Chapter 43 Tomatoes

While chatting with Luo Xiaowei, Zhu Xiangjun thought of the military service system in history.

Luo Xiaowei heard Zhu Xiangjun say that the ancient Chinese army was half peasants and half soldiers before the Song Dynasty. I don't understand. He asked Zhu Xiangjun: "What is the reason for Lu, before the Song Dynasty, it was half a peasant and half a soldier." After the Song Dynasty, how did they recruit troops? ”

Zhu Xiangjun thought for a moment and said; "Before the Song Dynasty, ancient China practiced the government military system. The armed forces of the whole country are managed by governments at all levels, and they cultivate land in peacetime and fight wars in wartime. From the Song Dynasty, the conscription system was introduced. The military is recruited by the central government and then trained in a unified manner. Nothing happens in peacetime, and wartime wars. ”

Luo Xiaowei didn't seem to understand when he heard this, and he asked again: "Is there any difference between these two!" ”

"Of course, there is one that is considered an amateur soldier, and the other is a professional soldier. Before the Song Dynasty, there were no real professional soldiers in China. Only in the Song Dynasty did there be real soldiers. Zhu Xiangjun accidentally pulled out a lot of vegetable seedlings because he was chatting with Luo Xiaowei while pulling weeds, but he didn't know what to do.

"Then the Song Dynasty had professional soldiers, how could the Northern Song Dynasty let the Jin Kingdom be destroyed!" It seems that Luo Xiaowei knows how the Northern Song Dynasty perished in history.

"I'm afraid this is a question that puzzles modern military strategists. That is, the Northern Song Dynasty had real professional soldiers. But there is no combat effectiveness. The Song army, which was several times larger than the enemy, was vulnerable in front of the Jin army. How unreasonable is this! Zhu Xiangjun seems to be confused about this issue. Why is this professional soldier inferior to an amateur peasant soldier?

"Luo Xiaowei! You seem to know a little bit about history, so let's talk about why the professional soldiers of the Northern Song Dynasty had no combat effectiveness. Zhu Xiangjun asked Luo Xiaowei casually.

"Ahh I know that the army of the Northern Song Dynasty must not grow vegetables. They eat, sleep, sleep, eat, can such an army have combat effectiveness! "Luo Xiaowei has always been a person who loves to talk nonsense. His words were always very unexpected.

But as far as Luo Xiaowei's nonsense is concerned. But it made Zhu Xiangjun have a flash of inspiration.

"Hey! Luo Xiaowei! You have some point. These professional soldiers of the Song Dynasty must have been in peacetime, but there was little 'labor reform'. You think that the Song Dynasty has been reconciled with the Liao State for a hundred years. There has never been any major fighting. Therefore, these soldiers have been raised without sharpness. When it's time to actually use them. That will still be able to fight. Zhu Xiangjun felt that his idea was quite reasonable.

When Luo Xiaowei heard this, he smiled and said: "Then is it true that our People's Liberation Army has learned the military lessons in history to maintain the fine tradition of growing vegetables in the army?" ”

"This is possible! The fact that our People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been invincible may be precisely because we have always had the spirit of self-reliance and hard struggle. This is the magic weapon of our People's Liberation Army. With it we will be able to defeat all reactionaries and aggressors. Zhu Xiangjun and Luo Xiaowei chatted happily. Not only did they pull the grass down. Even many vegetable seedlings have been sold.

Here, Luo Xiaowei and Zhu Xiangjun are really chatting. I don't know when Li Chengming came behind the two of them.

"Zhu Xiangjun, Luo Xiaowei! Are you two pulling weeds or seedlings? The two of you look back and see how many vegetable seedlings have been wiped out by the two of you. Li Chengming saw that many vegetable seedlings were pulled down by Zhu Xiangjun and Luo Xiaowei. And he shouted at them both angrily.

Zhu Xiangjun turned around and took a look after hearing this. I was also taken aback.

