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

Zhang Nuo actually understands these things. As a virtuous housemate, Hongyu often blows in his ears and tells him some gossips circulating in Chang'an City. Stable and peaceful environment.

Don't say that Zhang Nuo didn't have such thoughts in the first place, even if he did, he was almost persuaded by Hongyu.

Therefore, when he went to Li Shimin and directly pointed out that military expenditures involved military power and only the emperor could touch them, Zhang Nuo shut up very politely.

Originally, he didn't even think about taking out his own money, although before he came yesterday he was still throwing aerial bombs at the border with great interest at sunrise, as if he didn't count aerial bombs as money.

But that's the cub selling Ye Tian's heart doesn't hurt, if Zhang Nuo pays for it himself, Zhang Nuo will love him to death.

And if you really want to count it seriously, then it's not that you are so distressed, but that you should go bankrupt.

Don't say nonsense like a rich country, when the productivity really starts to explode and the commerce is further prosperous, the energy that a country, especially a country with a large population like Datang, is definitely not a person like him who doesn't pay much attention Those who run the industry are comparable.

Not to mention military equipment, the more advanced it gets in the later stage, and the more expensive it is in the later stage, and there are already signs of this.

Therefore, in public and private, he just needs to keep his mouth shut.

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Nuo's ignorance, and suddenly became a little angry.

That's right, I just meant to wake you up on purpose, but you can't really just not pay a penny. In fact, if you really pay a penny, it's not that I can't agree, but you said, If you don't tell me, I don't know how to pick it up.

Hehe, this is actually one of Li Shimin's character traits, he actually wants to save face sometimes in front of those close to him!

As an emperor, it doesn't matter if some political methods are shameless, because politics sometimes requires a thick skin, and who can be a good emperor, there is no one who is not a film king, and no one has a thin skin.

But in front of those close to him, there is no need for him to maintain that lofty appearance, let alone be tense. He really wants to show off in front of those close to him, make a fool of himself, and earn some face.

Therefore, Zhang Nuo didn't answer, and he didn't know how to open his mouth. After all, he just said that the military expenses can only be paid for by him, and it would be a taboo for others to pay for the military expenses. Why don't you slap him in the face? He really thinks that Li Shimin doesn't want face.

But how else can we say that Zhang Nuo is Li Shimin's caring brother? Seeing that Li Shimin was silent for a long time, Zhang Nuo thought that Li Shimin was really worried about military expenses, so he directly took out his hole card,

"Lao Li, you don't have to worry too much about military expenses. If this matter is actually handled well, as long as you temporarily pay in advance, or even borrow a sum of money from the bank, fill in the pitfalls in this area, and wait for the expeditionary army When you come back, not only will you not lose money, you might even make a fortune!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately felt relieved. When Zhang Nuo said something else, he might have to think about it, but when it came to making money, Li Shimin dared to slap his thighs without thinking.

For making money, Zhang Nuo is well-known in Datang, especially among the nobles, Li Shimin is the biggest beneficiary, so Zhang Nuo hasn't said how to make money, but as long as he said Li Shimin believed in the fact that he could earn a lot of money.

If you can fight wars and earn money, then you must do it. If there is such a good thing, then it doesn’t matter if I pay the military expenses in advance.

Moreover, since it is the military expenses that I paid in advance, the proceeds will naturally belong to my internal funds.

After all, they were originally my subordinates and soldiers, and I sponsored them when they went to war. Then I will earn money, and I will share the big money first. There is absolutely no problem at all. Stuff some scattered money, this year will definitely be a fat year!

Chapter 970

In the past two years, Li Shimin has not been as hungry for money as before. After all, as an emperor, he has seen the world, and Zhang Nuo has indeed led him to become fatter and fatter. Also bearish a lot.

Moreover, as long as the internal funds are not spent indiscriminately, there are actually more and more of them. After all, Zhang Nuo's ability to fly is too strong, and Li Shimin is too picky, which really makes Li Shimin very rich.

However, no matter how big the warehouse is, it can't help pouring into the bottomless pit. Military expenditures are either not opened, but if they are opened, especially during wars, it is like a landslide and tsunami pouring out.

