Then the twenty flags below began to introduce themselves.

There are also some people from Hanwangzhai in the general flag, like He Erniu, Fang Yanping, and Yao Gai who Zhu Gaoxu met, Yang Lishan didn't come because he sent Chen to Hanwangzhai, and a small flag came from his general flag instead of a meeting.

There is also someone named Xu An in the general flag, it is Xu Xiang's son, Xu An is still the small flag of the right guard of Yanshan when he is raising troops, and then he was asked by Zhu Gaoxu to come over and promoted to the general flag.

Xu Xiang listened to everyone introduce themselves and slowly discovered some interesting things.

For example, among the subordinates of the king of Gaoyang County, there are a group of Jiangzhou people, and they are all literate.

The literacy ratio of officers is definitely quite high among the Ming officers and soldiers.

There is also the king of Gaoyang County who meets the general flag he doesn't know, and he will inevitably say a few words to him.

The first general flag that Zhu Gaoxu didn't know was called He Ruhu.

It looks very similar to Zhou Hu Zhu Gaoxu, they are both very tall and brave, and it is said that this He Ruhu is also as his name suggests, very brave.

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this name, he looked at Zhou Hu, why did these tall and brave people in ancient times like to be named 'tiger', can they be seen that they are very tall and strong when they are born?

He Ruhu is in his early twenties, and he is a big man when he stands up, but he may rarely speak in front of so many officials, especially the county king, and he is a little shy when he introduces himself, and he stammers a few words.

Zhu Gaoxu asked kindly: "Who else is in the family?" ”

"Is the military salary enough?"

He Ruhu responded one by one.

After replying to a few questions, he became bolder, and suddenly blurted out: "Back to Your Highness, I recently heard my mother-in-law say that the prices in Beiping City have risen, and salt and sugar are almost unaffordable." ”

There was an uproar all around, and many of the general flags looked at him in horror.

He Ruhu may have realized what he said at this time, and his face turned pale instantly.

Zhu Gaoxu's expression remained unchanged, and said: "That's the way it is to fight, in order to deal with us, the faint monarch will inevitably use various means to control the entry of materials into Beiping, and strictly prevent salt, sugar and grain from flowing into the north. ”

Chen Wen immediately said: "The traitorous ministers of the court are complicit in persecuting the soldiers, even if we have no salt, no sugar and no food, we will fight to the capital and capture them alive." ”

The surrounding generals suddenly became angry and shouted a few words.

Zhu Gaoxu waited for them to finish, and immediately waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said in a deep voice: "But Ruhu reminded me in time, this king has no shortage of salt and sugar in the mansion, but he has forgotten the hardships of his brothers and family." ”

"From this month onwards, the king personally paid for some salt and sugar and distributed it to officers with families above the small flag."

"But this king can't guarantee that there will be every month, because once the war breaks out and all parts are blocked, it is possible that this king will have no salt and grain to eat in the future."

"Officers who have no family members will not treat you badly if they eat and live with the soldiers in the battalion."

Xu Xiang said loudly at this time: "There are so many brothers, how can they all let His Highness carry it alone, His Highness is really benevolent." ”

All the generals shouted that His Highness was benevolent.

He Ruhu's face turned red, revealing an excited expression.

After the introduction of everyone present, Zhu Gaoxu officially opened the meeting.

He put forward several requirements, first of all, his pro-army team should be reorganized, and the general flags should be returned, and the priority should be given to the selection of those who are smart and active (literate) in each banner, and within two days, they should be selected, and each team should have at least ten or more people.

In the future, if the distance between the soldiers and horses on the battlefield is too far, he will use various methods such as oral orders and banner orders from his own soldiers.

In fact, in ancient times, warfare was fought on the battlefield by relying on the oral command of the herald.

But sometimes if the battlefield is too big and the battle line is too long, many passwords will not be conveyed in time, and they can only rely on the on-the-spot performance of their respective leaders.

Therefore, those generals who can take charge of the army alone are very rare, and they are also easy to shine.

In Zhu Gaoxu's opinion, among the shrimp soldiers and crab generals under his command, Chen Wen is reluctant to stand alone.

You give them free rein on the battlefield, which can often turn into a giveaway.

He is only such a confidant from now, of course he can't sacrifice in vain.

All day in the day, they were in the camp discussing how to give orders, and everyone could raise their opinions.

At noon, Zhu Gaoxu feasted the generals in the camp, there was wine and meat, and everyone ate very happily.

The next day, each team successively sent the selected pro-soldiers to Zhu Gaoxu's side.

Zhu Gaoxu's requirements are to look smart, have a good memory, and give priority to literacy.

In fact, there are not many, if not almost none, literate people.

Only the people of Hanwangzhai know more or less Braille.

At that time, including the people of Hanwangzhai, a total of more than 160 people were at the scene.

Chen Wen asked them to distance the front and back by one meter and lined up in a long line.

Then he said to the first person: "A team is attacking from east to west, the pseudo-attack is the main, and the flag is ready to retreat." ”

"You repeat it, and then you say it again."

