Li Xiaogong laughed and actively invited: "Since you are satisfied, can we have a drink?"
Li Yuanji smiled and nodded, "Sacrifice your life to accompany a gentleman."
Li Xiaogong immediately called the maid who had already retreated far away to warm the wine.
Not long after the wine warmed up, the eunuchs also arrived at the pavilion carrying various dishes to go with the wine.
Li Yuanji accompanied Li Xiaogong while drinking and chatting.
After drinking about a dozen drinks, Li Xiaogong seemed to remember something and said: "By the way, I heard some gossip before I came here. I will tell you now, please help me read the details."
Li Yuanji picked up a piece of soft boiled venison and put it into his mouth, nodded and said, "It's all right."
Li Xiaogong corrected his attitude slightly and said: "I heard that your father is planning to imitate the Tongjun Mansion in your and your second brother's house, and change the Hussar Mansion in various places to Tongjun Mansion, and the Hussar General to Tongjun Mansion. , the Chariot and Cavalry Generals were changed to Special Generals. At the same time, they planned to rank the Tongjun Mansion as the third class. The first class was the Shangfu, commanding 1,200 people, the second class was the Zhongfu, commanding 1,000 people, and the third class was the Shangfu. He led eight hundred people under his command, and the soldiers he belonged to were all called guards.
Tell me what your father thought and why he did it?"
Li Yuanji was obviously stunned for a moment. According to historical records, Li Yuan changed the Hussar Mansion to the Tongjun Mansion, which should have happened in the seventh year of Wude. Why is it so early now?
So far ahead of schedule?
Could it be that Li Yuan's reconstruction of the Hussar Mansion in history was related to Li Jiancheng's raising of private soldiers in Qingzhou?
After all, in history, Li Jiancheng raised private soldiers in Qingzhou and Li Yuan rebuilt the Hussar Mansion in the same year.
It's the same today.
"What are you thinking? Please tell me what your father thinks?"
Li Xiaogong saw Li Yuanji sitting there with a brooding look on his face without saying a word, so he couldn't help but urge him.
Li Yuanji came to his senses and did not tell Li Xiaogong what he was thinking. Instead, he smiled calmly and said: "What else can I think of? Of course it is to reduce the expenditure of the imperial court and recruit elite soldiers.
After all, the number of soldiers and horses currently commanded by a Hussar Mansion ranges from two thousand to three thousand.
There are many people here who are just cheating.
Rather than raising them, my father would rather lay them off.
In this way, it will not only reduce the court's expenditure in this area, but also draw out elite soldiers from various places."
Speaking of this, Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiaogong and said: "You also know that our Tang Dynasty now has a large number of soldiers and horses in various places, and a large part of them were recruited by our Tang Dynasty in constant battles. So it is inevitable that there will be some mixed results.
Therefore, it is inevitable to take the essence and discard the dross.”
While savoring Li Yuanji's words, Li Xiaogong nodded and said: "That's right. The key to commanding an army is to have elite soldiers rather than large numbers. If we can eliminate those people who are just trying to make up for the numbers in the army, it will indeed reduce the expenses of our Datang Dynasty." , and it can also bring the strength of soldiers and horses in various places to a higher level."
Speaking of this, Li Xiaogong said worriedly: "It's just that those people who were removed from the army and were just filling the numbers, I'm afraid they won't be happy. If they gather to make trouble and form a mutiny, it won't end well...
Some military generals who are greedy for power will not be happy, and they will definitely try their best to obstruct this matter."
After all, things like having better troops and simpler administration have always affected the interests of a large number of generals who drink the blood of soldiers in the army, and also affect the interests of a large number of soldiers who hang around in the army and eat the royal rations.
They will definitely oppose it and even encourage others to make trouble together.
Li Yuanji smiled disapprovingly and said: "What are they unhappy about? The world is at peace now, and the population is sparse due to wars in various places. As long as they are willing to leave the army, my father will definitely compensate them for part of their land, and maybe they will also serve as officials.
Give them an orphan and a widow as their wife and concubine.
As long as they leave the army, they can immediately live a life of having wives and children on the hot bed, what are they unhappy about?"
Datang, with only 15.6 million households, was very rich in various natural resources.
Whether it is the land that the common people long for, or the wives and children that the men in the army long for, Datang can satisfy it.
Li Yuan was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and he would definitely not be stingy in this regard.
Li Yuan also urgently needs to quickly increase the population of Tang Dynasty, so he may be more generous in this regard.
For example, in some places where all the men died due to war, some behaviors of monogamy and eight or nine concubines may be acquiesced.
After all, it is very difficult for a woman or a group of women to survive in this era.
Therefore, when the imperial court gives them husbands, they will never dislike it, and they will not mind if several women work together with one husband.
After all, it is impossible to talk about human ethics, morality, humanity, and self-esteem when it comes to the tragedies caused by this era.
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For a group of people who have no way of surviving at all, only by working hard can they be qualified to talk about other things.
Now, in some places in Hebei Province where there are few men, this kind of decree is implemented.
The decree was suggested by Ma Zhou and approved by Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji must ensure that there are living people in all parts of Hebei Province and can survive smoothly before he can discuss development in Hebei Province.
If you can't survive, there's no point talking about development.
"If this is the case, we can make those people who are just cheating and pretending to be useless, willing to completely withdraw from the army. But what about the generals in the army?"
Li Xiaogong frowned and asked.
Li Yuanji smiled calmly and said: "If they are willing to stay in the army, then my father should retain their positions. If they are not willing, my father should transfer them to local officials.
After all, whether it is Hebei Road that has just been re-pacified or the south of the river that was conquered by you, there are many positions now vacant."
At the beginning of the founding of the country, there was no need to worry about having no official position.
Especially in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, when all enemies were bulldozed in just three or four years, there was no need to worry about having no official position.
For example, although the area south of the river that Li Xiaogong had bulldozed previously had been brought under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had not yet completely digested it.
Each locality only dispatched some high-ranking officials and many minor officials, and the high-ranking officials in various places had to recruit them themselves.
If you can't recruit, then you can only leave it empty.
At present, the most healthy areas in the Tang Dynasty are the Military Mansion, such as the Hussar Mansion and the General Manager's Mansion. The rest north of the river are relatively healthy, and south of the river are a mess...
