Chang Lin, who was standing aside, turned a little green. You are a kind father and a filial son. Can you let me leave first? Are there any like you? Given the choice, I don't want to serve you two. This is scary!
Okay, we just talked about the deposed prince before, but now it’s better. You two have already started discussing the rebellion, right? The point is... Your Highness, King of Shu, is really a tiger. Don’t you know how His Majesty came to be in power? You dare to say this directly.
Question... Although His Majesty kicked His Royal Highness the King of Shu, it was obvious that he was not angry.
This is too much of a double standard. Why haven't I seen you do this to other princes? What? You said no other prince would dare to talk to Li Shimin like this? Oh, that's okay.
"Hehe, then I can't say it in front of other people. I'm not stupid." Li Ke laughed twice and said quickly.
"Okay, this matter is settled. I will send troops to find you later." Li Shimin said.
"Dad, forget it, I can't afford so many guards." Li Ke thought for a while and then said. He probably guessed what Li Shimin was thinking. He was probably afraid that the powerful family would be detrimental to him?
This is not an unimaginable thing. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty and at the end of the Sui Dynasty, these clans were the first to rebel.
"Now that your wings are stiff, my words won't work, right?" Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and looked at him.
Li Ke's heart skipped a beat. Li Shimin, with his eyes narrowed, was the scariest one. It wouldn't be so scary if he glared at you with a look of joy and anger.
"No, no, no, let's do this. My son, please share your worries. Give me some injured and disabled retired soldiers." Li Ke said quickly.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and was immediately diverted by Li Ke.
Here we have to talk about the imperial military system of the Tang Dynasty. The so-called imperial military system is actually what was mentioned before. Under the premise of the equal land system, every adult man who owns Yongye fields must serve for one year every few years. Two years.
This is true everywhere in the entire Tang Dynasty! When there is a war, government soldiers will be directly mobilized to serve. So in theory... All the people of the Tang Dynasty were soldiers. Especially after the first few years, almost all the young and strong men in the Tang Dynasty had joined the army, and when there was no war, these men could go home and farm by themselves to support themselves. There is no need for the court to expend additional money on its own.
It can not only guarantee a certain combat effectiveness, but also have terrifying military strength without spending extra money. This is why the combat effectiveness was so fierce in the early Tang Dynasty.
But before the Anshi Rebellion, the population of the Tang Dynasty increased sharply, and land annexation was serious. A large number of officials, nobles, and clans annexed too much land. There was not enough land in the world. The basic system of land equalization was destroyed, and the combat effectiveness of the government soldiers was also reduced. dropped sharply, which was one of the reasons for the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion.
The Tang Dynasty itself had a very complete way of dealing with soldiers. The "Laws of the Tang Dynasty" stipulates: When the craftsmen are in service and the prisoners are on guard, if the officials or slaves are sick, and the chief minister does not ask for medical treatment, he will be whipped forty times. ; As a result, the deceased will live for one year.
In other words, whether on the battlefield or serving on the frontier, if a soldier is injured or injured and does not receive timely assistance, his superiors will be punished. If death occurs, the person responsible will be directly sentenced to one year in prison.
In addition, all the armies of the Tang Dynasty had specialized medical officers. Including the Imperial Medical Office of the Tang Dynasty, they did not specialize in treating the emperor and the harem. Instead, a considerable number of medical officers were responsible for the treatment of the army.
For injured soldiers, the Tang Dynasty generally rewarded them with money, cloth, etc., as well as farm tools, cattle, and tax exemptions, especially for corvee labor.
In addition, for some wounded soldiers who were unable to go to the battlefield but still had spare strength, Datang would arrange for these soldiers to be placed in local defense and security positions and eat public meals.
Local government officials and military officials were all sent out by these soldiers.
But even so, because the Tang Dynasty had just wiped out the Eastern Turks, and there were still many wars, the number of casualties was huge, which was a huge burden for the Tang Dynasty. Guang Li Ke knew that there were many soldiers in Chang'an City being maintained by the imperial court, but their positions could not be arranged for the time being.
"Those soldiers who need to be arranged, who have been injured and are not suitable for the battlefield, please give it to me. Firstly, they also have a certain fighting capacity, so they can still protect me. Secondly, after our welfare industrial park gradually gets on track, inside There are many refugees and beggars, and people are needed to maintain law and order."
"This will also give them a chance to use their remaining energy to prevent them from becoming a burden to the court, and it will also protect my safety." Li Ke said with a smile.
Li Shimin was silent. Those people were just hot potatoes, but they had fought for the Tang Dynasty, killed enemies, and made meritorious deeds. The court could not ignore their existence, but no official or prince had ever been willing to help them in a private capacity. .
"Are you sure?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and said.
"Well, father, just give them to me. How many people are there in total? I'll see if I can eat them all." Li Ke nodded.
Li Shimin took a deep breath: "I told you in advance that although they have a certain combat effectiveness, they are all disabled and are definitely not as good as elite soldiers."
"Oh, Dad, I understand, can I not know what those soldiers look like? But there is a saying that is good, they don't need the people of the Tang Dynasty to know them, and they don't need the people of the Tang Dynasty to know them, but the people of the Tang Dynasty don't need the people of the Tang Dynasty to know them. The mountains of Tang Dynasty know them, the rivers of Tang Dynasty know them, and the Tang Dynasty will not forget them."
"As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I have this obligation." Li Ke shrugged.
Well said! Li Shimin originally wanted to praise him, but he held back his words. This kid... would be brilliant if given a little sunshine, so he couldn't praise him.
"I'll have people prepare all the armor for them and send it to you." Li Shimin took a deep breath and said.
"No, I don't want it." Li Ke waved his hand quickly, "I'd better buy an iron mine myself and smelt the iron myself to equip them. Keep your armor for the soldiers on the battlefield."
"Okay!" Li Shimin agreed. As Li Ke said, the iron and salt in Datang were not owned by the state, but were privately operated, so Li Ke naturally had the right to buy iron ore and smelt iron.
"Do you have any other requirements?" Li Shimin asked again.
"No, dad, I'll go back and be grounded." Li Ke couldn't wait.
Seeing him like this... Li Shimin's originally happy mood turned a little angry. Can't you make a difference? ! Yes, Li Shimin deliberately banned Li Ke outside the city because Li Shimin knew that this boy liked to stay outside the city in Zhuangzi and did not like to go to court, so he banned him outside the city in the name of punishment.
Otherwise, if Li Shimin really wanted to impose a punitive ban, he would just ban him from the palace. How could he be allowed to run outside the city? That's not letting the dog for a walk, let it go, right?
"Oh, by the way, Dad, I made an agreement with Changle and the others yesterday to take them to play. But today I am grounded and can't take them to play. Otherwise, you can let them go to my village outside the city for two days. , so as not to be bored in the palace every day." Li Ke thought of something again, and hurriedly said, he had agreed with the three girls yesterday not to let pigeons fly.
"Okay, I understand, but you go back first and I will arrange for someone." Li Shimin sneered. He likes his sister, right? very good! I'll send it to you.
