Zhu Houxi nodded with satisfaction, at least his attitude is very good now, but he doesn't know how long he can keep it.

"This matter is very important, your status may not be worse than Yan Song and them, but don't be nervous, you first find Gu Da to use them to learn, I will help you find some helpers these days, and the rest can only rely on yourself, if you have the ability, you are the minister of this intelligence department, if you don't have it, you can be a shadow with peace of mind."

That's all he said, if this guy can't do it, then find someone else, it's just that he won't be able to find anyone for a while, but if he really can't do it, Zhu Houxi will naturally not be reluctant, such an important position is naturally to be handed over to a capable person to do.

"Okay, you go and prepare for it yourself, I don't know much about related things, and it depends on you how to build it, but my ultimate requirement for you is that your intelligence department must be able to receive information if there is any wind and grass in the entire Ming Dynasty, especially some important people in some key areas, I don't need you to monitor them, but some unknown things that they do behind their backs Your intelligence department must know something, it may be useless for the time being, but you have to record it."

To be honest, this is very difficult, that is, the development of the Internet in the future can basically achieve this situation, and it is not so easy to implement, after all, if all people are monitoring, how huge the amount of information will be generated every day.

"No." Kong Ci instantly felt that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier, but he was not afraid.

"Well, let's go down, it's almost dawn, you go back and clean up by yourself, I'm going to start getting busy, I've been recuperating from my injuries for a few days, but fortunately, I've chosen the right person to put on top so that there won't be any mess, right?" Zhu Houxi glanced at Kong Ci meaningfully and left, he had to go to Qi Jingtong to see how the military merit system was doing, and the expansion of the army, now he has to start preparations.

Especially the expansion of the army, after this war, nearly 300,000 troops, but the battle division is only 200,000, those who are injured may be able to continue to fight after treatment, but this is not enough, the million army is a bit exaggerated, 500,000 should be a more appropriate number.

No matter how much he really can't afford to raise, it's not that Zhu Houxi has no money, but that the food is not enough, the total amount of food is there, and he can only support so many troops at most, let alone provide a certain amount of meat.

If you really eat like this, you can't buy anything with money, and now it's basically a small-scale peasant economy, although the family will also raise some livestock or something, and it's enough to eat on a regular basis, but if you feed the army like this, it's not enough at all.

Zhu Houxi plans to let Qi Jingtong solve it by himself, and when the time comes, just reclaim some wasteland and let them grow it by themselves, and then raise some livestock, let them be self-sufficient for the time being, and the meat around them will be almost unavailable.

Zhu Houxi didn't let Lu Fang follow him on this trip, he was very busy, and it was inevitable that he would delay time with him, besides, he was going to find Qi Jingtong, not to do anything else.

Qi Jingtong sat in the big tent, looking at the rising sun, feeling very sad, a day has passed, and he has not found a clue, to be honest, it is really troublesome.

It didn't matter when he didn't think about it before, he was going to do it seriously, he felt that it was not appropriate, he didn't care about himself, but he had to think about the people below, but he was not only their general, he was also His Majesty's courtier.

He also has to think about many things for the imperial court, if he sets it too outrageous, Yan Song will not agree, besides, a suitable exchange ratio will make people work hard, too little is better than nothing for some people, too much, who still wants to work hard, after a battle, I want to retire from the army, isn't it good to go home and have a hot kang head for my wife and children, who wants to go to the battlefield and work hard.

Ordinary soldiers are basically settled, an enemy is almost four points of military merit, of course, up and down are also fluctuating, some encirclement points to send reinforcements or something, and if the battle is particularly difficult or something, there are additional combat merits, these are all okay, but the most important thing, how to get a promotion for military merit, how much to set is a headache.

"Two dog things, it was originally your job, so you lost them all to me, right?" Qi Jingtong couldn't help but scold secretly, his hair has really been bare in the past few days, which is much more difficult than fighting.

