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Text Chapter 522: Separation of Military and Political Affairs

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    "I would also like to ask Mr. Lu to advise me, is there anything wrong with the military system of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Zhi said very modestly. He had already heard that Lu Hong's words seemed to be referring to something, and the other party was actually the Sixth Brother.  He was sent to give him guidance, so he was not polite at all.

    "Haha, I don't take it as advice. I just felt something in my heart and thought of some suggestions for the Tang Dynasty!" Lu Hong said with a smile, "The Tang Dynasty has now pacified the northern grasslands, and the original grassland people have become the people of the Tang Dynasty.  People, and as far as I know, Your Majesty is also planning to recruit a large number of grassland soldiers. Although this can temporarily strengthen the Tang Dynasty's military strength, in the long run, it is not necessarily a good thing, especially when a large number of grassland generals enter  In the military commander system of the Tang Dynasty, although the Tang Dynasty is now powerful and these people dare not do anything, these barbarians are intimidating and unethical. If anything happens to the Tang Dynasty in the future, these barbarians will definitely use their troops to fight back.  The future lord of the Tang Dynasty, so His Highness Wanwang must be on guard!"

    After Lu Hong finished speaking, he looked at Li Zhi with a smile. Half of the above words were his own thoughts, and the other half were mentioned to him by Li Min in the letter. Whether it was the Tang Dynasty in history or the Tang Dynasty today.  In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin appointed many Hu generals, such as the most famous ones like Ashina Sheer, Qibi Heli and others. These Hu generals were indeed brave and good at fighting, and under Li Shimin's inspiration, they also helped the Tang Dynasty.  They were loyal and loyal, and there were even people of rank five or above in the court, who were half foreigners. It can be said that the reason why the Tang Dynasty was so famous in history, these generals of the Hu tribe also played an important role.

    ??????????????????????? However, under the prosperity of this Han Hutong rule, there was a major hidden danger, the Anshi Rebellion a hundred years later.  It was the evil consequences brought about by the Tang Dynasty's reuse of Hu generals, starting from that time.  The Tang Dynasty began to go down a steep road, and local political power was divided.  The result was the subsequent downfall of the Tang Dynasty.

    Knowing this period of history, Li Min was quite anxious when he saw Li Shimin re-employing Hu generals. However, he could not persuade him because the Hu generals during the Zhenguan period were indeed outstanding and had no problem with their loyalty.  , if he rashly advises, even if Li Shimin will listen, he will offend a large number of important civil and military officials.

    It is precisely these concerns.  Li Min then turned to Li Zhi. Anyway, within a hundred years, those Hu generals would not be able to achieve much. As long as Li Zhi could listen to his suggestions and be more cautious when promoting and appointing Hu people in the future, so as not to cause the consequences of An Lushan in future generations.  That kind of powerful domestic warlord will do.

    Compared with Li Shimin, Li Zhi lacks the decisive momentum, but has more delicate and intelligent thoughts.  It was precisely because of this that he paid more attention to what Lu Hong said, although he also knew that in the current Tang Dynasty court.  The Hu generals were indeed a considerable force and had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, but what Lu Hong said made sense.  Unlike the Han people, these barbarians did not value royal orthodoxy that much.  It's just that the Tang Dynasty is powerful now, so they are willing to work for the Tang Dynasty.  But no one can guarantee that the Tang Dynasty will not be weakened. By then, these barbarians will probably become the most serious trouble of the Tang Dynasty!

    Thinking of this, Li Zhi couldn't help but fell silent. This problem doesn't seem serious now, but it is very troublesome to solve. At least he can't think of any good solution now.  But then Li Zhi's eyes lit up and he smiled at Lu Hong and said: "Thank you Mr. Lu, but now the Hu generals in the Tang Dynasty are so powerful that it's really difficult to tamper with them, so I would like to ask Mr. Lu for some advice!"

    Lu Hong was waiting for Li Zhi's words, so he smiled and replied: "Your Highness, don't worry. Now that the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, those barbarian generals will only be loyal to the court, so you have plenty of time to eliminate this hidden danger."  , as for the methods, there are two. One is to promote Sinicization among the Hu people under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Everything can refer to the Sinicization strategy of His Highness King Qi, especially those Hu people who have made meritorious deeds, and their descendants must be gathered together.  Instill in them the idea of ??loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. For example, military schools are a good place. No matter how capable they are in the future, if they fail to meet the standards in terms of loyalty to the emperor, they will be suppressed overtly and covertly, and they must not be allowed to enter the court!"

    When Lu Hong said this, he paused and looked at Li Zhi. He found that the other party was listening very seriously, and then he said: "The above is a permanent solution. The only disadvantage is that the results are too slow, so the second one is to take effect."  A quick solution to the symptoms, this method is actually very simple, that is to deliberately weaken the influence of those barbarians. Most of these barbarians hold military positions, and some are also in charge of the military and political power of a place. This is definitely not a good sign.  The best way is for Your Highness to strengthen the central government's rule, separate political and military affairs in various places, and assign civil and military officials to take charge. Military generals are not allowed to interfere in local political affairs. In this way, peace can be guaranteed for the Tang Dynasty and the country!"

