Qin Shi Big Boss

Chapter 140 Instructors and Soldiers

"I have met the prince." Gao Shizi saluted Gong Shangguo.

"I came to you today to ask you to make a batch of big swords for the recruits to use." Ying Zheng said bluntly.

"Recently, we have developed a material that is stronger than iron, but it still takes time to test. I wonder if the prince needs it?" Gao Shizi had something to discuss with Ying Zheng, and seeing this opportunity, he said it.

"Tell me about it." Ying Zheng became interested.

"In the ironmaking process, adding a certain proportion of charcoal can significantly enhance the hardness and flexibility of ironware." Gao Shizi shared his findings.

"Steel should be made from what you smelt." Ying Zheng said thoughtfully, "But this time there is no need for a big sword, just follow the original formula. But don't let the research on steel be left behind, and you will divide it up."

"Promise!" Gao Shizi was originally a research madman, and he was overjoyed when Ying Zheng agreed.

After the two left, Ying Zheng recruited Confucian disciples.

The person who came was Xunzi's third disciple, Gongsun Nizi. He was not as famous as Han Fei and Li Si, but he was quite capable.

"I have met His Royal Highness, the crown prince. The crown prince will last forever." After Gongsun Nizi saw Ying Zheng, he saluted from a long distance away.

"I'm looking for you today, mainly because I want to find some Confucianists to teach those recruits." Ying Zheng entrusted him.

"This..." Gongsun Nizi was surprised. He had never heard that soldiers should study for military training.

"Only by learning new knowledge can the overall ability of soldiers improve faster and achieve a qualitative improvement as a whole." Ying Zheng sighed in his heart. If Han Fei and Li Si had already understood the meaning of Ying Zheng.

"But when marching and fighting, even if they need to be taught, they will only be taught military manuals. Teaching them Confucian things will not have any impact." Gongsun Nizi shook his head.

"You Confucianists, you should have read the doctrine of military strategists, right?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Of course, although a hundred schools of thought continue to fight, they all know the theories of each school, and the Confucianists are the same, and they understand the basic outlines of the military school." Gongsun Nizi nodded.

"It's probably enough to teach them." Ying Zheng ordered, after all, it's not about cultivating generals, it's enough for these soldiers to be able to read and write.

"No!" Gongsun Nizi finally understood, and immediately went to make arrangements for the matter.

In the end, Yingzheng was looking for someone from the farming family, that is, the Zhu family.

After the Zhu family arrived at the prince's mansion, they were very sad and said: "Prince, isn't it because of training that you came to me this time?"

"Exactly, the farmers are in charge of the food and lifeblood of Daqin, and I want you to provide food for the recruits." Ying Zheng said unhurriedly.

"I don't know what kind of food it is?" The Zhu family asked suspiciously.

"Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and meat." Ying Zheng said slowly.

"Sweet potatoes are grown in farms everywhere. It's a simple matter, but eating meat is a bit more difficult." The Zhu family hesitated.

"But it's okay to say it." Ying Zheng said that the Zhu family would continue.

"Meat is divided into beef and mutton. The number of cattle is not much. Because of the recent research on Quyuanli, cattle are even more precious. They need to help farmers cultivate." Zhu said slowly.

"Where's the sheep?" Ying Zheng asked in surprise.

"Sheep are not allowed either. The sheep are all in the grasslands and controlled by the Huns. The sheep that enter the Qin State are all expensive." The Zhu family denied.

"During the time of King Qin Huiwen, Yiqu had been incorporated into Daqin. They were herdsmen, so they should have a lot of sheep." Ying Zheng raised a question.

"Yiqu said it was merged into Daqin. In fact, it is very independent. Besides, most of the sheep in their hands are for them to eat." Zhu Jiaming clearly felt that the embarrassment was too great, and he was afraid that Yingzheng would be disappointed. "If you buy at a high price, Coupled with the prestige of the prince, it should be possible to get a lot of sheep."

