Everyone watching this competition couldn't help but take a breath of air.
When Cheng Chumo cut off the long snake formation, many people speculated that Cheng Yaojin had lost.
But I didn't expect to lose so quickly, and there were actually more than 600 people among the 1,000 people led by Cheng Chumo.
The number of people is one to three, and only half of them are killed. Many people present can do it.
But like now, when it comes to direct confrontation without any strategy, not many people can guarantee that it can be done.
You must know that the soldiers under Cheng Yaojin are not soft persimmons, and they are not easy to win.
And because Li Shimin was present, the soldiers knew that it was just a competition, so they would naturally fight harder.
Under this situation, except for Li Jing, it can be said that no one present was completely sure.
Li Jing's eyes flashed, he clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the training method of Jingyang County Uncle is very good. I think it should be extended to the whole army."
He didn't say this because of the good relationship between Lin Xuan and Li Dejiao.
On the contrary, because Li Jing wanted to keep a low profile, his relationship with Lin Xuan was far worse than that of Cheng Yaojin and his family.
He really recognized Lin Xuan's training methods.
"Your Majesty, I also think this method is good and should be promoted throughout the army." Yu Chigong said.
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"
Seeing this, the other generals said in unison.
The army is the foundation of a general's career, and the more powerful the army, the more opportunities they have to make contributions.
Only Cheng Yaojin was still immersed in failure and did not speak.
Li Shimin said with some headache: "Of course I want to extend it to the entire army. If the troops of the Tang Dynasty have such combat power, why worry about the uncertainty of the world! But this training method is too expensive."
A new recruit who has been in the camp for more than a year and has never been on the battlefield has become so strong after just a few months of training.
If they were veterans of many battles, how much would their combat power be improved?
In this way, let alone pacifying the grasslands, he would be confident of winning even Goguryeo.
But thinking about the cost of Lin Xuan's training period and his future military salary, Li Shimin gave up the idea.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, how much does it cost to train this army?" Li Jing asked.
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Tell them about it."
"Yes!" Lin Xuan responded with his hands raised, and said to Li Jing and others: "My lords, there are more than 8,000 people in total. They have trained for more than two months and spent more than 18,000 yuan!"
"What! How come it costs so much!"
Everyone looked at Lin Xuan in surprise, a little unbelievable.
It's more than 18,000 yuan, which means that each person spends about 100 yuan per month.
The total army of the Tang Dynasty was about 600,000 to 700,000. Even excluding some garrison areas, there were still about 500,000.
According to this standard, wouldn't it require six million dollars a year?
Lin Xuan continued: "Not only that, if you want to maintain their combat effectiveness, they need to become professional soldiers. The court will have to pay them military pay, and the expenses will be even greater."
What Lin Xuan didn't say is that a lot of expenses are spent on infrastructure construction, and these things are not one-time.
After Li Jing and the others listened, they were all silent. They also knew the situation of the Tang treasury.
If according to what Lin Xuan said, the annual military expenditure would have to be increased by at least 10 million guan from the original basis, and the imperial court would not be able to afford it.
Fang Xuanling said with some confusion: "Isn't the military system of our dynasty very good? Why should soldiers become professional soldiers?"
Although this was the first time he heard the term professional soldier, it was not difficult to understand.
In Fang Xuanling's view, the government's military system was perfect. It exempted some taxes and did not require military pay for soldiers, which would increase the burden on the court.
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "An elite force must train all the time. If they often go back to farm, they will never be considered elite."
Of course rotation is no problem, soldiers also have families and they definitely want to go home.
However, the army system generally rotates once every few months.
When they come back, they will start to think about the strengths and weaknesses of the family. When they adjust, they will have to rotate again after not training for long.
Fang Xuanling nodded thoughtfully.
"Your Majesty, I didn't think carefully enough!" Li Jing said with some shame.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "You are also thinking about Datang, but you just don't know the inside story."
"Your Majesty, it is actually feasible to promote it to the entire army, but it cannot be promoted to all." Lin Xuan said with cupped hands.
"Oh? Tell me." Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty, just promote military postures and formations. This is nothing more than adding some more training items and does not cost money. These items can increase the soldiers' obedience and discipline. They can also increase their coordination ability."
Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he said: "That's right, you can go back and bring out the regulations."
"Yes!" Lin Xuan responded with his hands raised.
"Your Majesty, Lin Xuan has made great achievements in military training and deserves a heavy reward." Fang Xuanling said aloud.
Lin Xuan gave Fang Xuanling a somewhat different look. He had criticized him last time, but he didn't expect him to ask for credit for him.
He admitted that he had underestimated Fang Xuanling's broadmindedness, and he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
Li Shimin was in a very good mood. He laughed and said, "It's time for a reward! Lin Xuan deserves it!"
Lin Xuan bowed and stood up, smiling bitterly in his heart. It looked like he was about to go to court again.
"Lin Xuan performed well in military training and was promoted to Marquis of Jingyang County." Li Shimin said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lin Xuan no longer had the excitement of being knighted this time.
On the contrary, if possible, he would not want this title.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Zhijie, please replenish Lin Xuan to 10,000 people and let him continue training!"
Cheng Yaojin was still in a daze. Yuchi Gong quickly pulled him and whispered: "Your Majesty is calling you!"
Cheng Yaojin came to his senses and asked, "What did your Majesty just say?"
"Haha~"
Everyone laughed when they saw Cheng Yaojin's appearance.
Niu Jinda smiled and said: "It seems that Lao Cheng is not convinced by the defeat."
"Ha ha…"
Niu Jinda's words caused everyone to laugh again.
Cheng Yaojin's face turned red and he shouted: "Who said I lost? The people led by Mr. Lin are originally the people leading the left army guard, and they are all under my command. This is just an internal competition."
Three thousand versus one thousand, and he still lost so miserably, how could he admit it?
The more Cheng Yaojin talked, the more he felt it made sense. He looked at Yu Chigong and others and said proudly: "Which of you dares to send someone to compete? I will offer one thousand to you five thousand, who dares?"
Everyone was speechless. They didn't expect Cheng Yaojin to be so thick-skinned.
Five thousand people, many of them are confident of winning.
You know, every time the number of people doubles, the concept is different.
But no one agreed, because even if they won, it would be disgraceful.
Seeing that no one spoke, Cheng Yaojin became even more proud and sarcastically said: "How about it, you're afraid."
Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he saw Cheng Yaojin's triumphant appearance.
"Okay, Zhijie, you can add 10,000 people to Lin Xuan and let him continue training!" Li Shimin said.
"Yes!" Cheng Yaojin responded with a smile.
"Your Majesty, Xue Rengui deserves a lot of credit for the army being able to train so well, and Cheng Chumo and others also have a lot to do with it," Lin Xuan said.
As a general, how can you forget your subordinates?
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Come here, call Xue Rengui, Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaidao and Wei Chi Baolin!"
He had investigated Xue Rengui for a long time and found out that he had a clean family background and was very talented.
He likes such people very much.
Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and others are getting older now.
But not many of the new generation of generals are talented.
Not long after, Xue Rengui and others, led by the Forbidden Army, arrived at the general station.
"Common people see your majesty!"
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
Xue Rengui and Cheng Chumo quickly saluted.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Without courtesy, Xue Rengui has assisted the Marquis of Jingyang County in military training and has been granted the title of Deputy Lieutenant Zhenwei, Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaidao and Yuchi Baolin. They have been promoted to one rank."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Fortunately for Cheng Chumo and the others, their previous level was the seventh level, but now they have been upgraded to the sixth level.
Compared to their family background, it is nothing.
What made them happy was Li Shimin's recognition of them.
The happiest person was Xue Rengui. He had no official position before and was not even an ordinary soldier.
Now, all of a sudden, he has become a sixth-grade military attaché. He cannot be described as being promoted three levels in a row, but has been promoted many levels.
In fact, based on the number of people they command, their official positions are somewhat low.
As a general, Lin Xuan is only in the fifth rank.
But Li Shimin just let them train troops, which does not mean that these 10,000 people will be under the command of Lin Xuan and others.
To put it bluntly, Lin Xuan doesn't even have the power to transfer these people out of the military camp.