This sentence made Li Ji interested and asked.

"Then what exactly does Your Highness plan?"

After a pause, Li Hong continued.

"In the past, the government military system was a combination of soldiers and peasants, soldiers are both military and civilian, and once they join the army, if they are not meritorious service, they will only be released and returned to their hometowns after old age, so that although the families of government soldiers can reduce taxes and levy service, but still few people are willing to participate!

Gu's idea is slightly different, this part of the ordinary army, not to superhuman combat power, only ordinary training and confrontation, with a period of five years, when the age is returned to the hometown, and a certain amount of homecoming expenses are given.

The imperial court yamen selects small officials to be appointed first, so that the soldiers can be guaranteed to ...... continuously"

In fact, this trick was brought in by Li Hong for reference to later generations, in fact, in Datang, there are still quite a lot of hot-blooded men who want to serve the country in the army.

But after becoming a government soldier, if you don't make military achievements, it will be difficult to escape the military government for almost a lifetime, and now it is not as good as the early Tang Dynasty, if there is no war, there will naturally be no military merits.

Therefore, these talents will be discouraged from becoming government soldiers, and if they can find a way to shorten the number of years of the military system, this problem will surely be solved.

"That's a good word, but ......"

After Li Hong said his opinion, Pei Xingjian was immediately overjoyed, but after a while, his brows furrowed again.

"However, Your Highness, if it is for a period of five years, it is indeed possible to recruit soldiers, but it will take at least five or six years for a qualified soldier to be successfully trained, and if he has not been on the battlefield, it will still be much worse!

Military discipline and military law are difficult to establish, so I am afraid that this move will be difficult to achieve! ”

Pei Xingjian said more tactfully and in detail, in his opinion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never been in contact with the military, so there will naturally be such mistakes and omissions.

Unexpectedly, Li Hong smiled slightly and asked lightly.

"General Pei is not in a hurry, listen to Lone's words, and dare to ask the general, if there is no war, what is the duty of these troops stationed in various places?"

Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Li Hong to suddenly ask him this question.

However, after thinking for a while, Pei Xingjian still spoke honestly.

"If there is no war or rebellion, the duty of these armies is nothing more than daily drills, plus the states and counties may ask for assistance in the pursuit of fugitives, but the main duty should be to guard the local area and prevent local civil unrest or rebellion!"

"That's right!"

Li Hong nodded lightly, agreeing with Pei Xingjian's statement.

Then he continued.

"In addition to going to the battlefield to fight, the responsibility of the defenders everywhere is mainly to protect the territory and the people, which is different from going to the battlefield, General Pei just said that a qualified soldier can be trained in five years, which is just the standard for saving lives on the battlefield, but this is not something that ordinary garrisons need to consider.

When these young people joined the army, they were issued clothes and weapons, and they spent about a year training in military discipline and military law.

Then you can take on the responsibility of protecting the territory and the people, as for the combat power, those who join the army are all young and middle-aged, and they must be able to deal with it except for rebellion! ”

And Pei Xingjian's face was also stunned.

He didn't think of this, theoretically speaking, the army generally does not interfere in local affairs, except for civil unrest, riots and other difficult things to deal with, usually the army does not need to be dispatched.

And even if you have to deal with these things, you don't need to train for several years, generally speaking, it only takes about two years to make a team take shape.

However, the combat power is obviously much worse, and I am afraid that it is also a character who will die on the battlefield.

But put it on the place, but it is enough!

Merely...... After a pause, Pei Xingjian asked.

"But Your Highness, no matter what kind of army it is, its duty is to guard the Tang Dynasty, if it is really implemented, the combat strength of its army will inevitably be greatly reduced, and if there is a war when the time comes, what should it be?"

That's right, Li Hong's method is indeed good.

If it only has to bear the military expenses of a part of the elite army, Datang can still afford it.

However, in this case, in order to make a living, those ordinary armies will inevitably become more formalistic than before, and cultivation will be greater than training, and their military strength will inevitably decline.

And all of Li Hong's ideas are based on the time when there is no war in peacetime, if the war comes, with those troops who are usually negligent in training, I am afraid it will be really embarrassing!

The relationship between Pei Xingjian and Li Hong is not estranged, so he asked bluntly.

Moreover, Li Hong's views on the army just now also made Pei Xingjian understand that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not as ignorant of military affairs as he seems on the surface!

"General, don't worry, please listen to what Gu says."

Li Hong smiled faintly, how could he forget such an important matter, and after a pause, he spoke.

"As Gu just said earlier, the military system is divided into three parts, including the forbidden army and the elite army, and the ordinary army in various places.

And the third part is the wartime army, according to Lone's idea, the wartime army is also composed of two parts, one part is the elite army in various places, and the remaining soldiers are transferred from the ordinary army, and then the remaining part is recruited by the imperial court, and finally the army is formed to fight! ”

As soon as Li Hong's words fell, Pei Xingjian looked stunned and understood what Li Hong meant.

In this way, the advantages of the five-year military system will be revealed, and most of these recruited soldiers, or even all of them, will inevitably be non-commissioned officers who have completed five years of military service, and the general will certainly not have to worry about military discipline and military law.

Moreover, after five years of training, the way of these soldiers' military formations will inevitably be better than ordinary recruits, and it will be easier to command, and with only a little training and running-in, they can form an unstoppable army with the elite army as the main force!

After the end of the war, those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have no merit will be rewarded with money and returned to their hometowns, so that they can not only maintain their combat strength, but also not spend too much on military spending! ”

Li Hong continued to speak, and finished his own idea.

At this time, Pei Xingjian also had a trace of admiration on his face, but he didn't expect that he could hide his troops from the people like this.

There is no doubt that although these trained soldiers are not as good as the soldiers who fight on the battlefield, they are a powerful force as long as they are slightly integrated, and if the elite army is properly trained, with them as the main force, it is naturally invincible!

"Your Highness......"

But at this moment, Dai Zhide frowned and spoke.

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate!" (To be continued.) )