Borrow the day to change the day

() "The conditions for quartermasters are relatively harsh. As far as the current situation is concerned, if you choose some from the whole country, you should still be able to pick them out. But as the two adults said, it is obviously impossible to have so many ready-made troops if you want to promote the whole army Yes. So since there are not so many ready-made, why don't we cultivate it ourselves?"

A few people heard it, yes, why not cultivate it yourself?The reason why Emperor Chongzhen, including the experienced and experienced Wen Tiren and Sun Chengzong, did not think of it was that they subconsciously classified quartermasters as military officers.In the Ming Dynasty, it was hereditary. Whether it was a soldier or a general, there was no reason to take the initiative to train military officers.There are still many military generals at the level of the general army who are illiterate and do not know a single word, let alone quartermasters who are many levels lower than the general army.

"However, there is no precedent for the court to train military officers in this dynasty. I'm afraid it is inconsistent with the ancestral system." Sun Chengzong said first.

Wen Tiren on the side also nodded.

It is not easy to use things that break the tradition, and you will encounter opposition from many conservatives. Sun Chengzong first pointed out this point because he was afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would not know the severity.

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he didn't speak, and looked at Emperor Chongzhen above him.

Emperor Chongzhen knew what Zhong Jinwei thought of him, so he wanted to express his opinion. Before Zhong Jinwei told himself to help him rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, there would be many ancestral things to be broken.Now there is one.

Thinking about the chaos of the army again, the uncivilized Jianlu outside the pass was surrounded by many king Qin's army, as if entering a land of no one, so that the lives of the people in the pass were devastated, mourning the people, and forcing themselves to go to the king of Qin.If we don't reform the military system, Jianlu will come a few more times, and it's hard to say how long I can stay in this position.

Emperor Chongzhen deeply understood the urgency and necessity of the reform of the military system, so he nodded vigorously and firmly: "Master Sun, don't worry. After we perfect this reform strategy, I am determined to implement it."

Both Sun Chengzong and Wen Tiren are not conservative people, they just worry that the reform of the military system will harm the interests of many people, and talk about the ancestral system.Without the firm support of the Holy One, no matter how good the strategic innovation is, it will be difficult to implement.Those who offer advice will also become the target of public criticism.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking to Sun Chengzong, he looked at Zhong Jinwei and said, "Mr. Zhong, is there a good strategy for how to train quartermasters?"

"Your Majesty, the two lords have just raised the various requirements for the quartermaster. Now that the requirements have been raised, we can train them in a targeted manner."

Both Sun Chengzong and Wen Tiren nodded slightly.

"First of all, you must have a certain physical foundation. If you can keep up with the army's marching and fighting, the quartermaster must be courageous and need cao training. The purpose of cao training is not to kill the enemy, but to strengthen your body."

Zhong Jinwei said that he got up, regardless of whether his body had fully recovered, he stood up, stretched out a finger of his left hand and said.

"Secondly, the job of a quartermaster is to distribute military supplies, so he should know arithmetic and keep accounts. The prerequisite for these is to be literate." Zhong Jinwei stretched out the second finger of his left hand.

"Thirdly, quartermasters still need to do ideological education work, so they must be eloquent and eloquent to be competent." Zhong Jinwei stretched out the third finger of his left hand.

"Fourth, the ideological work done by the quartermaster is mainly to face the soldiers, so they must be able to mingle with the soldiers, and they cannot be superior and regard the soldiers as humble people. Therefore, the quartermaster should also have the spirit of sharing weal and woe with the soldiers, so that the soldiers will obey , Admiration, the effect of ideological education will be better." Zhong Jinwei stretched out the fourth finger of his left hand.

"Fifth, the quartermaster must be loyal to His Majesty, loyal to the imperial court, be fair and honest." Zhong Jinwei stretched out the last curled thumb of his left hand.

On the basis of the two adults, Zhong Jinwei further elaborated on the specific requirements for the quartermaster.Then he shook his left hand with five fingers outstretched, then clenched it into a fist and extended three fingers again.

"In summary, there are actually three points in total: physical fitness, required skills and ideological education. I don't know if everyone agrees."

Emperor Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong, and Wen Tiren all nodded, and even Wang Chengen, who stood beside him, nodded unconsciously.

"So, we can open a school, that is, a school, to recruit all kinds of students, whether they are soldiers from the army, or intellectuals such as civilian scholars, or ordinary people, even people with humble backgrounds are fine, as long as they are If you can pass the entrance examination, you can use talents without sticking to one pattern. Let everyone compete for the job, and take an examination every time. If you pass, you meet our conditions and can be used. If you fail the examination, continue to study. Three times, but, Then they are no longer qualified to study, and the cost is too high.”

Zhong Jinwei was the only voice in the entire main worship hall, talking freely and confidently.

"Aren't illiterate people afraid?" Wen Tiren spoke.

Zhong Jinwei turned to Wen Tiren, and said, "Master Wen, I think that as long as he has the heart to serve the country with loyalty, can speak well, and is good at communication, learning arithmetic and keeping accounts will not be a problem."

People's hearts are the most unpredictable. Anyone can verbally say that they are loyal to the emperor and serve the country, but in fact, who can know what kind of person he is!

