Zhao didn't have to do it himself when forming 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 collecting intelligence. At present, he only needed to replenish manpower and ships to quickly take action.

As the war came to an end, Zhao'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 was not in a hurry to return to Beijing. On the one hand, he was waiting for the Mongolian Yuan response 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 worked in the south in his previous life and stayed in Qiongzhou for ten years. 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 nodded and asked again, "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. Some of my ideas are included. The governor can use it as a reference!" Zhao 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 immature ideas. The main reason is that Shi Kai has compiled it into a document and checked for omissions and made some additions and decreases. I have seen it very insightful." Zhao 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 continued.

"In order to adapt to future operations, I want to first expand three to five cavalry divisions and several independent cavalry brigades, 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.
Chapter completed!