Chen Xuanli, Yang Siqiao, and Xue Zhi strode over one by one, their faces full of joy, their eyes were particularly bright, and their faces were looking forward to it.

"Huh. I'm going to see Your Majesty. Chen Xuanli let out a burst of laughter and said the reason for his joy.

"Yes. I'm going to see His Majesty. Yang Siqiao nodded heavily, his shrill voice revealing incomparable joy.

"I haven't seen you for five years, Your Majesty must be more handsome and handsome." Xue Zhi said with a smile.

"That's it. His Majesty is not handsome and handsome, who else dares? Chen Xuanli's eyes were full of smiles.

The generals were particularly convinced by Li Longji, and they followed Li Longji when he was nothing.

"陛xià." As he was talking, when he came to the front of Daming Palace, he saw Li Longji waving at them from a distance.

Chen Xuanli and the others rushed forward as if they were flying, as if they had seen their ancestors, they smiled before they could say anything, and they were about to salute Li Longji.

"Excuse me." Li Longji walked over quickly, with a smile on his face, glanced at the generals, and said with a smile: "You guys are back!" That's it! Well, you're getting tougher. ”

After several years of training, the generals are indeed more aggressive.

"Your Majesty has won the prize." Chen Xuanli, Yang Siqiao and Xue Zhi surrounded Li Longji, all of them smiled happily, and said, "Your Majesty is really more handsome!" It's even more handsome! More wise! ”

"Listen to what you mean, I wasn't handsome, handsome, or wise before?" Li Longji laughed and teased.

"No, that's not what it means." The generals knew that Li Longji was joking, and with a smile on his face, he only felt that Li Longji was very kind.

"You have come back from afar. It's a hard journey. Don't talk here. Walk. Go in and say. Li Longji turned around and strode away.

The generals hurriedly followed into the palace.

When they came to the palace, Li Longji sat on the throne and asked Chen Xuanli to sit down. He also ordered someone to call Zhang Shuo, Yao Chong, Song Jing, and Wang Xiaojie.

"Today, you have come back from afar, and it is very hard. I will set up a feast for you to receive the wind and wash the dust. Li Longji ordered someone to put on a banquet and said, "Don't discuss state affairs." Don't talk about military affairs, just talk about happy things. Tomorrow, I will let you know about the domestic situation in the past few years, and you will talk about the situation in the Western Regions, and then we will discuss the matter of sending troops. ”

It is indeed very hard for the generals to rush back from the Western Regions, so let them take a breath first, and then come to understand the situation in the country, which will help them make suggestions. Although Li Longji knew about the situation in the Western Regions, he knew something about it through the military newspaper. But it is not as good as Chen Xuanli, and they report it in person.

After understanding the situation, it will be much easier to discuss ways to defeat the Arab Empire.

This meal. There are talking and laughing, the atmosphere is excellent, very relaxed, and the joy is dispersed.

The next day, early in the morning, the generals arrived.

There were not only generals who came, but also ministers of civil and military affairs. Even Wu Zetian and Li Dan came.

Li Longji recalled the generals, and he didn't need to think about it to know that this was going to break the Arab Empire, what an exciting thing this was, who wouldn't want to know?

Li Longji helped Wu Zetian and asked her to sit down on the throne. At this time, Wu Zetian's energy was not as good as before, with white hair, half-squinting and half-asleep leaning on the throne.

"As you all know, this is time to discuss the breaking of the Great Eclipse." Li Longji broke through the thoughts of the ministers and said: "Some of the things discussed can be known to you, and some cannot be let you know. Before the formal discussion, I can let you know a few things. Well, let's start with the domestic situation. The situation in China is divided into civil affairs and military affairs, and literary affairs are said by Yao Chong. ”

The defeat of the Arab Empire involves military secrets, which only the relevant people can know. However, some domestic situations and the situation in the Western Regions can still be known to the ministers.

"Yes." Yao Chongying sighed, slowly spoke, and said: "Since His Majesty ascended the throne, Datang has been making every effort to eliminate the accumulated evils, eliminate redundant officials and redundant personnel, rectify the rule of officials, and purge officials, and has achieved great results. Nowadays, Datang is a new weather, and it is not what it used to be. I won't say much else, just tell you two things, and you will know how much Datang has achieved in the past five years. ”

The ministers' ears pricked up, and they listened intently.

Since Li Longji ascended the throne, he has been carrying out drastic rectification and eliminating accumulated defects, but few people know what kind of achievements he has made.

"If Datang wants to break the big food, it needs money and food, so I'll talk about these two." Yao Chong stretched out his right index finger and said, "Speaking of grain, the grain and grass accumulated by Datang, even if there is no harvest, is enough to support three years." ”

"Really?" An exclamation sounded, and the ministers all looked incredulous.

"So many?" Wu Zetian also looked unconvinced.

She has been in charge of state affairs for decades, and although she has governed the world well, she has not saved so much grain and grass. If there is no harvest of grains, you can eat it for three years, how much grain does this get?

You must know that the Tang Dynasty had a population of nearly 40 million at that time, and one catty per person per day cost nearly 40 million catties. Three years of expenditure, which is an astronomical amount and very staggering.

"It's true!" Li Longji nodded in affirmation.

