March of the sixth year of Jingtai.

As early as before the Spring Festival, the battalions of various departments of the Tiance Army began to prepare for the construction of rings one after another, and the Ministry of Commerce also allocated money and grain, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs recruited people to prepare for the construction of junior military academies in various counties.

At this time, after the end of the New Year, after a few months of busyness, the rings in the camps of the Tiance Army have been basically completed, and the brawls in the various armies have basically disappeared.

The construction of junior military academies in various counties is also in full swing, and Gu Yi, the political envoy of Shandong, Li Chengming, the governor of Shandong, and Zhu Qiaozuo, the envoy of Shandong, are all very concerned about this.

Even the three of them got together and muttered a few times, and finally agreed that the matter of this military academy was Liu Juntao's cultivation of his own power.

But that's just that, although Gu Yi, the political envoy of Shandong, Li Chengming, the governor of Shandong, and Zhu Qiaozuo, the envoy of Shandong, were dissatisfied, they did not have the courage to report the matter to the imperial court, but they just "exchanged opinions" behind their backs.

The Ministry of Intelligence also reported these situations to Liu Juntao in a timely manner.

Liu Juntao smiled dumbly after hearing the news, and didn't pay attention to the secret tandem of Gu Yi, the political envoy of Shandong, Li Chengming, the governor of Shandong, and Zhu Qiaozuo, the envoy of Shandong.

During this time, Liu Juntao completed the deployment of the military academy and the ring in the army, which can be regarded as completing his two major events.

Jingtai also had a very happy Spring Festival in the sixth year, sharing the joy of family with his wife Guo Muying, eldest son Liu Guodong, and youngest son Liu Guoying.

At this time, the eldest son Liu Guodong was eight years old, and even the youngest son Liu Guoying was six years old.

After the completion of the Wulie Hall in Jinan Mansion, Liu Juntao also plans to send his two sons to study the army, or one son to send to the Wulie Hall to study the army, and one son to Bibo Hall to study the navy, so it will be perfect!

However, compared with Liu Juntao's comfortable Spring Festival, the officers and soldiers of the Tiance Army did not have such a comfortable time.

After returning to their garrisons, the officers and generals of the various armies began to carry out a major reorganization of their units, which not only strengthened the supervision of law and discipline in the army, but also intensified the drills.

Since the soldiers still have the strength to fight each other, they should also have the strength to strengthen their training!

It is precisely based on this heart that the officers and soldiers of all units of the Tiance Army have been trained by their own commanders to be as sour as ascension to heaven.

As a result, the officers and men of all armies were complaining bitterly, and although the brawls between the officers and men of various armies had almost disappeared, the morale of the officers and men inevitably declined.

At the same time, the generals of various departments of the Tiance Army not only reported the morale of the army to Liu Juntao, but also expressed their opinions on the military academy.

All the generals are a little puzzled, why do warriors still enter military academies to study, as long as they can read and read, what else can they learn?

None of the generals went to military school before, didn't they also fight and destroy the country? Didn't you also bring the Tiance Army into the strongest army of the Ming Dynasty?

In this regard, Liu Juntao personally replied to the letter and refuted the theories of the generals one by one.

Liu Juntao believes that now the martial artists of the Ming Dynasty have begun to become complete martial artists, and their research on the art of war and martial arts is far from comparable to that of the Han and Tang military generals.

I think that back then, the military generals of the Han and Tang dynasties were all civil and military, and when they came out, they commanded 100,000 troops to cross the desert and conquer the world.

It is precisely in this way that the Han and Tang Dynasties can become the pinnacle of China and the palace in the hearts of all the descendants of Yan and Huang!

Therefore, Liu Juntao wanted to use his own efforts to at least train the generals of the Tiance Army into all-rounders like the generals of the Han and Tang dynasties.

Even if it can't be like the generals of the Han and Tang Dynasties, it is at least far stronger than the generals of the rest of the towns in the Ming Dynasty.

After the generals of the Tiance Army took the lead, they received Liu Juntao's reply, and they understood Liu Juntao's intentions, no matter how much they were unwilling in their hearts, they all patiently acted according to the rules and did their best to do their own affairs.

