Whether Xue Chong was depressed or unhappy, the facts could not be changed. Moreover, he was unlikely to have other ideas. From the moment he turned the Xue family, he was destined to be able to survive by relying on Li Ze. Otherwise, the rest of the Xue family would really have the ability to swallow him alive.

In fact, it was just that he wanted to set some trouble for Han Qi, which was quite difficult now. First of all, Wang Wenshu was definitely not happy. Secondly, counting down, like Bao Hui, the governor of Mozhou, it was impossible to wear a pair of pants with him.

After two years of renewal, a large number of veterans have retired, newcomers have been added, and officers have been transferred. Xue Ping's control over the army has long stopped doing as he did when he was originally.

The military system designed by Li Ze was originally intended to fundamentally eliminate the military leader of a unit. After controlling an army for a long time, he turned the army into his own private army.

Even if Xue Chong is transferred immediately and a general is replaced, you can command the troops in a smooth and fulfilling way.

The Tang army now recognizes it as a complete operation system of the army, but it is not a single person. Anyone can be recognized by soldiers as long as he stands on this position. The supervision system in the army ensures the loyalty of commanders at all levels to Li Ze, independent of the external logistics supply system, and deeply restricts the capabilities of an army.

The sound of killing on the school ground was shocking. Each army took turns to show his talents to the superiors who were reviewing on the high platform. Even the auxiliary soldiers and logistics officers and soldiers in a unit had their own specialties.

At this moment, the one who was performing martial arts on the field was a team of auxiliary soldiers. These men did not wear helmets and armor like the soldiers, but only had one piece of leather armor, but were filled with various tools. After the officer's order, in a moment, these men used the engineer shovels on their backs to dig the school ground into pieces.

The trenches, chest walls, and barrier walls will take shape in a very short time, and then horse-rejected, deer antlers, barbed wire and various facilities are installed in place.

The rapid action made Han Qi, the former Minister of War, nodded repeatedly.

With the sound of the golden gong, the engineers quickly restored everything. The schoolyard that was just messy was spread out smoothly by them. As the inspected troops gathered on the schoolyard in small steps, the soft ground was stepped on again.

"Emphasis envoy, how about my right Jinwu Guard? Isn't it worse than other guards?" Xue Chong looked gloomy. In the past few years, he has indeed made some hard work in training the troops.

The You Jinwu Guards in the audience were all burly and strong, standing there, just like rows of poplar forests, which made people feel pleasing to the eye when they saw it.

"It's really good!" Han Qi gave Xue Chong a thumbs up and said with a smile: "The general is good at training troops, and it's worth the millions of silver dollars invested by the court every year."

After hearing this, Xue Ping's face couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

As the newly resigned Minister of War, Han Qi was actually very clear about the cost of each guard. The military expenditure of each guard in the Tang Dynasty was generally similar. The military pay, equipment and training costs of the soldiers were uniformly allocated by the court, while their logistics supplies were provided by the stationed location. If the power of a state cannot meet the needs of the army, it often requires the power of several states to jointly supply.

Like the Right Jinwu Guard, in fact, it is supplied by Pingzhou, Mozhou and Yingzhou.

Of course, this makes a gap between the guards. The troops stationed in wealthy places can provide better treatment, while the poor states will naturally be worse.

When the Right Jinwu Guard first came to Pingzhou, he could only be a little bit full of energy and would not be hungry. In the past two years, with the great economic development of Pingzhou, Mozhou and other places, the treatment has really improved.

Of course, in the past, in order to make up for these local troops and avoid the psychological gap between the troops in these border states, the Ministry of War always allocated some special expenses to them. And this money was approved by Han Qi.

Because of Li Anmin, the Right Jinwu Guard can get the largest one every year.

After reviewing the army, the various departments received the rewards and led the army back to the garrison. Han Qi also returned to the comforting envoy prepared for him, accompanied by Xue Chong, Wang Wenshu, Bao Hui and others.

Han Qi brought more than a hundred guards along the way, half of whom were his personal soldiers, and the other half were guards sent by the inner guards to specialize in the personal protection of senior officials and nobles. For the huge yamen of the sanctuary, it was inevitable that there were too few people and they could not handle it at all.

So Xue Chong transferred another whistle to the right Jinwu Guard soldiers as peripheral protection, while Wang Wenshu prepared some servants such as the chef to appease the envoy's mansion.

Han Qi was in a hurry, and the comforting envoy was still in a mess. Everyone was busy setting up the banquet, even Wang Wenshu ordered him to send it in.

