The frost dew in the 16th year of Chunxi came a little earlier and the weather was getting colder. If it were this time last year, Zhao Xing would have caused charcoal fires to grow in the palace. However, this year, Zhao Xing felt that his body was even harder than last year, and he seemed not so afraid of the cold. Therefore, the palace at this time had not yet produced charcoal fires to keep warm.

I don’t know if this is because I play badminton every day, or because I take Juneng calcium and recently take cod liver oil. Anyway, my waist is no longer sore, my legs are no longer hurt, and I eat it all the time.

Zhao Sheng's eyes were not very good in the past few years, but Zhao Yan sent glasses from Kaohsiung and a magnifying glass. With these two tools, it would not be difficult to read newspapers every day.

If you want to say that the telescope is better, I personally watched the cannon test firing effect in the telescope today. The effect is really not a cover. Under the bombardment of the cannon, a bunch of pig-like pigs was blasted to death. The situation is simply terrible. The power of the cannon has also been tried on the powerful cattle and horses. It seems that no matter how strong the life is, under the bombardment of the cannon, its resistance is very pitiful.

Zhao Xing hadn't seen such a bloody scene for a long time. This time the bloody scene exceeded Zhao Xing's imagination. After Emperor Gaozong passed away, Zhao Xing would chant Buddha's name every day, and even avoid killing scenes, even if he killed a chicken. However, this bloody scene beyond imagination made Zhao Xing exclaim in his heart. After watching it, Zhao Xing seemed particularly excited.

It was in such an excited mood that Zhao Xing convened a top-level meeting of the Song Dynasty.

This time there are a lot of things to decide, as if they are all rushing together, as if every item is urgent.

Speaking of which, there are three major things.

The first thing was the strategy of a copper coin war with the Jin Dynasty. Mao Geng reported a plan, which was recognized by Zhao Shang, Han Tuozhou and Lu Jiuyuan, but this plan seemed a bit incredible. Whether the court should adopt it must be carefully discussed and come up with an opinion.

The second thing is the mining problem of the Yongping copper mine in Jiangxi. Mao Geng and Lu Jiuyuan proposed to send the Xiang army to mine, and Xin Qiji fully presided over it.

The third thing is who to send to Kaohsiung to lead troops to practice cannon tactics.

The second thing is actually closely related to the first thing.

Zhao Guo, who was excited, seemed more enthusiastic about the third thing:

"My dear friends, who should be the best person sent to Taiwan to train troops?"

Some of them complained in their hearts, "Haven't you all decided on the official family?" Who else can be there besides Yue Ju!

"The official summoned Yue Ju the day before yesterday. According to what I saw, Yue Ju is the best candidate." It is not surprising that Liu Zheng said this.

Yue Ju was the descendant of Yue Fei, and others were inconvenient to argue, but the prince Zhao Dun stood up and expressed his opinion:

"Yue Ju is certainly a good candidate, but since his father has made a plan for the Northern Expedition, my son thought that he might as well send more military generals with potential. In the past, the three generals in Shu fought against the Jin army in Sichuan and Shaanxi, which was a good story. Besides, during the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei had five tiger generals under his command. When we went to the Northern Expedition, we were worried that the generals were not very talented. In the opinion of my son, I might as well send more generals leading the troops to Kaohsiung to practice cannon tactics, so as to compete with each other, and compete with each other in a healthy way. If the three generals can be achieved and the five tiger generals, then there is no great thing!"

This statement sounds high-sounding and makes sense, but in fact, Zhao Dun also has another meaning, that is, he needs to mix sand. In short, Zhao Han cannot easily control the situation. Yue Ju is a loyal person and will never cause trouble for Zhao Han, but it may not be the case if it were someone else.

After hearing what Zhao Dun said, Zhao Shen was immediately attracted by this argument.

It's reasonable!

The war has not started for almost thirty years. Li Xianzhong, a famous general who was able to fight against the Jin soldiers, passed away for more than ten years, and Li Bao also passed away. Now, except for Wu Ting, the ones who can lead the troops seem to have not yet appeared. Moreover, there is a lesson in history for paper talks. Now that there is no war for a long time, it is really difficult to verify who is a famous general who can truly be a famous general on the battlefield. When the generals cannot emerge in actual combat, they have to rely on their children.

