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Chapter 1021 The world has suffered from this for a long time
In a meditation room in the inner courtyard of Ruiyun Temple, Zhang Cheng and the officials and generals under his command were drinking tea and discussing matters. Just as they were discussing the income and expenditure of money and food, Jin Xinpeng, the commander of Kaiping Guards, suddenly mentioned the fact that fake military tickets had been found in various places.

In the meditation room, there was a lot of discussion immediately, especially Zhang Guangda and Chen Zheng, who had a temper like a firecracker, were even more angry, and Guo Yingxian, He Zhenxiong, Kuang Yongzhong, Tang Xiancheng, etc. The war general also scolded a lot.

The soldiers in their army, although they were under the command of General Yang Guozhu before, they did not enjoy the full monthly salary, and they have been owed them more than half a year of military salary.

Before going to Liaodong to help relieve the siege of Jinzhou, in order to boost the morale of the army, they were reluctantly locked up for three months and half of their salary, and all of them were left to their family members in Xuanfu.

But after Yang Guozhu died in Liaodong, they chose to take refuge in Zhang Cheng, who was still the deputy commander at the time, and immediately made up the previous salary arrears, and everyone was very excited.

Especially when they thought that the soldiers under Yongning Bo's command were paid in full monthly, they were extremely excited in their hearts. Back off.

So, how powerful is money?
But now the fake military tickets appearing in various places tend to spread day by day. Once they spread in Xuanfu and its surrounding areas, the good days that everyone has been longing for will be ruined.

Since ancient times, it has been "easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal"!
It would be fine if the soldiers under Guo Yingxian and other generals had never tasted the sweetness of being paid in full, but now everyone has tasted the sweetness. There will be no more enthusiasm like today.

Thinking of this, how can we not make them feel anxious. Soldiers are the capital for them to live and work in this troubled world, and they carry the hope of them, their families, and their descendants in the future!
Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng was silent, he picked up the teacup and sniffed the faint tea fragrance in his hand, quietly watched the discussions and quarrels of the officers and generals under his command, and did not express anything.

He Biao, Wang Yuanjing, Liu Minshen, Wu Zhizhong, Wei Zhice, Lin Fangping and others were also like him. They did not participate in the discussion and abuse of the crowd. The teacup was playing in his hand.

Looking at these people, Zhang Cheng felt emotional. He Biao looked the same as before. Except for matters related to his duties, he ignored them and didn't ask questions. Everyone knew this temperament.

And after Wang Yuanjing helped Chen Zhongchuang set up the Yuhe Camp through Yu Province, he has indeed become a lot calmer, and the frailty of a scholar in him is also gradually fading away.

Wu Zhizhong is also always mature and prudent, and never expresses his attitude easily, while Wei Zhice is clear about many things. Although he often speaks and discusses during military discussions, he never says much about unnecessary words.

Furthermore, Lin Fangping followed Zhang Cheng most of the time before, and was an absolutely loyal executor. He was only responsible for unconditionally carrying out Zhang Cheng's military orders, but he never asked much questions, let alone questioned.

At this moment, his heart is also clear, the scourge of using fake military tickets must be eliminated, as for how to do it, he just waits for the commander-in-chief of the general.

Only Liu Minshen has not joined the discussion because it is still young and is in the process of adapting, and he is also taking this opportunity to observe the temperament of each officer and general, so he has not participated in the discussion.

After everyone discussed for a while, Yongningbo Zhang Cheng finally waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, he looked around kindly, and then said: "You are all my close ministers, and many of you are old people from the time when King Qin, you should know It has not been easy for Ben to build the foundation he is today."

A cold murderous look suddenly flashed in his eyes, and then he said: "How many brothers and sisters have risked their lives to have what I have been waiting for today. Naturally, I can't teach these young people to destroy it easily. If this is the case, even if this Uncle agrees, and the heroic spirits of the brave army under the Nine Springs cannot agree either."

Zhang Chenghua stopped here, and after scanning the crowd like a torch, he continued: "The secret counterfeiting of military tickets is not new today, it was discovered long before I waited for the army to come to Liao.

At that time, Ben Bo had no time to deal with this matter due to the imminent dispatch of troops, so he only ordered people to investigate secretly, and now there are some clues. "

General Wei Zhice, the leader of the Teng Snake Battalion, then said: "General, the thieves in Yu Province are very aggressive. I heard that the two thieves Chuang and Cao have once again besieged Kaifeng. I am afraid that after this new year, we will send troops to Henan Province to help and suppress Chuang. inverse."