Everyone actually knows this, but it must be mentioned in the open.

"In addition, since the current soldiers are basically illiterate, compiling some easy-to-understand songs and letting the quartermaster teach the soldiers to sing will have a very good effect. The songs reflect loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and the defense of the country Lord. Or write military discipline into it.”

"Marshal Qi had composed music back then, yes, Mr. Zhong has a wide range of knowledge." Sun Chengzong praised here.

Oh, that is, I have more than 400 years of experience than you.Zhong Jinwei said secretly in his heart.

Speaking of soldiers, Zhong Jinwei thought of something, and then said: "Your Majesty, in fact, not only quartermasters, but generals need to be literate, and even soldiers should be literate."

After saying this, several people looked at each other in blank dismay.The soldiers are all literate, something that has never happened in that dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen asked curiously, "Mr. Zhong, what do you mean by that?"

"Reading, literacy, being sensible. If the soldiers are sensible, they will not follow blindly. People with ulterior motives, even if they are incited, the soldiers at the bottom will also be able to distinguish good from bad."

Zhong Jinwei saw that a few people didn't seem to agree very much, so he continued: "For example, if you are a soldier and eat food, you will be a mother if you have milk. If you don't have food and grass for a while, you will make trouble. This is the performance of illiteracy and rudeness. If you are sensible , you will think more about the consequences of trouble, and you will know the truth of being loyal to the emperor and loving the country."

Zhong Jinwei kept talking: "Also, scouts, oh, now it is closed at night. When scouting the enemy's situation, if you have read the book, it is easier to calculate and analyze the enemy's situation, and then convey the effective information more accurately."

Emperor Chongzhen, Sun Chengzong, and Wen Tiren were all lost in thought. Zhong Jinwei ignored them and said to himself: "Soldiers who are literate will read more and gain more knowledge. It's less likely to panic, and there is more chance of winning."

In the end, Zhong Jinwei made a conclusion: "It means that if soldiers can read and write, what things they can do, what things they can't do, and how to choose under any circumstances, it is easier to make correct choices than soldiers who are illiterate."

Emperor Chongzhen thought about what Zhong Jinwei said, and thought in his mind: If even soldiers could read and write, even Tang Zong and Song Zu would be stunned.

"This is too sensational. Reading is the privilege of scholars. If all soldiers are allowed to read, I am afraid that scholars will not agree." Wen Tiren reminded.

"Master Wen, there is nothing sensational about this. This is only a trend. Since ancient times, scholars have never studied. Soldiers are also human, so why can't they study?" Zhong Jinwei asked rhetorically.

Sun Chengzong didn't care about these things. Although he was a civil servant, he stayed more in the army.He asked: "There are so many soldiers, how to make them read and write?"

Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at Sun Chengzong again: "The military quartermaster can teach the soldiers to read and write after training for the war. It is not required that the soldiers can recite poems and fight against each other. They only need to be able to read and write."

Emperor Chongzhen did not object to the literacy of the soldiers, they are all my people. Now these scholars have become Brother Kong Fang, and they are motivated by profit. ,how much.So he said: "For the time being, I don't have any money left to buy pens and paper for the soldiers so that they can read and write!"

Zhong Jinwei smiled and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it won't cost much. According to legend, Yue Fei and Yue Wu Mu also came from a poor family, and they used branches to practice writing on the sand table."

After a pause, he asked Emperor Chongzhen proudly, "Your Majesty, do you remember the blackboard I made before?"

Emperor Chongzhen remembered how Zhong Jinwei painted a wooden board black for writing, so he nodded.

Wen Tiren, who was at the side, suddenly realized that this thing could be used.

"With this blackboard, there is no need for paper. You can write on it, then erase it and write it again, and use it repeatedly. Soldiers practice calligraphy, and they can write and erase it on the ground repeatedly, saving paper. And with this blackboard, a quartermaster You can teach many soldiers to read and write at the same time, and there is no problem."

After hearing what Zhong Jinwei said, Emperor Chongzhen realized that the blackboard was so useful and could save a lot of money.

"Besides, if the large blackboard is difficult to carry, the soldiers can carry a small blackboard, which is square. Usually, if there is no place where the sand and mud are relatively soft, they can write and draw on the small blackboard. When resting and camping together to read and write together, you can put the small blackboards together to form a big blackboard, and let the quartermaster teach."

Several people nodded again, and Zhong Jinwei suddenly remembered the scene of the soldiers carrying the small blackboard on the battlefield, which seemed to have another effect, and he couldn't help jokingly said: "When the small blackboard faces the enemy, it can also be used as a small shield to block arrows. .”

The few people present who said this laughed, which is too exaggerated.

Since it is this kind of learning method, those scholars with vested interests may have nowhere to object, and it is still possible.

After talking for so long, Sun Chengzong suddenly remembered that Zhong Jinwei still didn't talk about how and why the quartermaster was promoted. If there are two poems in one army, how to order the whole army to solve it. He just answered the first question. .So, Sun Chengzong brought the topic back and asked the solution to this.

It was only then that Zhong Jinwei remembered why he was talking so much at once, okay, let's talk about this question.

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