It's almost March. The cold wind has gone away and the spring breeze is coming. In the spring breeze, all kinds of flowers bloomed first, and everything was dyed with bright colors. Outside Xiangyang City, there are large groups of flower watchers in every city. Wander in the sea of flowers during the day and return at dusk.
Wang Xiaolie prepared wine and invited Liu Ziyu to the garden to enjoy the flowers. The garden belonged to the former Beijing Southwest Road Transfer Department. After Wang Xiaolie took over, he reorganized it. Now that the flowers are in full bloom, it’s a good time to enjoy them.
Sitting down in a pavilion shaded by several large magnolia trees, the soldier took out the wine. Close to the pavilion, several redbud trees were in full bloom. The whole tree is covered with flowers, like a few balls of fire.
After looking at the flowers for a while and drinking a few glasses of wine, the topic returned to military affairs.
Liu Ziyu said: "In the past few days, I heard people say that the Zhenfu army is being reorganized. I don't know if that is true or not?"
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. The counselor knows that my army originated from King Qin and has always been relatively disorganized. Now that there are more armies, they must be organized into a formal army. Otherwise, it will be difficult to manage."
Liu Ziyu said: "I heard people talk about the establishment of the Zhenfu reorganization. Compared with now, the hierarchy is too dense and there are too many officers. With all due respect, raising soldiers is a very expensive thing. The most expensive thing is to raise officers. Zhenfu The officers in the Fu Army are too closely guarded, and I'm afraid it will cost too much money."
Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "Is it a lot? Actually, it's not much. There is no martial arts team in my army, and there are no more officers than other armies."
After hearing this, Liu Ziyu paused. At this time, rewards in the army were extremely excessive. Some middle- and lower-level officers in the army gathered together, and many of them were as good at martial arts as soldiers. They were jokingly called martial arts teams. Although these people are doing the work of soldiers, they receive the salary of officers.
After a pause, Liu Ziyu said: "Zhenfu has fought many battles. How can we not reward him for his military achievements?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Any meritorious service must be rewarded. However, merit and merit are different. Some are brave in combat and have strong martial arts skills, while others show leadership skills. Those with leadership skills will be promoted, otherwise only merit will be recorded and not promoted. Merit will be recorded. There are many ways to reward people.”
Seeing Liu Ziyu, his face was still full of doubts. Wang Xiaolie added: "Unlike other armies, the soldiers in our army join the army according to their military service, and their wives, children and parents do not join the army. Most people would rather record their merits and improve their family's reputation. , I want to make my parents, wife and children live better, and I don’t want those few cash. This is different from the previous Forbidden Army.”
After hearing this, Liu Ziyu couldn't help but ask: "I wonder how much materials a sergeant in the Zhenfu Army pays per month?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "If they are ordinary soldiers, they will get three hundred coins a month. However, their food and clothing expenses are all in the army, so they don't have to spend their own money."
The soldiers of the Song Army were paid one month's cash for the upper army, 500 to 700 cash for the middle army, and 3 to 400 cash for the lower army. However, the bulk of the Forbidden Army's income comes from monthly rations, and the salary is just for expenses. It was different in Wang Xiao's hunting army. Regardless of whether they were generals or soldiers, all they received were salary and no food.
Liu Ziyu thought for a while, not knowing what to say, so he could only sigh. Whether it is recruitment or organization, whether it is training or combat, whether it is life or money and food, Wang Xiaolie's army is very different from other armies. Who can explain it clearly?
After a while, Liu Ziyu said: "Since the Jingkang disaster, this dynasty has been fighting with the Jin army for five or six years. Except for a few victories in Zhenfu in the past two years, it can be said that it has been a losing streak. There have been too many defeats. Slowly Quickly summarize the characteristics of the Jin Army. In general, the Jin Dynasty was a force of meng'anmouke, with soldiers in wartime and farmers in peacetime. All the people were soldiers, which was very different from our recruitment and recruitment. The structure of meng'anmouke It's simple, with a single order, the army can immediately gather. In comparison, the system of armor protection in this dynasty is similar. It's just that now, armor protection has been abolished, and we can only do nothing."
"And compared with this dynasty, there is not much difference between the top and bottom of the Jin Army. Even princes and generals wear coarse clothes, eat coarse food, and are united. The most important thing about the army is that it cannot win the hearts of the people. How can our army be able to compete with the Jin Army if they are united? Comparison? We who lead the troops must be careful not to be well-dressed and well-fed. If we lose the hearts and minds of the soldiers, the war will be very difficult to fight. But how many people can do this? "
"The Jin Army has extremely strict military discipline in combat. No one dares to disobey the commander's orders. When charging, anyone who looks back will be killed immediately! Under such a severe punishment, everyone has the determination to die, and their combat power is naturally strong."
