Chapter 99: You can look forward to the title of Soldier Saint
At the current historical stage, there are actually many people who have written military books. For example, Jiang Taigong's "Six Tao" is very famous. In addition, the "De Dao Jing" written by Laozi can also be regarded as the art of war to a certain extent. Next,
Even the Thirteen Chapters on the Art of War, which Sun Wu dedicated to King Helu of Wu, must also be a military book.
That "Tai Gong's Six Tao" has not been circulated yet. It was not until Jiang Qi was replaced by the Tian family and the Jiang family and Lu family were almost all killed that "Tai Gong's Six Tao" was circulated. Many people got it.
, but not many people can use it well.
Sun Wu dedicated "Thirteen Chapters on the Art of War" to King Helu of Wu. It received great praise and was reused later.
How this "Thirteen Parts on the Art of War" spread to later generations is difficult to say, but today only a very small number of people have read it.
The "Thirteen Chapters on the Art of War" is actually not the later "Art of War" by Sun Tzu. One theory is that someone compiled the military books of Sun Wu and Sun Bin and the "Art of War" was born.
The military book written by Zhiyao is not very mysterious. It is more about writing down his thoughts on military training. There is no space at all for his imagination about war. He has not written the "Topography" part yet.
Therefore, the military book Zhiyao is writing is more of the type of "Military Training Records". Later, he will also add the equipment needed for the army, such as the configuration of knives, shields, spears, and spears for individual weapons, which require the cooperation of multiple people.
Bed crossbows, cart crossbows, catapults, etc., which will definitely involve the study of formations.
According to that development, after Zhiyao writes those works, he will probably take Qi Jiguang's job. "New Book of Jixiao", "Records of Military Training", and "New Book of Military Preparation" will be written first, when Zhiyao participates in more wars.
, I will write another book similar to "Yu Rong Yao Lue".
If Zhiyao had written those works, especially if he had completed them in the late Spring and Autumn Period, there would be no shortage of a place in the martial arts temple, right?
It was almost the season of spring and flowers blooming. Zhiyao sorted out the military books she had written and went to find Zhisong.
"Ancestor, these are what Sun has acquired recently." Zhiyao placed the books on the plate on the table in front of Zhishuo.
Zhizong knew that Zhiyao was writing a book recently, and generally knew what he was writing about. He did not interfere in any way on the surface, but secretly paid great attention to it.
Because Zhiyao did not want to write too many mysterious things, and the draft has not yet been finalized, there will definitely not be a serious "preface" to the Eight Classics.
However, there is this sentence written on the first page of the book: The military is a major event for the country, and the way of survival of the land of life and death must be observed!
This sentence immediately stopped Zhizong. He glanced at Zhiyao who was waiting for tasting with a solemn expression, nodded before continuing to look down.
The second sentence is: Although the motherland is big, if it is fond of war, it will perish; although the world is safe, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger.
Zhizong is a bit dissatisfied that a country that is strong and belligerent will perish.
The Jin State started from a small broken country and fought repeatedly, winning wars one after another. It destroyed dozens of princes before it had a basic foundation. Then it defeated the princes again and again before gaining its hegemonic status.
This is related to the special environment of the Spring and Autumn Period. When countries fight against each other, they all go for very practical interests. If they lose, they will naturally suffer a big loss. If they win, they will definitely gain benefits. The more they win, the stronger they become.
Very natural.
The same is true in the Warring States period. Fighting is not for moral reasons. If you win, you will definitely gain something. You won't do a losing business anyway.
Of course, if there is a civil war among the Xia Dynasties, any piece of land can be managed. Even if no benefits are obtained in the short term, there will definitely be long-term benefits.
In the era of great unification, it was the turn of the dynasty to conduct foreign wars. The capabilities associated with the use of troops were too great, and the benefits that could be obtained were very few. It was naturally difficult to obtain immediate benefits from foreign wars. In addition, there was no patience or lack of patience.
If you manage the newly acquired territory with a blind eye, you will definitely think that you are losing money.
There are so many idiots who only see the losses, and do not consider that driving the enemy away is in the national interest. They focus on the cost of the war and fail to see the political prestige gained and the need to ensure national defense.
There is a saying that the Western Han Dynasty determined the sphere of influence of Zhuxia. Later dynasties were able to occupy too little territory for a long time, and they decided that the certain land they occupied was not suitable for settlement.
So, what was the south like during the Western Han Dynasty? In fact, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to forge ahead, generations of Han emperors have sent troops to occupy Minyue, Nanyue, Dongou, Yelang, and Dian Kingdom. Which of them is not a barren land? Not yet.
Did it slowly become habitable after several generations of cultivation?
From the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was possible to conquer barbaric lands for business, but why couldn't it be done in other dynasties? For example, Jiaozhi, which was once ruled by many dynasties, was occupied by many dynasties including the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty. Interestingly, Jiaozhi was occupied by many dynasties including the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty.
It was very stable under the control of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but when it was the turn of other dynasties to rule, it became troublesome, and many dynasties even gave up Jiaozhi on their own initiative.
The truth is clearly there. As long as the war can be won, there will be profits. The difference is whether the profits can be seen immediately or it will take time to operate. Therefore, there is no absolute wilderness, some are just impatient or impatient.
Determined to find the right way to develop.
Based on the real environment of the Spring and Autumn Period and the way countries got along with each other, Zhizong felt that the second sentence of the book was a bit redundant and even a failure.
The strength of a country is achieved through fighting, not through economic means. Evidence of this can be found in Qi and Song.
The state of Qi has always been stronger than the princes in the world in the economic field, and it has become a hegemon in the period when its military force is a guarantee. If the military force declines, it will not be like that.
The Song Dynasty was even more straightforward. No matter how good its business was, its international status was still the same. Whenever the Chu army came to attack the country, they would catch them blind.
Of course, we cannot say that a strong economy is useless.
Before the Jin State entered the scene, the Song State had been entangled with the southern overlords for at least several decades, and the other countries targeted by the Chu State were gradually annexed. If the Qi State did not have strong economic strength, how could it have been able to provide
The hegemonic Jin State caused trouble, so that after the Tian family replaced Qi, he could become one of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period?
Zhizhuo is a Jin national, and he is a Jin national with a high status. His belief that force is everything is normal, simply because the Jin Dynasty suppresses other countries with its powerful force.
"Hmm..." Zhizong thought for a while and decided to read it first and then talk to Zhiyao about whether it was necessary to keep the second sentence in the book.
On the other hand, Zhizong was extremely surprised that Zhiyao started writing a book, especially since Zhiyao is still so young.
The first article of the book written by Zhiyao talks about the selection of soldiers and explains the importance of the quality of soldiers.
Because now is the Spring and Autumn Period, there are only a few people who can go into battle. They are also professional soldiers themselves. You don't need to worry about other qualities. The age requirement is more important.
"Those over twenty years old and those under twenty-five years old are both the best?" Zhizong reserved his opinion on this.
Veterans like them do not completely ignore the importance of age in the military, and they also know that being too young or too old will have an impact on combat effectiveness. However, the group of people who receive gifts are like that, and it is difficult to deliberately pursue them.
Zhizong continued to read very seriously. When he saw Zhiyao explaining the physical fitness and mental advantages of soldiers aged 20 to 25, it was difficult not to agree with him after thinking about it carefully.
Men's physical development is roughly completed when they are twenty-two years old. They are the most energetic between the ages of twenty and twenty-five. What is rare is that their thoughts are relatively pure.
The fact is that when you are too young, your body is not fully developed yet. When you get older, the more you experience, the more thoughts you have.
So, modern military experts believe that the age of twenty-two to twenty-eight is the best age to serve as a soldier. Not only does it take into account physical aspects and the absorption of knowledge, but it also has a lot to do with not having much experience.
Zhishuo stopped temporarily and asked Zhiyao, "Both two 'brigades' are twenty or twenty-five years old?"
Of course, the Lao Zhi family can gather the three thousand soldiers required by that age group, but it is still a bit difficult. How to convince those families is a key, especially after the formation of the organization, they have to gather together for long-term training.
Because Zhiyao didn't know the total population of the Zhi family, nor the population structure, her plan to gather 3,000 people for training was considered a conservative number, and a larger number would naturally be the best.
"Can we take a 'brigade'?" Zhizhuo asked.
How many people did the Lao Zhi family have? Before the massive annexation of the Zhongxing family, excluding the small-scale annexation of the Fan family after the civil war, and the swallowing up of some small and medium-sized nobles, the population, excluding slaves, was about 300,000.
After the civil war was over, not only did they annex multiple families domestically, but they also acquired some cities and populations from abroad. The population of the Lao Zhi family surged to about 650,000?
In other words, the population obtained by annexing the Zhongxing clan was the population of the Zhi clan, and then obtained 20,000 to 30,000 people from the Fan clan. The rest came from the increase in the cities of Zheng and Wei.
If it were merged with the Zhonghang clan before the war, not counting the acquisitions of Fan, Wei, and Zheng, the population of the Zhi clan would not only be 650,000, but might reach more than 700,000. This is because the Zhonghang clan itself is very
It was so powerful that a wave of civil war actually resulted in the loss of a large number of people.
So, the Zhi family already has a population of about 650,000, so why is it so difficult to gather 3,000 men aged 20 to 25? Because the people to be gathered are professional soldiers, not ordinary people.
Men. These gathered people basically have their own families, and they are families that are qualified to receive gifts!
The Lao Zhi family transferred 3,000 people to Zhiyao, which meant that they lost 3,000 mobilizable families. And because they were in long-term service, the 3,000 families had fulfilled their obligation to pay taxes and no war broke out.
In this state, Zhishi cannot collect taxes from them.
"The second 'brigade' is the best." Zhiyao saw that Zhishuo was in trouble, but persisted in her persistence.
"That's alright." Zhizong had already decided to support his grandson unconditionally. After a little struggle, he decided to grit his teeth and get the matter over with.
Zhiyao seemed very happy to get the permission.
He has reasons to be happy!
An army of three thousand people is not that large. What if they are well trained and equipped with sophisticated equipment?
"Can three thousand Yuejia devour Wu? Gou Jian relied on three thousand elites to defeat the Wu State that could dominate. I have three thousand elites and the entire Zhi clan behind me. How far can I go?" Zhiyao is full of expectations for the future.
