In the big tent of the barracks, Guo Song listened to Wang Yue's report and asked, "Except for the inn, there is no problem with the other Sogdian merchants?" ”

"Governor Qiyu, the lowly and his subordinates have been thoroughly investigated for two consecutive nights, and no trace of carrier pigeons has been found in other people's homes, and the lowly officials have interrogated the two Shatuo spies and the innkeeper separately, and they all admit that there are no other Shatuo spies besides them."

Guo Song nodded and said: "Next, I will send a letter to the Shatuo army, I have prepared a draft, you will use the pigeon letter to send it to the Shatuo people this morning, remember, you must use the Sogdian script, I estimate that this is an agreement within the Shatuo army." ”

Wang Yue was a little embarrassed, took the draft and said: "Qiyu Dudu, there is no one who is good at Sogdian writing under the lowly rank. ”

Guo Song thought for a while and said: "I will immediately inform the county Cheng and ask him to transfer two scribes who are good at Sogdian and Turkic to you, the tax collector surnamed Jiang is very good, of course, you have to have a reputation, I have decided to set up an internal affairs battalion, which is specifically responsible for dealing with the spies hidden by the enemy army in the city, and the difference between the scout battalion and the scout battalion is that it is bounded by the city wall, the scout battalion is responsible for outside the city wall, and the internal affairs battalion is responsible for the inside of the city wall, and report directly to me, and you will be the first commander, equivalent to Lang General." ”

Wang Yue was overjoyed, knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists and said: "I am willing to work for the king to serve the dogs and horses." ”

Guo Song waved his hand and smiled: "Get up!" I still have an explanation. ”

Wang Yue stood up, Guo Song continued: "There will be a lot of things in the internal affairs camp in the future, twenty people are only temporary, you have to pay attention to the soldiers with high martial arts, and strive to expand the internal affairs battalion to three hundred people within the year, there will be no captains and team leaders for the time being, you are directly below the brigade commander, thirty people are a brigade, all brigade commanders need to be loyal to me, nominally you are my pro-soldier battalion, and I will transfer in the future, and I will take you with me." ”

"Ignorance, understood!"

Guo Song continued: "You send out the pigeon letter this morning, I will restrain the fierce son and prevent it from harming the carrier pigeon again, and in the afternoon Mr. Zhang will come to assist you in setting up the internal affairs camp, many details to consider, venue, expenses, equipment, establishment, etc. ”

"The lowly first went to send the pigeon letter, and then asked for more information from the two Shatuo spies."

Guo Song nodded, Wang Yue was very thoughtful, and he had already thought of chasing the other party's intelligence from the Shatuo spies, which was very good.

Wang Yue left, Guo Song smiled at Zhang Qianyi, who was sorting out the paperwork on the side: "In the afternoon, please ask Mr. to help set up the internal affairs camp." ”

Zhang Qianyi nodded, he knew that there were a lot of tedious things to consider when setting up a new agency, and it was not something that could be explained in a few words.

"In the afternoon, I will discuss with my general Wang, and strive to come up with a draft tomorrow for the governor to see, but it is ......"

Zhang Qianyi hesitated slightly, and Guo Song smiled: "Mr. has something to say!" ”

"I know that the internal affairs camp is not trivial, its functions are actually equivalent to the Hidden Sword Pavilion, and it is generally led by the most trusted henchmen, Wang Yue and Liang Wu, Yao Jin and Li Bing are not the same."

Zhang Qianyi's implication is that this Wang Yue did not follow Guo Song to Anxi and did not undergo all kinds of tests, so he appointed him as the commander of the internal affairs battalion, is it a bit hasty?

Guo Song groaned and said: "I think about it from two aspects, first of all, the internal affairs camp has just begun, loyalty can be cultivated slowly, this Wang Yue has good ability, cautious thinking, very suitable for this position, and secondly, he was born in Kongtong Mountain like me, so it gives me a sense of intimacy, I also hope to be meritocracy, try to avoid cronyism, but in fact, I sometimes find it difficult to avoid." ”

"Humility is just a reminder, as the governor said, that loyalty can be observed slowly over time, and now it should indeed be based on ability."

Guo Song smiled slightly, "I believe he won't let me down!" ”

.......

In the afternoon, the martial arts arena was very lively, and 20,000 people in Ganzhou gathered together to watch the Ganzhou Army's cavalry and archery general meeting, and all the brigade commanders and captains basically signed up to participate, a total of more than 120 people, competing for the vacancy of three generals.

This competition was organized by the Governor's Office, and the magistrate was the current seven Zhonglang generals, Li Hui had already left, and his position was currently vacant, but Guo Song had other considerations.

The vacancies of these three Lang generals were due to the vacancies created after the resignation of Hu, Zhang Liang and another Lang general, and the henchmen brought by Guo Song had already been appointed, while the scout battalion and the internal affairs battalion were both at the level of Lang generals, but they did not account for the army's command index, so Guo Song decided to appoint them by means of an open competition.

