The yamen of the Privy Council is very large, and the main office is several in a row, and there are garrisons in it, although there are not many, but there are also military camps, and there are also subordinate superintendents to the office, and there is a lot of school field in it.

The White Tiger Festival Hall is the most important of them, this is the highest military conference room in the country, and it is also where the tiger talisman is. And the Tiger Talisman is not one, it's a lot.

In the hands of the main general of each army, there will be a tiger talisman, and the other tiger talisman paired with it is in the Privy Council, and the two tiger talismans are perfectly combined, so that the order is effective. And the tiger talisman also has a level, for example, Yanjing wants to mobilize the people and horses at various passes, and it also wants a tiger talisman, which is the first-level tiger talisman.

The tiger talisman is the most important document of the military order, and when a pair is created, the mold will be destroyed immediately to prevent forgery, so the tiger talisman is unique in this era.

The privy minister Gan Qi works here, and the generals of the Japanese and Tianwu armies in Beijing, as well as the generals of the forbidden army everywhere, as long as they are in Beijing, they will report here, let alone those who go to Beijing on errands.

But Gan Qi, who came to work, actually had embarrassment, that is, the privy deputy under his command, named Ouyang Xiu.

This is embarrassing, Ouyang Xianggong, what a name? Give Gan Qi a gift, Gan Qi has to pretend to be honestly afraid, quickly bow deeply, and give Ouyang Xianggong a salute in return.

Being a big official at a young age is indispensable to this kind of embarrassment.

Fortunately, Ouyang Xianggong is not really concerned about the military, and he doesn't know much about it, but he is a good hand at things such as the coming and going of official documents in the yamen, the management of military registration, and the reporting and scheduling of grain and grass.

Gan Qi's new official has to have a few fires when he takes office, in fact, Gan Qi has already thought about what to do, so the next morning, he played with the emperor: "Your Majesty, now that Yanyun has been decided, the Liao people are resentful, and they may make a comeback at any time, so the matter of armament must not be slack, so the minister is ready to rectify the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army in case of emergency!" ”

When Emperor Zhao Shu heard this, the first thing he thought about was not to organize the army, but immediately asked: "What Gan Xiang said, didn't he say that the Liao people would go to war at any time?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Liao people withdrew at this time because they couldn't fight the internal and external troubles, not because the Liao people had insufficient military strength. When the Liao people put down the grassland rebellion, more manpower will be gathered again, and Yanyun will be lost again, and the Liao people will also lose their ancestors, and the Khitan nobles are all resentful, so we must make plans early, strengthen our armaments, and strive to ensure that the border passes are not lost. "What Gan Qi said is the truth, and it is also to create some tension, this battle will definitely have to continue in the future, and the court must not think that everything is fine.

Zhao Shu's complexion changed slightly, for Zhao Shu, he was unwilling to continue to fight again, because as soon as he fought, he became poor into a dog, and the entire court became poor into a dog.

Now that the war has been won, the imperial court has not received any actual benefits except for the territory and population. Where are the benefits?

Raided so many Khitan nobles' homes, got so much land, what about things?

Naturally, they all went to Ganqi's pocket, and some of them were also used by Ganqi to distribute food and pensions, as well as reward meritorious deeds. The remaining part, in fact, can be said to be really in Ganqi's own pocket, although Ganqi is willing to take it out at any time to motivate soldiers to make meritorious contributions, but at this time, it seems that Ganqi is full of private pockets.

Of course, Gan Qi has no choice, he himself has improved the treatment of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and the extra money can't be paid by the court, so he has to give it to Gan Qi, and he has to raise horses, and he has to buy armaments as quickly as possible, and the court can't get these money, and Gan Qi naturally has to do it, so Gan Qi must also do this kind of thing that seems to fill his pocket.

This matter, no one mentioned it for the time being, and that's how it passed. If anyone brings it up, it must be problematic for Ganchi to assert himself like this.

Fortunately, at this time, the atmosphere of the entire Bianliang City was still in the joy of victory, and at this time, even if someone wanted to attack Ganqi, they would have to wait for this gust of wind to speak.

Zhao Shu was reluctant to fight, and the imperial court was unwilling to fight, but Gan Qi said these words, that is, it is not up to you to decide whether to fight or not, it depends on the Liao people, but the preparations for war still have to be made, so Zhao Shu can only bite the bullet and say: "How is Gan Xiang going to rectify the armament of Gyeonggi?" ”

When he said this, Zhao Shu was worried about spending money, and he was a little weak when he even spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to hold a military parade in the capital, in order to serve the people, to supervise the training of various ministries, and now that he has won a big victory, the minister also wants to take advantage of this move to promote the prosperity of my Great Song Dynasty soldiers. When the time comes, asking the envoys of various countries to watch it together can have the effect of surrendering the army without a fight. "Gan Qi's first fire in office was to hold a big military parade, and the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army was about 1780,000 on the register, as for the actual number, Gan Qi didn't bother to guess.

