The first thing Xiao Chen did when he returned to the palace was to find his three daughters-in-law, and some of the things after that were naturally self-evident. The ministers said that the blood of the royal family withered, which was not good for the community.

Well, Xiao Chen is really not happy to listen to such a statement. But I couldn't control the mouths of the ministers, so I had to continue to work hard.

It seems that if you don't give birth to a dozen sons, the big guy is not happy.

Sitting at the head of the bed, Xiao Chen looked at the three girls beside him affectionately. But there is a period of misery in my heart, and it is difficult to serve. I haven't seen these three women for half a year, and one by one they have become more powerful. Especially Concubine Xiang, she directly threw her son aside to enjoy Xiao Chen's love.

Xiao Chen saw this scene in his eyes, but it hurt in his heart. Although it was the son in the game, it was also the son who was not. This Hunan girl is really too ruthless......

Also, the king of your family has just come back from the battlefield, so he bullied me like this and let the master fight in the bed field. Fortunately, I exercised in the barracks for a while, otherwise I would have walked with dangling legs today.

After talking a little affectionately to the three beautiful wives, Xiao Chen directly put on his clothes and ran to the study. We are Mingjun, then we must have the appearance of Mingjun, and we still have to work when we should work.

The bosses are all starting to work, and the gang of guys below naturally can't rest. Xiao Chen directly asked people to call Xun Yu and the rest of the ministers. By the way, he also called his father-in-law Wu Feng over, and some things still have to be discussed.

A group of bigwigs walked into the study, and Xiao Chen said directly to Xun Yu: "Prime Minister Xun, now tell me what the situation is in the country." ”

Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Alas, the king, the damage to us in this war is really too great. ”

When Xiao Chen heard this, his brows furrowed.

I saw Xun Yu then said: "Because of the war, almost all the domestic commercial development has come to a standstill, a large number of goods have piled up, and there is nowhere to sell. A large amount of grain was piled up by the common people at will because of its cheap price, and it was about to rot. ”

"How can this be, isn't there a constant shortage of food in our country?" Xiao Chen asked suspiciously.

"What kind of food is missing, since a large number of slaves have cultivated the fields, the people of Beichen Kingdom have not had food. The reason why there is a shortage of grain is because the merchants sell too much food, so there is a bit of a shortage. But now there is no way to sell food, so the price of food is getting cheaper and cheaper. ”

"The price of grain is cheaper, and many merchants buy grain on a large scale. In the beginning, there were many people who bought it at a reasonable price, but the war continued, and the large amount of grain in their hands could not be sold. As a result, some merchants did not accept it. Only a few guys continued to collect at ultra-low prices, and in the end, the common people were reluctant to buy the grain they had worked so hard to grow at a price of 20 copper and 1 stone. ”

"In addition, because food prices are too low, the prices of the rest of the commodities are affected. By now, there has been a great crisis, the peasants have been unable to sell their food that is about to become a mountain, and many of the workshops have gone bankrupt because of the low prices of goods. ”

Xun Yu said a lot in one breath, and was relieved after speaking. Then, with another sigh.

Xiao Chen was also shocked, but he didn't expect that the Beichen Army had only fought a war for half a year. As a result, a mini-economic crisis broke out in the country, which fortunately was not the era of capitalism. Otherwise, a bare look would be enough to knock Beichen Kingdom into the abyss.

"Didn't you implement some measures?"

Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Why not, originally our user department's money was used to buy grain at a parity, hoping to suppress food prices and restore economic order." ”

Yes, as soon as Xun Yu's words came out, Xiao Chen patted his brain.

Sure enough, Xun Yu's next words should correct Xiao Chen's guess.

As a result, a large amount of money has flowed out of the household, but it has not been able to curb food prices. The rest of the industries are also becoming more and more intense, and the number of people without jobs is increasing. In the end, we discussed it and recruited a large number of idle people to continue building the Tenryu Fortress. But it's a drop in the bucket! ”

After speaking, Xun Yu popped out another sentence: "King, the day before yesterday, because the imperial court had no money to pay the farmers' salaries, we took a little of your money!" ”

"What?" Xiao Chen jumped up directly and shouted loudly: "My day, that's my private money." I put it in the household department so that I wouldn't be discovered by my daughter-in-law, and you actually took it for me! ”

"That king, just borrowed a little!" Xun Yu said weakly.

