Then the dishes were served again, and the wine was drunk again. Zhao Yu seemed to be drunk, and talked about his plan for future army construction, thinking that the current Great Song Dynasty already had more than 500,000 central forbidden troops and local state troops. However, if there is a large-scale counterattack on Jiangbei, the number of troops will still be insufficient, because not only will they have to bear the casualties of the war, but they will also have to garrison the newly occupied areas, and even if they are doubled on the current basis, they may not be enough.

However, with the current economic strength of the Great Song Dynasty, it is difficult to bear the high military spending, which is difficult to reconcile with the expansion of the army, so Zhao Yu wants to form a reserve officer corps. He meant to set up a shelf first, but this army was usually only equipped with officers at all levels and grassroots backbones, and it was not a shadow unit with many officers and few soldiers, and the number only existed on the roster of the military department.

And Zhao Yu was used to picking on this goods, and he felt that it would cost money to maintain such a shadow army, so he put his idea on the training camp under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. It is important to know that there are currently more than 30 training camps under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, which are not only responsible for the pre-enlistment training of new recruits, but also undertake the training of key personnel of artillery, cavalry, doctors, engineers, naval forces, and other professional and technical arms.

These training camps are scattered in various provinces and armies in the south of the Yangtze River, and this army certainly does not refer to the army of military establishment, but the name of the ancient administrative division, which is set up in strategic military locations. Most of them are regimental-level establishments, and the larger ones are division-level establishments, and officers at all levels are well-equipped, and as long as new recruits are added and weapons are allocated, a contingent can be pulled.

Zhao Yu means that in addition to undertaking the training tasks of the regular army on weekdays, they can also use the agricultural slack to train the state and township soldiers stationed in the localities, and once necessary, they can quickly replenish the soldiers and reorganize them into an army, as long as a few training camps are reorganized again, they can become an army or a division, and the generals who are sent by the military department to command the troops can go into battle; although they cannot be compared with the combat effectiveness of the standing army, they can also undertake low-intensity combat tasks such as escorting baggage, protecting transportation lines, and maintaining law and order in the newly occupied areas.

Chen Renweng agreed with the little emperor's idea, which not only solved the problem of insufficient soldiers in wartime, but also saved a lot of military spending in peacetime. However, he also put forward his own suggestion that the various training bases could be expanded, and while undertaking training tasks, they could also assume the function of stockpiling weapons, equipment, and military supplies, so as to further enhance their mobilization capabilities......

"Your Majesty, we also conduct military training from time to time, do we also have to go into battle as a reserve army?" Just as Zhao Yu was talking about the establishment of a reserve legion, Chen Lishi interjected.

"Oh, if the war is urgent, it's not impossible, will you escape at that time!" Zhao Yu put down the chopsticks and looked at Chen Lishi's words.

"Your Majesty, my father often taught that the country is in danger, how can you sit idly by, especially the children of the Chen family. Your Majesty has an edict, I will go into battle with a gun, and I will never run away! Chen Lishi listened and got up and said.

"Sit down! I'm sure you can do it. Zhao Yu pressed his hand to let him sit down and said, "Is there anyone among the students who oppose military training, thinking that this is a superfluous move!" ”

"This ......"

"Your Majesty asks, answer truthfully, what are you hesitating about!" Chen Renweng saw his son spitting and spitting, and shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, although the classmates did not dare to speak clearly, they were dissatisfied in private, saying that Zhu Ziyan said: There is no delusion inside, and there is no delusion outside. It is against the teachings of the saints to let the scholars dance with guns and sticks! Chen Lishi replied honestly.

"Fart, is Zhu Zi still older than Confucius? What a saint he is! Without waiting for Zhao Yu to speak, Chen Renweng had already taken the case and said, "Sage Yun: The major affairs of the country are only worship and Rong." It is a malicious slander of the saint, and his heart can be punished! ”

"Linzhou must not be rude and reckless!" Seeing this, Chen Zeweng hurriedly stopped. He knew that science was prevalent at the moment, and if it was spread out, he didn't know how many scholars would scold them, and the Chen family would not be drowned by the spittle stars.

"What Mr. Lin Zhou said is right, this is a fart. In ancient times, there was a saying that the six arts of a gentleman, and several gentlemen taught me the same way since childhood, and the matter of the war is related to the rise and fall of the country, but because of its own hatred, it actually equates the practice of martial arts with gambling, and the poison is still left, and it must be resolutely reversed! Zhao Yu hated and said.

In fact, everyone has always thought that student military training seems to be a very modern thing, but you may not believe it, there have been thousands of years of history in China, at least in the Western Zhou Dynasty, school students had to participate in military training. "The major affairs of the country, only worship and Rong", this is the top priority of the government at that time, "worship" is related to faith, to make students "three views" correct, compulsory "etiquette, music, books, mathematics" cultural courses; At that time, when the population was relatively small, the students in school, as a reserve force for national defense, were required to take military training courses on "archery and defense."

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the princes were in dispute, even the private schools run by Confucius had to conduct military training. When Confucius gave lectures, he regarded the art of archery as equally important as the education of etiquette. He said, "If you shoot Ashikaga, you will be virtuous", and regarded military literacy as a sign of a person's merit. And his concept of military training and education is very much in line with the cultural trend of the time - both civil and military.

Formal military training originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and military training courses were arranged in schools at that time. At that time, public schools were divided into national schools and township schools, with primary schools and universities, and there were no "middle schools". The standard curriculum of the university is the "six arts", namely etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics. Among them, "shooting" and "royal" are the contents of military training for ancient students. The instructors were invited from the army, and there was no ambiguity in the teachings, and if the students were lazy, they would be punished. Therefore, the university military training in the Western Zhou Dynasty was advocated and guaranteed by the state, and "shooting" and "royal" were compulsory military training courses for college students.

"Shooting" is archery, which is an important means of survival for the ancients, hunting, fighting are indispensable, archery has medium and long-distance lethality, is an indispensable weapon in the disputes between princes, so it is very valued to practice shooting. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, when boys reached the age of thirteen or fourteen, they had to "learn archery and royalty" and undergo formal military training. It is not a simple thing to practice archery, even the literati will not lower the standard, the five archery skills, white arrow, Shenlian, Yan Zhu, Xiang ruler, Jingyi, each technical requirements are very high.

The archery assessment is extremely strict, rather than going through the motions, and the competition should also test the archer's cultivation, such as whether he understands courtesy, whether he abides by the rules, whether he respects the opponent and so on. Archery is a matter with a strong ceremonial color, which goes deep into life and forms a grand "archery salute", and the Son of Heaven selects princes, doctors, scholars, etc. through archery. The superior can participate in the sacrifice and be rewarded with the promotion of knighthood and the increase of fiefdom; The inferior were not allowed to participate in the sacrifice, and were punished by rebuke and reduction of the fief. It can be seen that at that time, the teaching and assessment of archery was quite standardized.

"Yu" is to drive a military vehicle, chariot is an important tool of warfare in ancient times, in the war years, a person driving the level of combat technology, directly affect the victory or defeat of the war, "Yu" naturally became an important part of school teaching, a student can not even drive, can not be regarded as a qualified student.

There are also five techniques for the royal car, namely: Ming and Luan, chasing water, passing the monarch's table, dancing and crossing, chasing birds and so on. Ming and Luan, requiring the vehicle to start smoothly. When chasing the water, the vehicle is required to cross the river or walk in the stream quickly and steadily, and avoid overturning. It is required to avoid obstacles while driving and pass quickly and safely. When there are many crowded cars, you need to be able to pass briskly through the traffic like dance moves. When driving out to hunt, the driver is required to be good at using the vehicle to assist in hunting or blocking the prey, which is conducive to shooting.

When it came to the Warring States period, where the princes were in dispute, "soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be overlooked", and all countries paid more attention to the education and training of military personnel, and military training became an important part of the education of government-run schools. Even Confucius's private education also attaches great importance to military training, once said that "shooting the strength of the foot is virtuous", he regarded the quality of military skills as a sign of a person's merit, and believed that "if you do not teach the people to fight, you will abandon it".

"Your Majesty, don't be impulsive, since the Qin Dynasty, the archery and imperial stool in the six arts have been gradually deposed, and no one has mentioned it in our dynasty, and it is naturally difficult for some scholars to adapt to the sudden recovery. And Zhu Zi's words are also said at the right time, if Your Majesty refuses to say anything, I am afraid that it will cause radical changes, so we should be cautious! Chen Zeweng saw that the little emperor was angry, and he felt bad, at the moment Zhu Zi's science occupied a dominant position among the scholars, advocating science. And he knew that His Majesty advocated the application of learning, and there were many conflicts with the doctrine of science, and he had the heart to change before the imperial examination, because he was afraid that His Majesty would make the decision to abolish science in anger.

