Chapter 336: Three Li Divide the Spoils (I)
After Li Jing and Li Ji went to Li Junxian's special guard, this was the first time they learned about the inside of the special guard. And every time Tyvek fights, there are several sets of plans to achieve it. Moreover, all aspects of the task are done by professional personnel, and there will be no unclear power and responsibility. This is very important for an army. The military is different from civilian officials, and it doesn't matter if civilian officials are a little bit of a ramp, but once there is a raffle in the army, I am afraid it will be dangerous. Li Junxian's practice of dividing the responsibility to everyone opened the eyes of Li Jing and Li Ji. In this way, from the department to the individual, it is impossible to shirk responsibility, and this is the most reasonable and almost perfect work process.
And the reason why Li Junxian's army is so efficient is because they divide the responsibility to everyone, and each staff officer has his own task, so they can't shirk it. If it is the troops under Li Jing and Li Ji, then I am afraid that everyone will not understand what they should do before receiving the order of the commander-in-chief, and the tasks will be assigned by the lord in the future. Therefore, at that time, there was a great dependence on the main general, and if the main general was less capable, I am afraid that the entire army would be in danger.
"General Li, I think the most powerful thing about you is not to defeat Jieli, but to create this staff system. Defeating Jieli is only a temporary achievement, but this staff system can be used for thousands of years! Li Ji inevitably sighed.
"Hehe, I just want to make it easier to command the army, I can't take it seriously!" Li Junxian laughed.
Next, Li Junxian took out a map and laid it out on the table.
"Two generals, look at this map." Li Junxian said.
Li Jing and Li Ji both looked at the map one after another, and found that this map was made of sheepskin, which should be full of Turkic characteristics. In addition to the Turkic script, there are many places marked in Chinese, which were added later. It should have been Li Junxian who asked people to get it.
"This is a Turkic map, right?" Li Jing asked.
"Yes, this is a Turkic map, and it also shows meadows, mountains, rivers, and even water sources." Li Junxian said.
This map was actually found in Jieli's sweat tent, and although it cannot be compared with those high-precision maps of later generations, it is already very good in this era. In ancient times, it was very difficult to draw a map, and even if Li Junxian's staff subordinates had a department responsible for surveying and mapping, it was not efficient. The surveying and mapping of the Kanyu Department is more for operational needs. And not anything in order to understand the local geology and landforms. If there is no need for combat, then I am afraid that the public opinion department will not go to surveying and mapping.
The map obtained now can be said to be the essence of the Turks for hundreds of years. Without hundreds of years of mapping, this would not have been possible at the cultural level of the Turkic peoples. The preciousness of this map lies in the fact that it can map down the grasslands, water sources, mountains and rivers, so that the Turks can carry out targeted migrations and not be besieged by natural disasters. In a sense, it is not an exaggeration that this map is already a priceless treasure for the Turks. At that time, Jieli was on the run. And he didn't forget this map, because it was almost his hope for a new rise. As long as they could find a place far away from the Turkic core, they could evade the Han garrison and make a comeback. No matter how powerful the Han people are. It can only be defended by those important places, but more places still need to be managed by the Turks themselves. Even if the high-level official positions of the Han people are monopolized, many grassroots officials have to be filled by locals. This gave the Turks hope for a resurgence. Jieli just wanted to avoid the Han soldiers and go to a remote place to find a place to win people's hearts. And then it made a comeback.
"Fortunately, I caught it, otherwise if we let this old boy escape, then I'm afraid we would have added a lot of trouble in vain." Li Junxian said.
Li Ji said, "Okay." Don't talk about Jieli, what are you going to do with this map? ”
"Two generals, our army has consumed a lot of wealth, right?" Li Junxian asked.
"Yes! We have spent a lot of wealth this time, and if it weren't for the war bond you made and persuaded those great families, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to make that much wealth for the expedition! Now that it is finally over, and the Turks are going to be destroyed, we are afraid that it will not be long before we send civil officials to manage the steppe. We're going to really occupy the steppe this time, so we can't let those nomads resurge. Li Jing said.
Li Junxian immediately said: "What General Li said is extremely true, but we must find a way to expand the proportion of Han people in the grassland, otherwise I am afraid it will not be acceptable." It also cost a lot of money for our army to go on the expedition. Moreover, some of our troops have also been sacrificed, so naturally they have to be compensated. Now that we have laid down the grassland, the whole grassland is our spoils. The pastures of the Turks, as well as all kinds of cattle and sheep, can be used to distribute to our heroes. ”
Li Junxian's meaning is very obvious, that is, it is time to start "sharing the spoils". These Tang Dynasty troops have entered the grassland and destroyed the Turks, if you don't get it right, why fight desperately! Now that many soldiers have died in battle, it is natural to give them family pensions. Although these soldiers were not many killed, they had to give, and even doubled. Moreover, "sharing the spoils" can drive many soldiers to be belligerent, because they can get good things by fighting!
A soldier will support war only if it brings benefits to him. What patriotism, what nationalism, is not the mainstream in this era. On the contrary, it is the interests of the red fruit that drive the soldiers' desire to fight, and as for patriotism and nationalism, there is no shortage at present. Patriotism and nationalism only erupt when the country is violated, and now that the Tang Dynasty is strong, these two isms are not popular.
Now it is necessary to attract soldiers with real benefits, so that soldiers support the expansion of the Tang Dynasty, so that the people will not be tired of war. And when the soldiers are richly rewarded, the people will enthusiastically join the army. The military can select soldiers and officers among the best, so that the quality of the army will become higher and higher, and the rate of decline of the army will be slowed down.
And since the people contributed money to help the court fight this war, they should also be able to get benefits, otherwise who would want to support the war! (To be continued......)