After seeing the expressions of Li Songchen and Li Shi, Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. I will deploy some capable personnel to run a literacy class for the illiterate generals of the Hedong Rebel Army. It will last for half a year, and those who can read will If you have a rough understanding of official documents of one or two thousand words, you will be transferred to a military school. If you really can't learn to read, you have no choice but to switch to other jobs. Our army is different from the previous armies. Official documents are exchanged frequently, and There are no officials, and officers must be literate."
Li Songchen said: "It doesn't matter if the general is illiterate. There are many illiterate people in the Forbidden Army."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "The Forbidden Army was inherited from the Five Dynasties. Most of the armies of the Five Dynasties inherited non-Han customs. Looking at the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, how many generals were illiterate? It is simply unimaginable that the officers were illiterate! Lu Chen of China, During the Five Husties, many Hu people who entered the Central Plains were illiterate. They had no choice but to set up officials in the army and appoint cronies to make up for this shortcoming. How can we learn this habit from the Hu people? Official documents are exchanged in the army. When discussing tactics and battles, illiteracy is not enough. Don’t worry, learning to read is not that difficult. Children can roughly understand books after two or three years of study. For an adult, as long as he is educated well and is willing to learn, half a year is enough. . If you can't learn it in half a year, it means you don't want to be an officer."
Li Songchen sighed slightly and said nothing more.
Most of Lingshi's rebels were illiterate, and there were not enough scholars to teach them how to read. In Li Songchen's view, literacy is a great thing. How can it be learned in half a year? Wang Xiaolie said this just to comfort himself.
When the Song Dynasty was just founded, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin once said that he wanted to make all military men in the world study. But during the Taizong period, things changed and military officers were no longer encouraged to study. When Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty arrived, he went to the other extreme, encouraging generals not to study and even intentionally promoting illiterate generals. In history, Yang Yanzhao, a general of the Yang family, became a general at this time, but he was illiterate. When he arrived at Renzong, he once deliberately encouraged military generals to study and promoted Liu Ping, who was a Jinshi, to a general and called him a Confucian general. During the Battle of Sanchuankou, Liu Ping was captured by Li Yuanhao. From then on, no one cared whether the generals were literate or not.
In the imperial army of the Song Dynasty, a large number of generals were illiterate. For their official correspondence, they usually use official officials or small schools close to them. In addition, there was an important position in the Song Dynasty army, which was in charge of Jiyi characters and writing Jiyi characters. Supervising Jiyi characters allows commanders to appoint officials they are familiar with, while writing Jiyi characters directly allows officials to appoint their own children. The establishment of Jiyi Lishi also made it easier for illiterate generals.
The number of public officials in the Song Dynasty army was small, but their status should not be underestimated. These people are outside the military system, but they are in charge of the core affairs of the military. Even when it comes to Sanya, there are only dozens of public officials who are really in charge.
Wang Xiaolie's army completely abolished public officials and required officers to be literate. It had a different command system from the Forbidden Army. This system does not allow for backtracking, and officers must be literate. Those who are illiterate are not allowed to serve as officers.
Seeing that Li Songchen and Li Shi were unhappy, Wang Xiaolie had nothing to do. There was no need to discuss this matter, I could only provide them with help.
Jiang Min said: "If the Hedong army expands to 30,000 people, it will be completely different from before. For an army of tens of thousands, the system must be sound and the rules and regulations must be complete. The generals in the army must receive formal training. I It is recommended that the courses of the military academy be divided into several stages. The learning time for each stage is preferably one month. Generals in the army should study for one month in turn. It will take one or two years to complete the training."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The training of officers is different from the learning in military academies. Military academies teach people with no military experience, while most officers have actual combat experience, which is another teaching method."
Jiang Min nodded: "That's what Xuan Fu said. I've been thinking about this for some days, and it shouldn't be a big problem. In addition, a group of officers from the army need to be mobilized. These officers have experience and can help quickly military."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. I will transfer a group of outstanding officers from the existing army to serve as the foundation of this army."
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie suddenly fell silent and looked up at the moon in the sky. After a while, he said: "A person cannot think everything clearly, there are always omissions. I built our current army with my own hands. With an army of hundreds of thousands, how can I think about everything?" Got it? To be honest, I still have a lot of dissatisfaction with the military, but it is not convenient to start changing it now. Moreover, I have won several battles in succession. If I want to change the military system, there will naturally be resistance. So I hope to establish a different military system on Hedong Road. An army that is not built according to my wishes. If I see any problems with this army, I can raise it and make changes if necessary. I think you will never push back on me."
Jiang Min crossed her hands after hearing this: "I don't dare to do this in a humble position!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Building an army of more than 100,000 people is not easy in itself. It only takes three or four years, and there are even more problems. When the army exceeds 10,000 people, the leaders actually have no idea about the grassroots level. What's it like? There are more than 100,000 people. Even the middle-level people in the army, such as commanders and governors, don't understand it. From Ruzhou to Xiangyang, in one or two years, our army has expanded to nearly 100,000 people. Thousands of people. How can I know what the problems are at the grassroots level of the army? Now, I don’t know where to start if I want to make changes. I hope that this army in Hedong will be clear every step from the time it was established. Chu. It’s not scary to have a problem, just solve it. What’s scary is that if there is a problem, the problem will be hidden underneath. How can we talk about solving the problem if we hide it? Jiang Dutong has been by my side in the past few years. I believe, It doesn’t have those problems.”
Jiang Min nodded and said: "I grew up beside Xuan Fu. Xuan Fu knows best what kind of person I am. I hope I will make more contributions in the future and live up to my trust!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "In recent years, the territory has become larger, and it is not as tense as in previous years. For your army, I will give you the best personnel, the most sufficient supplies, and fully respect your opinions. I only hope that in a few years After that, you give me a strong army!"
Jiang Min crossed her hands and said: "I understand this humble position! I will live up to Xuanfu's instructions!"
Wang Xiaolie nodded. After another silence for a while, he raised his glass and said, "Drink, drink! I said I was treating you to a banquet, but I didn't drink much wine."
Several people raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking a few drinks, Wang Xiaolie said to Li Songchen: "General Li started from a young age. In recent years, it has been difficult for him to be surrounded by heavy troops of the Jin army. Most of your troops are poor people from surrounding counties and counties and are literate. There are not many people. Nothing, this is a normal thing. But in our army, officers must be literate, and this cannot be discussed. Let’s do this. You select people in the army who are suitable to be officers, and I will send people to teach them. Literacy. It is limited to half a year. If there are still those who are illiterate, they will form a special team and teach them for another half year. If you can't learn it in one year, there is really nothing you can do. In addition to the army, there are many other people under the Xuanfu Division. Industry can only arrange for them to do other jobs. Although they no longer go to the battlefield, they still have food and clothing. "
Li Songchen did not expect that Wang Xiaolie would always keep this matter in his heart. He hurriedly crossed his hands and said: "Xuanfu's arrangement is naturally very good! Thank you for your humiliation!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "In the past few years, you have been through life and death, and you are people who have made great contributions to the country. How can we forget it? If you are in Lingshi County, Cao Dutong comes from the north, and it is easy to occupy Lengquan Pass and save the country." A lot of trouble. You have your own capabilities, and the army has its own rules. You should come up with a perfect method that both parties can accept. I hope that after you join the army, you can kill more enemies and make meritorious deeds!"
(There is really a lot going on these days. I only had one update yesterday. I’m sorry. Now I owe three updates. I’ll try to make it up before the 10th. I’m sorry.)
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