However, the children of the generals have not been in actual combat, so I really don’t know if there will be any paper talkers like Zhao Kuo.

The most difficult thing to be an emperor of the Song Dynasty was to select military generals. In the era of the Song Dynasty, when civil servants were valued rather than military officials, there was a complete system for the selection of civil servants, and civil servants did not have any threat to the Song Dynasty regime. Even if the selection was poor, it would not endanger the country. However, it was difficult to select military generals. According to the teachings of our ancestors, we must not only select good generals and guard against them, but also come to war as soon as possible, and after the battle, we will hand over military power, remove our armor and return to the field, and do not care about the government.

To be honest, it is really rare to choose a general who meets all the conditions in the world.

Let’s talk about the martial arts. I originally wanted to select a group of military generals through the martial arts competition, but the result was quite disappointing. Since Jiang Bohu, who won the top martial arts scholar, insisted on changing his position as a civil servant, Zhao Shen has almost lost confidence in the selection of military generals.

The talented people in the Song Dynasty seemed to have the habit of fear of death. Well, at least they were afraid of fighting. This Jiang Bohu was just one of the typical examples.

Compared to the military election, Zhao Shen believes that the children of the generals will not be afraid of the battlefield at least. They are flowing with the blood of bravely fighting the enemy handed down by their ancestors. Therefore, no matter how they can go, they will at least not be afraid of fighting. Of course, this is Zhao Shen's idea, and this is also the reason why Zhao Shen highly delegated power to Wu Ting and appointed the Guo family's children as generals.

It is precisely for the same reason that Zhao Shen originally planned to send Yue Ju to Kaohsiung to lead troops to practice cannon tactics and train an elite soldier. Speaking of Yue's grandson, Yue Ju, seems to be neither visible nor exposed, and his sincerity is beyond doubt, but he does not have the charm of Yue Fei back then. He is really unsure whether Yue Ju can become a famous general.

In short, generals must be loyal, brave and scheming, which is related to the safety of the Song Dynasty. You must be careful when choosing generals. However, no one is perfect. Based on the principle of loyalty first, it is understandable that Yue Ju sent over there.

But from a higher perspective, Yue Ju is hard to say that he is the best candidate. Therefore, Zhao Dun's proposal is still very attractive. The lack of generals and talents in the Song Dynasty is already a consensus of the court. If there are three generals or five tiger generals, wouldn't it be a blessing for the Song Dynasty!

Ge Bi has always supported Zhao Dun, so he stood up and said:

"Report to the officials, our dynasty has not used troops for a long time. In the future, the Northern Expedition is urgently needed. I dare to ask Your Majesty to make the Great Song Dynasty plan and take this opportunity to choose more generals before going forward, hoping that a general will stand out from it. What's more, cannons are unprecedented magical weapons. After having cannons, there is no certain rule for how to fight the enemy. We still need to explore the training of soldiers and select generals. They will use their own hearts, show their magical powers, and carefully practice several sets of cannon tactics. This is a major plan for the court."

"What Ge Aiqing said is reasonable. So, based on what you see, which generals can be selected?"

"The old minister thinks that Guo Ni can be counted as one." Guo Ni is one of the best among the children of the Guo family. He is known to be familiar with military books, has many wisdom and plans, and is strongly advocating the Northern Expedition. Zhou Bida believes that it is worth cultivating.

"My son thinks that Wu Xi is also a general, and he is extremely brave, so he can try it."

In Zhao Dun's eyes, Wu Xi was extremely smart, but he was extremely restless, difficult to control, and had no good morals. He just asked this person to give Zhao Han a headache.

However, Liu Zheng has always advocated restricting the power of the Wu family. When he heard Zhao Dun's recommendation, he quickly opposed it:

"Wu Ting was already in a high position and was in power. He ordered one party in Sichuan. I thought that Wu Xi's military power could not be granted again, and I might endanger the country."

This statement was no longer explicit, which made Zhao Shen frown slightly.

