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Li Er saw that his sons and daughters were obviously more enthusiastic about Changsun Chong than him as a father, and he was very unhappy, feeling that his image was threatened, and that Changsun Chong was not pleasing to the eye.

After each saluted, the eldest grandson Chong sat not far from Li Er's side and said, "Hard work! "There are children all around, and Li Er doesn't talk much about the government, so he can only mutter a few words dryly.

The eldest grandson Chong said modestly: "This is what Chong'er should be." ”

"Good boy!" Li Er nodded and said, "When you leave, ask your aunt to bring you some things that have recently been paid tribute in Southern Xinjiang!" ”

"Thank you, uncle, by the way, Chong'er came over today, and I have something to ask for!" Eldest Sun Chong said with a smile, whether it will be successful or not.

Li Er wondered, when Changsun Chong rarely asked him, it must be difficult to make Changsun Chong say this, nodded and said, "You said, I will try my best to satisfy you." "In private, Li Erdang is the eldest grandson Chong is a relative, so there are not so many courtesies, and even his self-title as His Majesty is exempted.

"I want to go with the army!" Eldest Sun Chong said softly.

When the eldest grandson queen heard the word "expedition", her hand holding the teacup shook, hey, if this brother and sister-in-law knew, they wouldn't have to make a fuss.

"Chong'er, did your father ask you to tell me?" Empress Changsun hurriedly asked, although she is very virtuous and knowledgeable, but Changsun Chong is the leader of the younger generation of the eldest grandson family, so there can be no mistakes. Now is not the time when you are young, in order to fight the world, you have to shroud yourself in horse leather.

The eldest grandson shook his head and said, "My father and my mother said that I was still young and wouldn't let me go on the expedition, but I saw that the other brothers were sharpening their knives and going to the battlefield, so I also wanted to follow over to have a look." ”

"Bastard, what's so beautiful on the battlefield, it's all dead people, since your father and mother don't agree, then you stay at home honestly, and talk about it later, you see that you scared Changle to the point of paleness." Empress Changsun glared at Changsun Chong, feeling that Changsun Chong was a good son, but he had to go to the battlefield, he really wanted to live too long.

Eldest Sun Chong looked at Princess Changle opposite, then at Li Er and Empress Eldest Sun, and said softly: "Auntie, now is the time for Datang to employ people, how can Chong'er hide at home and enjoy happiness!" When he said that in front of his uncle, Chong'er said that he must fight for the Tang Dynasty. Now is a good opportunity to exercise, and I also know that I am young, but I can learn from a few generals and hone for a few years, and that Chong'er can also be on his own. ”

Sun Chong, the chief of the second floor of the second hall of Li, said in a deep voice: "Chong'er, follow me to the study!" ”

What I want to talk about next must be the war against the Turks, or it is better to go to the study, after all, there are many people here, and it is not suitable.

Changsun Chong followed behind Li Er, patted Princess Changle on the shoulder, and said softly, "Don't worry, I will protect myself." ”

Princess Changle choked up and didn't speak, watching Changsun Chong and her father leave.

When he arrived at Li Er's special study, Zhou He brought tea, closed the door, guarded outside, and said: "Chong'er, I know that you are not just for the battlefield, what else is there, just say it!" ”

The eldest grandson Chong looked at Li Er flatteringly, personally gave Li Er a cup of tea, and said: "My father who gave birth to me, and my uncle who knows me!" This time we went to the steppe and attacked the Turks, we can't defeat the Turks like before, and after driving them to the northwest, we will withdraw our troops, we had better build a city there to train our troops, move the people, and settle there for a long time. This is like a needle that fixes the sea, firmly controlling the Turkic and other nomadic peoples. If they are honest and do business with us, that's the best; If they sprout in a solid state, we can send troops nearby, and it will also save us from sending troops outside thousands of miles and spending a lot of manpower and material resources. ”

Li Er heard it and felt that it was very reasonable, but he thought more, their Li family rebelled by force back then, so they have always attached great importance to military power. If you want to deter the Turks, you must have 50,000 troops there, which is not a small amount.

