By this time, the doubts and worries on Wei Zheng's face had disappeared.

Facing Wang Daoguang, he said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Since this is the case, then this matter is over." However, from now on, I don't want to see something like this happen again in Datong Province. ”

"You must know that Datong Mansion not only has me, the chief soldier of the third rank appointed by the imperial court, but also a prefect appointed by the imperial court. If we let our prefect know about it and report it to the imperial court, a great disrespect, even buying people's hearts, and rebellion, will definitely befall us. When the time comes, I won't be able to wash myself even if I jump into the Yellow River. ”

Wang Daoguang's eyes lit up, and he replied excitedly: "Please rest assured, even if you do this again, you won't do it on the bright side." I will never let the prefect find any signs and cause chaos for the adults. ”

Wei Zheng nodded, and under Wang Daoguang's gaze, he neither affirmed nor denied, but quietly fell into deep thought.

After a long cup of tea, Wei Zheng's contemplative face showed a slight change.

Especially when a hint of determination appeared on Wei Zheng's face, Wei Zheng finally spoke.

Facing Wang Daoguang, he asked bluntly: "It's been a few days since you entered the General Soldier's Mansion." Among the scholars you have contacted, are there any scholars who are not very satisfied with the current imperial court like you? ”

"Yes, and a lot of ......" Wang Daoguang didn't think about it, and affirmed loudly.

And explained to Wei Zheng: "My lord, you may not know, in the eyes of us scholars, there is only the imperial examination. It's the right way for us to get ahead. As for the other ways. They will be despised by other readers. ”

"And we also have a system in the Ming Dynasty. If the scholar did not take the Jinshi examination, but ran to the government to work as a clerk. From now on, this scholar will not have the opportunity to take the imperial examination. ”

"Therefore, scholars who enter the General Military Mansion like Beizhi are basically forced by the imperial court to have no choice, there is no way out of the imperial examination, and they can't even support their own scholars......"

Hearing this, Wei Zheng seemed to understand something. said with a self-deprecating face: "I understand, only if the imperial court forces you to a dead end, you scholars will give up your fame and become a servant." Otherwise, even if you persist until you are old, you will also take the imperial examination and get ahead through the imperial examination. ”

Wei Zheng's sentence is not only a mockery of these scholars, but also a mockery of the current imperial court system.

Wang Daoguang seemed to hear the implicit meaning of this sentence, and followed closely without the slightest scruple and agreed: "My lord." In our Ming Dynasty, if the ancestors were craftsmen. That son and grandchild will always be craftsmen. Ancestors are military households, and children and grandchildren are also military households...... In this way, these craftsmen, military households, and even Xu officials... There's never a chance to get ahead. ”

"I think that these rules should be changed, why is it that as soon as these people are born, their future will be given to death by the imperial court, and they will have no chance to get ahead, which is very unfair......"

"Don't those craftsmen and military families have no talent and no ability.......

"But with adults, there are no such unfair rules. Here, as long as you have the ability, no matter what your background, you can get ahead......"

Wei Zheng smiled and sighed: "It seems that you are very dissatisfied with many systems of the imperial court?" ”

Wang Daoguang affirmed without hesitation: "My lord, not only is it a humble position, but most of the scholars in the General Military Mansion are very dissatisfied with many systems of the imperial court...... However, we have no ability, no right, no matter how dissatisfied we are, we cannot change these unfair rules of the imperial court. ”

Wei Zheng nodded thoughtfully, and continued: "Let's put this question aside for the time being. Since there are many scholars like you in the General Military Mansion, then I have a very important task for you, do you have the confidence to complete it? ”

"Here I can clearly tell you that this mission may be for you to secretly complete on the charge of killing your head. If the secret is revealed, not only you, but even me, the chief soldier of the imperial court, may be killed. ”

"Of course, if you do it well, the benefits will definitely be indispensable to you."

"As you just said, in my Tiger and Leopard Army, we only look at ability, not birth. When the time comes, a five-rank official position will definitely be indispensable to you. How, there is no confidence. ”

When he heard the words 'killing disaster', Wang Daoguang still had a trace of hesitation in his heart. Because, from the voice of Wei Zheng in front of him, he seemed to sense Wei Zheng's lofty goal.

However, when he heard about the great benefit of the five-rank official position, the hesitant expression on his face immediately became firm.

Because it suddenly occurred to him that if it weren't for the Tiger and Leopard Army, he might have starved to death in Datong Mansion now.

Since he has already died once, what is there to be afraid of? It's better to listen to the order, take this task, gamble your life, and win a good future to get ahead.

