So far, no one has said that Li Chao is a villain traitor who flatters the upper position.
Even those who don't like Li Chao very much have to admit that he is a really capable person, capable of literature and martial arts, and a heroic and upright person, and the ability and courage he shows to command and govern the country are beyond the comparison of ordinary people.
Many people believe that if it weren't for the fact that he was too young, this time-saving Zai would be two years younger than the emperor.
If Li Chao is ten years older, then there is no doubt that Fang Xuanling's position in the middle book order will be Li Chao's.
Even if the head of the hundred officials in the court is Fang Qiao Fang Xuanling, if you really want to say that the emperor trusts and relies on the most in the court, it is Li Chao who deserves it.
At the Zhengdan Imperial Conference, the emperor exiled Pei Lin and Feng Deyi, and Li Chao became the only one left among the three dukes.
The only one of the three princes and three divisions of the court and the central government was conferred the title, and he became the most dazzling of the eleven prime ministers.
Everyone is looking forward to seeing what this long-awaited prime minister will do after entering Shangshu Province.
Imperial.
Zhongshu Province.
The central institution of the imperial court, Zhongshumen, was established in Zhongshu Province.
The Yamen under the Zhongshu Gate, in fact, is similar to the original Shangshudu Provincial Political Affairs Hall, with five rooms, the prime minister's office, and a complete staff team, which is not only a place for the prime ministers to gather for deliberations, but also their permanent office.
Large meeting room, conference round table.
In the center of the round table is a vase with fresh plum blossoms.
There were twelve chairs beside the round table, and hot tea had been poured in front of each chair.
Behind this round table, on each side of the wall, there are two rows of chairs, which are reserved for the prime minister's staff, and some seats are reserved for the ministers attending the meeting.
There was a sound of footsteps.
The emperor walked in front, talking to Shang Shuling Li Chao beside him as he walked, followed by the other prime ministers, and then the staff of the fifth room.
Li Shimin entered the conference room, saw this special round conference table, and smiled.
"Wen Yuan finally got the round table you used to have in the household department under the Zhongshu Gate, but this table is also very good, and it is closer to sit together to discuss matters."
Although the conference table is round, it also has a primary and secondary level.
The emperor, of course, sat at the top.
Then on both sides are the prime ministers, although they are all prime ministers, but the prime ministers also have a ranking, the governors of the three provinces are in front, and then the deputy governors of the three provinces are the prime ministers, and then the six ministers are the prime ministers.
Among the six departments, the Shangshu is also in order, with the official department ranking first, the military department ranking second, and the household department ranking third.
Wei Zheng, the prime minister, is the only one who is not from three provinces and six ministries, he is from the Yushitai, so when he is ranked, he is ranked last.
There was no name tag on the table, but everyone found their place very tacitly, and no one sat wrong.
In officialdom, it is quite important to find your own position.
Li Shimin leaned on the chair and was very satisfied with this chair, the backrest is very high, and there are armrests on both sides, as well as lumbar pillows and headrests, the most amazing thing is that the backrest angle of this chair can still be adjusted, and even the height of the chair can be adjusted.
Rao is the Ninety-Five Supreme behind Li Shimin, and he also thought it was very interesting, so he played there for a while, tried it all, and finally found the best angle to make himself more comfortable.
"Wen Yuan, needless to say, this chair must also be from your Li Ji's furniture factory."
Li Chao also adjusted a suitable angle to lean.
"Alright, Eunuch Wang, pass on the generals."
The meetings under the Zhongshu Sect are generally eleven prime ministers, and most of the emperors will attend.
Sometimes, however, when certain matters are discussed, the minister of the ministry is called.
And today, the emperor directly called the twenty generals of the northern and southern ya.
Today, the army of the Tang Dynasty is divided into two major systems, one is the Southern Yawei Army, and the other is the Northern Ya Praetorian Guard.
The South Yawei Army has a total of 12 Wei and 4 Mansions, and the North Ya is a battalion of the 4 armies.
There are 12 guards and 4 palaces in the south ya, of which 12 guards command the soldiers of all guards in the world, and the four palaces do not command the soldiers of the foreign government, but are only responsible for the palace guards.
As for the first battalion of the Fourth Army of the Northern Ya, it was in command of the Standing Praetorian Guard.
Each guard has a great general, so there are now twenty great generals, and the newly built Shenji battalion is led by the Shenji general.
The emperor directly called these great generals, and the matter to be discussed today is obviously about the army.
Li Chao, as Shang Shuling and the prime minister, of course knows what he wants to discuss today, about this, Li Shimin has already discussed it with him and Fang Du in private.
Datang's military and political affairs are actually very distinctive, with small meetings for big things and big meetings for small things.
The bigger the meeting, the less likely it is to discuss those major matters, and when they are usually brought out, there is a result.
Those important affairs were discussed by the prime ministers at the meeting under the Zhongshu Gate, and even directly in Li Shimin's imperial study, the three giants discussed with the emperor.
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Just like today's meeting, Li Shimin has already reached an agreement with the Big Three first, and then he will go to the meeting under Zhongshumen to discuss with all the prime ministers again, and call 20 generals to attend.
Twenty generals entered one after another and saluted the emperor and the prime minister.
