The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 40 Sincere Liu Tai

The more Shi Le listened to Liu Tai's words, the more he liked them, and the more he looked at Liu Tai, the more he liked them.

No matter what, at least Shi Le could feel the sincerity of Liu Tai's attitude towards him.

Regardless of whether Liu Tai was really sincere or was sincere to him for the sake of money, it would at least make Shi Le feel that his gift was not in vain!
In comparison, Shi Le couldn't help but think of the other dignitaries of the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom. Even if he brought gifts to his door, none of them would ever give him a good look. Seeing that he was from the Jie clan, even if he was a major general, it would depend on his His eyes were like those of a slave.

Even though Shi Le knew how to make excuses, he knew how to forgive and laugh, and he understood that a man should be able to bend and stretch.

But looking at the golden gold he gave away, even living for a chance to kneel down, and then looking at Liu Tai's attitude of taking money to do things, the gap is too big!
But Liu Tai didn't have much idea. He simply felt that since Shi Le had given him money, he would naturally serve him well, and this would naturally be a good reputation.

Moreover, Wang Zhang had mentioned this matter before, so he couldn't be careless.

Then he brought Shi Le into the military camp with a smile. At this time, Shi Le happened to see the soldiers running in the military camp.

"Speaking of which, I heard that General Huben seemed to have trained his soldiers to run when he was under the command of Duke Donglai!" Shi Le said.

In this battle of Changping, Liu Tai successfully obtained the rank of General Huben. Wang Mi, as the commander who attacked the main force of the Jin army head-on and forced Wang Kuang to surrender, naturally received a reward and was named Donglai Gong.

"Yes!" Liu Tai nodded, "My uncle and I were rebels, and we relatively understand the importance of self-protection on the battlefield.

This ability to protect oneself is not only true for oneself, but also for the soldiers under one's command.

Training them to run is to make it easier for them to escape when they are defeated, and also to make it easier for them to reunite.

This is a habit left over from when he was a rebel. General Shi Le, like me, had fought with the Jin army. He should understand the hardships of the soldiers! "

"I understand, I understand so well!" Shi Le felt as if he had found a confidant after hearing Liu Tai's words.

In this life, Shi Le dare not say that he is good at winning battles or anything, but when it comes to losing battles, he knows too much.

Those are all the experiences I have accumulated through life and death on the battlefield. For more than 20 years, I have basically devoted myself to defeating battles.

Liu Tai continued, "And the recruits have to practice running, not to mention, at least they have to keep up with the speed of the army.

Let’s see that General Shi Le will go on an expedition to Jizhou soon after you come back. Now everyone in the court is still debating whether to go south or not!

I don't expect these new recruits to be able to play much of a role by then, but at least they won't be a hindrance in the march! "

"Yeah!" Shi Le nodded in approval when he heard this.

As an old warlord, he also knew that the army did not spend much time actually fighting, and more time was spent marching.

If the troops were allowed to move faster, the direct combat power might not be reflected much, but Shi Le still vaguely felt the strategic value of this thing.

"General Shi Le, have you eaten Tianguang today?" Liu Tai asked.

(Tianguang means breakfast in Hakka, which means "morning food in the sky, peace and tranquility". The earliest Hakkas were the gentry who traveled south during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the local dialect in the Kuaiji area has more or less retained some of it. patina.)
"Of course I came here after eating the morning meal." Shi Le was stunned when he heard Tian Guang and reacted.

"Then please ask General Shi Le to wait for a while and have breakfast with me." Liu Tai nodded after hearing Shi Le's words.

"General Liu hasn't used the imperial food yet?" Shi Le couldn't help but said with a bit of curiosity.

"Wait for them!" Liu Tai pointed to the soldiers who were still running and said, "My army training is quite harsh, so I have to keep an eye on the food. If someone is harsh, the soldiers may rebel!"

When Shi Le heard Liu Tai's words, his eyes inevitably became a little more curious.

But Liu Tai didn't say much, and soon it was time to eat. A burst of war drums sounded, and a group of soldiers who had finished their run came in to receive their pottery.

Liu Tai received two portions of naan bread, a bowl of mutton bone soup, a stack of sauerkraut, and even fermented bean curd, which was at least a good side dish with rice.

It’s not Liu Tai who came up with fermented bean curd, but it’s been hundreds of years since tofu was invented by Liu An, King of Huainan, and the bean curd fermented technology has already been developed.

It's just that this kind of thing cannot be discovered by the nobles and take the initiative to eat it, but it is food that only appears at the lowest level of society.

