Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"There is no need to worry now! The General Staff Headquarters still needs to carefully investigate the intelligence of Liaodong. We need to investigate the arrangement of the Jurchens' soldiers and horses, the location of food and grass reserves, and the places where the population is concentrated before we can formulate a detailed combat plan before launching an attack on them. You just need to train hard in Tianjin Wei! If you need anything, you can tell the staff headquarters, and the staff headquarters will prepare it for you." Zhao Chen said.

"Now we still need a lot of bows and crossbows." Wu Jie thought for a while and said.

"It's simple. There are tens of thousands of craftsmen in the Military Weapons Supervision in Guanshan, and the number of craftsmen making bows and crossbows alone is close to 10,000, which is enough to meet the needs of the army." Yu Yunwen said.

"Now that the Military Aircraft Division and the General Staff Headquarters have been transferred to Yanjing City, the Military Weapons Supervision should also be transferred to Yanjing City, leaving only branches in Guanshan, Hanzhong, and Sichuan." Zhao Chen said.

Yu Yunwen nodded.

"Actually, I've been thinking that the Military Weapons Supervision can be separated from the Logistics Department. From now on, the Military Weapons Supervision, the Logistics Department, the Operations Department, and the Intelligence Department will be side by side, and they will all be important institutions under the General Staff Headquarters." Zhao Chen said.

"Ah! Your Majesty, there is no need for this?" Yu Yunwen said in surprise.

"The role of weapons is very important! Over the years, we have repeatedly defeated Xixia and Jurchen. In addition to our soldiers fighting bravely, our weapons are better than the enemy is also an important reason! I hope that our weapons can continue to be improved. In the future, only relying on Armed with weapons, we can defeat all alien races! For example, gunpowder, can it be used as a weapon? Also, this shipyard should also be managed by the Ordnance Supervision! From now on, all equipment related to war will be under the management of the Military Ordnance Supervision, and the Logistics Department It's just managing food, clothing, and other matters!" Zhao Chen said.

"This matter needs to be discussed by the General Staff Headquarters," Yu Yunwen said.

"Okay, after we go back, let the General Staff Headquarters discuss it! In addition, although there are already a lot of military inspectors, the country's army of millions needs countless weapons. I feel that the number of these craftsmen is still insufficient! Some bright young people can be allowed to join the army. Become an instrument supervisor and become a craftsman." Zhao Chen said.

"This... Your Majesty, the craftsmen of the Military Armament Supervision are all craftsmen with low status, and young people may not be willing to enter it." Yu Yunwen said.

"From now on, the so-called artisan households, military households and other household registration divisions will be cancelled, and there will only be ordinary civilian households! Let's discuss this after we go back," Zhao Chen said.

In ancient China, many dynasties divided the common people in various ways. There were ordinary civilian households, artisan households only for craftsmen, and military households who served as soldiers for generations. The descendants of craftsmen can only be craftsmen forever and cannot engage in other industries. As for military households, their children and grandchildren are all soldiers, and they cannot take imperial examinations or do other livelihoods. Fortunately, in the Song Dynasty, there were not many specialized craftsmen and military households. In the Ming Dynasty, all craftsmen in the world, whether they were subordinate to the imperial court or not, were all craftsmen, and all soldiers in the world were soldiers! At the end of the Ming Dynasty, many military households became tenant farmers of the generals. They could not eat enough to eat every day, and could not leave the garrison or do other livelihoods. Many military households rebelled. The ancient emperors originally wanted to use this method to manage the people, but it backfired.

"It should be possible to cancel the artisan households and military households and turn them into ordinary civilian households," Yu Yunwen said.

They walked through this long street, and there was nothing in front of them, and there were no other buildings.

Now Tianjin Wei has only a few ports and a long street! At least for now, it is still quite desolate here.

"By the way, where is Wanyan Zongwang?" Zhao Chen asked at the end of the street.

"Your Majesty, Wanyan Zong hopes to build a pier over there." Wu Jie said.

Zhao Chen smiled, and led Yu Yunwen, Wu Jie and others towards that side.

When he arrived at the pier over there, Zhao Chen saw Wanyan Zongwang, and now Wanyan Zongwang's eyes were empty, and he was working there numbly! Regarding the arrival of Zhao Chen and others, Wanyan Zongwang didn't feel anything at all.

In fact, Zhao Chen captured Wanyan Zongwang alive at the beginning, mainly to recruit Wanyan Loushi, but it was useless! At that time, Zhao Chen once said that he wanted to take Wanyan Zongwang to parade around the streets. At that time, it was just to beat Wanyan Zongwang, and he didn't really do it!

Seeing Wanyan Zongwang like this now, Zhao Chen also felt bored.

"How are these Jurchen captives treated?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Your Majesty, they rest for four hours every day! Their meals are the same as those of our soldiers. When we can eat enough, they can also eat. But now that food is restricted, their meals will naturally decrease! We Soldiers will not beat and scold them easily, unless they are deliberately lazy and do not work! In addition, we soldiers often participate in construction, and basically we have to work ten days a month." Wu Jie said.

