Take the mall to Datang

After Yuan Shan went out, he went directly to the Ministry of War in a carriage, but he didn't expect that there would be a traffic jam in Datang.

Not far from here, I saw a group of fast horses heading straight for the imperial city.

The carriages were stopped by passing soldiers, and it took a while to let them go. I didn't expect that the roads in the workshop were so blocked that I didn't know what happened.

When he arrived at the Ministry of War, he suddenly saw no two people. A man from the Ministry of War saw him and immediately said: "Master Yuan, Du Shangshu and others were called into the palace just now, do you want to prepare a car to take you there?"

"No need, did Du Shangshu say anything when he left?" Yuan Shan asked suddenly.

The man thought for a moment and shook his head, "No."

"Let's wait a little longer." Yuan Shan sat down in the Ministry of War as he spoke.

Yuan Shan was not idle while waiting, the new job of the Ministry of War made him responsible for the competition, so he set up a brief outline on his own.

Just when it was finished, Du Ruhui and others came back.

When Du Ruhui saw Yuan Shan, he said indifferently: "It's really time for you to come."

"Conscription is a major national event. As one of the persons in charge, Ding Dang sets an example, so why not come." Yuan Shan said.

Du Ruhui had seen thick-skinned people before, but he had never seen such thick-skinned ones. He simply didn't know how to write shame.

"Du Shangshu, do you want to discuss the conscription contest?" Yuan Shan said immediately.

"Don't worry, His Majesty summoned us to the palace just now because Kuai Ma hastened to report that Yuan Junzhang is willing to surrender to Tang." Du Ruhui said.

"Yuan Junzhang, who is it?" Yuan Shan asked.

Du Ruhui almost vomited blood, and thought that it was shameful that a minister of the Ministry of War didn't even know the border situation of the Tang Dynasty.

"...Yuan Junzhang is attached to the Turks, and now that the situation in the Turks is not good, he wants to return to the Tang Dynasty." Du Ruhui briefly explained the situation to Yuan Shan.

Yuan Shan didn't have much impression of this person, this person was just a fool, and he had no interest in such a person at all.

"Du Shangshu, do we still need to discuss this matter? Let's surrender." Yuan Shan said casually.

"This Yuan Junzhang has a lot of power attached to the Turks. Of course, His Majesty is willing to accept him, but the border gate is so far away from Chang'an. I am afraid that Yuan Junzhang will be capricious. If the border gate is not handled properly, this kind of power may cause trouble. Your Majesty is not letting the Ministry of War come out. There is a way." Du Ruhui said.

"Well, then think about it, don't worry, I'll take care of the conscription contest in a week, and then I'll ask Du Shangshu to give me a cheap way, so don't bother me." Yuan Shan said and was about to leave.

Why would Du Ruhui let him go at this time? It wouldn't be foolish to let such a smart person not use Du Ruhui, so he immediately stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, Minister Yuan. Since it's all business, why don't we discuss it together, at least give us an idea."

Yuan Shan noticed that there was something wrong with the way Du Ruhui looked at him. Why did he feel like a cat saw a mouse? He could have slipped away by taking the opportunity, but now he really wanted to sit down and talk about serious business.

Then a group of different people began to study, talking about it was like chatting, and there was no result after chatting for a long time. The most unified idea was to let Yuan Junzhang do it and then comfort him.

But there are still things about the Turks in the future. To do so is undoubtedly to directly confront the Turks. The current situation is that Jieli’s political situation is unstable. Even if he is directly hostile to the Turks, he can do it at any time, but after all, this is the biggest violation of the previous covenant. The reason is that people in the Ministry of War feel that the time is not yet ripe, and it is best not to declare war directly with the Turks.

Now Yuan Junzhang took the initiative to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and had to accept it. This would not only reflect the Tang Dynasty's tolerance, but more importantly, it would be able to disintegrate the power of the Turkic people. Their army is composed of various tribes. A team like Yuan Junzhang In the eyes of the Turks, they are no different from tribes, they are just a form of alliance.

In addition, accepting Yuan Junzhang can stabilize the situation at the border, but the follow-up will make more mistakes, which may arouse Jieli's dissatisfaction. Then what kind of moths will come out at the border, which is a headache for Li Shimin .

In Li Shimin's plan, Datang needs at least a few years to cultivate and recuperate, and then wipe out all kinds of enemies that threaten the border of Datang in one fell swoop. From Li Shimin's heart, he does not want to see disasters happen at this stage.

Du Ruhui and others also understood this point, so they were naturally limited to this range when they thought about the problem, while Yuan Shan was a bystander, and suddenly asked, "Why did this Yuan Junzhang descend to the Tang Dynasty?"

This sudden question made everyone stunned. Of course, this kind of situation is due to something happening. Yuan Shan immediately understood after hearing what Du Ruhui said, so he said: "Yuan Junzhang is just a A group of mercenaries, the instability of the Xieli regime is now thinking about self-protection all the time, and such a "foreign" mercenary needs food and grass expenses in daily life. In short, it is either surrender to Tang or die, so surrender to Tang is the only way out for them, there is no doubt about this, and the Turks don’t care about him anymore, are you afraid that the Turks will find trouble, and why the Turks can use them? Why doesn’t the Tang use food to hire them."

"Don't say it's because they are from the Tang Dynasty. In fact, in my opinion, if they can turn against the Turkic people, they may turn against any force. It only depends on how much reward you need to drive them, so is it that complicated? Now the initiative is on our side, so why worry about it, just accept it first and then accept it." Yuan Shan said casually.

