"Qian'er, remember, in this world, whoever controls the army has the right to speak!"
Su Mingzhe showed his son one of Li's trump cards.
In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, the Fubing system was implemented. The so-called "Fubing" was an army system in which soldiers and peasants were integrated into one unit, working as farmers in leisure time and as soldiers in wartime. It maintained a strength of more than 600,000 troops all year round.
In addition to the government soldiers, there are also the northern and southern yamen stationed in the Jingzhao area.
The northern and southern yamen were under the direct command of the emperor, and their number was about 100,000.
In addition, there are "united soldiers" in local villages and towns, that is, rural soldiers, with a strength of more than 300,000.
Occasionally, Datang would also recruit troops.
The above types constituted the military system of the Tang Dynasty, with more than one million troops.
At present, the Tang Dynasty has a total of three million households and more than 10 million people, but its military strength exceeds one million.
A ratio of ten to one.
"You used to grow up in the deep palace and studied benevolence, righteousness and morality. Later, when you became Jing Zhaoyin and took charge of the Sixth Army of the East Palace, you will gradually understand why my Li family is the king."
"My son, I understand."
Seeing that Li Chengqian was not too stupid, Su Mingzhe smiled happily:
"Gan'er, you must remember that the army must be in your own hands, and you cannot rely on others. If you control the army, you will have the majesty of the emperor. Otherwise, the majesty of the emperor will not be preserved, and the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will not be preserved."
Su Mingzhe said this not to be alarmist.
In the early period of the Tang Dynasty, because the court was still relatively clear, the Yongye fields issued by the court to the soldiers were all available in time. The people got benefits and were willing to serve as soldiers for the court.
The government soldiers are motivated to serve as soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is guaranteed.
However, during the period of Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian frequently treated the soldiers as slaves and rewarded them to her relatives and cronies.
Other dignitaries followed suit, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty became slaves of the powerful.
So much so that by the time of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, ordinary people were no longer willing to serve as soldiers.
Moreover, with the serious land annexation, Fu Bing's Yongye field is also constantly being eroded.
Without the land, they still had to work as slaves for the powerful. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the market for the military system was completely lost.
From then on, the only army that truly belonged to the emperor was the 100,000 imperial guards in the north and south yamen of Chang'an City.
And these imperial guards did not fight, and they had long become "old soldiers".
On the eve of the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty wanted to fight wars, and most of the wars had to rely on foreigners, such as the Khitan and Uighurs.
During the Anshi Rebellion, Guo Ziyi and other generals borrowed Huihe troops to put down the rebels.
Therefore, Su Mingzhe told Li Chengqian not to give up his military power.
Li Chengqian was so excited after listening to Su Mingzhe's instructions that he wanted to check his East Palace Sixth Rate immediately.
However, Li Chengqian thought of a new problem and had to ask the emperor for help.
As the saying goes, 'before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first'.
If he wants to command the Sixth Army of the East Palace, he must give some rewards to win over people's hearts, right?
However, if there are more than 20,000 people, and each person is given a settlement allowance of ten guan, it will cost more than 200,000 guan.
But do you have so much money?
As the prince of the East Palace, Li Chengqian's annual salary is only a small amount, and he has to support a large family in the East Palace. Where can he have spare money to support more than 20,000 soldiers?
Fortunately, Su Mingzhe, an awesome father, agreed directly:
"The Young Mansion has five departments and three supervisors. You pick two and use them to support the six leaders of the East Palace."
"Thank you, Father."
At this time, Li Chengqian felt that Su Mingzhe was really his biological father.
Not only was he given the sixth rank of Dong Palace, but he was also given the job of Jing Zhaoyin, and even the Young Master was allowed to have his hands in it.
After Li Chengqian got excited, he thought about it and chose the Weaving and Dyeing Department and the Mutual Market Supervision Department among the eight departments under the Shaofu.
Needless to say, the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau has a similar function to the Jiangning Weaving Bureau run by the Cao family of the Qing Dynasty. It is a state-owned enterprise that weaves and dyes clothes for the royal family.
Due to its monopoly position, profits are extremely high.
Secondly, although the Hushi Supervisor is under the name of Shaofu, it is also affiliated with Sifangguan.
The Sifang Pavilion is under the jurisdiction of Honglu Temple and mainly handles diplomatic and frontier state affairs. It is also one of the most profitable yamen.
Li Chengqian wanted these two, not because he was greedy for money.
It's because several other departments under the Shaofu's name are involved in special functions such as making money and weapons.
Li Chengqian was afraid that he would be misunderstood by Su Mingzhe after taking over those departments.
Therefore, he simply asked for two highly profitable departments, saying that he only wanted money and did not pose a threat to Su Mingzhe's throne.
Su Mingzhe naturally understood Li Chengqian's caution, but he didn't say much.
He immediately asked Zhang Anan to write the decree and stamped it himself, thus finalizing the matter.
The Young Mansion is under the direct control of the emperor, and Su Mingzhe can just give the order directly.
The appointments of Jingzhao Yin and Donggong Liuli were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War.
Although Su Mingzhe wanted Li Chengqian to take on the important task, he still had to go through court procedures.
Yesterday, he asked Fang Xuanling to give a memorial first.
Wait until the court meeting, and then discuss it with the ministers, and finally issue the decree clearly.
Afterwards, Su Mingzhe and Li Chengqian dealt with the memorial for another half.
At noon, Su Mingzhe asked Li Chengqian to go back to the East Palace to rest, and he also returned to Ganlu Hall.
Last night, Su Mingzhe was a little impulsive and didn't show much pity to Wu Meiniang and Xu Hui. Now that he thinks about it, he feels quite distressed.