"Say, take tens of thousands of taels of gold!"

"It's not much, it's just 20,000 taels!"

"What! It's not much, but I worked hard to save 50,000 taels! ”

"King, everything is for Beichen Kingdom!"

Xiao Chen was about to scold, but Wu Feng next to him suddenly said, "Should I say something to Minmin?"

Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment, then sat down calmly and said, "Ahem, Xun Yu." You can use the public money even if you use it, why do you have to say that it is my private money, this time it was misunderstood by Lord Taiwei! ”

Xun Yu also rolled his eyes and said: "Yes, Weichen remembered wrongly, the 50,000 taels of gold, the king had already donated it to the household!" ”

Xiao Chen's eyes widened, and he said to Xun Yu with his eyes: You are ruthless enough, if you dare to move the remaining 30,000 taels, Lao Tzu will chop you into dumpling filling.

Xun Yu saw his boss glaring at him, and immediately looked at his nose and nose, as if he didn't hear it.

In fact, Xun Yu thinks so, since you have admitted that it is the money of the imperial court, it will not be a big deal for me to spend some more!

In this way, the first round of confrontation between monarchs and ministers officially ended. It ended with Xiao Chen's complete defeat and a loss of 50,000 taels of gold. Prime Minister Xun Cheng naturally laughed in his heart.

After talking about some small things, it is the turn of the big things, after all, the domestic economic crisis has not been resolved.

"Xun Yu, since you have already thought of recruiting people to build the Heavenly Dragon Fortress, why don't you think of other tricks?" Xiao Chen looked at Xun Yu depressedly and said.

Xun Yu said with a spring on his face: "King Qiyu, Weichen has thought about it, but I really can't think of where I still need the people." The infrastructure in the country is almost complete, and there is no need for a large number of people to build it. Besides, the court ran out of money at that time......"

"Stupid, stupid!" Xiao Chen scolded Xun Yu without giving any face, and then continued: "Let me ask you, are the water conservancy facilities in the fields built? Doesn't the northern coastal line need to be repaired? Can't the walls of the land be raised at higher points? All this needs to be thought about, and it will be too late to do it when it is discovered. ”

Xiao Chen's words, Xun Yu's body is incomplete. At the end of the second round of the confrontation between monarchs and ministers, Xiao Chen won the victory and taught Xun Yu a big verbal lesson.

"Well, there are some things you have to think about. In addition, in this battle, our army captured tens of thousands of taels of gold, as well as hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and billions of copper coins. You should know how to do it! ”

"Naturally, Wechen has already figured out how to solve domestic problems!" As soon as Xiao Chen's words fell, Xun Yu said directly.

This sentence surprised Xiao Chen, this product is not as smart as tender!

Subsequently, Xiao Chen was completely stunned.

"My lord, I plan to use the seized money to recruit people. Then let them go to Zhongjun, Yunjun, Lu and Pinglian to build roads and repair the city walls. And they can also be told that as long as they go to work, the court will not only make up for all the land they lost when they moved, but also have a certain amount of compensation. Of course, this number must be limited, and it will be counted as 300,000 households at the beginning. It's not enough to find some more slaves, by the way, there are pawns who are captured this time, right?"

"Of course, they've been gathered and they're starting to build roads." Xiao Chen said silently, this guy is too demonic, and his brain is turning too fast.

"As long as the state of the people who have nothing to do is solved, presumably the country will recover soon!" Xun Yu grinned and stroked his mustache.

Of course, Xiao Chen understood what Xun Yu meant, but in fact, the economic crisis was like that. As long as the idle people get to work, the rest is not a problem.

The most difficult economic crisis has been lifted, and then Xiao Chen chatted with Xun Yu and a group of Ziwenchen Yashi about some trivial matters. Until the end, these guys with mouths full of classical Chinese were ruthlessly driven away by Xiao Chen, leaving only Taiwei Wu Feng.

