Zhao Bing didn't have to do it himself when it came to form a "pirate" army. He just needed to explain his ideas and the goals he had achieved clearly, and then transfer them to the Bureau of Affairs. The Bureau of Affairs has a lot of experience in this area, and after entering Jiangnan, there was also a fleet of ships engaged in smuggling activities to the Mongols and the task of collecting intelligence. At present, he only needed to replenish manpower and ships to quickly take action.

As the war came to an end, Zhao Bing's main energy also shifted from the military to the aftermath, and began to prepare to solve domestic problems in recent times. Therefore, recently he had frequent letters with several important officials including Lu Xiufu, Ying Jieyan, and others who were left behind in the court. He exchanged opinions on some issues of concern to the government and the opposition, and discussed personnel arrangements and the development and positioning of the two Huaihe Rivers.

Zhao Bing was not in a hurry to return to Beijing. On the one hand, he was waiting for the reaction of the Mongolian Yuan and then responded in time according to the actual situation. On the other hand, he also wanted to see the attitudes of the various parties in the North and China and reach consensus with important officials on certain major issues to prevent himself from being caught off guard after returning to Beijing. On the other hand, he was watching the progress of the battlefields of Xiangyang and Sichuan, and then resettlement and adjustments to the Eastern Corps and Huaidong deployment according to the war.

After June, the weather in Huaibei became hotter and rainy. In recent days, it has been rainy and continuous, and water seems to be wrinkled out of the air, which makes people feel very uncomfortable. Fortunately, Zhao Bing worked in the south in his previous life and stayed in Qiongzhou for ten years in this life. He has basically adapted to it, but he still hopes to go further north and there will be no sultry summer there.

"Your Majesty, since the Northern Expedition, our dynasty has won consecutive victories. More than 100,000 enemy troops have been captured, most of which are in custody in various prefectures and counties, with a few thousands and tens of thousands. Not only should there be guards, but a lot of money and food are also consumed. The local area feels heavy burdens, and is also worried that so many surrendered troops will gather together, and the consequences of the riot will be unimaginable. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to deal with it early and eliminate hidden dangers." Wang Yinglin requested an interview early in the morning and discussed with Your Majesty.

"Well, I have been captured for several months for a long time. It is indeed a long-term solution to always be detained in the place." Zhao Bing nodded and asked, "Has these captured Mongolian soldiers been identified?"

"Your Majesty, I have worked with officials from all sides to conduct statistics and classification and screening according to Your Majesty's instructions, and all of them are recorded for reference." Wang Yinglin replied.

"Very good. I think so. Let's talk about each other and see if it is appropriate. There are some of my ideas in it. The governor can use it as a reference!" Zhao Bing said while asking Duke Zhuang, who was accompanying him, to find out the relevant copy prepared earlier and hand it over to Wang Yinglin.

"I dare not, what Your Majesty thinks must be a true insight!" Wang Yinglin stood up and took the lecture respectfully.

"It's not my credit. I just put forward an immature idea. The main reason is that Shi Kai compiled it into a document and checked for omissions and made some additions and decreases. I've seen it very insightful." Zhao Bing waved his hand and smiled.

"Oh, Shi Kai is a talented person, so there will be no mistakes." Wang Yinglin looked up at Duke Zhuang and bowed his hand.

"I dare not!" Duke Zhuang Ye bowed his hand and replied with a faint smile, "I am just a servant around His Majesty. It's okay to do some small things, but I'm not a talent!"

"I think that although our army won consecutive victories in this battle, it also exposed some shortcomings, especially the use of cavalry is still very different from that of the Mongolian Yuan. Among the enemy captured by our army this time, there are many Mongolian Yuan cavalry. They are proficient in cavalry and shooting, and are good at using cavalry tactics, which can be used by our army. When we advanced, we often fought in the Jiangnan area with dense rivers and water networks, and lacked combat experience in Jiangbei, Central Plains, and even grassland areas, especially cavalry, which is still our weakness. Therefore, I plan to use the Mongolian Yuan as my division and learn from its strengths." Zhao Bing continued.

"In order to adapt to future operations, I want to expand three to five cavalry divisions and several independent cavalry brigades first, and prepare for the establishment of a cavalry academy for training cavalry officers and establish a military horse farm. Therefore, I plan to select the best people from the captured enemy troops as teaching, and those who intend to join our army will join the original two cavalry divisions and the newly built cavalry divisions to improve the combat effectiveness of our army; in addition, some surrendered soldiers who are good at raising horses and training war horses will be selected from them, and they will be organized into the military horse farm to be responsible for pastoral and training war horses."

"In addition, there were many craftsmen who went to the Mongolian expedition. Among them were many skilled craftsmen, especially Seme craftsmen brought back from Persia, Dashi and other countries to forge iron and weapons and control water. They had unique methods for building cities, which could be used by us. I want to select a group of capable craftsmen to work as supervisors, and the rest could be allocated to the military weapon workshop or serve in various departments."

"As for the rest, most of the young and strong can be incorporated into the original or newly built several engineers and the Dushui Army to build the water conservancy of the Lianghuai River to clear the canal to Bianliang. The old and weak will be sent to Guanzhuang in various places to redeem their crimes."

