Crown Tang emperor

Not to be outdone, the boy replied, and after roaring, he couldn't help grinning and began to cry.

"Shut up! Whoever howls again, get out of the tent and patrol the camp!"

The soldier in the tent shouted violently, and after a while, there was only the sound of snoring in the tent.

Chapter 0564 rewards the armies and prepares for war

At the end of the first month, the situation in Beijing and China became more and more stable, and the shogunate finally stopped concealing the progress of military preparations.

In the west of Chang'an City, the large camp that was originally used to accommodate the rioting guests has now been converted into a military camp.Half of the tens of thousands of troops under King Yong's command were assembled here.As various affairs of the shogunate gradually got on track, King Yong also personally sat in the camp to handle various military affairs.

"Chang'an's military strength now totals more than [-] cavalry. If you need to conscript the army houses in the Dao, you can gather [-] armored soldiers within one month..."

Hearing Yao Yuanchong's report, Li Tong realized that he had now become the commander-in-chief of an army of [-], and he couldn't help feeling a little vanity in his heart.

But although this number sounds impressive at first glance, if you analyze it carefully, it will reveal the great decline of the military power in the pass.

There are literally nearly 3 troops, of which [-] are the troops he originally brought to Chang'an to suppress the rebellion on the march of Guanneidao, plus the thousands of regiments that he has reorganized recently. , only more than [-] people.

During the heyday of Fu Bing, there was an army as high as 60, and the Zhechong Mansion established by Guan Nei Dao alone accounted for nearly half of it.Even with a discount, the Guannei government soldiers should be at least more than 20 people.

But up to now, the remaining army base in Guanzhong is only in the early [-]s, and it is only the contents of the Zhechong government newspapers in various states. It is still unknown how much water is in it.

"Order Qi, Bin, Jing, Long and other prefectures to recruit troops, and the rest will settle down in their hometowns."

At present, the overall strategic situation is still dominated by passive defense. In other words, how large the scale of future wars will develop is not under their own control.In order to ensure that he can have enough contingency forces, Li Tong can only rely on these remaining soldiers for the time being.

"This time, [-] troops will be used, but the shogunate needs to gather [-] troops. It will be used with the army in the first stage, and must be in place before February in the later stage!"

While speaking, Li Tong looked at Li Yuanyuan, who had just arrived in Chang'an from Hedong with the supplies, nodded to him and said, "The shogunate has abundant grain reserves, which are more than enough for the army and the people. The current shortage is mainly due to various types of equipment, but Chang'an The situation has stabilized, as long as people's power is used properly, it will not be difficult to mobilize it."

"Being in charge of a humble job, you must concentrate on deploying, so as not to miss the military use!"

After hearing the words, Li Yuanyuan nodded quickly and said, as the commander of the Guannei Road, he is No. 1 under the shogunate. Before that, he specialized in logistics supplies in Hedong, and now he is in Chang'an, and he also needs to specialize in this.

Regarding Li Element's ability, Li Tong is quite at ease, after all, he was a former prime minister.Now the overall framework here in Chang'an has been set up, and the Social Supervision Office, an official office for Baiye Co. people.

Tang Xianze, who was also at the table, couldn't help but said: "The situation in Chang'an is newly settled, and a strong power is still needed to be in charge. Only His Highness can be in charge of Chang'an, so that the internal and external can be orderly. This time, it's better to let a lowly official do it for me..."

Li Tong shook his head with a smile after hearing the words: "The thieves made such a noise and deceived me that there is no one in the Tang family. They should be hit head-on. As for Chang'an, regulations are promulgated and rules are set. Anyone who violates the rules and violates the law , only to clarify the canonical punishment, to control evil with killing."

Of course, he also understands that the current situation in Chang'an is only tentative, and only he can hold back the backlash from all parties.Once he leaves Chang'an, some people will inevitably want to move again.

And this time the march, the main clear combat target is only the Turkic soldiers who are still raging in Yuanzhou. As for Longyou and Anxi, they are only on defense and should not rashly initiate an invitation to fight.Therefore, the current situation of border troubles is not worth giving up Chang'an stability to go to the front line to supervise the battle.

