The Privy Council Office is very large, and the main office has entered several consecutive times. There are garrisons inside. Although there are not many, there are also military camps, and there are also offices of affiliated supervisors on both sides, and there are also large schoolyards inside.

The White Tiger Festival Hall is the top priority. This is the highest military conference room in the country and it is also where the tiger talisman is located. When it comes to mobilizing troops, there must be a tiger talisman to match. Moreover, the tiger talisman is not one, it is a lot.

The main general of each army will have a tiger talisman in his hand, and the other tiger talisman paired with it is in the Privy Council. The two tiger talismans are perfect and perfect. This order is only effective. Moreover, the tiger talisman also has levels. For example, if Yanjing wants to mobilize people from various passes, he also needs a tiger talisman. This is the first-level tiger talisman.

The tiger talisman is the most important certificate of military order. If you create a pair, the mold will be destroyed immediately to prevent forgery. Therefore, the tiger talisman is unique in this era.

The Prime Minister Gan Qi, the Prime Minister of Privy Council, works here. The generals of the two armies of the Pangri Tianwu in Beijing, and the generals of the imperial guards everywhere will come here to report as long as they are in Beijing, let alone those who come to Beijing to work in other places.

But Gan Qi, who came to work, was actually embarrassed, that is, his deputy envoy named Ouyang Xiu.

This is awkward. What a name for Mr. Ouyang? Gang Qi would pretend to be intimidating and trepidated, and quickly bowed deeply and gave Mr. Ouyang a gift.

This kind of embarrassment is inevitable when you are young and become a high-ranking official.

Fortunately, Ouyang Xianggong was not concerned about military affairs, and he didn't know much about it. He was very good at doing things like official documents in the yamen, military registration management, food and grass reporting and dispatch.

How many fires does Gan Qi need to take office? In fact, Gan Qi had already thought about what to do, so on the morning of the next day, he told the emperor: "Your Majesty, now that Yanyun has been settled, the Liao people are resentful and may make a comeback at any time, so we must not slacke in military affairs. Therefore, we are preparing to rectify the imperial guards in the capital to prepare for emergencies!"

When Emperor Zhao Shu heard this, he thought about not the army first, but immediately asked: "What Gan Xiang said, did he say that the Liao people would start war at any time?"

"Your Majesty, the Liao people retreated at this time because they could not fight internally and externally. It was not that the Liao people lacked military strength. When the Liao people quelled the grassland rebellion and gathered more people, they would inevitably attack the border again and lose Yanyun. For the Liao people, they also lost their ancestors. The Khitan nobles were all angry, so we must make plans early to strengthen our military and strive to protect the border." Gan Qi said the facts, and to create some tense atmosphere. This battle must be continued in the future, so the court cannot think that everything is good.

Zhao Shu's expression changed slightly. For Zhao Shu, he was unwilling to continue fighting again, because once he fought, he became a dog, and the entire court became a dog. In order to raise the military expenses and food, the various departments and government offices were tightened and tied. Even the spring exam at the beginning of the year was saved as much as possible, and the paper was calculated one by one.

Now that the battle has been won, the court has not yet received actual benefits except for the territory and population. Where have the benefits gone?

I have confiscated so many Khitan nobles’ homes and obtained so much land, what about the things?

Naturally, they all arrived at Gan Qi's pocket. Some of them were also used to pay food, pay, and pensions, as well as rewards for their merits. The remaining part can actually be said to be in Gan Qi's own pocket. Although Gan Qi was willing to take it out at any time to encourage the soldiers to make meritorious contributions, it seemed that Gan Qi had gained his own pocket at this time.

Of course, Gan Qi had no choice. He gave more than 100,000 soldiers himself to increase the treatment. If the court could not pay the extra money, Gan Qi had to give it, raise horses, and buy armaments as quickly as possible. Even the court could not pay the money, so Gan Qi naturally had to do such a thing that seemed to be full of personal pockets.

No one mentioned this matter yet, so it was over. If someone mentioned it, there would definitely be a problem with Gan Qi's self-righteous decision.

Fortunately, the atmosphere in the entire Bianliang City was still in the joy of victory. At this time, even if someone wanted to attack Gan Qi, he had to wait for this gust of wind before talking about it.

Zhao Shu was unwilling to fight, and the court was unwilling to fight, but Gan Qi said these words, that is, whether to fight or not is up to you, it depends on the Liao people, but the preparations for the war have to be done, so Zhao Shu could only bite the bullet and said, "How is Gan Xiang preparing to rectify the military preparations in the capital?"

When Zhao Shu said this, he was worried about spending money and even felt guilty when he spoke.

