I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

It is impossible for him to let go of those young staff officers who have finally made it to the top.In his opinion, what kind of staff are these? They are all Confucian generals waiting to grow up.

He is very knowledgeable, and he is very familiar with new technologies and equipment, not to mention that his concepts are completely different from those of the old soldiers.

How can this kind of talent be put in the army? They have to enter the military department and contribute to the military construction of the entire Tang Dynasty in the general staff.

Therefore, as soon as Li Shimin gathered his wool, the staff department formed before, whether it was the navy, air force or army, was instantly emptied.

It is impossible for Zhang Nuo to object to this kind of thing. After all, if someone stands in the way of promotion, it is a feud, and he cannot promote someone without military merit, so he can only let him go.

After all, there is already a joking saying in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty that "Beijing officials see officials at the third level". It is indeed faster to be promoted than to be promoted purely by meritorious service in the first-line army.

Therefore, there is really no way to stop this kind of thing that is obviously beneficial to the subordinates. If you stop it, you will become an enemy. Besides, you have to give Lao Li face. You can't say that you don't work for Lao Li. Well, just stay in Lao Tzu's army honestly, that's too much to disrespect Lao Li, the emperor.

But this kind of recruitment is not without benefits. The biggest advantage is that other people see that people with the same title and age have been transferred to the center so smoothly. It would be strange if they are not envious.

For soldiers, military merit and military rank are the greatest desires!

If these people were transferred by relying on their background or something, then everyone would be envious at most. The key is that this group of talents transferred from the three armed forces were all transferred because of their good academic performance and solid professional skills. yes.

There is a steelyard in everyone's heart. It is really easy to tell who is not powerful in ordinary times. There is no such thing as humility in the army. Whoever can do it will not do it. Zhenzhang, if you are good, you will show it. If you show it, others can't match it, and you will naturally obey you.

And these people stood out from the competition layer by layer, but the departure of these people also planted a seed in everyone's heart.

That is, in addition to working hard on the battlefield, reading and studying are actually a good way. One of the easiest beliefs for people is-I can do it if I do it.

That's right, since the first batch of people can continue to grow by learning and finally reach another level, why can't we, we are all raised by our fathers and mothers, and we all learn together, can you work hard and me?

No one is willing to admit that he is worse than others, unless he has no desire to strive upward.Otherwise, no one wants to fall behind.

Therefore, Lao Li's recruitment this time completely kicked off a wave of learning among the Tang army. Everyone knows that there is such a "Broadway to Heaven" here.

As long as you are good enough, as long as you are strong enough, even if you can't enter the general staff of the Ministry of War, at least you can enter the staff of your own army as a combat staff officer.

This is currently the hottest position in the army. After all, what is a staff officer? To put it bluntly, it is to advise and help the big boss, but this is a command position that can show his face in front of the big boss!

What is a command post? It is the one who speaks in the so-called "talking at the top, breaking legs at the bottom". This is much more comfortable than suffering on the front line.

Although it is more brain-intensive and requires a lot of professional skills, but compared to the days of being exposed to the wind and the sun and worrying about the front line, this is simply as good as it gets.

The key is that this kind of position does not lack military merit. After all, as long as you win the battle, as a helper, you can always share a little credit, right?

Hehe, the most important thing is, how could Datang's army fail to win? Fighting is not crushing anyone. To put it bluntly, this is just sitting in a tent and taking credit leisurely. Don't let people be too envious.

Thus, the learning wave of the whole army began like this.

Chapter 967

Zhang Nuo is of course happy to see the success of learning independently in the army. As long as any army wants to win battles and improve its combat effectiveness, it cannot relax its study and training.

What Zhang Nuo has always emphasized in the army is that honor belongs to the army and individuals, so does shame!

If you lie on the honor book and sleep late, you will inevitably be caught up by others, and you will even suffer a big loss on the battlefield. No one will stop and wait for you.

If you are unwilling to advance, you can only fall behind.

Opportunities are there, and seats are there. Whoever is willing to work hard and who is willing to put in effort will naturally get there first.

After Zhang Nuo arranged all the messy things under his hands, he could finally communicate with Lao Li casually. At least he had to tell him first, don't send so many people here, we will almost wipe out everything here. , Sending so many people here is not nonsense.

So, Zhang Nuo ran to the telegraph machine and sent a telegram in person.

He has a dedicated line, this is the radio station he and Li Shimin are in contact with, and the person on duty is also Li Shimin's most trustworthy person. After all, the things they discuss in the telegram are sometimes too shocking, and they really can't let other people know.

