On the same night, in the mansion of Zeng Bu, the right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu, the visiting Zhang Shuye was walking on a long corridor with Zeng Bu's fourth son, Zeng Xu.

Among Zhang Shuye's assignments was a Privy Councillor with a Doctor of Military Sciences, and Zeng Bu was a Privy Councillor before, so the two had an intersection. And Zeng Bu, like Zhang Dan, attaches great importance to Zhang Shuye's talent. There are not many people in Kaifeng who can really use soldiers in the current Kaifeng Generals, and Zhang Shuye, who is a civil official, can be regarded as the number one.

Moreover, Uncle Zhang has been summoned by Zhao Ji twice in a row a few days ago, and both of them have been seen more than once, which fully shows that the official Zhao Ji attaches great importance to him.

And Zhang Shuye also performed prominently in the process of meeting the king, and when Zhao Ji asked about the affairs of the Liao State and the situation of the Military Science Department, he answered fluently.

So Zeng Bu also attaches great importance to it, even if it is now past the end of the day, the sky is as dark as ink, and the 65-year-old prime minister still has to fight hard to meet Uncle Zhang Ye - early tomorrow morning, Zeng Bu still has to go to the morning court!

In the study, with a yawn, the elderly Zeng Youxiang picked up the ginseng soup just sent by the female envoy, took a big sip, and then buried his head in a long letter on the table.

The letter was sent by Zeng Bu's younger brother Zeng Zhao from Haizhou, and he said two things, one is the matter of the course set up by the Yuntai School Palace - the course is a bit miscellaneous! Including Confucianism, arithmetic, history, nature, law, horseback riding, archery, fencing, poetry, music, painting, overseas scenery, geography and so on.

So many courses, and most of them are miscellaneous...... What is Su Dongpo calculating? Do you want to use the "miscellaneous but not refined" of the Yuntai School Palace and the new Jinggong School focusing on Confucianism to fight for orthodoxy?

In addition, Su Dongpo also accepted Wu Haogu's fortunate villain as a disciple, and this matter actually received the support of Fan Chunren, Han Zhongyan, Cheng Yi and Zhang Danna...... What the hell is going on?

And another thing that made Zeng Bu a little worried, it seemed to be related to Wu Haogu. Wu Haogu proposed to do something about the "Shiyue" in Tianya Town, which was used to settle degraded officials, next to the county seat of Qishan County, Haizhou...... It is necessary to let the degraded officials and the big businessmen and big workers in Tianya Town engage in self-government together.

It's not right to look at this! The degraded official should have thought about it behind closed doors, how can he engage in a "scholarly covenant"? Moreover, Haizhou's big workers and big businessmen can't "make an appointment", these industrial and commercial businesses have to be controlled by the government! How can the academic world river engage in any "covenant"?

The "Boundary River Merchant Covenant" in Jiehe Shang City is annoying enough, so it should be canceled...... To be honest, if the official family really believes in Wu Haogu, they will simply let that guy go to be the lord of the Jiehe Shang City. In the future, when the army goes on a northern expedition, all you have to do is ask him for money, food, and people. If he can do a good job, what if he gives a knot? If you can't do it, just cut off your head!

Now what kind of chamber of commerce is coming out, and the doors of the whole Kaifeng Mansion are pulled into the water, and the basket will be out of the box in the future, and the law will not be responsible for the public, and the doors of the Kaifeng Mansion will not be cut down, right?

When the old prime minister was having a headache, his son Zeng Xuan came in with Uncle Zhang at night.

"Uncle Zhang, the lower official, saw Zeng Xianggong at night."

"Ji Zhong, sit down and talk."

Zeng Bu smiled politely and raised his hand to signal Uncle Zhang to sit down at night.

"Ji Zhong, now there is the Imperial History impeaching the Military Academy Department as Zhang Xianggong's private soldier, what do you think?" Zeng Bu asked with a frown.

He wanted to keep the Military Science Division, and without the Military Science Department to train young generals, it would be impossible to rectify the Hebei Forbidden Army or organize and train the new army.

If the Hebei Forbidden Army cannot be rectified, and the new army cannot be organized, what will the country take with Yanyun in the Northern Expedition in the future? Relying on the tens of thousands of elites of the Western Army is definitely not enough!

Moreover, there are more than 500,000 people in the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, only 50,000 can fight, and the remaining more than 400,000 are all waste dim sum. It's just that there is nothing to do in the world, in case the northern kingdom is really said by the villain of Wu Haogu, who will go to Yanyun to fight against the barbarians at that time?

"The matter asked by the minister, the lower officials don't know." Zhang Shuye replied, "But the subordinate knows that the Military Science Department is really doing things, and it is doing a very good job...... That Mr. Murong from the south of the Liao Kingdom really understands military affairs, and his student Zhao Zhongge also has real skills. Over the past year or so, they have indeed found a set of methods for training troops, and the subordinate officers think it is very good. ”

"Really?" Zeng Bu asked, "What's so good?" ”

"Fortunately, it is rigorous, practical, and has rules to follow." Zhang Shuye said, "Their method has turned the study of leading troops, training troops, marching, camping, battle formations, logistics, and building cities into regulations that can be followed." As long as you follow the rules, it's not too bad. ”

"Is it a method of ignorance of the process?" Zeng Bu asked in a low voice.

"That's right, it's a method that the Western Han Dynasty doesn't know." Zhang Shuye said, "And he learned very well, and he was very disciplined." ”

Cheng Buzhi was a famous general in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, known for his rigorous management of the army and calm combat. This public march army pays attention to rules and regulations, and the responsibilities at all levels are clear, the discipline is strict, and the establishment is clear. Whenever he led the army to fight, there must be scouts in front, there must be cover on the left and right, and one team echoes each other, takes care of each other, and camps are also very orderly.