This more than 100 people passed down, and like the joke of later generations, it became at the end: "A team will attack from east to west with all its strength, and no retreat will be allowed." ”

When Chen Wen heard the end, his expression was very embarrassed.

Fortunately, Fang Yanping followed behind him as he walked, holding a pen and memorizing things.

Whatever is wrong in the transmission of the word is written down in a small notebook.

After five consecutive times, the batch with the most errors is eliminated first.

At this time, there were more than 130 people left.

"Willing to spend an hour a day learning and literacy to take a step forward." Chen Wen said at this time.

I asked for the first time, but no one at the scene responded.

None of us seem to want to learn to read.

But they had Han Wangzhai's trustee in the crowd, and immediately asked: "Chen Baihu, we have learned to read, what are the benefits?" ”

"Your Highness has an order, if you can write a hundred words, you will be paid an extra five dollars of silver per month, and if you can read five hundred words, you will be paid an extra one or two silver dollars a month."

"I can read and write 5,000 words, and I will receive an extra five taels of silver every month."

"In the future, if you are promoted, under the same military merits, you will be given priority to those who can read and write."

"So much?" The Tuo screamed in surprise, and then immediately said, "How long does it take to write five thousand words?" ”

"As long as you are serious and willing to learn, two or three years are about the same, and if you learn quickly, one or two years will be fine."

This is not a school, and there are no mathematics, physics, chemistry and other classes, if you only learn literacy, it is estimated that two or three years will be really the same.

"I do." This one step forward.

Soon, everyone opened left and right, and began to move forward, some people actually thought very simply, Lao Tzu does not learn 5,000 words, learning 500 words is not bad, take an extra one or two silver every month.

Chen Wen was here to select and reorganize his own soldiers for Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu, with a team of people including Song Meng, Xu An, He Erniu, and Yao Gai, was on a nearby high mountain.

This mountain is one of the higher ones nearby, standing on the mountain, the view is very good, you can see the fields, rivers, roads, jungles below.

On a hot day, it was not easy for everyone to climb up, and they were sitting in the shade of a tree to rest.

After resting for a while, Zhu Gaoxu asked Zhao Qing, who was accompanying him, to take out paper and pen.

Xu An's eyes were sharp, and he was surprised: "Your Highness, is this charcoal?" ”

It turned out that Zhu Gaoxu made a pen with charcoal and wood, and he also brought a large handful, which had been sharpened with a knife in the front.

Everyone took it in their hands one after another, and it felt very novel.

"Haha, I don't know if it's okay, let's go." Zhu Gaoxu smiled, led everyone out of the shade, came to the mountain, and looked outside.

"Na, Song Meng, you are the captain of the sentry cavalry, you have to study hard."

"In the future, when our army goes everywhere, the sentinel will go out to spy on the terrain, and we will be able to draw it."

"Of course, not everywhere requires painting, if you need to paint, this king will tell you."

Everyone gathered around and listened, and there were expressions of surprise on their faces.

"Let's look from east to west."

"Draw the mountain you're on first."

"Everyone knows this mountain, it's called ---"

"Shijingshan." Everyone spoke in unison.

"The key to drawing a mountain with such lines is to be concise and fast, the focus is on the size and height of the mountain, to mark, of course, roughly, visually."

"For example, how high is the mountain we are now? How wide. ”

Everyone looked around, and Song Meng said first: "About eighteen zhang high, three hundred steps wide." ”

"It's pretty much fine, it can't be too outrageous." Zhu Gaoxu said: "If you are not sure, you can mark, 15 zhang --- 20 zhang." ”

"There is a field on the south side of the mountain, which is represented by this."

"There is a river to the north, use two lines, and if it's just a creek, use one line."

"This is the intersection."

"All high places, places where there is water, places where troops can be garrisoned, places where ambushes may be laid, should be marked ---"

Zhu Gaoxu wrote as he spoke, brushed and brushed, and soon drew a simple topographic map on paper.

When the painting was finally finished, everyone looked at it and felt very clear and clear, and all the places that could be seen around Shijingshan were standardized.

As for the width of the road and the width of the river, you need to go below to review and mark.

"It's going to take a long time to finish painting the neighborhood." Yao Gai said in a deep voice at this time.

"Don't worry, there is time, in the future, we will have more and more sentinels, and the territory will become bigger and bigger, and we can draw the whole country." Zhu Gaoxu said quietly: "This is not something that can be completed overnight, it takes a generation, or even several generations, to keep perfecting and going to every corner of my Ming Dynasty--"

"Now, you have to learn first, and then teach others."

"Everything is difficult at the beginning, let's just learn it now."

Zhu Gaoxu finally said: "In the future, when we garrison somewhere, we will first draw the surrounding terrain, the so-called knowing the enemy, winning all battles, understanding the environment we are in, and choosing the most suitable place to garrison, can prevent being ambushed, and in turn, we can also find opportunities to ambush others." ”

After listening to this, the general nodded thoughtfully.