Man Tanghong

Chapter 82
Qu Tutong did not answer Li Yuanji's question, but instead asked: "Does Your Highness have plans to build the Zuo Santong Military Mansion?"

Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, and looked at Qu Tutong with a strange expression, "Why are you asking this?"

Qu Tutong, as Li Shimin's person, is it appropriate to ask this question?

Did Qu Tutong think that his strength was not strong enough to threaten Li Shimin, so he desperately hoped that he would become stronger?
Qu Tutong smiled embarrassedly and said: "If Your Highness has plans to build the Zuo Santong Military Mansion, I am willing to help His Highness."

Li Yuanji was completely stunned.

Qu Tutong saw that Li Yuanji's eyes were slightly closed and he didn't speak, so he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, do you have any questions?"

Li Yuanji came back to his senses, and said with an even weirder expression: "Are you going to serve as the commanding army of the Zuo Santong Army under my command?"

Without waiting for Qu Tutong to answer, Li Yuanji muttered hesitantly, "Are you a little too talented?"

Qu Tutong was under Li Shimin's hands, and he was a proper deputy, suppressing Luo Shixin, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Changsun Wuji and other fierce men.

It is obvious that he is a bit inferior to serve as a small commander under him.

When Qu Tutong heard Li Yuanji's words, he couldn't laugh or cry and said: "I am the left servant of Daxingtai in Eastern Shaanxi Province. How can I serve under the command of Your Highness? What I mean is that if Your Highness intends to build the Zuo Santong Military Palace, I will I am willing to help His Highness recruit soldiers and horses."

Li Yuanji looked disappointed, he thought that Qu Tutong was going to serve under his command.

It turned out that he wanted to help him recruit troops.

He needs Qu Tutong to help him recruit soldiers?
He has 300,000 shi of grain in his hand, and in the land of Hebei, he doesn't have to worry about no one working for him.

As long as he raises his arms, those who are willing to serve him can line up from Mingzhou to Youzhou.

The Zuoer Commander's Mansion suffered heavy losses, and he hadn't slowed down yet, and he wasn't in the mood to recruit troops.

"Why did you think of recruiting soldiers and horses for me?"

Li Yuanji looked at Qu Tutong in puzzlement.

From that perspective, Qu Tutong didn't seem like someone who could recruit troops for him.

The stronger the strength in his hands, the greater the threat to Li Shimin.

Qu Tutong, as Li Shimin's man, should find a way to restrain his strength instead of helping him grow stronger.

Qu Tutong was a little unhappy, and gave Luo Shixin a wink.

Luo Shixin cast a helpless glance at Qu Tutong, and said straight to the point to Li Yuanji: "General Qu Tu wants you to take those surrendered soldiers under his wing, especially Li Quhuo's troops in Mingshui City."

Li Shimin went to raid Liu Heita's grain and grass camp. Although he won a major victory, he did not seize much grain.

Liu Heikai didn't know whether he had heard about Li Yuanji's burning of the granary in Luoyang City, or he didn't want to cheapen the hard-earned grain for Li Shimin.

In short, when Li Shimin's army was about to break through Liu Heita's grain and grass camp, Liu Heita set fire to all the grain and grass inside.

It is said that there are more than 50,000 shi of grain and more than 80,000 dan of fodder.

The fire is still raging now, and if you climb up the city wall of Mingshui City and look at Liu Heita's grain and grass camp, you can still see billowing thick smoke.

Liu Heita burned more than 50,000 stones of grain and grass, which had no effect on Datang's soldiers and horses.

Because the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty had their own food and grass, they would not be short of food and clothing just because Liu Heita burned his own food and grass camp.

But the food and grass for the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty is also limited. After allocating some to Li Yi and Du Fuwei, there is no more.

During Datang's battle in Mingshui City this time, more than 120,000 enemy soldiers and generals were surrendered, and more than [-] civilian husbands and women were surrendered, totaling more than [-] people.

120,000 people eat and drink every day is a huge number.

The handsome tent can't afford it, and it's even more impossible to save the rations of the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty to support them.

Now is the time of the war, and such things as saving food rations must never be done.

Li Shimin is now busy encircling and suppressing Liu Heitai, and the task of arranging surrendered soldiers and generals, as well as civilian husbands and wives, naturally falls on Qu Tutong, Han Liang, and Yu Zhining, the three people who sit in the rear.

Qu Tutong and three clever wives could hardly cook without rice. Qu Tutong knew that Li Yuanji hadn't really burned the grain in the Luoyang granary, so he set his mind on Li Yuanji.

After all, Li Yuanji has 300,000 shi of grain in his hand, not to mention feeding 120,000 people, even 120,000 more, he can afford it.

"How many people did my Tang surrender in the battle of Mingshui City?"

As soon as Luo Shixin's words came out, Li Yuanji immediately heard the doorway inside.

If it was not forced, how could Qu Tutong kindly help him recruit troops.

Ninety-nine percent of it was because too many people had surrendered, so they were thinking about the food in his hands.

Qu Tutong smiled wryly and said, "If you count the husbands and women, there are a total of 120,000 people..."

"Ah……"

Li Yuanji smiled sarcastically.

120,000 people, that's 120,000 mouths.

The amount of food consumed every day is astonishing. Although he has 300,000 shi of food in his hand, it is still consumed when transporting it from Luoyang City to Mingzhou.

After taking away the loss on the road and eating and drinking for 120,000 people, how much food does he have to feed the people in Hebei?

If he hadn't been thinking about the people in Hebei, he would have exchanged those grains with Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin for greater benefits.

