Chapter 368 What Does the Third Young Master Want?
Lu Huacai was angry and said in a harsh voice that he still felt it was not enough. You two didn't see how angry the Third Young Master was. His face was uglier than a defeated battle at the front line.
Du Baiyue nodded solemnly and said that the Third Young Master's worries were not unreasonable. The Shenwei Army was his lifeblood, and we must not let them lead us astray.
He told the two border army commanders: The young master is very ruthless in fighting corruption in Chengdu. There is news that Zhao Yan was driven away by the young master because he was involved in cheating in the issuance of Qianyin.
But he is an important official of the Central Council.
Feng Guiqi sighed and said that the third young master was not greedy for money nor wanted to be the leader of a country, but was just wholeheartedly devoted to strengthening the army. He wondered what the third young master was trying to achieve?
Baiyue said that the Third Young Master wanted to make the whole world belong to China and let the people have food to eat. This is his wish. It is definitely right for us to follow him.
Feng Guiqi said to Lu Huacai: Brothers, we want to make things lively, so I suggest that we distribute all the bounties allocated from the central army tent in a few days.
Lu Huacai nodded and told everyone to keep a close eye on the prize and select the real warriors, so that every brother would have nothing to say about the bounty. We don't need the generals in the big tent anymore, we will give them all to the brothers, who fought hard for it.
Du Baiyue gave him a thumbs up and said, "Okay, that's how it should be."
We generals and young masters are all concerned about them. Those who need houses will be given houses. The logistics department will arrange for the children to study and have everything they need when they grow up. We will not compete with our brothers for the money that costs their lives.
After a good night's rest in Chang'an, Zhao Yulin left Miao Gui behind and went to Hanzhong via Ziwu Valley. How could he know that this group of brothers were still in Suide discussing his anti-corruption and military management.
Not only that, after Miao Gui sent him away, he immediately discussed the reorganization of the army with his brothers in the Chang'an camp.
Corruption is not just a problem of the Qinzhidao Corps, it exists throughout the entire army. He wants to take advantage of the fire that Zhao Yulin has started in Suide to comprehensively rectify the corruption problem in the army.
In particular, logistics is farthest away from the battlefield, has the closest contact with money and property, has the most buying and selling transactions, and is most likely to breed corruption, so it must be strictly governed.
This was the task Zhao Yulin assigned to Miao Gui before he left. As the team grew larger, it was necessary to use systems to manage people and continuously improve military discipline.
That night, Zhao Yulin came to the Guanghuojie Post Station on the ridge of the Qinling Mountains. It had long since developed into a considerable market town. The postmasters and servants he had once been familiar with were all gone. He watched with some emotion as the guards prepared barbecue in the dam in front of the post station.
Hu Lan came over and leaned against him, asking him if he was still angry.
Why do you still look so miserable?
It's just a small general who committed suicide. He accepted death voluntarily. Why should Brother Yulin care so much about such a trivial matter?
Zhao Yulin stretched out his arms and hugged the little girl next to him, and with a little force, he said, "She is truly a woman from the Tunei family, who regards human life as worthless."
But this is a human life. We leaders should think about how to prevent them from making mistakes or making fewer mistakes, and prevent these tragedies from happening again.
The little girl put her head on his shoulder and said: I don’t want to think about these things, as long as my brother doesn’t leave me.
Zhao Yulin said to herself that she couldn’t help but think about it. As a woman in his family, how could she not worry about the Shenwei Army and the New Song Kingdom?
The little girl was delighted to hear Zhao Yulin's murmurs and moved closer to him.
Three days later, he came to Yangzhou to do ideological work on Hu Lan, asking her to take the Yangba Road to Chengdu by herself, while he would go to Jinghu along the Han River to do business.
The little girl was not happy for many days, and when she saw that he was going to chase her away again, she started crying sadly.
Zhao Yulin had no choice but to work as a psychological counselor.
He encouraged Hulan to study at the Caotang Academy in Chengdu, to learn more about what his Shenwei Army did and how the New Song Dynasty governed the country. When they got married in the future, they would have a lot to talk about.
When the girl heard him talking about getting married, she burst into laughter. But when she thought of him driving people away, she immediately covered her eyes and started crying , saying that he was lying. She kept complaining that she had no relatives and was abandoned by him, and she really didn't want to live.
Zhao Yulin pulled the little girl close to his arms and rocked her gently, saying that life is the most important thing, and don't talk about life and death all the time. First go to Caotang Academy in Chengdu to study, and in your free time you can live in his house and we will be a family. He will ask Sister Ma Ling to take care of you.
When Hu Lan heard that he asked her to call his first wife Sister Ma Ling, she knew that there was a chance for her to be his woman, so she agreed reluctantly.
The next day, Zhao Yulin wrote a letter and asked Chu Yuxuan to arrange ten guards to escort Hu Lan to Chengdu, while he himself went to Jinghu along the Han River.
Zhending Prefecture, Hebei Province.
Hubili returned from his southern expedition without success and came here to recuperate after his retreat.
Deep in the mountains north of the city, the Mongol Empire learned the exquisite craftsmanship of Cuiping Mountain and built a series of hydraulic workshops. The workers were sweating profusely as they smelted iron, hammered it, and made bows and cast cannons.
Look, their Prince Hubili is here to visit.
