Look, we are about to enter March. The cold wind has gone away and the spring breeze is coming. In the spring breeze, all kinds of flowers are blooming first, and everything is dyed with bright colors. Outside Xiangyang City, there are large groups of people watching every street.

Flower Man. Wandering in the sea of ​​flowers during the day and returning at dusk.

Wang Xiaolie prepared wine and invited Liu Ziyu to the garden to enjoy the flowers. The garden was formerly owned by the Jingxi South Road Transfer Department. After Wang Xiaolie took over, he reorganized it. Now that the flowers are in full bloom, it is a good time to enjoy the flowers.

Sitting down in a pavilion shaded by several large magnolia trees, the soldier took some wine and came out. Close to the pavilion, several redbud trees were in full bloom. The whole tree was covered with flowers, like balls of fire.

After looking at the flowers for a while and drinking a few glasses of wine, the topic returned to military affairs.

Liu Ziyu said: "In the past few days, I heard people say that the Zhenfu army is being reorganized. I don't know if that is true or not?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. The counselor knows that my army originated from King Qin and has always been relatively disorganized. Now that there are more armies, they must be organized into a formal army. Otherwise, it will be difficult to manage."

Liu Ziyu said: "I heard people talk about the establishment of the Zhenfu reorganization. Compared with now, the hierarchy is too dense and there are too many officers. With all due respect, raising soldiers is very expensive. Among them, the most expensive thing is to raise officers. Zhenfu

The officers in the Fu Army are too densely staffed, and I'm afraid it will cost too much money."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "Is it a lot? Actually, it's not much. There is no martial arts team in my army, and there are no more officers than other armies."

After hearing this, Liu Ziyu paused. At this time, the rewards in the army were extremely excessive. Some of the middle and lower-level officers in the army gathered together, and many of them were as good as soldiers. They were nicknamed the martial arts team. Although these people were doing the work of soldiers

, but with an officer’s salary.

After a pause, Liu Ziyu said: "Zhenfu has fought a lot of battles. How can we not reward him for his military achievements?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Any meritorious service must be rewarded. However, merit and merit are different. Some are brave in combat and have strong martial arts skills, while others show leadership skills. Those with leadership skills will be promoted, otherwise only merit will be recorded, not promotion. Merit will be recorded.

There are many ways to reward people."

Seeing that Liu Ziyu was still full of doubts, Wang Xiaolie added: "Unlike other armies, the soldiers in our army join the army as part of their military service, and their wives, children, and parents do not accompany the army. Most of them,

I would rather record my merits, improve my family's reputation, and make life easier for my parents, wife, and children, rather than those few coins in cash. This is different from the previous Forbidden Army."

After hearing this, Liu Ziyu couldn't help but ask: "I wonder how much a sergeant in the Zhenfu Army pays per month?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "If they are ordinary soldiers, they will get three hundred coins a month. However, their food and clothing expenses are all in the army, so they don't have to spend their own money."

The soldiers of the Song Army received a monthly salary of 500 to 700 Wen for the upper army, and 300 to 400 Wen for the lower army. However, the bulk of the income of the Forbidden Army was monthly rations, and the salary was just for expenses. Wang Xiao's hunting army

The difference is that whether they are generals or soldiers, all they receive is salary, not food.

Liu Ziyu thought for a while and didn't know what to say. He could only sigh. Whether it was recruitment or organization, whether it was training or combat, whether it was life or money and food, Wang Xiaolie's army was very different from other armies.

Who can explain it clearly?

After a while, Liu Ziyu said: "Since the Jingkang disaster, this dynasty has been fighting with the Jin army for five or six years. Except for a few victories in Zhenfu in the past two years, it can be said that it has been a losing streak. There have been too many defeats. It's slow.

Let’s quickly summarize the characteristics of the Jin Army. In general, the Jin Dynasty was a fierce and powerful force. They were soldiers in wartime and farmers in peacetime. All the people were soldiers, which was very different from our recruitment and recruiting. The structure of the Jin Dynasty was fierce and powerful.

It's simple, with a single order, the army can immediately gather. In comparison, the system of armor protection in this dynasty is similar. But now, the armor protection has been abolished, and we can only do nothing."

"And compared with this dynasty, the Jin Army is not much different from top to bottom. Even the princes and generals wear rough clothes, eat rough food, and work together as one. The most important thing about the army is that it cannot win the hearts of the people. How can our army be able to compete with the Jin Army if they are united?

What's the comparison? We who lead the troops must be careful not to be well-dressed and well-fed. Without the moral support of the soldiers, the war will be very difficult to fight. But how many people can do this?"

"The Jin Army has extremely strict military discipline in combat. No one dares to disobey the commander's orders. When charging, anyone who looks back will be beheaded immediately! Under such a severe punishment, everyone has the determination to die, and their combat power is naturally strong."

"As for the others, the Jin Army has many horses, so naturally there are also many cavalry. Although the Jin Army is not good at riding cavalry into battle, everyone has a horse and can quickly get from one place to another. When they win, they chase and flee.

