What Zhao Zhen has always believed in most is the words of Taizu and his old man: "Power comes out of the barrel of a gun!" ”

Since ascending the throne, the field army has been stationed in the capital, and those who have ideas do not dare to act rashly, and everything seems to be calm. However, it is impossible for the field army to defend the capital all the time, and it is their fate to fight on the battlefield.

"Over the years, the most powerful armies of the Song Dynasty, the Zhejia Army, the Yang Family Army and the Gao Family Army, have basically fallen to their side, and only the Beijing Forbidden Army is not under their full control. But on the side of the couch there is no room for others to snore! It seems that we have to find a way to trick people! Zhao Zhenyin said to himself with a smile.

Zhao Zhen touched his head while pacing back and forth in the vertical arch hall, and suddenly patted his head and shouted: "There is!" ”

The next morning.

"Everyone, love Qing! It has been a few days since I ascended the throne, and I am very touched by your diligence and diligence. However, the Northern Barbarian tribes have been preparing to move in recent years, and the Northern Liao is not very calm. Although this party invasion was annihilated by me, I was very worried about the combat strength of my Great Song army, but I don't know how the Forbidden Fourth Army, which is known as the strongest army in our Great Song Dynasty, is doing now? Zhao Zhen looked at everyone in the court with a worried expression.

"Your Majesty, our forbidden army will definitely be able to defeat the enemy and swear to protect your safety, Your Majesty!" Xu Jun heard that Zhao Zhen doubted the strength of the forbidden army, and as the commander of the head of the forbidden army, he had to stand up and express his attitude, even if it was a verbal guarantee.

"Xu Aiqing, you have been serving as the commander of the palace for all these years, you must have done your best, right?"

"Emperor Shengming, the old minister has been conscientious all these years, and he doesn't dare to slack off!" Xu Jun wiped the sweat on his head and replied insincerely.

"That's good, I don't know Wang Aiqing, Dai Aiqing, Xu Aiqing, what is the situation of the Sanya Forbidden Army under the command of the three of you?" Zhao Zhen looked at Wang Neng, the commander of the guard horse, Dai Xing, the commander of the guards, and Xu Jun, the commander of the front division of the palace.

"Back to the emperor, the ministers have practiced hard day and night, and they have never slackened at all!" When the three of them heard Zhao Zhen's roll call, they all hurriedly stood up and returned to the Tao very skillfully.

"I think it's a hard fight with your concubine day and night!" Zhao Zhen was full of malicious slander in his heart, sorted out his mentality and continued: "In this case, I have decided to hold a military exercise to test the fighting situation of the forbidden army. This exercise was held in the royal garden outside the city, with the forbidden army on one side and the new army trained by me on the other. On the forbidden side, Fu Aiqing and the three Aiqing were in charge together, and each side of the exercise sent 2,000 people, half of each of whom rode on foot. Ten days later, it will officially begin, and the ministers will be invited to come and testify. ”

"Yes!" The ministers of the court and the central government knew very well that Zhao Zhen was looking for trouble with the forbidden army, but as a civil minister, not only was he not worried, but he was very happy to see that the military would be washed away, but they didn't expect that Zhao Zhen didn't just want to find fault.

"I don't know if I'm not here these days, have the two Aiqing been slacking!" Zhao Zhen smiled and quipped to Shiheng and Zhe Weizheng in front of him.

"Official, you have wronged the minister, the minister does not dare to be lazy! Keep an eye on those kids! Chong Shiheng said to Zhao Zhen with a smile, and Zhi Weizheng also nodded.

"Okay, okay, I'm still loaded with me, I don't know what you two are! This time, I have a task to hand over to you, send two large groups of field troops, one on foot and one on horse, to conduct a sergeant exercise with the forbidden army. I'm going to teach those who are on a vegetarian diet a lesson, so that those old stubborns can be sober. Zhao Zhen motioned for the two to sit down, and said his purpose very plainly, these two goods are his hardcore henchmen, there is no need to hide it from them.

"Official, that's it! As far as our field army is concerned, clean up those guys who are pretentious as a whole, and it doesn't seem to be like playing, you can rest assured! Chong Shiheng patted his chest and said confidently.

"It's not my purpose to bully them, I just want to realize the reorganization of the forbidden army through this, by the way, after you go back, select a few guys who can be of great use, and the forbidden army can't always let those incompetent people occupy it."

"Wait for you to understand!"

"You two go back and prepare, and in ten days there will be a military exercise in the royal garden outside the city. I also want to take advantage of the reorganization of the forbidden army to select a group of strong people from all the armies and people in the country to join the field army. ”

"The minister (minister) retires!" The two replied in a strange voice.

As soon as the two of them were sent away, Xiao Shunzi came to say: "Official, Duan Xin is asking to see you outside!" ”

"Oh, let him in!" Zhao Zhen was surprised for a moment, and hurriedly ordered.

Zhao Zhen interrupted Duan Xin, who was about to salute, and said to him with a smile: "Aiqing hasn't come to see me for a few days!" ”

"The emperor forgives sins! You ascended the throne, and the old minister hasn't had time to congratulate you! Duan Xin arched his hand to represent his congratulations, in the Song Dynasty, those who were over 70 years old could walk sideways, and the emperor didn't have to be afraid, so it would be very face-saving.

