It was just after midnight. I took Yuan Ji and Xiao Qi to leave the palace and came to Shifeng Trading Company. During these days, the business of the trading bank went smoothly. Everything was on the right track. Therefore, most of Xiao Tian's energy was spent on It was placed in the Red Cross Society. When I was away from the trading company, Fang Ling would basically spend time in the Red Cross Society. On the contrary, Shifeng Trading Company was much deserted.
In the secret room, I put on a mask, looked in the bronze mirror, and then said: "Xiao Qi, go to the Red Cross opposite and call Fang Ling. Let's go see the recruitment situation."
"Brother, where are we going to play?" It didn't take long for Fang Ling to follow Xiao Qi back to the trading company.
"Ling'er, we are not going to play. We are going to see the recruitment situation."
"Recruiting troops. Okay. Let's set out now."
As Lu Xiufu said, the preparations of the Military Academy and the Ministry of War have been done very well. Dozens of recruitment points have been set up in Lin'an City. In front of each recruitment point, there are soldiers distributing leaflets. There are also people explaining the purpose of this recruitment. Reasons. Military types and recruitment requirements, etc.
We chose the nearest recruiting point. From time to time we saw groups of twos and threes appearing in front of the recruiting point. Some were reading flyers, some were consulting, and some were filling out forms on the table. However, it seemed that the people who came to inquire were far away. Far more than the actual applicants.
"Brother, there don't seem to be many people signing up to be soldiers."
"Well, there aren't many people here. But there are many spots in Lin'an. Naturally, there won't be many people if you spread them out at each spot. What's more, today is the first day."
Yuan Ji looked at it for a while and said: "The flow of people in front of the recruitment office should be pretty good. At least there are no interruptions."
Fang Ling nodded and asked: "Brother, you said that the imperial court is recruiting troops on a large scale. Is there going to be a war?"
"A war is a matter of time. I estimate that both our country and Mongolia are now preparing their troops. In less than three years, there will definitely be a war between the two countries."
"Brother, you are so smart. If you join the military, you will definitely become an invincible general. Just like Marshal Meng Gong back then."
"Haha." I smiled. "If my brother goes to join the army, Ling'er won't be able to see your brother and me."
"Who said that? If you go to join the army, Ling'er can go with you. Otherwise, who will protect you? If sir has something else to do, Ling'er will be uneasy without you."
I know that Fang Ling was reluctant to leave me first. Secondly, he really didn't trust me: "If I go to the battlefield, I will naturally want to bring you as my bodyguard. However, it seems that there are no female soldiers in our country."
"Why not?" Fang Ling said anxiously. "Far away, there is Hua Mulan joining the army on behalf of her father. Nearby, there are girls from the Yang family going into battle to kill the enemy."
I knew that Fang Ling really cared about me. He nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, Ling'er. If one day I join the army and go to the front line, I will definitely take Ling'er with me."
As the emperor, bringing Fang Ling to the front line is just a matter of words. Although I don’t know what the nine stars in the nine-star guard mentioned by Daofa Master refer to. But Fang Ling is undoubtedly one of the most important personnel. one.
"That's right." Fang Ling smiled sweetly. "Except for Mr. Ling'er, Ling'er's martial arts is pretty good. Even if there are thousands of troops, Ling'er will try his best to protect my brother's safety."
"That's natural. Ling'er is a martial arts master. His martial arts skills are so high that he can easily obtain the rank of general among millions of troops."
"I don't want to take anyone's head. Apart from protecting my brother, Ling'er will not kill."
"Well, I forgot. Ling'er is a Buddhist."
"That's right. Those who believe in Buddhism should not take life lightly. Of course, if someone tries to do harm to me, Ling'er will not show mercy."
I felt excited. Suddenly I took Fang Ling in my arms and gently stroked her long hair. I whispered: "Ling'er is so kind."
Fang Ling murmured "Yes".
After looking at it for a while, I said: "There is nothing to see here. Let's go to the general recruitment office and have a look."
There are very few places to recruit generals. There are only three places in the entire Lin'an City. Naturally, we chose the nearest one and started walking. I took Fang Ling's little hand and walked to a recruitment point near Tongle Building.
The recruitment of generals is as strict as the military examination. In addition to the archery, horse riding, archery, simple strategy and other examination items required for the military examination, a large number of strategies for the confrontation between the two armies have also been added.
There are even fewer people here. Occasionally someone asks, but there are almost no applicants.
"There are too few people." I sighed as I stood aside.
"Young Master, the martial arts culture in our dynasty is not strong. There are always fewer military attaches than civilian officials in the army, let alone among the people." Yuan Ji said.
"Yes. It's hard to find a general." I suddenly felt that my approach of recruiting generals from the private sector was extremely wrong.
"Young Master, Mr. Wang Anjie is here."
According to the original plan, the three commanders of the Lin'an War Zone were to be recruited from the private sector. Therefore, Yin Yinglei and Wang Anjie visited the general recruitment points separately. As the two top commanders of the Lin'an War Zone, they naturally hoped to recruit people who could fight in battle. General.
"Brother, please tell me how many people came to sign up today."
"Back to my lord, there are only three of us so far."
"So few."
"Yes, sir. Not many people even came to ask."
