Zhao Yu understood that in addition to the political reasons that led to the cowardice of the Wu people in the Song Dynasty, the impact of the economic environment should not be underestimated. And the treatment of the soldiers of the Song Army was really not good in the past, at that time, the soldiers were generally only two hundred yuan a day, two liters and half a meter, and these funds had to support their families and maintain equipment, which was obviously stretched. As an economically developed area, Wudi sells fish and shrimp or chops firewood, and the entire two or three hundred yuan a day is a low income. When the sedan chair driver carries the sedan chair for others, he can even earn 20,000 yuan a month!

With this kind of comparison of income, most ordinary people are naturally reluctant to join the army. Therefore, the basic people who take the initiative to serve as soldiers are idle people who are idle in the market, ready to be deserters at any time, and the rest are unlucky people who are actively serving as soldiers. Let's just say that the more advantageous the living environment, the more self-interested, narrow-minded, and weak a person's character is. And the environment of heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou has also created a large number of self-interested and narrow-minded soft bones such as Qin Hui and Jia Nidao.

In this way, some people will say that forced conscription of soldiers has happened in all dynasties, and the modern British navy, which has killed all sides, is also arrested! In this way, who said that if you catch Ding, you will have no combat effectiveness? In fact, Zhao Yu knew that although the British Navy caught Ding, it still mainly caught sailors, and although it was dangerous to be in the navy, the safety of merchant sailors was not much better, but the treatment of joining the navy was relatively guaranteed. Not to mention, the British Navy has a strict system of training and discipline and advanced naval technology.

At present, Zhao Yu feels that under his leadership, the status of the Great Song Dynasty warriors is constantly improving, not only changing the previous system of lifelong military service. And the treatment is getting better and better, military spending has always been a priority guarantee, and the most difficult times are never in arrears, in recent years, with the improvement of the financial situation of the imperial court, the salary is also rising steadily, even if the salary of the new recruits is enough to ensure the food and clothing of a family of five, although it is not well-off for a few years, it is better than ordinary people.

In addition, other benefits are also incomparable to the outside world, not to mention that food, clothing, and housing are provided by the state, and there are strict standards. Free medical treatment for the sick, bereavement pension for the dead, support for the disabled, and money for retirement, and family members can also enjoy preferential treatment such as preferential land distribution and tax reduction and exemption during their service in the army. In addition, the upward channel is also open, and if you do a good job, you can be promoted, or even transferred to a civil official, and the court will arrange a job after retiring. This treatment Zhao Yu didn't dare to say that it was the best, but it was definitely first-class in the ancient world.

Of course, Zhao Hao is not a philanthropist who keeps a group of people to play, and good treatment must bear the obligation to fight for the country, abide by strict military discipline, and have the consciousness of sacrificing for the country at any time. Then again, iron discipline and harsh training, coupled with leading weapons, also ensure that they minimize casualties and return home alive on the brutal battlefield.

Therefore, Zhao Yu feels that the current change in the environment and the improvement of treatment can still change the people's customs, and this year's recruitment of new soldiers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not as difficult as in the past, and many people are willing to actively enlist in the army. At present, township militia organizations have been established in various places, and those who join can also receive training and recruitment. This shows that the Wu people also felt the crisis that Meng Yuan would still invade Jiangnan at any time, so that the concept is also changing, and the cowardice will eventually become a thing of the past, and the large population of Jiangsu and Zhejiang will also become an important source of troops and the main force of the Northern Expedition......

Zhao Hao slept well all night without dreams, but he knew that it was not because he was overworked recently, nor because he drank a little wine last night, but because of his time at sea. Since he came to this world, he has been hunted down, and he can only feel safe when he is floating on the sea, which seems nothing compared to the unpredictable storms at sea, and he has been sick since then.

'Knock, knock, knock...... Zhao Hao's good dream was still woken up by the sound of war drums, he rubbed his eyes but saw that the light of the sky had shone into the cabin through the bed curtain. Only then did he feel that the ship seemed to have stopped, and he could barely feel the swaying of the warship.

"The official family woke up, why didn't he sleep for a while?" Hearing the movement in the cabin, Wang De hurriedly came in and saw that the little emperor had already sat up, he knew that he had been busy with the affairs of the ordnance prison for many days and had not rested well, it was rare to sleep well last night, but he woke up early, not without distress.

