There was a dead silence in the big tent. After a long time, Jing Hengyan forced a smile and said: "You are joking, real person. We will obey all your orders."
Chen Jingke waved his hand and said: "Okay, I know you feel that I don't respect you, that I am here to seize power, and you are dissatisfied."
"It's not wrong to think so. I really only need obedient people. What's the use of disobedient people? After all, I am the director of Baiqisi."
"And why do you think His Majesty asked me to control Baiqi? It's not because you did a good job and you asked me to praise you, right?"
"..." Everyone was silent.
"Your Majesty asked me to come here because he wanted me to do something and change something. I trained these five people and they will teach you something."
"You learn whatever they teach you. Everyone must learn. I will conduct regular assessments, and those who fail to meet the standards once will be given a major demerit."
"Those who fail twice will be given a major demerit by their immediate supervisor; those who fail three times will be kicked out of Baiqisi, their immediate supervisor will be removed from their posts and they will not be promoted within three years."
"More than one-third of the entire team failed in one assessment. All those who failed will be kicked out of the Hundred Cavalry Division, and all officers will be dismissed from their posts."
"Oh, by the way, I will send your examination papers to His Majesty so that he can revise them himself, lest you say I am unfair."
When they heard that the test papers were going to be sent to the emperor, people who were originally full of complaints suddenly didn't dare to speak or even express dissatisfaction.
Some people are even thinking that if the emperor really approves the papers, will they be able to take this opportunity to stand out?
Jing Hengyan frowned and thought at first, then suddenly realized, his attitude changed completely, and said: "Please rest assured, Master, I will personally urge them to study hard."
Although Sheng Liwei couldn't guess the reason, he sensed from Jing Hengyan's change in attitude that something was fishy, and immediately said:
"My subordinates also support all decisions made by Zhenren."
Then he said to Xu Shanying and the other five: "Everyone is welcome to join. If you have any difficulties, please feel free to come to me."
Xu Shanying and the other five men breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Colonel Sheng is so polite."
Chen Jingke said dissatisfiedly: "You five, remember, you are not from Baiqisi. You don't need to be responsible to anyone. Just teach them what I taught you."
"There is no need to get angry with those who are disobedient and unwilling to learn. If they are willing to learn, teach them well. If they are unwilling to learn or do not respect you, then ignore them."
"We'll have to wait until the exam to see if they can still be so tough."
Xu Shanying and others quickly said: "Here."
Others were already a little numb, they had no idea what this real person was thinking.
Whether you want to seize power or highlight your authority and make everyone obey, there is absolutely no need to do this.
Doing so will only offend everyone and ultimately be self-defeating.
Or is he really just trying to kick everyone out and rebuild a hundred cavalry?
Only Jing Hengyan seemed to have guessed something, and was even more certain of his guess.
Chen Jingke did not directly light the third fire. After issuing these two orders, he ordered the entire army to assemble.
Just listen to a whistle, and then someone starts counting loudly. When the count reaches one hundred and six, all the 100 people in the army have gathered.
Emergency gatherings and the like are not a unique training method for modern armies. The ancients have been doing this for thousands of years.
Afterwards, Jing Hengyan went out to introduce Chen Jingke to everyone. In fact, everyone in Baiqisi had already known that the emperor had parachuted a general manager over, so they didn't find it strange.
Chen Jingke didn't say too much nonsense, he just said a few words to say hello, and then announced the two orders just now in public again.
Originally, he thought that the public would be excited and resist this order.
In fact, he found that he was thinking too much. The officers and soldiers may have doubts, or they may not understand why he did this, but they all stood firmly in place and no one spoke.
The order passed smoothly.
He was puzzled at first, and then he realized that this was the army.
In youth idol military movies from the previous life, soldiers could run around freely and pick flowers and give them to female soldiers...it was pure nonsense to slander the image of rabbits.
An army is an army, and discipline is more important than anything else. Want to play with your personality? You can try it and see the consequences.
