Chapter 308 This is just the beginning
The resettlement area currently being built by the New Song State will be built using the latest materials and technologies. The relocated workshops and people took the initiative to go to the office to sign contracts and put their fingerprints on them, and the relocation procedures were quickly completed.
Mr. Ding pointed to the huge construction site and said that relocation and resettlement would be a considerable expense. But since my brother didn't charge a penny, the mechanics were really lucky.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that any move would always involve smashing some jars and pots, and they would also need to buy some new things, which would also cost money.
Mr. Qiu told everyone to dredge the rivers and canals around Jinguan City, and use the excavated soil to make bricks, tiles, and lime. Ten brick kilns and lime kilns had already been built, and silver was flowing out like a flood.
Ma Linger later explained that it would cost a lot of money, and this was just the beginning. When the new city was built in Fengxiang Prefecture, ten charcoal kilns were built to burn bricks for the construction of the new city wall.
The officials were amazed. Lao Cao said proudly that we built the imperial city for the new Song Dynasty without conscripting the people or collecting rare flowers, plants, stones and trees from the people. We built the city to comfort the people first, which was very considerate of the people's suffering. It was okay.
Zhao Yulin told Mr. Qiu that in the future, brick and tile workshops and factories could be built in Yuantongchang in Chongzhou, where materials would be easily available and migrant workers would not have to live together in the city, which would save a lot of trouble.
Chen Chen is right. It can also give the local people something to do and make them rich.
Everyone was happy. This was what the Ministry of Industry should do, to plan the industry rationally.
After returning, Lao Cao invited Zhao Yulin to his house for a drink. After three rounds, he asked Feihu to take his guard captain to Liangshan as well.
Zhao Yulin was stunned and wondered why Lao Cao had such an idea?
Could it be because he directly arranged for his own guard captain Geng Feihu?
Seeing him in a daze, Lao Cao asked him in confusion, "Is it not okay? I just hope to learn something from Feihu."
Zhao Yulin thought about it and asked him to talk to Fan Zhong about adding another Tongpan, and his captain of the guard would be in charge of the garrison.
He asked Lao Cao to think carefully that Feihu and others were going to Liangshan to work on government affairs, which meant they would be leaving their military positions. He had not yet told Geng Feihu that the military and politics of the New Song Dynasty would be separated in the future. This was to prevent the military from interfering in politics and to build a stable national structure.
Cao Youwen didn't expect Zhao Yulin to think so far ahead. He agreed immediately, but he felt that his captain of the guard needed to be sent out to learn more and gain more experience.
Zhao Yulin smiled and raised his glass to invite him to drink.
He said that we should keep learning throughout our life, so we should continue to study and learn.
When he returned home, he called Geng Feihu to the study to talk, and told him that Liangshan was very complicated, and that the Dukou Town on the Jinsha River was very important to us. In the future, it would be built into the country's largest black iron production base, so he would be arranged to go there to sort out the situation.
Feihu hung his head and said he didn't want to go and wanted to stay with Zhao Yulin.
Zhao Yulin began to yell at Feihu, telling him that this was not a nursing home, but a school, and the guards were training classes. It would be a waste and laziness to study here for so long and not go out to work for the country.
At this time, Fenghuang came in and comforted Feihu with a smile, saying that the young master trusted him and gave him the newly recovered territory to manage. He should take some brothers with him. Yang Qianqian also wanted to go with Brother Feihu, so he shouldn't be so fussy here.
Feihu bowed deeply to them both and left wiping his tears.
Fire Phoenix approached and said that Feihu was still a child and valued friendship very much, so he wanted to stay by his brother's side.
Zhao Yulin said that the current situation was to hire someone, and he didn't have any suitable candidates, so he could only look for someone around him. He asked Fenghuang to do ideological work for the guards, telling them that taking off their military uniforms and working as civilians was also a way to contribute to the country.
The next day, Zhao Yulin went to the government office to discuss military reforms with other officials.
When Lao Cao saw him, he said with a smile that he had already told Fan Gong, and Fan Gong asked him to bring it up for discussion during the meeting of all officials, and he would take care of it.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that he should be the one to speak for his guards. They were all trivial matters. Going to Liangshan was not a lucrative job to enjoy peace and happiness. It was about doing things and making sacrifices.
The two men came to the small hall in the government office for receiving foreign envoys, and all the officials were present.
Mr. Ding signaled Lao Cao to start speaking, and Cao Youwen talked about the general ideas of the general reform.
Zhao Yulin then added that he believed that it was wartime and the military's discipline was still very imperfect. In the future, the military and politics must be separated and corresponding measures must be formulated to ensure that the military did not interfere with the court's governance and serve the overall .
Zhao Yan said sourly that it was the army that was controlling the government right now.
Everyone was stunned. Lao Cao looked at Zhao Yan coldly and asked him what he meant.
Zhao Yan said slowly that we were sending troops to the south, but none of you knew about . Was it the military interfering in politics?
Damn it, here lies the problem.
Zhao Yan was the boss of Sichuan and Shu in the past, and he was the commander-in-chief of the army. He also worked in the Privy Council in Lin'an, so he was certainly familiar with the rules of the court's use of troops.
At present, the system of the New Song Dynasty is not yet sound, and it is basically Zhao Yulin and Lao Cao who are arbitrarily mobilizing the army. Hundreds of thousands of troops, consuming most of the taxes of the New Song Dynasty, have nothing to do with him, so he must have some ideas.
