After the three Tang Divine Crossbows were tested, everyone's amazement was even greater.

Whoever it is, they all want to have such a crossbow.

However, they all know that such a divine crossbow can only belong to the imperial court, and even, as a sharp weapon and secret weapon of the Tang Dynasty, anyone who has it will make Li Shimin uneasy, and then convict him.

Therefore, although everyone likes it, no one dares to ask for it.

Everyone was still talking, but the weather on the square was getting colder and colder, the early dynasty had ended, Li Shimin waved his hand, and let the ministers retreat and go busy.

However, when Qin Tian was about to leave, he stopped Qin Tian.

"Qin Aiqing went to the imperial study with me."

The imperial study was also cold, and after Qin Tian came in, his hand was retracted into his sleeve.

"Holy Lord, it's time for your kang to burn."

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment and said, "I am not going to burn this year, when the weather is colder, I can use a carbon furnace." ”

In the past, when there was no ondol, he also passed, and now in order to save money, this is nothing to him.

If you use a fire kang, you will burn too much coal, which will cost money.

Seeing Li Shimin's appearance, Qin Tian smiled bitterly and said: "Holy Lord, if you really want to save, wait for the minister to go back, and make you a special stove, which can be very coal-saving, you use a carbon stove, not to mention the smoke, in fact, it is not cheap." ”

Carbon is not cheap in the winter.

Li Shimin didn't take Qin Tian's words to heart, and said casually: "Okay." ”

After saying a few words, Qin Tiancai asked, "The Holy Lord specially called the ministers to the imperial study, but what else is going on?" ”

Li Shimin nodded: "Qin Aiqing's Tang Divine Crossbow today is indeed very powerful, and it can strengthen the military strength of my Tang Dynasty, but with this thing, it is not easy to destroy the Turks." ”

Sharp arrows have an effect when attacking a city, and they have an effect before the two sides fight, but once they are in a melee, they lose their effect, so Li Shimin feels that the most important thing is to improve their melee combat ability.

Qin Tian naturally knew this, and said: "What the Holy Lord said is that the Tang Divine Crossbow, before attacking the city and fighting, can allow us to take the lead and destroy some enemies, but when the enemy rushes over, it will lose its effect." ”

"Qin Aiqing, is there any other way to improve my Datang's strength?"

Qin Tian hesitated, there was naturally a way, but he didn't know whether to mention it or not.

After a while, Qin Tian still spoke: "Saint, I have a lot of soldiers and horses from all over the Tang Dynasty, but if you want to say that you are strong, you are not as strong as when you were in the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, why do you know why?" ”

Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked at Qin Tian and said, "Qin Aiqing said it." ”

Qin Tiandao: "Heroes are born in troubled times, and the soldiers in troubled times are stronger, now, I have been in the Tang Dynasty for ten years, and many soldiers may not have a war within a year, right?" ”

"After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the government military system was gradually implemented, and the soldiers were busy farming at home, and training soldiers when they were free, which was indeed conducive to the development of my Tang Dynasty agriculture, after all, there were no people to plough the fields, and many crops were going to be wasted, but although farming was hard, and military training, it could also be said to be leisure, over time, these soldiers were devoted to farming, and light training, the fighting spirit also declined, and the time for farming accounted for a few months of the year, so that the training was reduced, the combat effectiveness declined, and the fighting spirit and combat effectiveness declined, Let me ask me, how can the Tang Dynasty be strong? ”

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, because of the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population dropped sharply, and the land in many places was not cultivated, so the imperial court gradually implemented the government military system, hoping that these soldiers and horses could also be used for farming, so as to increase the output of grain and the utilization rate of land.

It's just that if you do this, the soldiers and horses lack training, and gradually develop inertia, so naturally they can't be strong.

Although it is not said that all the Tang Army is like this, at least a large part of the soldiers already have this mind.

People are happy to be comfortable.

After listening to Qin Tian's words, Li Shimin's expression moved slightly, he felt that what Qin Tian said made sense, and the current Tang Dynasty does have such hidden dangers.

"Then what does Qin Aiqing think, what should I do in Datang?"

"Shengshang, now that my Datang has not yet reached the level of wealth and strength, and the surrounding countries are also eyeing each other, it is really not the time to choose comfort for the time being, in the opinion of the ministers, restore the recruitment system, or the government military system and the recruitment system at the same time, I Datang, at least have a strong enough army to train at any time, and as long as there is a need, it will be able to dispatch soldiers and horses immediately."

There are such soldiers and horses in Datang now, such as the Dragon and Tiger Army, because they are guarding the Beijing Division, so no matter at any time, the Dragon and Tiger Army will always be the Dragon and Tiger Army, and their soldiers will not go to farming, they will be the Dragon and Tiger Army for generations.

The same is true for the Thunder Army outside the city.

However, although they are like this, because they only guard the capital and do not go to the border to fight, for Datang, Datang still has no such soldiers and horses.

Li Shimin's expression was a little solemn, and he said: "Qin Aiqing, what you said makes sense, and I also think it's right, but if you use the recruitment system, you will inevitably increase the investment in military salaries, and the imperial court may not be able to afford it." ”

If the soldiers do not farm the land and farm, the imperial court will have to manage their food, drink, housing and transportation, and in this case, their military salary will definitely be more than that of the soldiers and horses under the government military system.

Although one may not be much, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are coming down, which is also a lot of pressure on the imperial court.

The court has no money, this is the key, if the court has money, what Qin Tian said is not a matter at all.

Qin Tian also understands this situation, no matter at any time, it is difficult to move an inch without money, the imperial court has no money, and he Qin Tian does not have much money available now, even if it is much, he will not give it to the imperial court.

"Shengshang, you can carry out the military system and the conscription system at the same time, at the beginning, the conscription system has fewer soldiers and horses, which can reduce the pressure on the court, if it is really impossible to turnover, the court can borrow money, but in the minister's opinion, as long as the salt reform of my Tang Dynasty is completed, and the business is becoming more and more prosperous, these are not big problems, oh, by the way, there is also the cultivation of wheat in the south."

Datang is developing its economy and agriculture, even if it has to give the Turks a lot of money every year, as long as it really develops, it is not difficult to support the daily needs of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Seeing Qin Tian like this, Li Shimin hesitated for a moment and nodded: "If Qin Aiqing is so confident, then tomorrow morning, just mention it, if there are not many people who oppose it, I will recruit soldiers and horses for training." ”

Qin Tian was the first to respond, and originally wanted to talk about the Tang Dao, but when he thought that the Tang Dynasty had no money, it was difficult to even recruit soldiers, let alone the expensive Tang Dao, so he could only give up and mention it later.

(End of chapter)