At this point, Li Boxen really got into some conversation and said, "Mr. Meng, since you want to learn martial arts, haven't you ever thought of studying martial arts before?"
Meng Peiyong smiled bitterly: "Oh, Junhou, art is a new thing, and I can't do it at my age."
Li Bochen couldn't help but smile. Meng Peiyong is only in his thirties, how can he be considered old? But it’s true that the art is a new thing, it’s only been around for more than ten years. The atmosphere in academic studies was also more open. When I was in the Sui Dynasty, I heard people say that it was immoral to mix men and women together in the snow.
But from Meng Peiyong's tone, it seemed that he wanted to go, but he just didn't have the courage or the chance.
Li Boxen thought about it seriously - in fact, the art of mechanism is really important, but people in this world, at least at this time, do not pay attention to it to a certain extent.
For example, in the Wuliang Army and even the Six Nations Army, the core of the battle formation is always the cultivators. Except for him, who was an anomaly, most of the first-level leaders in the Infinite Army were in the Qi-nourishing realm. On the battlefield, the battle revolved around the core of the leader. The Qi-nourishing monks marched forward bravely under the protection of a group of soldiers. The remaining ordinary soldiers and even armored vehicles all served this core.
This method of warfare naturally has shortcomings - if the general is charging forward or is in the middle of a battle group, his command will be greatly ineffective. Although most generals at the level of control will hold down the formation from behind, if they really encounter a tough nut to crack, the commander will have to step forward.
But there is nothing we can do about it. The existence of cultivation and spells causes great differences in individual strength. If no one restrains it, a second-level monster can rush back and forth in the battle group unscrupulously. No matter how good the tactics are, it will be impossible to use them - himself Breaking through the hundred-man formation yesterday was proof of this.
But he himself knows very well how important armored vehicles and mechanism skills are. If there are only cultivators of the lower third level on a battlefield, the armored vehicle can actually exert great power. As long as Meng Peiyong said, faster, stronger and more. In fact, others will gradually understand this truth. The key is to find your own advantages before they realize this.
This thought came to his mind and he said: "Mr. Meng, if you really have the opportunity to learn those things, will you go?"
Meng Peiyong was stunned for a moment before saying: "Ah... well, Lord, I also have a family and a career..."
Li Boxen thought for a moment and said, "What if there is no need for you to leave home?"
Meng Peiyong immediately said: "Master, do you want to teach me personally!?"
Li Bochen smiled bitterly: "I really don't understand this. But if you want to learn, I can think of a way."
Meng Peiyong said: "That's great, I'm happy to do that!"
Li Bochen smiled and was about to speak again when he heard someone say: "Oh, Brother Li, how can you chat with him?"
Li Bochen turned around and saw that Mrs. Meng was walking over. Hearing her call him Brother Li, Li Bochen felt very comfortable and said, "Sister Meng, I'm talking to Mr. Meng about mechanism skills."
Meng Peiyong's eyes lit up and he said to Madam Meng: "Madam, you promised me that you will keep the martial artist!"
Mrs. Meng walked up to Meng Peiyong with a smile, took out a pill from a small bag on her waist, and said, "We will talk about this later, Da Lang, it's time to take the medicine."
Meng Peiyong immediately opened his mouth, and Mrs. Meng fed the pill in. Meng Peiyong swallowed it in one gulp and said, "He also said that he would invite someone to teach me the art."
Mrs. Meng said: "Brother Li is a good-natured man, so he will accompany you to play with those children's things."
Looking at Li Boxen again: "Brother Li, my elder man can't speak. If you make a mistake, don't blame him."
In this world, it is really rare to see a couple get along like this. Li Bochen originally had the intention to talk to Meng Peiyong for a while longer, but seeing Mrs. Meng like this, he felt a little uncomfortable and the conversation was gone. Then he smiled and said: "Mr. Meng has a pure heart, and I feel comfortable talking to him. Is Mr. Meng feeling unwell? Then I won't hold him back."
Meng Pei was never happy to leave and said: "No, no -"
But Lady Meng pulled him back and said, "Your Majesty, you still have a lot of things to do, so don't pester me."
When she said this, Meng Peiyong was stunned and said: "Ah, oh, oh, oh, I am this person."
Li Boxen cupped his hands and smiled: "Mr. Meng, I will ask you for advice later."
Meng Peiyong hurriedly returned the gift, but was pulled away by Lady Meng. Li Bochen could still see the two of them walking, Meng Peiyong talking with joy, and Lady Meng just smiling. He sighed and turned to look at Sui Bujie. He was talking to Chang Xiu, and the atmosphere seemed harmonious, so the conversation was expected to go smoothly.
