This meeting did not attract people's attention, but another incident in Zheng Lang attracted many people to look at him sideways.

The layoffs began.

The elderly man was laid off and began to lay off employees without receiving the imperial edict from the court. This is the battlefield, what is the norm for a group of old men to fight?

But a memorial was written, not only the elderly, the weak and the disabled, but not the slightly injured soldiers, but are strictly prohibited from self-harm.

The memorial soon arrived in the capital. Zhao Zhen and his ministers smiled bitterly after seeing it. Especially the last one, Zheng Lang repeatedly reminded that if the court ordered the reduction of wounded personnel and did not punish them, many soldiers would use weapons to evade military service, so as to seek the court's approval to go home.

It sounds funny, which shows that in order to recruit troops, the officials below did many bad things, including forcibly arresting people, which is contrary to the so-called ancestral laws.

While discussing, Wang Yaochen also submitted a memorial, which was very long.

The first thing coincides with Zheng Lang's progress.

The borders of the four roads have a border of more than 2,000 miles, more than 200,000 troops stationed, 68,000 Wuyan Road, 50,000 Huanqing Road, 70,000 Jingyuan Road, and 27,000 Qinfeng Road. It seems very powerful, but it is only 100,000 people who are tired, cowardly and wounded, and only 100,000 people can barely fight against it.

Don’t look at the increase in troops, this increase in troops may not play a good role.

But neither Zheng Lang talked about the burden on the people.

He knew the burden on the people without saying it, and he did not have the radicalism that Zheng Lang said, so he carried out disarmament. He also talked about the advantages and disadvantages of the four routes, the first one was Jingyuan.

If you connect to Tiandu Mountain and get close to the thief's cave, you can get out of a large army. If you gallop, you will arrive in the east of Weizhou and go straight to Jingbing without any obstacles. Mingzhu, Mizang and other tribes in Yuanzhou are often facing each other. Although the court recruits scruples, the thief often sends people to help. This is the most urgent.

It makes sense.

After seeing the memorials of Wang Yaochen, several prime ministers read Zheng Lang's memorials again.

According to Zheng Lang and Wang Yaochen, these sources of troops will not only not work in the army, but will have negative effects. Jingyuan Road must send large troops to guard and defend due to terrain factors. Then we can only acquiesce to the second suggestion in Zheng Lang's memorial. The border army recruited a group of foreign soldiers as permanent troops and formally organized them. The weaker archers continued to be trained as militias and used in unexpected cases.

The latter has agreed. It is mainly the former.

Wang Yaochen also mentioned this issue. The more than 14,000 entries of the familiar households on Jingyuan Road, Cao Wei was very powerful and often used them to suppress the rebellion of the Western Qiang. Their reserves were lax, and the defenders were only tolerate and cultivated arrogance. Since Yuanhao rebelled, the army of the army and the mountains of Weizhou were all invaded and worried. The nearby households were also killed and captured. The customs of the foreign people were the most rewarding. Provoking provocations and angered them, and they could be reused. Send people to recruit their leaders who are willing to use them. The names and numbers of soldiers and horses reached 1,000. He listened to his own suggestion that one person was a scheming person, and he was given the name of a patrol, so that they could go out of the country, destroy the households, and the wealth they received was not investigated. The officials were not punished. The people who were given the head and injured were rewarded with goods and still paid more according to their own titles.

Those who surrendered to the Song Dynasty were familiar households, and those who did not surrendered to the Song Dynasty were used to destroy the unstable factors in Jingyuan.

All the plundered materials belong to these familiar households and do not have to be handed over to the court. Not only will they get these materials and spoils, but they will be rewarded by those who have shot and killed and injured the enemy. Those who have made meritorious families will be given officials, granted officials, or officials, and paid their salaries.

Zhao Zhen looked at the memorials of the two top scorers and was amused and laughed. Why did the two top scorers become so "brutal" when they went to the northwest?

