Chapter 15 The blood stains in front of Xuanwu Gate are not dry (Add to the leader)

As soon as Yuchi Gong finished speaking, Chen Ying slowly needed to enter in casual clothes. This reform of Fang Xuanling's policy has affected too many people's interests, and the first thing he deserves is the military.

Li Jiancheng's core direct troops were also large, with the 150,000 troops of the 12 Guanzhong Guards, accounting for only one-fifth.

Now all the guards and troops are watching, hoping that the old subordinates of the East Palace will jump out and sing on stage.

In fact, Chen Ying strongly agreed with the reform of the administration. Since in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, including Li Xiuning and Li Yuan all had the power to appoint officials, so some prefectures and counties did not have chief officials, while some prefectures and counties had two or even three administrative teams.

In the past, when Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were in the same situation, the officials appointed by the Qin Palace and the officials appointed by the Eastern Palace were both tit-for-tat and refused to give in to each other. Now that Li Jiancheng ascended the throne and Li Shimin ran away. Although the Eastern Palace and the Qin Palace no longer fought, the officials appointed by the King of Qi Li Yuanji and the officials appointed by Li Yuan still existed.

The factional dispute only moved from the open to the dark, not only did not disappear, but instead became more and more intense.

According to the past practice, when the autumn was clear and the wild grass was golden, it was the time when the Turks used their troops. Now the information sent back by various parties showed that the Anton Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo, Fuyu, Silla, Baekje, Xi, and Khitans were all ready to move.

The Anxi Protectorate also found a large number of Lite people, the Great Qin people (both Byzantine Empire), the Greeks and the Great Cannibals out of the road. Jiannan Road also found that the Tubo, Baiyue, Diliao, Nanman tribes were abnormally mobilized, and were building weapons and storing grain.

Although Li Shimin failed, Chen Ying dared not forget the incident of Jie Li Khan leading 200,000 cavalry to attack Guanzhong and the troops were at Chang'an City.

However, as a commander who has been leading troops for many years, Chen Ying knew very well that the more troops, the better. More troops meant great logistical pressure. One hundred thousand stones of food would need to be eaten in a day. Together with the mules and horses in the 100,000 army, the number would exceed 1,000 stones.

There are still many roads in the Tang Dynasty that cannot be used in four-wheeled carriages, and transportation still relies on such two-wheeled carriages, which means that more than 200 food consumed in a day and more than 20,000 cars are needed in a hundred days.

At this time, Chen Ying was happy to see that the old and weak were abolished, the weak were selected to retain elite soldiers, strengthen training, and build elite soldiers, but he used to be too sensitive to this question because he was too sensitive to his identity.

Now Fang Xuanling proposes to lay off soldiers, Chen Ying is very happy.

Of course, if you are happy, the dissatisfaction in the army also needs to be comforted. After all, some of these soldiers have worked hard for the Tang Dynasty since the first year of Wude, and were covered in bruises. Because of physical problems, the soldiers left the army, and they will definitely complain.

Seeing Chen Ying coming, Yuchi Gong, Feng Li, Wei Wenzhong, Xue Wanche and others quickly came forward and said, "General Chen, you are here just in time. Look at Fang Xuanling, the remnant of the Qin Prince's Mansion, what bad idea did you give to His Majesty!"

After Chen Ying walked to the main case, he sat down slowly and said slowly: "I have read this copy, and I think it is feasible!"

When Xue Wanche heard this, he said even more anxiously: "General, you must not bewitched by Fang Xuanling..."

Chen Ying did not explain and looked at Asunasmo outside and said, "Beat the drums and gather the generals!"

Asunasmo nodded: "Abide by the order!"

With Chen Ying's order, the twelve guards beat the drums of gathering generals.

Suddenly, the entire Chang'an drums were sounding and murderous intent was filled with murderous intent.

Chen Ying then issued a second military order: "This is the General of the Cavalry, and all guards, soldiers and governments, fully armed, go to Longshouyuan!"