What's more, Li Tong also knows that he is not a famous general. Even if he is on the front line, it is nothing more than a little boost to the morale of the army, and it is difficult to reverse the current offensive and defensive situation, which is not very meaningful.

But wars are always the result of a comprehensive game, and being weak for a while does not mean being weak forever.His great-grandfather Li Shimin was also forced to sign an alliance under the city, but within a few years, Turkic Jieli Khan entered the court and danced to apologize.

His main purpose of leading the army this time is not the current war, but to allow the shogunate to obtain a broader strategic space.It is true that Chang'an is the essence of the pass, but Chang'an is not the only place in the pass.

At the end of last year, he led his army westward, and the trajectory of his activities was mainly concentrated in Chang'an.Although the various prefectures in the Guanzhou also sent envoys to see and obey the orders of the shogunate, this kind of connection is still very shallow after all, and it is based on the power granted to the shogunate by the imperial court.

In the future, if the relationship between the shogunate and the imperial court is bad, these states may not be so respectful and obedient to the shogunate.

Right now, the focus of the Shendu court is still on the emperor's heir, and he has no energy to look around for the time being. Li Tong still has some time to strengthen the control of these states.When the important affairs of the imperial court were over and he began to face up to the problems in the pass, then Li Tong really didn't dare to leave Chang'an casually.

If at that time the states could not work together to obey the order of the shogunate, how could they be able to compete with the power of the imperial court of the capital of God and the whole country with Chang'an alone, no matter how well managed it was?

Therefore, the real combat goal of this march is still secondary. Li Tong's main purpose is to inspect the political situation in each state.If a state official clearly shows resistance to him, then consider replacing him directly.

Although right now he doesn't have the power to directly appoint governors and governors of various states, but he can make small reports. My ally Li Zhaode is not a vegetarian.What's more, if the imperial court can't handle it to his satisfaction, he can refuse to take a stand on his fourth uncle's appointment, and I can still call my third uncle!

Of course, although Li Tong himself had complicated considerations, his attitude towards this march was still very correct.Before sending out troops, in order to boost morale, he first rewarded Chang'an for his military achievements in calming the chaos.

The imperial court gave him a lot of fame, but the actual supply of money and food was completely absent.So this time when Li Tong was preparing the award specifications, he simply put aside the fixed rules of the imperial court and followed his own rules.

Chang'an's attempt to settle the chaos this time has more political implications, but when it comes to the actual combat process and results, it can be said that the soldiers were bloodless and almost no military achievements were gained.

According to the previous behavior of the imperial court, this kind of battle is at most a few ranks of transfers, and there are almost no actual benefits.This is also one of the reasons why the imperial court of Shendu did not support money and food at all. Otherwise, no matter how difficult the court is, it would definitely squeeze out some money and food to reward the army, otherwise the army would really become a private song of the generals.

The shogunate is now much more generous than the imperial court in Shendu, so it is also a great use of money and silk. More than 30 coins and more than [-] pieces of silk were awarded as rewards, which were distributed equally among each soldier. cord.

Ten milli is equal to 25 qian. According to Chang'an's grain price, one bucket is 250 qian, and one hu is [-] qian.In fact, due to the riots and lack of governance in Chang'an, the price of food itself is high.In areas like Hedong where water transportation is well developed, [-] yuan can often buy fifty or sixty dendrobium of grain.

In the Tang Dynasty, except for the high-quality fertile land around Gyeonggi, which could reach more than two dendrobiums per mu, the average annual income of ordinary farmland should be around one dendrobium.So this time the reward is equivalent to the annual harvest of fifty or sixty acres of farmland.

The Dai Bei Dao army was enlisted around September last year, and until the beginning of this year, almost every enlisted soldier has received such a share of rewards. Although it is not rich, it can also ensure that the family will not suffer from hunger and hunger, and there will be less worries about the future.

