After arranging the construction of Pingyang Pass and the manufacture of cement, I called Lin Yi to the study again.

There are some secret and sensitive things that I can't say to anyone else at this time.

I came to Yunnan alone and relied on Lin Jiabao and Guo Jiazhai to quell the rebellion, in fact, in the final analysis, there is no cronies, and only Lin Yi, Lian Jun and others are currently my most trustworthy people.

When I think of the Whampoa Military Academy founded by Sun Yat-sen, I already have a fairly clear idea in my mind.

He is weak, even if he is the highest governor of Yunnan, he does not have his own lineage, and he is walking on thin ice in everything.

If we want to establish our prestige at an early date, we must first take the army into our own hands, and relying on a certain force or a certain person is extremely unreliable.

If you want to achieve this kind of purpose, it is still more reliable to take the law from future generations. The starting point is to establish an officer academy similar to the Whampoa Military Academy, and vigorously train grassroots officers for our use. Slowly eat away at the factional forces and dissidents in the army, and grasp the direct forces that control the situation, so that the army is like a finger.

Of course, this kind of sensitive and secret matter can only be said by the most trustworthy people.

Therefore, I withdrew from everyone and said to Lin Yi meaningfully:

"The rebellion in Yunnan has been quelled, and the first evil is ambushed and the group is captured. Although the scene seems to be peaceful, there are still many arrogant soldiers and fierce generals in Yunnan, who have no military discipline and officials, and have a perverse heart, and abuse and harm the people occur from time to time. I'm a newcomer, and it's even more difficult to control the leadership, I don't know what kind of plan Brother Lin has to quickly change the current situation? ”

Lin Yi smiled slightly when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "The handsome man has no worries, the lower officials have actually thought about this problem for a long time, and they have also thought of a countermeasure, but at present, Yunnan has made a preliminary decision, and it is not easy to implement it with great fanfare." ”

"Oh! If you have a clever plan, Brother Lin is not going to come quickly. "I just can't wait.

"In fact, every time a new official takes office, there will be some changes, and the so-called three fires for new officials to take office are just different in the intensity of reform. According to the current situation in Yunnan, the officials are still those officials, and the soldiers are still those soldiers, in fact, there has been no fundamental change, and their thinking is still sticking to the previous line of thought, believing that the marshal is still relying on their group of people, and even if they exceed the norm in behavior, they will be accommodated, otherwise the marshal will be alone and it will be difficult for him to take root and gain a foothold in Yunnan. ”

"Although the official position of Yunnan Xuanfu is high, without their support and support, this position will not be stable."

"Therefore, the lower officials believe that if there is no considerable preparation, it is not appropriate to change the status quo lightly at present, but can only start from the grassroots level in an orderly manner, first stabilize the people's hearts with rich money, and then use the current vacant positions as a guide to gradually promote and reuse young, promising, and capable low-ranking officers and soldiers, so that they can be used by us, and shake the foundation on which the scattered and incompetent people depend."

In this case, the elimination of one and the other's strengths will inevitably lead to a growing number of followers. When the conditions are ripe, won't everything be decided by the handsome alone? ”

I thought silently for a while, nodded and said, "Step by step, in addition to filling the vacant official position, Ben Shuai thought of a good idea, I don't know what Brother Lin thinks?" ”

"Boss, please speak!" Lin Yi said solemnly.

This commander feels that although it is said that the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, and the likes and dislikes of the chief officer determine the orientation of his subordinates, the most influential and extensive influence on the vast number of officers and soldiers should be the low-level officers at the grassroots level. If we put a little more effort into this, the effect will be even more obvious. ”

"Therefore, this commander wants to build an officer training school, through the training and study of government orders, military orders, moral exercises, and military techniques and tactics, not only to exert influence on the army to embark on the road of militarization and standardization, but also to train a group of grassroots officers who are loyal to their duties and have excellent tactics, and to imperceptibly influence and lead a large number of grassroots officers and soldiers. What do you think? ”

Lin Yi was stunned when he heard this, and only later came to his senses, and whispered excitedly: "What the big handsome thinks is really superior, this kind of idea is very novel!" Although many of the terms you said can be roughly understood, they were unheard of before, such as 'technology and tactics', 'militarization', 'standardization', etc., which must have been created by the commander. ”

I smiled slightly, noncommittal, and said in my heart, 'There will be more surprises for you in the future'!