"As for the others, the Jin Army has many horses, so it is natural that there are also many cavalry. Although the Jin Army is not good at riding into battle, everyone has a horse and can quickly get from one place to another. When they win, they chase and flee. Even if you suffer a small defeat, you can still retreat. No need to say more."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "The counselor is right. The Jin Army does have these characteristics, so it is particularly difficult to defeat."
Liu Ziyu said: "I told Zhenfu this to remind him that when reorganizing the army, he should not just follow his own ideas, but should refer to the Jin Army. Being able to win so many games against us means that the Jin Army is very strong and needs to go more. study."
Wang Xiaolie was speechless for a moment. After a while, he said: "Study? What to study? The Jin Army is completely different from us. Decades ago, they still fished and hunted among the white mountains and black waters. The tribes were divided into different languages. Many tribes did not speak the same language. After the founding of the country, Everything is rudimentary, because they cannot understand complex management. For example, Meng'an Mooke's biggest feature is simplicity. When working as a tribe, it can quickly unify several departments. There are also few daily affairs, so such a simple system can adapt. But when they occupied the Central Plains, they still used the Meng'an Mouke system. How could they rule? The Jin people's method was to make other tribesmen slaves and be enslaved by them. Three hundred households would have one Mouke, and ten Mouke would have one Meng'an. But the Jin army's Households cannot be compared with our households. There are countless slaves in one of their households. With such a system, no matter how large the place is occupied, the mobilization capacity cannot be increased. Therefore, the Jin Dynasty now occupies a vast territory , its core strength is still only a few hundred thousand people. Every time they go on an expedition, the regular soldiers must be accompanied by several slaves. Consultant, how can we learn such a military system? We Han people have our own system that suits us. We must do a good job You are number one.”
He saw an unhappy look on Liu Ziyu's face. Wang Xiaolie added: "Let me use an inappropriate metaphor. For example, a person is bitten by a dog when he is unprepared. There are many reasons for being bitten. As long as people analyze the reason, they can bite themselves How powerful the dog is, you don’t need to imitate the dog and bite him back. What a person has to do is to change the things he has neglected, find a stick, and smash the head of the dog that bites him! With Jin Jun In comparison, we are humans and the Jin Army are dogs, so what should we learn!"
After hearing what Wang Xiaolie said, Liu Ziyu opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe his ears. This was the first time I heard such a metaphor. In the face of the Jin Army's aggressive attack, these words were even a bit treasonous.
Is there anything worth learning from Jin Jun? Of course there is. Wang Xiaolie did not give up studying either. But war has the laws of war, and politics has the laws of politics. Wang Xiaolie's study was within the framework of the laws of war and political laws. Instead of ignoring everything because you were defeated by the other party, you should learn from the differences between the other party and yourself.
If you are bitten by a dog, you will imitate the dog's behavior, and even wish you could change your appearance and have a dog's head. Isn't this a dog-headed strategist!
If it were a few months ago, Wang Xiaolie would not be able to say this. It's not right or wrong, but lack of confidence. If you don't have the status, no one will believe you if you say it, and you might even be laughed at. But it's different now. Regardless of the number of people or combat power, Wang Xiaolie has become the most powerful military group in the Song Dynasty. Including Zhao Gou, no other force was stronger than Wang Xiaolie. Why listen to other people's opinions?
Liu Ziyu's idea is not surprising. In fact, most officials in the Song Dynasty had this idea. Regardless of whether they are the main war faction, the peace faction, or even the surrender faction, they all believe that if they want to defeat the Jin Army, they must learn from the Jin Army.
Not just this era. Later, in the late Qing Dynasty, China was invaded by foreign powers and completely defeated. This idea was still the mainstream. At that time, anti-Japanese arguments were rampant, and some even advocated abandoning even Chinese characters and completely Latinizing the language. As for Chinese culture, it is considered by many people, especially cultural leaders, to be discarded as garbage.
Facing the crisis of ruining the country and destroying the family, how can we cope with the crisis? Most people have no ideas. A small number of people who have ideas will only be laughed at if they express their ideas. Only a true brave man can stick to his own ideas and be accepted by others through practice.
What should I do if my idea is not recognized by others? Of course, there are well-informed people who have gone abroad and tell others that this is how it is abroad, because China was not defeated like this. what to do? Just follow what you learn from abroad. Could I have learned something wrong? Some people will tell you that this is the case overseas, so China has been defeated. China has been defeated, so why not imitate foreign countries and want to subjugate the country and destroy its species?
Anyone who is Chinese must have heard this argument. The reason why modern China fell behind was because of culture, especially Confucian culture. Because China has a Confucian culture, it falls behind, cannot fight, and is bullied. If you want to save China, you must destroy Confucianism. It is not enough to transform Confucianism when China starts to take the lead from abroad. It is necessary to destroy Confucianism from the roots in the pre-Qin period. Some people advocate Legalism, and others advocate Mo Ding. One says that it is the legal system, and the other says that science can save China.
right? God knows! Literary men are bold. A civilization that has lasted for thousands of years dares to say that culture is garbage. The glory in history is all fake with a wave of hands. Not only do we need to learn from foreign countries, we also need to learn everything, even colonize for three hundred years.
