Zhao Shujiao can now be regarded as a strong soldier, originally there were 30,000 people, which was relatively much, and the team of 15,000 people brought back at once was even more huge. However, Zhao Shujiao knew that these people did not account for anything except the large number, and their combat effectiveness, skills, and self-motivation were very low, so he had been thinking about what to do on the way back to Zunyi. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. According to the requirements of the Military Affairs Yuan, counterinsurgency is only secondary, and it is the main thing to select the people who have combat ability and combat ** in the guard's army, and hand over the others to Zhao Shujiao so that he can teach these people some production and life skills.

Zunyi was originally called Banzhou, with the end of the rebellion of Yang Yinglong in the 28th year of Wanli, the Yang power that ruled Banzhou for more than 700 years was uprooted, and Banzhou was also divided into two into Zunyi and Pingyue, and the Tusi system was abolished and managed by the imperial court. Tianqi saw two points from this matter, one is that after the land was changed and the land was returned, the road from Zunyi to Chongqing in the north and Guiyang in the south was smoother, and it was no longer interfered by local forces; The second is that the land reform has not been done thoroughly, and many of the surrounding toasts still exist and the relationship with the imperial court is even more tense.

After the rebellion of Xuan Chongming and An Bangyan, the surrounding Tusi responded one after another, and the evil consequences of the Tusi system became even more obvious, and the apocalypse could no longer tolerate these superficially obedient but actually hateful people. In order to completely solve the problem, the apocalypse was ready to spend a lot of effort to deal with it for a long time, and he knew that the reason why the Tusi system had a market was because the people recognized those heads, and its deeper meaning was that the court officials did not do as well as the Tusi heads to win the hearts of the people. What is the will of the people? Isn't it worry-free food and clothing plus equal treatment? Apocalypse believed that as long as the common people were settled with land and houses, the rebellion would have no foundation and would not last.

Because of this understanding, Tianqi asked Zhao to bring people to teach everyone how to build a new type of farm, and at the same time, he also wanted to train more skilled people to build roads and houses. After the infrastructure is built, high-yield crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn will be introduced here, and after a village can be built, it will be gradually transferred to the local people for a fee, and then let them raise some pigs, cattle, chickens, ducks and other livestock, and if there are conditions, they will plant some mulberry and hemp medicinal materials, so that the people will be rich and stable. After the people settle down, they will not have any interest in rebellion, and no one will go to the top of the mountain to sing and dance and drink the northwest wind in a peaceful life.

Zhao Shujiao of course understands this, since the year before the imperial court decided to let him lead these second-line troops, he knew that he was old, and when he was old, he had to serve the old and could not have the mind to win with the young people, and many famous generals in history such as Li Guang and Zhao Yun were not convinced by the old and wanted to compete with the young people in the end, and as a result, they had to fight and die when they were old. A veteran has a veteran's way of living, and Zhao Shujiao's accurate positioning of himself is to gain the trust of the imperial court by doing things safely, and a total of 20,000 people who participated in the training were allocated to him -- indicating that his ability was recognized.

After arriving in Zunyi, Zhao Shujiao first asked people to take these newcomers to the station to rest, and prepared to start assigning tasks to them in two days. Who knew that the next day, someone came to report that the three new guerrillas had come to visit, and it seemed that there was something urgent, so Zhao Shujiao asked him to come in and talk.

The three guerrillas came to Guizhou with a team, and before they came, they heard that they were going to fight, and they muttered in their hearts whether they would be injured and die, and when they arrived in Guiyang, they found that as long as you wanted, you don't have to go to the front line to fight, and in a moment of excitement, they came to Zunyi with most people and Zhao Shujiao. After arriving in Zunyi, everyone immediately began to set up camp, thinking that they had finally settled down, and as soon as the war was over, everyone packed up their things and went home. Who knew that when chatting at night, I heard that this battle was not expected to be fought in a short time, but that those who did not fight could go home after training, and everyone couldn't sit still all of a sudden, and came to Zhao Shujiao early in the morning to inquire about the situation.

After the three guerrillas entered the tent to meet them, Zhao Shujiao asked, "Is there anything wrong with the three of you?" ”

One of them said: "We have admired General Zhao's prestige for a long time, and we will ask the general to take care of him in the future!" After saying that, they hugged their fists together as a salute.

Zhao Shujiao smiled slightly and said, "It's all colleagues who should take care of each other, but I think you're here today to say more than just that, right?" I'm a person who likes straightforward people, so let's just say something if you have something to say. ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and one of them said: "General Zhao is quick to talk and we don't hide it, everyone settled down last night and waited for the general's arrangement, I don't know how the general arranged us, can you say it so that we also have a bottom in our hearts." ”

Zhao Shujiao nodded and called the officer and asked, "How are our people arranged now, tell the three generals." ”

The Chinese officer said: "Yes, our army's 30,000 men are divided into three parts, one part is engaged in external affairs such as building roads, rivers and bridges, the other part is engaged in internal affairs such as repairing houses and leveling fields, and the rest are engaged in reconnaissance, patrolling, coordinating relations, and resolving disputes. ”

