After Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng made arrangements for the Gongxuetang and Tongwenguan, he announced again amidst bursts of surprise from everyone: "Commander Jin, there is one more thing I want to trouble you with."
"Commander, please tell me, I will do my best in this humble position!"
Zhang Cheng nodded and continued: "When I go to Zhencheng to take up my post, my affairs will be complicated at first. I might not be able to spare time to take care of the affairs of the Military Hall. Therefore, I want to leave the Military Hall in Chicheng temporarily. This requires Commander Jin to worry a lot. La."
"Serving the commander-in-chief is the duty of a new friend, so why bother talking about it."
Jin Xinpeng continued: "Xinpeng will do his best to explain the matter to the commander-in-chief and will never be vague. However, the commander-in-chief, General Wei, General Zhang, General Wu and others all went to the town, and the military hall is There is a vacancy for teachers nearby, and it is difficult to find suitable candidates for a while, which is indeed a bit difficult."
Zhang Cheng smiled and shook his head after hearing this: "I have expected this for a long time, and I will discuss this matter with everyone today."
He then said to everyone present: "Today we are just going to discuss a charter. As for the specific things, we can just do it slowly."
Uncle Yongning said this in a leisurely manner, but the officials and generals in the hall took a breath of cold air, and everyone was wondering: Is this uncle going to play another big game?
"My uncle's intention is that the former 'Military Hall', because the trainees were all officers and sergeants of each battalion, can be changed to the 'Battle School' in the future, and it will be set up in all six major battalions of our Yongyi Army.
The commander of each camp will be the head of the "Suiying School" and will be in charge of the affairs of the school; while the governor of each camp will serve as the head of the "Suiying School" and preside over all affairs in the school; the deputy generals and chief officers of each camp will The officials are all lecturers in the school, and they arrange classes to teach the students in the school. "
After Yong Ningbo finished speaking, he glanced at the generals such as He Biao and Wei Zhice who were sitting on the left. He saw that their expressions were calm. Although they were a little surprised, they were also full of confidence, and he felt very satisfied.
He continued: "The number of camp-accompanying schools in each battalion is controlled within 300, and the agile soldiers in the battalion must be selected to study in the school. After completing the training, they will be the backbone of the army and be registered to supplement the officer positions of each battalion. Priority will be given to them. Appointment.
The hundred commanders, team commanders, and A commanders below the command commander in each battalion will attend the battalion school on a regular basis to attend lectures and study. In principle, no less than ten days per month will be required during normal times. In wartime, it will depend on the situation, but it should also be guaranteed every month. At least three days of lectures and study. "
Zhang Cheng looked at Wu Zhizhong, Wei Zhice, Zhang Guodong and other generals with burning eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you have any questions?"
"I have no doubts about it, General. I will just obey the Commander-in-Chief's military orders."
Wu Zhizhong made a statement on behalf of each camp leader. Others nodded in agreement, and no one raised any questions.
Zhang Cheng nodded to express his satisfaction, then looked at Jin Xinpeng again and said to him: "Commander Jin, I want to change the name of the 'Military Hall' to the 'Lecture Hall' to train generals in our brave army. cradle."
"Lectures on martial arts... the cradle..."
Jin Xinpeng kept muttering what Zhang Cheng said and secretly pondered its meaning. Although he could not fully understand Zhang Cheng's meaning at the moment, he could secretly guess something.
"The 'Martial Arts Hall' is like the 'Guozijian' in our Yongyi Army. It will cultivate qualified and outstanding officers for our Yongyi Army through systematic teaching methods.
My original intention was to establish the "Yongyi Army Lecture Hall" after the town was conquered. However, considering that there were many deputy commanders and generals in the town, and they were not part of our Yongyi Army, there would be great constraints on doing this. There are many, but it is not as easy to operate as Akagi. "
Zhang Cheng continued to stare at Jin Xinpeng's face, and then said: "The 'Martial Arts Hall' will open five subjects: infantry, riding, artillery, fortification, and baggage, and teach them in different categories.
The courses are temporarily divided into two categories: academic and technical. The academic category mainly teaches classics and history, and allusions of loyal and brave generals in ancient times, so that people can know their loyalty and be more courageous in battle. In addition, astronomy and geography, surveying and mapping arithmetic, tactical formations, and weapons are also taught. Firearms and other military knowledge.
The technical department teaches the formation drills of cavalry, troops, and artillery, as well as specific military content such as gunnery skills, fortification engineering, and baggage transfer. "
Not allowing anyone to ask any questions, Zhang Cheng continued: "Our Yongyi Army's 'Martial Arts Hall' has two classes, fast and slow, called A and B respectively.
The total number of Class A is tentatively determined to be 1,000 people, with 350 students each in the steps and riding disciplines, and 100 students each in the remaining three disciplines: artillery, engineering, and supplies. The schooling period is one year, and the major is technical skills during the schooling period. Class subjects, and concurrently study academic subjects.
Those who are successful in their studies can be directly appointed as Wudu Lieutenants and serve as reserve officers in various battalions. They can also be sent to various military stations as junior officers to train new bravery, or they can be sent to key forts to serve as garrison officers.