The army in the early Tang Dynasty was very disciplined. Unless the officer was particularly angry and resentful, ordinary soldiers would not dare to jump out and resist.
At least not on the surface.
After that, there was all kinds of busy work, the officers exchanged positions, the settlement work of Xu Shanying and the five people, etc. After the busy work was completed, it was already noon.
Chen Jingke also wanted to follow the example of the sages. Although they couldn't live together, there was still no problem in eating together, so he stayed and ate the soldiers' lunch.
Then he had a feeling that this was completely pig food.
It's not that the ingredients are bad, they are all good corn, good food that ordinary people can't eat. The key is that the cooking is unpalatable, there is really not a drop of oil.
I don’t know if I added salt or not, but it was so bland that he couldn’t taste the saltiness, and it also had a strange bitter taste.
His mouth and tongue had long been spoiled by the chef, and he couldn't eat this kind of food at all. After holding his nose and eating a bowl, he really couldn't eat anymore.
On the contrary, everyone else ate with gusto.
Some people even whispered: "If you put so much salt in today's rice, will you be able to survive in the future?"
Chen Jingke frowned, and when he was taking a break after lunch, he asked Jing Hengyan: "Is there a shortage of salt in the military camp?"
Jing Hengyan smiled bitterly and said: "It's lacking, it's very lacking. We are the personal guards of the saints and can still eat a handful of bitter salt every time. It would be good if the armies on the northern and western borders can only eat a mouthful of salt every three to five days."
Bitter salt is salt that has not been purified. It contains a variety of harmful elements. Not only does it taste bitter, but it can poison people to death if eaten in excess.
Chen Jingke showed a thoughtful expression. He knew that the Tang Dynasty was short of salt. To be precise, the entire ancient times were short of salt.
I just didn't expect that with such a shortage, it would be difficult for even the army to take a bite of bitter salt, let alone the people. It seems that it is necessary to develop a salt production method.
In the afternoon, Zixiaoguan sent several carts of books, all of which were textbooks. In addition to a few special books such as Chinese Civilization, there was also a complete set of introductory textbooks for elementary school.
The literacy rate in ancient times was low. Even most people in Baiqisi were illiterate and had to be taught from scratch.
Everyone was very surprised to see so many books. Are you trying to teach everyone how to read and write?
At this moment, all the officers and soldiers suddenly felt that Xu Shanying and the five people became more pleasing to the eye.
Chen Jingke didn't care what they thought. After delivering the book, he went back with the person who sent it.
As for the five Xu Shanyings, they had to live and eat with Bai Qisi for a long time.
After he left, a group of officers found their respective backbones to inquire about the situation. What exactly was Chen Zhenren's plan?
Jing Hengyan smiled and said: "It's very simple, he just doesn't want to get too close to us."
"Why?" someone asked in confusion.
Jing Heng said: "Because we are the emperor's personal guards, which foreign minister dares to get so close to us?"
"He made it clear to himself that the saint asked him to come to Baiqisi to do something. If I guessed correctly, he should want to improve something."
"Whether the reform is successful or not, he will eventually leave Baiqisi... That's why he behaves so domineeringly and unkindly, because he doesn't want to get too close to us."
"On the other hand, if we get too close to a foreign minister, can we still gain His Majesty's trust?"
"So don't feel that you have been humiliated. This approach is the smartest. It is good for him and us."
"Be polite to the five instructors when you meet them in the future. No matter what they teach, you must study hard. Don't regret it when you fail the test."
"Here." Everyone said in unison.
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Someone on Sheng Liwei's side also asked the same question, but due to his experience and vision, he couldn't see through it.
But he knew enough about Jing Hengyan that it didn't matter if he didn't understand it. There was nothing wrong with following this old rival.
"Don't be anxious yet, let's observe for a while. Master Chen's status is extraordinary and cannot be offended easily."
"As long as he doesn't touch our interests, everyone will turn a blind eye."
"Also, everyone must learn the things he asked people to teach. Don't fail the test when the time comes, not only harming yourself, but also harming other brothers."
