"How is the construction of the civilian army going?" Zhang Lang asked again.

Wen Yuan looked at Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang clasped his fists and said, "My lord, regarding the civilian army, I would like to have a detailed discussion with my lord." Zhang Lang glanced at Zhuge Liang in confusion and nodded.

The group entered Xiangyang City and looked around. They saw straight streets with rows of buildings and pavilions on both sides. Shop flags were fluttering in the wind. Business was prosperous and pedestrians were coming and going. Zhang Lang couldn't help but nodded in appreciation when he saw such a scene.

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The group went straight to the Governor's Mansion. At present, Zhuge Liang's office is the original Wuchenghou Mansion, and the predecessor of Wucheng Hou Mansion was Liu Biao's Governor's Mansion. All civil and military officials from Jingzhou greeted Zhang Lang at the door.

The Huben guards first entered the Governor's Mansion and opened up their defenses. Then Zhang Lang entered the hall surrounded by everyone. Zhang Lang walked into the chief and sat down. All the civil and military personnel kowtowed to Zhang Lang: "Meet the general!" Zhang Lang laughed.

"You don't have to be polite," he said. "Thank you, General!" Everyone stood up, bowed their hands and stood respectfully, waiting for Zhang Lang's inquiry.

Zhang Lang looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, when we entered the city just now, you said you wanted to talk to me about the civilian army. Let's talk now."

Zhuge Liang clasped his fists and said: "My lord, after summarizing the previous battle in Luoyang and investigating and thinking during this period, I feel that the current civilian-military policy is inappropriate and cannot achieve the expected results."

Zhang Lang frowned, "Oh?"

Zhuge Liang said: "In the previous battle of Luoyang, although the huge civilian army played some role, its role was actually very limited. Even without the hundreds of thousands of civilian troops, the defenders should be able to sustain it until the general's reinforcements arrived! The civilian army

There are three disadvantages. One is that it consumes money. Although

At present, the civilian army is borne by the local government. On the surface, it does not consume much treasury assets. However, the money and food consumed are actually our potential. Overall, it is still consuming our money and food, and these money and food can clearly be used.

Where it is more necessary..."

"...; Secondly, the people's army in various places are young and middle-aged people from all over the country, accounting for a large proportion of the population. They are the main force in the development of economic production, but they often have to take part in military training off work, which indirectly affects agriculture, commerce and trade.

If the development of all walks of life is affected, thus affecting taxation, it will actually weaken our strength in the long run; thirdly, although these militia often

Military training is carried out, but the time must be limited. There are only a few months in a year. Usually after this training, the next training will not be conducted for a long time, and this gap period will almost wipe out the results of their previous training.

, the civilian army is very low in terms of combat strength, equipment, and morale. It is useless in field battles and can only be used to defend the city, but the effect is not great."

Zhuge Liang clasped his fists towards Zhang Lang and said, "My lord, my subordinate's opinion is that the militia's approach is really useless and the harm outweighs the benefit. I suggest that I disband the militia organization."

The Chinese and Chinese military officials in the hall started talking quietly. Except for Zhang Liao, none of them knew about this matter.

Zhang Lang thought about it and felt that what Zhuge Liang said made sense, but he thought that what Zhuge Liang said was a bit too arbitrary. The civilian army should be able to play an important role. He looked at Zhang Liao and asked, "Wen Yuan, what do you think?"

Zhang Liao came out and clasped his fists and said: "My subordinates have the same view as Mr. Kong Ming."

Zhang Lang felt a little surprised, "Oh? Why?"

Zhang Liao clasped his fists and said: "I don't understand economic and agricultural matters, but judging from my training of the militia during this period. These militia had high morale at the beginning, but it didn't take long for them to become impatient and give birth to

Lazy mood, this problem is almost impossible to solve, because they will leave the military soon after training.

The battalion returns to the civilians to work and live; in addition, whether it is individual combat training or battle formation training, there is almost no gain. These require frequent drills, but it is impossible for the civilian army to do it. With the subordinates'

From a visual perspective, these militiamen are at best slightly stronger than ordinary people and have almost no use."

Zhang Lang frowned. As the commander-in-chief of the army, Zhang Liao's opinion on the combat effectiveness of the civilian army should be very impressive. He raised his head and looked at Zhuge Liang and Zhang Liao, "I want to think about this matter carefully."

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At night, Zhang Lang stayed in the governor's mansion. The best courtyard in the governor's mansion had not been used, but now it is in use and has become Zhang Lang's temporary residence.

Zhang Lang paced back and forth in the bedroom, thinking about what Zhuge Liang and Zhang Liao said during the day. He stopped and looked outside the door. He saw the sky full of stars and moon, the wind was light and the clouds were light, and it was extremely quiet. Zhang Lang walked out of the door.

The two guards guarding the door quickly clasped their fists and saluted: "General."

Zhang Lang looked at the darkness around him and asked, "Where is Madam Dong?" A guard reported back: "Madam has taken people to inspect the governor's mansion." Zhang Lang felt warm in his heart and said to the two of them, "Madam

When I come back, tell her that I'm going to the military advisor." The two of them clasped their fists and agreed.

Zhang Lang walked towards a much smaller courtyard next to it, where Zhuge Liang lived. Zhuge Liang was a simple man. Although he lived in this luxurious governor's mansion to facilitate his official duties, he closed some of the most luxurious courtyards in the mansion.

Get up, if Zhang Lang hadn't come today, these courtyards would still be closed at the moment.

After passing through a corridor and through an arch, a small but quiet courtyard comes into view. There is a small lotus pond in the middle of the courtyard, with a pavilion on the lotus pond; on the opposite side of the lotus pond is a pavilion.

The two-story wooden building is surrounded by bamboo poles on both sides. The breeze blows and sways gently, making a rustling sound. The air is filled with the fragrance of bamboo.

Zhang Lang saw that the lights of the wooden building were still on, so he was about to go over. At this moment, he suddenly saw a woman coming out of the wooden building and walking towards the small door on the right side of the wooden building. Zhang Lang quickly stopped to look, but

Only the back was seen. Although it was only the back, it made Zhang Lang, a man who was used to seeing stunning women,

The woman couldn't help but lose her mind! The woman's hair is like clouds, her white clothes are as white as snow, she is tall, and her waist is slim and graceful. These are not the most attractive things to Zhang Lang. What attracts him most is the otherworldly and ethereal temperament.

How could there be such an immortal person in the world?

When Zhang Lang came back to his senses, the beautiful figure had disappeared from the small door. Zhang Lang laughed and murmured: "It seems that this Kong Ming is not an honest person either!"

Zhang Lang walked along the shore of the lotus pond to the wooden building and entered the wooden building. A Taoist boy in the hall was surprised when he saw Zhang Lang, and hurriedly came over to salute: "The little man pays homage to the general."
Chapter completed!