The rise of the prince

Chapter 731 Kaiyuan City Turned Upside Down + Xia Guo Comes Again
With regard to the change in the formation of the new army, the main purpose is to enable each unit to have independent combat capabilities, so that the role of hot weapons can be maximized.

Regarding the detailed plan, he personally wrote the instruction manual. Of course, he said that Gillian wrote it, and then made a manual and distributed it to every senior and middle-level and low-level officer of the new army.

For specific implementation, Prime Minister Di Zhi was responsible for both the navy and the army of the new army. In detail, Wei Yubai, Liu Ji, and Yan Shen were responsible for the reorganization of the army, while Shen Lin and Di Zhi completed the new army.

After the division of functions, Li Xingzhou will not intervene in specific operations, but will only conduct temporary inspections.

In general, it is transformed into squads, platoons, companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, divisions, and corps of the modern army. The 4-strong army of the new army can be organized into four divisions.

The biggest difference between a division and a brigade lies in their functions. In the military establishment of later generations, a division is defined in war theory as the smallest combat unit, which means that a division must be able to independently undertake a small battle.

This is what Li Xingzhou wants!
Therefore, in order to have the ability to conduct independent battles, all kinds of service units are indispensable, including fire support and logistics services.Therefore, there will be a large number of service units under the traditional division-level organization.

This is the ultimate goal of the new army's reorganization. As for the difference in numbers and the name of the establishment, it doesn't really matter. You can call it whatever you want. The purpose is to classify the new army, which is constantly updating its weapons and equipment, into a combat unit. It will not affect the combat effectiveness of the new army.

Otherwise, the weapons and equipment are ready, but the tactical tactics and staffing are backward, just like using a supercar to pull a bullock cart. This problem must be solved as soon as possible.

There is also Wei Xingping. After the new year, he will also go north. He and the five hundred soldiers with him have already mastered the use of the front-loading artillery. This time, he will bring five thousand firearms, plus one hundred The two cannons went north, and the number of cannons increased because the new army needed to replace them with new cannons. Wei Xingping took away many of the eliminated ones.

At Wangfu Ferry, Li Xingzhou went to see him off, but Wei Yubai was busy with the adjustment of the new army, so he didn't come.

After the year, the sky gradually cleared up and the ferry was breezy.

He sent a large ship to transport these munitions, and also sent a battalion of new army soldiers, otherwise the manpower is not enough, and the weight of more than 100 artillery pieces is not a joke.

Moreover, this battalion of new troops will also teach the Guanbei Army how to use these firearms together with Wei Xingping in the north.

There are people coming and going at the ferry, and they are busy loading guns in wooden boxes and padded with cotton. Cotton is a luxury, and most of it is provided by the black leopards in the Taihang Mountains. Now the production scale is getting bigger and bigger every year.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will treat these brothers with food and drink." At the desk, Wei Xingping swore that he was very happy to leave Beijing this time, because the Guanbei Army would soon use firearms.

Li Xingzhou smiled and said: "Don't engage in special treatment, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction among the lieutenants and soldiers. After passing on these firearms, tell your father, don't be reluctant to use them, then they will be given away to you for nothing.

Now that the situation in the north is changing day by day, it is very complicated. Tell Mr. Wei that Guanbei will be handed over to him. Be careful of the Jinren.If the Jin people come to attack, focus on defense and counterattack, but don't go through Shanhaiguan, so as not to affect the overall situation later. "

"Understood, I will truthfully sue my father." Wei Xingping cupped his hands, and then added: "My lord, please take good care of my sister."

"Don't worry, you have to keep your spirits up. Based on the situation that Mr. Sun He will report, the new emperor of the Jin Kingdom is an arrogant and arrogant young man. Now that the Jin army has defeated the Tatars on the grassland, and the troops are in full swing, he may I will take this opportunity to invade Yanshan Prefecture." Li Xingzhou said seriously.

"But I'm afraid that he won't come. He is proud and complacent when he comes here, and he is dazed by the victory. The army that came from Liaodong has been fighting intermittently for more than ten years. The young people have become old men. At this time, the Tatars have just been beaten, and they are going to go south again, so many people must be dissatisfied and their morale is low, so don't worry, just deal with it calmly." Li Xingzhou ordered.

Wei Xingping nodded: "My lord, don't worry, we Guan Beijun, if you dare to come here, we will never let him have good fruit."

Li Xingzhou laughed, Wei Xingping's temper was a little less wise than his sister's, but fortunately with Wei Chaoren around, Wei Chaoren was much more stable.

"Remember, even if you win, don't chase Shanhaiguan." He reminded again.

Wei Xingping cupped his hands and led the people onto the big boat.

After all the ammunition was loaded onto the ship, the big ship began to sail, and then slowly sailed to the distance. This time going north, they will follow the route that Di Zhi used to attack Yanshan Mansion.

This route can save dozens of days of travel, and there is no need for human or animal transportation on the road. This is the advantage of sea transportation.

Looking at the big ship going away, he actually has a lot of worries in his heart. Analysis is analysis, but there are often too many factors that affect things, and they will not follow people's subjective wishes.

But he was right about one thing. At this time, the situation in the north is very tense and dangerous. Now is not the era of nuclear deterrence like later generations, and war is the norm.

However, to Li Xingzhou's surprise, on the night of the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, he was attending a poetry meeting in Yongyue Pavilion, telling stories to the children in the palace with Gillian, and when he was reasoning, Yan Gu told him that someone outside He insisted on looking for him, and said he was from the Xia Kingdom.

