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Chapter 227

Chapter 227

Those who watched this competition couldn't help but take a breath.

When Cheng Chumo cut off the long snake formation, many people guessed that Cheng Yaojin lost.

But I didn't expect to lose so quickly, and there were more than 1000 people out of the 600 people led by Cheng Chumo.

The number of people is one to three, and only half of them are killed in battle. Many people present can do it.

But as it is now, there are few people who can guarantee that they can do it when they go head-to-head and can't use any tricks.

You know, Cheng Yaojin's soldiers are not soft persimmons, so they are not so easy to win.

And because Li Shimin was present, those soldiers also knew that it was just a competition, so they would naturally work harder.

In this case, except for Li Jing, it can be said that no one present is completely sure.

Li Jing's eyes flashed, and he clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the training method of Jingyang county uncle is very good, and I think it should be extended to the whole army."

He didn't say that because Lin Xuan and Li Dejiang had a good relationship.

On the contrary, because Li Jing wanted to keep a low profile, his relationship with Lin Xuan was far worse than Cheng Yaojin's.

He really approved of Lin Xuan's training method.

"Your Majesty, I also think this method is good, and it should be promoted to the whole army." Yu Chigong said.

"Your Majesty, this minister agrees!"

Seeing this, the other generals said in unison.

The army is the foundation of a general, and the stronger 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 headaches: "Of course I want to spread 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 recruit who has been in the camp for more than a year and has never been on the battlefield, after just a few months of training, he has such a strong standing.

If it is those veterans who have fought many battles, how much will their combat power increase?

In this way, let alone pacifying the grassland, he is confident to win even Goguryeo.

But thinking about the expenses of Lin Xuan's training period and the military salary in the future, Li Shimin gave up this idea.

"May I ask Your Majesty, how much does the training of this army cost?" Li Jing asked.

Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Talk to them."

"Yes!" Lin Xuan clasped his hands in response, and said to Li Jing and the others: "My lords, there are more than 8000 people in total. They have been training for more than two months and cost more than 8000!"

"What! How could it cost so much!"

Everyone looked at Lin Xuan in surprise, a little unbelievable.

There are more than 8000 guan, which means that each person will spend [-] guan every month.

All the troops of the Tang Dynasty are about 70 to 50, and even if some of the garrison areas are removed, there are about [-].

According to this standard, wouldn't it take 600 million per year?

Lin Xuan continued: "Not only that, but in order to maintain their combat effectiveness, they need to become professional soldiers, and the court will pay them military salaries, which will cost them even more."

What Lin Xuan didn't say is that a lot of expenses are spent on infrastructure construction, and these things are not one-off.

After Li Jing and the others listened, they were all silent. They also knew about the situation of the Datang treasury.

According to what Lin Xuan said, the annual military expenditure must at least increase by more than 1000 million guan on the original basis, and the imperial court simply cannot afford it.

Fang Xuanling said with some doubts: "Isn't the military system in our court very good? Why do you want soldiers to be professional soldiers?"

Although it was also the first time he had heard the term professional soldier, it was not difficult to understand.

From Fang Xuanling's point of view, the government military system is perfect. Some taxes are exempted, and there is no need to pay soldiers, which increases the burden on the court.

Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "An elite army must be trained all the time. If they often go back to farm, they will never be considered elite."

Rotation is no problem, of course, soldiers also have families and definitely want to go home.

However, the Fubing system generally rotates once every few months.

When they come back, they must be thinking about the long family and the short family. When they adjust, they will have to rotate again after not training for a long time.

Fang Xuanling nodded thoughtfully.

"Your Majesty, it's the minister who didn't think carefully!" 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, in fact, it is still feasible to promote the whole army, but not all of them." Lin Xuan cupped his hands and said.

"Oh? Let's hear it." Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, just promote the military posture and formation. This is nothing more than adding some more training items without spending money. These items can increase 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 get a charter later."

"Yes!" Lin Xuan answered with cupped hands.

"Your Majesty, Lin Xuan deserves to be rewarded for his meritorious service in training soldiers." Fang Xuanling said aloud.

Lin Xuan glanced at Fang Xuanling with some differences. He had scolded him last time, but he didn't expect him to ask for credit for him.

He admitted that he had underestimated Fang Xuanling's mind, so he couldn't help being ashamed.

Li Shimin was in a very good mood, he laughed and said, "It's a reward! Lin Xuan listens!"

Lin Xuan bowed and stood up, smiling wryly in his heart, it seemed that he was going to court again.

"Lin Xuan has made great achievements 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 last time.

On the contrary, if possible, he does not want this title.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Zhijie, you can add 1 people to Lin Xuan and let him continue training!"

Cheng Yaojin was still in a daze, Yu Chigong hurriedly pulled him, and whispered: "Your Majesty is calling you!"

Cheng Yaojin came back to his senses and asked, "What did Your Majesty just say?"

"Haha~"

Seeing Cheng Yaojin's appearance, everyone burst out laughing.

Niu Jinda smiled and said: "It seems that Lao Cheng is not convinced by the loss."

"Ha ha…"

Niu Jinda's words caused everyone to laugh again.

Cheng Yaojin's face turned red, and he shouted: "Who said the old man lost? The people led by Lin boy were originally the left-leading guards, and they are all under the old man's command. This is just an internal competition."

Three thousand beat one thousand, and he lost so badly, how could he admit it.

The more Cheng Yaojin talked, the more he felt that it made sense. Looking at Yu Chigong and the others, he said triumphantly: "Who dares to send someone to compare? The old man offers one thousand to you five thousand, who dares?"

Everyone was speechless, they didn't expect Cheng Yaojin to be so thick-skinned.

Many of the 5000 people 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 was even more proud, and said mockingly: "How about it, be afraid."

Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he saw Cheng Yaojin's triumphant appearance.

"Okay, Zhijie, you add 1 people to Lin Xuan and let him continue training!" Li Shimin said.

"Yes!" Cheng Yaojin replied with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Xue Rengui has contributed a lot to the army's training so well, and Cheng Chumo and others have contributed too," Lin Xuan said.

As the chief general, how could he forget his subordinates?

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Come here, call Xue Rengui, Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaidao, Yuchi Baolin!"

For Xue Rengui, he has investigated for a long time, his family background is clean, and he is very talented.

For such a person, he likes it very much.

Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and others are getting old now.

But there are not many talented generals in the new generation.

Not long after, Xue Rengui and the others, led by the forbidden army, came to Dianjiangtai.

"Grassmen see Your Majesty!"

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Xue Rengui and Cheng Chumo hurriedly saluted.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Excuse me, Xue Rengui has made great achievements in assisting the Marquis of Jingyang County in training troops, Feng Zhenwei is a deputy lieutenant, Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaidao, and Yuchi Baolin have been promoted to a higher level."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The three of Cheng Chumo are fine. Their previous level was the seventh rank, but now they are no more than the sixth rank.

Compared with their family background, it's nothing.

What makes them happy is that Li Shimin recognized them.

The happiest person was Xue Rengui. He had no official position before, not even an ordinary soldier.

Now all of a sudden, he has become a military officer of the sixth rank, and he can't be described as being promoted to three ranks in a row, but has been promoted by many ranks.

In fact, according to the number of people they command, their official positions are a bit low.

As a general, Lin Xuan is only a fifth rank.

But Li Shimin just asked them to train soldiers, it doesn't mean that the 1 people will belong to Lin Xuan and the others.

To put it bluntly, Lin Xuan didn't even have the right to transfer these people out of the barracks.

　Thank you Yulu for the monthly pass.

　　Thank you Ying Sa for your reward.

(End of this chapter)