After all, although the march was hard for several months, it did not encounter any major battles.Even if you concentrate on serving the farmland in the countryside, let alone whether you have so much land, just cultivating [-] or [-] mu of farmland is by no means an easy job.

Moreover, these old soldiers in Daibei Road themselves received preferential treatment. Generally, they received two or three more rewards than the newly recruited soldiers in Guanzhong. It is natural that the masses are satisfied and the morale of the army is stable.

When distributing these rewards, Li Tong also made a trick, mainly using money and silk.After everyone received the money, they could send it back to the village, and let the family members buy grain in the village, which would save the shogunate from the pressure on grain storage.

After receiving the money, the sergeants deducted part of the money that needs to be sent back to the village to ensure their livelihood, and they can also spend in Chang'an City, buy some products that are not available in the township, and send them back to the countryside.

When it comes to self-interest, people are always calculating.Chang'an is a grand metropolis, even though Xinjing is in turmoil and slightly depressed, the types of goods sold in the city are far from comparable to other places.Buying some goods in Chang'an, whether for personal use or reselling by family members, is much more cost-effective than sending money back directly.

Therefore, after the rewards were obtained, the enthusiasm for shopping among the sergeants also increased.The shogunate did not dampen their enthusiasm. Before sending troops, they deliberately set aside a few days and gave them some holidays in turn to let them go to the market for consumption.

As a result, most of these bounties remained in the Chang'an market.As for the goods purchased by the sergeants, such as various seasonings, ready-made clothes and utensils, etc., they are not scarce goods, and they will not cause too much burden on the market.

After all, the purchasing power of local residents in Chang'an has declined, and they don't have much demand for commodities other than basic living.The sergeants entered the market in turn, filling the vacancies in the market, and it was also a spontaneous allocation of goods by the people.

The goods purchased by the sergeants are transported and sent to their respective hometowns by Baoli Xingshe.Li Tong planned to expand Baoli Bank's Feiqian business to Hedong, which happened to be an opportunity.

The current flying money is mainly concentrated in the settlement between the government and merchants, and between merchants, and the circulation of private money is prohibited.The minimum denomination is still above [-] coins, and ordinary people usually have no chance to use such a large denomination.

Therefore, flying money is still a kind of bill, not a common currency, and Li Tong does not plan to continue to decentralize it in the future.The production conditions and material basis in ancient times did not have the conditions to issue credit currency.

People’s living conditions are inherently fragile, and they hardly have the ability to resist the pressure of financial products. Abuse of Feiqian will not only harm their lives, but also greatly harm the operating system of Feiqian itself.

As for merchants and wealthy households, they are more resistant to pressure, and they are often involved in large-scale transactions, requiring more convenient settlement methods. Feiqian is specially prepared for them, and they will not conduct large-scale runs because of ordinary trivial matters.

What's more, whoever dares to run on him is questioning Lao Tzu's ability to govern, and he needs to find a way to deal with it!

Chapter 0565 The Tang family's supporters are only strong and commendable

At the beginning of February, on the outskirts of Chang'an, all armies gathered and vowed to send troops.

Compared with the previous ceremony of swearing-in and dispatching troops in the capital of God, Chang'an City was much simpler this time. Only a simple platform for commanding generals was set up on the school field outside the camp, and no ceremony for the troops to praise their martial arts was prepared.

But even so, when Li Tong took the stage under armor, even if he didn't put on the golden armor, he still became the focus of the audience in an instant.Although the surrounding battalions were silent, many admiring eyes gathered towards the high platform.

Strictly speaking, this Guannei Dao army has not undergone any iron-blooded training. It is nothing more than a group of veterans who have practiced camp for a long time.However, His Royal Highness King Yong generously rewarded the troops before, so that the soldiers can fight with peace of mind in the future.

Although those money and silk rewards were originally their hard-earned rewards, the government and the public have been pervased for many years, especially with the gradual collapse of the military system that established the country and expanded the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Most of the soldiers had not actually had close contact with King Yong. Even when King Yong was patrolling the camp, there were a large number of soldiers from the Chinese Army guarding him in front of him and behind him, so there was inevitably a gap between the upper and lower.

