Zhao Yu changed his draft several times and finally completed the draft of the military reform before the tenth day of the first lunar month, and had two copies copied and sent to Ying Jieyan and Jiang Xuan's mansions for them to review. www.biquge.info He knew that although these two were civil ministers, they were both proficient in military affairs, and they were able to comprehensively consider both civil and military issues and put forward their opinions. And they are all their own masters, and it is reasonable for them to see it first, and they will not leak secrets before they are announced.

The emperor began to get busy, and of course the people in the imperial front office could not be idle, Zhao Yu found that these young people were very motivated and energetic, and of course he had to give encouragement. Yesterday, Jiang Zongjie, who was in charge of site selection, reported that he had found a wasteland with excellent feng shui outside the city, which also met his requirements, and he decided to go and have a look.

So early in the morning, on the pretext of going out of the city to hunt, Zhao Yu took a group of guards and two master craftsmen as consultants, and turned to the northwest to survey the site. Although the city is very prosperous, but out of the city is only five miles of sparsely populated, ten miles away is a piece of wasteland, growing half-human high artemisia grass, there are some sparse trees, because here is close to the sea, the land salinization is not conducive to farming, so it has not been developed and utilized.

"Your Majesty, this is the land, how is it?" The group climbed a small hill, and Jiang Zongjie pointed around and said.

"Well, the place is not small, there are no villages around, and the sea is good!" Zhao Yu looked around. Where they are located is only a soil bag about 30 meters high, covering an area of about 3 or 400 acres, but it is also the only commanding height here.

"Your Majesty, this mountain is called Daying Mountain, adjacent to the sea in the north, there are lakes on the left and right, and it is the dragon pond where the five dragons ascend to the sky and raise waves into the sea. Look at the north of this mountain like a dragon's tongue, and like a turtle, it is really a place of dragon prosperity! Jiang Zongjie pointed again.

"Master Zhang, what do you think?" Zhao Yu asked Zhang Xu behind him again.

"Your Majesty, from the villain's point of view, it is indeed as Jiang Zhu said, this place is really a good place in feng shui, and it is not far from the capital city and the coast, and it is between Chengmai and Qiongzhou, and it is also a place where soldiers are used. Zhang Xu bowed his hand and said.

"You two are experts in doing engineering, since you have said yes, let's build it here!" Zhao Yu nodded.

"What does Your Majesty want?" Zhang Xu asked again.

"Well...... Zhao Hao said in a deep voice, "This place will be where the military elite of our dynasty is cultivated, the planning should be rigorous and neat, and the regional division should be reasonable; The buildings in the camp should be solemn and generous, simple and practical, reflect the majestic spirit of the soldiers, and do not make some flashy and unreal superfluous things. It is best to wrap the mountain and the lake in it, both for training soldiers and for fire prevention. ”

"Your Majesty, the little one has been written down!" Zhang Xu said.

"Master Zhang, I haven't already given you an official, so you don't have to be so humble in the future!" Zhao Yu raised his hand and said with a smile.

"Little ...... Xia Guan remembered it, and he has not been able to thank him in person, which is really ashamed! Zhang Xu saluted again.

"Hehe, that's good, the old people of our Shuai Mansion have all suffered with me, don't be so polite!" Zhao Yu said.

"It's a shame that Your Majesty was willing to take in us old and weak people in the first place, otherwise we would have turned into a pile of dry bones a long time ago, where would we be today!" Zhang Xu sighed a little.

"Master, although there were only more than 1,500 people settled here in the early stage, but in the end, 5,000 people had to live in, not only to have a place to train soldiers, but also to have a place to learn literature, and a place to rest. And after the end of the year, we will recruit troops, how long will it take for the master to build it? Zhao Yu waved his hand and said to Zhang Xu.

"Your Majesty, this project is huge, if you mobilize a 10,000-strong baggage army, Xia Guan thinks it will take at least a year to complete. With three months to go before the rainy season, it is difficult to prepare materials, level the land, and build roads. Zhang Xu estimated the next way.

"Well, so many people have to have a place!" Zhao Yu nodded, there is no mechanized equipment in this era, and it is not enough time to complete such a large project for a year, he pondered for a moment and said, "Master Zhang, can we build the construction in phases, first build a teaching area and a small playground, so that the first batch of officers and soldiers can settle in." ”

"Oh, Xia Guan thinks that it is okay, as long as it is planned, we can first concentrate manpower and material resources to assault one place, and it can be completed when the rainy season comes, and the top priority is to build the passage road first, so that the first batch of people can enter and level the land!" Zhang Xu thought about it.