"Why is there the sound of war drums outside, have you encountered enemy troops?" Zhao Yu raised his legs and got out of bed, and asked while putting on his shoes.

"Eh, it turned out that those guys who didn't have long eyes quarreled with the official family's dreams, they were all small damned, and I forgot to inform them!" Wang De reacted at this time, and said with some indignation.

"What the hell is going on, why did the ship stop?" At this time, the sound of war drums still did not stop, Zhao Yu pulled his shoes and went straight to the porthole to ask.

"Don't worry, the officials don't worry, we have already entered Taihu Lake last night and moored the boat at the dock of the naval army training camp, not to meet the enemy, the drums are those new troops in drill." Wang De saw the little emperor's anxious roar, and hurriedly explained.

"Oh, I see!" Zhao Yu stopped when he heard this, and nodded in disappointment.

"It's still early, the official family can sleep for a while, and the little one will tell them to stop." The little emperor's lonely eyes naturally couldn't escape Wang De's eyes, knowing his loneliness after leaving the battlefield, he still longed to lead the army to fight on the battlefield and recover the old land. But he also understood that this was not something he could help, so he could only persuade.

"I don't have to, I can't sleep!" Zhao Yu waved his hand.

Wang De also hurriedly asked the little emperor to wash, change clothes, and clean up, and Zhao Yu couldn't stay in the cabin, so he simply came to the top deck of the cabin to move. Taihu Lake, he has been here several times, is very familiar with the terrain here, the location of the current boat is the camp where Chen Renweng trained the inland water army, and later changed to the naval army recruit training camp, where the new recruits have to receive basic training here and then assigned to various armies.

The destination of Zhao Yu's trip, the Ordnance Supervision Yard, is also located in Taihu Lake, where the water surface is vast, the water surface is relatively gentle, and the transportation is convenient, Suzhou is the distribution center of various materials, and it is a good port for building warships. The trial production of the two new ships was also arranged here, and a group of sailors from the Imperial Navy were also dispatched to participate in the construction here, one is to be familiar with the structure of the new warship as soon as possible; The two used the deck model to conduct simulation training, so that they could master the use of the new sail line as soon as possible.

Zheng Yong moored the fleet in the training camp, mostly for safety reasons, after all, this is a military camp, and it is difficult for outsiders to enter and leave at will; In addition, it is very close to the boat yard, which is easy to get around. But he ignored one point, the army was to be practiced every day, but it disturbed the emperor's dream. But Zhao Hao didn't mean to blame, leaned on the railing and watched with great interest as a group of recruits advanced, retreated, concentrated, and dispersed under the command of the golden drum.

"Official, it's cool in the morning, and it's very noisy here, so let's go back to the cabin!" Wang De stepped forward and draped a long robe over the little emperor and said.

"Hehe, what do you know, don't underestimate this golden drum, the so-called survival and safety lies in the end of the shackle." Zhao Hao turned around and scolded with a smile.

"What the official said is too serious, isn't it just to advance when you hear the drum and retreat when you hear the gold? The smaller ones still know a little. Wang De was indeed a little unconvinced.

"Where is it so simple, there is a lot of knowledge here, you have followed me in the army for all these years, and you still don't understand the truth of drumming and resisting death!" Zhao Hao pouted. When he first came to this world, he was actually like Wang De, thinking that the "drumming to march" and "Mingjin to collect troops" that were often used in China made him form the impression that the ancient Chinese army only had two signals: attack and retreat. However, after being in the battle array, I realized that I was thinking too simply.

In his previous life, Zhao Yu found that there was a debate about the role of the golden drum. It has been thought that the use of musical instruments in warfare is more about morale, just as European armies always make loud noises to intimidate the enemy before attacking. In fact, in the armies of the ancient Greeks, a musician playing the double flute was also placed at the front of the army when marching.

In addition, in some shoddy film and television works, the ancient Chinese army resembles an armed parade. A large number of undisciplined warriors marched in arms to the accompaniment of various musical instruments, and when the nobles had won the battle of chariots or cavalry, everyone swarmed or scattered. In these films, the role of a large number of infantry seems to be the same as that of the peasant soldiers in the Middle Ages, only as a war scene.

In fact, this concept is very wrong, and Zhao Hao also realized that war is a collective behavior, and the combat effectiveness of an unorganized army is naturally low. An army that can only perform such simple tactical actions is naturally not called an organized army. In fact, the words "drumming to march" and "Mingjin to collect troops" are just a literary simplification of the ancient Chinese command system.

