Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 62 Staff
Players transmit military information through offline channels.

That night, Li Yan received a report from Cui Tao that the caravan far away in Yanchi broke through the salt field of the Doulu army and even beheaded a brigade commander.

Did these players get into trouble again?

Li Yan thought so at first, but after listening to Cui Tao's report, Li Yan fell silent.

Such Doulu army deserves to be killed!
But the players were killed so quickly, Li Yan was going to wipe their ass for them.

Li Yan said: "The Doulu army seized Yanchi and enslaved the people, they should be killed!"

"But after this is killed, what will happen to Shazhou?"

Originally, the players organized a caravan to go to Shazhou, and Li Yan also supported it. He specially asked Jiang Lun to join the army, just to get in touch with Shazhou and try to control Shazhou smoothly.

Even if there is no way to make Shazhou surrender, players can go to Shazhou to do business and earn more money.

Unexpectedly, before Shazhou City entered, the Doulu army in Shazhou was offended.

Let alone doing business now, it would be nice not to be hunted down by the Doulu Army.

Li Yan looked at Cui Tao, waiting for him to come up with a plan.

Cui Tao smiled when he heard Li Yan say that Doulu Jun should be killed.

When encountering such injustice, naturally one should draw his sword and kill him!
A leader like Li Yan who is willing to take the blame for his subordinates is indeed good, but there are indeed real problems in killing Dou Lujun.

Although the players fought well, they didn't let a single soldier go.

However, a caravan will come to the salt field to unsalt the salt in half a month, and the caravan will definitely find clues when it comes.

We can't detain all the caravans that come to the saltworks, or it will be revealed soon.

The Yanchi salt field is an important property of the Doulu army. If the salt field is lost, the Doulu army must take it back, and a battle is inevitable.

Cui Tao cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I think this is not all bad."

Li Yan looked at Cui Tao, waiting for him to express his opinion.

Cui Tao said: "The governor of Shazhou, Jia Sishun, is over seventy years old. Jia's governor was loyal to the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of the emperor Kaiyuan, he led the army to fight against Tubo at the age of sixty."

"The behavior of the Doulu army shows that Jia Shishi is no longer able to control them."

What happened to Jia Sishun was an alarm that Cui Tao found out while chatting with Zhang Mian, the governor of Guazhou.

This old governor is strict in running the army, caring for the people, and is also known as a good official in Longyou.

Such things as seizing the saltworks would definitely not be ordered by Jia Sishun.

The sergeants of the Doulu Army also said that it was because Jia Cishi couldn't give out the reward of autumn defense that they took over the saltworks on their own.

Cui Tao said: "His Highness is in charge of the military forces of Longyou Dao. With His Majesty's imperial edict, Jia Shishi will definitely support us in rectifying the Doulu Army."

Li Yan's eyes lit up, this analysis makes sense.

Jia Sishun was in his seventies, probably because he was old and unable to control the situation. These Doulu troops were domineering, and Jia Sishun, who was the governor and Jiedu envoy, must be very angry.

If he could get the support of the Shazhou governor's office, he might be able to swallow the Doulu army and rectify military discipline.

Cui Tao said again: "I heard from Yan Ding Ma Wu that there are many people who fled Sanwei Mountain. Yanchi is close to Sanwei Mountain. We can use the banner of His Highness to attract these refugees."

Li Yan nodded again and again. After Da Suo Mau read, Li Yan had plenty of money and food in his hand, so recruiting refugees would naturally not be a problem.

Cui Tao continued: "The next step is to eliminate the bandits. The bandits in Sanwei Mountain have affected the business travel trade. If the bandits in Sanwei Mountain are wiped out, we can also use Sanwei Mountain as a barrier to fight against the beans in Shazhou City. Lu Jun."

Li Yan nodded, if he can get Jia Sishun's support, he can control the Doulu army with the order of the governor's office.

Although the Doulu army had 5000 people, they did not dare to go out to attack the official army with great fanfare.

At most, they would send a small group of elites to attack. At this time, occupying Sanwei Mountain would prevent these Doulu soldiers from using their dirty tricks.

good idea!
Cui Tao continued: "After we control the outside of Shazhou City, we can build a market outside the city to attract business travel and trade to Yanchi."

Li Yan then asked: "Then how do we deal with Doulu Army?"

Cui Tao said firmly: "That is naturally divide and conquer!"

"As for the captain and brigade commander, such domineering generals, especially those with lives in their hands, must not be tolerated and must be eradicated!"

"Those who did not break the law should also be deprived of power, and they cannot continue to serve as military officers."

"The soldiers at the bottom are recruited slowly. Those who are willing to reform can continue to stay, and those who cannot be reformed are ordered to be discharged and go home."

Li Yan came and said with interest: "Then how to reform?"

Cui Tao said: "I don't know much about the military affairs, but if you want to strengthen the army, it is not enough to rely on rewards."

Li Yan nodded. Soldiers in the Tang Dynasty had to pay rewards before and after the battle, and some troops even asked for rewards before the battle to blackmail their superiors.

For example, in Maweipo, his grandfather suffered a mutiny and had to execute Concubine Yang Gui, and rewarded the soldiers with all the gold, silver and jewelry brought out of the palace, which quelled the mutiny.

When Father Emperor Li Heng arrived in Lingwu, he also rewarded all the gold and silver he brought, so that he stabilized the situation.

Datang's border towns are powerful, but spending money is really spending money.

Cui Tao said: "First of all, what is the duty of the army, to protect the environment and the people! The purpose of supporting the army is for them to protect their families and the country, not to ask for rewards from bandits."

"Being a soldier will reduce your rent, you will receive a pension after death, and you will be promoted for being brave in battle. The most important thing is that you must have a regular salary (salary) as a soldier. Only in this way will soldiers not only focus on rewards."

Li Yan nodded, Cui Tao's meaning was very simple, to guarantee the soldiers' treatment and their promotion channels, so the soldiers would not only look at the money.

Cui Tao said again: "The soldiers are the soldiers of the imperial court, the soldiers of the government, not the personal soldiers of a certain general, nor the personal soldiers of the Jiedushi. Rewards and punishments are all from the top, and military orders must be collected uniformly. Fate."

Li Yan also nodded. What Cui Tao said was the development direction of the modern army, depriving the private soldiers and generals of the generals at the grassroots level, and turning the private soldiers into public soldiers.

Cui Tao added: "I suggest that Your Highness establish a staff department in the Overlord's Mansion. The promotion of officers and soldiers, daily training, and strategic planning should all be handed over to the staff department. Leading troops in battle and commanding in front of the battle should be handed over to the frontline generals."

Li Yan nodded repeatedly after hearing this, but what Cui Tao said required a lot of money and food.

Whether it is to pay soldiers a regular salary or to provide pensions to soldiers who died in battle, these all cost money.

Li Yan sighed, he didn't expect that as King Jianning, his first priority after time travel would be to make money, make money, make money.

Hey, the days of making money have a long way to go!

Li Yan sighed, and then cheered up and said: "Pass down our military order to transfer 500 people from Yabing's personal guards and Moli army, with Yu Chixin as the school lieutenant, Cui Tao as the marching commander, and stationed in Yanchi, Shazhou."

"Give you my festival battle, and secretly contact Jia Sishun, governor of Shazhou, to solve the big trouble of the Doulu army for the lonely king!"

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)