Liu Xin said disapprovingly: "Part-time job is to help me work. You are all martial artists. You can't do other tasks. Let's go to the Feihu guards first. However, working in the Jingzhou Army is about talking about it. Qualified, anyone must start from scratch, so let’s go to the Fire Head Army and find a person named Wei Yan to report to him. First, he will be a co-man under him, and then you will be rewarded with merit."
Starting from the beginning, Zhang Ren and others have no objection. After all, they are all prisoners. It is just how much military salary a clerk can have, how to support the family, and slowly repay the large debt, but , These few families have just been released from the prison and enjoyed the light for three days. There is a way to go from simplicity to luxury, and from luxury to simplicity. The days of these few days are indeed comfortable, you let them live again In the hard days, I was afraid that no one would agree to it, so the three of them could only take one step and look one step at a time. One by one, they pinched their noses and went to report to Wei Yan.
At that time, there was no blazing army in the formation of the army. The army was organized in teams of ten people. When it came to eating, they buried their pots and cooked food. In ancient times, they often counted the number of stoves in the enemy barracks. To determine the size of the enemy's army, Liu Xin carried out reforms. For every 1,000 people, a fire-head army of 50 people was set up to be responsible for the provision of three meals for these 1,000 people. Other soldiers could concentrate on training and fighting. Fifty people have to be responsible for the food for a thousand people, and the workload of the Fire Head Army is very large. Not only that, the Fire Head Army also has to participate in training, because when they are on the front line, they must also raise their swords and rush to the battlefield, so they are selected. The members of the Fire Head Army are not the old, weak, sick and disabled as imagined, but are soldiers with superior physical fitness.
In fact, as far as ability is concerned, it is not a problem for Lei Tong and Wu Lan to be deputy generals. Zhang Ren's courageous and strategic, and comparable to literary appointments, can be entrusted with important tasks. Liu Xin's arrangement is not worried about them. The army mutiny, because the Jingzhou army is different from the army in other places. The soldiers come from all counties in Jingzhou. Now it includes the sources of troops in Bajun and Zhangke counties. These soldiers were dispersed and deployed regardless of region. It can prevent soldiers from a certain place in the army from forming into a regiment. After the recruits are recruited, three months of intensive training are carried out. This training is not limited to physical fitness and skill training, but also conducts what Liu Xin said. Ideological education allows recruits to understand why they serve as soldiers, what to do, and what they will get. Not only recruits but also veterans are often organized to help the common people do some voluntary labor and enhance the friendship between the military and the people. The people of Jingzhou all depend on their army, and the soldiers are proud of being a member of the Jingzhou army. Then who would take part in the mutiny after a few words from the officers
But Liu Xin knew that Zhang Ren, the three people, could be said to have surrendered under their own coercion and temptation. They may not be able to lead their subordinates in mutiny, but it is difficult to guarantee that they will not work without effort. In wartime, many people will be killed. It is a matter of the safety of thousands of soldiers. Liu Xin cannot be careful. Liu Xin wants Zhang Ren and others to regard themselves as a member of the Jingzhou Army from the bottom of their hearts.
He asked Jushou to arrange for Zhang Rang, Lei Tong, and Wu Lan to go to the streets to buy application items, so that they could experience the development of Jingzhou, the prosperity of the market, and the happiness of the people. He also asked them to be partners in order to enable them to be able to Have more contact with the general soldiers at the grassroots level, and appreciate how proud and proud soldiers are of being a member of the Jingzhou Army.
Just after Zhang Ren and the others were sent away, Cai Hao suddenly asked to see him, and he brought his brother-in-law Huang Chengyan with him. Liu Xin was surprised at Huang Chengyan’s arrival. After asking, he understood their intentions.
It turned out that the time for recruiting new students in Xiangyang Academy has been adjusted to February each year. After five years of development, Xiangyang Academy has become quite large, but the number of students enrolled each year is strictly limited to 90, and it is based on officials, gentry, and common people. The four classes of the military lieutenant are allocated according to different quotas. Each student will carry out systematic study in the college for ten years. Now there are 450 students, and it will eventually develop into a school with 900 students. New school,
Although all counties and counties in Jingzhou have established their own official schools, Xiangyang Academy is the undisputed number one school in terms of teaching facilities, teaching methods, teaching content, and faculty. The scarcity of high-quality educational resources has caused many People try their best to send their children to Xiangyang Academy. Every year from October to October, people from all walks of life begin to show their magical powers, take care of the door, and walk in relationships, just to get a place to enter Xiangyang Academy. Moreover, the Academy It has been stipulated that only eight-year-old children are admitted to the academy every year, so there is only one chance. You can’t enter the academy at the age of eight, and you won’t be able to enter the academy in the future.
