Of course, there are more than ten county lieutenants in Yanmen County, and not everyone has Zhang Liao's level.

About ten days after the troops completed their recruitment and began training, Ye Teng began his inspection tour. After a six-day inspection, Ye Teng found many problems.

First, there is not enough recruitment.

Theoretically, the establishment of an army of 1.4 million people, after the Xianbei invasion, only more than 800,000 remained.

Later, the conscription system was changed to a conscription system, and after the reluctance to serve in the army was released and those who were not suitable for serving in the army were disbanded, although the salary was greatly increased, there were still more than 600,000 people left.

Later, more than 200,000 troops were recruited, and only 900,000 were barely enough. Of course, this number does not include the troops sent by Pegasus City, because the Pegasus army will eventually be withdrawn or replaced.

There are three main reasons for such a large disparity in the number of troops.

1. During the Xianbei invasion, Yanmen County lost seven or eight hundred thousand young people;

2. The people's distrust of the imperial court, many people believe that the sacrifice of being a soldier is disproportionate to the gain, there is no sense of honor, and there is no practical benefit, it is not a last resort, and no one wants to go;

3. Change the conscription system to a conscription system, and no longer force it, and many people are even more reluctant to come.

Therefore, after this recruitment, the total strength of some counties is 70,000 or 80,000, and Qiangyin and Pingcheng are both about 50,000.

In the future, there is a long way to go to complete the army, either to improve the people's recognition of the army, or to increase the population base of Yanmen County. Either way, it can't be achieved overnight in the short term.

Secondly, the quality of the county lieutenant is not high.

Through the inspection, Ye Teng found that the temporary county lieutenants of at least three counties did not train soldiers and promote grassroots generals according to Ye Teng's previous requirements. It seems that the ability to take charge alone is not by force alone.

There is even a county lieutenant in Xiyang County, who simply omitted the level of discipline training and directly trained the troops according to his own understanding.

Fortunately, a few days ago, Xu Huang came to vote, and Ye Teng asked him to take over as the county lieutenant, and then punished the county lieutenant to Zhang Liao's subordinates as a soldier, and asked Zhang Liao to train him as a recruit.

As for the remaining two county lieutenants, although they are slightly better, they must also be replaced, but unfortunately, they can't find suitable talents for a while, so they can only wait for new talents to be excavated and replaced.

Third, the equipment is uneven.

There are all kinds of swords, guns, swords, halberds, inferior quality, ordinary, black iron, bronze, all kinds of weapons, all kinds of weapons. Some were captured on the battlefield, some were issued by the government, and some were even brought at home. It is neither unified nor complementary, and it is very confusing.

Fourth, the literacy rate is low.

The illiteracy rate is 99.9 per cent. An illiterate general is definitely not a good general, so improving the literacy rate in the army is a long-term and arduous task for Ye Teng's army in the future.

Fifth, low loyalty.

The purpose of the soldiers to serve as soldiers is very simple, two words: money and food. Not only did he have no loyalty to Ye Teng, but he also lacked patriotic feelings for the entire Han Dynasty. Basically, they all talk about being a soldier and eating with a gun.

To put it nicely, it's called equivalent exchange; To put it mildly, if you have milk, you are a mother.

The point is, if you are a businessman or a wage earner, it is normal to exchange equally according to the laws of the market. But it would be terrible if the army also began to act according to the laws of the market. If they feel that they have paid too much and received too little, will they go directly to the private sector to rob it? Do you think that maybe it would be better to change to Shangguan? Will they be tempted to defect to the enemy? Will there simply be a coup d'état?

Of course, everything is just beginning, it is impossible to do it all in one step, and these require patience.

Ye Teng knew very well that just like when he was suppressing bandits in the past, he reorganized the troops for the first time, and Yanmen County at this time was also like a blank sheet of paper, whether it was military or political, the framework and solid foundation that he worked hard to build today would determine the future achievements of the forces in Tianma City.

The stronger the foundation, the higher the building!

On the night of August 20, 187 A.D., the Yamen of the Taishou Mansion of the Yin Pavilion of the Yanmen County Governor's Office.

Ye Teng, Cai Hui, and Chen Gong looked at each other like beans, as if chatting, talking about the current situation, difficulties, and future direction of Yanmen.

When Ye Teng and Cai Hui explained the situation in each other's complementary generals, Chen Gong sighed!

"Lord, the current situation in Yanmen County is actually the epitome of the military and political affairs of the Han Dynasty!

The affairs in the army, the lord and Cai Duwei know very well, let me just talk about the county governance and people's livelihood.

Today's Yanmen County can be described as full of holes, with corrupt officials, rampant families, bandits, withered people's livelihood, ruined cities, and broken people's hearts. ”

"Yes, the imperial court nominally gave me a county with a land of one million and a population of more than fifty million, but I am afraid that the strength of Tianma City has not only not improved in the short term, but has decreased. In the past, we could still use troops against the grasslands, but now, our defense is still insufficient, for fear that the family will start a riot and overthrow us. Ye Teng smiled bitterly.

"The lord doesn't have to be too pessimistic, once we can sort out Yanmen County clearly, improve the current situation of people's livelihood, enhance military strength, and grasp the people's support, the strength of Tianma City is naturally not comparable to the original, after all, after having Yanmen County, both the population and the number of troops have reached ten times that of the original Tianma City. Next, how to digest the behemoth of Yanmen County and turn it into an enlarged version of Tianma City depends on our means. Chen Gong smiled.

"It seems that the public station is quite confident in the future."

"Naturally, as a county governor of Yanmen County, if I don't have confidence, then the officials below may be at a loss." Chen Gong's tone was self-contained and a little self-deprecating.

"Please!" Ye Teng listened.

"The main contradiction in Yanmen County today is neither military nor people's livelihood, but the contradiction between the lord and the family. The lord should know this, right? Chen Gong glanced at Ye Teng.

Ye Teng nodded silently.

Chen Gong retracted his gaze and continued: "The world of the Han Dynasty is neither the world of the Liu royal family, nor the world of hundreds of millions of troops, nor the world of tens of billions of civilians. It's the world of the big family.

The so-called emperor and scholars rule the world together, in fact, the emperor and the family rule the world together, or, to put it more bluntly, the family supports the emperor to rule the world, the emperor rules the court, and the family rules the place.

Because, almost all officials and generals are from families, so is it the emperor who has more power, or is it a family? ”

"I don't know about the court, but the actual ruler of the place must be a family! I used to live in Jingcheng County, and the officials and people of Jingcheng County knew that it was the Wei family's world. Cai Hui interjected.

"Yes, all those who want to gain local power, such as the lord, are equivalent to taking food from the tiger's mouth and taking the chestnut from the fire, and have irreconcilable contradictions with vested interests and existing rulers, and must wage a war to the death! This battlefield is all-round, not only the battle of officialdom, the military battle, the battle of the court, but also a battle for the hearts and minds of the people! Chen Gong tapped the table with the index finger of his right hand and said in a deep voice.