Ji Tang

Chapter 708

"Chance?"

After hearing Baiqisi's report, Li Shimin sneered.

Now that you've done it, don't even think about having a chance to stand up. In addition to the previous plan to amend the law and divide the family, this time no matter what, the family's arrogance will be completely suppressed.

Otherwise, why would you put so much effort into it?Are you kidding me?

"Xuan Li Jing is here!"

"promise!"

Not long after, Li Jing, who was working at the Ministry of War, came to Tai Chi Hall.

"How is the plan to divide the war zones going?" Li Shimin said directly without being polite.

Of course Li Jing knew what the emperor was talking about and replied: "The division of war zones has been completed. As long as His Majesty gives the order, the soldiers will rush to each war zone quickly."

Li Jing thought of this plan, glanced at the emperor, and couldn't help but admire him!
Bold, thorough, and fast, a plan that was originally extremely difficult was completed by the emperor in a change of uniforms of the entire army.

As long as this plan is completed and the Tang Dynasty does not weaken, there will be no possibility of the family turning around!
Except for the emperor, no one knew better than him how terrifying the heavily armed soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were.That is a fighting force that can destroy a country.

The aristocratic family is indeed powerful, but in the face of absolute strength, it is not worth mentioning!
In the past, the emperor could be threatened with resignation, but now there are tens of thousands of students in the academy, and nearly [-] students graduate every year and go to every corner of the court.

And as the number of people increases, many students who cannot be admitted to official positions will return to their hometowns and establish schools.For the construction of schools, not only the academy will provide subsidies, but also books and resources will be liberalized.

The imperial court would even place them under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. Although they were not officials, they enjoyed the preferential treatment of scholar-bureaucrats.Qualified to recommend talents to the imperial court.

Although there are not many, their local status and prestige have been greatly improved.

Children from poor families will not join a wealthy family in order to get the opportunity to learn.

These students are all carefully selected and rigorously educated by the academy.Regardless of his knowledge or connections, he is not much worse than a wealthy family.

This is a nail, a force that drives something into place.

If there are only a few people, perhaps the wealthy family will find ways to tease them or stop them locally.

But after a few years, the number of people was in the thousands, and after that, thousands of people would return to the place every year.In this case, who dares to touch them?
You know, the emperor himself is the dean of Taibai Academy.The gentlemen who teach are the great Confucian masters in the world. These people's connections are so powerful that even aristocratic families would not dare to act rashly!
Family politics began in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, but it quickly collapsed in just a few years.Books are no longer exclusive to aristocratic families.

With the popularization of papermaking and printing, the family's advantages are rapidly declining like Waterloo!
In addition, the division of war zones this time is a stroke of genius. The division of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangdong, Lingnan, Western Regions, Longyou, Chang'an, and Hedong into eight war zones makes the families dare not move.

As long as they dare to move, tens of thousands of heavily armed soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will suppress them as quickly as possible.No one can ignore them, no one.

This was the result of overwhelming strength. No one expected that the emperor would suddenly make such a decision.

It was so sudden, no one was prepared.

But when I woke up, it was too late.

The emperor's layout is complete, and if they want to jump out again, they will just hit the stone with an egg and overestimate their own capabilities.

After listening to Li Jing's story, Li Shimin said nothing until he digested everything. Protect the Mansion, let’s leave it like this for now!”

"After all, the Western Region is different from the mainland. There are too many restrictions and they don't care about adapting to changes. In addition, the guards of the Mobei and Monan Protectorate are changed every five years. Tell them that they will automatically come to Chang'an to report their duties after the expiration, even before the war. The commander must also meet with Beijing immediately and cannot shirk it for any reason."

"Furthermore, the successor Protector must go to the station three months in advance to prepare for the handover!"

"Generals above the rank of lieutenant must also be replaced every ten years. It is the same as the above rule. Anyone who disobeys the order will be immediately detained and returned to Beijing." After Li Shimin finished speaking, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

These reforms were discussed during a chat with Ji Song.

He didn't care at first, but when the lieutenant general acted without authorization, he knew he had to change.

No matter who you are, if you stay in the same army for a long time, you will definitely treat the army as your own, which is never allowed.

It's okay now, but once there is turmoil in the court and there is no time to take care of them, this will be the source of the turmoil.Therefore, he wanted to make this decree a permanent rule during his lifetime.

Just changing the guards is not enough. If the generals below stay in one place for a long time, it will be very difficult to cure.Now that it’s all right, we need to replace them all, otherwise it won’t be that simple if we really wait until we find the problem and then try to fix it.

"Very good, the generals of the eight theaters are all selected by the generals of the Sixteenth Guards. Unlike the frontiers, these people are replaced every three years. Not only the generals have to be replaced, but the soldiers also have to be replaced every five years."

"What about the families of the soldiers?"

Li Jing had to ask this question. It would be fine if he stayed in the same place all the time, but if he changed his residence every five years, then the families of the soldiers would be a big problem.

Once it is not handled properly, it will cause unrest among the soldiers.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said: "The soldiers are all selected from the Sixteen Guards. After five years of duty, they will not go out again after returning to Chang'an. They will serve in Chang'an from now on."

"In addition, the number of personnel in each combat zone has been reduced from 1 to 8000. This will make each change much simpler."

Thinking of this, he warned: "But you must pay close attention to one thing. The soldiers must keep up with the training and maintain peak combat effectiveness. Only by this can we ensure stability everywhere."

After hearing this, Li Jing thought for a moment and said: "Then please appoint an inspection team to inspect the army once a year. If any general slacks off, he should return to the capital immediately to wait for inspection!"

"Well, just do it!"

The matter ended here. Li Jing was about to leave, but was stopped by Li Shimin.

"The pharmacist has been working hard these days. It's just time for dinner. Let's have a meal!"

"Sir, thank you, Your Majesty!"

Of course Li Jing didn't want to stay any longer, but since the emperor had already spoken, how could he offend the emperor?

After a while, a palace maid brought food.

Not too extravagant, just some home-cooked side dishes.

But Li Jing could tell that these dishes came from Hao Jinghou's house. Who in the Tang Dynasty didn't know that Hao Jinghou's food was the best in the world, and even his own cook got it from Ji Song's house.

After three rounds of drinking and almost done eating, Li Jing looked at the calm emperor with some hesitation!
"Is there something wrong with the pharmacist?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Jing hesitated and said: "Good Marquis"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't expect that this guy is quite popular. It's really not easy to get you to talk!"

"Don't worry about this matter. That kid is just full of food. He likes to be sentimental and compete with himself. As time goes by, he will be fine. Don't worry about him!"

Li Jing was a little suspicious. He always felt that there was something going on here, but the emperor didn't tell him. He couldn't force the emperor to tell him. In the end, he could only shake his head and drink!

(End of this chapter)