Tang Xun was responsible for the smooth development of the procurement of materials, thousands of copies of the procurement documents were printed, and the horses were quickly distributed to the prefectures and governments.

The price of goods purchased by the Hui Yi Supervision Office is not much lower than the retail price, and the purchase price of silk fabrics in various private workshops is only about 600 Wen lower than the retail price, and the purchase price of all kinds of porcelain products is not too low. Tea is bought at retail prices, and the owners of nearby tea factories flock to it.

In fact, all the three million guan are used to purchase materials, and there are not many commodities to be purchased, but this is what the imperial court is doing, and several major official kilns produce countless porcelain every year, and these things do not need to be directly spent money, and the porcelain can be pulled away by virtue of the documents of the imperial court after firing. In the same way, the silk cloth produced by the government-run brocade institute does not need to spend money, millions of horses are produced every year, and there is no problem at all in all, and there are millions of silk taxes collected by the government treasury from all over the country every year.

There is no need to spend money to purchase materials, and Lord Huang will coordinate and deal with them.

Later, more and more businessmen came back to the Yi Supervision Office, and Tang Xun and the old bookkeeper proposed another procurement plan, that is, if the purchase payment was postponed for two years, the payment would be doubled after two years. As soon as this plan came out, the big households were very happy, they had money, they didn't lack this cash at all, and they could earn twice as much in two years, so why not?

When Tang Xun told Lord Huang about this procurement plan, he was hesitant, but Tang Xun told him that the fleet of fifty ships of 2,000 materials was too large, all loaded with goods, silk cloth could hold more than 10 million horses, and it was impossible for the government-run textile factory to come up with so much, if the ship was not satisfied, it would be too wasteful to go to sea, and if the ship was not satisfied, it would be too wasteful to go to sea, and the profit of all materials should be more than ten times that of the other trip to the sea.

Lord Huang basically has no idea how many things can be loaded into a 2,000-material ship, and he doesn't know how much a fifty-ship can hold. At the beginning, the information he got was not accurate enough, and as soon as he said it casually to Zhao Gou, the two of them set up a fleet of fifty ships of two thousand yuan, and the budget was only three million yuan, which seemed like a lot, but in fact, it was completely used to purchase materials, which was not enough at all, it was good to be able to fill ten ships, plus the official supplies that did not pay, it was not enough to load thirty ships.

The task given to him by Zhao Gou is to make money, as for how to make money, Zhao Gou doesn't care, of course he doesn't need to ask in person, as long as he can earn back the money, so he agreed to Tang Xun's double payment plan after two years.

In order to avoid possible troubles in the future, all biennial payment purchase agreements are all printed in batches, and the payment time is unified two years after the fleet has gone to sea, and the payment time is in triplicate. This payment scheme is limited to large households with a purchase price of more than 100,000 yuan, and small households do not have such power. As soon as the restrictions came out, it was another shock in the small and medium-sized manufacturers, some businesses took risks, privately united, and the materials were gathered under the name of a family, and the one came forward to negotiate, this kind of thing went back to the Yi Supervision Department to do nothing, it only recognized the one who signed and sealed, and the payment in the future was also this one, as for how they broke it in private, it was their business.

After more than a month of waiting, Yang Congyi waited for Lord Huang.

As soon as he entered the room, before he sat down, Lord Huang smiled and said, "Deputy Envoy Yang, there is hope for the new army." ”

When Yang Congyi heard the news, he immediately asked in surprise: "Really? "It's good news, it's been a long wait, and there's finally news.

Huang Dadao: "The strategy of forming a new army to protect the ocean-going fleet has been agreed by the imperial court, and the imperial court will order the formation of the Xuanwei Army, with a strength of 5,000 people, temporarily stationed in Changguo County, Mingzhou, and the Xuanwei Army will be completed, and then go south with the fleet to the sea." However, the cost of building the army will not be spent by the imperial court, and you need to go back to the Yi Supervision Department to find a way by yourself. ”

Yang Congyi frowned slightly, and asked: "My lord, I'm afraid it's not enough to only give the establishment, to recruit and form an army of 5,000 people, the cost will not be less, the imperial court will not give a penny, how can there be so much money when you go back to the Yi Supervision Office?" ”

Huang Dadao: "You have to think of a way, the imperial court is also very short of money, otherwise it will not go to sea to return to Yi, that is, to allocate three million back to Yi, the household department is not happy, and the Xuanwei Army is really out of money." On the issue of recruiting soldiers, the Privy Council has promised that the Xuanwei Army can go to local armies to recruit sergeants at will, and there is only one article, and it is not allowed to recruit adjutant generals and above. ”

Yang Congyi sighed, he had no choice but to do so, it would be good to agree to the formation of a new army, and if he asked for money, he might not agree to the formation directly. He said, "Okay, let's figure it out ourselves." ”

Lord Huang said again: "You should prepare for the establishment of the army, and when the Xuanwei Army is completed, you will find a military position at that time." ”

Yang Congyi thanked him: "My lord has bothered, if the Xuanwei Army can be built and go to sea, it will definitely be a big help, and the safety of Huiyi should be guaranteed." ”

Lord Huang said: "What else do you need to form a new army?" I can do everything for you. ”

Yang Congyi thought for a while and said: "To form a new army, you need at least one general with combat experience, can you find a way to transfer one, I am afraid that the new army will not have combat effectiveness if it is not built without a general." The military rank should not be too high, both adjutant general and general are fine, and it is best to have read books. ”

Lord Huang thought about it for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll find a way." ”

To form a new army, food must be eaten, military salaries must be paid, and if there is no money, I am afraid that a sergeant will not be able to recruit it, and the imperial court will not give money, so I can only find Tang Xun to think of a way to see if I can transfer some from the cost of material procurement.

