What Zhao Bin said was absolutely correct. Yin Chang was standing in the crowd watching the training from a distance.
He only wore a very simple gray robe. He looked like someone who had come from afar to watch the excitement, so no one else paid attention. This also allows him to observe safely without any interruption.
In an environment where everyone is trying to be uniform, it is easiest to see the difference in level. Experienced generals training troops can tell with a glance from a high platform several feet high which of the tens of thousands of people below are slacking off.
Yin Chang has such ability. After all, the accumulation of decades of military service is not fake.
But the hundreds of people training in front of him at this moment behaved completely opposite to the ordinary military. Yin Chang's eyes swept over and over again, but he did not see anyone who was qualified. He did not find any trace of adequate military training on anyone, and the bitter look on everyone's face was definitely not fake.
This means that the group of people in front of them are indeed Song people who have recently been recruited in response to the recruitment of various trading houses, and some are also civilians in the Great Zhou who were not part of the system before.
This kind of thing has been trained on the island for a long time, and it is still a mess of energy. It will probably take a long time to really train it to be useful. A few months ago, Yin Chang could easily mobilize many powerful soldiers in the army and would not take such things seriously.
But now, Yin Chang looks at these people and feels relieved.
Precisely because they have no training experience and no signs of adapting to strict laws and regulations, it is possible to avoid having agencies like the Department of Left and Right or the Department of Records standing behind them.
Everyone knows that when Emperor Guo Ning of the Great Zhou Dynasty fought in the north in his early years, he was betrayed and separated from his relatives, so after he raised his army, he attached great importance to the control of the army.
The two intelligence agencies he relied on both used considerable efforts internally. The sources of the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty were so complex and they expanded so fast, but they were always loyal to the emperor. The efforts made by these two organizations in eradicating dissidents were indeed considerable.
In addition, the few trusted generals who really hold military power also have a tacit understanding with His Majesty and can always cooperate with him.
When Yin Chang was secretly communicating with each other in Kaifeng that day, Guo Zhongyuan, who was left behind in Nanjing and envoy to unify the army, seemed to know nothing and spent the whole month controlling military affairs outside... How could one know that Guo Zhongyuan was not deliberately conniving at this kind of behavior? Isn't this the old skill of Zheng Bo and Duan Yu Yan, as mentioned in ancient books?
Now think about it, people like Jing Anmin, Zhang Rou, He Shilie and Huanduan were all great commanders and important generals back then. When they first joined the army, the emperor was also polite and tolerant to them, and often used them as favors. After a few years, haven't all of them been placed in high positions in name only and gradually forgotten by the soldiers at the bottom?
The emperor is always an evil tiger!
Yin Chang chuckled twice, whether he was complaining or thankful, he didn't know.
The things he had committed before had touched the emperor's taboo, so it was a sign of mercy from the emperor that he could save the head on his neck. But Nanjing Deputy Liubei will definitely not be able to continue, and several other positions have also been retired. Fortunately, at this time, Yelu Chucai proposed to quote a large number of people from the Southern Dynasties so that they would gradually become familiar with and identify with the policies of the Zhou Dynasty.
Yin Chang now has some new insights into the Southern Dynasties. At least he has determined that the Song people on Jinghu Third Road still retain considerable strength and fighting spirit under the leadership of Zhao Fang. There are quite a few middle-level and grass-roots soldiers below Zhao Fang who are capable of fighting. It is impossible for the north's military superiority to prevail.
Since it is not time to launch a military offensive, then a political offensive must be used.
If Yelu Chucai's suggestions can be implemented and persisted for several years, tens of thousands of people in various parts of the Southern Dynasties will be able to recognize the policies of the Zhou Dynasty warriors. Instead of having a lot of influence limited to the sea, as before.
These tens of thousands of people are not ordinary ant residents. Being able to find out about the recruitment of manpower by many trading houses in the north, and overcoming many difficulties to reach various ports, proves that they are flexible in thinking and capable of action. The fact that they are on this island shows that they each have their own skills. These people serve the Great Zhou, and sooner or later they will gain money or fame.
One day, they will return to Song Dynasty. No matter how the Song Dynasty viewed them, their recognition of the Zhou Dynasty's military rule would definitely exert considerable influence within the Southern Dynasties. This influence does not need to be offset by the view that Zhou Dynasty is a northern captive. It only needs to be effective at a few key points, which is enough.
