Chapter 282: Inside and outside the palace (Twenty-nine) Raising children pragmatically
Temporarily increasing the artillery establishment of the "Japan Expeditionary Force" is ultimately just a matter of money. This is obviously a relatively easy thing to handle for Jinghua at this time. As Secretary-General, Liu Xin quickly proposed a highly feasible solution.
Method: Establish four independent artillery associations with the first batch of artillery students from Dingnan Military Academy who are about to graduate as the backbone. Organizationally, they will be placed directly under the Military Command Department first, and will be reorganized and distributed after the war against Japan is over.
There is a "new institution" here: Dingnan Military Academy. Yes, almost at the same time that the Royal Military Academy of the Ming Dynasty was established, Gao Pragmatic transferred some technical staff originally engaged in firearms research from the Jinghua Craftsman School to Dingnan, along with these ten
Generals who have performed well in garrison competitions over the years have formed the Dingnan Military Academy.
It should be said that Dingnan Military Academy is more comprehensive than Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy, because Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy is essentially just an army military academy, while Dingnan Military Academy is divided into two academies: the Army and the Navy, namely Dingnan.
Military Academy Army Academy and Dingnan Military Academy Naval Academy.
At the same time, the arrangement of teaching subjects in these two academies is more detailed. For example, the Army and Naval Academy have respectively the direction of combat command, weapons research, logistics support and even military service development.
In terms of specific subjects, army command is divided into infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, baggage and other majors; naval command is divided into two general disciplines: driving and ship management, as well as astronomy, sea lanes, wind control (sail, etc.), formation,
The elective majors such as gunnery, minelaying, and repairs are very advanced and professional.
Since we are talking about the Naval Academy, let me introduce a few more words.
Dingnan Military Academy, regardless of whether it is land or sea students, allowances and accommodation, clothing, boots, books, stationery and other living and study supplies are provided by the academy. The school stipulates that new students must pass examinations, physical examinations, and trial studies; they must also be supported by relatives.
Issue a certificate of honor and a gentleman's bond, declare that you are innocent, do not live in a foreign country, and do not believe in heterodox religions, etc.; you are not allowed to resign or get married during your studies. If you gather to cause trouble or skip school due to fear of difficulty, you will be expelled and you will also have to pay the allowance.
And the penalty is doubled.
Among them, there are some relatively unique regulations for the trainees of the Naval Academy. For example, every two or three years, the academy arranges for instructors to take the students to overseas internships on training ships. Students will be assessed and graded during the journey. The whole process of learning is total.
For six to seven years, graduates will be recommended to serve as interns in the two ocean fleets.
There are three levels of graduation recommendations for college students, corresponding to excellent, good, and qualified grades. Unqualified students will not be recommended and must stay in school at their own expense to continue studying, or actively cancel the program and recover the full subsidy fee. For unqualified students,
The identification of qualified students must be made by the college and the two ocean fleets at the same time, and not by the college alone, in order to eliminate possible suppression.
The above are only part of the regulations, but it can be seen that the "institutionalization" that Gao Pragmatic has always insisted on has been well implemented at all levels in southern Xinjiang. It can be described as high standards and strict requirements.
This is not because Gao Pragmatic deliberately ran his "own" military academy better than the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy, but because the imperial court's education was a reform, and there were various restrictions that prevented him from taking too big a step forward. In southern Xinjiang,
The difference is that no matter what he does, he always has a blank piece of paper to paint on. He is highly pragmatic and can make decisions with a single word. There is nothing that can restrain him, so of course he can do whatever he wants.
Closer to home, the proposal to build four new independent artillery corps with graduates from the artillery department of Dingnan Military Academy as the backbone and coordinate them to Japan actually had some hints of Liu Xin taking the initiative to give in.
The reason is very simple. After the establishment of these four independent artillery associations, they were directly under the command of the Southern Xinjiang Garrison Military Command. This force was actually commanded by Huang Zhiting, and in the future it can be regarded as under Gao Yuan.
As for the reason why Liu Xin is so easy to talk to, besides the fact that she doesn’t want to get into discord with Huang Zhiting, she also thinks that Gao Pragmatic is “carrying water” by sending Lin Langqi and Lin Langqi to the Western Expedition. So if that’s the case
, naturally I also have to express myself.
This was actually a wonderful misunderstanding, because she originally thought that Gao Jingshi and Lin Langqi just wanted to build a powerful "Forest Army", but they would not easily put this force into actual combat. In fact, although Gao Jingshi did
I want a "quick reaction force", but I don't treat them like vases just for good looks.
It is true that elite soldiers can be trained, but if you want a "peerless weapon", it must be tempered in blood before it can be perfected.
