"I would also like to ask Mr. Lu to advise me, is there anything wrong with the military system of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Zhi said very modestly. He had already heard that Lu Hong's words seemed to be referring to something, and the other party was actually the Sixth Brother.

He was sent to give him guidance, so he was not polite at all.

"Haha, I don't take it as advice. I just felt something in my heart and thought of some suggestions for the Tang Dynasty!" Lu Hong said with a smile, "The Tang Dynasty has now pacified the northern grasslands, and the original grassland people have become the people of the Tang Dynasty.

People, and as far as I know, Your Majesty is also planning to recruit a large number of prairie soldiers. Although this can temporarily strengthen the Tang Dynasty's military strength, it will not

In the long run, this is not necessarily a good thing, especially when a large number of grassland generals enter the military general system of the Tang Dynasty. Although the Tang Dynasty is now powerful, these people dare not do anything, but these barbarians are intimidating and unethical. In the future,

If anything happens to the Tang Dynasty, these barbarians will definitely use their troops to fight back. Your Highness is the future master of the Tang Dynasty, so Your Highness Wan Wang must be on guard!"

After Lu Hong finished speaking, he looked at Li Zhi with a smile. Half of the above words were his own thoughts, and the other half were mentioned to him by Li Min in the letter. Whether it was the Tang Dynasty in history or the Tang Dynasty today.

During the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin appointed many Hu generals, such as the most famous one, Ashina Sheer.

, Qibi Heli and others, these Hu generals are indeed brave and good at fighting, and under the inspiration of Li Shimin, they are also loyal to the Tang Dynasty. There are even people in the court who are above the fifth rank in the court, half of them are foreigners, they can

It is said that the reason why the Tang Dynasty was so famous in history was that these Hu generals also played an important role.

However, under the prosperity of Hutong rule in the Han Dynasty, major hidden dangers were laid. The Anshi Rebellion a hundred years later was the result of the Tang Dynasty's heavy use of Hu generals. From then on, the Tang Dynasty began to go down a steep road.

The separatist regime resulted in the later downfall of the Tang Dynasty.

Knowing this period of history, Li Min was quite anxious when he saw Li Shimin re-employing Hu generals. However, he could not persuade him because the Hu generals during the Zhenguan period were indeed outstanding and there was no problem with their loyalty.

, if he rashly advises, even if Li Shimin will listen, he will offend a large number of important civil and military officials.

It was precisely because of these concerns that Li Min set his sights on Li Zhi. Anyway, those Hu generals would not be able to achieve much success in a hundred years. As long as Li Zhi could listen to his suggestions, he would be more cautious when promoting and appointing Hu people in the future.

, just to avoid creating a powerful domestic warlord like An Lushan in later generations.

Compared with Li Shimin, Li Zhi was less aggressive and decisive, but more delicate and intelligent. It was precisely because of this that he paid more attention to what Lu Hong said, although he also knew

, in the current Tang Dynasty, the Hu generals are indeed a considerable force and have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.

But what Lu Hong said makes sense. These Hu people are not like the Han people. They don't value royal orthodoxy that much. It's just that the Tang Dynasty is powerful now, so they are willing to work for the Tang Dynasty. But no one can guarantee the Tang Dynasty.

If they are not weakened, these barbarians will probably become Datang's henchmen by then!

Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help but fell silent. This problem didn't seem serious now, but it was very troublesome to solve. At least he couldn't think of any good way now. But then Li Zhi's eyes lit up and he said to Lu Hong

He smiled and said: "Thank you Mr. Lu, but now the Hu generals in the Tang Dynasty are so powerful that it is really difficult to tamper with them, so I would like to ask Mr. Lu for some advice!"

Lu Hong was waiting for Li Zhi's words, so he smiled and replied: "Your Highness, don't worry, the Tang Dynasty is now at its peak, and those barbarian generals will only be loyal to the court, so you have plenty of time to eliminate this hidden danger."

, as for the methods, there are two. One is to promote Sinicization among the Hu people under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Everything can be referred to the Qi Wangdian.

In order to implement the Sinicization strategy, especially those Hu people with meritorious deeds, their descendants must be gathered together and instilled in them the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. For example, the military academy is a good place. No matter how capable they are in the future, if they are not loyal to the emperor,

If they reach the standard, then they must be suppressed overtly and covertly, and they must not be allowed to enter the court!"

When Lu Hong said this, he paused and looked at Li Zhi. He found that the other party was listening very seriously, and then he said: "The above is a permanent solution. The only disadvantage is that the results are too slow, so the second one is to take effect."

A quick solution to the symptoms, this method is actually very simple, that is to deliberately weaken the influence of those barbarians.

Most of the Hu people hold military positions, and some are also in charge of military and political power. This is definitely not a good sign. The best way is for His Highness to strengthen the central government's rule, separate political and military affairs in various places, and assign civil and military officials to take charge.