Zhao Yulin looked at the embarrassed Lao Cao and the others, and smiled, saying that he should review his mistakes to them and that he should indeed report to the Central Council on the command and dispatch of the army.
General Cao reported Ding Gong's plan to send troops to Dali in the south. From the perspective of the country's military strategy, it still needs to be improved, such as setting up a Privy Council and formulating a stricter military system.
Then Zhao Yulin used the word "but". He said: "But the military situation changes rapidly. The army is the backbone of emergency response. We cannot afford to be indecisive or delay time. Once the opportunity is missed, it will cause immeasurable losses and even the destruction of the country."
He proposed here: matters concerning the military should remain as they are, with General Cao and him jointly in charge. All important military intelligence should be reported to Lord Ding first, and then they can be discussed before taking any action. How do you think?
Mr. Ding immediately expressed his agreement. He didn't care whether troops were used or not, as long as he was the one giving the orders on the stage.
The gentlemen immediately agreed. They all knew very well that even if Zhao Yulin and Cao Youwen handed over their troops, no one among them would be able to take on the responsibility. Any carelessness would cause the morale of the troops below to waver.
Mr. Ding said with a smile that Deputy Envoy Ma Ling had already merged the income and expenditure accounts of the Shenwei Army into the transportation account. The income of the Shenwei Army in recent years has been more than 30 million strings of cash, all of which have been used for the expenses of the Shenwei Army. The reason we can have tea and discuss state affairs so leisurely is because we have the Shenwei Army in the front. It is not easy.
The old man is a sensible man. He has never really worried about money over the years. It can be said that he has never been poor. Last year, he even took out half a year's salary from his own pocket to give red envelopes to everyone.
After the meeting, Lao Cao felt unhappy.
Zhao Yulin advised him not to worry about it, saying that this was the court and everyone had the right to express different opinions.
He thinks this is normal. First of all, the system is not yet perfect, and we are indeed suspected of overstepping our authority.
Secondly, these people believed that after the country was established, the ruler Ding Gong should be in charge of military affairs. The republic also requires the public to discuss state affairs. Why don’t they have the right to know?
Military affairs are also a national issue, and people would definitely want to discuss it together.
Just as the two were about to leave the government office, Mr. Ding came and asked them to stay and have lunch in the government office.
Zhao Yulin and Lao Cao walked into the small restaurant in the back hall and saw Li Gong and Fan Zhong were also inside. The five of them sat down and had a drink.
After three rounds of drinks, Fan Zhong spoke up and told Cao not to worry about it. They all supported military reform and believed that Lord Cao and Commander Zhao would lead the New Song army to win the battle.
Zhao Yulin immediately raised his glass and invited everyone to drink. Old Cao laughed and said that they were discussing state affairs and could speak freely. There was no malice in them.
Lord Ding said that he knew nothing about military affairs, and he felt much more relaxed with Zhao Jia Ge'er and Cao Gong in charge of the army. Sichuan and Shu have become increasingly stable in recent years, all of which is the result of the continuous development and growth of the Shenwei Army, and the two pillars of the New Song Dynasty have made great contributions.
Zhao Yulin knew that everyone was just being polite, so he followed Lao Cao in toasting and went home after getting a little tipsy.
Zhao Feiyan smelled the alcohol on him and immediately asked her maid to bring him a cup of strong tea.
He asked me why I didn't go to work but stayed at home?
Feiyan handed him a stack of documents and asked him to read them. Zhao Yulin opened them and found pictures of military medals. He saw pictures of warriors holding swords, pillars supporting the sky, and national treasures. The shapes were round, square, and triangular, and he couldn't help laughing.
He told Zhao Feiyan to make them into round shapes, punch a hole on the top to thread a ribbon through, so that the brothers who were awarded medals could wear them around their necks.
The pattern should not be too fancy. The left and right sides of the front should be carved with the shape of wheat ears, so that everyone knows that our Shenwei Army is an army of farmers and the children of the people. Don't use swords, axes and other patterns, just carve a dog-beating stick on the back.
The Shenwei Army was originally composed of beggars on the Yibin dock. They used dog-beating sticks to drive away the tyrants and expel all jackals, tigers and leopards.
Zhao Feiyan told him that Li Gong believed that countless soldiers had sacrificed their lives for the country, and a cemetery should be built in Chengdu to commemorate these martyrs. The previous dynasty had Lingxiao Pavilion, and we can also build a Lingxiao Pavilion.
Zhao Yulin thought this was a good idea and asked her to discuss with Mr. Li about building a landmark attic in Chengdu to enshrine the spirits of soldiers who had made outstanding contributions so that future generations could admire them.
In the evening, Feihu brought Chu Yuxuan in to report, and the brothers unanimously elected Yuxuan to take over as the captain of the guard. Xiao Chu immediately saluted him.
He called all the idle brothers back to have a drink together to see Feihu off, and Huofenghuang also pulled Yang Qianqian up to have a drink. Zhao Yulin soon became confused under the repeated bombardment of a group of guards.
In Lin'an of Jiangdong, the false emperor Zhao Bing was also drunk and was tearing off the clothes of the palace maids to vent his anger.
Zhao Bing was depressed. Last year, the palace was destroyed and his prestige was gone because of Shi's son's trouble. His bedroom was still leaking. However, the two of them had used up all the silver in their stock. They managed to scrape some money from the surrounding areas for emergency use, but it could only solve the problem of food for everyone during the New Year.
