"It's a little related, it's not too big." Qin Baichuan nodded and said: "You said that the Ministry of Industry has the worst status, but I think that the Ministry of Industry is the key to the development of a court." Not to mention anything else, Anyang Academy Dabi, the big ship that the two Westerners were on should belong to the task of the Ministry of Industry, right? ”

"Drawn by the Sihai Superintendent and built by the Ministry of Engineering." Lu Shigao responded.

"I want to ask, if Qin has never read a book, but he has been exposed to a certain aspect of obscene skills since he was a child, he has a lot of wonderful ideas, if he has no acquaintances in the officialdom, can Mao Sui recommend himself to join the Ministry of Industry?"

"I can't." Lu Shigao shook his head, Qin Baichuan's question was a bit redundant.

If this assumption is true, isn't there one less talent in the Ministry of Industry? It's nothing to have one less Qin, if Li, Zhang, and Wang are all proficient in strange and obscene skills, but the Ministry of Industry all abandon them, wouldn't it be a waste of many talents? Qin Baichuan said with a smile: "If the Ministry of Industry also holds a imperial examination every year, but where there is a craft or a new invention that can promote the development of productive forces, it will be used exceptionally, I think one is to recruit talents for the imperial court, the second is to give the so-called low-level untouchables the opportunity to enhance their status, and the third is not to let some folk crafts lose their inheritance, isn't it a good thing to kill one stone?" ”

"The Ministry of Industry holds the imperial examination?" Lu Shigao was a little surprised.

"If you can, not only should you hold imperial examinations, but you can also set up workshops and schools to encourage idle people in society to learn a trade, so that they can not only support their families, but also serve the country, and to some extent eliminate social instability, why not?" Qin Baichuan is colorful.

"But that's it...... There are fewer and fewer people ploughing the fields, isn't the landlord class in Xiaoyou's mouth everyone in danger? Besides, wouldn't the recruitment of these many craftsmen add another amount of money to the imperial court's expenses? Lu Shigao shook his head vigorously.

This old man has the courage, but he is a bit brainless, Qin Baichuan only patiently explained: "Da Song is mainly farming, plowing the fields at home during the busy farming season, and learning crafts when the farmers are free, there is no conflict between the two. Even if the Ministry of Industry held the imperial examination, how many people would be absorbed in the end, and this number would always be in the hands of the imperial court, what kind of chaos could it cause? ”

"As for the increase in the number of workers you are worried about, it is even more nonsense that the court has an extra sum of money...... The Ministry of Industry should be a pragmatic department that can be operated as an industry. Qin Baichuan said with a smile: "Do you think about it, a Chu family workshop in Jiangling can earn a lot of silver, not to mention the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court?" It is nothing more than a change of thinking, and the things made by the Ministry of Industry that are only supplied to the imperial court are pushed to the entire Dasong, which can not only solve the employment problems of many people, but also give a light to the filling of the treasury, Qin really can't think of any reason to refuse. ”

"The Ministry of Industry is oriented to society?" Lu Shigao scratched his head, why were Qin Xiaoyou's ideas practical and simple, but he didn't expect them at all?

In his consciousness, the Ministry of Industry should be responsible for the imperial court, and even the chairs built should not flow into the people, otherwise it will weaken the authority of the imperial court. But this problem is easy to solve, the selection of chairs in the imperial court and the workmanship can be more exquisite, and the ordinary materials used for sale can not be used?