Military generals are not allowed to interfere in local political affairs. In this way, the peace of the Tang Dynasty can be guaranteed!"

Lu Hongti's temporary solution was actually to separate military and political affairs. Military generals were only in charge of the army, and the most important political powers were all handed over to civilian officials sent by the imperial court. Although there might be collusion between civil and military affairs, for the Tang Dynasty as a whole,

However, it is the most effective method and can also greatly increase the centralization of power.

"Okay, good idea. If I remember correctly, Brother Six is ​​using this method now. Although troops are stationed in various places, the garrison and the local government have clear latitude and longitude, and they must not interfere with local government affairs!" Li Zhi also shouted after hearing this!

He sighed in admiration, and at the same time also praised Li Min.

Lu Hong smiled after hearing this, and then took Li Zhi to walk around the rest of the Steel City. As a result, Li Zhi discovered that this Steel City is not only responsible for the production of steel, but also produces some manufacturing-related products.

Workshops that grow parts. For example, one of the workshops produces a kind of mild steel sheet. It is said that his sixth brother Li Min personally ordered it. As for what it is made of, it is not clear. Li Zhi studied for a long time and couldn't find any clue.

Even Lu Hong was not very clear about this matter and had to give up in the end.

After Li Zhi returned to Sixi Palace, he locked himself in his study, and then carefully wrote down all Lu Hong's words today, and marked them with a red pen to show the importance of these opinions. In fact, he had already guessed,

These opinions are not just those of Lu Hong alone, there is probably the shadow of Sixth Brother behind them, but his identity is too sensitive, so he cannot express it clearly to himself, so Lu Hong took this opportunity to raise it.

In the next few days, Lu Hong took Li Zhi to visit Nanhan Prefecture. In fact, Nanhan Prefecture is a steel base. In various ports along the coast, countless ships leave from Anton Protectorate every day.

The mined coal and iron ore were transported to various steel plants to be smelted into steel, and then shipped to Taiwan and other places for use by various territories under Li Min's rule.

Although Li Zhi was very interested in this steel factory, Cai'er and Sizi found it very boring, so they stayed in the Sixian Palace. Anyway, the scenery there was beautiful, and they would not feel bored even if they stayed there for a few days.

After Li Zhi visited South Korea, they left again, and this time they took a boat instead of going to China and North Korea by land. This was mainly because Li Zhi wanted to visit Danluo and Tsushima Islands.

In order to protect the steel base of South Korea, and also to block the connection between Japan and the mainland, especially the northern Ezo Island, the barbarians there are Li Min's key defense targets, so in the Tsushima Strait, Danra and Tsushima

A navy with ten main battleships is stationed on the island.

Li Zhi has always been very curious about the navy in Li Min's hands, because he knows that the navy has always been the real trump card in the hands of Sixth Brother, and it is also the basis for his outward expansion. It can be said that it is with this invincible navy that Li Min

Only by doing so can you succeed overseas, and that is why,

Li Zhicai has always wanted to see the majesty of the navy with his own eyes. Unfortunately, Dengzhou is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and only the navy of the Tang Dynasty is stationed there. Although there is a navy outside Sixi City, it is not used for combat, but

They are some small warships patrolling and seizing, and there are no main warships at all.

After the fleet left South Korea, it circled the protruding sharp corner of the Samhan Peninsula and quickly arrived at Danluo. The current Danluo Island is no longer the Danluo Island it was when Lu Qing and the others first landed. When Li Zhi and the others came

When you arrive at this island, the first thing you see is a bustling port city, which is Danluo Port that was just built a few years ago.

Danluo Port was originally a military port, but later, as Samhan and Japan were conquered by Li Min, more and more merchants came and went between the two places, and Danluo Island, guarding the Tsushima Strait, naturally became one of them.

Many businessmen would stop here on the traffic thoroughfare. Later, Li Min simply ordered to move Danluo to

The port is divided into two, with the military port on the south side and the commercial port on the north side. Now after several years of development, the port has formed a city with more than 30,000 permanent residents, one-third of whom are urban residents.

They are the local Danluo people, and the rest are mostly Han people, with a small number of Sanhan and Japanese people.

The scenery on Danluo Island is beautiful and worth a visit, especially since Li Zhi also went to the military port to have a look, then boarded the navy's main warship and cruised around on the sea. Lu Hong also specially arranged a round

The artillery fired a volley, which shocked Li Zhi. At the same time, he was a little envious. With such a sharp weapon, it's no wonder that Sixth Brother was able to build such a foundation overseas.

After staying on Danluo Island for two days, Li Zhi and the others took a boat to Tsushima Island. There is also a navy stationed here, and it is stronger than the navy on Danluo Island. The navy is usually responsible for blocking the Tsushima Strait.

most areas.

Originally, after Li Zhi saw the navy on Danluo Island, there was no need to go to Tsushima Island. However, Lu Hong got Li Min's order and specially led Li Zhi and others to the island because there was a very secret thing here.
Chapter completed!