If we extend the professionalization of the armed forces, they can be divided into 'ancient professionalization' in the feudal era, 'modern professionalization' in the Enlightenment era, 'modern professionalism' in the mechanization era, and 'post-modernization' in the modern information age.

The professionalization of the army in the Great Song Dynasty has reached a dead end, and the door to modern professionalism has not yet been opened. Zhao Ta knew that the beginning of the professionalization of the military in modern times was the emergence of a group of professional officers, and the core of this was the establishment of military academies, which gave rise to military education for the systematic training of officers, and the cultivation of a high-quality officer corps under systematic education became a typical symbol of the professionalization of the army.

Military school education broke the secret belief in the mysticism of war, eliminated the monopoly of the nobility in the army over the officers, and replaced it with a professional group selected from the whole population according to the criteria of knowledge and ability. The only criterion for awarding officers is the level of education and professional knowledge in peacetime; In wartime, on the basis of bravery and excellent understanding of the tasks assigned by superiors, all class privileges and privileges in the army were abolished.

When Zhao Ta created the Loyal Army, he adopted the method of training and formation, and the subsequent expansion of the army was also the practice of training first and then promoting, trying to build a professional team. He also tried several times to set up a real military academy, but to no avail, and he could only form a teaching brigade to fill his duties. Although his contingent and organizational structure have the shape of a modern army, they cannot be completely changed.

There are many reasons why Zhao Ta is like this, but the main reason is his embarrassing position. Because the government has the ability to control social resources, while the military is a large consumer of social resources, without the support of the government. Any attempt to build a professional army is nothing more than rhetoric on paper. Although most of the support of the loyal and brave army relied on Zhao Ta's private money, the military salary and food were not less. It is also still a member of the army sequence of the Great Song Dynasty.

Now it's different, this piece of land in Xijing is Zhao Ta's final say. He can let it go, and the future financial income can be used by him, although it is still inseparable from his support for the time being, but the prospects are great, after all, these are two completely different concepts, no matter how much he tosses, it is just a business group, and the financial, material, and appeal of a country is incomparable, he can use the executive order to mobilize all resources to do what you want. Even if you're doing it for personal enjoyment...

"Second master, it's time to rest!" Zhao Xin walked into the prince's bedroom and said softly.

"I'll finish this in a minute!" These days, Zhao Ta thinks during the day and sorts out at night, putting the army's reform plan on paper and compiling it into a book, and no one can help him. Only I have to endure it.

"Alas..." Zhao Xin sighed lightly, put a long robe on the prince, replaced it with a candle, and went out of the account to prepare supper for the prince.

Since Zhao Xin came. Seeing that Xi saves trouble, he doesn't have to light the lamp and boil oil every day to accompany the prince. The person who knows the prince the most among several people may be Zhao Xin, don't look at the prince's daily happiness. In fact, she knew that the prince was the most bitter in his heart, and his years of hard work did not win the understanding of his father and brother. In the end, he had to cheat his death and run away and become a 'traitor'. What a helpless thing it is.

The things in the back kitchen are all ready-made, Zhao Xin cooked a bowl of noodles for the prince, baked a few pieces of meat and sandwiched them in the scones and sent them over, and at this time Zhao Ta had basically finished it, "Just let the internal guards do these things in the future, don't you do it yourself!" Zhao Ta took it and said.

"They all slept, and they didn't alarm them so late, and besides, they were used to it!" Zhao Xin put the things on the case aside and said.

"You have a different identity now, don't let people say that I, the prince, call my wife as a person!" Zhao Ta said with a smile as he ate the baked cakes.

"I can't let those people in the guard camp say to Brother Ren that Zhao Xin married the princess and put up the princess's shelf, and besides, didn't the prince also cook for us little guys back then?" Zhao Xin pouted and said.

"Hehe, you're not afraid of what I'm afraid of, with you by my side, I don't have to worry about many things!" Zhao said.

"Second master, you know that Lu Dao Yelu Yu has the intention of seizing power, why will you let me and the princess here for the summer, aren't you afraid that he will take the opportunity to occupy Xijing City?" Zhao Xin asked, the prince has been here for a few days, and the news has been quietly released, Yelu Yu should have known about Lu Dao, but he did not come to see him in person, nor did he send someone to greet him, I don't know what Lu Dao has in mind, which makes people worry.

"I'm giving him a chance, if Yelu Yu has the heart to stand on his own, then now is the best time for him to seize the throne, and if he doesn't come to see me, it means that he is hesitating in his heart and doesn't dare to act rashly!" Zhao Ta said with a smile.

"Then what does he want to do if he sets up his own prince, and what if he doesn't want to take the throne?" Zhao Xin didn't know why the prince of Lu Dao was taking risks, and asked puzzledly.

As the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and with Yelu Yu's experience and shrewdness, he will not fail to understand this simple truth. If he dares to take the throne and stand on his own, I can raise an army to fight against him, get rid of him, and avoid future troubles forever; If he comes to see me, it means that he has recognized my status, and there will be no dissent in the future, and he will naturally be exempted from future troubles; If he wants to leave and set up a new king, I will let him go, but not on my territory! Zhao said.

