Nanming Engineer

Chapter 96 The Secret
"Soldier source?" Ma Xintian's eyes flashed with confusion.

"Yes, the source of troops!" Wang Huan straightened up, rubbed his waist with his teeth, and cheered up: "Shizhu Mountain Area is basically a semi-closed society, with little communication with the outside world, and the people are simple in character. I have been here for many days. , almost never heard of robbery happening. In every village and village, chickens and dogs hear each other, and the neighbors are harmonious. The children raised in such a place have few unruly people, but they still have the bravery of the people in the mountains. This Even if you are a top-class soldier, you don’t need to spend much time teaching about human ethics. You will naturally know that obeying your superiors is the most important thing, and you will fight bravely. In addition, your adopted mother will be well-mannered, and you will naturally have iron-clad military discipline."

"Besides, every village and every village is all relatives by marriage. As the saying goes, father and son soldiers in battle, brothers fighting tigers, and almost everyone in the white-armed soldiers is related to each other. When fighting against the enemy, if one person dies in battle, all members are angry. Unity is like one person. "

"Military discipline and unity are the two essential ways to build a strong army. If you have both white-pole soldiers, you can certainly be called a first-class strong army. I read the "Records of Military Training" and the Qi Family Army Regulations summarized by Qi Junshen. Meaning."

"So I say that the white pole soldiers can stand out under the foster mother. In addition to the foster mother's bravery and wisdom, another important factor is that the source of soldiers is very good. Maybe except for the Guangxi Wolf Soldiers, there is no one else in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty who is superior. "

Finally, Wang Huan sighed and said, "It's a pity that Shizhu is small and few people. The imperial court recruits soldiers every year like a blood draw, and it dries up this excellent source of soldiers."

Ma Xintian heard it like a dream, and just a few words made him feel like he was taking a military and political lesson that he had never heard before. Every word Wang Huan said was so reasonable and so close to the facts that he couldn't refute it. , Going deeper into my mind, it took me a long time to think about it before I could barely digest the meaning of the words.

He used to think that the army should be like this. Why are the soldiers and horses under the generals of other provinces so vulnerable and useless? It turns out that this source of soldiers has so much knowledge.

Wang Huan followed up and said: "However, the Centuries we are recruiting now are all refugees from outside. They come from a variety of backgrounds, and there are all kinds of people. Although I pay attention to screening and select honest and stable people, there is still a shortage of people. The ruthlessness and fierceness of the Tujia people, such people go out by horses, not to mention meeting the cavalry, even the bandits who are not afraid of death will collapse if they charge."

"So, I can only train their qi. What qi? First is the strength of character, then the courage, and finally the ambition. Even if the achievements of these three qi are not as strong as the white pole soldiers, they are not much different."

Ma Xintian nodded when he heard this, and his disdain for the young counselor was gone. Although he didn't know if this set of theories was right, at least he was fooled into convincing him, but after thinking about it, he still asked Said: "But, my lord, you are now leading them to stand still, is it also practicing Qi?"

"That's right, to train their backbone, I want to make them have the backbone of a soldier within one month. Sun Tzu said: The army must be as swift as the wind, as slow as a forest, as plundering as fire, as immovable as a mountain, as difficult to know as a shadow, and as moving as a thunderbolt. Dare to call a hundred-victorious army, except for the latter two are done by the generals, the other four are to test the discipline of the army. This makes them stand still, which is only the first step. If you can't even do this , this army doesn’t matter.”

A look of comprehension flashed across Ma Xintian Poker's face again, and he said: "Your Excellency takes the lead in standing in the military posture, and it is also to boost morale, and at the same time, to establish the image of a general in their hearts, and to further strengthen it in the future." Training, laying the foundation.”

Wang Huan was a little surprised. Ma Xintian looked silent, like a dull man, but his mind was quite flexible. Sure enough, he was the seed of a good general who had seen the world around Qin Liangyu. The desire to recruit arose in his heart. Now he was using the talent. , this person can be cultivated.

Wang Huan looked at the fire-headed soldiers who came over with their burdens in the distance, and patted Ma Xintian on the shoulder with a smile: "Let's go, let's go eat first, and we'll talk in detail after dinner."

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At this moment, in the mountain city of Chongqing hundreds of miles away, in the Zongbing Yamen beside Wanglongmen, a man in a brocade robe is sitting behind the desk in the flower hall, holding a fine porcelain teacup, slowly sipping tea, a strong smell of Longjing The fragrance was wafting in the hall, and everyone who heard it was moved. It was actually the top-quality Yuqian Longjing. Even the prince of the current dynasty only received a few catties of tribute every year.

