A group of officials came over to salute Zhao Hong, and Wei Liaoweng, the squire of the military department, looked at the fierce competition in the field, full of interest.

"Your Majesty came to Yujin Garden in person, and the interest of the soldiers is very high!"

In fact, he was very suspicious. Is it necessary to toss so much in order to engage in a military competition?

Young man, just ascending to the throne, is still too impulsive.

"Your Majesty is martial and energetic, and the old minister is beyond his reach!"

Zhao Shanxiang, the coastal envoy, the prefect of Qingyuan Mansion, and the Great Song Dynasty clan, stroked his white beard and patted his ass with a smile.

Zhao Shanxiang is the eighth grandson of Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong, and Zhao Hong is the tenth grandson of Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of Song. According to the generation, Zhao Hong still has to call Zhao Shanxiang "master".

However, the "master" is now in front of the "grandson", and he has to pretend to be the grandson.

He didn't understand, what was the important thing for the emperor to come to him?

A new broom sweeps clean. Could it be that the emperor wants to reorganize the coastal defense armament?

"Zhao Qing, you are in charge of the Coastal Preparation Division, do you think that some talk is better than nothing?"

Zhao Hong looked at this Zhao Song royal family and said bluntly.

The Song Dynasty crossed to the south, and Zhao Gaozong of the Song Dynasty set up a coastal control department to defend against the sneak attack of the Jin people from the sea. The Coastal Preparation Division initially had only one official office, and then it was divided into the East Zhejiang Coastal Preparation Division and the West Zhejiang Coastal Preparation Division, which were stationed in Xupu Town, Pingjiang Prefecture and Dinghai County, Qingyuan Prefecture, respectively.

For example, the prefect of Qingyuan Prefecture concurrently serves as the coastal envoy, and its daily government affairs are in charge of the deputy envoy. The Coastal Control Division was originally a military department, but there was nothing to do in naval battles for many years, and most of the wars occurred in the Jianghuai inland rivers.

The dignified Coastal Control Division has jurisdiction over thousands of miles of coastline in the Southern Song Dynasty, but there are only 6,000 sailors, and I don't know if the soldiers are full.

Sailor, that is the foundation of frontier expansion and colonial immigration.

The most important thing is that as the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, he not only wants to reorganize his armaments and strengthen the army and the country, but also grasp the military power in his hands, like an arm.

The old history of scholars controlling military power must not be reproduced.

And this is also another original intention of his founding of the martial arts hall.

"Your Majesty, I am a great Song sailor, and I am mostly prepared in the Jianghuai Inland River. There is no war at sea, so it is naturally like chicken ribs, tasteless food, and it is a pity to abandon it. ”

Zhao Shanxiang laughed awkwardly and replied softly.

For the Southern Song Dynasty, in terms of the national defense layout and situation during the war with the Jin people, Jiangfang was always the first priority, followed by border defense, and finally coastal defense. In the previous wars of the Jin and Song dynasties, the Yangtze River was the focus of attack and defense of both sides, and it was also the three major defense areas that ran through the Southern Song Dynasty, Lianghuai, Jingxiang, and Sichuan and Shu. Therefore, the defense of the river was the most important national defense focus of the Song Dynasty.

"Chicken?"

Zhao Hong glanced at Zhao Shanxiang and frowned slightly.

"I've heard that pirates are rampant on the southeast coast, is this also a pity to eat tastelessly and abandon it?"

"Your Majesty, that's not what the minister meant!"

Zhao Shanxiang was shocked, and hurriedly bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I have been rampant along the coast for a long time. Although Dinghai is located at the mouth of the sea, protecting the Beijing division and controlling and curbing pirates, because the coastal defense is fine, the armament is lax, the naval army is lacking, and the combat power is worrying. Pirates are well versed in the sea, and there are many people, and it has become the climate. The major general of the Dinghai Sea Army is weak and weak. Your Majesty, please. ”

"Why don't you say that the officials are corrupt, and the officials are like wolves and tigers, so that the people can't bear it anymore and take risks?"

Zhao Hong was unceremonious and said sharply.

always attribute the reason to objectivity, even if there is no naval army, as long as the officials are clear, the people will not enter the sea as thieves, let alone form a climate.

"Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent, please punish Your Majesty!"

Zhao Shanxiang's body trembled, and he was about to kneel down and kowtow to his "grandson" to ask for guilt.

The new emperor is not like the first emperor, fooling around at will.

"Excuse me. I don't want to blame anyone, I just want to clean up the navy and take precautions. Do you have any suggestions? ”

Zhao Hong said softly, his eyes signaled, and the guards hurriedly straightened Zhao Shanxiang, who was pretending to be and had slightly bent his knees.

