"Mingyi is hopeless." Cao Xin sat in front of Li Ze with some decadence, and sighed: "Yesterday he had a long conversation with me for half a night, he has made up his mind, and I have nothing to say. ”

"Cao Gong, everyone has their own ambitions, they can't be forced, what Mingyi has learned is not above the officialdom in the first place, and he has really been forced to do so for most of the past six months." Li Ze comforted: "But don't worry, Gong Cao, I will definitely rearrange a good position for him, so that he can show his strengths." ”

"His strength is business." Cao Xin smiled bitterly.

"No farming, no stability, no business, no wealth." Li Ze knows very well that in this era, doing business, in the eyes of people like Cao Xin, is indeed a cheap business. Almost all people think that businessmen are nothing more than buying low and selling high, and they are a group of speculative guys who do not benefit the economy and people's livelihood.

Of course, Li Ze wouldn't think so, but he didn't want to try to convince these people that with this effort, he could do something else.

As long as you do it with your heart and let them see the benefits brought by business, it is the best way to persuade them to really shut up.

Cao Xin was the first person Li Ze really met.

Before convening the general meeting of all people, of course, we must first unify our thinking and understanding, and all the bigwigs must reach a consensus on the important strategy, so that we can achieve unity and smooth government decrees, but everyone's needs are different, and everyone's understanding of the overall situation is also biased, so Li Ze must first reach a consensus with these people.

"Cao Gong, after the integration of the three towns, whether it is military politics, civil affairs, or finance, there will be great changes. And for us at present, the most important thing is, of course, the military and government. After all, the enemy is current. Putting aside Wang Mingyi's question, Li Ze and Cao Xin began to get down to business.

"What are you going to do?" Cao Xin asked.

"I am ready to unify the soldiers and horses under the town of Wuwei Festival into the Qianqianwei system." Li Zedao.

Cao Xin was slightly stunned: "Jie Shuai, in this way, it will give the court a chance to intervene!" The soldiers and horses of Jiezhen belong to the marshal and are local soldiers and horses, but if they are included in the Qianniu Guard, then in name, they will belong to one of the twelve guards of the imperial court. The marshal is now concurrently serving as the general of Qianniuwei, so naturally he has nothing to say, but what if the court faints one day and reappoints another general of Qianniuwei? When the time comes, there will inevitably be some chaos. ”

"How long does Duke Cao think the imperial court can last?" Li Ze sighed.

"There are still 200,000 Shence troops in the imperial court guarding Heluo Pass, even if it is not enough to command the world, but it can still be done in a corner of peace." Cao Xindao.

Li Ze shook his head: "In less than three or five years, Chang'an will be defeated." I will now include all the soldiers and horses in Jiezhen into the Qianniuwei system, just to make it more convenient for the army to go south when the time comes. ”

Cao Xin pondered for a moment: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you think about it, the most important thing is the generals who control the soldiers and horses, as long as these generals are loyal to the marshal, what is their name, and what is the matter?" ”

Li Ze smiled: "Cao Gong's words are to the point. I intend to let Cao Gong step down from his post as the assassin of Zhenzhou and return to the army. How about Cao Gongyi? ”

"I wonder how the marshal is going to arrange me?" Cao Xin nodded and said, "Naturally, I don't disobey!" ”

"I am going to merge the two armies of the Dingzhou Army and the Yizhou Army into the Qianniuwei Left Guard, with Cao Gong as the governor, to determine the affairs of the state, Yizhou, and the civil and military affairs of the governor. With Wang Sili and Shi Zhuang as the subordinate generals of the left guard, he commanded the soldiers and horses of Dingzhou and Yizhou. Li Zedao.

"This is contrary to the separation of military and civil affairs formulated by the marshal earlier." Cao Xin asked rhetorically.

"These two places, in the future, will inevitably be the main battlefield for us and Lu Long, special things, naturally special treatment, we need to concentrate all the forces of the two places to resist the enemy. I expect that once the war officially begins, we will be at a disadvantage in the early stage, and if we want to hold on to the two places without losing them, we will have to do so. What's more, I will still appoint two assassins in Dingzhou and Yizhou in the future, but whether it is the assassin history or the two generals Shizhuang Wang Sili, they are all responsible for Cao Gong, and in these two states, you have the right to make decisions on the spot. Li Zedao.

Cao Xin took a deep breath, Li Ze's arrangement was equivalent to him Cao Xin becoming another small section town under Wuwei Festival Town that could cut off one side of the drama. Of course, it can also be seen from this that Li Ze's reliance and reliance on him is not a person who can be trusted, and Li Ze will never entrust him with such great power.

"The festival marshal trusts him so much, Cao Xin dares to die without serving him?" Cao Xin stood up, clasped his fists and saluted solemnly.

Where Li Ze sat and calmly accepted this salute, this is the etiquette of his subordinates to his boss, and he naturally deserves it.

"Then in the direction of Yingzhou, there should be a similar arrangement, right?" Cao Xin then asked.

