"The first thing is to let the soldiers understand why they are fighting!"

"Is it to join the army to have a good meal and to support his family? People with this kind of thinking go to the battlefield and when they need to sacrifice, they may hesitate. Because once they lose their lives, who will support his family?"

"Is it a soldier to get rich for promotion? People who have this idea go to the battlefield and need to sacrifice, they will definitely hesitate. Because once they lose their lives, what is the meaning of official position and wealth?"

"Is it to join the army to defend the country? Then if the battlefield is in a foreign country, should I fight this battle?"

"Is it to join the army to expand territory? But if you die in the battlefield, then what is the meaning of the land you have made by selling your head and sprinkling your blood to yourself?"

Since the Changmao Rebellion, various places have begun to train "training army" for various needs. In order to distinguish them from the Eight Banners and Green Camps, the training army is also collectively called "Court Camp". These training soldiers are recruited local officials or gentry from the local area. Their original purpose was to resist the Taiping Army and defend their homeland. When the war ended, the fate of the soldiers was usually to "retire the armor and return to the fields", and they should do whatever they should go home.

The court was also stupid here. He actually thought that it would save money by doing so, and it would come when summoned and leave when swayed. He did not see that this resulted in two evil consequences - the generals were the generals, and local military training eventually became the basis for supporting local gentry's promotion and wealth, such as the Hunan and Huai groups, all of which were like this. The most famous ones were Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, etc. This also laid the foundation for future warlord separatism.

Another is that soldiers use money to work, and their combat effectiveness and military discipline cannot be improved - can you expect the employees earning wages in your company to fight to death for you for 3,000 yuan a month?

Therefore, Zai Tian understood the first two points that Liu Shaoqing said. Soldiers fight for money and generals fight for promotion and wealth. Such an army may be highly motivated and able to win battles under specific circumstances, but it is absolutely impossible to allow it to be accepted by everyone.

But Zai Tian couldn't understand the last two points Liu Shaoqing said. "What else can soldiers fight for not defending their country and for the prosperity of the nation?"

"Honor!" Liu Shaoqing said firmly: "Only honor is the core pillar of a powerful and invincible army!"

"Two thousand years ago, the Xiongnu Shanyu Zhizhi merged with force. Jiankun and Dingling the three kingdoms became increasingly powerful. Not only did they imprison Jiang Naishi, but they later killed the envoy Gu Ji. When the Han Dynasty sent envoys to Kangju three times, Zhizhi also insulted the Han envoy and said in a sarcastic tone: "I am in trouble and I am willing to return to the plan to strengthen the Han Dynasty and send my son to the attendant." At that time, Gan Yanshou, the captain of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty, and Chen Tang, the deputy captain, led a large army to expedition to Kangju, killing Zhizhi Shanyu, his wives, concubines, princess, and those who were granted the title of title.

The princes and the Duke and others had 1,518 people, and captured 145 officials alive. Afterwards, Chen Tang sent Zhizhi Shanyu's head to the capital and hung it on the "barbarian residence" on the street, and wrote a letter saying: I heard that the great righteousness of the world should be mixed with one. The Xiongnu Huns rebelled and did not condemn his innocence. He thought that the strong Han could not be a minister to the west of Daxia. I was Yanshou, and Tang led the righteous army to heaven and punished the enemy, and killed Zhizhi's head and the famous king. He hung the barbarian residence on the street to show that those who violated the strong Han would be punished even if they were far away."

"This is honor! It is honor for soldiers and the honor of the country! If you think 'a strong man cannot be a minister', then I will lead my troops to defeat you and cut off your head. 'Those who are wise in offending a strong man will be punished even if they are far away'!"

"A thousand years ago, Emperor Taizong of Tang conquered Goryeo three times. Li Shimin served hundreds of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty and countless wealth. Was he greedy for the land and beauty of Korea? Of course not. He wanted the people of the world to know that there can only be one empire in this world, that is, the Tang Empire! When all countries come to pay tribute, this is honor, the honor of the country, and the honor of soldiers!"

All nations come to pay tribute!

Yes, I remember that when the Emperor of Saint Ancestor and Emperor Gaozong, did the Qing Dynasty come to pay tribute? At that time, Luzon and Sulu had not been occupied by Spain, and Siam was also a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty. Even fifty years ago, China still had Langkha, Bhutan, Zhemengxiong, Myanmar, Annan, Nanzhang, Korea, Ryukyu, Brut Khanate, Kokhan Khanate, Bukhara Khanate, Aiwuhan, Badakh Mountain, Ganzhut and Ladakh.