However, I didn't explain it to him in detail, but said vaguely: "It's just that I came up with it casually, and I don't know if it's suitable or not." However, in order to establish this academy for officers, it is necessary not to do without suitable teaching materials, but also to set up books and subjects for study. ”

"Since we don't have a ready-made teaching book, it shouldn't be difficult to brainstorm and develop our own strengths, and write one for each person. This marshal is quite familiar with the aspect of mathematics, so I will compile textbooks for mathematics and logistics support subjects, and others such as drills, military discipline, government decrees, archery and horses, strategy and tactics, etc., and you and others discuss the division of labor. ”

"Marshal, although the subordinate officials have learned a lot, they are not very proficient, so they have learned a little from the ancients in arranging troops and using strategies, so it is better for me to teach strategy and tactics."

"Good! If you teach tactics, then let Master Qian teach government decrees, General Jian teach drills, General He teach military discipline, and as for bow horses? I think Lian Jun is good, he is strong in martial arts and has extraordinary skills, so I will leave this subject to him, Zhuang Qian, and Yue Chang! ”

"In addition, since the soldiers are fighting, they will not encounter such things as building roads and bridges, so there is also a subject in civil engineering, which will be taught by Li Hui for the time being. Also, tonight I want to hold a banquet in the inner house to invite the second uncle, and you all have to come over to accompany you, and then I will assign this task, and they can't help but agree, hehe! Hehe! ”

Lin Yi smiled knowingly and said, "Hehe! It's really a 'feast'! Dashuai had already designed it, and as soon as he sat down at the wine table, and as soon as Dashuai announced it again, they couldn't help it. It's just that this officer training, there are a large number of grassroots officers, and I am afraid that the training will not be able to be carried out at one time, so it is better to train in phases and batches, and the time should not be too long, anyway, these subjects will not take long. ”

"Hmmm! Master Lin is very thoughtful, I think, each training is tentatively scheduled for six months! However, the first batch of cadets must select elite elements in the army, such as outstanding soldiers with good moral character, brave combat, and relatively good literacy, as well as grassroots officers who are well-versed in writing and writing and have a certain command ability. ”

"In terms of the number of people, it is tentatively set at forty people per period, and it is best not to exceed twenty-five years old. The recommended number of people in each jurisdiction will be drawn up by you, General Jane, and General He tonight. Master Lin works harder, time waits for no one! I think that the order will be conveyed to the guards early tomorrow morning, and the recommended personnel will be sent to me in seven days. ”

"And it should also be clearly stated that if there are recommenders who do not meet the requirements, the chief officer concerned will have his salary reduced and fined, and if it is serious, he will be demoted and removed, and they will not be concerned."

"In addition, I would like to point out that this officer training activity must be carried out in a grand and high-profile manner, and all personnel who have completed their studies will receive an official academic certificate issued by the government and record it in their personal audit files."

"It is necessary to let the vast number of officers and men know that it is an incomparably glorious and supreme honor to be able to enter the officers' academy for training and study, and encourage them to work hard to forge ahead and strive for early achievements."

"Also, our Xuanfu Embassy will give me at least three places, Liu Huang and Ling Feng are both civil and military talents, let them participate in the first phase of training, so that they can find a background, and the pro-soldier named Pan Chongche, I think he usually reads military books and war strategies, is clever and sensitive, and is also a very promising good seedling. I'll settle on these three people. ”

"In addition, the school can't be without a name, I think it's called 'Yunnan Lecture Martial Hall'! As for whether this is correct? I'll take it personally. Regarding other issues such as the location of the school, you will discuss it together and report back to me. ”