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Chapter 90 Talking about the New Army

Whether those rookies could eat or not, Yang Reform was not worried. He got into Sun Chengzong's "office" and there was a big sand table in it, which was used to deduce the situation in Liaodong. Last time he was here, Yang Reform met Sun Chengzong Yuan Chonghuan was abused.

"Hehe, Master Sun, how is my training method?" Yang Reform looked at Sun Chengzong with some complacency.

"Your Majesty, there is more than enough truth and cruelty. You can proceed to the next step of training." Sun Chengzong thought for a while, and then said slowly.

Yang Reform asked: "Then what is the next training?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the training manual, the next step is 'bomb-throwing training', and after completion is 'civil engineering work', followed by 'live-ammunition shooting', and then riding skills, and at the same time is 'physical training', to strengthen the muscles and bones , the last is the 'exercise', after everything is completed, it is time for actual combat." Sun Chengzong roughly explained the steps of this training.These are all the things in the recruit training manual. Of course, it is just an outline. The specifics are still done by Sun Chengzong himself.

The throwing bomb is the grenade prepared by Yang Reform. The kind of grenade that can be thrown just by pulling the ring has not invented matches, so it is still ignited with a match, and the gunpowder inside the grenade is also black powder.Its power is limited, and its size is a bit bigger than those of later generations, but it is still quite powerful. It is a little heavier and thrown closer, which is not a big flaw.Especially when defending the city, it has a miraculous effect. There are a group of people standing under the city and throwing them at crowded places. The effect is nothing to say, and I don’t want to blow up everyone. .In that case, the enemy needs additional troops to protect those wounded soldiers. If there are too many wounded soldiers, screaming in the wounded and sick battalion will have a great impact on morale.

"Bomb throwing training is relatively simple. What is needed is long-term practice, increasing arm strength, and civil engineering work? This..." Yang Reform and Sun Chengzong discussed the training plan for recruits.Civil engineering work was written based on the digging of trenches by later generations.However, without a steel shovel, it is impossible to dig mud at all. Yang Reform thought, could it be that he invented a steel shovel?In this way, isn't it too tiring to be the emperor?
Sun Chengzong also said: "Your Majesty, there is still a lack of suitable tools for civil engineering work." In ancient times, wood plows were still used in many places, and iron plows were considered advanced production materials.A steel shovel...maybe.

After thinking for a while, Yang Reform had an idea.I am the emperor, why do I have to work so hard? I have such a powerful organization in the inner court, so I can completely entrust them to do it. I can put forward specific requirements and give pointers.Thinking of this, Yang Reform felt relieved for a while.

"I have already made up my mind about the tools for civil engineering work, so you don't have to worry about Master Sun."

"I understand."

"There's also riding training, this?" Yang Reform himself has never ridden a horse before. If it's the kind of thing in the park, it's fine to be led around for a few dollars.Then ride it.

"My Majesty, you don't need to worry about your Majesty's riding training. These students are all born in the family. They have learned to ride horses since they were young. The time required for riding training is actually the shortest, and they can directly fight on horseback." Sun Chengzong explained , this group of students is very special, they are all family members, and they will inherit my position in the future. Riding a horse is the most basic requirement. No way.

Hearing what Sun Chengzong said, Yang Reform realized that he didn't need to worry about this matter at all.Others have had military training since they were young, and horse riding is one of the contents, so naturally they don't have to worry about it.

In fact, the quality of these students is very good. In this era of cold weapons, as a thousand households, you can't do a few hands, and your basic physical fitness is insufficient, so you can't hold the scene.Therefore, this group of Sheren has been well nourished since childhood, and they are not lacking in physical fitness. Some common combat skills in ancient times, such as muskets, are mostly affordable by thousands of households, and they have played since childhood. The lack of training is also perennial, and some have actual combat experience.It can be seen that the quality of this group of people is extremely high.

If it is lacking, it is still lacking in discipline training. What is lacking is unfamiliarity with the new organization and combat methods, such as unfamiliarity with the new passwords. This needs more practice, and it is best to form a conditioned reflex.

Figured it out, Yang Reform said: "In this way, these students are likely to graduate early?" Yang Reform planned to train new recruits for six months.It's only been a month now, and they are talking about graduation. It seems that the quality of this group of people is indeed relatively high.

"Your Majesty, no, this group of students is still young and needs more training. They should not be sent back so quickly. In this way, they will return to the old road. Since His Majesty has pointed out a new path for them If there is a road, they should be allowed to go on this road.”

"Well, to put it bluntly, we definitely can't let them go back. Then, what kind of training should we do next?" Yang Reform discussed with Sun Chengzong. For this batch of new Sheren army, the seeds of the future, Yang Reform took a lot of thought. .

"Your Majesty, the next step is to shoot more live ammunition, train more physical strength, strengthen the muscles and bones, strengthen discipline, and then conduct exercises. This is the completion of the basic training. Finally, it is best to go through actual combat before it can be regarded as the 'graduation' that His Majesty said."

