Zheng Zhi beat the horse on the way north to Qizhou (Jinan), and Li Gang also accompanied him back to Cangzhou.

Now Yunzhou still has some Cangzhou officials, and the re-inventory of the acres has been almost done, only the errand of measuring the specific details is left, and there is no resistance.

In fact, there is another law in the succession of Chinese dynasties. It is the law of land annexation.

The establishment of a new dynasty was mostly accompanied by a large-scale redistribution of land, with meritorious soldiers receiving land and landless displaced people in times of war. New dynasties will also formulate new land systems, and after wars, they are often bent on recuperation, so that more people can get land, so that the state can receive more taxes and become stronger.

But after the stabilization of the country, various land annexations began. The pattern of land annexation is closely related to taxation and accompanies it**. For example, the model of land annexation in Zengtou City is the main reason. There are also more powerful families than those in Zengtou City, and there are more lands annexed.

In some dynasties, literati were exempt from all forced labor and taxes as long as they became famous. This is also an important reason for land annexation. There were even people of the same clan who transferred their land directly to the names of meritorious literati, so that they could avoid taxes. There were also those who sold the land directly to the famous literati, and after getting a sum of money, leased the original land for cultivation at a lower commission.

Either way, the merger is illegal and violent, or it is deliberate tax avoidance. are closely related to power, as long as you can get through power, you can achieve the purpose of tax avoidance. Therefore, in all dynasties, land annexation will take place, and it will continue to be carried out over time.

This will also lead to the loss of national tax revenue, and will also cause many people to lose the land on which they depend, and the displacement of people will inevitably bring huge hidden dangers to the stability of the country.

At the end of a dynasty, land annexation often reaches outrageous levels. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the tax revenue could only receive more than 4 million taels a year, and the serious land annexation was the biggest crux.

The causes of internal and external troubles are also closely related to land annexation. The slogan of Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, is nothing more than "welcome the king and do not pay for food". The policy propagated by Li Zicheng was that "all fields are exempt from taxation". With so many people carrying weapons and following Li Zicheng into Beijing, you can imagine the social problems brought about by the land annexation.

Therefore, the change of dynasties is not about who can beat whom, and who can't beat whom. In fact, it is the overall cause of the society of an era.

In successive dynasties, land annexation has developed to a certain level, which must have brought about social turmoil, which has also brought about the replacement of the country. This is a major internal factor in the change of dynasties. It is impossible for the well-fed and clothed people to rebel with a knife, on the contrary, they will have more reasons to defend their families and the country and defend their hard-won happy life.

After the industrialization of society, the people's production was no longer dependent on the cultivated land, and this situation changed dramatically. However, disguised land annexation will also cause some social problems, but there are solutions to these problems, in fact, all that the people pursue is to be fed and clothed, and then pursue a little human dignity. I won't go into any more detail about that.

"Boji, this time I go back to Cangzhou, I want to establish a martial arts school in Cangzhou." Now Zheng Zhi's head is not idle for a moment, even if he is shaking his head and hurrying away on the horse, he is also thinking about many things.

"This martial arts academy is... Li Gang really heard this term for the first time, although as the name suggests, he could understand what this thing was, but he couldn't think of what this martial arts hall was going to talk about.

Now there are 50,000 troops in Cangzhou, and the people leading the troops are uneven, so it is necessary to carry out training collectively, and the content of the training is roughly divided into several aspects, one is the method of basic training, the second is the method of map operation and marching, the third is the method of formulating tactics, the fourth is the method of command in battle, and the fifth is the method of logistics support. It is also necessary to establish a general staff, and those who work in the army will also join the army to plan. Whether it is in terms of grand strategy or the tactics of specific operations, it is a matter for staff officers. Zheng Zhi probably explained, obviously thinking very thoroughly in his heart, so he said it at this time.

When Li Gang heard this, his heart was extremely shaken, and he said: "Xianggong, throughout the ages, only Xianggong can summarize the things of the battle formation so concisely, and these five methods have opened a precedent for the theory of the battle array. ”

In fact, the Chinese have long studied war extremely thoroughly, and the theory is also extremely detailed. There is also the famous "Art of War". However, these theories are too scattered and quite lofty, and they must be understood more thoroughly by those who have read them, and in fact they are not conducive to the effective education of military generals of all strata. What Zheng Zhi did was to simplify and systematically summarize these things, so that generals at all levels could understand and have a specific standard for implementation.

This is also a scientific method for the training of soldiers and officers in later generations. Zheng Zhi wanted to carry out effective universal training and education for officers at all levels in this era.

Let the war become more controllable, military plans can be better executed, and tactical goals can be achieved just right. When the infantry should go up, when the cavalry should charge, everything is in the proper system, no matter how small a link in the battle situation, it is all in this reasonable system.

Instead of sending troops to set up the formation, they will rush when they listen to the drums, and they will withdraw from Mingjin. If the strength of the two armies is equal, the victory or defeat will be a bit resigned to fate.

There is no big problem in a small-scale battle, but in a large-scale battle, with tens of thousands of men and horses under his command, this command mode is too backward. Big victories are often the gathering of countless small victories, and Zheng Zhi wants to raise the winning rate of those small victories to the highest, which naturally increases the winning rate of major battles.