"No, the reason why the transaction is a transaction is because of the exchange of equivalent values. It is not worth wasting so many resources just for training." Ying Zheng obviously didn't want to do this.

"Then what should we do? Or let those recruits go hunting." The Zhu family whispered.

"You can figure it out, if you hunt, you will waste more time." Ying Zheng chuckled.

Seeing that Yingzheng was not in a hurry, the Zhu family felt that Yingzheng had already thought of the facility, so they asked, "Did the prince think of the facility?"

"Pork!" Ying Zheng said.

"Pork is not allowed." The Zhu family took half a step back.

"Why not?" Ying Zheng said in surprise, pork should be the cheapest and easy to get in his memory.

"Because the pig is too thin." The Zhu family said truthfully.

Only then did Ying Zheng wake up. In this historical period, pigs are thin.

"Those pigs are not only thin, but also very aggressive, especially when they are in heat, so there are very few people raising pigs." The Zhu family said slowly.

"In heat? By the way, you castrate them all, and they will gain weight quickly." Ying Zheng then remembered that all pigs on the earth plane have to be castrated.

Castrated pigs seldom behave well and will gain weight soon.In addition, it has been castrated, so naturally there will be no possibility of estrus.

"Prince, is this okay? None of those eunuchs have gained weight." Zhu said distrustfully.

"Just do what you do, and you will see the result soon." Ying Zheng said in a bad mood.

"No!" Although the Zhu family didn't know what was wrong, they had no choice but to agree, anyway, they just castrated a few pigs.

"I don't have much time now. You can find some adult pigs and just castrate them, as many as possible." Ying Zheng ordered.

"No!" The Zhu family agreed.

Although I am a little confused, I still do what Ying Zheng said. After all, Ying Zheng has created too many miracles.

"Okay, in those days when the pigs haven't gained weight yet, let's put together the lean pork first." Ying Zheng asked again.

The breakfast in the prince's mansion is naturally rich, with chicken soup that has been boiled for a long time, plus four sweet potato cakes per person, and finally simple fruits, which are not affordable by ordinary people.

The dining hall is not far from the school grounds, it is spacious and simple, more than [-] people are seated according to their unit and barracks number, but they dare not make a sound.

It was not until Li Cunxiao gave an order that all the soldiers started to move, and at a rapid speed, all the food was disposed of.

"It's too slow, you, and you, why do you have to keep the other hand empty when eating, isn't it okay to hold sweet potato pancakes?" Li Cunxiao scolded the recruits.

This is what Ying Zheng ordered, which is to cultivate the vigilance of the soldiers, be prepared at all times, and lay the foundation for the future.

The soldiers being trained all bowed their heads in shame, very troubled.

"You eat slowly. During your lunch break, you ran around the school ground ten times." Li Cunxiao cursed.

These soldiers did not dare to disobey, even though their bodies were completely different from Shi Huan's, Li Cunxiao's words were orders and must be carried out.

When their companions all went back to rest, these soldiers gritted their teeth and ran together to the school grounds. Most of the soldiers who came here were weak and in poor shape. Within half a circle, they began to pant.

Li Cunxiao followed Ying Zheng and looked at the soldiers. He saw someone falling and wanted to go up to help, but Ying Zheng stopped him.

Just listen to Ying Zheng say loudly: "Can you stand up? If you are a warrior of Great Qin, then stand up to me. Otherwise, let me go."

"I can stand up." The soldier gritted his teeth and said, slapped away the hand of his companion who helped him, and fought desperately.

Most of them were not feeling well. On the first day of training, they were punished and finished the entire race with their physical strength extremely exhausted.

The only luck is that, for them, today's weather is fine.

A few miles away, the lunch in the school will be richer, all thanks to the Zhu family.With pork, reeds, and short yellow vegetables, the soldiers worked hard for most of the day. They were exhausted and their food intake increased greatly.

On the first day, he could only eat one bowl of rice, but now he ate two bowls of rice in one bite, a full half a catty of beef.

You must know that there was not much meat in this era, and it was a big problem to keep warm. Now there is so much meat, which makes these soldiers very happy.

The happiest time will soon pass, and what awaits them will be terrible suffering.

In the afternoon, it is a walking practice. People line up and wait in line, and then walk side by side.

At the beginning, these recruits felt very lively and seemed to be the most fun appearance, but they soon realized that this movement was extremely embarrassing and very sad. Every time there was only one person who did not move properly, the whole row would carry it. leg.

This leg cannot be lowered, and it must be at the same height. It is incredibly laborious.

They originally thought that walking was better than struggling, but they did not expect that this would be dozens of times more painful than struggling.

On this day, everyone didn't know how they survived it, it seemed like half a year had passed.

"It's too painful. When I move now, my thighs are sore and sharp, and my whole body feels like being stabbed by a knife. Obviously it's just a few simple movements. I just realized how difficult this movement is today."

"When I first started, I thought walking was a simple matter, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult."

"The meals provided by the prince are quite good, but the training process is really unacceptable."

"Now I feel moved to go home, but the military order is like a mountain. If we escape, we will be caught and returned."

After arriving at the barracks, everyone immediately took off their shoes, threw aside their socks, and fell asleep on the bed.

Immediately someone scolded: "God, fuck you, throw the sock on my head."

"Because I was always out of sync, I was caught by Li Cunxiao and asked me to do push-ups. It looked simple, but after I did [-] in a row, I was dying of pain, but Li Cunxiao asked me to do [-] push-ups. , I feel that my arm is useless now." The soldier called Goudan said exhaustedly while lying on the bed.

Now, many soldiers have found that there are many calluses on the soles of their feet, burning pain, and some even have many blisters. Before turning off the lights, they quickly took out the embroidery needles given by their mother-in-law and carefully picked them up.

At this time, the scolding continued, but most of them were scolding Li Cunxiao, and scolding Ying Zheng was just cursing inwardly.

Soon, these scolding voices gained the resonance of these guys, and they began to scold.

At this moment, Li Cunxiao's voice sounded outside the barracks door: "Come out for me."

The soldiers were startled, and they rolled up and got up. According to today's practice, they were arranged very neatly.

"Hurry up and take a shower, and then get the hell out of here." Li Cunxiao was surprisingly "gentle" this time.

"Class?" Goudan was taken aback. "I said, general, don't play with us. If you tell me to study, you might as well kill me."

"My words are orders, you just need to follow my words, what to do with so much nonsense." Li Cunxiao dissatisfied.

"But..." Goudan hesitated.

"However, you give me standing class tonight." Li Cunxiao came out of character.

"No!" Goudan was startled.

"Remember, I'm in the army now. I'm your boss. My words are orders. You just do what you want." Li Cunxiao taught.

"No!" Everyone agreed immediately.

In the next few rest hours, the soldiers quickly ran out, and then went to class obediently one by one.

The Confucianist who came here was recruited by Gongsun Nizi. He is not very academically accomplished, but he has read hundreds of schools and is good at teaching. He is the most suitable candidate.

Most of these guys can't read a few words and can only write their own names, but a lot of knowledge makes the soldiers even more miserable.

The teaching ability of Confucianism is indeed extraordinary, and they quickly found a suitable method to make these soldiers study hard.

As for the content of the education, Gongsun Nizi had already discussed with Yingzheng a long time ago, and it was mostly about some basic military knowledge, as well as his loyalty to Qin, and learning some rules and regulations.

The ones who are most used to it are probably Meng Tian, ​​Meng Yi and Wang Ben, especially Meng Tian and Meng Yi, who are already smart and have learned a lot of military experience from their parents. Of course, there is no difficulty for tonight's lesson.

The general recruits did not know the meaning of these things, but Meng Tianmengyi knew that this knowledge was a valuable asset and could be transformed into a kind of power.

It can effectively improve the quality of soldiers, thereby making the entire army more powerful.

Early the next morning, before dawn, these recruits woke up with something called beating the drum.