Although Gao Pragmatic has figured out that there may be a beautiful misunderstanding in this matter, as long as the result is good. In life, many things are good if they are understood clearly, but it is not necessarily good if they are explained clearly.
It was already late to agree on the time. After dinner, Gao pragmatically called Gao Yuan to his study and asked him how he thought about last night's problem.
Last night, Gao pragmatic left many questions for Gao Yuan. At that time, he asked: "What is the current political situation in Bago? It has been so many years since Myanmar was defeated in the war, and the compensation has basically been paid off. What is the situation now?"
The two parties can maintain a certain delicate balance under the current situation, so once the security forces of the two towns leave Bago, will there be any changes? If there will be any changes, then what will happen to the two towns?
Is there any connection between sending troops everywhere and this change?"
Most of these questions are political. For Gao Yuan, who is only thirteen years old, it is not easy to understand. The reason why Gao Pragmatic asked was just to inspire him to start thinking at a deeper level.
, but it doesn’t necessarily require him to give a brilliant answer.
However, Gao Yuan attaches great importance to his father's problem. He has been thinking about it seriously throughout the day, and now he has actually come up with some opinions.
He replied: "The current political situation in Bago is relatively stable. King Xia Muming (formerly the leader of the Bago Mon rebels, Alabang) is loyal and reliable, and respects our Beijing advisory group and the garrison.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, it is reported that the conflict between the Mon and Bamar people has not been resolved, and has even intensified in recent years, causing many Bamar people to flee north and enter the Burmese rule.
Exit. My child has never been to the place and doesn’t know what’s going on.”
Gao pragmatic smiled slightly, nodded and said: "It's good that you have these understandings. As for the conflict between Bangladesh and Myanmar that is getting more and more intense, it doesn't hurt to tell you this. It was done deliberately by Jinghua... You can think about the reasons."
Gao Yuan frowned and thought for a while, then asked tentatively: "Is it to make both of them seek help from me, Jinghua?"
"Of course." Gao Pragmatic was quite satisfied and nodded: "These two ethnic groups are both major ethnic groups in Myanmar. Before the Battle of Yunnan and Burma, the Burmese were originally dominant. After the war, due to the defeat of the Burmese king, the Burmese army suffered heavy losses. The strength of the Burmese was
It has declined accordingly, but it still has certain advantages in terms of population.
So Jinghua supported the Mon people to suppress the Bamar people in the Kingdom of Bago. On the one hand, it weakened the strength of the Bamar people, and on the other hand, it further deepened the conflict between the two ethnic groups. In this way, the Mon people had to rely more on me, while the Bamar people would
Fleeed to Burma and sought asylum from the King of Burma.
However, Burma had to pay the Ming Dynasty defeat compensation in installments for twenty years, and many important domestic resources were controlled by the imperial court and our capital. Therefore, the King of Burma was probably powerless to deal with these matters, and could only reluctantly take care of them, which in turn was
This has inhibited the speed of the Bamar people's recovery of strength, gradually smoothing the strength gap between the Mon people and the Bamar people.
Nowadays, the strength of the two ethnic groups is basically equal, and the Ming Dynasty has also withdrawn most of its garrison in Myanmar to Yunnan. This is why my father asked you last night. Under this delicate balance, the soldiers of the two towns of the Bago Guard Army were transferred away from Bago.
Is there any reason for the change... have you thought about the answer?"
Gao Yuan thought about it for a day and never expected it to be so deep, but now after some hints from his father, he seemed to have caught some clues. He mused: "After the Battle of Yunnan and Burma, the Bago Kingdom was rebuilt in southern Burma and was actually controlled by Beijing.
Parts of northern Myanmar were recovered by the imperial court, while the king of Myanmar still controlled parts of central and northern Myanmar.
At that time, the imperial court mainly stationed troops in northern Myanmar, but there were also a small number of troops stationed in central Myanmar. Similarly, we also left a small number of troops in Jinghua to maintain suppression of Myanmar together with the official army. Over the years, the imperial court and we seemed to have withdrawn from Myanmar.
The garrison in the country...my father asked, could it be that the King of Burma has made any changes?"
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "Does it matter whether he has any changes? My father wants to ask you, if Jinghua needs him to have any changes, what should he do?"
Gao Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, as if he didn't believe that this was a question his father would ask.
This is not surprising. In Gao Yuan's eyes, the image of his father is not only always great, bright, and correct, but also undoubtedly the embodiment of justice. Since he is the embodiment of justice, how could... Gao Yuan even temporarily
I wondered if I had misunderstood my father's meaning.
However, Gao Pragmatic, as if he knew how to read minds, smiled and asked again: "Yuan'er, my father is asking you: What is justice?"