As soon as the outsiders left, the father-in-law, his own family, began to be unkind.

"What's the matter, you still keep your private money, what do you want to do? Tell you, if you dare to use that private money to find a concubine, I Wu Feng can't spare you. By the way, your mother-in-law can't spare you! ”

Before Xiao Chen could react, he was scorched by Wu Feng and gave Lei a big talk. Nima, what's the matter, I'm just saving some private money, do you have such a big reaction? However, Wu Feng said that he couldn't spare himself, and it was estimated that he really didn't have a good life!

You must know that this guy is a veteran of the Second Dynasty, and his prestige is still very high. The most important thing is that his mother-in-law is too cruel to provoke herself.

However, is it really that the master has no temper with you?

"Go ahead, old man Wu, I really didn't know that you buried a thousand taels of gold under the peach tree in your backyard. And I also know that the gold is buried about two meters three in the ground! After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he set up Erlang's legs and looked at Old Man Wu gracefully.

Wu Feng's face suddenly changed, and he said: "King, there are still some things in Weichen's family, so I will retire first!" ”

"Don't plan to go back and change places, it's useless!"

Xiao Chen said casually, and immediately sent Wu Feng into the abyss. However, Wu Feng is worthy of being a guy who has been mixed up in the officialdom, and he saw Wu Feng's expression change, and said: "Wechen see the king, I don't know what the king wants to find Weichen?"

Xiao Chen looked at the old guy who was bent down, and the corners of his mouth twitched helplessly. Then, with a certain look, he began to talk about business.

"Old man Wu, how many soldiers and horses can we recruit in the country now, I mean recruiting with all our might."

"What's the king, are you planning to expand your territory again?"

"No, I'll just ask. In fact, in the next two years, it is absolutely impossible for us to take the initiative to attack the enemy. ”

"Oh, that's good. If we have enough money, we can train two million well-equipped regular troops, but it will be a bit longer. Wu Feng frowned and thought for a while before saying.

"And what if we recruit another army of minions?"

"It can reach five million, but the loyalty of three million servants cannot be fully guaranteed."

"Well, that's good!"

"By the way, how many troops can we train each month now?"

"In a month, the infantry can train 600,000, and the archers are less, because they need to be equipped with bows and arrows, and they can train about 100,000. As for the cavalry, we can only train more than 10,000 per month, and our war horses are too few. Sailors can now train 50,000 men per month, fully keeping up with the construction of warships. ”

"Alas, the time after that, I will train my soldiers and horses with all my might, whether they are infantry or other arms. I'll take as much training as you can give me. Half a year later, there will definitely be a big change, and then it will be too late! ”

Xiao Chen's melancholy expression made Wu Feng's heart tremble.

"That's it, are we keeping up with our weapons and equipment?" Wu Feng frowned and said.

Xiao Chen said: "Weapons and equipment are not a big deal, as long as we train soldiers and horses, we will have time to build weapons and armor." ”

"No, Wechen will do his best to train the troops!"

"Well, come, let's discuss the issue of military system." ”

"Military system? Isn't our current military system good?" Wu Feng asked.

Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Old man Wu, if you don't experience the battle formation, you can't comment on whether the military system is good or not. ”

"After several months of going west, I discovered the problem of the military system. Although the units were divided into the co-ordinators, it was more convenient for the generals to command. But when the big army is fighting, the complicated co-level units make the command of the generals a little troublesome. ”

"Therefore, I plan to upgrade the co-level combat unit to a military-level combat unit and abolish the rank of captain."

"Will this cause a big change in the army?" Wu Feng was worried about the restructuring and causing dissatisfaction among the generals in the army, so he asked Xiao Chen.

"No, the co-ordinator still exists. It was only a matter of organizing the ten associations into a single corps, and the commanders of the corps were appointed only temporarily in time of war. In non-war times, it is still based on the unit. ”

"As long as it doesn't cause changes in the army, after all, the army is the artifact of the country, and it should not be taken lightly!"

"Haha, I know that. Then let's discuss how to plan and prepare! ”

"Good!"

