The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 147 Martial Arts and Training

Arrived at a corner, looked around, saw that no one was paying attention here, Xue Pan excitedly spoke
"Second brother Lian, I think we have to pay close attention to the buffet business in the next two days. Since it is the fourth brother Min's idea, it is right."

"Didn't you take a fancy to a few stores? We'll make an appointment after we've had a drink in a while."

"It's so good. Second brother Lian, I have found a way of making money. This way of making money is the best in the world."

"Brother Pan, what kind of money source did you find, tell me quickly."

"In the past, we were always running around looking for a way of making money, but it was so stupid. Now I found out. This way of making money is right beside us."

"It's right by your side? Why didn't I notice it?"

"It's Min Laosi. I figured it out. Any business that Min Lao Si wants to do is destined to make money. As long as we secretly stare at Min Lao Si, we can learn what he does quietly. Wouldn't it be much easier to make money without using our brains?"

It was a word that awakened the dreamer, and Jia Lian was surprised: Who said that Xue Pan was a fool?His move is simply extremely clever!

Jia Min originally invited Niu Jizong and Liu Fang to have a drink, but after they followed Jia Min, Liu Changfeng and Xiu Tonggui to the terminal, they didn't come back, but found an excuse to go home.

They were in a hurry to go home, although they didn't want to be embarrassed at the Zhuangyuan Building, but they still had another task, which was to go home and prevent the elders from coming to the Zhuangyuan Building for the banquet.

It turned out that while Jia Mu invited the Wang family and historians, she also invited the elders of Niu Jizong and his four families to the banquet here.These four companies failed to invest in carriages, so Jia Min slaughtered them again. He was already angry, so he wanted to come and see the excitement of Jia's mansion today.

Hearing that Niu Jizong and the others went back to talk about the situation, they could still make trouble there, so they sent the housekeeper to inform that they couldn't come because of something.

Mother Jia expressed regret on her lips, but she was extremely happy in her heart.The only regret is that I can't feel elated in front of those families.

Those families didn't come, but Qiu Liang came.

"Brother Qiu, you are late and you will be punished for drinking."

Jia Min was very happy to see Qiu Liang.

"Brother Min has a successful opening, and I am also happy to be fined. Along the way, seeing Brother Min's creativity is really admirable."

"Brother Qiu won the award, but it's just a trivial matter, and it's nothing to worry about."

"Hehe, this matter may be a small matter for Brother Min. But, next, Brother Min may be about to do something big."

Qiu Liang looked at Jia Min meaningfully.

Do big things?
Jia Min suddenly remembered that Song Kuan had said similar things to him when he met Song Kuan, the prince of Dongping, on the street in the morning.
Could it be that there is a new errand?
"Brother Qiu, if you know something, please speak up."

"I've only heard it, but there's a good chance it's true. The emperor has already discussed it with the university scholars. It is estimated that the imperial decree will come down in a few days."

Your Majesty, you are my future brother-in-law. Although you are the most beloved person in the world, don't be like this.It's okay for me to issue an imperial decree twice in three days to tell people to do that, but the Jia family can't stand your tossing around like this.

The Jia Mansion will be your father-in-law's family in the future, so you can still be regarded as relatives of the emperor, you can't treat us like this.

"What's going on? Brother Qiu, can you tell me a thing or two?"

"It's okay to talk about this matter. There are already many people discussing it. It means that the emperor is going to ask all the mansions to train troops. At the same time, he will add a martial arts exam this year."

"Military training in each government? Increase in martial arts? This is sudden enough. Didn't this year's martial arts exam just finish?"

"I don't know much about this matter, I just heard about it. Holy God, how can I guess randomly. However, I heard that the Tatars in the northern border are about to move again, so I asked the various governments to train troops. Nowadays, the world has been ruled by martial arts for a long time, and the children of various aristocratic families have not practiced martial arts for a long time, not only the horse bow and horse skills are gone, but even the martial arts style has long since disappeared, so the emperor made this move."

The so-called military training in each government means that noble families such as princes and nobles practice military soldiers in the government.

Mansion soldiers, in name, are trained by various honorable families, and belong to the private soldiers of each family.However, when necessary, it is also dispatched by the court.

For the Dade Dynasty, the real Fubing was already 100 years ago.Now there is no such thing as Fubing.

The army of the Dade Dynasty is basically composed of four parts.One is the Beijing Camp, which is responsible for defending the imperial capital and is dispatched directly by the emperor.

The second is the Nine Frontiers, that is, the frontier defense army, responsible for guarding the border.

The third is the guards, which belong to the troops stationed in various places. They do farming and training in peacetime, and fight in wartime.

The fourth is group training, which belongs to the local army.

In the establishment of the army, there is no such thing as Fubing.