"Your Majesty, I want to hold a military parade in the capital to serve the people and supervise various departments to carry out matters. Now I have a great victory. I also want to use this to promote the might of our great military power in the Song Dynasty. At that time, I ask envoys from all countries to watch together, which will have the effect of defeating others without fighting." Gan Qi's first fire when he took office was to hold a military parade. The imperial guards in the capital were about 170,000 to 180,000. As for the actual number, Gan Qi was too lazy to guess.

There are many benefits of military parades, and naturally they are practice matters. This is to be taken out for a walk. No one dares to bring his men to the emperor with his subordinates, so practice will inevitably become the top priority for everyone.

Secondly, it is selfishness. Gan Qi can use this to strengthen his control over various troops, and can also find those disobedient and incompetent generals during the preparation process, and the excuse is just right, and they can change them as soon as they say it.

Third, there is a real effect of promoting military power. Envoys from all countries are invited to participate in the event. The Liao Kingdom in the north, Dangxiang Kingdom in the north, Uighurs in the north, Tubo in the west, Goryeo and Wa countries in the east, and Dali Kingdom and Jiaozhi in the south. It is OK to intimidate. In recent years, the power of the Song Dynasty has been lost too much, and it is no longer considered a country of the Celestial Empire, and there are no countries coming to pay tribute. It is 100,800 miles away from the Tang Dynasty. This activity is the beginning of re-establishing its power.

When Zhao Shu heard Gan Qi say that it would be a result of defeating the enemy without fighting, he was naturally a little moved and said, "The imperial guards in the capital have tens of thousands, and they will be in line to perform martial arts at that time. I think it is very powerful. If this can be used to dispel the Liao Kingdom's desire to start a war, it would be fine."

But Fu Bi immediately asked, "I wonder how much this military parade will cost?"

This is all due to poverty. Gan Qi immediately replied: "The mobilization of troops and training of various departments is a regular task in the army. What does it cost? There is no need to mobilize foreign troops to Beijing. Normal food and salary expenses are just. However, it also costs some money, such as buying some flags and drums, and entertaining envoys from various countries, which is more or less expensive."

When Zhao Shu heard this, he smiled: "That's okay. It's a new victory. Then he will perform martial arts. This will shock the young people. I should also take a look at the heroic spirit of the men of the Song Dynasty, and teach the people of the world to be proud of their honor, and to turn their hearts to the king."

Zhao Shu thought a little more than Gan Qi. Gan Qi only wanted to shock the enemy country, but Emperor Zhao Shu also thought to shock his own people. It was also a realistic need. There were too many rebellions in the Song Dynasty, which scared those who gathered in the mountains and forests and rose up.

"Your Majesty, then I will go and handle it?" Gan Qi asked.

Zhao Shu nodded: "Okay, go and do it. All costs will be paid by the Privy Council first. When the autumn grain tax comes to Beijing, we will calculate it."

"Abide by the order." Gan Qi nodded, and when he was the leader, he was more stingy than the other.

After the discussion was over, others reported some matters, but the court talked about the matter again. The emperor was really stubborn and thought about giving his biological father a name.

The court was fighting hard, and the Censorate had all the verbal skills, and he was scolding everywhere.

Fu Bi was also scolded. Fu Bi proposed the matter of Princess Zhao Zonglanfeng from Gan Qi's wife. Fu Bi naturally wanted to be scolded. If he was scolded, Fu Bi had to explain.

Gan Qi also suffered a disaster. Because Gan Qi was Zhao Zonglan's husband, Gan Qi was forced to express his opinion.

Gan Qi expressed his opinion, but he still had the same opinion. The Emperor's theory is nothing more than that. What kind of emperor's honor can't be said randomly.

Fortunately, Gan Qi has just made great contributions and the war has hit him. Everyone is also responsible for their own determination and does not regard Gan Qi as their main target.

This troll from the Song Dynasty was really powerful. He always knocked on the ground and wanted to go with the late emperor. I don’t know when it started, so the so-called Qingliu officials liked to do this. By the time of the Ming Dynasty, they even took the initiative to ask for a court stick, which was to provoke the emperor and let the emperor beat him up.

It seems that he has never been beaten by the emperor, and he is embarrassed to say that he is a pure and upright person. After being beaten by the emperor, he immediately becomes a loyal and wise minister that everyone admires.

These people are both admiring and boring, and I really don’t know how to evaluate them.

It's really hard to be an emperor.

The court meeting dispersed, and the matters discussed by Pu must be discussed again.

Gan Qi went back to prepare for the military parade. He was preparing to make the largest military parade in the history of the Song Dynasty, with at least 50,000 or 60,000 people participating. It was not an ordinary military parade. He had to walk outside the Daqing Gate, so that the emperor, the dynasty and the envoys of various countries could watch it, and even the people of Bianliang City would watch it.

