Chapter 537 Idle is also idle

Ye Tao did not return to the Chinese military camp, and in the next few months, he sat in Gondor, after many major battles, although the Dongping side had the advantage in combat strength, and the overall casualties were within an acceptable range, the pension and reward funds that Yunzhou had prepared long ago should be more than enough, but Ye Tao was not prepared to divert the excess money for other purposes. Naturally, the pensions for the seriously injured and killed were raised by another level, and the remaining funds were used to establish a military education organization for children in Yunzhou: the Scout Camp.

It was also at the request of several generals of the Invalids barracks system. The performance of the Invalides Battalion in this battle against Liao was extremely outstanding, and the performance of the Invalides Battalion, which was based on farms and pastures and had family and ethnic bonds with each other, was amazing. In the battle of Qianzehu, the four invalids battalions that were used as reserves even rose up when the left flank was in a critical situation, withstanding the onslaught of the opponent's 40,000 infantry in turn, and when the four battalions withdrew, the casualty rate exceeded sixty percent, but there was no sign of retreat and scattering. The generals of the Invalides Battalion have won everyone's respect with their outstanding achievements. And the questions they raised were also very sharp, except for the children of the Invalids Battalion to join the Invalids Battalion, the other ways to join the Invalids Battalion were not broad. Unlike those generals who can let their outstanding children attract the attention of the middle and senior ranks of the military from an early age, and cultivate them with intent to cultivate, the children of ordinary military families, among them, also have some good seedlings who begin to show excellent leadership and military qualities at a very young age, but they get too few opportunities. If they want to join the army, it is very likely that they will have to start from small soldiers and climb up step by step, and among them, some people's talents are wasted.

In this regard, Ye Tao also agreed. The requirements of generals, counselors and ordinary soldiers are inherently different, and those with strong leadership may not be strong in combat effectiveness alone, so that the children of the poor family also have the opportunity to get ahead, and they can be systematically trained to become qualified generals from an early age, which is indeed a very attractive idea.

It took Ye Tao four days to complete the framework concept of the Scout camp. The Scout camp is divided into two levels, one is a permanent cadet military academy, and the other is a summer camp and a winter camp-style temporary training. Scout camps are divided into four age groups, from six to fourteen years old. As long as there are children in the family who are interested in participating in the activities of the Scouting camp, they can sign up for no fee. The temporary activities of the Scout camp include mountaineering, camping, marching, reconnaissance and other conventional military projects, but they are all aimed at exploring nature, understanding the ecology, accumulating knowledge, and strengthening the body as the main purpose. There are no permanent cadet academies for the six-year-old-eight-year-old and eight-year-old to ten-year-old groups, only temporary camp activities. Those who demonstrate good demeanor, character and leadership in the event, and those who perform well in various special trainings, will win medals one by one. Different medals have different grades, and when the points reach a certain limit, you can enter the permanent junior military academy. In the Scout camp, all judgments are based on performance, regardless of background, and those outstanding children from poor families will get more attention and have the opportunity to get a better professional education. Even children who don't have much expertise can learn basic knowledge and skills in the Scout camp.

After Ye Tao set the basic rules, Dai Qiuyan and Tan Weiying figured out a set of uniform and logo design for the scout camp. Sophie also made a series of utensils for the Scout camp, the most attractive thing is a wide black and gold ribbon, on which the badges can be pinned to look powerful and handsome. Since the Scout Camp is a completely fee-free organization, these clothing and utensils have to rely on Yunzhou's finances. Although clothes are distributed, when they are assembled outside the Scout camp, it is a violation to wear Scout camp clothes at other times, and not only the clothes will be confiscated, but the family will also be punished. This also puts an end to talking about children sending mixed clothes to play for a while. Other items such as backpacks, armed belts, satchels, tool sets, and a host of other items for the Scout camp are clearly marked with the Scout camp mark and can only be redeemed with points earned in the Scout camp. And these things, there is no restriction on daily use.

As soon as this whole set of plans came out, not to mention children, even those adults were quite attractive. And this is a typical luxury that can only be found in peacetime. In the past, Yunzhou was surrounded by enemies, which family was willing to let their children go outside to climb and camp? I can't be sure that a big battle will start at that time. But now, the large land of Yunzhou and Benwolf Yuan is extremely safe, and even a small group of bandits have been wiped out. Now that you're safe, what could be more appealing than exploring the surrounding mountains and rivers, seeing the creatures that inhabit the wilderness, playing with your friends, and looking for places where you can leave your memories? Moreover, among the alternative assembly projects listed by Ye Tao at the beginning, in addition to the exploration projects, there are also production and learning projects, such as going to the winery orchard to pick grapes or participating in other work processes, or going to the wolf plain to see the festivals of the grassland tribes, learning to get along with the horses, and so on...... Even Tan Weiying and Dai Qiuyan felt full of interest.

