"Dedicated to Cai Xianggong?"

Zhang Yuan has an IQ of more than 130, and he has heard and witnessed the black skills of officialdom since he was a child, so of course he knows that Wu Haogu is going to pit Cai Jing.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan also knew that this was the idea of his loyal minister Lao Tzu to help Wu Haogu...... Although the old man is a loyal minister, his official fighting methods are also first-class! Properly the battle of the loyal ministers. That is, he can fight with traitors like Cai Jing.

If it weren't for his support, Wu Haogu would really have no way to defeat Cai Jing except for raising troops to rebel against the Qing monarch.

"Cai Xianggong is shrewd!" Zhang Yuan said, "Brother Chongdao's Jianbai book can be carefully prepared. ”

The meaning of this is: the pit must be dug well, and it must be well disguised, otherwise Cai Jing will not be fooled.

"Cai Xianggong will definitely be satisfied!" Wu Haogu said with a smile, "How could he not be satisfied with the things made by the military Ji Yi of the Coastal City Ship Control Division and the Cavalry Academy Professor Regiment?" Could there be a better one in the world? Besides, now that he is in power, he naturally wants to sweep away the Khitan for the official family and restore Yanyun. Therefore, he must do a good job of rectifying the forbidden army and expanding the new government army. But how can he understand these things as a scholar? ”

"Brother Chongdao, does he really have a way?" Zhang Yuan asked with interest.

"Of course!"

Although he has a super high IQ, he is not like Wu Haogu, who has established a professional staff team.

Those who gave advice to Wu Haogu were all young officers who had both theoretical knowledge and practical experience. Moreover, it was organized according to the model of the General Staff Headquarters and the Military Academy in later generations, and of course it was possible to gather the wisdom of everyone and come up with the best solution.

It's just that this best solution may not be suitable for the outdated bureaucratic empire of the Great Song Dynasty - in fact, after the emergence of Positivism, Rationality, and Yuntai Xuegong, the system of the Great Song Dynasty was completely outdated.

"Good!" Zhang Yuan nodded, "I'll just run for Brother Chongdao...... As long as the Jianbai book you prepared is good enough, I will always have a way to make Cai Xianggong take the bait! ”

Wu Haogu laughed, and looked at Brother Zhao Zhong, Brother Zhao Zhong said: "It's not too early, Shuai Si, the Great Teacher, just use some wine and food here with Zhao, and also meet the leaders of those mercenaries outside." ”

……

Qionglin Palace, Chongzheng Palace.

After Su Zhe Xuanma, Cai Jing lost the opportunity to be alone with the Son of Heaven. After the summons of the Chongzheng Palace, the Son of Heaven would often leave Cai Jing and Su Zhe together to ask the right questions. Today is no exception.

Although there is now a high voice of opposition to the right list of Jinshi among the scholars, there are many officials who have given the Son of Heaven a sparse degree. But Zhao Ji has never mentioned this matter in the court, and he is most concerned about the whole army now.

The whole army is composed of three aspects, on the one hand, it is the organization of the Western Army - the subjugation of the Western Xia also means that the role of the Western Army has declined, and the imperial court does not need to burn twenty or thirty million yuan on them every year. However, how to cut, how to organize, and how to place the Western Army is also a troublesome matter. If you are a little careless and cause a military mutiny, it will be a great chaos in the world!

The second aspect is the reorganization and elimination of the Eastern Army, which includes the Kaifeng Forbidden Army and the Hebei Forbidden Army, as well as the forbidden armies in other places. The total number of troops is more than 400,000 - on the books! The annual cost of military salaries is also astronomical, but except for a very small number of troops, there is little combat effectiveness. After the Xinfu soldiers showed that they were no less powerful than the Western Army, it became a pointless thing to keep the Eastern Army.

But the imperial court can't kick away those forbidden troops who do everything, that is, they can't fight. Otherwise, once this group of people makes trouble, it will be a big trouble.

The third aspect, of course, is the expansion of the new government army. After so many years of exploration and practice, the goodness of the new government soldiers is obvious to all. Gao Yu and Wu Haogu fought many victories in the northwest with Xinfu soldiers, and these soldiers were no worse than the Western Army, let alone the Eastern Army.

Moreover, the right list jinshi examination used to select the officers of the new government army will be held next year, and at least 200 right list jinshi will be held by that time - at least 200! If you really want to run a new government army, it is difficult to say that you will get 500 or even 1,000 right-list jinshi.

However, there are still a lot of problems to be solved in the expansion of the new government army, such as military system, military supplies, equipment, military salaries, meritorious rewards, military discipline, training, and so on......

This kind of thing, if you let the Yuntai Academy of Knights and Wu Haogu's military commander think of a way, it will take a long time to let the important ministers of the two governments think about it...... It's definitely going to mess up the pot!

But this matter can't be delayed all the time, it is related to the major event of the Northern Expedition Yanyun, and it can save tens of millions of expenses a year!

So during this time, Cai Jing and Su Zhe were a little afraid to ask the right question.

But no matter how scared you are, you have to see the emperor, you can't resign because you can't help it, right? And the two of them resigned, and those who have the means will be able to come to power? Wu Haogu and Gao Yu probably have a way, can they make one of them the left minister and the other the right minister? It's impossible, even the privy envoy and the secretary of the military department can't let them come.

Zhao Ji looked at Cai Jing and Su Zhe, knowing that these two were at a loss, so he just sighed lightly, "It's a pity that Mr. Dongpo left too early." ”

Of course Su Dongpo has a way, he is not a person, but a school, and an empirical school that specializes in solving problems!

