Spring is here, and all kinds of flowers have bloomed. Pink peach blossoms, white pear blossoms, and many other flowers that Wang Xiaohunting can't name are blooming all over the fields. As far as the eye can see, there is a patch of peach blossoms and willows.

After picking up Shao Ling and returning to Xinye City, Wang Xiaolie said: "You go back to clean up first, and come to the Yamen in a while. We need to discuss many things. Now it is no more than before, it is a big business. Keep this legacy.

, but it’s not easy.”

Shao Ling crossed his hands and said yes, and went back to pack up. He was not married and had no relatives at home, so his life was relatively simple. There were residences for these generals in Xinye City, making it convenient for them to live.

Wang Xiaolie is planning to build some officers' dormitories in and around Xinye City.

Now in the army, soldiers are not allowed to have their families accompanying them. Those who have property in the local area will take care of their families and are exempted from all forced labor. At the same time, the yamen will also take care of them in terms of money and manpower. Those who do not have property in the local area will live in newly built villages.

The villages are all under the system of Ruzhou. In these newly built villages, in addition to the families of military personnel, new people will be recruited to cultivate crops.

Officers are different. They have a higher status and have served much longer than soldiers. It is impossible not to allow family members to accompany them. In the military station, residences will be built for them and their families will be arranged to live. However, when going on an expedition, family members are still not allowed to accompany them.

After returning to the Yamen, not long after sitting there, Shao Ling and Niu Gao arrived.

The two of them sat down and served tea. Wang Xiaoxian said: "The newly recruited troops will arrive this month, and we need to make some arrangements. Now we have three states, one government and two armies under our rule, which is no larger than when we were in Ruzhou.

, the greater the population, the greater the number of troops. However, there are also more places to defend."

Niu Gao said: "Whatever the governor wants to do, just tell him."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head with a smile: "One person can only deal with shortcomings, and everything must be done through consultation. It is difficult for one person to achieve great success. I plan to recruit all the soldiers under my command who are not physically disabled into the army.

The larger the number of troops, the better. It is now roughly estimated that the first batch of more than 3,000 people will join the army next month. By the end of the year, it is expected that there will be more than 10,000 people."

Shao Ling was surprised: "There are so many people? These states are considered to be in the south. Are there many people like joining the army?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "More? More than 10,000 people are only equivalent to one out of fifty or sixty people. How can it be more? Just doing this is equivalent to all the people being soldiers. We are under great pressure."

Niu Gao said: "If there is only one out of fifty or sixty people, how can the whole people be considered as soldiers? When I was an archer, how many people in the county escaped?"

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "How can we compare with archers? Ours is a regular army. Our height, strength, etc. are not comparable to ordinary people. Of course, not everyone in the army has to rush into the formation, and we can recruit more troops later.

But it’s a different matter.”

Niu Gao and Shao Ling looked at each other without speaking.

In this era, an army of more than 10,000 is a very large number. If all these troops of more than 10,000 are soldiers, it is an important force. Last year, the Jin army swept across the North, South and South Road of Beijing, with only more than 10,000 people. In the eyes of these two people,

Wang Xiaolie's ambitions are not small.

After seeing the appearance of the two people, Wang Xiaolie said: "Do you think that more than ten thousand people is a lot? Let me tell you, it is really not many. Now is not a normal time. The regular army of the imperial court has been defeated. There are not many soldiers and horses everywhere. And Kaifeng has been broken.

After the palace, the Jin army no longer gathered the strength of the whole country to go south. More than ten thousand people seemed too many. After two years, the court slowed down, and then the ten or twenty thousand people were not what they are now. "

How could Niu Gao and Shao Ling believe it? They just didn't speak.

What Wang Xiaolie said is right. The past two years have been an unusual period, and there are no large armies everywhere. Be careful, more than 10,000 soldiers can calmly travel thousands of miles, unstoppable. But armies are expanding everywhere, and wars are going on. As long as

In two or three years, the situation will change.

During the war, most of the qualified soldiers were recruited into various teams. For example, Wang Xiaolie's army, most of the manpower came from Wang Jun and Yang Jin's troops. It's just that the nature of their army is different.

, which requires a long period of training.

Wang Xiaolie did not dwell too much on this issue. He said: "In addition to our three thousand soldiers and horses in Ruzhou, there are also more than two thousand people selected from Yang Jin's army after annihilating him. I am going to take these people

Group them all together and train them intensively for three months. Together with the instructors, you will teach these people how to march and fight for three months. After three months, break up these people and integrate them into your armies."

Shao Ling said: "How is this possible? We only have more than 2,000 people. If we recruit another 2,000 people at once, wouldn't it be a mess? If we want to use them, we should follow the establishment of Yang Jin's army to save countless troubles."

Looking at the two men, Wang Xiaolie said earnestly: "If you still organize it according to Yang Jin's army, it will still be a separate army and difficult to command. After being organized into your army, it will be different if you only need soldiers and no officers. From now on, it will be different.

This is true for the troops incorporated into each army. Therefore, we must pay special attention to training officers. With enough officers, we can quickly expand the army."

Niu Gao looked at Shao Ling and said, "What's the difference?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's very different. If you still use other people's officers, you will have to be accommodating in everything and the command will not be smooth. If you use your own officers, you can achieve unified military orders and act like an arm. For an army

, officers can be trained, soldiers are especially precious.”

Shao Ling endured it again and again, and finally couldn't help it. He said: "Zhizhou, forgive me for speaking inappropriately. The military book says that it is easy to get an army, but it is difficult to find a general. Of course, officers are the most important in the army, and soldiers can be recruited at will.

Yes. If you have officers, you can recruit some soldiers and you will become a strong army. Without officers, no matter how many soldiers you have, it will be nothing."

Wang Xiaolie looked at the two of them quietly, organizing his words in his mind.

Shao Ling is right. This is a collision of military ideas from different eras. A thousand armies are easy to obtain, but a general is hard to find. This has been passed down for thousands of years. How can it be overturned? But based on the experience gained from previous lives, this must be overturned.

It's hard to find a general, not that it's hard to find an officer. In fact, as long as the training system is scientific and reasonable, it's easy to train officers.

There is no denying that a general’s knowledge and ability include genius. There is always a kind of person in the world who is particularly suitable for the battlefield. When two armies are fighting, they can always make the most appropriate decision at the most appropriate time. But for most people

, as an officer, he can be qualified as long as he is properly trained. If most of the officers in an army are served by these suitable people, the combat effectiveness of the army will be guaranteed.

Professionalism, coupled with specialization, is the basic guarantee for future generations of armies.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "How to become a general? There are only two ways. One is to read military books, and the other is to go to the battlefield. Military books are too simple. If you only read military books, you will be able to talk on paper. Therefore, promotion on the battlefield,

This has become the only way. But there is another way, which is to establish special schools and teach them this knowledge. After they come out of school, they will have the professional knowledge to be officers. After being trained on the battlefield, they will become qualified

officers. In Xinye, we are going to build such a specialized school to teach professional officers."

Shao Ling and Niu Gao laughed after hearing this. Wang Xiaolie's Xu was too whimsical, no one had ever thought of it like this. It can be taught in school, how can such a thing happen in the world? Which of the so-called famous generals did not come from fighting on the battlefield?

Wang Xiaolie said: "In this world, as long as it is a profession, what can't be taught? Of course, what you learn can be good or bad. But what we need is qualified officers. In the position of an officer, someone can become a famous general.

Some people can only sink into poverty, which is normal. But one thing must be guaranteed, that is, they can become qualified officers——"

Shao Ling smiled and said: "Zhizhou, what is difficult for an officer to do? You can do it after two years in the army."

Wang Xiaolie also laughed: "That only shows that our system is not perfect now. If the system is perfect, not everyone can be an officer. Next, our military organization must be improved and officers must be trained."
Chapter completed!