Ye Tao started to arrange it by himself, and at the same time handed the plan to Danyang, but unexpectedly, a few children couldn't help it, and hurriedly ran back to stay, for fear of missing the first phase of the Scout camp training. Ip Man Xuan and Ip Man Ji are not pampered young masters, they have always played wildly, although they have never really been offended, but when they go out to sleep in the wilderness, they definitely shouldn't do chore, but they are used to it. Being able to gather a large number of friends to play together is naturally elated.

It will take time for the Scout camps to become widespread, but the first phase was quickly assembled. In addition to the children recommended by the main generals of Yunzhou and the Invalids Farm and Ranch, they are the school-age children of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Liao. Because it was a regional convening, there were more than 500 people in this Scout camp in Gondor and the surrounding area. After the solemn flag-giving ceremony, each child was given clothes and basic utensils, and the children of the fallen soldiers also received their first medal in the Scout camp: the Order of the Military Soul, in recognition of their fathers and brothers' contributions to Yunzhou and Dongping, and to express their admiration for the courage of these strong children to continue the footsteps of their ancestors...... And after that, all the medals have to be obtained by their own efforts. Although it was already winter and the weather was a little cold, the activities of the Scout camp were in full swing. The children at Camp Gondor were soon guided by experienced officers to complete a project to explore the mountains and find camp. A semi-permanent camp took shape in the hands of the children, from site selection to collection of building materials, to building houses, renovations, and food gathering, all under the guidance of senior officers. Ip Man Xuan's performance of Ip Man Machine really made Ye Tao proud. Neither of them revealed their identities, and they entered the team under the names of Wen Xuan and Wen Ji respectively, but Ye Wenxuan became the king of children in two days, he is skilled, well-behaved and sophisticated, many projects, the camp instructors are directly handed over to him to allocate manpower, and he has done a very good job. And Ip Manji's role in the construction of the camp is greater than that of the old sergeant who guided the camp, he grew up in Ye Tao's studio, and he is familiar with all kinds of construction methods and tools, and he is also good at using his brain, and he can find ways to carry out the requirements put forward by the old sergeant in a way that children can do. came and went, the old sergeant and Ip Man Ji were not superiors and subordinates, but more like a pair of partners, one put forward various requirements, and the other was responsible for the implementation rules...... Some of the traditional rules of the Scout camp are constantly formed in this joyful atmosphere.

Tan Xiaopei is also interested in the Scout Camp project. Compared with Yunzhou, the imbalance between the Hanmen and the clan in the inherent boundaries of Chunnan is much more serious. After all, Dongping has been established for a long time, and the gap accumulated from generation to generation is not something that can be bridged in a short period of time by providing many opportunities for the general public. The current merit of expanding the territory can certainly cultivate some upstarts to balance the power of the old-school clans, but what about in the future? Unless the lord of the country continues to shuffle the cards of the world from generation to generation, if there is no measure, the gap between the Hanmen and the world will definitely continue to widen on the whole, and one day it will become a factor of instability in the country. And if the spirit of the capable and the mediocre can be engraved in the children's minds from an early age through the Scout camp, so that they can constantly sharpen their abilities and believe in the power of teamwork as the criterion of life, it would be great......

Tan Xiaopei soon came to Danyang to prepare for the first scout camp. Such a small matter, His Majesty the Lord of the Kingdom is actually personally asking about it, which shows that Tan Xiaopei attaches great importance to this matter. But the wealthy families also welcome such a family-style military camp life. Children have to endure a little hardship to become successful, and everyone understands that Scout camps provide a lot of such opportunities. The clan, who is very confident in their own children, hopes that their children can make strong and capable partners and friends in the scout camp, especially those who are capable of poor families, and when they grow up in the future, these friends who have grown up together since childhood will be the best partners and subordinates. This kind of friendship is much stronger than the friendship between the head of the house and the guest.

Among the new gadgets big and small related to Ye Tao, there are really not many that can be flattered by all sides, especially among the world and the general public. A new technology product will always affect the relevant market, and there will always be people's interests infringed. Those who are willing to cooperate with Ye Tao will certainly be able to obtain many benefits and grow rapidly, thus forming a huge interest group around Ye Tao and Ye's workshop, and even Tan Xiaopei, the head of the country, is also a member of such a group, but it will inevitably set up all kinds of enemies for Ye Tao. This is not subject to anyone's will. But now, the project of this Scout Camp has been very rare and appreciated by all sides. Under the promotion and balance of all parties, it is very similar to the boy scout camp expected by Ye Tao.

