Datang: My Peerless Talent Has Been Exposed

After all, it was a strange unit that they were completely unfamiliar with. From training to combat, they were blindsided, and they couldn't even give some advice.

But now seeing this troop gradually approaching, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just from the march, it can be seen that even if these youngsters are not fully mature, at least they can definitely be called regular soldiers .

Of course, almost everyone had the same idea at this time,

"The military uniforms on these brats are so pretty!"

Bringing everyone to the palace this time is naturally not just to show off in front of Li Shimin and other civil servants and generals, this is what Zhang Nuo discussed with Li Shimin long ago.

For the first batch of naval members, Li Shimin, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the commander-in-chief of all the armed forces of the Tang Dynasty, wanted to award honors to all of them.

That's right, the youngsters who have just graduated and joined the army and haven't fought a single battle are not only the first batch of navies in the Tang Dynasty, but also the first batch of honor recipients in the history of the Tang Dynasty.

The medal is not a military medal, Zhang Nuo suggested Li Shimin to get it, and it will become a kind of honor in the Tang Dynasty in the future. According to the rules of later generations, it can be divided into two types: military medal and commemorative medal.

Today, it is naturally not the military medal, but the navy birth medal. As the first batch of navies, even the leading soldiers, because of this special period, they can enter Chang'an and enter the palace for a while, enjoy The emperor received and awarded honors.

This is undoubtedly the luck of these youngsters!

However, as the first batch of navies to join the army, they will undoubtedly undertake the most difficult pioneering tasks, and will rush to the forefront in the battles that will break out in the future.

Needless to say, the awarding ceremony, the Ministry of Rites of the Tang Dynasty can naturally arrange such things properly according to the etiquette.

And after the award is over, these people don't have to worry about it, their homes are basically in Chang'an, even if they are not there, they can stay at the comrade's house for one night and then go back to their hometown.

Zhang Nuo gave a one-month vacation this time, enough for them to go home and take a good look.

As the first general of the navy, Zhang Nuo is also the one with the highest rank in the navy, so he is naturally eligible to receive this medal. He was also the first to receive the medal from Li Shimin.

If it wasn't for the good looks, Zhang Nuo really wouldn't be willing to give Li Shimin such a well-mannered salute. After all, the two of them fight and fight on weekdays, and it is rare for them to be so serious.

Li Shimin also snickered, it's not easy, my brother saluted us, we finally enjoyed the emperor's treatment here with brother Zhang Nuo, it's not easy.

These medals were handcrafted by the palace's own craftsmen. The main material is copper, and even the patterns on them were made by Li Shimin's special painters.

But from this point, it can be seen that Li Shimin really put his mind to it.

After finishing the award, these youngsters will naturally leave the palace, but Zhang Nuo can't leave for the time being, and Li Shimin is still pulling him to have something to say.

"Brother, this military uniform is beautiful. Did it change for our twelve guards and the imperial army?"

Zhang Nuo looked at Li Shimin angrily,

"Want to eat farts? Do you think this thing is cheap? Didn't you see that these little bastards are wearing it carefully? It is used as a dress for them. They will only wear it on inspections and some non-combat occasions. Who is okay? Why don't you wear this in the barracks!"

"Besides, don't all your government soldiers bring their own armor? What's the point of distributing clothes? Didn't you tell you to change the government soldiers to conscription system a long time ago? So it's all right if you distribute clothes or weapons. It should be!"

Li Shimin was also silent when he heard this. In fact, he and Zhang Nuo had discussed this topic many times, and even many civil servants and military generals in Datang had joined in this discussion.

Zhang Nuo's point of view is very clear, the Fubing system cannot be persisted, after all, the fields are limited, and as the Tang Dynasty continues to take the pace of conquests, the troops need to be continuously trained and expanded.

How could the previous policy of only giving land and tax exemptions continue?

And if an army can only be maintained by captures and rewards on the battlefield, then the sergeants are too cheap, and you are not qualified to recruit soldiers.

Because if he didn't go to be a mansion soldier, he could support his family by being a worker, but being a mansion soldier was not always possible.

In particular, Zhang Nuo made a good start in Goryeo, directly recruiting old government soldiers with money, and also gave bonuses and subsidies. He used 20 people at a time, which made the soldiers who were still serving in the twelve guards feel a little bit I can't figure it out.

It is also fighting desperately, there is a monthly military salary over there, and rewards for fighting well, but here, even the armor has to be bought by oneself, and many people's families almost went bankrupt just to buy a set of armor for body protection.

If it weren't for Li Shimin's prestige in the army, and those generals kept doing work for the people below, maybe things would have to be troubled.

More importantly, Zhang Nuo mentioned a very important point. Another important problem with the military system is that because they cannot stay in the barracks for a long time, the training is also intermittent, so how to ensure the future on the battlefield? Combat power?

Therefore, in Zhang Nuo's view, the reform of the military system has reached an imminent point, otherwise, the pace of Datang's conquests abroad must be stopped.

Chapter 739 Benefits of Military Reform

Li Shimin is very cautious about reforming the military system. After all, there are too many things involved, and the interests involved are so complicated that it makes people's brains buzz.

This means that the surrounding forces such as Tubo, Turks, and Korea have been straightened out now, otherwise they have to worry about national defense and security issues on the border.

Moreover, if the military system is to be reformed, then even the military ranks have to be changed. At least Li Shimin thinks that the current set of military ranks in the navy created by Zhang Nuo is very good. It is clear at a glance who is an officer and who is a soldier.

This is very useful on the battlefield, which means that Datang's army will be the first to establish a complete command system ahead of all countries in this era.

But there are many benefits, but who knows if others are willing or not?

You must know that today's gang of generals all have titles, and how to straighten out these generals is enough for Li Shimin to have a headache.

More importantly, once the government military system is changed to a conscription system, the treasury will have to bear a heavy burden. The monthly military salary is not a small amount, let alone preparing equipment, food, clothing, housing and transportation for everyone.

Even though there is already a lot of food these days, it would not be a little bit of pressure to afford the food, clothing, housing and transportation of tens of thousands of people rashly.

In the past, although Datang had to take care of the food and lodging of those government soldiers, in fact, those people could not stay in the barracks for a long time every year, and there was no such thing as military pay.

But it is different now. If the new system after the military reform is followed, Datang will first have to afford the monthly military salary, supplies, and training expenses.

And, most importantly, what Zhang Nuo asked was to gradually improve and replace the existing weapons in the hands of the sergeants, and gradually replace them with rifles newly developed by the research institute.

That's right, the rifle has been researched!

In fact, for researchers, once the artillery is researched, the rifle will definitely be researched. After all, if it is very simple to infer, the most primitive rifle is actually a miniature artillery.

But after all, with Zhang Nuo around, it is naturally impossible for Zhang Nuo to allow the army to equip large quantities of such old equipment that requires powder pots and pellet pots on their bodies.

From the very beginning, Zhang Nuo gave an idea, whether it is possible to use the sparks striking the flint as the ignition system instead of leaving a rope and then using a torch to ignite the fire.