Gao Yuan was stunned. He seemed to think that this question was a bit insulting to his IQ, but he couldn't find a particularly suitable answer for a while. It felt like someone suddenly asked him: Why does one plus one equal two?
This...does this need to be asked or answered?
However, facing his stunned son, Gao Pragmatic's face became more and more serious, and he slowly asked again: "What is justice?"
Gao Yuan always felt that his father's answer to this question might subvert what he had learned, but up to now he could only quote scriptures and replied: "Xunzi said: Without knowledge and justice, taking wealth as a source of prosperity, that's right
A common person."
Having said that, this sentence actually does not directly answer what justice is. After Gao Yuan finished speaking, he felt that this answer might not satisfy his father.
Gao pragmatic did not comment immediately, but watched his son frown more and more as he thought about it, as if he was forcing him to think.
However, even though time passed little by little, Gao Yuan still couldn't come to a conclusion until he saw sweat on his forehead. He had to lower his head and ask for advice: "My child is stupid, please give me some advice from my father."
Gao pragmatic nodded and said in an unusually calm tone: "Justice is the interest of the strong."
Gao Yuan raised his head and opened his eyes wide: "Justice is only the benefit of the strong?"
"Do you have any questions?" Gao Pragmatic's face seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "If you have any, you might as well ask them."
Gao Yuan's breathing became obviously heavier, and he asked: "Excuse me, father, in the past when the Huns, Turks, Mongols and other barbarians invaded the Central Plains, who was the righteous one?"
Gao pragmatic asked: "Who won in the end?"
Gao Yuan raised his chin slightly: "The Xiongnu and the Turks have been destroyed for a long time, but our Central Plains is still standing, so we, the Han people, have won. As for Mongolia, hum... Can Yuan has been defeated by his father and has no choice but to flee to the Western Regions. Although today
He invaded the border again, but he was not expected to fight to the death. When my father finished dealing with Korea, Japan and other matters, and went west to pursue them again, we, the Han people, would be completely victorious!"
Gao pragmatic didn't say much, just nodded and said: "That's it. Since the Han people won, naturally the Han people are the righteous party."
Gao Yuan was stunned and frowned: "This is naturally the result now, but if my father's words are accurate, then if they win in the end, these aggressive barbarians can also be regarded as the righteous party?"
Gao pragmatic asked: "If they win, there will be no more Han people in the world, and the Central Plains will be ruled by them for a long time, then do you think they will promote that they are the righteous side? If that happens, who can stand?
What about coming out to oppose their claims?”
"There are more than just two tribes in the world. Is there no one else in the world who speaks the truth?" Gao Yuan seemed a little excited.
Gao Pragmatic was very calm, and even looked a little disdainful: "If the Han people are gone, who is interested in doing justice for the Han people, saying that justice lies on the side of the Han people? What's more, if the Han people are gone, what is the meaning of justice?"
Gao Yuan was stunned. After a while, his eyes were a little distracted and he said: "If this is the case, what is the king's way? What is hegemony? Is there any difference between the king's way and hegemony?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao Pragmatic stretched out his hand and patted Gao Yuan's cheek gently, saying: "Yuan'er, whether kingly or domineering, it is not the result, it is just the means...Victory is
The result is justice."
"Really?" Gao Yuan asked blankly.
Gao Pragmatic sighed softly and said: "Remember, only the winner can define justice. As for the means, its role lies in whether it can allow people to win, and how long it can take people to grasp this victory... It is one year,
Ten years, a hundred years, or thousands of years.”
Gao Yuan stayed for a while, and finally his eyes slowly regained focus. He looked at his father seriously and asked, "Father, you mean that if you want to always be a righteous party, you must always remain the winner.
In other words, always keep yourself strong...the strongest?"
Gao pragmatic did not answer, but asked: "What does it mean to be powerful?"
Gao Yuan was stunned again, and said with a hint of hesitation: "I have strong soldiers and horses, and I am invincible in the world."
"When Emperor Taizu raised his army, the one who really had strong soldiers and strong horses was probably Meng Yuan." Gao Pingshi shook his head and said: "Strong soldiers and strong horses are naturally a kind of strength, but strength is by no means limited to strong soldiers and strong horses. Confucius said, "A single man can be a division for a hundred generations.
One word is the law of the world. Can you say that this is not a kind of power?"
When he said this, Gao Yuan's expression became more relaxed, and he nodded and said: "Yes, yes, of course."
Seeing that he had understood something, Gao Pragmatic ended the topic and said, "Going back to the previous question, your mother transferred the soldiers from the two towns of the Bago Guard Army to station in the south, and showed that she was about to use them to conquer Arakan.
, do you think there is any other purpose?"
Gao Yuan's eyes narrowed: "King Yin Burmese has made some changes!"
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