Sunlight shone in through the window and spilled on the ground, dappled with dapples. Ma Huaide looked at the three books on the table, flipped through them casually, and said to Zhang Qi on the side: "If you don't have a question, but let the candidates answer after reading the book, can this work?" ”

Zhang Qi said: "This is the method that Taiwei Liu came up with, and the states sent books urgently. There is no way, the literary style of Hebei Road is not prosperous, and most of the people who come to read are village scholars in the countryside, and they don't have much knowledge, what if they don't read books? ”

Ma Huaide flipped through the book, and shook his head after a while: "I have been in the army for many years, and I can't figure it out for a while when I read these books. Let these village scholars come to see, what can they answer? Captain, I think it's really hard to say this. ”

Zhang Qi sat down on the side and said, "No matter how much." Due to the lack of recruitment, Mrs. Liu has been very anxious recently, so he has to do this. If, after a few years, the people who have studied in the military academy are only the generals in the forbidden army, and there are no civilian officers to supplement them, it can be very difficult. If you transfer people from other military schools, I am afraid that there will be contradictions. At that time, Captain Du was training in Suizhou, and Captain Liu was the commander of the Yingtianxiang Army, and his knowledge was not comparable to others. The lieutenant did this, and there was a reason for him. We just have to do what we are told to do and not worry too much. ”

Ma Huaide stopped talking, flipped through the book casually, and didn't know what to say for a while. These are a few elementary textbooks in military academies, mainly about infantry tactics and the like, which are the basic contents. Liu Jiding's examination method is to let those who join the army read a book for one day and answer a policy essay the next day. The strategy is based on what is said in the book, and the ability to understand is strong and can be written in an orderly manner.

The requirements for the exam are very low, as long as the essay is well-organized and the arguments are well-founded, you will be considered to be qualified. Unless you read the book for a day, you are confused about the content of the book, and you don't know what to say at all, you will not be admitted. There are more than 200,000 forbidden troops on Hebei Road, and there are many officers who need to be supplemented, and Hebei Road recruits scholars, which may not be able to meet the needs of the army. In this era, there are still too few people who can read and write, so it can only be so.

The literary affairs of the Song Dynasty still depend on Jiangnan. Especially on Jiangxi Road and Fujian Road, there are many literate people, and the literary style is flourishing. Moreover, some large families have been formed, and they are particularly experienced in the imperial examination. And like Hebei Road, because it is located at the border, and there are many disasters, the private tax is heavy, and there are not many scholars. This year is the year of Dabi, and there are 388 Jinshi, and there are only four people in Hebei Ludengdi. In Jiangnan, there are 69 people on Fujian Road alone, which is a world of difference. Due to historical reasons, the military academies are all located in the north, except for the Luodi Jinshi of the Beijing Military Academy, the Hequ Road Military Academy and the Hebei Road Military Academy, the cadets can only be taken from the surroundings, and the requirements for cultural knowledge can only be lowered.

Ma Huaide knew about this, so he could only shake his head. In this place of Xiongzhou, there have been no Jinshi for many years, and the literary style is really not prosperous. There are few places for people to even learn, except for those who do business and the officials of the yamen, there are really not many people who can read and write.

The sun rose, and the scholars in the state entered Xiongzhou and were taken to the Xiongzhou official office by the officials.

Ma Huaide and Zhang Qi arrived at the back office, looked at the more than thirty people standing in front of them, and shook their heads together. Most of the scholars in this state are in the state capital. They have their own futures, either they are officials of the yamen or directors of shops, and they do not go to military schools when they are paid. There are only so many people who read in the countryside. Of the more than 30 people in front of him, some of them can only read and write, and they can't even read the articles.

After clearing his throat, Ma Huaide said loudly: "The imperial court has set up a military academy in Hejian Mansion to train officers for the forbidden army. To study in a military school, you must be physically fit for military qualifications, and you must read and write. As long as you can learn it, you can enter the forbidden army as an officer. I have recruited you to give you this opportunity. As I said, as long as you pass the exam, you must enroll! ”

Everyone said yes together. It is precisely because they must enter the school after passing the examination that they do not participate in the study, and can only attract those down-and-out literati. Otherwise, with two hundred wen a day, the scholars in the state city will come.

Seeing everyone's respectful attitude, Ma Huaide sighed slightly. He also said: "Entering the army is not an imperial examination, and you still need to study in the examination, and you will not be directly released as an official, so the examination is not the same." Today, each person will produce three books for you to read. Wait until tomorrow and then take the exam together. ”

Hearing this, someone asked: "Zhizhou, it is said that it is 200 yuan a day." If you wait for the exam tomorrow to take the exam again, will you have to send 400 papers? ”

Ma Huaide said: "Yes, four hundred yuan per person." You know, there are so many of you, it's not a small amount of money. Everyone, don't waste this opportunity. After entering the military academy and completing the studies, you can enter the army as an officer, and from then on the lintel will be glorious. ”

The readers hurriedly thanked them. In two days, 400 yuan was in hand, and this kind of good thing is not easy to find.

After Ma Huaide finished speaking, Wen Jing, who was sent by Liu Ji, stepped forward, said the rules, and led everyone to a room. Let everyone sit in their seats, and each of them was given three books, and said, "Today, one day, you will read these three books carefully, and tomorrow morning you will take them back." At that time, the content of the test will be in the book that will be distributed, and you need to read it carefully. If you do well, there will be no reward. ”

Meng Xuezhu looked at the books that were handed down, one was tactical command, one was about logistics and grain, and one was about army organization. These are all things that I have not seen or heard before, so read them carefully. After a cursory reading of the three books, I thought about it for a while and decided to start reading it from the organization of the army.

The armed forces are tightly organized collectives, and their greatest characteristic is that they are particularly well organized. To a certain extent, the degree of organization of the army is a large part of its combat effectiveness. Everything else, including command, movement, operations, and so on, depends on organizational strength. The biggest problem with the forbidden army in the Song Dynasty was that once it exceeded the battalion level, the organization was very chaotic. The great purpose of the training of the forbidden army is to establish a complete organization.

Wen Jing did not say the order of reading, nor did he say how to read it. After handing out the book, I occasionally walked around to see how everyone read it. Some people take the book and read a few pages, and then they feel that they don't know what to do, and their faces are sad. Some of them look like they are studying hard and working hard. Only two or three people in it were able to read into the book and read it carefully.

Among these two or three people, there is Meng Xuezhi. He has read a lot of miscellaneous books since he was a child, and he reads everything he can see. I read a lot of books, and I don't think anything is strange. These textbooks are compiled by many people racking their brains, the logic is clear, and they are not difficult to read. It's just that what is talked about is military content, which is not common, and those who need to read it have some insight.

Seeing that Meng Xuezhu was reading seriously there, Wen Jing deliberately came to him, looked at the order of reading, and walked away without saying a word. Obviously, Meng Xuexue has carefully considered it, and the order of reading is not chosen randomly.

There are many details of tactical command, but the principles are simple. Big principles, such as concentrating on superiority and focusing on breakthroughs. During the operation, it is necessary to be mobile and flexible, and the commander must master the reserve and not engage until the last critical moment. And all that. All of these started with the training of the Tianxiang Army, and were summed up little by little, and they were the practical experience of Du Zhongxiao in leading the troops.

Meng Xuexue took a cursory look at it, and felt that it was impossible to memorize the details in one day, and he could only remember the big principles. So I concentrated on the place where the principles of combat were talked about, and read it several times. Close the book and think for yourself what it's about. It wasn't until I felt sure that I started to read the content of the last book of grain and grass logistics. There are more details in this, but the principles are a bit messy, unlike the previous two books.