After discussing for most of the day, I first agreed to Wang Yaochen’s memorial.

He also discussed Zheng Lang's memorials, but some ministers did not agree very much. Although Wang Yaochen's proposal was brutal, it did not touch the system. If Zheng Lang cut off troops, he could use it as appropriate. However, the formal establishment of the foreign households was different from Wang Yaochen's memorials.

Wang Yaochen's memorial was just a revision by Zheng Lang's original revision of the archers in the capital, not a formal army of the country. Zheng Lang's revision has already touched the country's bottom line.

But Zheng Lang cannot be blamed. It was not done by Zheng Lang. All generals all organized archers into the army. If the court did not accept the favor, it would be a formal army.

Several big bosses were both ridiculous and quarreled, and finally discussed and issued an edict to agree to Zheng Lang's plan, but the layoffs were limited to severely injured and the elderly, and the weak and the mildly injured were not allowed to lay off employees. Otherwise, this boundary would be difficult to distinguish and would cause many disadvantages. All routes were allowed to join the foreign households and enter the army, but the number was limited. Jingyuan's rated number of 10,000 foreign soldiers and 20,000 archers. Each familiar household took the initiative to assist the court in the control of the army without limiting it. The other three routes also made some number restrictions, with the Jingyuan Road at the most, followed by the Fu Road, and then the Qing Road, and finally Qinfeng Road.

But I also said that the archers and familiar households must follow the arrangements of the court after the war and gradually reduce their troops and disband.

The four people on the front line have already made them very happy.

With this edict, we can let go of our courage to establish the foreign army. These foreign households have horses, and more than half of them can be used to build a cavalry. This undoubtedly increases the power ahead.

However, this command made the pressure in the rear even more heavy.

Although some of the troops were laid off, only the older veterans and severely disabled people were limited to the army. For example, Zheng Lang did some tricks and cut off some disabled and sick people, as well as weak soldiers who were seriously injured one by one, and only more than 7,000 were laid off. The quality of the army improved, but the number increased. Especially the support of cavalry, the cost of supporting a cavalry was more than three times that of infantry.

There are also expenses from revised archers, which bring serious financial pressure to the rear.

Therefore, after receiving the imperial edict from the court, Zheng Lang made drastic disarmament, and while ordering Shi Congguang to purchase goods in Chang'an City, transport them to Weizhou, and trade with foreign households.

There was an old man who took the lead, but Zheng Lang did not submit a report to the court.

However, someone reported a report, and Ge Huaimin submitted a memorial saying that Zheng Lang was not doing his job properly and ignored the military affairs on the front line. He joined hands with the foreigners to make money and turmoil the morale of the army.

Without his memorials, the court was also quarreling.

With such a large-scale transaction, the goods were sent to Weizhou and the capital heard the news.

However, Zheng Lang recruited the slaughter of the blind filth, but no one opposed it, so he was granted the slaughter of Chengzhou Tuanjian. This position came from the Tang Dynasty, second only to the Jiedushi, and was in charge of the military and political affairs of a state. In the Song Dynasty, all the Jiedushi and Jiedushi became empty positions, and their positions were on the same level as those of the magistrate.

Because it involves the slightest trouble. Things are even more complicated. Zhao Zhen was quarreled by the ministers. Some people think that Zheng Lang likes to make trouble. Going to Weizhou is inevitable. See how the effect is, and then make a judgment. Some people oppose it and think that Ge Huaimin is right. Some people are smart, demand changes, and acquiesce to transactions, but they have to reduce the scale and cannot do business publicly. Zhao Zhen had to send an imperial envoy to Weizhou to check the truth.

...

Zheng Lang was receiving blind felt in Weizhou City.

The court would quarrel. He had expected it long ago.

But it doesn't matter. When you see real profits and there is an upcoming medium-sized victory, all ministers will automatically shut up.

The blind medic brought dozens of tribal leaders here. After seeing Zheng Lang, he hugged him and said enthusiastically: "I have met Mr. Zheng."

