After the conscription notice was posted, the young people who signed up and responded were very enthusiastic.

The rural peasants live in poverty, because there are few people in the land, and there are idlers in every family who can't find a way to do work, the Gongyi battalion offers a generous military salary, and the young people in Hengshi are almost moved, and nearly 100 people have signed up in less than a day's work.

In the afternoon, the sun is shining, and in the largest courtyard in Hengshili, the villagers come and go, as lively as singing a big opera.

In the middle of the yard is an unusually thick bamboo pole, and a square flag is hung on the top of the bamboo pole, with two big words on it - "recruitment".

There was a row of long tables under the flags, and on the very edge of the table were two huge trays, which were full of white flowers and dazzling silver, and the Hanyang cloth stacked on a hill next to it, so that the villagers could no longer take their eyes off the excitement.

The young men who are willing to join the army are even more excited, and they gather around to ask questions, and the queue for registration is getting longer and longer.

"Folks, folks, five taels of silver and two pieces of cloth, as long as you enter the camp, take them immediately! In the future, there will be one or two halves of monthly silver every month, which is more than enough to feed a family, and you can marry a daughter-in-law after two years......" Several small soldiers of the Gongyi battalion shouted loudly, working very hard in front of Wang Kefan, and they were also very enthusiastic about the villagers in Hengshi, but their hearts were full of contempt and superiority, and they looked down on these rural buns.

It's all a group of hillbillies who have never seen the world, and they rush to sign up after giving some money. If it was in Wuchang Mansion, those veterans didn't care about the five taels of silver, where to go, where not to go, the abacus was fine!

If you want to join the army, it is best to be like yourself, to be a pro-soldier of the main general, and the military salary is much higher than that of ordinary soldiers. If you are one of the second, you will go to the command of Zuo Dashuai, and you will have the most opportunities to get promoted and make a fortune, as long as you have a bright heart and a bright eye, you can just cut off a few heads to repay your merits, and you can exchange for a large amount of silver.

The ordinary soldiers of the Gongyi battalion are the most unmixed, and they don't have any extra money except for military salaries, and if they encounter arrears, they have no place to cry.

But look at these farmers who signed up, they are still a little scared when they see them in official clothes, one is more honest and timid than the other, Wang Jiang must also make up the number with them, if you want these farmers to go into battle and kill people with knives, you don't have to think about it.

"Yuntai, you recruited good soldiers!"

At the other end of the long table, Wang Sheng looked at the young people queuing up to sign up, and said excitedly: "According to the recruitment standards of Qi Jiguang, a famous general of this dynasty, don't want the slippery people in the city and countryside, don't want the old soldiers, don't want the city people who are used to seeing the government, and don't want those with white and thin skin and tender meat." As long as you are black, big and stout, and you see the cowardly countrymen of the government, the rural people and miners are the best, and these soldiers you choose meet the conditions of Qi Shuai! ”

Wang Kefan said with a smile: "I didn't expect the third brother to also read the book of soldiers, quoting scriptures and classics, and the head is the Tao." ”

"Last night, I watched the "Actual Record of Military Training" for a night, and I benefited a lot. The battle array is ever-changing, and the training of the whole army is a complex science. Wang Sheng said with emotion: "Take your criteria for selecting soldiers, not only do you choose honest and sturdy countrymen, but they are also local soldiers in Hengshili's hometown. ”

Wang Kefan smiled slightly, fighting brothers, fathers and sons, controlling the army with the blood of the same townsman as the link, is the most efficient way to build the army in the feudal era, most of these recruits are tenants of the Wang family, loyal and reliable.

"There are many advantages to forming an army based on the blood relationship of fellow villagers, such as smoother communication between soldiers and soldiers, more tacit cooperation and coordination, isolation of all kinds of bad tendencies in the Ming army, and effective command ......."

The history of warfare in ancient China is full of records of a large number of military camps being attacked at night, which has little to do with the military quality of the commanders, but is caused by the organizational structure of the ancient old-style army, which is managed in an extensive way and does not pay attention to the details of tactics and drills.

Wang Kefan does not know how to build cement rifles, nor does he have the guiding ideology of "building a branch on a company", so it is impossible to build a modern army out of thin air, and can only use clan blood ties to bring the combat effectiveness of the old-style army into full play.

"I didn't expect that there would be such a university question in the recruitment, it's really an eye-opener!"

Wang Sheng pondered for a moment, then pointed to the long registration line and said: "Now it seems that 200 soldiers can be recruited in two days, how should the generals in the battalion be selected?" ”

"These are the four team officers I selected, please take a look at the third brother." Wang Kefan handed over a list.