"Then he should already know the prince's thoughts, why are he still hesitating?" Zhao Xin asked again.

"Because he understands that this is the last opportunity for the Yelu family, if he submits to it, then the land of Xijing will be surnamed Zhao in the future, and it will also be the world of the Han people, and the restoration of Daliao I think it is the wish of every Khitan person, including your Xiao family, so I give them this opportunity, whether to go against, or stay depends on him!" Zhao Ta looked at Zhao Xin and said.

"Second master, don't look at me, marry your husband and follow your husband, I will support you in whatever you want!" Zhao Xin pouted and said, obviously very dissatisfied with the prince's statement, "But who else will tolerate them now except the second master, now the Jurchens hate them to the core, and once he leaves us, he will be exterminated immediately." But where can he go, Yelu Yanxi can be said to have harmed the Quartet over the years, and the surrounding ethnic groups hate the Khitans to the core, without foreign aid and no territory, how can he survive, and in the end he will inevitably be defeated! ”

"So Yelu Yu hasn't thought about it yet, and hesitating, but once he makes a decision, there is no turning back, just like me, I still need to work hard to return to the Great Song Dynasty!" Zhao Ta couldn't help but feel gloomy when he said, in what capacity will he return to the Song Dynasty one day in the future, is he an invader, or a Zhongxing, or is he still a courtier?

"Second master, the river should have received an order too, why Brother Ren hasn't arrived yet, is there a problem?" Zhao Xin saw that the prince's face was not good, and quickly changed the topic.

"Tens of thousands of people want to leave the river unnoticed, and it can't cause a big storm, it's not so easy, and the autumn grain harvest is imminent, how can they be willing, they must think of a complete strategy!" Zhao Ta said that he had a problem for Zhao Ren and others.

"Second Master, the large-scale entry of the Loyal and Brave Army into Xijing will change the situation in the entire north, but it will also make Hezhong fall under the threat of Western Xia, which may cut off our trade routes and cut off our financial resources!" Zhao Xin thought for a while and said, after several years of development, the Hezhong region has become an important source of the prince's wallet, especially the salt brings them a huge amount of wealth every year, if they lose Hezhong, the supply of Xijing will inevitably be affected.

"Hezhong is far away in the northwest border, and Hezhou, Youzhou and other places are occupied by the Tibetan department, in this eventful autumn the imperial court whip is beyond the reach of the whip, and it is not able to manage, only rely on the border ministers to maintain the situation, now they are considering the safety of Bianjing and the Central Plains, last year the Western Xia invaded the border, forced Lingzhou, and the alarm was sent to the Beijing division like snowflakes, but they ignored it, it can be seen that they have long been ready to give up, and now the loyal and brave army has long been disbanded in accordance with the order, they are just the border people of Tuntian, even if they go to the court, they will not take it to heart, let alone send troops to fight!" Zhao said.

"Is Brother Ren going to stay in the river and not come with the army?" Zhao Xin asked.

"Brother Yiren's temperament, most of them will choose to stay in order for the loyal soldiers to evacuate safely, and Mr. Xu and others will not leave, these are rare talents!" Zhao Tan sighed.

"Then what's next for Xixia?" Zhao Xin asked again, she knew that the loyal warriors would still be afraid in Western Xia, and the departure of the loyal warriors would inevitably make them ready to move.

"If my estimate is correct, Xixia will send someone soon!" Zhao Ta said with a smile, as if he had already known how to deal with Western Xia.

"Could it be that the second master already has a countermeasure?" Zhao Xin asked with some disbelief, wondering if the prince had long thought that he might be forced to run away one day, and had already prepared for it.

"Since the year before last the Western Xia invested gold, sent troops to Tiande, Yunnei and other states, and wanted to forcibly occupy Dongsheng, I cut off their trade routes, although we lost a lot, but the impact on them was greater, and also cut off the financial routes of Huangtou Hui, Xizhou Huifu and Western Domain, causing them to be dissatisfied and cut off contact with them, a year down the tariff alone is a huge loss, we can still bear it, but for the Xixia who has long been in trouble, it is even worse. And the Tiande and Yunnei they won were robbed back by the Jin Kingdom, which can be said to have lost their wife and soldiers, so they took the risk to regain Lingxia, but now that Lingxia has been operating for many years, how can it be so easy for him to think! Zhao Ta said with a sneer.

"Therefore, the second master concluded that the Xixia people would definitely come to make peace, so he could take the opportunity to knock them again, but how could they know that you have arrived in Xijing?" Zhao Xin pondered and was still puzzled.

"Don't underestimate this Western Xia, they can survive for a hundred years between the two big countries, they have their own strengths, Brother Cha is even more capable, he will think of it!" Zhao Ta said with a smile, and stuffed the rest of the baked cakes into his mouth... (To be continued......)