Most of the grass and trees in the field have withered, thousands of horses swept across, the knights wore hats and foxes, wore bows and strings, and there were a large number of startled beasts in the field, and they fell to death one after another. Occasionally, some targets such as wild deer that are not small in size and not dangerous will be driven to the center of the team for the nobles to shoot.

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The arrow flew by, brushed the deer's back and fell to the ground, Shen Zhezi slowly retracted his bow without blushing and his heart was not beating, glanced to the left, and Tian Jingcai, who was hunting with him, raised his bow and set the string, and shot the immortal wild deer to the ground with an arrow. But Tian Jing didn't dare to get carried away because of this, and glanced at the knights who were about to cheer nearby.

Shen Zhezi also realized that he was simply a ruthless atmosphere killer in the hunt, so he simply waved his hand to signal the attachés to go hunting, and he pulled the reins and slowly advanced.

In fact, Shen Zhezi himself is not very enthusiastic about safari activities, without him, he can't ride and ejaculate.

Many things really have to talk about talent, it is obvious that Shen Zhezi is completely inferior in this regard, his practice of riding and archery is not short, and there is no shortage of first-class masters and famous teachers around him, but the skills have always been so-so, and the fixed target hit rate in a quiet environment is okay, but in this large-scale and chaotic hunting scene, if any beast falls under his arrows, it is really pure self-tired.

The lack of skill makes the interest lacking, but due to the limitation of his position, he has to organize such activities often in order to reflect the spirit of martial arts. For example, the current winter hunting also has a very noble reason, in order to prevent the winter beasts from starving and cold and hurting people.

After all, this era is different from later generations, and there are many fierce beasts in the wilderness, which is a big threat to villages and travelers. Even if the government does not organize large-scale safaris, the township will often gather villagers to hunt and drive away wild beasts.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of the Grand Governor, Shen Zhezi's guards were even embarrassed to use arrows with their own unique markings, so that when counting the prey, the Grand Governor would not be so obvious. It can be seen that in order to maintain the image of the Metropolitan Governor as a wise and martial artist, they are really painstaking.

Shen Zhezi's trip this time was not just a simple safari, but also a task was to go to Xuyi to visit Xi Jian, which was actually a formal handover.

Regarding this point, since Shen Zhezi returned to the town, Xi Jian has written several times to urge. However, after Shen Zhezi returned to the town, he had too many things to be busy, rectifying the rule of officials, maintaining people's hearts, and it was not until now that he finally had time.

This time he went to Xuyi, which can be regarded as officially bringing Xuzhou under his rule. Therefore, Shen Zhezi had a large number of attachés on this trip, and in addition to a few important subordinate officials such as Changshi Duhe who stayed behind, others such as Yu Tiao, Wang Shu, Shan Yao and others followed, including Mao Bao and Xiao Yuandong, who had just returned to the town, and several generals such as Xiao Yuandong.

Xiao Yuandong rode his horse and followed the governor at this time, and he was not in a good mood. Xie Yi finally raised his eyebrows this time, Xiao Yuandong had not long left the front line of Luoxi, and he had not even made it out of Yuyuan Pass, and the news of conquering Tongguan had already come from the back road. Calculate the time, and sure enough, before he could return to the town, Xie Yi was able to calmly return to Luoyang to rest and recuperate.

All the way back to Shouchun, Xiao Yuandong had just entered the house to resume his life, and before he even had time to go home to take a look, he was immediately ordered to follow the governor of Dadu, and he was simply too busy.

At present, he saw others galloping and hunting in front of the queue, but he followed the governor like a little daughter-in-law, and seeing the frequent gains in front of him, he was really itchy, but he didn't dare to complain.

Shen Zhezi didn't know that his subordinate general was already full of slander against him at the moment, he waved his hand to let Xiao Yuandong come closer, and said with a smile: "I have been running all the way and working hard, and I have no time to stop, and in the blink of an eye, I will travel far away, and I will work hard in Yuandong." ”

When Xiao Yuandong heard this, regardless of his mood for the time being, at least on the surface, he was full of respect: "The people who fight horses only work hard to show their talents, and the last general will be frequently promoted by the governor, I don't know how many colleagues I envy, I am full of excitement, and I don't feel tired." ”

After saying this, he himself was ashamed of his hypocrisy, and his face was slightly red.

Shen Zhezi laughed when he heard this, as a main general, what kind of talent do you like to use the most?

The Governor's Mansion is indeed full of talents, Du He's political ability, Xie Ai's strategy, Guo Yu's seriousness, Han Huang's bravery, Xie Shang's demeanor, Ji You's meticulousness, Yu Tiao's economy, Jiang Yu's propaganda, etc., these people have both compound all-round talents, but also outstanding aspects, each of which has its own use.

The most important thing for a wise commander is to be able to fully recognize and discover the abilities of his subordinates, and arrange them in the right positions. But this is just a rational trade-off, but when it comes to feelings, it is undoubtedly more like people with luck, and they are willing to appoint lucky generals like Xiao Yuandong who have no reason at all.

Shen Zhezi didn't believe in luck in his early years, he believed that things were man-made, but as his position grew, the greater his ability, the more he felt the importance of luck. This is like a joke about Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, who wanted to rob the house and rob the house, but did not intend to make the fake come true.