The person in charge led them around for a while and then came to a small platform deep in the mountains. Inside, a round hot air balloon was being inflated. The cloth cover had not yet left the ground, and it was swaying like a drunkard in the wind.
Hubili was delighted. This thing of the Shenwei Army was flying in the sky and blowing his troops to pieces. If he had a hot air balloon, he would see how the Shenwei Army would still be so powerful.
The person in charge told him that this ball was very difficult to control, and they could not make a cloth cover as strong and light as the one used by the Shenwei Army. They had no choice but to increase the thickness. However, they increased the air outlet of the furnace, and the hot air balloon they created was larger, and its carrying capacity was no less than that of the Shenwei Army's balloon.
However, the water is about to run out and it is extremely cold in the north. The machines will soon stop working in the freezing weather. It would be very difficult for the craftsmen to rush the production by manual labor.
Hubili needed these things urgently. He didn't care whether the craftsmen were tired or not. He glared at them and told them to work day and night for him, and anyone who dared to slack off would be killed without mercy.
Mom, you have to appoint me as soon as you open your mouth.
The person in charge was so frightened that he trembled and quickly replied: Yes, yes, yes. He hurried to urge the work...
The flow of the Han River in late autumn was much smaller. Zhao Yulin's official ship sailed carefully for three days before entering Zhejiangchuan for Yang Xingyun to pick up, and the group slowly arrived in Nanyang.
This was already a major frontier city of the Shenwei Jundong Group, and many people coming and going were well-dressed soldiers. He felt much more comfortable when he saw the clean and tidy city, and the prosperous scene.
Chu Yuxuan quietly told Yang Xingyun about the crime committed by Huang Shiren of Qinzhidao Group. He said that after the incident, the third young master had been unhappy and had no smile on his face. Could he find some fun to make the young master happy?
This really stumped the stubborn Yang Xingyun.
This guy only knows how to lead troops in battle. He basically learned how to govern a city from the female gang leader of Xiangyang Prefecture. How could he make people happy?
Chu Yuxuan had an idea. After his suggestion, Yang Xingyun immediately found a solution and quickly called on his brothers to get started.
Zhao Yulin took a shower, changed his clothes, and just sat down to rest when Yang Xingyun came in with a smile and told him that the students of the academy were holding a celebratory performance on the big stage on South Street to celebrate the great victory of the Shenwei Army in Yushulin. Why not go and take a look?
Zhao Yulin had just arrived and had no concrete ideas yet, so he followed Yang Xingyun's arrangements and went to the stage on South Street.
When they walked over, they saw that an octagonal table and an armchair had been set up in the center in front of the stage. There were some dried fruits on the table, and behind it were many small stools. Students and soldiers kept going in to sit down.
Zhao Yulin just took a look and turned away.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, Yang Xingyun quickly asked him what was wrong.
He pointed at the table and chair and asked Yang Xingyun what he meant.
He was left alone to occupy a table and a chair. Commander Zhao made such a grand display. Was he going to hold a struggle meeting against him?
Yang Xingyun quickly shouted to tear it down, and the commander-in-chief had to sit on a small stool like everyone else.
Then, pull him to sit down.
When everyone heard that it was the commander of the Shenwei Army, Zhao Yulin, who came in person to listen to the opera and watch the show, they immediately cheered and shouted, "Hello, Commander Zhao, hello, Third Young Master."
A smile finally appeared on Zhao Yulin's face. He waved and greeted in a very relaxed manner, then sat down to watch the show.
Yang Xingyun introduced to him: After the Shenwei Army completely controlled the Han River, young talents from all over the country continued to come in, and the training camps in Zhejiang and Sichuan were already overcrowded. So he established a second passionate youth training camp in Nanyang to allow more young people to learn new things from our Shenwei Army.
Zhao Yulin nodded with satisfaction, his frown relaxed, and he watched the show and listened to him with great interest.
After a few performances, a student on the stage just sang Man Jiang Hong, and the audience burst into warm applause. The host then introduced Lord Zhao, the commander of the Shenwei Army, and said, "Our Third Young Master has arrived. How about asking the Third Young Master to play the Yellow River Ode for us?"
The people in the venue immediately cheered and shouted, "Third Young Master, please play the song!", "Please, Third Young Master, please play the divine song!"
Zhao Yulin was already in the mood, so he asked Chu Yuxuan to bring the suona. This guy had it with him a long time ago, and when he saw him beckoning, he immediately handed it over.
Seeing Zhao Yulin walking towards the stage, the girl asked Yang Xingyun happily: "How is it? Sir Yang. I said this is a magic trick."
Yang Xingyun patted him on the shoulder cheerfully and said: Okay, you have enough brains, not bad, not bad.
Zhao Yulin had already walked onto the stage. He first praised the students and musicians on the stage before speaking to the crowd , briefly summarizing this year's anti-Mongol war from Gansu Road to Shaanxi Road and then to Nanyang.
He highly praised the passionate and talented people from all over the country who came to join the Shenwei Army for taking the right path, and told them to believe that the Shenwei Army would continue to forge ahead, recover the territory of the Song Dynasty, and realize the dream of unifying China.
At that time, Zhao Yulin picked up his suona and played the famous suona piece "Ode to the Yellow River", which he took from the later song "Roar, Yellow River".
This piece of music was adapted by Zhao Yulin a few years ago. Large academies across the country and musicians in cities have all learned it. The musicians on the stage naturally served as accompaniment and interacted with Zhao Yulin's suona.
