Liang Zheng naturally didn't know that he had been secretly targeted.

At this moment, he was in the flower hall of the Liang Mansion, pointing to his hand-painted military uniform, and discussing the matter of the military uniform with his subordinate battalions.

If you want to do a good job in regimental training, in addition to the source of soldiers, you must also prepare guns and uniforms.

The firearms were ready-made, and when they went back to Suqing and went down to Guangzhou, there were still several large boxes of muskets and bayonets that were captured, but this military uniform had some headaches.

This is not because the armor can't be handled, but on the contrary, there are no less than ten large and small blacksmithing shops in Yongning City, but the style they sent, Liang Zheng didn't look down on the family, but instead started his own pen and hand-painted a pair.

It's just that this pair made all the generals stunned.

"Young Master, did you really let us wear this to fight against bandits?" The first to question it was Xu Hu.

He was also born in Guanning Iron Cavalry, and he was a pro-soldier who followed Liang Yuanzhi to return to his hometown, although his qualifications were not as good as Su Qinghe, but in the Liang Mansion, he was also considered an old man.

"Tell me, what is the range of the average bow and crossbow now?" Liang Zheng didn't answer, but asked him.

"Well, about 100 steps."

"Okay, it's a hundred steps, the range of our flintlock musket is about the same level, not to mention the leather armor of ordinary soldiers, even if it is Mingguang armor, have you ever seen an arrow that can't shoot through it within a hundred steps?"

"This ......" Xu Hu was silent.

He hadn't seen it.

Although the bow and crossbow of the Ming army are not as good as the divine arm crossbow of the Song Dynasty, no matter the range and strength...... If you don't use a shield, don't talk about leather armor, even plate armor may not be able to block it.

"So you didn't pay attention? The meaning of armor, for a soldier, is nothing more than a psychological comfort, as if I have armor and a layer of protection. But in fact, the armor was bulky and impractical, which on the contrary affected the activities of the soldiers. In this case, it is better to eliminate it and change the cloth directly. Liang Zheng rubbed his hands and said.

A few days ago, since Su Qinghe reported to him that the 500 people for the expansion had been recruited, he had been planning this matter.

It's just that......

"But, but, young master. It's really ...... to wear this," Xu Hu pointed to the military uniform on Liang Zheng's hand-drawn book, a little unable to believe his eyes.

The military uniform in front of you...... How so?

Abandon the armor piece, directly use brocade cloth, tight-fitting and straight design, with shiny brass buckle decoration, pure white armed belt, white boots, beautiful three-cornered hat, in terms of visual effect and the modern European army of the gorgeous military uniform is exactly the same, completely the Chinese version of the "British Empire Red Shirts"......

This is really surprising to these Ming people who have hardly seen foreigners.

And......

"You think it's too extravagant to make a military uniform out of brocade, right?" Liang Zheng smiled and said, "Actually, there is a reason why I designed it this way. ”

"Why?"

"Our regiment is different from others, using muskets, bayonets, and fighting in line, I told you, this tactic requires iron discipline, but how can discipline come about?"

He raised his head and looked at the sky outside the window with blazing eyes: "Is it rewarded with gold and silver?" Is it strictly ordered by military regulations? Of course, I'm not saying that these are not important, but can they be done on their own? ”

Several of the generals at the meeting glanced at each other, and the sentence "This has not always been like this since ancient times" almost blurted out.

"I know what you're trying to say." Liang Zheng waved his hand, and saw through their thoughts at a glance, "But have you thought about it?" Armies are made up of people, and even if soldiers can be turned into machines by training, the fact that they are human cannot be denied, right? ”

The generals thought about it and couldn't help but nod their heads.

"And as long as you are human, you will have thoughts, and you will be afraid of death." Liang Zheng said again, "But we just want them not to be afraid of death, and even if the knife hits their heads, they can calmly reload and shoot, what should we do?" ”

"This, what does the young master mean......" Xu Hu took a breath and seemed to understand a little.

