The next day, Zhao Xu left the palace early in the morning, went out of the city, and came to the horse farm in the west of the city.

General Xu of the Ministry of War, as well as Langzhong of the Ministry of War, accompanied by Zong Ze, who commanded the Tiger Fear Army.

Walking in the racecourse, all of them smelled of the stench, Zhao Xu stood in front of a manger, touched the red horse in front of him, and listened to General Xu's words.

"Official,"

General Xu stood beside Zhao Xu and said, "Some of the powers and positions of the Taifu Temple, the Qunmu Division, and the Driving Department have all been merged into the household department, and the twelve horse supervisors in the north and south are being abolished. The 'Horse Protection Law' and the 'Horse Household Law' do have many drawbacks, and the minister has tried his best to prevent them from being included in the new law......"

Zhao Xu listened quietly and was also thinking.

Ma Zheng of the Great Song Dynasty can be said to be a mess, from the time of Taizong, it gradually declined, and by the time of Zhenzong, because of the huge cost, it could no longer be raised.

In the years of the former dynasty Shenzong, Ma Zheng consumed nearly five million yuan a year!

The imperial court is already unable to make ends meet, where can such a large sum be supported.

Therefore, Wang Anshi's 'horse protection law' can be said to be a last resort. But even if the court does not support it and pushes it to the people, with the change of flavor of the execution below, it has become a tool for the gentry to exploit the people, and it has become a maladministration in a short time.

This has become a ready-made target for the 'old party' to attack the 'new party'.

"At present, Ma Zheng basically falls on the Ministry of War, which plans to build two horse farms, no longer push them to the people, and no longer set up many horse supervisors, which will consume the financial resources ......of the imperial court in vain," Xu will continue to say.

Zhao Xu touched it for a while, and listened to it for a long time, his face was calm, but his tone was very firm: "I support you not to revive the 'Baoma Law' and so on." Ma Zheng, there are still a lot of problems. The first is the issue of organization and efficiency. I merged these institutions into the Ministry of War in the hope that the Ministry of War could change the previous people who were superficial and work together to raise horses. In the past, I used to raise a horse for 500 yuan, and I didn't want this kind of thing to happen again, and the money had to be used on the cutting edge. ”

"Second, the area around Kaifeng City is indeed not suitable for raising horses, but there are still good places on Jingdong Road, and the military department will choose it. The horse farm is here to raise horses, and no one is allowed to interfere, and the imperial court will provide many conveniences and reduce restrictions. Within five years, I will have at least 50,000 good horses. As for the horse breed, if the military department is unable to do it, I will let Zhang Xianggong do it, and it will not be difficult for Xia and Liao. ”

"Third, the imperial court will introduce a new horse administration as soon as possible, and it is necessary to act in accordance with the horse administration, set up a sound structure, efficient and effective management, especially the supervision and acceptance of money and grain, and the entry and exit of horses, which must be sufficient, meticulous, and reasonable."

"Fourth ,......"

General Xu listened carefully, memorized, and then began to talk about his thoughts and the detailed plans of the military department.

Zhao Xu nodded secretly when he listened, Xu will be a person who can do things, and he is still relatively thoughtful in all aspects.

Zhao Xu looked up and saw that there were already many horses in the horse farm, some people were training, turned around, walked forward along the road, and said: "My Great Song Dynasty, Liao, and Xia, the most lossy is the cavalry, cavalry is the most important force in the war, even the decisive force. In my plan, my Great Song Dynasty must have at least more than 300,000 war horses and at least 200,000 cavalry, which can be fully raised according to the national strength of my Great Song Dynasty! Not to mention that I want to recover Western Xia, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, I must get it back! ”

Zhao Xu not only wants the sixteen states, but also wants to go straight to the Yellow Dragon!

Naturally, these words can't be said yet, otherwise they may scare the current civil and military officials.

Xu Jiang knew that Zhao Xu had always had great ambitions and had always responded.

Zong Ze is getting more and more beautiful, with tough faces, resolute temperament, and few words.

Zhao Xu strolled and looked at these horses, feeling a little relieved.

These horses, in his eyes, are not good, at most they are 'medium', but the Great Song Dynasty Ma Zheng has been in ruins for a long time, and it is good to have such a short period of time, he can't ask too much and put too much pressure on him.

