"Everyone, pay attention! You can usually get to the place, but His Highness is here to inspect today. If you embarrass me, even if you return to your original unit, you won't be able to stay here any longer. If anyone is a woman and lets me down today, I'll chop him alive."
Cheng Chuliang was the first to take the lead. As the commander of the army, his father taught him all the methods of training the army. He ate and slept with his soldiers. Even if he had to carry a load for five kilometers, he would still run at the end.
If it were others, they would run in the front and take the lead, but Cheng Chuliang had different ideas from those people. If the tail behind you is too long, then there is no point in taking the lead. Instead, he should shout slogans loudly from the back. When those soldiers who want to fall behind hear this voice, they will run forward desperately. This has been verified in countless mock exams.
"They really ran in style. The group ahead must be new recruits returning from Xueyantuo. They have five kilometers of training every day, so it's no surprise that they arrived on time. I didn't expect the people around Chang'an City to have such physical fitness."
Su Dingfang had been idle at home for a while, so there was nothing to do. When he heard that Li Xiang was going outside the city to train the Right Guard Army today, this guy came with his twenty guards.
"General Su, things are different now than they were in the past. In the past, the people of Chang'an could only eat two meals a day, and most of those two meals were porridge, which didn't help their health. Now, most families eat three meals a day, and apart from porridge in the morning, the other two meals are dry."
Xiao Xia Zi has stayed in the city for a long time, so he knows the changes in Chang'an City best. The reason why the physical fitness of these people has improved is closely related to what they eat. In addition to the change from porridge to dry rice, the most important thing is that everyone now eats salt. Without salt, the body will not have much strength.
Although the large amount of refined salt sold by Zhidaobao has reduced its income, it has greatly improved the physical fitness of people across the country. From this perspective, Li Xiang also believes that it is good to reduce that part of the income.
Of course, some big families that produce and sell salt don’t think so. Their family profits have been severely squeezed. These people hide in the dark and complain about the court. Of course, they don’t have the strength to make big moves. They can only make some remarks in private, which does not cause much harm to the court.
"This is quite well done. With less than thirty people, we were able to drive this batch of war horses. We can learn from them and have them record their experience and spread it to the entire army."
Li Xiang did not join their conversation, but instead saw an amazing scene behind them. All these soldiers were running on their own feet, but they also had dozens of logistics personnel. These people were responsible for driving 5,000 war horses to the west of the city, which was no small job.
"Your Highness, these people are not from our Han people. They are from Western Turkestan. They are much better at controlling horses than us."
The people on the grasslands are very good at all aspects of war horses. It is for this reason that the imperial court has been looking for these talented people in the surrounding grasslands. After bringing them to Chang'an City, it has solved many of our problems.
"The changes in the imperial court are gratifying. Although these people are foreigners, they can all be integrated into our Han ethnic group, so they can all be used."
When Li Xiang said this, question marks appeared in the heads of Su Dingfang and Xiaoxia. If the people of Western Turkestan can be integrated, then what kind of people cannot be integrated? After all, in their impression, Western Turkestan is already very foreign.
"Your Highness, then who can't be integrated?"
Su Dingfang had been stuck at home for a long time and had been thinking of riding his horse faster and then trying out the feeling outside the city. However, after hearing what Li Xiang said, he trotted back again.
"Let's talk about the people of Goguryeo, for example, or Silla and Baekje. They cannot be integrated. These people have been farming for us their entire lives, and they are only suited to this kind of work. We must not treat them the same as ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty. If we give them the same treatment, then instability will begin to spread."
If Li Xiang had not said this, they would not have considered that there was anything wrong, but after Li Xiang finished speaking, Su Dingfang understood it most clearly. It seemed that in all the places we occupied, the people of Western Turks could obtain the identity of the Tang Dynasty, but the people of Goguryeo could not. They had to work for the local Han landlords for generations.
"What about the Fuso people further east?"
Su Dingfang suddenly thought of those Fuso people. The imperial court was about to send troops to attack them. After capturing them, he didn't know what to do with these people. Today, His Highness should be able to punish them.
"They will be treated the same as the Silla people. If there is a distinction, it is that they are worse than the Silla people. After we occupy this place, these people will also be our slaves for generations. We must distinguish their bloodlines and never allow them to infiltrate the Tang Dynasty."
There was a determination in Li Xiang's eyes. I am not a racist, but there must be a bottom line for some things. If some people in Goguryeo can still be used, then the Fuso people can't even think about it. As long as Li Xiang is still alive, he will never allow these guys to start.
"If you ask me, it's those Japanese people who came to Chang'an. They all look sneaky and short. Many of them are bow-legged. It's as ugly as it can be. They look at people with squinted eyes."
Xiao Xiazi thought of a group of Tang envoys he had met. Basically, these people were similar to what he described. After hearing his description, several people around him laughed. However, if you think about it carefully, the summary given by our General Manager Xia is absolutely correct.
While several people were talking, Li Xiang and his team also arrived at the west side of Chang'an City. They had also finished the five-kilometer cross-country run. Except for the last few people, everyone else arrived on time.
"Arrangement..."
After seeing Li Xiang's warhorse, Cheng Chuliang immediately ordered his men to enter combat status. This was what they had agreed upon at the beginning. Since they wanted to test you, it would definitely be difficult.
