Chapter 654
"Fifty million? This is not a small amount!"
Hearing that Tang Yu was opening his mouth, Emperor Tang frowned and said, "Yu'er, why do you want so much money at once?"
"Father, I want to advance a pension in advance to bury the bones of the soldiers who died in the war. For the rest, I want to set up a death fund. I want to tell my soldiers that once they fight, just move forward. There is no need to worry about anything!" Tang Yu said seriously.
Next, Datang wanted to recruit troops, and Tang Yu also wanted to recruit troops. He had to prepare a team of his own elite soldiers and generals in a short period of time.
Although the Golden Fire Cavalry are all elite, the number of Golden Fire Cavalry is really limited, and he needs more military spending to recruit more people.
Just imagine, you have sufficient military expenditures and generous treatment. As long as you give yourself enough time, can you build a 100,000-strong cavalry force?
The cavalry is the king of cold weapon warfare. If a cavalry team of 100,000 people reaches its maximum combat effectiveness, it can easily defeat the opponent's 3.5 million infantry army.
Tang Huang was ambitious, and he, Tang Yu, was even more ambitious.
In terms of infantry, he is assisted by Li Jing's hundreds of thousands of armor-piercing soldiers. In terms of cavalry, he currently only has 20,000 golden fire cavalry left.
Although there are a lot of people, Li Jing's hundreds of thousands of armor-piercing soldiers can only fight in the dark and not in the light. The 20,000 golden fire cavalry can't bring enough shock to some young people.
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If he had 100,000 ace cavalry, he would be enough to establish his authority in the Tang Dynasty. Even if he went to war with other countries in the later period, all the countries in the world would not dare to look down on him, Tang Yu.
"No! Your Majesty, you must not!"
As soon as Tang Yu finished speaking, Qin Mang, the general protecting the country, stepped forward to stop him in time.
Seeing Qin Mang's obstruction, Tang Yu sneered: "General, why not?"
"Your Highness, our Tang Dynasty court distributes large amounts of pensions to the families of those killed in war every year. Is it inappropriate for you to advance the pension in advance?"
Qin Mang's face was full of ridicule: "Also, fifty million silver is an astronomical figure for us in the Tang Dynasty. What if His Highness uses this money to recruit troops? What if His Highness the Crown Prince has other ideas and raises troops to rebel? What to do? Your Majesty, please think twice!"
"Yes, your Majesty, please think again!"
A large number of generals on the front line were led by Qin Mang. When Qin Mang finished speaking, at least half of the generals in the army's tent stood up.
Although Tang Yu did make great achievements this time, they followed Qin Mang's lead and supported the eldest prince Tang Long. Invisibly, they ended up standing on the opposite side of Tang Yu.
"Yu'er, I can see that you just want to take advantage of the situation and expand the number of golden fire cavalry, right?" Emperor Tang directly exposed Tang Yu's little calculation.
Tang Yu chuckled: "Father is wise! To be honest, the current number of Golden Fire Cavalry is too small. This time we have offended Da Chu. Da Chu will definitely not let it go. It is only a matter of time before the two countries fight! Now that the imperial court has money, shouldn't it use part of it to develop cavalry?"
"If we start a war with Da Chu, cavalry will be the top priority! Once our Tang cavalry team grows, even if Da Chu wants to start a war, we will have to consider whether we have the strength!"
"The cavalry can be developed, but fifty million silver is too much!" Emperor Tang shook his head.
Tang Yu said tentatively: "Fifty million is not enough, but 30 million is enough, right? Father, you have to understand that these 500 million silver are the dowry that Chu Ningyu brought me as my concubine. The dowry was confiscated. The child has no complaints, but the father didn’t leave a son for the child, isn’t it a bit too much?”
"Your Majesty, even 30 million won't do it!" Qin Mang shouted hurriedly.
As the general who protected the country in the Tang Dynasty, Qin Mang knew very well that if all the 30 million silver were spent on the cavalry, it would be more than enough for Tang Yu to expand the golden fire cavalry to 100,000.
Once Tang Yu has enough strength to challenge him in the army, how will he still gain authority in the army in the future?
Currently, he, Qin Mang, is the number one person in the Tang army. If Tang Yu develops and grows, wouldn't it mean that his position as the number one person in the army will change?
Tang Yu cupped his fists and said, "Father, does the general have evil intentions? He actually doesn't want his children to strengthen the Golden Fire Cavalry. Is this a disguised attempt to weaken the national power of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Am I weakening the Tang Dynasty in disguise? Your Highness, please stop spitting here!" Qin Mang shouted angrily.
