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"I wonder when he met Instructor Zhou,"
"If we could invite Instructor Zhou,"
"Special training for a select few elites,"
"Our Great Liang is not lacking in great generals."
Wu Song nodded and said, "Master is proficient in all eighteen martial arts."
"His skill in training people is also top-notch."
"As long as someone has some talent,"
"Then the master will be able to find a martial art suitable for him,"
"Make him a general."
Wang Jin also agreed wholeheartedly.
"The most I can train is someone like Shi Jin,"
"It is absolutely impossible to train generals like Instructor Lin, General Lu, and General Wu."
"But Coach Zhou is skilled at teaching according to individual aptitude,"
"Cultivating talents for great generals,"
"Instructor Lin learned his spear and staff techniques from General Lu,"
"General Wu learned his martial arts skills,"
"Yue Fei learned his archery skills,"
"Each one is absolutely superb,"
"I admit defeat."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Instructor Zhou is suitable for teaching officers."
"Instructor Wang is suitable for training soldiers."
"Each has its own strengths, and they cannot be compared."
When Wang Jin heard Zhao Yuan say this,
However, I don't deny his ability to train troops.
Zhao Yuan said, "We've gone off on a tangent."
"General Wang, do you know when he became an apprentice of Instructor Zhou?"
Wang Jin said, "I see that he possesses the courage of ten thousand men."
"Therefore, I've talked to him a few times."
"His apprenticeship under Instructor Zhou happened many years ago,"
"Instructor Zhou was passing through Xiangzhou,"
"His qualifications have been discovered,"
"I only stayed to teach him riding and archery for a month."
"Otherwise, Instructor Zhou would possess unparalleled skills,"
"How could he have drained me dry in just one month?"
"He hasn't seen Instructor Zhou in all these years,"
"But we couldn't find out where Instructor Zhou was from him."
When everyone heard Wang Jin say this,
They couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
Zhao Yuan asked, "What position does Yue Fei hold now?"
"Because he was highly skilled in martial arts,"
"They are proactive in training and can command respect from the crowd,"
"He's already been promoted to centurion,"
"This is the highest position one can be promoted to in basic training."
"Does Your Majesty wish to summon him?"
Zhao Yuan glanced at the sky and shook his head.
"No need, he certainly has that ability,"
"He will surely become a great general in the court in the future."
"We will meet again someday."
"To avoid anyone saying he benefited from his senior brothers' success later, haha."
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The Imperial Guards cleared the way.
Pedestrians stopped on the street.
Every household closed their windows.
It was already evening when we left the military camp.
Smoke curled from chimneys throughout the city, and the aroma of food filled the air.
However, a plume of black smoke also enveloped the city.
The people of Tokyo all used coal to start fires.
Although coal solved the firewood problem for more than one million people,
However, the resulting smoke was still quite heavy.
Aside from the imperial palace and a few wealthy families who could afford smokeless coal,
The people in the city were still using coal of varying quality.
Zhao Yuan was of course aware that even if the imperial palace used smokeless coal,
They breathe the same air as the city's residents.
But he was at a loss.
The stoves for over a million people
If we don't use coal
The Central Plains will soon become barren.
When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one.
Perhaps this is an inevitable process in human development.
Zhao Yuan also did not want to ride a horse in the dust and smoke.
Instead, they hid inside the carriage.
To prevent assassination,
Zhao Yuan always traveled by carriage.
The back and sides were protected with steel plates.
This, of course, also made the chariot much heavier.
However, the palace had no shortage of fine horses.
The horses that pulled the Liang King's carriage would be considered top-quality warhorses if they were put into the army.
Moreover, the emperor's carriage was drawn by six horses.
In other words, "the emperor's chariot is drawn by six horses."
Even with steel plates, the speed of the chariot could not be affected.
Inside the carriage, besides Zhao Yuan,
There was also Wen Huanzhang, the prime minister of Daliang.
Chapter 1698 Struggle for Power
Wen Huanzhang advised, "Now that Your Majesty has wiped out the Western Xia, the salt can be supplied to the domestic population."
"Otherwise, we would have to buy salt from Jiangnan at high prices,"
"The imperial treasury is in dire need of funds."
"It won't take long,"
"I'm afraid we'll have to withdraw money from the King's bank."
"Your Majesty should make preparations as soon as possible."
Zhao Yuan asked in surprise, "The national treasury previously held tens of millions of strings of cash."
"It's almost empty already?"
Wen Huanzhang said helplessly, "This year, all the regions were first hit by severe drought and then by locust plagues."
"Then they caused trouble at the water fortress,"
"In addition, the war has continued, and many places have suffered poor harvests."
"The number of people receiving relief in nursing homes across the states has increased significantly,"
"To prevent the emergence of refugees,"
"The Jingxi Road and Jingji Road, which were originally planned to be closed, have now been converted into nursing homes,"
"You must immediately follow up on the newly acquired Ningxia Road and Hedong Road."
"The Yellow River breached its banks in Enzhou in June,"
"Devastating several states, creating millions of refugees,"
"They also spent a lot of money and resources on relief and resettlement."
Zhao Yuan had never done farm work.
They also didn't care about farming.
Upon hearing Zhao Yuan say this,
Only then did he recall when he led troops to reinforce the Northwest.
It almost never rained.
Even if it rains,
It only lasted a moment.
Later, locusts were also frequently seen along the marching route.
He simply assumed it was because the ancient ecological environment was better.
I never expected this locust plague.
In June, while he was preparing to return to his capital in Xingqing Prefecture,
They were kept out of Xingqing Prefecture by three consecutive days of heavy rain.
The water level in the Tanglai Canal has risen sharply.
No wonder the Yellow River breached its banks.
It seems that while he was fighting on the front lines,
Wen Huanzhang was also fighting against fate.
Of course, there are also the corrupt officials and bureaucrats in China.
Although there were no swords flashing behind them.