However, he also understands that this is a matter of vital interest to them, and it is best for him to do it, whether it is good or not, it is his problem, let the cabinet do it, no matter what it looks like, it is inevitable that he will complain.

And he also knows that these two busy people are much busier than him, and after the battle, there is really nothing too big for him here, usually he is a high daily training, pay close attention to the movements around him so as not to let people take advantage of the loopholes, and the others are not very busy.

But understanding is understanding, it's just that he should still be scolded, it wasn't his job in the first place, and now it's all left to him before, it's really big-hearted, aren't you afraid that he will set a particularly high proportion of military merit.

"Haha, that's right, these two are indeed dog things." Zhu Houyu couldn't help laughing, the relationship between these people looks good, it's good, it's better to be relatively united in this period now, several people should work together, and when the country is stable in the future, as long as there is no problem at work, Zhu Houyu doesn't bother to care how they fight.

"See Your Majesty." Qi Jingtong was excited, and he was completely sleepy in an instant, but the first time was naturally a surprise, after all, His Majesty has not heard from him for a long time, and now it seems that it should be good, as long as His Majesty is fine, they will have no worries.

"Get up, it looks like you and you haven't slept, how are you thinking, Yan Song and they have no problem doing it, this kind of thing is related to your vital interests, you should do it yourself, others can't help you."

Zhu Houxi sat directly on the bench, and crossed Erlang's legs with a big grin, he has been here for a while, let Qi Jingtong do this, it is really embarrassing for him, but what to do, the commander of the three armies not only has to fight well, but everything else must be able to solve it, otherwise he is a vanguard general, how can he do this boss.

"What is Your Majesty talking about?"

"Don't talk nonsense to me, I'm very busy, naturally it's something that Yan Song and they threw at you, after you get it done and Yan Song improve it, I still have to take a look, this is a big deal, I can't allow you to mess around." Zhu Houxi attaches great importance to the army, after all, it is such a group of people who are needed to protect the family and defend the country, and a certain amount of institutional support is urgently needed for their kindness.

Whether it's good or bad, as long as it's artificial, it will inevitably make people dissatisfied, but the system is different, he is there, you can see how much you should get, even if there may be any unfairness, but the system is there, and it is known from the beginning, and it is not just for individuals alone, and it will not complain about the court and the country.

The establishment of the military department is also for this consideration, to ensure the relative purity of the army, and try to solve all things by yourself, so that the executioner is controlled by others, but unfortunately, Qi Jingtong is still a little worse, if it is Wang Yangming, he doesn't have to worry about this matter at all, what a mistake, the three-year appointment of the word is also coming soon, where did this guy go.

"This, it's roughly done, but there are some details that still need to be discussed." Qi Jingtong shrunk his neck, it was really difficult, he felt that he couldn't finish his work, but he really didn't have anything to do.

"Well, Yan Song should have told you about the affairs of the military department, you advanced to the cabinet to learn and study, just rely on your current ability, you haven't developed a law to support a complete military department, learn more from Yan Song, he has a lot of things you should learn, you are not just a general, you are also the top general of the current army, how to say that you are also a general, don't be so straight in your head, think about it."

Zhu Houxi can only say that, Qi Jingtong is really not suitable for this job, but now there is no one, even if it is not suitable, he can only bite the bullet and learn slowly, anyway, there should be no war for the time being in the future, and the army can be reorganized.

"Your Majesty, this is innate, I can't help it, really let me be in charge of the military department, I can't do it, what about Lord Wang Yangming, he will definitely be able to, if he is allowed to take charge of the military department, I will be the first to be convinced." Qi Jingtong felt that his brain was going to explode, it was really not something that people did, how good it was to eat and sleep well, he only needed to think about leading troops to fight, now there are so many things at once, it is really difficult, and they are all things he is not good at.

