While waiting for Song Wen's message, Li Zicheng focused on the Xining Girls' School, counting on the students to graduate as soon as possible and began to gradually promote new-style education in the Xining area.

Two days later, Song Wen's heralds arrived in Xining.

In accordance with Li Zicheng's instructions, Song Wen selected more than 200 people from the troops and set up four general banners, so that the soldiers under his command reached 10 general banners and more than 500 people.

The remaining 300 soldiers of Gulang had already set off and rushed to Xining to be disposed of by Wei Li.

Li Zicheng pinched his chin, pondered for a moment, and already had a plan in his heart, three hundred soldiers were surrendered, excluding those who were really not suitable for joining the army, joining the shepherd team and fishing team, and the rest of the soldiers would organize four or five general flags for Li Ji in Beichuan County.

In this way, of the seven hundred households under Li Zicheng's command, six hundred households have expanded their army to five hundred, and only the Qin Danian Department stationed in Beichuan County still retains the establishment of six general banners.

The total number of soldiers in the seven hundred households has reached more than 3,030 people, not including the rangers, firefighters and their own soldiers.

Li Zicheng felt that such an expansion speed was too fast, even if the food and salary could keep up, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was also a problem, and it would take a certain amount of time to digest and absorb, especially with the addition of the original guards and soldiers, the accumulated habits were difficult to change, and the loyalty was also uneasy.

If there is another kind of battle with the Mongols in the Triangle City, no one can guarantee whether the soldiers can withstand it, such a battle can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, and it is a kind of transformation for the army and the soldiers, but there is also a huge risk in the battle, once lost, the morale of the army will plummet.

If Zhou Bin withdrew from the Triangle City a day earlier, or did not withstand the Mongol siege at the critical moment, even if the reinforcements arrived, he would face the Mongols in the city, maybe the Triangle City could be lost and regained, but the price paid and the meaning of the battle would be completely changed, at least it was a disastrous victory, but the Xining army finally recaptured the Triangle City.

In a word, it is impossible to guarantee the victory of the triangle city from the system, let alone the combat effectiveness of the army after the expansion, which is very dangerous in Xining, which is surrounded by strong enemies.

Li Zicheng woke up in time, thought about it for nearly an hour, and broke out in a cold sweat in his heart, the Xining army is now near the crater, as long as there is a mistake in any aspect, I am afraid that it will be crushed and scattered.

He decided to temporarily halt the pace of army expansion and start a three-month army reorganization training, not only to improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, but also to enhance the loyalty of the soldiers, to guide the various armies from the heart, that is, ideologically, and to give them the direction of development.

Grain is also an important factor restricting the expansion of the army in Xining.

Xining is now entering the era of "returning grazing to farming", this is the first year, whether the rain can maintain the normal growth of crops as expected, still needs to be tested by time, and whether the three crops from the Americas can get a bumper harvest and increase the seed reserves, Li Zicheng is not absolutely sure.

If it did not rely on the supply of the imperial court, Xining could complete self-sufficiency, and Li Zicheng would have the confidence to expand the army.

In addition, it is silver, whether it is silver or to ensure the survival of the local people, a certain amount of silver is needed, but the local agriculture in Xining is basically monopolized by the military, and industry and commerce do not have enough hematopoietic function at all, and Li Zicheng's sword is also needed to go sideways.

Sending away Song Wen's heralds, Li Zicheng locked himself in the study and sorted out the work at hand.

Even if he does not expand the army for the time being, he still has a lot of things to do, and the key is that there are too few talents to share his worries.

The food problem is now almost handed over to the civil affairs officer Liang Wencheng, who made him the prefect of Xining, the main purpose of the establishment of the prefecture and county was to let the civil affairs officer collect and manage the grain.

Although civil officials are also in charge of the taxes of the prefectures and counties, the agricultural tax is basically grain, and the amount of tax money that the people can pay is very small, almost zero, and industry and commerce are at an extremely high level

The low-end position does not add much income to the agricultural population, and industry and commerce themselves do not pay taxes, except to help the market run normally, and it has little to do with Weili.

If you want money, you can only look beyond Xining, and Li Zicheng handed over this task to Mu Qingshan.

At present, the only people who can make money from the outside are distilled liquor and glass, and the income from distilled liquor is less, but glass has an income of 6,000 taels of silver per month, but it is still far from Li Zicheng's expansion requirements, and new sources must be explored.

Li Zicheng has always been personally involved in the training and management of the army, and he will not allow others to get involved in this, but he still hopes that there will be someone who understands military affairs who can assist him and liberate him from tedious military affairs.

The current seven hundred households (Zhou Bin is already from a thousand households, but it is customary to still seven hundred households), in Li Zicheng's mind, are called the Xining Army, in order to distinguish it from the army of the imperial court, but the Xining Army does not have many characteristics of its own in addition to strict training, even weapons, armor, military discipline, etc. are borrowed from the imperial court, and the Ming army is generally the same, so that Bayar has always thought that the Xining army is the Ming army.

Since it is necessary to reorganize and train all the troops, it is necessary to establish an army with Xining characteristics, and the equipment cannot be updated for the time being, but the military discipline can be used as the focus of reform, although the military discipline of the Ming Dynasty is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but at this time, it is no longer suitable for the status quo of the battlefield, and in the face of the nomads, it has obviously lost the sharpness of the early Ming Dynasty, and it must be reformed.

Li Zicheng thought of the strong army in history, what kind of military discipline was used, and whether it could be used as a reference. What he admired the most was the Han army in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, regardless of cavalry and infantry, they dared to go straight to the royal court of the Mobei Xiongnu, which was unique in the history of the central country.