Zhao Shujiao nodded and said to the three guerrillas: "This is how our original people are arranged, and the people you bring can also be divided into three parts, and they can be combined according to their own wishes, and work together with my original troops, learning and doing." But this is just said now, after tomorrow everyone will be together, and there will be no more separation between you and us, what do you think? ”

The three guerrillas nodded yes, and one of them asked puzzledly: "General Zhao treats everyone equally, and we are very satisfied, but what the last general doesn't understand is why he still sends people to patrol?" According to what we said when we were in Guiyang, we were only in charge of repairing houses and roads, and reconnaissance and patrols should be Mr. Zhang's business, right? ”

Zhao Shujiao said: "We originally had 30,000 people, plus more than 40,000 people you brought, which seems to be a lot, but it is not enough to let them go to Guiyang, Zunyi, Yongning and other places. It is not easy to assign tasks if people are not dispersed, but once they are dispersed, they are weak and vulnerable to attack, and we must be vigilant and protect ourselves, as a soldier, the idea of putting our own safety on others is dangerous. Of course, there is still a certain difference between our patrol and reconnaissance and that of General Zhang and his troops, and we focus on horizontal vigilance along the river, and they have to explore in depth and seek opportunities to fight. ”

Seeing that the three of them had nothing to say, Zhao led to teach them to go back and ask for advice, what to learn first and then what to learn before making a decision, in principle, it is rotated every three months, of course, you can only learn one thing to learn proficiently, if you haven't learned before, you can stay and wait for another three months. However, Zhao Shujiao also emphasized one point in particular, that is, the most important thing in his team is obedience and loyalty, if there is an opinion, you can sit together and argue about right and wrong, and if anyone makes trouble without reason and does not listen to the greeting, he will not be tolerated if he will engage in military law.

The three of them went back to let thousands of households and other officers convey it, and more than 10,000 people immediately began to think about it, everyone already knew that they could go back to their hometown as long as they learned one or two skills, and those who did not want to go back to their hometown could retire with their families on the spot.

The next day, when Zhao Shujiao got the report that came up, he was surprised to find that there were 10,000 people who were willing to repair houses and farm, and there were even people who reported to other groups who asked to change to the group of repairing houses and farming. The Chinese officer explained: "General Zhao, these people want to go home early, thinking that they can use it after they return home after learning skills such as repairing houses and farming land." They seem to know that someone will teach them how to grow high-yielding crops such as corn and sweet potatoes, and it is understandable that they are eager to learn some skills to use. ”

Zhao Shujiao said: "Nonsense, they are still soldiers and have not yet retired, how can they make these small calculations?" We teach them not just to let them live a stable and good life, but to make a name for them to promote. If the farmers who can only farm in the future are trained, why should we spend so much effort? If we are all of the same mind as them, we can stay in Ningyuan or Jingli Shanglin Yuan and plant the land for a lifetime without having to do anything. ”

The lieutenant officer said in a low voice: "General, what do you think of a suggestion for the humble position?" ”

Zhao Shujiao glanced at him and asked, "What good way do you have?" ”

The Chinese officer said: "We can properly publicize it, let's just say that after the training, everyone will join the big iron company, but the people who farm in the big iron company are the least valued, and those who build roads and bridges well earn more money, not to mention that they are not tired, let them think about it one more day, so they will definitely change their minds." ”

Zhao Shujiao asked: "What about the reconnaissance patrol coordination group?" We are soldiers or do we have to train military capabilities, if there are no soldiers in front, we also have to go on top, and then let people go up with hoes and shovels to fight the enemy? ”

The Chinese officer said: "This is also easy to do, and it is said that those who patrol and reconnoiter and coordinate relations need people with courage, and I believe that there will be people who are willing to show their courage in front of more than 10,000 people." If this is not enough, you can quietly let some wind out, saying that in the future, the selection of officers will consider those who dare to patrol and reconnoiter in the front, even if they do not love face, there are always many people who love to be officials. ”

Zhao Shujiao said with a smile: "I can't see that you are still very smart, so send someone to say it quietly, but this is not an untrustworthy rumor, who is committed to everyone's safety, I will not bury such a talent." ”

It took about four days, and the new armies in Guiyang and Zunyi were arranged, but there were some stumbles along the way, and it was not until the end of February that they were on the right track. Among them, the duplication of patrol arrangements between the two sides has become the biggest point of contention, Guiyang's army went west to Anshun along the line is the main defensive area, and the north to Zunyi can not be ignored, which set up many points and sent many troops to patrol. However, after the patrol force belonging to Guiyang set off, they found that there were also Ming troops patrolling along the road from Zunyi to Guizhou, so everyone wanted to be lazy, so they suggested that they were responsible for a stall, and the argument that they could put on the table was that they were afraid of misunderstanding and accidentally injuring friendly troops.

Of course, Zhang Jing'an knew what was going on, and he thought that Zhao Shujiao's caution was a bit too much, but he didn't agree with what his subordinates said about half of their patrols, and he knew that Zhao Shujiao would definitely not agree. After correspondence and discussion between the two, at the end of February, it was finally decided that the two sides would set up a joint command center on the matter of patrolling, and that a strong outpost would be built every 20 miles from Guiyang to Zunyi, and that both sides would send men and horses to garrison them.