However, a few days later, Liu Zi'an, Minister of Intelligence, rushed to the General Military Office to report the matter, and after meeting with Liu Juntao, Liu Zi'an reported some information collected by the Ministry of Intelligence recently.

At this time, Liu Juntao asked; "What do the officers and men of the various ministries think about the establishment of military schools now?"

Liu Zi'an said: "Most of the generals in the army still have reservations about this matter, but all the officers and soldiers can follow the orders of the general town and begin to select and register generals who are suitable to enter the military academy in various ministries and armies." ”

"So, there are still people in the various ministries who agree with the establishment of military schools?"

Liu Zi'an nodded and said, "There are a lot of people, but most of them are grassroots generals in various ministries. ”

"That's ......"

Speaking of this, Liu Juntao had another idea, that is, he was going to imitate the political ~ committee of the people ~ people ~ army in later generations, and set up comfort officers in various departments of the Tiance Army.

Liu Juntao is ready to set up consolation officers at the general level of each army to specifically counsel the psychology of the officers and men of various departments, and to boost the morale of all officers and men in battle, just like the political ~ commissar of later generations.

As soon as this idea was formed, Liu Juntao was ready to start implementing it immediately, after all, the reason why the strong army in later generations was able to recruit it and win the battle, although there were many factors in all aspects, but the role of the political ~ commissar was also very huge.

Adding a consolation officer to the Tiance Army will definitely make the Tiance Army like a tiger.

So, Liu Juntao said to Liu Zi'an: "This town has an idea, that is, to gather all the grassroots generals in various ministries and armies who agree to establish military academies, gather them in the general military office, and the town will personally train these grassroots generals. ”

Liu Zi'an asked suspiciously: "What does Zongzhen mean?" ”

"This town is preparing to add the post of consolation officer in all ministries and armies!"

"Comfort officer?"

Looking at Liu Zi'an's puzzled expression, Liu Juntao explained the duties and functions of this comfort officer.

Liu Zi'an was also very curious after hearing this, and said: "This comfort officer is really ingenious, if it is successfully established, it can really play a role in motivating all the soldiers and soldiers, and it can also stabilize the morale of the army!" ”

"Exactly!"

A few days later, the Central Department issued a document, and the military department issued an order, and hundreds of grassroots generals were transferred from various departments of the Tiance Army, and it took only ten days for these hundreds of grassroots generals to gather in Jinan.

Liu Juntao also met with these generals at the General Military Office of Shandong Town.

"This town has selected you because there is a great achievement to entrust to you!"

Liu Juntao looked at everyone's excited expressions and said loudly: "From today on, you will receive training in the camp of the Longxiang Army, and your original official positions will be removed, and this training will be personally taken care of by this town." ”

"At the end of the one-month training, you will be sent to various departments in the army to fill a new official position, and this official position is the newly created consolation officer in the army!"

Then, Liu Juntao announced the duties of the consolation officer.

After listening to this, the officers and men also understood that the official position of this pacification officer was the same as that of the pacification officer in the army, and he was specifically responsible for stabilizing the morale of the army and boosting morale.

After the hundreds of generals dispersed, Liu Juntao was also ready to cuddle the grass and beat the rabbits, and while cultivating the comfort officers, he also shaped the spiritual level of these generals who participated in the training, so that everyone could know what the Tiance Army was fighting for.

Although the training lasted only one month, Liu Juntao planned to conduct regular rotation training for the comfort officers of various departments in the army in the future to continuously improve the quality of the comfort officers, which will be a continuous plan.

A month later, the first batch of 98 consolation officers carefully trained by Liu Juntao successfully graduated, and then they were assigned to various departments of the Tiance Army by the military department and began to exercise the functions and powers of consolation officers.

Of course, compared to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Tiance Army, the ninety-eight consolation officers are still too few.

Therefore, Liu Juntao also gave everyone another task, that is, to find and cultivate "seeds" that can become comforting officers in the army.

Liu Juntao is ready to start the selection and training of the second batch of comfort officers after a period of precipitation, and finally let the comfort officers in the Tiance army reach every one person, or even one person per post!