"From now on, you are the officers of the imperial court, and you must be more strict with yourself!"

After upgrading the militia to the rank of Qin soldiers, Xie Yong, Li Dingguo, and Li Laiheng, as the elders and backbones of this army, became officers as a matter of course. Zhu Youzhen asked the three of them to serve as 100 households, of which Xie Yong and Li Laiheng each led 200 people to settle in the unfinished Jingyang New Town; Li Dingguo, on the other hand, led 400 men alone and was still stationed in Qinwangzhuang.

As for the issue of the types of troops, Zhu Youzhen implemented a mixed organization, that is, under the rule of each general, there were cavalry, infantry, and birds, and artillery would be added in the future. He did not adopt the practice of managing the army separately according to the type of armed forces, because he knew very well that only when all branches of the armed forces fought together could they bring out their greatest combat effectiveness. In the future, Li Dingguo and others will all be generals who will be in charge of their own affairs, and it is also necessary to exercise their ability to command various arms of the armed forces.

In fact, everyone has also proposed that now that Qinwangzhuang has expanded in scale and has a city wall, it is better to change the name to "Qinwangcheng". Of course, this name is high-end and high-grade, but Zhu Youzhen adheres to the idea of "building a high wall, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king", and did not agree to this proposal.

It doesn't matter what his name is, it's all about how much strength you have. And now he just needs to hide his strength and let Wei Zhongxian relax his vigilance, so it's better not to be too ostentatious.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen, as a vassal king, did not have the power to grant military generals official positions. But at this time, the imperial court's control over the local armed forces was close to zero, and as long as the team was pulled up, it could be played to the imperial court.

In order to make these armed forces work for itself, the imperial court had no choice but to respond to requests and arbitrarily grant official positions. There has even been a comical situation in which a team of dozens of people, everyone is a hundred, and the small leader is a general. Anyway, the household department can't pay the money, what do you like to call it? In contrast, Zhu Youzhen appointed a few people as 100 households, and he really deliberately concealed his strength.

Of course, these three hundred households are only the generals who specifically command the army. The supreme command of the Qin soldiers is still vested in Zhu Youzhen, and if Zhu Youzhen authorizes him, Sun Chuanting can also act as the commander. As for when there was no war in ordinary times, Sun Chuanting was only responsible for the logistics supply of the Qin soldiers, and Qi Meifeng was responsible for combat and training.

Qi Meifeng has already resigned, and if she takes up a military position again, it is not suitable and easy to attract attention. But she has won the essence of the Qi family's military art of war, and has had brilliant achievements in battles with the Mongols and Jurchens, so Zhu Youzhen will certainly not waste her talents.

After Zhu Youzhen's careful arrangement, the organizational structure of Qin Bing became like this: the actual commander, Zhu Youzhen; Nominal Commander and Logistics Support, Sun Chuanting; The main general, Qi Meifeng; Commanders of the army, Xie Yong, Li Dingguo, Li Laiheng.

In this way, everyone performs their own duties and restricts each other, and the key power is determined by Zhu Youzhen alone. It will give full play to each person's talents, and will not lead to a split of military power.

And the fifty Qi family troops brought by Qi Meifeng were divided into two. Thirty of them were included in the Qin army and served as low-ranking officers. Zhu Youzhen planned to let them lead the old with the new, and teach the Mandarin Duck Array of the Qi Family's army to Qin Bing as soon as possible. In this way, the combat effectiveness of the Qin soldiers can be raised to a big level, and they can not only fight bandits, but also fight some more tricky tough battles.

The remaining twenty capable soldiers served as Zhu Youzhen's personal guard, and Shi Biao served as the chief of the personal guard. Since the attack on the Great Ci'en Temple, Zhu Youzhen felt that his safety must be taken seriously. With the protection of these battle-hardened guards, it may not be so easy for ordinary assassins to sneak up on them.

After arranging the military and political affairs, it is time to discuss finances. Zhu Youzhen turned to Li Zhenyan and smiled: "Although the Qin soldiers have nominally returned to the imperial court, the imperial court's finances are stretched, and I am afraid that they will not provide military salaries, so we still have to do it ourselves, have enough food and clothing, and raise our own military salaries, and this task will fall on the Yellow Sea Merchant Gang." This king has a special identity and is inconvenient to act, so the position of the gang leader will be troubled to take over. ”

Li Zhenyan hurriedly bowed and replied: "Zhenyan has been driven by His Royal Highness since she was appointed, but she is only a shallow learner, and I am afraid it will be difficult to take on a big responsibility." ”

"Why should Lord Weng be too humble!" Zhu Youzhen said with a smile, "This time to sell Tibetan goods and buy back grain, the Weng master organized it extremely successfully. If you want to change this king, I'm afraid you will have to make a mess. Don't worry, when you encounter a tricky matter, you will come forward on behalf of the Yellow Sea Merchant Gang, and I can pretend to be a little guy next to you, and we can still discuss it at any time. ”

"How does this work?" Li Zhenyan hurriedly said, "Let His Highness deign to be Zhenyan's subordinate, you can kill Zhenyan!" ”

"Hey, it's okay!" Zhu Youzhen laughed and said, "I think Lord Weng's disguise technique is more refined than Yan Ling's, and this king is looking forward to Lord Weng personally changing my appearance!" ”

Li Zhenyan's heart trembled when she heard this, and a red cloud flew up her cheeks. The art of transfiguration is extremely tedious, and it often takes an hour or two to complete. Thinking of being alone with Zhu Youzhen for a long time, even close to grinding her ears and temples, her breathing became a little short.

Zhu Youzhen didn't notice this, and still said eloquently: "Our Huanghai Merchant Gang must also develop and grow, on the one hand, international trade cannot be lost, and we must continue to expand the scale." Trade with Korea, not only Korea, but also the Jurchens, Mongolia, and Japan, and we do not exclude any country or power. Exports of goods can also be more abundant, but imports are dominated by grain and firearms.

"On the other hand, we have to set up a network in big cities in China, as well as in important foreign cities. In addition to doing business, these outlets also pay attention to collecting various information so that we can keep abreast of domestic and international developments. This is called being based on China, looking at the world, hey, hey, hey. ”

Li Zhenyan was very respectful when she heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Please also ask Your Highness to show me which cities you want to open a store?" ”

Zhu Youzhen said without thinking: "In China, Beijing, Shanhaiguan, Taiyuan, Jinan, and Luoyang in the north; Nanjing, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Chaozhou, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Changsha, Nanchang, Hefei, and Macao in the south should set up stores.

"As for overseas, Seoul, Manila, and Singapore are must-haves. In addition, although we do not do business with Mongolia, Jurchen, or Japan, we also have stores in Liaoyang and Tokyo, not to make money, but to collect information. ”

Li Zhenyan was even more impressed by Zhu Youzhen after hearing this, and said in surprise: "Why does Your Highness know all about these place names, even overseas place names?" ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled embarrassedly, in his previous life, he was also reasonable about geography results.

But then Li Zhenyan hesitated and said: "But the Wuhan, Hefei, Singapore, and Tokyo that His Royal Highness said are unheard of!" ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned when he heard this, and then remembered that due to historical changes, these cities may be different names today. He hurriedly asked, "Do you have a map?" You'll know where it is when I point it! ”

Li Zhenyan really brought a map, and hurriedly took it out and handed it to Zhu Youzhen at this time. But Zhu Youzhen looked down, but his head was immediately as big as a fight!