As he said that, Chen Ying stood up and took his personal guards toward Longshouyuan.

Yuchi Gong, Xue Wanche, Wei Wenzhong, Feng Li and other generals had to follow Chen Ying to Longshouyuan.

The so-called Longshouyuan is actually Longshou Mountain. It is also the dividing line between Chang'an of the Han Dynasty and Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty. Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty is north of Longshou Mountain, while Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty is south of Longshou Mountain.

However, Chang'an City is Tai Chi Palace. Naturally, ordinary troops cannot cross the city. If the troops in Chang'an City want to reach Longshouyuan, they must pass through the city along Anhua Gate, Xuancheng Gate, Qingming Gate, Bacheng Gate or Zhicheng Gate.

Chen Yingzeng made calculations and arrived at Longshouyuan from each city gate. The nearest one was the garrison of Zuowuhouwei near Zhicheng Gate. Their distance was the shortest, about twenty-five miles away. The farthest one was the left and right Wuwei, because they were directly stationed in the Nangong of Taiji Palace, separated from the Nanya, but they could not pass through the palace city directly and passed through Luocheng Gate. Therefore, they had to leave Cheng'anmen Palace City, and then follow the Fang Road to Qingming Gate and bypass Chang'an City, and arrive at Longshou Mountain.

The distance between the left and right Wuwei Army is the farthest, and it takes about sixty miles to reach the entire journey.

Chen Ying and his team of cavalry went to Longshouyuan, and the speed was faster. It was about two quarters of an hour before everyone arrived on the gathering Longshou Mountain wasteland.

Chen Ying's personal guards began to arrange the central army camp and the generals.

It was still early and the troops had not arrived yet.

Chen Ying was drinking tea leisurely.

Feng Li frowned and said, "General, this is unfair!"

Chen Ying said coldly: "Will our enemies tell us where they launched the attack?"

"this……"

Feng Li was speechless.

Chen Ying's voice suddenly raised octaves, looking at the generals and said, "The enemy will not tell us where they attack, nor will they tell them where they are their void soldiers and where they are their key breakthroughs. Regardless of attack and defense, we must take the initiative first and then be controlled by others. Let you see what the troops you are reluctant to abolish are."

It didn’t take long, so it took about half an hour. All ten Zhexu Mansions of Wuhou Wei arrived at Longshouyuan.

The left and right Wu Houwei who arrived at Longshouyuan consciously formed a huge array of fifty to three hundred, with strict arrays, long spears like forests and horizontal swords like walls.

This is the army that Chen Ying has fed with strict military discipline, cruel training and generous treatment since he took over the left and right Wu Houwei! Maybe the time for the army is short, and they are not able to defeat too powerful enemies, but they will not be afraid of any enemies!

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. After waiting for a full quarter of an hour, the Zuo Xiaogu army began to arrive at Longshouyuan. However, at this time, the Zuo Xiaogu army was not only in a mess, but also almost all the soldiers were dressed in disheveled clothes.

The equipment of the Tang Dynasty army was first-class at this time. They were equipped with the best steel armor and the best equipment, but the weight was not light. Take the Arsenal Spearman as an example. Their armor was about eighteen kilograms, their luggage was about fourteen kilograms, plus weapons and kettles, and each person was nearly fifty.

Thanks to the good physical condition of the soldiers at this time, otherwise the team would be terrible.

When the sun sets west, the twelve guards finally arrived at the Dragon Shouyuan. But looking at the twelve guards' elite army that was loose and distorted, Xue Wanche shouted helplessly: "How is this possible?"

Xue Wanche was born into a general. His father was the former general of the left imperial guard of the Sui Dynasty and Xue Shixiong, who was left by Zhuo County. He led the army with his father at the age of seventeen, and thought that it was very difficult to understand military affairs.

The 12 Guards Army was the elite among the elites of the Tang Dynasty, and even much more elite than the Jingzhou Army he led before. However, the longest distance of this temporary training was only 60 miles. It actually ran for a whole day. Even if the Jingzhou Army, which was not as trained as the 12 Guards, it would not be particularly difficult to force 500 miles in three days.

