The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 371

"What Mr. Zhao said is also very reasonable. An excellent general plays a very important role in a war to a large extent."

"Even sometimes, it can change the outcome of a war. I won't deny that."

Zhao Xu never said that generals are not important, and the role of an excellent commander is too great.

A general with excellent qualities and flexible tactics can definitely bring unexpected effects to his side on the battlefield.

On the contrary, a stupid and incompetent commander can ruin a good army, which is well known.

"But everyone has thought that no clever woman can cook without rice. No matter how good a general is, no matter how good a general is, it is useless without well-trained soldiers."

"Or the soldier doesn't obey the command at all, he can't perform any functions, so the general has no meaning, right?"

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. If they don't become soldiers at the grassroots level, what's the point of being a general? At this time, it can be seen that soldiers are more important.

Although Zhao Xu's reason is a bit far-fetched, it's not unreasonable. Fortunately, everyone can understand it. It's right to think about it in your own heart. This is the reason.

Seeing that the three of them were deeply concerned, Zhao Xu went on to say:

"Then I will continue to say that since soldiers are so important, then we must treat them better, and let the concept of being loyal to the court, loyal to the emperor, loyal to the entire country, and loyal to the entire nation be deeply rooted in their hearts."

"These ideas are like a seed, planted directly in their hearts, waiting to germinate and grow slowly."

At this time, Zhao Xu saw Zhao Kuangyin looking at him with doubts, as if he had something to ask:

"Father, do you have any questions? If you have any, feel free to speak up."

Zhao Kuangyin really had some thoughts when he heard this:

"I really don't understand that it is understandable for you to ask them to be loyal to the emperor, and it is also okay to be loyal to the court. How do you say being loyal to the entire country and the entire nation?"

The current Song Dynasty has only a small part of the world, and it is still relatively far away from unifying the world. In Zhao Kuangyin's eyes, the entire country is the court.

There is also the entire nation. Aren't these countries around here all the people of Huaxia? Do you need to talk about other things?

Even Miao Xun and Zhao Pu felt that what Zhao Kuangyin said was right, they still had the ambition to conquer Khitan, or what it was called ambition.

"Haha, this is easy to understand. One day we will unify the world. After unifying the world, there will be nothing to do. The Khitan is eyeing me in the north. Tibet in the northwest and Dali in Yunnan in the south were all from China in the past. The land, these must be taken back.”

"In this way, soldiers must be loyal to the country and the nation. Only in this way can they guarantee their loyalty to the entire country. Isn't it right?"

Khitan, Tubo.These places in Dali were all subject to the imperial court in the Tang Dynasty, but now they have become a country.

If these places can really be unified, Zhao Kuangyin's achievements will surpass many emperors, and he will definitely be a figure like Hanwu Tangzong.

Hearing Zhao Xu talk about this now, he was also full of enthusiasm, and felt that his enthusiasm had returned.

"So tell me your specific thoughts quickly, what should you do if you haven't said it yet?"

That's right, Zhao Xu didn't say what to do until now, he just said how important this soldier is.

He also painted a beautiful prospect for everyone, but he didn't say anything about the most important thing.

"This is also very simple to say. We send our most loyal people to the most grassroots level to manage the capital together with the capital."

The branch was built on the company, and the great man at that time said that the company must have the organization of the party to facilitate the party's command.

Now what Zhao Xu was talking about was that the most loyal people in the imperial court asked them to go down to all of them to educate these soldiers well.

"These people must be loyal to the court, and their status is not very high. After special training, everything will be fine. All the soldiers at the lowest level should have a sense of belonging to the court."

"Once the soldiers have this sense of belonging to the imperial court, even if their superiors tell them to rebel, they will not do it."

"Of course, not only must this be done, but also at the battalion, army, and Xiang levels. You can revoke the post of Dujian and let these people act as Dujian, but they cannot be called Dujian. .”

"These people must be personally trained by the imperial court before they can go down to the army. Let them be the deputy of the chief officers of the army, and keep abreast of their dynamics."

Zhao Xu brought over the systems of political commissars and instructors from later generations, but this was quite complicated.

Zhao Xu didn't say that much, it was a principle to send some people who knew the imperial policy to stay with the army instead of relying on the system of supervising the army to control the army.

Zhao Kuangyin thought about it in his heart, and it was not bad. If it could be done like this, the army would always be in the hands of the court.

The person Zhao Xu mentioned just now was loyal to the imperial court and understood the imperial court's policies. He became a deputy in order to grasp the ideological dynamics of the entire army.

And according to Zhao Xu's intention, it's great to tell them about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism from time to time.

This is indeed much better than sending someone to supervise temporarily, and Zhao Kuangyin is also a person who has led soldiers, so he knows some things.

If the army of Hou Zhou had implemented such a system at that time, it is estimated that there were not many troops to support him as emperor at that time.

"Sir and Mr. Zhao, what do you think of the prince's idea? It's okay, we discuss it together. If you have any opinions, please speak out."

"I feel that the prince's idea is good. This is the same as the principle of guiding people to be good in the temple. To establish loyalty to the court and loyalty to the monarch in the hearts of soldiers. The court no longer needs to worry about the general's rebellion. .”

Zhao Pu can also see the benefits of doing this, so he agrees. Although this person doesn't read much, his vision is still accurate and ruthless.

"Your Majesty, I also think that Taizhi's approach is very good. The reason why Confucianism is still so prosperous is because Confucianism has penetrated into the hearts of those students. Those who believe in Confucius."

Miao Xun also used an analogy, and he was more in favor of it. Many ideas he said cannot be extinct.

(End of this chapter)