"Jingde, you attack Yuan Junzhang, Zhijie you attack Liang Shidu.”Li Shimin said. Cheng Yaojin might be a carefree and generous person, but he was actually very shrewd.
This attack emphasized the word " fast "." Jing De, after you attack Yuan Junzhang, immediately divide your forces to attack Mayi, then attack Dingxiang. After that, send Yang Zhengdao, Empress Dowager Xiao, and her granddaughters back. The Sui Dynasty has already become history, so there's no need to make things difficult for them. As for the local administration, you don't have to worry about it. Wuji will naturally arrange it.”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yuchi Gong replied excitedly. Wahaha…I'm finally going to eat meat. I've been looking forward to this day ever since I changed my equipment.
"Jingde, after everything is done, divide your forces and set up defenses in Yulin, Mayi, and Yunzhong. As for the specific arrangements, I won't interfere much here.”Li Shimin said to Yuchi Gong and then said to Cheng Yaojin,
"Zhijie, after you defeat Liang Shidu and capture Shuofang City, split up your forces to capture Jiuyuan. In short, the two of you must be quick in sending troops this time. Also, send more spies to observe the movements of the Turks. The two of you, Chai Shao, and Li Daozong will form a large net against the Turks.”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Don't worry, Your Majesty. You still don't trust me, Old Cheng? When did I, Old Cheng, ever fail?”Cheng Yaojin replied excitedly.
"What else do you have to add?”Li Shi Min asked.
What kind of supplement was needed? With the Great Tang's current military strength, it was completely capable of beating them. In a few months, when Chai Shao's right guard and Qin Qiong's left guard were fully equipped, they would be able to crush the Turks. It would be impossible for them to reach the Wei River a year ago, and it would be good enough if they did not push back.
Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they had no objections.
"Keming, immediately prepare the logistics. Wuji, start preparing the officials in these places. Don't worry, after these places are taken down, I will give you a list of people.”Li Shimin ordered him to follow the way.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will prepare it immediately.”Zhangsun Wuji and Du Ruhui bowed and replied.
The logistics of the army was much better than before. If it was in the past, it would take a long time to prepare for a war of this scale.
Things were different now. The fried noodles and compressed biscuits were all made by Li Shimin. It was too easy now.
Moreover, the soldiers felt that it was very good after eating it. Of course, if they ate it for a long time, Li Shiming couldn't care less. At this stage, it was already very good.
Li Shi Min saw the envious looks on the faces of the other generals who did not receive any missions, so he said,"There are many enemies around the Great Tang, and this is only the beginning. You don't have to worry about not being able to lead the army. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, including Shu Bao. You don't have to worry either. Look at your health.”
Li Shiming gave Qin Qiong a reassurance, and Qin Qiong's mood immediately improved.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, the people of Chang 'an were enjoying the lanterns with their families. The two camps of the left and right military guards were ready to set off.
With this order, the two armies began to march. No one could have imagined that on the night of the Heavenly Yuan Festival, the Great Tang would launch a war against the outside world.
After the reform of the army, the logistics of the army had also changed greatly. The appearance of four-wheeled carriages had greatly increased the transportation capacity. Moreover, they used bearings, unlike the past where the axes would break after traveling a few hundred miles. Therefore, the journey was very fast.
The Royal Industries Company was also making preparations. They would set off a few days later.
This was Li Shimin making use of his position to make money from the war.
As for the military's spoils after the war, they would all be handed over to the Military Law Department for supervision. The Logistics Department would gather everything together and then sell them to the merchants who followed them, which were the people of the Royal Industry Company. Then, 60% of the money would be distributed to the soldiers according to their military achievements, 20% to the officers, and the last 20% would be registered in the Military Logistics Department so that the military could purchase urgently needed items locally.
The introduction of this system was greatly welcomed by the officers and soldiers. The country only had 20% and the rest belonged to them. What was there to say? This wasn't corruption, it was military merit.
Whether it was the officers or the ordinary soldiers, they were all looking forward to the war. With the current equipment, it would be bad luck if someone died in battle.
Moreover, the establishment of the medical team, the use of medical alcohol, the suturing of external wounds, and the use of simple penicillin would reduce the number of deaths compared to before.
Therefore, the morale of the soldiers was very high.
The merchants who came with the army would accept anything, be it clothes, dead sheep, or live sheep. In the past, there was no need to talk about clothes. They would not want them at all. Now, it was different. Although they were selling them very cheaply, it was still a lot of money, right? These clothes were collected, washed, mended, or torn apart and remade. Then, they would be given to the local or surrounding poor people. It had to be known that the people of the early Tang Dynasty, especially the people at the border, were all dressed in rags. Some of them had no clothes to wear. This kind of clothes was quite good for them.
The dead sheep were processed on the spot and marinated. The live sheep were sold to the locals at the purchase price. The rest were disposed of or transported back to Chang 'an. In short, there was no waste at all.
The Royal Industries Company would issue a receipt to the officers and soldiers who received the money. You could go back to the bank to receive the money, or you could ask the people of the Royal Industries Company to help you send the money to your family to improve their lives. There was no charge for this. If you wanted to send a letter or something to your family, there would be a small fee, but it was also very low.