The number of Class B is tentatively set at 500, including 150 students each for the step and cavalry departments, 100 students for the gunnery department, and 50 students each for the remaining engineering and supply departments. The schooling period is two years. The academic period is long, so students should comprehensively enrich what they have learned and achieve both academic and technical skills.
Those who are successful in their studies will be directly appointed as cavalry captains. They can stay in the martial arts hall as assistant instructors, they can also be assigned to various battalions as assistant officers, or they can be sent to various military stations as instructors to train new bravery. , or sent to key forts to serve as officers. "
Yong Ningbo said so many words in one breath, which made everyone present amazed. For them, relying on "military academies" to cultivate outstanding qualified officers was too advanced and they were not able to adapt to it for a while.
Zhang Cheng also knew that this theory was too far ahead of this era and needed to give them some time to understand and digest, so he stopped here and just looked at them quietly while sipping the fragrant tea.
"Commander Zhen, the matters involved in this 'Martial Arts Hall' are too complicated. The number of students alone is 1,500. To train so many students, the lecturers and professors in the hall are also a big problem.
Not to mention the requirements for teaching materials, venues, equipment, etc., which are so complicated, Xin Peng is really confused and has no clue. He is really afraid that he will miss the important task of the town commander. "
Jin Xinpeng was the first to speak. He was not trying to shirk, but he was just worried after hearing what Zhang Cheng said just now and feeling the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
Without waiting for Zhang Cheng to say anything, General Zhang Guangda said: "Commander, the 'Martial Arts Hall' is of such a scale that it may not be built overnight. It involves the hiring of professors, the recruitment of students, the selection of venues, the compilation of teaching materials, and the equipment. Preparations and so on.
All of these things cannot be accomplished overnight, and how to manage them is even more complicated. If you want to streamline and complete them, it will not be accomplished overnight. "
In the hall, all the officers and generals followed the words of the two of them and began to discuss. For example, Wei Zhice and other battalion leaders were looking forward to the future. They talked about how much the combat power of each battalion would be improved after the martial arts masters were enriched. .
Jin Xinpeng, on the other hand, was discussing the specific details of building a martial arts hall with Yan Qingrong, Zhang Guangda and other people who stayed behind on the North Road. There was no need to worry about money and labor, but the recruitment of professors was indeed a bit difficult.
On the other side, Shi Tiegen was also discussing with Weng Taiheng the preparations for the establishment of the Engineering School. Several directors from the Craftsman Camp interrupted from time to time and put forward their own suggestions.
Only Luo Shunda, the head of the printing bureau, sat in his seat without saying a word. He had read some books when he was a child, but it was only later that his family fell into decline that he started the printing industry from his uncle.
Because he has always been dealing with books, he has a perfect combination of the wisdom of a scholar and the cunning of a businessman. Although he works under Uncle Yongning, he receives a fixed monthly salary.
However, the Printing Bureau also has its own financial requirements. Even if the profit does not belong to him, Luo Shunda, if the profit for the month exceeds the plan, everyone from the boss Luo Shuncheng to the ordinary workers will receive certain bonus incentives.
This is not just the case with the Printing Bureau, but also in all workshops under Zhang Cheng's rule. As long as the production tasks are completed beyond the plan that month, the value of the excess will be calculated and corresponding bonuses will be calculated.
This move naturally greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the workers. However, if the planned tasks are not completed in the month, or the defective rate of the month exceeds the specified value, there will also be a corresponding penalty mechanism.
It is precisely because of this incentive mechanism that after many workshop owners complete their manufacturing tasks for the month, if there are no new tasks, they will often go out into the community to pick up civilian orders from other merchants to complete them.
This behavior is most common here in Jiangying. Who wouldn’t want to make more money?
Zhang Cheng did not prohibit this. All he asked was to prioritize the completion of military supplies manufacturing tasks with quality, quantity and time. However, military supplies cannot be manufactured endlessly forever.
Many workshops will eventually turn to the production of civilian supplies. After all, dual-purpose military and civilian uses can only last long. It is precisely because Zhang Cheng, who has advanced awareness, is very aware of this, so he did not stop the workshops from taking over work privately, but only required them to report according to regulations. Can.
However, there is something special about the Printing Bureau. Their main task is to print military stamps. However, as the silver coins gradually become available, their task volume continues to decline.
This makes them, who already have few opportunities to make extra money, even more constrained.
After all, in this era, there are very few writers and writers, and many of them come from wealthy families. Their families support private printing workshops and write and print their own books.
It was still under Zhang Cheng's inspiration that I was occasionally able to receive some small advertisements or the printing business of brand packaging paper from some large merchants, but such opportunities were not many after all.
He had always felt that he was not capable enough to lead the craftsmen of the Printing Bureau to earn more bonuses. Now when he heard Yongning Bo's plan to establish an engineering school and a martial arts school, he was very excited.
He didn't care about others, he just made a small calculation in his own mind. Although the engineering school did not explicitly state how many positions there were, the craftsman camp had been expanding recently, and there was a serious shortage of skilled craftsmen. Therefore, this There will certainly be no shortage of positions.