"What Mr. Ruizhou said is true, but things always change with the times, and now the country is in danger, and it is time to rise up and eliminate the tyrannical yuan. But if you still cling to the defects and forget the fundamentals, but you don't know how to get up, you can only repeat the mistakes of the country. Zhao Yu retorted, "Zhu Zi is heavy on literature and light on martial arts, and his legacy is still today, and the well-dressed scribes are ashamed of the martial arts, so that the scholars carry the bow and arrow, and the villagers are shocked, and even the children are armed with cavalry and shooting. ”

However, Zhao Yu also knew that what Chen Zeweng said was true, and the military training system has changed in previous dynasties. After the unification of the Six Kingdoms by the Qin Dynasty, military training was not so valued in schools, which had a lot to do with the national policy of the Qin and Han dynasties. After Qin Shi Huang unified the whole country, he collected the weapons of the world, cast them into a golden man, and forbade the people to practice martial arts, "the people with weak leaders". At the same time, the ban on non-governmental schools, if you want to study, you can only enter the official school, and the content of the official school is mainly based on the system of clear laws and regulations, and the military training is much weaker than that of the Warring States.

The ruling ideology of the Han Dynasty is also changed from "immediately winning the world" to "not ruling the world immediately", especially after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed the hundred schools of thought and monopolized Confucianism", "commended the six arts", the new six arts are different from the old six arts, omitting the military training content such as "archery and royalty" in the old six arts, emphasizing the study of scriptures, and abolishing the practice of martial arts and cavalry archery.

After entering the Tang Dynasty, the martial arts style resurged. The injection of fresh blood of a small number of nomads brought a strong and robust wind to the Chinese agricultural civilization, and the prevalence of the military system in the early Tang Dynasty and the creation of the martial arts system further gave birth to the national style of martial arts of the Tang Empire, the implementation of the conscription system in the Xuanzong period, the large number of settings of the border shogunate Panzhen, and the active border expansion policy and foreign wars of the Tang Dynasty all contributed to the popularity of the martial culture.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the literati were more enthusiastic about the imperial examination, but the situation of feudal towns and warlords still made the society permeated with a strong martial atmosphere. The Tang Shishi doctor class liked to play polo and keju, which was actually a project for military training soldiers, and it became a simple entertainment activity in the Song Dynasty.

The customs of the Song Dynasty were very different from those of the Tang Dynasty, and Taizu's national policy of promoting literature and suppressing martial arts, coupled with the proposition of the scholar class, the status of military generals was comprehensively surpassed by scholars. Both private academies and government schools regard participation in military training as unhelpful and prohibit students from participating. The school takes the scientific examination as the baton, everything is guided by the middle lift, and the scholars "don't listen to the things outside the window, and only read the books of the sages", the military training is naturally abolished, and the martial style suddenly dies down, and Zhu Xi plays a big role in promoting it.

"The minister thinks that the current situation has changed greatly, some people of insight have realized the harm of abolishing the military, especially His Majesty's implementation of the policy of paying equal attention to civil and military, and personally advocating martial arts, this year some scholars have joined the army, and the number of people who came to take the martial arts examination is also several times more than in previous years, which shows that the style of martial arts is gradually increasing. Therefore, the minister thinks that it cannot be forcibly promoted, and it should be guided subtly, so as not to backfire! Chen Zeweng saw that the little emperor's face was a little softened, but he didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief, and then persuaded him.

"Well, I'm a little anxious, it's not a day's work to be like this, but I can't give up because of this, and I must implement it strongly if necessary, otherwise how to fight against the soldiers of Mengyuan Tiger and Wolf with the weak people." Zhao said that he also realized that the scholars' dislike of martial arts was also related to those in power and the policies of governing the country.

The founding emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties both won the world with their martial arts, so they naturally attached importance to military education in schools, and Zhu Yuanzhang tried to restore Confucius's "six arts" in schools. He gave instructions in the third year of Hongwu, requiring the students of Guozi School and County School to practice archery, and ordered Guozi to open a shooting garden to give all students bows and arrows, and to add "shooting" and "riding" subjects to the imperial examination.

Qing Chengming system, the school also set up riding and archery classes, and even the liberal arts examination also tried to ride and shoot first, and those who failed the martial arts of the children of the Eight Banners could not participate in the liberal arts examination. However, the matter of martial arts is still inferior to the eight units of the imperial examination, and gradually the military training apprentices have a form.

Therefore, Zhao Yu also realized that if you want to make changes, the attention of leaders is the premise, and if you want to cultivate talents with both civil and military skills, the content of military training must also be real and committed to applying it to the world. However, if it is only used as a formality, or by using strict management and uniform movement training, in order to cultivate students' absolute obedience to authority, it has no useful content, but deviates from the purpose of military training......