Wang Chang asked implicitly, but his meaning was very clear. This was a good start, and Guo Ning was naturally happy.
He immediately laughed: "Mr. Wang, please!"
In fact, at the beginning, Guo Ning considered not relying on others to cultivate these young obedients, but to do it entirely by himself. In Guo Ning's eyes, this was the most important and urgent task at the moment.
In the eyes of outsiders, Guo Ning rose out of the wilderness, and in an instant he gathered 2,500 elites and settled in Huzeyuan, Hebei, with a sphere of influence covering five states. If he was willing to serve the court, he would have all the commanders at his fingertips, even the Jiedushi.
It's not that it can't be considered.
But Guo Ning himself did not become arrogant because of this, but became more cautious.
He himself was the one who stood out among the defeated soldiers. Because of this, he understood the bad nature of the defeated soldiers better than others. These soldiers were ferocious and cunning enough, but they had no loyalty and no scruples. Most of them
, they are all people who can’t afford to do anything early.
When Xiao Haohu, Yang An'er and others threaten their safety, they will stick together and elect leaders to fight; when someone like Hu Shahu, who is hated by everyone, appears, they will hope that someone can take revenge on their behalf.
But at other times, the defeated soldiers were accustomed to being unrestrained, and each one of them actively and passively became a soldier. Therefore, these thousands of people have been living in Hebei for two years, and they have always remained in a state of scattered sand.
Guo Ning's ability to gather them this time seems to be based on his reputation for fighting to the death. But didn't Guo Ning have any reputation two years ago?
At that time, Guo Ning came to Hebei after the bloody battle. How many people were willing to follow him?
Guo Ning's reputation has always been there, but the difference is that at that time, Guo Ning had neither money nor food, but now Guo Ning has used force to subdue the local tyrants and formed a compromise with local officials, thus obtaining a source of food and salary.
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To a certain extent, the loyalty of the 2,500 soldiers is partly to Guo Ning, and partly to the monthly military pay, the jingling money, and the white rice. And the proportion of the latter,
I'm afraid it's much more than the former.
Changing this situation cannot be achieved in a day.
Guo Ning was born in a military camp and grew up in the fighting fields. He understands the basic principles. As long as he is willing, he has no shortage of means. To the soldiers, he has practical benefits, strict military discipline control, and is as close as brothers.
The means of win-over by offering food and clothing.
The troops assembled in this way were enough to intimidate the neighbors, but they could not meet Guo Ning's requirements.
Where do people who can meet the requirements come from? In this world, we can only cultivate such people slowly by ourselves.
Therefore, as soon as Guo Ning gathered the manpower, he immediately proposed that his own bodyguards were short of men and asked the leaders of each defeated army to recommend young men who were capable of fighting and had quick minds to serve under his tent.
At that time, Monk Luo, Li Ting and others thought this was a means of extorting hostages.
It's actually more than that.
What Guo Ning needs is not just a group of ordinary personal guards, but also more than just a group of personal guards.
He needs reliable people who are truly loyal to him, a strong backbone who can support the entire army in times of crisis, and a partner who can always step in step with him on the long journey.
Therefore, Guo Ning feels that time is too tight every day, and he wants to pour everything he knows and thinks into the minds of the young people, so that they can grow up immediately.
But after spending some time getting to know everyone, Guo Ning also realized that the young men were all warriors who dared to die, but their foundation was too poor and their vision was too narrow. Guo Ning's content would not be able to go into more detail.
I don't understand, let alone follow Guo Ning's words to start imagining.
Therefore, literacy, which did not exist in the original plan, had to be put at the very beginning. Fortunately, Mr. Wang, the teacher recommended by Xu Jin, was very effective, so Guo Ning was able to free up his hands to make good arrangements for military affairs first, and only
Take the time to chat with the teenagers and tell them some anecdotes that can arouse their interest in learning.
Two months have passed since the young men and women gathered at the Xiangjunhe camp. The young men have generally made progress. Even Ni Yi, who has no talent in this area, can also write his name, take numbers, and directions.
There are more than a hundred commonly used words. There are more than a hundred other words, which he can recognize, but cannot write.
According to Guo Ning's request, Wang Chang also taught the teenagers counting.
In this regard, Lu Han, who did not follow the lectures seriously but occasionally listened in, was the most powerful.
In addition, on the way back, the young man who was calculating the ropes, bamboo baskets, and wind gates was also very talented in mathematics and the miscellaneous knowledge Guo Ning talked about.