"Strict military regulations are important, but if there is only strict punishment and strict law, it will not work, Qin Shi Huang ruled the world with cruelty, and as a result, the second died, and similar lessons are endless." Liang Zheng said, "Therefore, it is more important to give the soldiers a sense of honor and identity, so that they feel that the team is higher than life, so that they will spontaneously maintain the team and obey the command." ”

He spoke eloquently, and although his voice was not loud, it was a fine word.

Because in fact, this is the biggest difference between the modern army and the feudal army.

The feudal dynasty is a "family world", and wants ordinary soldiers to work hard for a family name, no matter how popularized the "divine authority of the monarch", no matter how much the ruler "burns books and pits Confucianism", for ordinary people, there is also a lack of psychological identity.

That's why every time there is a natural disaster, if one is not handled properly, there will be a man-made rebellion. After all, the world belongs to your family, and if you can't be a family, why shouldn't I rebel? Modern democracies are different, if a political party has a problem, it is a big deal to change the party, it will not cause much turmoil, of course, there are armed uprisings against the government, but after all, they are in the minority.

Therefore, if the feudal dynasty wants to maintain the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, it generally relies on military salaries and supervising the war team.

This is also the reason why the army of the Ming Dynasty was dozens of times that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and even more advanced weapons than the Qing soldiers.

But Liang Zheng certainly won't talk to everyone about democratic politics now - this is not realistic, his goal is only to establish an organization similar to the "Hunan Army".

The "Hunan Army" was able to withstand vicious battles, and often a few people defeated the Taiping Army's tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and to a large extent, it relied on team cohesion.

Their team cohesion is supported by structures like fellow villagers and Tongtun, and so does Liang Zheng - almost all of the farmers he calls are Yongning villagers, but what he has to do is far more than that.

What he wants to forge is not just the "Hunan Army", but a real modern army that is comparable to the "British Red Shirts" in Daming!

"And that's why I designed this uniform." Liang Zheng pointed to the illustrated book and said, "I use brocade silk as a material, because only dignitaries and dignitaries have always been able to wear brocade silk." But who are our soldiers? The poorest villagers can't afford to wear these at all, and you let the poorest farmers wear brocade silks, which is a kind of ...... Well, psychological hints make them feel that participating in our group training is superior to others. ”

In ancient times, especially in the Ming Dynasty, where the class system was strict, only the royal clans, high-ranking officials and nobles could wear brocade silk, and the Li people could only wear coarse linen clothes, so the common people in ancient times were also called "cloth clothes", and if you wore the wrong clothes, you would be beaten by the government.

Although by the time of Chongzhen, this system had been far less strictly enforced than in the past, in the consciousness of the common people, wearing brocade was still the privilege of the "adults".

Liang Zheng: "With this kind of thought, they will naturally be proud to be a part of the group, because they will subconsciously feel noble in this group." Then in order to be able to stay in this noble group training, they will spontaneously and work hard to adapt to our rules. ”

Of course, Liang Zheng dared to do this mainly because of Wu Dalie.

There is such a "uncle" who can cover up for himself in everything as long as he is not on the line, so he is so fearless.

This is also something that other group exercises dare not do.

"I understand," Xu Hu patted his head, "What the young master means is to make those mud-legged people feel that joining the army is a long-faced thing, so that they can be proud of being our regimental training soldiers, and they will naturally be willing to work for us." This is indeed more effective than some heavy rewards and harsh punishments. ”

"That's a little interesting, but it's not entirely true." Liang Zheng pondered for a while and added, "On the night of Qingshi Pass, I once told everyone, and now I still say this - our team is honor first, discipline first. You are all old people who have been used by my father, so I am naturally relieved; But what will happen to the newly recruited villagers, although they can endure hardships, but what I want is not only this, I want them to not only be able to collapse in front of Mount Tai without changing their faces, but also to be able to calmly reload and shoot even when the saber is cut to the top of their heads, so it is difficult to say whether they can do it. ”

"Hmm."

