Chapter 174 The birds are all good, the bow is good, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked

Since ancient times, politics has nothing to do with ordinary soldiers, ordinary soldiers can grit their teeth and insist on fighting hungry, and they can also endure the pain, but they can't bear it, and the country they are loyal to can't even satisfy their families.

Although Guanzhong was rich, it could not feed 500,000 soldiers. When this question broke out, Li Yuan also felt a little embarrassed. However, due to the Tang Dynasty's government soldier system, the soldiers have obtained a way to advance, so in order to be promoted and make a fortune, in order to glorify the lintel, anyway, the Tang Dynasty soldiers in Guanzhong, in response to the call of the imperial court, went out of the customs again and again to fight, blood-stained battlefields, horse leather shrouds, one after another, and died.

Nowadays, Guanzhong can no longer take out the land that can reward meritorious soldiers, and this problem is big. Without a reward, is there anyone willing to join the army and fight?

Guanzhong was the foundation of the Qin and Han dynasties, and it was precisely because the imperial court squeezed out the patriotic enthusiasm of the soldiers for the Great Qin, and they believed that as long as the wars of the Warring States princes ended, then the peaceful and prosperous era would come. As a result, the Six Kingdoms perished, the soldiers of the Qin army did not get the peaceful days they wanted, the collapse of the Qin Dynasty's military merit title system became the last public ride everywhere, there were many doctors like dogs, Liu Bang hit Guanzhong, promised not to harm their relatives, and the soldiers of the Qin army collectively defected.

Li Yuan's expression became frightened and he wanted to refute, but thinking that what Li Jiancheng said was also true, he really didn't know how to refute. Yes, once the Tang Dynasty can't get the fields and wealth to reward the soldiers, it will immediately lose the hearts of the people, and a country can't even let the army and the people have enough to eat, why should it be supported by all the people? Isn't it a joke to rely on a group of soldiers like Hanako to defend the country?

Li Yuan looked at Li Jiancheng and said solemnly: "How did Chen Ying do it in the Western Regions?" ”

Li Jiancheng thought for a while and said: "Chen Ying has cultivated nearly 5 million mu of military land in the Western Regions in the past two years, and set aside 60 million mu of grassland for feeding military horses. ”

Li Yuan said in surprise: "In that wild area in the Western Regions, the soldiers are willing to settle there?" ”

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said: "If it is a child of the good family in Guanzhong, naturally he will not be willing to settle down in the Western Regions, but under the three armies of the Anxi Army, more than two-thirds of them are from Hebei, they follow Dou Jiande to raise troops, naturally because they can't survive, they take risks, now, Chen Ying gives them fields, so that they have their own land, how can they have complaints, not to mention that although the fields in the Western Regions are not as rich as Guanzhong, but it is not a problem to harvest stones per mu, they alone have one hundred and fifty acres of land, and two hundred acres of grassland, The income is no worse than that of Guanzhong, so they are also willing to settle in the Western Regions! ”

Li Yuan is naturally not stupid, the soldiers from Hebei are transferred to the Western Regions, and the land in Hebei will be vacant, more than 30,000 young and strong, that is, 30,000 families, and when these people arrive in the Western Regions, Hebei will be able to vacate at least 30,000 households of land that ordinary people can resettle.

As the emperor, Li Yuan immediately thought of another crucial question: "How can we ensure that these soldiers are loyal to the imperial court?" ”

Li Jiancheng said: "Chen Ying means, continue to develop, Datang has maintained a continuous expansion, the establishment of the Anxi Protectorate is the first step, in the future can also set up the Annam Protectorate, send people through the Indochina Peninsula, Chen Ying said, in the previous Lin Xiguo, there is a kind of rice that can be harvested three times a year, one acre of land can harvest more than three stones, three crops per mu of ten stones, if the Lin Xi (Zhancheng) rice in the hands, in the Indochina Peninsula, tens of millions of acres of land, Datang will have no worries about lack of grain! ”

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "Weak branches and strong cadres are the national policy formulated by the Tang Dynasty, and they must not be easily changed, Guanzhong must be stationed, the absolute superiority of the army, Chen Ying is the concubine of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Pingyang is my daughter, he and Pingyang and his wife can naturally ensure the stability of the Western Regions, if there is a different person, is the Western Regions still the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "Father, but the land in Guanzhong is limited, and this is an unsolvable problem. Now that Datang has more than 500,000 elite troops, can it support 500,000 troops and nearly 200,000 war horses in Guanzhong? ”

Li Yuan muttered: "At this time, it involves the national capital, wait and see, and don't be busy making a decision for the time being!" ”

Li Jiancheng wanted to persuade Li Yuan again, but found that Li Xiaogong winked at him.

Li Xiaogong said: "Your Majesty, the minister has heard of the Lin Shu rice mentioned by Liang Guogong, the Lin Shu savages have always been lazy, but they have never been worried about lack of food, it is better to let the minister go to Lin Shu to find this kind of rice, to see if it can be planted in Lingnan, if it can be planted in Lingnan, my Datang can also collect tens of millions of stone grain every year!" ”

Li Yuan said: "That's fine! ”

However, Li Yuan also forgot about Li Jiancheng's private establishment of the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate, and acquiesced in Li Shiji's acquiescence as the first Anton Metropolitan Protector to protect the town of Anton.

