Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 334 Eight Hundred Ding's Military Merit
Regarding the topic of the throne, even if no one overheard Liu Mu, he would not dare to say more.

Li Shimin is similar, this topic is a taboo.

So Li Shimin and Liu Mu were about to change the subject at the same time, and they said in unison: "Speaking of...

Li Shimin signaled Liu Mu to speak first.

"Second brother, do these people have military merits?"

"Yes, not only the main army, but also the auxiliary soldiers. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the auxiliary soldiers won at least 43% and up to [-]% of their military merits, killed [-] enemies, and captured [-] cities in twelve states..." Li Shimin stopped here.

Because the number of people on Liumu's side is too small, the total number of main army, auxiliary soldiers, and logistics logistics soldiers is only more than 3000.

I think back then when my 1 Xuanjia troops defeated [-] Dou Jiande's army, they just defeated rather than killed them all, and actually killed more than [-] enemies.

After that battle, the one with the lowest status in the main army was the casual rank of Lieutenant Ren Yong.

At that time, there were 500 people, and there were nearly 2000 people who led the Renyong school lieutenant and deputy lieutenant (upper ninth rank, lower rank nine, Wu San rank.).

Datang's rewards are divided into three categories, one is promotion and official rank, and the other is false rank, which is to expand the land area of ​​the recipient's home, the tax-free area, etc.The third category is rewards in kind, such as money, cloth, grain, meat, etc.

Why did Li Shimin stop halfway through his speech, because he couldn't figure out the reward.

In the end, Li Shimin said: "In this way, the lowest in the camp is the one who is in charge of burning the fire and helping the kitchen. He can also get a rank of deputy lieutenant accompanying the army, and he will be awarded ten acres of permanent land, tax-free five acres, plus money, silk, etc. , food and other things. Even if the family was poorer than you before, it has become a Shengping family overnight."

The Shengping mentioned by Li Shimin is Wenbao Xiaofu's home.According to modern understanding, it can be defined as a quasi-well-off family.

"Very good." Liu Mu smiled happily.

"Of course it's good. Even the cook's assistant became an official overnight, can't it be good?"

Liu Mu said, "Second brother, that's not what it means. Qin Shi only counts merits by head, and we in Tang Dynasty also talk about teamwork, which is very good."

"What I want to say is that the main army is fighting, and the auxiliary soldiers help them maintain their weapons, feed their horses, wear armor to prepare for battle, and clean up the battlefield. How can it be said that there is no hard work, so there must be some. There are no heavy soldiers to work hard to escort food and grass, and there are no gangs. Soldiers make food, so the merits belong to everyone, whether big or small."

Li Shimin explained the meritorious service system of the Tang Dynasty.

From Liu Mu's ears, it was much more reasonable than when the former Qin Qiang Han was in power.

It cannot be said that it is unreasonable to count meritorious deeds based on the head alone, but it can still be more perfect.

"However, you have no Sima in your army, you have not joined the army, and you have no master book. Who will write this military merit book? The emperor wants your army, and will soon send Sima, join the army and other military officials. You can rest assured that there is Fang and Du are in Chang'an, and Xiao Gong has expressed his support, so there will be no trouble."

The trouble Li Shimin was talking about was the placement of people who made people uncomfortable.

Liu Mu smiled cheerfully: "I think Wei Zheng is suitable, and it's just right to be the first Sima in the army."

"Vicious." Li Shimin laughed heartily.

This matter really disgusted Li Jiancheng to death.

The two chatted all over the place for most of the night, and when they got drunk, they leaned there and fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Shimin officially beat the drums to gather the generals.

Su Dingfang was also standing at the end of the tent, wearing a very willow-style commoner jacket with trousers. He has no military position, so he cannot wear armor.Li Junxian was a fifth-rank military officer, and he didn't wear armor either. He was wearing the same trousers military uniform with a cape as Su Dingfang.

To everyone's surprise, Li Junxian had no hair, and both sides were shaved clean.

Li Shimin was about to raise his account and talk about business, but when he saw Li Junxian like this, he immediately got up and walked to the center: "Junxian, is there an injury on your head?"

Li Junxian took off his hat and saluted Li Shimin: "Thank you for your concern, the general will not be injured."

After Li Shimin pointed to Li Junxian's head, Li Junxian explained:

"Your Highness, this was last year. The young general came to the training camp of Liu Consort Ma and Ding for the first time. At that time, the training was extremely hard, and dirt and grass were stuck to his head every day. After that, there was no longer a bundle of hair, so he let his hair loose on."

Li Junxian also understands the generals when he said this.

"Afterwards, the first batch of nails arrived in winter. After the hair was tied, the hair was caught between the helmets, which was very uncomfortable, but after it was untied, it was all wrapped around the nail leaves, and it hurt when I moved. Set up the incense table at night, shaved off my hair, wrapped it up, and offered it on the incense table.”

"Why?" Li Shimin asked curiously.

"He said, send this head home and put it next to his parents. He went into battle to kill the enemy, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive. This person who cut off his own head first and died once is blessed. Mr. Mu Xiaolang is What a blessing for someone who has died once."

All the generals laughed, and Liu Mu often said that he had died once.

Li Junxian continued: "Slowly, more and more people shave their heads. Before going out, the army has all shaved their heads. Put their heads in boxes, and put their names on each box. If anyone doesn't come back, even I can't find the corpse, and this box is the corpse. These days, the camp is calculating auspicious days, and the auxiliary soldiers are also preparing to shave their heads."

"And why?" Li Shimin asked.

"The main army won three battles and three victories. It killed [-] enemies without killing a single one. It wounded hundreds of people but they were all minor wounds. According to the original military regulations, such minor injuries are not counted as wounded soldiers. This razor is very auspicious. , can bless you to live a long time on the battlefield."

Li Shimin would like to say that this is not because of good luck, but because of well-trained and well-equipped equipment.

But the soldiers sometimes accepted this kind of auspicious statement, so Li Shimin didn't intend to refute it, and specially ordered: "The Sima in the army listens to the order and calculates the auspicious day. This king personally sacrifices to the heaven and the earth for protection."

"Decree." The Sima in the army went out, and when he was about to retreat, he stopped and said, "Your Highness, tomorrow is an auspicious day. After tomorrow, I'm afraid it will take half a month to get a haircut."

Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there have been professional hairdressing and face-shaving shops. The haircuts of ancient people are different from modern ones, but they also pay attention to beauty.

"There is nothing important today. I only ordered two things, and then the Sima in the army went to prepare for the sacrifice. Shubao, you arrange someone to calculate the military merits and repay the king. After that, all the ministries should be careful to prevent the Turks from sneaking in. Strictly order All ministries are not allowed to fight at will."

Order!

The generals clasped their fists together.

Li Junxian stepped forward: "Your Highness, the last general has a few words."

"Speak, just speak."

"The camp believes that having three treasures is auspicious. Hair shaving is only one of them, and the other treasure is clover. The clover grows above the snow line of Taibai Mountain, and only the clover pattern can be blessed by heaven."

Li Shimin laughed out loud.

Many of the soldiers were illiterate and uneducated.They don't understand what it means, they can march three days and three nights from Sanyuan to the top of Taibai Mountain with a heavy load and go back and forth to find a single-leaf clover, what a strong army.

(End of this chapter)