Although Li Shi Min was here to make a fortune from the war, the Royal Industries Company purchased the goods according to the local retail price. If you wanted to sell the goods, you couldn't sell them at the retail price. After all, the quantity was too large. However, the Royal Industries Company purchased them at the retail price, so they wouldn't treat the soldiers unfairly.
Therefore, after the war ended, the soldiers learned about the acquisition principles of the Royal Industry Company and had a very good impression of the Royal Family. They were also very touched by this. The Emperor had always been thinking about them, so their loyalty increased.
The Royal Industry Company followed the army and did not go there empty. They were carrying food and all kinds of goods that were lacking at the border, so this trip was also profitable. The price was based on the retail price of Chang 'an City plus shipping, so it was really not expensive. It was much cheaper than other merchants, but even so, it was still profitable. It was just a matter of how much.
After the army set off, Li Shi Min looked into the distance. He thought about how Luo Yi was going to rebel in two days. In history, he would die in less than two days, not to mention that he had planned it in advance.
After the New Year, the people of Chang 'an City began to get busy again. Because of the newspaper's promotion of the scientific planting and breeding of the Imperial Villa, as well as the fact that the imperial vegetable shop actually sold fresh vegetables this winter, the common people began to actively learn about scientific planting and breeding.
Li Shiming started farming again. He asked the Royal Construction Company to build a Royal Military Academy outside Chang 'an City. The Li family would be the dean. The honorary dean of the military academy would always be the emperor, Li Jing would be the chancellor, and the old generals would be the teachers.
He also issued a decree to let the bandits on the mountain leave the mountain within a time limit. If the time limit was exceeded, they would be directly sent to flatten the mountain. Those who left the mountain would choose to farm or become soldiers according to the principle of willingness. Soldiers were directly sent to the army and were bound by military law. They were not afraid of dishonesty.
Those who were willing to farm could work for three months. The Great Tang had too many basic projects to do, such as building roads and digging canals.
The three months of labor was obviously a crafty and treacherous one. It was obvious that they did not live a peaceful life. They were directly thrown into the army to be slowly trained.
The qualified ones were scattered to various places and villages. It was not easy to manage them if they were gathered together. If it was one person, they would not be afraid of you causing trouble. They would not be able to turn the world upside down.
He sent out the censors, one for each province. He sent out all the censors in the capital at once. Starting from the nearest place in the capital, he carried out the new policies, supervised and assessed the implementation of local officials, and whether the relevant government decrees were carried out properly. Every censor had the cooperation of the Jinyiwei.
The first was the law regarding the inheritance rights of the commoners. After the family head passed away, the wife, son, and daughter of the family head were all legal heirs and had the right to inherit the inheritance. No one else was allowed to take possession of the inheritance under any pretext. Otherwise, they would be punished for illegally violating the property of others.
Second, the family head's wives and concubines, as well as the children born to them, had the right to inherit.
Due to the death of the family head, the family had to go through the government's notary. It was not allowed to be carried out privately. And so on and so forth.
Li Shimin started to implement it in the first year of the Yuan Dynasty. He referred to the marriage law, inheritance law, criminal law, civil law, and other laws of the later generations to modify the current laws.
It was to protect the basic living rights of the people to the greatest extent, especially if the family head died and only had his wife and daughter at home. That would be tragic. It was very likely that their property would be embezzled by their relatives.
This time, the censor was here to supervise the implementation of these decrees.
When they arrived at a village with a large clan, they would directly check the fields and tell them that if they could not produce the title deed, they would confiscate the land. If they did, they would return the title deed of the other people in the hands of the clan leader to the owner.
After that, he began to read out the current laws and regulations. No one could encroach on personal property for any reason, including the so-called clan rules. No matter how big your clan rules were, they were not bigger than the laws of the country.
In the end, he heard that the clan leader was only the nominal clan leader now. He could no longer control the families because one could no longer take the land into their own hands like before. The remaining clan rules could not be enforced either. Once they were enforced, it would be illegal.
As a local official, he was not willing to touch this, but there was no other way. The censor was watching, and so was the Jinyi Guards. If you did not do it, the Jinyi Guards would do it. If they said that you were dereliction of duty, what could they do? Just do it. I'll kill this poor monk but not my fellow daoist.
The clan leader was like a dead parent, but the clansmen below were very happy. The whole family worked tirelessly, all for the clan leader's side. Now, the emperor was helping them.
The Jinyiwei people were also very happy. What kind of people were there in the Jinyiwei?
They were all rangers, who would lend a helping hand when they saw injustice. Li Shimin had tricked them into doing things for the country and the people, but now they really felt that everything they did was for the country and the people, so they were especially energetic.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards were also expanding rapidly. Of course, not all rangers would be recruited. Only those with a sense of justice and integrity would be recruited. Those who did evil would think that a rat's poop had ruined their good porridge.
Therefore, the Brocade Guard was also vigorously cleaning up this kind of scum in Jianghu. Recently, there was also a bloody storm in Jianghu.
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