Zhao Kuo understood it, as the aura of heaven and earth became active, the gap between the miscellaneous soldiers and the elite became wider and wider.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo stood up and said:

"The king is ready to select soldiers throughout the country for rigorous military training. These soldiers do not need to farm, only need to be responsible for training and fighting, and the government pays them every month, the higher the rank, the more they are paid, and there are additional rewards after meritorious service on the battlefield. ”

The main military system of the Zhao State was the conscription system, and all the people were soldiers. Men of all age are required to perform military service and are recruited by the State to participate in training and war, and may not refuse.

The advantage of the conscription system is that there is a sufficient supply of soldiers, as long as the people of the country are not finished, there will be soldiers.

The disadvantage is that the combat effectiveness of the non-commissioned officers is poor, and the enthusiasm is not high. It's okay to defend the war, but when attacking other countries or attacking cities, once you are frustrated, you don't want to fight, and you want to go home and farm.

After all, if you lose the blood, if you win the reward, it is not as much as farming, and you may not even be able to get it, who would want to fight?

Only by allowing soldiers to earn their income from warfare, rather than from farming, can everyone's enthusiasm be mobilized. Only by allowing the non-commissioned officers to completely take off work and participate in strict military training every day can they truly improve their combat effectiveness.

The gap between the combat effectiveness of non-professional soldiers and professional soldiers is very large, and if you compare the strength of Zhao Jun and Yan Jun and Qi Army, you can know how obvious the gap is.

And Zhao Jun is not a real professional soldier, he just fights on the battlefield every day and has gained experience. If it is systematically trained, the combat effectiveness will be even more terrifying.

There was no objection from everyone, and it was indeed time for Zhao to expand its army.

Zhao Guo now has a total of 40,000 soldiers, including 5,000 Zhao Fei cavalry and 10,000 reserve regiments. Three thousand guards and seven thousand reserve regiments.

In addition, there are still 50,000 troops stationed in northern Xinjiang from Yunzhong to Daijun, but only 15,000 are paid for food, and the remaining 30,000 or so are strong men who are levied from the three northern counties, and they take turns to garrison every year, and they have to bring their own war horses and armor, without any military salary, which is very hard.

The soldiers of other cities and passes were also recruited from nearby counties and towns in turn, and as long as they were registered, they had to participate.

If Zhao wanted to stabilize his hegemony, and even conquer the city, the 40,000 main army was far from enough.

"How many troops does the king plan to add?" Zhao Sheng asked.

After the autumn harvest, Zhao Sheng returned to Handan from Shangdang.

When he left the party, the people rushed to hear the news and said goodbye with tears.

Everyone either gave the freshly picked red dates at home to Zhao Sheng to taste, or stuffed the ripe persimmons in the courtyard into Zhao Sheng's arms, and some people put the freshly beaten corn on Zhao Sheng's car, telling him that this is the taste of Shangdang, and as long as they eat these corns in Handan, they will think of Shangdang, and the people of Shangdang will always remember the virtuous son.

"Katsuya will always remember everyone." Zhao Sheng bowed, gritted his teeth, turned his head and boarded the chariot, and the crying behind the chariot shook the sky......

This shocking scene was something he had never felt as the son of Zhao Guogong.

In the past, Gongzi Sheng, who was only for fame, has also become a virtuous son who is loved by the people......

"Fifty thousand." Zhao Kuo said.

If you add another 50,000, it will be a full 90,000 soldiers who are completely out of production and need to rely on Zhao Guo to support them.

The Wei State could afford to raise 50,000 Wei soldiers back then, and with the current strength of the Zhao State, it was more than enough to feed 90,000 full-time soldiers.

Immediately after the autumn harvest, Zhao Kuo ordered winter wheat to be planted everywhere. In the past, because the taste of wheat was not very good, only the common people would eat it, and the nobles rarely ate it, so the planting area was not very wide.

However, with the advent of pasta such as steamed buns and noodles, coupled with the promotion of stone mills and sieves throughout the country, pasta began to appear on the tables of the aristocracy, and the price of wheat continued to rise, faintly confronting corn and rice.

Zhao Kuo took the opportunity to sell the wheat he had hoarded before and made a lot of money.

This was followed by the spread of winter wheat throughout the country.

Xu Qingtian is using his talent to shorten the growth cycle of millet and strive to obtain enough seeds before next year's summer ploughing, so that all people can grow high-yielding corn.

Moreover, with the continuous improvement of water conservancy facilities in Zhaoguo, there are more and more farmland, and the grain output of Zhaoguo will be higher and higher.

However, all parts of Zhao are still under construction, roads still need to be repaired, and wasteland needs to be reclaimed, all of which require food, so Zhao Kuo only recruited 50,000 soldiers.

Wei Wuji and Lin Xiangru glanced at each other, Wei Wuji nodded and said, "Money and food are not a problem, after this year's autumn harvest, all the rewards promised to the soldiers have been issued. Even if the remaining grain is supported until the end of next year, it will not be a problem, not to mention winter wheat and spring ploughing. ”

"In that case." Zhao Kuo looked at Yan Ju, "Starting tomorrow, Zhao Fei will go to all parts of the country to post notices for recruiting soldiers, and after all the winter wheat is planted, all localities will start recruiting and selecting them in a unified manner." ”

"No." Everyone clenched their fists and said.

Yan Ju was a little helpless, since the battle, Zhao Feiqi, the dignified first legion of Zhao State, has been completely reduced to running errands, as long as the order is issued to all parts of the country, Zhao Kuo likes to let Zhao Feiqi convey it.

There is no way, who let Zhao Fei ride fast, it originally took more than half a month to deliver orders from all over the country, but Zhao Fei rode to all corners of Zhao Country in less than five days, which is better than a herald.

"If it's okay, let's go back first." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said, "I hope that Zhujun, Du Wujun (Lian Po) and General Pang Xuan will stay." ”

"No."

Everyone bowed down and left the hall in twos and threes.

"Sit." Zhao Kuo pointed to the seat closest to him and said, letting the three of them sit closer to him.

The three of them arched their hands and got up and sat in front of Zhao Kuo.

"Wangzhu Jun has recently studied the training methods of Wei Wushu and strong crossbowmen, how are you doing?" Zhao Kuo asked with a smile.

This is Wei Wushu and the South Korean crossbowmen, the legion that once dominated the world, it is false to say that it is not hot.

Even though he knew that he couldn't train, Zhao Kuo still had some expectations in his heart, hoping that a miracle could happen.

Not only Zhao Kuo, but all the generals of Zhao State are very hot-eyed, not to mention that they can learn all of them, even if they can get a trace of Wu Qi's essence, they will benefit a lot.

Le Yi shook his head, "Although the last general has learned a lot, he still can't restore Wei Wushu and strong crossbowmen. Each Army Soul Legion is unique, and even if the last general trains according to the method, at most it can only reach the level of even the current Wei Wushu. ”

Zhao Kuo sighed, but he was not very disappointed, after all, he didn't have any hope.

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