In fact, Liangzhou's problem is not only food and grass, but also soldiers and horses. Almost all the soldiers that Liangzhou can fight are deployed in southern Liangzhou, Yizhou, and Tingzhou. The northern part of Liangzhou is not said to be a vacuum, but the defensive strength is It was quite weak. This was because Yang Ji shamelessly brought Yang Guang's five thousand cavalry back from Daxing intact, which relieved a lot of pressure. Otherwise, the situation would be even worse.
Now that the arms race has begun, the troops and horses deployed in southern Liangzhou have also been trapped. They must not be moved. If they withdraw in disgrace, not only will the arms race plan go bankrupt, but they will even be killed by Murong Fu. Yun took advantage of the situation to take down the danger.
As for the 30,000 troops in Tingzhou and Yizhou, they cannot be moved lightly. Not only must they deter the countries in the Western Regions, East and West Turks, and Tiele tribes, but more importantly, they must ensure the safety of more than 100,000 households in Tingzhou.
The best way now is actually to kill Tuyuhun, so that the southern troops can be withdrawn. But whether it is a war or a confrontation, it is necessary to stock up on military rations at the border. Just look at Yu Shinan's face and look like he will go on strike at any time. Yang Ji also knew that it was a bit difficult for him to look at his expression, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Yang Ji thought hard for a long time and suddenly said to Master Yin: "General Yin, when you go down, get me 10,000 slave troops. If there is a war between us and Tuyuhun, let the slave troops go into battle."
"Slave army?" Master Yinshi looked at Yang Ji in confusion: "General Manager, where did the slave army come from?"
Yang Ji explained: "It means selecting 10,000 prisoners who perform well in peacetime, assigning these people to one place separately, and then forming ten battalions according to the military system, with each battalion having 1,000 people, and setting up a regiment of 200 people, Our army serves as the chief officers at all levels, including a hundred-man brigade, a fifty-man team, and a ten-man team. Each battalion is equipped with two hundred elite soldiers. In addition to supervising the prisoners, these soldiers also tell the prisoners that the Sui Dynasty is prosperous and become the people of the Sui Dynasty. Benefits, benefits of loyalty to the Sui Dynasty. And told these captives: If a war breaks out in the future, they can also participate in the war. As long as they kill two people on the battlefield, they will be exempted from labor service. Killing five people will give them a third-class free citizen, and killing ten people will give them a second-class free citizen. Etc. If they can continue to perform meritorious service, they will be granted first-class civilian status. Not only will they receive rewards and titles like other soldiers, but they will also enjoy the rights to equalize land, marry and have children, and their children can also study with Han children."
When everyone heard this, they all took a breath of cold air, but they couldn't help but give Yang Ji a thumbs up in their hearts. If they did it like this, it would undoubtedly give the prisoners hope of escaping from the abyss, and to a large extent, their resistance could be broken down. , and all the strong and outstanding people were picked away. Even if the remaining people were dissatisfied, they would not be able to make a big storm. When there is a lack of scapegoats in the future, another group will be picked away. Anyway, once the slave trade starts, there will be no shortage of slaves and scapegoats in Liangzhou.
As for the so-called incentives such as "marrying a wife, having children, and obtaining land," they may seem wonderful, but they are actually distant dreams. After all, you can kill people on the battlefield, and others will kill you. It may be possible to kill two people, but someone who kills fifteen people and still survives is truly a warrior. It is not a loss for the Sui Dynasty to accept him as a second-class citizen. What's more, these people also set a good example for the prisoners, allowing more people to see hope and have hope in life. It may not be able to completely resolve the riot, but this trick can divide those prisoners who share the same origin, even if someone riots , it is much easier for the official to suppress it, and more importantly, driven by this hope, this slave army will become very fierce on the battlefield.
"I think the general manager's strategy is feasible." Yang Shanhui next to him said with a smile: "Not only do the slave soldiers not need to mobilize the population of our Sui Dynasty, but they also don't need to deliberately raise them, because their military rations are included in their daily diet. More importantly, The best thing is that there is no need to pay military pay, and there is no need for pension after death in battle..."
Yu Shinan frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded to Yang Ji with bright eyes. He now approved of this kind of profitable deal.
"General manager, I will make arrangements right away." Master Yin Shi couldn't sit still and stood up to ask for orders. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Not to mention, he was also very ashamed. Thanks to his surname "Yin", he even thought about a conspiracy. If you don't come out, you will really be embarrassed by the word "Yin".
"Okay, let's get ready." Yang Ji nodded, but he breathed a sigh of relief. This was another one sent away.
Master Yinshi walked a few steps and suddenly asked: "General Manager, is there any other way?"
Yang Ji shook his head and said with a smile: "Whatever you do, don't be afraid of anything happening. If anyone dares to riot, they will be killed without mercy."
What he has to do now is to take control of the overall situation, rather than taking care of every detail. In the past, when there was no one around, I had to do it myself. Now that these people have become more and more powerful, there is no need to take care of everything in detail. It's enough to just make do with everything and have a little understanding. If the person in charge is too shrewd, the generals under his command will lose face, have no sense of presence, and will have no chance of promotion.
"The final general will never let down the expectations of the General Manager." Master Yin Shi bowed solemnly and bowed to leave.
Next, the accumulated matters were solved one by one, and everyone left one after another.
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"Mr. Liu, please wait. I have something to discuss with you." Yang Ji left Liu Zhuo and Liu Xuan behind, preparing to inquire about education.
In the 20th year since the founding of the emperor, Yang Jian was under the control of the aristocratic families and the world's gentry. He had to abolish the Imperial College, the Four Schools, and the prefecture and county schools, and established only the Imperial College. Since then, education in the Sui Dynasty has existed in name only.