"Okay, Master Zhang worked hard, after the printing was unprinted, he immediately surveyed the site, designed the drawings, and I notified the Ministry of Industry to mobilize craftsmen and manpower to grab the passage first and purchase all the materials needed. Once the design is complete, construction can begin immediately! Zhao Yu said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Xia Guan will mobilize manpower tomorrow to start surveying the site to ensure that the new army can enter the camp in May!" Zhang Xu said.

"Then please master craftsman!" Zhao Yu returned the salute, and pointed at Jiang Zongjie and said, "You will listen to Master Zhang's instructions tomorrow, prepare whatever you want, and find whoever you want!" ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey!" Jiang Zongjie said with a bitter face when he heard this, obviously unwilling to do these errands.

"Your Majesty, let Jiang be in charge...... Isn't that okay? Zhang Xu is so old, how can he not see the height of the level, and hurriedly excused himself.

"Young people, you should go through it, how can you make a difference in the small world in the palace!" Zhao Yu flatly vetoed......

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This is a wasteland, there are no big beasts, there are still a lot of small birds and beasts, Zhao Yu asked Ni Liang to lead a few guards to shoot a few hares and wild ducks and return to the palace. Now the location of the barracks has been decided, and it has entered the preparatory stage, and the rest of the things must also be followed, otherwise it will be delayed again and again, delaying their major affairs, so in the afternoon, several directors of the Imperial Office were immediately convened for a small meeting.

"Chief Zhuang, can all the funds for the new army be prepared?" When the people arrived, Zhao Yu asked Zhuang Shilin first.

"Your Majesty, all your subordinates are ready, and they can be allocated immediately as long as they are needed!" Zhuang Shilin got up and replied.

"Well, the camp site has been selected today, and the construction is about to start, so they can allocate 100,000 yuan in advance to purchase the things they need!" Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Oh, you go to the county government of Qiongxian County again, and ask if there is an owner of that land, just do the official land, just do the land deed." If there is a landlord, negotiate with the landlord as soon as possible and buy the land. Don't let people say I'm a bully! ”

"Yes, my subordinates will ask tomorrow and get things done as soon as possible." Zhuang Shilin commanded.

"Cai Qiao, has the head coach been chosen?" Zhao Yu asked Zhuang Shilin to sit down, turned his face and asked Cai Qiaodao.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have selected fifty people from the teaching teams of each army, and fifty people have been selected from the protection army, they are familiar with military affairs regulations, and have experience in organizing the army, and they have been notified to go to the protection army after the Shangyuan Festival to obey orders." Cai Qiao replied.

"Well, they should report as soon as possible, familiarize themselves with the new internal regulations and conduct, and meet the required standards within a month, and start teaching as soon as the recruits enter the camp!" Zhao Yu said. Since the beginning of the reorganization of the army in Jiazi Town, he has planned to gather outstanding instructors to teach recruits, and after several years of accumulation, he has set up teaching teams in various armies to train troops.

"Obey the order, and when the assembly is completed, the subordinates will immediately organize them to study and meet the standard that His Majesty said can be used and used." Cai Qiao Shili said.

"Ruoshui, the internal affairs regulations of the new army and the queue drill code have been approved, when will they be able to be printed into a book?" Zhao Yu nodded, and asked Cai Ruoshui again.

"My subordinates are about to report to Your Majesty!" Cai Ruoshui saw His Majesty asking himself, and immediately got up and said, "Your Majesty, this is the New Year's Festival, and my subordinates have found a few book clubs, and their carvers have all taken leave and returned to their hometowns, and the standards we require are high, so they are not willing to take over." ”

"Oh, there's such a thing, and there's actually a thing about pushing the sale outward?" Zhao Hao said with some surprise. His plan was that each soldier should have a copy in his hand, so that he could study at any time, so that it could be carried easily with him, that he could carry it in his pocket, and that the quality of the paper should be good, and that it would not rot after a few days, and that the price he offered should be higher than 20% in the market.

"My subordinates also thought that we wanted more, the price was right, and the profit should be very objective, but they just didn't want to take it." Cai Ruoshui said helplessly.

"Your Majesty, it's not that those merchants don't want to make money, but they don't make money at all." At this time, Zhou Xiang interjected.

"Oh, and that kind of thing?" Zhao Yu frowned and asked, he really couldn't figure out what the reason for not making money if he gave a high price.