The history of Northern Liao has not been able to turn another page. By December, Chi Xianping had already joined forces in the northwest of Yanjing and Yunzhou, and the troops on Zhenning Pass, and then surrounded Yanjing. After besieging Yanjing for only three days, the lord of Northern Liao personally surrendered and handed over the scepter representing the prince to Chi Xianping, and did not ask for anything for anyone except to treat the people of Northern Liao well. He actually understood that it was a matter of time, Northern Liao was originally the weakest side of the Four Kingdoms, and Dongping was undoubtedly the strongest now. Although there are loyal generals who have been under pressure, they can't shake Dongping's determination, and there is indeed a gap in their own ability compared to Dongping's emerging generation. The gap between the two countries is getting wider...... He may have been lucky at the beginning, hoping that Dongping would give up because he was unwilling to pay too much loss. However, with the annihilation of a large number of elite troops in Northern Liao in the two battles and the death of Gao Senqi, Northern Liao no longer had the ability to resist. In the court, when a civil servant proposed to persevere to the end of the year no matter what, and let the year name turn another page, he finally had a big understanding.

The last generation of the Northern Liao lord restored the old family name, and no longer used the surname given when the Tang Dynasty was unified, and even the name was returned to the family tree. Chen Zelong, the last lord of Northern Liao, immediately took a comfortable carriage all the way to Danyang. Chi Xianping has promised that Dongping will treat the people of Northern Liao well and the family of the lord of Northern Liao. Although it is impossible to guarantee that the Chen family is as rich as before, it will always be different from before, but at least the Chen family can be regarded as an important family in Dongping and treated equally. Even if the children of the Chen family are willing to go out, Dongping can also arrange for them to serve outside the territory of Northern Liao. Thirty years later, the ban on the children of the Chen family not serving in the Northern Liao Frontier would also be lifted. Chi Xianping had been appointed as the envoy of Liaojiang, and before that, he was the Tai Lieutenant of Dongping, and the guarantee made by such an identity made the Northern Liao breathe a sigh of relief. Dongping's attitude is very frank, and the way he treats the Chen family is also quite tolerant. The courtiers who felt that they were more insignificant also relieved their hearts. At least there won't be any such thing as a purge. Although it is essential to screen and dispose of many families in Northern Liao later, things like extermination must be avoidable. This really made Beiliao breathe a sigh of relief.

Chi Xianping began to rectify the Northern Liao surrender troops. As a former lieutenant, he was originally responsible for organizing and managing the army, and this kind of business is naturally very skillful. Now there is no need to leave too many troops in Yanjing, that shows that he does not trust the Northern Liao that has been surrendered, and it is difficult to win the hearts of the people, Chi Xianping only retains 30,000 troops in Yanjing, of which 20,000 Tianxuan troops and 10,000 are tribal elite cavalry. The Tianxuan Army, the Zhenning Pass Garrison and other tribal troops, he only left a total of 50,000 people to garrison the vast territory in the north. The rest of the troops, after completing the repairs, returned to their respective stations. Then, the original Northern Liao troops were constantly screened, rectified, and trained. For the time being, Chi Xianping did not attach much importance to the generals' operational command ability, but paid more attention to those sergeants with good character and some good impression of Dongping. Now, what he needs is stability first, and combat effectiveness second. Besides, because the original army training system of Northern Liao was completely different from that of Dongping, people with strong ability to manage the army in the system of Northern Liao may not be very suitable now. According to the train of thought, Chi Xianping rectified 100,000 new Liao troops in a month. He began to take over the defense and carried out some operations to eliminate bandits. After the Great War, it is almost inevitable that the defeated soldiers will form bandits, especially in this kind of war to destroy the country, those generals who are loyal to the Northern Liao gather in the green forest, which is not an ordinary trouble. However, Chi Xianping asked the airship troops to cooperate with the ground forces, plus there were special battalions and intelligence bureaus to provide sufficient intelligence support, and Chi Lei often came to command, and he was sure to win every battle. And having mastered enough combat power that could be controlled, Northern Liao became more and more stable.