Zheng Zhi heard Li Gang's praise, nodded and said: "Boji, after arriving in Cangzhou, this matter still needs you to work hard, choose a good place to build this school yamen first." ”

"Xianggong can rest assured, as long as Xianggong puts forward the request, I will build this school yamen for you in the shortest possible time." Li Gang is extremely smart, that is, Zheng Zhi explained a little, and Li Gang already knew in his heart that this matter was of great significance.

Zheng Zhi suddenly remembered someone, and shouted: "What about Wu Yong? Find Wu Yong. ”

Niu Da beat the horse and turned around to look for Wu Yong, and after looking for a long time, he finally found Wu Yong lying on a flatbed truck at the back of the team. Although the road is smooth, there are bumps, and every bump can hurt Wu to grin with his teeth.

"Pedant, the prince calls you." Niu Dada immediately stepped forward and said.

Wu Yong's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "Hurry up, give the reins of my carriage to Niu Dutou." ”

Niu Da is now also the deputy head of the pro-soldier capital, and he is at the same level as Yue Fei, which can be regarded as Niu Da's honor.

The soldier pulling the horse in front of the head hurriedly handed the reins to Niu Da, who took the reins, picked up the horse's belly and walked forward.

The flatbed car suddenly accelerated, and the corners of Wu Yong's mouth were crooked, but he still heard Wu Yong say: "Niu Dutou, hurry up, so as not to wait for the prince to be in a hurry." ”

When Niu Da heard this, he clamped the horse's belly twice, and the horse was pure and good, and he ran on his legs. The flatbed truck behind him also sped up.

Before reaching the end, Wu supported his upper body with strong support, and raised his head to meet him.

Zheng Zhi waved his hand and said: "Lie on your stomach, you won't be able to get up within a month, let's talk about it when you're ready." ”

Wu Yong was not hypocritical, and said respectfully after lying down: "I don't know why Xianggong summoned students to come?" ”

Zheng Zhi looked at Wu Yong and said, "A certain is going to form a new yamen, called the staff yamen, the matter of joining the army, and the strategy of joining the army." When you are the deputy chief of the yamen, you will be called the deputy chief of staff, how about it? ”

To put it bluntly, this staff yamen has the same meaning as a military division, but it is much more errand than a military division, and even drawing maps is also a staff officer's business. This yamen not only needs military advisors, but also more professional and technical personnel. Even the matter of conveying orders in the future is the errand of the staff yamen.

Zheng Zhi asked Wu to be the deputy chief of staff, and this chief of staff was naturally Zhu Wu. Zhu Wu followed Zheng Zhi for several years, conscientious, although not as quick as Wu's mind, but Zhu Wusheng was safe. No matter what the department, the chief officer always chooses a safe person.

Wu Yong was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly propped up his upper body again, and said: "Thank you Xianggong for not giving up, the student will definitely do a good job, and there will never be the slightest mistake." ”

Wu Yong was worried all the way, because he was afraid that Zheng Zhi would be alienated because of his overstepping orders, but now Zheng Zhi's arrangement has dispelled Wu Yong's worries. Wu Yong naturally understood the two sentences of joining the army and the strategy of joining the army. Wu Yong, the power of this yamen, can also guess a rough idea, and can be the deputy chief of this yamen, Wu Yong's status is obvious.

"Very good, you follow a certain person every day, and I have to teach you many things, this deputy chief of staff is not so easy to do." Zheng Zhi said again, there are really a lot of things to teach, first of all, it is necessary to formulate a set of fixed procedures, and what these staff officers have to do is really for Zheng Zhi to teach by hand. It's a drawing item, although it's not that complicated, but it's not that simple to teach a few people.

"Thank you Xianggong, thank you Xianggong, students will definitely do their best to study and live up to Xianggong's expectations." Wu Yong's face was overjoyed, he was afraid that Zheng Zhi would not take him, and he was afraid that Zheng Zhi would not teach himself. As long as Zheng Zhi spends effort on himself, he also proves his importance.

After Wu Yong really saw Zheng Zhi's methods, his mind seemed to become more and more determined, and he believed that Zheng Zhi was the future of his mountain and field pedant. Wu Yong also enjoys the feeling of being at home by Zheng Zhi's side, if he is not treated by Zheng Zhi, Wu Yong really doesn't know what else he can do, and the pursuit of this life will come to naught, not to mention the meaning of life.

"Niu Da, bring Wu's carriage over a little." Zheng Zhi commanded.

Niu Nature complied, the army was still moving forward, Zheng Zhi had already spoken: "The march is fine, so I will tell you something about the battle formation, first ask you, how can I quickly know the overall terrain of a strange place?" ”

"The students think that if they want to know the terrain quickly, scouts are the best means, and they can know the terrain by sending more scouts to investigate." Wu Yong replied, but he was puzzled in his heart, that is, this Zheng Xianggong seemed to teach himself as a layman.

But Wu Yong didn't know, Zheng Zhi's subsequent words naturally led to the military topographic map. Military maps with contour lines are too important. It is also what Zheng Zhi wants to teach first.