Although he fought with troops for many years and did not achieve any major victories, he did not let the Xiongnu take advantage, and he was a very reassuring general.

"It seems that Zhang Zihou didn't see the wrong person." Zeng Bu nodded appreciatively, "Those who have just glimpsed the art of using military weapons like to use tricks to win, and deceive the enemy as fools. However, those who are really old in the battle formation pay attention to rules and regulations, be cautious, first stand undefeated, and then seek victory.

Ji Zhong, if you feel that their methods are good, it means that you are really familiar with military affairs, and you can be a commander in the future. ”

"Xianggong," Zhang Shuye said, "If the imperial court really wants to go on a northern expedition, the lower officials should transfer military resources to lead the troops." ”

The civil officials of the Song Dynasty could only be the commanders, that is, they pacified the envoys all the way, made the envoys or something, basically did not use troops in battle, and hid in the rear city to draw the formation map and control the overall situation.

However, it was not the 20th century, when telegraph and telephone could be used to keep abreast of the situation at the front, but the 11th century, when communications were largely reliant on horses, and it was difficult for the commander to effectively command the army without being in battle.

Moreover, the civil officials of the Northern Song Dynasty could not directly train the troops, but could only command the generals to train the troops. Moreover, military generals cannot be said to train an army of 100,000 or anything, and the army directly controlled by a military general is a "general", 5,000 to 10,000 people.

In addition, under the commander of the Northern Song Dynasty, there is usually a commander of the horse and infantry army, but the governor of the whole road does not directly govern the "generals", nor is it allowed to "concurrently general", nor does he govern the soldiers and horses of the state capital, but only has command power in wartime.

Therefore, if Uncle Zhang wants to transfer military resources, he can only be the master of a general (a general) first, train 10,000 elites by himself, and then be the head of all the soldiers and horses.

"It's not bad that you have that idea." Zeng Bu nodded and looked at Uncle Zhang, "Ji Zhong, if the Military Academy Division can't keep it, will you immediately transfer to military resources?" The old man can arrange for you to go to Hebei to be a general, and he can also give you fifty students from the Military Academy. ”

Only fifty? What about more than four hundred?

Uncle Zhang was a little hesitant, "Xianggong, if there is only one elite, it will not be able to succeed in the future!" And now the students in the Military Academy Division have been studying for one year, and there are still two years of study that have not been completed. ”

Zeng Bu groaned, "Old man, let's talk to you directly, it is impossible for the Military Academy Department to survive without breaking your muscles and bones...... For the sake of today's plan, we can only find a way to merge the Military Science Division into the Guozijian Martial Arts Academy. ”

Guozijian Wuxue is a "military school" that civilian officials can master, but it does not teach the skills of the military formation, but a "martial arts examination cram school", which is the same as the nature of Taixue.

Previously, Zhang Dian wanted to reform martial arts, but in the end he found it difficult to start, so he turned to the Department of Military Science directly under the Privy Council.

Now the controversy in the Military Academy Division is too great, and Zeng Bu wants to transfer it back to martial arts.

"Ji Zhong," Zeng Bu said, "do you want to be a doctor of martial arts, or do you want to lead a general?" ”

Uncle Zhang thought for a while and asked: "Xianggong, if the subordinate goes to the martial arts department, then the 500 people in the military academy department ......."

"All sent to the Hebei Forbidden Army!" Zeng Bu said, "I'm afraid that the training of the new army will not be successful, so I can only use them to train the Hebei Forbidden Army." ”

"Training?" Uncle Zhang didn't quite understand what Zeng Bu meant.

Zeng preached: "You can send them to help the generals of the Hebei Forbidden Army train and reorganize their deployment." ”

I'm afraid it's very difficult......

Uncle Zhang shook his head in his heart, but he didn't have much to do for a while.

……

"It's better to transfer these 500 people to the front of the palace and form a cavalry team in front of the palace!"

Gao Yu finally thought of a trick for Wu Haogu at this time.

Gao Yu smiled, "Now the cavalry of the Sanya Forbidden Army is not very capable of riding, and every time there is a ceremony, the Sanya Command Army is worried, for fear that someone will fall off the horse, which is really embarrassing." Those students in the Military Academy Division are good at equestrianism, and they can be regarded as having saved the façade before being transferred to the palace. ”

"Is there an official position?"

"Definitely not." Gao Yu shook his head, "How can it be done for the official?" 500 officials, if you really want to give the Kaifeng forbidden army, you can't make trouble? At most, it's miscellaneous martial arts......"

"Then make up for the land!" Wu Haogu smiled, "Give them the land in Cangzhou, and give them 1,500 acres per person...... Then let them prepare their own war horses, train their children to inherit military service, and then take turns to serve in Beijing.

Perhaps it is also possible to select good riders from the forbidden army and the people, and place them in the northern part of Cangzhou, and give them the same treatment, so that they can become imperial knights. Although such an investment is large, it can ensure that there will be cavalry available for tens or hundreds of years in the future, and there is no need to raise war horses for them. It's a lot to kill! ”

"This is a solution," Gao Yu nodded, "Isn't this the Tang Dynasty's 'Fanshang' method?" If you take turns to enter Beijing, you don't have to let your family members accompany you, and you don't have to arrange a place for them to live in Kaifeng Prefecture. Cangzhou has cheap land, 1,500 acres of land has 2,000 yuan, how is it enough, 1,000 is 2 million yuan...... Although it costs a lot of money, if it can really maintain 1,000 cavalry, it is not expensive. ”

Wu Haogu smiled, "Yes, 1,000 first-class war horses will cost 300,000!" ”