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Volume One: The Li Family Has a Son Named Longji Chapter Three: Arms of the Tang Dynasty

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    Chen Xuanli, Yang Sixu, and Xue Zhi strode over one by one, their faces full of joy, their eyes particularly bright, and their faces full of anticipation.  Chapter updated fastest "Haha. I want to see His Majesty." Chen Xuanli burst into laughter and told the reason for his joy.  "Yes. I want to see His Majesty." Yang Sixu nodded heavily, his high-pitched voice filled with great joy.  "I haven't seen you for five years. Your Majesty must have become more handsome and more handsome." Xue Zhi said with a smile.  "That's right. If His Majesty is not handsome and handsome, who else would dare?" Chen Xuanli's eyes were full of smiles.  The general public is particularly convinced by Li Longji. They followed Li Longji when he was nothing.  "Your Majesty." Just as he was saying this, he came to the Daming Palace and saw Li Longji waving to them from a distance.  Chen Xuanli and the others rushed forward as if they were meeting their ancestors. They smiled before saying anything and were about to greet Li Longji.  "No need." Li Longji hurried over with a smile on his face, glanced at the generals, and said with a smile: "You are back! That's great! Well, you are even tougher." After these years of training,  , the generals are indeed more powerful.  "Your Majesty, thank you for the award." Chen Xuanli, Yang Sixu and Xue Zhi surrounded Li Longji. They all smiled and said: "Your Majesty is really more handsome! More handsome! More wise!" "I heard what you mean,  I was no longer handsome, handsome or wise before?" Li Longji joked with a smile.  "No, that's not what I meant." The generals knew that Li Longji was joking, and with a smile on his face, they felt that Li Longji was very kind.  "You have come back from a long way. The journey has been hard. Don't talk here anymore. Go. Go in and talk." Li Longji turned around and strode away.  The generals followed him into the palace.  When they arrived at the palace, Li Longji sat on the throne and asked Chen Xuanli and others to sit down.  He also ordered people to call Zhang Shuo, Yao Chong, Song Jing, and Wang Xiaojie.  "Today, you have returned from a long journey and it has been very hard. I will hold a banquet to welcome you and wash away the dust." Li Longji ordered a banquet and said: "Don't talk about state affairs. Don't talk about military affairs. Just talk about happy things."  Tomorrow, I will let you know about the domestic situation in the past few years. You can talk about the situation in the Western Regions, and then come to discuss the dispatch of troops. "It is indeed very hard for the people to rush back from the Western Regions. Let them take a breath first, and then come to understand the domestic situation.  Help them make suggestions.  Although Li Longji had some knowledge of the situation in the Western Regions through military reports.  But it is not as clear as Chen Xuanli and others' personal report.  After everyone understands the situation, it will be much easier to discuss ways to defeat the Arab Empire.  This meal.  There was talk and laughter, the atmosphere was great, very relaxed, and we left happily.  The next day, early in the morning, all the generals came.  Not only the generals came, but also the civil and military ministers.  Even Wu Zetian and Li Dan came.  When Li Longji recalled his generals, he knew without even thinking that he was going to defeat the Arab Empire. How exciting this was, who didn¡¯t want to know?  Li Longji supported Wu Zetian and asked her to sit down on the throne.  At this time, Wu Zetian's energy was not as good as before. She had white hair and was leaning on the throne half asleep.  "You all know that today we are going to discuss matters related to defeating the Great Eclipse." Li Longji broke through the thoughts of the ministers and said: "Some of the matters discussed in this discussion can be known to you, and some cannot be known to you. In the formal discussion  Before, I can let you know some situations. Well, let¡¯s talk about the domestic situation first. The domestic situation is divided into civil affairs and military affairs. Let¡¯s take Yao Chong as an example. " Defeating the Arab Empire involves military secrets.  Only relevant people can know.  However, some domestic situations and situations in the Western Regions can still be made known to the ministers.  "According to the decree." Yao Chong responded and spoke slowly: "Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the Tang Dynasty has been making every effort to eliminate long-standing abuses, eliminate redundant officials, rectify the administration of officials, and purge officials, and has achieved great results. Today, the Tang Dynasty is  The situation has changed, and it is not what it used to be. I won¡¯t say much else, but I will tell you two things. You will know how much the Tang Dynasty has achieved in the past five years.¡± The ministers¡¯ ears were perked up, and they listened attentively.  .  Since Li Longji came to the throne, he has been making sweeping rectifications and eliminating long-standing abuses. However, few people know what achievements he has made.  "If the Tang Dynasty wants to defeat Dashi, it needs money and grain. I will talk about these two things." Yao Chong stretched out his right index finger and said: "Speaking of grain, the grain and grass accumulated by the Tang Dynasty, even if there is no harvest, is enough to support  Three years." "Really?" There were exclamations, and all the ministers looked in disbelief.  "There are so many?" Wu Zetian also had a look of disbelief.    She has been in charge of state affairs for decades. Although she has managed the world well, she has not saved so much food and grass.  If there is no harvest, it can be eaten for three years. How much food will this cost?  You must know that the Tang Dynasty had a population of nearly 40 million, and one catty per person per day was nearly 40 million catties.  Three years of expenses, this is an astronomical figure, very amazing.  "It's absolutely true!" Li Longji nodded in affirmation.  "Awesome! Awesome!" Wu Zetian looked at Li Longji and then at Yao Chong with a look of approval on his face.  