"If you let you go on, you will go, if I have the right person, will I let you go, how do Wang Yangming know where he ran to, forget it, you follow and learn first, if it really doesn't work, I will find a way." Zhu Houxi is also very irritable, it's okay if you don't mention it, who knows where that guy went.

Anyway, at present, Zhu Houxi is not very hopeful, wait for the three-year period to see if there is any news, now use Qi Jingtong for the time being, what else can I do, if not, you have to give it to me, do you think Lao Tzubai has cultivated you.

"No." What else can Qi Jingtong say, he has nothing to say, but he doesn't know where Lord Wang has gone when he listens to His Majesty's meaning, he feels very mysterious, what task did His Majesty give Lord Wang before?

Although he was curious, he didn't dare to ask, he could only nod his head resignedly, just learn, at least the fate is in his own hands, right, when he was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, it was called an uncomfortable ah, a group of civilian officials, what do they know, now at least they can be the masters of the house, it's actually pretty good, right?

"Well, there is one more thing, after this big battle, there are also a lot of deaths, and there are also some injured and important dischargers, and the army should be expanded again, this must be your business."

Qi Jingtong's eyes lit up, conscription, conscription is good, and he doesn't have to worry about the problem of soldiers, as long as he releases the news, I don't know how many people rush in, but I don't know how many people His Majesty wants to recruit.

"How many soldiers does Your Majesty plan to recruit, and Weichen can also be prepared when he returns." Qi Jingtong naturally thinks that the more the better, if there are more troops, he can spread out and fight, and now the fight is a little timid, there is no way, there are so many people, if there are too many casualties, this battle will not be able to be fought, at least some reserves must be prepared.

"Before, there were ten armies, this time you will expand according to twenty-five armies, about 500,000 people, but you take your time for me, don't recruit so many at once, otherwise the army level is uneven and there is no combat effectiveness, and I will kill you alive." Zhu Houxi waited for him to glance, he was also afraid that this second stunned person would be directly full, it was like this last time, but this time it was different from the last time, 300,000 soldiers had to be recruited from all over the country, otherwise who would plant the land.

"No, Weichen knows, please rest assured." Isn't this easy, he also thinks that twenty-five armies are about the same, and it will be difficult to manage any more, and when these armies are trained, the army can be sent out and stationed at that time, and there is no need to keep them all around.

I have to say that the new army system is easier to manage, he only needs to manage a few army commanders, or add some division commanders, the previous general and that general, is somewhat chaotic.

"Also, with so many troops, the imperial court must not be able to supply you with food and meat, it's not that I'm stingy, but half a million soldiers eat horses and chew, and I can't supply it, so this must be for you to find a way." Last time, there was a wave of ruthlessness, and there was still some food, but there was really no way to do this thing about meat, where did you go to get so much meat.

That is, the family is not bad, people can raise one or two pigs, and it takes time for this thing to be slaughtered, and the army is consumed quickly, rather than let him find a way, it is better to let them solve it themselves, large-scale breeding is, what happened to an army to open a few pig farms.

"Huh? So what do we do? Qi Jingtong was dumbfounded, if the supply was cut off, let alone another 300,000 soldiers, these soldiers in his hands would have to starve to death.

"What to do, of course you grow it yourself, there are so many of you, what else is it difficult to farm, as for meat, you can raise pigs yourself, if you like to eat rabbit and mutton or something, you can also raise something else, just buy feed from the outside, self-sufficient, and save me from worrying, and the food can be without you before you grow it?"

Zhu Houyu raised his eyebrows, the main thing is that he really doesn't want to care, this thing is simple to say, but it is difficult to do, and this is not a day or two, but a perennial so, the food consumed at that time is an astronomical amount, it is better to let them solve it by themselves from the beginning, and it will save Zhu Houyu to worry.

In fact, it can be solved, just divide a few more military regions to go out, usually train and farm the land, and then engage in some breeding or something, there must be no problem with basic self-sufficiency, and he is going to fight a war, and he will definitely find a way to solve the problem of grain and grass.