Chapter 137: I don't understand

What everyone didn't expect was that Ye Tao did not wait to participate in the tactical strategy preparation meeting, but left a text message for Tan Weiming, in which Ye Tao claimed that he was not a member of the Blood Qi Army, and that participating in the discussion of specific tactical strategies had a relatively large conflict with his authority, and second, he did not understand military affairs, so it was better to coordinate the logistics and production of the Blood Qi Army than to come up with ideas...... In addition, it is guaranteed that Suo Zheng will report to the Blood Qi Army Headquarters within a few days.

When Tan Weiming angrily and funny announced the news that Ye Tao had left for Ninghe Town, and read the text message in public, everyone was a little helpless and a little disapproving. Although Ye Tao is not a practical officer who is familiar with military affairs, his claim that he does not understand military affairs is obviously evading responsibility, being lazy, and disrespecting the facts. However, everyone is very familiar with Ye Tao's character, and they really can't get angry.

Don't understand the military? In the space between Xunshan Pass and Baishi City, how did Ye Tao take the Blood Qi Army and the Xiling Army around? How did you come up with a general campaign plan to almost annihilate the entire army of Xiling within the territory of the country? At the very least, how did Ye Tao, who didn't understand military affairs, establish the Blood Qi Army from scratch and establish a fairly complete system for the Blood Qi Army? How did he make the Blood Qi Army extremely convincing to him in lectures and drills again and again? Is this something that someone who doesn't understand the military can do?

From the lord of the country Tan Xiaopei, the commander of the forbidden army Zha Ziming, the Taiwei Chi Xianping, the general Zhuo Mang, the overseer of the Blood Qi Army Dai Yun to almost everyone in the Blood Qi Army, they all think that the style of the Blood Qi Army that pays attention to details, attaches importance to preparation, and strives for perfection is almost a copy of Ye Tao's character. And Ye Tao actually said that he didn't understand the military? Regarding Ye Tao's shirk, everyone had no choice but to stare at each other and continue to discuss.

Naturally, Dai Ye and Dai Ji were a little puzzled. Wouldn't it be better if he wasn't a member of the Blood Qi Army? He has a share of military merits, and he has no responsibility...... Could it be that this Ye Taodi's temperament is actually so indifferent?

Ye Tao not only left when they were having a military meeting, in order to prevent them from coming up with any reason to let him stay near Danyang, he hurried all the way to the front line of Ninghe Town, Sufeng Town, and did not even stop at the Iron City. Two days later. When Chi Lei rushed to Yunzhou with the first batch of 500 scout cavalry and four elite soldiers of the Dai family who escorted the women and children of the Dai family to Danyang to make preliminary preparations, Ye Tao had already returned to Ninghe Town. There are not many things waiting for him to do in Ninghe Town, and some of them are just taught the killing game by Tan Weixin in the past few days, and they are tirelessly arranging a large group of people to "kill the game".

Tan Weixin is idle and bored. It just so happens that there is a large group of people around me. The rules of the killing game are so simple, but it's a lot of fun to play. At the beginning, everyone was still afraid that even if it was a bit bad to "kill" Her Royal Highness the princess in the game, but after a group of people played with their temperament, they no longer paid attention to it. The people who participated in the game were Tan Weixin's two maids, Sisi and Qiao'er. There are Dai Qiuyan and Sophie, as well as Feng Hao, a guy who is extremely obsessed with this kind of intellectual game, Liu Yong, the head of the princess's mansion, and many people who are uncertainly pulled to make the game more lively...... Later, even Luo Ming was pulled into the water. For this situation, Ye Tao was unexpected. But. But I don't think there's anything wrong with it.

Perhaps, it's because the game allows the group of people who participate in the game to temporarily put aside the gap between their statuses and sit together and laugh happily. Or perhaps, Ye Tao in this era will once again experience his own burnout period. When he did his best to do almost everything he could in this era, although there were still many plans and many things in front of him. But either it's beyond his reach, or it's too simple to be worth it. He does not fantasize about becoming the kind of person with grand ideals who "rises and destroys the country and follows the peerless", and naturally now he cannot become one of the people who "pick chrysanthemums under the east fence and leisurely see Nanshan". What else should be done in the future?

