Chapter 284: Martial Arts
At this time, among several generals, Zhang Wu, who was the oldest, spoke.
"The commander, the last general also thinks that the worries of the military advisor and General Wang are a big problem that plagues us...."
"A military attache is not a civil official, just read the books of the sages....If you want to become a qualified military attaché, the first thing you have to do is to become a qualified soldier....After becoming a soldier, you will become a military attache step by step in the book of soldiers and actual combat..."
"So, in my Ming Dynasty, most of the military attaches in the army were hereditary elders. Because, only by living in a military general's family, can they have a good environment and learn the art of war from an early age. Otherwise, if an ordinary person wants to become a qualified object, it will not take seven or eight years to ......"
However, because of the influence of the imperial court's emphasis on literature and light on military force, more and more imperial generals slowly began to be reluctant to let their descendants continue to serve in the army. And this, it is necessary to guide the qualified generals in the imperial court, and then there are fewer and fewer ...."
"On the surface, the military attaches of the garrisons everywhere are fully equipped. However, these military attachés can only be regarded as brave and unscrupulous martial artists at best, and they cannot be called qualified military attachés..."
"Therefore, if the marshal can't solve the problem of the military attaché, he will give the last general and others great ability, and the last general can't just rely on his own hands to manage so many troops..."
Wei Zheng's brows furrowed, and he asked Zhang Wu rhetorically: "General Zhang, in addition to the two methods of hereditary and military merit promotion in the army, is there any other way to train military attachés..."
"There is another way, and that is the martial arts of the state capitals..."Zhang Wu replied after a brief hesitation.
However, he didn't wait for Wei Zheng to speak. A sigh full of helplessness. It came out of Zhang Wu's mouth.
The conversation changed. continued: "However, because the imperial court has always emphasized literature over martial arts, martial arts in various places have gradually declined unconsciously. By now, the martial arts of various state capitals have become empty shelves. Not only could it not select outstanding military attachés for the army, but it also became a convenient channel for those descendants of honors and nobles to be promoted in the army. ”
Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and he was not affected by the gloomy expression on Zhang Wu's face.
He continued to ask Zhang Wu: "General Zhang, this commander wants to know." What are the selection criteria for this martial arts? ”
"Selection criteria...."Although Zhang Wu didn't know why Wei Zheng had this question, he still replied with a stern face.
"Dashuai....This martial arts doesn't have too high selection criteria... As long as the family background is innocent, you can participate in martial arts...."
Hearing this, a bold idea quickly came to Wei Zheng's mind.
Not only that, but an example from later generations also surfaced in Wei Zheng's mind...
Hundreds of years later, during the Republic of China, in order to have enough officers to form the Northern Expeditionary Army, and also to truly control the Northern Expeditionary Army in his own hands. Jiang Guangtou is Tongguò to open the Whampoa Military Academy. Train a large number of officers and students to form an army.......
Since this Ming Dynasty originally had martial arts. Then why can't you start this martial arts again, and train military attachés who are completely obedient to you, just like Jiang Guangtou...
Just do what he said, under the gaze of a group of subordinates, Wei Zheng loudly said what he had decided in his heart....
"Generals, since the martial arts in various places have declined, in order to train enough military attachés for me and the local garrison in Shanxi, this commander has decided to re-establish the martial arts..."
"However, the martial arts that Ben Shuai is talking about is not a martial art under the state capitals, but a martial art that is directly under the jurisdiction of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion and directly under the jurisdiction of Ben Shuai..."
Zhou Shuyuan's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed at Wei Zheng: "Good way... Marshal, as long as we run the martial arts, strictly restrain them, and send experienced generals to teach in the martial arts, then we can pass through the martial arts and train a steady stream of military attachés..."
"In this way, the army under our command will be expanded tenfold, and there will be enough military attachés to expand the army...."
"It's just..." Speaking of this, a hesitant expression suddenly flashed on Zhou Shuyuan's face.
At this time, Wei Zheng asked again: "Strategist, what's it... Tell me all your worries...."
Zhou Shuyuan nodded and replied: "Marshal, opening a martial arts school can indeed train enough military attachés for us." However, within a few years, it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to become qualified military attachés through guò martial arts. “
"Therefore, this martial arts cannot solve the problem of the shortage of our military attachés in a short period of time."
Wei Zheng nodded in approval: "What the military advisor said is right....it is indeed impossible for ordinary people to become a qualified military attache in a short period of time..."
"Therefore, the first batch of students after the opening of the martial arts school, Ben Shuai does not plan to recruit from the general public..."
"Don't recruit from ordinary people..."Hearing this answer, a trace of doubt flashed directly on Zhou Shuyuan's face.
He asked Wei Zheng: "Dashuai, what do you mean....after the martial arts school opens, where do you plan to recruit the first batch of students..."
"Recruit directly from the local garrisons and the Haw Par Army....After the opening of the martial arts school, the commander intends to conduct an assessment of all the officers and men of the whole army, as long as the military skills are too accustomed and literate, they can enter the martial arts school under the direct management of the governor's palace for a period of three months....After three months, the martial arts society will appoint new positions to each person according to their academic level and assessment results...."
"In three months, whether it is the local garrison or the Haw Par Army, they can reach full strength....At this time, the low-level military attache who has passed the guò assessment will be lowered to the army, which is just the right time to test their learning results...."
"Not only that....after the martial arts school completes the rotation training of the first batch of military attachés....whether it is the local garrison, or the tiger and leopard army....whether you are the governor of the third rank or the captain of a small squad of the seventh rank, in the next year, you will have to enter the martial arts academy for a three-month rotation training....if you pass the rotation training, you can return to the army as a military attaché....if the rotation training is not qualified, then continue to conduct rotation training in the martial arts until you are qualified..."
"In Ben Shuai's plan, this martial arts school to be opened by the Governor's Palace, although it is exactly the same as the martial arts school opened by the imperial court. However, the content of the entire martial arts teaching is completely different from that of the imperial court..."
"In the martial arts that this marshal is about to open, he will put archery and horse riding and archery in a secondary position, and put various military tactics and strategies in the first place. Not only that, but within the martial arts, it will also be divided into muskets, artillery, cavalry, scouts... Different categories..."
"After entering the martial arts, what do you learn, and after you graduate, what kind of work will you engage in....This is called a specialization in the art industry."
"The last one, after the martial arts school is opened, every ten days, Ben Shuai will take a day to go to the martial arts to teach in person... Ben Shuai wants to make it clear to all students who enter the martial arts school that they are all students taught by Ben Shuai himself..." (To be continued......)