"Awesome! Terrible! Wu Zetian looked at Li Longji, and then looked at Yao Chong, with a look of approval.

She has been in the country for decades, and she can't do this, she has to be convinced, this gentleman and minister are really good.

"When it comes to money, it's enough for five years without collecting anything." Yao Chong stretched out the middle finger of his right hand again and said loudly.

"Five years?" The ministers were even more surprised.

The financial expenditure of the Tang Dynasty in a year was tens of millions of taels of silver, and the expenditure in five years was hundreds of millions of taels, which was also amazing.

"It's enough for five years." Li Longji said with a smile: "The reason why Datang can do this is because we have a wider territory, more people, and more abundant products. ”

Li Longji's achievements are indeed amazing, but it would not have been possible to rely on the previous Tang Dynasty alone. Today's Tang Dynasty, whether in terms of territory, population, or property, is not comparable to the previous Tang Dynasty, and it is reasonable to do this.

"Oh." Wu Zetian was stunned.

She has been in power for decades and has worked hard, but she can't do this. It's not that she doesn't work hard. But the conditions of the Tang Dynasty at that time were not available. Now. After Li Longji's conquest, his size more than doubled or tripled, and his income naturally increased significantly.

"That's all there is to say about literary affairs, and then, Zhang will talk about martial affairs." Li Longji said to Zhang.

A war with the Arab Empire is about to begin, and the state of armament preparations has always been a secret, and few people know about it. The ministers couldn't help but prick up their ears and widen their eyes.

Wu Zetian's eyes also widened, staring at Zhang and said, she also wanted to know the preparation of the armed forces.

The same goes for Li Dan.

"Yes." Zhang said in response, and said slowly: "Five years ago, when His Majesty ascended the throne, he was preparing for a big battle with Da Shi. In the past five years, Datang has not dared to relax for a moment and has worked hard to prepare, and now it is extremely sufficient. Specific armaments are classified. I can't say it here, but I'll just pick a few things that you know. ”

Military secrets must be kept secret. Those who are not qualified cannot know, and the ministers agree with this statement.

"As you all know, since the invention of the steel filling method, Datang's steel output has been greatly improved, and there is no need to be tempered as before, which has greatly increased the armor rate of Datang's army, as high as sixty percent." Zhang said in a somewhat high tone, and said: "Now, after five years of hard work, our armor rate is close to eighty. ”

The armor rate is an important criterion for judging the combat strength of an army. The higher the armor rate, the stronger the combat power. The armor rate of the Tang Dynasty was 60%, which was the highest in Chinese history.

Li Longji pointed out the steel-making technology, so that the Tang Dynasty had more steel and better quality, and the army's armor rate was higher.

Of course, an army cannot be 100 percent armored. Because of some special requirements, you can not wear armor.

"Eighty?" An exclamation sounded, and the ministers only felt incredible.

The armor rate of sixty percent is the highest in ancient Chinese history, and the armor rate of up to eighty percent is too unbelievable.

"And our steel is better and more durable." Zhang said with a smile on his face.

Steel is extremely important to a country. The Tang Dynasty can achieve today's achievements, Zhang is really happy.

"Great!" The ministers applauded in unison.

"Over the years, Datang has trained a large number of troops, and now we have trained more than 500,000 troops." Zhang said he did not say the exact number, because this is also a military secret.

"More than half a million?" The ministers were shocked.

Everyone knows that the Tang Dynasty has trained a large number of troops in recent years, and its number is as low as 500,000, and when it is confirmed, they are still surprised.

"In terms of ordnance, Datang has made great improvements, and it is no longer comparable to the past." Li Longji took over the conversation and said, "These changes can't be known to unrelated people. And generals, if they want to gallop on the battlefield, they must know. I thought it would be better for the generals to take a look at our armaments before they came to discuss the destruction of the Great Eclipse. ”

If a general does not know the state of armaments, he will not be able to use them skillfully and will not be able to play their role. Let them know the specific situation, which will be beneficial for future wars.

"The six Shangshu and the squire will stay, and the rest will go down." This involves military secrets, and the level is not enough to know.

Although the ministers were unwilling, they also knew that this was the truth and had to retreat.

"Let's go! Go to the school grounds. Li Longji helped Wu Zetian and led the ministers to the school.

The school field had already been prepared, and as soon as Chen Xuanli and the others arrived, they saw trebuchets standing on the spot.

"Trebuchet? How far can this shoot? The general looked at the trebuchet and asked eagerly.

The trebuchets of the Arab Empire were very powerful and had a long range, and the Tang Dynasty developed trebuchets in order to suppress the trebuchets of the Arab Empire, which is very important. If the trebuchets of the Arab Empire could not be suppressed, the strong crossbows of the Tang Dynasty would be in big trouble. Therefore, the generals are eager to know the range of the trebuchet.

"You'll see." Li Longji did not satisfy the curiosity of the generals.

At the sound of the order, the soldier used a winch to load the stone the size of a grinding disc into the stone bucket and began to throw it.

"Boom!" In an earth-shattering loud sound, I saw boulders smashing in front of me in beautiful parabolas.

"Oh my God! It's like thunder! The generals were taken aback, much more so than the trebuchets of the Arab Empire. (To be continued......)