She has been in power for decades, but she has not been able to do this. She has to be convinced that these monarchs and ministers are really amazing.  "Speaking of money, even if you don't charge a penny, it will be enough for five years." Yao Chong stretched out the middle finger of his right hand and said loudly.  "Five years?" The ministers were even more surprised.  The annual financial expenditure of the Tang Dynasty was tens of millions of taels of silver. If it was used for five years, it would be hundreds of millions of taels of silver. This is amazing.  "It is indeed enough for five years." Li Longji said with a smile: "The reason why Datang was able to do this is because our territory is wider, our population is larger, and our products are more abundant." Li Longji obtained  The achievements are indeed amazing. However, it would not have been possible if the previous Tang Dynasty alone had relied on it.  Today's Tang Dynasty is not comparable to the previous Tang Dynasty in terms of territory, population, or products. It is reasonable to achieve this.  "Oh." Wu Zetian suddenly understood.  She has been in power for decades and worked hard, but she still can't do this.  It's not that she doesn't work hard.  But the conditions of the Tang Dynasty were not met at that time.  now.  After Li Longji's campaign, the area more than doubled and tripled, and the income naturally increased significantly.  "That's all for the civil affairs. Next, let Zhang talk about the military affairs." Li Longji said to Zhang.  There is going to be a war with the Arab Empire soon. The preparations for armaments have been kept secret and few people know.  The ministers could not help but pricked up their ears and opened their eyes wide.  Wu Zetian¡¯s eyes also widened, and she stared at Zhang and said that she also wanted to know the preparations for military preparations.  The same is true for Li Dan.  "According to the decree." Zhang responded and said slowly: "Five years ago, when His Majesty ascended the throne, he was preparing for the war with Dashi. In the past five years, Datang did not dare to relax for a moment and worked hard to prepare. Now it is  Extraordinarily sufficient. The specific military equipment cannot be mentioned here. I will just choose a few things that you can know. "Military secrets must be kept secret.  People who are not qualified cannot know, and the ministers agree with this statement.  "As you all know, since the invention of the steel filling method, the steel output of the Tang Dynasty has been greatly increased. It no longer needs to be tempered as before. This has greatly increased the armor penetration rate of the Tang Dynasty's army, as high as 60%." Zhang  He said in a somewhat high tone, "Now, after five years of hard work, our armor wearing rate is close to 80%." The armor wearing rate is an important criterion for measuring the combat effectiveness of an army.  The higher the armor rate, the stronger the combat power.  The rate of wearing armor in the Tang Dynasty was 60%, which was the highest in Chinese history.  Li Longji pointed out the steel-making technology, which made the Tang Dynasty have more steel and better quality, and the army's armor coverage rate was also higher.  Of course, the armor-wearing rate of an army cannot be 100%.  Due to some special requirements, it is not necessary to wear armor.  "Eighty percent?" There were exclamations, and the ministers felt incredible.  The 60% armor-wearing rate is already the highest in ancient Chinese history, and the 80% armor-wearing rate is unbelievable.  ¡°Moreover, our steel is better and more durable.¡± Zhang said with a smile on his face. ? Steel is extremely important to a country.  Zhang said he was really happy that the Tang Dynasty could achieve what it has achieved today.  ¡°That¡¯s great!¡± All the ministers cheered in unison.  "Datang has trained a large number of troops over the years. Now we have trained more than 500,000 troops." Zhang said that he did not give a specific number because it was also a military secret.  "More than five hundred thousand?" The ministers were shocked.  We all know that the Tang Dynasty trained a large number of troops in recent years, and the minimum number was 500,000. When it was confirmed, they were still surprised.  "In terms of ordnance, the Tang Dynasty has made great improvements. It is no longer comparable to what it used to be." Li Longji took over and said: "These changes cannot be known to unrelated people. And the generals have to gallop on the battlefield.  You must know. I think it would be better to let the generals take a look at our armaments first, and then discuss the matter of defeating the Great Eclipse." If the general does not understand the situation of the armaments, he will not be able to use them skillfully and play their role.  Letting them know the specific situation will be beneficial to future wars.  "The six ministers and ministers stay, and the rest can go down." This involves military secrets, and the level is not high enough to know.??.  Although the ministers were unwilling, they also knew that this was the truth and had to retreat.  "Let's go! Go to the school grounds." Li Longji supported Wu Zetian and led the ministers to the school grounds.  The school grounds had been prepared long ago. When Chen Xuanli and the others arrived, they saw trebuchets standing on the spot.  "Trebuchet? How far can it shoot?" The generals looked at the trebuchet and asked eagerly.  The trebuchets of the Arab Empire were very powerful and had a long range. The Tang Dynasty developed trebuchets just to suppress the trebuchets of the Arab Empire. This is very important.  If the Arab Empire's trebuchets could not be suppressed, the Tang Dynasty's crossbows would be in big trouble.  Therefore, the generals were eager to know the range of the trebuchet.  "You will know after you take a look." Li Longji did not satisfy the curiosity of the generals.  With an order, the soldiers used a winch to load stones the size of millstones into stone buckets, and then began to throw them.  "Boom!" Amidst the earth-shaking loud noise, huge boulders were seen hitting the front in beautiful parabolas.  "Oh my God! It's like thunder!" The generals were surprised. This momentum was much greater than the trebuchets of the Arab Empire.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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