Wuchuan, Nanxiaochang.
The soldiers, wearing winter clothes and holding various weapons, were scattered in the school grounds.
A soldier piled a few stones beside the wall of the school yard, stepped on the stones and stuck his head out, looking into the school yard.
Then they laughed.
"This is not an array, this is herding sheep!"
"Look, look at that guy, he walked into the formation next door!"
"That's right! That's right!"
They clapped their hands and looked at the drills of the auxiliary soldiers in the school grounds. They laughed so much that they fell forward and backward, and some even fell down from a high place with laughter, causing even greater laughter.
The scene inside the school grounds is indeed horrific.
The 'auxiliary army' formed by civilians has just started its preliminary drills. This step is to teach them which team they belong to, which team and which building. As long as they can stand in their own positions without causing chaos,
Can.
Even this first step is not easy.
These auxiliary soldiers who had just changed their identities were not yet accustomed to their new identities. They looked dull, stooped, and their eyes were full of fear. The soldiers roared orders. Because of their 'amazing' performance, these soldiers became officers.
The soldiers were so angry that they jumped up and down, and some couldn't bear it any longer, so they rushed out with their whips and started beating him.
Most of these civilians have never received military training. Before arriving, they lived a life of eating one day and starving for three days, living a life of "live today and die tomorrow".
Regardless of strength, reaction, physical strength, courage, or even the speed of learning new things, they are incomparable to the military households in the city.
When facing their own officers, their first reaction was not how to learn the knowledge they taught, but how to survive from their hands just like before.
Yao Xiong frowned, his face gloomy, and he stood on the general platform, looking at the chaotic situation below without saying a word.
Over at the West Campus, all that could be heard was the sound of horse hooves, the sound of soldiers drawing their bows, and their roars.
When we arrived at the South Campus, all we could hear were the roars of the officers.
The enthusiasm of the soldiers who had just been promoted was also dampened by the performance of these people. They really didn't understand how difficult it was to just form a team, stand in a row, and move forward or retreat according to military orders?!
Why do these people seem to be unable to understand human speech? How can they be so stupid?!
An officer hurriedly rushed to Yao Xiong's side, threw away the whip in his hand, his face flushed, "General Yao!! Please remove me!!"
"Three days! Three days!!"
"I can't even teach you how to move forward slowly in formation!! I'd better go watch the gate and feed the horses to the general!!"
Yao Xiong was furious. He bent down, picked up the whip, and hit the officer, causing the officer to scream and dodge quickly.
"How do you hide? Isn't that how you were taught? If you can't do it, just fight? I will use the same method to teach you today. Let's see if you can learn it!!"
After taking a few more whips, the officer did not dare to refute anymore, "General Yao, I will go back and teach you again."
Yao Xiong watched the guy roll down angrily. He suddenly looked at the people peeking on the far wall, pointed at them and shouted: "Shoot those idiots down!!"
The officers rushed forward, raised their bows and arrows and pretended to shoot. Then the soldiers laughed and jumped down, no longer watching.
"Keep practicing!!!"
Yao Xiong yelled.
There were still roars in the school grounds. The strong wind dispersed the roars and mixed them together. The soldiers were trembling, either because of the wind or because of the scoldings.
The sky is getting dark.
Yao Xiong, surrounded by several soldiers, walked quickly towards the official office.
The government office is being expanded. The west wall has been demolished and some people are busy. As Liu Taozi's real power increases, the size of the government office can no longer accommodate administrative staff and needs to be expanded.
Yao Xiong avoided the working men and walked quickly to the main house in the backyard.
The two soldiers at the door did not dare to stop him, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door.
When he walked into the room, Cui Gang led two military officials to sit next to Liu Taozi. In front of them were piles of various documents.
They didn't pay attention to Yao Xiong who walked in. Cui Gang continued to talk.
"Brother, now there are seven law schools in big towns that have been built. In each school, I sent four people to be responsible for teaching. This uses up the quota of twenty-eight people. The rest are in Xiaoshu and Xiaoguan.