He then added with a little hesitation in his words: "But the matter of this fake military ticket can't be delayed any longer. Otherwise, once the reputation of the military ticket is damaged, it may affect my foundation."

All the generals couldn't help expressing their approval when they heard the words, even Fu He Biao, the general governor, was moved by it.

Seeing that the crowd was so angry, Zhang Cheng also felt that the heat was almost ready, so he waved his hand to stop the crowd's discussion, and said in a cold tone with a calm face: "Xuan Mansion is the foundation of our brave army, and the military ticket is the base of our brave army soldiers." The basis of survival.

If anyone wants to destroy my foundation, destroy my foundation, it will smash the jobs of tens of thousands of soldiers in my brave army.No matter who he is, he must be killed, and he must not be taught to block the sunny road of my brave army's development! "

When all the generals saw Zhang Cheng's statement, their hearts were like a boulder falling to the ground, and they became more stable in an instant, and they all rushed to express their opinions. As long as the general gives an order, they are all willing to be urged by the general, and the general who wants to destroy my career in the brave army Traitors killed.

However, this place is the meditation room of Ruiyun Temple after all, and it is not easy to talk about beatings and killings. Zhang Cheng once again stopped everyone from expressing their views.

Then everyone discussed some other matters. For example, on the fifteenth day of the new year, all battalions will also end their vacations. At that time, all matters such as joining camps and recruiting soldiers will also be carried out one by one.

Especially after each battalion completes the joint battalion, it is necessary to carry out joint training within the battalion in a timely manner, such as infantry and cavalry combined combat, infantry and artillery coordination, infantry and cavalry artillery coordinated combat and so on.

These subjects have already been taught in detail in the military hall, and the battalion commanders, lieutenants, and generals all have some basic concepts and outlines in their minds, but they still lack intuitive feelings.

Moreover, the soldiers of each battalion have no idea of ​​this kind of warfare, and only through real joint training can they be able to perform well on the battlefield.

In the end, Zhang Cheng even proposed that, if possible, after the joint training in each battalion has made some progress, it is necessary to consider conducting joint training between the two battalions, or even the third battalion, so as to improve the coordination and cooperation ability between the battalions. .

In Zhang Cheng's vision, wars are ever-changing, and it is difficult to make a comprehensive vision and plan for the progress of the war before the war. The only way to solve it is to practice all kinds of tactics and military strategies as much as possible.

Only in this way, the soldiers will not panic due to fear if they are frightened by strict military laws before the battle. As long as they can strictly abide by the military orders and deal with them with the usual practical methods, even if they cannot win a big victory, they will not lose a big defeat.

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At noon that day, everyone had a fast meal together in Ruiyun Temple, and then continued to discuss some trivial matters in the army, and all the officials and generals dispersed one after another.

And inside the meditation room, Zhang Cheng was holding a manuscript in his hand. The small letters on it were written very neatly, piercing through the back of the paper. Without more than ten years of effort, he would never be able to write such characters.

Uncle Yongning gently put down the manuscript in his hand, raised his head and looked at a thin scholar kneeling not far in front of him. This person was taller and taller, but he was too thin.

However, looking at his face, he was quite resolute, and his frailty seemed much less. It must be some special experience.

Zhang Cheng looked at him and asked, "Are you Liu Chengzu?"

"Returning to the general, the student is Liu Chengzu."

"Hmm. You have been by Counselor Wang's side all the time, helping to manage the affairs of the Yanhe Camp?"

"Yes. After the student was rescued by the general in Kaifeng, he followed Counselor Wang's side and acted as a clerk."

"That's right, your handwriting is good. Your thinking is also quite clear. According to Benbo's records, although many places are not what everyone said, the meaning is more fluent."

After Zhang Cheng praised him, he continued to ask him: "You have been serving as a clerk for several months. What do you think about the punctuation marks promoted in Benbo's army?"

Liu Chengzu didn't answer directly this time, he thought for a while before he said: "Back to the general, when students are studying, there is no such thing as 'punctuation marks', and it is indeed unheard of and unseen before.

When they first saw it, students also thought it was purely a superfluous thing. Since ancient times, "every article in the world is like this", why there are more punctuation marks suddenly.

However, after using it, it is not the case! "

"Oh."

Zhang Cheng continued: "Come on, tell me what you think of this punctuation mark!"