They are afraid that the people at the bottom will experience the natural and man-made disasters of the Three Kingdoms turmoil and plague, so they will eat rotten tofu to fill their stomachs without any regard. Otherwise, not to mention the wealthy nobles, even the children of the poor families may not eat fermented bean curd.

So logically speaking, this kind of special food can only appear among the people.

And this thing has been in the history books since the Northern Wei Dynasty, slowly crawling from the bottom into the vision of aristocratic families, and even qualified to record it in the history books.

I would imagine that this kind of thing must have gradually developed among the people before it appeared in history books, and gradually entered the eyes of gentry historians from being scavenged.

Liu Tai was eating naan bread and drinking mutton bone soup. He occasionally took a bite of pickled cabbage or fermented bean curd, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Especially since his mutton bone soup is filled with a lot of meat, Liu Tai will naturally not be polite.

"The general's food is so good, I'm afraid the soldiers will starve the general!" Shi Le couldn't help but said curiously.

"Of course I can't afford it." Liu Tai looked at Shi Le and said, "General, you paid for the mutton bone soup today!"

Although Shi Le didn't understand the so-called paying the bill, he was aware of the context, but Shi Le also understood that the money and food Liu Tai had been embezzling seemed to have changed the food of his army!

But it's no wonder that there was so much meat in his soup, but he didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed.

Of course, other soldiers are not as well taken care of as Liu Tai.

School officials like Liu Ming and above the village chief would have meat and soup in the past. If the captain and captain of the village were in the past, it would be soup and meat.

If the position below captain is passed, it depends on whether there is any meat floating in the soup.

It can be said that although a bowl of soup is small, it fully reflects the level.

These chefs in charge of spoons are not very capable, but their skills in handling spoons are even more superb, which makes Liu Tai admire them very much.

And Liu Tai did not come here to promote fair policies for the soldiers. In this regard, absolute fairness cannot be achieved in the 21st century, and he would not promote such unrealistic ideas in this era.

All he wanted was to ensure that the mutton bones did not turn into radish soup and that the meat on the mutton bones was not eaten by rats.As for the soldiers at the bottom who want to eat meat, they can just kill the enemy and be promoted to official positions, so that the soldiers can see tangible benefits.

No one is not the Gan Emperor, even if they are not, Liu Tai's army will force them to become the Gan Emperor.

Because there is nothing more exciting than watching your hard work be rewarded.

Especially under the commanders, some lead the troops by discipline, some lead the troops by friendship, and some lead the troops by force. No matter what, for the commanders at the bottom, most soldiers can do it with hard work.

As for the village chief and above, Liu Tai needs to slowly observe and cultivate.

After all, I am not the kind of pervert who can command troops by recognizing people, so for each village commander, I need them to take the exam.

The exam itself is not difficult, at least for these soldiers who listen to "Han Shu" as a story every day. The real difficulty is how to get to the exam table.

If nothing else, you must at least be able to write, and this is the Chinese subject that has stuck with soldiers.

Liu Tai's reason is also very simple. If you continue to assume higher positions, your military force will definitely be enough, but in order to be responsible for the soldiers under your command, you must be versatile in both civil and military affairs.

As for the military history, if he wants to move up, he also needs to serve as a camp commander and lead the team. Therefore, many of the newly recruited camp commanders this time are also transferred from military history.

This promotion of his position has at least allowed some of the soldiers who fight with him to gain a higher official position. It has also slightly released human beings' satisfaction with this kind of liver emperor and liver position, which makes it convenient for Liu Tai to lead them. Much more.

After eating the morning meal, the soldiers took a short rest for two quarters of an hour and then immediately began to train the military ranks.

Naturally, we also start from the most basic steps of turning forward, backward, left and right, walking forward, and waiting in the basic queue.

Because they are new recruits, these are naturally indispensable. After the training is in-depth, they will start to signal flags, gongs and drums, recognize military orders, and complete the most basic military cooperation.

Needless to say, when Liu Tai wanted to rush up in a cone-shaped formation, the men at least followed the veterans up, instead of looking around the battlefield blankly, not knowing what to do.

Training in this area is actually nothing unusual in this era.

Even purely based on the experience and methods of soldier dispatching, the famous generals of this era may be much better than Liu Tai.

Therefore, Shi Le didn't even need Liu Tai's explanation to watch it with gusto, and even to the point of reviewing the past and learning something new.

By the time the team finished training, it was almost time for lunch, and they had sorghum buns for lunch.

