Chapter 209: Although it is far away, it will be punished

I smiled and said, "Even if it's okay." ”

Xiao Tian said solemnly: "Childe, I have a vast area, I think first of all, we can establish a branch in Yucheng Mansion under the rule of Kuizhou Road, Changsha Mansion of Jinghu South Road, in addition to the main components or core formulas, can be purchased and produced locally, so that we can form a production base based on Lin'an, Yucheng and Changsha three Shifeng Commercial Firms, so as to facilitate the transportation of goods from our bank to various places in the future, which has several other benefits, one is to reduce costs, Childe, you know, the price of Lin'an is the highest in our dynasty; Second, we can understand the differences in the local market, so that our goods can be sold in different regions in the future; Third, it can promote the local economy, which should be similar to the highest level of businessmen mentioned by Childe. ”

I once said that the highest state of a businessman is to take it from the people and use it for the people.

"Xiao Tian, then you think about it carefully, consider the pros and cons clearly, and hand over this plan and the cooperation plan with the Ling'er Dart Bureau to me after a while."

"Yes, Childe."

According to the usual practice, I first met with the main generals who were about to go to Luzhou during the court meeting.

As the supreme commander of the army, the privy envoy of the Privy Council, Jia Yidao, introduced to me these generals from the forbidden army one by one, there are more than ten of these people, most of them are high-ranking generals in the forbidden army.

In the center is the commander of the expedition to Luzhou, the deputy commander of the palace Xia Gui, on the left is the general of the Ma Army, there are only two people, the person close to Xia Gui is tall, his appearance is somewhat similar to Xia Gui, his expression is solemn, giving people a sense of majesty, this person is Xia Gui's son to lead Xia Qing, the current Ma Jun Jun Du Yu Hou, the one next to me I also know, is the new deputy commander of the Ma Army Han Zhen, before the expedition has just been promoted to the Ma Army Du Yu Hou, Xia Gui is lined up on the right side of the infantry generals, the number of nearly ten, Near the center is Wang Sheng, the commander of the infantry army I have seen in the forbidden army, the current deputy commander of the infantry army, and I also know the young and handsome young general next to him, Shi Yuqi, the current commander of the infantry camp,

During the Song Dynasty, the forbidden army was organized into 4 levels, including box, army, battalion, and capital, with 10 armies, 5 battalions, and 5 battalions, each with 100 people, equivalent to a company of the People's Liberation Army in later generations. Battalion commander, deputy commander, capital head (Ma army called military envoy), deputy head (horse army called deputy, soldier and horse envoy), these are considered middle and low-level generals, battalion is the basic formation unit of the forbidden army, mobilization, garrison and combat, often use this to calculate the strength, for example, the forbidden army of about 20,000 horses in Luzhou this time, which is equivalent to forty battalions,

Generally speaking, only high-ranking generals can have the qualifications to go to the Hajj to meet the emperor, and the battalion commander Shi Yuqi won this honor as the only representative of the low-level officers because of his outstanding performance in the regular training.

After Jia Rudao's introduction, more than a dozen generals knelt down together and bowed again: "Knock to see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be polite."

"Your Majesty."

Jia Rudao continued: "Please give instructions to Your Majesty." ”

I know that this is a kind of ancient etiquette, where there is a certain scale of the army to go out, before the departure will be by the emperor or commander-in-chief to speak, this is also shown in later generations of TV and movies, but one point is not in line with reality, that is, the speaker will not speak in person in front of all the soldiers, when the number of people is large, the stage to speak needs to be yelled loudly, which will make the instructor feel too undignified, so under normal circumstances, the herald is yelling on behalf of the herald or relying on the first-level officials to pass the message,

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to open the front line in Luzhou, I am here to see you off, you are all soldiers, soldiers have the duties of soldiers, I will ask you first, why are you in the army."

Xia Gui took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the Mongols invaded the minister's homeland back then, so the minister was thrown into the army. ”

Shi Yuqi thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers joined the army to emulate Wei Qing in the Han Dynasty, Huo Quai, and open up territory for the emperor. ”

Han Zhen also said: "Your Majesty, the minister's pen is to make meritorious contributions, and the minister thinks that a good man should gallop on the field, and only then can he show his demeanor between the battlefields." ”

I nodded and smiled: "I will summarize for you, because you are all heroes of my Great Song Dynasty, you want to make meritorious contributions, want to defend your family and the country, then every war is a great opportunity for you to prove yourself, among you are veterans who have been on the battlefield countless times, just like Xia Gui, Xia Aiqing, Wang Sheng, Wang Aiqing, and those who went to the front for the first time, Han Zhen, Han Aiqing, Shi Yuqi, Shi Aiqing, the two of you are out of the ranks." ”

"Yes."

"You two are on the battlefield for the first time."

"Back to the emperor, exactly."

"Then I ask you, are you afraid?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers are not afraid."

"With this courage, yes, commendable, among the soldiers under your command, there are also many people who go to the battlefield for the first time, no matter what they say, they must still be afraid in their hearts, this is nothing, because the soldiers are also people, they will be afraid for the first time, Xia Aiqing, think about the situation when you fought for the first time, do you feel a little scared in your heart."