As for the rest of the so-called Taixue, they are actually aristocratic colleges opened for members of aristocratic families. They can be understood as places of study, but they are more of a gilded place for aristocratic families. When employing people in the court, they generally first consider Taixue students. If Taixue really does not have Only suitable candidates will be recruited through examinations from preparatory officials recommended from various places.
Yang Jian transferred education to Liangzhou, which seemed to be "civilizing barbarians", but in fact it did not conflict with his teaching philosophy. Yang Ji took advantage of the land annexation case to reorganize Liangzhou's officialdom. Although he followed the wishes of Yang Jian and Yang Guang and promoted many children from poor families, in fact most of the state-level official positions were held by people with strong backgrounds.
There is no way. After all, more than 90% of the talents in this era come from aristocratic families, but their loyalty to the Sui Dynasty is far lower than that of the family and the interest groups to which the family belongs. This is absolutely unacceptable to Yang Jian, but he cannot Need not.
Let alone the imperial court, if any industry wants to operate normally, it is actually impossible to ignore the family members.
In order to plan for future generations, Yang Jian used devious tactics to gradually wrest the monopoly of knowledge from the hands of aristocratic families by "educating the barbarian children in Liangzhou".
When Yang Ji was in the capital, he also discussed in detail the four schools, county school and state school with Yang Jian and Yang Guang. The four-course school can be called a combination of kindergarten and primary school. The schooling lasts for six years. The educational content is mainly about literacy and the most basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
In Yang Jian's vision, the three-year county school is a place to cultivate management talents. Although it is difficult for the talents who come out of the county school to be outstanding in resourcefulness and help the world, they can perfectly carry out the tasks awarded by the imperial court. The decree is done well. His personal ability may not be outstanding, but it forms the cornerstone of the imperial court's management of the world. The main knowledge learned is Confucianism, history, arithmetic, and law, and the "Policy Theory" written once a month is one of the ways to assess their learning results.
The academic system of the higher-up state school is also three years. The teaching content is based on the foundation of the county school and in-depth study of each academic field. Although it is also unlikely to have evil talents, it can cultivate top talents in a certain field. For example, in arithmetic, the county school teaches basic calculations and applications, but in the county school, more profound knowledge is taught. This is mainly a place for professional talents, and it is also the fundamental force that will promote the progress of the Sui Dynasty in the future.
As for the ultimate goal, it is to integrate the three studies into Taixue and make Taixue a place for advancement among state schools. As long as students are qualified to enter Taixue, they will have an honorary title in the military or officialdom, dedicated to serving all walks of life in the country. industry charting the way forward.
Of course, it is not easy to implement these things. At present, what Yang Ji needs to do is to study the three local studies.
"What are the orders from the Grand Master?"
"I want to know what the textbooks of the four schools are." Er Liu is not a counselor, but they are proficient in hundreds of schools of thought and are definitely the greatest masters and educators of Confucian classics in this era; the selection of textbooks for county schools and state schools , they definitely know better than Yang Ji, but they need to care about the enlightenment reading.
""The Thousand-Character Classic", "Initial Calculation" and "The Analects of Confucius."" Liu Xuan said with a smile: ""The Thousand-Character Classic" is for enlightenment; "Primary Calculation" is for simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and with the help of the General Manager, The new numbers and arithmetic questions will also become very concise and clear; as for "The Analects of Confucius" is the first step of the promotion teaching material, firstly, there are many people who know "The Analects of Confucius", even the villagers in the countryside mostly know the book, which makes it easier for people to Acceptable, secondly, it is simple and easy to understand. There is nothing unfamiliar or profound in the whole article. Anyone who can read can teach students. Even illiterate and experienced people can give a plausible explanation based on the sentences recited by a child. .”
Yang Ji said: "There is no problem with The Thousand-Character Essay and The First Calculation. However, The Analects of Confucius may seem simple, but it is profound and profound. It contains many principles of how to behave in the world. It is still a bit obscure for naive people, and even more so. What’s important is that it’s boring.”
"Boring?" Liu Xuan glanced at Liu Zhuo and said with a wry smile: "For a child, "The Analects of Confucius" is indeed boring."
"Exactly!" Liu Zhuo nodded and asked Yang Ji, "Since the chief manager raised this question, he must have some ideas."
Yang Ji said: "What I mean is to add idiom stories, which is to explain the origin of some idioms in the form of simple, straightforward and interesting short essays, and finally tell the children the truth. For example, Handan learning to walk, boasting, talking on paper, going in the opposite direction, and asking for forgiveness on the back of a thorn. Once the idioms have their origins, they are very suitable to be written into interesting, philosophical, and thought-provoking short stories.”
"I probably understand what the general manager means. Let's use the idiom of talking about war on paper!" Liu Zhuo stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The story first says that Zhao Kuo learned the art of war when he was young and was good at talking about war. His father Zhao She couldn't trouble him either. . Later, I copied the military manual without knowing how to adapt it, and was defeated by the Qin soldiers in the Battle of Changping. Then I told the children that empty talk cannot solve practical problems, and finally persuaded the children to be down-to-earth. Is this what you mean?"
"That's right." Yang Ji said with a smile: "The children will gradually understand some common sense after listening to the story for a long time. But I can only talk about it. How to write it specifically requires two gentlemen to do it."
"Don't worry, Chief Manager, this matter is not difficult." Liu Xuan said with a smile.
Liu Zhuo added with deep approval: "Every idiom has its origin. An idiom is a story and a truth. It is indeed not difficult to write such a childlike essay."
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