He felt a little bored, so he simply stood there and narrowed his eyes slightly, practicing his luck.
After staying like this until noon, Chang Qiuwu asked someone to change him, and the three of them went to the cottage to eat. The road up the mountain is shrouded in green shade, with flowers and plants blooming and birds chirping, which is very pleasant. Li Bochen then told the story about Meng Peiyong, and then said: "Grandpa, when we ask Li Shengyi for the title, can we give a generous gift and ask him to send one or two people who are knowledgeable in academics? I have met Li Ding before. , Li Ding was working at Zhangcheng Shuxue at that time, I guess he had many such talents there."
Chang Xiu said: "If you are willing, you can certainly do it. But do you want to build something like an armored vehicle? I'm afraid it will be difficult for a while."
Li Bochen also knew about this. When he was in Wuliang City, he entered an armored vehicle and even drove one. The structure of the armored vehicle is simple and simple - it's just the power provided by the heart, and a shell on the outside. It can be difficult to say that some of these precise structures and parts cannot be forged by ordinary blacksmiths. It is said that many materials require the help of practitioners, either tempering them or etching runes. For this reason, there are not many armored vehicles.
But he actually had some concerns about this matter - the dead wood in his world couldn't give in much compared to steel. Wouldn't it be easier to use it to build an armored vehicle?
He said: "Grandpa is right. I just want to reserve some talents in advance and play a free game."
I also remembered what Sui Buxiu said last night, so I explained it in detail. Chang Xiu thought for a while and said: "No wonder Mr. Sui and I just chatted for a while. I thought many of his words had profound meanings. Alas, Sui Wujiu is also a hero. But heroes in trouble should not be underestimated. ”
Then he said: "Speaking of this, Your Majesty, there are still some regulations to be discussed - you have seen the young men in the village today, how many of them do you think are suitable to serve as soldiers and fight?"
Li Bochen thought for a while and said: "If we just talk about people, there will be one or two hundred suitable. But when it comes to war, I'm afraid there won't be any."
Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu were both stunned. Chang Qiuwu said: "How do you say this?"
Li Bochen said: "These young and strong people can catch knives and wear armor. But the question is why they do this. I think there are not many people in the village who have yellow faces and thin muscles. They must not have been very miserable these years. The national crisis has been gone for so long, and today's young people If you want to say whether there is hatred in Zhuang's heart, there should be some. But it's hard to say how much."
"When Zhu Hou is here, we can naturally capture strong men, but we can't do that. Even if we do this, when they get to the battlefield, these people may not be thinking about how to kill the enemy, but how to escape, and then they will be unable to fight."
Chang Qiuwu was stunned for a moment and said: "Oh... actually it makes sense."
Li Bochen was also stunned. He thought that the two of them asked him "why" because they wanted to take the exam. But looking at Chang Qiuwu's reaction, didn't they think of this? Or are you not worried about this?
Thinking about it again, he suddenly realized that his grandfather and cousin were both from aristocratic families. Even though he has been in trouble in recent years, he should still have the air of a noble family. Although he looks easy-going, he will never really let go of himself in his heart.
Then a problem inevitably arises - for thousands of years, the wealthy and aristocratic families have been aloof, and the common people have obeyed orders. There is no room for negotiation on matters such as taxes and military conscription. Even in Mengjiatun, if he really forced all men to join the army and killed those who violated it, there would probably be no resistance. Because people knew that resistance would never succeed.
Although Chang Xiu often mentioned the "human heart", at this moment Li Bochen realized that the "human heart" he mentioned was not the human heart of ordinary people, but the human heart of wealthy families and practitioners.
However, this world is different from where he came from, and it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong. However, Li Bochen felt that since he had unique insights, he might as well give it a try. "Why fight" is actually very important.
At this time Chang Xiu said: "Junhou, what do you want to do?"
Li Boxen said: "I think we need to either make them understand what they can gain by fighting as soldiers, or understand what they will lose if they do the opposite. Now that we are surrounded by Hou Cheng and Xuan Tu, this matter should not be a big deal to them. No matter where we are. Whoever is killed must be asked to cultivate the land and provide food."
"But if the monster comes, that will not be the case. But for many people, monsters, like the devil and the devil, know that they exist, but they feel that they are far away. They are used to scare children. . It was said here before that there were monsters in the mountains, but I didn’t see anyone panicking, because I thought there were soldiers fighting the monsters, and maybe they would be driven out of Dangtu Mountain in a few days."