There are many benefits of the military parade, and it is naturally a matter of drill, which is to be taken out for walking, and no one dares to take his men and horses to the emperor to lose face, so the drill must become the top priority of everyone.

Second, it is selfish, Gan Qi can use this to strengthen his control over the people and horses of various departments, and he can also find those disobedient and incompetent generals in the preparation process.

Third, there is really a little effect of promoting military prestige, inviting envoys from various countries to participate in the grand event, Liao State in the north, Dangxiang and Hui in the northwest, Tubo in the west, Goryeo and Wa in the east, Dali and Jiaozhi in the south. It's okay to intimidate, in recent years, the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty has lost too much, and it has long been no longer called the Heavenly Empire, let alone any kingdom to come to the dynasty, it is 108,000 miles worse than the Tang Dynasty, and this event is the beginning of re-establishing its prestige.

Zhao Shu heard Gan Qi say that it had the effect of surrendering without a fight, so he was naturally a little moved, and said: "The Gyeonggi Forbidden Army is tens of thousands, and when the time comes, it will be very powerful, and if it can dispel the idea of starting a war in the Liao State, it is not impossible." ”

But Fu Bi immediately asked: "I don't know how much this military parade will cost?" ”

This is all poor trouble, Gan Qi immediately replied: "The mobilization and training of various departments is a standing thing in the army, what does it cost?" There is no need to mobilize people from other places to enter Beijing, and the normal food and salary expenses are. However, it still costs some money, such as purchasing some flags and drums, and entertaining envoys from various countries, which still costs some money. ”

When Zhao Shu heard this, he smiled: "That's okay, it's a new victory, and then perform martial arts, so it can deter Xiaoxiao, I should also take a look at the heroic spirit of the Great Song Dynasty boys, and also teach the people of the world to be honored, and their hearts are to be king." ”

Zhao Shu thought a little more than Gan Qi, Gan Qi only thought about deterring the enemy country, but Emperor Zhao Shu also thought of deterring his own people, which is also a realistic need, this Great Song Dynasty, there are too many rebellions, and you have to scare those who gather in the mountains and forests and rise up.

"Your Majesty, the minister is going to do it?" Gan Qi asked.

Zhao Shu nodded: "Okay, go and do it, it should be spent, and the expenses such as the flag and snare drum honor guard will be paid by the Privy Council first, and then the autumn grain tax will enter Beijing, and then it will be calculated." ”

"Yes." Gan Qi nodded, as a leader, one by one slammed the door.

After the discussion of this matter, the others reported some matters, but it was the last of the court discussions, and the matter of Pu discussed came again. This emperor is really stubborn, and he wants to make a name for his biological father.

The court was fighting for each other, and the mouth cannon skills of the Imperial History Observatory were fully opened, and the mouth and mouth of the Imperial Court were frothing everywhere.

Fu Bi was also scolded, Gan Qi's wife Zhao Zonglan sealed the princess, Fu Bi brought it up, Fu Bi naturally had to be scolded, scolded, Fu Bi had to explain.

Gan Qi also suffered from unjustified suffering, because Gan Qi was Zhao Zonglan's husband, so Gan Qi was forced to express his position.

Gan Qi expressed his position, or that opinion, the emperor's examination of the emperor's uncle, that's all, what the emperor's respect, naturally can't be said nonsense.

Fortunately, Gan Qi has just made a great contribution now, and the war has burned on him, and everyone is also taking a sense of proportion, and does not regard Gan Qi as the main object.

This troll of the Great Song Dynasty is really powerful, and he slams his head on the ground at every turn, and wants to go with the emperor. I don't know when it began, the so-called Qingliu officials liked to engage in this set, and in the Ming Dynasty, there were even those who took the initiative to ask for the court staff, that is, to take the initiative to provoke the emperor and let the emperor beat him.

It seems that he has not been beaten by the emperor, and he is embarrassed to say that he is a decent person. was beaten by the emperor, and he was immediately a loyal martyr admired by everyone.

These people are both admirable and annoying, and I really don't know how to evaluate them.

The emperor is really difficult to be.

The court meeting dispersed, and the matter of discussion had to be discussed again.

Gan Qi went back to prepare for the military parade, and he was going to make the largest military parade in the history of the Great Song Dynasty, with at least 50,000 or 60,000 people participating. It's not an ordinary military parade, you have to walk in outside the Daqing Gate, let the emperor and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty, as well as the envoys of various countries watch, but also let the people of Bianliang City come to see.