The reason why starting from the brigade commander instead of the soldier is mainly due to the attitude of the military department, Guo Song can be promoted exceptionally, and he can be promoted to two or three levels, but not excessively, directly from the soldier to the general, then the military department will not agree, at the same time, Guo Song should also give due consideration to qualifications, generally can serve as a brigade commander, almost all have been in the army for more than five years, have a certain rank, and will not be criticized for lack of qualifications when promoted to Lang general.

The war horse galloped, the yellow dust was rolling, and the general immediately drew his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at the wooden target a hundred steps away.

In the era of cold weapons, mounted archery has always been the highest level of a general's martial arts, which is also the same as when Mu Zhenren took Guo Song to Ganzhou to practice cavalry and archery for three years.

Ganzhou is located in the Hexi Corridor, with plenty of war horses, and the generals here are basically good at riding and shooting, and the difference is only a matter of level.

A general shot an arrow from a hundred paces away, right in the middle of the wooden face door, and the 20,000 soldiers suddenly burst into cheers, and then fired two arrows in a row from the left and right in the running, and shot three arrows within the prescribed 150 steps, all of which hit the neck and chest, and got a high score of 27 points plus three additional points.

The perfect score is 38 points, including three consecutive 10 points on the façade, plus an additional score of 3 points on the left and right of the bow and a flawless five.

Although the brigade commander failed to hit three arrows in a row, he was already very good, and he scored 30 points with three arrows in a row, and so far, he is already the general with the highest score.

"What's this man's name?" Guo Song asked in a low voice.

Soldier Cao Shen Military Wang Qi hurriedly said: "This person is the commander of the third battalion, named Pei Xin, a native of Hedong. ”

"Li Bing's subordinates?"

"Exactly!"

Guo Song nodded and continued to watch the battle........

At the same time as the military camp held a cavalry archery competition, Wang Yue and Zhang Qianyi were also discussing the details of the establishment of the internal affairs camp in the city's capital overseer's office.

There are two people sitting next to them, one is called Jiang Shaoyou, the other is called Li Nian, both of them are tax collectors in the county, Jiang Shaoyou is proficient in Sogdian and Tubo, and Li Nian is proficient in Turkic language, both of them are excited, they never thought that they were actually selected into the internal affairs camp, as a member of the military, although their military participation is not yet a civilian official, there is no rank, but generally a few years later, they can be recognized by the imperial court, and obtain the official position from the ninth grade.

The two of them just sat in and remained silent.

Zhang Qianyi said slowly: "What the governor means is that the internal affairs camp is not open to the public, but only exists in the form of a pro-military camp, but its function is to probe the enemy spies in the city, not only the Shatuo people, but also the Tubo people and the Hui people will send people over in the future, not only Zhangye City, but also other county seats, the internal affairs camp will exist for a long time, and it will increase to three hundred people by the end of the year, and the number of scribes will increase to five." ”

Wang Yue thought for a while and asked, "How to arrange the equipment, treatment and garrison of the soldiers?" ”

"The soldier's equipment must be the best, and the station is arranged in the small military camp next to the governor's mansion, and the military office is located here, and the sign is hung with the military-civilian liaison department.

That is, the normal monthly imperial court soldiers, and then at the end of the year, the governor will give everyone a reward, which will definitely satisfy everyone, and if there is a disability or death, the pension will be given according to the standard of the brigade commander, and the governor will have another statement, not only soldiers, but also civilian officials. Zhang Qianyi glanced at the two military officers.

........

At dusk, in a tavern in the east of the city, Jiang Shaoyou and Li Nian sat opposite each other, the two had a good relationship, and often came here to drink together, Jiang Shaoyou poured a glass of wine and said: "What does Zhang Yuanjun mean by saying that today, does my brother understand?" ”

Li Nian picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Brother Jiang is talking about salary!" ”

"Exactly! I'm a little confused, why did the governor still pay out of his own pocket at the end of the year? ”

Although Li Nian was two years younger than Jiang Shaoyou, his mind was much more flexible than Jiang Shaoyou, and he smiled slightly: "Didn't you listen to what Zhang Yuanjun said?" Regarded as a pro-soldier treatment, what is regarded as a pro-soldier, how did Wang Lianen's pro-soldier get a salary, isn't it a court salary, a copy of Wang Lianen's own money? Guo Dudu should be the same, and I heard that Guo Dudu is very rich, and it is estimated that what we give us will definitely surprise us. ”

"But Wang Lianen's own soldiers are going to be taken away, should we also be taken away?" Jiang Shaoyou was still puzzled.

Li Nian shook his head secretly, this Jiang Shaoyou's head is really an elm pimple, why don't you open your mind?

"Brother Jiang, the pro-military battalion and the internal affairs battalion have always been the right-hand men of the party's officers, especially the internal affairs battalion, it is not just as simple as investigating the enemy's secret agents, in a word, it will definitely follow the governor in the future, if Brother Jiang wants to live a stable life and does not want to take risks, then resign quickly, it is still too late."

Jiang Shaoyou finally understood, he lowered his head, and couldn't say a word for a long time.