After seeing off Zhao Quan and others, Zhao Xu cleaned up and came to the confidential room.

Zhao Xu waved his hand to stop Zhang Feng, Xu Jiang and others from saluting. He came to the side room. After sitting down, he couldn't wait to say to Zhang Feng without waiting for tea, "The book written in the book of Xianggong Zhang is not detailed enough, let me tell you about it in detail."

Zhang Feng carefully considered the words and said, "Yes. The officials, at present, Jingdong East Road, West Road, Hebei East Road, West Road, Hedong Road, Yongxing Jun Road, etc., have been effective in the "military reform". The progress is smooth. Although some things have happened, they have been suppressed. Qinfeng Road and others have not moved yet. Each of the six routes in the north has a total of 20,000 troops, with a total of 120,000 troops, and are basically stationed in various capitals and fortresses. It is still being purged and sorted out. If it is to form an army, it will take one to three years..."

Zhao Xu listened quietly and kept nodding.

"Military Reform" is not achieved overnight. If you want to form an army and be able to fight, it takes time. It is not only training, but also bloody battles.

The army of war is not trained.

Zhang Yu said slowly every matter, no matter how much he was.

The army of the Song Dynasty has always been complicated. In addition to the "pig farming policy", there is also the checks and balances that prevent these armies from having much resistance.

Zhang Yu himself was the Privy Councilor, and his prestige in the battle of Huanqing Road was high, and he had a sense of Jianzhong. Zong Ze led his army to suppress him, so he was considered stable.

It took Zhang Feng a full half an hour to finish speaking, and he drank a sip of tea with a dry mouth.

In the side room, no one spoke, and they were carefully digesting these contents.

After a while, Zhao Xu calmed down and looked up at Xu Jiang.

Xu Huiyi said: "The officials, the northern ranks originally supported more than 500,000 troops. Under the 'military reform', hundreds of thousands of people will be laid off. Although it has not been announced yet, the court still has to do a good job in follow-up work to resolve all hidden dangers..."

The army of the Song Dynasty was dominated by the imperial guards, with the Xiang army, the vassal army as the auxiliary. The imperial guards were huge, and the Xiang army was not inferior, especially the Yongxing army road at one time, which was as high as 200,000 people!

These "soldiers" eat imperial food. Now that they are laid off, who is willing to do so?

If an improper handling is very likely to lead to a mutiny. In addition, if someone is interested in taking advantage of it, there may be a big chaos in the north!

Zhao Xu pondered for a moment and said, "What do you think?"

Xu General Xu looked stern and said, "There are three ways to do this. The first is to take it slowly, use continuous assessment, deletion, and gradual abolition. This time is the slowest, the best effect, and there will be no chaos. Second, digest them on the spot, place them in the local area, and give them certain retirement compensation. This method may dissatisfie some people and require local cooperation. Third, the imperial court recruits in other ways, such as the Ministry of Works' river management, the rectification of civilian fields across the country, the thoroughfare, irrigation, etc. This is a huge cost and it is easy to cause chaos..."

Zhao Xu pressed his hand on the table, patted it lightly a few times, and said, "Three-pronged approach! The key to the problem is still in the place..."

The northern ranks have not yet implemented the "Fangtian Equal Tax Law", but because of the Kaifeng Prefecture pilot, all walks of life are also spreading, and all kinds of strange things are emerging one after another. The prefectures, prefectures, prefectures, counties are overwhelmed and exhausted, and perhaps they are unable to deal with these things.

General Xu looked at Zhang Feng without saying a word.

They all belong to the "military" and avoid participating in government affairs as much as possible. Moreover, the local area is really complicated and difficult to describe, and cannot be explained clearly in one sentence or two sentences.

Zhao Xu looked at Chen Pi and said, "Pick up the maps from all directions in the north."

"Yes." Chen Pi responded and hurriedly took a few maps. Zhao Xu took the larger one and looked carefully at the outlines of the north.

