Chapter Seventy-Nine: Progress in the Reform of the Army

On the morning of the second day, in the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Shengao sat on the dragon chair, and the big fans in the hands of the two palace maids standing on the left and right had been replaced by small fans, and they were slowly fanning Li Shen.

"For the drought situation reported from all over the country, you Aiqing also know, I hope that all Aiqing can cooperate with each other, and the great drought and flood that are about to be faced, and use the strength of the whole empire to help the people get through this difficulty. In the case of each disaster, the officials must strictly regulate and control the disaster situation, including the food and sanitation of the disaster relief, to prevent the emergence of the epidemic, and if there are too many casualties among the people, and the disaster relief is not effective, we will be severely punished, and those who conceal the disaster must also accept more strict punishment by the law.

It is estimated that there will be some time before the disaster occurs, and I hope that you will fully cooperate and mobilize the grain and grass of the whole country from now on, and carry out reserve mobilization, so as to prevent the disaster from being caught off guard when it comes. Officials from all over the country began to inspect the river, and repaired the areas that should be repaired, preferably in time for the drought to end, and the hidden dangers of the levees could be repaired. ”

"Your Majesty, this natural disaster is the will of God, how can people interfere with it, and implicate officials everywhere......"

"Is a natural disaster a providence? I don't need to tell me about those messy things, whether the will of God is the will of God or not, don't I, the Son of Heaven, know it? Have you ever heard of the saying that man will conquer heaven? I ask you to make proper arrangements and regulations so that the damage to the people can be minimized when disasters occur. Li Shen looked at a gray-haired minister who stood up with a cold face and said coldly.

"Your Majesty will obey your Majesty's will."

"In addition, it was decreed that during the drought period, it is strictly forbidden for merchants in various localities to raise the price of grain, and once the price of grain is raised, it will be severely punished."

"No."

"This year's drought is estimated to be more serious, and I hope that all Aiqing can handle it properly." Li Shen said.

"No." The ministers responded.

"Retreat from the Dynasty ~~~"

Returning to the apse of the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Shen looked at Su Dingfang who stood up, and said lightly: "You don't need to get up." ”

Then he asked: "How is the reform in the army now?" ”

"Now the 5,000 people stationed in the imperial city have not moved, and the other 25,000 people, from which the most elite warriors have been selected 5,000, and now they have been trained separately, and the results are okay so far, but the intensity of the training is a little too great, the food expenses are relatively large, and the oil and water must be sufficient, otherwise the soldiers will not be able to bear it, and almost 1,000 soldiers will be eliminated in a month's training." Su Dingfang said with a smile.

"Don't be too training, especially now when it's hot and hot, it's easy to cause unnecessary casualties."

Su Dingfang nodded and said, "This last general knows that now he basically trains at night and rests during the day. ”

"That's the best."

Su Dingfang rubbed his hands and said with a slight embarrassment: "Your Majesty, what do you think of discussing something with you?" ”

"Tell me about it." Li Shen said with a smile.

"It's not a personal request, the brothers want to try out a new weapon, you see?" Su Dingfang said in a low voice, although he is now the boss of the army, but he does not have Li Shen's permission for new weapons, and he does not have the courage to bring them out from the warehouse.

"This matter is not urgent for the time being, and the number of guns is limited now, so we will talk about it after the soldiers have been trained for a period of time."

Su Dingfang nodded with some disappointment, and said: "That is, those boys have been coaxing all day long, wanting to give it a try, and the minister was also forced to have no choice, so he came over to ask His Majesty." ”

Li Shen looked at Su Dingfang with a smile, shook his head slightly, and said, "Okay, I guess you thought of it yourself." ”

Su Dingfang smiled awkwardly.

"Now Datang's industry is too weak, and the consumption of these weapons is a little bit, let the soldiers endure it for the time being, and wait until the academy and those scientific researchers will produce electricity, and then they will be able to produce it in large quantities, and let them toss enough when the time comes."

"Your Majesty, when will this be studied?"

"You ask me, who do I ask? It has been handed over to them, and it is estimated that it will take some time, these things are not something that can be made as long as there are drawings, and a small part will involve a lot of materials, but this year it should be able to let the soldiers try it. ”

Li Shen followed: "Let's talk about the current situation of reform in the army first." ”

"In the case of reform in the army, the minister is in charge of training, and other things are in charge of the king of Jiangxia, and the minister generally rarely interferes in the things he handles."

"How about the reform of military ranks? Can the soldiers now effectively recognize a person's position without knowing people? ”

"There is no problem with this now, aside from these soldiers who are guarding the imperial city, the others have completed the acquaintance, they have all changed their clothes, through the little stars on the clothes, there is no problem, in a few days, they will know the size of the rank."

"What about propaganda?" Li Shen nodded slightly and asked.

"The propaganda work is also done by the king of Jiangxia, and he has done a very good job, basically there are propaganda slogans posted everywhere in the barracks, and every day the king of Jiangxia will arrange people to carry out two incense sticks for the soldiers to carry out propaganda and education, and the ministers also carry out patriotic ideological education when they train every day."

"Propaganda must be done well, and it is different now than in the past."

Su Dingfang nodded solemnly, but today's ideological education work must be done well, once the soldiers in the military camp mutiny, the consequences are unimaginable, how to say that the soldiers with this kind of weapons are not the same as the soldiers who used to hold cold weapons in their hands, but they are still very big.

"This minister knows, and the king of Jiangxia also takes this into account, so the next test will be the loyalty of the soldiers, and those who fail to pass the test will also be sent back to their hometowns."

"We must carry out strict selection, including the cultural knowledge of the soldiers, as well as entertainment must be equipped, at least after the training is completed, the soldiers also have something to pass the time, and the training is not necessary to grasp it very tightly, just relax and relax."

Su Dingfang nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "This doesn't need to be reminded by His Highness, as soon as their group is free, they will have fun." ”

Li Shen smiled and shook his head slightly, for today's army management, to be honest, he is also a little powerless, and if he wants to change it completely, sometimes it is really difficult, if the prostitution in the military camp is changed all at once now, I am afraid that the soldiers will hold back for a long time, and it is estimated that there will be some chaos.