Li Shimin is not stupid. As an emperor with full military skills, he has always maintained an attitude of updating and learning for a long time in various aspects such as armaments, logistics, and strategies.

This is not only an emperor's self-cultivation, but also his personal interest.

Therefore, he can almost blurt out the price and manufacturing time of the new equipment of each service, and can explain the development of the new equipment more clearly.

Just because he knew, he collapsed just now. Those things are easy to use, but they are too expensive.

But it doesn't matter now, Zhang Nuo may still be lazy and discount things in other aspects, but the only thing about making money, if Zhang Nuo opens his mouth, it is better than the golden words of the emperor!

On this point, even the emperor Li Shimin had to obey him.

"Hey, hey, brother, virtuous brother, tell my brother, what's going on? What's the arrangement? You also know that brother, I have some money in my pocket. It's okay to do other things, but it's used to pay for military expenses. This big hole is really not enough!"

Zhang Nuo also knows that what Li Shimin said is already telling the truth. Wealth is a real score. It's like the richest man in a county. It can be said that he lives comfortably in the local area, with cars and houses. , but if that little money is put in the first-tier cities, it will really only disappear from everyone.

This principle applies to Li Shimin, in fact, it also applies. In the past, Li Shimin felt that he was quite rich. On weekdays, rewarding officials, the harem, doing good deeds, or subsidizing the national treasury could not stop his wealth from growing. As if the money hadn't been spent fast enough.

But when Zhang Nuo asked him for money, he knew it.It turned out that he actually had an illusion about being rich, and it was only at this time that he realized that he was poor.

Zhang Nuo didn't hide it, and directly expressed his thoughts.To put it bluntly, in fact, the navy goes first and the army takes the merchant ship to the rear. During the attack, the navy is covered by artillery fire, the army goes up to collect it, and finally the merchant ship transports such a routine.

"Old Li, the biggest problem here is how to prevent the army from becoming a bandit army. You have been battle-tested, and you should know that if the ethos of an army is broken, it will be troublesome at that time." Big!"

Li Shimin restrained himself when he heard this, and smiled when he heard the good news just now.

When he just heard about the methods introduced by Zhang Nuo, he thought of the "Qian Jing" in it just after listening to Zhang Nuo's introduction. No less work.

Don't overestimate the strength of the army in this era. It is already good enough to be able to enforce orders and prohibitions. In fact, it is almost becoming a routine to search after defeating the enemy.

There are even some troops who have gone too far, raped, looted and done all kinds of bad things, almost no different from bandits. It's no wonder that sometimes people see soldiers as if they saw bandits.

It's all about reputation.

In the past few years, the reform of the military system of the army has been changed, and training has been done. Finally, the army has been made more pure. If it is because of the overseas party that it is infected with bad habits again, Li Shimin probably won't cry. place to cry.

Li Shimin participated in the reform of the military system from the beginning to the end, and discussed it with Zhang Nuo many times in the middle. One of the very important topics was "how to maintain the purity of the army"!

This point was repeatedly emphasized by Zhang Nuo.In Zhang Nuo's view, the army should have its own lofty ideals and goals while obeying orders.

The army should not be contaminated by materials, rebellious ideas and other things. Once it is contaminated, it will not only affect the combat effectiveness of the army and the external image of the army, but the most fatal thing for Li Shimin is that it will affect the emperor's attitude toward the emperor. control of the army.

This point, Li Shimin is the most taboo.

So when he heard Zhang Nuo's question, Li Shimin's desire to make a fortune that had just arisen was immediately deflated.

Rubbing his temples, Li Shimin was unable to speak for a long time.

He really didn't know how to say this kind of thing. If you say he doesn't want the money, that would be too fake. Just kidding, if there is no blood transfusion there, there is no place to make up for the pit in front of him. Li Fei had to be cheated by Zhang Nuo once to clean up his family's wealth, and it was not enough to invest all his family's wealth.

Therefore, blood transfusion to Datang from abroad and from the enemy has become the most suitable option at present.