However, following the previous rewards, the battalion soldiers have already deeply felt that His Royal Highness King Yong is not just blindly superior, not involved in worldly tricks, and unsympathetic to the hard work of soldiers.

King Yong proved with practical actions that he kept every soldier's hard work in his heart and put it into action.

Wearing military uniforms, everyone has the awareness to die on the battlefield, but if this life and months of hard work are worthless, the soldiers will inevitably be scheming and not knowing why they are fighting.King Yong gave them a reason to fight on.

"The former king declared his prestige in the four poles, the country stood proudly in the world, and the king's teachings spread in all directions. No one in the country dared to say against him, and all the barbarians were ordered in front of them! Before that, the country's fate was short-lived, but now it has been determined inside and outside. The barbarians are stubborn, and the old Only by being forgiven can we live on, and the scars will not suck for a long time, dare to deceive no one in China? This time, there is no question of victory or defeat in the army, and all those who do not follow the king's order in the realm can only be killed and controlled, and no prisoners will be taken!"

After Li Tong stepped onto the stage, he looked around and raised his sword and shouted: "In Chi County of China, only loyalty, bravery, and righteousness can survive! Even if there are hundreds of millions of thieves, they can't do things in the past, and they can't do things now! The Tang family's supporters, only It is admirable for its strength, and if it is set up like this, the only merit is the reward!

All the armies and I are one body, we can save our breath, and we will share the joys and sorrows, the glory and the humiliation with all the soldiers!Today's law is not for punishing people, but for warning me, but I can't be rewarded for one meritorious service, and I can't be sympathized for one death.

But if you donate your life to serve the country, you must treat life and death generously, and the treasury accumulates reserves.Beheaded one level, rewarded with ten coins, the army will be rewarded immediately, a great reward for righteousness! "

When all the soldiers in the camp heard this, they all showed surprise, disbelief, or elation.If it weren't for being already in the camp at this time, I'm afraid there would have been a lot of noise.

As early as Gaozong's period, the military merit reward system established based on the Fubing system was already difficult to operate.

Especially after a large number of Long March athletes were called into the army, these recruited athletes did not have a stable military status, and foreign wars occurred frequently. They may still be in Liaodong this year and have already arrived in the Western Regions next year.Soldiers live in no fixed place, and in addition to fixed money, food and military resources, the rewards are mainly the spoils obtained in the war.

But two big problems arose from this. One is that those who fought against the Tang Dynasty were all impoverished foreigners. The value is considerable, but in the frontier, it is really not very useful except for slaughtering and eating meat.

The two are that the loot is inconvenient to transport, and the furs, tents, etc. are also worthless, but those living creatures may be exhausted to death if they are allowed to travel with the army.

Although the imperial court also has a team dedicated to transporting the spoils back to the territory, the battle and the acquisition of the spoils are inherently uncertain, and the loss on the way is really uncertain.

In addition, some Kuan Townships with vast land and sparse population can also be granted to farmers and distribute slaves.But in a narrow village like Guanzhong, there is no land to grant, and they can't support themselves. Even if they want slaves, it's useless.

For example, after the middle period of Emperor Gaozong, Datang's foreign record has declined. One is naturally that the famous generals and elite soldiers of the founding Yuan Dynasty in Zhenguan were exhausted.Joining the army is already a high-risk behavior, and the benefits are so uncontrollable.If such an army can still maintain a strong combat effectiveness, it will be hell.

Later generations talked about the Anshi Rebellion, and some people often satirized Xuanzong's reuse of Hu people and the delegation of power to Jiedushi too much.

But this in itself is a way to control the cost of war. The cost of expropriating the local people of the Tang Dynasty is too high. It is necessary to maintain control over the vast territory and reduce the cost of maintaining the country. The high-quality and cheap Hu people are an option.

From the later period of Gaozong to the Wuzhou Dynasty, the order in the frontiers began to gradually collapse, especially the resurgence of the Turks. Part of the reason was that the surrendered Turkic tribes could not bear the heavy military service.Even Guanzhong, the root of the Tang Dynasty, was so exhausted, and those armed forces of the barbarians who were consumables were naturally even more miserable.

