Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 129: A Country Within a Country
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, rather than watching Cuju matches, many people seem to prefer to rent a venue to play on their own.

This was probably something Zhao Xin had not expected.

but……

This seems understandable. After all, watching others play Cuju is not as interesting as playing Cuju yourself.

Therefore, the person in charge here quickly adjusted the business strategy and launched projects that allow players to play together.

even……

We also plan to launch a gambling project.

When Zhao Xin heard this, he also said, "Isn't this a bit too risky?"

The person in charge said, "Our people are all professionally trained, so it's not a big problem, and you can earn at least 200 to 300 guan for playing with others."

Zhao Xin added: "You kicked him so hard, won't he stop playing with you in the future?"

The person in charge also said: "We can launch a handicap service, let the other side bid a high price, and we can pretend to lose to them, or cooperate with them to score a goal."

Zhao Xin discovered that he had really recruited a talent!
The other party was just the tea doctor who was originally responsible for pouring tea for people, whom he had learned about from the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Zhao Xin heard from the Jinyiwei that the other party was quite smart, had a good mouth, and spoke very nicely.

That's why we let the other party take charge of the project here.

After thinking about it...

Then he said, "It's up to you, as long as you can identify the needs of the customers."

The other party said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness Prince Yu, I will definitely observe your words and expressions."

Wait until the other party leaves.

Zhao Xin discovered that this might be the way out for the Cuju field.

Anyway...

The opportunity is right in front of you. If the customer makes such a request, you might as well make the money.

After playing Cuju, they happily took a bath together, and then went to a restaurant to have a meal together.

This is definitely a good social process.

Even if women's Cuju can make money, it seems that women's Cuju can be launched.

Since someone has been hired to handle business matters.

Then Zhao Xin can just hand it over to the person in charge without any worries.

What he had to do as quickly as possible now was actually the placement of the three thousand elite troops and their immediate training.

Therefore after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

What Zhao Xin discussed with Zhao Xun and others was mainly about this aspect.

Zhao Xin’s opinion is that these people cannot stay in Tokyo City for too long, because after seeing the prosperity of Tokyo City for too long, they may lose their fighting capacity.

They have to be kept in a state where they are both wealthy and not too wealthy.

Then, all the land from Xuchang to Nanyang could not be bought, sold or rented out.

He even wants to control all the business here.

Too much prosperous business will cause a place to corrupt quickly. Of course, there is no place in this world that is not corrupt.

But... Zhao Xin hopes that the process of corruption can be firmly controlled in his own hands.

He wanted to establish a country within a country in the area of ​​Xuchang and Nanyang.

All development policies and tax policies will not be the same as those of the Song Dynasty.

of course!

His father invested so much manpower and resources here in the early stage, and he has to pay it back.

Return the money to the three companies.

Then return the silk and cotton cloth from Xuchang to Nanyang.

Similarly, daily necessities such as salt were also purchased with silk and cotton.

Anyway...

This area will have a certain degree of independence in administration, finance, and military affairs in the future.

And the army’s trumpet name is – let’s call it Li Yuan Army.

Li Yuan refers to the common people.

Instead of thinking about whether the Dragon Guard or Tianxiong military bugle sounds loud, it is better to describe your identity directly.

In order to train the army, you must first organize the army.

If you want to organize an army, you have to be familiar with the character of each individual.

The math group has something to do.

Zhao Xin first asked the mathematics team to conduct a psychological survey on everyone.

Let them talk about how brave they feel. Of course, those in the front row must have a certain degree of courage, and their physical fitness cannot be too bad.

and……

How many infantry and cavalry are there for these 3,000 people? You even have to consider how many baggage soldiers are needed if you need to act alone.

Fortunately, Zhao Xun understands this aspect.

Moreover, Zhao Xun also said that nowadays the infantry and cavalry of the Song Dynasty are usually commanded by one person, trained separately and far away, and then temporarily gathered in times of war. This is a bit unreasonable.

Because the infantry don't know whether their cavalry can fight, and the cavalry don't know the strength of the infantry.

Zhao Xin told Zhao Xun not to worry about it, as this was a common problem in the Song Dynasty and it couldn't be changed in a short time.

Anyway, this kind of situation will definitely not happen on their side in the future.

What follows are some very fragmented discussions about soldier formations and training.

Cavalry, three hundred are too few.

It must be increased to at least one thousand, which is the number of people who must be proficient and skilled.

In addition...

I have to know the remaining two thousand.

Because you can't go to war on foot, you have to use horses to get there.

Then, there are 800 archers, which is not so bad.

Anyway...

Infantry must be able to use bows and crossbows.

If the bow doesn't work, then use a crossbow instead.

But normal training must also be used for training together.

After selecting brave people to serve as front-line, team leader and other positions as much as possible, organizing the team and determining the number of each type of soldiers, the next step is to clearly define rewards and punishments in advance.

That is to say, let me be frank.

Those who escape during war will be executed directly, and those who are not serious during normal training will also be punished at different levels.

The teams have to conduct drills every two months or three months. Those who perform well will be rewarded, and those who perform poorly will be punished.

All of this needs to be made clear to them in advance.

Once all these are made clear, then we can start formally listening to military bugles, identifying military flags, and conducting training on formations, weapons, etc.

of course!

Ideological education must keep up.

We need to let them know that if they practice seriously now, they can reduce casualties on the battlefield.

Zhao Xin personally took charge of the psychological counseling work.

Let the mathematics group cooperate with him to complete various psychological surveys.

Next…

The mathematics team conducted a psychological survey on three thousand people.

can only say……

There are only a few people who dare to admit that they are courageous.

But for people like you, choosing one point for every question is a bit too much!
Anyone who acts sneakily and cunningly will be immediately exposed during the investigation.

Even if some of them chose two points or three points, Zhao Xin could still see through them at a glance.

For such people, Zhao Xin would naturally call them over personally for one-on-one psychological guidance.

In fact, everyone has times when their beliefs waver.

For example, now that you are full, you suddenly don’t want to work hard anymore.

Any normal person would think so!
Then Zhao Xin must let them recall the good and bad times.

Let them not forget their original intention.

Conducting a psychological survey of the soldiers will allow Zhao Xin to basically understand the inner state of these 3,000 people.

When they are ready and when they are not.

Zhao Xin knew it all clearly.

although……

This is actually just a reference.

If they could actually display half of the strength they showed in the investigation when they were on the battlefield, they would probably be invincible.

Zhao Xin takes it so seriously because it is his most important asset.

(End of this chapter)