Throughout the ages, no matter how strong the army is, it is inevitable that it will encounter such an embarrassing situation.

It was fierce at first, fierce all the time, but once it settled down, the combat power quickly collapsed.

Great Qin swept through the six countries, staring at He Ying.

But when Liu Bang waved his army into Xianyang, Xiang Yu burned Afang Palace, and burned Qin Shihuang's sealed mound, where was the invincible Qin army back then?

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, they ambushed on all sides and killed the Han army of the overlord Xiang Yu Wujiang who killed himself.

Where was it during the siege of Liu Bang Baideng, when the Xiongnu entered the border pass?

Daming Dragon flew ninety-five, reopened the sun, moon and sky, killed Meng Yuan's fart, and rolled back to the prairie to eat soil.

However, at the time of the Tumubao Change, the 200,000 forbidden troops under Ming Yingzong were killed by the Wara army led by Yexian.

Where are the Ming heroes who restored the clothes of the Han family back then?

And not only in China.

It's the same abroad, and there are countless examples of the same.

It's not a question of race or system.

Purely human.

When barefoot, you can fight for your life, and you can be brave.

When you have land, property and wealth, who is willing to have a wife and children to have a hot kang head?

The armies of the feudal era were all for one goal -

Seal the wife and cute child.

Or it refers to the achievement of class leaps by virtue of military merit.

Once the goal is achieved, there is no motivation to keep moving forward.

Rapid decline is inevitable.

Throughout the ages, there has only been one army, which has been founded for decades, and it has remained brave and sophisticated.

Because this army not only inherits the noble spirit of the Qi family's army, "freezing to death will not demolish houses, starving to death will not plunder." ”

There are also noble spiritual beliefs.

The people's soldiers, fighting for the people and defending the country.

This army can be called the strongest in history.

But such an army could not have appeared in the Tang Dynasty.

Su Dawei was silent for a moment: "I don't know, but Datang has the current situation, and it is not easy to come by, if the soldiers can't maintain their combat strength, ......"

The old man understood Su Shaoqing's thoughts very well, and felt that the court's rewards were not as good as before, making the soldiers have no fighting spirit and their combat power declined, but in fact, first of all, the soldiers are not as elite as before, and their combat power is declining, which is not a matter of the court's reward.

Even if the imperial court is still as generously rewarded as Taizong, the weakening of the government soldiers is inevitable.

Under the balance of various considerations, there is the current national policy.

It may not be the most perfect, but it is the most feasible strategy right now. ”

Hao Chujun said: "There is one thing, Su Shaoqing may not know, in the battle of Goguryeo, in fact, the imperial court has replaced a large number of soldiers. ”

"Recruitment?"

"Yes, recruitment."

Hao Chujun's eyes flashed with light, it was a firm light: "Recruiting soldiers has existed since ancient times, and I actually have it in Datang, that is, recruiting, recruiting, and recruiting, but it was not the mainstream practice before.

Generally, wealthy families and brave people are selected to fill the position, and former senior officials, honors or talented people are recommended to serve as generals at all levels.

The equipment for military recruitment is provided by the local state capital, and if it is insufficient, it is provided by the person himself or by his relatives and neighbors. ”

Su Dawei was stunned: "Then how is this different from the government military system?" ”

He knows the conscription system and the government military system.

But what the hell is this recruitment?

Li Zhi, who was sitting at the head of the hall, took the ginseng soup handed by the eunuch, drank a few sips, raised his spirit slightly, and said loudly: "Dongtai Shilang will tell him in detail about the recruitment of soldiers, although Su Dawei is not stingy, but in the future, the military power of our Tang Dynasty will probably fall on him." ”

Hao Chujun, Xu Jingzong, and Shangguan Yi secretly touched their eyes, and they all saw the surprise in their eyes.

Although it has long been clear that Li Zhi intends to cultivate Su Dawei.

