For three consecutive days, the Shenwu Army Preparatory Academy recruited a total of 185 qualified students to be selected, Qin Jin was quite satisfied with this result, but Zhang Jie, as the main person in charge, felt that he had a heavy trust.

"The subordinates are incompetent, so they recruited these people, and they have the trust and trust of the doctor!"

Qin Jin was relieved:

"It doesn't have to be like this, this is not recruitment, it is not expensive, besides, even if it is recruited, it is not expensive. ”

Zhang Jie nodded again and again, and followed Qin Jin to walk in the yard step by step, the wind in early winter was already biting, and a heavy rain turned to snow a few days ago, which made people wear thick furs. Qin Jin did not wear the fur fur that the current elites like to wear, but the cotton clothes that are rare now.

The filling of cotton clothes is a kind of thing called cotton, most of which are transferred to Chang'an from Shuzhong, although the price is not cheaper than the fur, but it is by no means cheap, worn on the body, although it is soft and warm, neat and regular, but compared to the fur, after all, it is a lot less graceful and luxurious.

In fact, the current Qin and Jin Dynasty show a low profile everywhere, even wearing clothes and hats are no exception, the purple gold fish bag and sable tail rewarded by the imperial court are important ministers to show their status, but he has never worn it once. So much so that a few days ago, when entering the political hall, he was actually stopped by a forbidden soldier who had just changed his guard and asked for identity verification.

For Qin Jin, there are countless low-key places, in order not to be truthful.

Zhang Jie, as one of the cronies who relied on Qin Jin to promote and appreciate, also learned a lot in words and deeds, dressing and hatting. When he enters and exits the government hall on weekdays, he never wears a silverfish bag that belongs to his rank, and he does not wear a fur coat on his body, but only uses simple cotton clothes to cover his body from the cold.

Through Zhang Jie's deliberate imitation, an atmosphere of advocating thrift unexpectedly became popular in the Shenwu Army, so much so that in just a few days, it has already spread to the officials of the government and the opposition.

The snow on the trail had not yet completely melted, and the moccasin boots creaked when they stepped on it. This moment is a rare calm for Qin Jin, from the winter of Tianbao's fourteenth year to now, almost every month and every day is thinking about how to fight. Of course, this rare moment of calm was only a temporary loss of consciousness for him, and soon there was a faint rumbling sound in the distance.

This is a routine exercise conducted by the Shenwu Army, and firearms have once again been vigorously promoted, and the grenadier battalion formed by the newly selected elite has already gained good combat effectiveness.

In the past few days, an unprecedented idea has gradually taken shape in the minds of Qin and Jin, at this time, the Tang Dynasty's scattered armies are like a plate of scattered sand, and the political hall has no substantive binding force on them, and even there is no basis for moderation in legal theory.

Of course, this was all the consequence of Li Longji's reign when he was in charge of the oblique sealing of the Emperor, and all the important officials and officials who held the military and political power in the localities were only under the orders of the emperor, and once the authority of the central government was lost, the power in the hands of these people lost their only restraint, and the premise of local secession was naturally formed.

This kind of situation was definitely not what Qin Jin wanted to see, so he had to deal with and deal with it in advance. Therefore, he decided to set up a separate staff department in addition to the military headquarters. The General Staff is responsible for the transfer of soldiers throughout the country, and at the same time must be subject to the control of the political affairs hall.

As long as this plan is realized, the military power that was delegated by Mo Yi will be withdrawn in name, and whoever dares to resist or resist will be against the imperial court, and at worst, it will be a rebellion. In addition, the establishment of the General Staff was accompanied by the resumption of local financial power, but this is an extremely complex issue that will not be accomplished overnight until the war is completely settled.

However, it is still possible to take precautions and gather a large number of officials to unite tightly around the chariot of the Shenwu Army, which has become an important means. In this regard, Qin and Jin adopted a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, they gave preferential treatment to those families who were friendly with the Shenwu Army, and on the other hand, they hired a large number of officials from poor families who entered the official position by imperial examination.

The former are mostly important officials, while the latter are mostly responsible for actual government affairs. The first list of promotions has been handed over to Xia Yuanji this morning, and I believe that Xia Yuanji will soon approve this list in the political hall.

Of course, Qin Jin had already done a detailed and thorough investigation of the people on the list before this, and at the same time met with them one by one to determine whether these people were capable of the errands assigned to them, and the best of the fittest, and after such a detailed operation, he finally determined the first batch of candidates to be promoted.

Qin Jin doesn't expect that all of these promoted people will return the favor, at least they must be proficient in government affairs and have the heart to strive for the top, with these newly promoted young people, as long as they can sweep away the stubborn problems of inefficiency in the past, they will have achieved their goal.

