Afterwards, at the request of Deng Qifan, Wu Shigong and Deng Qifan had a secret talk.

As soon as he came up, Deng Qifan said to Wu Shigong straight to the point: "My lord, have you found out, although you are very attentive to your soldiers and spend a lot of money and food to support them, but your soldiers are not loyal enough to you!" In the long run, my lord is afraid that there will be a disaster for the soldiers of the Northern and Southern Dynasties! ”

At that time, the literati always liked to be alarmist in the first sentence in order to attract the attention of the lord. The same is true of Deng Qifan's words. However, Wu Shigong did feel the crisis in this incident, so he resonated with Deng Qifan's words.

However, Deng Qifan quoted the scriptures, and some words were not quite understood, so Wu Shigong asked: "What is the disaster of the government soldiers of the Northern and Southern Dynasties?" ”

Deng Qifan listened to Wu Shigong's question, he was a little proud, he was a good teacher, he taught Wu Shigong a good lesson, and introduced to Wu Shigong in detail the military system and historical sources and changes of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Anyway, what Deng Qifan said, the other contents of the government are in the history books, and they will not be repeated here. Deng Qifan mainly introduced to Wu Shigong: The combat effectiveness of the government soldiers in the Northern and Southern Dynasties at that time was very strong, but in order to support them, they were given generous treatment and high military salaries, and even specially invited cooks to cook for them.

However, these soldiers were not grateful and loyal to the Eastern Jin Dynasty because they had been treated well. They gradually became the personal armed forces of the generals of the government, Zuihou, and Liu Yu, the general of the government, relied on the soldiers to destroy the Eastern Jin Dynasty and establish the Song Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

After listening to Deng Qifan's lecture on history, although Wu Shigong has not fully understood that history, he has already understood what Deng Qifan is going to say.

Deng Qifan wanted to tell Wu Shigong that the loyalty of his soldiers could not be bought only by relying on money, beautiful women, etc. Otherwise, his subordinates will be easily bribed by others. At that time, Wu Shigong did a stupid thing to raise his daughter and marry out.

After listening to Deng Qifan's words, Wu Shigong scratched his scalp and was a little annoyed. To tell the truth, if Wu Shigong didn't have the official position of acting for a thousand households, then there would be no reason for his soldiers to be loyal, whether in terms of righteousness or reputation. Wu Shigong had no choice but to exchange good haode support and sufficient military pay for the loyalty of the soldiers.

But Deng Qifan's words are indeed reasonable. Wu Shigong is the boss of the underworld in modern times, and in the underworld, he cheats and betrays each other, and Infernal Affairs is rampant. Betraying one's brother for profit is commonplace. At that time, Wu Shigong only had the means of tying his subordinates together with interests to maintain the loyalty of his subordinates.

Wu Shigong was clutching his scalp in annoyance. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Deng Qifan sitting aside, smiling and silent. Wu Shigong's heart suddenly understood. A smile immediately appeared on his face, and he said to Deng Qifan with a smile: "Mr. Deng, you don't have to sell Guan Zi anymore." You've got a good idea. Let's hear about it. ”

This shameless Wu Shigong, in order to solve this problem, will not call Deng Qifan "Sour Ding", but call Deng Qifan "Mr. Deng".

Wu Shigong's question obviously scratched Deng Qifan's itch. He immediately leaned forward, approached Wu Shigong and said, "My lord, the student thinks that the adult used to have a very good method. ”

"Oh? Tell me about it. Wu Shigong was also interested in Deng Qifan's words.

"Read! Read the books of the sages! Seeing that Wu Shigong was a little stunned by his answer, Deng Qifan became even more proud, and he went on to explain: "The purpose of reading is, of course, to be reasonable, to be loyal to the emperor's reason, to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty's reason, and of course to be loyal to the court general, your lord!" So not only do they have to read the books of the sages, but they also have to read the books of the sages that you have written. ”

Wu Shigong understood at once. It turned out that Deng Qifan wanted to strengthen the brainwashing work of his soldiers. That's a good idea. However, this scholar spoke in a tortuous manner, and it took him a long time to get to the point, and he was not happy at all.