    Lu Hongti¡¯s temporary solution is actually to separate military and political affairs. Military generals are only in charge of the army, and the most important political powers are all handed over to civilian officials sent by the court. Although there may be collusion between civil and military affairs.situation arises, but for the Tang Dynasty as a whole, it is the fastest effective method and can also greatly increase the centralization of power.

    "Okay, good idea. If I remember correctly, Brother Six is ??using this method now. Although troops are stationed in various places, the garrison and the local government have clear latitude and longitude, and they must not interfere with local government affairs!" Li Zhi also shouted loudly after hearing this.  He sighed in admiration, and at the same time also praised Li Min.

    Lu Hong smiled after hearing this, and then took Li Zhi to walk around the rest of the Steel City. As a result, Li Zhi discovered that this Steel City was not only responsible for the production of steel, but also made some products with various manufacturing industries.  Workshops that grow parts. For example, one of the workshops produces a kind of soft steel sheet. It is said that his sixth brother Li Min personally ordered it. As for what it is made of, it is not clear. Li Zhi studied for a long time and couldn't find any clue.  Even Lu Hong was not very clear about this matter and had to give up in the end.

    After Li Zhi returned to Si Xian Palace, he locked himself in his study, and then carefully wrote down all Lu Hong's words today, and marked them with a red pen to show the importance of these opinions.  In fact, he has already guessed that these opinions are not just Lu Hong's. There is probably the shadow of Sixth Brother behind them. It's just that his identity is too sensitive, so he can't express it clearly to himself. This makes Lu Hong  Take this opportunity to bring it up.

    In the next few days, Lu Hong took Li Zhi to visit Nanhan Prefecture. In fact, Nanhan Prefecture is a steel base. In various ports along the coast, countless ships leave from Anton Protectorate every day.  The mined coal and iron ore were transported to various steel plants to be smelted into steel, and then shipped to Taiwan and other places for use by various territories under Li Min's rule.

    Although Li Zhi was very interested in this steel factory, Cai'er and Sizi found it very boring, so they stayed in the Sixian Palace. Anyway, the scenery there was beautiful, and they would not feel bored even if they stayed there for a few days.  After Li Zhi visited South Korea, they left again, and this time they took a boat instead of going to China and North Korea by land. This was mainly because Li Zhi wanted to visit Danluo and Tsushima Islands.

    In order to protect the steel base of South Korea, and also to block the connection between Japan and the mainland, especially the northern Ezo Island, the barbarians there were Li Min's key defense targets, so in the Tsushima Strait, Danra and Tsushima were  A navy with ten main warships is stationed on the island.

    Li Zhi has always been very curious about the navy in Li Min's hands, because he knows that the navy has always been the real trump card in the hands of Sixth Brother, and it is also the basis for his outward expansion. It can be said that it is with this invincible navy that Li Min  Talent can be successful overseas. It is precisely because of this that Li Zhicai has always wanted to see the majesty of the navy with his own eyes. Unfortunately, Dengzhou is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and only the navy of the Tang Dynasty is stationed there. Although there is also a navy outside Sixian City,  They were not used for combat, but were some small warships for patrol and seizure. There were no main warships at all.

    After the fleet left Nanhanzhou, it circled the protruding sharp corner of the Samhan Peninsula and quickly arrived at Danluo.  The current Danluo Island is no longer the Danluo Island it was when Lu Qing and the others first landed.  When Li Zhi and the others came to this island, the first thing they saw was a bustling port city. This was the Danluo Port that was just built a few years ago.

    Danluo Port was originally a military port, but later, as Sanhan and Japan were conquered by Li Min, more and more merchants came and went between the two places, and Danluo Island, guarding the Tsushima Strait, naturally became one of them.  As a major transportation thoroughfare, many merchants would stop here. Later, Li Min simply ordered to divide Danluo Port into two parts, with the military port on the south side and the commercial port on the north side. Now, after several years of development, this  The port has formed a city with more than 30,000 permanent residents, one-third of whom are local Danluo people, and the rest are mostly Han people, with a small number of Sanhan and Japanese people.

    The scenery on Danluo Island is beautiful and worth a visit, especially since Li Zhi also went to the military port to have a look, then boarded the navy's main battleship and cruised around on the sea. Lu Hong also specially arranged a round  The artillery fired a volley, which shocked Li Zhi. At the same time, he was a little envious. With such a sharp weapon, it's no wonder that Sixth Brother can build such a foundation overseas.

    After staying on Danluo Island for two days, Li Zhi and the others took a boat to Tsushima Island. There is also a navy stationed here, and it is stronger than the navy on Danluo Island. The navy is usually responsible for blocking the Tsushima Strait.  Most areas.

    Originally, after Li Zhi saw the navy on Danluo Island, there was no need to go to Tsushima Island. However, Lu Hong got Li Min's order and specially led Li Zhi and others to the island because there was a very secret thing here.  Let Li Zhi watch.  (To be continued)
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