His Majesty the sullen Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, seeing that the current Empress of the Tang Dynasty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not approve of sending troops to restore Persia, so he took a sip of tea sullenly, but his mind couldn't help but put it in the area of Liaodong!

Anxi won't let me go, so the head office in Liaodong, right? Now there is still a continuous war, since the Tang Dynasty sent troops this year, the war has not yet been completed, so I can't go to Liaodong?

Glancing at the mother and son angrily, Li Zhi thought about it, or pressed his mind first, and asked Li Hongdao: "Today you are in the court, and in the excerpts given to me a few days ago, they all said that this recruitment matter, how sure are you now?" ”

Looking at Daddy Long, who was no longer angry, Li Hong immediately came to his senses, so he told Li Zhi how the Ministry of War would vigorously improve the treatment of the Tang Army next year, how the Ministry of War would publicize the recruitment system, and how the recruitment system would publicize the preferential treatment of families joining the army.

Li Zhi, who listened to it, also nodded his head for a while, and looked at Li Hong with blazing eyes, this recruitment system was not not adopted by the Tang Dynasty, but it was only limited to Jin Wuwei and other troops who guarded Chang'an, and the rest still used the government soldier system.

But for the large consumption of white flowers and silver, Li Zhi ignored it, but it does not mean that Wu Mei can also ignore this important reason.

"How much does the military department have to spend this year? Isn't six or seven hundred thousand troops so easy to feed? Wu Mei asked softly.

"Money is not the problem, the problem is that there is no money. Oh, no, no, I've gotten used to talking with Honglu Temple in the past two days, and this sentence has become a conditioned reflex. Father, mother, what do I have in the Tang Dynasty now? In addition to the large number of soldiers, there are many people with money, so this money is definitely not a problem, and it is normal to spend some money on the major events of soldiers and the country, right? Li Hong smiled and said.

Now the Tang Dynasty has a total of 634 Zhichong Mansions, and Guanzhong occupies 261 of them, and the rest are scattered in other provinces, each Zhichong Mansion is divided into three classes according to the strength of the army, 1,200 people in the upper house, 1,000 people in the middle government, and 800 people in the lower house. In wartime, it is to concentrate the forces of these Ojichong provinces and then fight, and each Ojichong Province is like a barracks.

However, the soldiers of the government will not really stay in Zhichong Mansion, but need to work together like other people, when there is no war, only in wartime, they will be gathered by Zhichong Mansion, and then bring their own dry food, etc., to fight on the front line, so that it is natural to save a lot of money for Datang.

According to Li Hong's calculations, the total number of permanent troops in Chang'an is basically around 700,000, which is enough to compare with the strength of the Tang Dynasty in its heyday when the emperor's grandfather was alive.

In recent years, with the successive wars, the Zhichong Mansion has not been able to get enough soldiers, and the actual number has dropped to about 400,000, and the combat effectiveness is obviously incomparable with the beginning, but it is no problem to hold on for a few more years, so this has caused the decision of the Tang Dynasty to passively change the military service system in the future.

Young adults between the ages of twenty and thirty are Li Hong's recruitment range, and further up, according to Li Hong, many people who are grandfathers after the age of thirty are in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zhi thought for a long time and asked, "Even if the military department can complete the recruitment system within three years, then what should you do with the remaining people you pick from the government soldiers?" Don't forget, despite their age, their combat experience is sometimes far more threatening than that of a new recruit who has not been on the battlefield. ”

"Father Emperor Mingming, you have asked the idea of this question for the past half a day...... Ouch. Li Hong scratched his head, this guy, he hasn't been exercising for a long time, and he really has a lot of strength, and he feels pain.

"Now I have Guozijian, Hongwen Pavilion, Chongwen Pavilion, after the New Year, Lantian County will also be built my first specialized medical school in Datang, and about these old soldiers, Erchen thinks that it is completely possible to build one or two military academies in other counties around Chang'an, these once fought on the battlefield, and now the old and infirm, can give the newcomers some battlefield knowledge, which does not solve the problem of their talent being wasted? It is even possible to make them staff officers in wartime...... Oh, the general who assists the commander in the battle as a staff member only has the right to make suggestions, not the right to make decisions, how about it? Li Hong has thought about these problems for a long time, and now I will say it again, if I can get the full support of the dragon father and the dragon mother, it will naturally be great.

"That's ......."

Li Zhi's eyes rolled, and just as he was about to speak, he heard his filial son say: "Rest assured, the Shenji Battalion is still in charge of you, just like Jin Wuwei, the number has been controlled at 20,000 people, and it will definitely not exceed this number. ”

Li Hong naturally knew in his heart that since Father Long and Mother Long returned to Chang'an, they had not specifically asked themselves about the occurrence of so many heavenly thunders in Tubo, just waiting for themselves to take the initiative to call out.

After all, the heavenly thunder is now rumored to be a god, and even according to the dragon father's idea, he wants to be like the cannon battle in later generations, thinking that he will throw a few heavenly thunder in the white-clothed food and Tocharo, and then the people will surrender, so as to help Belus restore the country.

But how easy is this to restore the country? Throughout history, has any country been able to succeed in recovering the country with a small number of victories when the general trend has passed? Doesn't seem to have one, right? After all, the decline of a dynasty is not only whether the soldiers are strong or not, whether the generals are stupid or not, but also depends on the aspirations of the people.

Li Zhi and Wu Mei glanced at each other, and Li Hong acted as if he didn't see it, the Shenji Camp was too sensitive, if he still held it in his hand, there would always be a trace of estrangement and defense between himself and the dragon father and the dragon mother, since he had no ambition to usurp the throne, then it was better to hand it over, so that the dragon father and the dragon mother could rest assured, and let themselves be relaxed, right?

And his current Shangshu Ling, Anxi Dadu Hu, and Jingzhao Mansion Yin, in fact, after the Shenji Camp really handed over to Liu Renliang after he came back from Anxi, Long Dad and Long Ma really agreed to seal themselves with Shang Shuling, and at the same time did not deprive themselves of other official positions.

One emperor and one queen, after learning about the new Shangshu Provincial Shangshu Ling's tenure, after the reform of the military department did not make them worry too much about the nonsense, they also put down a hanging heart, and what made the two of them happy was that the prince's open attitude towards the Shenji Battalion made them feel relieved.

As for the reform of other ministries, you can ask about it slowly in the future, and also help him check it, so don't let him be too aggressive.

And both of them know that from Li Hong's reform of the military department, coupled with his usual behavior, it can be analyzed that every step of this little rabbit cub is actually carefully planned, and sometimes their worries seem a little redundant.

The military department is the top priority in Li Zhi and Wu Mei's hearts, and after knowing Li Hong's decision, they naturally didn't say anything anymore, but the two didn't know that Li Hong didn't pay much attention to the military department at all.

His mind is all used on the Ministry of Officials, who are the head of the six departments of Shangshu Province, in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials in the world, the reform of this institution, but it is much more dangerous than the Ministry of War, after all, the most difficult thing to conquer and ponder is the hearts of the people.

"Okay, this looks like the New Year's Pass is coming, I'm afraid you're also very busy as Shang Shuling, and your East Palace, now ushered in the send-off, there are a lot of people every day, go back, this palace won't leave you to eat in my harem...... No, what's your expression, little bunny? Don't you have anything to eat in the East Palace? Wu Mei held back a smile, looked at Li Hong, whose whole face had collapsed, and said lightly.

"Father, the queen mother, treat your sons like this, ......."

"Let's go, why don't you hurry up after the queen speaks, what are you still doing here? The harem is my harem, it's good to let you in and out, let's go, I'm going to have dinner with your mother. Li Zhi was relieved, and the words he said were also righteous words, which made someone sad much more than the queen's ridicule.

Li Hong looked at the two people who were unloading the mill and killing the donkey in a daze, with a sad and angry look on his face, but he had nowhere to vent, so he had to salute and say: "Yes, the son of the minister retired." ”

Someone had just taken two steps out with a sad back when he heard Wu Mei say behind him, "Wait a minute." ”

"Oh, I'll just say, the queen mother will definitely not let me go back like this, what are you going to eat at noon today?" Li Hong was overjoyed, and when he turned around, he immediately smiled.

"Li Hong, you think too much, I want to say, bring Li Lingyue back to your East Palace together."

"No, Queen Mother, I am above the court today, I don't mean to be angry with my father, you can't take revenge on your sons and daughters so nakedly." Li Hong shouted injustice.

"Huh? Who's going to take revenge on you? According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, can the prince stay in the harem without incident? In addition to saying goodbye to the emperor and empress, Tang Law has a rule for you to stay in the harem? You look for me, and I'll see which one ...... so. ”

"Okay, I won't go to court tomorrow, my son occasionally feels cold and unwell, so I ask for leave."

"What are you going to do little bunny? I can't tell you anymore? The wings are stiff, aren't they? Li Zhi looked at Li Hong's resolute back, and the corners of his mouth finally showed a smile.

"Tomorrow, Erchen is going to visit Xu Jingzong, and he will go to Taiyi City, Bai Chun's parents, An Xiaohe's mother, I haven't seen it yet, the New Year is over, I have to go to Taiyi City for a turn." Li Hong's words gradually weakened in the distance.

"Yay...... Brother Huang is awesome, I'm going to Taiyi City with you tomorrow, okay......." ”

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