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Experts look at the tricks, while laymen watch the excitement. Li Shimin is obviously a big expert in military affairs. Although Li Mu's ideas were hundreds of years earlier, Li Shimin can still see the feasibility of it, and at the same time, he can also see the difficulty of it.

Li Shimin held the wine glass and thought for a while, saying, "The government system has been going on for several dynasties. People from both north and south have become accustomed to this system. It is probably difficult to achieve sudden changes."

"Your Majesty, any system reform is difficult at the beginning. But if it is not changed because of the difficulty, the final result will inevitably be repeating the same mistake." Li Mu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty always says that you should rest and recuperate. But how to rest and recuperate? As long as the military system of the palace is still there, the people cannot rest and recuperate because they have to prepare for war."

"Your Majesty, people are not mules and horses. Even if people are mules and horses, mules and horses need to rest, right? Your Majesty imagine that a soldier, who is busy farming, has to rush to grow food, and in slack farming, has to practice weapons. After a year, does he have time to rest? How much time does he have to spend with his family? When a person is unwilling to do this, even if he is forced to do it, how much effort can he put into it?"

"It would be fine if the court was rich, and it would be useless to spend some food and grass, and the price would not be very high. But now, the court does not have the confidence to do this. Not to mention it, just talk about the things that happened in the past few months. Your Majesty, I am not exaggerating. If the war with the Turks really starts, the Tang Dynasty will be as dangerous as it is. I have seen the food stored in various places. If the family families do not take out the food stored in this year, they will starve to death next year!"

"Even if Your Majesty can force them to take out the food, will they not have a price? If Your Majesty does not relax them, will they do what His Majesty will do? Being subject to others is not a long-term solution. Now the Tang Dynasty has been repaired with the Turks, at least in the west, and there is no worries for the time being. Xueyantuo in the north is still not in a state of chaos. With General Simo, my adopted father will be in charge, so he will be in charge. Tubo has not yet been quelled and there is no time to take care of others. Now, the most difficult enemy is only Goguryeo. Your Majesty can lay off some of the weak soldiers and let them return to their hometowns to farm. Only some elite veterans will be left to stay in charge, and wait for a few years to recuperate and then recruit from the young and strong. When the strong and healthy people recruited to join the army, the old and weak will not be able to organize it. Even if it is organized, it will be irresistible. In this way, there will never be a chaotic situation at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and it will definitely greatly weaken the power of the clans in the local area."

The last sentence greatly touched Li Shimin's heart.

A strategy can not only reduce the possibility of riots in the people, but also weaken the power of the clan. It seems perfect to win two goals in one fell swoop. But Li Shimin's intuition told him that there must be hidden dangers, but he didn't know what this hidden danger was. He looked at Li Mu and thought in his heart, what was Li Mu's original intention of implementing military system reform? Was he really for the country of the Tang Dynasty?

Before the last incident, Li Shimin had no doubts, but after that, Li Shimin was not sure. This is definitely not a judgement of a gentleman by his villain's heart. Human nature is like this. No matter how generous Li Mu is, he is still a person, not a saint, and he puts his heart in it. Li Shimin does not believe that Li Mu can ignore past grudges.

Li Mu knew what Li Shimin was thinking. Indeed, he also knew the hidden dangers of the recruitment system, but he didn't plan to say it out now. He had to let Li Shimin think about it himself. Only when he thought it out would he believe it and tell him directly, he would still think about it.

Perhaps the temptation was too great, and Li Shimin still couldn't make up his mind to refuse sternly. He thought for a while and said, "I have listened for a long time, but I still haven't fully understood. How do you say you are recruiting young and strong soldiers to join the army? What if I order to terminate the army system now, but when war is needed, and I can't recruit soldiers, what should I do?"

This is a very direct question, but Li Mu has prepared the answer. There are only four words: "Man is dead for money."

"What?" Li Shimin was stunned. He could not understand Li Mu's words at all. The government system implemented by the Tang Dynasty was a military service system that "inclusively integrates agriculture with soldiers". The direct advantage was that the court would not have to spend a penny, but a grain of rice could have hundreds of thousands of troops. For the government soldiers themselves, their family would receive tax relief, which was also a preferential policy given to them by the state. Of course, since there was no tax, there was naturally no military pay, even in military uniforms. These had to be prepared by the soldiers themselves. Unless they won the battle and the court had last time, they would really not get a penny.

