At the same time that the establishment problem was almost solved, recruit training also officially started.
While officers receive education, soldiers must also receive education.
Liu Bei used the "Infantry and Cavalry Drill Code" compiled by himself as the blueprint for military training, and began to conduct very strict and scientific training for the new recruits, training the soldiers' physical fitness, queues, military formations, basic culture and other aspects.
The main physical training methods include long-distance running, obstacle running, and certain strength training.
Queues and military formations use slogans, command flags, and drum and horn sounds as the main training methods.
The basic culture starts with familiarity with military regulations and military laws and the army's welfare regulations. It stipulates that military laws in the military camp are like mountains. No one is allowed to violate military laws. No matter who the violator is, even Liu Bei himself, he must be punished by military laws.
In addition to strict rules and regulations, there are also daily life benefits that are quite generous for the military of this era.
For example, change from two meals a day to three meals a day.
Normally when stationed in the camp, they eat meat once every three days, one meal of dry food and two meals of water a day. During the war, they can eat one meal of meat every day, two meals of dry food and one meal of water.
During the march, thick pancakes were used as the main ration. Eggs were added to the noodles of the pancakes to increase nutrition. Each soldier was given military pickles to accompany the food.
After entering the military camp, except for regular military pay, all other expenses are also waived.
Each person is given two sets of military suits for free every quarter, including all internal and external clothing, all of which are mended and made by Liu Bei. If there are holes in the military uniforms, they can be directly handed over to the military logistics department for replacement or repair.
There are free military medical camps in the army. Military doctors are hired by Liu Bei at high salaries in the Land of Three Rivers and inside and outside Luoyang City. If soldiers are sick, they can go directly to the military medical camps for medical treatment. The cost of medication and treatment will be fully borne by the army, and the soldiers themselves do not need to bear any responsibility. cost.
Liu Bei also equipped the military medical camp with a considerable number of "nurses". Learning simple cleaning, applying medicine, and bandaging skills from the military doctors can play a big role.
There are many other benefit details.
For example, in the hot summer, black beans and mung beans are boiled into soup, and each soldier can get two bowls of it every day.
There is a fuel subsidy for the cold winter, and every soldier can receive enough heating fuel to keep out the cold.
In addition, there are also holidays such as sick leave and rotating family leave. If you apply in advance, the logistics management department can arrange it. During family visits, military pay will be paid at 70% of the usual rate.
The benefits and benefits are all available, which is perfect to make the big soldiers stunned.
Even some veterans who had never fought with Liu Bei were filled with emotion and lamented why they couldn't have met Liu Bei earlier and followed Liu Bei earlier. In that case, their lives would have been much better than they are now.
Zhen Yan once expressed concern about Liu Bei's establishment of so many welfare systems, saying that it would not only cost a lot, but also seemed unnecessary. Compared with this, he was more worried about Liu Bei's own living standard declining.
Liu Bei shook his head.
"Soldiers can only fight well if they eat well. Only if they fight well can Liangzhou be good. Only if Liangzhou is good can the big men be good. Only in this way can I be good. Without this premise, no matter how luxurious my personal life is, how can I be good?" Does it make me happy? I just hate it."
Zhen Yan was speechless.
If all the money and supplies that everyone has collected for Liu Bei are really used for the army, plus the money and food for the 22,000 people borne by the imperial court, then the army under Liu Bei will definitely become the best-paid one in the entire Han Dynasty. army.
And even if there is no income, it can be maintained for a considerable period of time.
It can only be said that Liu Bei is really, really, really, really, rich after defeating hundreds of schools of thought.
Liu Bei's recruitment plan and training plan were in full swing, and all recruitment work was completed in mid-April of the third year of Zhongping. The army also conducted basic training for a period of time and was initially formed into an army. It was ready to follow Liu Bei into Liangzhou and take up his post.
During this period of time, Liu Bei received several letters.
The first is a letter from Lu Zhi. When he learned that Liu Bei was going to be the pastor of Liangzhou, Lu Zhi was very worried. He immediately wrote to Liu Bei, asking if this matter was a conspiracy of the Jinwen School, and then he wrote a lot of worries. Tips for being a state pastor, teach Liu Bei how to be a state pastor.
This is what he has learned from his experience as a state pastor for almost a year, and he has written seven or eight volumes of bamboo slips.
At this time, there is only one state pastor in the world, Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi's experience as a state pastor is very valuable, and Liu Bei directly inherited this experience, so he took advantage of it.
After Liu Bei carefully studied it, he felt that it was very rewarding. He planned to save it and read it from time to time. Then he wrote a reply to Lu Zhi, telling Lu Zhi not to worry. This matter had something to do with the Jinwen School, but he After thinking about it carefully, I felt that this might not be a bad idea.
As long as he succeeds in governing Liangzhou, no one can stop him when he returns to Luoyang. Moreover, he thinks that Lu Zhi will return to Luoyang soon. There will be teachers in Luoyang by then, and he will not worry about himself. Can't go back to Luoyang.
Then came the letters leading to Zhao.
In the letter, Qianzhao talked about how much he missed Liu Bei and expressed that he was very willing to come to help Liu Bei. Then he also obtained Lu Zhi's understanding and only waited for Lu Zhi to finish the last thing left. He resigned and rushed to Liangzhou.
I hope that when the time comes, he will still have a place under Liu Bei, and he will definitely do his best to help Liu Bei govern Liangzhou.
Liu Bei was very happy after reading the letter. He wrote a reply to Qianzhao, telling him not to be anxious and to be careful when he was on his way.
From the words and sentences in the letter, Liu Bei could almost feel that Qianzhao was really anxious to come to Liangzhou. Thinking about it, he chose to follow Lu Zhi and become an official as soon as possible in order to make great contributions and not leave Liu Bei behind too much. But never thought that Liu Bei would achieve such great achievements again?
Liu Bei felt that Qian Zhao must have been very tangled during this period of time.
But the result is good. Qianzhao's administrative ability was highly praised by Lu Zhi during this period. Liu Bei's future plan to govern Liangzhou is indispensable for Qianzhao's efforts.
The third letter is a bit special. It comes from his good eldest brother, Gongsun Zan. The content of the letter is that Gongsun Zan hopes that Liu Bei can help him find a breakthrough in his position, preferably a military position, and also vaguely mentions that we should never forget each other even if we are rich and noble. Such vows.
The arrival of this letter made Liu Bei feel that Gongsun Zan might be facing some political difficulties now. Otherwise, with Gongsun Zan's temper, he would not take the initiative to write to him to ask for help in this regard.
Although the two of them had said words such as "Don't forget each other when rich and noble", Gongsun Zan, who is extremely chauvinistic, probably has a very complicated mood when facing his former younger brother who is younger than him and once called him eldest brother.
After thinking about it, Liu Bei wrote a reply to Gongsun Zan, saying that he would help him deal with Luoyang and try to change him to a military position he desired.
After all, Gongsun Zan had helped Liu Bei. It was no longer difficult for Liu Bei to change his position, so Liu Bei was willing to help him. However, Liu Bei felt that Gongsun Zan was not suitable to work with him, so the distance between the two was still slightly wider. A little is better.
Otherwise, I would be embarrassed, and so would Gongsun Zan.
So Liu Bei took some time to meet Liang Hu, the Minister of Selection at the Monk's Office, and invited him to a meal, intending to talk to him about Gongsun Zan's transfer.
PS: I ate Kang Shuaibo’s Braised Pork Ribs Noodles with Scallions in the morning and found the taste to be average, still not as good as the traditional Braised Beef Noodles. I felt very depressed, so I’ll add another chapter.
