The training of the guards is particularly hard, crawling in the mountains and forests, surviving in extreme conditions, and many times it is not possible to rely on will.

Survival of the fittest, the cruel survival law of survival of the fittest, some people are injured, and some people will even die.

The wounded retreated, and the dead were compensated.

Li Zhonghua didn't ask them how high their martial arts were, and the purpose of training them was only to kill people.

With the goal of killing, one blow will kill, and in order to achieve the goal, unscrupulous means.

Li Zhonghua doesn't know a lot about the training methods of special forces, but he knows a little from some books and film and television dramas in later generations.

But Li Zhonghua believes that this alone can surpass this era by a lot.

Li Zhonghua's physical state, because he has been practicing, the pranayama and breathing exercises taught to him by the divine doctor Sun Simiao, as well as a set of fist and foot moves.

Now he is already comfortable dealing with three or five ordinary big men.

recruited more than 2,000 guards, and in the end only 100 people were selected, although Li Zhonghua was still not very satisfied with the training effect of these 100 people, but the combat power of these 100 people, Li Zhonghua believed that even if he encountered a team of 1,000 people, he could definitely defeat the other party.

Not only can you get on the horse to kill the enemy, but you must also be proficient in fighting when you get off the horse, and you must be proficient in eighteen kinds of weapons, not to mention that you must be very proficient, at least you can use them skillfully.

The salary of 100 people is also terrifying, 30 yuan per month, which is more than the annual income of ordinary people.

In this era, ordinary people, many of them only have an income of a few hundred dollars a month, and the income of craftsmen is only one or two dollars a month, but feeding a family is enough for a family to live a good life.

I don't dare to say that it is fragrant and spicy, at least I won't be hungry, I have clothes to wear, and I can cut some meat to eat every few days.

For ordinary people, it is already very happy to be able to live such a stable life.

This is also why, the training of special escorts is so hard, and there is even a danger of death, and there are still people who are willing to persevere.

The final result of the punishment of the crown prince Li Chengqian was to punish him for thinking about it behind closed doors and not taking half a step out of the East Palace for three months.

Although the crown prince's position was temporarily retained, the crown prince Li Chengqian's heart did not calm down, and he made a bold decision at the instigation of someone with a heart.

The storm is still brewing, and everyone in the Chinese Escort Force formed by Li Zhonghua is constantly practicing.

The future Bank of China, China Restaurant. The Chinese Brewery, as well as the industries that will appear in the future, belong to Li Zhonghua, and the escort work will be taken over by the Chinese Guard.

The safety of Li Zhonghua and his family will be the responsibility of a special escort team of 100 people.

In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin summoned the eldest grandson Wuji, Hou Junji, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Cheng Yanjin, and Wei Chi Jingde to discuss state affairs together.

"This is the information I just received from the Tubo secret spies, the army of Tubo is gathering in the direction of Tuyuhun, and the goal is to annex Tuyuhun." Li Shimin said with a calm face.

"The taste of the Tubo people is getting bigger and bigger, if they really want to attack Tuyuhun, I'm afraid Tuyuhun won't last long?

Your Majesty must be guarded against, they will take advantage of the situation to take the party item, Bailan and other places, and threaten my Datang's Jiannan Dao. Fang Xuanling said contemplatively.

"Tuyuhun has already surrendered to my Datang, if Tubo attacks Tuyuhun, it will be tantamount to provoking my Datang, Your Majesty, are you preparing to send troops.

My old Cheng is idle, so it's better to let me lead the troops and knock Tubo. Cheng Yanjin said loudly.

"Sending troops, the troops of the imperial court are all deployed in Monan and Mobei, as well as Liaodong, where are there any soldiers to send.

Recently, the Western Turks have been restless, constantly provoking my Tang Dynasty, Xue Yantuo's Pearl Khan Yinan, although he surrendered to my Tang Dynasty on the surface, it was because of our Tang Dynasty, and he was suppressed at any time, once the strength of the imperial court was empty, Yi Nan would definitely not settle down.

Goguryeo in Liaodong, Yuangai Suwen is also yang and yin, and they dare not be unguarded. Hou Junji, the secretary of the military department, said.

"Junji is right, Your Majesty! Now is not the time to send troops! Fang Xuanling also persuaded.