Liu Chengzu didn't dare to answer lightly, this time he considered it carefully in his heart before replying: "Back to the general, the writing and articles of my dynasty have inherited the ancient system, there is nothing wrong with it, besides, the articles are only for scholars to read." , non-ordinary people can interpret it arbitrarily.

However, when students first recognize this punctuation mark, they don't quite understand it, so why do they have to make a simple thing so complicated instead.

Afterwards, the students also looked up some ancient books in Yanhe Town, and found out that there were some simple symbols in the Qin and Han Dynasties, called the method of "judugoule".

The students can't help but think carefully, why don't they see this method now, and know the world's articles by doing it? "

Liu Chengzu's words were beyond Zhang Cheng's expectation. Before that, he just felt that the Ming Dynasty's articles did not add punctuation marks required for sentence breaks. Sentence interpretation.

It was only after the Battle of Mafang that he began to promote the use of punctuation marks of later generations in his army. Fortunately, there were not many scholars in his army. Although this method was implemented slowly, it did not meet much resistance. To this day, it can be regarded as being promoted in the whole army.

However, now I suddenly heard Liu Chengzu mention that in the Qin and Han Dynasties there was already a method called "judugoule", and its meaning is similar to the punctuation marks of later generations, so I can't help being very interested.

Immediately, he eagerly asked: "The method of 'Judu Goule'? What is the specific, and I will tell you quickly."

"Returning to the General, although there were sentences-severing talismans in the Qin and Han Dynasties, they were not used much, and later, they were used even more rarely, and they mostly use the sense of language, tone, and grammar to segment sentences.

That's why it is recorded in the "Book of Rites·School" in the Han Dynasty that "enrolling in school every year, and taking exams in middle age."One year's debating from the scriptures. ', the meaning of 'from the scriptures' here is to 'severe sentences. '.

The students read "Zeng Yun", which records that "every sentence ends, the dot is next to the word, and the reading score is slightly dotted between the words.".

There is also a saying in "Shuowen Jiezi" written by Xu Shen in the Han Dynasty that ' and ' are called 'to some extent, but to know it. 'meaning; while the '()' number is interpreted as 'hook recognition also. '.

In addition, "Song History · He Ji Biography" also praised He Ji, "Everything read is punctuated."The righteousness is self-evident, and there is no need to talk about it. 'The merit.

It can be seen from this that the method of adding "symbols" to the article to read the sentence as a sentence has existed in ancient times. "

Seeing that Zhang Cheng was listening seriously, he couldn't help but continue to say: "Whether ancient or modern, there is a way to read sentences when writing books and making words. "Wen" and "Hundred Family Surnames" are divided into four characters and one sentence, and the same two paragraphs form a sentence.

These are words of enlightenment, which are mostly used to teach children how to read. However, when everyone speaks or gives memorials to the court, the method of punctuating sentences is different.

In addition, in order to show their talents, sentence sentences will be more ingenious. Many words are in the article, and even the meaning cannot be understood by the person, so that it can show its profoundness.

And this kind of articles are mostly published in imperial memorials, or among literati, not to mention that it is difficult for ordinary people to see them, even if they read them with their own eyes, most of them only know the characters, but don't understand the meaning.

The world has been tired by this for a long time. "

Liu Chengzu spoke for a long time, explaining the meaning of Judu Goule, and refuted the current article in between words.

At the same time, observing the words and expressions, seeing that Zhang Cheng listened carefully, he continued: "On the other hand, the method of 'punctuation marks' proposed by the general is in the middle of the article. But it is clear at a glance that Yu Xi's writing of articles and descriptions is indeed effective in getting twice the result with half the effort.

Especially those who are new to literacy and composition, with this punctuation mark, they don't need to figure out the meaning word by word. "

He squinted at Zhang Cheng who couldn't help nodding his head to show his approval, and he became more courageous, and continued: "This method is especially efficient and convenient for the transmission of military orders and information in our brave army.

There are limited Chinese books in the army, and all the generals have only recently learned to read. Most of the things they say are vague, but with these punctuation marks, it becomes much simpler.

Students feel that if this method can be widely implemented in the imperial court, it will also improve a lot of efficiency in the handling of state affairs. "

"Yes, Not Bad."

Uncle Yongning, Zhang Cheng, was very sure of his words, and continued to say to him: "Liu Chengzu, you will stay by my uncle's side in the future, and take up the post of clerk temporarily, and handle the copywriting for my uncle."

With a sound of "Plop", Liu Chengzu knelt in the Zen room and kowtowed again and again: "It is a student's fortune to be able to serve the general!"

(End of this chapter)