"When I went to the county government a few days ago, Uncle Wu Shishu also pulled me and said a lot of things, explaining that I want to be diligent and prudent," Liang Zheng said, "I think, although this is a scene, it may not be unreasonable." ”

As he spoke, he sighed into his somewhat frozen hands: "I've thought about it, since I have done this group exercise, I should do a good job of the group exercise, and it will look better on his old man's face, and I will not let him down." ”

He took a sip of tea and sank himself into the carved sandalwood chair, closing his eyes not knowing whether he was tasting the mellow fragrance of tea or thinking something.

"That's a long way off." After a long while, Liang Zheng reopened his eyes, "To get back to the point, we have to make everyone feel that honor is higher than life, they will work hard for honor, let them feel that the team is higher than life, and they will obey the command in order to maintain the team; will ignore the companions around them and fall to the ground one by one and continue to move forward, and will take the initiative to accept our almost rigorous training. Only in this way can we do a good job in this group training, live up to the Son of Heaven to serve the country, and live up to the people to defend one side. ”

After saying this, everyone will be secretly convinced.

"But young master." Su Qinghe, who had been silent, stood up, "According to the establishment, our regiment has 500 people, so we have to order 500 sets of military uniforms and so many brocade silks...... I'm afraid that no cloth merchant in Yongning County has so many goods, right? ”

"Oh?" Liang Zheng turned his gaze to his butler with some surprise.

He didn't expect that.

"And Jingui is cheap, this ......" Su Qinghe smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that half of our Liang Mansion will have to pay for it?" ”

This is not a lie......

Although Liang Yuanzhi said that his family was well-off, he was not a wealthy family, and the purchase of 500 people's brocade silk military uniforms, plus the wages for cutting and sewing, was indeed a large number.

However......

"If you want to spend the money, you have to ......spend it," Liang Zheng said, "Since you want to do a good group training, it is worth spending some money." ”

"But......" Su Qinghe smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid that even if we are willing to spend silver, no one can sell so much brocade." ”

"That's ......" Liang Zheng said and stood up, pacing back and forth in the room before he said, "Then in your opinion, what should we do?" ”

"Otherwise, the old slave will try to find a trip to Zhouji Satin Village." Su Qinghe pondered and said, "The Zhou family is the largest cloth merchant in Yongning County, and they are old friends with the master, the old slave went to ask, maybe he could give us a discount......

"Nope." Liang Zheng waved his hand slightly, "I'll go to this matter in person, and I will be more respectful." You just stay outside the city and continue to organize group exercises, and let Xu Hu lead a team of people to follow me. ”

A few people discussed, and suddenly heard a soft sound on the tile surface, and then there was a "click" on the ground, as if the leaves fell to the ground with a slight sound, although this time it was light, but Xu Hu had already been shocked, and two lightning-like eyes swept around the window, and shouted:

"Who?"

As he spoke, his body shook and he rushed out.

However, outside the window, I only saw the moonlight like water, where was there still half a figure?

"Looks like I heard the difference?" He couldn't help but wonder to himself.

"What's going on?" Liang Zheng also paced out.

Xu Hu was about to open his mouth to answer, and at a glance out of the corner of his eye, he saw a black shadow behind Shanzi Stone, which seemed to be squatting something, and when he was busy holding his breath to refresh himself and grab it, it turned out to be a wild cat.

"It's nothing, young master." Xu Hu breathed a sigh of relief, "It turned out to be this beast, and it scared me." ”

"In that case, let's go back to the room and discuss it again." Liang Zheng glanced at the rockery veranda in the courtyard, lifted the curtain and entered the flower hall.

In the courtyard, the sound of the swaying shadows of the trees and the wind seems to be heavier.