Chapter 456: The Great Song Dynasty Military Reform
Xia Zhu has already received the official letter from the two governments, and the appointment of the superintendent is completely finalized, he got drunk at home last night, and he still has a headache today.
After washing up, I played a set of five poultry plays that I learned from Di Qing, although I don't know if it is the true biography of Hua Tuo, but at least my brain is much clearer, and the symptoms of hangover have also been reduced, it seems that this set of five bird plays should be true.
When I came to the flower hall, the lady had already prepared the morning meal, and the exquisite dim sum with a bowl of fragrant rarity was the most mouthful.
Wang glanced at Xia Zhu, who was frowning, and said, "I was very happy last night, but today I have a bitter face, and I didn't come!" β
Xia Zhu smiled: "Master, my bitter face is the pain of a hangover, and it has nothing to do with what you said!" β
Wang pursed his lips slightly and said, "Look, what makes you happy, isn't it just a dispatch of the prison army?" How can it be compared to the comfort of a dignified governor in political affairs? β
Xia Zhu took a sip of white rice porridge and said, "What do you know as a woman?" Participating in the governor's affairs can only participate in the government, and my officials in the Great Song Dynasty perform their duties, and there are no major changes, there is nothing to do, and now I have an errand to supervise the army, and I can finally open this old bone to the activity! β
Wang pursed his lips: "What you said, are you born to work hard?" I've heard that now retired officials can buy a large mansion in Xijing, and you ......can say anything about it if you are a governor of political affairs."
"Shut up! If the foolish woman dares to say such a thing again, the old man will divorce you! β
Xia Zhu roared and interrupted Wang's words, making the waiters in the flower hall silent, the old man was still very happy yesterday, why did he quarrel with his wife today?
Wang said aggrievedly: "That's what I just said, it's better to have a plan when you retire in the future, right?" β
Xia Zhu snorted: "The old man will never retire!" Even if you die, you have to die in the career! β
Wang Shi said unconvinced: "Why are you so resolute in what you say? Didn't Wang Xianggong retire? β
"Wang Xianggong is too old, and he is still in the position of Pingzhangshi, which is a vegetarian table......"
Xia Zhu stopped talking as he spoke: "A good meal was ruined like this by you, it's really a bad scenery, come here, take the master's sword!" β
Wang said dissatisfiedly: "What kind of sword is a good one?" You are a civilian, but you don't dare to drill into the shadow of the sword. β
"Noise!"
Xia Zhu impatiently lifted the sword and tied it around his waist: "What do you know, the current official family is not the first emperor, the emphasis on literature and light on military force has existed in name only, and the official family's care for military generals is not lost to civilian officials at all, if there are no these soldiers who defend the country with their lives and blood, how can I talk about long-term peace and stability in the Great Song Dynasty?" β
Wang no longer argued with Xia Zhu, she knew that her husband was born as a military attachΓ©, and he was a small third-class envoy at the beginning, and now he is already a dignified deputy minister of a country and a political governor, but he still retains the characteristics of a martial artist in his heart, and has always thought that he should take care of the military general, and this supervising army is the best!
Wang didn't understand that he didn't care, Xia Zhu disdained to say anything to a woman, now that the civil and military forces are equal, he can finally realize the dream of military merit, just like the official family said: "The big husband builds a business in the army, which is no worse than hard work and the court!" β
Fortunately, the tall military horse at the door made Xia Zhu's heart happy, the blue sword, the tall horse, this is what a big husband should have, it is better than hanging the woman's small fan around his waist more like a man.
Xia Zhu turned over and got on the horse, and in the future, he would go to the Fengqiu military camp to run an errand, and the official family handed over the important recruitment errand to himself, and he must not be slack off and have no good hopes, Xia Zhu knows better than anyone how important the military system of the official family is.
The horse seems to be able to feel the joy of the owner, and happily moves forward slowly with the horse's hooves, which makes Xia Zhu on the horse sigh greatly, this big horse is good, not only tall and strong endurance, but also very humane, brisk does not seem to be riding a horse.
If it was left in the past, Xia Zhu would not dare to think of such a horse, but now, the Great Song Dynasty is not short of military horses, and thousands of them can be sent every year, what does the prison army do? Isn't it just to provide logistical support for the army and restrain the army?
These military horses are all treasures in Xia Zhu's eyes!
Of course, the recruits recruited are also Xia Zhu's treasures, young and strong recruits, after training in the army, they can become capable soldiers, which is more important than anything else, and the official document of recruitment has been issued from the Privy Council to the whole country of the Great Song Dynasty.
It is still a good idea of the official family, not to adopt a tough conscription method, but to use moral preaching, and reasonableness to conscription, in the assistance of the small benefits of avoiding a few years of taxation can make many families willing to let their sons become soldiers, anyway, there is no war in the Great Song Dynasty today.
Eat well and dress well in the army, and after four years of service, you can be exempted from four years of taxes at home, this transaction is quite cost-effective, and you can save a little money, although the subsidy is not much, but it is better than nothing, after all, everything is covered in the army, and you don't even have to go to the pharmacy to get medicine by yourself.
Where to find such a good thing?
Xia Zhu felt that the number of recruits this time would increase greatly, and he would not even be able to keep busy!
This is an unprecedented phenomenon, the previous military service is a disaster for the people, even if it is like the Tang Dynasty's government military system, the people's young and strong have been pulled to be soldiers, although it is natural to be a soldier, but it is not comparable with the Great Song Dynasty.
The forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty did not produce during the period of being a soldier, completely accepted the training of the forbidden army, and then went home to work after completing military service, and had a special official document to show respect, and it was unbelievable to have such treatment.
Sure enough, when Xia Zhu entered his signing room, Yang Huaiyu and Di Qing walked in happily, and the first thing they said was: "Xia Jian Jun, this time my Great Song Forbidden Army recruitment is overcrowded, you don't know how many young people came to apply at that time, and the number of people reported by the state capitals in various places has far exceeded the number of people we want to recruit!" β
Xia Zhu smiled slightly and said: "This is a good thing, choose the best, we must be carefully selected, and the excellent seeds will be selected, they will become the first batch of conscripts of my Great Song Dynasty, and they must not be underestimated." Send veterans from the army to pick them up. β
Yang Huaiyu said with a smile: "Needless to say, the captains of each battalion are all gearing up, and they are willing to give up until they dig out the treasure!" β
Di Qing interrupted Yang Huaiyu's words and said, "It's a bit overkill to let the captains of each battalion choose, just let the veterans choose." β
His words made Xia Zhu nod: "That's right, the selection of recruits is orderly, and it is very simple that you don't need to go to the lieutenant colonel in person, it is a waste of manpower, I will go to the official's house to see if I can invite those veterans of the pro-health department to go to various places to select." β
Di Qing and Yang Huaiyu rolled their eyes in their hearts almost at the same time, Xia Zhu is really amazing, what he said is just right, but the means cannot be underestimated.
The official family's personal guards are all fierce soldiers, and none of them are easy to fool, let them choose recruits, they must choose the best, but the two still greatly agree, after all, recruits will be assigned to the forbidden army after all.