Chapter 194: The Roots
The officers and soldiers of the Central Army saw Jin Liang so distressed, thinking about their every move, comparing their hearts to their hearts, what they did was indeed very wrong, and they were very disappointed by the hard work of the lord, if the lord was discouraged and no longer led them to fight, could they still find a more magnanimous, benevolent, virtuous, and virtuous lord than Jin Liang, and the glory and wealth they hoped for should be found there, the more than 10,000 soldiers who participated in the looting were shocked and afraid, regretful and hateful, and fell to their knees with a brush: "The humbleness is wrong, the lord is punished very much, Please also ask the lord not to give up on us, I will definitely abide by the military rules in the future, and dare not plunder the place again. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Jin Liang's expression was never more serious: "Do you really realize that you are wrong? ”
The 10,000 soldiers said in unison: "We really realize that we are wrong!" ”
Jin Liang nodded with satisfaction: "In this case, I will make an agreement with you on three chapters of the law, obey orders, be close to the people, and pay the public, as long as you abide by these three points, our army will be invincible, and you can also get the glory and wealth you want in a righteous manner!" ”
Looking at the confused expressions of the soldiers below, Jin Liang realized that what he said was too general and brief, so he patiently explained: "To obey orders is to obey the orders of the superiors, listen to the command in all actions, and move in unison to achieve victory in the battle." To be close to the people means to be close to the people, and on the basis of not disturbing or harming the people, we must also care for and care for the people in the vicinity of the station. Surrender to the public means that all seizures on the battlefield must be returned to the public, and private possession is not allowed, and corruption is not allowed for those in charge of military quartermasters! ”
Most of the soldiers are from poor people, and since they were pointed out by Jin Liang, the people are already the people of the areas controlled by the Central Army, pay taxes, and are the parents of the Central Army. The Central Army is also the son and daughter of the people. The concepts of food, clothing, parents and children and soldiers were elaborated by Jin Liang. The mentality of the officers and men of the Central Army changed, they understood Lu Bu's painstaking efforts, and understood that if the Central Army wanted to go long-term, it must not disturb and harm the people, but it must be close to the people, which they had never heard of, and they expressed their doubts one after another. As for obedience and public payment, they are very clear. In this era, not only the Central Army, but also other armies have these two minimum requirements.
Wei Yue had just been beaten with fifty military sticks, his buttocks and shoulders were covered with flesh, he was coated with trauma medicine, bandaged it, and with the support of two soldiers, he forcibly stood in the team and listened to Jin Liang's speech on sorting out the morale of the army.
Wei Yue was originally a little resentful in his heart, but listening to Jin Liang's heartfelt speech. He understood Jin Liang's hard work, and the trace of dissatisfaction in his heart disappeared. But when he heard Jin Liang say that he wanted to love the people, he was puzzled by the fact that he had never heard such a statement, so he relied on his courage and raised his hand and asked: "Lord, isn't it enough not to disturb the people and not harm the people, why do you still love the people?" ”
Jin Liang saw that Wei Yue did not take advantage of the situation to lie on the bed, and he still beat his spirit, standing in the school field to listen to his speech, he nodded with satisfaction, this kid has a stoic personality and is a manufacturable material, so he replied with a smile: "In terms of military-civilian relations, not disturbing the people and not harming the people is only the most limited and minimum requirement. We don't disturb the people, don't harm the people, what they can do is no longer hate us, no longer hate us, no longer take the initiative to transmit intelligence to the enemy, no longer take the initiative to help the enemy fight us, but to make them love us, wholeheartedly support us, take the initiative to pass on the enemy's intelligence, take the initiative to help us transport supplies, take the initiative to help us defend the city, we need to make more and greater efforts! ”
Jin Liang remembered that the victory of a certain army in a certain battle in later generations was actually pushed by millions of ordinary people with small carts, and remembered that the army's relationship with the people before the founding of the country, he was very envious, and he also wanted to build an army that won the hearts of the people.
