Chapter 225: It's worth a try
Li Xuan made a choice, and Li Xing found Jiang Hong and arranged him into the Hedong New Army.
The new army also adopted a reformed military system.
So Li Xuan directly arranged the position of acting army commander.
As long as he can withstand the postgraduate entrance examination, he will be regularized.
The other positions were held by the two thousand Xishanwei who wanted to stay.
Of course, this is all substitute work.
If anyone is really capable, they will be turned into regulars.
So this also increased the enthusiasm of those two thousand Xishanwei.
Of course, it mobilized the enthusiasm of the new army soldiers even more.
They knew that the new army formed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Li was different from the armies in other parts of the imperial court.
This army is not to let ordinary soldiers be cannon fodder.
Instead, let them defend their families while giving them a path to advancement.
His Royal Highness said that in the new army, there is no distinction between portals, only military merits.
Even if you are an outcast, as long as you have military merits, you can become a great person. Will. The army, even if you are a child of a family and has no military merits, is still a big soldier.
Before parting, Li Xing gave Li Xuan a modern infantry drill manual, and asked him to read it thoroughly and conduct training.
Li Xuan read two pages and was attracted by the novel content above.
It's just that when he saw the rifle, he asked Li Xing with some doubts.
Li Xing said with a smile: "This is an ancient weapon, this official is calling craftsmen to restore it, and I believe that it will not take ten years to imitate it." ”
"You mainly learn the above theory and actual combat knowledge, and at the same time combine the actual situation of my soldiers and weapons in Great Xia, take the essence and remove the dross, and create a new set of soldier training methods."
When Li Xing exchanged it, he actually didn't think about it so much.
It's just that he feels that Da Xia's method of training soldiers is too primitive.
The physical requirements for the soldiers are too high.
And now Daxia is suffering from internal and external troubles, and the people are hungry.
Those soldiers simply did not meet the minimum standards of training.
As long as high-intensity and unscientific training is carried out, many people will be wasted by training.
If he didn't train, he would have failed in his mission.
Even if there is no radical water control now, Li Xing does not dare to take this risk.
That's why I redeemed the Modern Infantry Drill Manual. "Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely read this book thoroughly and write a set of training manuals suitable for my Great Xia soldiers."
Li Xuan's eyes were bright at this time.
Because he found that his uncle's expectations of him were simply too high.
He likes the feeling of being expected.
"Uncle also believes that you can do it."
Li Xing encouraged him.
"This palace also believes in Mr. Li's ability, do it well!"
Jiang Hong, who had already finished training the soldiers below, came over to see this scene.
Also come over to make a statement.
"Well, the lower officials will work hard."
Li Xuan gave a military salute to Jiang Hong and said very solemnly.
Jiang Hong nodded with satisfaction.
Li Xuan left, only the two of them remained, Li Xing looked at Jiang Hong and asked; "The two thousand Xishan guards have been disrupted, and according to the new military rank one level higher than their position, they have been distributed, Your Highness, should you tell me what happened?"
"I saw the kindness and sincerity of the people."
When Jiang Hong said this, his expression became extremely solemn.
"Your Highness, can you elaborate?"
Li Xing didn't know what was going on, so when he talked to Jiang Hong, it was the same as before.
As a result, he was glared at by Jiang Hong fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "Lao Li, you give me a little serious." ”
Jiang Hong, who has always been unstable, said so.
Li Xing realized that something seemed wrong.
So hurry up and restrain your smile.
Seeing that Li Xing also showed a solemn expression, Jiang Hong said: "They treated the people who suffered from smallpox, and in order to thank them for their kindness, the people actually donated all the only food to those Xishanwei who had run out of food. ”
"They would rather starve themselves and their children and flee the famine than repay the favor."
"Some people, in order to let the soldiers eat meat, even cut off the meat on their arms."
"It's the same everywhere."
"But it is such kindness, and the people who know how to repay their kindness are exploited and oppressed by the local gentry."
"There are even some people's children who have just been cured, and they are snatched away by those gentry and used as new slaves."
"Do you know why those Lang Zhong and soldiers have only recently returned?"
When Jiang Hong said this, he suddenly asked.
Li Xing shook his head: "The minister doesn't know, please let His Highness know." ”
Jiang Hong didn't sell Guan Zi either: "Because they went to exterminate those beasts who were unkind to the rich, they knew that these big clans had backers behind them, and they would inevitably be punished when they returned to Kyoto, and staying behind could not only protect the kind people of Hedong, but also avoid being punished." ”
"They did a good job, since those wealthy gentry were exterminated, they just returned their land to the imperial court and redistributed it to those poor people."
After knowing the reason, Li Xing no longer had any doubts about the two thousand Xishanwei.
Even Li Xing felt that this Xishan guard would definitely do his best to defend Hedong City.
Because this is the place of hope they guard, and it is also their last place of survival.
"Lao Li, your proposal is too good, the palace will go to the political envoy and let Wang De and Guo Yuan arrange this matter, so that the people of Hedong can turn their hearts to the court."
After Jiang Hong finished speaking, without the slightest delay, he trotted to the recruit camp and the stable.
"The prince is becoming more and more like a benevolent monarch, but I don't know, those big families will hold back when they see them doing this?"
Li Xing looked at the back of the crown prince and had some worried speculations in his heart.
There are some things that you know you might rebel against, but you still have to do them.
Because if you don't do it, you can delay it for some time, but the crisis will still come.
And taking the initiative to do it, although it may speed up the occurrence of certain things, but when the crisis comes, there is a way to deal with it.
It's not necessarily 100% successful, but if you have a 60% chance of winning, it's worth a try.