, I think there is no need to set up a separate one, and they can go to the place where there is a law school to enroll."
"Let them train literate people to serve as minor officials."
"The military personnel in various areas of the border fortress are vacant and chaotic, and no one is executing them. I searched many documents and found out the original arrangement. If the households in the border fortress are less than 300, there should be eighteen military officials and four casual officials."
"More than three hundred, twenty-eight military officials and six casual officials."
"More than five hundred, forty military officials and eight casual officials."
"More than a thousand, there are fifty-three military officials and twelve casual officials. There is no need to consider further increases at the moment."
"These are local military officials who assist the local garrison chief Guan Wei. In addition, I plan to use the name of the general of the town. If the household is less than a thousand, there will be one person for the general of the town to be responsible for the book and history. For those with more than one thousand, there will be one person for the historian, assistant, and chief.
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The system of the Northern Qi Dynasty was very advanced. Even for frontier fortresses, an effective administrative system was arranged, with dedicated military officials to assist local officers in governance.
The only flaw is that no one implements it. For these groups who are fed and only need to go out to fight from time to time, governance does not exist. What kind of officials are needed? What kind of governance is needed? The garrison leaders directly use their own servants and assistants to take over.
This is what military officers should be doing. Anyway, there is nothing else to do. It is just to withhold some food and grass and arrest some people to sell them. It is easier for my own people to do it.
Yao Xiong stood aside. As a casual official, he could understand this.
"The officials sent by Duke Wei are no longer enough. Let's wait until this law school can train more officials. There are not many people here who can read and write."
Cui Gang and others reported for a long time, then took these things and left.
Yao Xiong watched them leave and asked: "Brother wants to open a law school in the frontier?"
"It's not just the law school. It also has to teach people how to read. Those soldiers are good candidates."
"Literacy??"
Yao Xiong suddenly remembered the purpose of his coming, and he showed an exaggerated expression, "Brother, you still want those auxiliary soldiers to learn how to read??"
"Let them distinguish between left and right first!!"
"Brother! My auxiliary general has become a joke!!"
Yao Xiong said aggrievedly: "It's been three days and I can't teach anything. What should I do? I can't even learn the simplest formation. Tian Zili also said that this army is the cornerstone of my brother's future. It depends on them."
Being the cornerstone is even more unreliable than using Changsun County Lieutenant as a scout!"
Liu Taozi looked straight at Yao Xiong.
Yao Xiong looked at him for a moment and put away the grievance on his face.
"Brother, what should I do?"
"Xiong, you also came from the Law School. If you were suddenly sent from the Law School to the Confucian Classics room and asked those people to be your lecturers and lead you to study the classics, what would you think?"
Yao Xiong imagined the scene and immediately replied: "I'm afraid I'm so scared that I can't even speak clearly."
"Isn't it the same for those civilian husbands?"
“Find ways to eliminate their fears first, and then teach them.”
"Although they are weak, they also have things that strong people don't have. They should not be underestimated."
"only!!"
Yao Xiong walked out of the official office, muttering about eliminating the barriers, touched his head, and walked resolutely to the north of the city.
Outside a mansion in the north of the city, dozens of people were standing outside, talking about something.
When Yao Xiong walked in, Chu Jiande was cleaning someone's wounds.
Yao Xiong did not dare to disturb him, so he just stood aside. Chu Jiande was busy for a long time, and then he asked his disciples to take action, while he pulled Yao Xiong back to the backyard.
Chu Jiande wiped his sweat and looked at Yao Xiong beside him, "The wound has recurred again?"
"No, no, this time, I have something important to ask for."
While washing his hands, Chu Jiande looked at Yao Xiong with surprise on his face, "You have something important to ask me for? Are you asking me to tell you when to raise an army to rebel against the general?"
"How dare you."
"It's a military matter."
"That's strange, why don't you go find Tian Zili and Cui Gang?"