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The carriage stopped outside Gao Shilian's gate, and the eldest grandson Wujian led Li Chengqian with one hand and walked up the steps in front of the door with a smile.

Gao Shilian led someone out of the gate and picked up Li Chengqian without saying anything.

Gao Shilian said with a smile: "Don't say anything in advance, I'll pick up your mother and son." ”

The eldest grandson Wujian smiled lightly: "Uncle's house is not far away, we are one big and one small, we also have hands and feet, why do you need to work to pick it up!" ”

The eldest grandson Wujian said while patting his son's little head: "Isn't it, Cheng Qian?"

Li Chengqian chirped and smiled: "Go by yourself, go by yourself...... Eat meat...... Eat meat! ”

Gao Shilian had no choice but to put down Li Chengqian, handed it to the servant behind him, and then turned his head to look at the naughty smile on the face of the eldest grandson, and couldn't help but count it.

Gao Shilian hated iron and said: "You are also a mother, how can you still be a child, King Qin is now the pillar of the country, you have to look like a princess......"

The eldest grandson Wujian was lazy, and said innocently: "I'm not very good, I didn't cry or make trouble." ”

Gao Shilian couldn't cry or laugh: "You, fortunately, you married a good man." ”

The eldest grandson Luo smiled slightly.

Gao Shilian did not hide the pleasure in his heart, and said, "I don't know if Your Majesty ...... this time How...... King Qin? Let's go, go in and say......

The eldest grandson Wujian followed Gao Shi's honest steps towards the door and paused, the agility on his face was swept away, although he was still smiling, his eyes were completely cold. The eldest grandson said: "Uncle was born in the Northern Qi royal family, I don't know if you remember, the famous Lanling County King of our Gao family back then?" ”

Gao Shilian suddenly changed color when he heard this, and the steps under his feet stopped abruptly.

The eldest grandson Wujian crossed Gao Shilian, walked up the last step, turned around, and looked at Gao Shilian condescendingly, with a cold smile.

Gao Shilian said suspiciously: "What do you mean?" ”

The eldest grandson shook his head and said: "It's not interesting, I want to ask my uncle, now in our Tang Dynasty, is King Qin like King Lanling, or is Chen Juma like King Lanling?" ”

Gao Shilian couldn't help but laugh and said: "King Qin is not as good-looking as King Lanling!" ”

The eldest grandson said: "Chen Juma is even better looking than King Lanling!" ”

Gao Shilian said: "What do you mean ......?"

The eldest grandson said: "Uncle is in the middle of Yongzhou governance, Your Majesty should now be crowned Chen Juma, with the credit of Chen Juma, he should have been crowned king a long time ago!" ”

Gao Shilian's face changed slightly: "This ...... Not so good! ”

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Li Jiancheng walked outside the palace and looked back at the Wude Palace, revealing a thoughtful expression. At this moment, Wei Ting greeted him, bowed down and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Li Jiancheng said: "Let's go back and talk about it!" ”

Li Jiancheng boarded the carriage, looked at Wei Chigong in front of him and said, "Jingde, you have been following the palace for a few years!" ”

Wei Chigong scratched his head and smiled honestly: "It's been three years!" ”

Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "Jingde, this palace knows your ability, nest in the East Palace, wronged you, so let's do it, Andong is the first to protect the mansion, you go to follow the world achievements, go to Anton, and you will be able to seal your wife and son in the future!" ”

Hearing this, Wei Chigong's face changed greatly, he looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, what did the door do wrong?" ”

Li Jiancheng said: "You didn't do anything wrong! ”

"Then why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want me to leave?" Wei Chigong suddenly pulled out his dagger and aimed it at his chest: "I have already sworn that in this life and this life, I will protect the safety of His Highness, if I lose my trust in others, what is the point of living!" ”

Li Jiancheng quickly heard what Wei Chigong meant: "Who is untrustworthy?" ”

Wei Chigong knew that he was speechless, so he quickly shut up and didn't talk about it.

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Chen Ying held Chen Qian in one hand and Li Siye in the other, and the father and son were in the hot spring pool, frolicking. At this moment, Li Xiuning was dressed in a light veil, and the steaming water vapor wet Li Xiuning's clothes, which made Li Xiuning's body curve show the temptation to make people commit crimes.

Chen Ying was stunned for a while.

Li Xiuning handed Chen Ying a piece of paper, Chen Ying looked at it for a long time, and then raised his head from the list, and said with a panicked face: "Appointing local officials, this is the right of the emperor, Sanniang...... Are you tantamount to roasting me on a blazing fire? ”

Li Xiuning said: "The name is not right, the words are not good, the land of the Western Regions, more than a dozen states and counties, hundreds of counties, someone must come forward to govern, the local assassin county order, the inspector can get a time, but he has not a lifetime, and now he must be appointed immediately." ”

Chen Ying said: "That shouldn't be me......

Li Xiuning shook his head and said: "This is a personnel power, and it cannot be left behind." ”

Chen Ying was stunned.

Li Xiuning looked at Chen Ying helplessly, and sighed: "Has Chen Lang forgotten what I said when the soldiers besieged Luoyang?" If you break Luoyang, you will not be rewarded for your achievements? ”

Chen Ying put down the list in his hand dejectedly: "This is the way to protect yourself......"

Li Xiuning nodded, put the letter just now on the candle flame and lit it.

The handwriting on the burning letter was still legible.

The birds are exhausted, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked.