Zhang Cheng took hold of He Biao's hand and said, "Brother He, I will leave all our wealth to you."
He Biao still had a calm expression and said in a deep voice: "General, don't worry, with me, He Biao, there will never be any mistakes!"
Zhang Guangda on the side also stepped forward and said: "General, we have all gone to the North Road, and there are many families of sergeants here who want to follow us."
Zhang Cheng patted Zhang Guangda on the shoulder and said: "We still don't know what the situation is like on the North Road. Once we have settled down on the North Road, we will try to pick up the families of the sergeants there."
Zhang Guangda nodded and shouted to He Shihui, who was standing next to Zhang Cheng: "He Shihui, here in Zhencheng, you have to be careful. Our brothers left their lives in Julu. Those of us who are alive must save them."
Take good care of your family."
He Shihui responded in a deep voice, and Zhang Guangda asked Zhang Cheng again: "General, let's leave you another group of cavalry. This road will be safer."
"No, there are few people on my side, and we can come and go quickly. Unlike your side, which has many cars and horses, please pay more attention to the sentries on the road. I will chase you in a few days."
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In Xinzhuang Castle, Zhang Cheng, He Shihui and others who stayed behind were discussing in the main hall of the north courtyard. The gangster Diao Dacheng, the scholar Wang Yuanjing, the village leaders Hu Siwang, Ma Zhongli and others were also in the house.
In addition, Chen Zhong, Lin Fangping, Liu Jinhai, Da Hou, Su Yiyang, Liu Youhao and others are also here. Zhang Cheng has to make the final arrangements for staying behind, and then returns home to bid farewell to his mother and aunt.
In the lobby, Zhang Cheng said: "He Shihui, you are the person in charge here in the town. I will give you an official status of 100 households, which will also make it easier for you to travel everywhere."
He Shihui saw that all his former brothers had gone to Shangbei Road, and he was still a little reluctant to give up. At this time, when he heard that he would also be promoted to Baihu, he felt very happy. He stood up and knelt down and replied: "Thank you for your support, general, for this humble position.
From now on, I will definitely do my best and fight to the death to repay you!"
Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "Shihui, you don't need to participate in other affairs here in the town. Just guard these farms and take care of the two old ladies in the city.
It's up to you to decide small matters. If you can't decide anything, just ask the two old ladies for instructions.
On weekdays, put more effort into training the two hundred young men you selected from the village into powerful soldiers as soon as possible. I only leave you one hundred pairs of armor, twenty muskets, and twenty bows.
Fifty shields and two hundred swords, plus a hundred spears,
Almost all of these were captured when I was waiting for King Qin. Although they are not newly made, most of them are sophisticated and sufficient for your use.
After I go to Shangbei Road, you must do your best to fulfill your filial duty for us. Go to the house every two days to say hello to the two old ladies. Also, choose ten of the twenty elite cavalry you brought back from Changping.
A clever one who stayed in the house to guard him,
The remaining ten people will be incorporated into your two hundred new soldiers and serve as armor commanders. Each person will be responsible for training twenty new sergeants. After training, they will be in charge of their leadership. Remember, they must be organized and trained according to their individual abilities.
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This time, I will bring 300 war horses and 400 mules and horses from Wandu Division. The original war horses and mules you have here will be temporarily kept in the expanded horse farm outside Xinzhuang Castle."
He Shihui received the order loudly and stepped aside.
Zhang Cheng continued: "Wang Yuanjing, you are also staying here at Xinzhuang Fort for the time being. I want you to teach the young sergeants in the thirty-eight boy battalions how to read.
You have to work harder, teaching literacy to the children's camp every morning, and in the afternoon you have to teach literacy to He Shihui's 200 new sergeants and the 100-strong women's team led by Su Zhenxiang."
Wang Yuanjing originally had no objection to Zhang Cheng's assignment. He was still very bookish. His life was saved by Zhang Cheng. He had already sworn an oath to follow Zhang Cheng's command in the future, so he assisted wholeheartedly.
Later, when he learned about Zhang Cheng's various arrangements, especially Zhang Cheng's return to Xuan Town, he had a vague feeling that Zhang Cheng was by no means a stickler for rules, so he naturally obeyed Zhang Cheng's arrangements.
But now he heard that he was not only required to teach children to read, but also to teach two hundred new sergeants, especially those women, which he couldn't accept.
He hurriedly stood up from his seat and murmured: "General, how can you teach this...this...this woman...?"
In fact, what Zhang Cheng said just now shocked not only Wang Yuanjing, but also He Shihui, Su Zhenxiang, even Chen Zhong, Ma Zhongli, Feng Yuanshan and others.
Teaching ordinary sergeants was enough to surprise everyone in the hall. Zhang Cheng actually wanted Wang Yuanjing, a scholar, to teach women how to read and write?
This is indeed far beyond their understanding of this society.
Zhang Cheng smiled. He also knew that he was really anxious about some things, but time did not allow him to do them slowly.
He stood up and said loudly: "Wang Yuanjing, you are also a student of Confucius. Have you forgotten the words of the sage?"
When Wang Yuanjing was asked by Zhang Cheng, he was a little stunned. He lowered his head and began to think deeply. The rest of the people had no idea what the words of the sages Zhang Cheng said. They all just stared at Zhang Cheng, waiting for him to continue.
“Confucius once said, there is no distinction between teaching and learning!
Wang Yuanjing, you are really wasting your time reading the books of sages.
Regardless of whether they are children, soldiers, or healthy women, everyone, regardless of gender, should be able to read and write!
Only by reading can they understand things and know loyalty. Those children must be literate so that they can be used by the generals in the future.
If you are a general and lead dozens or even hundreds of troops, but you don't know the military reports, wouldn't you be in trouble?
Children, soldiers, and healthy women all started learning from the Three-Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, and Thousand-Character Classic.
The first thing is to be literate, the second is to know the meaning of the words, to be able to write and read military orders, and to write newspapers first.
Not only do they need to be literate, from now on, all the officers and soldiers under my command must learn to read. This is an important part of the assessment and promotion of generals.
You should remember this!"
Everyone in the hall began to think deeply after hearing this, especially Wang Yuanjing and Su Yiyang who were the most shocked. One of them was a scholar, and the other had studied in a private school for five years. They were both aware of the importance of reading and literacy.
However, there is no military general in the Ming Dynasty who would take this matter so seriously. In their eyes, it is enough to serve as a soldier and eat food, and to be able to kill the enemy on the battlefield. What is the use of literacy?
But Wang Yuanjing and Su Yiyang deeply felt that Zhang Cheng's move must have great meaning. If he really implemented it like this, they couldn't imagine what would happen in the end. They just vaguely felt that following Zhang Cheng would never be wrong!
When Zhang Chengfang, Zhang Chengxin's adopted godson, heard this, he secretly made up his mind that he must learn to read and practice well with Instructor Zhelin, and in the future, like his adoptive father, he would become a majestic general!