When Su Mingzhe returned to the Manna Hall, he didn't expect that three little kids, Li Zhi, Li Mingda, and Li Yanran, were sitting on the steps in front of the Manna Hall, playing games.
As soon as the three little kids saw their biological father coming, they immediately ran down the steps, shouting "Father" one by one.
In the past, Li Shimin loved Wujiwu. Because he loved Empress Changsun, he also doted on Empress Changsun's children.
These three little brats became extremely favored because of this and almost became the little bullies in the palace.
Su Mingzhe picked up a girl in his left hand, another girl in his right hand, and Li Zhi, a brat, followed behind, and the four of them returned to the side hall.
This side hall is the dormitory hall for Li Zhi and his three brothers, as well as a place for them to rest and play.
When he got here, Su Mingzhe found a place to sit down, put Li Mingda aside, and concentrated on hugging the little girl, and then asked Li Zhi:
"Pheasant slave, why didn't you go to class today?"
Li Zhi is ten years old and has to go to Hongwen Hall every day to attend classes with other princes.
"Sizi is sick, I want to stay and look after her."
Li Zhi really makes perfect with practice, he even stopped making drafts when telling lies.
Su Mingzhe had long known that he would answer this way, but he still turned to look at his daughter, and then asked with a hint of nervousness on his face:
"Sizi, what's wrong with you?"
"My stomach, I feel uncomfortable."
Li Mingda cooperated with his brother and pointed to his belly with a look of pain on his face.
Su Mingzhe looked at it and wanted to laugh a little, but at this time he could only hold back his laughter and said:
"Since you are sick, you need to take medicine. Later, my father will ask the imperial doctor to come over and give you a look."
"Father, I don't want to take medicine!"
When Li Mingda heard that he wanted to drink medicine, he was so frightened that he waved his hands quickly, and then looked at his brother Li Zhi for help.
The medicinal soup sent by the Imperial Medical Office was too bitter and she didn't want to drink it.
Li Zhi, on the other hand, was afraid that his sister would be cheating on her, so he quickly winked at her and asked her to agree first. At worst, he could just wait for the medical soup to be delivered by the Imperial Medical Office and secretly pour it out.
He had done this kind of thing countless times.
Facing three little brats, Su Mingzhe didn't take them too seriously.
The main reason why I didn't expose the two of them just now was to bring out one thing.
Afterwards, Su Mingzhe ate something with his three children and then asked them to go to the East Palace to see their little nephew Li Jue.
After Li Jue was born, he attracted the attention of everyone in the Tang Dynasty.
In particular, Su Mingzhe deliberately spread the news that he would make Li Jue his grandson after he was one month old.
The Wei Wangdang and Wu Wangdang members in the court were really wailing.
Li Zhi and the other three also like to visit their nephew.
But before leaving, Li Zhi suddenly turned around and asked:
"Father, Xiao Xin'er hasn't been in the palace for a long time. When can we let him come to play with us?"
Su Mingzhe was stunned when he heard this.
Li Xin, the eldest son of Wei King Li Tai and the eldest grandson of Li Shimin.
Because he was Li Shimin's first grandson, he was named King Pu not long after his birth.
When Empress Changsun was still there, she often took Li Xin to live in the palace.
Two years ago, Queen Changsun disappeared and there was no one to take care of him in the palace. Li Tai took this son out again.
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"Let's give it some time."
Su Mingzhe did not agree to Li Zhi.
He had already made up his mind to send Li Zhi out of the palace as soon as possible.
When the time comes, this kid can play with whomever he likes.
Seeing the emperor's answer, Li Zhi could only leave with his two sisters.
After sending away the three little kids, Su Mingzhe turned around and entered the Manna Hall.
Wu Meiniang and Xu Hui had been notified long ago and had been waiting for a long time.
As the emperor, Su Mingzhe had at least three meals a day, and in many cases, four meals a day.
As the low-level talents, chamberlains and maids in the palace, they can only eat breakfast and evening meals a day.
Soon Wang De brought lunch.
Since the weather is getting hotter, some cold noodles, cold dishes, and "ice cream" are also included in the lunch meal.
Well, Datang's 'ice cream' is called Sushan.
After having dinner with the two beauties in their arms, Su Mingzhe wanted to take the two beauties to play games on the bed.
Xu Hui's dull brows furrowed slightly, like a veil of smoke, which made people feel distressed when they saw her:
"Your Majesty, it is ridiculous to promote prostitution in daylight, and it is not the behavior of a wise king..."
Is this the beginning of admonishment?
Su Mingzhe read the history books and knew that Xu Hui was in history, so he advised Tang Taizong many times.
I thought that Xu Hui started to give advice only after everyone got acquainted with each other.
Unexpectedly, Xu Hui couldn't stand it now.
As a shameless man, Su Mingzhe could only put away his stretched out hands:
"What the beauty said is absolutely true, but I am being ridiculous."
Xu Hui also saw that the man didn't particularly like her advice, so she immediately got up from the cushion and said that she was feeling unwell and asked the man for leave to go back to her place to rest.
Su Mingzhe couldn't refuse, so he could only ask Wang De to send her back and reward her with a large amount of gold, silver, jade, facial jewelry, brocade cloth, etc.
It is different from Xu Hui's "ignorance of interest".
Wu Meiniang looked much cuter. After Xu Hui left, she took the initiative to undress the man.
Su Mingzhe lost interest at this time and accompanied Wu Meiniang for a while, and finally sent Wang De to send her back.
Like Xu Hui, Su Mingzhe also rewarded Wu Meiniang with many gold, silver, jade, facial jewelry, and brocade cloth.