"Oh, brother, thank you for your hard work." Wang Anjie turned to his entourage and said, "Let's go to the Forbidden Army recruitment point and have a look. The three recruitment points in Lin'an City are all the same. I don't know if there are talented people hidden in the Forbidden Army."
"My lord, go slowly." said the soldier in charge of registration. "This lord is really polite."
Wang Anjie had never seen my mask. Naturally, he didn't know me who was standing by and watching them.
I shook my head and said, "Let's go."
"Brother, you are always busy during this time. We haven't gone out for a long time." Fang Ling held my arm and said as we walked.
"Well, let's wait until we are busy for a while. It may be much better next month. Ling'er, your Red Cross Society also has a lot of things to do."
"Yes. It will probably be by the middle of next month. Things will be sorted out and everything will be fine."
"Well, by the way, Ling'er, when will the first Hope Primary School open?"
"Estimated to be at the end of November."
"Okay. I'll go with you then."
"Yeah. Keep your word."
"Of course. Brother, but..."
"Stop it," Fang Lingle said. "Brother, Ling'er will memorize whatever you say later."
I laughed and said, "It's good to know."
Mongolia.
Kublai Khan handed Hao Jing a piece of information: "Emperor Master, take a look. This is the latest information from the Southern Dynasties sent by Yang Lian Zhenjia."
Hao Jing took it respectfully. After reading it, he said: "Great Khan. The emperor of the Song Dynasty has set up many new institutions. Even the Forbidden Army is being restructured."
Kublai Khan nodded and said: "Well. It seems that the emperor of the Southern Dynasties was quite ambitious."
"The Great Khan. The changes in the imperial army of the Song Dynasty show that the imperial power of the Song Dynasty has gained the upper hand. It seems that the emperor of the Song Dynasty is much stronger than when he took office."
"When a new emperor ascends the throne, there are always three fires to be lit. Not long after the old emperor of the Southern Dynasty came to the throne, didn't he also create some kind of order to stabilize the ZTE? Later, his true colors were revealed."
Hao Jing frowned slightly and said: "Great Khan, I feel that this time it will not be that simple. Judging from Zhao Yu's experience, this person is too deep in the city. I am worried that this person will be detrimental to the great cause of the unification of our dynasty."
Kublai Khan laughed and said: "The stronger the opponent, the more interesting it will be. Only then will we be encouraged to make progress. Imperial Master, I, Mongolia, dominate the world. We rely on our invincible cavalry on the battlefield. We do not place our hope of victory on our opponents. No matter what the opponent is, what matters is my own strength. As long as my strength is strong enough, I can be proud of all the heroes in the world."
Hao Jing said with a look of shame: "The Great Khan is wise. His courage is beyond the reach of this minister. I need to be taught."
"Emperor Master, of course I will not cherish others' strengths. Naturally, I should study hard. After reading the information about Yang Lianzhenjia, I also thought carefully about it all night. I felt that the two houses of government and military affairs established by the Southern Dynasty had certain qualities. There is something we can learn from. Looking at past history and past dynasties, generally speaking, the benefits of reforms outweigh the disadvantages. Therefore, Ben Khan decided to establish the Mongolian Senate."
"Senate."
"Exactly. You, Imperial Master, will serve as the dean. As for the number of academicians, I think there are between eight and ten. No matter whether they are Mongolian, Han, Jin, Tibetan, or Huihui, as long as they are capable. But Cover all areas.”
"Yes, the Great Khan. I obey the order." Hao Jing asked. "I wonder what the use of the Senate established by the Great Khan is."
"The Senate established by this Khan means participating in political discussions. This Khan intends that in the future, all major events in our country will be evaluated by the Senate. This Khan will use your assessment conclusions as the main reference for deciding events. This is The first and second is for the Senate to put forward various rationalized reform suggestions or measures. The Southern Dynasty is reforming, and Ben Khan also needs it."
"Yes. I understand. Does the Great Khan have a candidate for academician in mind?"
"Yao Shu, Xu Heng, Dou Mo, Zhang Wenqian, and Ben Khan think that the above four people can join the Senate. Oh, and also, Ahema, who is in charge of finance, is also included. What suggestions do the rest of the emperor have?"
"Great Khan. This happened suddenly. Rong Chen thought about it carefully for a few days."
"Yes," Kublai Khan said. "The Imperial Master knows most of the people Ben Khan mentioned. Yao Shu and Xu Heng are both versatile, upright people, and knowledgeable in education. , have profound attainments and outstanding achievements in calendar, philosophy, politics, literature, medicine, history, economics, mathematics, folk customs, etc. They are the two major Confucian and academic masters in our dynasty. They are currently in charge of the ritual system. We are in charge of agriculture and education. Dou Mo is in charge of the medicine of our dynasty, and Zhang Wenqian is in charge of the calendar. Including Ahema, who is in charge of finance, there are five people in total. The rest of them are the emperor's master, so they can think about it and report it to the Khan for review."
"Yes. I obey your order."
Yao Shu, Xu Heng, Dou Mo and others were all outstanding ministers in the early Yuan Dynasty. Kublai Khan once said something from the bottom of his heart to his ministers: "Like the heart of Dou Hanqing (i.e. Dou Mo), the talent of Yao Gongmao (i.e. Yao Shu)." As one, they can be said to be the whole people." It can be seen from this that these Han people had a high status in Kublai Khan's heart.