Liu Xin said disapprovingly: "Working is to help me. You are all from martial arts backgrounds, and you can't do other jobs, so you will work in the Feihu Guards first. However, working in the Jingzhou Army requires seniority.
Yes, everyone must start from scratch. In this way, you go to the Huotou Army to find a man named Wei Yan to report and become a cook under him first, and then you will be rewarded based on your merits."
Zhang Ren and others have no objection to starting from scratch. After all, they are all prisoners. How much military salary can a cook have? How to support such a big family? Moreover, they have to pay off a large debt slowly. But
, their family had just been released from prison and enjoyed three days of light. The right way is to go from simplicity to luxury and from luxury to simplicity. They have indeed lived a comfortable life these days. You can let them live it again.
It was a tough time, and I was afraid that no one would agree. So the three of them could only take one step at a time, pinched their noses one by one, and went to report to Wei Yan.
At that time, there was no such thing as a "fire-headed army" in the army structure. The troops were organized into teams of ten. When it came time to eat, they would each cook their own meals. In ancient times, we often counted the number of stoves in the enemy's camp.
Determine the size of the enemy army. Liu Xin carried out reforms and set up a fire-head army of 50 people for every 1,000 people to provide three meals for these 1,000 people. The other soldiers can concentrate on training and fighting. In this way
, fifty people are responsible for the food of a thousand people, so the workload of the Huotou Army is very heavy. Not only that, the Huotou Army also has to participate in training, because when they actually reach the front line, they must also pick up their swords and guns and rush to the battlefield. Therefore, they were selected
The members of the Huotou Army are not the old, weak, sick or disabled as imagined, but are soldiers with relatively outstanding physical fitness.
In fact, in terms of ability, it is not a problem for Lei Tong and Wu Lan to become deputy generals, and Zhang Ren is as brave and resourceful as Wenpin, so he can be entrusted with important tasks. Liu Xin made this arrangement not because he was worried that they would lead
The army mutinied. Because the Jingzhou army was different from armies in other places. The soldiers came from various counties in Jingzhou, and now they also include soldiers from Bajun and Zoke counties. These soldiers were dispersed and deployed regardless of region.
This can prevent soldiers in a certain part of the army from forming a group. After the recruits are recruited, they first undergo three months of intensive training. This training is not limited to physical fitness and skills training, but also what Liu Xin said
Ideological education allows recruits to understand why they join the army, what they will do, and what they will get. Not only recruits, but also veterans are often organized to help the common people do voluntary labor and enhance the friendship between the military and the people. Now
The people of Jingzhou all relied on their army, and the soldiers were proud to be members of the Jingzhou army. So who would listen to a few words from the officers and join in the mutiny?
But Liu Xin knew that the three Zhang and Ren surrendered as a last resort under their own coercion and inducement. They might not be able to lead their subordinates to mutiny, but there was no guarantee that they would not be ineffective in their work. Normally, forget it, if
In wartime, many people would be killed. The safety of tens of millions of soldiers was at stake, so Liu Xin had to be cautious. Liu Xin wanted Zhang Ren and others to regard themselves as members of the Jingzhou Army from the bottom of their hearts.
He asked Jushuo to arrange for Zhang Rang, Lei Tong, and Wu Lan to go to the streets to purchase practical items, just to let them experience the development of Jingzhou, the prosperity of the market, and the happiness of the people. And letting them work as cooks was also to enable them to
Have more contact with ordinary soldiers at the grassroots level and understand how proud and proud the soldiers are of being a member of the Jingzhou Army.
Just after Zhang Ren and the others were sent away, Cai Mao suddenly asked for a meeting, and brought his brother-in-law Huang Chengyan with him. Liu Xin was quite surprised by Huang Chengyan's arrival, and after asking, she understood their purpose.
It turns out that the time for Xiangyang Academy to recruit new students has been adjusted to February every year. After five years of development, Xiangyang Academy has become quite large, but the number of students enrolled each year is strictly limited to 90, and the number is based on officials, gentry, and common people.
, the four classes of military martyrs are allocated according to different quotas. Each student will study systematically in the academy for ten years. Now there are 450 students, and it will eventually develop into an academy with 900 students.
New school.
Although each county in Jingzhou has established its own official school, Xiangyang Academy is the undisputed number one school in terms of teaching facilities, teaching methods, teaching content, and faculty. The scarcity of high-quality educational resources has left many
People try their best to send their children to Xiangyang Academy. From January to October every year, people from all walks of life begin to show off their magic skills, seek connections and make connections, just to win a place to enter Xiangyang Academy. Moreover, the academy
It has been stipulated that only eight-year-old children are admitted to the academy every year, so there is only one chance. If you cannot enter the academy at the age of eight, you will not be able to enter in the future.
Huang Chengyan came to see Liu Xin because he wanted to send A Chou to Xiangyang Academy. Although A Chou was a girl, Huang Chengyan only had this daughter and raised her completely as a boy. As a celebrity in Jingzhou, Huang Chengyan was of course included
As a member of the gentry class, A Chou wanted to go to school and occupied the quota of the gentry clan. It turned out that his brother-in-law was the governor of Xiangyang, and his sister-in-law still lived in Master Zhou Mu's house. After going back and forth, he also had some friendship with Cai Yong, the dean of Xiangyang Academy.