"Accept first and then accept?" Du Ruhui muttered.

Everyone was also thinking about it, Du Ruhui slapped the table and said, "It's a good plan, maybe this trick will work."

Yuan Shan said with some surprise: "Du Shangshu, what are you doing, you slap the table so hard, your hands don't hurt."

Du Ruhui didn't respond to Yuan Shan's ridicule, and then said to everyone: "I'm going to see Your Majesty now."

The rest of the people seemed to be all right, they relaxed and started to do other things immediately, and then moved a lot of rosters in the Ministry of War, all of which recorded information about military households, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty mainly adopted the Fubing system Conscription, as it is now, is rare. Outside of the Beiya imperial guards who are full-time, the twelve guards all have mansions under their jurisdiction. When fighting, there will be relevant mansion soldiers to supplement the team.

The scale of this recruitment is very large, and the entry of military households between various state capitals is also a very important task. Supplementing new soldiers is like preparing for battle even though there is no war now. At present, the work of the Ministry of War in the whole territory of Datang can only be done like this.

The standards of the martial arts contest of the Imperial Army in the Beiya are even higher. Whether it is a military general or a child from an ordinary military household, or an ordinary person, as long as they dare to think and dare to participate, they will have a chance. In China, people who can read and write are given special preferential treatment.

Chapter 266

East Palace, Xiande Palace.

Du Ruhui, who had just left and returned, told Li Shimin about the strategy he had researched in the Ministry of War, and he got his approval at that time.

"Keming's idea is good. The word mercenary is new. I'm afraid you didn't come up with it." Li Shimin laughed.

"Your Majesty, this word came from Yuan Shan's mouth." Du Ruhui replied.

"Mercenary, this kind of saying is quite appropriate. Does this kid have a lot of ideas? Accept it first and then accept it. He is really a rare talent." Li Shimin laughed.

If Yuanshan knew how he would feel when Li Shimin commented on what he said casually, but isn't this strategy a common trick that every dynasty has used since ancient times, even if he is good, he will eventually develop in this direction.

"Du Shangshu, how is the matter of expanding the army going?" Li Shimin had already made a decision on Yuan Junzhang's matter, and immediately asked him what he was more concerned about.

"Return to Your Majesty, this matter is in progress, if there is no matter of Yuan Junzhang, it should be carried out now." Du Ruhui said.

"From now on, the Ministry of War will focus on this matter, and let go of other things first. You must pay close attention to the matter of the Beiya Forbidden Army. I will send people to increase the manpower for Yuanshan tomorrow. I won't give it to me at that time." It won't be easy to train a group of elite soldiers." When Li Shimin said this, his tone was slightly aggravated.

"Ah, what's the matter? Could it be that I didn't have a good rest yesterday and caught a cold? Maybe it's because I've worked too hard recently. It seems that after I go back today, I need to take a good bubble bath and ask Manning and Manny to give me a full massage. Is it cupping or acupuncture." Yuan Shan was thinking about how to rest his body while everyone in the military department was busy.

Du Ruhui came back after a while, Yuan Shan saw that Du Shangshu was sweating all over his head, and his clothes were all wet with sweat, he thought to himself what are you trying to do? Not too close.

Fortunately, all the tricycles are used in the imperial palace now, and the tricycles of people of Du Ruhui's level are directly delivered to the entrance of the military department. The time needed to wait for the ministers to discuss is shortened invisibly, and the correspondence between some close ministers is very convenient. Sometimes it is not necessary to come to the less important matters at all, and just ask someone to ride a tricycle to pass them back and forth. news.

Li Shimin likes such a fast-paced job very much. Just like Du Ruhui, he went to the palace twice in just a little more time. It was absolutely unrealistic in the past, and he would not die of exhaustion in this hot day. Heat stroke is not allowed.

Du Ruhui returned to the Ministry of War and immediately said: "Yuan Shan, Your Majesty said that tomorrow he will send someone to help you complete this military expansion mission. Now let's discuss the specific process."

Originally, I wanted to "quickly solve the battle", but ended up chatting with these people in the Ministry of War for a day. At the beginning, Yuan Shan was not interested in recruiting people at all, but as they chatted more and more deeply , Yuan Shancai discovered that the Tang Dynasty conscription and statistics of military households seem simple, but they are not simple at all, and they are very primitive statistics.

It is to go door-to-door to check, and then report to the next level after being attacked by various state capitals, and finally all will be gathered to the Ministry of War.

When he returned to Heping Mall at night, Yuan Shan was exhausted. He didn't even eat a meal in the Ministry of War today. He had seen what a real workaholic is. If he didn't leave before the curfew, he might find him right now. After spending the night in the Ministry of War, the most annoying thing might be to talk with Du Ruhui and others at night by candlelight.

When Yuan Shan thought about the possibility of such a thing happening, he took the opportunity and ran away decisively, completely ignoring Du Ruhui's affection, so he was able to get away, but thinking that Ma Zhou and others really deserved to be prime ministers , innately possesses this kind of workaholic potential.

"Husband, what's the matter with you, you're listless." Dugu Ruolan came over and asked concerned.

"I haven't eaten for a whole day, what else can I be interested in? Get me something to eat, I'm starving to death." Yuan Shan said.

"I'd better bring some food with me when I go to the Ministry of War in the future, not only when I go out." Dugu Ruolan thought in her heart as she walked away.