"Old Li, there is something. I heard that I will tell you, um, what, you should send fewer people to the follow-up army here. The 20 troops here have basically been cleaned up. If not I need people to deal with the aftermath and rectify the border defense, I don't think it doesn't matter whether I send people or not!"

That's right, this is the telegram sent by Zhang Nuo. Even if the average person is not sending a telegram to the emperor, they still write the manuscript seriously, and each word needs to be considered for a while, but when it comes to him, it is better to send the telegram to the emperor. The content is no different from that of QQ chat in later generations.

This meant that Li Shimin had arranged for his confidant to be on duty there in advance, and if other people saw the telegrams going back and forth between the two, they would probably jump up.No, it didn't take long for Li Shimin's call back!

"Zhang Nuo, your uncle, are you messing with me? This group of military generals almost got into a fight over this matter. I managed to get them to send an army of [-], but there were eleven generals leading the army. It's just for everyone to share some military merits, but you've turned the table over, what are you going to do now, are you messing with me!"

I have to say that Zhang Nuo and Li Shimin have been getting along for the past few years and have been influencing each other. Li Shimin has been infected by Zhang Nuo with a mouthful of vocabulary and catchphrases for later generations, and his speech has become more and more casual and straightforward, while Zhang Nuo has been brought up by Li Shimin. Paying more attention to the national economy and the people's livelihood is quite a bit like pointing out the country.

However, it is also a fact that the relationship between these two people is getting better and better. After all, they have been together for many years, and the two of them are not insidious. They really dare to say a lot of things.

So the relationship is getting better and better. Li Shimin also cherishes that he has such a brother who is not shy about chatting with him and can help him conquer the world and rule the world. The most important thing is that this brother is still clear Salted fish who look down on the throne.

It is also because of this that their telegrams are basically in this style. All kinds of jokes, jokes, and jokes are flying in the sky. Just look at Zhang Nuo's reply immediately.

"Old Li, what you said is not authentic. Why do you ask me to mess with you? If I really want to fuck you, I'll just tell you that the mission is completed and send all your eleven generals here. Then I slapped my butt in the airship and left, do you think they will vent their anger on you? Besides, we are brothers, and my uncle is your uncle, who are you scolding!"

Standing in the telegraph room, Li Shimin looked at the telegram from the most hidden and well-kept telegraph machine. He really wanted to smash the telegraph machine right now. I can't wait to stuff my head into my crotch and look like a quail.

In the past, these two bigwigs were just joking at most, but today they are too unrestrained.

Even His Royal Highness the King of Qin said that he was going to cheat those eleven generals. Was that a cheating general?

That was putting Li Shimin to death. Thinking about it, I know that Li Shimin finally won the right to lead the army. After running over, I found that Zhang Nuo had already finished work. Speaking of military merits, I'm afraid that even the hard work will soon be lost, and then I won't be able to ask Li Shimin to cry, make trouble, and hang himself.

After all, those generals really couldn't find reason for what Zhang Nuo did, because they did too much of this kind of thing. This was the method they were most familiar with in the past. Grabbing a vanguard is not because the vanguard can rush up to have a bite of hot food first, he is still the fattest!

That promise was correct, and the one who was wrong was naturally Li Shimin. For Li Shimin, these generals respected him, but those who should be noisy were still noisy. After all, they were old brothers who fought together to fight the world. They still understood Li Shimin's temperament.Therefore, they knew very well that such a fuss was really nothing.

But Li Shimin reckoned that his brain would have to be split open!

Although this servant had thought about the relationship between His Majesty and King Qin well enough before, he was still surprised when he saw His Highness Qin's reply. This is not just a good relationship, it's typical You want to make fun of His Majesty, but His Majesty doesn't seem to be angry at all?

It seems that the relationship between these two big shots is really not bad!

However, although Li Shimin was not angry, he was not in a good mood. The main reason was that Zhang Nuo was too good at playing this kind of online chat.

"Zhang Nuo, don't bullshit me, it's okay to stop these generals, but you have to come back, I believe you have made arrangements there, otherwise you don't have time to send me a telegram so leisurely, so I I'll go out and stop those generals later, but you have to come back and say something, or we'll be at each other's throats!"

Zhang Nuo's return was very fast, and the joy was a bit beyond Li Shimin's expectations.

"No problem. I'm leaving now. I just finished a supply for the people below. It's no problem to wait until the follow-up reinforcements arrive. I guess I can arrive in Chang'an tomorrow, and we will meet and chat then!"

