Regarding the number of troops, Lin Feng originally planned to select 50,000 to 100,000 elite soldiers across the country, similar to the field army, as the main force for foreign warfare; those who were short of the time selected about 50,000 elite soldiers as the main force for border defense; other eliminated soldiers were used as reserve forces; as for the expansion of the country's border, a new round of selection was carried out.

At present, there are currently eleven Jiedu governors in the entire southern Tang Dynasty. If the number of troops in each place is equal, the elite soldiers in one place should be about 5,000 to 10,000, and then the number of people who can participate in the competition should be between 500 and 10,000. However, Lin Feng knew that this number was very sensitive, so he naturally would not propose it.

This time, after quickly estimating the elites they could choose, everyone had their own ideas and proposed different numbers such as "two hundred, three hundred, five hundred, eight hundred...one thousand, two thousand". The one who called for two hundred was Liu Yanzhen, the governor of Shouzhou, and Liu Renshan, the governor of Wuchang. As a bystander, Lin Feng also had a rough survey of the strength of the army in various places. He couldn't help but admire Liu Renshan, who was confident. In this peaceful era, the loyal minister who still insisted on training troops seriously was the backbone of the Southern Tang Dynasty!

Tao Qian, the Minister of Revenue, who had been in the discussion, raised his hand and stood up and said, "My dear masters, the army has not moved, food and grass will come first. Considering that everyone will train large-scale troops this year to the beginning of next year, the food and grass weapons will be consumed, and the national treasury will be tight. Therefore, for next year's competition, Tao suggested that it would be best to control it within 500 people. The Jiedushi, who can bring more elite troops, will be wronged all of a sudden."

Tao Qian, who had not spoken for a long time, immediately made everyone laugh.

Li Jing nodded with satisfaction. These ministers reported the number of people so enthusiastically, and there were probably many people who came to eat the national grain and get the big ones. You can't let others carry a lot of dry food and carry a few sets of weapons to compete. Tao Qian was also invisibly reminding everyone that it was the country's weapons to save food.

After some discussion, the number of people was finally limited to 500 people per place. At this point, the discussion on military training and martial arts competitions has basically ended.

Finally, Li Jing, who had been sitting on the dragon throne but just listened, stood up and summarized with a bright look: "Thank you all for the past few days! I would like to invite you to work hard to cultivate unparalleled soldiers for the Tang Dynasty! The future development of the Tang Dynasty depends on you, and the long history of the Tang Dynasty depends on you!"

King Li Jing of Qi took the lead, and all the ministers left their seats and knelt on the ground.

Li Jing then shouted loudly: "I am willing to be foolish and sincere, and do not let your majesty down, please do not worry." The ministers behind him also shouted in unison: "I am willing to be foolish and do not let your majesty down, and do not let your majesty down, and do not let your majesty down."

A discussion of a military change has come to an end.

After Li Jing left, Li Jing then bid farewell to all the martial officials on his behalf. Before leaving the hall, Li Jing then grabbed the Wuchang Jiedushi Liu Renshan and whispered a few words. Liu Renshan nodded repeatedly.

A large group of people arrived at the palace gate. Liu Renshan came over to take Lin Feng's hand, shook it hard twice, patted his shoulder, and turned around and left resolutely.

Lin Feng bid farewell to several old men and found Ge Chang and Zhang Bin who were nearby. He was walking, but someone grabbed his shoulder. When he looked back, he found that it was Lin Renzhao, deputy general of Caishiji, Chen Decheng, deputy general of Zhongyi Army, and Chen Desheng and others.

Lin Renzhao looked at Ge Chang and Zhang Bin, and his muscles bulged unfreely. He laughed and said, "Lord Lin has many good men, so why can Lin get advice from the mansion?"

Chen Decheng also smiled and said, "We will return to Jianzhou tomorrow. My father ordered my brothers and two to get close to Lord Lin again."

Lin Feng also laughed and said, "When my friend is here, I will naturally be treated with good wine! Let's go!"

Not long after Lin Feng and his young men left, the deputy envoy of Privy Councilor Wei Cen and Cha Wenhui's carriage also moved, and the two of them still got into the same car.

"Sir Cha, you are not careful for a moment, and being inspired by Lin Feng to make a bet is a hidden danger." Wei Cen said a little discouraged. During this big discussion on reform, the two of them made no achievements and were forced to make a bet. Everything was not going well.

"It's okay, the world's major events are unpredictable and unpredictable. How could he, a little scholar, predict? This bet will definitely become a place where Lin Feng fails to sink into the sand!" Cha Wenhui's iron-green face showed a hint of hide.

"After that being said, I think Lin Feng is not a reckless person, so you should not be careless. Brother Guangshen, there is a person who is very good at studying the Book of Changes in our mansion. There are several new singers in the mansion. Why would you ask your brother to come over to the mansion and relieve your hard work in the past?" Wei Cen said with a light chuckling.

"Then thank you Lord Wei!" Cha Wenhui lifted his fat body and found a comfortable position to lie down.

When he arrived at the Wei Mansion, Wei Cen ordered his servants to prepare singing and dancing, and asked Gongsun Sheng to the study room, and he led Cha Wenhui all the way to the study room.

The two had just sat down and the tea had not yet been brewed. A tall and thin man with dark face rushed over and knelt on the ground to pay homage to the two adults.

"Gongsun Sheng, some people predict that Guo Wei in the north might be the most powerful minister. You can calculate it." Wei Cen asked softly.

"But it refers to Guo Wei, the governor and Privy Councilor of the Tianxiong Army?" The man named Gongsun Sheng looked up and asked.

"That's right. Get up." Wei Cen replied.

After the man got up from the ground, he counted his fingers for a long time with a serious expression, and then said in surprise: "Two lords, who is the speculation of this? "The Tuibei Tu" once said: "The Han River is exhausted, the birds fly high, where can we stop flying around? The mountains are not as low as the city walls." This image contains Guo Youqi, which is in line with Guo Wei's name. According to folk rumors, Guo Wei had a family bird on his neck, so the northerners privately called it "Guo Quer".

A few days ago, a friend from the north and south talked about a children's song circulating among the people, and also sang: 'Hundreds of birds fly on the water, ninety-nine crosses Shanxi. Only one stepped on his feet and was able to take care of his sweater alone.' I'm afraid it was also the case."

"Are you serious?" Cha Wenhui, who was originally indifferent, looked increasingly severe. At the end, he raised his body and asked sternly.

"The villain watches astrological signs every night and finds that the northern astrological signs are flickering, but they are afraid that there will be major changes. However, the hexagram is really unclear, and the villain dares not speak nonsense." Gongsun Sheng said with a respectful expression.

"Okay, you go down." Wei Cen waved his hand and signaled Gongsun Sheng to go down.

Gongsun Sheng's mouth moved, but without saying a word, he bowed and retreated.

"Sometimes ago, news came out of the palace, saying that Lin Feng had told the emperor, the King of Qi and others about the general trend of the world. Could it be that Lin Feng is still proficient in the astrological science, and he can really see the general trend of the world?" Wei Cen said hesitantly.

"Don't scare yourself. Lin Feng is just a scholar with a little ability." The person involved Cha Wenhui comforted Wei Cen, but his body couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Chapter completed!