Even if you suffer a small defeat, you can still retreat. Needless to say."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "The counselor is right. The Jin army does have these characteristics, so it is particularly difficult to defeat."

Liu Ziyu said: "I told Zhenfu this to remind him that when reorganizing the army, he should not just follow his own ideas, but should refer to the Jin Army. Being able to win so many games against us means that the Jin Army is very strong and needs to go more.

study."

Wang Xiaolie was speechless for a moment. After a while, he said: "Study? What to learn? The Jin army is completely different from us. Decades ago, they still fished and hunted among the white mountains and black waters. The tribe was divided into different languages.

They are all connected. After the founding of the country, everything was rudimentary because they could not understand the complicated management. For example, Meng'an Mooke's biggest feature was simplicity. When he was a tribe, he could quickly unify several departments together. There were also few daily affairs.

Such a simple system can be adapted. But if they occupy the Central Plains and still use the Meng'an Mouke system, how can they rule? The Jin people's method is to make other tribes slaves and be enslaved by them. Three hundred households can be overcome by one plan, and ten plans can be overcome.

Meng'an. But the households of the Jin army cannot be compared with our households. There are many slaves in one of their households. With such a system, no matter how large the area occupied, the mobilization capacity cannot be improved. Therefore, the Jin army cannot

The North Korea now occupies a vast territory, but its core force is still only a few hundred thousand people. Every time it goes on an expedition, the regular soldiers must be accompanied by several slaves. Consultant, how can we learn such a military system? We Han people have our own

A system that suits you, and being yourself first is the priority.”

Seeing the displeasure on Liu Ziyu's face, Wang Xiaolie added: "Let me use an inappropriate metaphor. For example, a person is bitten by a dog when he is unprepared. There are many reasons for being bitten. People are bitten by a dog.

As long as you analyze the reason and how powerful the dog bites you, you don't need to imitate the dog and bite you back. What you have to do is to change the things you have neglected, find a stick, and beat the bitten.

You are the head of your own dog! Compared with the Jin Army, we are humans and the Jin Army are dogs, so what should we learn!"

After hearing Wang Xiaolie's words, Liu Ziyu opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe his ears. This was the first time he heard such a metaphor. Facing the aggressive attack of the Jin Army, these words were even a bit treasonous.

Is there anything worth learning about the Jin Army? Of course there is. Wang Xiaolie did not give up learning. But war has the laws of war, and politics has the laws of politics. Wang Xiaolie’s study was within the framework of the laws of war and the laws of politics.

.Instead of ignoring everything because you were defeated by the other party, you should learn from the differences between the other party and yourself.

If you are bitten by a dog, you will imitate the dog's behavior, and even wish you could change your appearance and put on a dog's head. Isn't this a dog-headed strategist!

A few months ago, Wang Xiaolie would not have been able to say such things. It was not about right or wrong, but lack of confidence. If his status was not high enough, no one would believe him if he said it, and he would even make people laugh. But it is different now. Regardless.

In terms of numbers and combat power, Wang Xiaolie has become the most powerful military group in the Song Dynasty. Including Zhao Gou, no other force is stronger than Wang Xiaolie. Why should you listen to other people's opinions?

Liu Ziyu's idea is not surprising. In fact, most officials in the Song Dynasty had this idea. Whether they were the war faction, the peace faction, or even the surrender faction, they all believed that if they wanted to defeat the Jin Army, they must learn from the Jin Army.

It's not just this era. In later generations, when China was invaded by foreign powers and completely defeated in the late Qing Dynasty, the mainstream idea was still this way. At that time, anti-revolutionary arguments were very rampant, and some even advocated abandoning even Chinese characters and completely Latinizing the language. As for Chinese culture, even more

It is considered by many people, especially cultural leaders, to be discarded as garbage.

Facing the crisis of ruining the country and destroying the family, how can we change to cope with the crisis? Most people have no ideas. A small number of people who have ideas will only be laughed at if they speak out their ideas. Only the true brave can stick to their ideas and practice them.

, accepted by others.

What should I do if my ideas are not recognized by others? Of course, there are well-informed people who have gone abroad and told others that this is how it is abroad, because China was not defeated like this. What should I do? Just follow the lessons learned abroad. Will I learn wrongly?

Is it? Some people will tell you that this is how it is in other countries, so China was defeated. China has been defeated, so why not follow the example of foreign countries and want to subjugate the country and annihilate its species?

As long as you are Chinese, you must have heard this argument. The reason why China fell behind in modern times is because of culture, especially Confucian culture. Because China has a Confucian culture, it fell behind, could not fight, and was bullied. If you want to save it,

China must destroy Confucianism. It is not enough to transform Confucianism when China is leading from abroad. It is necessary to destroy Confucianism from the roots in the pre-Qin period. Some people advocate Legalism, while others advocate Mohism. One said

It is the legal system, and one thing is that science can save China.