However, with such low-intensity marching training, nearly one-third of the twelve guards were on the verge of collapse.

Xue Wanche never admitted that the twelve guards would be so weak, but the facts were right in front of him.

The best performer was the left and right guards with the farthest marching distance. Their marching distance was nearly 60 miles. They all arrived at Longshouyuan within two hours. Although they looked tired, judging from the formation, this team of civil warriors not only showed no sign of collapse, but instead showed a firmer will.

"How is this possible?" Yuchi Gong was speechless. Since he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he had not been staying in the Eastern Palace Zuo Yusu, but following Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army. All he saw were the few elites in the Tang Dynasty. When he saw Xue Wanche's solemn expression, it could be said that it was ugly.

Some people were throwing their helmets and disgraces, some were not angry, some were running in the wrong direction, and some soldiers ran into other troops. The most outrageous one was the Zhechong Mansion of the Right Guard. I don’t know what the commander of the Zhechong Army thought, but actually brought the troops to Qujiangyuan and went in a completely different direction.

If this is not a training session, if it is a war, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Yuchi Gong's face became very ugly at this time.

Chen Ying was already mentally prepared for the performance of the twelve guards. After all, humans are lazy animals. Once they live too comfortably, they will lose their enterprising spirit.

For example, Lao Cheng has been sitting for a long time and has gained a weight of 100 kilograms in just five years.

Chen Ying looked at the soldiers and said with anger: "You see clearly that this is the most elite twelve guards of the Tang Dynasty, the absolute power to defend Guanzhong. Do you think you can still fight?"

Hearing Chen Ying's words, the generals leading the troops, including Yuchi Gong, Feng Li and others bowed their heads and said nothing.

"I am very disappointed!" Chen Ying looked at the generals and shouted: "Can such an army protect the elders and villagers in Guanzhong? Is it wrong to lay off the old and weak?"

Xue Wanche was not confused at this time, but said with a stingy head: "The general clearly understands that the general does not agree to abolish the old and weak, but how to abolish the old and the weak. The court must take out a one-way trip, and it cannot give them a single order and let them get out!"

The generals also followed suit.

After all, there are no perfect military retirement regulations in this era, nor are there so-called retirement placement fees. Once soldiers are old and weak, or disabled, and no longer go to the battlefield, they will usually be dismissed, and only pay a sum of money. The court will give them a sum of money based on the distance of the soldiers' hometown.

After eating these foods, there is basically nothing left after returning home.

Therefore, some soldiers without land and family were shocked and at a loss when they heard that they were going to lay off their troops.

Chen Ying was actually prepared for a long time. Chen Ying once scattered in large domestic forums and had a heated discussion on the real reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty. Netizens proposed "natural disaster theory", "man-made disaster theory", "double disaster theory", and other remarks about the demise of the Ming Dynasty, "double disaster theory", "traitors' traitors' traitors' traitors' stolen the country, and so on.

However, Chen Ying agreed with Huang Renyu's point of view. Huang Renyu believed that an important reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty was fiscal bankruptcy. The reason for fiscal bankruptcy was that the national policy in the early Ming Dynasty had greatly regressed, and the government did not take more responsibilities. Instead, he only hoped that the country would take care of itself. Therefore, he failed to obtain a powerful fiscal and taxation machine, with external troubles and internal disasters, and natural disasters, which destroyed the country.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was lost in rough and sparse.

In the Ming Dynasty, the national policy was that people-friendly officials were not allowed to disturb the countryside, and even left the county town. In other words, the state of anarchy was almost handled under the county town, and all were governed by gentry and local clans.

A teacher who never forgets the affairs of his previous life.

Is the cause of the demise in the history of the Tang Dynasty really the disaster of the vassal states?

Of course, it is a fact that the court’s lack of strict control over the local area. In fact, in a more serious crisis, the court did not provide detailed control over the local area from beginning to end.

