The salary cuts were successfully implemented, and Li Xuan, Jia Xu and Li Ru were greatly relieved.

This matter was first proposed by Li Xuan, and was then unanimously agreed by Jia Xu and Li Ru, who vigorously promoted the matter.

Li Xuan believed that the current court laws could no longer adapt to the current situation and must be revised. Otherwise, the 300,000 troops in Xiliang would either go south to the Central Plains to conquer cities and territories to alleviate the problem of food and grass pressure and sparse population; or disarmament to reduce the burden of supply of money and grain. Because according to the requirements put forward by Li Li, it is necessary to supply the needs of the army, and vigorously develop farming and improve people's livelihood. If both are taken into account, the money and grain stored in Meiwu will last for up to two years, and it will be difficult to sustain in the future.

In view of this, Li Li, who has always been focusing on war, had to transfer his energy to money and grain, and he worked hard to plan the supply issues of the Xiliang army.

The army is important, and the development of farming and improving the living difficulties of the people are equally important. It must not be delayed. Time is too late and must be implemented immediately. The agricultural work of the counties and counties in Xiliang has been abandoned for a long time and a large population has been lost. This directly restricts the development and expansion of the Xiliang army, which is equivalent to binding the feet of the Xiliang army. Without a solid rear foundation, it is like a rootless duckweed, which is difficult to accomplish.

In addition, Li Li has something hard to say. That is, after the reorganization of the Western Liang Army, it seems that its troops are strong, but its combat power is greatly reduced, far less than before. It takes a long time to form a new army in a mixed manner, and it needs to be tempered by war, otherwise it will be difficult to restore its previous combat power. The reason why Li Li promoted the reorganization was to strengthen his overall control over the army, and he must not be just a name but without realism.

During the reorganization process, Li Li actually thought about disarmament, reducing troops and reducing the pressure on food and wage supply. However, although the soldiers of Xiliang were loose in military discipline, they had extremely strong combat power. They were all warriors who had been tested by the war. It was a pity to lay them off. So Li Li gritted his teeth and stomped his feet. Except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, he did not lay off a single soldier, and all were organized into a new army. In this way, a large army of 300,000 was born, and Li Li's troubles also came.

It is easy to expand the army, but it is not difficult to recruit soldiers, but it is not easy to raise soldiers. There are many difficulties.

The first problem to face is food and money. Recruiting troops to fight, the battle is money and food.

However, Xiliang is poor! It is not that every city and one place is poor, but that every county in Xiliang is poor, and the people are poor and they are so poor that they can eat each other.

In addition, Xiliang was still very chaotic. Bandits broke out everywhere and the princes were in vain. In the past ten years, there was no day of peace, so that the people would rather go up the mountain to be savages than live on the farmland.

Faced with such a dilemma, Li Li was really in trouble at the moment. He was so worried that he couldn't sleep or eat for several consecutive days. He wished he could grab another Viagra, and all the difficulties would be solved.

Forced to do nothing, Li Li couldn't help but take out the method of raising troops in his mind.

That is to break the whole into pieces, so that the soldiers of each battalion can be relied on their own, seek development, use war to support war, use war to support soldiers, and use war to train soldiers.

For this reason, Li Li thought of some words and convinced Li Xuan, Jia Xu and others. The Sanfu Land of Chang'an and the nomadic peoples around Liangzhou have never been engaged in farming, and have relied on grazing and plundering for thousands of years and have become stronger and stronger. Since all the barbarians can survive, why can't the Xiliang army? The most important thing is that the Xiliang army is not currently without food supply, but cannot last long.

Since the Western Liang army needs to be adjusted for the time being and there is no money and food supply, the army is entering the Central Plains, and it is still idle anyway, so it is better to be a living horse. Delegate the military power to the leaders of each battalion and deputy commanders, and let them lead the army alone to fight and try it out. Without waiting for the surrounding barbarians to come and plunder the Han, the Western Liang army took the initiative to attack their territory. If it succeeds, it would be an unexpected surprise; if it fails, there is nothing to complain about. Anyway, in the past one or two years, the main task of the Western Liang army is to train troops. Instead of staying in the military camp and working hard and practicing hard, it is better to pull the troops out and attack the surrounding barbarians.

We are all practicing soldiers, so wherever we practice, we are not practicing!

In this way, Li Li combined the matter of large-scale military training and salary reduction into one, which prompted a group of generals to accept the orders happily, and allowed the law of salary reduction to be successfully implemented.

Military generals are different from scholars. They pay far less attention to money than scholars. As long as they can support their families and have no worries about food and clothing, they will pay more attention to the display of military power and their own abilities. For generals or soldiers, honors are often greater than money and material enjoyment. They hope to achieve success, which can not only reflect their own abilities and value, but also protect their wives and children. Therefore, they have low requirements for material life, far less than scholars who enjoy life, pay attention to clothing, and yearn for extravagance and wealth.

Because of this, Li Li combined his past life memories and his own experience to prescribe the right medicine and delegate military power to promote the financial power of reducing salary. He attacked with both fists and hit the key points, allowing the government orders to be implemented.

However, this move has both advantages and disadvantages for Li Li, and he must bear certain risks. Delegating military power to the leaders of the army will easily breed mountains, and even prompt them to gain self-respect and not lose their tails. Li Li is mentally prepared and guarded against this. He believes that decentralizing military power is a good opportunity to test the results of the previous reorganization of the entire army, and it is also a test for him to identify and use people. It is difficult to see a person's loyalty, treason, good and evil, until he gives him freely, he can truly see his true face.