In the late Southern Song Dynasty, there was political corruption and many evils, and in it, we could only go with the flow and stick to the old ways. To improve coastal defense, it is not within the reach of Zhao Shanxiang alone.

"Your Majesty, the affairs of the navy have always been handled by Wu Qian, the judge of the Qingyuan Mansion. Wu Qian was the champion of the Ding Chou Branch in Jiading for ten years, shrewd and capable, young and strong, and asked His Majesty to grant Wu Qian the deputy envoy of the coastal system and summon him to come and play the right. ”

Zhao Shanxiang bowed and said, it seemed that he was helpless and wanted to pick a child.

"The champion of the imperial examination? Wu Qian? Where is he now? ”

Zhao Hong couldn't help but be stunned. This Zhao Shanxiang is an open-minded person.

The champion of the imperial examination, can he be competent in the military?

"Your Majesty, in May this year, Wu Qian's father, Wu Rousheng, passed away. Winter and November have just been buried, and Wu Qian is worried about his father at home. The minister has already summoned him, and now he is in the Yujin Garden. Please summon him to the Holy Majesty. ”

Zhao Shanxiang hurriedly played. It seems that he has already prepared.

"Zhao Qing, you are really dedicated and prepared! I am very pleased. Good! ”

Zhao Hong nodded, and the guard understood and left the high platform.

Win the face of love! It can be seen that Wu Qian still has some skills. Otherwise, Zhao Shanxiang would not be so unkind.

Zhao Shanxiang, the Great Song Clan, still has some discipline, and belongs to the kind of officials who are pertinent in doing things. is not like Zhao Rushu, the waiter of the criminal department, it is just a pile of shit.

"Thank you, Your Majesty is falsely praised, and the ministers are terrified!"

Zhao Shanxiang thanked him again and again, and secretly wiped his sweat.

The new emperor was well informed, but fortunately he was well prepared, otherwise he would have really left a bad name in the emperor's heart.

Zhao Shanxiang was sweating profusely and relieved. Zhao Hong laughed.

"Zhao Qing, relax, you're good. In my Great Song Clan, you are already a cadre who is willing to do things. Unlike that Zhao Rushu, it is useless, there is not enough success and more than failure, I feel disgusting when I think about it! ”

Zhao Rushu is such a person, the fox is fake and the tiger is mighty, willing to be an eagle dog, holding such a high salary, and not doing personnel, it is really a great irony.

Zhao Shanxiang and Wei Liaoweng looked at each other, and they both laughed and laughed.

The new emperor's hurtful words are direct enough!

"Wei Qing, you're not bad. Repair the Yujin Garden, organize the selection of the forbidden army, and be in order, I didn't misunderstand you. ”

Zhao Hong's voice changed, and his eyes turned to Wei Liaoweng who was smiling.

"Wei Qing, have the names of the soldiers of the Front Division of the Palace and the Infantry Division been counted by the Ministry of War?"

He sat back in his chair, his gaze still sweeping toward the room.

The reason why he came and chose Yujin Garden was to promote the style of martial arts training in the army, and the other was the rearrangement of the forbidden army in Lin'an City, including foot soldiers and sailors.

"Your Majesty, this is the roster of the forbidden army of the front division of the palace and the guard infantry division, please read it for your majesty."

Wei Liaoweng respectfully put the counted roster on the table.

Zhao Hong picked up the list of forbidden troops and looked at it carefully.

The three divisions of the forbidden army, the front division of the palace and the guard infantry division are in Lin'an City, but the guard Ma military division is in Jiankang Mansion. Jinling City is on the verge of the river and is already the front line, and the guard Ma Junsi is placed in Jinling City, which is also to ensure the safety of the garrison on the Jinling front.

"Your Majesty, the Front Division of the Palace and the Infantry Division, more than 29,000 soldiers on Liangzhejiang Road, more than 16,000 soldiers on Jiangnan East Road, more than 15,000 on Fujian Road, 6,000 on Jingnan Road, more than 11,000 on Lianghuai, about 10,000 people on Jinghu Road, and about 7,000 people on Liangguang Road......"

Wei Liaoweng came one by one, like a few treasures, and it seems that he has put in a lot of effort.

Sure enough, Zhejiang has the most children, accounting for more than 30%.

Strong and weak, I don't know what the most elite 100,000 forbidden troops are going to do around Lin'an City? What does it do?

Is it to prevent the common people?

"If you remove the water army of the front division of the palace, how many foot soldiers are left?"

Zhao Hong thought about it and continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, the Xupu Water Army of Lin'an Mansion, as well as the Pengpu Water Army, a total of 13,000 people, belong to the Water Army of the Front Division of the Palace, and most of them are the children of Liangzhejiang Road and Jiangnan East Road. In addition to the naval army, there are 81,000 people in the front division of the palace and the infantry division. ”

Zhao Shanxiang then replied.