"Cui Jun is very busy. Lao Tian, ​​I think, has a lot of theories, but it's not accurate, so you still have to do it."
Chu Jiande laughed and pulled Yao Xiong into the inner room. Someone prepared food, and the two of them enjoyed it together.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Yao Xiong informed Chu Jiande of what Liu Taozi had ordered. He said, "Brother, I know what the problem is, but I don't know how to solve it."
"That's why I asked you to come and give me some advice. My brother is very busy right now. He has all these dozens of garrison gates under his control. I can't keep asking."
Chu Jiande stroked his beard and said, "The general is right. These people didn't know each other in the past. Suddenly they were brought together and trained so severely. They were so frightened that even if they could learn, they could no longer learn."
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"If you ask me, it's better to let them take it easy."
"How to slow down?"
"Don't be in a hurry to practice. Even the Xianbei people practice three times and take a break. Some even practice once and take a rest. How can these civilians withstand three days of strong training? Even if they are well fed, they cannot be so harsh.
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"If you listen to me, let them rest for three days."
"In the next three days, there is no need to drill. Let the officers, especially those in the corps, lead the soldiers to have fun."
"Ah?? Having fun??"
"Look at how many of the Xianbei troops are good at playing, including throwing pots, fighting horses, holding cattails, holding branches, and shooting. It's the garrison leader who takes the lead in playing."
"Let the officers take the soldiers to play, and play something that is not too intense and suitable for a large number of people to play together."
"Play for three days, then practice, then play for two more days, practice again, and adjust slowly in this way."
"Let them get familiar with each other, let them get rid of their past identities, and make them less afraid and nervous. Soon they will be able to adapt."
"You can't do anything about the soldiers, but you have to personally show up to the officers to make them understand these principles."
Yao Xiong was silent for a long time and then stood up.
"good."
"I'll give it a try, if it doesn't work!"
He suddenly looked at Chu Jiande, who was furious, "No, what do you want?"
"Then go find Tian Zili."
After Yao Xiong left here, he returned to the school grounds and immediately summoned the generals of the auxiliary army in his house.
The generals sat on either side of him, and their aura was quite intimidating.
However, none of them were in good spirits at the moment, but they didn't dare to complain in person.
Yao Xiong looked around and then said: "After three days of training and no progress, I just went to the general and confessed to him."
Everyone was in an uproar immediately.
"General Yao, what did the general say?"
In the frontier fortress, when faced with those officers with the rank of general, everyone generally calls them by their surname plus general. However, there is only one person who calls them directly without adding their surname.
Yao Xiong replied: "The general told me that the method of training troops is to relax one by one."
"These auxiliary soldiers are selected from the common people. They are frightened by you and are whipped and reprimanded by us. How can they study with peace of mind?"
"Starting from tomorrow, we will temporarily stop training. After you all go back, tell the officers under your command to let them lead their own soldiers and have fun for a few days. Don't threaten or scold for no reason. Even if you can't be as close as brothers, you can't be like enemies anymore!
Let them write down the names of the soldiers under their command, and let the soldiers remember their names so that they can become familiar with each other. I will personally inspect and inquire. If anyone dares to disobey military orders, I will kill him!!"
"If you can complete it well, you will be rewarded!"
Yao Xiong gritted his teeth, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.
He said loudly: "My red rabbit was obtained by killing more than ten knights. Whoever can complete this task outstandingly and make his subordinates return to their hearts, I will reward him with this war horse!!"
Everyone was shocked, Zhang Heizu cleared his throat and said: "General Yao has given us the reward, so why use the general's favorite horse?"
"I have made up my mind! No need to say any more!"
"Send the order to the army immediately! Let the generals know!!"
"only!!"
Walking out of Yao Xiong's house, everyone changed their previous depression and looked quite excited.
For generals, the attraction of a good war horse is too great. Even the people under Yao Xiong's command also want that horse.
The people returned from various places and summoned the lower-level officers.
This night, the South Campus was particularly lively.