Seeing that Zhang Nuo was so knowledgeable and willing to come back to help share the firepower, Li Shimin finally felt more comfortable, but before he was finished, Zhang Nuo stabbed him backhanded again,

"By the way, there is one more thing to tell you. These four small countries are probably behind the Persian Empire or the Byzantine Empire. I plan to let the navy go out to vent their anger on them. Let's come back and discuss it. When the time comes, the news will spread. It is estimated that there will still be many people looking for you!"

Li Shimin...

Chapter 968 Li Shimin came to cry poor

Li Shimin always feels that sometimes he can't keep up with Zhang Nuo's rhythm. Zhang Nuo has too many ideas, the kind that can't be described.

The front foot sent him out, originally as a vanguard, logically speaking, if he could drag the enemy and wipe out some of them, even if he did it very well, the rest of the work should have been done by the Chinese army.

As a result, he led the gang of vanguards to complete what the entire army should do, and there was not a single piece of dregs left.

In fact, it's okay, and it will be over when I come back to explain this matter, but I didn't expect him to turn around and think of the mastermind behind this war.

There is nothing to say about the navy's dispatch, but Li Shimin didn't believe that the navy alone could make Zhang Nuo vent his anger, making it clear that the army would be dispatched at that time.

But who goes and who doesn't, and how many people go, this knowledge is too great.

Especially this kind of great event that can spread its prestige outside the territory, it is estimated that people will be overwhelmed. Li Shimin's whole body is about to burst at the moment.

Zhang Nuo, I beg you to be a person, you are really going to kill Big Brother, and you are going to completely kill him.

However, Zhang Nuo's cheating and dumping skills are probably already at full capacity, so you can't throw them back if you really dump them completely.

How to dump?Could it be that Zhang Nuo is really going to fight with those generals who will send troops and who will not?

Just kidding, only the emperor has the right to decide this kind of thing, even if Zhang Nuo is the rank of marshal of the three armies!

This is the solid foundation of the throne, Li Shimin can't dig his own foundation because of a little emotion, he is not that stupid.

Therefore, there is no doubt that he must carry this blame, and he must carry it strictly.

But if it’s just that, it’s fine. After all, this matter itself is what he should do as an emperor. Zhang Nuo is not completely throwing the pot away. It can only be said that he created a pot, and then let Li Shimin bear it firmly. on.

But when Zhang Nuo came back the next day and reported it, Li Shimin was completely dumbfounded!

All the ammunition stocks of the Air Force have been emptied, the Navy is about to start a large-scale construction, and the navy and army will jointly go overseas...

Hearing the news one after another, Li Shimin looked at Zhang Nuo speechlessly, and after holding it in for a long time, he finally uttered a word,

"Brother, you are sorry to see that I have saved some money, brother, I have managed to live a prosperous life for two years, and then you are planning to send me back to the Wude period!"

"Brother, how about this, look at how much stock I have in my small treasury, brother, can you just pull it all away, anyway, I can't see or worry, so I can clean it up!"

When Li Shimin said this, tears almost came out, to be precise, his eyes were red.

There is no way, Lao Li has been poor since he became the king of Qin, and he was not rich when he first became the emperor.

Although it wasn't to the extent that he couldn't eat well or dress well, but among the emperors, he was indeed a poor ghost at that time, and he made a little fortune with Zhang Nuo in the past few years.

But who wants to live a hard life after making a fortune.Moreover, this is not a matter of a little money, this is a tiankeng.

Take a look at the things Zhang Nuo listed for him, which one doesn't need to burn a lot of money?

Looking at Li Shimin's appearance, Zhang Nuo couldn't figure it out a little bit. It seemed that Lao Li was not just pretending, but really hurt, but this was a bit wrong.

"Old Li, isn't it? Let's not say that you are not poor at all. The most important thing is, why should the money come from your internal funds? Shouldn't the military expenses go from the household department? The household department is now full of money. The bowl is full, how can you be short of this little silver?"

This is what Zhang Nuo wondered the most. This is not raising private troops or cultivating some hidden forces. This is an upright national war. Well, why does the emperor, Li Shimin, have to pay for this money personally?

Li Shimin didn't hide it, anyway, except for some things that were particularly taboo and the two of them avoided talking about it, they basically talked freely with Zhang Nuo.

"It's true that the household department has money, but the people in the household department belong to the Pixiu family. They are used to only going in and out, so that's all. At least they help Datang take a good look at the money bag, no matter who Any state capital in the Yamen asks them for money, and if they don't cut your budget for you, they won't show their skills!"

Zhang Nuo was a little puzzled after hearing this, and replied directly,

"Isn't that good, you just want this to help you keep your money!"

