After smiling, Zhang Jun led the three of them to sit down at the table next to the five men. He said to the boy who came over: "What are you good at here?"
The waiter smiled with a smile on his face: "Reply, sir, there are two things we do particularly well here. One is grilled catfish, and the other is stir-fried frog, both of which have flavors you can't find anywhere else. I'm here today, and I always want to try them. taste."
Zhang Jun said: "In that case, let's have a portion of each. If you have some good wine, let's bring it together."
The boy said: "There is fine wine, which is suitable for drinking at this time."
Wang Gan heard this and asked hurriedly: "Is there any ice?"
"Yes, yes." The boy nodded repeatedly. "It just requires extra money. Chilled wine costs twenty cents more per bottle, and each bottle costs a hundred cents. Although the price is a bit expensive, the wine is the best in the neighborhood."
Zhang Jun waved his hand: "Then a bottle of wine. Then ten skewers of roasted mutton and three large kidneys. Let's take these first. It's not enough. Let's order more. Seeing that there aren't many people now, please serve the food faster. .”
The boy agreed repeatedly and hurried away.
Turning around and looking around, Lu Cheng said: "Although there are not many customers, it can be seen that business is very good here. Not far away is the military academy, and those people like to come to this kind of place to eat and drink. Controller, Zhenfu Division opens With so many stores open, business is booming everywhere, and I make a lot of money a year!"
Zhang Jun said disdainfully: "Even if it is full of people every day, how much money can such a shop make in a year? For the business opened by Zhenfusi, the top restaurants include Qingfeng Xulai and Wuwen Xidong. As for the mid-range restaurants, There are ten or twenty restaurants, such as those on the riverside. There are also several places that do business at the lowest level. From the most expensive to the cheapest breakfast, noodle restaurants, and dumpling shops, There are dozens of companies that can be named. Adding them all together, they can’t make more than one million yuan a year. For the common people, this is naturally a lot of money. But for the Zhenfu Secretary, it is less than one million yuan a year. What is the right thing to do?"
The other three lowered their heads and thought about it. The army alone was worth hundreds of thousands, and hundreds of thousands of dollars was really not a big deal.
Lu Chengdao: "Since we can't make a lot of money, I think Zhenfu cares about it very much. Even the names of these shops were created by Zhenfu."
Zhang Jundao: "How can we people understand Zhenfu's thoughts? I heard people say that Zhenfu's main purpose of opening these stores is not to make money, but to let people see what business should be done and how to do it. Also Let the people under your rule know that there are so many delicious things to eat, drink, and have fun in the world. This is called enlightening people’s wisdom, what do you know!"
Lu Cheng nodded repeatedly: "How can we guess what a person like a pacifying god does?"
Hearing the conversation of several people, the guests at the table next to him looked at it strangely. A young man looked up and down, turned around and whispered: "The four guests over there seem to be officers, just like us, they changed into casual clothes to drink."
Zhang Jun heard the words. Although he couldn't hear what was said, he said dissatisfiedly: "These young boys seem to be the new recruits of the military academy. They are also imitating adults and coming out to drink!"
The words were loud enough to be heard by the people at the table over there. There was a stout man who was not angry and wanted to show off. The young man held him down and kept persuading him. Obeying what he said, the young man recognized Zhang Jun and others as officers and did not dare to provoke them.
A newly opened military academy recruits students ranging from fifteen or sixteen to thirty or forty years old. Two of the five people sitting there looked young, and the other three were all in their twenties and thirties. One of them has a very long black beard, he may be forty years old. Zhang Jun is already young, but talking like this makes people laugh. It's just that the people over there recognized him as an officer and didn't dare to offend him.
After three rounds of drinking, the wine became more intense, and the voices of the five people who had been silent for a long time gradually became louder again.
Wang Zhongfu tore off a large piece of meat, chewed it in his mouth, and said loudly: "Sister-in-law, I really can't imagine the life in the military academy! In the past, people said that life in the military was not so hard. It was just a few days. Drilling, there isn’t much going on on weekdays. When it’s our turn, we open our eyes before dawn and never stop for a moment! It’s either class or drill. I turn off the lights and go to bed at night, and don’t want to move at all!”
Gu Xiu and Shu Jiming said: "How can you call it hard to study and read? I don't know much about reading. I not only train every day, but also learn to read. I also have to learn how to read. What kind of life do you live? I don't have a brain every day. Everything else is almost like a wooden person."
Li Qingshen felt the same and kept nodding.
Meng Chao said: "Although it is hard, I have learned a lot from studying every day these days."
The black-bearded Zhong Moran nodded repeatedly: "That's right. I have lived for nearly thirty years before I discovered that there are so many truths in the world!"
