Zhao Bing finally completed the draft of the military reform before the tenth day of the lunar month. He asked someone to copy two copies and hand them over to Ying Jieyan and Jiang Yan's mansion for review. He knew that although these two were civil officials, they were both proficient in military affairs, and they had enough to consider both civil and military issues and put forward opinions. Moreover, they were all their masters, so it was reasonable for them to read first, and they would not leak the secrets before they were announced.

The emperor started to work hard, and of course the people in the imperial office could not be idle. Zhao Bing found that these young people were very energetic and energetic, so he of course also wanted to give encouragement. Jiang Zongjie, who was responsible for the selection of the site yesterday, reported that he had found a wasteland with very good feng shui outside the city, which also met his requirements, so he decided to go and take a look.

So early in the morning, Zhao Bing took a group of guards and two masters as consultants to go out of the west gate to the northwest to survey the site. Although the city was very prosperous, it was only five miles away but there were already few people. Ten miles away, there were wastelands with half a person-tall weeds and some sparse trees. Because it was close to the sea and the salinization of the land was not conducive to farming, it was not developed and utilized.

"Your Majesty, this is the land, how about it?" Jiang Zongjie pointed at the surroundings and said.

"Well, the place is not small, there are no villages around, so it is a good backing to the sea!" Zhao Bing looked around and said. They were just a land bundle about 30 meters high, covering an area of ​​about 300 acres, but it is also the only commanding height here.

"Your Majesty, this mountain is called Daying Mountain. It is adjacent to the sea in the north and has a lake on the left. It is a dragon pond where five dragons soar into the sky and rise into the sky, causing waves to flow into the sea. Look at the north of this mountain, like a dragon's tongue, and it is actually a place where dragons flourish!" Jiang Zongjie pointed again.

"Zhang Dajiang, what do you think?" Zhao Bing asked Zhang Xu behind him again.

"Your Majesty, as the villain said, this place is a place with good feng shui, not far from the palace city and the coast, and is also between Chengmai and Qiongzhou. It is also a place for military use. Build a military camp here to protect the palace city and prevent the enemy from infiltration!" Zhang Xu bowed and said.

"You two are experts in engineering. Since they both agreed, then build it here!" Zhao Bing nodded and said.

"What are your Majesty's requirements?" Zhang Xu asked again.

"Well..." Zhao Bing pondered for a moment, "This place will be where we cultivate the military elites of our dynasty. The planning should be rigorous and neat, and the area should be reasonable. The buildings in the camp should be solemn and generous, simple and practical, reflecting the majesty of soldiers. Don't make any flashy and unreal objects. It is best to wrap this mountain and lake in, which can be used as a training soldier or fire prevention."

"Your Majesty, I've written it down!" Zhang Xu said with a polite manner.

"Zhang Dajiang, I have already awarded you an official position, so I don't have to be a little bitch in the future. Caomin is so humble!" Zhao Bing raised his hand and said with a smile.

"I remember it, but I have never been able to thank you in person, I am really ashamed!" Zhang Xu bowed again.

"Haha, that's great. The old people in our General Manager's Mansion have all suffered with me. Don't be so polite!" Zhao Bing said.

"It's thanks to His Majesty's willingness to take in us old and weak people, otherwise we would have turned into a pile of dry bones. How could we have today?" Zhang Xu sighed and said authentically.

"Master, although there are only more than 1,500 people entering here in advance, they will eventually have to live in 5,000 people. Not only will there be a place to train troops, but also a place to learn literature and rest. And I will recruit soldiers after the New Year. How long will it take for the master craftsmen to build them?" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said to Zhang Xu.

"Your Majesty, this project is huge. If a 10,000-man team is mobilized, the officials thought it would take at least one year to complete it. And the rainy season is now three months away. Not only do they need to prepare materials, level the land, and build roads, it will be difficult to complete it before." Zhang Xu estimated.

"Well, there must be a place for so many people!" Zhao Bing nodded. There is no mechanized equipment in this era, and it is not enough to complete such a large project. He pondered for a moment, "Zhang Dajiang, can we build a teaching area and a small playground first so that the first batch of officers and soldiers can settle in."

"Oh, the official thought it was OK. As long as we plan it well, we can concentrate our manpower and material resources to attack a place first, which can be completed when the rainy season is approaching. The most urgent task is to build the passageway first so that the first group of people can enter the venue to level the land!" Zhang Xu said in the following words.

"Okay, Zhang Dajiang worked harder. After the printing is unpacked, the site and design drawings will be immediately investigated. I notified the Ministry of Works to mobilize craftsmen and personnel to grab the passage and road first and purchase all the materials needed. After the design is completed, the construction will be started immediately!" Zhao Bing said excitedly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the lower-ranking official will mobilize personnel to start surveying the site tomorrow to ensure that the new army can enter the camp in May!" Zhang Xu said.

"Then please, Master!" Zhao Bing bowed and returned the favor, pointed at Jiang Zongjie and said, "You will listen to Zhang Dajiang's instructions tomorrow, prepare whatever you want, and find someone you want!"

"Yes, I obey the order!" Jiang Zongjie said with a bitter face after hearing this, obviously he was unwilling to do these errands.

"Your Majesty, let Master Jiang... isn't that good?" Zhang Xu was so old that he couldn't tell the difference, so he quickly refused.

"Young people should have some experience. How can you achieve success if you only stay in the small world in the palace!" Zhao Bing decisively rejected...

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This place was originally a wasteland, with no big wild animals, and there were still many small birds and beasts. Zhao Bing asked Ni Liang to lead a few guards to shoot a few hares, and the wild ducks returned to the palace. The site selection of the military camp has been decided and has entered the preparation stage. The rest of the matter must also be kept up, otherwise it will delay it again and again, delaying its own major affairs. So in the afternoon, he immediately convened several officials in charge of the imperial court to hold a small meeting.

"Master of the Manor, can the funds for the new army be prepared?" When the people arrived, Zhao Bing first asked Zhuang Shilin.

"Your Majesty, all subordinates are ready. You can pay as soon as you need it!" Zhuang Shilin stood up and replied.

"Well, I have selected a site today and the construction is about to start. I can allocate 100,000 yuan of what they need first!" Zhao Bing nodded and said, "Oh, go to Qiongxian County Government again and ask if there is a master in that land. Just get the official land down, just apply for the land deed. If there is a master, negotiate with the landlord as soon as possible and buy the land. Don't let people say that I'm bullying!"

"Yes, my subordinates will ask tomorrow and get things done as soon as possible." Zhuang Shilin said with the order.

"Cai Qiao, has the coach been selected?" Zhao Bing asked Zhuang Shilin to sit down and turned to ask Cai Qiao.

"Report to Your Majesty, my subordinates have selected fifty people from the various military teaching teams, and selected fifty people from the guardian army. They are familiar with military affairs regulations and have experience in reorganizing the army. They have notified them to go to the guardian army to obey after the Yuan Dynasty." Cai Qiao replied.

"Well, they must report as soon as possible, be familiar with the new internal regulations and practice rules, and meet the required standards within one month, and start teaching immediately after the recruits enter the camp!" Zhao Bing nodded. Since the reorganization of the army in Jiazi Town, he has planned to gather outstanding coaches to teach the recruits. After years of accumulation, he has formed a teaching team in each army to specialize in training the troops.

"Abide by the order, and after the assembly is completed, my subordinates will organize them to study immediately to meet the standards that Your Majesty said to be able to speak and use." Cai Qiao said.

"Ruoshui, the New Army's Internal Affairs Regulations and the ranks are both approved. When will it be printed into a book?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked Cai Ruoshui again.

"I am trying to report to Your Majesty!" Cai Ruoshui saw His Majesty ask him, and immediately stood up and politely said, "Your Majesty, it's the New Year, and my subordinates have found several bookstores. The carving workers under their hands have taken leave and returned home. In addition, the standards we have required are high, so they are unwilling to take over."

"Oh, there are things like this, and there is even something about pushing the transaction outward?" Zhao Bing said in surprise. His plan was that every soldier would have to have a copy, so he could learn from it at any time, so he should be easy to carry it with him, and he could put it in his pocket. The quality of the paper should be good, and it should not be broken in just a few days of reading, and the price he paid was higher than 20% on the market.

"I also think we want more, the price is appropriate, and the profit should be objective, but they just don't want to take it." Cai Ruoshui said helplessly.

"Your Majesty, those businesses don't want to make money, but they don't make money at all." Zhou Xiang interrupted at this time.

"Oh, there is such a thing?" Zhao Bing asked with a frown. He couldn't figure out what it means to not make money if he offered a high price.

"Your Majesty is like this. There are very few scholars in Qiongzhou. In the past, the book club had few business, so they would not invite many carvings to make plates. After moving to Qiong, there were many people buying books. They could only find carvings at a high price, or buy carvings from each other." Zhou Xiang explained with a smile, "Although your Majesty has a high bid, he has to re-engrave the plate. Moreover, the amount you want is large and the font is small. If you can't print much, the handwriting will be blurred and you need to re-engrave the plate. This way, you won't make any money!"

"Haha, so that's the case!" Zhao Bing smiled mockingly. This is really like a mountain, each of whom calculates his own accounts. But when he thought about it, he asked again, "Why don't they use movable type? Isn't that easy? Just re-type it!"

"Your Majesty also knows printing movable type?!" Zhou Xiang said in surprise, opening his mouth wide and looking at the little emperor.

"What's so strange about movable type? Do you think of me like this?" Zhao Bing touched his face and confirmed that there was no stuff in it, and asked back. Children in kindergartens in his previous life knew that movable type printing was one of the four great inventions in ancient China. If you are still interested, you can teach you a lesson, telling you who invented it, how to use it, and its great significance in the influence and dissemination of knowledge in the world.

"Your Majesty, I sincerely admire Your Majesty. Few people know this movable type, and very few people have seen it. But Your Majesty said it casually, which shows that you know it very well!" Zhou Xiang said repeatedly.

"From what you mean, Qiongzhou is definitely gone. But I can't let them copy them again, right?" Zhao Bing understood as soon as he heard it, and said a little disgustingly. He wanted to promote the new regulations to the entire army in the future, so he can't rely on copying them all!

"Your Majesty is really wise. My subordinates are looking for scholars everywhere and are preparing to let them copy a batch of emergency first!" Cai Ruoshui also said.

"This... I will discuss this later!" Zhao Bing said with a dark face, "Lin Zhiwu, how are you doing your errand?"

"Your Majesty, my subordinates and Commander Ni have selected 500 people from the old camp and 500 people from the guards. In addition, 500 people from the guards, the quota is already full. I am waiting for Your Majesty's next order!" Lin Zhiwu immediately stood up and replied.

"No, but the camp has just been built..." Zhao Bing nodded after hearing this, thinking that he had been waiting for the rice to be put into the pot in the past, but now the water is boiling, and the rice is not ready. "Let's do this, make a piece of space from the guards' garrison first, and gather the selected soldiers to organize the study of the new regulations after the New Year."

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will go with Commander Ni immediately!" Lin Zhiwu said with politeness.

"Do you have any questions?" After explaining everything, he glanced at everyone and asked.

"Okay, since the task has been clarified, we will implement it as soon as possible. Master Zhou stays, and everyone else will do it!" Zhao Bing said.

When everyone dispersed, Zhao Bing ordered people to send tea and let Zhou Xiang sit over and speak. He was also a person with vision. Of course, he knew that the little emperor must have left him for movable type. After several years of thinking, he also found out His Majesty's temper. He would understand any technical issues before he could stop, and even make improvements. Therefore, he did not talk much, so he told what he knew.

Zhao Bing also understood why the Song people invented movable type printing but were unwilling to use it. Because in terms of Chinese character printing, there are several difficulties in using movable type and are not easy to overcome:

1. The number of Chinese characters is huge. If you use movable type to print, you need to prepare several or even dozens of common characters. In order to distinguish the text and annotations, different fonts must have different movable characters. A pair of movable characters usually requires 20,000, and ordinary people who are engaged in printing are simply unable to cast them. Second, China's ink drawing technology on metal movable types is relatively backward, and the printed books have poor effect; Third, movable types are more complicated than the carving procedures, such as typesetting workers need to read, proofread after typing, movable characters must be returned to their positions after printing, and reprinting must be rearranged.

In addition, there were a large number of skilled carving workers in the Song Dynasty, and the cost of carving plates was kept at a low level for a long time, and carving plates could be preserved. If necessary, they only need to be taken out and used, so they are usually more cost-effective than using movable type printing. On the contrary, in Goryeo, where there are fewer engravings, the government has long promoted movable type printing, making its movable type technology far exceed that of contemporary China, and it can be said that it has blossomed inside and outside the wall.
Chapter completed!