Friendship, with these relationships, it should not be difficult to send a child to the academy. The difficulty is that Achou is a girl. If a boy wants to enter Xiangyang Academy, he has to break his head. In this era of patriarchal preference,
You can imagine how difficult it is for a girl to study in an academy.
Liu Yu will also be eight years old next year. A Chou is the same age as Liu Yu. He only has this chance to study in Xiangyang Academy in his life. Huang Chengyan's mood can be understood by Liu Xin. Of course, it is a certainty that Liu Yu will study in the academy. It is impossible.
Any obstacle would be too difficult for A Chou.
Liu Xin also felt a little embarrassed. It wasn't that he didn't think A Chou was a girl and wouldn't let her go to school, but the number of places was really limited. Liu Xin kept tapping her fingers on the table, thinking for a long time, and finally said: "It's not impossible.
Let A Chou enter Xiangyang Academy, but she can only be an auditor."
There is also a precedent for auditor students in Xiangyang Academy. Zhang Ji's two most popular disciples, Zhang Qing and Zhang Jie, are the auditor students of the academy, but there are very few such examples. Moreover, auditor students do not enjoy many of the benefits of formal students, such as
Free three meals a day, free books and papers, and seats at the back of the classroom.
Huang Chengyan was overjoyed when he heard that A Chou could be an auditor. He also had a small fortune and Cai Mao as his backing, so he was not worried about not being able to afford the fees. As for sitting at the end, it didn't matter. A classroom could only cost thirty
Students can also hear clearly what the teacher said at the end.
Looking at Huang Chengyan who kept thanking him, Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me too much. The expenses for A Chou to study in the academy can be borne by the Prefectural Mufu. She is familiar with Yu'er, and I can also help her."
Arrange her seat with Yu'er so that we can take care of each other. However, you have to agree to one condition."
Huang Chengyan was very happy at first. In this way, A Chou, an auditor, was no different from a regular student, and he could even benefit from Liu Yu's influence in some aspects. But when he heard that Liu Xin still had conditions, he couldn't help but hesitate. Huang Chengyan understood.
, apart from having some talent and learning, there really wasn’t anything else that Liu Xin needed to ask for. However, Huang Chengyan just didn’t want to constrain himself and never became an official, so he quickly said: “As long as the common people are not allowed to be officials, everything else will be fine.
I can agree to any conditions."
Liu Xin stared at him for a while and said calmly: "Don't be so nervous. I know you are a hermit and will not force others to do anything. You often go to Degui's house and you also know that Jingzhou is developing rapidly and is in urgent need of talents..."
Huang Chengyan hurriedly shouted: "My lord just promised Xiaomin..."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "I'm not asking you to become an official. I know that you have a lot of contacts with people like Sima Hui and Pang Degong. Of course, these people are hermits and will not be willing to become an official. I am
I would like to ask, do you know if there are any outstanding talents among these people’s disciples? If so, you might as well recommend a few to help me.”
Huang Chengyan pondered for a moment and suddenly asked: "How do you know that I am friends with them?"
Of course Liu Xin couldn't say that she had read it from history books. When he asked about it, she had to laugh and said: "You are also considered to be a knowledgeable man. Haven't you heard of the saying 'You can know the affairs of the world if you don't go out'?"
Have you passed?"
Huang Chengyan tilted his head and thought for a while, then said with a blank look on his face: "Please forgive me for being stupid, I have never heard of this sentence."
Liu Xin secretly laughed in her heart. I said this sentence for the first time today. Of course you have never heard of it. I am afraid you have never heard of "a scholar can know the world without going out". It's funny, but Liu Xin is still
Pretending to be serious, he said: "It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it before, as long as you know it now. You can always recommend a few candidates to me."
Huang Chengyan had no choice but to think for a while and finally said: "There are a few outstanding disciples, but most of them are already serving as officials. There is only one Xu Shu. Last year, he helped his friends to kill someone because of his chivalry and was arrested by the government. He almost lost his life.
, now he has given up martial arts and followed literature, and is studying at Yingchuan Academy. I think this person should not be underestimated in the future."
Liu Xin secretly thought, it turns out that Xu Shu has just entered Yingchuan Academy to study. No wonder she didn't see him when she passed by the academy a few years ago. She couldn't help but said casually: "I have heard about this person. Does he have a pseudonym list?"
blessing."
Huang Chengyan couldn't help but be secretly surprised. He looked at Liu Xin with awe in his eyes. He raised his hands and said, "I didn't expect you to know this, so I don't need to say anything more."
Liu Xin nodded and said: "Xu Shu is still very useful. If you meet him in the future, you can ask him to come to me and I will make good arrangements. If there are any other talented people, you might as well recommend them.
two."
Huang Chengyan thought for a while and said: "There are two people who will definitely be outstanding in learning in the future, but they are too young now. One is Pang Tong, the nephew of Pang Degong, who is eleven years old this year, and the other is Zhuge Liang, who is only nine years old this year."
Liu Xin was very familiar with these two names, but she didn't expect them to be so young, so she felt disappointed and said: "These two are indeed too young. When they grow up, my own Xiangyang Academy will have already trained them."
There are a lot of talented people. It seems there is no room for them to be used."
Huang Chengyan hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, you are ridiculous! How can you say that there is no place for them to use them?"