"Well, that's right, Master Sun, let's do it according to Master Sun's idea." Yang Reform felt that what Sun Chengzong said was right, so he acted according to Sun Chengzong's order.

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"Master Sun, in my new army, how many people can read and how many can't?" Yang Reform suddenly thought of a problem, that is, the problem of illiteracy. The illiterate can't read, and can't even communicate in the most basic way. , not to mention any combat maps, independent analysis, etc. Therefore, Yang Reform felt that it was necessary to pay attention to this matter.Earlier, due to too hasty, I forgot about it.

"...His Majesty, about 200% to [-]% of this group of more than [-] people are literate, and about [-]% to [-]% are illiterate, which is not bad." Sun Chengzong thought for a while before giving the answer.

Seventy to eighty percent literacy rate?Yang Reform originally thought that this ratio was not low, but then he thought again, these are all family members. In the future, thousands of households will all be officials. One can imagine.This literacy is imperative!Yang Reform hopes that all of his new army can read and write.Can understand the most basic written text, can communicate in writing, can understand maps, understand combat manuals, understand combat orders, and written messages.

If [-] to [-] percent of the future thousand households and military officers are illiterate, Yang Reform felt depressed and said, "Master Sun, this is not a good thing! I hope that all of my new army can be literate, and all of them can read and write." You can understand my orders, and you don’t want to stay in my new army with your eyes open!"

"This..." Sun Chengzong was also speechless. This problem is really a problem. If this batch of Sheren new army must be able to read and write, it will be easy to handle, but if the new army in the future must be able to read and write, then it will be difficult. up.There has never been an army in the world that is fully literate.

"Your Majesty, from ancient times to the present, no army has been able to do what His Majesty asked, all literate..." Sun Chengzong also said bluntly that the emperor's requirements were too high.

"Since I haven't done it before, let's start with me. I remember discussing this issue with Master Sun. What does Master Sun think?" Yang Reform seems to have discussed this issue with Sun Chengzong before, but he can't remember the details. , perhaps taken for granted.

Sun Chengzong thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, it is good to be able to read and write, but it is really difficult. If a soldier still needs to be able to read, he must spend at least one or two hours a day reading. It costs a lot of money, and you have to hire a special gentleman to teach them, so your majesty's new army will cost a lot, and the personnel will inevitably be too mixed!"

Sun Chengzong's worry is not unreasonable. There were problems with lighting in ancient times. Not everyone could afford candles and lamps at night. I can’t afford candles, it’s quite economical, and I’m willing to take light for one or two hours a day. It’s conceivable in ancient times.) If you take time to read and read, it must be at night, and you need to light the lamp, which is extra consumption , year after year, the consumption is also huge.In order to save money, Zhang Juzheng used to save the emperor's lighting candles. It can be seen that lighting the lights at night really consumes a lot.

What's more, it's really difficult for the teachers to enter the barracks. Teachers are generally old. It's a relatively normal age to teach at the age of 50 or [-]. Let these people mix with the new army. His growth is not good, and he is too old-fashioned.

As for those who come out to teach at the age of 30 or 30, please, if you become a scholar at the age of [-] or [-], you will be a child prodigy.They're all at home preparing for the Juren and Jinshi exams, who is interested in going to the barracks to hang out with those stinky soldiers?
Yang Reform smiled and said: "Hehe, don't worry, Master Sun, do you still remember what happened last time? We deduced that Donglu tricked the illiterate city gate guards away. At that time, I planned to recruit teachers in the new army." , specifically instructing the cultural issues of the new army, giving those scholars and candidates a rank of eighth or ninth rank, are they afraid that they will not be able to recruit people? Hehe, when you come to the new army, you have to train with the new army. I think If you quit, you will lose your reputation, hehe, don’t be afraid of this matter, Master Sun, I think the courtiers agreed to it that day..."

What Yang Reform was talking about was that some time ago, he used a sand table to calculate that the wild boar skin detoured to Mongolia, and then used the real seal to deceive the opening of the city gate of the Ming Dynasty.At that time, the setting was that because the generals guarding the city were illiterate, Donglu used the captured real seal of the Ming Dynasty to deceive the gate of the city.At that time, the officials were bluffed by Yang Reform, and agreed to many of Yang Reform's demands, such as literacy for the city gate guards and the entry of literati into the army. Now, Yang Reform wants to get this literati into his new army go.

Sun Chengzong suddenly realized, patted his forehead, and said: "Your Majesty is really far-sighted, and he has already planned for this new army. This matter is negligent by the old minister. It seems that the matter of the literati's march is a foregone conclusion. Your Majesty's fully literate army must be the first in history! Hehe..." Sun Chengzong also laughed.It is a pleasure to build an army in your own hands that has never existed before.

(End of this chapter)