There is actually another advantage in doing this, that is, it will allow public opinion to develop into the spirit of martial arts. Not to mention that Bianliang City will be happy when it comes to war, but also that people in Bianliang City should not frown and worry like before, and even make some negative remarks often.

In the afternoon, Gan Qi convened a meeting of the military generals of the capital, and sat in the White Tiger Festival Hall.

When Gan Qi told the matter, everyone was frowning with bitter faces.

Gan Qi also asked deliberately: "What are the difficulties you are?"

There are too many difficulties. Gan Qi himself knows that not to mention the lack of training in the Gyeonggi Imperial Army, just to say that the manpower and military equipment of the Gyeonggi Imperial Army are all troublesome.

On such an important occasion, you can't get some old, weak, sick and disabled people to go to the military parade? You can't just leave in front of the emperor in rags, right?

The Gyeonggi Imperial Army had already been transferred by Gan Qi once, but now he has to go to the military parade with tens of thousands of elite troops. Where did the Gyeonggi Imperial Army, which has been pampered for decades, come from so many elite troops?

If you pick some bricklayers from the imperial guards, those who paste kites and lanterns, and those who burn kilns and sell bricks and stones from the imperial guards, there will be more. But these tens of thousands of strong ones are really hard to find.

There is also a problem here, that is, many military generals are experiencing empty wages, not only experiencing empty wages, but also derive the wages of living people. Otherwise, how could so many imperial guards do handicrafts?

This is one of the big problems, and there is another big problem, that is, equipment, from clothing to armored weapons, there are a lot of inventory in the armored war warehouse, but not so much. How much does it cost to buy a new one?

Many military generals looked at each other, but none of them dared to speak up in front of the new leader and talk about these difficulties.

Gan Qi smiled and said, "If you have any difficulties, please raise them. I will help you solve them."

Let me ask you? Gan Xianggong, if you always understand, you don’t need to mention it. If you always don’t understand, you will be in great trouble. At that time, you will be the Censorate, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Justice. Who can stand this thing?

Everyone was thinking so hard and uncomfortable.

A few days ago, many military generals gathered together, thinking about whether to sit at the house of Xianggong Gan, and by the way, they met with the new Privy Councilor. Of course, there is more important thing to do by the way, and by the way, they will bring them all together to make a good look.

Before this matter could be done, Gan Xianggong suddenly "attacked".

Seeing that everyone was not talking, Gan Qi's expression gradually became serious and said, "Everyone, this matter is a major matter for the country. At that time, the envoys of all countries will come to the capital to participate in the grand event. At that time, the people of the entire Bianliang City will look at you, let alone Your Majesty will be present. If this matter is not done well, you will not have to say much about the consequences, right?"

Looking at everyone again, they all had sad faces.

Ouyang Xiu, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, spoke: "Don't worry too much. If you do this well, you will make meritorious contributions. When you ask for merit in front of the palace, you will naturally not be able to be promoted."

This... Another person who doesn't understand the market is thinking about it. Mr. Ouyang, you should take care of the imperial examination and it is better to give the exam questions.

Having said that, does Gan Qi really not understand? Ouyang Xiu has been in Bianliang City for so many years, but he really doesn’t know one of the clues?

Obviously not, the two people's thoughts coincide.

If you eat it, spit it out and keep your safety safe.

The military generals of the Song Dynasty had no real way to be promoted, which means that if they became the middle-level official, they could not be promoted, and the fifth rank of military officers was almost the peak. In other words, the things that were filled with personal pockets in each department were in front of these military generals. There was a difference between whoever took more and whoever took less. No one ran away because no one could be promoted.

Most of the people in front of them are fat and big-eared. Now it’s time to vomit, and they don’t have to vomit all over. It’s enough to do the military parade well.

This is Gan Qi's first step in reorganizing his army. Instead of investigating the amount of empty salary and military status of each battalion and division, it is better to do it once. If you are not strong enough, you can select the quota of empty salary from the wing army. If the military equipment is not bad, you will naturally have to make up for it. You cannot really let the military man take wooden sticks to the military parade. As for the deductions in the future, you can use the means.

Gan Qi also scared: "If anyone makes a mistake in this job, don't blame him for being ruthless! The preparation time is three months, military formation training, military appearance and military preparation. If Your Majesty is dissatisfied, you and I will not be able to take care of it."

Everyone stood up one after another, and they were about to get on with a tough bullet.

"The last general will receive the order!"

"Don't worry, my husband."

Gan Qi nodded, don't worry? He was worried and was patrolled by the local authorities. At that time, the army in the capital was completely ruined, and there was no need to fight or have no tasks. There were even many divisions that didn't need to practice several times a year. How could this be great?
Chapter completed!