"Minister, Zuofu Zhonglang General Li Junxian, meet His Majesty the Emperor!" Li Junxian arched his hand at Li Yuan, which was regarded as a military salute.

Because Li Junxian is the general on duty in the palace, according to the ancient process, the generals on duty in the palace can ask to see the emperor at any time. Li Junxian passed this privilege, so he let Li Yuan meet him.

"Is there anything in the Li Qing family that you want to see me?" Li Yuan asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the guards of my Tang Palace are superficial and don't think about training. Therefore, the minister specially came to ask His Majesty to let the minister go to the square in front of the Suzaku Gate to train the army. Li Junxian said.

Li Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Now that the world is peaceful, there is no need for so much hard work. ”

"Your Majesty, the world has not yet been pacified, and the traitor Liang Shi has not yet perished. Moreover, the Turkic Tatars still wanted to plunder the Central Plains all the time. Therefore, we need to maintain a strong army in order to be able to protect the territory and the people. Li Junxian persuaded.

Li Yuan thought for a moment and seriously thought about the feasible surnames in it. However, in the end, Li Yuan shook his head.

"Li Qingjia, your heart is kind, but we don't need to. How much are you able to train? 10,000 people? Or 20,000 people? 100,000 people? If it's less, it's not effective. But if there are too many, then our Datang has just been pacified now, and we can't afford too many troops. If you practice a lot, you need to spend a lot of food and grass! Li Yuan said.

Only then did Li Junxian remember that there was a reason why he didn't practice every day in ancient times, and I am afraid that financial resources were also a reason. In ancient times, the economic conditions were not as developed as in later generations, so they could not afford the cost of daily training for the army. There are several states of the army, there are periods of peaceful recuperation, and this situation is rarely trained. And there is also a period of combat readiness, which is often trained. Another is the combat period, in which it is necessary not only to train every day, but also to fight at any time.

The amount of money spent in these three states is different. In times of peace and recuperation, there is only a minimum of exertion, and the physical exertion of soldiers is also the lowest. And during the period of war preparation, training every day, people's physical strength is consumed, and the food needed is also more. If there is a big food demand, the country may not be able to afford it. Although it can be afforded if you do your best, it will affect the operation of the country. In wartime, it is necessary not only to train every day, but also to be ready to fight at any time. In this case, more grain and grass are needed, and not only grain and grass, but also wine and meat. If there was no wine and meat, the morale of the army would not have been able to be raised.

Li Yuan is right, the country does not need to carry out large-scale training now, otherwise the financial resources will not be able to bear it when the world has just stabilized. Moreover, there is another reason, now that the world has just stabilized, the army has just come out of the state of war, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is very high, and the training needs of the army are not very large. The combat effectiveness of the current army is still very well maintained, and it only needs to carry out some ordinary maintenance training, and there is no need to carry out those strengthened training.

Li Junxian actually wants to train the army now, and it is the kind of training that enhances combat effectiveness, and this cost is very large. Or what are the reasons for Li Yuan, he can't form combat effectiveness without training. And if there is more training, the state cannot afford it. As a person of later generations, he is not a simple soldier like Li Junxian originally, and of course he knows the role of financial resources in the later period. The thinking of later generations of people naturally knows that finance is actually the guarantee of an army's combat effectiveness. If there is no adequate finance, then the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be mentioned.

Li Junxian couldn't help but think of the army of the Ming Dynasty, the army in the last years of the Ming Dynasty was not without combat effectiveness, in fact, the combat effectiveness was still good. However, the reason why the army in the last years of the Ming Dynasty gradually died out in combat effectiveness was because of financial problems. Not only was it a financial problem, but the money used to maintain combat effectiveness was also corrupted by officials at all levels, which caused the reason for the weak combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty army.

Now Li Junxian doesn't want to take care of the finances of the country's army, he just wants to get the military power of 200 people now. Because if there is no military power, the identity of a Xuanwu Gate guard is not enough to obtain the greatest political capital. Originally, Chang He was not able to transfer troops to help Li Shimin in person, he was only able to close the gate of Xuanwu Gate, and did not let Li Jiancheng's people come in to rescue, indirectly helping Li Shimin. As for the reason for Chang He's closure, that is, he has no right to open the door. Cheng is also Xiao He defeated Xiao He, Chang He This is also the reason why there is no way. Because to mobilize the palace guards, it must be authorized by the emperor, and if there is no authorization, Chang He cannot be transferred.

And if Li Junxian had obtained the emperor's authorization and obtained the military power of two hundred people, it would have been very different. Li Junxian could borrow the emperor's orders to train the army. During the training period, this army decided to obey Li Junxian's orders. And with an army that absolutely obeys orders, you can use this army to support Li Shimin's Xuanwumen Change. And when the time comes, if Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji are killed because of the army under his command, then the political capital he has obtained will be the greatest.

According to the original history, the only armament that Li Shimin could use for the mutiny was his own guards of the King of Qin, and there would not be more than a hundred, or even fifty or sixty. And Li Junxian has the power of 200 people and can completely control the situation. If there is really a situation at that time, you can also influence the situation by controlling absolute force and let the situation go in the direction you want. This is Li Junxian's purpose, the purpose of wanting to obtain the greatest political capital.

"Li Qing's family, go back!" Li Yuan began to give the order to evict the guests.

Li Junxian's brain was running rapidly, trying to come up with an idea to convince Li Yuan. If this demand for military power fails, it may be difficult to obtain the maximum political capital. If it is only indirectly helping Li Shimin, the reward he will receive in the future will not be very large. This can be seen from the fact that Chang He was only a viscount later, although Chang He indirectly helped Li Shimin, but the benefits he obtained were not as many as those who personally participated in the incident.

"Li Qing's family, why don't you leave?" Li Yuan asked suddenly, and his tone was a little heavy.

Li Yuan is the emperor after all, he has ordered someone to go, if he doesn't go, it is a suspicion of contempt for the emperor. Now that Li Junxian is still so rubbing, Li Yuan is inevitably a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Li Junxian had no choice but to leave the palace slowly, trying to find a way to persuade Li Yuan. However, as soon as he got out of the Taiji Palace, Li Junxian immediately remembered that the entrance of this Taiji Palace was a bit like the later [***] square.

"Hey, there you go!" Li Junxian thought of a little.

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