Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 335 This is indeed an excellent strategic deployment

Hou Junji really didn't expect that Li Shimin, who used to listen only to not express his opinions, would come up with wise plans frequently today.

Before Hou Junji could digest the compulsory military system here, Li Shimin threw out another strategy that shocked him.

"In fact, those rusted ordnance in the armory can be considered to be sold to the small countries around Datang."

As soon as Li Shimin said this, Hou Junji's expression changed suddenly, and he quickly bowed his head and warned, "Your Majesty, you must not, my Great Tang military equipment, even if it is rusted, is still a sharp weapon of my Great Tang, how can I sell it to other countries? Isn't it raising tigers to make trouble?"

"When the time comes, let those countries that have purchased my Great Tang's armaments strengthen their military strength, and use the armaments we sold to them to attack my Great Tang, wouldn't that be..."

Hou Junji was a little impatient, worried that Li Shimin only focused on the immediate interests and disregarded the future, so he thought of going wrong for a while.

Li Shimin waved his hand and interrupted: "Junji, what I'm talking about is selling weapons to those small countries, such as Dangxiang and Nanzhao, do you understand what I mean?"

Hou Junji's eyes widened for a while, "Your Majesty means... let Dangxiang and Nanzhao use the weapons we sold them to deal with Tubo? Your Majesty's strategy is very good!"

Hou Junji had been stationed in the southwestern frontier before, so he had a clear idea of ​​the branch of the enemy country in the southwestern part of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, when he heard the names of the two countries, Dangxiang and Nanzhao, from Li Shimin's mouth, he immediately reacted.

Li Shimin wanted to take advantage of the ethnic disputes between Tubo, Nanzhao and Dangxiang, and sell arms to Dangxiang and Nanzhao to unite these two countries and have the power to fight Tubo, so that Datang could sit on the mountain Watch the tigers fight.

Take this opportunity to minimize the existence of these potential threats to Datang!
The more Hou Junji thought about it, the more excited he became. Li Shimin also nodded at this time and said: "Well, the general meaning is what you said, but the details need to be studied by the Ministry of War. This can be implemented as soon as possible, sooner rather than later!"

"I understand, and I obey the order!" Hou Junji nodded quickly when he heard the words. Now his eyes suddenly became clear. These things Li Shimin said solved many things that had been bothering him all the time.

"Okay, I'm tired, you can step back." Li Shimin waved his hand, and Hou Junji immediately bowed his hands and left.

After exiting the Imperial Study Room, Hou Junji did not go straight to the Ministry of War, but rushed towards Shangshu Province.

Whether it is the compulsory military system or the arms trade, it is absolutely impossible to rely solely on the Ministry of War to complete it. It must have the support and cooperation of the big bosses in Shangshu Province, so Hou Junji naturally focuses on the key points first.

Inside the Yamen of Shangshu Province, Hou Junji dragged Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others to talk, and repeated what Li Shimin told him just now, almost verbatim, to the big bosses of Shangshu Province.

Fang Xuanling, the prime minister of Tang Dynasty, after listening to Hou Junji's words, drank several sips of tea to suppress his astonishment.

Changsun Wuji grabbed his beard and paced back and forth in the hall, mumbling something.

Xiao Yu, on the other hand, was dumbfounded, maintaining a posture for a long time, unable to speak a word.

These bigwigs were all shocked, their attitude at the moment revealed their chaotic emotions at the moment.

"This strategy is very clever!" After a long time, Xiao Yu sighed and said, "In fact, the old man has long discovered that there are problems in the government military system, no matter in the past or in the present, but I can't tell where the specific problems are. "

"Hearing what His Majesty said now, it's like a revelation. If this compulsory military system is really used, it can perfectly fill in the loopholes in the government's military system. After all, it is Your Majesty, wonderful, really wonderful!"

"Why is this so!" Fang Xuanling also praised: "As mentioned in the Junji, what His Majesty said at the end to trade arms with the surrounding small countries is a unique plan, and only Your Majesty has such a mind and dares to manipulate like this. .”

"In this way, Tubo, Dangxiang and Nanzhao must be driven by us, and the disputes will continue. It will solve a great disaster for our Tang southwest frontier defense. It is indeed an excellent strategic plan!"

Hou Junji heard Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu's admiration one after another, he finally let go of his heart, and quickly echoed: "What the two dukes said is very true, I was dumbfounded when I heard His Majesty say that. "

"However, Your Majesty's strategy still requires the Lords to join hands with our Ministry of War to resolutely implement His Majesty's compulsory military system and arms trade. Next, I will ask you Lords."

Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu nodded, "That's all. You and I are both officials in the same dynasty, so we should share the worries for His Majesty together."

"What Your Majesty said, whether it is military system reform or armament trade, is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, and we will do our best to achieve His Majesty's wishes!"

Several bigwigs made a decision, and the matter was settled. Then, under the leadership of the Ministry of War, Datang began to implement the five-year compulsory military system in an orderly manner.

For the five-year compulsory military system, the military salary given by the Ministry of War, and the subsequent talent recruitment plan, once promulgated, aroused enthusiastic responses from the people, making countless people willing to participate in it.

Subsequently, led by Honglu Temple and coordinated by the Ministry of War, Datang secretly contacted Nanzhao and other ministries of the party. First, it tentatively asked whether the two countries needed to purchase ordnance.

The envoys of Dangxiang and Nanzhao did not expect that Datang would take the initiative to give them the right to sell arms, so they agreed immediately.

Afterwards, Dangxiang and Nanzhao handed in secret credentials one after another, and started an intensive arms trade with Datang. A large number of rusted ordnance, after simple disposal, continued to flow into Nanzhao and Dangxiang at a price several times higher than the cost. middle.

And all of this has nothing to do with Li Fu, he knows almost nothing about the outside world, because now he is all focused on the firearms workshop.

The Firearms Workshop was also trying to save face for him. Finally, before New Year's Eve, the firecrackers were successfully produced, and the trial results were very good. Li Fu participated in all six trials and was very satisfied with the firecracker effects.

As a man, who doesn't like to hear such a noise from outside the house during festivals, but it's a pity that the development time of hesitant gunpowder is still short, and the fireworks that Li Fu is thinking about have not been produced, but Li Fu is also satisfied.

He was not in a hurry, the principle of fireworks was no better than that of firecrackers, he believed that Shen Lian should be able to make the fireworks he wanted as soon as possible.

Li Fu's wedding date is two years later, and it is the first time for him to be a groom. He naturally wants to add something unique to his wedding, which can be regarded as setting the rules for future wedding celebrations of Datang.

(End of this chapter)