"Good, good, good!"

Princess Pingyang showed her hand and patted it, stroked her palm and praised: "Youyang's heart is bright and bright, and it really didn't disappoint me." It's a pity that the princess's mansion is too small, and the young sun is big, so she can't stay for a long time. ”

Xue Lang said sincerely: "As long as His Highness needs Xue Lang, he can see Xue Lang." This thing will never change! ”

Princess Pingyang was stunned, stretched out her hand to pick up the tea bowl, and said indifferently: "Youyang is cautious, this palace will take it seriously." ”

"Words from the bottom of my heart come from the heart and will not change."

Xue Lang spoke calmly, but his expression was quite firm. Princess Pingyang raised her eyes to look at him, she didn't make an evaluation, and she couldn't see her thoughts by looking at her expression, but Xue Lang didn't mind, he was firmly just his own thoughts.

Her Royal Highness the princess directly changed the topic and said: "Today's recruitment of Youyang is for the purpose of recruiting military rations. Youyang commands Cangcao and Tucao, I want to recruit 50,000 troops, and logistics may keep up? ”

Xue Lang silently calculated the inventory in his heart, and said: "If His Highness recruits 50,000 troops, the gap in the treasury is about thirty percent. In addition, there is a question that subordinates want to know, are the 50,000 soldiers recruited by His Highness recruited locally or from other places? ”

Princess Pingyang said: "Since it is recruited on the spot, it directly selects elite soldiers from the government soldiers to join the border garrison." ”

Xue Lang directly spread the various data he brought on the table, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, then, my subordinates have to remind Your Highness that it is not surprising that some people in the families of the soldiers will starve to death or sell their children and daughters in the coming year, please be prepared to prevent the morale of the army from being shaken." ”

Princess Pingyang nodded.

Xue Lang continued: "Therefore, when the next year is plowing, please ask Your Highness to allow the border army to help with the farming, so as to avoid the situation of starvation to death due to lack of labor in the families of the soldiers. ”

In the early Tang Dynasty, the reason why government soldiers accounted for most of the army was actually related to the sparse population and low productivity. In this ancient world, when there were no high-quality and high-yield seeds, and there was no mechanization to improve productivity, farming was a matter that required a lot of labor.

Princess Pingyang recruited 50,000 soldiers to enter the army, which means that there is a shortage of 50,000 men and 50,000 strong laborers. In Xue Lang's view, the impact will be unpredictable, but one thing is clear, that is, there will be many families who will have reduced production due to lack of strong labor, and there may be famine and other phenomena.

When looking at the data summary, when he saw that Her Royal Highness the princess recruited 50,000 soldiers from the palace soldiers, Xue Lang was worried about this. If it is drawn from the local government soldiers, the impact will not be so great, if it is drawn from the local government soldiers in Weize Pass, Xue Lang's worries will become a reality.

Princess Pingyang said: "Thank you Youyang, I have expected Youyang's worries." Therefore, these 50,000 soldiers were temporarily recruited, and they were still sent back to their families when they ploughed in the spring of the next year. In order to relieve the shortage of military food and labor. ”

Xue Lang couldn't help but change color: "Aren't His Highness's soldiers in vain?" Li Gong's advice ......"

Princess Pingyang raised her hand to stop Xue Lang from continuing, but said calmly: "I know what Youyang wants to say, but is it my power or the survival of the people that is important, can Youyang have a balance in his heart?" ”

Xue Lang hurriedly said: "It is important to be the people!" However, recruitment is a matter of ......"

Xue Lang choked—

However, the recruitment of troops is related to the life and death of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and he only knows that the historical record is next year, but there is no record of which month and day. What if it's next year? Her Royal Highness the princess has more soldiers in her hands, and the odds of victory are greater, isn't it?

"What's at stake?"

Her Royal Highness the Princess asked indifferently.

Xue Lang shook his head and said, "In fact, the root of all problems is the problem of labor shortage. The only way for non-commissioned officers to improve their combat effectiveness is to train more, so the consumption of military rations and materials must definitely increase. The more time spent on training, the less time there is for labor, and when the harvest comes, the yield will definitely be reduced, and there may be a famine. ”

Princess Pingyang nodded again: "Yes." ”

The imperial court first had Jieli Khan to deal with, and then it was necessary to deal with Liu Heimin. I think it should be that there are no extra soldiers to expand Princess Pingyang's army, so after Princess Pingyang was promoted to general, in fact, the number of people under her command did not increase, however, the cold winter is coming, and it is good that the Turks come less, if they come more, rely on the people of Wei Zeguan...... That's dangerous!

Thinking that Her Royal Highness the princess also foresaw these problems, she had no choice but to transfer personnel from the local government soldiers to expand the border army. However, the gap between the quality of the government soldiers and the border army is not a little bit, but very large. It is necessary to train the government soldiers to the quality of the border army——

As an official in charge of logistics, Xue Lang felt a lot of pressure.

After thinking for a while, Xue Lang had an idea and asked, "Your Highness, can you use the rotation training system?" ”

Her Royal Highness the Princess frowned in contemplation and asked, "Rotation training system...... As the name suggests, it is a system of rotational training? ”

Xue Lang said: "That's right, it's to train in turns." The newly recruited 50,000 government soldiers will train with all their might, while the border troops that have already formed an army can be divided into two or three groups and train in turn. For example, in a single day, Army A trains, and Army B does work; Sojitz is the opposite. ”

Princess Pingyang's eyes froze, and she nodded: "This method is also feasible." The troops stationed in the border areas are all successful in training, and as long as they do not sit idle for a long time and do not practice, they can guarantee their combat effectiveness. This method is feasible! It's just that ......"

Xue Lang answered: "Military rations have become a problem. ”

"Exactly."

Princess Pingyang said: "Before the autumn harvest next year, the imperial court may not have the strength to support our army. ”

The power of the imperial court is all directed towards dealing with Jieli and Liu Heimin!

Xue Lang said: "Regarding this matter, my subordinates have a little immature idea, please refer to one or two of them for your Highness." ”

"Youyang, please speak."

Xue Lang said: "Speaking of grain, the most stored grain is the rich and luxurious family, right? ”

Princess Pingyang glanced at Xue Lang and said categorically: "My corporal is a soldier of the imperial court, and he can't be robbed!" ”

Xue Lang was embarrassed and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, where do you want to go?" The subordinate means that we can make a deal with these rich people, for example, to exchange all our new grain for this year's old grain they have saved. Is it feasible to exchange one pound of new grain for two pounds of old grain? ”

Her Royal Highness the princess didn't answer, but looked at Xue Lang strangely, with a strange sense of relief. Xue Lang was inexplicably looked at: "Why does His Highness look at his subordinates so much?" ”

Princess Pingyang said: "I am glad that there is a person like Youyang in the mansion who is better than a foreign country. ”

"Huh?"

Xue Lang still looked puzzled.

Princess Pingyang said: "When people talk about the nobles of the family, there is a lot of awe, there are those who are attached, there are those who are far away, or even those who are bold and ignorant of etiquette, they hit the head of the family and do the robbery, but then my command is the orthodoxy of the court, and I can't do that big thing!" ”

Xue Lang nodded, indicating understanding, but, these have something to do with him?!

Princess Pingyang saw through his thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile: "Youyang is different from the people of the time, it seems that in Youyang's eyes, the family has nothing to be feared, but it is common, and when needed, you can even use one or two." ”

Xue Lang Khan was seen through by Her Royal Highness the Princess again! In fact, in his eyes, he didn't have any reverence for the saint Li Yuan. Even for Her Royal Highness the Princess, he admired her personality and talent, and was grateful to Her Royal Highness for saving his life, more than he was in awe of Her Royal Highness's power.

However, these are things that cannot be said to Her Royal Highness.

So, Xue Lang also learned from Her Royal Highness the Princess's categorical words: "That's because my subordinates are not familiar with those families, and I haven't heard of their glorious history, so I can't be in awe." ”

Princess Pingyang smiled indifferently, and she didn't know if she believed Xue Lang's words.