By the next day, soldiers had already climbed up the wall, preparing to watch today's happy event at South Campus.
Due to the prohibition on wandering outside, these soldiers have relatively few recreational activities. Although there are many games, they cannot play them every day. Therefore, they are most likely to have fun.
Watching the auxiliary soldiers drill is a good pleasure.
It's a pity that the auxiliary soldiers did not come out to practice today. Instead, they gathered together in twos and threes, not knowing what to do.
Everyone was bored and left.
At this moment, the commanders in the army looked at the soldiers under their command, remembering the meeting last night, and forced a smile.
"Everyone, the training in the past three days has achieved some results. The general is very satisfied and specially allowed us to rest for a few days so that we can get to know each other better."
Hearing the familiarity, the soldiers standing in front of them turned paler and lowered their heads.
Someone trembled and said, "General, I really don't have much money."
Shi Chang's face darkened, "Who the hell wants it?"
He took a deep breath and said, "It's either asking for money or having fun together. What did you do when you were in the countryside?"
He looked at the people in front of him. They looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.
Play?
Starting from being a governor, one has to work day after night. As soon as it gets light, one has to get up to work and prepare for a whole day's work. As soon as it gets dark, one has to go into the house to sleep. After sleeping, one will not be hungry anymore.
Play?
Just when I couldn't bear it anymore, someone finally answered: "When I was in my hometown, I often played with stones."
"Oh? How does this work?"
"It means throwing stones, bumping stones, and flying stones."
The man explained hesitantly, and then waved his hand, "Okay, let's play with this today!"
"Don't be so nervous, it's just fun. From now on, we will be in the same army. According to the scholars, we are Pao Ze!"
"Come on, introduce yourself first, let me do it!"
Such situations were staged in various places, and everyone had their own way. Some people were lazy, so they directly followed the instructions from their superiors and led them to play. Some opened up new paths, such as gathering around and saying no.
Nice jokes and the like.
Not everyone went smoothly. Some officers felt that they had really fed the dog because of the negative reaction of their subordinates. They became furious, roared loudly and beat them.
Yao Xiong led the soldiers and walked quickly through the many camps, observing the situation in various places.
"Oh shit!"
"Why did you lose again? You are quite good at playing!"
Yao Xiong suddenly heard yelling again, turned around and saw a tall and thick-mannered officer laughing and scolding his soldiers. The soldier had a look of horror on his face, as if he didn't know how he had won.
They saw the officer take off the wine bag and hand it to the soldier, letting the victorious soldier take a bite before grabbing it.
"I just agreed that I would only take a small bite if I win, but you guys have eaten half the bag of wine!"
Several soldiers around him laughed, and the officer changed his mind and continued playing.
After a while, those people gathered around him. They seemed to be playing guessing games or something, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious.
Yao Xiong looked at him for a long time and then moved on.
After a few days of fun at the South Campus, there were some personnel changes. Some of the officers who really couldn't get close to the soldiers were replaced by Yao Xiong.
On the fourth day, the training continued again.
This time, the soldiers stood on the same spot, with the original fear finally gone from their eyes. The officers still frowned and reprimanded loudly, but their response was much better, they were no longer in a hurry, and they made obvious progress.
The officers were a little surprised by this. The soldiers lined up, advanced and retreated. Although they were still in chaos, they were willing to change and learn.
Yao Xiong stood on a high place and watched their drills. He suddenly got on his horse and walked quickly down.
Everyone looked in his direction.
Yao Xiong came to an officer. The officer looked tall and thick. At this moment, the soldiers behind him were also standing upright, training at the most astonishing speed.
Yao Xiong threw away the reins, and the officer took it.
"General Yao"
"You've done well, and you have some talent for training soldiers. This horse is given to you. You must work harder in the future and don't let down the general's love."
"only!!!"
Yao Xiong looked at the red rabbit again, with some reluctance in his eyes, and turned around immediately.
"What are you doing in a daze!!"
"Keep practicing!!!"
Chapter completed!