……

After an afternoon of discussion, the latest troop establishment of the Beichen Army became a table.

The Beichen Army abolished the captain-level establishment, and used the association as a unit in non-wartime and the army as a unit in wartime.

Among them, the 1st to 10th associations were organized as the Royal First Army. It has 100,000 soldiers and horses, including 40,000 soldiers and shields, 40,000 Changge soldiers, and 20,000 archers.

The Eleventh to Twentieth Associations, the Royal Second Army. It has 100,000 soldiers and horses, including 40,000 soldiers and shields, 40,000 Changge soldiers, and 20,000 archers.

The 21st to 30th Associations, which were organized as the Royal Third Army. It has 100,000 soldiers and horses, including 40,000 soldiers and shields, 40,000 Changge soldiers, and 20,000 archers.

The 31st to 40th associations were organized into the Royal Fourth Army. The subordinate soldiers and horses and the ratio of troops are the same as those of the First Army.

The 41st to 50th Associations were organized into the Royal Fifth Army. The subordinate soldiers and horses and the ratio of troops are the same as those of the First Army.

The 51st to 60th associations were organized into the Royal Sixth Army, which had the same ratio of soldiers and horses and arms as the First Army.

From the First Royal Army to the Sixth Royal Army, all of them are composed of 600,000 elite Han troops of the current Beichen Army.

The remaining 1 million are now second-line armies, which are formally organized into the Seventh, Eighth, and Sixteenth Armies. The subordinate soldiers and horses and the ratio of troops are all the same as those of the Royal Army.

The cavalry unit was organized as the first cavalry of the royal army, with 100,000 soldiers and horses and more than 200,000 war horses. The staffing of the shortage will be replenished as soon as possible.

The naval division was organized into the North Sea Division, the South China Sea Division, and the East China Sea Division. The existing warships and sailors are all divided and the warships and sailors will be replenished in the future, all equally.

The servant army has now been expanded into 16 armies, and the establishment is divided into the 1st servant army to the 16th servant army, and the shortage of personnel will be replenished as soon as possible.

Naturally, it is not so simple to adjust the military system and expand the troops in this way, and the required soldiers and equipment have not yet been seen. Now the Beichen Army only has nearly two million troops, and there is still a shortage of more than one million. The gap in the armor is better, and the ironclad weapons captured in the war can be used for the time being.

Of course, that's not all. Now that it has been strategically decided to recuperate, it is always not good to place too many soldiers and horses in the four counties of the middle county. Although the army has not yet started a new formation, it is necessary to think about it in advance, and you can save some snacks in the future.

According to the establishment, the first royal army, there is no need to question the location of the station, it is Beichen County. The Royal 2nd Army is stationed in Fengdu County, the Royal 3rd Army is stationed in Chita County, the Royal 4th Army is stationed in Central County, the Royal 5th Army is stationed in Zalu County, and the Royal 6th Army is stationed in Yun County.

Subsequently, according to the predetermined establishment, the Seventh Army and the Eighth Army were stationed in Donglin City and Minxiang City. The 9th Army will be stationed at Xiping Pass, the 10th Army will be stationed at Fengdu, the 11th Army will be stationed at Tachi, the 12th Army will be stationed at Zhongcheng (Birk City), the 13th Army will be stationed at Annam, the 14th Army will be stationed at the Tianlong Fortress under construction, the 15th Army will be stationed at Tianlongtai, and the 16th Army will be stationed at the Beihai Defense Line.

Of the sixteen servant armies, only the first servant army was stationed in Beichen County, and the remaining fifteen servant armies were stationed in the remaining five counties. The 1 million second-line troops on active duty will all be redressed and become regular troops. Then recruit garrisons in each city. The garrison force of each city is tentatively set at 500 men, responsible for daily security and suppression of bandits.

The next day, the order to reorganize the army was handed down to the military commanders of the various units. For a while, the entire Beichen Kingdom was busy.

The armed forces are being reorganized......

Businessman selling items......

Minfu is working hard to earn money......

Zhuangding is being drafted into the army......

Xiao Chen fought endlessly in the room......