up with a good way, but the emperor's words today woke up the dreamer, and the old minister thinks that rebuilding the Black Scale Camp is the best way to improve the morale of our Chu army." ”

"Oh?"

Sima Lan showed a hint of a smile: "As we all know, if the Qinhuai Legion was a war knife back then, then the Black Scale Battalion was the blade of this knife. If the Black Scale Battalion is rebuilt at this time, the soldiers in front will know about it, and it will definitely boost their morale, and it will also let the soldiers know that the imperial court attaches great importance to the army. ”

Long Tai smiled: "I just want to fulfill the wish of the first emperor, but I didn't think of this layer. The loyal and righteous marquis has become a country, and if he can think of this layer, he really deserves to be a pillar of the minister. Yes, once the Black Scale Battalion is rebuilt, the morale of the officers and men of our Chu Army will definitely be greatly boosted. He turned his gaze at King Huainan and asked, "Does King Huainan think so?" ”

Many of the ministers present were thinking that the king of Huainan would have to have a bloody battle with the Marquis of Zhongyi, and the Marquis of Zhongyi advocated the rebuilding of the Black Scale Camp, which of course would not be of any benefit to the king of Huainan.

The king of Huainan smiled, and even nodded and said: "What the loyal old marquis said is very true, now that my Dachu is about to boost the morale of the army, rebuilding the black scale camp can not only boost the morale of our army, but also let the Northern Han people know the military prestige of my Great Chu." At that time, the Blood Lan Army was in a slump and has never appeared in the territory until now, but my Great Chu rebuilt the Black Scale Camp and one day appeared in front of the eyes of the Northern Han people, which will make their souls scatter. ”

Long Tai also thought that King Huainan would find an excuse to oppose it, but he didn't want him to agree so easily, and said in surprise: "King Huainan, then you also agree to rebuild the Black Scale Camp?" ”

"Although it costs some silver to rebuild the Black Scale Battalion, the value of this silver can not only boost the morale of our army, but also hit the Northern Han people." King Huainan smiled and said: "Besides, this is also the wish of the first emperor, and we are waiting for the courtiers to help the emperor fulfill the wish of the first emperor." He glanced at Dou Kui and said with a smile: "Lord Dou, this is a big deal, although your household is tight, but for such a thing, you should squeeze it and set aside some silver." ”

Dou Kui immediately said: "Since it is a major event that is beneficial to the army, even if the minister smashes the pot and sells iron, he must squeeze out the silver from between his teeth." ”

This is the first time that Longtai is going to do something after ascending the throne, I thought that things would not go too smoothly, and I didn't want the Marquis of Zhongyi and the King of Huainan to agree, so he was a little excited in his heart, and said with a smile: "Okay, our monarchs and ministers are united, and there is nothing that can't be done." Qi Ning, I .......! ”

Before he finished speaking, the Marquis of Zhongyi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the old minister still has something to do!" He actually interrupted Longtai's words.

Long Tai was stunned for a moment and asked, "Zhongyi Hou, what other concerns do you have?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't have any worries." Sima Lan said slowly: "It's just to rebuild the Black Scale Battalion, and the person who is the leader of the Black Scale Camp must be carefully considered." ”

"Huh?" Long Tai immediately knew that something was wrong, and frowned, "I have already considered that Qi Ning is the most suitable candidate for the Black Scale Battalion. ”

Sima Lan shook his head and said, "The old minister thinks that the Marquis of Jinyi is not suitable to be the commander of the Black Scale Battalion. ”

"But...... But back then, the Black Scale Battalion was commanded by General Qi. Long Tai's heart sank slightly, and he immediately felt that he was very likely to fall into the trap of the old fox, "Qi Ning inherited the title of Marquis of Jinyi, and he is the son of General Qi, and he is the best candidate to command the Black Scale Battalion?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that what the old marquis said is very true." King Huainan said quietly and slowly: "The little marquis is not the general of Qi, the general of Qi followed the old marquis of brocade clothes to fight on the battlefield when he was a teenager, and when he was thirteen years old, he had already made the first contribution on the battlefield, which was experienced from blood and fire, so he could also train the elite of the black scale battalion." After glancing at Qi Ning, he saw that Qi Ning looked very calm, and said with a smile: "Marquis of Jinyi, this king is not saying that you are not, but military affairs are not child's play, and the black scale camp is the face of my Chu army, and it must not be sloppy." ”

Qi Ning also understood in his heart at this time that Longtai was ready to rebuild the Black Scale Camp and let himself be the commander of the Black Scale Camp, which was nothing more than cultivating his own lineage, but the two old foxes were silent, but Long Tai's original plan quickly deviated greatly, he knew that at this time, he had to stay calm, smiled slightly, and said: "What the prince said is very true, Qi Ning is still young and too inexperienced, so he really needs to think about it more." ”