There are also the Yue Family Army, the Qi Family Army, and even the Mo Dao Army of the Tang Dynasty, however, Li Zicheng sadly found that the opponents of these strong armies are all alien without exception, that is to say, they are all playing the national card.

And the Xining army is not only facing Mongols like Bayar, but more importantly, the army of the imperial court, Xining will eventually appear in front of the world as a rebel, and the national card is no longer good, at least not as the mainstream.

In desperation, Li Zicheng remembered Mao Taizu, Xining at this time was somewhat similar to Mao Taizu's era, the imperial court had a corresponding imperial court, and the secession had a corresponding secession, and even the Houjin outside the gate was somewhat similar to the Wadao Island in the east at that time.

If Deng Taizong developed the economy of the central country, then it was Mao Taizu who established the status of the central country and made the people feel the existence of the country.

The song "Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions", which has been sung for decades in later generations, is the military discipline that Li Zicheng needs most now, and he wrote down the content of the lyrics on paper with a stroke of his pen, and translated the language of later generations into a language that ordinary people and soldiers could understand.

The first law of the "three major disciplines" is that "all actions should be obeyed by commands." This is exactly what Li Zicheng has always advocated that "soldiers regard obedience as their duty." After thinking about it, these words did not need to be adjusted at all, so they moved on to the next article.

The second law "do not take a stitch from the masses", the meaning is very clear, but in the Ming Dynasty, there was no title of "masses", so it was replaced by the word "people".

The third law "all seizures must be returned to the public", Li Zicheng thought about it, it seems that the word "gong" is not quite in line with the cognitive habits of the soldiers, but now Xining is basically a family in the world, and the silver he earns by starting an industry should not be invested in the expansion of the army?

It is necessary to make the soldiers realize that the Xining Army is a whole, and in this big family, officers and soldiers will trust and help each other, and if they go to the battlefield, the soldiers will unite as one, and they will not lose their fighters because of wait-and-see in order to retain their strength.

How many soldiers there are under the command of an officer, it is not how much silver and how much food he has, but how many indicators the guard gives him, and the soldiers' food and salary are uniformly distributed by the guard, and the soldiers are killed or wounded, and the guard will give a supplementary number, which puts an end to the possibility of private soldiers, and Xining Wei will become a collective, and in the end, Li Zicheng did not change this law, but was ready to brainwash the officials of each hundred households.

"Eight Attentions" is eight sentences, short and concise, the language is popular, basically close to the colloquial language of the Ming Dynasty, and it does not need to be modified, but Li Zicheng looked at it, "Speak kindly; fair buying and selling; Borrowed things have to be returned; injure

Bad things have to be compensated; Don't hit or scold people; No damage to crops; Don't molest women", there is nothing wrong with these seven attentions, and the eighth item "do not abuse prisoners" is debatable, in this era, there are not so many humane, and how to treat prisoners is completely based on the personal situation of the captive party and the needs of the battlefield at that time.

Just like when Ma Youshui exterminated the Salars, not only did he kill all the wounded, old and weak women and children, but the strong men turned into cultivators, and the strong women settled in the fruit building, if there was no benefit at all, which soldier could still maintain his enthusiasm for fighting?

In order to maintain its integrity, Li Zicheng changed it to "not destroy public property", which was to prevent soldiers from smashing and looting in the face of huge wealth after capturing the city in the future.

"Three disciplines and eight attentions" Although they are all about the relationship between the military and the people, in this era of careless life, it is the most important means to win the support of the people, as for the military discipline that the soldiers themselves need to abide by, Li Zicheng believes that Mao Taizu will have a lot, but he doesn't know at all, but it doesn't matter, "all actions are under command", basically covering everything, if it has to be subdivided, it will be figured out by the talents in the army in the future, after all, the generation of a new thing is itself a process, which needs to be constantly improved.

In the end, Li Zicheng perfected "Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions" into a military song.

"All the soldiers in Xining should keep it in mind

Three disciplines and eight points of attention

First, all actions are under command

Winning is in unison

Second, they do not take a single needle and thread from the people

The people support and like me

Third, all seizures must be returned to the public

Efforts should be made to ease the burden on the people

We must do the three major disciplines

Don't forget the eight points of attention

First, speak with a friendly attitude

Respect the masses and don't be proud

Second, the purchase and sale price should be fair

Public buying and selling are not allowed to be overbearing

Thirdly, borrowed something that was used

Don't lose it when you return it in person

Fourthly, if something is damaged

The compensation according to the price is not half a cent

Fifth, it is forbidden to hit or insult people

The style of military ruffians was resolutely overcome

Sixth, love the crops of the masses

Marching operations are noted everywhere

Seventh, it is forbidden to molest women

The habit of hooliganism must be eliminated

Eighth, it is forbidden to destroy public property

No destruction, no smashing and looting

Everyone should be conscious of discipline

Supervise each other and don't violate it

The rules and regulations of military discipline should be clearly recorded

The soldiers of Xining loved the people everywhere

Defend Xining and always move forward

The people of the whole country support and welcome it. ”

Li Zicheng does not have to worry about the singing of this song, I believe that soon after, the entire Xining soldiers and even the common people will sing it, but who will be the guide of the singing, Li Zicheng fell into deep thought, and now it is definitely not appropriate to set up a literary troupe in the army, not only to increase the army's expenditure, but also before the self-discipline of officers and soldiers has not reached a certain height, it is easy to have unexpected problems.

However, Li Zicheng quickly thought of a solution, including Xining, some army camps already have fruit buildings, and the women in the fruit building can just take on such a role, as long as they teach a few women who look good in the fruit building first, and then they teach the soldiers, so as to ensure that they get twice the result with half the effort.