As for the corruption and inefficiency of the central government of the Tang Dynasty, the Qin and Jin did not expect to solve it once and for all through one or several reforms. In fact, in his view, this method is at least temporarily unworkable, and once the system is restructured, it will inevitably offend and divide a group of people, which will only further complicate the problem for the current situation.

In this way, the gentle method of promoting some down-to-earth and hard-working officials is more acceptable to all parties.

"In addition to the formation of a preparatory school, the corresponding military system must be reformed, the Sixteen Guards will not all be rebuilt, and all generals and soldiers must be selected according to the standards of the Shenwu Army!"

Seeing that Qin Jin had been pondering for a while and finally moved, Zhang Jie's nervous and high-hanging mind finally relaxed a little, and replied cautiously:

"The one hundred and eighty-five people recruited in the first phase of the preparatory academy don't know which army of the Sixteen Guards the doctor is going to put in?"

Qin Jin had thought about this question several times a long time ago, and replied by blurting out:

"Left and right Yiwei, left and right Weiwei, Jin Wuwei and prison guards, whether the rest of the guards will be restored, and when they will be restored, it depends on the specific situation!"

"Yes, the subordinate remembered!"

At this time, although Zhang Jie was only a small official, he had no less timing than a book. This is also Qin Jin's intention, because Zhang Jie had only done the county order of Liyang before, and his rank was only from the seventh grade, and now he suddenly jumped to the fifth grade It was already an exceptional promotion, in order not to provoke criticism, he could only be sent to be in charge of practical affairs with various temporary assignments.

After half a month of understanding, Qin Jin found that Zhang Jie was an extremely efficient official, and he couldn't see the vanity and procrastination of those officials from families in the past.

This kind of common disease of family officials is difficult to avoid even Pei Jing, Yang Xingben and others. It was precisely because of this inspiration that he used nearly 100 young officials from poor backgrounds in a row. As long as 30 percent of these people can meet expectations, they will be satisfied.

"Doctor, the tailor has arrived!"

The military officials trotted over to spread the word, but Zhang Jie was faintly curious, why did Doctor Qin invite a tailor to the army?

In a few moments, two tailors arrived, each with a tray in their hands, on which seemed to be a stack of black sewn clothes.

"Come, let's see, this is the latest military uniform of the grenadier battalion!"

The term military uniform was put forward by Qin Jin, and the military uniforms worn by the soldiers of various armies in the past were generally only the same specifications, and the armor was varied, and only the most elite forbidden soldiers were qualified to wear uniformly distributed armor.

Zhang Jie suddenly thought in his heart, since the Shenwu Army had established a grenadier battalion with elites as the backbone, it was naturally not surprising that Doctor Qin customized uniform clothes and armor for them in order to highlight the status of the grenadier battalion. However, with Qin Jin's current status, it still feels a little strange to worry about such trivial matters.

However, after the tailor shook off the clothes in the tray, Zhang Jie's eyes almost popped out of his sockets. A blouse with an odd style, and a pair of pants with a crotch. Pants can not be on the table in the world, as the so-called top and bottom, the upper body is worn as "clothes", the lower body is worn as clothes, and pants must be worn inside. If a person with status and status wears his pants outside, he will be seen as a very undignified behavior and will be ridiculed.

However, the so-called grenadier standard "military uniform" that Zhang Jie saw had only a pair of pants dangling from the bottom, how could this make people wear the upper body. It doesn't matter if the soldiers from poor families are born, and when Ge Yi is working, it is common for him to be undressed, but how can those who are from a slightly better background accept it?

"Doctor, this ......"

Even if Zhang Jie has always obeyed Qin Jinyan, he can't help but persuade a few words, you can imagine how much resistance and trouble it will bring if this kind of "military uniform" is promoted in the grenadier barracks.

Qin Jin saw through Zhang Jie's thoughts at a glance and said with a smile:

"Say what you think!"

"The subordinate thinks that the doctor should carefully consider it, and determine the details of the style of the clothes and armor, why not leave it to the Changshi Mansion to dispose of by himself? Or make a few more sets of orders, and finally the doctor will cut the ...... himself."

Qin Jin smiled:

"I know you're trying to persuade me to think twice. However, this military uniform is the most suitable, saving a lot of cumbersome troubles, and everything is aimed at improving combat effectiveness and survivability. The officers and men in the army all know that obeying orders and abiding by military discipline is an unshakable iron law of the Shenwu Army. ”

When these uniforms are actually equipped with a grenadier barracks, they are also issued with cuirasses and helmets to protect vital points, but this is already the limit. In Qin Jin's view, in addition to the aesthetics of this era, the bottoms that are very similar to the skirts of later generations are worn on the bodies of combat soldiers, and I am afraid that more trouble will be brought by them. Therefore, after some serious consideration, he resolutely canceled the beautiful but impractical bottoms.