The aristocratic clans could be tax-free, but the court required taxes to maintain state operations. However, when the financial crisis occurred, the Tang Dynasty had no land and financial resources to support more than 200,000 government soldiers in Guanzhong during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

Under this circumstance, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang put his mind on the naturalized Hu people outside the pass, because the Hu people were soldiers, did not need training, and did not need food and fodder. Every time they fought, they were given a settlement reward, forming a mercenary nature, and the Tang Dynasty declined from prosperity.

Chen Ying insisted that the Tang Dynasty should add an effective management system. Just like the pilot he conducted in Lingzhou, a guarantee system was established so that the court could directly manage the local baojia.

Use retired old soldiers to act as even the chief of armor, the chief of security or the chief of town.

Joint guarantees are provided for the public security in the village. Once needed, military mobilization forces can be quickly formed.

Although these old soldiers did not support strenuous exercise, they had rich combat experience, which was even more rare that they loved the Tang Dynasty.

Chen Ying planned to implement the baojia system, and to enter the county, a chief of the family was established with ten households, a chief of the family was established with ten households, and a chief of the family was established with ten guarantees, and a town mayor of the family was established with ten guarantees.

Ordinary soldiers can serve as chief of staff after retirement and enjoy 50 acres of land.

The trooper commander and officers at the level of the team can serve as the guarantor. They can enjoy the treatment of one hundred acres of land and the treatment of the imperial court from the lower rank of the ninth rank to accompany the Rong Clerk.

The mayor needs retired officers at the brigade or lieutenant level to distribute 200 acres of land and enjoy the treatment of a magnificent magnitude of the imperial court.

For prefectures and counties that establish the Baojia system, border prefectures are also the first, and outside the pass is the first. Taking 4,000 households in a county as an example, this requires 400 Jiazhen, forty Baozhen, and 400 town mayors.

If the cooperation between the chief and the deputy is adopted, then a total of seven or eight hundred retired soldiers can be arranged.

Looking at the discharge system regulations issued by Chen Ying, Yuchi Gong said excitedly: "If 30,000 elderly and weak people are abolished, hundreds of counties will need to be resettled (there are also counties, less than 4,000 households). Are there so many counties?"

Chen Ying laughed and said, "The 19 prefectures and more than 150 counties under the Anxi Protectorate's Office are enough to settle. Moreover, the General of Baojia where he is located can promise that Chief A can obtain three main rooms and four wing rooms, as well as all the land acres of Dingkou. Chief Insurance can obtain four main rooms and five wing rooms, and the mayor can obtain five main rooms and six wing rooms!"

Feng Li laughed and said, "It makes all the last generals want to be discharged from the army!"

Chen Ying said solemnly: "This abolition is based on the principle of voluntary resignation. Voluntary resignation can be given priority for the same level. If you do not retire, high-intensity training will be carried out in the future. Assessment will be conducted once every ten-day. Within one month, the thirty-year assessment will be conducted, and all the last ones must be forced to be discharged from the army!"

Xue Wanche pondered and said, "No one can blame others if his skills are inferior to others!"

Chen Ying was also immigrating abroad in disguise at this time. After all, almost 90% of the 12 Guards were from Guanzhong. If they went thousands of miles away to take up their posts, they would inevitably have their families. Thirty thousand old soldiers were 30,000 households and tens of thousands of people migrated out without realizing it.

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In the Huai'an Palace in Chang'an City, a group of children from the Li family surrounded Li Shentong and cursed: "According to Fang Xuanling's strategy, our royal family will all reduce their titles and salary."

Another clan of the royal family also said, "No matter what, we are also your majesty's close relatives. How can we have our own family members? How can we calculate our own family members?"

Prince Li Xiaochang of Yi'an sneered, "Prince Zhao must be fine!"

Li Shentong looked depressed.

"King Zhao is the one with the highest military achievements among our royal family. How could he be reduced to his title?"
Chapter completed!