However, since people from the Southern Dynasties are to be introduced, they must be integrated into the system and play their role. But the identity of the people from the Southern Dynasties also determined that it was impossible for the Great Zhou Dynasty to put so many people from the Southern Dynasties directly into key positions within the military and political system. Then, the available directions are self-evident.
This direction is a new direction, and it is also a direction that the Central Plains dynasty rarely really intervened in before. If the operation in this direction is successful, Da Zhou will have more chips to invest in commercial trade. However, in terms of importance, this direction is far less than the northern and southern fronts that Da Zhou worked hard on before, and Guanzhong, where Da Zhou continued to invest resources and gradually consolidated its advantages.
Therefore, it is also self-evident that people can be assigned to be responsible for pioneering in this new direction. Besides Yin Chang and others who were severely punished for their excessive expansion intentions, who else could be there?
Yelu Chucai has been the chief minister responsible for government affairs around the emperor for many years. His ability to smooth things over and lay out affairs can be said to be rare in this world. The Zhou regime, which has risen so fast and has so many different tribes and origins, has always been able to maintain a stable unity, which is largely due to Yelu Chucai. In this regard, Yin Chang had to admire this Khitan.
After taking over the new mission, Yin Chang set off.
On the way, he thought that he might be in another book for a long time from now on and be regarded as a target that needs to be closely monitored. Even so, he still hopes that there will be fewer people around him who bear double responsibilities.
Otherwise, even if he really has the idea of doing meritorious service and atonement, the following days will be too suffocating.
After looking at it for a short moment, he decided that there was nothing wrong with these hundreds of people. There was no need to go to Tianjin Mansion to choose again, so he would just use them. Now that I have accepted the new appointment, I should be more decisive and there is no need to delay. If you take these people and set off as soon as possible, their loose appearance will just put your opponent at ease.
He turned slightly sideways and said to the other person beside him: "This matter is a bit big. I have thought about it over and over again. Your Majesty must have seen it all, and there is no need to cover it up. So I just wrote a letter, asking you to Lieutenant General. I'll pay it back this time. To maintain the trade transshipment, I must rely on my brother. But, are people like us really just focusing on business and just being a decoration? "
The middle-aged man next to him was Yan Shi, who had served as Nanjing Road transfer envoy.
Yan Shi was one of the first Shandong heroes to join Guo Ning. In the same group as him, there are Zhang Rong, Zhang Lin, Yan Ning, Dong Jin and others, and now they all have to be reused. Yan Shi himself also had a steady career in officialdom. He assisted Xu?
The time he worked as an internal agent, it was Yin Chang who was tricked. Yin Chang therefore took refuge in Guo Ning and was optimistic about Yan Shi's talents, so he proposed that Yan Shi be his deputy.
The two people's personalities were in perfect harmony with each other. In the following few years, Yin Chang traveled from Jinan to Laizhou, and then from Laizhou to Kaifeng. Yan Shi also followed Yin Chang and held many positions. Step by step, he became the Nanjing Road Transfer Envoy and was about to become the Great Zhou Dynasty. An important official.
As a result, when he was appointed as the transfer envoy, he was tricked by Yin Chang.
Yan Shi's two close subordinates traveled between Tianjin and Kaifeng on a daily basis. Unexpectedly, both of them were persuaded by Yin Chang and involved in several water transport accidents. When His Majesty made an enraged inquiry, Yan Shi was dismissed from office along with Yin Chang because he did not report what he knew. Now he has to come to the island to seek an opportunity to make atonement.
Hearing Yin Chang say this, Yan Shi remained calm, but he was obviously considering what Yin Chang said.
Yin Chang looked to the left and right, lowered his voice and said: "This trip of ours has to be successful and meritorious, and we have to do something with distinctive characteristics, which will be more effective than the left and right officials. Otherwise, we What’s the difference with Li Yun? Will His Majesty still think of us overseas in the future?”
Yan Shi said: "Old Yin, if you hadn't been trying to cause trouble all day long, I would still be working as a good transporter, and Your Majesty will never forget me."
Yin Chang coughed a few times and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "You and I should look forward, huh?"
Yan Shi said patiently: "Then tell me, what should it be?"