I'm not afraid this time.

I was also acting in front of the leaders of the tribes. I saw that I was so intimate with the prime minister of the Song Dynasty and had a face.

Zheng Lang did not let him get out of office, and also kindly returned a bear hug.

Then enthusiastically welcomed these people into the city and ordered their subordinates to kill sheep and prepare wine for entertainment.

Sitting down, he said, "I don't know when Mr. Zheng can go to Kangu City to take a look? Then I will definitely treat Mr. Zheng with grand etiquette."

Shi Congguang, who had just arrived from Weizhou City, stared at him.

Zheng Lang didn't think much about it. The Tubo people would also make some small conspiracies, but most of them were British people. They were generous in character and could talk about wherever they thought. The same was true for the Qiang people. As cunning and shameless as Xiang Yuanhao, he was definitely the kind of genius among the Qiang people.

He said, "I will definitely go."

"Thank you, Mr. Zheng," Wuwu was overjoyed.

Zheng Lang changed his voice and said, "Don't worry, listen to me, I will go and arrange some things before I can go. Also, I have to have something to say to you. You come here in person, which is what I value this time. I can understand my mood, but have you ever thought about Xia Zhe's feelings?"

"Dangxiangren?" The blind man's face turned dim.

There is no need to guard Jingyuan Road, and the territory of the blind felt is as crisscrossing as the Xixia people.

Five years ago, Yuan Hao managed Hexi, went to Lanzhou, went up the Agan River, passed Yangzhai, and went eastward, and stationed on the banks of the Wachuan River at the foot of Mazhi Mountain. Because of the large number of soldiers and small castles, it was difficult to accommodate, so he built a new city nearby, called Xinying, also known as Wachuan Huicheng. Later, troops were left to stop the road between Tubo and the Song people in the south behind the mountain. Two years later, he sent people to build a city on the banks of the Agan River, sent troops to guard it, and blocked the road to Lintao. This was the earliest Agan City.

Because the relationship between Jade and Yuanhao was silent, the two cities did not pose much harm to Jade. At this time, there were very few soldiers stationed in the two cities, and Agan City was even a small village. It was not until Yuanhao heard Jade and went to the Song Dynasty that Agan City was officially expanded.

This is what's deadly.

Yuan Hao did not attack. Even if Yuan Hao was unable to station hundreds of people in the two cities, would he dare to take the initiative to attack the Xixia army?

Once Agan City is completed, it will only be seventy miles away from Kangu City. There are many mountainous roads. If it is the Song army, it will take more than a day to arrive and can also make defense preparations. However, Yuan Hao's subordinates are all cavalry, and even if there are many mountain roads, they will arrive in two or three hours.

The Yuzhong area where the blind felt is located will be completely exposed to the attack of the Yuanhao army.

Zheng Lang said again: "You can't be high-profile. It's better to go to Yuan Hao and express his difficulties to him. At least let him think you won't really turn to me."

"That won't work. Mr. Zheng treats me sincerely. How can I treat Mr. Zheng with both hearts?"

I don’t know if he told the truth or lies, Zheng Lang smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I believe you, this is a temporary delaying strategy. Let’s listen to me, while you use the wealth you get from trading to expand your army and prepare for war. The two places are a bit far apart. Yuan Hao sent troops to attack Jingyuan, and it is difficult for you to rescue. Yuan Hao sent troops to attack you, and our dynasty is mostly soldiers, and the rescue speed is even slower. So you must have an armed force in your hand.”

"Mr. Zheng..." The blind felt lying on the ground and cried in tears.

