In early July, the Jin Kingdom's reward for Zhao Tai finally came down.

Wanyan Shouxu was very generous and asked Zhao Tai to grant the title of Marquis Jianjie and make him the military governor. He also assigned Suzhou and Sizhou to Zhao Taijie.

Seeing that Jin Guo was happy, Zhao Tai asked for supplies for Heda.

Zhao Tai did not withhold this batch of aid materials and allocated the full amount to Heda.

It's not that Zhao Tai doesn't want to take the deduction, but that the Mongols suffered a defeat in Huainan and may not be able to swallow this sigh of relief and will definitely retaliate.

The assistance from the Southern Song Dynasty was very important to the Jin Kingdom's Guanhe defense line, and Zhao Tai did not dare to deduct it.

In this way, Zhao Tai got what he wanted, and the Jin Kingdom also received material assistance from the Song Dynasty. Both parties were happy.

However, even though they were happy, the dark cloud weighing on their heads did not dissipate.

There was no war in the Jin Kingdom at this time, but Wanyan Shouxu, Heda, and Zhao Tai all knew that the Mongols would definitely come back, so the two sides could only maintain a tacit understanding and continue to live together.

After the Jin Kingdom received the materials allocated by Zhao Tai, they immediately strengthened the Guanhe defense line. Zhao Tai was also recruiting troops and conducting a large-scale military expansion in preparation for the Mongolian invasion to the south.

Outside Suining City, in the camp of the Zhongyi Army, more than 10,000 soldiers, under the command of officers borrowed from the Southern Song Dynasty and Wuxian by Zhao Tai, were rehearsing changes in the formation.

With Zhao Tai's efforts, Wuxian, who had lost his territory, also regained another territory and was settled in Dangshan County, Shanzhou by the Jin Dynasty court.

In order to thank Zhao Tai, Wuxian left him a group of officers to help Zhao Tai train the army.

At this time, nearly ten thousand soldiers were on the school grounds, rapidly changing their formations as the flags were waved and the drums beat.

Zhao Tai looked at it and said to Chen Zhong: "General Chen, that's not bad! Such results have been achieved in such a short time. I want to count on you."

Chen Zhong handed the command flag to his subordinate and asked him to continue practicing. Then he said to Zhao Tai in a deep voice: "Within three months, these new soldiers will be able to master the changes in the formation. Time is a bit tight, so I have to hurry up and practice."

When the March period was mentioned, Zhao Tai's joy immediately subsided.

In ancient times, it was not difficult to raise an army of more than 100,000 people in a short period of time. But to make these armies effective, unlike bandits, who are called rabble, a group of highly qualified people are needed.

corps of officers.

In three months, Zhao Tai didn't think his subordinates could learn much from officers like Chen Zhong.

Therefore, when Zhao Tai borrowed it, he had no intention of returning it to Zhao Fan.

Of course, Zhao Tai couldn't just detain him, it could only be that they didn't want to leave, so Zhao Fan couldn't blame Zhao Tai.

But these officers were all middle-level officers of the Song Army. They had families and businesses in the Southern Song Dynasty, and their status and salary were not low. They came to Zhao Tai to help, purely for poverty relief. When the time came, they would definitely leave.

Now it seems that the only way Zhao Tai can keep them is to give them better treatment.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tai's mind turned to making money again.

"Haha~" Zhao Tai smiled slightly, "With General Chen's help in training, I believe that the Zhongyi Army will be completely transformed within three months."

At that moment, Zhao Tai watched for a while, then left the military camp to check on the resettlement situation of the hungry people outside the city.

The assistance provided by the Southern Song Dynasty was limited. If Zhao Tai wanted to support his army, he had to revitalize the economy under his rule.

At this time, some of the hungry people outside the city participated in the construction of workshops by the Suishui River, and a large number were waiting for resettlement.

Previously, Suining's land was saturated with people, but now that Zhao Tai has gained territory in Suzhou and Sizhou, he can resettle a group of hungry people.

Zhao Tai rode a horse to the shanty town outside the city, walking between tents and thatched huts. The hungry men in the camp were gathering together to discuss their future livelihood, while the women were busy washing clothes by the Suishui River.

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Zhao Tai avoided the children who were playing with wooden sticks in the shanties and came to a big tent in the camp. When the soldiers standing guard outside saw Zhao Tai, they quickly stepped forward to lead the horse and said, "Sir."

Zhao Tai got off his horse and asked casually: "Where is Mr. Wang?"

"Work inside!" The guard took Zhao Tai's riding whip.

Zhao Tai went in with his tent after hearing this, and found Wang Wentong sitting behind the desk, engrossed in calculations.

"Mr. Wang!" Zhao Tai called.

Wang Wentong raised his head, saw Zhao Tai, and stood up quickly, "Why is your husband here?"

Zhao Tai smiled and said, "I came here to see how the hungry people are being resettled."

Wang Wentong heard this, took out a document from the table, and handed it to Zhao Taidao: "There are probably more than 20,000 hungry people who need to be resettled now. I am planning to resettle a group of people in Suzhou and Sizhou, and the rest are being recruited as hired workers.

They should all be able to be accommodated before the end of the month.”

The hungry people gathering outside the city have always been a worry in Zhao Tai's heart. Now that he heard that they can all be resettled before the end of the month, Zhao Tai is very happy, "Okay! Relocating these hungry people will take away a worry for me."

Wang Wentong saluted and said: "As a humble official, I have something to ask you for permission in advance."

Zhao Tai sat down and asked, "What's the matter?"

Wang Wentong said: "It's about resettling the hungry people. Now I have two plans. One is to disperse these hungry people and resettle them. The other is to resettle these hungry people in existing clan units."

Zhao Tai stroked a few beards that sprouted from his chest and pondered for a while, "If the resettlement is dispersed, it will be easier for the government to manage in the future. However, it is more difficult for the court to organize it. If the resettlement is done in clan units, the hungry people can be moved quickly.

We can gain a firm foothold, but if the clan becomes stronger in the future, it will inevitably threaten the government and be detrimental to the government."

Wang Wentong said: "My husband is wise. Each of these two resettlement methods has advantages and disadvantages, so I would like to ask my husband to make a decision."

Zhao Tai pondered over the film and made a decision, "In peacetime, the resettlement can be dispersed, but in today's troubled times, we need local clan forces to help us mobilize the people to fight against the Mongols. I think resettlement should be done on a clan basis, and

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The clans negotiated and gave them as much land as they could have as many children as they wanted during the war. In peacetime, they would farm as a clan unit, and in wartime they would use the clan as a unit to provide us with soldiers. In this way, we can hide our troops.

People, save a lot of time."

Clan is the most basic organization in society, and usually handles intermediary matters on behalf of the government.

Nowadays, the government's ability to mobilize villages and towns is very poor. Whatever the county wants to do, it requires the cooperation of these clans.

If Zhao Tai can mobilize these clans, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to the fight against Mongolia. However, if these clans become more powerful, they will be like those aristocratic families in the late Han Dynasty, which is not conducive to government rule.

Zhao Tai is naturally aware of the dangers of an enlarged clan, but mobilizing the people is undoubtedly more urgent now.
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