After talking for a while, Zhao Xu turned to Zong Ze and said: "This exercise, in addition to testing the actual combat ability of the army, is also the support for the north, if there is a war, how to support Kaifeng, how long it will take, to what extent of support, and so on." Our Great Song army has been tired for a long time, and there are very few who can fight. You are the first army to be trained since I became in power, and you must not lose my face. ”

Zong Ze raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Rest assured, the Tiger Fear Army will never fall into the prestige of the official family!" ”

Zhao Xu saw that Zong Ze's voice was full of anger, nodded and smiled, and said, "Not bad." If the Qing family can have such confidence, I will be half relieved. ”

General Xu smiled and said: "Official, the minister has carefully looked at the appearance of the Tiger Fear Army, it is indeed very different from the past, the military style is tough, the momentum is magnificent, the minister thinks, it can be worthy of a war!" ”

Zhao Xu smiled more and said, "That's good, I really can't leave here, otherwise I really want to see it with my own eyes." ”

Zong Ze was silent, his posture was upright, and his bearing was like that.

Zhao Xu had the bottom in his heart and said, "I believe you should also see the other purposes." First, to deter bandits from all walks of life in the north, second, to deter some unscrupulous people, and third, to strengthen the determination to change the law. You know these things in your hearts, and you weigh them up for yourselves. I have seen the plan of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, and it is very good, and it must be strictly implemented. It is necessary to test the army, but not to disturb the people. The army of my Great Song Dynasty is to protect the country and the people, and it is the upright army of the Son of Heaven, not an official thief! ”

"I understand." Zong Ze said in a deep voice.

General Xu was secretly awe-inspiring, and his heart was even more firm in the strict implementation of military law.

……

Zhao Xu stayed in the racecourse for a long time, and then went to the military surveillance inspection, put forward some opinions on some weapons, and in the evening, he left Kaifeng Mansion and went to the first stop, Yongqiu County.

Along the way, Zhao Xu walked very slowly, observing the fields, crops, irrigation, livestock, paying taxes, and the survival of farmers.

At night, Zhao Xu stayed at a post station that had been prepared a long time ago.

Sitting at the table, he picked up the pen and wrote the record with a serious expression:

'Breeding on the horse farm needs to be cautious and careful, I don't know much about it, and I have to leave it to the horse farm to study and test. The situation of the horse farm is not satisfactory, and it needs to be gradually promoted, and strive to form a system in five years, which can quantify the output of war horses......

"There is still a lot of room for improvement in weapons, swords, armor, arrows, etc., I have read some of them in "Dream Creek Writings", and I also have some ideas, and when the research institute of Taixue is established, I can quietly expand the technology tree and develop some things by leaps and bounds......

The peasants own very little land, at present it seems that two or three out of ten, and most of it is poor. The growth of crops is not good, only about one-third of the yield per mu in later generations. Irrigation, cattle farming are very poor, and taxes are relatively heavy. Most of the peasants were tenants of the gentry class, and their lives were better than those of the peasants, which should be the reason why the peasants were willing to become tenants......

The peasants were willing to be tenants, they were afraid of reform, because there was no security, they were afraid that they would become tenants again in the future, and then life would be worse than death...... It must be supported by the people! ’

'The plan of the government hall and the six ministries has just begun, and it has not yet had an impact or a big impact. The conflict of the 'Kaifeng Mansion Pilot' is not only the conflict between the 'old and new' parties, but also the interests of the decided, the gentry class will not give up vested interests, and if the imperial court wants to redistribute, it needs stronger strength, and the attitude must be firm, persevere, and make plans for ten years! ’

These are all what Zhao Xu has seen and experienced, and after he goes back, he has to sort it out and put it into action.

Early the next morning, Zhao Xu set off and came to Yongqiu County at noon.

Zhao Xu did not enter the city, but walked near the fields.

Zhao Xu got out of the carriage and led a group of people to walk along the dry river, observing the crops and the staggered ridges.

Zhao Xu hadn't walked long before he saw not far away, and suddenly, a large group of people gathered on both sides of the field and quickly confronted each other.

On one side, it was obviously an official errand, and on the other side, it was the appearance of a common man dressed in tatters.

"Get out of here, I'm a child, try to touch me, it's not as good as yours!"

Zhao Xu was curious, when he heard a loud shout full of anger and a little old.