Sun Tzu pointed out in the Art of War: "The one who holds the banner is the one who holds the banner, so the eyes and ears of the people are also ...... The brave are not allowed to advance alone, and the cowardly are not allowed to retreat alone. It is clearly stated here that the golden drum mainly plays the role of maintaining order, and the use of the drum alone involves the transmission of several types of information:

The first is to express different levels of command information through the different sizes and tones of the drums. The tone of the drum is quotient, and the tone of the handsome drum is the horn, which are strict distinctions between the use of drums by commanders of different ranks. In wartime, military orders are conveyed from the commander-in-chief's snare drum to the subordinates, so as to command the military formation to complete the tactical transformation at different levels.

The second is to indicate different attack speeds through different frequencies of drumming. Generally, there are three different frequencies of the drum: one step at a time requires a neat pace and a slow march. Ten steps and one drum is to ask for a fast pace. When the drums are continuous, it means a charge.

The third is to use different drum sequences to command different troops. The seven drum methods proposed in the "Sima Law" include: "drum flag, drum car, drum horse, drum disciple, drum soldier, drum pawn" several parts. This shows that when fighting, the commander-in-chief will use different drum sequences or special drums to conduct precise command of a specialized single arm, which means that the division of the ancient Chinese army and the coordination of the services have reached a very high level.

The fourth is to use the drum to control all aspects of military life. It is often said that one drum reorganizes weapons, two drums practice arrays, three drums eat, four drums check, and five drums array. It shows that the sound of the golden drum has included all aspects of the entire marching process.

In addition to this, the drums have to work with other instruments to give more complex commands. And the "gold" in Mingjin's collection is not just a piece of metal as played in some film and television works. There are four types of instruments called "gold", and they are used in a variety of ways, each with its own command, and it is also used in conjunction with the drums. The use of gold and drums, the drums of gold bracelets, the drums of gold rao, and the use of gold duo to pass the drum refer to the use of gold gongs to harmonize the sound of drums, the use of gold bracelets to control the sound of drums during the march, the use of gold cymbals to stop the drums of the march, and the use of gold duo to order the military drums to be made in unison.

In addition to the coordination of musical instruments and instruments, the golden drum also has to be matched with the flag in different ways to complete different formations. For example, a drum and a tree, a black flag is lined up, and so on. All this makes the command signal more complex and the meaning expressed more accurate. By this time, the Chinese army had further developed the already complex golden drum system.

The marshal of the Chinese army beat the drum, the ordered drummer drum tri-drum, the two horses shook the duo, the commander waved the flag, and the soldiers changed from a sitting posture to a standing posture. The drummers beat the drums continuously, the army marched forward, and the company horses beat their bracelets to match the spacing of each step of the soldiers. The drummers beat the drum three ways, the two horses covered the mouth of the duo with their hands and shook the duo, the commander lowered the flag, and the whole army stopped advancing. The drummers beat the drums, the pawn commander beat the cymbals, and the whole army began to retreat.

During the Warring States period, the influence of sophistry on military development became more and more obvious, and in many cases, generals could confuse their opponents to build fighters by changing their usage habits. For example, temporarily revoke the signal to advance and retreat, and launch an attack when the enemy thinks that it is retreating. Or deliberately disrupting the rhythm of the golden drum to make the army look undisciplined, inducing the enemy to attack, or disrupting the order of the drumming to drain the enemy's physical strength, or even taking the place of the flag in a night battle.

It is precisely because of the great importance attached to the organization and command of the army that the golden drum was attached great importance to in ancient Chinese military operations. Complex command tools and systems of command not only mean that generals have to be able to perform more complex operations at a considerable level, but also require soldiers to undergo more rigorous training. An army that attaches importance to the art of command, has a perfect command system, has perfect training of soldiers, and has sufficient combat experience will inevitably be an army with combat effectiveness.

Zhao Yu is often glad that after he came to this world, he did not rush to train the army according to his own ideas at first, otherwise he didn't know what kind of disaster would be caused. The so-called idea that college students after modern military training can beat the ancient army after crossing through is actually very ridiculous, and after losing the modern means of communication and not mastering the ancient banner and golden drum command technology, no matter how many military training college students go back, they are just a group of vulnerable rabble......