Zhang and Wu then bowed and agreed.
"If there is one, there must be another." Zhao Jiu turned and walked deeper into the mulberry forest, continuing to speak with his hands behind his back. "Secondly, I think that the promotion of military officers cannot be fundamentally controlled by the court, which is also a big problem... If we can imitate the three-house system of the Imperial College and organize a military academy, it will also be divided into three levels. Then, not only those who want to be generals will come to my side to be a military academy, but those who are promoted to generals will also come to study for a year, and those who are promoted to colonels will also come to study for a year. It would be best if young men who want to join the army can directly come to the military academy to take the entrance exam, and go out to join the army after three or five years of adulthood. It is not a problem to start with a higher starting point."
"Your Majesty's plan is really brilliant!" Wu Jie is a man who is recognized as a reader. He listened to it very well this time and couldn't wait to praise it directly. "If this is done, all officers will be eager to study and naturally be better than ordinary officers... And your previous admission into the army as a Jinshi is actually a prelude."
"It's not just that." Seeing Wu Jie suddenly flattering him, Zhang Jun couldn't bear it, and hurriedly followed the angle behind him. "When the officers leave the academy, they can also take the palace examination and rank them. In this way, wouldn't all the officers in the world become disciples of the emperor like the Jinshi? If they become disciples of the emperor, who would privately form cliques and curry favor with the generals?"
Zhao Jiu was not happy but worried when he heard this. He sighed directly, "That's true, but I don't have the money and time... If we don't go north, according to the current financial situation, it will take three to five years to have enough money to implement these things one by one. How can we wait for three to five years before going north? Once we go north, not to mention that it will be difficult to transfer officers, even the money will be spent like water. What will we use to build a military school?"
The two of them shut up immediately.
"Moreover, the Jinshi joining the army and the officers going to school are two different things..." Zhao Jiu chattered in front, shaking his head. "The Jinshi joining the army is not to train officers, but to let them convey the country and my will to the army, and directly tell the soldiers what I want to say, such as the recent article in the court newspaper about the unification of China. After understanding this truth, the soldiers will naturally know that fighting the Jin people is necessary... In addition, make the logistics and documents more professional, and don't let ordinary troops worry about such things; as for the officers going to school, it is to train officers, so that the army can maintain its combat effectiveness and not lose anything when no one can be as loyal and brave as Han Shizhong, as calm and prudent as Yue Fei, as brave and fierce as Li Yanxian, and as knowledgeable and strategic as the two of you."
The two of them were so excited that they quickly began to humble themselves.
"But after all, besides asking you two to go back and take precautions, we have to make some temporary measures to prepare for the Northern Expedition." Zhao Jiu stopped again, pondered for a while, and finally told his plan. "What I mean is that it is too late to set up a large-scale military academy, but we can set up a temporary training school. It just so happens that Wang Yuan and Lu Xing are now free and can be used as teachers... When you two go back, in addition to rectifying military affairs, you must also send key officers in the army to be trained in batches. I will talk to the Privy Council and set up a special cabinet position to make arrangements... As for Wu Qing, we must also specifically point out the matter of the deduction of money, and set up a list of officers with bad morals. Then I will not let them go back."
The two of them were solemn again and agreed immediately.
Zhao Jiu opened his mouth to speak, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he chose not to say anything more, and just waved his hand: "That's what happened today, you are tired, go back and rest early... Especially Wu Qing, I gave you a mansion, but you were called back just after you went there, and you haven't even seen the layout inside."
Wu and Zhang understood each other and immediately said goodbye, and the conversation between the king and his ministers in the mulberry forest ended.
Up to this point, the two knew Emperor Zhao's intentions, and naturally they were completely relaxed from a personal perspective. However, from a duty perspective, it might not be so easy, as they all had to go back and take action... Among them, Wu Jie had to go to the capital tomorrow to give an explanation about the discount money in front of the Ministry of War, and Zhang Jun had to go back to deal with his "helplessness", so they both walked in a hurry after leaving Sanglin.
However, when they came out of Yiyou Gate and left the harem, seeing Donghua Gate in front of them, after the eunuch who had seen them off stopped, for some reason, the two of them suddenly slowed down as if they had telepathy.
"Wu Da is both brave and resourceful..." On the empty road, the two walked side by side, and Zhang Jun suddenly sneered. "I remember that when you, Wu Da, were a general, I was just a lieutenant, and I only met you a few times in Jingzhao."
"The young lieutenant under the command of old Lord Zhong is much stronger than the generals in Jingyuan Road." Wu Jie entered the palace for the first time, and couldn't help looking around to see the shape of the palace wall and porch. "And why are we talking about this now? Didn't the emperor say that it's just a matter of whether we can achieve great success or not? If we succeed, we can share the huge achievements, and one of us will be a prince...what about the past?"
"That's true... But Qu Da is so domineering and mean. Can he become a prince in the future?" Zhang Jun felt more and more emotional.
"There is no greater merit than saving the emperor..." Wu Jie blurted out.
"That's true."
"But General Zhang." Wu Jie suddenly withdrew his gaze from the eaves of the surrounding palaces and said seriously, "Your Majesty seemed to have something to say just now?"
"yes."
"What do you think it is?"
"You are brave and resourceful, why don't you ask the emperor directly, but ask me instead?" Zhang Jun sneered, turned away, and walked out of Donghua Gate first.
Wu Jie, who was behind, just smiled and didn't take it too seriously.
Just when the two generals from the Western Army met again after many years, and showed their routine unpleasant attitude inside the palace gate, Emperor Zhao finally walked out from the mulberry forest.
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