It was the period when the Xiliang Army was resting. Li Li had the time and patience to take the exam to take the abilities and loyalty of his generals, discover and solve problems.

Now is the most chaotic period of all states and counties in the world. No matter who is, as long as he has 20,000 or 30,000 troops in his hand and captures a big city, he can seize one side and become a prince. This situation is definitely quite tempting for the generals of Xiliang who hold strong soldiers. If anyone can't resist the temptation and rebel with his troops, Li Li can wipe him out as a warning to others.

Otherwise, when a general in the army suddenly encounters problems when he competes in the Central Plains, it will definitely be a big blow to the Xiliang army, and may even cause the Xiliang army to suffer a devastating blow.

Prevent problems before they happen, it is better to be early rather than late.

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After the military and political affairs were completed, the generals drank happily in the side hall until the sun set and the banquet ended.

Behind the left side of the main hall, Li Li's study room.

Li Xuan, Jia Xu and Li Ru came together, and after Li Zhitong reported it, he entered the study.

"Hahaha!" Li Liwei smiled and heard it first, waved his hand to signal the three of them not to be polite and sit there at will.

After bowing and bowing, Li Xuan and the other two were not polite and sat down.

Li Xuan took the lead in reporting: "My lord, my subordinates have several things that need to be resolved urgently. First, my subordinates promised to build Chang'an Imperial College and Wuwei Martial Arts Hall. Old Master Cai Yong was very interested in this matter and urged his subordinates to start construction every day and recruited famous scholars from all over the world to teach. My subordinates had no idea about this matter and didn't know where to start. Second, my subordinates were also aware of the martyrs mentioned by the lord, and no decree was formed yet and had not been promulgated to the entire army. Third, the relationship between the lord and Li Jue has been stalemate. According to the lord's wishes, General Li Jue will take over the government affairs of all states in the world in the future. However, many government affairs in the court are now accumulated on the desks of his subordinates, and he doesn't know how to deal with it for a while. Please let the lord make it clear."

"Hahaha!" Li Li smiled and said to Li Xuan: "The matter of preparing for the establishment of the Imperial Academy is actually very simple. The emperor is in Chang'an, and he can directly issue an edict to recruit famous scholars from all over the world to teach. In order to avoid anyone shirking his responsibilities and not following the edict, the edict can show his power. Establishing an Imperial Academy is a great thing to keep a name in history. It is related to the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and directly affects the future of future generations and descendants. If those famous scholars do not obey the edict, they can directly issue an edict to explain their behavior to the world, demote them to common people, and impart labor service in the wilderness of the South China Sea. Once they come with the edict, everything is up to us. What knowledge should be taught must be taught according to the subjects we designated. In the near future, I will write some bamboo slips, mainly what beginners and middle school students should learn, and will be used as teaching subjects for beginners and middle schools.

An edict was issued to entrust Cai Yong as the head of the Tai Academy, the prince's tutor, and the position of Bisan Gong. The Taixue Cathedral will be divided into three stages, namely, beginners, middle schools and Taixue. The semester of the beginners is uncertain, mainly to read the text and snippets; middle schools can learn various schools of thought without subject restrictions, but students must learn loyalty, benevolence and righteousness, and understand the truth. The semester must be four years. The Taixue Cathedral will be taught by recruited celebrities for three years. The Taixue Cathedral will not be necessary to be built in a lot of effort. The Taixue Cathedral during the lifetime of Dong Xiangguo, and then divide it into three academic institutions.

In the Wuwei Martial Arts Hall, I will personally preside over the initial affairs of the school. The school is tentatively scheduled to build two simple schoolyards outside the city for training purposes, and the commanders of each battalion in the army serve as teachers. In addition, an edict was issued to recruit a group of famous military generals from various prefectures and counties and famous generals who are evading the world to teach the school. The methods are similar to those of the Taixue School. In addition, Taixue students can be transferred from middle schools to the martial arts hall, and martial students can also enter the Taixue School for mutual benefit. I hope to cultivate a group of talents useful to our Xiliang Army in the future.

As for tuition fees and other fees, Yuanzhong can formulate them at the discretion of the current situation and try to set them higher as much as possible. Otherwise, there will be no practical significance for the free admission of martyrs and orphans. Don’t worry about the absence of students. As our army gradually grows and grows, many powerful and gentry will naturally turn their attention to us. Uninvited, there will be more and more students. I firmly believe in this.

As for the martyrs proposed by Yuanzhong, the definition I gave is: Anyone who sacrificed his life for the development and prosperity of our Xiliang Army is a martyr. At present, the selection of martyrs is limited to the soldiers of the entire army. When we are truly strong, we will no longer be limited to the soldiers. Clerks and ordinary people can also become martyrs.

Finally, there is the issue between me and my uncle. The day after tomorrow, I invited my uncle to go to Longxiang Li's Mansion to have a discussion. I had a deep conversation with him in person, hoping to resolve his depression. In addition, Yuanzhong does not have to pay attention to the government affairs sent by the court at the moment. You just need to handle the government affairs of Xiliang and the other prefectures are not within our jurisdiction at all, so we don't have to worry about it."

Li Li read through the three difficult questions raised by Li Xuan and finished speaking in one breath without stopping. Obviously, he had already considered these issues, and he was considerate and confident. ———————(To be continued)
Chapter completed!