Under Li Cunxiao's order, all the soldiers came out quickly according to yesterday's order, and then arranged neatly one by one according to the number, standing in place, waiting for their instructor to arrive.

Following Li Cunxiao's order, all the instructors and soldiers started running around the school field.

After running for more than ten laps, they finally stopped. Their already blistered feet were beginning to bleed, but they all gritted their teeth and persisted without saying a word, displaying extraordinary willpower.

When the run was over, all of them were dizzy and had an empty stomach, so they ran towards the restaurant, preparing for a new battle.

Usually when eating, it is the most leisurely time, but now it is the same as fighting first, and there is no delay.

The content of the morning was more or less new, which was to let the soldiers stand where they were.

I thought it was a rest, but I didn't expect that there was an amazing "trick" hidden in this simple movement.

Soon, some people couldn't hold on, and their muscles started to ache, but under the inspection of the instructors and the instructors, they didn't dare to be lazy.

Since they came to the Prince's Mansion on the first day, Ying Zheng told them that they could either simply quit or stick to it.

Fortunately, no one quit this time.

The content of the afternoon was the same as yesterday, even walking, and the amount of practice was the same as usual.

The content of the night is to teach some new things, similar to surveying and arithmetic, and I am even more worried about the illiterate soldiers.

But this is the case with learning. As long as you get through the beginning, the content behind it will be much easier, and you will even enjoy the process.

Arithmetic and surveying and mapping are the top priority of night work.

Knowing how to count, you know that the officers and soldiers of the first battalion have a lot of troubles when marching, how much food and grass they need every day, and how much arrows can last for a few days.

As for surveying and mapping, it is drawing. Those who do not understand surveying and mapping and looking at maps have no future. Only by knowing the topography can they know the advantages and disadvantages of the geographical location. Where is a river, where is a valley, where is a forest, and camping It may seem absurd and uninteresting, but it is indispensable.

One day passed quickly, but the third day and the fourth day were still the same.

The instructors and instructors will only report what they do, there is nothing they can do, and there is no room for negotiation. If you are told to stand, you must not lie down; if you are told to walk, you must not run.

The drills in the past few days have gradually made all the soldiers numb. They have no time to think about whether what they have learned is worthwhile, let alone think about whether the instructors and instructors are right or wrong.

They just know that when the military order is issued, they must instinctively reply: "Obey."

Then the original inland go to the general order to complete.

It is not easy for people to go from simple to cumbersome, but it is much easier to go from cumbersome to simple.With sufficient nutrition and rigorous training, the physical strength of the soldiers has gradually strengthened.

Everything is on track, marching and queues are first shortened to two hours, and the rest of the time is for long-distance running.

Long-distance running is still a tormenting thing. I don’t know how many laps I have to run around the school field every day. No, although the toss is sharp, it can still encourage and support.

As for Ying Zheng, he would come over occasionally and give a few lectures in the evening. With his penetrating tongue and broad insights, he was actually quite popular among the soldiers.

Compared with those old-fashioned Confucian scholars, Ying Zheng's lectures are obviously more lively, and some of his lectures are easy to deep, which has won the love of many soldiers.

What Yingzheng advocated most was prudence, and the truth he reported was that one should be tyrannical when dealing with enemies, and that one should be merciful when dealing with the weak.

When the strong are angry, they draw their swords against the stronger; when the weak are angry, they draw their swords against the weaker.

After such training, these soldiers are naturally strong men, and Ying Zheng doesn't want these guys to do something outrageous by relying on the Prince's Mansion.

When Ying Zheng said the ordinary truth, it suddenly became sacred, and the soldiers heard it impassionedly and relished it.

Rao is Meng Tian Meng Yi, when he heard some stories from Ying Zheng's mouth, he couldn't help being fascinated and found it very funny.

Needless to say, Wang Ben already admired Ying Zheng, and now he can't wait to enshrine him like a god.

During this period of time, the Zhu family continued to carry out his castration work. He simply bought all the boars with the approved money, and then took dozens of farm children to castrate all the boars. .