Zhao Dun said:

"I heard that Wu Xi has been moving around recently and intends to return to Sichuan. May I ask Lord Liu, where is the court doing this? According to Lord Liu's meaning, he is in a desperate situation that he cannot return to Sichuan!"

"Yes, from the perspective of my ministers, don't let Wu Xi return to Sichuan."

"Wu Xi wants to return to Sichuan, but the court does not allow him. What does Wu Ting feel? It is obvious that the court is suspicious! The king and his ministers are suspicious, which is a loss. The Wu family loses, and the court will not win. In other words, if Wu Xi is selected to go to Kaohsiung, it is to use Wu Xi more. The Wu family should be grateful. Wu Xi is far away in Taiwan, and Wu Ting will serve the king even more loyally. If he gets a good general, it will be a blessing for the Song Dynasty. It can be seen that trapping Wu Xi in Lin'an may cause suspicion and disgust. It is a loss. On the contrary, choosing Wu Xi to Taiwan is a win-win situation. My son has made this proposal and asked his father to decide."

Zhou Bida also felt that staying in the right way was a bit too far for the Wu family. Wu Xi was about to return to Sichuan. Wu Xi's move was indeed a bit too much, and it was a politically mentally retarded move. But if you insist on trapping Wu Xi in Lin'an, there is something wrong with it. Besides, the super weapon of cannon should be the best for the more people you have, so you stood on Zhao Dun's side.

Zhao Shen weighed the matter and suddenly thought of Mao Geng from the Wu family. To be careful of the Wu family, Mao Geng seemed to need more precautions. Mao Geng could make great contributions, but once there was a problem, it was also extremely harmful. From this point of view, it was very necessary to send more soldiers to Taiwan. If more military generals were sent, it would be natural to send more soldiers. Without showing any mountain or water, the purpose of the army going to Taiwan was achieved.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Shen immediately expressed his opinion that the original plan to select Yue Ju was changed to the plan to select three generals at the same time. Yue Ju, Guo Ni and Wu Xi were sent to Taiwan, and the task was to train troops!

After the matter was decided, Zhao Shen felt relaxed. The three generals came out together, which could be said to have released the court's kindness to all forces and created a harmonious atmosphere. This was a situation of happiness for everyone. And the profound meaning of it was only for oneself to experience it.

Zhao Shen immediately thought of giving Mao Geng a sweet date, so he said:

"I have considered the strategy of dealing with the copper coins war that Mao Geng reported several times and thought it was worth a try. The court lost one copper coins to mint copper coins, but the Jin Dynasty did not make copper coins, and only relied on plundering our Song Dynasty copper coins. If this disadvantage is not eliminated for a day, it will eventually cause harm to our Song Dynasty, which will cause endless harm. I want to ask the Special Administrative Region to try to make new coins to replace copper coins, but this matter is very large and we must be careful. Therefore, the court must send personnel to monitor it and deal with it at any time when there is any discord, so as to promote the benefits and eliminate the disadvantages."

Letting the Special Administrative Region try first is a safe way to try radical currency reform, and it is not just about taking care of Mao Geng.

Zhao Shen swept everyone, then looked at Zhou Bida and asked:

"Zhou Aiqing, who can take on this responsibility?"

Zhou Bida thought about it, and after a while, he remembered a candidate and recommended it now:

"The old minister thinks that Ye Shi is capable of doing it."

So, Ye Shi transformed himself into an imperial envoy who monitored the reform of the currency system in the SAR.

Regarding the matter of Zhao Xin Qiji coming out of the mountain to preside over the mining and smelting, the Qianshan Mountain where Yongping is located is located, which is close to Shangrao. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a step away. Gunpowder mining can only be implemented by the military. Mao Geng proposed a plan based on the military, regardless of whether it is feasible or not.

Since there is a super copper mine below the existing place where Yongping produces copper water, I guess there is no mistake. If it is an official business, Xin Qiji has the ability to lead the army and manage civil affairs, and it seems that he is the right choice. This person has a little stubborn temper, and it may be inappropriate to use it elsewhere, but here, he should be just right to use his talents.
Chapter completed!