Therefore, Li Shimin was surprised. Does Li Mu want to pay money to his soldiers? The court now has no money and does not want to save money, but instead needs to spend money. Isn’t this nonsense?

Li Shimin nodded, affirming what Li Shimin thought, and said, "Your Majesty, you have to pay for recruiting soldiers."

Seeing that Li Shimin was about to be anxious, Li Mu quickly said, "Your Majesty, don't get angry first. In fact, this is not a whim. It has been around since ancient times."

Li Shimin snorted: "I have read history books all at once, why didn't I see any such thing be recorded in any book?"

"Wu Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period," Li Mu blurted out, Li Shimin was stunned. Of course he knew Wu Qi, but he had no impression of recruiting soldiers and frowned: "Don't swear by me!"

Li Mu explained: "Wei Wushu, and Wu Qi, Wei, recruited soldiers with strict screening standards. Once qualified as a Wushu, it would be equivalent to having a job, rather than temporarily recruiting and returning home after the war. After a certain period of time, the court would give them a settlement fee to 'retire' and recruit a group of new young and strong soldiers to come in, so that the army would remain young and strong, so that the Wei State would become strong. I have no nonsense. If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can look back at the record of the Grand Historian to see if there is any such paragraph."

Li Shimin naturally read the Records of the Grand Historian. When Li Mu reminded this, he vaguely remembered a little, nodded and said, "Even if there is, the court has no money now, what can I do?"

"No money now does not mean you have no money in the future. Isn't this going to take a rest? As long as you have a few years of stability, there are ways to make money." Li Mu patted his chest and said, "If Your Majesty nods, money is not a problem. Moreover, this matter cannot be accomplished overnight. You can slowly and gradually reform it from the imperial guards to the local area. What you lack the most now is the general who leads the army."

Li Shimin seemed to be thinking and not responding.

Li Mu continued: "Although there are many famous generals in the court, has Your Majesty discovered hidden dangers? The powerful generals are gradually getting older. General Li Jing and General Yuchi are all nearly sixty years old. Younger ones, like my adopted father, are still a few years older than His Majesty. Can these people be left to the crown prince?"

"So, the most important thing now is to cultivate young generals who can be useful. If the valuable experience of the older generation of generals is brought into the tomb, wouldn't it be a pity? Sun Bin's military strategy has been passed down for thousands of years. My generals from the Tang Dynasty are far away from ancient people. If a school was established to lead the old to the new, it would ensure that my Tang Dynasty would not lack famous generals, like the water of the Yangtze River, one wave after another, and it would continue."

After hearing Li Mu talk about this, Li Shimin gradually understood that the recruitment system has many benefits, and the biggest disadvantage is that it costs money. The court needs to make money. The person who is best at this is Li Mu. Although Li Mu implements this system for the sake of the country, he must have his own little selfishness. Because once the recruitment system is implemented, he will become more and more important.

Although he saw through Li Mu's thoughts, Li Shimin felt relieved. As an emperor, he was not afraid of his ministers having selfishness. He was afraid of his ministers not having selfishness. If Li Mu really thought this way, it means that he was seeking self-protection, not having a strange intention. Li Shimin was afraid and loved Li Mu. He loved Li Mu's talent and was worried that he would rebel. But if Li Mu had no intention of rebelling and only wanted to be a powerful minister for the time being, Li Shimin was very, very happy.

After thinking through this section, Li Shimin finally nodded, but said, "There is no effect on the topic of war on paper. Let's do this. I will let Hou Junji discuss this with you. As for the reform of the military system, there is no money now. After the autumn harvest, we will decide according to the situation."

Li Mu let out a long sigh and said, "Thank you for your accomplishment."

"What are you doing? You are also for the country and country of the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin smiled and picked up the wine glass. Li Mu quickly accompanied him. The king and his ministers had a drink. Li Shimin secretly glanced at Li Mu. Seeing that he was breathing a sigh of relief, he felt even more sure of his guess. This kid was trying to protect himself. He was even happier and happier and drank one cup after another.

Li Mu shouted and called for wine and drank with Li Shimin for a good time. Until Li Mu, with the help of Eunuch Gao, shook the carriage and returned to the palace, Li Mu was still yelling to drink with Li Shimin until dawn.

