On the second day, after breakfast, Du Zhongxiao ordered someone to call Cui Xiang and a group of generals to his residence. Everyone stood still, and Du Zhongxiao said: "There are a total of 1,521 prisoners in the prison camp, and there are 72,500 acres of land. Accordingly, the prisoners were divided into fifteen teams of 100 people each, each living in a village. Each village is three to five miles apart and is distributed around the Yingtian Yamen. The most important thing today is the detachment. ”

Cui Xiang arched his hand: "Taiwei, I don't know how to divide it?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "According to the roster of prisoners, each team is drawn from every fifteen people. Every ten people are organized into a group, and the leader is selected by lot. From these 100 people, draw lots to select the main and deputy teams. This is the prisoner's own management and has nothing to do with the guards. ”

Hearing this, Cui Xiang was silent for a while, and then ordered someone to bring the roster.

Du Zhongxiao took the roster and casually ordered five generals to come over and asked them to divide the prisoners' teams. Then he said to the others: "There are 1,080 soldiers in the prison camp. For 100 prisoners with 30 guards and 5 officials, 525 men were to be sent to the villages. The rest of the personnel are here in the yamen of the prison camp. How to assign it, Cui instructed to consult with a group of officials to decide. ”

Cui Xiang and several officials made a promise. Du Zhongxiao got up and said, "You go back and make arrangements, and in an hour, I will go to the yamen to see." ”

Cui Xiang and a group of officials said yes, said goodbye and left. When he was about to go out, Du Zhongxiao said: "Work hard, don't be smart." If it is said that people are drawn according to the roster, then they must be matched with the roster. If you don't feel good, you won't be spared in the future! ”

When the generals heard this, their hearts sank, and they promised to go out.

Du Zhongxiao walked out of the courtyard, looked at the sun rising in the east, and stood there silently. In the first battle of Youzhou, with an army of five or six hundred thousand, plus more than one million people, I thought it was a great war, but in the end it was unremarkable. However, after the big victory, there were many people who competed for merit. Now in the capital, because of the military exploits, people from all walks of life are fighting for each other.

As a privy envoy, no one competed with Du Zhongxiao, and no one won it. But when others compete for merit, the privy envoy is the key person, and who to say a word to, who not to speak, or even oppose may be two results. Du Zhongxiao knew that when all this dust settled, it was impossible for him to manage the army anymore, and he didn't bother to pay attention to these things. Shut it down, put it all aside, and let them fight.

In fact, the most important thing now is to relieve the people of Youzhou and Yunzhou, and the other is to fight against Fengshengzhou. However, the main Khitan force had been defeated, and the rest could not resist the Song army at all, so the officials in the court did not care. And the relief of the people is now a matter of the Chinese book, and the Privy Council does not need to deal too much. Come to think of it, there is nothing to pay attention to in the DPRK and China.

Stretching out his arm, Du Zhongxiao took a deep breath. In early spring, the willow leaves are green, flowers bloom everywhere, and the air is full of fresh breath. The wind blows on the face, there is no trace of coolness, and it is the most comfortable day of the year.

Out of the courtyard, Du Zhongxiao stood in front of the door of his residence, looking at the surrounding scenery. After a long time, I saw that it was almost over, and walked towards the yamen.

A soldier had already reported that Cui Xiang came out with the officials and saluted Du Zhongxiao.

Entering the official hall, Cui Xiang said, "Captain, the prisoners have been divided." The generals of the villages are looking at the roster. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Okay, let's do this matter, I will let them build houses in various villages in the next two days." It is the early spring and the season of spring ploughing, and the cattle and farm tools needed by the prison camp must also be transported as soon as possible. ”

Cui Xiang said: "Back to Taiwei, there were originally some villages in the local area, and the houses in them could be lived. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "I don't want all the previous houses, I want to start a new one." Moreover, how each village is arranged should be carefully considered. First, it should be convenient to live and easy to take care of. They are prisoners, not ordinary people, and they should be watched closely. If any prisoner escapes, the sin of the one who sees it is not small. Therefore, it is necessary to think about how each village will live, where the guards will be, where the prisoners will be, and how many people will live in one room. ”

Cui Xiang was stunned. He also thought that the prison camp was just like the ordinary people, each of whom divided the fields, and the soldiers watched them plant well. But I don't want to, the prison camp is a prison after all, and it must be watched closely.

After a long time, Cui Xiang said: "Tai Lieutenant, although the prison camp is a criminal, it has always been loosely managed. If everything is watched, how do the prisoners live? It's a bit tricky. And the village is not small, and it is impossible to see. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "What's so difficult? Since we are looking at the prisoners, what is going on in the prison cells can be used as a reference to building houses. It is up to the officials to discuss with the selected team what work to do each day. When the time comes, they each ring the bell and work together. When the time is up, they will go back. There is a reward for doing a good job, and a punishment for a bad job is simple and straightforward. ”

Seeing that Cui Xiang still didn't understand, Du Zhongxiao sighed: "Forget it, I'll talk about this matter in detail later." ”

In Du Zhongxiao's heart, life in the prison camp is a bit like the rural production team in his previous life. Every day, when the clock is struck, the whole village gathers. After arranging what to do today, and assigning it, the captain took it away. There are more than 30 people in a village to manage, and there are also prisoners' own team members and other people, so it should not be difficult to manage. But I don't want to, in this era, where do you have a concept of those?

At this time, the organization that people are most familiar with is armor. Each family protects each other, one has an accident, and the rest are implicated. It uses a strict punishment law and joint punishment management. Those delicate techniques are really unfamiliar. It's no wonder that before the training of the forbidden army, the organization of the forbidden army was pitifully low, let alone civilian management. For a while, Cui Xiang felt that it was difficult to do, and it was normal.

The so-called management, at this time, most people understand that there is a leader, and everyone listens to the words of the leader. If his subordinates are obedient, it means that the leader is in good management, and if he is disobedient, it means that the leader is not in good management. Whether it is to win the hearts and minds of his subordinates or to punish the law harshly, it is a means that people think is useful. This is true for the military, and it is also true for the people.

Du Zhongxiao understands that management is a science, not such a simple thing. What is the purpose of the reorganization and reorganization of the forbidden army? It is to use scientific management methods to replace the previous simple and rude. Youzhou Yizhan shows that this is an effective method.

Walking to the official hall, the deputy commander Cheng Lian took the roster and presented it to Du Zhongxiao. Said: "Taiwei, this is the roster after dividing the villages. ”

Du Zhongxiao took the roster and watched it. Some important generals, such as Yelu Yixin, Shishennu, Xiao Azhu and others, were all separated because they were separated by a formation of fifteen people. This is Du Zhongxiao's original intention, and there are people of all identities in every village. Then break the original Khitan organization and see how they adapt to the new environment.

Seeing Yelu Hongji and seeing that he was selected as the team leader, Du Zhongxiao said: "This matter is not appropriate. Ordered, all Khitan with the king, including Yelu Hongji, must not be the team, do not choose anyone to come. If they are allowed to be the team, it is not the same as the previous Khitan army? By doing so, you are asking for trouble! Prison camp, everything must be new, not according to the old rules! Go back and re-choose! ”

Cheng Liangong promised to take the roster. In his heart, he secretly complained bitterly, and felt that Du Zhongxiao's request was strange.