"Your Majesty said it is very important that people can use their own resources and make full use of their talents. It can also reduce national expenses, save the people from labor service, and benefit the people. I will work with colleagues from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works as soon as possible to complete this matter." Wang Yinglin nodded and said that he knew very well. He knew very well that it was very cost-effective to allow these prisoners to serve labor. As long as they provide food and clothing, they do not need to pay military salaries, they can undertake heavy and arduous tasks of building and dredging cities. It can also reduce the time and number of people in the court to recruit husbands, so that the people can have more time to engage in production, win the hearts of the people without any moral blame. It can be said that there is no harm.

Next, Wang Yinglin reported on the formation of the state troops in various places, basically according to the proposals agreed upon before. Each state formed a division, and the number of people was arranged according to the principle of priority in front and neglecting the latter. The number of soldiers along the border prefectures and military centers was large, and even reached the full corps. The population was small and the public was small, and the quality of public security was increased or decreased as appropriate. Moreover, the troops were not all stationed in the prefectures, but were scattered in the counties and townships to strengthen the armed forces of the basic regime.

In fact, this arrangement still continued the system of the previous dynasty, similar to the relationship between the border army and the imperial guards in the past. A small number of border army were used to maintain public order and deal with small-scale war conflicts, and to warn the movements of the large forces of the enemy troops, and to buy time for the arrival of the imperial guards before the outbreak of a large-scale war. At the same time, this system also continued the idea of ​​Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's "using the world's wing army to restrict the imperial guards". Once the imperial guards rebelled, they could dispatch the wing troops from all over the country to go to Beijing to serve the king and calm the unrest; and if the wing army occupied land and separatist, they could mobilize the imperial guards to fight for the suppression, so as to restrict the world's wing troops.

However, Zhao Bing's arrangements were different. In fact, the current armed forces of the Song army were composed of imperial guards, wing troops, village soldiers and imperial guards. The imperial guards replaced the status of the imperial guards of the three yamen of the previous dynasty, responsible for protecting the security of the capital and palace cities, and were personally led by the emperor, and used as a strategic reserve team. At the same time, this was used as a force to balance and suppress the imperial guards. The imperial guards were the most important armed forces of the Song Dynasty, responsible for defending national security and resisting foreign invasions. They were stationed in important military places, rather than all around the capital. They were recruited by the court to participate in the war when a large-scale war broke out, and their status was more similar to that of modern war zones.

The combat scope of the wing army is more in the prefectures and counties to which it belongs. As the main armed forces to maintain local public security, they cannot fight across borders and are led by the dual leadership of the Privy Council and the local road government. When economically separate from the local government, they will avoid the mutual collusion between military and political parties to form separatist forces. When war breaks out, they must accept the command of the war zone policing envoy appointed by the court to participate in the war, which is similar to modern security forces. Township soldiers are the product of the combination of soldiers and civilians. They engage in production on weekdays, receive recruitment in wars, undertake transportation and detention tasks, and should also participate in direct combat if necessary.

Under this military system, there are naturally both advantages and disadvantages to the formation of checks and balances between various armed forces. The advantage lies in the development of local military forces, which can carry out corresponding military development to better meet local military needs and social and economic development. But at the same time, when facing large-scale warfare, it is often necessary to mobilize troops from various places to participate in the war. Because the tactics and equipment of various places often have different tactics and equipment, it has brought huge negative impacts to command and logistics.

This military system will also be restricted by civil servants. It can be said that it is one of the checks and balances that Zhao Bing has made to deal with the emergence of military separatism. When dealing with large-scale standardized wars, although these civil servants often do not interfere in specific matters of the army like civil servants in the past. However, they need to plan for logistics and strategic deployment. If the generals in command of military forces tend to become warlords, they can cut off their logistics supplies and mobilize them in a targeted manner through strategic arrangements. When they reach the attempt to disintegrate their separatist situation, the role of civil servants will become more and more prominent.

"Bohou, if the Northern Expedition is currently stopped, what do you think the court and the people will react?" Although Zhao Bing was secretly arranging the aftermath, he was still confidential and did not inform the court. It was limited to a few close friends around him. Such major events could not be avoided by the court, especially several important officials, so he tentatively tried.

"Your Majesty, I think..." Wang Yinglin was a little confused about the emperor's sudden question. At present, the Song army won consecutive battles, recovered a large number of lost land, and annihilated a large number of living forces of the Mongol Yuan. One step forward can realize the great wish of the emperors of all dynasties to recover the old capital. The morale of the troops participating in the war was high and the desire to fight was strong. It can be said that the situation was very good, at least in the eyes of ordinary people. If we stop the Northern Expedition suddenly, it would take great courage and courage. He could not figure out the meaning of the little emperor for a while and did not know how to answer.

"Bohou, this is a private statement between our monarch and ministers. There is no need to worry, just speak freely!" Zhao Bing looked at him with his eyes flashing, as if he was thinking about the holy intention, but he understood that although he was far away on the front line, he must have something to do with the court and would not know nothing about the voices there, so he smiled to dispel his concerns.
Chapter completed!