socalfunplaces Chapter 292
Chapter 292
Imperial City.
Taiji Hall.
The morning court is drawing to a close.
"Ministry of War, we are now entering the winter season.
The border must be guarded to prevent the Turkic harassment, and Youzhou is the top priority."
The Turkic people are distributed in the form of tribes. Although they have a wide area, they are not good at farming and are nomadic. They live by following water and grass in different seasons.
Every year after October, the Turkic people will send out a small number of cavalry to plunder the border towns of the Tang Dynasty.
In order to raise winter supplies, Li Shimin and the border guards have always been troubled by this matter.
Small groups of Turkic cavalry entered the country to rob, with uncertain time and route. They burned, killed, robbed, and ran away after robbing, which made it difficult to guard against.
Therefore, Li Shimin ordered the Ministry of War to make arrangements in advance. After the Turkic cavalry entered the country, they not only robbed food and people, but also did not let go.
The people who were plundered were miserable.
However, the imperial court repeatedly sent counterattacks, but could not find even a hair of the Turks.
Du Ruhui, the Minister of War, respectfully accepted the order and said:
"I obey your order!"
Li Shimin nodded slightly, although he had been on guard every year since the end of the Wude period.
The effect was minimal, and the Turkic cavalry was like entering an empty land, sweeping through it and returning safely.
When the Tang Dynasty reacted, it was only a report of heavy losses and cold figures of civilian casualties.
Li Shimin also did not have high expectations for this deployment.
We can only do our best and leave it to fate!
Suddenly...
Li Shimin's expression froze, and he suddenly thought of someone in his mind.
Gradually...
Li Shimin showed a self-deprecating smile on his face, and thought to himself:
"That kid has no official position, no salary. He has strange skills and is good at studying things. He has the talent to assist the country, but I am afraid he is incapable of fighting.
I am greedy. No one is perfect. It is rare for him to achieve this.
I should be content!"
After a while, Li Shimin gathered his mind, looked at the ministers, and said:
"The next two days are the weekend. Next Monday, I will discuss with Kong Jijiu to select 30 students from the Imperial College to observe teaching at Zhenguan Hope Primary School.
If any of you are interested in going with me, you can discuss it with Master Kong.
The number of people should not be too large. There are eight places left.
If there is nothing else, I will leave!" Li Shimin stood up and left...
"Farewell, Your Majesty!"
The ministers bowed and sent Li Shimin away, and then walked towards Kong Yingda.
"Master Kong, please stay. I will host a teahouse after the court session. I have a new understanding of the Analects recently..." A sturdy man pretended.
"Master Kong, go slowly..."
"Zhongda, don't go..." another general shouted loudly.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Kong Yingda flicked his sleeves and snorted and left quickly.
He was worried that the generals would start fighting later.
It is worth mentioning that the concept of weekends has been implemented throughout the Tang Dynasty.
This was Li Shimin's own idea, and the newspaper's headline was revised once.
The day of the week was added after the date, and the concept of a seven-day cycle was popularized.
In the past, the morning court was ten days off, but now it is synchronized with the school, and if there is no special situation, it is five days off.
Li Shimin's move was unanimously praised by the court officials.
Originally, Su Chen only planned to implement five days of classes and two days of rest in school.
Su Chen thought it was unnecessary for everyone in the Tang Dynasty to adapt to the habits of Su Chen alone.
Just like the measurement units such as chi and cun, Su Chen did not forcefully change and make everyone accept the measurement of centimeters and millimeters.
In this way, only Su Chen would adapt to the existing measurement of the Tang Dynasty, and in turn, everyone would adapt to Su Chen.
It is hard to say which one is more advanced, the measurement unit of size or centimeters, it is just a matter of habit.
As long as it is unified, everyone will abide by it.
If the industry develops in the future, some precision equipment will be needed, and then it will be improved.
…
Just now in the court, Li Shimin briefly pondered.
Changsun Wuji and others saw it clearly.
After the court, everyone came uninvited and followed Li Shimin to the imperial study.