"I finally understand something." Lu Yuanxing interjected next to him: "Every suggestion of Brother Qin is inseparable from business operations, and it has the flavor of being a business for all people. ”

"Everyone is a businessman, and Brother Lu's metaphor is appropriate." Qin Baichuan also laughed: "Anyway, in my understanding, the so-called strong people are just the best use of the people." Unite all the people, inject capital by the imperial court, and adopt business management methods, when the accumulation reaches a certain level, Da Song is only afraid that he will be rich. ”

"All the people are doing business, and the people are making the best use of it." Lu Shigao laughed and said, "If you say so, wouldn't it be that other professions, such as cooks, fishermen, and even tenants who cultivate the fields, can hold scientific expeditions together?" When the time comes, gather the wisdom of these people, discard the dross, take its essence, and use it all for the imperial court? ”

"Lord Lu is thorough at a point, Qin admires it." After saying these many words, Qin Baichuan felt a little hypoxic, got up and said, "That's probably all I have to say, the remaining two will work hard." Master Lu, don't forget what you promised Qin, you will definitely go to the Hundred Flowers Workshop as a guest after the year. ”

"Don't worry, how can the old man repent?" Lu Shigao still has the intention of keeping Qin Baichuan, but today it really cost him a lot of energy, seeing that he was tired, Lu Shigao was not embarrassed to speak: "What Qin Xiaoyou said, the old man will sort it out overnight, and implement it one by one." It's just that...... In terms of strong soldiers, Xiaoyou has not left a word. ”

"It's not that Qin is hiding his secrets, I really don't understand." What Qin Baichuan said above has traces to follow now, he is nothing more than a little transformation, and now he wants to sell it, for the army...... He can understand a little bit that it is nothing more than special forces and special operations, but the blood-clothed dragon guard is a special operations team, so what else does he have to say?

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, the old man will ask the question more carefully." Lu Shigao has been sending Qin Baichuan to the back door of Jiangling Mansion, taking advantage of the landing distance to inform the monkey to pick up Qin Baichuan at the back door, Lu Shigao squinted his eyes: "Dazhen and Dayin have a truce, and after next autumn, Da Song and the barbarians seem to have a battle." Now in addition to the normally garrisoned Song army, the emperor still has 200,000 soldiers and horses in his hands to mobilize. ”

Lu Shi lowered his voice in a high voice: "These 200,000 soldiers and horses sound like a lot, but if you really start a battle, you can't resist half a moon at all." Since the Great Competition in Anyang, the emperor has decided to expand the Song army, ready to fight to the death with the barbarians at any time! The question now is, there is still a year to go before the full battle, and how can we recruit 300,000 well-trained soldiers and horses within this year? ”

"Recruit 300,000?" Qin Baichuan's eyes widened suddenly, recruiting soldiers and horses is not like gathering ordinary people, whoever comes is coming, aside from having sufficient military salaries, the recruited sergeants are at least young and strong, and they have to go through a period of training, right? Otherwise, a group of rabble, on the battlefield, will inevitably die.

"Three hundred thousand." Lu Shigao gritted his teeth: "From the previous dynasty to the present, this can be said to be the largest move of the royal family, and it also expresses the determination of today's saints to die in battle rather than repeat history." ”

"It's good to be determined, but you can't ignore the reality in front of you, right?" Qin Baichuan took a deep breath.

"Didn't Xiaoyou tell your uncle in the Temple of Repentance, just beat his mother, you can't beat him this year, you can't beat next year, and you can't beat every year next year. Your uncle told the emperor exactly what he said, which is why the emperor made such a determination. Lu Shigao raised his head and said: "The edict will be issued to all levels of government after the year, Qin Xiaoyou is arguing with the old man here, you might as well think about how to fulfill the holy order." ”

Lu Yuanxing had already walked over with the monkey and asked the monkey to wait on the side, Qin Baichuan said: "If you want to raise an army of 300,000 people who can fight well within a year, it is a fool's dream, Lord Lu has to drive the ducks to the shelves, then I have two suggestions." ”

"In addition to the normal recruitment, the old man also thought of a way, Qin Xiaoyou quickly said it and saw if it coincided with the old man?" The affairs of the army cannot be leaked to the civilian officials casually, Lu Shigao traveled far away and lowered his voice.

"The first method is only two words...... The former one is 'move'. Qin Baichuan also whispered.