What is the Emperor going to do? It's not like you want to adjust it together, right?

The Xupu Navy is located in Suzhou, and the Lupu Navy is located on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay, close to the sea. In addition, there are 6,000 Dinghai Sea Army, which is subordinate to the Coastal Control Division, located in Ningbo and Guangdong and Fujian along the river, and Yiran is already at sea.

It was decided that the naval army of 6,000 people was subordinate to the Coastal Control Division under the rule of Zhao Shanxiang.

Six thousand navy!

Zhao Hong shook his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Wei Qing, Zhao Qing, you said that the soldiers of the front division of the palace will be stationed in their hometowns, and the Lu will remain unchanged, what do you think?"

Huaidong and Jinghu are the front lines, and they need elite soldiers. Let the soldiers return to their hometowns, and they can better protect their families and defend the country.

"Your Majesty, return to your hometown, and the soldiers below will not complain. The key is those middle and high-ranking generals in the army, I am afraid that they will be more difficult. ”

"Your Majesty, what Duke Wei said is extremely true. Those generals are accustomed to the comfort of Lin'an City, and many people have land and property in Lin'an City, so I'm afraid it's not so easy to move. ”

Wei Liaoweng and Zhao Shanxiang said one after the other.

Middle- and high-ranking generals!

Zhao Hong smiled coldly, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Dong Songchen, the proposed decree, the 11,000 people in Lianghuai, the 10,000 people in Jinghu Road, and the 16,000 soldiers on Jiangnan East Road were transferred to Yangzhou, Huaidong, Jinghu Xiangyang, Zaoyang, and Jiangnan East Road Jiankang Mansion to return to their hometowns. The soldiers' salaries remain unchanged. ”

Middle- and high-ranking generals are accustomed to comfort.

It is to break their altars and jars, and let the incompetent get out of the way.

Zhao Hong's words surprised Wei Liaoweng and Zhao Shanxiang.

In this rough calculation, the 94,000 people in the front division of the palace and the infantry division went to 37,000 at once, and only 57,000 people remained.

If you exclude the 13,000 sailors in front of the palace, there will only be 44,000 infantry troops.

"Your Majesty, in this way, will the forbidden army of the Gongwei Jingshi be too few?"

Wei Liaoweng was a little worried.

Since the Song Dynasty crossed to the south, the forbidden army around Lin'an City has been maintained at about 100,000. It has been reduced by forty percent all of a sudden, and the safety of Jingshi seems to be worrying.

"What is there to worry about? Could it be that the elite of the 40,000 or 50,000 forbidden troops can't protect Lin'an City, which is in the hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

Zhao Hong snorted coldly and put the roster on the table.

"Not only are the 37,000 people put back to their original paths, but all the forbidden troops of the Front Division of the Palace and the Infantry Division must also be screened. All those bullshit things that eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers must not happen in this dynasty. There are many troubles on the border, and soldiers always have to fight. Is a soldier who doesn't fight a war considered a soldier? What is the use of the state raising them? ”

It's hard to leave your homeland. These 37,000 forbidden troops are all registered in the border areas, and they return to their hometowns to serve in the border areas, which is justified.

Besides, in a world of great contention, can a forbidden army that does not fight still be considered an army?

"Your Majesty! It is precisely the time to investigate it carefully, so that no one in the army will be deceived and deceived and betrayed the grace of God. ”

Wei Liaoweng nodded again and again, echoing the emperor.

Although it is said that the front division of the palace and the infantry division are at the feet of the Son of Heaven, they are subject to too many restrictions. But there are always people who take risks, and in the final analysis, it is still the interests that make trouble.

"Wei Qing, you go back and discuss with Xuan Yong, he is the secretary of the military department. Now that Feng Shu, Li Tang, Xu Sheng and others are in charge of the Lin'an Forbidden Army, they can just reorganize their armaments and eliminate the accumulated shortcomings in the army. ”

From the repair of Yujin Garden and the selection of the forbidden army in front of the palace, it can be seen that Wei Liaoweng can be reused. And the reason why Wei Liaoweng was not allowed to do this in person was also because Wei Liaoweng had other uses, and under the current situation, he was not at ease to hand it over to others.

Wei Liaoweng and Zhao Shanxiang received the decree together, and they were both secretly admired.

The new emperor is vigorous and resolute, bold and bold, which is eye-catching and worth looking forward to. And it is a good opportunity to reorganize the armament and eliminate the accumulated shortcomings in the army in front of the palace.

I have to say that Zhao Hong's thunderbolt method is categorical, and this hand is ruthless enough.