"These four people have chosen well, choose them as team officers, and the officers and soldiers of the whole outpost will definitely be like a finger." Wang Sheng looked at the list, nodded in agreement: "Well, just like this Shi Ah Da, his family is the only blacksmith in Hengshi, he has prestige in the countryside, and he is tall and strong, so it is just right ......to be a team officer."

Wang Sheng flipped over the list and searched back and forth, with a puzzled look on his face: "There are only four team officers, where is the list of the chiefs?" ”

The Gongyi Battalion adopts the 44 organization, and the four team officers have 16 chiefs under their jurisdiction, which is similar to the squad leader in the modern army, and is regarded as the most basic officer in the army.

"The captain is chosen by the team officers themselves."

"What? What are your chiefs, don't you choose them yourself? Wang Sheng was very surprised.

"Yes, select the generals step by step, and you can't interfere beyond the level. The officers are personally selected by the sentinels, the captains are personally selected by the officers, and the non-commissioned officers are personally selected by the commanders. Wang Kefan pointed to the young men who were selected in the field and said: "These young men are preliminarily screened by me, whether they can join the Gongyi camp depends on the meaning of the chief." ”

"This is weishenme? Aren't you afraid that these team officers will choose their cronies and form gangs? Wang Sheng was stunned.

"I must have a set of selection criteria, as long as it does not come out of this big box, I want them to choose people who are close to them."

Seeing that Wang Sheng was still full of doubts, Wang Kefan explained: "If I only want to be a sentry officer for the rest of my life, of course, I can personally select these chiefs, and I am confident that I can lead this sentry well, but in the long run, I should still follow the principle of moderation and moderation......"

Han Xin led the troops, the more the merrier. However, there are only a handful of such military geniuses who can command thousands of soldiers, even if they are generals who know how to fight and are good at war, they often collapse inexplicably when they go to the battlefield, and this phenomenon is related to the organization of ancient armies.

The energy of the commander-in-chief is limited, and having to do everything himself will cause confusion in the management of duties, and only then can an army formed by the system of each other form an organic whole and enhance its cohesion and combat effectiveness.

As for the side effects of this selection method, Wang Kefan also considered it, but he didn't care about it yet.

"Rhythm ......, I see!" Wang Sheng realized something, and said excitedly: "There is a passage in Qi Shuai's "Actual Record of Military Training", I always can't understand it after thinking about it, and it suddenly became clear when I saw the method of selecting the fourth brother! ”

After glad to realize it, he couldn't help but rejoice: "For example, the bamboo has a knot, and the festival is controlled, so although the soldiers are numerous, the husband who commands millions is like one person, so he will receive the effect of ten thousand people with one heart, and he will be an invincible army, and he will win a hundred battles!" ”

……

That night, there was a fierce quarrel in the Wang Mansion's long room, and there was a loud "bang", as if something had hit the ground heavily.

Wang Sheng knelt in front of the desk, his father Wang Min's fingers trembled, and he looked like he hated iron but not steel, pointing at him and scolding him repeatedly.

"Son! Bad son! I want to be a soldier, have you read all these years in vain? Although Wang Min is greedy and snobbish, he has high hopes for his son, Wang Sheng has been a student in the county for ten years, and he suddenly wants to join the army, which makes Wang Min angry.

"The child is stupid by nature, and he has no success in his studies, so in order to avoid being ashamed of his family, he voluntarily gives up his pen and follows Rong, and asks his father to fulfill it!" Wang Sheng lowered his head, but his tone was extremely resolute.

"Dare to speak up! Was it instigated by Wang Kefan's child? See if I don't kill you! ”

Wang Min was furious, grabbed the inkstone on the desk and smashed it, Wang Sheng hurriedly dodged, the heavy inkstone passed by his ears, and the splashed ink spilled all over him.

Wang Sheng kowtowed heavily on the ground and said: "I have decided to join the army, this matter is irreparable, today my father is angry and gaffes, the child will leave first, and then make amends to his father in the future." ”

After saying that, he kowtowed three more times, and Wang Sheng stood up and walked out.

According to the Confucian tradition, when children are punished by their parents, they should have the attitude of being punished by the small, and they should honestly be beaten together.

Filial piety comes first, Wang Sheng has been dissatisfied with his father with low character since he was a child, but he has always been patient, and under the stimulation of Wang Kefan's sale of land and joining the army, the rebellious psychology that has been suppressed for more than 20 years finally broke out and resolutely left home.