But Wu Shigong found that Deng Qifan seemed to be unfinished, and Wu Shigong of course continued to tickle with interest. He then asked, "Mr. Deng is indeed right. You go on to say. ”

Deng Qifan smiled "hehe" and continued: "Actually, the way that the adults used to let the military attaches under them and the orphans adopted by them read the sage books compiled by the adults is very good. However, according to the students' observations, the adults can choose a little different. ”

"Why?"

"Your Excellency, you see, your military attachés are all from the Fuzhong brought from the capital, and those orphans have also been taken in by you to the current Fuzhong. So these people, in fact, are all domestic slaves in your house, and they should never betray you. Therefore, the idea that adults want them to study is haode, but it is not necessary to choose them. And the adults should let the other soldiers read the books of the sages compiled by the adults, and in this way, they will surely increase their loyalty. ”

Deng Qifan's words were to the point at once, and seeing that the problem in his heart was solved, Wu Shigong was happy. He immediately said, "Sir, you are talented! Good! That's it! When the official returns to the Thousand Households, he must let all the soldiers study. This official wants my army to become the first army of the Ming Dynasty without illiteracy. Hahaha-"

Deng Qifan laughed on the side, and after a while, he reminded Wu Shigong: "My lord, let so many people read, then you have to invite a lot of teaching gentlemen!" ”

"No problem!" Wu Shigong waved his hand and replied very heroically: "It's not that these soldiers are going to take the Xiucai test, just don't let them become blind." You can let those soldiers who are more literate be teachers for the time being. ”

"Also, this officer should not only care about the soldiers, but also their families. Let the soldiers with children send all their children over, and the officer will let them all study as well. Mr. Teaching is really not enough, so the official went to Mr. Gong. He'll be very supportive. Haha-! ”

Wu Shigong is quite proud. The brainwashing work should start from the baby! Deng Qifan also smiled and nodded on the side, and agreed with Wu Shigong's inferences.

Unexpectedly, Wu Shigong's fox tail was revealed all of a sudden. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "With these children, I want to see which one dares to disobey." ”

Listening to Wu Shigong's words, Deng Qifan was dumbfounded. He couldn't help but shiver all over his body. However, Deng Qifan thought about it, Wu Shigong grabbed the handle of the soldiers in this way, which was a good way to maintain the loyalty of the soldiers.

But what Deng Qifan didn't expect was that Wu Shigong then said to him: "Mr. Deng is a great talent, and this official finds that he can't do without you more and more." Before King Qin this time, Mr. Deng had already written a letter home and sent it home. In this way, Mr. Deng wrote another letter back and asked Mr. Deng's family to move to Guide Mansion. This is due to the good mountains and rivers of Defu, and it will definitely raise the noble lady and Ling Gongzi for nothing. Haha-! ”

Deng Qifan was stunned again, and his whole body shivered again. This is really a cocoon! However, Deng Qifan is now under the eaves, so he had to agree with a wry smile.

In order to hide the embarrassment on his face, Deng Qifan diverted the topic and said to Wu Shigong: "My lord, that apprentice of yours, Tao Xin, is very good at your demeanor, leading that team of boys, but he is very good at training, and he looks like a soldier!" ”

Wu Shigong nodded. He was indeed very satisfied with his apprentice. Although Na Tao Xin was forced by Wu Shigong to be his apprentice at that time, Na Tao Xin was indeed angry, and he did everything in a one-way manner, which added glory to Wu Shigong's face.

Wu Shigong smiled and said to Deng Qifan: "Little boy, don't praise more. lest he be proud. However, this kid learns things in the army very quickly, but he doesn't have to worry about reading. When I go back this time, I will bother Mr. to teach that stinky boy. If he dares to be disobedient, don't be polite to him. This kid has thick skin. Now, my eldest daughter can hold him down! Haha-! This kid will definitely be a scared wife in the future. Haha-! ”