Xia Gui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, looking back, I was really a little scared and nervous at the time. ”

"Well, you have to remember, you are afraid, your opponents are also afraid, the Mongolian iron cavalry is known to be invincible, but they are also people, maybe they are even more afraid than you in their hearts, because they are not invulnerable, they will also die, you all know the Mongolian Khan Meng Ge, didn't he be killed by my heroic soldiers, so your opponents are the same as you, they are ordinary people, wars always have to die, even you generals, may not be able to triumph all, I know that you are all heroes, Your soldiers are also heroes, what is a real hero, that is, even if the heart is timid, but also brave soldiers, some soldiers only need a moment of effort on the battlefield to overcome fear, some need an hour, and some, maybe a few days, this requires the old people in the army to bring down more newcomers, so that the newcomers can pass the fear period early, as a real hero, as a good son of my Great Song Dynasty, will not let the fear of death defeat the sense of honor, responsibility and your fighting spirit in your heart, War is the best opportunity for heroes who are unwilling to live under others to show their courage, war will force out the glory and blood in your body, the so-called narrow road meets the brave wins, I believe you will not let me down. ”

I paused and continued: "My Great Song Dynasty has gone through more than 300 years, although it is in the wind and rain, but it has always been able to stand still, it is because of the existence of real heroes like you, many people say that the military strength of our dynasty is far inferior to that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, I used to think so, but since I ascended the throne, I have carefully studied the history of our dynasty and its surroundings, and found that this view is not entirely correct. And the Han and Tang dynasties are all around the clan association that failed to establish a country, compared with the two, the surrounding strength has changed so much, from the beginning of the Song-Liao confrontation, the war between our dynasty and the Liao country is to win and lose each other, in the confrontation with the Jin country, although our dynasty lost a lot of land, but there are also Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and other generals of the Northern Expedition, if it were not for the annihilation of Qin Hui, maybe our dynasty has already turned defeat into victory, and then to the later Song and Mongolian disputes, our dynasty has Marshal Meng Hui, Li Tingzhi, Lu Wende and Xia Aiqing and a large number of soldiers fought bravely, Always guarding the territory of our dynasty. ”

This is the first time I have mentioned Yue Fei in the court, my attitude is very clear, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is a national policy I set, and I will unswervingly implement it, so I affirmed Yue Fei's merits, of course, I will not say that it is Song Gaozong's fault for the injustice of Fengbo Pavilion, I can only let Qin Hui be a scapegoat,

This is not a taste in Jia Nidao's ears, Jia Nidao also knows that there are many rumors outside, listing him and Qin Hui, Shi Miyuan and others as the four major annihilation ministers, and now the emperor publicly accuses Qin Hui of annihilating the prime minister, isn't he just warning himself, although Jia Rudao is silent on the surface, but his heart can't help but be ominous,

The more I spoke, the more excited I became: "It is true that there are many mistakes in our policy towards the army, but I will definitely get rid of the drawbacks, for example, from now on, I will cancel the supervision of the army, and only set up operational staff officers, and the command of the troops will be under the full responsibility of the commander of the army. Now that the Mongols are invading our territory, plundering my property, destroying my villages and towns, and killing my compatriots, what do you say? ”

Xia Gui said: "Your Majesty, be rewarded with blood." ”

Han Zhen continued: "Your Majesty, Xia Shuai is right, the ministers are willing to drive the Mongolian thieves out of Luzhou for the emperor, and the ministers think that the first duty of the military is to ensure the integrity of the country, the second is to ensure the stability of the country, and the third is to expand the territory. ”

"Well, that's right, Han Aiqing is worthy of both civil and military affairs, ensuring the integrity of the country is the primary duty of the soldiers, every inch of land must be fought for, that must be done, there is a famous saying during the Han Dynasty, those who commit my Han Dynasty, although they are far away, this sentence is good, of course, this sentence must be based on their own strength, otherwise it is empty talk, and the embodiment of strength depends on your Aiqing, today, I will take this as a gift for you to go on the expedition, I will let the whole world know, I am the one who commits my Great Song Dynasty, Whether it is encroaching on the territory or bullying my Song people, no matter how far I go, I will punish them. ”

"Those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away."

Under the leadership of Xia Gui, all the generals shouted in unison,

"Okay, are you confident that you can do it?" I said aloud,

"Yes." The generals said in unison,

"Well, it's good, Xia Gui Xia Aiqing listens to the seal."

"The minister is here."

"I have appointed you as the commander of the palace for the time being, and concurrently serve as the envoy of the Huainan West Road Soldiers and Horses, and command all the town and border armies in the territory, the unreformed box army and the accompanying forbidden army, and be sure to clear the invaders in the Luzhou area."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Lordship."

Although the commander in front of the palace is a false name, which is equivalent to the general system of the forbidden army, it is a second-rank official rank, which is also a very high-ranking military rank among military generals.

"Wang Sheng, Wang Aiqing, listen to the seal."

"The king wins."

"Wang Aiqing, I appointed you as the commander of the Huainan West Road Infantry Army, and led 18,000 infantry troops to set off in two batches after the Ming Dynasty, and listened to orders in front of Xia Aiqing's account."

"Thank you, Emperor, the minister's decree."

"Xia Qing and Xia Aiqing listened to the seal."

"Chen Xia Qing is here."

"Xia Aiqing, I have appointed you as the commander of the horse army on Huainan West Road, and led two thousand horse troops to set off today, and listen to orders in front of Xia Lao Aiqing's tent."

"Yes, I obey."

I finished sealing the generals who went out on the expedition one by one, and finally said: "Xiao Qi, go to Zhuang Xing wine." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After a while, the eunuch brought the imperial wine in the palace,

I also picked up a bowl and got up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, after this cup, I wish you a successful start and success." ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers will definitely live up to the emperor's trust."

"Okay." I drank it all and said, "Xia Aiqing, for the glory of my Great Song Dynasty, set off." ”