Ever since Zhang Chong set up a banner to recruit troops in Mou County and posted an order asking for talents, something unexpected happened, and there was an endless stream of people who surrendered to the army. Not only the poor people in the city all surrendered, but also people from several miles around.
After hearing the news, everyone in Sheshanliao came.
At first, Zhang Chong thought it was because the reputation of their Taishan Army in the Taishan territory was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but he later found out when he personally went to the recruitment point to investigate. These were all victims of the disaster. They all came here after hearing that they were in charge of food.
Looking at these skinny Guizhou leaders looking at him expectantly, Zhang Chong finally agreed to take them in. However, these people were really not suitable for joining the army, so Zhang Chong still asked the recruiting officers to select suitable brave, old and weak ones from them.
When he was young, he opened an old camp and took care of it with a transport team.
In this way, the poor people in the four fields continued to run to Mou County. Fortunately, when Zhang Chong captured Mou County, he took out 200,000 grains from the warehouse, and Yu Jin got another 300,000 shi.
.With the current reserves, we can cope with it. As for the future, we still need to guide these disaster victims to resume production, otherwise no matter how much gold and silver they have, they will not be enough to consume.
But looking at the bright side, as long as this disaster relief is successful, not only can these tens of thousands of people be saved, but also many brave and reliable people can be recruited into the Taiping Road. Even after this matter spreads, they will really have Taishan Fang.
The people's support.
When the time comes, no one will be allowed to say a word about them:
"Righteous Master."
You must know that from being a bandit in the eyes of the people to becoming a righteous teacher, how can the transformation be justified?
Just from this change, this disaster is worth saving.
And not to mention the emptiness of people's hearts, more practical things came immediately. Because of the disaster relief, the recruitment order really attracted talented people.
Just now, the guard outside the hall reported that several groups of people had recommended themselves and came to ask for their talents.
Zhang Chong was overjoyed and immediately called them in.
At this moment, five people came in. Two of them were wearing military robes, so they were obviously samurai. The other three had military skills, but judging from their attire, they were only of modest means.
As soon as the five people came in, they bowed to Zhang Chong. Zhang Chong quickly helped them up one by one, and then led the five people to sit down with a smile.
Zhang Chong asked the five people their names, origins, and talents. Zhang Chong's questions were very direct and there were not so many falsehoods.
The two Wu Ben among them were obviously brothers. One of the elders stood up first and bowed:
"General, my brothers and I, one named Li Fu and the other Li Bi, are both leaders of the clan in the southeast of Mou County. My two brothers have formed a stronghold to guard the mountains. Now that I know that the general led the rebels and punished them, I
The two of them discussed each other, and with the benevolence of the general, they came to join him."
This was the first time for Zhang Chong to hear the title Zongbu. Just as he was wondering, He Kui had already whispered to him over there:
"Zongbu, also called clan thieves. In fact, they are like us who grew up in the mountains, but they are mainly from the clan."
When He Kui said this, Zhang Chong understood.
After Li Fu introduced himself and the two of them, he continued:
"I, Mr. Li, have been stationed in Yishan for several generations. My brother and I have learned martial arts and the art of war. My brother in particular is very talented and has read countless books. He especially likes to read "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, and he can't stop reading it day and night.
, when he meets something he understands, he often sighs and says: 'I will use this to support peace and gain fame!'"
Li Fu is also a person, and he is not embarrassed at all when he praises his younger brother on such occasions. But he is not embarrassed, but his younger brother Li Bi is too embarrassed to hide.
He said resentfully:
"Brother, I'm sorry. What kind of talent do you think a country boy has? It's just blind reading."
But Zhang Chong immediately took over the words and encouraged:
"Two good and strong men must not purge themselves. Don't you know that prime ministers will be born in the state, and strong generals will be sent to the army. If the country is not upright, there will be leftover sages in the countryside. So don't look down on yourself as a village man."
It's unclear whether Zhang Chong has great talent among these two people, but he knows very well whether they have martial prowess or not. Each of these two people is a proficient level warrior, not inferior to Big Beard.
Everyone wants to be listened to and obeyed, and the two Li brothers are no exception. When they heard Zhang Chong praise them, the two of them really liked Zhang Chong twice as much, and their initially worried hearts became much calmer.
The two brothers couldn't help but feel uneasy, so they went out to seek refuge with Zhang Chong. In fact, they brought their clan to Zhang Chong to beg for food. The Guizhou capital outside the mountain had no food, and the people in the mountains were even poorer. If the two brothers didn't find someone to rely on, they would all
Everyone will starve to death.
Hearing Li Fu say that his younger brother read Sun Tzu's Art of War, Zhang Chong was amazed. This is not something ordinary people can read. However, compared with the "Five Classics", it is difficult to read the sentences and the meaning is small. This "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is much easier to read. It is often some classics.
An intermediate book for family transformation. It makes sense for the Li family to read "The Art of War" like this one.
Seeing that Li Bi was interesting, Zhang Chong became interested in taking the exam.
He asked Li Bi:
"I have read many military books, but none of them are from Sun Wu, and none of Sun Wu's thirteen articles are from the false and the true. When you use troops, if you know the true and false power, you will be victorious. You can find a way for me to use the false and the true."
Li Bi sighed inwardly. He originally thought that the Taishan bandits were just a group of thieves who broke out into chaos due to luck. But he didn't expect Qu Kuai to be so knowledgeable about military affairs. He could tell the truth about how to use troops in just one sentence.
Li Bi did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly told his own understanding of leading the clan soldiers:
"The way between virtuality and reality lies in the exchange of right and wrong. What is right? The one who comes out first to join the battle is right, and the one who comes out later is strange. Zhengqi can be offensive and defensive, forward and retreat, main and auxiliary, and it can change between right and wrong. For example, the previous moment was
If the main force attacks first, then stops the troops, and then attacks with auxiliary troops, then the good will become strange, and the strange will become right. But those who use their troops well will always be right, and will always be strange, making the enemy unpredictable, so the right will win, and the strange will win."
Zhang Chong kept nodding his head, and his explanation of the way of Zhengqi was the easiest way to test the military understanding of the generals. Anyone who regards Zhengqi as the art of conspiracy and conspiracy is obviously a person who does not know how to fight.
Judging from Li Bi's words, this man knows military skills and is more than capable of being a good general, but...
Here Zhang Chonggang was thinking, and over there Li Bi finally said:
"Thousands of chapters and sentences are all about "helping people but not hurting others"."
Huh? As soon as these words came out, Zhang Chong really looked at Li Bi with a different eye. This is a talent.
Why?
In Zhang Chong's view, he divides talents into three echelons.
Those in the first echelon are those who can use it but cannot speak it. That is, they have practical ability, but they cannot accurately express what they think.
The second echelon of people are those who can use words and speak well. This type of talent can already summarize and refine their own practice, and can communicate clearly with others about many aspects of their practice process. But unfortunately, it is too annoying to speak and cannot be understood by ordinary people.
.
The third echelon of people is those who can use and teach. They can further refine what they have refined, and can explain it clearly in the last sentence in ten sentences. At this time, this person has a very good understanding of the field in which he practices.
High understanding.
If Li Bi talked about Zhengqi and said so much before, he is considered a second-tier talent. Because he can only communicate with people like Zhang Chong who have experience in leading troops. But anyone who has never led troops will not be able to communicate at all.
I know what Li Bi is talking about. But Li Bi's last words directly promoted him to the third echelon of talents. Those words are touching but not harmful to others. They reveal the essence of the art of war, and even the entire secret.
This coincides with what Zhang Chong himself refined. Zhang Chong believed that the art of war is as follows:
"Take the initiative."
Therefore, Zhang Chong was particularly satisfied with Li Bi and immediately sighed:
"With two of you helping me, there's no need to worry about failure."