It costs 3 million guan to supervise the construction, 75,000 guan to build a ship, it costs money to recruit all kinds of personnel, there are also a lot of salaries, and the cost of living at sea is also a large amount of money, and the money that is really used to purchase materials is estimated to be less than 2.5 million guan, which is really not enough to buy many things.

Yang Congyi found Tang Xun and told him about the formation of a new army, Tang Xun also frowned, the establishment of 5,000 people, not to mention the procurement of military funds, the construction of barracks, just the cost of living and salary, each person has to spend a lot of money every month, a month is 5,000 yuan, from the establishment of the army to the sea There are still six or seven months, but it will cost a lot of money.

Fortunately, the actual money paid for the purchase of materials is not much, and some of it can be transferred first, and the two also discussed, if there is really no way, then they can only purchase less commodities and materials, after all, the fleet has to leave some cash to pay the crew's salaries and salaries. In the end, it was decided to allocate 50,000 yuan from the material procurement budget for army building.

With money, Yang Congyi's confidence is sufficient, and the Xuanwei Army is expected to be built.

Three days later, Lord Huang brought the edict of the founding of the army, as well as the founding documents of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War, and there was another person who came with him.

The man was not very old, his eyes were resolute, and his steps were steady, and Yang Congyi could tell at a glance that he was a martial artist.

Lord Huang smiled and said: "Let me introduce you first, this is General Zhao Anzhao, who served in the front division of the palace, and once fought with the Jin people in the north, and made a lot of military achievements, but it took me a lot of effort to come." ”

Yang Congyi raised his hand and saluted: "I've seen General Zhao." ”

Zhao An raised his hand and returned the salute: "Deputy Envoy Yang doesn't have to be polite. ”

The three of them sat down one after another, and the servant served tea, and when he had withdrew, there was no one else in the house.

Huang Dadao: "The edict of the founding of the army and the documents of the ministry have been issued, I will first talk about the arrangements of the imperial court with you, the formation of the Xuanwei Army is to protect the Hui Yi fleet, the prestige of the Xuanda Song Dynasty is in Nanyang, the main role is to guard, not the garrison, combat troops, after the completion of the Hui Yi is revoked or retained, then we will discuss, the Xuanwei Army has a total of 5,000 people, there is no control, temporarily with me as the commander, General Zhao An is the general, Yang Deputy Envoy is the supervisor of the army, the imperial court will allocate 10,000 guan as the military capital for the construction of the army, the imperial court requires the immediate selection and recruitment of sergeants, Stationed in Changguo County, Mingzhou, it will be an army within a month. ”

After speaking, he took out two appointment documents stamped with the seal of the Ministry of War, one handed to Yang Congyi and one to Zhao An, and said with a smile: "The matter of building the army will be handed over to the two of you, if you have any difficulties, you can come to me directly." ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, General Zhao has rich experience in leading the army, and with General Zhao here, the matter of building an army should not be a problem." ”

Zhao An said: "The supervision of the army has won awards, and the construction of the army is difficult, and we still need to work together." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "This is nature. I wonder what General Zhao thinks about sergeant recruitment? ”

Zhao An said: "Forming an army in a month, the time is too urgent, I suggest that it be directly transferred from the front division of the palace and the nearby army formations, not to mention the transfer of the whole battalion, at least the whole team must be transferred, and the establishment of 5,000 people is difficult to form in a month." ”

Yang Congyi said: "It is true that the transfer of the formation system will save a lot of time, but I suggest that the whole battalion transfer should not be considered, and the Xuanwei Army we want to form must do a lot of things after going to sea, such as being able to fight naval battles, land battles, fighting and defending, and also being able to collect intelligence and spy on the enemy. I think it's better to move the whole team, be selective, and manage. ”

Zhao An did not speak.

Yang Congyi continued: "General Zhao, I think so, the Xuanwei Army is formed for going to sea, the sea is endless, far away from the mainland, it is difficult to control the ship as soon as it goes to sea, and it will breed ambition after a long time, if someone has a bad heart, once it is difficult to deal with the trouble on the ship, it will hurt people at least and destroy the ship at worst, so the sergeants of the Xuanwei Army should be selected, and it is best to focus on the children of good families, especially those who are detained, must be children of good families, otherwise there will be hidden dangers."

When you go to the army to choose, you can promise heavy profits, and after ordinary sergeants go to sea, the salary can be mentioned as two times a month, and the other is that there are many opportunities for meritorious service when you go to sea, and once you make meritorious service, you can get a reward when you come back. With these two items, there should be no shortage of people who want to join the Xuanwei Army, if there are many people, you can also screen them, and the young and strong ones will stay, and those over thirty years old will not be needed.

If less than 5,000 people are recruited in the army, a group can also be recruited from the civilian population, and it should not be a problem to recruit enough 5,000 people within a month if the military and civilian people come together, and the veterans will train with the new recruits, and it will be effective in three or five months. What does General Zhao think? ”