The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 827 Expansion of Soldiers
The next day, Zhao Dongting really did not leave the palace to see off Zhu Zongyao, Yue Yue and others.

I didn't send them off because I was afraid that those who sent them away would never come back.

Whether it is Hong Wutian, Mrs. Xu, Zhu Zongyao, Yue Yue, or even Zhu Hecong, Zhu Haiwang and others, the relationship between Zhao Dongting and them is not just a relationship between monarchs and ministers, but also friends.

This can be said to be the place where Zhao Dongting failed the most as a monarch, but at the same time, it is also the place where his personality charm is most vividly reflected.

The bedroom was buzzing with excitement.

The eldest prince Zhao Ru and Concubine Jing Zhang Ru slept with the emperor last night, only to find out when they woke up that the eldest prince had wet the bed again.

This is of course not a big deal, but the maids serving in the palace were still busy changing Zhao Dongting's bedding and so on.

The emperor is indeed different from the previous emperors. There is no precedent for the previous emperors to sleep with the prince.

In a secluded place in Changsha City, there is a house.The plaque hanging outside the house is Zhu Mansion.

At this time, there were children crying in Zhu's mansion.

Zhu Zongyao, Zhu Hecong, and Zhu Haiwang, father and son, all dressed up in military attire, each carrying their own burdens, bid farewell to their families in the courtyard.

Zhu Hecong and Zhu Haiwang, as Xiao Huangmen, are small officials, but it can be predicted that their achievements will not be too low in the future.Both of them have been married since they arrived in Changsha, and they are both descendants of officials.

The wives of both of them were holding their children and looking at them with tears in their eyes.

"master……"

Mrs. Zhu is undoubtedly the most reluctant, but looking at her husband and two children, she doesn't know what to say.

Their Zhu family is indeed indebted to the great kindness of the emperor, and now that the country is in crisis, she has no reason to stop her husband and children from serving the country.

In the end, thousands of words were reduced to a few words, "You all have to come back alive."

After speaking, Mrs. Zhu couldn't help crying.

Sisters Zhu Qingfu and Zhu Qingci supported Mrs. Zhu, their eyes were full of reluctance and worry.

Although it is said that Zhu Zongyao has the cultivation base of the Shangyuan Realm, and the two brothers Zhu Hecong and Zhu Haiwang are going out as deputy commanders, this does not mean that they are absolutely safe.

How many people have fought in ancient times, the battlefield is unpredictable, not to mention the Shangyuan realm, the real martial arts realm, or even the extreme realm, it is very likely that they will fall on the battlefield.

"Don't worry ma'am."

Zhu Zongyao had a faint smile on his face, "We will return safely."

There is also a look of reluctance in the eyes.

In fact, how could he guarantee that he and his two children would come back safely?
Now, he only felt that the wife, daughter and grandchildren in front of him couldn't get enough of them.I just wish I could engrave them in my eyes forever.

But there is always a time to part.

After a short silence, Zhu Zongyao said, "Let's go!"

Then he pinched the faces of his infant grandson and granddaughter, and walked out of the courtyard.

Brothers Zhu Hecong and Zhu Haiwang kowtowed in front of Mrs. Zhu, and then left.

"master……"

The women in the house watched their figures disappear at the gate of the courtyard, crying together.

And this kind of situation is also happening in Changsha City and several other houses at this time.

Some Wudingtang priests have already settled down in Changsha City, but they have no choice at this time.They are enjoying the enshrining treatment, so they must pay for the court.

Around Dechen time, people gathered in the front street outside the palace.

Yue Yue and more than two hundred shadow halls enshrine all the black robes. In addition, there are Hong Wutian, Tie Liduan, Kumano, and Mrs. Xu four veterans of the Hall of Glory, as well as the old people of the original Yanyu Hall, Red Ghost, Sword Fourteen, and Tie Tiger and Lone Wolf, the four real martial arts powerhouses, are all here.

This can already be said to have gathered half of the top experts in Wu Dingtang.

All of them were armed and dressed up as Jianghu people.

There are guards on the side leading the fast horse.The war horse also seemed to sense that it was going to go on an expedition, and snorted a little uneasy.

When Zhu Zongyao, Zhu Hecong, Zhu Haiwang and his son arrived, the group got on their horses and headed out of Changsha city without further delay.

I don't know how many people can be drawn from the Guangnan West Road defenders, but what they are about to resist is the [-] Yue Li Dynasty army.This is undoubtedly a difficult task.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

The folk rumors about Zhao Xian's assassination continue to ferment.

Although there were no disturbances in the court, it seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds all the time.

