Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 636 How to Recruit Soldiers
Li Shimin has more or less known about the situation after the early dynasty.

After hearing that many people in the court were in favor of the recruitment system, Li Shimin finally nodded in satisfaction.

He felt that Qin Tian's idea was really good.

Everything, just wait for tomorrow morning.

But when Li Shimin was preparing for the morning court tomorrow, a few guests came to Qinhou's mansion.

"You boy, there are quite a few people."

Cheng Yaojin yelled as soon as he came in, and then Li Ji and Yu Chigong also started cursing.

Qin Tian greeted him, and smiled wryly: "What do you mean by the princes, why are you insulting the younger generation for no reason?"

Cheng Yaojin snorted: "Did you come up with the idea today?"

"What's the idea?"

"Of course it's the idea of ​​conscripting the government soldiers for two years."

Qin Tian had an innocent face: "I'm wronged, this is Gao Shilian's work, I have a disagreement with Gao Shilian, everyone knows it, do you think Gao Shilian will be ordered by me?"

Everyone froze for a moment, it seemed that this was really the case.

However, Li Ji curled his lips: "Okay, your goal has been achieved now, what are you going to do next?"

"That's the business of the Holy One."

"The Holy Majesty wants to recruit soldiers, don't you have any ideas?"

"I'm not expected to lead troops into war. It's impossible for me to stay in the barracks every day."

After the recruitment is implemented, the general will eat and live with these soldiers. Only in this way can he train a strong army. Even if Qin Tian came up with this idea, he has no intention of recruiting soldiers.

It's up to someone to do it.

Seeing Qin Tian like this, everyone found it interesting. They thought that Qin Tian wanted to recruit soldiers so much because he wanted to lead an army himself, but it turned out he was not.

After a few people talked again, they dispersed.

The next day, there was a light snowfall in Chang'an City.

The snow is very small, and it has melted before it falls to the ground.

Morning, the main hall.

The officials still shrank their necks coldly.

Just in the middle of the morning court, Changsun Wuji stood up and said, "My lord, I have something to play."

Seeing Changsun Wuji stand up, Li Shimin nodded: "What is Changsun Aiqing going to say?"

"Your Majesty, the government soldiers have been training, which is really not good for our Tang Dynasty. If your Majesty really needs to train an army, you might as well recruit troops. My Tang Chang'an has only [-] troops. We really need to expand the army."

Changsun Wuji stepped forward. He had already talked to many people after he came down to court yesterday. The government soldiers could not train all the time, so they still had to support the recruitment system. As the prime minister, he naturally had to bring it up first.

After Changsun Wuji stood up and said such a sentence, other people in the court also stood up.

"That's right, my lord, to destroy the Turks, one hundred thousand troops is not enough, we still have to continue to recruit. I think that the military system and the recruitment system should be carried out together. It is reasonable for the imperial court to have a military force available at any time."

"I think so too."

"The minister agrees..."

The recruiting system that the ministers had always opposed in the past, now almost everyone agrees. Qin Tian stood in front with a calm expression, but occasionally there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

Li Shimin's heart was also full of joy, yesterday's trick finally succeeded.

The ministers said this, and after they had finished speaking, Li Shimin finally said: "My dear friends are right, if there are soldiers and horses available, the government soldiers can still go back to work on the farm when the farming is busy. That's it, after I think about it, I'll make a decision on recruiting soldiers."

Although recruitment has been confirmed, how to recruit troops is a big problem that cannot be ignored.

You must know that after recruiting soldiers, the general will spend a long time with these soldiers and horses. Over time, these soldiers and horses will become more and more dependent on the general. If they are not well controlled, they may become overwhelmed.

And if you want to strengthen your army, you can't change generals casually, because if you change, everything may have to start all over again.

Li Shimin is very aware of this, so how to solve this problem is what he has to consider.

After the court retreated early, Li Shimin called Changsun Wuji in, and he only called Changsun Wuji. Among these people, Changsun Wuji was undoubtedly the person he trusted the most. It was okay to tell Changsun Wuji about this kind of thing.

In the imperial study room, Li Shimin was sitting by the stove warming his hands. He looked up at Changsun Wuji and said, "Auxiliary machine, what do you think about this matter?"

Changsun Wuji tucked his hands in his sleeves, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, although recruiting soldiers can strengthen the army, there are many future troubles. Those who don't trust can't be used, and how many people can be trusted in this world? That is, rich people are not available, the recruits are imperial soldiers and horses, and the imperial government gives them salaries, which is also a kind of control over them. If there is an accident, as long as the imperial court stops the supply of military salaries, the generals who lead the troops will not be able to control them. Soldiers and horses, after all, soldiers also have to eat, but if this person is particularly rich, he can feed these soldiers and horses, and the imperial court's control over these soldiers and horses will be further weakened..."

Changsun Wuji muttered something, and every point he said was very to the point. He said that in every situation, some people in the court would be excluded.

After talking like this one after another, Li Shimin nodded and asked, "What does the auxiliary machine think about this recruiting?"

"Your Majesty, I think that if recruiting troops, they can be recruited separately, so that they can restrain each other and avoid getting too big."

Everyone knows the story of the Three Kingdoms, and Li Shimin also knows that if there are more military divisions, it will be more balanced and easier to control. Moreover, even if it is a matter of probability, among the few people, there must be someone who is loyal to the court. Risk can be reduced.

"The auxiliary machine thinks, among these people in the court, who can recruit soldiers?"

"The minister thought that the two of them could recruit soldiers."

"Tell me."

"The first is Hou Junji. Hou Junji has the talent of a general and is also loyal to the Holy Majesty. The other one is Su Dingfang. Although this person is a general, he has abilities and abilities, and he can be reused. .”

Neither Hou Junji nor Su Dingfang are old people from Wagangzhai. Changsun Wuji recommended these two people after careful consideration. You must know that the power of Wagangzhai is still very large in the court. , and they are the most loyal people, if their people control the soldiers and horses, it will be very bad for them.

When Li Ji took refuge in the Tang Dynasty, he still held tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Wagangzhai. The court finally got rid of them after a lot of effort. If they were allowed to control the soldiers and horses again, these people would be even more difficult to control. up.

In comparison, Hou Junji and Su Dingfang were easier to control, they were involved in fewer groups, and they didn't get together on weekdays.

Of course, the most important thing is that they do have the ability to train and lead troops.

If you want people like Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong to go, you can't. They are indeed fierce generals, and they can fight, but when it comes to leading troops, training and so on, they are far from Hou Junji and Su Dingfang.

To put it bluntly, Hou Junji and Su Dingfang are handsome talents, Cheng Yaojin and others are just general talents, Li Ji and Qin Shubao are also handsome talents, but their special status makes it difficult for them to recruit soldiers.

(End of this chapter)