Don't say anything else, if you ask Li Yuan for 300,000 shi of grain, Li Yuan will definitely nod without hesitation.

Li Jiancheng would not frown even if he asked Li Jiancheng for a few governors.

Ask Li Shimin for a few general managers in Hebei, and Li Shimin estimates that he can bring all the general managers of Hebei states to him and let him choose.

"The soldiers and horses you recruited are too expensive, and my family can't afford them."

Li Yuanji refused without hesitation.

Seeing that Li Yuanji had understood his intention, Qu Tutong hurriedly said, "Your Highness doesn't need to support all of them, you only need to support three 50,000 people."

Li Yuanji gave Qu Tutong a white look.

Let him raise three 50,000 people, what is the difference from raising everyone?
When he helped the people, he set a standard of two meals a day of thin meals and one meal of dry meals.

He distributed the food according to this standard, and Qu Tutong and others could feed everyone with just enough.

"Three 50,000 people will not work either."

Li Yuanji refused again.

Qu Tutong hurriedly looked at Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang hesitated for a moment, and said: "If your Highness can help, please help."

Li Yuanji stared at Su Dingfang.

Who are you?
Do you know who you should turn to?
Su Dingfang saw Li Yuanji's eyes widened, so he guessed what Li Yuanji was thinking, and said with a wry smile: "There are a few generals who can barely use them, and there are some warriors among the soldiers who can also be used."

Li Yuanji glared at Su Dingfang again.

No wonder Su Dingfang spoke for Qu Tutong, it turned out that he had taken a fancy to some talents among the surrendered soldiers and generals, and wanted to take the opportunity to recruit them.

Knowing that it is a good thing to recruit talents for him, but there is no need to mess with Qu Tutong.

In his capacity, no one dared to stop him from surrendering troops and recruiting a few people.

"I'll discuss this matter later, I don't have the energy to support tens of thousands of people."

Li Yuanji said neither salty nor bland.

Qu Tu became anxious, "Your Highness..."

Li Yuanji glared at Qu Tutong suddenly, "Your Highness, what? I have already burned down the Luoyang granary, and I don't have much food left. How can I support so many people?"

Qu Tutong obviously wanted to tell the truth about his burning down of the Luoyang granary, how could he let Qu Tutong tell the story.

Qu Tutong opened his mouth anxiously, and continued to speak.

Li Yuanji didn't give Qu Tutong a chance to speak, "Qu Tutong, don't forget what you promised me."

Qu Tutong had promised him that he would not tell the truth about his burning down of the Luoyang granary.

If Qu Tutong backtracks on what he says, don't blame him for showing Qu Tutong's face.

Seeing Li Yuanji's resolute attitude, Qu Tutong could only keep his mouth shut with a bitter face.

"I still want to sleep for a while, you go down first. Su Dingfang stays to hold the halberd for me."

Li Yuanji issued an order to expel the guests.

Qu Tutong could only bow his hands to Li Yuanji helplessly.

Luo Shixin actually wanted to say something to Li Yuanji, but seeing that Li Yuanji was no longer interested in talking to others, he could only bow and salute, and left the room with Qu Tutong.

As soon as Qu Tutong and Luo Shixin left, Li Yuanji glared at Su Dingfang, and said with a bit of resentment: "What do you think? For the sake of a few soldiers and generals, let me support tens of thousands of people."

Su Dingfang said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, those are not just a few surrendered soldiers, but sixteen captains and three thousand six hundred warriors."

Su Dingfang is not a novice in the officialdom, he still understands the tricks in the officialdom.

If he didn't want too many people, he wouldn't speak for Qu Tutong.

Nearly 700 more than [-] people, even if Li Yuanji came forward in person, it would not be easy to take away, let alone him.

So when Qu Tutong asked him to help lobby and let Li Yuanji raise those surrendered soldiers and generals, he thought of benefit replacement.

Is it possible to help the commander-in-chief share part of the pressure by raising those surrendered soldiers and generals, in exchange for those captains and warriors he fancy.

"more than 3000 people?"

Li Yuanji looked at Su Dingfang in astonishment and asked.

Su Dingfang nodded heavily.

Li Yuanji asked suspiciously: "There are so many capable people under Liu Heita?"

Su Dingfang nodded heavily again.

Li Yuanji said in disbelief: "Since they are capable people and warriors, why are they still defeated?"

Su Dingfang opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Li Yuanji's words were a bit unreasonable.

Liu Heitai fought all the way from Beizhou to more than a dozen states in Hebei, recruiting and coercing many capable men and warriors.

It's just that Liu Heita's rise was too short, and he was a bit nepotistic, so many capable people and warriors had no chance to climb up, and Liu Heita didn't give them a chance to show.

They have no way to show themselves, naturally they are not very conspicuous, and they cannot sit in high positions. They can only work under the hands of a group of people whose brains are not as good as theirs.

There is a saying that if one general is incompetent, the whole army will be exhausted.

No matter how good a capable man and warrior is, if he is followed by a foolish general, he will lose the battle.

Moreover, in the battle of Mingshui City this time, Li Shimin was purely smashing a wooden hammer with an iron hammer.

On the battlefield in the corridor of Mingshui City alone, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Niu Jinda, Wu Heita, four generals who can stand on their own were dispatched, and there were also Qu Tutong, Luo Shixin, and him in Mingshui City.

Of those Liu Heita stayed in the corridor of Mingshui City, Zhou Wenju and Cui Yuanxun were the only ones who could be named.

Several other battlefields are similar.

Therefore, it's not that Liu Heita has no capable men and warriors under his command, but that the capable men and warriors sent by Datang are too powerful and too vigorous.

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