General Shenji is newly established because of the small number of soldiers and horses, so he is not qualified to participate in this meeting.
Those who can serve as generals are all first-class generals in the DPRK and China.
However, there is another feature, that is, the generals of the guards are basically part-time.
For example, Qin Qiong is the general of the Left Guard, and he is also the governor of Guanzhong Province.
The generals sat down.
Li Shimin looked around at the prime ministers and generals and said, "Yesterday, I and the governors of the three provinces inspected the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and found that my Tang Dynasty now has a total of 500,000 soldiers, and in addition, the Northern Ya also has 50,000.
This amount is not small.
I remember that when I was in the Sui Dynasty, the total number of registered soldiers in various parts of the Sui Dynasty reached more than 600,000. ” 550,000, although this number is not as large as the 670,000 people when the Sui Dynasty was strong, but it is not small.
Fortunately, there are so many soldiers, of which 500,000 are government soldiers.
One of the advantages of the government soldiers is that they are farmers in their spare time and soldiers in wartime.
Even in wartime, only part of it was drawn to fight.
Except in wartime, the expenses are larger, and the government soldiers do not need additional expenses in peacetime, and the military expenditure is less.
However, if you want to keep hundreds of thousands of government soldiers fighting and make them stable, the imperial court is not without capital.
The most basic system of the government and soldiers is to grant land and exempt them, and ordinary people also grant land equally, but they have to pay rent and adjustment, and now there are two new taxes on household land, but the government soldiers of the imperial court do not need to pay rent and transfer.
In addition, the ability to win a war and be rewarded with a knighthood and an award of land and money has always been very high.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, wars have occurred frequently, but few have been defeated, precisely because of these systems.
"When Jinyang raised the army, the government soldiers were all granted fields.
During the Wude years, only some of the soldiers were given enough fields.
The Zhenguannian court also fought a big battle, and many new soldiers were recruited, but most of them were not given full fields.
These government soldiers and soldiers, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty's birth and death, I can't treat them badly. ” "Now that the war has subsided, some ministers have come up and said that the imperial court should cut some of the government soldiers, and it is enough to keep two or three hundred thousand.
I asked Wen Yuan, who opposed the proposal.
I also think what Wen Yuan said makes sense. ” "Wen Yuan told me that not only can the imperial court not remove the government soldiers, but also increase the government soldiers, and according to Wen Yuan's plan, the total strength of the imperial court will reach 800,000 people."
Several prime ministers exclaimed. 800,000 troops, what is this for, is it reckless Xiao Yu couldn't sit still.
"Your Majesty, the minister opposes the expansion of the army, now that the war has subsided, at this time the troops will not be withdrawn but will be increased on a large scale, may I ask what is this to do to raise 800,000 soldiers, how many people and people are needed for this, the current financial deficit of the imperial court is still high, and now what is it going to take to raise so many soldiers" Li Chao smiled and said to Xiao Yu, "Xiao Xiang, please don't be bored." ” "Be prepared for danger when you are in peace, and you will be dangerous if you forget about war.
Although there is no war today, the border troubles have not been eliminated.
Don't forget that Tong Ye Hu is a master of the grassland, and he will come over at any time.
At this time, instead of stepping up our armaments, we will reduce our troops and horses, which is not a wise move. ” "But you said it easily, raise 800,000 soldiers, what to raise?"
"Xiao Xiang rest assured, since I, Li Chao, dare to tell Your Majesty that I have 800,000 troops, I will definitely have a way to raise troops."
The cost of raising 800,000 soldiers is very large, but fortunately, the Tang Dynasty is not the Northern Song Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty implemented a professional army system, their soldiers were professional soldiers and standing army, and being a soldier was a profession, so the military expenses of the imperial court were huge.
However, Datang is different, Datang is a government military system, although the Beiya is also a standing army, but the number is small, and the government military system is the mainstay.
The government military system is equivalent to the nature of the militia, which is engaged in agriculture in peacetime and soldiers in wartime.
Even if there are a million government soldiers, they usually take turns, and only a fraction of them are trained on duty or on duty.
Even if there is a war, it will not be all drawn at once.
Of course, it doesn't mean that you can choose unlimited government soldiers because of this, and government soldiers also cost money.
The cost is the land, and once the government soldiers are selected, they are for life, and they have to serve until the age of sixty.
The field allotted to him will not be taken back until he dies.
During this period, the military land owned by the government soldiers did not pay any rent, and for the imperial court, there was a lot less land endowment.
A government soldier means a family.
If Datang has 800,000 soldiers, it means that 800,000 households have become non-paying households.
A government soldier has 100 acres of military land, and Datang has 80 million acres of land that does not accept land endowment.
For the imperial court, the government military system has a lot less military spending, but it also has a lot less tax revenue. 80 million acres of land is not a few.
However, there is good news now, with the recovery of many territories in the Tang Dynasty, and with the implementation of the imperial court's feudal system and the immigration system, many nobles have now replaced their land to the frontier, and the poor people in the Central Plains have also migrated to the frontier in large numbers, which has reduced the population of the Central Plains and increased the land in the hands of the imperial court.
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There are also the fields that the imperial court has recovered from those Buddhist temples, and now the imperial court has a lot of land in its hands, which provides favorable conditions for the imperial court to increase the number of government soldiers. t1706231537: