But after taking a few steps, Zhang Fangping caught up and said, "Xingzhi, the three officials can't bear it."

Let Zheng Lang pull the army and the military equipment is returned to the Third Division again. It is a responsibility and a right...

In fact, Zheng Lang is also a kind of reform this time. This reform was not even expected by Wang Anshi. It was a real simplification of administration, rather than a redundant administration.

On the contrary, the Song Dynasty strictly followed the Ministry of War, which was responsible for the selection of military generals, coordinated the Ministry of Revenue to allocate military rations and pay, submitted memorials, and discussed military preparations for military affairs. In fact, with the step-by-step differentiation, the Ministry of War has now become a sanatorium for drinking tea, chatting, and playing cards.

Where are these rights divided?

For each yamen, even Zhao Zhen himself may not explain it clearly. For example, the production of weapons is God knows whether it is the Three Divisions, local governments, or other departments. For example, the storage and storage of weapons, the Song Dynasty's rules are quite strict and very detailed, including the division of various departments, including the Preparation of Imperial Materials, Military Supplementary Materials, Military Supplementary Materials, Military Supplementary Materials, Old Armor Guard, Eastern Armor Guard, Central Armor Guard, La Liga Sword, New Armor Guard, Civil Army Guard, Even the artillery warehouse, Fire Attack Guard, Civil Artillery Ward, Trailing Crossbow Guard, Fangcheng Guard, Invincible Guard, etc. You can tell if you hear the name that there will be problems. There are direct jurisdictions of the imperial court, various jurisdictions, various provincial governments, central government, local governments, eastern governments, internal warehouses, Privy Councils, and even Zheng Lang himself cannot clearly know what specific authority the Privy Council has for logistics. In this case, can there be no problem?

It is just on military weapons, as well as the logistics of grain, fodder, cloth, and money.

Granary silos were originally called grain yards, and warehouses were a more complex institution. For example, salt silos were only part of them, while warehouses were originally called yards. No matter what they were called. Even this was a mess, and there were different names in various places, warehouses, yards, warehouses, and responsibilities.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, there were three uses of warehouses: one is pure military use, the second is military use and officials, and the third is non-military use. If the division is so detailed, it is important to be that the distinction between the three is not strict, and the minor officials in charge of warehouses do not know what the warehouse is used for. Then problems arise.

The manhole cover was stolen by a thief. A commoner accidentally stepped in. His leg broke and the people were filled with indignation. Dear men, you can drink less private banquets, and at least a few hundred manhole covers will be saved. Call to ask. If it is a merit, many departments will come out to admit it, and the critical person will be injured. Who is responsible for this? After asking more than a dozen departments, no department will admit it. Then the commoner watched the boss drive a rickshaw, live in a villa, drink flower wine, and soak in beautiful girls, but the black hole is still there in January, two months, and three months are still there.

This problem is not a big deal. At worst, you can hurt two or three ordinary people's legs. If you really break the legs of more than a dozen ordinary people, can you really sit still?

But the logistics of the army was critical, especially in the Song Dynasty. It was inconvenient to transport money and unclear power, so wouldn’t it be even more deadly? So a funny scene appeared. A few years later, the Sansi had reduced the silk from Xichuan in Hedong, Shaanxi, and the military uniform was insufficient. He also had a large amount of food and grass in Hebei, and had not paid back the silk. He asked to borrow 100,000 yuan from the Silk and wanted to lose 200,000 yuan in Zuozang. The rest of the matter was to limit the compensation. Let the Sansi borrow from the Silk and also pay interest...

I wonder if the Sansi couldn't afford it. Will the inner warehouse bring a group of yamen to search the Sansi's house and mortgage it?

This is the most obvious example. In fact, the entire military logistics, from the production and storage of weapons to the food, fodder, cloth, and money, can involve dozens of departments, and the powers of each department are not clear and they are both quarrels and quarrels.

If the armor was pursued just now, several craftsmen would definitely be unlucky. Then they asked who was responsible for it. The sewer manhole cover incident in a certain place will be staged. If dozens of departments can be launched, at least Zheng Lang and Bao Zheng will work together, it is difficult to determine whether the department has made the mistake.

What Zheng Lang did was to eliminate these redundant policies and clarify his responsibilities. Since it was mostly related to the Three Divisions, it was assigned to the Three Divisions. He didn't dare to move much. So far, he only clarified the two items of granary and military equipment production. It was still far from integrating the logistics supply of the entire army. But the country not only had the logistics of the army, but also the civil affairs and economy, etc. There were similar situations. In addition to party struggles, what kind of other shore would such a country go to? The previous generations of lords were good, including Zhezong, so the Song Dynasty was barely operating this mechanism of Yongshuang. But as soon as he arrived at Huizong and said conscience, he was still a little worse than the foolish monarch who was even more powerful than the history of the tyrant. However, a big problem arose.

But it is Xiao He that fails, and it is Xiao He that succeeds.

There are many aspects of the Song Dynasty that can be learned from later generations, such as the grinding system.

Ouyang Xiu said that the library position is expensive, and where is it expensive? First, be a young clerk in the library position for many years. Maybe the emperor will ask questions and leave a good example, so it is expensive. It is not that this kind of work is not good, but it is also a kind of grinding. When you are in office, you will have more experience in sorting out official documents. But the most important thing is that the local survey can be familiar with the affairs of officials. If you do well, you will enter the temple step by step. Instead of being a small secretary, a clerk can be a good official, and this role is not even as good as a visitor to some important officials.

It was Zheng Lang who had been in the local area for more than nine years, from civil to finance, to military, that he had experienced it carefully, and then compared it with the information in his mind, which made him more enlightenment and more insightful than anyone else in the various disadvantages of the Song Dynasty.

This is a small step attempt.

Looking at Zhang Fangping, he said, "Brother An Dao, why can't you bear it?"

"Or hand over the safety supervision to the internal warehouse."

"Brother An Dao, you are a wise master now. If you were not a wise master, what would it cause to hand over the safety supervision to the inner warehouse?" Zheng Lang shouted in a low voice.

"Or hand over the military equipment to the Privy Council."

"Arms and instruments are mostly under the jurisdiction of the Three Divisions, and they are fully entrusted to the Three Divisions. There is little change. If they are handed over to the Privy Council, how many personnel transfers will be caused?" Zheng Lang said. In fact, Zhang Fangping did not understand Zheng Lang's intentions. The Song Dynasty system was overlapping and empty. Why is this? It is a decentralization of power. The lower part is to gather power and concentrate, and at least one should be done on the top. If the three divisions are expanded, the rights of the two governments will inevitably decline, which is in line with the "ancestral family law" of the Song Dynasty.

Zheng Langyu paused again and said, "Brother An Dao, remember one of my words and be cautious."

Be careful, the three departments today are definitely not the three departments in history. It is just a safety supervisor and a sugar shop. The income generated by more than 10 million yuan a year has made many people jealous. Then the power of the State Warehouse and the Arsenal Supervision. There will be more people jealous.

Zhang Fangping had no choice but to look at Zheng Lang walking forward and asked, "Xingzhi. Where are you going?"

He kept walking west, obviously not going to the Zheng family. Zheng Lang replied: "Brother An Dao, I'll go to the secret service camp."

These three words are not endorsements for ugliness. On the contrary, they are special military affairs and look very noble. But there are still not many people who know the specific situation, just outside the west gate of Kaifeng.

Come to the secret agent camp.

Wang Song and Wang Yong were training with these 300 or so people. There were no equipment, but it was better than Zheng Lang imagined, such as climbing trees, climbing mountains, assassination. This thing was the longest thing that Wang Song had, otherwise he would not have been able to come and go freely between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia. How difficult is this? You should know that Zheng Lang sent some scouts to inquire about the news. He also spent the effort of the Nine Dragons and Two Tigers, but only moved on the edge of the Western Xia. Except for Wang Yong, they did not dare to go deeper, for fear of being exposed.

But Zhang Fangping looked at the sun for a while and felt goose bumps all over his body. Wang Song taught it very carefully, but those moves were too sinister and he couldn't bear to see them.

Wang Song asked in a low voice: "Mr. Zheng, do you want them to stop?"

This is also a miserable master. He was surrounded by Zong Shiheng in the northwest, but Pang Ji and Zong Shiheng were not very compatible. As soon as Lao Zong died, no one inquired about him in the capital. Pang Ji used him, but after using it, he threw it away and treated it as a pile of rubbish and didn't even look at it.

Zheng Lang asked him to preside over the secret service camp, neither stupid nor stupid. On the contrary, he was very smart and clever. Killing people and robbing people is one thing, and hugging his thighs is another thing, so he had to hug Zheng Lang's thighs tightly.

"You keep going."

"Okay," Wang Song began to shout to these subordinates.

"Boy, you didn't eat?"

"Boy, you jumped over this pit. How did your instructions make you embarrassed to come to the capital?"

The small whip in his hand kept whipping.

No soldier is bad at choosing this step, but he has no choice but to suffer a lot from this monk, but the promotion and salary increase is real. What should I do? I am angry or not. But these people have really good physical fitness. At the end of June, it is the hottest time of the year, but after these soldiers have experienced these intense training, none of them lie down.

Zhang Fangping sighed: "A man of the tiger."

Zheng Lang didn't say anything, just kidding. These were more than 300,000 soldiers picked out from more than 300,000 soldiers. If not, the Song Dynasty army was really over. But looking at this fierce soldier, Zheng Lang felt an inspiration in his heart.

Build a powerful special forces?

There were also some troops in the Song Dynasty who were named a powerful military branch, but their actual combat effectiveness was questionable. In fact, there was no need to do much. If you retain the powerful special forces of the Fourth Battalion to the Fifth Battalion, you would have an irreplaceable advantage on the battlefield.

But this idea flashed. Under the system where the Song Dynasty was going to defend the pathological system, even if there were several powerful special forces, what role could it play if the civil officials or eunuchs who did not understand military commanded it?

Suddenly the soldiers' enthusiasm increased and each performed better.

"Okay." Zhang Fangping shouted.

They didn't know the fact that Wang Yong whispered to his subordinates from a distance, and Zheng Lang and Zhang Fangping came to see them. One was the prime minister of the dynasty and the other was the prime minister of the dynasty. Moreover, both of them came down from the northwest battlefield and treated the generals well, so they performed better.

That's it. Wang Song was still whipping with a leather whip. Zhang Fangping said: "Mr. Zheng, Wang Song has done too much."

Zheng Lang laughed and said, "It's okay, these soldiers have good physical fitness and are not afraid. If they want them to be better, their training must be strict. Today, they sweat three points, and tomorrow they will sprinkle seven points less blood. Otherwise, they will be sorry for their official positions."

He waved his hand and called Wang Song again.

"Mr. Zheng, what are your instructions?"

"You guess when will they be released as soon as possible?"

"Mr. Zheng can be released now by relying on martial arts alone, but not martial arts, there are other things."

"I understand, but when can a group of people be released as soon as possible?"

"It's hard to say. If it can be practical, it will be as soon as next year. They are more brave and less adaptable."

"Wang Song, I don't care what method you use. At the end of September, fifty people must be released, sneak into Xixia, and wait for the imperial orders."

"September is too early," Wang Song frowned as he shook the whip in his hand. The whip was not trying to whip Zheng Lang, but was trying to use this whip to increase the intensity of the training. Can the task be completed in September?

"Before September, you have to pick one in the camp and prepare one hundred people to sneak into the south."

"Southern?" Wang Song was lost.

"Southern?" Zhang Fangping asked in confusion.

"It's the south," said Zheng Lang. The future war was not in the northwest, nor with the Khitan. But in the south, not only Nong Zhigao, but later Su Maozhou barbarians opposed the Song Dynasty, Xiaxizhou barbarians opposed the Song Dynasty, Zikui Luyi people opposed the Song Dynasty, Fengzhou Dongman attacked Yongzhou, Shaozhou barbarians opposed the Song Dynasty. Jiaozhi disturbed the Song Dynasty, Jiaozhijiadong barbarians attacked the Song Dynasty, Su Maozhou barbarians attacked Yongzhou. This was a big rebellion in six or seven years, and there were countless small rebellions.