But this is the first time that Li Zhi has spoken directly.

As an excellent emperor and an important minister of the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible not to plan for all generations.

In fact, Su Dingfang, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty who is still struggling on the front line, is already dying.

Li Tao has also reached the age of retirement.

Xiao Siye, Gao Kan, Ashina Sheer, Qi Bi He Li, Liu Renyuan, Liu Renliang, etc., are all old.

If this group of generals withers, Datang must have fresh blood to take over.

Su Dawei was not the only one who entered Li Zhi's sight.

A large number of young and middle-aged generals such as Wang Fangyi, Zhao Zhiman, Pei Xingjian, Xue Rengui, and Guo Beifeng were all in Li Zhi's overall plan.

In the Li Zhi Dynasty, if you look at the examples of foreign wars from the Yonghui period to the present, it is obvious that it is generally an old man who is a veteran and a veteran who is a big manager.

Then match some middle-aged generals, and then some young generals to do talent training.

The experience of a veteran, the composure and prime of a middle-aged general.

Coupled with the momentum of the young generals, the effect is excellent.

For example, before the expedition to the Western Turks, Cheng Zhijie was the chief manager.

Su Dingfang is the former director.

A large number of middle-level and grass-roots generals such as Liu Renyuan, Su Dawei, Ashina Daozhen, Lou Shide, and Wang Xiaojie were enriched.

It was through the war to destroy the Western Turks that Su Dawei grew rapidly.

For another example, in the third year of Xianqing, Li Zhi ordered Cheng Mingzhen to conquer Goguryeo, with Xue Rengui as his deputy general, also out of this consideration.

Therefore, in the military of Datang, there has never been a mention of talent being cut off, but it has been continuously cultivating and hematopoiesis.

This is one of the reasons why the Tang Army is strong.

Su Dawei is valued by Li Zhi now, not because of the affection between him and Wu Meiniang.

It is not entirely Su Dawei's ability in intelligence reconnaissance and case solving.

Li Zhi is more optimistic about Su Dawei's future.

The one who can shine in the army and become a new generation of famous generals in Datang, like Su Dingfang, will hold up half of the future of Datang.

It is precisely because of this that Li Zhi did not really get angry at Su Dawei's words, but let Hao Chujun get out of it little by little.

This is also a form of "tissue culture".

"Ahem~"

Hao Chujun coughed lightly twice, drawing Su Dawei's attention back to himself.

He said: "I just said that the weakening of the combat strength of the government soldiers is the general trend and inevitable, and it is not that the imperial court is reluctant to reward money and food.

Compared with military recruitment, government soldiers are half peasants and half soldiers, and men are twenty percent of men, and they need to be conscripted into government soldiers once every three years, and those who are in the point need to undertake military service for life.

Under the government military system, families conscripted into government soldiers can generally be exempted from conscription, and after retirement, they can be given priority to get the mouth divided land, and the mouth branch land that died in battle will be inherited by their children and grandchildren.

Under the government soldier system, the soldiers of various prefectures usually work in their hometowns to farm, and concentrate on the drills of the prefectures in various places during the slack time.

Government soldiers between the ages of 20 and 60 also have to take turns to guard Chang'an or the border areas and participate in wartime.

When fighting, there is no fixed period of service.

In addition, the government soldiers need to prepare their own horses, weapons, armor, and some rations, which requires great financial resources.

If the battle is won, the reward is very large, but if the battle is unfavorable, there will be great burdens and losses, and even bankruptcy. ”

After a pause, after Su Dawei digested this part, he continued: "As for recruitment, it is a completely professional soldier, and the imperial court will recruit soldiers, and they will be given a fixed and definite salary, and the equipment and armor logistics will be provided by the local state capitals and the imperial court.