Jingdong East Road and West Road are probably Shandong in later generations; Hebei East Road and West Road are roughly Hebei, bordering the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, that is, the Liao Kingdom, and the task is to resist the invasion of the Liao Kingdom. Hedong Road is roughly Shanxi, at the junction of Liaoxia; Qinfeng Road and Yongxing Jun Road are roughly Shaanxi, and they are dealing with Xixia.

Zhao Xu stared at the map and pondered continuously.

The Song Dynasty had a small territory, but it was divided into twenty-three routes, equivalent to twenty-three provinces. Below this route, there were "small routes", plus military units, and various regiment training, and observation made it really complicated, and it was difficult to understand clearly for a while.

General Xu and Zhang Feng were both looking at Zhao Xu, and they all knew something from the senior officials of the court, but they could not make it clear to them.

After waiting for a while, Zhao Xu pondered and said, "We have talked about the merger of all the roads before. At present, it seems that the time has not come, but we can find another way. In this way, select high-ranking officials of the court, add third rank, and take charge of local government affairs in the name of governor. For example, Jingdong East Road and West Road, send one person! At the same time, participate in politics, and each two senators will assist, with a total of five people, sort out local government affairs, assist in the "military reform" and "political reform". At the same time, prepare for the implementation of the "new law", and do not lay the groundwork for the merger of all the roads..."

Xu General looked very surprised and said, "The official family's method is good! If it takes a long time, the governor will become permanent even if it is temporary. Then it will be natural to merge all the roads and establish a first-level yamen..."

Zhang Shi looked at Zhao Xu with surprise and quietly said nothing. The benefits of doing so were naturally not just what Xu Jiang said.

In this case, resistance can be greatly reduced, and there will be no opposition from the government and the country. It can completely promote various plans of the court in a bold manner.

Zhao Xu also secretly admired his inspiration, smiled quietly, and said, "Then do it this way. When Mr. Zhang Dun comes back, he will discuss and select personnel. Stabilize all the ways in the south, and the north can increase its efforts, go faster and more radical..."

General Xu and Zhang Qi nodded silently. If there was a governor in charge of the local area and control the chaos in the local area, and prevent them from being angry by the reforms in the north, and doing excessive things that would lead to losing control, then they could completely let go of their hands and feet in the north and implement the established "military reform" plan without any scruples.

"Chen Pi, call Mr. Cai. Mr. Zhang, continue talking." Zhao Xu took a sip of tea.

Zhang Qi said: "Yes. At present, all the strategies and general managers have been selected. Now we need to deepen the in-depth work. In addition, the three camps around Kaifeng need to be built in a step-by-step manner. This matter is related to the foundation of the country and should be the first..."

Not long after, Cai Bian also came.

He was secretly surprised by Zhao Xu's idea, but he felt that there was a lot of potential and couldn't help but get excited.

Several people sat in the confidential room and were talking about the "military reform". Cai Bian naturally had to cooperate with it. Everyone was talking and discussing all aspects of the "military law".

Honglu Temple.

Wei Mingyuanshan waited for five days. In addition to sending a doctor from the Ministry of Rites to greet them, they were kept in the yard of Honglu Temple. Not to mention the big men of the Song Dynasty who negotiated, they could not even go out!

"Mr. I have to find a way." The burly man in the yard said with a cold face.

Wei Mingyuanshan held a spear in his hand, his beard was a little messy, and his eyes were bright, and he said, "Can you contact Wei Ming Ashan?"

The burly man shook his head and said, "He was locked up in the Imperial City Division, where he was under great security and could not get in. However, it is said that he was tortured and injured very much."

Wei Mingyuan had deep eyes and said, "I'm not surprised by this, can't he contact him?"

The burly man said, "Yes. Their people hid deeply. Our people quietly tried it, but they could not find it, and they might be captured by the Song people."

"Do it." Wei Mingyuan said lightly.
Chapter completed!