Wang Xiaolie remembered watching a movie in his previous life. Before entering Beijing, when talking about the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, the teacher said that we are unfilial descendants. It is not our fault that we are not good enough, it turns out to be the fault of our ancestors. Such an idea is bold enough!
To study politics in the previous life, one must learn the teachers’ thoughts. However, in fact, the teachers' ideas were not taken seriously for a long time. It was not until the end of the Anti-Japanese War that they officially became the guiding ideology. Why? Because there are people who can speak better and are bolder than teachers. Without the practice of the Long March and the Anti-Japanese War, who can be persuaded?
Faced with internal and external troubles, how can we save China? Wang Xiaolie didn't know what to do was right, but he knew that any foreign country in the history where learning took place, whether it was Britain, the United States, France, Russia, or Japan, was wrong. As long as you learn from foreign countries, you will definitely be wrong. China is China. To save China, we can only use China's own methods. It's not possible to use other people's methods. There are hundreds of countries in the world, but not one has succeeded.
Why did China fall behind in modern times? Some people say that China has technology but no science, and China has ideas but no philosophy. Culture seems brilliant and brilliant, but in fact it is useless. Some people say that China emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce, so it cannot develop industry and commerce. Some people say that there is no deduction and induction in Chinese culture, while others say that in ancient China, the government was dominated by the government and capitalists could not develop. Some people even say that because China does not have a patent law, they say that science and technology are just fancy skills and that China has no martial spirit. There are all kinds of weird theories.
Do these claims make sense? Of course it makes sense. Is it necessary to make these claims? Of course it is necessary. Are these statements correct? Of course not correct. With more ideas and more opinions, you can think deeply about issues and truly understand the world. Use these statements and ideas as a reference, carefully analyze practical problems, and integrate theory with practice. Use practice to transform theory and use theory to guide practice. Both are indispensable. Only by doing it down-to-earth can we find solutions to problems.
How to save China by going back to ancient times? There are many answers. Many people say that of course it is to develop capitalism and overthrow feudalism. Wang Xiaolie can say with certainty that this will definitely fail. China may rise and capitalism will fail. Or if capitalism succeeds, China will almost certainly not be able to rise. In human society, how can there be a certain formula? Apart from the few countries summarized, which country can the formulas of feudalism and capitalism be applied to?
The most valuable thing about these theories is that they teach us the general laws of human society. Formulas are not general rules.
Modern China has fallen far behind the world. Many people went from backward China to developed countries and were suddenly blinded. Many people even believe that this is eternity and China will never catch up with foreign countries. They can copy everything according to what they have learned, and they can keep up with the pace of foreign countries. If you don't learn, you will only remain ignorant and backward.
Even if China stands up from the mud, it will still be poor and backward in their eyes. Even if China achieves industrialization and begins to become the world's factory, they still think that what you do is backward.
When the teacher leaves, many people suddenly feel that they are much smarter than the teacher.
How many years did Britain remain the dominant world power from the time it defeated Spain? Just over three hundred years. Is it very long? It took nearly three hundred years for Mongolia to establish the Golden Horde. How many years have it been since the United States won the Cold War? Is it very long?
There is a kind of person who, because others are more advanced than him, becomes extremely envious when he sees them and loses his rational judgment. For example, during the epidemic, a particularly prestigious expert said that Chinese people had no nutrition in eating porridge for breakfast, and it was better to eat a hamburger like in the United States. Countless people have argued, and some people want to prove that white porridge is actually nutritious, but it turns out that it is in vain. I was also ridiculed and said that patriotic people have no brains.
The question is, does Chinese breakfast include white porridge? How many territories are accustomed to eating plain porridge for breakfast? Even in a place like this, how many people only have white porridge for breakfast? Isn’t the Chinese breakfast of fried dough sticks, pancakes, and steamed buns? Not fried meat buns or fried buns? Not chive box spicy soup? Not pie ravioli? A few people drink porridge!
It is conceivable that such experts suddenly broadened their horizons when they arrived in the United States and felt that they had discovered the truth about the world. I feel that everything here is right and everything I was used to was wrong. Not to mention that the United States still has hamburgers and Coke. At this time, the Song Dynasty was suppressed and beaten by the Jin army. Some people thought that the Jurchens ate the most delicious food.
Back in ancient times, some people wanted to learn from European navigation and establish colonies. Some people want to learn from the United States and become the world's hegemon. Design your own ideal blueprint based on the actions of the countries that emerged in Europe and America in history. how can that be possible? this is China.
China is China, not a foreign country. Just like a human being, not a dog, don't imitate a dog and bite back.
If a person is bitten by a dog, find a stick and smash the dog's head!