This was followed by a series of repairs and construction. Yanjing did not suffer any damage, but it still began a series of repairs to the city's facilities, and a series of civil affairs facilities were among the repairs. The large amount of military rations hoarded in Northern Liao was distributed in large quantities as compensation for repairs and supplies for the poor and widows, which soon left a good impression on Chi Xianping in the minds of the people of Northern Liao. In other cities, this is the way to dispose of any surplus of military rations. The military rations hoarded in Northern Liao were not of high quality, and many of them were old grains, which was why Chi Xianping wanted to dispose of them as soon as possible. These days, the storage of grain is a big problem, and instead of cheapening rats and mold, it is better to let this food work as soon as possible.

Since the seeds could not be sown until the beginning of spring, the repair of farmland water conservancy facilities was also listed in a high position, and this was also the result of Chi Xianping seeing Ye Tao's previous reliance on a one-season harvest to stabilize a large territory, and Xiao Gui Cao followed. This kind of good thing, the people of Northern Liao naturally vigorously cooperated, and the tribal cavalry enthusiastically followed the construction teams that went deep into the township to learn planting and water conservancy.

Then, it's the road. Chi Xianping knew that the construction of the railway from Gangdor to Yanjing had begun, but the road used for tasting still had to be maintained at a fairly high level. The current railway, after all, cannot penetrate deep into every city, and can only be used to connect the most important cities. If it weren't for the fact that this railway was of great value to consolidate Dongping's rule in Liaojiang, I am afraid that the Dongping Imperial Court might not have been willing to allocate a huge amount of money to build the railway. The entire railway, which cost 24 million silver dollars, is expected to be completed and opened to traffic early next year. However, with the continuous advancement of the railway, the mastery of the boundaries of Northern Liao will also gradually advance. On the day when the railway connects Yanjing, Chi Xianping, who is sitting in Yanjing, can completely put his mind at ease.

The construction of roads is not a simple matter, because Dongping has been carrying out a large number of road construction, and talents who are proficient in road construction are now in demand. However, Chi Xianping still received strong support in this regard, Danyang gave him four construction teams with rich construction experience and six technicians, in addition, Ye's Workshop also supported him four technicians and a batch of construction and exploration equipment. Let Chi Xianping be able to build this team.

And after Chi Xianping's tossing, most of the total of more than four million taels of silver harvested from the treasury of the Northern Liao Hubu in Yanjing was consumed. But something even more amazing happened, Chi Xianping did not spare money, and posted notices in various cities, announcing the honorable maintenance of the disabled soldiers of Northern Liao, those men who lost their breadwinners in the war, the widows and lonely who were helpless, and the orphans, were all among the honorable men. In the first phase, basic food rations and medical care will be provided for this part of the population for three months, and then this part of the population will gradually be resettled in a new type of village modeled after the Invalids Farm Ranch in Yunzhou. Naturally, these villages do not require them to carry out daily military training, and the land they acquire is unlikely to be the most fertile, but it is a great blessing for the hungry and frightened population.

What can Chi Xianping toss when he has no money? Some people are waiting for Chi Xianping's next move. But how could Tan Xiaopei and Tan Weixin make Chi Xianping short of money? The current Dongping treasury is very rich, and they have confiscated the property of the entire Northern Liao Inner Court. The Chen family got one-fifth of all the assets, and they already felt that Tan Xiaopei was a bad person. But the seizure of four-fifths of the assets has brought Dongping's treasury to the fullest level ever. The collection of the treasury of various parts of Northern Liao is still in the process of being counted separately. Two Huya ships carrying silver coins anchored in Fuyu Harbor, and then, a large number of tribal troops escorted four million silver dollars to the silver treasury in Yanjing.

There was no high-profile announcement, no frequent banquets and banquets with the friendship of the family, no pressure and co-optation, and any tricks to make everyone fight, relying on real governance methods, Chi Xianping was busy for four months, but he won the unanimous favor of the Northern Liao. And Dongping's rule in Northern Liao, in the past four months, has gradually penetrated from the surface into the daily life of the Northern Liao people, into everyone's life, and is regarded by everyone as a normal thing.

When Chi Xianping was busy in Yanjing, Ye Tao was sitting in Gangduo. Although the Yunzhou army was put in Nanshan and each was conducting training, it still maintained an elite army of 50,000 people, and was always preparing to deal with the unexpected. The Blood Qi Army did not return to Danyang during this time, but was on standby in Zhenning Pass for training. However, it turned out that the defenders of Zhenning Pass went to Yicheng for reorganization. Everyone knows that this army will definitely have to fight another war to destroy the country in the future...... If the record is brilliant, there may be more than one battle.

And Ye Tao, after Chi Xianping rectified the situation in Northern Liao, took his family to Danyang leisurely. Tan Xiaopei is already thinking about who his next target will be. And Ye Tao, Tan Weixin, and Dai Yun, how could they not be present when he made such an important decision?