Is it because the Song Dynasty was too bad for them? On the contrary, after Zhao Zhen's death, all the people, including Sichuan to Jinghu South Road, were crying.

The Song Dynasty had a very negative attitude towards this place. Meishan barbarians were classified as forbidden Meishan. They were not allowed to enter and exit, so that they became a country and were free and easy. Starting from Kuizhou Road to the south, it was called the Southern Wilderness. Just like the wasteland, they did not care about it. They lived and fled themselves.

As for the heavy ration, it is even more a joke. It is a wasteland, but what harvest is it expected? Even on Jinghu South Road, a mature man only collects three dou of three thousand rations and is responsible for its public security and planning fields. Apart from these rations, they do not care about other taxes and labor services, so how can they be concentrated?

However, these barbarian rebellions not only turmoil local officials, but also left no grass in the area where they passed, countless people were killed and their houses were burned out. Even the great hero Nong Zhigao, the hundreds of thousands of people he killed were not Han people. If divided according to the later ethnic groups, 700% of them were the Zhuang tribe themselves.

Later generations wanted to turn black and white into black, beautify Nong Zhigao in a daze, and Zheng Lang would not care about it, but as a Song Dynasty prime minister, the Song Dynasty prime minister, would not sit idly by these people and do whatever they want. But this requires careful planning. Zhao Zhen was forced to helpless by these people and sent Pan Mei's grandson Pan Su to suppress it, and destroyed the Ninety-Nine Dongzhai, that is, ninety-nine small mountain villages. Because the terrain was unfamiliar, he had to retreat.

The imperial court did not manage well, but whether it was not good, so the troops were constrained again and again, resulting in Zhao Zhen's death. The national finances did not reverse at all, leaving a super mess for future generations. Moreover, from the Xiangjiang River to west, to western Hubei, southern Sichuan and Chengdu, to Guangdong and Guangxi, such a large area would account for one-third of the pitiful Song Dynasty territory, how could Zheng Lang ignore it?

No one could guess his thoughts thoroughly. Wang Song was embarrassed and said, "Mr. Zheng, if you say the thief of the Western Xia Dynasty, your subordinates still know a little, but the subordinates don't know the south."

"It's okay, I will order General Di Qing to send a few people to help you. There is no hurry. You can select dozens of people at the end of the year, go to the south first, and then slowly plan to do it."

“Where is the south?”

"Meishan Barbarians, all areas of the Southern Wilderness, Lingnan, and Jiaozhi."

When Zheng Lang said a noun, Wang Song looked embarrassed. Only Lingnan was slightly better, and the other three places were not good.

"Wang Song, do you know how much money this battalion costs the country in a year?"

"yes."

"Do it well, and you may be famous in history." Zheng Lang said. It is not an exaggeration. There has never been such a special intelligence section in history. Even though the grandson said that he knows himself and his enemy, he can win every battle and stay where he has been for thousands of years.

"yes."

"Once the action begins, I will add 50,000 taels of silver for your call."

"Yes," Wang Song answered more confidently this time. No matter where he went, whether in Xixia or the south, it would be impossible to have no money.

On the way back, Zhang Fangping asked: "Xingzhi, do you really want to fight against the south?"

"If the Xiang River is properly developed, if it is half a Jiangdongwei, would you say I would be moved? If the Lingnan is properly developed, if it is two Jiangdongwei, if it is not always moved?"

"Xingzhi, Lingnan can be redeveloped, how can the grain and fodder be transported back to the capital?"

Zheng Langwen was stunned. He would not answer that if the court attached importance to scientific and technological research and development, it might not be a dream for steam engines, including steam trains. It is easy to make this. If it is developed extensively, and his knowledge is accepted by more people in this era, it is possible that things like this may appear in his later years. It is important to make steam trains easy. What should the railway do? Squeeze the Song Dynasty from top to bottom, and it is impossible to get so much steel. Without railways, where can shipbuilding be transported? Transport by sea? No matter how large a ship is, it will cause high costs to grain.

Zheng Lang didn't know how to answer, so he replied rudely: "Better than now."

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To be continued...