"Put this thing away, we will all work by His Highness's side in the future, this is not the first time you have encountered such a thing, don't bother me, if there is any need, go to the door and say to Xiao Dezi that it is my apprentice, he is in charge of you people, you can wander around during the day, and try to be in your own room at night."

Xiao Xiazi pointed to his apprentice and said, after this guy became the chief eunuch of the East Palace, the people around him also looked at him, it can be said that he is a person, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven, as for the good things that Zhang Jiuli took out, Xiao Xiazi didn't even look at it.

The reason why I arranged a room for you is also because His Highness is good to you, if you give gifts casually in private, it will really pit us, what does Your Highness hate the most?

Zhang Jiuli pretended to be a little embarrassed, when he was in Sichuan and Nanzhao before, he knew that the people around Li Xiang did not accept gifts, but after arriving in Chang'an City, he felt that it might be different from the people who followed Li Xiang out, so he took it out and tested it, but he didn't expect that Li Xiang's family was strict, and no one dared to stretch out his hand, whether it was at home or in the army.

In fact, this is a habit, if the people around you are reaching out, then it is a bit unreasonable if you don't reach out, but if the people around you don't stretch out their hands, then you take the initiative to ask others for money, it is estimated that others will not give it to you, what Li Xiang has done over the years is to form this into an atmosphere, so that these people remember from their minds that the matter of giving gifts must be eliminated.

Just when the imperial court was actively preparing, Li Xiang also began to train the Right Guards in the southern military camp of Chang'an.

Of course, this is the statement of the imperial court, if it is according to Li Xiang's statement, this is the rapid reaction force stationed in Chang'an City, all of them are equipped with three horses, in addition to the combat skills required, these people must also be able to travel in the starry night.

Li Xiang knows the power of the rapid reaction force, as long as there is such a force, other armies can carry out large-scale layoffs, after all, they are not needed in peacetime, there is no need to put a large number of laborers in the army, according to Li Xiang's plan, the entire Tang Empire only needs 250,000 people.

When Li Xiang proposed this, Li Shimin was also taken aback by Li Xiang, you must know that in this era, the number of people is the most important, and the population is also one of the important indicators of a country's comprehensive national strength, if the army in the Tang Dynasty is reduced to 250,000, it is estimated that Li Shimin will not be able to sleep.

Since Li Shimin raised his army, he did not dare to think that there were only 250,000 troops in the whole country, and if this was the case, he would be able to save at least 6 million yuan a year, although this money was very attractive, but if it caused a national security crisis, then Li Shimin would never be willing.

But Li Shimin is a money string again, and there are too many things that can be done with money, so he is ready to let Li Xiang test it first.

The Right Guards were handed over to Li Xiang for testing, this army was trained in Chang'an City, and then ordered to be stationed in the eastern capital Luoyang, when the time came, Li Shimin would withdraw all the troops in the eastern capital Luoyang, the original army around the eastern capital Luoyang was about 35,000 people, according to Li Xiang's requirements, this time rely on the right guards of these 5,000 people to maintain law and order in Luoyang.

If Li Xiang's plan is feasible, then Li Shimin will reduce the current army of the Tang Dynasty to 300,000 people, and only withdraw 350,000 people at once.

Of course, Li Shimin has not yet reported it, mainly because the difficulties encountered in the report are too great, and many people in the country will oppose it, you only withdrew 350,000 people at once, and this is not only an ordinary soldier, but also many generals in the ranks, there are not so many troops, do you still need so many generals?

So at this stage, it's just for Li Xiang to prepare, and as for how to implement it in the future, it will take a long time, but judging from Li Shimin's letting Li Xiang start the experiment, this old guy is already tempted, but he doesn't know what the prospect is.

Of course, what Li Xiang said was only in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, if it was in the newly occupied areas on the periphery, Li Xiang would not dare to reduce his troops on a large scale for the time being, in case something happened, even if he fought down those places, he would not be able to bear this responsibility.

Now there are a large number of Datang immigrants in these areas, and the imperial court said very well at that time, to ensure the safety of these people, and to ensure their income, after two years of hard work, everyone's life has slowly moved on the right track, if this time can not ensure safety, then in the future Datang will have any immigration policy, it is estimated that the people will also be deaf ears.

What a court is most afraid of is that it has no reputation, when a court has no reputation, then they are not far from destruction, so this first cannon must be fired, Li Xiang personally rode a war horse to the south military camp of Chang'an at this moment.

"Your Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose!"

Of the first batch of 5,000 people, 1,500 were original veterans, all of whom came down from the battlefield of Xue Yantuo in the north, and the other 3,500 were recruited around Chang'an City, and after two months of training, these people were also like little tigers.

Li Xiang listened to this imposing voice, and there was still no satisfied look on his face, just looking at this is useless, you must meet the standards in other grades.

"It's time to go."

Li Xiang looked at Cheng Chuliang next to him, Cheng Chuliang is currently the commander of this army, and Cheng Chuliang has already told Li Xiang several times that their army can withstand any form of assessment.

Li Xiang's first assessment is naturally a physical strength assessment, all of them must have to carry a weight of five kilometers to do it, although the cavalry has always been on a war horse, but if your own physical strength is not useful, then you are not qualified to enter the Right Guard.

After Cheng Chuliang gave the order, all the soldiers dismounted from the right side in a uniform manner, and then tied their horses as fast as possible, and then carried the things on the back of the horses on their bodies, and thirty-five people began to set off one after another as a team.

Running from the south of the city to a certain place in the west of the city, it is exactly five kilometers, Li Xiang looked at the sun, this era relies on this to distinguish time, and when these people run away, the unqualified ones will be pulled out directly......