Zhao Dongting did not try to resolve these public opinions, because it was useless, and he had no such intention.All he has to do is to let the Military Intelligence Department keep an eye on the officials in the court.

As long as there is no chaos in the court, when this battle is over, the truth will always be revealed, and public opinion will be destroyed by itself.

To resolve these public opinions now, maybe it will add fuel to the fire, and even make the officials in the court think that this matter was done by him.

Another parting.

Today in Changsha city, I don’t know how many families are experiencing the sorrow of parting.

The Flying Dragon Army escorted thousands of grain trucks out of Changsha.

Zhao Da and Zhao Hu took the lead, and the army did not stop after it came out of the barracks.I don't know how many people lined up on both sides of the street to see each other off.

But Zhao Dongting still didn't come out to see him off.

He didn't like the parting scene like this.In addition, he has his own business to do.

When the Feilong army left Changsha, Zhao Dongting was writing a pen in the imperial study.

In the past, before he returned to Changsha, he carried out military reforms. In the Song Dynasty, except for the forbidden army, the number of defenders in the lower and middle counties of each prefecture was no more than [-], that of the middle counties was [-], and that of the upper, tight, and Wang counties was [-].One thousand and five in Ciji County and Cichi County, two thousand in Ji County and Chi County.The state capitals of each state are also [-], and only the governor's mansions and Jiedu mansions also have [-] establishments.

Compared to cities with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, this number of defenders is naturally nothing.

It's just that Zhao Dongting had no choice at that time, because he treated the officials and soldiers very well.With the national power of the Great Song Dynasty at that time, it was impossible to support training too many soldiers.

It was not until the national power of the Song Dynasty grew day by day that he implemented military reforms again.

In the lower, middle and lower counties, there are thousands of defenders.

There are 500 people in Shang, Song and Wang counties.

There are 2000 people in Ciji County and Cichi County, and 3000 people in Ji County and Chi County.

The counties and cities also increased to 3000 people.

The biggest change is in the various Jiedu mansions, although the number of defenders has only been increased to [-].However, there are also special garrison military regions, each with a staff of [-] people, such as the Changde garrison military region in Wenqi.

This time, Zhao Dongting did not plan to increase the number of defenders in the counties and prefectures. After all, the population in this era is so large.He didn't want all the people of the Song Dynasty to be soldiers.

No matter how good a country where all the people are soldiers can fight well, the people's livelihood will not be much better.

However, he intends to further upgrade the establishment of the garrison military regions.

Jingjiang Mansion on Guangnan West Road, Xianglong Mansion on Guangnan East Road (Guangzhou), Kuizhou Mansion on Kuizhou Road, Fuan Mansion on Fujian Road (Fuzhou), Jiangling Mansion on Jingbei North Road, Longxing Mansion on Jiangnan West Road, and the garrison in Changde, In fact, the establishment belongs to the Changde garrison military region of Tanzhou Prefecture on South Jinghu Road.There are a total of seven garrison military regions, and he will expand their establishment to 2 people.

Of course, this will put a heavier burden on the Song court, but it has to do it.

The Shuzhong, Dali, and Yueli dynasties attacked the Song Dynasty at the same time. Even if the Zhenxi Military Region and the Zhennan Military Region could win, there must be a lot of losses.And when the time comes, it must be replenished from the garrison military regions.

Moreover, what Zhao Dongting has to do is not only to repel Shuzhong, no, it should be the New Song Dynasty.He didn't just want to repel the Xin Song and Dali armies.

Duan Qilin has always been eyeing Da Song covetously, constantly using tricks, which has pushed his patience to the limit.

If you want to fight, just fight.

Zhao Dongting also wants to understand now.

At most, after the fight, the national power of the Song Dynasty will fall back for several years or even more than ten years, but with his strategy of governing the country, he can completely make the Song Dynasty prosperous again in a shorter period of time.

He has such confidence.

To compare how to develop and prosper the country, he asked himself that no one in this era is more proficient than him.After all, he has modern knowledge in his mind.

"He Cong..."

After Zhao Dongting stopped writing, he habitually called out Zhu Hecong's name.

But no one answered.

He raised his head, only then remembered that Zhu Hecong and Zhu Haiwang had gone to Yongzhou.Sighing softly, he said to Eunuch Li beside him: "Issue this decree."

Eunuch Li bowed to accept the imperial edict and walked out of the imperial study.

Zhao Dongting scratched his head and murmured to himself, "The seven major garrison military regions have added 7 people in total, and I don't know if it's enough..."

However, this should already be the limit that Song Guoli can bear now.Further expansion of troops will have a considerable impact on people's livelihood.

(End of this chapter)