Zhao Xu looked at Professor Miao and thought about the past of the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty.

I also sighed in my heart.

Because it was none other than the Zhao officials themselves who ruined the combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army!

Especially the three generations of emperors: Zhenmiao, Renmiao and Yingmiao.

During the reign of these three emperors, it was not only the imperial army in Beijing but also the imperial army stationed abroad that it was common to have trouble with pay.

It is said that the emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers.

But in the large zoo of the Song Dynasty, in order to bribe the generals, the emperor turned a blind eye to the generals' empty pay and soldiers' blood.

In times of peace, it was common for the Imperial Guards not to receive military pay.

Even their food will be deducted.

What can the big-headed soldier do?

I can only do side jobs to support my family.

But even so, the generals still have to take advantage of it.

Therefore, during the Zhenmiao and Renmiao eras, it was common for the Imperial Guards to argue about pay.

Because they have the advanced experience of the Five Dynasties to learn from, the Song Dynasty Forbidden Army has a standard process for making payments.

The first step must be to make a noise, and then seize a few generals who usually have the worst reputation among soldiers to sacrifice the flag.

Then, we raised the banner - we only oppose corrupt officials, not the court, let alone the officials.

And the imperial court was also very skillful - they immediately sent people to comfort them: the imperial court knew of everyone's hard work, and the military pay was immediately reissued.

Then everyone happily went to collect the money.

Finally, the imperial court settled the accounts again and arrested the leading soldiers, who were either assassinated or executed depending on the circumstances.

Even if this matter is over.

This situation improved after Xining.

Because with the assistance of Wang Anshi, the Song Dynasty carried out a major disarmament of both the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army!

In one breath, hundreds of thousands of Song soldiers were cut off.

At the same time, it also squeezed out the water and vacancies, and promoted the art of war to enhance combat effectiveness and organization.

At the same time, rewards were increased because of the war.

Therefore, the Western Army began to rise and its combat effectiveness continued to increase.

However, the imperial army in Beijing has become difficult to return and is basically hopeless.

We can only transfer those Imperial Guards that are not completely destroyed to garrison along the border in order to maintain their combat effectiveness.

In Zhao Xu's previous life, he worked hard to improve the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army in Beijing.

But in the end there was no good solution.

Abolition won't work - these guys have been making a living in Bianjing City for generations and served as soldiers for generations of Zhao officials.

Behind each person are dozens or even dozens of people. Maybe the ancestors of some people were the guards of a certain official!

You can only spend money to support it and treat it as a maintenance of stability.

Then select the best from the Western Army along the border and come to the Bianjing Garrison Headquarters, right?

Facts have proved that this is overthinking.

The elites who were brought back would quickly degenerate and become corrupted within a few years - in the colorful world of Bianjing City, let alone the Western Army along the border, even the later Jurchens degenerated very quickly.

The only option is to send those who have not been completely corrupted and degenerated from the Imperial Guard in Beijing to garrison along the border.

At the same time, from time to time, a few elite troops from the edge will be transferred back to change the defense.

In this way, the combat effectiveness of the ten to fifteen commanding Forbidden Army can be barely maintained.

remaining people?

It's hopeless.

Fortunately, Zhao Xu was influenced by advanced ideas in modern times.

Therefore, he firmly believes that there are absolutely no useless people in this world, they just lack a pair of eyes that are good at discovery.

It is said that a thousand-mile horse always exists, but a bole does not always exist.

Therefore, Zhao Xu decided to become the leader of the Imperial Guards in Beijing.

If you can't fight a war, you can do engineering, right?

OK!

I satisfy you!

Just go work on projects and make money!

With this thought, Zhao Xu clapped his hands and asked Feng Jing to send the drawings he had drawn in the palace with Shi Deyi, Liu Weijian and others to Professor Miao, and told him: "Mr.

After the captain returned, he summoned all the officers and soldiers to dig wells in Bianjing City in the wing rooms where the imperial troops were stationed..."

Professor Miao licked his tongue.

The wells in Bianjing City, like the houses, are properties that can be passed down to descendants!

Every spring, summer, and autumn, families with wells can make a lot of money selling water!

Therefore, every year in Kaifeng Prefecture's property disputes, dozens of them revolve around the ownership of water wells.

Professor Miao immediately paid his respects and said, "The official family is so kind to me. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the imperial army!"

In a place like Bianjing City, where land is at a premium, if a household has a well, it already surpasses more than 90% of households.

If you can still have a few acres of vegetable land outside the city, you can live a life without worries about food and clothing.

Clean well water and fresh vegetables can only be afforded by officials and wealthy businessmen in the city.

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Don't thank me in a hurry!"

"Since the well I dug is a reward from me, it should be a government property!"

"I think of the hard work of the soldiers of the imperial army, so I can allow them to get water nearby!"

"But wells dug in other places should be inspected by Kaifeng Prefecture!"

Professor Miao listened without any objection.

Because this is the daily life of the Song Dynasty!

The Song Dynasty did not establish a land system, did not suppress mergers, and did not discriminate against merchants.

What's the reason?

Just on Zhao Guan’s own body!

Since Taizu, officials of all dynasties have tried their best to get involved in all profitable matters.

Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, the largest landowner was the emperor - official land was spread all over the world.

The largest handicraft owner is also the emperor - the Zhiyuan, Lingjin, Dyeing and Smelting Inspections in all prefectures and counties in the world are all government properties!

The most important task of the supervisory officials is to keep an eye on these places for the officials.

Their grinding and surveying assessment standards also look at output, output and profit.

Therefore, it is normal for officials today to take the well dug by the imperial army and directly put it into their own pockets!

He is willing to let the soldiers of the imperial army draw water from the nearest place instead of paying for it, which is already a great kindness from the emperor.

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Miao Shi returned home.

He opened the drawing given to him by the government and looked at the detailed well drilling process drawn on it.

He let out a sigh of relief: "It's so detailed!"

Think about it, although the official is young, he owns the whole world.

The technology of drilling wells is naturally within reach.

So, without doubting his presence, he took these drawings to the Divine Guard camp outside Bianjing City.

The Divine Guard Army, the Tiger Victory Army of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the Fengguo Army of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Initially there were forty-six commanders, and the number of Renmiao was thirty-one.

The late Emperor Xining dismissed the Shenwei navy in the third year of his reign, and in the second year of Yuanfeng he abolished the Ninth and Tenth armies of the Shenwei.

So, only the left and right compartments were left.

According to the system, each camp has four armies under its jurisdiction, and each army has five commands.

But in fact, it has never been satisfied with the establishment, and because the Fourth Army of the Forbidden Army has always been used to accommodate the old, disabled, and orphaned remaining troops of the Forbidden Army.

Therefore, in fact, the total number of the left and right wings of the Divine Guard today is only twenty commanders, with an establishment of about ten thousand people.

The Divine Guard Imperial Army in Beijing now only has seven commanders.

Others are either in Hebei or along the border.

They were called the Garrisoned Forbidden Forces, and they were in the era of stricter law enforcement. They were the unlucky ones who were rotated out and never came back.

At this point, among the seven commanders in Beijing, three have become soldiers in the left wing of Kaifeng Mansion - they are no longer under the jurisdiction of the guards and infantry commanders.

Instead, they directly took orders from the Kaifeng Mansion and served as a fire store, a military store, and soldiers and horses patrolling the streets.

This is also the epitome of the current imperial army in Beijing.
To be continued...