Chapter 540: Reforming the Military System and Building New Cars
When Zhou Ping returned home, it was already dark, and the door of Zhou's mansion was still crowded with people who wanted to see the newly promoted Minister of Zhou.
The bearer carried the sedan directly through the door and stopped in the yard.
The steward stood beside the sedan and said respectfully:
"Sir, here are the governor of Shazhou, Yang Zong, the governor of Jiangzhou, Shi Gu, the navy commander of Luojiang, Wen Jiang, and twelve other officials at the prefecture and county level. Sir, this is my greeting."
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Zhou Ping accepted the greeting card, glanced at the three copies of the greeting card from the officials who had been appointed to the feudal officialdom, and ordered in a tired tone:
"These three of you have responded to your greetings. Sir, I am very busy with my affairs and have been involved in major military affairs recently, so I have no time."
The steward took the invitation, bowed and said, "Wen Jiang is a general whom the prince values. It is said that Wen Jiang's surrender was facilitated by the prince."
Zhou Ping raised his eyebrows when he heard this and thought about it carefully:
"Then single out Wen Jiang's post and meet him in person to mention my difficulties to the master."
The housekeeper agreed, and Zhou Ping pushed his tired body into the bedroom and saw his wife and daughter talking quietly.
"The master is back."
"Father is back."
After the two of them had said goodbye, the lady helped Zhou Ping sit down, poured him tea, and said in a complaining tone:
"The master is now the Minister of the Sixth Department. He cannot just focus on official matters, but he must not tire himself out."
Zhou Ping drank up the tea, looked at his daughter, and thought of Dani's self-recommendation when discussing the establishment of the Ordnance Mansion today, and instantly felt unbalanced.
"Zhiqing, you are already old. Don't you ever think about joining the army or becoming an official? You just want to get married?"
Daughter Zhou Zhiqing looked at her father in astonishment. She didn't understand why her father suddenly wanted to join the army. Is joining the army something a girl can do? General Xie Wan also forced him to join the army, and now everyone is gone.
The lady immediately became dissatisfied: "What happened to you again? Why did you think of pushing your daughter into the fire pit?"
Zhou Ping talked about Dani and supported the whole family with his weak shoulders. Even the prince was full of praise. Now he has approved her to act as the chief officer of the Ordnance Mansion. From now on, she will be the fourth-grade General Mingwei.
"The Ordnance House will not only be the current level, I guess the prince wants to make the Ordnance House completely independent, or it may be a level similar to the Western Academy of Sciences, subordinate to the Minister of War, but naturally independent."
"The chief officer of the Academy of Sciences is only half a rank behind the Minister of War. To reach this level as a woman, Colonel Wang is the first person to do so."
After listening to Zhou Ping's remarks, the lady's eyes began to glow.
"Doesn't the Ordnance House need to go to the front line? If that's the case, we can let our daughter go in. Even if she gets married, she doesn't necessarily have to stay at home to raise her husband and raise her children. Our daughter can't be married to an ordinary family."
Zhou Ping snorted coldly: "What about ordinary people? I, Zhou Ping, came from a humble background. What's wrong with ordinary people? Ordinary people can't enter the Ordnance Mansion as an official. The prince has already said that in the future, these officials will be selected through examinations, and women can also
Take the exam."
After hearing her father's words, Zhou Zhiqing's eyes flashed with light. Your Majesty, General Xie Wan, and Colonel Dong Ling were all role models that she envied. From what her father said, it seemed that the prince was about to open a new exam. She must
You need to take the exam and become a court official.
Holding her wrinkled arms, Zhou Zhiqing said coquettishly: "Father, what kind of exam is it? What content is tested in the school..."
At the same time, a scene similar to what happened at Zhou Ping's home began to take place in the homes of officials all over the capital. They were all concerned about the content of the exam and the grade they would get after passing the exam.
In the palace, Su Yun was talking to Su Lu about what he had seen in the North, what happened during the suppression of the remnants of Rouran, and the performance of the generals.
"It's inconvenient for us to transport our baggage. Although we have the sleds and slides you proposed, brother, the weather is too cold and the horses can't stand it."
"Thanks to the large flying birds, part of the problem of baggage transportation has been solved. If there were no flying birds, I really don't know what the result would have been."
The war entered the final stage, which was to quell bandits and deserters everywhere and appease the herdsmen. This required a large amount of food and grass baggage, and Lao Fan of the baggage camp almost had his hair cut out.
Su Lu nodded: "Now we lack tools for transporting baggage. Horse-drawn carriages cannot move. Although sleds can move, it is a great test for horses. It would be great if a train could be developed."
"train?"
Su Yun looked at his brother in astonishment, what was this new thing?
Su Lu said casually: "A kind of transportation vehicle that runs on a specific track and can transport a large amount of heavy materials day and night. As long as there is a specific track, this vehicle can travel to the ends of the world."
Su Yun curled his lips: "What you think is quite beautiful, brother, let's think of something practical, such as asking various places to donate horses that can pull sleds in extremely cold weather, or asking the Ordnance Department to develop new and larger flying birds.
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Su Lu asked Gao Dabao next to him: "Dabao, your family is from Jiangzhou. How long does it take to get here from Jiangzhou?"
Gao Dabao calculated carefully, "If I return to the prince, I will be young for twenty days. Unless I work hard, I can go even faster."
Su Lu shook his head. This is just to Jiangzhou. After the Tang Dynasty is destroyed and the southern Tang Dynasty is occupied, it will take longer to travel from the south to the north. It may take more than three months to travel from north to south.
"We still need to get the transport equipment out."
"By the way, I'm discussing with the people at the Ministry of War to reform the military system and plan to set up a staff office in the Ministry of War and mobilize young frontline generals to serve in the staff office. Are you interested?"
Su Lu looked at Su Yun and asked.
Su Yun's eyes lit up: "What grade is the staff general?"
Su Yun laughed: "You start from the fifth rank, the highest is the third rank, and the rest include the staff general of the bird soldiers, the staff general of the crossbow artillery, the infantry staff general, and so on."
Su Yun's eyes rolled around: "Brother, who do you prefer to serve as the staff general of this third rank?"
Su Lu shook his head: "I haven't decided yet. As for the candidate, Dong Ling is naturally the most suitable candidate. However, she is not qualified enough. She was promoted to general just now and now she has suddenly reached a high position. It is not suitable for her."
Su Yun said with a smile: "Then if I serve as the staff general of this third grade as a princess, it should be no problem."
Su Lu looked at Su Yun and said, "Your rank is sufficient, but I'm afraid you won't be able to suppress those young generals who were transferred from the front lines to the Staff Office."
Su Yun said without caring at all: "Let Dong Ling come too. She will serve as the infantry staff general. She can take care of those thorny people without me taking action."
Su Lu glanced at Su Yun: "Then you have to think about it carefully. The rank of the Staff Office is definitely not that high. The highest level is only the fourth rank, and it will slowly rise from there."
Su Yun said impatiently: "I know, I know, brother, you have the final say. By the way, brother, if we have your car, how many days will it take for us to go back to our hometown?"
"long time"
Su Lu said casually, before taking the high-speed rail, the journey of hundreds of miles could be completed in a few hours, but he still talked too much in the past half day.