Zhao Chen nodded slightly. As he walked all the way, he saw that all the Jurchens had numb eyes, as if they had resigned themselves to their fate! The Jurchen prisoners did not dare to be lazy, but few of them really put their heart into their work.

"Tell these Jurchens prisoners of war that if they do well, the imperial court will reward them! In this way, we will release a thousand people every year! Let them work actively and hard!" Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

A hesitant expression appeared on Wu Jie's face.

"We have no shortage of prisoners of war. There is still war in the north, and prisoners of war will come! These prisoners of war have no hope, their hearts are numb, and naturally they will not work hard. Give them hope and stimulate their enthusiasm, so that they will work hard .” Zhao Chen said.

Wu Jie nodded.

Immediately, Wu Jie asked someone to deliver Zhao Chen's order. After a while, cheers from the Jurchen prisoners of war came from the entire port!

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Zhao Chen, Yu Yunwen, Wu Jie and others came to the beach again, and the sea breeze was blowing, making it extremely cool.

Zhao Chen felt very comfortable in his heart, staying away from Yanjing, those tedious political affairs can also be temporarily put aside, and he can take a good rest.

"Where is Zhao Kai now?" Zhao Chen asked.

"He has already arrived in Hedong, and he should be able to arrive in Yanjing within half a month." Yu Yunwen said.

"After he came, we can relax a lot." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Should he go directly to the military plane?" Yu Yunwen said.

Zhao Chen nodded.

Now the number of ministers in the military aircraft department has gradually increased. The ministers are in charge of specialized affairs, Wang Shu is in charge of propaganda, Yu Yunwen is in charge of justice, Qu Duan is in charge of the general staff, Hu Quan is in charge of agriculture, Wang Shipeng is in charge of road construction, and after Zhao Kai arrives Will be responsible for taxes! This Zhao Kai was originally the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan, good at managing money, Zhao Chen specially transferred him to Yanjing City!

The current Military Aircraft Office is gradually transforming into the cabinet of future generations. Zhao Chen will hold a military aircraft meeting every half a month to discuss state affairs with everyone! At the military meeting, the minister of military affairs can speak freely about state affairs without any scruples!

Except that there is no prime minister and no fixed selection mechanism, this is almost the cabinet of future generations.

Li Gang was originally the best candidate for prime minister, but the recovery of Jiangnan cannot do without Li Gang. Zhao Chen needs Li Gang, a famous official in the world, to sit in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Your Majesty, if a girl from Jiangnan Song Dynasty gave birth to a prince, she must have a title, right?" Yu Yunwen said sharply.

"The title is nothing more than a false name, let's make her the imperial concubine." Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

"Okay! After returning to Yanjing, I will issue an order! Also, Your Majesty, the birth of a prince is a major event for the country, but the prince has no name yet." Yu Yunwen said.

"After conquering the north, there will be a desolate ice field to the north, and a desert to the west. Although there are countries farther away, we can also conquer it, but it will take time and effort, and it is impossible for us to put the main force on it. At most, send a few generals to conquer some barbarians who do not obey us! From now on, our eyes will be set on the ocean. I guess, there are endless territories and countries on the ocean, which can be used by our children and grandchildren. Conquer! This kid, let's call him Canghai." Zhao Chen said.

On this day, Zhao Chen and Yu Yunwen stayed at the pier in Tianjinwei.

In the early morning of the second day, they went out to sea with the soldiers to watch the naval training, and they returned to the shore when the sun was setting.

They were going to have a meal with the soldiers in the army, however, at this moment, a group of cavalry rushed towards them in the distance.

There were about a dozen cavalrymen in this group. They were stopped by naval soldiers, and after a short notice, the dozen cavalrymen were released.

They hurried to Zhao Chen's side and immediately knelt down.

"Are you soldiers from the Liaodong Military Region? What happened?" Zhao Chen pulled up a soldier in front and said.

"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has appeared!" the soldier said.

"What? The Supreme Emperor?" Zhao Chen was stunned, and Yu Yunwen, Wu Jie and others beside him were also stunned.

"What's going on?" Yu Yunwen asked.

"At noon the day before yesterday, more than a thousand people came to Shanhaiguan. They shouted there. Many of them seemed to be Han people. Some of them said that they were the Supreme Emperor! After General Liu Kai identified him, he did not say whether the person was real or not. , just let us report to Your Majesty immediately, and tell Your Majesty that you'd better go to Shanhaiguan." The soldier said.

Zhao Chen and Yu Yunwen looked at each other with shock in their eyes.

"Which Supreme Emperor is it?" Zhao Chen asked.

"The man said he was the Taoist emperor!" the soldier said.

The Emperor Daojun was Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. When he was in power, he worshiped Taoism and always called himself "Emperor Daojun".

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. We must go to Shanhaiguan immediately!" Yu Yunwen said.

Zhao Chen nodded.