Chapter 37 Kou Lai

On summer mornings, the sun is always dazzling.

It is difficult for Zhao Xu to sleep in.

After lying on the bed for a while with his eyes open, he finally got up.

Feng'er and Luan'er heard the commotion and went in to help him wash up.

There was a touch of relaxation and comfort on their faces.

This is something we haven't had in months.

After breakfast, he took a stroll around the palace.

The faces of the servants and maids they met were all filled with smiles instead of a hint of sadness.

The eyes looking at Zhao Xu were filled with awe and enthusiasm.

yes.

The palace is no longer what it used to be.

After their highness recovered from illness, he achieved control over Yan County in a very short period of time.

They are one with the palace, and the glory of King Yan is their glory.

All the way to the concierge.

Liu Fu and the officials of the Royal Palace Office were busy.

Seeing Zhao Xu, Liu Fu came over with a book.

"Your Highness, the Huang and Du families are gone, and more than thirty positions in the government office are vacant. I have drawn up a list of people to replace them. I hope your Highness will take a look at it." There were dark circles under Liu Fu's eyes. He basically didn't have them last night. sleep.

The Huang and Du families were finished, but it also left him with a lot of things to deal with.

"Are these all children from poor families?" Zhao Xu scanned the names on the first page.

"Not all of them. The first page is yes. The following ones are also selected from other wealthy families. The official has checked. Although these people are descendants of wealthy families, they are good in their positions." Liu Fu was careful.

"Don't you hate the children of wealthy families the most?" Zhao Xu smiled while watching.

Sighing, Liu Fu said: "Although I have personal affairs, I can't just sit back and ignore His Highness's interests. Naturally, I have to use virtuous people."

Zhao Xu nodded with satisfaction. He was originally worried that Liu Fu would act recklessly.

But now it seems that he can still carry it clearly.

Under the current circumstances, the palace needs to unite all forces that can be united.

There is no need to beat the wealthy people to death with sticks when they fall to the palace.

Otherwise, this would be tantamount to pushing the wealthy families in Yan County and even Yanzhou to oppose themselves.

At that time, he will face an endless battle with the wealthy family.

Therefore, his current strategy is to use officials from poor families as well as officials from wealthy families.

In this way, due to the antagonistic relationship between the two, whether it is a wealthy family or a poor family, they will definitely rely on him to avoid being suppressed by the other party.

In this way, he can avoid forming cliques among his subordinates to fool him together.

After reading the names and positions of these officials, Zhao Xu read the introductions of these officials.

This is what Zhao Xu asked Liu Fu to do.

Each official must provide his or her resume and, if he was an official before, write down his or her political achievements.

Afterwards, the palace will verify the information.

After all, he doesn't know these officials and can only know whether they are competent for their job through these things.

"Well, let them take office if the verification is correct." Zhao Xu returned the book to Liu Fu.

"Your Highness, I have put some thought into it. Some important officials in the Zhang family have been promoted and secretly demoted by my officials. They have gone to positions without real power. All positions with real power have been taken by my officials." Liu Fu said proudly. , "After this appointment, dismissal and promotion, the palace has basically taken control of the government office and can issue orders in the future."

"I'm afraid Zhang Kang's face will look bad." Zhao Xu laughed.

Liu Fu's idea was bad, but he liked it very much.

While they were chatting, the palace servant guarding the door came over.

"Your Highness, there are quite a few wealthy people outside the door. They have prepared many gifts and want to pay homage to Your Highness."

Zhao Xu and Liu Fu looked at each other.

All of these wealthy families are masters at adapting to the changing circumstances.

Now that the palace has overwhelmed the local snakes, they are busy showing their courtesy.

However, just like his established strategy, it is not a bad thing for these wealthy families to turn to the palace.

After tidying up his clothes, he asked his servants to lead them in.

One morning, more than ten wealthy families came to visit.

These wealthy families used to be staunch followers of the Zhang, Huang, and Du families.

After noon, more than ten houses came.

In this way, basically all the wealthy families in Yan County in Yan City took this opportunity to express their attitude to the palace.

That is, only the palace follows the lead.

"Your Highness, the royal army has been reorganized and the number of soldiers is now full."

The last wealthy family left, and Chang Wei entered the palace with sweating profusely.

"So fast." Zhao Xu was surprised and happy.

Including the 3,000 county soldiers in Yancheng, the number of soldiers under his direct command reached 23,000.

If trained rigorously and equipped with excellent equipment.

Let’s see who dares to make trouble with him in Yan County from now on!

"After taking in the private soldiers of the two families and canceling the bonds of sale between the two families, many young men came to join the army." A smile appeared on Chang Wei's tough facial lines.

Now the royal family is his treasure.

It was now full, and he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

Thinking of something, he added: "By the way, Your Highness, we also have the weapons and armor of the pro-army troops. In the end, we will find a lot of swords and armor from the warehouses of the two families."

"Just wear these rags for now. I will give you more sophisticated armor and weapons after a while." Zhao Xu gave Chang Wei a confident look.

He had already learned from Xu Lie what the armor and weapons of these wealthy private soldiers looked like.

Except for those worn by the rich family members themselves, the other armors and weapons can only be described as scrap metal.

It's just a few rusty iron pieces sewn on a piece of rag.

It's okay to use these things to beat the wealthy people in Yan County.

But it won't work when encountering the well-equipped Xiliang and Beidi armies.

After all, he knew from the memory of the Ninth Prince that the Iron Pagoda of Xiliang and the heavy cavalry of Beidi were no joke.

Otherwise, Dasong would not have been defeated repeatedly in recent years.

Half of Jinzhou was lost in the west.

And the Ningjindusi, which originally governed the northeastern region in the north of Yanguan, was also plundered by the Beidi people.

As a result, the appeasement faction in the court rose to the top and strongly advocated using silver in exchange for the safety of Dasong.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei's eyes lit up.

In his mind, this King of Yan can make ice and brew wine.

Maybe he will give him a surprise this time.

Zhao Xu continued, "Also, as long as the soldiers of the royal palace are not dying from training, they should be trained to death. In order to ensure that the soldiers can maintain high-intensity training, the soldiers' food must be good. They should be full and try to add some meat."

"Meat?" Chang Wei licked his lips, "Your Highness, this is probably difficult to do. How much silver will it cost, and it is probably difficult to buy meat in Yan County even if you have money."

Zhao Xu smiled, "This is also simple. Let the cooks of the royal palace feed some chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle and sheep on weekdays."

The cooks of the royal palace have the same function as the contemporary kitchen team.

There are many experiences in his mind that can be used for reference.

When the army has abundant supplies, there is naturally no need for military production.

But in difficult times, it is also necessary to set up production units in the army.

After all, this will allow the soldiers to eat well.

And eating well will make them energetic in training.

Otherwise, they will lie down after running a circle in armor, and what kind of war will they fight.

Chang Wei was dumbfounded when he heard it, but Zhao Xu's next words made him sure that the King of Yan was not joking.

"The palace will allocate some land to you, and you can build some chicken and duck houses on it. Work hard. The king will come to inspect it in two days. During this time, you can buy food first."

"Yes... yes..." Chang Wei's mind has not yet turned around, and he can't understand the significance of doing this for a while.

As he was thinking, a servant suddenly ran over in a hurry.

He even fell in front of Zhao Xu.

"Your Highness... A soldier from Wu'an County fell in front of the palace. He... He said that the northern barbarians are coming." The servant looked terrified and stuttered with fear.