Now, Siam, Luzon and Sulu no longer paid tribute to the Qing Dynasty. The khanates in the Western Regions have become the territory of the Russians. Langka and Myanmar were occupied by the British, and most of the Annan area have become the sphere of influence of France. Even the RB, a small country of Lie, took the opportunity to annex Ryukyu. There are dozens of Chinese vassal states, now only Bhutan, Zhemengxiong, North Korea, and Lanfang. Even so, these vassal states are already in danger and in danger.

The reason is that the Qing Dynasty is not strong and the country is weak?

"Your dear said it well. I also hope to reappear in the prosperous era in China, so I want to have a strong country and a strong army. You just said one, so what is the other one?"

What Liu Shaoqing was most worried about was that Zai Tian did not recognize his ideas at all, so he quoted the scriptures and wanted to arouse the emperor's competitive spirit. Now that he saw that his concerns were eliminated, how could he not strike while the iron was hot? Then he said: "This second point is to eliminate the worries of the officers and soldiers."

Zai Tian immediately asked, "How do you say this?"

"When the emperor, I said just now that the reason why the Black Flag Army sacrificed its life is just to "protect the family". Some soldiers are greedy for life and fear of death are actually just to support their families. The so-called "people are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless?" When soldiers are about to go to the battlefield, they will inevitably have concerns. Just like a soldier in our army who is deeply attracted to me, "I can go to the battlefield, but before I leave, can I let me see my mother?" Because this In other words, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I went to his home to visit his mother. The poverty in his family made me sad. At that time, I was thinking that if this soldier died on the battlefield, his mother might die of starvation at home. There are also soldiers, the four young and old in the family, relying on him to support him alone. If he dies, then what will this family become? Is there any soldier willing to die in this situation?"

"So I think that if we can establish a mechanism that will allow the soldiers to have no worries. They can allow them to continue to have a good life, whether they are disabled or sacrificed. Then I believe that there will be countless soldiers who will die generously. And when your Majesty has an army composed of soldiers who completely put their life and death, are you still worried that there will be any enemy that cannot be conquered?"

When Liu Shaoqing was narrating, Zai Tian kept nodding. He understood everything Liu Shaoqing said. He had thought about what kind of army he wanted before, but because he had little contact with this aspect, he had never figured it out. Today's exchange with Liu Shaoqing completely opened up Zai Tian's thinking, giving him a feeling of enlightenment and enlightenment.

"I need to think about what you said today. You should also sort out your ideas and refine these two points. It is best to list clear operating methods and procedures. I will look for you again in a few days."

As he said that, he ignored Liu Shaoqing and the others and directly ordered him to return to the palace. He needed to strike while the iron was hot and record some of the thoughts flashing in his mind as soon as possible.

With the emperor's departure, the hustle and bustling Nanyuan Military Camp returned to its former tranquility. The soldiers were still training day after day. The only difference was that their training volume increased and they began to contact real guns.

The training volume has also increased. In order to cultivate the students' true military qualities, the amount of physical training and queue training in the military school has increased greatly after the New Year's school starts. As a result, some pampered students began to withdraw because they could not endure hardship. In addition, the number of students who were dismissed because they did not arrive at the school on time after the Spring Festival, the number of people in the military school has dropped sharply from more than 200 to more than 180, a decrease of one-third.

However, the changes in the students of the Martial Arts School are not a problem at all. On the third day of the second month, Gui Xiang, Selen'er and five others were removed from their heads and feathers because of "the king's misbehavior" and "the behavior was not appropriate" and they were faced with mistakes in the clan's house. Subsequently, more than a dozen Manchu governors and generals were called, demoted or even dismissed because of "bad official evaluation" and "the behavior was not appropriate". At the same time, a group of Manchu children in the grade were only twenty and thirty years old were arranged in these vacant positions. Careful people would find that most of the people who were pulled out of the clan were children of the royal family who performed better in the Martial Arts School.

On the contrary, Liu Shaoqing was specially ordered by Emperor Guangxu to "walk in front of the imperial examination" because of his contribution to supervising the military preparatory school and training the Beijing camp.

Liu Shaoqing's stable status naturally touched the minds of some people. On this day, Liu Shaoqing, who was attending a lecture in the martial arts school, was told that someone was looking for him outside the camp.
Chapter completed!