He saw that there were many vegetable seedlings among the weeds, which were now 'wilting' in the sunlight.

"Tell me what you two are doing, I don't know if it's a vegetable seedling or a grass. This vegetable seedling didn't grow very well in the first place. You're just going to make them disappear completely. Li Chengming was very angry when he stood on top of the vegetable patch.

"I'm sorry squad leader! This is not the greens and weeds that grow too similar. I accidentally mistook them. That's why weeds are pulled. Or we'll plant them again. Zhu Xiangjun felt that these little greens had just been pulled off. If you plant it again, maybe it will be fine.

"Seed a fart! Can you still plant if you are 'wilted'? Li Chengming squatted down and picked up the two small greens that were pulled out by Zhu Xiangjun and the two of them, and looked at them.

"Squad leader! Now that they've been unplugged, it's better to plant something else! Luo Xiaowei came to Li Chengming and said to the squad leader indifferently.

Li Chengming is still looking at those little greens. He listened to Luo Xiaowei's words and didn't say anything for a long time. ,

Zhu Xiangjun listened to Luo Xiaowei's words. Suddenly I felt that he had a point. Since it's all unplugged, it's better to plant another vegetable!

"Squad leader! I think Luo Xiaowei has a point, since it's all like this. It's better to replant something else. Zhu Xiangjun also suggested to Li Chengming.

"Species! What kind of vegetables to grow! Li Chengming seemed to agree with the two of them's suggestion.

"Squad leader! I don't think it's better to grow tomatoes! You also know that the tomato grows tall, and the grass underneath can't stop it, unlike this little green. As soon as the grass grows, it is submerged. "Zhu Xiangjun has always liked to eat tomatoes. So he suggested to Li Chengming to plant tomatoes.

Li Chengming heard it and felt that what Zhu Xiangjun said was also reasonable. These little greens have been planted for a week, but they have not grown, and they are still small seedlings. This little seedling is not as fast as the grass grows. This and that can do! It's better to replant.

"Okay, okay! You two pull out all these vegetables and all this grass! In the afternoon we ploughed the ground and replanted tomatoes. Li Chengming looked at the small greens that didn't make it and decided to give up on them.

Zhu Xiangjun heard that the squad leader agreed with him, so he and Luo Xiaowei pulled out all the remaining vegetables and grass.

Now the two didn't dare to talk anymore, but worked seriously.

"Hey! Deputy squad leader! Why do you want the squad leader to plant tomatoes! Why don't you grow other vegetables! Luo Xiaowei didn't seem to know what Zhu Xiangjun meant.

"This! It's easy! Because I love tomatoes, I suggested that the squad leader grow tomatoes. Zhu Xiangjun said to Luo Xiaowei indifferently.

"Deputy squad leader! How can this work! You are also a 'leader'! How can you be selfish! If you like to eat, we have to plant it! Luo Xiaowei joked with Zhu Xiangjun.

"Nope! Luo Xiaowei! You don't understand this. I'm not selfish. I'm going to let the class leader grow tomatoes not just because I like to eat them. What's more. I have a certain understanding of tomato cultivation techniques. Zhu Xiangjun now remembers that when he was at home, he liked to eat tomatoes, so he planted them in his vegetable field every year.

"What if you know how to grow tomatoes? The tomatoes you grow are still called tomatoes, can they be called other names? Luo Xiaowei couldn't understand Zhu Xiangjun's true intentions.

"Ha Lu Ha! That's right! The tomatoes of my Zhu Xiangjun are not called tomatoes! ”

"That! What's it called! ”

"Call--call-tomato," Zhu Xiangjun smiled and looked at Luo Xiaowei with a surprised face.

"Damn! Oh my God! You Zhu Xiangjun can grow tomatoes into tomatoes. Then I, Luo Xiaowei, can also grow tomatoes into tomatoes. Aren't you talking nonsense! Luo Xiaowei felt that Zhu Xiangjun was just talking to himself, and he would not mean anything else.