Inside the lobby.

Han Zhen sat at the back of the hall and said condescendingly: "You have done a good job in this matter, although the means are a little immature, but the overall idea is fine." ”

That one-eyed stone man and Ganoderma lucidum were too deliberate.

However, considering the ignorance of the people of this era, it is understandable that they believe in the theory of gods and ghosts.

Simple and crude is the right way, and if it is too subtle and profound, they can't understand it.

As for the scholars and the wealthy merchants, no matter how true they are, they will not believe it, and besides, the thing itself is not for them.

Su Zhaode said modestly: "Only those who are humble are shallow in learning, please forgive the county magistrate." ”

Han Zhen asked, "What do you want to send?" ”

"But by the orders of the county magistrate!"

Su Zhaode looked respectful.

Han Zhen looked at him with a smile and ordered, "I am going to set up a business academy, and you will temporarily act as the president." ”

"Thank you to the county magistrate, the subordinate officials must do their best!"

Su Zhaode was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed down.

In the end, he has to see more thoroughly than Ma Yundi, although this kind of newly established department seems to have no obvious functions, no one has no power, and there is not even a public office, but it has unlimited potential.

Whether it is the recently established Academy of Engineering or the Academy of Advancement, all of them reveal a message that the county magistrate wants to restructure!

And this restructuring is not drastic, but moisturizing things silently.

In Su Zhaode's view, this is right.

Han Zhen said slowly: "Businessmen value profit and ignore righteousness, but as small as a county town or as big as a country, it is not good without commerce. ”

Hearing this, Su Zhaode said thoughtfully: "What does the county magistrate mean, the duty of the business institute is to restrain businessmen?" ”

"Yes, but not comprehensively."

Han Zhen smiled slightly and explained: "Regulate the operation of the market, the order of circulation, break the monopoly of the market, formulate commercial bills, and resolve commercial disputes...... All of these are the responsibilities of the Business Institute. ”

Gollum!

Su Zhaode couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He thought that the business institute had potential, but he didn't expect that he still underestimated the ambition of the county magistrate.

According to the functions mentioned by the county magistrate, I am afraid that the scale and power of the Commercial Yuan are not much better than those of the six Cao.

When he came back to his senses, Su Zhaode's face was puzzled: "County magistrate, since ancient times, businessmen have not been restrained, and I am afraid that this move will be resisted by all businessmen." ”

In the past, merchants were restricted from wearing silk and satin, riding in horse-drawn carriages, and so on.

But these restrictions do not touch the root of the businessman.

i.e., business operations.

There is almost no official regulation of the business operations of merchants.

"I know, so this matter is urgent, we need to come step by step, and use the means of spring breeze and rain to imperceptibly put shackles on businessmen."

Han Zhen paused and continued: "This is a long process, it may take three or five years, or it may take more than ten years to show results. Can you be confident? ”

Su Zhaode almost didn't hesitate, and replied decisively: "Xiaguan is naturally confident!" ”

"Good!"

Han Zhen smiled slightly and asked, "Have you read the six-year development plan written by He Jun and others?" ”

Han Zhen ordered people to make many copies of the plan written by He Jun and the six people for the government officials to read and see.

In the future, development plans will be the norm.

There are many benefits of this thing, for example, after the official takes office, he only needs to flip through the plan written by the previous official, and he can clearly know the development trajectory of the entire county or department in the past few years, which policies need to be continued, and which policies need to be improved, at a glance.

Su Zhaode nodded, and said in an admiring tone: "The lower official has read it several times, it is really thought-provoking, every word is beautiful!" ”

Han Zhen instructed: "Since you have read it, go back and write a plan about the Business Institute and submit it." ”

"The subordinate officer receives the order!"

Su Zhaode bowed in response, walked vigorously, and turned out of the lobby in high spirits.

Zhao Song's official system was too bloated and complicated, and the functions of various departments overlapped and chaotic.

The advantage is that it strengthens the centralization of power and disperses the power of officials, even if there is a faint monarch like Song Huizong, who ignores the government and politics all day long, cultivates immortals and plays for fun, there will be no situation where the prime minister's power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and the pattern of feudal towns in various places will appear.

However, the shortcomings are also obvious, the problem of redundant officials is serious, and officials serve for three years, the policies of various states and counties are chaotic, and there is no continuity in the policies for benefiting the people.

During this period of time, Han Zhen has been discussing with Shi Wenhui, Zhao Ting, Liu Mi and others how to restructure.

So far, some progress has been made.

In the framework of three provinces and six ministries, split optimization is carried out.

Under the retention of the Chinese book, the military department is independent of the outside as an army system.

At the same time, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs were streamlined and optimized, and at the same time, the Institute of Advancement, the Academy of Engineering, the Academy of Commerce, the Academy of Agriculture, and the Institute of Education were added, including the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, as well as public opinion.

One province, four ministries and five hospitals.

Each performs its own duties and has clear responsibilities.

The rough outline has been set, and now the details are finalized.