Wang Zhongfu said: "What truth? When we entered the military academy, the first thing we were taught was Zhen Fu's words. All the principles in the world are fundamentally wrong. Since they are wrong, why should we learn them? Because they are useful. Brother Zhong, the most important thing for us to learn is not those principles, but to first know that these principles are wrong! Once we understand why they are wrong, we still have to learn them, that is the most important thing!"
Zhong Muran smiled and said: "It's such a difficult thing to say. To be honest, I thought about it for three days and three nights and still didn't understand it. Sanlang is the smartest, so naturally he can't compare with us. It can be seen these days that you learn things better than us. Much faster.”
Shu Jiming said: "Yes. I am with Sanlang every day, and I really feel deeply about it. When I learn the same knowledge, I often don't understand what it is about, but Sanlang has already learned it. People are really different!"
Meng Chao said: "I heard that after entering the military school for half a year, there will be a test. Those who are good at learning will be selected and taught separately. It is said that after three years in the military school, these people who learn quickly, I heard that one You can learn it in half a year.”
Shu Jiming said: "Sanlang is skilled in bow and horse and learns things quickly. He must be the first to learn."
Wang Zhongfu drank a glass and ordered it, without saying anything, but feeling a little complacent in his heart. Among these people, Wang Zhongfu has no special characteristics. Others, such as Shu Jiming, are tall and strong, and are born to be good generals in battle. Zhong Muran has a delicate mind and can make sense of everything. Regardless of whether this principle is right or wrong, I have to accept it. Li Qing is bold, but not reckless. Meng Chao is a marksman. Only Wang Zhongfu is different. He is not particularly good at anything, but he is good at everything. Moreover, he has a smart mind and can learn everything faster than others.
A few more glasses of wine. Wang Zhongfu said: "These days, I think the most profound truth I have learned is that commanding operations is like playing chess. What we need to learn is how to be an excellent chess player, not just a chess piece."
Shu Jiming said: "Why is it a chess piece? How is it a chess player? I have thought about this for a long time, but I still haven't figured it out."
Wang Zhongfu said: "The so-called chess pieces tell you clearly that it is right to do so, and wrong to do otherwise. You don't need to think about anything, just follow the instructions. The chess player, on the other hand, has to decide the next move based on the opponent's moves. How to move. You don’t know how to do it until it’s finished. You can only decide how to move based on your opponent’s move after it starts.”
Shu Jiming thought for a while and shook his head: "I can understand what you said, but I still don't know what to say."
Wang Zhongfu said: "If you understand this kind of thing, you will understand it. If you don't understand it, it will be difficult to explain it to you. If you study a little longer, you may suddenly understand it one day. I think the most remarkable thing about our town governor is to teach us There is a truth. That is, no matter what you have learned in the past, it cannot be always correct and has limitations. Therefore, when doing things, you cannot just rely on a principle to do it. Instead, you should think about it at any time in the process of doing things. The process and results of doing things are consistent with the original principles or goals. What to do if they are consistent, and what to do if they are not consistent. This process is related to the people who do things. Some people find something wrong right away, and some People are still confused after everything is done. One of the most important purposes of military school education is to cultivate this ability of officers. As the war progresses, they can quickly discover what is wrong, change the combat plan in a timely manner, and choose the appropriate plan. So All officers, when performing their tasks independently, have the right not to execute orders. Of course, there are many restrictions and strict scrutiny for not executing orders, but it is a power that officers need."
Zhong Muran nodded: "I know that. Zhen Fu also gave a name to this kind of behavior of making plans and constantly changing the plans during execution to revise the theory. It is called iteration. It is said that the faster the iteration, the greater the progress. It’s fast, and the training students receive is effective.”
The reason why I emphasize this point is that when Wang Xiaolie was watching a TV show in his previous life, he interviewed an army officer. The officer said: "It is the bounden duty of a soldier to obey orders." Wang Xiaolie was shocked to hear this. When did the Chinese military have such a creed? If this is the case, wouldn’t the army become the soldiers and generals of the old army? At this time, the strict class law in the Song Dynasty army was in line with it. Later, I checked and found that the Chinese army does not have this provision. The bounden duty of the Chinese military is to serve the people wholeheartedly.
This sentence may have been said by a military strategist, or by an emperor, or most likely by a king or general in Europe. Because in European countries, this kind of incomprehensible words are the most popular, and some Chinese literati especially like this kind of second-rate atmosphere. In fact, if you know a little about the modern armies in the world, you will understand. Which army has such an unreliable creed?
As a commander, the most important quality is flexible command rather than mechanical execution of orders. There is no way to explain it clearly, so Wang Xiaolie borrowed the word iteration. I say iteration because not only the military, but other officials also need this. You must understand orders at work, strictly implement them, and have the courage not to execute wrong orders. Whether you are an officer or an ordinary official, these are essential qualities. Without this quality, one cannot be an official, but can only be a soldier in the army or a government official.