"If you don't have soldiers, you will go to conscription, I have thousands of men in the Tang Dynasty, do you still have to succumb to Tibet." Li Shimin said angrily.

"It is not difficult to recruit soldiers, but the imperial court has used troops abroad for many years, and the treasury has long been empty.

These are not the most important things, the most important thing is where the grain and grass come from, these all require a lot of money, and what the court lacks most now is money. ”

Li Shimin was silent, he knew better than anyone else the situation of the imperial court, if he had money, how could he sit back and watch the threat of Goguryeo, and how could he support the Pearl Khan Yinan of the Xue Yantuo Department.

If you have money and food, you will have completely eliminated the big hidden danger of the Turks, and you will have free up your hands to deal with Goguryeo.

A penny is forced to kill a hero, and the emperor can't send hungry soldiers!

As for the levy of taxes, Li Shimin did not dare to think about it, the lessons of the former Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty are vivid, and the exhaustion of fishing is not what Ming Jun did.

Of course, in the hands of the gate valve clan, filial piety has a lot of wealth and grain and grass, but Li Shimin feels powerless, although he has been suppressing these gate valve forces, but openly turning against these gate valves, the final result is likely to be a change of dynasty.

Emperor Yang of Sui ended up like this because he lost the support of the gate valves.

"Your Majesty! I have a suggestion. Hou Junji, the secretary of the military department, said.

"What suggestions, Junji, please speak." Li Shimin said.

"Although the imperial court is short of money and food, but some people have more money and more food, the court can borrow money and grain from private individuals, and promise to pay it back slowly in the future, presumably the other party will not agree."

"What do you mean by that? Isn't this a way for me to rob the people of their wealth? What is the difference between me and Emperor Yang of Sui? ”

"Your Majesty! The person the minister said was Li Zhonghua, and I believe that His Majesty should be very clear about this person's ability to make money, as well as the relationship between him and the various lords and clans, and in order to make wine, it also hoarded a lot of grain. ”

"Your Majesty! We can't take care of Tuyuhun for the time being, but we are afraid that the Tubo people are not strong enough to swallow elephants, and they will try to get their hands on my Tang Dynasty's Jiannan Dao.

In that case, Bai Lan and the various tribes of the party will definitely be attached to Tubo, which will further strengthen the strength of Tubo, which is extremely unfavorable to our Datang.

So I have to say something to stabilize their minds.

Although the territories of the various tribes of Dangxiang Bailan are nominally under the jurisdiction of the Songzhou Mansion of the Tang Dynasty, what is actually the case, you should know now. The minister suggested vigorously developing the local economy and people's livelihood, and named Li Zhonghua as the envoy of the Songzhou Prefecture, who was in charge of the army and the people.

However, the imperial court had less than 10,000 horses in Songzhou Mansion, and His Majesty could give him the right to recruit troops and horses and leave his family in Chang'an.

and told him that Tubo might attack the party, the Bailan tribes, and even the Songzhou Mansion, and ordered him to keep these places from losing.

At that time, if Tubo really gets involved in the party and the Bailan tribes, he will not be afraid that he will not sell his life, Chang'an has a lot of his industry and his family. ”

"You're so fucking despicable, Your Majesty, don't do that." Ruguo Gongcheng bit Jin and immediately said loudly.

"Temperance! Songzhou is the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office, and with one more festival envoy, the Governor of Songzhou is not happy, right? ”

Li Shimin didn't feel despicable or despicable, but he was a little puzzled by the name of the official position of Jiedu.

"Your Majesty! This festival envoy is only a fictitious position, and the Songzhou Prefecture is still under the management of the Songzhou Governor's Office, and the festival degree envoy is mainly to control the twenty-five Mi Prefectures of Bailan and the party departments.

Although those places nominally belong to our dynasty, once the Tibetans are threatened, they will immediately fall to the Tibetans, like chicken ribs, the food is tasteless, and it is a pity to abandon them.

Give Li Zhonghua the title of a festival envoy, it is good to be able to keep it, but it doesn't matter if you can't keep it, at least it shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to them, which shows the attitude of the imperial court, and also gives the imperial court and Tubo an extra buffer place.

When the time comes, my Datang can attack and retreat, and I can defend it, which is really a few in one fell swoop! ”