Huang Chengyan came to see Liu Xin because he wanted to send A Chou to Xiangyang Academy to study. Although A Chou is a girl, Huang Chengyan only has this daughter. She was trained as a boy. As a celebrity in Jingzhou, Huang Chengyan was of course included. As for the noble family, A Chou wants to go to school, and it takes up the place of the noble family. Originally, his brother-in-law was the prefect of Xiangyang, and the sister-in-law was still living in the home of Master Zhou Mu. After two visits, he and Cai Yong, the principal of Xiangyang Academy, also had some points. Relying on these relationships, it should not be difficult to send a child to the academy, but the difficulty is. A Chou is a girl, and a boy has to break his head when he enters the Xiangyang Academy. In this age of patriarchy, A girl wants to study in a college, the difficulty can be imagined,
Liu Yu will also be eight years old next year. A Chou and Liu Yu have the same opportunity to study in Xiangyang Academy once in their lives. Huang Chengyan’s feelings can be understood by Liu Xin. Of course, Liu Yu enters the academy to study. Any obstacles, as for A Chou, it’s too difficult.
Liu Xin also felt a little embarrassed. He did not think that A Chou was a girl and would not let her go to school, but the number of places was really limited. Liu Xin kept tapping the table with his fingers, thinking for a long time, and finally said, "It's not impossible. Let A Chou enter the Xiangyang Academy, but she can only be an auditor."
There is also a precedent for the auditors in Xiangyang Academy. Zhang Qing and Zhang Jie’s two proud disciples of Zhang Ji are the auditors of the academy, but there are very few such cases. Moreover, the auditors do not enjoy many of the benefits of formal students, such as Free three meals a day, free books and paper, and the seat will be at the end of the classroom,
Hearing that A Chou can be an auditor, Huang Chengyan is overjoyed. He also has a small fortune, and Cai Tao is backed by him. He is not worried about not being able to pay the fees. As for sitting at the end, it doesn’t matter. A classroom is no more than thirty. Students, at the end of the price, you can also hear what the teacher said,
Looking at Huang Chengyan, who even claimed to be thankful, Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "Don’t be too busy to thank me. A Chou enters the academy to study. The prefecture can pay for the expenses. She knows Yu’er well, and I can also get someone else. Arrange her seat with Yu'er to take care of each other, but you have to promise me one condition."
Huang Chengyan was very happy at first. In this way, A Chou, an audit student, is not much different from a full-time student. In some ways, he can even catch Liu Yu's light. But I heard that Liu Xin still has the conditions, so he can't help but hesitate. Huang Chengyan understands Except for a little talent to learn, there is really nothing that Liu Xin needs to make in other aspects. However, Huang Chengyan just didn’t want to restrain him and never became an official. So he quickly said: “As long as Xiaomin is not allowed to be an official, other I can agree to all the conditions,"
Liu Xin stared at him for a while, and said faintly: "You don't need to be so nervous, I know you are a hermit, and you won't be difficult. You often go to Degui's house. You also know that Jingzhou is developing rapidly and is in urgent need of talents..."
Huang Chengyan hurriedly shouted: "My lord has just promised Xiaomin..."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "I didn't ask you to come out as an official. I know how much you interact with people like Sima Hui and Pang De. Of course, these people are hermits and would not be willing to come out as officials. I am I want to ask, do you know if there are any outstanding talents among the disciples of these people? If so, you might recommend a few to come and help me."
Huang Chengyan pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked: "How did the adults know that I was with them?"
Of course, Liu Xin couldn’t say that he saw it from the history books. When he asked, he had to say haha, “You are also very knowledgeable, don’t you know the saying that'Zhou Mu can't go out and know the world' hasn’t been heard? Have you ever,"
Huang Chengyan turned his head and thought for a while, and said blankly: "Please forgive Xiaomin for being stupid, I haven't heard this sentence."
Liu Xin was amused secretly in her heart. I said this for the first time today. Of course you have never heard of it. I am afraid you have never heard of "A talented person can know the world without going out." Pretending to be serious and said: "It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it in the past, now you know it, you can always recommend a few people to me,"
Huang Chengyan had no choice but he thought for a while and said: "If you say that there are a few outstanding disciples, but most of them have already gone into official positions, there is only one Xu Shu. Last year, because of the chivalrous acts of justice, he helped his friends to kill people, was arrested by the government, and almost lost his life. Now, I am abandoning martial arts and studying at Yingchuan Academy. I think this person will not be underestimated in the future."
Liu Xin secretly said that Xu Shu has only now entered Yingchuan College to study. No wonder he was not seen when passing by the academy a few years ago. blessing,"
Huang Chengyan couldn't help being surprised secretly. The eyes that looked at Liu Xin were already in awe, and he said, "Unexpectedly, the adults know all these things, so I don't need to say more."
Liu Xin nodded and said, "Xu Shu is still very useful. If you meet him in the future, you can ask him to come to me. I will make arrangements. If there are any other talented people, you may wish to recommend another one. Two,"
Huang Chengyan thought for a while and said, "There are two others who will definitely learn to excel in the future, but they are too young now. One is called Pang Tong, the nephew of Pang De Gong, who is 11 years old this year, and the other is called Zhuge Liang, who is only nine years old this year. "
Liu Xin couldn’t be more familiar with these two names, but he didn’t expect them to be so young. He felt disappointed and said: “These two people are indeed too young. When they grow up, my own Xiangyang Academy has been trained. Many talents have been produced, and it seems that there is no room for them."
Huang Chengyan hurriedly said: "The adults are ridiculous, how can you say that there is no use for them,"