I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 267 Su Liang’s brainwashing class and Wang Anshi’s reverse persuasion

The first day of May.

Construction of the Chengnan Cuju Field has officially started and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Su Liang handed over all these matters to Cao Yi and didn't worry too much about it.

Cao Yi is quite talented in business.

His life dream has also changed from seeking immortality to becoming a figure like Tao Zhugong and Fan Li.

In addition, tubular firearms have also made significant progress. After being fired ten times, they can explode or misfire up to three times, and their quality has been significantly improved.

……

The fifth day of May.

In a military camp in the north of the city.

Five hundred shirtless young men were running wildly on the battlefield.

These are the 500 heavy cavalry candidates selected according to Su Liang's standards.

The average age is eighteen years old, and all of them are powerful and full of vigor.

The five veterans under Cao Hu's command were riding tall horses and waving their whips. They were beating the soldiers at the rear while shouting curses.

"Trash, if you're a man, don't stop. Are the steamed buns you feed the dogs in the morning?"

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up! If you don't cherish this opportunity, someone will!"

"Are you a bitch? If you can't run away, don't eat today!"

……

present.

The armor, war horses, and weapons have not yet been prepared.

Su Liang could only ask Cao Hu to arrange for these new soldiers to undergo regular training.

The official acted as a hands-off shopkeeper and cared about nothing except giving money.

With an attitude of "you take care of yourself", he was obviously still angry at Su Liang for cursing the Privy Council and the Third Yamen.

Su Liang never admits defeat and is determined to prove himself.

He is still recruiting troops.

His plan is to train each batch of recruits for half a month, and then continuously eliminate those with poor ability and fighting spirit based on the training results.

Choose the best of the best.

As long as we can gather 500 people within three months, that will be enough.

……

Near noon.

Su Liang came to the military camp for the first time.

He ordered the camp cooks to set up five large iron pots and cook five sheep.

In less than half an hour, the aroma of meat filled the entire military camp.

For these recruits, who were mostly from poor backgrounds, eating mutton was an extremely luxurious thing.

And these five sheep can feed up to fifty people.

As a Taiwan admonishment officer, Su Liang is very aware of his abilities.

It's impossible to let him train troops.

First, his own abilities cannot convince others; second, he is not ruthless enough.

He has applied to the government to second five capital officers in the northwest region to train these soldiers.

What Su Liang is good at is stimulating their bloodiness and fighting spirit.

Today, Su Liang came here for this reason.

……

After a while.

The five hundred recruits finished running and sat scattered on the ground, breathing heavily.

The reason why they train so hard is not only the honor of being the emperor's personal soldiers, but also the monthly salary that is three times higher than that of the previous four armies.

They knew that at least half of the 500 people in the same batch as themselves would be eliminated, but they all persisted.

If you stay one more day, you can get one more day's money.

This group of recruits has no foundation and is relatively difficult to train, but they are not as philistine, slick, opportunistic, and easy to carve out as the veteran veterans.

At this time, Su Liang looked at Cao Hu.

The latter immediately understood and shouted towards the battlefield: "Line up!"

Swish!Swish!Swish!

The five hundred recruits wiped the sweat off their faces and quickly formed a queue.

This speed still makes Su Liang extremely satisfied.

Su Liang strode up to the new recruits and said loudly: "Soldiers, I am Su Liang. I am in charge of your training by order of the official!"

The soldiers raised their heads.

They knew something about the deeds of this "head-beheaded censor" and admired him quite a lot.

But most people still looked puzzled.

Su Liang is tall, thin, and has a delicate face. He has no military experience and looks like he doesn't know how to train.

Su Liang also saw the doubts in everyone's hearts, and continued: "I can see from your eyes that you think I don't know how to train troops."

"Indeed, I don't know how to train troops, and I won't be the one training you next."

"But if you want to stay here for a long time, you must keep my next words in mind!"

"First, if you can stay in the team, you will be the emperor's soldiers. What is the emperor's soldiers? It is not an honor guard standing in front of Xuande Gate and enjoying the envious eyes of the people. You are going to the battlefield. You are going to show the emperor August."

"In other words, if you go out to fight, it will be the face of the officials. If you lose, if you are afraid, if you run away, it will be the face of the officials, and you will be punished according to your crime!"

"Secondly, the following training will be even more cruel, and you may even lose your life during the training. Those who are afraid of death or have evil intentions should leave as soon as possible to avoid wasting everyone's time. In a few days, the new disciplinary code will be Distributed to you, if you violate any of the above, you will be removed directly without any other punishment."

"Third, I know that some people join the army just to provide a better life for their families. This idea is not wrong, but from now on, I want you to give up this idea."

"As long as you stay in this military camp for a day, the imperial court will not let your family members go hungry or be bullied. You can only have one thought in your mind: train with all your heart and become a hero of our Song Dynasty in the future, and a hero in the hearts of the people. hero!"

"If you are killed in battle, the imperial court will always support your family and erect monuments for you so that future generations will always remember your contribution to our Song Dynasty and let future soldiers know that you are all indomitable men. He is a great man who can save the world..."

"Fourth, as long as you are good enough, as long as you can make military exploits, you can be promoted from a soldier to a general, and you can get all the glory you want..."

Su Liang's words were impassioned and completely planned the future life path for the soldiers. Many young people are very excited.

If they had not joined the army, they might have become porters, laborers, and vendors, living at the bottom forever, struggling for food and clothing. However, Su Liang allowed them to see a better future and realize that they could also change their lives against the odds, so they would naturally have to fight for it. A fight.