"Your Majesty is like this, there are very few scholars in the land of Qiongzhou, and there was little business in the book club in the past, so they will not invite many carvers to make plates. After the Xing Dynasty moved to Qiong, there were many book buyers, and for a while, where to find carvers, they could only pay a high price to hire someone, or borrow engravings from each other. Zhou Xiang smiled and explained, "Although Your Majesty's bid is high, it has to be re-engraved, and the amount that Your Majesty wants is large, and the font is small, and the engraving plate will not print much before the handwriting is blurred, and it needs to be re-engraved." In this way, you don't make money! ”

"Hehe, that's what happened!" Zhao Hao laughed self-deprecatingly, this is really interlaced like a mountain, each calculating its own account, but thinking about it is not right, he asked, "Why don't they use movable type, wouldn't it be simple, just retypeset!" ”

"Your Majesty also knows movable type printing?!" Zhou Xiang listened widely, opened his mouth and looked at the little emperor in surprise.

"What's so strange about knowing movable type? Do you think so of me? Zhao Yu touched his face to make sure that there was nothing stained, and asked rhetorically. In the past life, the children in the kindergarten all know that movable type printing is one of the four great inventions of ancient China, if you are still interested, they can give you a lesson, talk about who invented it, and how to use it, so as to influence the world and the great significance of knowledge dissemination.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates really admire Your Majesty, few people know this movable word, and even fewer people have seen it, but Your Majesty said it casually, it can be seen that you know very well!" Zhou Xiang said again and again.

"Listen to what you mean, this Qiongzhou is definitely gone. But I can't let them copy each other anymore, can I? Zhao Hao understood as soon as he heard it, and said a little deflated. In the future, I want to promote the new regulations to the whole army, and I can't rely on copying them!

"Your Majesty is really wise, his subordinates are looking for scholars everywhere, and they are going to let them copy a batch of emergencies first!" Cai Ruoshui also said.

"This ...... We'll talk about that later! Zhao Yu said with a black line on his face, "Lin Zhiwu, how are you doing on your errand?" ”

"Your Majesty, your subordinates and Commander Ni have selected five hundred people from the old camp, and five hundred people from the escort army, plus five hundred people from the guard battalion, which is already full. Wait for Your Majesty's next order! Lin Zhiwu immediately got up and replied when he heard this.

"Yes, but the current camp has just been prepared...... Zhao Yu nodded when he heard this, thinking that he used to wait for the rice to go to the pot, but now the water is boiling, and the rice is not ready, "In this way, first vacate a place from the garrison of the guards, and then gather the selected soldiers to organize and study the new regulations." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! The subordinates will do it with Commander Ni immediately! Lin Zhiwu said.

"Do you have any questions?" After explaining everything, he glanced at everyone and asked.

"Okay, now that the tasks are clear, let's implement them as soon as possible. Stay for a while, and let the others do it separately! Zhao Yu said.

When everyone dispersed, Zhao Yu ordered someone to bring tea and let Zhou Xiang sit over and talk. He is also a person with vision, of course, he knows that the little emperor must have left himself for the sake of movable type, and through a few years of thinking, he also figured out His Majesty's temper, and he will understand all technical issues before stopping, and even make improvements, so he didn't say much about it, and he told him what he knew.

Zhao Yu also figured out why the Song people invented movable type printing, but they were unwilling to use it. Because as far as Chinese character printing is concerned, there are several difficulties in using movable type, which are not easy to overcome:

First, the number of Chinese characters is huge, the use of movable type printing, commonly used words to prepare several, or even dozens, in order to distinguish the text, annotations, different fonts also have different movable type, a pair of movable type usually has 20,000, ordinary people engaged in printing simply can not cast; Second, China's inking technology on movable metal type is relatively backward, and the printed books are less effective; 3. Movable type is more complicated than engraving procedures, such as typesetting workers to be literate, proofreading after typesetting, returning movable type to place after printing, and reprinting to rearrange.

In addition, there were a large number of skilled carvers in the Song Dynasty, and the cost of engraving remained low for a long time, and the engraving could be preserved, and if necessary, it could be used by simply taking it out, so it was usually more cost-effective than using movable type printing. On the contrary, in Goryeo, where there were fewer engravers, the government promoted movable type printing for a long time, making its movable type technology far surpass that of its contemporaries in China.

"I see, since no one wants to take our work, let's do it yourself!" Zhao Yu clicked his lips and said, in the previous life, the stick was robbed of everything with China, what fire kang was invented by them, the tug-of-war was the first thing they played, and the Dragon Boat Festival was also passed by them first, and the engraving printing also made them successful in applying for the World Heritage Site, could it be that this movable type printing also let them rob it......