As for the quality of the army, Li Shimin asked tentatively after some brainstorming,

"Otherwise, we still send people there, but we have to send a general who can control the people below and himself!"

"In addition, we can't let the soldiers work in vain. You said that when the time comes, the navy and army will share part of the seized wealth?"

Li Shimin said this with hesitation, because he knew that this was actually opening a Pandora's box. Don't look at the sound of it, why take out a part and share it after returning, but in fact, it is not the same as letting people rob and get rich Well.

This is also the reason why Li Shimin hesitated.To put it bluntly, it was just him who was in charge, putting a legal cloak on the whole thing, but analyzing its essence, it was still robbery, it just became legal robbery.

In fact, Zhang Nuo is also hesitating. This kind of thing is too two-sided. On the one hand, with incentives, everyone will definitely be more motivated and search more thoroughly. But on the other hand, if this kind of thing If it becomes a practice, will it intensify the change in the atmosphere of the army?

I even turned my head and thought, if this kind of treatment can only be enjoyed by the navy and a unit accompanying the navy, will it lead to inequality and emotional turmoil in the army?

This kind of thing is actually very likely to happen!

Chapter 971 The first in the army?

Maybe it's because Li Shimin has learned more and more things in the past few years, and Li Shimin's thinking has become more profound. Just when Zhang Nuo was still hesitating whether to persuade Li Shimin.

Li Shimin himself said suddenly,

"Forget it, I can't start this, there are still many places to fight in the future, if this starts here, it will be difficult to handle in the future!"

After hearing Li Shimin's choice, Zhang Nuo smiled in relief. Maybe Li Shimin is also growing up. In the past, Li Shimin would never make such a choice. For Li Shimin, if he can make money from his enemies, he must give it to the people below Penny.

Because for an emperor, he must rely on these means to win over and maintain his influence in the army.

Is this method wrong?

In this era, there is actually no such thing, because everyone does it, from the rulers to the soldiers, they all think that it is beneficial to serve as a soldier, whether it is the emperor or the general, setting an example, eating and living together, etc., are just small ways , You really have to spend money and food, and talents will work for you.

However, all of this has actually changed after the reform of the military system in the Tang Dynasty.

Being a soldier is no longer a desperate choice, but has become a profession, a profession that can be practiced for many years.

Even, the threshold for being a soldier has changed from the fact that you can enter with complete hands and feet in the past, but now you still need to pick and choose to enter, and there is nothing to say about the benefits.

Salary paid on time every month, bonus at the end of the year, reasonable promotion system, military merit system, retirement arrangement, transfer arrangement, retirement system, etc.

Datang has really made great efforts in this regard.

As for such an army, after much deliberation, Li Shimin was still reluctant to tarnish him again.

It was precisely because of this that Li Shimin's final choice was to speak hesitantly at first, and then to reject his proposal.

Only when his knowledge becomes more extensive and his experience more profound, can he see clearly how much painstaking effort it takes to establish and improve an army, but it is very simple to destroy the spirit of such an army.

Li Shimin didn't want all the hard work and money he had invested in the past few years to be wasted, so he could only slap himself and take back the proposal just now.

Zhang Nuo was very satisfied with Li Shimin's reaction, so he naturally didn't mind helping him again.So, speak out your thoughts directly.

"Old Li, in this way, it is definitely not acceptable to give money or something, that is too taboo, then let's give military merit!"

"They went out to fight with the navy. This is considered a military merit. Then they have to fight against people with real swords and guns. This is also a military merit. But if they can bring back the capture and make money for you, Lao Li, that's natural. It has to be counted as a military merit!"

"With these three military achievements as a base, they must be satisfied!"

Li Shimin nodded. This is actually the best alternative reward, and it is also the most suitable reward scheme for troops.

It is impossible without rewards. Both Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo knew that any army, no matter how pure it is, needs motivation. This kind of motivation does not necessarily have to be material, but it must be there, and it cannot be fooled.

After all, if you fool others, they are not fools. Maybe they will fool you at any time.

After the two discussed and decided on a general plan for rewards, they turned around and talked about other things. As for the details of the rewards, this is not something that requires them to bother and work hard. There are so many subordinates, why do they have to do it by themselves? You can't do it all by yourself.