Although it only occupies four counties now, it is not needed for the time being, but it is impossible to say in the future.

……

September 18.

A large-scale hydraulic forging workshop on the banks of the Zihe River was completed and put into use on the same day.

Han Zhen personally went to inspect it.

Twelve assembly lines, a total of 60 hydraulic forging hammers, are constantly waved back and forth under the impetus of the river, and hammer heavily on the red-hot wrought iron.

In a burst of clanging sounds, sparks flew everywhere, and pieces of wrought iron turned into pieces of armor under the beating of the forging hammer.

After inspecting the workshop, Han Zhen smiled with satisfaction: "It's a good job, the craftsmen who participated in the construction this time are all rewarded!" ”

"Thank you, County Magistrate!"

The craftsmen were overjoyed and thanked them loudly.

All the way out of the gate of the workshop, Han Zhen walked straight to the war horse.

Suddenly, he thought of something, paused, turned his head and said, "By the way, can you make the stamping machine of Heti a while ago?" ”

Hearing this, Craftsman Yuan smiled bitterly: "The county magistrate, the lower officials have discussed several times with their colleagues in the Academy of Engineering, but with the current means, they can't do it. First of all, the material, the best refined iron at present is the iron of the Western Regions. However, even if it is a hundred refining iron, it cannot easily cut wrought iron. ”

"The second is the lack of hydraulic power, driving the grinding disc and small forging hammer is the limit, and if you want to cut wrought iron, the strength is far from enough. In addition, there are many questions, such as whether the strength of the part can support multiple repeated stamping, etc. ”

In fact, the iron-smelting technology of the Northern Song Dynasty was already very advanced.

The use of blast furnaces and coke has matured.

In this case, it's just a flash of inspiration and ideas.

Again, never underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen instructed: "The Academy of Engineering has been established, so as the first research topic after its establishment, it will be set as hydraulic stamping technology." If anyone can solve it, he will be rewarded with money and knighted! ”

Fame and fortune are there, roll up for Lao Tzu!

Hydraulic stamping was used not only to make ordnance, but also to mint coins later.

Craftsman Yuan nodded solemnly: "Xiaguan understands!" ”

"I'll leave it to you."

Han Zhen said, turned over his horse, and ran in the direction of the barracks.

Approaching the barracks, I heard a loud noise in my ears.

Yu Yu!

The war horse neighed, apparently not used to the explosion of a firearm, and was frightened.

Fortunately, it is a well-trained war horse and has a relatively docile temperament, otherwise if you change to other horses, you may make some drastic moves.

This is the power of firearms in the military formation.

On the one hand, lethality is the loud explosion that causes large-scale chaos on enemy soldiers and horses.

As long as the formation is out of order, the heavy cavalry can take advantage of the situation to charge the formation and slaughter.

The war horse couldn't be ridden, Han Zhen turned over and dismounted, and after being appeased for a while, he led the war horse into the barracks.

On the school ground, more than 10,000 soldiers were practicing formations.

As the golden drums and battle flags remained unchanged, the soldiers also formed different phalanxes.

The formation is not a thing that you don't need to practice if you know it, but you need to practice it several times a day to eventually form muscle memory.

Even in the dark, you can quickly change formations.

The schedule in the army is very tight, and the time is very tight, first come to the three-kilometer jog to warm up, and then have half an hour to rest and have breakfast.

After the rest, it is time to practice the formation.

After lunch in the afternoon, many teams practiced with each other on offense and defense.

Practice until near the unitary time, and after a short rest, the firearms are explained and practiced.

At present, because the number of firearms is insufficient, it is not possible to ensure that all soldiers will conduct drills at the same time. For example, the explosion time of the firearm, the timing and action of the throw, and how to protect oneself.

A small group of soldiers was arranged to conduct live-fire drills every day, and another group was changed to another group on the second day.

Although the cost of training is very high, there is no way, and this process must not be saved.

Otherwise, on the battlefield, a group of soldiers who are not familiar with firearms, let alone blow up the enemy army, may collapse first.

After inspecting the military camp, Han Zhen walked to the White Tiger Hall.

In the lobby, Shi Wenhui was sitting upright, flipping through the accounts.

After returning from Guangling, Han Zhen officially appointed Shi Wenhui to join the army as a record and lead the army's logistics.

Although he is a logistics and secretary, he is extremely important, and the requirements for the appointee are also very high, not only to have the talents of civil servants, but also to be familiar with military affairs.

The treasury of the army, daily consumption, grain and grass, rewards and punishments...... And so on.

This is only peacetime, if the war is together, it is necessary to adjust the calculation and distribution of grain and grass at any time according to the changes in the war situation, as well as logistics and baggage routes.

He couldn't find a suitable candidate before, so Han Zhen could only serve by himself.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Shi Wenhui raised his eyes and saw that it was Han Zhen, and immediately got up and said, "Xiaguan has seen the county magistrate!" ”

Han Zhen smiled and asked, "How is it, can you still adapt?" ”

Shi Wenhui replied truthfully: "At first, when I first took over, I was really in a hurry, but after getting acquainted with it for a few days, I sorted out the context and finally relaxed a little. ”

"That's good."

