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Text Chapter 375 Joining the Guards as an Army (Part 2)

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    After Mulan said the words "join the guards as an army", everyone didn't know what this meant, but Mulan immediately explained.  "Your Majesty, I think the current military system of the Tang Dynasty is unreasonable." Mulan fired the gun first.  No one expected that the first thing Mulan fired was the military system, that is, the military organizational system.  Nowadays, everyone adopts the Weifu system. The central government allows the Sixteenth Guards to order all major government offices remotely.  The major Zhechong mansions were responsible for directly managing soldiers, but they had no chance to fight.  However, the Twelve Guards among the Sixteen Guards led the Zhechong Mansion from afar, but had no actual power to mobilize troops. This was naturally a means for the emperor to control military power.  "Your Majesty, currently our Sixteen Guards of the Tang Dynasty, except for the left and right Qianniu Guards and the left and right Prison Gate Guards who do not command the palace soldiers, the other twelve guards all command the major palace soldiers. And the standing army of our Datang Dynasty is about 600,000, with an average of  Each guard will command an army of 50,000 people. But what can these 50,000 people do? Can they destroy the enemy's country or launch a big war?" Mulan asked.  Everyone is a little unable to answer, because everyone has never thought about this positioning.  In ancient times, if an army of fifty thousand soldiers destroyed an enemy country, they would probably only be able to destroy some small countries. The Tang people did not regard these small countries as enemies.  If you want to destroy a country that Datang can respect, that may not be enough.  Have a big war?  This is still not enough, because a major war is impossible without hundreds of thousands of troops.  One big battle is probably enough, but this also depends on who the enemy is.  If the enemy is cavalry, then the apparent combat effectiveness of 50,000 infantry is probably equal to 5,000 cavalry.  It was impossible to answer this absolutely, so everyone was a little silent.  "Your Majesty, our newly formed special forces have proven that even if the special forces face 200,000 elite Turks, they will not fall behind at all. Even more than 10,000 special guards can annihilate 20 Turks under certain opportunities.  Wan Jingrui, everyone should know about this fighting ability. Do you recognize the special guard's fighting ability?" Mulan asked.  Everyone couldn¡¯t help but break into a cold sweat when they thought of the special guards.  Even their colleagues are a little timid about the fighting power of the special guards.  At that time, they looked at those Turkic soldiers who seemed to be at the end of the world. Only after seeing the tragic scene did they know the combat effectiveness of the special forces.  With such a powerful army, they were also glad that this army was their own, so they were relieved.  Now Mulan once again mentioned the combat effectiveness of the special guards, which made them all a little scared.  Mulan saw that everyone was speechless, and she was very happy in her heart.  Li Junxian told him these words and told him what he should say.  That's why Mulan was able to find the key points accurately.  Now that these ministers are listening to her words, Mulan is a little proud.  Li Jun now encouraged Mulan with his eyes, and it was time for Mulan to leave the factory.  "My lords, since the combat effectiveness of our special guard is so powerful, why not organize the army of the Tang Dynasty according to the special guard, so that the army of the Tang Dynasty can sweep the world? Moreover, this way we can also save a lot of soldiers,  It will reduce the cost of raising soldiers a lot!" Mulan said.  And a civilian official said: "It sounds nice, but the cost of raising troops for the Special Guard is more than ten times that of the ordinary army. How can you say you are saving money? I am afraid that the cost saved by then will not be enough to support a gold-hungry Special Guard."  "It's a beast!" "This" Mulan didn't know how to explain it.  As Mulan's husband, Li Junxian of course wanted to help, saying: "Do you all think that the savings after disarmament will not be enough to maintain the special guards? In fact, that is not necessarily the case. The Tang Dynasty now has 600,000 soldiers. But once they are all transformed into special guards,  Wei, I'm afraid two to three hundred thousand will be enough. The remaining troops can be disarmed and return to the fields, and then they can farm with peace of mind. Originally, the army will not pay taxes to us once they are disarmed and return to the fields.  In this way, not only will we not have to bear the cost, but we will also be able to get more tax. Have you calculated the accounts between additions and subtractions? " "Also, if there are fewer soldiers, if there is a war in the future, there will be no more.  Less. Now we are the backbone of the family. If we die, we will lose the backbone of the family. Therefore, it is better to have fewer soldiers die on the battlefield.  If it is less, the pension we pay will be countless times less. In addition, the combat effectiveness of the army will be reduced, and we will not have to bear so much pension by then.  Should we force those orphans and widows to pay taxes? Therefore, once the soldiers are killed in battle, we may not only be unable to collect taxes, but also have to continue to ask the local officials to appease them. Many people have to pay condolences during the holidays. Isn't this a cost?  ?Have you ever thought about this? Look, even if our special forces wiped out 200,000 elite Turks,?There were very few casualties. This would reduce our worries for Datang!  Have you ever done the calculations of such an ebb and flow of accounts?  Li Junxian asked. Li Junxian calculated the economic accounts for everyone one by one, which means that although a lot of money is spent on ordnance, a lot is saved in the long run. As long as fewer people die, then it will probably all be saved.  It's profitable. If one person dies, there will be one more strong labor force when production resumes, and it can also provide tax burden. If the soldiers die, I'm afraid the court will give preferential treatment to the survivors of the martyrs. Isn't this a cost?  If you give people preferential treatment, they may not be able to live well, and the wounds in their hearts are not small! These must be included in the cost. After all, if one soldier dies, the loss will be huge. Li Junxian said quickly:  "Your Majesty, it is imperative to improve combat effectiveness and disband the weak army.  However, I still ask the Emperor to handle it as appropriate. Disarmament is a major issue affecting the world and cannot be taken carelessly!  " "I believe that the Twelve Guards should be streamlined by half first.  That is to say, the Twelve Guards were merged into six armies, each with about 50,000 men, which could be used as a strategic force of the Tang Dynasty.  Each army can be used as a strategic force for the development of the Tang Dynasty, and can quell a large-scale rebellion.  In this way, Datang has six strategic forces, so Datang can be safe and worry-free.  "Li Junxian said. (To be continued)
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