As he watched the carriage walk away, the drunkenness on Li Mu's face disappeared.

Before drinking, Li Mu took a sausage pill. The sausage pill is a skill product and can be made by intermediate pharmaceuticals. It can withstand a certain amount of alcohol power according to its effectiveness. Li Mu drank so much on the surface, but in fact he received only about half of the alcohol power, and the other half was made.

He was worried that the alcohol would smell Bai Qiaoqiao, so he did not return to Bai Qiaoqiao's room, but went to Jin Chen's room next door. After Zhang Tianai took over the Jinyiwei, he devoted his heart to official business and brought back various files at night, and he had to see it very late every day.

Jin Chen had boiled the sobering soup in the morning and steamed it in a stew pot to prevent it from getting cold. When Li Mu was drinking, the temperature was not cold or hot. She brought a towel again and helped Li Mu wipe the sweat on his forehead. When she helped him wear a loose clothes, she saw that Li Mu's back was soaked and said distressedly: "Husband, what's wrong?"

"It's like being with a tiger." Li Mu put down the spoon and said, "The feeling of acting for you for a long time is really not very good. If I have a half-point gap today and show my intention to spy on military power, Your Majesty will not tolerate me in the future."

Jin Chen couldn't think of what Li Mu was thinking, and frowned and said, "Is it that serious?"

Li Mu nodded and said, "I have been unable to figure it out these days. For His Majesty, even though he knew there was a rift in my heart, he still favored me. Until these few days, I figured it out that His Majesty must have murdered me."

"Hasn't Your Majesty already murdered you?"

Li Mu knew that Jin Chen was referring to the last incident, so he shook his head and said, "Last time, His Majesty was foolish and regarded me as the son of Prince Yin, in order to eliminate future troubles, but His Majesty actually did not want to kill me, otherwise I would not have lived to this day."

"But this time, Your Majesty really wanted to kill. I had been unable to understand before, but I ignored it myself. In fact, the reason is right in front of you. The prince and the King of Wei are not as good as me, but our age is similar. Now all kinds of reforms in the court are my hands or related to me. If Your Majesty dies in the future, no one can suppress me, and I will turn my hands and turn my hands and rain, and once I have the intention of being unjust. The prince and the King of Wei are not my opponents, how can Your Majesty sit by and fall? So I guess that Your Majesty's mind must be tolerating me until his death. Before Your Majesty dies, he will set a death trap and let me accompany you."

Jin Chen was so cold that he grabbed Li Mu's sleeve and said, "Since my husband has seen it, let's go. Let's fly far away and go to a place where His Majesty can't find it."

"How to go?" Li Mu sighed, "Qiaoqiao is erect and she doesn't know where Sister Ou is. There is still something to do with Zhien. Even without these things, where can we go? Go to the Western Regions? Go to the sea? How can we compare to the Tang Dynasty? Besides, this is just my guess. If His Majesty doesn't think so, we are thousands of miles away and regret that we can't find a place to cry."

"But what if it is true?"

Li Mu sighed and said, "The best way now is to deal with it first." Jin Chen was so cold that he grabbed Li Mu's sleeve and said, "Since my husband has seen it, let's go. Let's fly away and go to a place that His Majesty can't find."

"How to go?" Li Mu sighed, "Qiaoqiao is erect and she doesn't know where Sister Ou is. There is still something to do with Zhien. Even without these things, where can we go? Go to the Western Regions? Go to the sea? How can we compare to the Tang Dynasty? Besides, this is just my guess. If His Majesty doesn't think so, we are thousands of miles away and regret that we can't find a place to cry."

"But what if it is true?"

Li Mu sighed and said, "The best way now is to deal with it first."

Jin Chen was so cold that he grabbed Li Mu's sleeve and said, "Since my husband has seen it, let's go. Let's fly far away and go to a place where His Majesty can't find it."

"How to go?" Li Mu sighed, "Qiaoqiao is erect and she doesn't know where Sister Ou is. There is still something to do with Zhien. Even without these things, where can we go? Go to the Western Regions? Go to the sea? How can we compare to the Tang Dynasty? Besides, this is just my guess. If His Majesty doesn't think so, we are thousands of miles away and regret that we can't find a place to cry."

"But what if it is true?" div@B
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