As a result, this hesitation was immediately replaced by firmness.

He promised loudly to Wei Zheng: "My lord, I just said that I was given the opportunity to live, and I swore allegiance to my lord, and I asked my lord to give an order that my humble duty must not be resigned." ”

"Very good...... Wei Zheng affirmed with a satisfied face.

Then, he said to Wang Daoguang: "I plan to ask you to transfer ten scholars who have the least sense of belonging to the imperial court from the General Military Mansion, and disperse them into the garrison of Datong Mansion that has just expanded the army to serve as deputy positions......

"Entered the garrison and took up the rank of deputy...... My lord, are you planning to let us supervise the army......" Wang Daoguang's eyes lit up, and he asked rhetorically with a shocked expression.

Wei Zheng shook his head and replied, "Prison Army...... How can it be? ”

"The many foreign battles of our Ming Dynasty were precisely because of the indiscriminate command of the prison troops sent by the imperial court, which led to the final defeat. With such a tragic lesson, of course, our Wei Zheng will not repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

"Then your lord, are you going to ......" Wang Daoguang's shocked expression on his face was quickly covered with doubt, and asked Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng replied with a stern face: "There are two tasks for you to enter the army: first, do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers. Let the soldiers know why they want to be soldiers, who they are serving as soldiers, and who they are loyal to...... Only in this way can they completely carry out the military orders of the General Military Government on the spot, regardless of the fighting of the first and second hearts. ”

"Second, assist your commander in managing the troops' salaries, ensure that the soldiers can receive the full amount of salaries every month, and avoid the occurrence of military salary deductions in my Datong Mansion. At the same time, it is also necessary to prevent your commanders from supporting their own troops after they have food and salaries......"

Hearing this, Wang Daoguang immediately fell into deep thought. In contemplation, a trace of unprecedented shock and admiration for the Wei Zheng in front of him quickly surged into his mind.

In Wang Daoguang's eyes, Wei Zheng's so-called first task can be summed up in just a few words, to buy people's hearts and make the tens of thousands of garrisons in Datong Mansion completely loyal to him.

It is certain that once this method is implemented, it will not be long before the tens of thousands of garrisons in Datong Mansion will only recognize the general army in front of them, but no longer recognize the imperial court military orders, and completely evolve into the private army of the general soldier in front of them.

As for Wei Zheng's second task, it is even more absolute.

The most direct and only way for an officer to buy people's hearts in front of his subordinates is to pay for food.

Once he loses the right to control food and wages, then this officer will never be able to support his own troops. Not only that, after losing the right to control food and wages, they can put their minds on training the army and fighting wars without any scruples.

It is safe to say that the second task is also a way to kill multiple birds with one stone for the chief soldier in front of him.

Just as Wang Daoguang's heart was shocked, Wei Zheng spoke again.

However, this time, the words were not full of strictness, but very unexpectedly full of murderous ......

"After you enter the army, there are only these two things you can do, cooperate well with your commander and manage the army well. If I find out that you deputies who have entered the army have signs of military power, there is only one way to wait for him, and that is to cut off his head. Because, what I need is subordinates, not careerists......"

"In addition, in order to distinguish the difference between you and the imperial court supervisors, so that the military commander will not misunderstand you, when the time comes, you will enter the Datong Mansion garrison with a new identity."

"However, in order to ensure the stability of the soldiers' feelings, after you find all the personnel you need, you can first go to the General Military Mansion to study for a month before you can really take office. When the time comes, I will personally teach you how to do ideological work for the soldiers......"

Hearing that Wei Zheng, the chief soldier, was going to be a teacher for everyone in person, Wang Daoguang was excited again.

In the eyes of these scholars, as long as Wei Zheng becomes their teacher, then they will become Wei Zheng's real henchmen. As a confidant, a small five- or six-grade official will definitely not be the point.

Although he doesn't know how far Wei Zheng will go in the end, as long as he still moves forward, he will not forget his own henchmen who he personally taught.

So, as soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Wang Daoguang, whose face was already covered with excitement, shouted loudly as if he had taken a stimulant: "Please rest assured, my lordship will start looking for someone tomorrow and swear allegiance to my lord." ”

Wei Zheng said with a satisfied face: "Then I won't keep you...... It's important to remember that the person you're looking for must be reliable. I'll give you two days, and after two days, I'll report directly to the General Military Office. ”

"In addition, I will send a hundred soldiers from the Haw Par Army to study with you. When you officially join the Datong Prefecture garrison, I will find a way to set up a new organization, which will be directly under my authority and not under the jurisdiction of anyone else. (To be continued......)