Liu Yu nodded and said: "Yes, before education has been fully promoted and popularized, and everyone in the world cannot read and write, the advantages of aristocratic families and noble families in cultural knowledge are huge, and we must let them
It is more difficult for ordinary people to compete with them and pursue the path of culture. Only by serving in the army and earning titles through meritorious deeds can they succeed. After all, the children of aristocratic families are not willing to endure hardships and risk their lives in the army.
Secondly, they can attack the nobility. Although they have to perform meritorious service to protect the nobility, the method of following the army to fight and hiding in the rear to mix military merits is still feasible for the time being, and in the future, they can also have merit in governance."
Liu Jingxuan curled up his lips in dissatisfaction: "I'm not telling you, Ji Nu, this kind of thing that follows military merit must be completely banned. The rules you set at the beginning do not allow such mixing, but why do you want to do it now?
Did you compromise with them?"
Liu Yu sighed: "Because we had to compromise, our brothers from Beijing and Ba did not have the ability to govern at the grassroots level. I originally wanted them to return to the grassroots level and become qualified officials after they went to the countryside to replace the children of the aristocratic families.
I thought about this country, but I was wrong. They have not received formal training in official administration, and they are uneducated and even illiterate. When they get to the grassroots level, they have no idea of serving as officials and benefiting the country. In the end, most of them are given to the local people.
The powerful people and the children of aristocratic families were so crowded that they could no longer gain a foothold, so they had no choice but to give up their official positions, sell off their property, and move elsewhere. Xie Tingyun is an obvious example. He could no longer survive in his hometown and could only go to the capital to do small business.
There are thousands of examples like this, which prove that my idea is a bit too simple."
Liu Jingxuan gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "These bullies just need to be cleaned up. I think we should send the army to the countryside to clean up these powerful landowners and children of aristocratic families who are deliberately causing harm. Huh, I don't believe it."
, Facing the army, they still dare to play these tricks."
Liu Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Ah Shou, are you repeating what your father did in Wudi? You have to use a knife to collect protection fees everywhere. If you don't collect, you will arrest people and put them in jail. It's like a bandit.
Kidnapping?"
Liu Jingxuan was so angry that he stamped his feet: "Then what else can we do? These bastards are deliberately causing harm, so you can just watch them dominate the place and owe taxes?" When he said this, his chest was heaving violently.
, two toned pectoralis major muscles, as if they were undulating. If he were allowed to participate in the Mr. Bodybuilding competition at this time, he would definitely win the championship.
Liu Yu patted Liu Jingxuan on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, these matters need to be considered in the long term. The gentry's control of power through controlling knowledge has been a matter of thousands of years. It cannot be reversed in a few years. In the long run, meritorious service will
Soldiers need to learn culture, master the skills of governing the country, and be willing to serve the people instead of relying on the power in their hands to run rampant in the countryside. Only when they have both of these things can it be possible to clarify the government. In the future, when we form an army, in addition to
In addition to practicing the ability to kill enemies, we must also provide the most basic cultural education to the sergeants. At least they must be able to recognize hundreds or thousands of words and learn to read normal documents. If they are promoted to officers
, you must be able to write some military reports by yourself, and you must be able to manage and control the troops you lead in the form of documents. Only people with knowledge and culture like this can be our qualified officers in the Jin Dynasty."
Liu Jingxuan smiled and waved his hand: "Don't you know about our soldiers? If we have that time, we would rather drink together and brag, and we would rather practice more skills in killing thieves. I want these illiterate brothers recruited from farmers to be there."
It would be too difficult for them to learn culture after they become adults."
Liu Yu said seriously: "How difficult is it to have an iron cow? He didn't know a word when he joined the army. Such a rude and upright brother, when he was almost thirty and became a general, didn't he start learning culture from scratch? Now
Don’t you know thousands of words? Can you write your own letters? The ancients said that if you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening. It is never too late to learn knowledge and skills. If you are not willing to learn, it will be difficult to give up.
If we provide opportunities for cultural knowledge, we will not be able to complete the task of governing the local area after we retire from the army. Then such people cannot only look at military merit and be given actual duties."
Liu Jingxuan's expression changed slightly: "Could it be that you also want to change the rule that meritorious service in war results in a title, and that the title serves as an official?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "We must encourage or even force our brothers in the army to learn culture. And to be honest, people who are completely illiterate and have no culture at all will not be able to learn the art of war or command. At most, they will not be able to learn the art of war."
He is just a brave man. Such a person is promoted to a brigade commander and asked to charge forward to kill people. But even if he is a military leader, he is unqualified. Ah Shou, what do you mean?
Do you think it’s right?”
Liu Jingxuan laughed and said: "This is true. A warrior who wants to charge into battle must not be afraid of life and death and dare to sacrifice his life. People who read too much and think too much often cannot do this, so
, I would rather like a brother who is simpler, more pure, and not afraid of death, but you are right, if you want to be a general, a military commander, or a captain, you must be able to command. You must be literate. Oh
, By the way, that Duan Hong is the guy who defected from Nanyan. He didn't know a single Chinese character before, but he has been studying hard for more than a year. Now he is very proficient in both Chinese and Chinese characters.
Although some of the Hu people still cannot change their accents, they can no longer have any problem communicating with us directly in Chinese and writing military orders."
Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "That's it. Even a Hu man is actively learning Chinese characters and learning culture. What reason do our soldiers have to avoid learning? In the future, if you are not actively learning culture, even if you are established
Even if they do not have meritorious service, they cannot be promoted to a middle-level captain or above. Those who cannot run the army or command will not be able to manage the place well and be qualified officials in the future. We still recognize the merits they have made and can give them more.
Rewards, but not too high a title. Even if you retire from the army, do not transfer to an official position. You can give them more land and houses, or even give these people a home in a big city, instead of working as an official at the grassroots level, because,
They failed to serve as these officials, and in the end they made a mistake and harmed the country. Wouldn't it be a loss-lose situation for both sides?"
Liu Jingxuan gritted his teeth and said: "It seems that this is the only way. However, how can we achieve teaching culture in the military? You don't want to set up a school in the military, do you?" (End of Chapter)