However, for the Dade Dynasty, the Fubing occupied an extremely important position in history.

When Emperor Dade Taizu conquered the world, the main force he relied on was the soldiers.That is, the private armed forces of each big family.

The families of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes in the honorary system were the most powerful fubing group at that time.It was also by relying on the soldiers of these honorable families that the Dade Dynasty was conquered.These honorable families have therefore become the founding heroes.Their lingering shadow has been extended to today's descendants.

However, after the establishment of the Dade Dynasty, in order to consolidate the imperial power, Emperor Taizu was worried that these heroes would support themselves, so he lifted the military power of the heroes, rewarded the heroes with a lot of land and wealth, and told them to enjoy the glory and wealth. The government soldiers disbanded one after another.

Since then, the Ministry of War has also been ruled by civilian officials, and the officers of the army are basically selected from military examinations.The rule of civilization is promoted in the world, and martial arts are basically not emphasized.

Only San Francisco is an exception, because it has to guard the frontier, so it has continued.However, the San Francisco is also very different from the original Fubing. Although the San Francisco is still commanded by the San Francisco, they are all imperial troops, not private Fubing.

It has disappeared in history for more than a hundred years, and the Fubing system is suddenly restored, which can be described as sudden.

This sudden martial arts move was also a little weird.

The martial arts examinations of the Dade Dynasty were basically the same as those of liberal arts in terms of examination system, procedures, and frequency, except for the content of the examination.

On the whole, they are regular subjects held every three years, Enke held for major royal celebrations, and system subjects decided temporarily by the emperor.

This year is the year of Bingzi, which is the year of the general examinations, and the results were just released more than ten days ago.Now it is suddenly reported that there will be another martial arts exam, which will be the system.

It's not that it's impossible to have a regular department, but it came too suddenly, and the interval with the regular department is too short.

It is already September, and there are only four months left before the end of this year. For candidates, this time is too urgent.

Not to mention those who are not prepared, even if they are prepared, they will disrupt their original test preparation plan, rush to battle, and rush to take the test.

These are not the most surprising, the key is the background of this move, which is really puzzling.

It is obviously not convincing to explain only by restoring the martial spirit of the noble family.

The Tatars also often violate the border. Now, the imperial court has stationed heavy troops in the north. Even if the Tatars want to invade, it will not be easy.There have been several invasions in the past few years, but in the end they didn't take advantage of it.It's just hastily raising troops and hastily retreating.The battle lines on both sides have basically remained stable.

Is there a major war about to happen?So, what will be the important battle?
Previously, there had been rumors that next year when the Supreme Emperor's 65th birthday, there would be an additional exam, which Jia Min originally prepared for.Now there is a system of subjects, will he participate or not?
Although time is a bit rushed, everyone is equal before time.You are in a hurry, and I am in a hurry.So, at this point, there isn't much injustice yet.

However, for Jia Min, the meaning is different.

If he takes the ENCO exam next year, he will have another year to prepare.

During this year, while preparing for the exam, he can implement the reform plan for the Jia Mansion, allowing the Jia Mansion to accumulate a relatively strong economic foundation. Set up a more mature system.In the future, even if he leaves Jia's mansion and takes a post in another place, he can ensure that Jia's mansion is running on the right track.

However, his time is obviously not enough now.

Of course, if you don't take the exam this year, you can wait until next year.The question is, with the addition of the system this year, will Enke next year be held?
The frequency of holding three imperial examinations within two years is really too high.

In case next year's Enke is gone, it will have to wait until three years later.For Jia Min, it was obviously too late.

If the issue of martial arts is only Jia Min's personal issue, then the military training in various provinces is an overall issue that involves a lot.

Where do soldiers come from?Where does the equipment come from?Where does the money come from?Where do officers come from?How many are compiled?To what extent?What kind of soldiers are you training?Horse army, infantry army, navy army?
These are very real problems.

Nowadays, many honorable families are in decline. If you pay for the equipment yourself, how many of them can afford it?

Compared with the apparently declining families of historians, the Jia family is at least empty-handed, and many outsiders think that the Jia family is very rich.Therefore, once this policy is implemented, the Jia Mansion, as a state-level government, is almost certain to be unable to escape this errand.

Jia Min is not too worried about money.Even if all the military expenses are borne by himself, Jia Min can earn enough money now.

The problem is people.

For military training, there must be officers, and the officers must be held by masters.However, looking at the current masters of Jia's mansion, which ones are military officers?Telling them to lead soldiers to fight, it is better to kill all the soldiers directly to save trouble.

It's no wonder Song Kuan and Qiu Liang both said that Jia Min still has important things to do.They regarded Jia Min as the only candidate for Jia's military training.

(End of this chapter)