It may be a bit frustrating to say this, but the fact is that all kinds of efforts are naturally a prerequisite for planning big things, but whether it can be successful or not in the end is more or less related to luck. Take Shen Zhezi himself as an example, whether it is in the power struggle in Jiangdong or the Northern Expedition in the past few years, he has done his best, but without the care of luck, it is impossible to achieve this step.

The world is full of uncertainties, and no matter how much human beings pursue the ultimate in perfection, they can only minimize this uncertainty, but not completely eliminate it. It is completely unreasonable for people who are lucky enough to turn this uncertainty into an aspect that is beneficial to them, and this is also a kind of charm in life.

Take Xiao Yuandong as an example, he is now the most famous choice among Shen Zhezi's Zhaowu old department, and he has shown his luck all the way, and his luck is maddening. In particular, the process of the Luoxi war gradually spread, and the generals of various departments, such as Han Huang, Xie Ai, Lu Yong, Shen Mu, etc., all wrote letters to people to send them into the town quickly, hoping to transfer Xiao Yuandong to their command.

It's not a superstition and lack of confidence, the point is that this guy's luck is so good that it's jaw-dropping. Shen Zhezi turned a deaf ear to the requests of the generals from all walks of life, but designated Xiao Yuandong as the direct leader of the Governor's Mansion, and he also wanted to try the pleasure of hanging up.

"Preparations for the new army, how is the personnel aspect? Have you been traveling around the ministries for the past few months, have you had any trouble? ”

Putting aside some reverie in his mind, Shen Zhezi asked with a smile again.

When Xiao Yuandong heard this, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Speaking of difficulties, in fact, it is not for nothing, not because the generals are reluctant to transfer the elite under their command, after all, he is ordered by the governor of the capital to select talents from various armies. And most of the difficulties are actually done by himself, and it is inevitable to show off, and when other generals see him, it is difficult to have a good face.

"The selection of personnel has reached nearly 2,000, all of which are the elite of each army. Just wait to plan the camp and order the strong training, and within a few months, the last general will present a brigade of strong troops to the governor of the capital! ”

The resentment caused by his own mouth is naturally not good to make a small report in front of the Metropolitan Governor, Xiao Yuandong patted his chest and assured after hearing this.

"I will give you time, personnel, and material resources, but there is no need to rush to rush to the teacher. The only thing is that after you become an army, you must give me a satisfactory answer, so that you can stabilize the public feelings. ”

Shen Zhezi said with a straight face.

The formation and training of the new army is also an important step in his next step in military reform. As the stall spreads out, Shen Zhezi also feels more and more that it is not easy to maintain. Especially similar to Huainan's model of maintaining a huge conventional army by recruiting troops, in previous years, because of the dividends of communication between the north and the south and the strong offensive demand, even if it was a little difficult, it had to grit its teeth and bear it.

However, with the expansion of the control area, the efficiency of all aspects is actually reduced. In areas like Qingzhou and Yanzhou, because they have not had time to intervene strongly, the degree of public attachment is actually very low.

In previous years, the Governor's Mansion was able to support an army of 100,000 by virtue of Huainan alone and half of Yuzhou. However, now Qing and Yan are only stationed in Shen Mu and Xu Ning, with more than 10,000 troops, and they are still unable to make up for themselves in terms of grain and grass, and they have to rely on the town to continue to transport, which also shows the weakness of Wang Shi's rule in the local area, and the so-called recovery is only a nominal occupation.

Behind the abundance of materials and sophisticated equipment was a huge financial pressure, and this expenditure accounted for more than half of the total expenditure of the Governor's Office. Correspondingly, it is difficult to invest more in civil restoration, and the current seemingly glorious situation is actually overdrawing the war potential of the Governor's Office.

After taking over Xuzhou, the pressure on the Governor's Mansion to raise troops will more than double, but the income will not be multiplied. In order to be able to maintain mobilization and war potential in a long-term and stable manner, it is imperative to maintain the oath of cantonment instead of support. If the previous model of raising troops continues, the Governor's Office will soon fall into a vicious circle of reckless military force, which is very unfavorable for coping with the subsequent rounds of shock.

As for the Northern Zhou Dynasty, although the military system of the Sui and Tang dynasties was a model of the combination of soldiers and peasants, it also required the cooperation of a unique historical background and environment. You can learn a little, but if you copy it, you will definitely die a miserable death.

The establishment of a military government is imperative, and in the future, once a large number of people are released to their hometowns without a supporting resettlement policy, it will definitely lead to disastrous consequences. The good military literacy makes it impossible for these people to be content with the destiny of heaven and keep the poverty like ordinary people.

Shen Zhezi's basic plate is in the open land of the Central Plains, not the relatively closed environment of Guanzhong, once the military government is laid on a large scale, and the soldiers are guarding and weaving, the centripetal force will inevitably weaken, which is inevitable.

The formation of a new strong army is a reinforcement of the previous army classification, and the military budget saved by the military government after self-support can be invested in these elite soldiers on a large scale.

These elite soldiers will be the absolute main force in the hands of Shen Zhezi in the future, specializing in killing, and the local military governments will provide sufficient reserve troops that can be requisitioned at any time.

In the future, through systematic military selection, a ladder exchange will be formed between the two, so that the elite regiments at the upper level will have a sense of honor, and the military soldiers at the lower level will have a rising channel, so that a stable martial atmosphere can be maintained for a relatively long time.

The original Shengwu Army, including the new army that Xiao Yuandong was ordered to form, was an attempt by Shen Zhezi to do so.