I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

This was neither sitting nor sitting, Qin Qiong was completely numb, and his old black and red face was turned pale by all kinds of thoughts in his heart at this moment.

Li Shimin was happy to see Qin Qiong like that!

Tell you to read my joke, tell you to hold back your laughter, you have the guts to keep holding back, this old face is turning pale, are you happy?

Zhang Nuo saw the two of them hooking shoulders together like a good friend, and couldn't help but shudder. This old Li's smile must be too treacherous.

On the contrary, Qin Er, such a big and thick man, was turned pale, could it be a little shou?

Forget it, it's better not to take care of Lao Li's personal affairs, this kind of thing is a bit unacceptable.

Zhang Nuo didn't bother to talk to the two of them, so he just sat down on the sofa opposite, crossing his legs in a daze.

Li Shimin tossed Qin Qiong for a while and then let go. After all, his shoulders are always hooked up like this. If he is not used to it, his shoulders are also tired!

At this time, seeing Zhang Nuo's relaxed face, Li Shimin asked seriously,

"Brother, the army is coming after the next year. The workshop and Zhuangzi don't need to worry about it. With your ability, you can take care of it properly. But how do you plan to deal with the army?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but not worry, this is not a few hundred people, several important officials of the court had complained about the recruitment of soldiers in Heifengzhai after they found out about the immortal food, now they wished to directly call the three guards over.

What's more, Zhang Nuo and Li Shimin agreed to help the court raise soldiers. If these soldiers are recruited by the court in the future, they must obey the court's order.

But to say a thousand words and ten thousand, it is not uncommon for the soldiers to be raging, one general to be raging, and one general to be incompetent and exhaust the three armies to death.

No matter how confident Li Shimin is in Zhang Nuo, he still has to inquire about Zhang Nuo's arrangements in advance. If the shopkeeper Zhang really doesn't know much about the army, then arrange for the sergeants to mainly farm and work in the village. Live, and guard the entire Zhuangzi by the way.

And if that step is really reached, I am afraid that when the time comes to send troops to Goryeo, Zhang Nuo is still the commander in name, but in fact any of the several generals will firmly hold the military power in their hands.

Zhang Nuo was not surprised by Lao Li's question. After all, Lao Li was a sergeant recruited from His Majesty by relying on his status as a royal relative, so he naturally had to listen to his own arrangements.

This means that the shareholders of the board of directors also have to listen to the chairman's arrangements, and the ability to meet the chairman is the only way.

Therefore, Zhang Nuo straightened his waist and said seriously,

"Lao Li, let's not talk about the military training. After all, people don't have a lot of things. It's not intuitive to just say it, but the first thing I want to do is to improve the military system!"

"what?"

"Reform the military system?"

Li Shimin and Qin Qiong exclaimed almost at the same time.

Don't blame them for making a fuss. If they just come up with some military training methods or new equipment, they won't be so surprised. After all, in their opinion, Zhang Nuo, who has the status of a descendant star king, should start with this aspect, but Never expected that the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang was the first to attack the military system.

Zhang Nuo didn't care about their surprise, but continued,

"It's not my fault that I want to improve the military system, but that the current command of the army is too chaotic. Once the battle starts, it's okay to fight before the battle, but if I have to run thousands of miles, it's easy to go wrong!"

"The biggest problem is that the soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers. Once they get separated, they become a defeated army. When they get chaotic, they don't know who to command."

"There are even cases where the commander-in-chief fell and the battle was won or lost. These cases are actually particularly important in the raid battle!"

Li Shimin and Qin Qiong looked at each other in blank dismay. How could they not know that they have been fighting for many years?

However, isn’t that what war is all about? The generals in command decide their strategies in advance, and then use the sound of drums and flags as orders to mobilize troops and horses. If they can kill them in one go, they are qualified. If they can kill them in batches, they are good soldiers. They can advance and retreat with evidence. , that is already the level of a veteran of the Xuanjia Army.

But now the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang said that adjusting the military system can change all this, isn't it too unbelievable?

Zhang Nuo also knew that the two of them didn't believe it!

In fact, he really doesn't know much about military knowledge, but he has seen a lot of jokes on the Internet, and I have to say that there are all kinds of talents among netizens.

Some jokes, although they are just jokes, actually make sense!

For example, in the matter of commanding troops, a unit that can be commanded normally is definitely many times better than a mess of loose sand!

And he really has a small way to do it!

Chapter 141 The New Year is Coming

Li Shimin and Qin Qiong were particularly interested in Zhang Nuo's mention of the reform of the military system. Before, they thought it was Xiao Zhang's shopkeeper who was messing around. Seeing this, it was obviously unexpected!

Zhang Nuo looked at the two opposite people with a smile, and said slowly,

"The so-called military system is nothing more than the smooth flow of military orders. Now the semaphore and drum orders have been spread throughout the army. As long as you are an old soldier, there is no one who doesn't know it."

"But the biggest problem is that you can't see the semaphore, and you can't hear the drum order. Whose are you listening to?"

"So the first step in reforming the military system is to reform military ranks. You only need to look at the clothes to know the rank of the person, and then you can know whether you should listen to him or not!"

