After a long time, with a sound of inhalation, Fan Zhongyan choked on the rice grains and then coughed repeatedly: "Ahem! Changsheng! How on earth do you have such a big head! How can you say such a complicated thing in just a few words?
Transparent and clear?”
"Where, where, Mr. Fan is over-praised. It's easy to say, but in practice it requires careful planning and filling in all the details that may go wrong. The court also needs to spend some money to temporarily fill this hole. If it doesn't work,
, then I will become a sinner of the country!"
Ye An quickly poured cold water on the excited Lao Fan. Things were far from as simple as imagined, otherwise the reform of the Xiang army in the Song Dynasty would have already begun. It is not like there are no smart people in this world. If he can think of it, others may also think of it.
Already.
It's just that there are a lot of interests involved in the Xiang Army, and the commander of the Xiang Army who has taken a lot of empty quotas and pays is watching eagerly.
Many of them are Enyin's commanders. They are neither big nor small, but they are all face to the court. It is okay to let these people eat empty pay and drink the blood of soldiers. If they are allowed to really train the army, it will be better than killing them.
My head still hurts!
After all, Xiang army commanders like Liu Zhao, the commander of the Baojing Army, were very few in the Song Dynasty, but there were many who wanted to be promoted relying on military merit. Everyone wanted to go to Tokyo City, but unfortunately
There are not many official positions in Tokyo where you can eat and drink, especially military commanders.
When Ye An summoned the commanders of the Jianghuai State Xiang Army at the Baihu Festival Hall of Shuai Si, he was just painting a cake for them!
If you don't let the commanders of these eating and drinking armies actively cooperate, no matter how capable you are, it will be useless. People will ignore you at all. How can you implement reform strategies?
Fan Zhongyan was very curious and asked: "How can you say that you are all joining the army with those thieves?"
Ye An frowned slightly. The term "thief joins the army" was a bit insulting, and then said: "Not all commanders of the Xiang army are useless people. There are also those who intend to make contributions and shine in the family. It is not enough for Mr. Fan to beat him to death with a stick."
alright."
Fan Zhongyan's old face turned red: "Ahem, it's not that I'm like this, but it's actually what I did that is so despicable! I've made a mistake, please tell me!"
Ye An smiled bitterly and said: "What else can I say? Of course I want to find a way to transfer them to Tokyo City! It is better to go to Tokyo City to take a leisurely military position than to sit in the corpse position as the commander of the army here!
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Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "You are a boy who knows all about the methods of the court, and you can use them smoothly!"
Lao Fan did not ask Ye An what official positions he should give these people. The civil servants in the court were already familiar with this and they would be able to easily place these people.
It seems that he is higher than the commander of the Xiang Army, but in fact those official positions are ridiculously idle, and their official positions in this life will be over. But these people themselves do not know it. In their opinion, the officials in the capital of Tokyo City are comparable to those in the local area.
There are so many good officials out there, but those who are familiar with them don’t realize that they are being promoted openly or demoted secretly.
Fan Zhongyan looked at Ye An and said, "After replacing firearms, will the Xiang army's combat effectiveness be improved?"
Ye An nodded slightly: "As long as it is used properly and practiced properly, the power of firearms can be exerted to the extreme. It is enough to deal with bandits, strong men, or demons from the White Lotus Society."
Fan Zhongyan nodded with satisfaction, but he did not know the true power of firearms, and had not even seen an actual combat scene with firearms. Only when he truly saw them did he know what terror was.
The important reason why Ye An uses firearms is not that they are powerful, but rather that they are easier to use and easier to train.
Only by getting started quickly can this march composed of Xiang troops be equipped with combat effectiveness, otherwise it will all be empty talk. He has no time to wait any longer. The annihilation of the White Lotus Society is Zhao Zhen's will, and the mission of the commander is only temporary.
It was impossible for the imperial court to let him control the Jianghuai military formation for too long.
Having participated in the military for many years, Ye An has long been famous, and he also has his own pride.
Fan Zhongyan didn't understand this. He just thought that Ye An's idea of streamlining the Xiang army was a good one. As long as it had a little effect, it would be much better than the original situation where the tail was too big to lose.
After all, this is the Xiang Army, no matter how bad it is, how bad can it be?
As the two decided on the strategy of reorganization, the changes in the Xiang army of Jianghuai Prefecture officially began, but all the prerequisites must be to ask the court for money. Only when the money is in place can the old, weak, sick and disabled Xiang army be guessed.
With no money, no land, no farm tools, and no good seeds, they could not convince these Xiang soldiers that the court was thinking of them just by talking. Ye An spent a lot on his cakes, and how many people in the court were ready to see his joke.
The appropriation of funds was a matter for the Third Division, but the approval of the memorial jointly signed by Ye An and Fan Zhongyan was a matter for Zhongshu and Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen was very excited after seeing Ye An's detailed plan. In his opinion, if the Xiang army in Jianghuai could be abolished, then the Xiang army in other state capitals of the Song Dynasty could also be abolished. As for whether it could succeed, Zhao Zhen
He is very optimistic about Ye An. In his opinion, there is almost nothing that this gentleman cannot do.
But the attitude of Zhongshu Sheng was ambiguous. Li Di praised Ye An's plan. In his opinion, if there could be an army of farmers to reclaim wasteland, it would be much better than a half-dead Xiang army relying on the imperial court.
As for Zhang Shixun, he was very resentful of Ye An's memorial, but he couldn't find anything to criticize. However, he couldn't deny that he was disgusted with Ye An. He could obstruct government affairs and delay matters.
It is difficult for some people to make him achieve results, but it is much easier to make him a bad person and a good person. Unfortunately, Zhang Shixun is not a smart person. He will not even harm others. He only relies on a drag tactic to stop Ye An.
The reform of Jianghuai Xiangjun.
Who is Ye An? He is no longer a simple courtier, nor is he a favored official known to all officials. He already has his own interest group in the court, and both the Cao family and the Li family will give money intentionally or unintentionally.
Ye An provides information.
Zhang Shixun's small actions are really unflattering. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is targeting Ye An. Even Li Di is privately urging him to approve the matter as soon as possible. This is the official intention and there should be no delay.
But Zhang Shixun didn't see it that way. If the conflict between him and Ye An at the beginning was just about the Lidong Grain Shop, now in his eyes, Ye An is the person who made him look embarrassed.
He was originally afraid of the best among the younger generation. Compared with Song Shou, Ye An was a greater threat to him, because the young Yunzhong County Marquis made more impressive political achievements.
Zhongshu's subordinates become more and more incompetent in matters of peace!
But there are some things that Zhang Shixun can't control. Many people are waiting for opportunities in secret, waiting for Zhang Shixun to make mistakes and have no achievements. Suppressing the younger generation will not bring any improvement to him. On the contrary, it will make him fall into the trap.
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A certain old fox in the officialdom who knew everything was always waiting for an opportunity, but he didn't expect that one day the opportunity would come to his door.
Just when Zhang Shixun was planning to use "delay tactics" to retaliate against Ye An, a mysterious letter was sent to Lu Yijian's house in Chanzhou...