There's some interesting news from the Seven Seas Trading Company. Thanks to the strong support of the Samir family, Nanhai Trading Company finally gained a foothold in Nanyang. Dongping and Chunnan also maintained an "ally" relationship, although Chunnan's sea merchants bought off the pirates. But the old man Qi who was originally a pirate did not stay, because of the Mars bombs, fierce fire oil and other relatively powerful naval weapons, and the Samir family, who had been operating in the South Seas for many years, gave a lot of support, and after a few fierce battles with the "pirates", the Seven Seas Trading Company finally occupied a territory in the South Seas called the Epsom Silver Islands by the locals, and established a supply port, although the location was a little remote. But this step is significant. Spices that enter Dongping from the Nanyang - Epsom Silver Islands - Yicheng Port. This has greatly encouraged the ambitions of the members of Nanami Trading Company to continue to expand and develop. New types of warships and armed sailing ships are also under active construction on Crescent Island. For Ye Tao, these can certainly make him get a small amount of money for having unconditional dividends in Seven Seas Trading Company. But the bigger significance is that he was finally able to buy pepper consistently.

Cooking is not something Ye Tao is good at, but he at least knows how pepper can be used, and the chef brought by Tan Weixin is no stranger to things like pepper, which is currently classified as spices rather than condiments. came and went, just a little bit of pepper sent by Qi Zhentao, which made their group enjoy it very much.

But some people don't want to let Ye Tao go so easily. Although Ye Tao's departure made it clear that he did not want to participate in the military decision-making about Yunzhou, Tan Weiming still sent the information on the Yunzhou side of the Blood Qi Army through the Dai family, through the network of various families, through the internal guards, and the war preparations of Xiling and Northern Liao. And the information on the preparations that the Blood Qi Army was making was also listed in the documents, and they were sent to Ye Tao one by one for Ye Tao to see.

Talk about the invincible in the world, and do nothing you can do...... This is Ye Tao's so-called military attainments. A large part of modern management is born out of the military system, and it is not difficult to integrate these systems into the military by combining these systems with the system of modern enterprises. In terms of military theory, as long as modern people who have a large amount of information are even slightly interested in this aspect, they will naturally be able to collect enough information to supplement their own knowledge and use it as a talking point when communicating with their friends and like-minded people. And none of this means that Ye Tao really understands how much military affairs, at least, he hasn't really led soldiers himself. If he had been in the vast space of Xunshan Pass and Baishi City, he would not only play the role of coming up with ideas, but also be responsible for the management and operation of the army. Then he would have been timid. And in Baishi City, he is just a guy who relies on strong armor and quick reaction and great strength. If it weren't for the timely protection of his comrades, he would have died in the city. …… Ye Tao knew this clearly. In an era when it is easy for everyone to tie together the huge concepts of military theory, weapons research, management and military science, who can explain these problems? Perhaps, there is only talk about Weixin.

Tan Weixin didn't care about that. On the contrary, some connived at their younger brother to constantly harass Ye Tao with various military intelligences.

"It is probably true that the army in this era is not as simple as it used to be. But it's definitely not as complicated as you're afraid of. Why don't you just give it a try? ”

Perhaps, it's because every woman hopes that her husband and lover are amazing characters, or maybe it's just Tan Weixin's hope that she and Ye Tao together can at least barely be considered omnipotent...... Or perhaps, Tan Weixin hopes that in the turbulent season of this continent, they can break out of the world. Perhaps, it's just that Tan Weixin put the part of her hope that she could never complete on Ye Tao because of her weak body that she couldn't try.

After all, talking about Weixin can't be idle. During the time when he was resting in Ninghe Town, due to the large number of guards around him, there was absolutely no problem with safety, Tan Weixin asked the guards in his mansion and some of the guards in Tan Weiying's mansion to investigate the basic situation, farmland and ownership of various places in the entire canal governor's mansion. Types of mountain forests, minerals, fishery resources, human resources. The local vernacular geography and vernacular history, and whether there are any well-known products or special things that are difficult to see elsewhere...... These jobs are not what the guards are good at, but Tan Weixin did not specify a specific time to investigate, leaving quite enough time for them to play freely. The guards would never dare to disobey the instructions of "no harassment of the place", but Tan Weixin still set a relatively generous spending standard for the guards to investigate. For the guards who have been in a nervous state, this can probably be regarded as a chance to take a vacation.

And after Ye Tao came back. He also approved of Tan Weixin's approach. In the name of the governor of the canal, Ye Tao sent a letter to the local officials to report the situation in detail in various places, and also sent several patrol envoys to assist in the investigation.

The Canal Governor's Office does not only govern the course of the canal, but also includes a considerable amount of land along the river. Canals can revitalize the economy of the whole region, but it also requires vision and funding. Sometimes, promising changes that can dramatically improve the living standards of local residents require only a small initial push. And now. Whether it's talking about Weixin or Ye Tao. We all have this kind of energy. And it just so happens that they still have some spare money in their hands.