This young man is from Bohai. He has no surname and his simple name is Aduo.
A Duo was born in an archery workshop in Xuande City. Although he is thin and small, his shooting skills are outstanding and his brain is very good. In the past few days, he has learned the multiplication table by heart, and has begun to try to solve problems within one thousand.
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are done.
This situation makes it a little difficult for Guo Ning to "tell stories" every night.
He had to consider not only different receptive abilities, but also maintaining the same interests among everyone. This was too mentally demanding and could no longer be solved by improvising on the spot. This also prompted him to make up his mind and take the time to write the textbook.
Now that Wang Chang is willing to invest in one place, it will certainly greatly reduce Guo Ning's burden.
After all, it is the nature of a Confucian to be a teacher. With so many students who are willing to learn, and with sufficient training and safety guarantees, how can Wang Chang relax? With him as a serious teacher and evildoer, Guo Ning can perform freely.
some.
As for whether Wang Chang can teach according to Guo Ning's wishes...
Guo Ning slowed down a little and saw Wang Chang holding the stack of writing paper, as if he had found a treasure. Guo Ning's handwriting was really messy, and the sky was a little dark. The more carefully Wang Chang looked at it, his eyes were close to each other.
The writing paper got closer and closer, and it seemed that the paper covered his entire face.
Guo Ning smiled secretly in his heart and raised his hand to support Wang Chang's arm: "Mr. Wang, be careful of hitting the wall, come this way."
"Oh! Yes!" Wang Chang responded several times and stared at the writing paper endlessly.
Guo Ning's calligraphy paper is divided into four parts, including stories and battle examples, situations in various parts of the world, the application of calculations in military affairs, and miscellaneous knowledge that was completely derived from dreams but is somewhat scattered.
Guo Ning originally thought that even if a Confucian scholar like Wang Chang could accept these, he would only focus on the first two items. Unexpectedly, he stared at arithmetic and miscellaneous studies endlessly, as if he was very interested?
I'm afraid he is not a simple old Confucian, Xu Jin actually sent a wonderful person.
"Mr. Wang, I promised before that I would explain the magical effects of Qi to you in detail. In addition, I also planned to talk about Ban Chao's deeds in the Later Han Dynasty when he conquered the Thirty-six Kingdoms in the Western Regions. I have not read the book seriously, so I am afraid that there are fallacies in my words.
Quite a few, Sir, just for a moment, do you hope you won’t interrupt?"
"Have you never read a book seriously?" Wang Chang sighed and said, "Oh, Mr. Lang is too modest. I just wish I could be like Mr. Lang and lose to a great sage!"
"Ah...yes, my master's knowledge is really extraordinary."
As the two of them said this, Lu Han and Ni Yi followed behind and crossed the backyard gate together.
The teenagers have carried back the fallen hot air balloon and now they have broken it into seven or eight parts. Some people are spreading out the dark silk cloth after applying raw lacquer, and some people are lifting up the soft pieces and using them. In the peripheral light of the setting sun, I could see if there was any damage caused by the fire. While Ado was smearing on the wall with his pen, he was pointing to a few others, probably explaining the angle of the fire when it caught the wind.
When the sharp-eyed people saw Guo Ning coming in, they all laughed and said hello.
This is not rude, but Guo Ning's request. In the military camp, he is the commander-in-chief, and the subordinates are his subordinates. When the commander-in-chief gives an order, the subordinates have to walk through mountains and seas of fire; but outside the military camp, in daily life, he More like an elder brother and a clansman.
At this moment, the teenagers laughed a little and saw Wang Chang standing next to Guo Ning.
Everyone suddenly became serious, quickly threw down the silk cloth in their hands, bowed and saluted one by one, and said in unison: "Greetings, sir."
Wang Chang coughed lightly and stretched out his sleeves: "You don't have to be polite, please get up."
The young men then stood up.
Guo Ning had only seen such a neat state when giving military orders, but he never thought that this old scholar could discipline dozens of brave young people so well even though he had no ability to restrain a chicken.
Previously, Guo Ning entrusted Wang Chang with the teaching of writing. In order to prevent the teenagers from causing trouble, he deliberately placed their class opposite the hall of his home office. However, he was busy with his own affairs and did not pay careful attention to the specific situation of the classroom teaching.
Only then did he realize that he might have underestimated the old scholar around him.