Jingwen proposed non-commissioned officers, which was actually proposed in accordance with the non-commissioned officer system of later generations. The non-commissioned officers of later generations were mainly junior officers, and they were generally squad and platoon leaders. And some technicians, they are also technical non-commissioned officers. Non-commissioned officers are generally the guarantee for the army's combat effectiveness, and if there are no non-commissioned officers to carry out leadership and help at the grassroots level, then I am afraid that the army will not be able to sustain itself. And the non-commissioned officer is also the main helper of the army commander and an important staff officer of the army commander. Moreover, they are often also the executors of military tasks at the grassroots level, the commanders at the most basic level of the mission.

And the squad leader has the title of the mother of the army in later generations, which shows the importance of non-commissioned officers in an army. Many in China focus on high-level generals and tend to ignore the role of soldiers. Many people say that a thousand troops are easy to get and a general is hard to find, but Jingwen has judged from the experience of later generations that as long as the soldiers are elite enough, as long as a qualified general can lead everyone to win the war. This is the case with Jingwen's Snow Shame Army, the soldiers are very good, and they have a perfect military system, and their dependence on a famous general is reduced to the extreme. So, in addition to the military system, that is the role of non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level.

If you want to have elite soldiers, you must first have a group of grassroots officers who can train, guide, discover and educate soldiers, that is, squad and platoon leaders, especially squad leaders who directly lead soldiers. If the junior officers are not good enough, they will not be able to train excellent soldiers. The grassroots squad platoon leader is also served by veterans, but now after three years, those veterans are about to retire, so it is obvious that the squad platoon leader is prone to faults. Once the long-term squad and platoon leader is faulted, the entire army will collapse.

Therefore, the non-commissioned officer system was later proposed. Non-commissioned officers are a group of people who take being a soldier as a profession, they are not compulsory soldiers, but they take the initiative to lead soldiers for a living after their service. Responsible for perennial service and playing the role of mentoring the soldiers, this is a non-commissioned officer. Of course, they made a career out of being soldiers. Naturally, it can't just give them some subsidies, it is natural to give wages, and it can't be too low. They are actually professional soldiers, but non-commissioned officers are a kind of people who are somewhere between conscription and conscription.

"Your Majesty, we can divide the non-commissioned officers into six levels. After completing the regular military service, they are asked for their personal ideas and can stay as professional soldiers. These professional soldiers are mainly responsible for leading soldiers at the grassroots level, and then after serving for two years, they can be transformed into first-class non-commissioned officers and enjoy the treatment of platoon commanders. And then some standards can be formulated, and then the sixth-level non-commissioned officer can enjoy the treatment of the regimental level at the highest. Jingwen said.

Li Shimin frowned. said: "Then what is the difference between this and directly giving them the status of military attaché?" ”

"Your Majesty, this is different. Military attachés are all leading troops, and they are all officials in the imperial court, and they can be treated accordingly from the time they take office to retire. And this non-commissioned officer, in fact, they are just soldiers, some elite soldiers, just employees of our army. And although we give them some of the treatment of officers, it is only for officers. Our officials in the Tang Dynasty are not all going to give them to Yulu. I also have to give a lot of other things, such as Yongye Tian. And this non-commissioned officer is only able to get the officer's salary, other Yongye fields, and what kind of job fields. There is no preferential treatment for any wives and concubines. They're just employees that we pay for, and we're just signing contracts with them to hire them. At most, they are some small officials in the yamen, and they are not small officials who can be done for a long time. If they don't do it well. Then we will expel them as well. Jingwen said.

After listening to Jingwen's statement, Li Shimin finally understood the status of these non-commissioned officers, which was equivalent to a small official. But. These petty officials can receive the salaries of officials, but they cannot receive all kinds of benefits from officials. The officials of the Tang Dynasty were happy, not only had a high salary, but also obtained land and property, and were also able to marry wives and concubines. However, for those non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level, these are not available, and they can only receive salary income, that is, they are equivalent to employees hired by the army.

Even, they don't always get hired, and if they don't do well, they can be cleared out. Officials, on the other hand, represent the government's staff, and even their bosses, who are also officials, cannot be fired at will. Unless an official makes a mistake, he cannot be demoted or fired. This is the biggest difference, the status is different, and the various fringe benefits are different.

"However, if the whole army implements this, will the imperial court be able to afford the military expenses?" Li Shimin once again raised an objection.

"Your Majesty, of course we can't implement it with the whole army. We will only implement it in some important arms, such as firearms troops, or cavalry and sword soldiers, so that they can get the position of non-commissioned officer. As for the other jumping soldiers and crossbow men, they are only squad leaders who can get the position of non-commissioned officers, and other soldiers cannot get non-commissioned officers, they are all soldiers who are in the service period. That is to say, only a small number of people have the position of non-commissioned officer, and the number of these people in the whole army is only two-tenths, so our court can still afford it. However, this two-tenths is the most essential part of my Datang, and if it weren't for them, I'm afraid my Datang army would not be able to exert its maximum strength. Jingwen said.

"Nima, what is it going to cost again?" Li Shimin complained in his heart.

Li Shimin thought of this, and couldn't help but ponder the affairs of the Western Turks, so he should hurry up and get the Western Turks right, and then open up the trade routes of the Western Regions, so that the Tang Dynasty could obtain a lot of wealth. Now Datang has to spend money everywhere, and there is Jingwen who can toss. Jingwen tossed these tosses, which one left the money? Therefore, Li Shimin thought that it would be good to get the money quickly, if he couldn't get the money, then I was afraid that Datang's finances would be worried!

"Your Majesty, how is this non-commissioned officer system?" Jingwen asked.

"Let's talk about it then! Take your time and divide it into 10 years. First to the squad platoon leader, then to the firearms battalion, and finally to the cavalry and the Mosa. Take your time, anyway, within ten years, there will be no war in Datang, you can slow down! Li Shimin said helplessly.

Jingwen knew that if he didn't mention spending money now, when he mentioned things that cost extra money, the emperor would have a headache. Datang now has more than anything else, that is, there is not much money. If the original history, Datang's financial pressure was not so great, but now there is a very capable traverser, who has exhausted Datang's finances. (To be continued......)