Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

"Your Majesty, do you believe in Chu Mo so much? You directly approved 1000 people for him? Aren't you worried about what if he does something beyond the pale?"

Concubine Yang said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Li Shimin curled his lips disdainfully: "Just for Chu Mo, even if I give him 10 times and a hundred times more troops, do you think he can succeed?"

"I gave him 1000 people, not because of Chu Mo, but because I was worried that the method of making salt would be leaked."

After thinking about it, Li Shimin continued: "From now on, when refined salt starts to be sold, people from those aristocratic families will definitely try their best to explore the secrets."

"If I weren't afraid that the noise would be too loud and cause dissatisfaction among the courtiers, I would have sent a large army to guard it."

Concubine Yang did not speak, but began to re-examine the profits of this refined salt.

After Li Shimin finished complaining, he said again: "My dear concubine, I will leave this matter to you now. Don't worry, when the matter is completed, it will be the day when Ke'er opens his mansion and builds teeth."

Concubine Yang was stunned for a moment, and then she secretly resented it: You Li Er, you are still the king of a country despite your repeated words.

You must know that this salt production cannot be completed in three to five days. According to Chu Mo's plan, it is impossible to start large-scale production within three to five months.

In three to five months, it will be the end of the year. By then, Ke'er will be 10 years old and should have left the palace. This time, he deceived himself with empty words again.

But thinking that I was also the beneficiary of this incident, I felt relieved.

Since you, Li Er, don't care about credibility, don't blame me for not caring about the relationship between husband and wife and siding with Chu Mo.

Doesn’t it mean that you have to wait until you are old enough to open a dental clinic?

OK, I'll wait until next year and see what other excuses you can come up with.

Li Shimin, who didn't know that he had pushed Concubine Yang to Chu Mo, was still complacent.

He is really a smart man. He only spent a small amount of money to get [-]% of the profit from Chu Mo. He also deceived Concubine Yang who was so busy. How could he be so smart?

Perhaps out of a trace of guilt for Concubine Yang, Li Shimin rarely stayed at Concubine Yang's place that evening, and left happily after dinner.

Early the next morning, Concubine Yang came to Shiweitian again and told Chu Mo about Li Shimin's decision.

After Chu Mo heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched. He really wanted to ask: Wasn't it true that Li Er couldn't afford the military expenses and specifically asked him to help him raise troops?

But then I thought about it, why should I choose from the military camp?Can't you form an army on your own?

When I was talking about it, I didn’t say that I wanted to choose from the army.

Thinking of this, Chu Mo told Concubine Yang his thoughts.

Concubine Yang shook her head: "Brother, your idea is good, but have you ever thought about forming a team of 1000 people yourself?"

"If nothing else, the food, shelter and food these people have are beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"What's more, this is a year of great disaster. Where are you going to find so many strong men?"

"Sister Yang, there are a large number of refugees outside the city. I can choose some from them."

Chu Mo said somewhat taking it for granted.

Concubine Yang glanced at Chu Mo and sighed: "Your Majesty is right. If you are allowed to polish it by yourself, then the team of 1000 people will be nothing more than a group of servants and minions."

"Those refugees outside the city, the fat people who can eat now, do you think they will be good people? If you recruit those people who are responsible, if you don't say anything else, you will be able to maintain your health, and it will not be a short time. Can be raised well.”

"And if you recruit directly in Chang'an City, how can you avoid the eyes of those noble families?"

"Finally, and most importantly, do you know how to train soldiers?"

Chu Mo's original enthusiasm was extinguished instantly as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water on it.

But when I heard Concubine Yang's last words, I suddenly felt confident.

As a time traveler, I have never eaten pork. Do you still know that pigs have four legs?

Not to mention anything else, who hasn’t participated in military training when they were in school, or who hasn’t watched a few military-themed TV series?

Thinking of this, Chu Mo, who was resurrected with full health again, patted his chest and said: "Sister Yang, I dare not say anything else, but I am really good at this military training method."

"What's more, I still have some friendship with Mr. Li Jing and Mr. Li's wife."

Originally, Chu Mo wanted to say that he had some friendship with Li Jing's son, but he was afraid that Concubine Yang would dig deeper, so he directly changed it to Hong Fu Nu.

When Concubine Yang heard that Chu Mo could still hook up with Hong Fu Nu, she couldn't help but look up to Chu Mo again.

Nodding: "In that case, now is the time to solve the problem of troop sources."

"Sister can give you some references and you can give it a try."

When Chu Mo heard this, he immediately became energetic: "Sister, tell me, I'll listen."

"Although the refugees outside the city cannot fill your army supply in a short period of time, there are many skilled craftsmen among them. You can choose some for future development."

"Of course, when selecting, you should try your best to pick people who can support the family. Such people will be more loyal in the future."

"As for the source of troops, you can go to the slave market in the city to find them."

"You know, the Li family is able to secure its current position, and the contribution of those domestic slaves is not small."

Seeing the confusion on Chu Mo's face, Concubine Yang continued: "One of the reasons Li Yuan raised the army back then was that my father was immoral, which led to a large number of people becoming prostitutes and losing their freedom."

"He, Li Yuan, preached all over the world to save those who had become domestic slaves. After the domestic slaves heard Li Yuan's slogan, they were like people on the verge of starving to death when they saw the white steamed buns."

"Tens of thousands of domestic slaves fled from their masters' homes and defected to Li Yuan's army."

"Think about it, a person who becomes a slave has nothing to lose except his life."

"After the domestic slaves joined the army, they were not afraid of life and death and were very powerful in combat. Therefore, many domestic slaves made military exploits. In order to reward the domestic slaves, Li Yuan issued an order that as long as they join his army, they can regain their freedom unconditionally."

"And those domestic slaves, in order to repay Li Yuan, became even more brave and fearless of death."

"And if you want to form your own army now, you can follow Li Yuan's example and form a slave army."

"Of course, you need to master the proportions yourself. If you master it well, then this army will be the strongest blade in your hand. If you master it poorly, it will hurt others and yourself."

"The most important thing is that by purchasing slaves, you can minimize the possibility of others inserting spies."

Chu Mo listened to Concubine Yang's words and was silent for a while before saying: "Sister Yang, if I buy half of the slaves and mix them with half of the refugees, do you think this is feasible?"