Han Zhen nodded.

Shi Wenhui asked: "The county magistrate came today, do you have any orders?" ”

"Hmm."

Han Zhen ordered: "Summoning the generals above the battalion level!" ”

Shi Wenhui responded: "The subordinate officer receives the order!" ”

Not long after, Nie Dong, Xiao Wu, Yu Jun and others came to the White Tiger Hall one after another.

Looking around, Han Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "What about Liu Qi?" ”

Hearing this, everyone suddenly looked strange.

Nie Dong held back a smile and explained: "County magistrate, Battalion Commander Liu was accidentally injured when he was practicing firearms yesterday, and now he is recuperating in the military medical camp. ”

When he heard that Liu Qi was injured by a firearm, Han Zhen's heart sank.

But seeing their appearance, he knew that the injury was not serious, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief: "Where is the injury?" ”

Nie Dong replied: "I was injured by a shrapnel in the back buttocks, but fortunately, it was not deep in the flesh, so I took out the shrapnel in time and let the blood go." The military physician said that he could recover after a few days of recuperation. ”

Han Zhen frowned and said, "Liu Qi is also an old man in the army, how can he be so careless?" ”

When he was in the Linzi County military camp, he suffered a loss of firearms, and it stands to reason that he should be extra cautious in the face of firearms.

As a result, after so long of firearms training, he was the only one injured in the entire army.

"According to Huang Kai, Battalion Commander Liu suddenly came up with a new usage, called the Mandarin Duck Serial Cannon, and when he practiced the new usage, there were some accidents." Xiao Wu's face turned red, and his shoulders trembled.

Han Zhen took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Damn, I was told to be careful when using firearms.

If it's because of the firearm problem, it's just that the injury is done, the key is that this guy dies by himself.

Seeing this scene, Nie Dong and the others immediately understood that Liu Qi was going to suffer!

In the past, when the county magistrate cleaned up Liu Qi, it was like this.

Han Zhen greeted: "I'll visit him later, you wait and sit." ”

Nie Dong and the others sat down one after another, looking at him.

Han Zhen didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Soldiers have been practicing, and after all, they are greenhouse flowers, and they need to see blood, and they need to see real swords and guns in actual combat to complete the transformation." ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

Xiao Wu rubbed his hands and said, "The county magistrate is finally going to use troops against other states?" ”

"No!"

Han Zhen shook his head.

The strategic direction cannot be changed, and at this stage, it is still secretly accumulating forces to deal with the Western Army with all its might.

"What does the county magistrate mean?"

Nie Dong vaguely guessed some of his thoughts, but he wasn't sure.

Han Zhen opened his mouth and said: "There are many bandits in Shandong, and these bandits are just used to train the soldiers. ”

There is not much in Shandong, there are many robbers.

When it comes to bandits and robbers, Shandong is called the second, and no one dares to call it the first.

In Qingzhou alone, there are more than 100 bandit forces, large and small.

Dozens of people, thousands of people.

These bandits occupy the mountains as kings, robbing houses and houses on weekdays, and plundering the villages, making the people and traders miserable.

It is just used to train the soldiers in actual combat, and by the way, to clear the atmosphere of the place under their rule, and to restore peace to the people.

In addition, they have been entrenched in the official road for many years, and these bandits should have saved a lot of money.

A nest of ends, a lot of money can be seized.

It's a triple win.

After thinking for a while, Shi Wenhui understood what he was for, and slapped him on the back: "This move is a plan to kill three birds with one stone, the county magistrate is wise, and the lower officials admire it." ”

Xiao Wu obviously didn't think about it so much, and asked excitedly: "County magistrate, which cottage should we start with?" ”

Han Zhen ordered: "This matter is arranged by Nie Dutong, and it is important to let the soldiers go into battle to experience it." At the same time, you can also take the opportunity to test the power of firearms in actual combat. ”

It's just a bandit, and he doesn't need to do it himself.

"The last general commands!"

Nie Dong got up and clenched his fists and replied in a loud voice.

"I'll go see Liu Qi."

After explaining the matter, Han Zhen got up and walked out of the White Tiger Hall.

All the way to the military medical camp, he quickly found Liu Qi.

This guy was lying on the bed, holding a ringo in his mouth, gnawing on it without a match, holding gauze on his buttocks, faintly revealing a touch of red blood.

"County magistrate, why are you here?"

Seeing Han Zhen, a trace of emptiness suddenly flashed in Liu Qi's eyes.

"Huh!"

Han Zhen sneered: "Since the firearms were transported to the army, you have been practicing for so long, and you are the only one who has been injured, which is really out of luck!" ”

Liu Qi panicked and hurriedly said, "County magistrate, you listen to my quibbles...... No, it's an explanation. ”

Han Zhen laughed angrily: "Okay, okay, I'll give you a chance to quibble, but let's say it first, if you can't satisfy me, you know the consequences." ”

(End of chapter)