I don't know what's wrong, but when Zhang Nuo's reflexive words came out, he felt that Li Shimin's glance at him was quite resentful.That's right, it's the resentment, and Zhang Nuo's goosebumps immediately rose.

"What a fart! Didn't you hear what I said just now? This group of people belongs to Paixiu. Obviously, the money belongs to the entire Tang Dynasty. To put it bluntly, it is mine. Building roads and bridges or buying guns to make cannons, they always think they can get some money out of their internal funds, as if they can't show their skills if they don't do this!"

Hearing Li Shimin's explanation, Zhang Nuo suddenly realized that he was afraid of being scooped up by the gangsters from the household department, no wonder.

Seeing Zhang Nuo's suddenly enlightened appearance, Li Shimin knew that he understood, so he continued to speak in a dejected manner,

"It's good if you understand what this means. After the reform, the current household department arranges the budget, expenditure and income in advance every year. It's no wonder they don't come to me to complain about such a large expenditure suddenly."

"The Ministry of Accounting does have a large amount of emergency funds, but obviously that money will not be used for this, even if it is enough to pay, they will not take it out. Instead, they will hold my thigh and cry poorly, and then force me to pay from the inside. Take out money inside, these bastards are the best at doing this!"

As soon as Li Shimin mentioned this, his teeth itch. Obviously, he has been plucked like this once or twice. Even when Zhang Nuo said that he would spend money, he thought that he was going to bleed heavily. up.

But Li Shimin sighed again and added a reason,

"In addition, there is another rule that will not be recognized outside, that is, in general, I will subsidize military expenses. After all, military power is something that only the emperor can touch. You have no reason not to know this. Therefore, military expenses, especially It is this kind of overspending military expenditure, which can only be paid from internal funds!"

Speaking of this, Li Shimin's resentful little eyes glanced over again,

"That's why I said, brother, you're going to kill me, brother. I thought that one day the military expenditure would be overrun, but I didn't expect you to dig such a big hole for me as soon as you came up. Brother, I feel like I'm going to bury myself in it." I'm afraid it's not enough!"

Chapter 969 Li Shimin is happy

Zhang Nuo looked at Li Shimin, who kept crying poorly, dumbfounded. Although he wanted to say a few words to him, but the words reached his throat, and he retracted again.

The reason is very simple. As Li Shimin said just now, military spending is too sensitive, especially him.

He has already intervened in military manufacturing. It is obviously impossible to be controlled by outsiders. Logically speaking, it is only possible for him to come to him under the supervision of the Ministry of War and even the departments directly under the emperor. In fact, it is already very taboo.

But there is no way, the technical strength at hand is too strong, even if he wants to lose it to Li Shimin.

The other reason is that the research and development of these new technologies and equipment is really inseparable from him, so Li Shimin tacitly let Zhang Nuo earn a fortune, which can be regarded as a reward for Zhang Nuo's contribution to the Tang military.

At the same time, Zhang Nuo also kept quite a few private soldiers!

Although these private troops are now converted into local security forces in various places such as Goryeo and Fusang, and many people have gradually retired in the past few years, and the number has gradually changed from the initial 10 to 5. people.

But from the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, according to the words of the Eight Classics, besides Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and him are the only ones with more than a thousand troops on hand. After all, Li Chengqian also has a prince who is responsible for the safety of the East Palace.

But with more than [-] troops, Man Datang is the only one like him.

He is already quite eye-catching, and even quite taboo. If he continues to "borrow money" or "give money" and mix it into military expenditures, hehe, if this matter gets out, others will What do you think of him, and what do you think of Li Shimin?

The emperor really didn't want to do it?Actually let other people raise soldiers for you?

Zhang Nuo, His Highness the King of Qin, really didn't have the slightest intention of touching the throne?Then why do you keep hooking up with military power?

What's more, Zhang Nuo himself is the marshal of the three armies. In terms of military rank, he is the No. 1 of the Datang Army's Fang Zhenger, not to mention his prestige in the army.

He built the air force and the navy from scratch, and he also promoted the current structure of the army, not to mention his continuous training of students over the years, and there are a lot of old students in the army.

To put it bluntly, these relationships combined with his reputation among the people who are still enshrined as a living Bodhisattva, coupled with his invincible wealth and various magical methods, if he wants to be an emperor, it is really true. Not daydreaming.

Even many people have always felt that Zhang Nuo is really suitable to be an emperor, and he is also qualified to snatch an emperor for himself. After all, the old Li family's throne was also snatched, how many years have passed.