In fact, there is another advantage to doing this, that is, let the public opinion begin to develop towards the martial spirit, not to mention that this Bianliang City should be happy when it hears the war, but also let the people of Bianliang City hear about the war, and no longer frown and worry as before, and even often make some negative remarks.

In the afternoon, Gan Qi held a meeting of the generals of the various military departments in Gyeonggi, and the White Tiger Festival Hall was full.

When Gan Qi said the matter, everyone in the audience frowned bitterly.

Gan Qi also deliberately asked: "What are your difficulties?" ”

Difficulty, that's more. Gan Qi himself also knows that not to mention the lack of training of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, let's just say that the manpower and armament of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army are all troublesome.

On such an important occasion, you can't get some old, weak, sick and disabled people to go to the parade, right? You can't walk in front of the emperor one by one, right?

The Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, which was already transferred once by Ganqi, is now going to parade tens of thousands of strong, and the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, which has been pampered for dozens or hundreds of years, where did it come from to be so strong?

If you pick some masons from the forbidden army, paste kites and lanterns, and sell bricks and stones in kilns, there will be many more. It's just that these tens of thousands of strong people are really hard to find.

There is also a problem here, that is, many military generals are eating empty salaries, not only eating empty salaries, but also deducting the salaries of the living, otherwise where would there be so many forbidden troops to do handicrafts?

This is one of the big problems, and there is another big problem, that is, equipment, from clothing to ironclad weapons, there are a lot of stocks in the armor warehouse, but there are not so many. Buying a new one? How much does that cost?

Many generals looked at each other, but none of them dared to speak in front of the new leaders about these difficulties.

Gan Qi smiled again and said, "If you have any difficulties, raise them, and Benxiang will help you solve them." ”

Bring it up? Gan Xianggong, if you always understand, you don't need everyone to mention it, if you don't understand, you will be unlucky to bring it up, and then it will be the Imperial History Tower, and it will be the Imperial Academy, and it will be the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department, who can stand this thing?

Everyone thought like this, it was difficult, it was uncomfortable.

A few days ago, many generals gathered together, thinking about whether to go to Gan Xianggong's house to sit down and meet some of the new privy envoys by the way. Naturally, there is more important by the way, by the way, big bags and small bags to mix a good face.

Before he could do this, Gan Xianggong suddenly "got into trouble".

Gan Qi saw that everyone did not speak, his face slowly became serious, and he said: "Everyone, this matter is a major matter of the country, and when the time comes, the envoys of all countries will come to Beijing to participate in the grand event, and then the people of the entire Bianliang City will look at you, not to mention that Your Majesty will also be present, if this matter is not done well, everyone, the consequences will not need to be said much, right?" ”

Looking at the crowd again, they were crying and mourning one by one.

Ouyang Xiu, the deputy privy envoy, opened his mouth: "You don't have to worry too much, this matter is done well, it is also a meritorious service, and when the time comes, please ask for merit in front of the palace, and you will naturally have to add officials to the knighthood." ”

This...... Here is another one who doesn't understand the market. Everyone thought so, Ouyang Xianggong, you still have to take care of the imperial examination, and it is better to come up with the exam questions.

Then again, Gan Qi really doesn't understand? Ouyang Xiu has been in Bianliang City for so many years, does he really not know any clues?

Obviously not, these two people have the same thoughts in their hearts.

Eat it, spit it out, and keep it safe.

The generals of the Great Song Dynasty had no real way to be promoted, that is to say, when the official reached the middle level, he could not be promoted, and the military attache Wupin was almost the peak. In other words, those things that fill the pockets of each ministry are in the pockets of these generals in front of them, and there is a difference between who takes more and who takes less. No one ran, because no one could rise.

Most of these people in front of them are fat-headed and big-eared, and now is the time to vomit out, but there is no need to vomit and go bankrupt, and it is enough to do a good job in the military parade.

This was the first step in Ganch's reorganization. Rather than specifically investigating the salaries and armaments of each battalion and unit, it is better to do it once. If you are not strong enough, you will be selected from the box army to make up for the vacant salary, and if the ordnance is poor, you naturally have to make up for it, and you can't really let the military men go to the parade with wooden sticks. As for the subsequent deduction, the means will be carried out.

Gan Qi was also frightened: "This errand, if anyone makes a mistake, don't blame the ruthless!" There is three months of preparation time, military drills, military appearance and armament, if Your Majesty is dissatisfied, you and I will not be able to eat and walk. ”

Everyone stood up one after another, and this was a hard head.

"The last general commands!"

"Don't worry."

Gan Qi nodded, reassured? He is not at ease, and he still has to inspect everywhere, and when the time comes, these generals will suffer, this Gyeonggi army is completely rotten to the bone, and there is no need to fight, and there are no tasks, and there are even many parts that do not need to be practiced several times a year, is this worth it?