Not to mention Zhang Nuo's laziness, Li Shimin is not a person who does not know the way of opening and relaxing, even though he is diligent.

What's more, Zhang Nuo persuaded him very early on that sometimes you work too hard and do the work of your subordinates. Not only will you not be recognized by your subordinates, but you will also feel that you have made him lose the opportunity to perform .

After Li Shimin got to know it slowly, he also discovered that this seemingly crooked truth seems to be quite correct.

Then, Li Shimin lay down very comfortably.After all, the feeling of lying down and winning is really cool!

However, Li Shimin didn't relax completely like that. As an emperor, he had more than a thousand things at hand. The conversation just now seemed to have far-reaching effects, but to put it bluntly, it was nothing more than a trivial matter.

After all, being an emperor, to put it bluntly, every decision he makes actually affects the operation of the entire empire.

No, Li Shimin just rested for a few minutes, and asked casually as if chatting,

"My dear brother, what's your opinion on the generals who sent troops from the army this time?"

Zhang Nuo glanced at him,

"Why do you ask me about this? You transfer people at will, there are so many people you want to go!"

Li Shimin sighed,

"Let's just talk about it here. I want to send Lao Cheng there. After all, Lao Cheng has enough prestige in the army. At the same time, he has a temperament that looks careless on the surface, but in fact he will definitely be able to do what I told him to do well!"

"Then let him go!"

Li Shimin looked resentfully at Zhang Nuo, who had no sense of responsibility, and spoke as if he was saying something casually. His eyes were like knives, but Zhang Nuo didn't respond at all. Are you kidding? Old Li pretended to be wronged and tricked people not once or twice. How can I be fooled again and again!

Seeing that Zhang Nuo didn't answer, Li Shimin knew that he couldn't cheat Zhang Nuo this time. This person is too familiar. That's it. I know you well, so I choose to play you, but I also know you well, so I don't accept your play.

Li Shimin also said more, this is nothing more than a little joke between friends and brothers, if you really want to care about this, you will turn your face.

"Cheng Chusi, the eldest son of the old Cheng family, followed you to the front line this time, and you made such a big noise again, don't even think about it, Cheng Chusi will definitely make a contribution!"

"His family's second son, Cheng Chumo, is in the navy himself, and he is one of the first batch of officers after the establishment of the navy, and the navy has never stopped serving. He is the one who has the most meritorious service among the three armies, and will not even lack in the future!"

Having said that, Li Shimin looked at Zhang Nuo and said quietly,

"If you add the distinguished old Cheng, dignified Lu Guogong, Lieutenant General of the Great Tang Empire Army, well, this old Cheng's family will become the first in the army!"

"You know, only you and I were able to have such influence among the three armed forces before, but we are all one, and they are a family!"

"Say, should I be worried?"

Zhang Nuo blinked, didn't speak, just looked at Li Shimin like that, Li Shimin didn't answer, and turned a blind eye to Zhang Nuo's gaze.

Finally, Zhang Nuo sighed faintly,

"That's right, even if Lao Cheng didn't have this idea, he should actually avoid suspicion. He can only blame his two sons for developing so well. As a father, it's time to step aside!"

Chapter 972

Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo didn't care much about the fact that the old Cheng's family had quietly become the first in the military under such inconspicuous circumstances.

To put it bluntly, after the reform of the military system today, the difficulty of catching military power and rebellion is not only a little more difficult than before, it is simply a hundred times more difficult.

Not to mention anything else, first of all, recruiting soldiers is not directly recruiting local soldiers as before. Datang's current basic principle of recruiting and allocating troops is to deal with them in different places.

But basically more than [-]% of the soldiers recruited locally will not enlist in the local army.

In addition to these, the more important thing is that officers are actually transferred every few years. Let alone Li Shimin, this kind of thing has been done in all dynasties. Otherwise, if you are always asked to bring an army, when the time comes I don't know if this army is considered to be Datang's army or not.

It's one thing that it's impossible to rebel, but it's also true that the old Cheng family is too conspicuous.