Liu Yongnian came to Zhao Xin happily, bowed his head and said: "I, the founder of Yong'an County, the envoy of the Imperial City, the deputy commander of the Tianwu Army and Zhichunfang, the commander of the Grenadier Army, Yongnian, worship the Duke..." "Only
Lord Qianqiu!"
"Get up..." Zhao Xin looked at this arrogant guy and waved his hand.
Just yesterday, Liu Yongnian was promoted to a noble title.
From Founding Viscount to Founding Earl, the number of households increased by 200.
It can be regarded as a big step in his life.
For this reason, his late father's former subordinates sent congratulatory messages one after another. Zhao Xin heard that Zheng Xiang, the magistrate of the Third Division, gave Liu Yongnian a whole car full of gifts.
The flatterers almost broke the threshold of Liu's house.
Fortunately, Liu Yongnian knew his taste and propriety. Not only did he return all the gifts intact, he also declined visitors.
This made his material evaluation in the DPRK rise.
Many people say that Liu Yongnian almost has the potential to be a civil servant!
This is the highest praise for the relatives of the Song Dynasty!
The last person to be described like this was Naizu Liu Mei!
Of course, in fact, the relatives of the Song Dynasty did not want to be civil servants at all - the salary was too low, promotion was too slow, and they had to work hard to find resources, which was simply annoying.
What a great relative!
If you serve the officials well, you will be promoted and given titles in the blink of an eye.
"The Duke..." Liu Yongnian got up and asked, "I am here to ask the Duke to give me some lessons in virtue, so as to teach the grenadier army everything..."
"Huh?" Zhao Xin smacked his lips and said, "I don't know much about the Forbidden Army, but I also know that there are many cunning and rogue people in the Forbidden Army..."
"This Grenadier Army is related to the country's plan for the next ten years and a hundred years!"
"You must not relax!"
Over the past hundred years, the three imperial bureaucracies of the Song Dynasty have been riddled with many ills. The generals and relatives colluded with each other, and the situation of inbreeding was extremely serious.
Except for the Forbidden Army stationed in other counties, which are still capable of fighting, the Bianjing Forbidden Army, except for the Upper Fourth Army, is almost completely destroyed.
There are officers everywhere who live on empty pay and drink the blood of soldiers.
Under this situation, many soldiers in the Central and Lower Forbidden Forces did whatever they could to make money in order to support their families.
Last time Guo Kui and others were able to organize the manpower to attack Chunfang and attempt to set fire to it, which is enough to illustrate the problem!
Zhao Xin did not want to see the situation of those old Forbidden Army appear in his grenadier army.
"I know..." Liu Yongnian lowered his head and said, "I will personally oversee the recruitment of troops and keep out all the stubborn people!"
The Liu family is the leader of the Forbidden Army!
From Liu Mei to the present, three generations of the Liu family have all served as imperial envoys.
Especially Liu Mei, who has long served as the commander of the Dragon Guard, the Divine Guard, and the bodyguard of the horse army, Yuhou!
Up and down the three yamen, the Liu family has a large number of old subordinates.
Liu Yongnian was confident that as long as he was around, everyone in the three yamen would have to give him a bit of a thumbs-down and not dare to trick him.
Zhao Xin listened, but shook his head: "You must not be careless!"
"Qing Bigu knows more about the Forbidden Army!"
"A mixture of fish and dragons, people from all three religions and nine streams, everything you want!"
"Although chickens, dogs, and thieves have their uses, in the Grenadier Army, military law and system are the most critical!"
"You must take care of this situation for Gu and Aye, and don't let any scoundrels enter the Grenadier Army!"
"I sincerely obey the message of virtue and will not dare to disobey it!" Liu Yongnian quickly promised: "One of the men recruited by the fake grenadier army is a rogue and makes trouble. Please ask the Duke to take the minister's head to sacrifice the military law!"
When Zhao Xin heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "You are serious!"
So he jumped away from the topic and said: "Qing, please let me know... the salary of the grenadier army will be sent to the Third Division on the fifth day of every month, and the salary will be paid by Gu personally!"
"I will make sure that no penny is deducted or even a trace is omitted from our officers and men!"
"Regular, punctual, and full payment!"
In later generations, it has become a matter of course for wage earners to work for their bosses and receive their wages on time.
But in the Song Dynasty, it was not easy for even the Imperial Guards of the Fourth Army to receive their military pay and monthly rice allowance on time.
It all depends on the conscience of their boss.
If you have a good conscience, you can just deduct a small amount. If you have a bad conscience, you can pay it once every few months...
This is still military pay and endowment rice. If the spring and summer clothing and clothing money that should be distributed according to the regulations are often deducted by others, most of them will be deducted, or even not paid at all!
This situation is particularly prominent in the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army!
Therefore, Zhao Xin's promise has extremely powerful appeal and temptation in this era.
Even when Liu Yongnian listened, he was deeply impressed by the emperor's kindness. The Duke in front of him really loved his soldiers as much as his son, and he immediately paid homage: "The Duke is so kind, and I will let everyone know about it, both internally and externally!"
Zhao Xin sighed, the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty could not lose its tail, and it had even become a tumor on the body of the Song Dynasty.
He already fully understood this in his previous life!
Therefore, in this life, his biggest goal in the future is actually to dig out this tumor, at least make it benign, instead of the current situation, which is leaking thick juice and exuding a foul smell.
However, this matter is extremely difficult and involves all aspects, and he is currently powerless.
Even in the future, when I ascend the throne and hold great power, I am afraid I will have to walk on thin ice and deal with this problem carefully.
Because he already knew that this matter was as difficult as performing a surgical operation on the heart and nerve center of a dynasty like the Song Dynasty.
If you are not careful and your hand shakes, if it touches the heart blood vessels or nerves, it will be a serious matter.
So, you can only take your time and do it bit by bit.
Seventeen or eight scapegoats must be prepared to take the blame for him and bear the grievances and dissatisfaction of the Forbidden Army!
Thinking of this, Zhao Xin felt a little headache and sighed helplessly.
"My lord..." Liu Yongnian, standing nearby, suddenly asked, "Have you heard about the visit of the Hexi Jiedu envoy?"
Zhao Xin nodded slightly: "I have heard something..."
Everyone knew about the envoy's arrival yesterday.
Who told him that what he did this time was too big?
Zhao Xin actually didn't quite understand how it was only a few months ago that even the Tubo people knew about what happened in Bianjing?
Since the Tubo people knew it, then the Liao people and Yuan Hao must also know it.
And this means that the time for the two parties to react is not far away.
Then I heard Liu Yongnian say: "I went to see the envoy of the Hexi Jiedu Envoy today by order of the official..."
"What did the envoy say?" Zhao Xin asked.
Liu Yongnian's expression suddenly became extremely exciting: "The envoy heard that I am a close minister of the Duke of the country..."
He lowered his head and said: "I actually wanted to use fifty horses to secretly buy the Duke's urine from me to serve..."
Zhao Xin was also extremely surprised when he heard this.
All this and what!
What kind of madness did Tubo Zampu and his ministers have?
So, he couldn't help but look at Liu Yongnian and asked: "What on earth is going on? Please tell me carefully!"
