Chapter 1086
After deciding to officially open SF Express, Tang Yu shouted: "Xiang'er, please go out and call Meng Tian!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" the maid Xiang'er responded respectfully.
"Your Highness, are you looking for me?"
Within half an hour, Meng Tian quickly arrived at the East Palace.
Tang Yu asked: "General Meng, how many people are there in the entire Golden Fire Cavalry army at present?"
"One hundred thousand people!" Meng Tian said with excitement.
Hearing this, Tang Yu was shocked: "One hundred thousand people? So many? When we attacked Qishi Mansion last time, weren't there only twenty or thirty thousand people in the capital?"
"Your Highness, you just asked about the entire Golden Fire Cavalry army. The capital is almost constantly expanding its recruitment. Currently, there are about 50,000 people!" Meng Tianru reported.
Tang Yu was still very surprised: "How can the recruitment speed be so fast during this period?"
"The main reason is that Your Highness has become rich. Nursing homes and academies have been opened one after another. The families of the soldiers who died in the battle have benefited. People all over the country have seen it! Now in the entire Datang Dynasty, everyone knows that joining the army and joining the Golden Fire Cavalry has the best benefits. , If Your Highness hadn’t only asked you to recruit 100,000 elites before, I could have recruited 200,000 people in one go!” Meng Tian said excitedly.
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After listening, Tang Yu nodded and said: "It makes sense, but I forgot that the Golden Fire Cavalry has the best benefits when joining the army in the Tang Dynasty!"
"Your Highness, are you looking for me about the SF express? I think it would be good to let the cavalry deliver the express and get some training in suppressing bandits!" Meng Tian chuckled.
He knew very well that the newly recruited group of new recruits would not be as good as being put into a formal fight outside for a long time in the military camp.
Tang Yu nodded and said: "Yes, I am indeed looking for you this time to start SF Express. But after hearing what you said, I decided that the Golden Fire Cavalry will continue to recruit people. I hope to recruit 200,000 elites in the next spring!"
"What? Recruited 200,000 people? Your Highness, the cavalry is very expensive. War horses and armor are an astronomical sum of money. Although the treasury lends money, the funds are limited, and a lot of money needs to be advanced by Your Highness personally. Can Your Highness bear with it in the long run?" Meng Tian said in shock.
Tang Yu sneered: "With my current financial resources, it is not a problem to recruit another 100,000 people! As long as the bank express lottery is fully developed, it will definitely be more than enough to raise 200,000 cavalry! After the Golden Fire Cavalry is expanded to 200,000 people, in the short term Stop recruiting and start training troops, I only want the best!"
"Your Highness, I understand!" Meng Tian responded solemnly.
Tang Yu deeply understood that cavalry was the king of ancient battlefields. If he could have 200,000 elite cavalry, he would be fearless even if he faced the enemy's millions of tigers and wolves.
In fact, Tang Yu could recruit more people, but he was afraid that if he recruited too many people, Meng Tian would not be able to train them in the short term. More importantly, he was afraid that his cavalry would be too good, which would arouse the civil and military fear of the entire court.
He knew very well that although Emperor Tang secretly supported him, when he had too many cavalry, Emperor Tang would probably be wary of him. After all, Emperor Tang was still in power, and having too many troops would naturally lead to the suspicion of overestimating the guest. He had to be moderate in doing things. He must control this.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will have 200,000 golden fire cavalry by the beginning of next spring. Secretly, he will have 100,000 ace infantry led by Li Jing in Tiandang Mountain.
By that time, he would have an army of 300,000 men. Even if the generals of the dynasty did not support him, he could act without looking at the eyes of a group of generals.
What's more, Tang Yu is now rich and powerful. He can send the money to Tiandang Mountain and let Li Jing recruit people secretly.