"How much do you think it's appropriate to garrison troops in the grassland?" Li Er asked calmly.

"At least fifty thousand!" The eldest grandson replied neatly.

"But have you ever thought about what a well-trained army of 50,000 will do if you don't obey the orders of the imperial court and divide one side?" Li Er was most worried about this problem, in Li Er's heart, the Turkic nomads had never been opponents, and victory was only a matter of time.

Changsun Chong thought that the division of feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty was indeed a big problem; In the Song Dynasty, there was no such problem, but the civilian officials led the army, that is, the layman and the insider, and sometimes the eunuchs came out to point out and point out, jumping up and down, implementing the strong outside and the middle of the work, and was beaten by the nomads to the point that they couldn't raise their heads, and there was an emperor, and finally they were destroyed by the Mongols.

Changsun Chong didn't think of a one-and-done solution, he only thought of what was often written in film and television dramas in later generations, the iron-clad battalion soldiers often change the guard of the generals above, and even transfer the defense of the army below, the advantage of this is that the generals have not been mixed with the soldiers below, and they are transferred to other places.

"Uncle, I have a small suggestion here, Chong'er thinks that for generals with heavy troops, the guard is often changed, such as Li Daliang, who is stationed at the back, and let him be stationed in the southern Xinjiang every three years; The generals in the south of Xinjiang are transferred to the north; As for the creeps below, they are often broken up and changed guards elsewhere, so that the problem you said can be solved very briskly. The eldest grandson Chong suggested softly, "This is called, the iron battalion, the flowing water soldier!" Come and go, there is not much time to huddle at all. In order to stabilize the existing official position, those people will work harder for your uncle. ”

When Li Er heard this, he was pleasantly surprised: "This method is good, but it is a waste of manpower and material resources to transfer around!" ”

The eldest grandson wanted to roll his eyes, this is still called waste, you haven't seen a real waste yet. In the event of a mutiny, the amount of food, grass, manpower and material resources needed to quell the rebellion would be no more than spending money. target

"Uncle, this is not a waste, just do it as training!" Changsun Chong explained, "Although it is a bit troublesome, it can solve a big problem. Build a city in the Turkic steppe, just follow this, and no one will dare to rebel at all. Besides, uncle, you are a man of great talent, and you know how to use people well, so you can definitely send the right people over. ”

Li Er nodded and said, "Well, very good!" But what you're talking about, even other people can do it, so why do you have to go there? ”

Seeing that Li Er had already loosened a little, the eldest grandson Chong said with a smile: "Uncle, if you want to build a city on the grassland, it is not a simple matter, the location is very important, I am very good at this; Second, I think of the grassland, teaching those nomads how to survive, so that they will not rob us of Datang because they have nothing to eat. ”

"Wait, you taught them, didn't you give them wings?" Li Er was puzzled, this kind of thing can't be done.

"In fact, those Turks are not born to rob our Tang Dynasty, most of them are exploited and oppressed by the Turkic nobles, they are not happy, as long as someone leads the incitement, so regardless of men, women and children, they all follow the robbery. If we buy their cattle and sheep, wool, mutton and horses, and then sell them our Datang grain, cloth, silk, porcelain and other things, they are well fed and warmly clothed, who will be a bandit and robber! Changsun Chong explained.

"You're talking about ordinary people, and as for those Turkic nobles, they are unwilling to do this." Li Er nodded slightly and said softly.

"It doesn't matter, when we send troops to the Turks this time and kill the two bastards Jieli and Tuli, we can support a few relatively large tribes and let them kill each other, so that they are busy grabbing territory by themselves, and they don't have the time to go to the Tang border to fight the autumn wind, plus our military garrison, I don't believe they still want to die?"

Li Er thought about it for a long time, and finally nodded emphatically and said, "Well, okay, I promise you, but you promise me, no matter what the situation, I will save my life first." I don't ask much of you, as long as you come back safely, it will be equivalent to a great victory for me. ”

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