It was lively inside, the adults were chatting and laughing, and Di Zhi and Shen Lin were talking about which lady Yan Shen fell in love with. Li Xingzhou was thinking in his heart that it was time for Yan Shen to start a family. No, just be a concubine.
It was interrupted by Yan Gu's words.

Li Xingzhou stood up, the children were still listening to Gillian's story, Shiyu and Yue'er were calling for people to bring drinks and fruits to everyone, he stood up, followed Yan Gu quietly, and left the lively Yongyue Pavilion.

Passing through the cloister, the lights outside were dimmed. During the Lantern Festival, there was a scene of prosperous streets. Compared with a few years ago, Kaiyuan City was more lively and prosperous.

He just drank a few cups, and the lights in front of his eyes were blurred, and he actually felt as if he had passed away.

He has been in this world for the fifth year, and the world seems to be in his hands, and it has begun to change. The feeling is indescribable.
Except for melons, fruits, cloth, etc., more and more timber merchants in the south have found opportunities because the large ships of the royal family have greatly increased the circulation of goods, stimulated trade, and the terrifying load has reduced transportation costs.

The south is rich in products and densely wooded, with a lot of high-grade wood, but it is mountainous, and the cost of land transportation is very high. Take the previous dynasty as an example, because the wood for the construction of the palace had to be transported from the south, and only hundreds of thousands of civilians could be recruited. The land route was moved bit by bit, which cost a lot of money, and many people died, which caused public resentment.

Now that there is a large ship from the palace, there is no need to recruit 10 people, and there is no need to send people to death. As long as you have money, a lot of good wood can be shipped from the south.

As a result, more and more people in the south are engaged in timber trading, and a large number of timber merchants have emerged. Under competition, the price of timber has dropped year after year. Today, most houses are made of wood.

Over the past few years, as the price of wood has fallen, many ordinary people with a little money can afford to build new houses, and they have started to renovate, attracting a large number of laborers, creating jobs, and opening up sales for the cement of the Wangfu.

From rich families to ordinary people, most of them don't like cement walls, but prefer wooden houses, but using cement as the foundation and building walls is the best choice, and it is very popular.

This also led some people to start imitating cement. Although the imitation was not successful, things made of limestone also have a certain adhesive force. As long as they sell cheaper than Wangfu cement, they can also seize some market share.

The market is like this. If there is a high-end market, there must be a low-end market. Li Xingzhou did not stop him. He only sent people to test the quality of the cement he imitated in the name of Shibo.

This approach once again won the hearts of the people in the Wangfu. They thought that at the beginning of the inspection, there were indeed one or two workshops whose imitation cement was of poor quality, which might kill the people who used it to build houses, so Li Xingzhou ordered it to be seized.

People thought he wanted to monopolize the market, so he used his power for personal gain, and wanted to drive out all those who robbed the Wangfu of cement business.

The result was not. Most of the workshops passed the inspection of the Shibo Department, and only [-] to [-]% of the workshops with poor quality were seized, and he also posted a notice in the official document of the Shibo Department, wanting to imitate the things of the palace. Anything is fine, as long as it has passed the inspection of the Shipbuilding Department.

This reassures many people that Wangfu's products are too profitable. Many people have long wanted to join in and seize part of the market, but they are afraid of Wangfu's retaliation. As a result, the Shibo Division has opened a regular path for them after the announcement.

Of course Li Xingzhou understands that it is impossible for him to monopolize the market. In such a large market, only a hundred schools of thought contend will survive. If power is used to monopolize the market, the market will lose its competitiveness and become deformed.

The market needs to be controlled, but regulators do not directly intervene in the market and force and brutally intervene, but use rules, laws, and indirect supervision.

He issued the announcement directly in the name of Shibosi, which is actually exceeding his authority, or part of his authority. This should belong to the Kaiyuan Mansion, but He Zhao, the relationship is good, it is his father-in-law, and he will marry He after the spring of this year So even though He Zhao came to the palace with a dark face and complained to him, he didn't make it difficult for him. He just told him that he would issue such an official document next time and discuss it with him first. Cover them all, otherwise what is he, the governor of the Kaiyuan government?
Li Xingzhou promised again and again, and sent He Zhao away. I'm sorry, I will do it again next time
Because he wants to gradually establish the presence of the Shibo Department, and then continue to raise its status. Taking advantage of the general trend in a few years, he will add a Department of Commerce to the six departments of officials, scholars, agriculture, and industry.

In the bright lights of the Lantern Festival, Li Xingzhou climbed to the third floor of Zhiqiu Tower. From here, he could have a panoramic view of the prosperous night scene of Shangyuan. A middle-aged man beside the corridor was driving the busy traffic in the distance. As if fascinated, I didn't even hear them go upstairs.

It wasn't until Yan Gu coughed that he hurriedly turned his head, stood up and bowed, "Who is this?"

"Our lord!" Yan Gu solemnly agreed.

The other party quickly apologized again: "Forgive me, King Jin, I am an envoy sent by Xia Guo, but I just lost my mind at the sight of the grand events in the great country."

Li Xingzhou said lightly: "It's okay, why did you come to see this king, you were sent by King Xia Li Ji?"

As he said that, he sat down, but the other party was still standing, looking a little nervous.

"Sit down, sit down and talk," he said.

The other party still didn't sit down, and said nervously: "His Royal Highness, I am not from King Xia, but from Prime Minister Zhang Jie."

Li Xingzhou was taken aback, Zhang Jie, wasn't the original Xia Guozhong Shuling, the rebel leader who was fighting Xia Wang Li Ji!
(End of this chapter)