"Hehehe! You still come to this set with me, you have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, what is the matter with entering! Zhao Zhen smiled and helped Duan Xin sit down.

"Speaking of this problem, the problem is quite serious, the old minister knows that the combat power of the field army trained by the official family depends to a large extent on the existing bow and crossbow weapons, and the Guanguan family also has the intention of expanding the field army, but our dynasty lacks the cow tendon used for the bowstring, and now there is a shortage of stocks, so please make plans for the official family as soon as possible." Duan Xin said as he took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Zhao Zhen, continuing: "This is the situation of the weapons produced in the past two years, there are about 100,000 crossbows, about 20,000 longbows, 1,000 light bed crossbows and portable catapults, and the number of giant bed crossbows and general cannons is small, only more than 100. But that's all that depletes our inventory. ”

After listening to the report, Zhao Zhen frowned, this weapon reserve is not enough to toss, there are still many border troops that need to be reorganized, and the frequency of wear and tear of these cold weapons is not low, and there must be enough inventory. Moreover, the neighboring countries have begun to have constant friction, and it is a good time for the arms business, and this great opportunity cannot be allowed to slip away from the eyes.

"Don't worry, if you need anything, just tell me, I'll figure it out! If you help me to be a supervisor, go to the soldiers to learn about the use of the equipment, try to improve the existing equipment, and strive to develop new equipment, I will find you enough raw materials, don't worry! Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said to Duan Xin.

"Then the old minister will retire first!"

Zhao Zhen sent Duan Xin out of the main hall, and his mind began to spin, and he said to himself: "According to the current weapons and equipment, the biggest thing needed is wood, which is easy to say." Well, when the steel is maturing a little, the crossbow arm can also be solved. The only trouble is the beef tendon, this thing is not easy to get! Where are the cows? It would be nice to have a steel wire! ”

Zhao Zhen, who had been thinking to no avail, came to the side of the global map he had drawn, watched and swept over the area, nodded from time to time, and shook his head again. In the end, his gaze stayed on one place, that is, Tibet in the later generations, and the cattle in Tibet in the later generations died and attracted attention.

"That's it!" Zhao Zhen made up his mind to take these cattle to the knife. Although they are national protected animals after a thousand years, their number is quite large at this time, and Zhao Zhen has this other plan.

"Xiao Shunzi, immediately go and pass Gao Jixuan to come to the audience." Zhao Zhen said that he would do it, and immediately ordered Xiao Shunzi to summon Gao Jixuan, one of the main members of the Gao family's army. In history, the Gao family finally became a queen for generations, and Zhao Zhen planned to use them to death.

As soon as Zhao Zhen finished dinner, Xiao Shunzi hurried back with Gao Jixuan.

"Weichen participates in the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live!" Gao Jixuan was shocked to hear that the emperor had summoned him, and he was very excited. Although he is quite talented, he is still a petty official at the moment, and he is not qualified to meet the emperor.

"Aiqing is flat! Today's invitation to Aiqing is to entrust with important matters, the Gao family has been loyal and filial piety for generations, and I can rest assured that this matter will be handed over to Aiqing! ”

"The ministers are willing to share the worries of the emperor and go to the soup to fight the fire, and they will not give up!" After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Gao Jixuan was excited and swore to repay the emperor's kindness.

"Good! It's not enough to go to the soup, but it's a long way to go, and the environment is difficult, so I hope Aiqing will be psychologically prepared! Zhao Zhen said to him with a smile, trying to make himself as easy-going as possible.

"Please let the emperor give orders!" Gao Jixuan said solemnly.

"Here's the thing, I have a serious shortage of beef tendons and other materials for making bowstrings, and I want to fight the idea of Tibet. Since the collapse of the Tibetan Dynasty, that land has been in constant war, and the major tribes have fought against each other. It is precisely for this reason that the western border of the Great Song Dynasty can be a little peaceful. At this moment, there are several relatively powerful tribes in Tibet, namely the Tuyuhun, Tusima, Wusi, Bowo, Nari, Guge, Rituo and other tribes, and they also have struggles with each other, and the relationship is complicated. ”

"I have several purposes for filming Aiqing this time, one is to continue to stir up the relationship between these tribes, so that they are busy with infighting and have no time to harm my Great Song Dynasty; Second, use our non-strategic resources such as linen, silk, tea, and salt from the Great Song Dynasty to reach a certain deal with them in exchange for their rhino (the ancient name of yak) and war horses. Especially this calf, the meat can be eaten, the horse can be made into armor, the wool can be used for clothing, and the tendon can be used to make crossbows. Although Aiqing is selected, whatever you need is raised, I will meet you, and my only requirement is to do this thing beautifully. ”

"In order to facilitate Aiqing's envoy, I hereby appointed you as the envoy of Meizhou Xuanfu, who is fully responsible for matters related to Tubo, and has a certain right to make decisions on the spot. Things are done beautifully, I have another reward, and this is the method of calf breeding that I found, Aiqing can choose the opportunity to teach them, so that they can be my Great Song 'Bi Ma Wen' for generations! ”

"Thank you for the emperor's love, Weichen will never give up, this is good to prepare, and we must leave as soon as possible! Wechen retires! Gao Jixuan was deeply shocked by Zhao Zhen's far-reaching plan, knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, and left excitedly and nervously.