0421 Benevolence and justice
There is not much information, only a thin two-page paper, and the content is very simple, just a few sets of data. But the truth is brutal, and the death rate caused by muskets is more than 95 percent.
You must know that this is 95% of the relatively developed medical system in the Tang Kingdom, which is basically equivalent to a 100% fatality rate in other countries.
Everyone was surprised by such a high mortality rate, which is also too exaggerated.
Xie Daoyun said: "The musket uses a lead steel core bullet, which is highly toxic and almost impossible to survive as long as it is hit, even if it does not die on the spot, it will die due to lead poisoning." ”
"Those who survived were shot in the hands and feet, and then cut off the bulleted parts to save a life."
Only then did everyone know what was going on, and it turned out that he had died of lead poisoning, which was great.
None of you here are soft-hearted people, and you don't have any special feelings about this high mortality rate, isn't it true that the greater the lethality of weapons, the better?
But then they were puzzled, what is the meaning of His Majesty and Niangniang taking out this information? Do you think it's too lethal?
Xie Daoyun didn't sell it either, and said: "If it's a foreign war, it doesn't matter how lethal it is. ”
"But this time what we want to do is a war of unification, a civil war, and the opposite side is no longer a foreign enemy but a fellow race."
"Killing one's own people is already a violation of human ethics, and then use poisonous lead bullets...... How can I bear it in my heart. ”
"This ......" everyone didn't know what to say.
If someone else had said it, they would have scoffed. What is of the same race and different races, when they get to the battlefield, they are enemies of life and death, and it is only right to kill them.
But this is said by Xie Daoyun, they can't take it lightly, and this is probably what Wen Yi meant.
Sure enough, Wen Yi continued: "You all heard Niangniang's words, right?" I know that you don't care about the big truths like benevolence and righteousness, so let's talk about something practical. ”
"With firearms, we are sure that we will rule the world, and the current enemy will be the people in the future. For every one more person who dies, we will have one less laborer when we win the world in the future. ”
"If a large number of people die or become disabled as a result, it will leave a deeper hatred that is not conducive to our rule."
"So I decided to abandon lead bullets in the War of Unification and use copper-skinned steel core bullets instead...... However, in order to save copper, lead bullets are still used in peacetime training and foreign wars. ”
Everyone first looked at each other, and then said together: "Your Majesty, Niangniang's kindness is the blessing of the world and the blessing of all the people." ”
Wen Yi sighed: "Happiness? Scold...... Xing, the people are bitter. Death, the people suffer. I hope it will be done as soon as possible, and there will be less sin to kill. ”
"Queen, the medical system is also the top priority in this battle, and you must start preparing now. Medical staff medicinal herbs, etc., as much as possible to stockpile. ”
"You can rest assured that the medical school began to recruit students on a large scale three years ago, and now there are more than 20,000 students in the four medical schools, and these people will be able to complete their studies in two years."
"I dare not say how high the medical skills are, they are definitely much better than barefoot doctors, and there is no problem in treating common diseases."
Wen Yi praised his head: "It's hard work, but these are not enough." Surgeons and nurses were the most important thing in wartime, and the next few years focused on developing talent. ”
Xie Daoyun said: "Yes." ”
After the medical treatment was finished, Zhang Hong got up and said: "Your Majesty, the whole army has changed its outfit and changed to copper skin and steel core bullets, and the demand for copper and iron has increased greatly. ”
"I'm afraid that the existing production will not be able to meet the needs, can a batch of gunpowder be allocated for mining?"
In recent years, with the increase in population and the people's more proficient mastery of nitrate boiling technology, the output of saltpeter can barely keep up.
The main thing is the reserves of the previous ten years, and the saltpeter in the warehouse is completely sufficient, and there is a condition to take out part of it for mining.
"Yes, but gunpowder is a sensitive thing, and it can only be used in the mines where our own people work, and slaves are absolutely not allowed to touch it."
"Well, so be it, the Privy Council has sent an army to cooperate with the Ministry of Works in opening mines. He Shumi, you can arrange this matter. ”
The production of copper and iron is related to the combat effectiveness of the army, and He Fang naturally will not refuse: "Yes, the minister must protect the gunpowder from flowing out." ”
Then he discussed the issue of talent training, which was not difficult because Tang Guo had rich experience in this area. I dare not say that the officials trained must be excellent, but at least the ability to do things is still guaranteed.
We talked about some other issues, and the meeting ended successfully.
It is not realistic to make the whole strategy in one meeting, and the purpose of today is to unify the thinking and then come up with a general direction.
Later, all departments will have to make improvements and adjustments in accordance with this direction, and the specific plan can not be truly implemented until the day the troops are dispatched.
When everyone thought that the meeting was over and was about to leave, Wen Yi took out a book and said: "We Han people pay attention to a great righteousness in everything we do, and I am not exempt from vulgarity." ”
"So I also found a fairly suitable reason for the upcoming war, this book is published all over the world, especially the military should focus on learning."
Zhang Hong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, stepped forward to take over the book, and the largest printing factory in the Tang Kingdom was under the control of the Ministry of Industry, and printing was under his jurisdiction.
The name of this book is simply called Army Soul, and it has more than 50,000 words.
The content is not complicated, it talks about the role of the military in the country, what rights and obligations it has.
He also mentioned this in the book "Rights and Responsibilities", but he didn't talk about it in detail, and this "Army Soul" can be regarded as an expansion and supplement.
A truly powerful army has a soul that can be destroyed but cannot be defeated. Where do souls come from? The duty of justice and the great cause.
What kind of responsibility is called justice? Protect the country and the people.
What kind of cause is great? Expand your territory.
Then it's time to expand on why you did it.
What army comes from the people, is the children of the people; The people are the sailors, the army is the fish; find more land to be cultivated for the people's plows; Make Chinese civilization more brilliant and so on.
These ideas are not abrupt, nor are they really ahead of their time. Compared with Mencius's people, nobles, and monarchs, who dares to say that they are ahead of their time?
Moreover, as early as when he went south from Huiji County, Wen Yi often told everyone similar truths.
Up to now, the ideological study within the military is still using the same principles he preached at the beginning. Now he just strung these truths together and formed a complete thought.
Of course, great things like that, are new additions to him, in order to make the army more aggressive.
Internally, we protect the country and the people, and externally open up a greater living space for civilization and promote Chinese civilization.
Regarding the upcoming battle of the deer, there is not much to say, only a few words at the end.
The Tang State lived a good life, but the Central Plains was still in the midst of war, and the people there lived in dire straits.
We have the obligation to rule the world, end the troubled times, restore peace to the world, and let the people live a good life.
As the saying goes, the drum doesn't need a hammer, and the atmosphere is rendered to the point that you don't need to say too much, and you can mobilize everyone's emotions in just a few words.
Anyway, the effect of Tang Jun's study was very significant, originally they wanted to fight just to gain fame. Now there is another just reason to end the troubled times and restore peace to the world.
It seems to be a simple change, but the spirit of the whole army has changed completely.
To paraphrase a phrase that often appears in anime, there seems to be light in them.