Everyone had their worries, and of course they were not interested in drinking and talking at this time, filling their stomachs with rush, so they came to the study to discuss matters together.

Xue Chong and others all understood that Han Qi must have brought Li Ze's latest instructions here. Although the people from the border provinces had already prepared a plan that they thought was appropriate to deal with the invasion of the Liao army, it is unknown what the court thought was.

Before the war, unifying the upper and lower levels of thought is something that must be done.

"Han Gong came quickly, and many furniture and other things have not been purchased yet." Wang Wenshu smiled and said, "I have asked someone to prepare it, but the things in the comforting envoy's mansion cannot be careless, so I can only order it. It may take a few days to deliver it. In the past few days, Han Gong will just do it."

Han Qi waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, this is good. Those customized items will be troubled by Wang Zhizhou to withdraw from them so as not to waste them."

Wang Wenshu and Xue Chong were both stunned. It was not that Han Qi was unkind, but that it was obvious that there was something in his words.

Several people looked at each other and Xue Chong said, "Duke Han, we have received the order from Li Xiang. Of course, we only follow the order of Li Xiang. In a battle with the Liao army, only Han Gongma will follow the leader. We will never dare to be distracted and be sincere to Mr. Han. So please rest assured."

After hearing this, Han Qi stood up and bowed to the people present with his fists in a serious manner: "Han thanks, thank you here. Since everyone is dedicated to the public and has no selfish thoughts, Han is not polite to be trusted by Li Xiang. From today on, he will officially exercise the power of the Northeast Pacifier. The Right Jinwu Guard, Pingzhou, and Mozhou are all assigned to the Northeast Pacifier's Office to listen to it."

Xue Chong and others also stood up and clasped their fists and saluted: "Abide by the order of the comforting envoy."

"Please sit down!" Han Qi smiled and sat down. "Han was just a first time. In the past, he could only see the situation here from paper. I think there are still many differences with the facts. From now on, we will be a family. Today, everyone is happy and take out our real family and shine! Only by knowing it in our hearts can we make the next arrangements."

"Then I'll do it first!" Xue Chong said, "Let me talk about the situation of the Right Jinwu Guard. The Right Jinwu Guard has a total of 35,000 people, but in fact it is 35,000 people. There is no shortage, and there is no situation where there is no empty salary. The 35,000 people, except for a few technical troops, are all young and strong men who dare to fight. Now they are mainly stationed in Jianping, Lingyuan, Jianchang, and Suizhong. There are also some scouts, who have no clear garrison locations and have been traveling abroad."

Wang Wenshu continued: "Let me talk about the situation in Pingzhou. Pingzhou currently borrows 110,000 households and 320,000 people, of which 188,510 Ding Zhuang were borrowed. In fact, we only occupy more than half of Pingzhou, and the other half, and under the control of the Liao army, as the forefront border land, Ding Zhuang accounts for a very high proportion, among which 31,575 people retired from the army. Among them, some retired from the Right Jinwu Guard, and some came to Pingzhou to make a living after retirement from other guards. The appeasement envoy should know that in order to attract Ding Zhuang to these border states to strengthen our strength, we will reward such people as long as we are willing to come. There are all land, houses, oxen, and farm tools."

"In other words, once the war begins, we can also form an army of more than 30,000 people in Pingzhou." Han Qi said.

"Not so many." Wang Wenshu shook his head and said, "Firstly, many of these people have already started their families and have not necessarily entered the army again. Secondly, if we form another army like this, we cannot supply the logistics supply. We can only select elite troops from it to form the troops, and the others can only be used as civilians and do some supplementary work. Of course, if the war is in crisis, it will be a different matter."

Bao Hui said: "The situation in Mozhou is better than that in Pingzhou. After all, it is not at the forefront, so the development in recent years has been much better. We have borrowed 340,000 households and 870,000 people, of which about 40%. According to the statistics of the prefecture, there are about 50,000 people with military experience. When the war begins, they can first form a township to ensure local safety. If the situation is urgent, they can quickly transform into combat-capable troops based on the county government. Although the weapons and armor of the county government and the arsenals are old, they can also be used."

Listening to the introductions of the two magistrates, Han Qi had a new understanding of the military strength of various places. When Li Ze first implemented a new recruitment system and retired system, he opposed it. He believed that this was a waste of money and food, and reduced the combat effectiveness of the army. After all, it took time and also costly to cultivate a qualified soldier.

But now it seems that it is Li Ze's military system that has created a steady stream of military reserve forces for the Tang Dynasty. Compared with an ordinary farmer, a retired soldier who can play a role on the battlefield is not of the same order of magnitude at all.
Chapter completed!