Not to mention the martial arts hall. Yong Ningbo had already made it clear just now that the number of students alone is as many as 1,500. How numerous are the various required teaching materials?
If I can win them all, I'm afraid I won't have to worry about the craftsmen's bonuses in the next one to two years!
As for the establishment of the Tongwen Museum, he didn't seem too anxious. It wasn't that he didn't pay attention to Yong Ningbo's instructions, it was just that he had been traveling all over the country in the past few years to engage in the printing business.
He had some contact with Mongolian and Tibetan languages, and although he did not know them all, he had a rough idea of them. He was the only one who had not dabbled in Tatar and its characters, but he was not too worried.
After all, Xuanzhen has had many contacts with the Mongols through mutual trade. There are many people who can speak Tatar or know Tatar writing, and Mongolian and Mongolian characters are not a problem.
Just as everyone was talking, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng finally spoke. He coughed a few times to calm everyone in the hall.
Then he said: "Although the 'Gong School', 'Jiang Wu Hall', and 'Tongwen Hall' teach different things, they are all the foundation of my bravery.
There are many teaching categories in the "Gongxuetang", which are aimed at nurturing talents in Xuanzhen. Although those who graduate from the "Gongxuetang" cannot take the official path of the imperial examination, they can still enter our country. In the workshop, he serves as the master craftsman, or as the head of each branch workshop.
Among them, those who excel in academic studies can even enter the forts in various places in Xuan Town and serve as administrators. Although the subjects they study are mostly in industry, mining, civil engineering, firearms and the like.
However, there are also subjects such as medicine, agriculture, horse racing, and business, especially astronomy. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with them entering the castles and serving as officials in various yamen.
Under Benbo's rule, unlike other places, he was not interested in those who were Jinshi or candidates. Benbo only valued practical learning and promoted only those who could do it.
If a person only knows how to talk and do nothing, even if he is the number one scholar in the dynasty, he will not be as useful as a craftsman in our Xuanzan town! "
Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng's words were very powerful and inspired everyone present. Even Liu Minshen, who was born in Juren, also praised it very much.
Zhang Cheng didn't wait for everyone's reaction at all, and then continued: "The 'Martial Arts Hall' is like the 'Guozijian' of our Yongyi Army. It is the place where talents are stored and cultivated for our Yongyi Army. The cradle of generals.
Although the content he teaches seems to be complicated and complicated, it seems that there is no clue at the moment. However, 'Everything is difficult at the beginning'. As long as these miscellaneous things at the beginning are done well, there will be rules to follow and it will be handled in accordance with the laws and regulations. . "
His eyes once again rested on Jin Xinpeng, and he said to him earnestly: "Commander Jin, you are the oldest in the North Road, you have great prestige, and you are also calm and capable in doing things. You are the one I rely on, which is really a testament to my bravery." A minister of Qiancheng with outstanding military exploits.
The establishment of the "Martial Arts Hall" is entrusted to you now, which is also my trust in you. I am also well aware of the difficulties involved. However, since we have chosen this road, even if there is an abyss ahead, we must still do it. Jump forward without hesitation.
The reason why our Yongyi Army is what it is today is because you fought hard with your flesh and blood and lives. The purpose of establishing the "Lecture Hall" is to carry forward the bloodline of our Yongyi Army so that it can be passed down to hundreds of generations, thousands of generations, and even Eternity. "
Zhang Cheng finally said to Jin Xinpeng: "Commander Jin, I don't want you to build the 'Martial Arts Hall' in a comprehensive manner. For the time being, the Chicheng Castle South University Campus will be the site of the 'Martial Arts Hall'.
You can first recruit some clerks, sort out the teaching materials required for each subject, and deliver them to the Printing Bureau to print some for teaching. The code of conduct and procedures of the various branches of our Yongyi Army can also be used as teaching materials.
The students can first recruit some literate and intelligent young people from the primary schools in each fort. As for the intelligent people from outside, they can also be recruited into the school.
In this way, the structure has been built. You can support it in Chicheng first. After I settle down in the town, I will move the "Martial Arts Hall" to the town. "
Without waiting for Jin Xinpeng to say anything, Zhang Cheng spoke again: "As soon as the students from the 'Gong School', 'Jianwu Hall' and 'Tongwen Hall' pass the examination, they can enroll in school. Three meals a day will be provided by the school. They cannot One cent fee is charged.
Clothes, equipment, teaching materials, etc. during their studies are also paid for by our Yongyi Army from military expenses, and each student will also be given a monthly allowance of three coins to encourage them to be motivated and motivated. "
"Commander, such expenses..."
Kaiping Guard Commander Jin Xinpeng heard Yong Ningbo mention the money matter and was about to remind him, but was directly interrupted by Zhang Cheng: "There is no need to mention the money matter again. You can just arrange the expenses here. If necessary, you can The reserve silver stored in the treasury will be temporarily withdrawn for use.”
"But if this happens..."
"No need to worry about this, Uncle Ben has his own solution!"
(End of chapter)