Once the army won the hearts and minds of the people, it was no longer a lone army, like that army, the five million migrant workers who supported them in that battle were not simply pushing small carts to transport bread, buns, and cotton jackets, they were stretchers and nurses in field hospitals, they were ammunition and ordnance supplies on the front, and they were trench diggers and fortification builders in the line of fire. Changing to Jin Liang's current army system, five million auxiliaries were summoned at once, how could he not win.
Jin Liang thought to himself, if our Central Army is as popular as the army in later generations, in case the war there is tense in the future, and millions of people who support our Central Army spontaneously go to the front line to support, can Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo and others, who slaughter the city at every turn and lose the hearts of the people, compete with me?!
However, it's one thing to think, it's another thing to do.
Jin Liang did not have much hope for this group of officers and soldiers of the Central Army, who were born in poor families but had been bandits and bandits for many years, because many times, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Since the outbreak of the Wenxi raid, he has had a more painful view of his ability to command, and it seems that two months is not enough to build an army into a real army of benevolence and righteousness, and two years may not be enough.
Jin Liang still hopes for the long run, if they are molded within five years, it will be good, this military discipline and military regulations need to be restrained year after year, month by month, every day, and not relaxed for a moment.
However, it is still necessary to put the requirements forward, and do not expect them to be able to behave right away, but at least this shackle should be put on for them first.
In accordance with the military discipline regulations of the army in later generations, Jin Liang expounded to all the officers and men of the Central Army his specific requirements for loving the people in the three chapters of the military regulations: "The measures to be close to the people, to be specific, are divided into four points, and you must abide by all of them.
First, be friendly to the people. Speak to the people to be kind and polite, not rude, polite, not disrespectful, not think that they are the central regular army, just look down on those ordinary people, you have to think that their children may also be our central army soldiers, so you have to treat them as your own relatives, words are happy axes, so if you have something to say, you have to say it well; You are not allowed to beat and scold the people, even if the people are at fault first, you must report to the army above the team level, and the army is responsible for negotiating with the local pavilion chief, you are not allowed to take the initiative to beat and scold people based on your martial arts merits, because if you take the initiative to beat and scold people, we don't care how reasonable we are, and we can't say it clearly. The reputation that has been accumulated for a long time will also be lost because of your impulse. So once there is a conflict with the local people. You must refrain and report to the army as soon as possible.
The second point is to cherish the people's goods. Doing business with local ordinary people, it is not allowed to buy and sell by force, it is necessary to buy and sell publicly, the price must be fair, and there is no need to bully others; I borrowed things from people's homes and used them. Return it in person, don't lose it, if you damage something, you can't make a difference in compensation; Crops are the lifeblood of the common people, so when you march and fight, you must pay attention to restraining your horses, restraining yourself, and not trampling on the crops.
The third point is to respect the people and women. Respect women of good families should be kept away, and not only should they not commit adultery with women of good families. It is not allowed to molest women from good families, and it is very important for men and women to take precautions. If the local people see that we have soldiers and those women are laughing, they spread the word of mouth, and the three of them become tigers, maybe they will spread us as evil soldiers like Dong Zhuoxi Liangbing, who commit adultery and robbery, and do all kinds of evil, you must not speak rudely when you come into contact with those women, and do not look at incivility, if you can't hold back your anger, you can work hard to kill the enemy and train hard, strive to earn more bounties and marry a daughter-in-law as soon as possible or go to the pink camp to find military prostitutes, if any of you commit the crime of adultering women from good families, the things under your crotch will not be saved, If any of you molests a woman from a good family, although he will not be punished by the palace, he will also be degraded to the tuntian, so you must be very cautious.
Fourth, civil-military joint construction. When you are stationed and marching, in your free time outside of combat and training, you will be organized to go to the people's homes to help, help the people repair their houses, carry water for irrigation, fertilize and farm, harvest grain, graze cattle and sheep, clean houses, especially those lonely and widowed old people, we must help, of course, this kind of help is purely voluntary and gratuitous, you can't ask for any payment, just a glass of water and a thank you is enough. At this point, we also have incentives, if whoever gets the most rewards from the people will get a bounty for the people, and the chance of retiring to become a local official in the future is greater. And when we are building military camps and cities and transporting military supplies, we can also ask the local people to help, of course, we have to give a certain amount of compensation for the people's help, just like that, the military and the people will work together to build our homes better!