Steamed buns also appeared in this era. Whether Zhuge Liang invented it is another matter, but at least steamed buns are still a relatively niche food.

Liu Tai only allowed his soldiers to eat once in a while after accepting bribes. After all, Shi Le was here and he had to show off.

The soldiers also devoured the food, especially the new recruits who had just been recruited.

In contrast, those veterans who narrowly escaped death from the battlefield seemed much more calm and leisurely.

Because they had been following Liu Tai for a long time, they knew that Liu Tai would give them extra meals from time to time. Relatively speaking, the roasted lamb was the most comfortable.

Shi Le also saw this and didn't say much.

Although I chatted with Liu Tai from time to time, I no longer felt that it was novel, because what Liu Tai did was nothing unusual compared to many famous generals. Even if he ate and lived with the soldiers, he might not be able to compare with Liu Tai. Generals.

After eating, Shi Le thought that the soldiers would take a short rest and then continue training. Unexpectedly, after they took a short rest, Military History entered the military camp one by one and began to teach them in the room, analyzing the "Book of Han"!

Shi Le watched the soldiers carefully listening to the analysis of Han Shu, and the progress of each camp was fast or slow. Obviously, it was not because he heard that he liked history books, so he prepared it specially for him today. This made Shi Le Curious.

Shi Le looked at Liu Tai and said in confusion, "Soldiers are fighting on the battlefield, do they also need to study history?"

"We are Han officials, so how can we not learn Han history?

If you don't know the history of the Han Dynasty, you don't know the prowess of His Majesty. If you don't learn the history of the Han Dynasty, you don't know the shamelessness of the Jin court. "

Liu Tai looked at Shi Le and said, "Only by studying the history of the Han Dynasty can soldiers know where they come from; by studying the history of the Han Dynasty, can they know why they are fighting; by studying the history of the Han Dynasty, can they know that although Jin is vast, it will be destroyed by the Han!" "

When Shi Le heard Liu Tai's words, his heart was shaken for a moment. He vaguely grasped something, but said with a bit of emotion,
"The general is sincere, I already understand. I am afraid that only a man as sincere as the general can train such an amazing army!"

Shi Le somewhat understood why Liu Tai's soldiers did not panic when the enemy attacked in the dark night. Instead, they were able to defeat the enemy in a counterattack under the leadership of Liu Tai.

It was because I saw Liu Tai's ability to lead troops that I wanted to communicate with Liu Tai.

To be honest, Shi Le didn't expect Liu Tai to agree at all, but Liu Tai agreed, and Liu Tai put his secret in front of him so sincerely that he was just a 14-year-old young talent!

Liu Tai, on the other hand, clapped his hands eagerly, and soon someone sent him a copy of Han Shu.

Liu Tai said: "The general came to our camp today, and I certainly won't let the general return empty-handed.

But looking at it today, I believe the general also understands that Tai is just an ordinary general with a middle-aged appearance.

If there is any secret, it is just to ask the soldiers to read the "Book of Han" diligently and encourage each other to realize the revival of the Han Dynasty.

Now this book is given to the general, and I hope that the general can work hard for the revival of the Han Dynasty for all of us! "

As Liu Tai spoke, he put the "Book of Han" that had been prepared long ago into Shi Le's hands and said enthusiastically.

Shi Le looked at the "Book of Han" sent by Liu Tai and was a little stunned. He couldn't help but said, "A certain person is from the Jie tribe, can he be considered a Han?"

"Why doesn't it count? He only needs to write Chinese characters, speak Chinese, wear Han clothes, and perform Chinese rituals. Who can't say that he is a Han? Don't tell me, do you think His Majesty is a Han?" Liu Tai said calmly.

"Be careful what you say!" Shi Le didn't expect that Liu Tai would actually talk about Liu Yuan, and even asked himself to comment, you are only 14 years old and no one may care if you say something wrong, but if you say something wrong yourself, it will be eliminated by the nine tribes. Fun!

Seeing Shi Le like this, Liu Tai couldn't help but said, "In short, General Shi Le exchanged military techniques with me, and this "Book of Han" is the essence of my military techniques. In addition, I think the general should read more of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" , maybe there will be more insights!”

"Thank you Liu Huben for clarifying the confusion!" Shi Le quickly saluted and thanked Liu Tai when he heard what he said. He raised his head and looked at Liu Tai's eager eyes that he wished he could study "Han Shu". He always felt that if he could accept Liu Tai as his adopted son, he would alright.

(End of this chapter)