"Sure enough!" Lu Shigao's eyes lit up: "The last word is 'An'!" ”

"yes." The two of them thought of a piece, and Qin Baichuan said with a smile: "After the defeat of the previous dynasty, Lu Daren left behind the reckless forces of the rivers and lakes, presumably on the premise of not increasing the expenses of the imperial court, retaining the military forces one by one, and then pulling them back to the imperial court when needed, right?" ”

"Why did Qin Xiaoyou expose the old man?" Lu Shigao's face turned red, his approach was quite a bit of a kick to kick people away when there was no use value, and then pull these people back to the court when there was use value.

Qin Baichuan rubbed his head and thought about it, Zhao'an Jianghu is indeed the best way to recruit troops quickly, the Qiushan Army, the Coastal Army, and the Black Tiger Mountain, the combined personnel of these three forces are estimated to be at least forty or fifty thousand, and they have never slackened their training on weekdays, and after returning to the regular army, they will soon be able to form combat effectiveness.

"The idea is good, but the practice of unloading the mill and killing the donkey by the imperial court back then must have made people feel cold, and this recruitment may not be smooth sailing." Qin Baichuan said matter-of-factly.

"This is also the problem that the old man is worried about." Lu Shigao was also extremely helpless, but he didn't say much on this topic, and asked again: "Qin Xiaoyou said that there are two ways, what is the second one?" ”

"Combining the imperial examination of the Ministry of Industry and recruitment is the second way." Qin Baichuan waved his hand and asked the monkey to come over.

"Qin Xiaoyou, do you mean to let the private forces fund, recruit soldiers and horses on their own, and pull them to the martial arts arena for a competition when the time comes, and if the combat effectiveness is acceptable, let the funders find a formal military position in the army?" Lu Shigao was overjoyed, Qin Xiaoyou's theories have achieved perfect interoperability in shopping malls, officialdom, and the military, which is simply universal!

"That's pretty much it." The monkey put down his pedals, and Qin Baichuan said again: "I seem to have heard that the Lin'an Cheng family has raised a lot of dead soldiers in private...... It is estimated that there are many other landlords, local tyrants, and merchant families, and if Lord Lu forces an order, they can naturally be requisitioned at will. ”

"Wait!" Qin Baichuan got into the carriage, and Lu Shigao chased after him quickly, looking at Qin Baichuan with a smile: "Qin Xiaoyou said that big families have their own forces?" As long as the old man gives an order, he can recruit them all? ”

"Is it difficult?" Qin Baichuan leaned on the carriage: "Don't say that you, Lord Lu, have this appeal, even from your official position, no one dares to disobey, right?" ”

"Since Qin Xiaoyou said so...... Lu Shigao's eyes flashed with a light of conspiracy: "Then I rely on the old and sell the old, and ask you for a subordinate of tens of thousands of people, can Qin Xiaoyou agree?" ”

"it!" Qin Baichuan immediately exclaimed: "Old Lu, you yin me!" ”

"No, no, no, it doesn't mean that. It's just that Qin Xiaoyou clearly said himself, but all big families have their own forces, and seeing the national disaster at the head, a young talent like Qin Xiaoyou must always do his part for the country, right? Lu Shigao's face was indescribably proud, and it was clear that Lao Tzu was yin you, what can you do?

"Lao Lu, you are really not particular! For the sake of your little in Gangneung, I dug a hole for myself today. If you're not grateful, don't forget it, lure me into the pit, and you still bury soil in my head? Qin Baichuan raised his middle finger at Lu Shigao: "All the businessmen related to Qin are serious businessmen, you can't take this order from Qin, and I don't want to take it!" Monkeys, flash people! ”

"Yes!" The monkey retracted his pedals and threw off his whip.

"You don't accept the old man's order, you praise the command of the foreign army, and you dare not accept the order of the old marshal Di Wuling?" Watching Qin Baichuan leave in a hurry, Lu Shigao said with a smile.