It's also a bit strange that this part of the spare money comes from. There are quite a few bridges throughout the canal. According to the original idea, it was planned to start the construction of these bridges after the canal was fully completed, but Ye Tao changed this plan. Due to the sectional construction of the canal, although some groundwater and rainwater inevitably accumulate in the excavated channel, the whole canal does not form an overall runoff. In this case, it is much easier to build a bridge directly than to build a bridge after the canal has formed runoff, and naturally part of the budget can be saved. After seeing this part of the surplus funds, Deputy Governor Shi Xiu once proposed to return the funds to the Ministry of Households for other projects, but Tan Weixin, who was familiar with the current foundation of the Ministry of Households, discussed with Ye Tao and decided to use this part of the funds to build some road systems connecting the towns around the canal.

According to the original river plan, some towns are still a little away from the canal, and ferries and transit ports are set up on the side of the canal, and then the ferry and towns are connected by roads. After the plan was revised, the plan for this part of the main road was greatly expanded. An at-grade road running parallel to the canal will connect a series of municipalities to form a surface transport route. The road will pass through a number of relatively small villages, and in those villages, there will be sentry posts, which will be responsible for maintaining the road in addition to the day-to-day local security work.

The second part of the road connects villages and towns that are off the main trunk of the canal, as well as some private lodges in key locations. The construction standard of this part of the road is relatively low. But it will greatly strengthen the control of the Canal Governor's Palace over the entire region.

In the southernmost part of the canal, where the canal and the road turn, a water and land transshipment hub of a certain scale was built. The initial location of this land and water transshipment hub was not far from the border between Chunnan and Dongping, where there was originally a town called Xie Wang Town, and two or three small barracks with branches on the border. When the construction of this land and water transfer hub is completed, Xie Wang Town, which is only one mile away from the hub, will soon become a place for merchants from Chunnan and Dongping to gather and trade, and it will inevitably prosper. Due to the alliance between Dongping and Chunnan, Ye Tao ordered. With the exception of a small camp and two outposts for mountain training at the border, the rest of the barracks will be consolidated at the land and water transfer hub. This land and water transshipment hub will greatly promote the trade between Dongping and Chunnan in peacetime, and in the event of a future conflict between the two countries, it will become a bridgehead for Dongping to attack Chunnan by land and water.

When this part of the plan was reported, Tan Xiaopei and several ministers agreed on it in an all-round way. This series of construction projects does not require additional funding from the Ministry of Households, but it can greatly promote local development. Once the war is fought, these road projects will become an important part of ensuring the smooth logistics of the Dongping army.

In addition, there is the issue of the post system being open to the people. Presently. The only thing that can provide mail and parcel delivery services in Dongping is FedEx, which is funded by the government. Due to the strict system of FedEx and strict personnel management, a transportation service network between major cities in Dongping has been established within a few years, and it has gone south to Chunnan and north to Yunzhou. There are FedEx shipping lines. Among the FedEx branches set up in various places, some people have used their brains to expand the mail delivery business to within 200 miles of cities with FedEx branches. Although this part of the business is far from being the mainstream of FedEx, the charges are quite expensive. But business never stopped. Even in Xiling and Beiliao, FedEx can open up smuggling routes, and even develop an armed smuggling business, if you count the businessmen who have a relatively good relationship with FedEx, FedEx can send letters from almost anywhere to anywhere.

Compared with FedEx to continue to tap its own potential, the current Dongping post system is quite outdated, and the post system that only undertakes the task of official document delivery requires a large amount of money allocated by the Dongping Household Department every year to maintain. In the case that the emergency military information has been transmitted through the Harrier Eagle, the 600-mile express and the 400-mile express have been quite slow. Tan Xiaopei instructed the household department to reform the post transmission system so that it can afford more functions. The Ministry of Household issued a document to solicit the opinions of local governors.

Tan Xiaopei once summoned Zeng Man and others to inquire about the possibility of establishing a nationwide postal system based on FedEx. If you want to build a postal network from scratch that can cover the whole country, it will be expensive, and the maintenance costs are staggering. But. Tan Xiaopei said that the existing post station could be handed over to FedEx. However, FedEx was required to afford the delivery of court documents from now on...... Zeng Man hesitated for a long time, and finally said that it was very difficult. FedEx has a part of the responsibility of collecting intelligence from various places. There is no more ironic thing to put intelligence agencies in charge of sending letters.