Li Tong doesn't need to face this problem right now, what he needs now is to establish his image of power both internally and externally.

As the general manager of a march, he himself is not qualified to reward the soldiers, so he chose the incentive method of directly killing the enemy and handing out money.

To be honest, although this method is straightforward and simple, it is not conducive to the construction of the army, because the army is an armed force that belongs to the country and maintains the rule of the regime.Whether it is granting land or transferring honors, this is to bind the army more closely in the rule.

As for sending money directly, you will not receive such an effect.The land is given to the hands, but it must be cultivated with peace of mind.But the money is sent to him, and he can spend it anywhere. If Chang'an can't spend it, he can go to Luoyang.

It's not that Li Tong doesn't want to use other methods, but the problem is that he doesn't.The Zhuanxun system was broken as early as his great-grandfather Li Shimin's time. Now that troops are about to be sent out to attack from outside, it is even more difficult to directly attack the local tyrants in the customs, so it can only be done temporarily.

When the rewards for this march were announced, all the soldiers of the battalion were very excited. Although they did not say that they were thirsty for war, they were also full of expectations for this march.Beheading a person, that is the annual harvest of [-] acres of land, it is really exciting.

When I closed my eyes and imagined, what appeared in my mind was no longer Hu Kou who came from the mountains and tsunami, but a large area of ​​yellow grain.

If it were someone else who announced such a high reward, the soldiers might have doubts, but since His Royal Highness Yong Wang said it, there is nothing to doubt.

Not to mention that His Royal Highness King Yong just rewarded them, and just for the revival of Chang'an's various industries, he distributed a huge sum of 500 million yuan in subsidies.How many thieves dare to enter the country to commit crimes?Even if it is a big imaginary number of 50 people, if they are all cut off, it will only be 500 million yuan. To His Royal Highness King Yong, it is a small amount of money!

"Kill the thief! Kill the thief!"

When the drums sounded, the generals of each battalion took the stage to accept the flag order. After the flag order entered the camp, the soldiers in the battalion raised their arms and shouted loudly, and the sound shook Chang'an for a while!

All the members of the shogunate, the nobles of the capital, Xungui and others went out of the city to see the army off. When they heard the deafening shouts in the camp, they were all shocked for a moment.The army has its own power, so powerful, how can it not be called a strong army?

The 1-strong army first dispatched 5000 fine cavalry, followed by [-] Chinese troops, and then a larger number of civilian men, pack horses, vehicles and boats.Another [-] horses and horses followed, and they joined the Chinese army in front and back camps. The [-] men and horses will be used as the rear army, and they will go on the road several days after the army has set out to maintain the safety and smoothness of the rear road.

The army marched forward for two days, first arrived in Xianyang, and then the Chinese army stayed here for a day, and Li Tong visited Zhaoling to worship Emperor Taizong.

This is not the first time for Li Tong to come to Zhaoling. In the early years, he went to Qianling to guard the mausoleum and paid homage.

Because of the mountain as the mausoleum, Zhaoling Mausoleum has a grand layout. In addition to the mausoleums of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, there are also hundreds of tombs of famous officials and generals who were buried with them.Many well-known heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in later generations, most of them had a position here. During their lifetime, they assisted Taizong in founding the country and prospering the government, and presided over the six barbarians.

But what really makes Li Tong feel passionate is not the majestic layout of Zhaoling. To be honest, the scale of Qianling is somewhat larger than Zhaoling.

The most eye-catching thing in Zhaoling Mausoleum is the two rows of stone statues of the Tibetan kings of the Fourteen Kingdoms in front of the mausoleum.It's not that these fourteen kings are worthy of admiration, but that the fourteen stone statues of the kings stand here, which can best reflect the unique demeanor of Tang Taizong as the king of the Tang Dynasty and the king of kings!

