Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 612
Li Shimin was not surprised that the prince came to thank him, because he knew that this boy didn't like gold, jewels, beautiful women, delicious food and fancy clothes, but only liked military affairs, especially brave and sturdy troops.

That's right, this kid is so much like me when I was young, I like to ride the strongest horse and draw the heaviest bow.The so-called doing what he likes is especially true between father and son. Since the son is being generously rewarded, then he has to give something that he likes, right?

Furthermore, Gao Ming led his troops well, and the expansion of the six rates can also be regarded as expanding the power of the royal guards. In this way, the rule of the Li and Tang royal families will be more stable, the best of both worlds!
You are refreshing and I am generous. After the father and son finished talking about the expansion of the army, Li Chengqian talked about his idea of ​​going to Hu County to see the people's livelihood, which aroused Li Shimin's strong curiosity.

To be honest, he wanted to see how Hu County was rebuilt early in the morning. The emperor, who was annoyed by Zouben, didn't like those gorgeous and unrealistic articles. In comparison, he preferred "seeing is believing" Things, this is not distrust of Li Chengqian, he wants to know where the new city was spent with so much money.

After readily agreeing, the father and son drove to Hu County, which is only a few dozen miles away from Chang'an, with only two hundred guards on the second day.First of all, what frightened Li Shimin was the city wall of Huxian County, which was not only three feet higher than before, but also made of concrete. Anyone who saw this small county town would be intimidated by its burly figure. one jump.

Li Shimin is the emperor on horseback, of course he knows the tricks, and according to Gao Ming, in addition to cement and masonry, these city walls have added arm-thick iron pillars, the purpose of which is to make the city walls stronger.

Taking such a county town as an example, coupled with the corresponding defensive weapons, 5000 men and horses are enough to face tens of thousands of soldiers and horses for a long time.Thinking about the fortress built by Du He and others in the Songzhou Battle, Li Shimin knew it in his heart. Even the relatively rough construction technology of the upper and lower villages has such power, so the county in front of him can be imagined.

After walking around the city tower, Li Shimin's identity was completely exposed, and the common people who came and went bowed down to salute the emperor and the prince. It was not until the county magistrate Chen Zhi arrived that the congested city gate was evacuated.All the widows of soldiers killed in battle and veterans who were wounded were placed here. They were very familiar with Gao Ming, so seeing Gao Ming waiting behind him, it was not surprising that they recognized Yu Jia.

However, when Li Shimin strolled to the central square of the city, he changed his mind, because the statues of him and Empress Changsun stood on the square, and they were several feet high. No wonder the people recognized him, and then laughed Pointing to Li Chengqian, he strode towards the shop in stride.

Not to mention, Li Shimin really ran into some acquaintances in the two shopping streets. These people are basically bent over old people. When they saw Li Shimin coming, they were so excited that they couldn't speak. Kowtow, invite the emperor to come in and have a rest.

Ordinary people naturally wouldn't dare to make such a rude request, but they were different. These people were all officers and soldiers who served in the Six Commands in the early days of Zhenguan, and many of them were soldiers from Qin Palace and Tiance Palace.

In the eyes of others, Li Shimin is the emperor, but in their eyes, Li Shimin will always be the invincible commander in their hearts. It is not impolite to ask their own commander to enter the house to rest and drink.

Li Shimin's interest was very high, and he chatted with the veterans for two hours in a row, from basic necessities of life to housing and transportation, to money, food and taxes, and finally to trivial matters at home, Li Shimin carefully asked them one by one.

He had already expected the prosperity of Hu County on the way here, because the villages he passed by were full of grain, cattle and sheep, and now he saw the orderly county town, it would be strange if he was not very interested.What's more, seeing so many familiar people makes Li Shimin infinitely look back on the past years of fighting.

As the sun was setting, Li Shimin put his residence in the county government. After looking at the treasury, he had a few drinks with Li Chengqian. On the wine table, Li Shimin praised his son fiercely. He is extremely satisfied with his development, and what makes him even more satisfied is that those veterans can die well. They have been licking blood for a lifetime.

Li Shimin admitted that he hadn't thought of this, and when he realized it, those veterans were probably no longer alive, so his step was still made up by the prince, and the veterans kowtowed to their statues every day to be grateful, while their hearts were still warm.

This is not an imperial palace, so Li Chengqian personally performed the job of serving the emperor's washing. While washing the emperor's feet, he talked about adding four guards.Li Shimin felt very strange when he heard that the prince planned to carry out the will in a curve. Didn't he say it well yesterday? Why did he suddenly change his mind?

Afterwards, Li Chengqian said to the puzzled emperor: "Father, my son has been in the army for some years, and he has seen everything he should have seen on the battlefield. Over the years, he has gained some military merits, but it also makes his son feel uncomfortable. War has a new understanding.

The battle between Qin and Zhao Changping lasted for three years. The Qin army beheaded 45 Zhao troops. It can be said that the bones were piled up and the blood flowed like a river. Land, the way of life and death, must be observed.

In the battle of Songzhou, our army beheaded hundreds of thousands of Tubo troops, but we lost hundreds of generals and tens of thousands of soldiers. It is not an exaggeration to say that the battlefield was bloody and boiling.When the son was in charge of the army, he didn't dare to let go for a moment, for fear that an accident would seriously damage the national power.

After the war, I saw some seriously injured officers and soldiers in the wounded barracks. I was deeply impressed by Guerrilla Lang General Han Zaidao's words. There are so many frontier soldiers who are brave enough to sacrifice in the Tang Dynasty, who dares to spy on the Celestial Dynasty!

The purpose of building an army is to defend our country. Since we have so many tiger and wolf divisions, what's the use of having so many royal guards?As the saying goes, the people are prosperous, the people are suffering, and the people are suffering. Wouldn't it be good to reduce the number of soldiers and save people's energy to develop agriculture and mulberry?

Besides, don't look at the development of Huxian County, which has developed commerce and prosperous agriculture, but this has cost the son a lot of money. If he raises tens of thousands of troops, he will really have no food. "

Of course Li Shimin didn't believe that Donggong didn't support such an army because of poverty. Of course he knew how rich Gao Ming's family was, and now he finally understood why Gao Ming asked him to come to Hu County to have a look.Especially after the sentence "Xing, people suffer, death, people suffer, it can be seen that this bastard has woken up from his enthusiasm for war and knows the true meaning of not using weapons rashly."

Datang is no longer afraid of war, but it cannot ignore the serious consequences of war. This is the reason why governing a big country is like cooking small fish.

"Gao Ming, it seems that I have added another joy today, you can see this, which means that you have really grown up, and I am very pleased to be a father, that's all, you can do whatever you want, I'm sure. ".
(End of this chapter)