Cai Jing heard what Zhao Ji said, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the expansion of the new army should be the first priority in the three things of rectifying the western army, rectifying the eastern army and expanding the new army. Because the imperial court must have a soldier and horse that can be used in battle, so that the old army can be dismantled and rectified. ”

That's right.

If you don't have soldiers in your hands, you want to take the Eastern Army and the Western Army to open your sword, and if someone rebels, you won't die.

Zhao Ji nodded, "That's right, so when will the new army be formed?" Wu Haogu was in the northwest, but it only took a few months to produce more than 10,000 new soldiers who could fight! ”

yes, it shouldn't be that hard!

Wu Haogu and Gao Yu easily formed a huge number of new government soldiers, and now it is Cai Jing and Su Zhe's turn, so they can't be at a loss, right?

"Your Majesty, if you want to reorganize the army, choose a general first." Cai Jing thought about it and said, "After next year's big competition, the right list of Jinshi can be appointed as a general, and the matter of reorganizing the army can naturally be quickly advanced." ”

"But there's always a way to do it, right?" Zhao Ji was not very satisfied, "Cai Qing, Su Qing, you have to instruct the military department to come up with a solution as soon as possible." I'll let the Privy Council figure it out together. We must always prepare the methods for building the army before the end of next year's big competition. ”

"The Minister's Decree ......"

"The old minister's order."

……

Goryeo, Busanpo.

Yin Qiang, who returned to Busanpo, already had one more official - the commander of the soldiers and horses in the southern camp. Of course, the southern camp was responsible for the use of troops against the south, and this south was not the state of Tamna. Otherwise, the army commanded by Yin Qian would not be able to go to sea at all, and even if he barely went to sea, he could only feed the fish.

This south is Japan, which is closed off from the rest of the country...... Although the Japanese of this era have no other sin than arrogance, they are completely closed off from the country and do not care about the outside world at all. But I don't know why, I still haven't escaped the clutches of the traitors of the Song Dynasty.

Standing at the Busan Poolo Pier, looking at the red castle on the other side of the sea that is getting taller and taller day by day, and the fleet of ships in the bay ready to go, Yin Qian only had a long sigh.

Although he was very sympathetic to the innocent Japanese, he still had to give the order to cross the sea to crusade against the Japanese - because the country was closed and closed, there was no sailor to go to sea, and the Japanese army probably did not know how to get to Tamna, and last year he sent troops to attack Tamna, the sacred territory of Goryeo......

"Dashen, now that the north wind is strong, if you go to sea immediately, the fleet will be able to reach Tsushima Island tonight. It is estimated that there is no need to fight, and if you scare the Japanese officers and soldiers on Tamna Island, you should surrender the island and surrender it. ”

Ji Yi's voice sounded in Yin Qiang's ears, suggesting that Yin Zong immediately order the fleet to set sail.

"Isn't it going to be too windy? In the past, ships that went to Japan often capsized in the wind, so it is better to wait for the wind to subside. ”

"Don't worry," Ji Yi smiled, "This kind of wind is not too big, and the ten warships dispatched this time are very strong and can withstand the wind and waves." ”

In fact, there were few soldiers in the southern camp of Yin Qiang, but 3,000 people were selected from the Besbu class that was being trained, and Yin Yanren, the eldest son of Yin Qiang, and Quan Enzo, the commander of Busanpo, served as the chief and deputy commanders of the soldiers and horses, and crossed the sea on ten Song warships to occupy Tsushima Island and Island.

There is little suspense about the outcome of the battle. Because the Abidyu family, a wealthy Japanese family on Tsushima Island, did not even have 200 samurai, even if they mobilized peasants to help in the war, they could not get 1,000 people. In the face of the 7 warships of the Great Song Dynasty and the 2,000 troops of the Goryeo Kingdom (the remaining warships and soldiers and horses went to Oki Island), there may not be resistance at all, because Yin Yanren has already received an order from Yin Zong to allow the Abidliu family to retreat to the Japanese island of Kyushu after surrendering Tsushima Island, and at the same time bring the edict of declaration of war from Great Goryeo to Japan.

As for Okaki Island, it seems to be even less worth mentioning, it is just a remote evil place for the exiled nobles of the Japanese state, and there are not many defenders at all.

The Goryeo court was still very cautious about the invasion of Japan, and did not want to invade Kyushu and Honshu in Japan, let alone the island of Shikoku. They just want to take Tsushima and Okishima, and then let Japan deal with them as an equal national courtesy.

Such a war seems to have only gains, and there will be no risks. But Yin Qian always felt that things were not so simple...... The traitors of the Great Song Dynasty are so treacherous, how can they not pit the Goryeo Kingdom ruthlessly?

But now that the arrow is on the line, it has to be sent!

"Okay!" Yin Qian sighed and gave the order, "Send troops!" Troops to Tsushima and Oki Island! ”

When the ten warships of Busan Puchu raised their sails, rowed their long oars, and slowly sailed towards the outside of Busanpo. On the half-built wall of the Absolute Shadow City, Su Shi was looking at the sea with a telescope.

Seeing that the warship loaded with Goryeo soldiers and horses finally started, he also sighed and said to himself: "Okay, I've finally been fooled...... The Koreans were fooled, and then the Japanese, and if they wanted to recover Tsushima and Okishima, they had to ask the Great Song to send ships! ”