There is no lack of gossip in later generations who criticized Tang Taizong's personal virtues, but no matter how you say it, as an emperor, Tang Taizong's literary, governance and martial arts are all leaders in the past.In the early years of Zhenguan, he was forced to sign the Weishui alliance, and in just a few years, he drank the horse Mobei, captured Jieli Khan alive, pulled the Tang Dynasty out of the quagmire of chaotic wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and dominated the universe!

If it is said that before, Li Tong had a relatively simple admiration for his great-grandfather, but this time he led the army to visit Zhaoling, and his mood was much more excited.

After entering the hall to worship, he walked out of the hall and stood in place overlooking the two rows of stone statues of foreign monarchs in the east and west, especially the Turkic Jieli Khan and Tubo Songtsan Gampo among them. After dying of old age, I must get a few more of these things in front of the mausoleum, which are much more exciting than the stone cow and stone horse.

After paying homage to Zhaoling, the army stayed here with 2000 people guarding the tomb and surrounding Chang'an at the same time.After visiting the Qianling Mausoleum, 3000 people stayed behind, and another [-] people led by Yang Xianzong went straight to Jingyang to garrison.

After Qi Biming, the former general of the army, passed Fengtian, he led [-] cavalry to speed up the march and headed straight for Yuanzhou along the Jing River.

Volume Six Longshang Blood

Chapter 0566 knife light flashes, wolf rides haunt

Yuanzhou is located on a plateau, next to the remaining veins of the Longshan Mountains, where Jingshui, Qingshui and other water sources come from. Xiaoguan is one of the four dangers in Guanzhong, and it is also the heart of Guanzhong.

Located in the Qingshui Valley near Yuanzhou, the Tang Dynasty garrison set up Tuntian Zicheng here.

On the sloping ground outside the city, the sound of killing was loud. Hundreds of Turkic cavalry galloped at the mouth of the river, constantly driving the young men with braided hair or shawls to charge towards the castle on the slope.

The robes of these miscellaneous beards are messy, and they can't hold simple weapons such as sticks and lasso in their hands. They are not as good as the Turkic cavalry in the rear with bows and knives and neat armor, let alone the Tang defenders in the city.

"Come closer, shoot closer... idiot, are you going to strangle your fingers!"

On the top of the city, in order to save energy, the guards of the Tang army ran back and forth across the top of the city without wearing armor, and adjusted their tactics while observing the situation of thieves outside the city.

The scale of this sub-city is not large, it is mainly a warehouse city for storing grain and grass. Apart from being high on the top of the slope and facing the water on one side, it is far from dangerous.There are only more than 80 guards in the city. At this time, more than 30 people are controlling the strings at the top of the city to defend against the enemy, and the other soldiers are sitting under the inner wall to recharge their batteries.

In terms of numbers alone, there is a huge gap between the enemy and ourselves. There are as many as 200 Turkic cavalry outside the city in armor, while there are more than 600 vassals they drive away.

This group of people arrived outside the city in the afternoon, and launched an attack after a short rest. Dozens of people were shot to death at the beginning of the battle.Although the Turkic cavalry were stronger and stronger, they spared their own lives and would not be the first to fight. They just drove the miscellaneous beards forward to consume the strength of the defenders and use them with weapons.

This time the Turkic cavalry suddenly bypassed Xiaoguan and entered Kou Yuanzhou, and Pinggaocheng, the state city, was taken by surprise. The governor Feng Jingyu only led a few cavalry to break out of the city before the city was broken, and fled into the Qingshui River Valley Liancheng.

The Turks ran for a long distance and were short of men and horses. When they first entered the city, they were busy looting and didn't care about chasing and defeating the crowd for a while. This gave the Hegu Zhuzi cities time to prepare for defense.

Yuanzhou is an important place, and Pinggao City, the state capital, is located between Jingyuanbei. Although it is located on an important road, it is not where the essence of vitality in the state lies.On the contrary, Qingshui River Valley has a wide terrain and a vast interior. In a few years, more than [-] hectares of fertile land have been opened up, and it is where the soldiers and materials of Yuanzhou are concentrated.