"Think about it, you two. In the past, on the battlefield, if the two armies fought together, they didn't know who to listen to. Now it's no longer necessary, whoever is the most important official listens to whom!"

Both Li Shimin and Qin Qiong nodded. What Xiao Zhang said was rough and reasonable. When there was a mess on the battlefield, it would be natural to find an official to hold a group.

Although it's just a simple change of clothes, as long as you can tell who is an official and who is a soldier, and who is in charge of who, you will have a slight advantage on the battlefield.

In fact, such a method is not impossible, but it is not systematic. At present, only officers who have reached a certain level have special armor, but most of them still wear family armor, which cannot be seen at all.

In fact, Zhang Nuo's method is nothing more than throwing money at people. Doesn't the court know the benefits of uniform military uniforms?

But who has the spare money to change everyone's uniforms?

You know, these are not just one or two sets of clothes. This can cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of sets, and they have to be reissued in the middle. Besides, each person can't just be issued one set, there must be replacements.

This is unimaginable for Datang, who has no standing army but only government soldiers. Who knows if those veterans will go back after the battle and see that the military uniform is good, turn around and ask their mother-in-law to tear down the clothes, and then Wear it for my little doll.

Then relying on the rough skin and thick flesh, he came back to bear a few military sticks, and then mixed up with new military uniforms?

But these problems are trivial to Zhang Nuo. It is nothing more than money. This money is used as work uniforms. Anyway, it is only his family who are in uniform now, and the military uniforms can also be work clothes.

Zhang Nuo saw that the two idiots on the opposite side nodded in agreement, and continued,

"After solving the military uniform, the rest is the military rank. At present, I don't have a fixed logo to represent each level of generals. This is going to kill me."

"We don't care about Guochao's affairs, but we certainly can't do it in our own team. There are not so many well-educated names. There are only four ranks of generals and lieutenants. Each rank is divided into three ranks: upper, middle, and junior. It's simple and clear!"

Zhang Nuo is also studying various official titles in the imperial court recently, even if he has a vivid memory, he is confused by the complicated official titles in the imperial court.

Who would have imagined that from the guerrilla generals of the fifth rank, the ranger generals of the fifth rank, to the Huaihua generals of the third rank, there are all generals in the middle, but each rank has a fixed name.

It's hard to remember, and it's easy to confuse, not to mention the school lieutenants with various awkward names below the fifth rank.

This is still Zhang Nuo, if it is an ordinary sergeant, he can blow your brains out.

Zhang Nuo didn't have the ability to adjust the imperial court, but he still has the small right to adjust the rank of his own "caravan guard"!

After these analysis, not only Qin Qiong, an old sergeant, nodded in approval, but even Li Shimin had to admit that it was really not easy for those sergeants who could not read big characters to understand these very awkward military positions in the imperial court. thing.

Seeing that they had already approved this part, Zhang Nuo hurriedly continued,

"Then we've finished talking about military uniforms and military ranks, and the rest is easy to talk about. The whole team is changed to a three-three system. Ten people form a squad, three squads form a row, three rows form a company, three companies form a battalion, and three regiments Make a brigade, three brigades make a division, and three divisions make an army!"

"In this way, an army of about 1 people can be managed layer by layer. No matter which level of supervisor is in charge, they only need to manage three teams well!"

Zhang Nuo really didn't know how to command and fight, especially in this ancient war, he had only seen it in books and on TV.

However, the popularization of various military knowledge in later generations let him know that the command ability of most people is limited, and it is already very good to be able to lead the three teams under his command well.

In modern times, there are various command equipment such as electronic communications, but in ancient times, apart from flags, drums, and sending messengers back and forth, there is really no special means to solve these problems.

Li Shimin and Qin Qiong were frowning and thinking silently after listening.

What Zhang Nuo said today was nothing more than for them to listen to. This army had to work in workshops on weekdays, and to work in the fields during busy farming seasons.

Although the same is basically true for Fu Bing, it is different here for shopkeeper Xiao Zhang. The workshop belongs to his family, and the land also belongs to his family. Even the grain grown in the field is the grain grown by his family.

Then after such an operation, what is the difference between this and the private soldiers of the old Zhang family?

What's more, if you take them out to fight, you can grab some gold or something and come back, and they didn't kill officials to rebel. Who would dare to disobey orders?

Therefore, whether the military rank, military uniform, or military system mentioned by the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang today, as long as he is willing, he can implement it immediately, and he does not need anyone's consent.

What Li Shimin and the others have to consider now is whether to promote this set of things to other armies.

Qin Qiong was the first to react, and shook her head slightly towards Li Shimin. Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, and suddenly understood in his heart that Qin Qiong was actually not objecting, but was planning to see the effect first.

Indeed, anyway, under my nose at that time, I can directly see what the combat power is and whether it is good for the army.

After all, it will be Qin Qiong and others who will lead the army at that time, and they will know the effect best at that time. As long as the effect is really good, they will not invent or copy.