"Everyone, what are you doing here?"
Li Shimin smiled knowingly. These old friends are well-known for their ability to observe the emperor's expression, and they are also doing a good job in sharing the worries of the emperor.
Although they may not be able to solve the worries.
Several people looked at each other, and Fang Xuanling said, "Your Majesty, are you worried about the border defense?"
Li Shimin looked serious and nodded silently.
He was once a famous general on the battlefield, but now he was powerless in the face of the Turkic harassment.
Li Shimin saw that the people of the Tang Dynasty had planted high-yield grain crops.
If nothing unexpected happens, high-yield rice seeds will be shipped to Chang'an before the beginning of next spring.
He was eager to attack the Turks.
He wanted to discuss with everyone several times about sending troops to the north to fight against the Turks, but he finally held back.
After all, the grain had not been harvested yet.
The most important thing was the Turkic bandits, who were homeless and it was difficult to find them.The royal court is here.
The consequence of rashly sending out troops is that if you are not careful, you will end up with a lot of noise but little rain, and return empty-handed.
In the end, manpower and material resources are wasted. A large-scale war consumes a terrifying amount of food.
Assuming that the battlefield ahead needs 10,000 kilograms of food, and it is transported from Chang'an, only 40% of the food actually reaches the battlefield.
The journey is long and the march is slow, and a lot of food is also consumed during the transportation of food.
"Everyone, do you have a foolproof plan? In the past, we have strengthened our defenses step by step every year, but it has no effect.
Countless people at the border have died and injured, and I am very sad to think about it."
Some ministers proposed to open trade with the Turkic border, believing that the Turkic could exchange goods with the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the Turkic people would not risk breaking through the border to rob after getting winter supplies.
But the idea is good, but the reality is cruel.
Li Shimin also followed this suggestion and set up a trading place in Youzhou.
But the Turkic people regarded the trading place as supplies delivered to their doorsteps, and robbed them without hesitation.
The internal structure of the Turks is somewhat special, with several khans and tribal leaders.
Some of them are full of warmongers, while a small number are relatively peaceful.
Those warmongering tribes believe that the people and materials at the border are theirs.
Why bring cattle and sheep to exchange with you?
In the end, the border trade ended in failure and ended in a mess.
It was difficult for everyone to come up with a good plan and they remained silent.
"Damn it! Your Majesty, give me, Old Cheng, 50,000 elite soldiers, and go directly to raid the Turkic royal court.
Why should I suffer this bird's cowardice!"
Cheng Yaojin yelled.
"You reckless man, do you think the Turks are as brainless as you are and will set up a battle array to fight you?
Give you 50,000 elite soldiers? Old Cheng, you can't even find the tail of a Turkic horse, you will only waste food."
Yuchi Laohei rarely spoke.
But what Laohei said was true. He really did it at the end of the first year of Zhenguan, and the result was just as Yuchi Laohei said.
Li Shimin was not angry because of the two people's vulgar words.
He raised his hand to stop the two from arguing, frowned and thought.
After a while, Li Shimin slowly asked:
"What do you think, if that kid encounters such a thing, how will he deal with it?"
Everyone's eyes widened in an instant, and they felt uneasy.
"This... Su kid knows military affairs?"
"No way! He knows enough."
"Ask... It's not impossible...!" Changsun Wuji frowned and stroked his beard.
"Well, Fu Ji's words make sense!" Fang Xuanling nodded in agreement.
"Me too!"
Li Shimin nodded slightly and said:
"Today is Friday. After class next Monday, we will go to the manor to sit down..."
Everyone said in unison:
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Then Li Shimin said again: "If Fu Ji and Xuan Cheng have nothing to do tomorrow, let's have tea at Wude Teahouse at 8 o'clock.
How about it?"
Since the implementation of the weekend rest system, they have taken turns to be on duty at the palace on weekends.
If others have no important matters, they don't have to report to the palace.
This time it is the turn of Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng to rest.
"I obey your order!"
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