Right? God knows! Literati are bold. A civilization that has lasted for thousands of years dares to say that culture is rubbish with a big mouth. The glory in history is all fake with a wave of hands. Not only must we learn from foreign countries,

I still want to learn everything, even colonize for three hundred years.

Wang Xiaolie remembered watching a movie in his previous life. Before entering Beijing, when talking about the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, the teacher said that we are unfilial descendants. It is not our fault that we are not good, it turns out to be the fault of our ancestors. Such an idea is so bold!

In the previous life, when studying politics, one had to learn the thoughts of teachers. However, in fact, the thoughts of teachers were not taken seriously for a long time. It was not until the end of the Anti-Japanese War that they officially became the guiding ideology. Why? Because there are people who can speak better than teachers.

If you are bold, who can you convince without going through the practice of the Long March and the Anti-Japanese War?

Facing the situation of internal and external troubles, how to save China? Wang Xiaolie didn’t know what to do rightly, but he knew that any foreign country in the history where learning took place, whether it was Britain, the United States, France, Russia, or Japan, was wrong. As long as it was learning

Foreign countries must be wrong. China is China. To save China, we can only use China's own methods. Using other people's methods will not work. There are hundreds of countries in the world, but no one has succeeded.

Why did China fall behind in modern times? Some people say that China has technology but not science, and it has ideas but no philosophy. The culture may seem brilliant, but in fact it is useless. Some people say that China emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce, so it cannot develop industry and commerce. Some people say that there is no deduction and induction in Chinese culture.

Some people say that in ancient China, the government was dominated by the government and capitalists could not develop. Some people even say that science and technology are miraculous tricks because China does not have a patent law, and that China does not have a martial spirit. There are all kinds of weird theories.

Are these statements reasonable? Of course they are. Is it necessary to make these statements? Of course they are. Are these statements correct? Of course they are not correct. Only when you have more ideas and more opinions can you think deeply about the problem. Only then can you truly understand the problem.

Understand the world. Use these statements and ideas as a reference, carefully analyze practical problems, and connect theory with practice. Use practice to transform theory, and use theory to guide practice. Both are indispensable. Only by doing it down-to-earth can we find solutions to problems.

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How to save China by going back to ancient times? There are many answers. Many people say, of course, to develop capitalism and overthrow feudalism. Wang Xiaolie can say with certainty that this will definitely fail. China may rise, but capitalism will fail. Or capital

If socialism succeeds, China will almost certainly not be able to rise. How can there be a certain formula that can be applied to human society? Apart from the few countries summarized, how can the formulas of feudalism and capitalism be applied to any other country?

The most valuable thing about these theories is that they teach us the general laws of human society. Formulas are not general laws.

In modern times, China has lagged behind the world, and far behind. Many people were blinded by the transition from backward China to developed countries. Many people even think that this is eternity, and China will never catch up with foreign countries. Can

If they copy everything they learn, they will be able to keep up with foreign countries. If they don't learn, they will remain ignorant and backward.

Even if China stands up from the mud, they still think it is poor and backward. Even if China achieves industrialization and becomes the world's factory, they still think everything you do is backward.

When the teacher left, many people suddenly felt that they were much smarter than the teacher.

How many years has it been since the defeat of Spain and Britain has been the world hegemon? Just over three hundred years. Is it a long time? It has been nearly three hundred years since Mongolia established the Golden Horde. How many years has it been since the United States won the Cold War? Is it a long time?

There is a kind of person who, because others are more advanced than him, is extremely envious when he sees them, and loses his rational judgment. For example, during the epidemic, a particularly prestigious expert said that Chinese porridge for breakfast is not nutritious, and it is better to eat a hamburger like the United States.

Countless people argued. Some people wanted to prove that white porridge is actually nutritious, but it turned out to be in vain. They were also ridiculed and said that patriotic people have no brains.

The question is, do Chinese people eat white porridge for breakfast? How many areas of the country are accustomed to eating white porridge for breakfast? Even in such areas, how many people only drink white porridge for breakfast? Isn’t Chinese breakfast fried dough sticks, pancakes, fruit, and steamed buns?

?Not fried meat buns? Not chive box spicy soup? Not pie wontons? A few people drink plain porridge!

It is conceivable that such experts suddenly broadened their horizons when they arrived in the United States and felt that they had discovered the truth of the world. They felt that everything here was right and that everything they had been used to was wrong. Not to mention that the United States still has hamburgers and Cokes.

At this time, the Song Dynasty was suppressed and beaten by the Jin army. Some people thought that the Jurchens ate delicious food.

Back in ancient times, some people wanted to learn from the European voyages and establish colonies. Some people wanted to learn from the United States and become the world's hegemon. They designed their own ideal blueprint based on the actions of the countries that emerged in Europe and America in history. How is this possible? This is China

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China is China, not a foreign country. Just like people are people, not dogs, and don’t imitate dogs and bite them back.
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