There is a pension for the dead in battle, and if they quit the military system when they are old, the court will also give pension money. ”

After saying this, Hao Chujun paused for a moment, and after Su Dawei understood this part, he continued: "In the past, the government military system, one was difficult to sustain, and the other was that the country was at war, which was easy to delay the agricultural time, hurt the peasants, and hurt the peasants' wealth.

As a result, there are many evaders from the draft.

Now it is replaced by recruitment, and the government soldiers such as Taizong are rewarded heavily, and lifelong professional soldiers are recruited, so that the combat power can be guaranteed, and when the peasants are not harmed, the court and the recruits have their own gains, isn't it a convenience?

By the way, the military recruitment mentioned before is actually recruitment, but for the time being, the imperial court has not recruited soldiers for life, so military recruitment is a trial trial, first recruit for a few years, and try to see the results. ”

Su Dawei bowed slightly, and the thoughts in his heart kept surging.

Conscription, of course, is the direction of the future.

Knowing the general trend of history, he knew very well that the government military system had come to an end in the Li Zhi Dynasty.

Recruitment is the mainstream trend of Datang in the future.

In fact, government soldiers and recruiters have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to say which one is better.

Or it can just be said that in different periods, the empire had different needs.

Everything is subject to change depending on the environment.

Of course, in Hao Chujun's words, there are still many hidden tricks that can be pondered.

For example, it was said before that the combat power of the government soldiers will inevitably weaken from generation to generation.

It's a fact.

But this is not the only reason for the weakening of the government soldiers.

In the more than 40 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the original government soldiers have become military nobles, big farm owners, and big landlords.

Land annexation has become more and more serious across the country.

It is also true that there is no field to be rewarded.

For various reasons, they jointly pushed the soldiers of the same government to accelerate their weakening.

Recruitment, from the moment it looks really good.

But it also means that the empire needs to spend more money to support professional soldiers.

The government soldiers are very economical, self-cultivated farmers, ploughing the fields during farming, and joining the army in their spare time.

Bring your own dry food.

It didn't take much for Datang to gather a group of soldiers who could fight, and the group of founders was quite fierce, and they were subjugated.

It's a pity that the glorious era of government soldiers has gradually drifted away.

The future recruitment, in terms of professionalism, will definitely be more professional and elite.

Although the imperial court spent more money, but saved the land, looking at it this way, it was still a good deal.

But Su Dawei knew that in the future, this recruitment would be regarded as a big pit for Datang.

All evil youths, criminals, and Hu people can participate.

Dragons and snakes are mixed, and the good and the wilted are uneven.

Indirectly urging the feudal town after the birthday......

But that's a long way off.

Su Dawei retracted his thoughts and bowed solemnly to Hao Chujun: "Xie Dongtai Shilang will solve my doubts." ”

He saluted to Li Zhi on the high seat again: "Thank you, Your Majesty for mentioning ......"

Before the words fell, Su Dawei opened his voice again: "Minister, there is still a question. ”

Li Zhi, Hao Chujun and others were smiling happily, or brushing their beards, or touching the armrests of chairs.

That happy look seemed to see a lost young man who was pulled back to the right path by them in a few words.

A sense of accomplishment.

As a result, Su Dawei's words caught Li Zhi off guard, and he couldn't help coughing violently a few times.

"You...... What more questions do you have? ”

"The minister wants to ask about Ma Zheng."

Su Dawei lowered his eyebrows and looked loyal: "Before the minister was in Baekje, I felt that the war horse had suffered a heavy loss, and the army could not replenish it, this time I returned to Chang'an, I heard that the imperial court was going to abolish the policy of farmers raising horses, and I was puzzled for a while, and I hope that Your Majesty and the Dongtai squire will not dislike the dullness of the minister, and then allocate a little for the minister." ”

"You...... It's not stingy......"

Li Zhi pointed at him with a disgusted expression, and couldn't help but complain to the eunuchs and Hao Chujun and others.

"Look at him, he looks like a disciple of Su Dingfang, but like Cheng Zhijie taught him."