My four points are pro-democracy, everyone sees, okay?! ”
Most of the officers and men of the Central Army came from poor people's families, and they also wanted their parents, brothers and sisters in their families to meet such an army, so they warmly supported Jin Liang's four pro-democracy and applauded in unison.
Even Pingsu didn't believe in this set the most, and Jia Xu Jia Wenhe, who had been watching Jin Liang make an incendiary speech with a cold eye, also slapped his hands and smiled: "As soon as the four points of pro-democracy Zhang came out, he immediately compared those princes of the family who disturbed the people, harmed the people, and did not love the people. ”
Wei Qi, who had just been very disappointed with the Central Army, also applauded and praised: "If the lord's four-point proposition can be persistently implemented, it will make the people of the Han Dynasty truly feel that we are their children, feel that we are the teachers of benevolence and righteousness, support us, and love us, and the great cause of the lord's Zhongxing Han will be successfully completed!" ”
In this piece of praise, Jin Liang maintained a rare sobriety, he looked at these officers and soldiers of the Central Army on the school field, they were in front of the lord Jin Liang, with a solemn face, standing upright, and behaving in order, but Jin Liang's heart was full of taste.
Jin Liang originally thought that the military discipline of his Central Army was as neat as their military appearance, but since the looting of Wenxi, Jin Liang suddenly felt that the relationship between the officers and men of the Central Army and him, the lord, was a bit like the relationship between some company employees and the boss in later generations.
How did the boss of later generations solve this problem, either invite professional managers, or invite family and relatives to come to participate in the management, in this country, ask relatives and friends to help take care of the company, because the relationship with the boss determines that the boss's relatives will inherit part of the boss's majesty.
So Jin Liang decided to invite a great sage to help him rectify the military discipline of the Central Army, of course, this person is not the vulgar and unliterate Wei Xu and Wei Yue, but a great talent who was buried by Romance.
That man is still on his way to Xiangyang, and the battle of Jin Liang is imminent, so it is not yet time for military discipline to be greatly adjusted.
Jin Liang saw that the soldiers under his command applauded in unison, so he smiled and said, "Since you agree with my four-point proposition, then I have an idea." It can restore the reputation of our Central Army lost due to the sacking of Wenxi County! ”
Wei Yue Wei Chaozhi hurriedly asked, "What idea?" Please announce it! ”
Jin Liang smiled and asked, "Chaozhi." Don't be anxious. Wait for me to elaborate. ”
Wei Yue smiled and said: "Listening to the lord's words just now, I suddenly felt that I made a big mistake on the night I ransacked Wenxi, and I thought that the big mistake could not be changed, so I have been regretting it in my heart, and now I heard the lord say that there is still a way to make up for it, so I am heartbroken!" ”
Jin Liang nodded with satisfaction, affirming Wei Yue's kindness, and then said his idea of making up for the Wenxi robbery incident: "I just got the information. Dong Zhuo's general Yang Dingsuo's troops have given up attacking Yanchi in Hedong due to insufficient troops to compete with our army, and are even preparing to withdraw from Hedong and flee back to Henan to defend Luoyang to prevent us from attacking Luoyang City from Hedong, so we have no military action for the time being.
You, the more than 10,000 soldiers who participated in the plundering of the people of Wenxi, first took the goods you plundered and returned them to their original owners, and then brought their own dry food and lived in that family's house. Help them do things for free until they reach out to all levels of the army and say they have forgiven you. You will be able to return to the barracks, and when you succeed in obtaining their forgiveness, your original demoted rank will be restored.
