When Li Shimin came, he naturally couldn't eat with other people. Li Mu didn't want Bai Qiaoqiao to bother him, so he asked someone to prepare another small pot and went to the study with Li Shimin. Li Mu invited Eunuch Gao to sit down, but Eunuch Gao refused.
Dare, he won't force it. He will take some with him when he leaves later, and it will be the same if he has some free time in the evening. Li Mu is still very generous when it comes to food.
"I came here to ask about the military academy. I have been fighting for many years and have read many military books, but I have never heard of the term 'military academy'. In my opinion, all generals are
Those who have been trained in the field, and who are as good as Zhao Kuo in the workplace, are just superficial and not suitable, but I believe that you will not say it casually, so I came to you, hoping that you can convince me, if it is just to train the prince, I
I won't go to war in such a big way. The cost of running a school is too high, the court is not well-off, and I don't have the spare money."
Li Shimin went straight to the point, and Li Mu didn't beat around the bush. He guessed that Li Shimin would come, but he didn't expect that he would be so anxious.
"Your Majesty, this idea I have is definitely not a whim." Li Mu stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and spoke in a serious tone: "During the last land reform, someone retorted that the land system of the Tang Dynasty was
The government and military systems are all complementary to each other. One move affects the whole body, so it cannot be changed easily. Although I refuted these remarks at the time and strongly advocated reforming the land system, I later thought about it seriously. In fact, this is true.
It makes sense.”
Li Shimin was stunned. He looked at Li Mu blankly and said, "Tell it yourself, do you think you are talking too much? You were the one who refuted it at first, but now you are the one who thinks it is reasonable. What have you been doing?
?If there is a problem with your land system, the foundation of the country will be shaken, do you know?"
"But," Li Mu swallowed his beef and said, "There is no problem with the land system proposed by the minister. Your Majesty has also seen the implementation this year and the feedback has been good. So there is no problem with the land system. The problem should be with the military system.
"
"Stop!" Li Shimin raised his hand to interrupt Li Mu and said, "It goes without saying, I can let you do whatever you want in any matter, except for the military system, I can't let you go. Needless to say, I don't want to hear it."
As he was about to leave, Li Mu stopped him and said: "Oh, your Majesty, you are the same. You are the one who wants to listen, and you are the one who doesn't. I didn't want to say it at first, but you made me say half of it. I'm holding back like this.
It’s so uncomfortable to go back. You haven’t finished the meal yet. Can you give me a chance to spit it out?”
When the meat slices in the pot were churning and it was really delicious, Li Shimin thought for a while, sat down again and said, "It only takes one pot of meat, and I will leave when I am full."
"Okay, that's it."
Li Mu poured the meat slices into the pot. Li Shimin rolled his eyes at him, but didn't say anything as he picked up the meat and ate it.
"The Fubing system has been passed down for hundreds of years, so there is a certain reason for it. At present, the Fubing system is also the best way to recruit soldiers in the Tang Dynasty. But what about in the future?" Li Mu raised a question. Li Shimin glanced at him and said nothing.
The look in his eyes seems to be saying: Are you telling me, or am I telling you, who are you asking?
Li Mu continued: "Just like the land system, I believe that the solutions that were good hundreds of years ago may not be applicable hundreds of years later. They should keep pace with the times and make timely adjustments. Your Majesty also said that the Tang Dynasty
The most important thing at the moment is to recuperate and recuperate. Then a question arises. If manpower is regarded as a resource, should Your Majesty invest this resource in people's livelihood or in the military?"
Li Mu had mentioned the concept of resources before, and Li Shimin understood what it meant. But when Li Mu mentioned it, he was still a little confused and didn't understand what Li Mu meant. Li Shimin frowned and said, "What's the difference? Fu Bing
It’s not like we use them as soldiers all the time, they can still do farming when there’s nothing wrong.”
"Your Majesty, can this be the same? It's like a farmer going into business and selling things, but is he a businessman? No, he is a farmer. He just looks like a businessman, and the same goes for soldiers. Sir
When I was in Dingxiang, I saw 50,000 imperial troops led by General Hou Junji, and I discovered a problem. Although they were all government soldiers, the different soldiers were very different. Some soldiers were tall and powerful, while others were weak.
The general arranged things wisely, letting the tall and powerful ones serve in the Mo Dao team, so that one can serve two purposes, while the weak ones can be used to transport grain and grass, and both of them cannot serve the same purpose."
"Why did such a thing happen? I did some research, and the general reason is that when the local government soldiers were recruited, they really didn't have enough manpower, so even such weak soldiers were recruited. According to the current government regulations,
There is nothing wrong with the military system. But please think about it, your Majesty, these weak soldiers are not good at fighting or transporting food and grass, but they eat military rations, so it is not obvious that they are not good at it."
"There are the same 1,500 people. If they are all strong and strong, what is their combat power? But if 500 of them are weak, so what? They consume the same food!"
Li Shimin was a general who led armies in wars. What Li Mu said is indeed a real problem, but what can be done if the system is like this? The number of soldiers in the war is the benchmark. You can't just abandon the soldiers because they are weak. If there are no people, there are still
What fight?
"What do you want to say? Just say it. Don't beat around the bush!"
Li Mu poured a glass of wine for Li Shimin, poured a glass for himself, drank it, and said: "What I mean is that these weak soldiers may not be able to fight, but they can farm. Why not let them farm? They farm."
The food from the ground, whether harvested by the court or by the people, can become a resource and play a positive role, but they play a negative role on the battlefield."
Li Shimin hummed: "You say you don't understand, but you really don't understand. Li Mu, the most important thing in a war is the soldiers. Have you never heard of Han Xin's order of troops, the more the better?"
Li Mu shook his head and said: "I think that generals are more strategic than brave, and soldiers are more valuable than more skilled."
"A general is more concerned with strategy than courage, and soldiers are more valuable than their elites." Li Shimin was stunned. This was the first time he had heard this.
This familiar saying in later generations gives people a subconscious feeling that it seems to have been there for a long time. However, in actual history, it was not recorded until the Ming Dynasty. In earlier times, the battle was fought with people, and the side with the less people was the side. Although
There are times when we can win, but most of the time, the one with more people wins, otherwise there wouldn't be the idiom "win with less to win more" that makes people feel surprised.
"I believe that streamlining soldiers will not only save the court a lot of money and reduce military expenditures, but also release a large amount of labor for the people to recuperate and recuperate. If done well, not only will the combat effectiveness not be reduced, but the