But the two people kneeling in front of the desk completely ignored the smell of tea, and were crying hoarsely, sweating profusely, and even the Confucian double-breasted robes they were wearing were wet with tears.

"My lord, that native official is really hateful. Regardless of the life and death of the people, he brazenly cut off the daily relief food supply and forced the refugees to go down the mine to dig mines for him. My lord, the mine is unfathomable and collapses from time to time. Those who go down the mine will have no life." , he was exchanging the flesh and blood of the people for his rich clothes and food, you must eliminate this great harm for the people!"

"The barbarian is more than that. We spoke uprightly and wanted to enlighten him with the words of a saint so that the barbarian could understand the general moral code. But who knew that the barbarian had lived in the mountains for a long time, and rotten wood cannot be carved. We only said a few words, and he He used knives and sticks to beat us and other scholars. Fortunately, I was still a distinguished scholar. Even the county magistrate treated me with courtesy, but he didn’t care about the court’s face. He punched and kicked me. Sir, look, look, what’s on my body There are still bruises now!”

The two kneeling on the ground were Liu Mingliang and another Xiangsheng who were beaten up by Wang Huan in front of Ma Chongming's house in Tubaozhai the day before yesterday. Both of them were bruised and purple, and one eye was still blue on Liu Mingliang's face. , the boss has a black eye.

The brocade robed man sitting upright took a sip of his tea and glanced at Liu Mingliang.

Standing behind Liu Mingliang, a tall officer in a flying fish uniform understood, and immediately shouted: "My lord didn't ask you this, don't talk too far!"

Liu Mingliang jerked his body, kowtowed quickly and said, "Yes, yes, Xiaosheng is far away, far away... What did your lord ask?"

He cried for a long time, and he was so absorbed in crying about what happened to him that he had long forgotten what the person behind the case asked in Java.

The flying fish suit kicked Liu Mingliang's ass, kicked him somersaults, and shouted loudly: "Master Chief Soldier asks you, is the matter about the Shizhu silver mine true or false? Have you two seen it with your own eyes?"

Liu Mingliang threw himself on the ground and made a cut on the green brick with his lips. Blood flowed out, but he didn't bother to wipe it off. He said hurriedly: "It's true, it's true. After that barbarian beat us and other scholars, After being imprisoned in the dungeon and starving for several days, he released us and asked us if we had any calculation methods. Sir, that calculation method is a rudimentary trick of heretics. How could we know how to do it by studying the books of saints and sages so hard? Go and study? Of course not, the barbarian is so cruel that he actually drove us out of the stone pillar. I’m so hungry!”

He rambled on, and brought the topic back to his own suffering. The man in brocade behind the desk suddenly put the teacup down, and with a "pop", a fierce and cold look suddenly shot over him.

Liu Mingliang just raised his head, facing the cold light that would only be seen by someone who has killed countless people, his whole body trembled like cold water, and he said in a panic: "Xiaosheng is going too far again, so far, I will wait until I leave the stone pillar. I have been to the place where the silver mine was mined. I wanted to argue with the barbarian again, but I saw that the silver mine was very busy. There were countless refugees digging there. Through the thick wooden fence, I saw a cart The ore from the car was transported out of the mountain and transported to the smelting place. I heard some people say that Daona Silver Mine produces thousands of gold every day, and it is extremely rich. Unfortunately, the mine is heavily guarded, so I can't go in. I can only take a look outside and leave. "

The person in Jinpao listened intently, and asked a few more questions. Liu Mingliang was actually kicked out by Wang Huan. How could he know the details? He asked three questions. The person in Jinpao became impatient, waved his hand, and said in a rough voice: "Okay, you I know what I said, I am the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, the prime minister of the military, government and civil affairs of a province in central Sichuan. own arrangements."

Liu Mingliang and the two were overjoyed, and quickly thanked them, Fei Yufu summoned two soldiers and brought them down.

When the two of them walked away, Fei Yufu stood in front of the desk, and said in a deep voice: "Junmen, shopkeeper Xu has been gone for nearly half a month, and even Xin'er hasn't returned a single one. These two scholars have come to file a complaint again. See Come on, Qin Liangyu's mining for silver is not a lie."

(End of this chapter)