If you fail in the imperial examination, you can only rely on military merit.

For these young people with an average age of 18, the word "hero" has a fatal attraction for them.

No one is content with being ordinary!

immediately.

Su Liang looked at the five pots of mutton not far away and said, "Have you seen those five pots of mutton? They are prepared for those who dare to fight. Next, run around the battlefield ten times. The one who arrives first will eat the mutton first. Fifty people eat meat and drink soup, and fifty outsiders watch them eat meat and drink soup. Every three days, we will have a reward system like this, it may be mutton, it may be money, the ones who can get more!"

"Finally, I would like to say one more thing. If you want to become a soldier of the emperor, you must have fighting spirit and bloody spirit. Even at the last moment, you must never give up!"

After saying that, Su Liang looked at Cao Hu.

Cao Hu waved the flag and led the recruits to the runway. After the queue was lined up, he shouted: "Run!"

Suddenly, groups of shirtless young people ran out like wild horses.

At this moment, they have only one goal: to eat meat.

……

About half an hour later, several recruits arrived at the finish line first.

Cao Hu stood guard and shouted: "Twenty-three, twenty-four...thirty-eight...forty-five..."

"Fifty, okay, you fifty people will stand aside first."

At this time, Su Liang observed the soldiers behind him.

The soldiers are still running as hard as they can, because only by finishing the race can they know how big the gap is between themselves and the winner.

Soon, the soldiers were running to the finish line.

At this moment, Su Liang saw three soldiers walking slowly.

He couldn't help but frown and came to the finish line.

After the last three soldiers in line slowly walked to the finish line, Su Liang looked at the three of them and said, "You three, you can leave the military camp!"

The three were stunned.

"Su... Mr. Su, I wonder what mistake we made?"

"Do I need to explain to you? Get out immediately, you are not worthy of staying in this military camp!"

Su Liang's face was ashen.

The three of them wanted to explain, but were driven away by several veterans.

The surrounding soldiers gradually remembered Su Liang's last words: Even at the last moment, we must never give up.

Giving up on yourself early is more shameful than lacking strength.

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Next.

It's time to eat mutton.

Fifty recruits, ten of them gathered around a pot, and they were already a little impatient.

Others also formed an outer circle and looked at it with envy.

Cao Hu looked around at the more than 400 people outside and said loudly: "Your task is to watch the fifty of them finish the mutton, and then applaud them. If you want to eat meat, you have to work hard to surpass them." !”

"Began to eat!"

Suddenly, the soldiers were holding chopsticks.

Take out large chunks of mutton from the iron pot, twitch your cheeks, and start eating happily.

Some people gnawed the lamb legs, some gnawed the sheep heads, some only ate the fat meat, and some focused on three pieces of sheep...

My mouth is full of oil after eating, and the more I chew, the more delicious it becomes.

The soldiers on the periphery swallowed their saliva, looked envious, and regretted that they didn't work harder and fight harder.

Su Liang, on the other hand, personally served soup to these victors and said loudly: "When you have achieved great success in battle, the one who will serve you soup will be our official family!"

Su Liang was raising the fighting spirit of the soldiers all the time.

At this moment, if they were asked to train hard for the Song Dynasty, they might hesitate.

But if they were given the opportunity to eat mutton and receive generous rewards, they would definitely fight to the death without hesitation.

……

Near dusk, Su Liang left the military camp.

He plans to come once every half month, and his mission is to improve the fighting spirit and bloodiness of the soldiers.

As for the training, just leave it to the veterans.

The military training methods of Zeng Gongliang and Fu Bi were actually very good, but the soldiers did not implement them well.

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On the tenth day of May, in a teahouse.

Su Liang looked at the serious-looking Wang Anshi across the tea table and couldn't help but smile.

"What did they think that they asked you to persuade me to submit a memorandum of admission to the officials!"

Wang Anshi scratched the back of his head and said helplessly: "Tang Zhongcheng and Academician Ouyang think that we are the same kind of people, and each other is too stubborn. Persuading others to persuade others may have a certain effect."

"I think, from a right or wrong perspective, you are right. There are times when the ancestral methods are not enough to cope with current events. It is indeed the fault of the civil servants in the Privy Council that the warriors died like this. But in terms of the pros and cons of the reform, you It would be best if you could write a memorandum admitting your mistake. The reform affairs can continue without me, but without you, I'm afraid it will be greatly compromised!"

All the admonishers in Taiwan were convinced that as long as Su Liang could write a memorial admitting his mistake, Zhao Zhen would quickly reinstate him.

Su Liang shook his head.

"No, I don't admit my mistake. I am also trying to reform. I endure this so that the officials and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will realize that the soldiers are in dire straits, and they can continue to make adjustments. Once I admit my mistake, all my previous efforts will be wasted!"

"Haven't the officials already begun to rectify civil servants and promote generals?" Wang Anshi said.

"The intensity is not enough." Su Liang smiled and gave Wang Anshi a cup of tea and said: "Jiefu, don't worry, the officials will not be willing to expel me from Bianjing City. I will not admit my mistake. At most, I will be reinstated later." It’s just a job!”

After hearing this, Wang Anshi suddenly didn't know how to refute.

This is Su Liang's confidence as a favored minister, and he has taken control of all the current officials.

The current reform is indeed inseparable from Su Jingming.

Wang Anshi thought for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said: "That's all, I won't persuade you anymore. I'll go back and persuade them!"

"This is a very good move!" Su Liang smiled and picked up the tea cup.

(End of this chapter)