After studying for a long time, Tan Xiaopei finally failed to make up his mind to change the post system that had been running smoothly for many years in the current way, but he still asked the household department, the official department and the ministry of industry to send people to understand the operation mode of FedEx and study the possibility of reforming the post system.

After such news was transmitted back to Ninghe Town, it was naturally impossible for Ye Tao and Tan Weixin to feel happy, but for the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, it was a great change. Even if the important ministers of the court know some about the connection between FedEx and the inner government, the fact on the table is that the imperial court wants to learn from a big businessman, and this problem makes many people feel unacceptable. However, in the midst of the hustle and bustle of discussion, the idea of a cheap channel for ordinary people to communicate with relatives far away from home, and to improve the cohesion of the country, is recognized by everyone. Although it was not possible to solve this problem through the imperial court measures for a while. But Tan Xiaopei wrote to Tan Weixin privately, hoping that FedEx could be cheaper in delivering letters, and provide the construction of a ghostwriting floating astronomy network in the branches in the city......

In this case, Tan Weixin had no choice but to reply to agree. But Tan Weixin also clarified some of her own opinions: FedEx cannot maintain the parallel work of collecting intelligence and delivering letters for a long time. Tan Weixin proposed two plans, one is that FedEx will divest its intelligence collection function and merge it with the internal security system, which is also presided over by the internal government. Establish a professional intelligence agency, make FedEx a professional post and logistics agency, gradually strengthen the official and authoritative background of FedEx, and take over all the post systems in Dongping in the future to replace the existing post system. Another plan is to spend a few years, FedEx in the development of the communication network at the same time, training a group of professional people to carry out this work, and then when the conditions are ripe, this part of the manpower and network will be handed over to the existing post system. to promote the reform of the post delivery system, while FedEx still maintains this function of not only transporting material packages, but also collecting local intelligence. These two ideas set aside enough time for Tan Xiaopei to think about which one is more suitable for Dongping's development, but Tan Weixin's most basic concept of personal ** mentioned in the document proposed the management rules for the dismantling and reading of letters in intelligence collection. and the idea of setting up a special intelligence function really made Tan Xiaopei's eyes shine.

Tan Xiaopei has always had a lot of opinions about the work of the internal security system in terms of intelligence gathering, and there is no clarity on the rights and responsibilities of the internal security system, and there is no clarity on the ownership of the organization. Problems such as the disconnect between the direction of intelligence collection and the general policy strategy of the imperial court have always given him a headache. And the cost of the internal security system, with the growth of Dongping's power, the demand for intelligence of the enemy and potential enemies is rising, even if the internal government can still endure the expansion of this part of the expenditure under Tan Weixin's vigorous management over the years, but after all, it is not a way. Moreover, the intelligence agencies are completely in the hands of the inner government. In the hands of a few people in the royal family, it is also easy to breed uneasiness in the hearts of the ministers of the DPRK and China.

But when Tan Xiaopei asked Tan Weixin what preparations were needed to set up a professional intelligence agency, Tan Weixin said that she was not familiar with this kind of work, and she still hoped that people who were more specialized in this aspect would put forward their own opinions. Although Tan Weixin suggested that the matter be negotiated by Shi Nie Rui, the marching chief, Zeng Man, the deacon of the Inner Palace, and Cao Pojun, the current head of the internal affairs guard, these candidates all made Tan Xiaopei nod secretly, but Tan Weixin's shirk obviously reminded him of Ye Tao's "excessive modesty" that Tan Weiming had complained about several times. "But. It's in Tan Weixin's reply. However, two extremely interesting ideas were thrown out, namely, the establishment of a Central Archives Bureau and the establishment of a standardized secrecy grading system......

Tan Xiaopei believes that Tan Weixin really doesn't know much about intelligence. Ye Tao is indeed a layman in many things in the military, but sometimes what is needed is the unfamiliarity of these two talented people, the ability to think about problems, analyze problems, and solve problems out of the original framework, and even, just that they can always lower their stature, admit their mistakes in disputes again and again, and constantly make corrections by recognizing the opinions of people with different statuses. With that, they don't even need to really understand everything, which is how a good leader should work.

"Hehe, after all, I still want to be lazy." After carefully considering the actions of these two people, Tan Xiaopei came to this conclusion. He didn't want to urge his daughter to work, he knew how deeply the damage to her was caused by the rejection of the monetary reform strategy at the beginning, but for Ye Tao, Tan Xiaopei didn't have so many scruples.