Chapter 348 Control!

Yin Zhiping had just returned and was sent out again by his own disciples.

This time he had to rush to Hebei, where a new group of rebels had emerged. Xin Zhen sent Yin Zhiping to contact the rebels there to discuss cooperation and funding, and then give them some guidelines.

These are the recent measures taken by Xin Zhen after he took charge of Quanzhen Sect. He continuously supports the rebel forces in various places. He does not expect them to succeed, but relies on them to distract the Mongols' attention on the one hand, and on the other hand, he continuously weakens the Mongols' war potential through the rebel forces in various places.

If the Mongols wanted to defeat the Song Dynasty, the most important thing was to rely on the taxes and various resources provided by the area north of the Yangtze River. If they lost the support of the Central Plains, it would be impossible to achieve their goal by providing various resources from the Mobei area.

In addition, once it is discovered that the rebel army has great potential, the Quanzhen Sect disciples will join it, organize it from the bottom up, become low-level officers in the rebel army, and then move up step by step, gaining control of more troops in order to firmly control these rebel armies.

When Xin Zhen was teaching these Quanzhen disciples martial arts, he began to train them on how to organize an army, how to lead, and how to fight. Although these things were relatively simple at first, one had to first learn the basics of warfare. Once one had learned the basics, one could grow in war.

Facts have proved that Xin Zhen's move was very wise. Over the past year, except for the Seven Beauties of Quanzhen and the Seven Heroes of Quanzhen, the rest of the disciples of the Changchun lineage have basically immersed themselves in the rebel forces in various places and basically become the backbone of the rebel forces.

There was one most outstanding one who even became the leader of a large-scale rebel army in Shanxi. The rest of them also became middle and senior leaders of the rebel army and had a great influence on it.

It can even be said that they are the ones who actually control the rebel army, because they control the source of money and food for the rebel army, and they also control most of the rebel army. Moreover, with their military force, once the rebel leaders want to rebel, they can immediately eliminate them and take control of the rebel army themselves.

In fact, the leaders of the rebel army all knew clearly that they were the rebels of Quanzhen Sect. Once they tried to break away from the control of Quanzhen Sect, they might suffer a devastating blow.

However, they would not want to break away from the control of Quanzhen Sect. In other words, they would grow under the protection of Quanzhen Sect. The Mongolian army has been encircling and suppressing these rebel forces, but the rebel forces in various places are under the unified command of Quanzhen Sect, echoing and protecting each other, so their chances of survival are greater.

Xin Zhen sent Yin Zhiping out to carry out the mission, but he himself was not idle either. Instead, he stayed in Zhongnan Mountain and continued to serve as his "principal".

After more than half a year of training, the original disciples of each branch gradually mastered the I Ching Bone Tempering Chapter, the Heart Destroying Palm Sword Sutra and other skills, and they also basically mastered the skills of leading troops in battle. Once released, they would be qualified team leaders. Xin Zhen gradually sent them out to join the rebel forces in various places.

But Xin Zhen did not stop, but continued to expand the scope. First, he selected outstanding disciples from Quanzhen Taoist temples across the country to study in Chongyang Palace.

The second is to continue to select disciples from good families, let them become disciples of Quanzhen Sect, and then teach them martial arts uniformly under Xin Zhen's organization.

Xin Zhen actually opened the Whampoa Military Academy on Mount Zhongnan. The disciples of the Changchun lineage were considered the first period, the disciples of the Guangning lineage were considered the second period, the disciples of other branches were considered the third period, and the disciples selected from the Taoist temples were considered the fourth period. As for the newly selected disciples, they were from the fifth period and later.

Xin Zhen planned to train 10,000 officers to strengthen the backbone of the army before a head-on confrontation with Mongolia.

At this time, Xin Zhen believed that joining Quanzhen Sect was a very correct choice, and Quanzhen Sect was indeed the best rebel organization at that time.

Let's not talk about the Quanzhen Sect's 3,000 Taoist temples, 80,000 disciples, and its profound influence among the people. The simple point is that almost all Quanzhen Sect disciples are literate. Because they basically have to read Taoist scriptures, whether they are learning martial arts or running a Taoist temple, they all have to read Taoist scriptures, otherwise they are not qualified, so all disciples are literate.

In this dynasty with extremely low literacy rate, what does literacy mean? It means high quality.

Xin Zhen could basically confirm that the Quanzhen disciples he trained would become qualified squad officers when released, and qualified military officers after a few years of training. Those with better talents would be able to lead an insurgent army, and among these people, some would stand out and become quite outstanding generals.

In fact, sometimes Xin Zhen feels that the current Quanzhen Sect is quite similar to the Ming Cult in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. The followers of the Ming Cult go to various places to lead the volunteer army and rebel against the Mongolian court.

However, Xin Zhen's methods were much more powerful. The management of the Ming Cult was too loose, and Xin Zhen used various means to control the rebel forces in various places.

When Quanzhen disciples join the rebel army, they will quickly gain control of the rebel army's people, finances, and food supplies, and basically control the rebel army's lifeline, and also have a deep control over the rebel army.

As for whether these Quanzhen disciples would want to leave Quanzhen Sect and become emperors themselves after becoming powerful.

First of all, this issue is not something that should be considered now. It should only be considered after the Mongols are expelled from the Central Plains.

Secondly, Xin Zhen had cultivated dozens of rebel armies, and the strength of one or two of them was insufficient compared to the whole, which was enough to deter those with evil intentions.

The key point is that Xin Zhen has mastered the highest combat power of Quanzhen Sect, and those with evil intentions will eventually have some concerns.

On this day, after Xin Zhen finished the course on the essentials of sword skills, he went to the office in Chongyang Palace to handle affairs.

Today, Chongyang Palace has been transformed into a confidential office by Xin Zhen. Once you enter the hall, you can see people coming and going inside. Many young Taoist priests are walking quickly with all kinds of documents, and some are even using light skills in a hurry.

After completely controlling the Quanzhen Sect, Xin Zhen began to reform it.

The first thing was to reform the Quanzhen Sect's institutions. The original organizational structure of the Quanzhen Sect was very simple. There was a chief sect manager who managed 3,000 Taoist temples in various places, and the other seven disciples each managed their own disciples. The management method was too simple, so the Quanzhen Sect's jurisdiction over the Taoist temples in various places was not actually very strong.

Xin Zhen discovered this problem after taking over, but did not make any immediate improvements. Instead, he waited until he had complete control of Chongyang Palace before starting the improvements.

Xin Zhen established seven major deacons, namely, the chief steward, the receptionist, the inspector, the clerk, the storekeeper, and the palace master.

These seven deacons are not one person, but seven departments, which are actually a political affairs hall, under which are the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Works.

(End of this chapter)