At night, when Luo Qingyan returned to Weiyang Palace after dealing with the political affairs, he saw Yunshang reading a book behind the desk, and there were a lot of books piled up on the desk.
Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows, walked over and took three or four books from the table, flipped through them casually, and couldn't help being a little surprised: "Why do you suddenly think of reading these books? The art of training soldiers? Law? Fortification casting?"
Yun Chang snorted, put down the book in his hand, and smiled: "It's nothing, I just sorted out what happened to Your Majesty since he became the throne today, and I have some insights."
"Oh?" Luo Qingyan was very curious: "What kind of perception did the empress give birth to, that she suddenly became interested in these things?"
Yun Shang casually added a bookmark to the book she was reading just now: "Before you were a prince and a prince, and you held a secret guard in your hand, and you felt that having a secret guard was enough."
"But now Your Majesty is the king of a country. Although all of the hidden guards have unique skills and strong martial arts, after all, there are only a few hundred people. But what we are facing is completely different from the previous situation. There is a foreign problem."
"Your Majesty is a good fighter, he is invincible in all battles, but His Majesty is the emperor, so naturally it is impossible to personally fight every battle."
"Surrounding strong enemies, delegating military power, strengthening military training, and establishing some elite divisions are very necessary. Building some fortifications to resist enemy attacks and casting some sharp weapons that are more elite than others and that others do not have can also make our army Combat power has been greatly improved."
"When you were a king, the secret guard was a sharp weapon in your majesty's hands. But now that your majesty is a king, it is natural that he should also be a sharp weapon in establishing a country."
Yun Shang put the bookmarked book aside: "Well, I also know that I don't need to worry about these things, but I want to understand everything, so that I don't understand everything and be deceived by others."
Luo Qingyan naturally understands that what Yunshang wants is not just not to be deceived, he couldn't help laughing: "The empress empress has a good opinion, what do we think we should do?"
Luo Qingyan thought about what Cai Yunshang said just now: "Establish an elite division? Just like the Xuantie Army that appeared in previous dynasties? Xu Jiajun? Although there are only a few thousand people, an elite division that can make the enemy fearful?"
"But I remember that most of these so-called elite teachers will not end well. They may be able to scare the enemy, but most of them will be feared by the king. One generation may be fine, but when the king who ordered the establishment of this team Once you go, you will experience the second and third generations of kings later, it will be difficult to say."
Yun Shang smiled: "Yes, I also read some relevant historical records this afternoon. It's not just that the end is not very good, most of them are very miserable. Usually the commanders of this elite army are family heirs of the times. In the end, only There are two endings, one is to raise troops to seek rebellion and change the dynasty, or one is to die and be secretly dealt with by the king, or even end up with the destruction of the whole family."
Yunshang tapped her finger on the table lightly: "But according to historical records, in most dynasties, there is only one such elite teacher. The reputation and prestige are too high, so it is easy to attract the suspicion of the emperor."
Luo Qingyan immediately understood the meaning of Yunshang's words: "Could it be that the empress wants to establish two or more branches?"
"At least three, check each other." Yun Shang nodded: "I have carefully calculated, these three elite divisions should each have their own responsibilities, one guards the north of Xia Kingdom, and resists the barbarian invasion of Yelang Kingdom or even further north. .”
"One is the water army, which specializes in water warfare and prepares for wars at sea."
"One is the king's division, guarding the imperial city and the capital."
Luo smiled softly: "The queen's abacus is very good, but has the queen ever thought that although an elite army is less than 10,000 people, the equipment they need is not as good as an army of 30,000 to 50,000 people?" There are few troops. How much manpower, material and financial resources are needed to build three elite troops at the same time."
Yun Shang nodded: "I know, according to the current state of Xia's treasury, one may be able to maintain it, but three will not."
"So... rely on robbing."
Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows: "Relying on robbery?"
Yun Shang looked at Luo and said lightly: "Your Majesty, in all fairness, your Majesty has never been tempted by what Ling Ziyue said before?"
Luo touched his nose lightly: "I was tempted."
Yun Shang laughed: "Based on the concubine's understanding of His Majesty, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as being tempted?"
Yun Shang was silent for a while before saying: "The concubine has been thinking a lot recently, and feels that just as His Majesty said before, the visits of You Yue Kingdom and Yi Hai Kingdom are a signal."
"A signal that we must take advantage of the trend and start to open the sea gate of Xia Kingdom. Your Majesty was right before, instead of letting others knock on our gate, we can only be passively beaten, it is better to be proactive."
"As for the matter of how to take the initiative to open the door to the sea, I feel that although Youyue Kingdom and Yi Haiguo may not be able to fully believe in it, and may not always be able to have no disagreements, but seeking common ground while reserving differences, from the present point of view, it is indeed a problem. Not a bad idea."
"The most important thing at the moment is that our combat power at sea is too weak. Our first elite division can be placed on the sea. Then, with the help of this elite division, the things we snatched from the other side of the sea can be Used to build the other two armies."
Luo Qingyan tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, and after a while he laughed: "The Empress always surprises me."
"Apart from these? What else did the empress think of?"
Yun Shang didn't hide his secrets: "Besides, I also want His Majesty to set up a brand new military inspector. This military inspector is only responsible for inventing and creating new fortifications or weapons. It can recruit talents and dispatch The secret guards secretly inquired about people who are quite famous in this matter among the people..."
"Whether it's ironware or woodenware, people who are extremely good at a certain aspect can use the best conditions to recruit them into the Military Weapons Supervision."
Yun Shang pursed her lips: "Stagnation is a kind of regression. When I secretly collected books on various fortifications from Xia Houjing's people, I was thinking that even Xia Houjing knew how to build some fortifications to make up for himself. In terms of lack of soldiers and horses, we can't be too far behind."
Luo nodded lightly: "Yes, what the empress said is very true."
There was a smile in his voice.
Yun Chang raised her eyebrows, her eyes fixed on Luo Qingyan's face.
Luo Qingyan smiled again: "What is the empress looking at me like that for?"
Yun Shang snorted coldly: "Has Your Majesty already made preparations before?"
Luo nodded lightly: "Some of what you said just now, I'm already preparing, and some of them are indeed something I didn't think of."
After a pause, he flattered and said, "So I said, the two of us are a match made in heaven."