Li Ze nodded: "Not bad." Yingzhou, Jingzhou, and Shenzhou, I am going to organize it as the right guard of Qianniuwei, with Liu Chenglin as the governor, and the governor of these three states, with Li Rui, Chen Changping, and Fang Congxing as the generals. ”

Liu Chenglin is Li Ze's brother-in-law, and his loyalty is naturally safe, not to mention that Liu Chenglin's three subordinate generals are all Li Ze's henchmen.

"The soldiers and horses in Yingzhou are still relatively weak." Cao Xin thought for a while and said.

Compared with Dingzhou, Yizhou is heavily armed, and it is indeed not worth talking about in the direction of Yingzhou.

"Next, I'll make adjustments accordingly." Li Ze said with a smile: "But Cao Gong, as long as Zhang Zhongwu's mind is still clear, he will inevitably break through from Dingzhou and Yizhou, where are you, is the main battlefield." ”

sent Cao Xin away, and Li Ze ushered in another former Chengde giant, the general You Yong.

Compared with Cao Xin, who is absolutely trustworthy by Li Ze, You Yong, in Li Ze's eyes, can only be regarded as a partner. But no matter from this person's seniority, seniority, and prestige in the original Chengde region, it is absolutely impossible for Li Ze to leave him aside, this person must not only be used, but also given heavy responsibilities, otherwise, he really dares to resign and not do it. And leaving such people idle will inevitably make many people feel cold, deviate from morality, and even lead to instability in the hearts of the people and the army.

This person is indeed loyal to Li Anguo, but Li Ze is not sure whether Li Ze can continue such loyalty. Therefore, although this person wanted to use it, Li Ze only dared to keep it by his side, and did not dare to boldly entrust the land of several states like Cao Xin.

"General You, I wonder what your plans are for the future? Or to put it this way, what do you want to do? Li Ze is not vain, but straightforward, everyone understands people, and it seems hypocritical to go around, and people like You Yong prefer this straightforward style.

You Yong looked at Li Ze, the current little boy was naturally very different from the little boy he saw at the beginning. He also knew that he could not refuse, and he could not refuse. No matter what angle he stands, the little boy will not let himself go easily.

"You Yong is at the mercy of the marshal." He arched his hand. "No matter what responsibilities the marshal gives You, You will definitely be conscientious and dare not slack off in the slightest."

"When General You said this, I was relieved." Li Ze stroked his palm and smiled: "After the establishment of Wuwei Festival Town, I would like to ask General You to serve as the commander of the capital and horses. ”

You Yong was stunned, he knew that the position of the soldiers and horses was extraordinary, and it was not an exaggeration to even call it a reserve commander, this was the real power position of the military government in a place, and he really held the military power.

"Jieshuai, such a heavy burden, I'm afraid someone you can't afford it." You Yong's first reaction was to refuse. At this time, that Jiezhen didn't want to hold the military power firmly in his hands, he knew that the soldiers and horses made this position, and he could justifiably divide the military power from the hands of Jiezhen, which seemed to be a real power position, but it was really a hot potato.

"General You, don't get me wrong, the powers of the soldiers and horses in Wuwei Festival Town are actually a little different." Li Ze said with a smile.

You Yong suddenly felt in his heart, Li Ze said this, but it made his heart more stable, at least, it wasn't that Li Ze had bad intentions towards him and wanted to clean him up.

"Please also ask the marshal to give me advice."

Li Ze immediately explained the arrangements for Cao Xin and Liu Chenglin to You Yongfen, and then said: "In addition to the two guards on the left and right, the other armor soldiers are also led by other soldiers and horses, but in general, they are directly responsible for me. ”

"Then I don't know what else You Mou, a soldier and horse envoy, can do?" You Yong is a little strange, since all the soldiers and horses have been taken away by your commander, then I know what the soldiers and horses are doing? What about pure hypocrisy to tease me?

"General You, we can say that these armor soldiers, we call them standing armies, field armies. But apart from them, we have other soldiers in the states and counties. ”

"Soldiers?" The corners of You Yong's mouth turned up.

Li Ze nodded: "After the establishment of Wuwei Festival Town, the military system will be reformed, in addition to the standing army, each state will also have a standing army of about 3,000 people, these government soldiers implement a conscription system, and they will be rotated every three months, and one third of them will be rotated each time. Responsible for local Jing'an, and at the same time, more importantly, rotation training. ”

Li Ze paused for a moment and said: "Once the war starts, the losses of the standing army will be uncontrollable, we need to replenish the standing army from time to time, and the replenished manpower comes from these horses under the control of General You. ”

You Yong was silent, Li Ze arranged it like this, and he couldn't say that he didn't value it, the remaining six states, each state has three thousand people, this is eighteen thousand people, if the annual rotation number is also added, the number will be even more. More importantly, in such a whole training, the officers of these units are basically in their own hands.

"The last will be ordained." You Yong arched his hand and said, "The last general will inevitably train these people into a tiger and wolf army. ”