"Get up first," Zheng Lang helped him up and said, "Since you are my minister, you are my job for you, and you don't have to be moved. Oh, it's a pity that I came late, otherwise I would definitely stop the Xixia people from building Agan Village in Agan River. Now you can't fight, and you can't defend, and this small village will become the biggest obstacle to your Kangu City. So drag it first, prepare the army, and at the same time I will go to the court to support you a batch of weapons, and you must also keep a low profile. When you come to Weizhou often, Yuanhao is even more disgusted after hearing this. In the future, you can't come to Weizhou City again, and in the name of merchants, let your subordinates come to Weizhou to trade and appease Yuanhao's emotions. After Yuanhao cannot pose a threat to you, I will not only go to your Kangu City as a guest, but maybe I will also come to let Your Majesty envoy you to the capital, so that Your Majesty and the people of the capital will see the style of your soldiers."

Speaking of this, it will naturally part with joy.

Then another memorial was submitted in Shaanxi. Xia Shu, Fan Zhongyan and Zheng Lang went to the court together and asked the court to approve the rebuilding of Sanbaiqu.

The imperial guards in the court reached more than 200,000 in the four routes, not including the Yongxing Army. Some of them came from Shaanxi, and most of them were transferred from Henan and other places.

At this time, people were not good enough to eat, especially soldiers, who consumed seven stones of food a year, plus horses and greater losses. The burden of food alone brought serious financial pressure to the court.

If the Sanbai Canal is formed, it will increase 30,000 hectares of arable land.

Xia Qian sent someone to see him, and Zheng Lang and Fan Zhongyan came to check it out in person one after another. The northwest is not like the south of the Yangtze River. One acre of land can produce four stones and five stones. The weather is cold, and it is often a season and rough farming. What is better is that it will be given more to the people to cultivate in the future. Unlike the military farming, the yield per acre of land will not exceed two stones.

However, the annual harvest of 30,000 hectares of arable land has caused nearly five million stones of grain to be added to Shaanxi.

There will be losses in various places in Shaanxi, but it will be a world of difference compared to the losses transported from Jiangnan. After the loss is removed, there will still be a gap in the grain. It may meet the needs of most of the military rations. Although a lot of money will be spent, once the grain is harvested, the funds for water conservancy repair will be recovered within three years.

Both Xia Shun and Fan Zhongyan kept a clear mind. The northwest would fight a protracted war. Even if peace was negotiated in the future, a large number of troops would be stationed unless the Western Xia was destroyed.

The memorial was presented to the capital, and Zhao Zhen and his ministers also recognized it.

Then Ye Qingchen was so anxious that he was about to cry and said, "Your Majesty, the Three Divisions envoys will come to support the reconstruction of the Sanbaiqu?"

Although the intention is good, where does the money come from?

Zheng Lang knew that this matter would take a long time to make a decision, and ignored the idea of ​​the court, so he started to farm again. Wang Shao did a ruthless job and built nearly 10,000 hectares of farmland in the rear of Weizhou and Qinzhou. The reason for this is that the people mostly marries hunting to make a living, and there are a large amount of wasteland. The water system here is developed, with many fertile river valleys and plains.

Jingyuan Road is not bad either. Jingzhou, Yuanzhou and Weizhou also have a large number of fertile river valleys. There are also some river basins and plains in the Liande Shun Army and Zhenrong Army.

The Zhenrong Army and the Deshun Army did not dare to move. If they were not doing it, they would not have farmed the land, but they took the initiative to deliver food to the people of Xixia.

During the harvest, tens of thousands of Xixia troops came over, cutting sorghum wheat while attacking. Who could stop them? Not only did they expand their victory, but they also brought food and drinks for them. Zheng Lang voluntarily gave up, but chose Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, and southeastern Weizhou.

In order to keep some of the tribes in Anxian territory, some of the plains were left for them to grazed. The archers' fields were definitely not moved. They pieced together, and the area of ​​the military farm in the three states was statistically calculated, reaching a total of 4,000 hectares.

This is the statistics first.

It is time to be plowed out with horses and oxes after autumn, and after a winter of freezing, it cannot be planted until the beginning of spring next year.

In order to confuse the enemy, Zheng Lang deliberately made this matter very powerful.

After hearing this, a group of ministers in the court frowned again.
To be continued...