Situ Wanli looked at the limp boar, his hands were covered with blood, and asked doubtfully, "Zhu family, is what you said even possible?"

"This is entrusted by the prince, it is definitely possible. When he entrusted it in the past, didn't we think it was wrong?" The Zhu family threw the object into the bag, dealt with it briefly, and asked a farmer's junior to drag it out and bury it. .

"I always feel that this matter is somewhat wicked." Situ Wanli looked at the peaceful boars.

"If these pigs can really gain weight quickly, it's a great merit. Where did the wickedness come from?" Zhu's family said angrily.

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The Zhu family caught several boars, weighed them, and said in surprise: "Sure enough, they have become heavier, and the growth rate is much faster than those that were not castrated."

"Is it true that these few are especially edible?" Situ Wanli asked in surprise, but after changing a few, based on the number records above, he came to an astonishing conclusion.

These boars gain weight much faster than non-castrated pigs.

"Don't panic first, wait and see for a while, and the young man will be castrated first." Zhu Jia laughed.

"Okay." Situ Wanli nodded and said.

A few days later, the Zhu family and Situ Wanli arrived at the pig pen.

"Sure enough, just like what the prince said, these castrated boars grow very fast." The Zhu family was overjoyed.

"It seems that the pork has disappeared. In a few days, these pigs can be slaughtered." Situ Wanli looked at the many boars, and checked them according to their size.

"Another thing is to record all these castration methods and implement them all over the country." The Zhu family rubbed their chins.

"You, go and call all the younger generations of the peasant family who worked hard to castrate that day." Situ Wanli ordered, and the younger generation of the peasant family immediately got the order to call all the younger generation of the peasant family over.

The Zhu family held many conferences on the method of castration of boars. After the conclusion, it took more than half a month to compile a "Boar Castration Method", which was copied to all parts of the country by printing.

But these are already things to talk about, so I won’t say more here.

Due to the popularity of sweet potatoes in the past three or four years, the Qin Palace has been expanded a lot, and it is more magnificent than before.

King Zhuangxiang of Qin was very weak, and the eunuchs read the government affairs all at once, and then the king of Qin commanded them after reading.

"Stop reading, I'm a little tired." King Qin Zhuangxiang waved his hand.

"Your Majesty, this is the soup made from snow lotus picked from the Tianshan Mountains. You should drink it first! It's good for your body." The eunuch brought out a bowl of soup, the temperature was just right, and it was clear that King Qin would be very tired at this time .

"How is Zheng'er doing recently?" King Qin Zhuangxiang was most concerned about Ying Zheng, and after taking a sip of soup, he asked.

"My servant heard people say that he built a school in the Prince's Mansion and trains soldiers every day." The eunuch said truthfully.

"There is a large area of ​​open land to the west of the Prince's Mansion. It is not a problem to build a small school." King Qin Zhuangxiang nodded.

"The common people around will hear the voices of the soldiers every morning. Fortunately, they all know that Yingzheng is for Qin, and they don't mind." The eunuch said slowly.

"Don't treat the common people badly, you should compensate them." King Qin Zhuangxiang drank a little anxiously, and first coughed softly.

"The crown prince has already paid them compensation." The eunuch said quickly.

"That's good." King Qin Zhuangxiang stopped coughing.

"There is another matter. The servant also heard what people said, so I don't know if it's true or not." The eunuch lowered his voice.

"Oh? Let's hear it." King Zhuangxiang of Qin knew that this was the news about Ying Zheng, so he immediately became interested.

"Those soldiers in the Prince's Mansion each have an astonishing amount of food, which is about five times that of an ordinary adult man." The eunuch said in a panicked tone.

"What's the outline? People's stomachs are so big. If you eat so much, wouldn't you be stuffed to death?" King Qin Zhuangxiang had already finished his soup.

"The servant heard it too, and I don't know if it's true or not, but everyone in Xianyang knows about it." The eunuch said truthfully.

"This is too fresh!" King Qin Zhuangxiang put the bowl on the side, and then said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)