"Someone should tell them what monsters look like and what they can do. Last night I was afraid that there were monsters in the mountains, but now that I think about it, if there really are, it would be a good thing - let's get the monsters in and give them to everyone. Guys, take a look."
Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu looked at each other, seemingly disapproving of Li Boxen's remarks. But Chang Xiu still said: "Since you want to do this, you should do it."
Li Bochen smiled in his heart and thought, it is really convenient to be such a prince.
The three of them went up the mountain. Li Bochen saw a wooden house built on a flat land halfway up the mountain. He guessed that it was Zhu Hou's former camp. A maid and a male servant had prepared food in front of a room, and a new small stove was set up next to the table to heat water.
The three of them sat down, and Li Bochen saw that the food on the table was very delicate, and he couldn't even name some of the items. Just now at the foot of the mountain, Chang Qiuwu was sitting behind the table, keeping accounts and putting out food, and now the three of them came to open the small stove, and Fang Yu had to be busy down below. Li Bochen thought to himself, after all, this is still the style of the aristocratic family.
After the two of them were seven to eight percent full, he started to get upset. Chang Qiuwu was stunned. Chang Xiu smiled with narrowed eyes and said, "If it's not enough, I'll give you orders to make more."
Li Boxen said: "That's enough, that's enough."
He swallowed what was in his mouth and drank some more water. Seeing him drinking water like a cow, the maid and the male servant also pursed their lips and smiled.
After he put down his chopsticks, Chang Xiu smiled and said, "Okay, Bochen, let's talk about what we need to do in the next few days."
Li Bochen sat upright, thinking that it was time to talk about the canonization of the mountain god, so he said: "Grandpa, please tell me."
"Now that we all know that you are the master of this place, all the rules should be in place. You said 'talent reserve' before, which is correct. There are more than a thousand people in Mengjiatun, not necessarily any who are truly outstanding, but since it is the foundation of a start-up , loyalty is the most important thing. How does loyalty come from? If you follow it for a long time, you will naturally have it."
"For example, registration of people, payment of grain and taxes, land surveying, commissions, and A-level appointments must be done carefully. These matters are related to people's livelihood and cannot be careless. Later I will ask Qiu Wu to compile them into a book and give it to you."
Li Bochen said hurriedly: "Grandpa, I may know a little bit about fighting. But I really don't know anything about these things - let the most capable people work harder."
Chang Xiu said: "That's fine."
He added: "You can ignore the people's livelihood, but you can't shirk the military. There are still fifty-three soldiers, do you have any ideas?"
Li Boxen said: "I really thought about it."
"Zhu Hou has sealed a bunch of generals before. We must not do this. These fifty-three people, let's try their skills first. If there are any outstanding ones, they will be made ten generals first - get four of them, and give the rest to I will be the personal guard. Let’s call Fang Yu the leader of this group of personal guards, he is also a ten general.”
"When Sui Wujiu comes in the future, more than fifty people will never be enough. We can recruit some more from the villages to make up for one hundred."
"I have an idea, before Sui Wujiu comes, to challenge the army of Xuantu City to see if we can get back an armored vehicle."
Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu looked at each other and said with a smile: "Oh? Just use these people? I'm afraid we may not be sure of victory."
Li Bochen said: "I think we will definitely not win. But grandpa, if Sui Wujiu comes, it won't be difficult for his two thousand soldiers to take down Hou Cheng and Xuan Tu's two thousand suppressing troops. When he captures Hou City, Our side is even more stable. The next time we have a chance to go into battle, we must either surrender the bandits - which is of no use - or the Demon Kingdom is coming."
"At that time, you asked these people to fight against the Demon Kingdom? I think you have to pee your pants first. So there is only this chance now. Although the soldiers in Xuantu City are not elite soldiers, they must be better than us. These people originally followed Zhu Hou, I have seen some of them in dispersal, and they are not even soldiers. They have to know how much they are worth, and know that the battle formation is not a chaos in the rivers and lakes. When Sui Wujiu's immeasurable army arrives, Then let them see the real elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles."
Chang Xiu nodded and said: "It is also the same principle to know shame and then be brave. But these people may not know shame."
Li Boxen smiled and said: "Yes. They are not border troops and suppressing troops after all, and they are not even government troops. Although they wear swords and armor, I am afraid that when they look at the suppressing troops outside through the barrier, they will think of themselves as village warriors or even The common people naturally don't feel that there is anything embarrassing about not being able to compare with others. But I have some ideas about this. But I have to get someone back first."
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