After Li Shimin recognized Zhang Nuo as his adopted brother, although he didn't play tricks such as beheading the chicken head, worshiping the handle, and verifying the world, but after obtaining his father's consent, he actually wrote Zhang Nuo in the clan. Nuo's name.

So, if you take what belongs to your brother, just take it, what else can you do.

Li Shimin, who can attract a bunch of thieves to work under his command, is very familiar with this kind of routine, so it's okay to borrow things from his family!

Zhang Nuo ignored the two idiots on the opposite side, but held a cup of tea and began to think about how to spend the coming New Year, after all, it was the first serious New Year, so he had to look a little bit better!

Chapter 142 The Princess' Curiosity

Just as the three of them were slumped on the sofa and thinking about their own affairs, the majestic palace in Chang'an City was full of commotion.

And the protagonist among them is Li Yuan, who is suffering from a headache right now.

Li Yuan had to come here, after all, the new year was coming soon, he couldn't continue to hide in the village outside the city to live a small life, he must be one of the protagonists of the New Year's banquet.

Now the relationship with his second son has eased a lot, and Li Shimin doesn't have so many restrictions on him, so naturally he can't make the officials suspicious at the New Year's banquet.

But during the time he was back in the palace, his mind was about to explode, and he felt all sorts of unhappy.

Regarding the house that Zhang Nuo got for him, apart from a little accident, he was extremely satisfied.

If you want to sit, you can lie on the sofa, if you want to bask in the sun, you can swing on the rocking chair to read a book, and if you want to sleep, there is a comfortable big bed, not to mention a clean and comfortable bathroom!

As time passed, he himself felt that compared with that one, the palace was dark and damp, and it was nothing but a bigger place.

But there is no way, even though he is no longer the emperor, he is still the emperor. This world belongs to his old Li family, so he has to wait until the New Year banquet is over.

Old man Li Yuan has already thought about it, as soon as the matter is finished, he will leave quickly, and he will leave that night. Anyway, he won't be waiting in the palace, and leave it to the second boy to toss about.

He still went to the Zhuangzi for fun, no one was in charge, he loved to eat and drink, and when he went out for a walk and met people in the Zhuangzi, he didn't need others to salute him properly.

Anyway, no one knew his identity, so he wandered around in Zhuangzi as Zhang Nuo's adoptive father, drinking and bragging about how happy he was.

But for the time being, all the good times can only be memories and imaginations. At the moment, he is haunted by his daughter and his mind is buzzing.

This daughter is different from the others who were dismissed by Li Shimin in various ways, and those who were married off by himself.

This Jinyang Princess Li Xiuli, nicknamed Qingmei, is the direct daughter of him and Empress Dou, and the youngest direct sister of Li Shimin. (non-official historical figure, purely fabricated)

As the youngest in the family, Li Xiuli has been doted on by her parents and brothers since she was a child. She is ten years younger than Li Shimin, and now she has just turned eighteen.

Originally, at this age, she should have married and had children, but her father and elder brother are highly unified in this point, and my Qingmei will not marry if she doesn't like it!

Sometimes even Li Shimin joked with Empress Changsun that he and Li Jiancheng had all kinds of quarrels, but only in the case of Xiaomeizi from the beginning to the end, the meaning was the same from beginning to end, that is, Xiaomeizi didn't like it, and he must not be wronged.

Perhaps the genes of the Li family are inherently different from human beings. This Princess Jinyang has an older sister who can lead the army and fight, and a second brother who can rebel and fight for the throne. She knows that she cannot lead the army and fight, so she is right All kinds of novelties are particularly interesting.

As a princess whose title is Jinyang, which is the most commemorative of Old Li's family, she is obviously noble, but she can go to the kitchen to learn how to cook, and go to the workshop to watch the workmanship, as if in her eyes, these jobs are more important than chess Calligraphy is so much fun.

It is precisely because of this reason that the few meetings her father and her brother arranged for her, those young talents were left speechless by her questions.

Those gifted scholars are also depressed, isn't it good to talk about scriptures, poems and songs?

Why are you talking about farming?

Why do you say how much wood is needed to make a table?

Why wonder how a dish is made?

But Li Xiuli is interested in these!

And then, as hell as hell, ran into Li Yuan who was bragging after he came back from outside the city!

Show off your glorious experience in front of your children. Isn't this an inevitable experience for every parent.

The things about Li Yuan in the Zhuangzi outside the city are not magical, but they are also interesting. Naturally, I have to talk about it with my good daughter who came to pay her respects!

That said, big trouble is coming.

The things that Zhang Nuo made are good, but they are completely different from what Datang has.

So Li Yuan knew how to use those things, how comfortable and easy to use, but he just didn't know the principle.

But Li Xiuli was more interested in the principle, so she pestered him again and again with various questions.

Li Yuan was quite happy at first, after all, he was the youngest in his family, a caring little padded jacket, willing to chat with his father.

But this feeling disappeared after only three days. What the hell is this caring little padded jacket?

Li Xiuli abruptly turned her father's bragging show into a popular science show, asking Li Yuan if she had nowhere to hide.

In the end, Li Yuan had no choice but took out a "painting" from a treasured box and handed it to Xiaomeizi, saying,