Pei Min's remarks were based on his memory based on his memory. In his memory, he had long forgotten who wrote it, but he just vaguely remembered the content. At that time, he thought it made sense. Now that he returned to the Tang Dynasty, he has the idea of ​​this in connection with the actual situation.

A simple and honest person like Li Yide doesn’t even want to be a soldier in the palace. How could a little smart person foolishly apply for the army?

The reason why the military system was popular in the early Tang Dynasty was because of the original environment: Yang Guang caused a great turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and tens of millions of people died of labor and war disasters, causing the world's population to drop by three quarters. For a country, a sharp decline in so many populations was a huge loss. After all, in ancient times, manpower was labor, and manpower was priceless.

However, the system of government troops has reached its peak. To put it bluntly, it is the military and agricultural cooperative system. It is used for farmers in daily life, for soldiers in war, for farming, and for training in slack farming. The population has dropped sharply, and there is a lot of barren land in the world. The court has enough land to allocate to soldiers for farming. The treatment of government troops is almost as good as that of officials, especially those who have made meritorious soldiers, who can receive special rewards. Even if they are unfortunately killed in battle, their families can receive benefits and exempt land tax.

Under such circumstances, the people naturally joined the army enthusiastically, so that there were endless soldiers. The lieutenant Guoyi, who was responsible for the training of the government soldiers in various places, could choose excellent soldiers to train them in luxury. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the government soldiers was extremely strong. Whether it was Turks, Tuyuhun, Tubo, Goguryeo and other countries, individual combat was not the enemy of the Tang soldiers.

However, with the increasing population, the turmoil within the court, the increasing serious land annexation, frequent wars and heavy military service, the quality of the government soldiers became worse and worse. Today, the quality of the government soldiers has weakened to a certain level. If the military system is not changed, the combat quality of the soldiers will be enhanced. Even if the Tang Dynasty is in a prosperous economy, anyone can still squeeze the soft persimmons.

He Zhizhang looked at Pei Min in a moving manner, and Zhang Xu was also a little dumbfounded. They really didn't expect that Pei Min could make such a statement, and that the military system that had been implemented for more than a hundred years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. You must know that the military system of the government was the cornerstone of the Tang Dynasty's military power, but Pei Min had to dig out the cornerstone, so it was not bold. The key is that what Pei Min said was reasonable and evidence, and it was impossible to refute.

He Zhizhang was stunned for a moment. He loved wine as if he was alive. He forgot to drink this wine and asked, "What advice do you have, little brother?"

Pei Min pondered for a moment and said, "Change the military system to the military recruitment system!" In fact, when he said this, Pei Min hesitated for a long time. He was thinking about which period of military system in history is suitable for the Tang Dynasty and which period is more brilliant. He thought about it before and after thinking about it, he decided to talk about the military recruitment system. Different eras, different trends and patterns will also be different. Just like the military system in the early Tang Dynasty, the military system laid the foundation for the military strength of the Tang Dynasty, but now it is a cancer of military decline. We cannot say that the military system is not good, we can only say that it is not suitable for the current era.

The military systems of all dynasties have their own characteristics and advantages. No matter how good the system is, if it is not accommodated by this era and rejected by thousands of people, it is a garbage system.

"The recruitment system? What is the recruitment system?" He Zhizhang asked with a frown.

Pei Min smiled and said, "If the military system in the palace is a military and peasant cooperative, then the military recruitment system can be regarded as a military and peasant separation. In fact, the military recruitment system and the military recruitment system have already appeared in the past. For example, the Xuanjia Army under Emperor Taizong, Emperor Taizong selected the elite troops of the army and formed the Xuanjia Army. He practiced day and night, and made a living by fighting, and was unstoppable. This is just an example of it. There are private soldiers owned by major families or princes and nobles in troubled times. They selected strong and carefully trained. This type of soldiers often had better combat power than the people who had to farm and train. The military recruitment system was to select the warriors of the world, form a standing army, prepare for war anytime and anywhere, either attack or defend, without the need to recruit the people to participate in the war in a temporary and urgent manner."

He Zhizhang asked: "Will that increase the burden on the people? After all, Zhuangyong joined the army, where did the strong men farm? "

Pei Min said: "Everything has two sides. It really increases the burden on the people. But from another perspective, wouldn't it reduce the burden on the people's military service? The military pay of soldiers is supplied by the state, which can save the consumption of the government and soldiers traveling around the road, and can also establish a stable and powerful army. A country cannot be without a strong army."

He Zhizhang didn't know how to speak, and Zhang Xu was even more confused.

They are actually both yi people, and they are talented and knowledgeable talents, but their talents tend to be artistic and cultural, and are not convenient for political governance. They are suitable for serving as Imperial College, Secretary-General, Ministry of Rites, etc., and are responsible for etiquette work such as education and reception of foreign guests. They can only be considered a little understanding of the strategy of governing the world. Not to mention the names of Di Renjie, even those who are proficient in governing the world, they are not as good as those of Yan Gaoqing.

What Pei Min said almost passed their understanding. He Zhizhang was fine, after all, he had been in the officialdom for many years. Although he was engaged in education and editing books, he could at least occasionally understand some of the trends and political situations in the court. Zhang Xu was dazzled and could not even understand what Pei Min said. He just thought it made sense and was a little unaware of the history.

He Zhizhang worked hard to digest what Pei Min said. If Pei Min was talking about government affairs, even if He Zhizhang's talent, even if he had never been exposed to it, he could still distinguish between good and bad. However, the military system was more knowledgeable than he could do.

He could not tell whether the recruiting system that Pei Min mentioned could be implemented. But he was sure that the young man who was talking big in front of him had extraordinary talent.

"The little brother's opinion is really amazing. He is a little unsophisticated and cannot judge the advantages and disadvantages of the recruitment system. However, the corruption of the military system is full of words and points to the key points of our dynasty. I admire him very much. Come, He Zhizhang respects Brother Pei here!" He Zhizhang raised his wine glass and regarded Pei Min as his peer.

Pei Min was also impressed. He Zhizhang was not artificial in nature. If he didn't understand, he would never understand. He would never be perfunctory. With his age, he was really not easy to do this!

"Damn!" Pei Min raised his wine glass and drank it all.

The three of them were not talking about government affairs, but like close friends, they were all over the world, talking about what topics they thought of and what they talked about.

He Zhizhang even asked them to arrange two rooms directly in the mansion, so that they could live here during the period of time in Chang'an.
Chapter completed!