But if you force the other party to go to the army office and say that you will forgive you, or if you commit other crimes, then you will report to General Han Hao and obediently be a Tuntian soldier! ”
Jin Liang has already established such a rank in the entire central military system: the first-class soldier is in the Flying Tiger Army of the First Central Army, the second-class soldier is in the other corps of the Central Combat Reserve Army, the third-class soldier is the field protector in the Tuntian Corps, the fourth-class soldier is the Tuntian soldier in the Tuntian Corps, and the county soldier is equivalent to the field guard. Jin Lianghui will evaluate the ability, attitude and other aspects of the whole army every quarter, and at the same time, when marching and fighting, stationed and training, it will also be randomly evaluated, those who make mistakes and lazy will be demoted, and those who perform well will be promoted, so from time to time there will be people demoted from first-class soldiers to second-class soldiers, from second-class soldiers to third-class soldiers, and some people who perform very poorly or make serious mistakes will be demoted several levels in a row, from a first-class soldier to a tuntian soldier, not only will their treatment and prospects deteriorate, but they will also be ridiculed and have no face. Such a hierarchy of the capable and the inferior in the Jin Liang army stimulated the enthusiasm of the soldiers.
Jin Liang has now become more and more decisive, once his proposition is spoken, unless his subordinates have a very good and reasonable reason, he will not change it at will, because he knows that he must strive to establish his own majesty, and at the same time cultivate his own leadership temperament that can be resourceful and decisive, and cannot be as resourceful and indecisive as Yuan Shao.
When Jin Liang said such a proposition, it was the first time that the generals under his command had heard of such a proposition and such an idea, and they could not see the advantages and disadvantages for the time being, and they did not speak rashly.
It is not the first time that Jin Liang transplanted the ideas and practices of later generations to this era, and he had nothing to fear about crossing the river by feeling the stones, so he forcibly issued an order to let those soldiers who made mistakes go to endure the white eyes of the people and accompany the smiling faces.
The more than 10,000 soldiers who participated in the plunder, under the leadership of Xu Huang, Wei Yue and others, went to Wenxi County, first returned the looted items to those bitter masters, and then stayed in the homes of those bitter masters, and began a vigorous military-civilian joint construction activity of being close to the people and loving the people.
At the beginning, they had endured the white eyes, tasted enough cold treatment, and dozens of soldiers were so violent that they couldn't hold it back, and beat the bitter master again. This time, Xu Huang followed Jin Liang's instructions, without saying a word, in front of those bitter masters, tied up the dozens of soldiers, scolded twenty military sticks, and then sent someone to escort them to Yanchi in Hedong.
Chang Lin, the captain of the Diannong school, has already led thousands of Tuntian soldiers to take over the Weijia salt farm here, and also took over the salt field of those families who are attached to Dong thieves, and those short-tempered soldiers will obediently make salt under Chang Lin.
When the other soldiers saw it, their hearts were cold, and they didn't dare to do anything wrong, and let those bitter masters repeatedly treat them coldly and even humiliate, they all endured them one by one, accompanied by smiling faces, busy before and after, and tried their best to make up for their previous mistakes.
The common people of this country have always been tame to the rulers, and they will not resist if they are not cornered, and now they are not used to giving them a smile and working for them in vain, and besides, people's hearts are long, and they gradually feel unhappy in their hearts, and they all take the initiative to go to the military offices at all levels to say that they have forgiven those soldiers who once plundered their property like fierce gods and evil spirits, and now they are as diligent and docile as godsons. Under Jin Liang's ingenious arrangement, the Wenxi looting incident was like a piece of filthy paper, gently peeled off from the hearts of the people of Hedong, and the people of Hedong County began to love the Central Army, and even a song sang: "Wenhou Central Army, and I fish and water!" ”。
Basically, Jin Liang's goal has been achieved, after all, it is not a day or two for the military-civilian relationship to be rectified, it can only be said that it has slowly become better.
After more than 10,000 soldiers went to Wenxi County to do pro-people activities, a large area was vacated in the Weijia school field, which was originally impassable, which was just convenient for dealing with those sinners who participated in the murder of Jin Liang. (To be continued.) )