But as soon as Zhang Chong finished speaking, one of the remaining three people came out and refuted directly:
"This is a big fallacy. You strive for supremacy with your strength, but sometimes your strength is poor. You are strong with your wisdom, and sometimes you are short with your wisdom. Qu Kui uses the two brothers of the Li family as his lackeys, and wants to compete with the world with his intelligence. I will see that he will perish."
As soon as these words came out, the two brothers Li Fu and Li Bi looked at each other angrily. Among them, Li Fuxiong, the younger brother, was even more fierce. He directly cursed:
"Where is the corruption here that is so shameless and boastful? It doesn't know that there is harmony and knowledge that will benefit everyone?"
The man who said this, his robes were full of patches, but his eyes were clear. Even when being scolded by a hero like Li Fu, he remained calm.
He ignored the two Li brothers and directly addressed the leader Zhang Chong:
"General, intelligence can lead to chaos, and status is secure. It's like a rabbit walking down the street, and a hundred people are chasing it. Why? The division has not yet been determined. But if there are rabbits all over the market, and people ignore their mistakes, it is not because you don't want the rabbit, but the status has been decided, so you can't
Struggle. This is the strategy for long-term peace and stability."
Zhang Chong was horrified and looked at each other with He Kui beside him, both of them could see the shock in the other's eyes. Someone with such knowledge would be enough to serve as a minister of the state.
Then Zhang Chong immediately walked up to this person and bowed:
"Sir, you are a great talent. Just one word can make people suddenly enlightened. I don't know how to call you sir."
This man was also very satisfied with Zhang Chong's Corporal Li Xian and knew that he was a knowledgeable person. To put it bluntly, a Legalist like him could only be effective in the hands of someone who knew the goods.
Zhang Chong was satisfied in his heart, but he did not dare to put on airs and hurriedly bowed and responded:
"I dare not bother you with the general's courtesy. My servant's surname is Zhao Mingda. I am from Langyaju County and cannot be considered a great talent."
Zhang Chong waved his hand, meaning I know it, so there is no need to say these kind words.
Then he looked at the two people behind him. The Li brothers and Zhao Da in front had already surprised him. They didn't know what they were capable of.
One of the two brought a young scholar with a virtuous crown, straw sandals, and linen clothes and came up and said respectfully:
"A servant has no skills and cannot teach a general. I only hope that the general can be open-minded and generous, know people well and do their job well, not like killing people, be able to advocate benevolence and righteousness, win people's hearts, and not be greedy for children, treasures, and silk. In the past, when the Qin Dynasty was in chaos, the Han Dynasty was a commoner and open-minded.
He is magnanimous, knows people well and does not like to kill people, and he has become an emperor in five years. Now that the Yuan and Han Dynasties are out of order, the world will fall apart. If the general follows Han Gao's story and does what he does, he may not be unable to accomplish his great cause."
"What's your name, sir?"
"Father of Liang in Taishan, Fan Chang."
Zhang Chong is satisfied that this is also a talent. If you train it well, you can keep it as a secretariat. The Li brothers from before can be minions. Zhao Da from Ju County, who is a legalist, can be in charge of military law and the general of lawlessness. There is no future.
If you have any questions, you can join He Kui in agreeing to keep the document confidential.
After harvesting a wave of talents, Zhang Chong turned to the last person. This person was more embarrassed than the other four, with a bruised nose and swollen face. He was also wretched and vulgar, which made people unhappy. But Zhang Chong naturally does not judge people by their appearance.
, Wen Yan said with a smile:
"Have you taught me anything?"
The man's face turned red and he looked a little ashamed. He managed to steady his trembling legs and mustered up the courage to say:
"I am the county magistrate of this county, Wu Yong. I know how to be an official!"
"Useless? Don't you know how to be an official? How can you call yourself useless?"
Wu Yong blushed even more and mumbled:
"The servant's surname is Wu and his name is Yong."