Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 135 Sharpening the knife (four thousand)

In mid-July, the autumn air was crisp, and Shi Congyun was lying comfortably on the old willow tree. He was indeed invincible.

From Gaoping to Guanzhong, and then to Huainan, plus the [-] rounds of the battle with Zhao Shijian yesterday, Zhao Shijian disarmed and surrendered in the middle of the fight. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel very complacent and feel a bit lonely about "Who is the hero of the world?"

Zhao Shijian's face was glowing, and he was drying the bedding in the small courtyard.

Shi Congyun told her to leave those things to the servants, but she was thin-skinned, afraid that people would see the traces of Chunxiao, so she insisted on doing it herself, not allowing others to do it, and not allowing him to intervene, why bother?
He didn't want to intervene.

In the afternoon he went to see his aunt and his wife, and also saw the younger sister who hadn't seen him for half a year and suddenly became reserved. The younger lady gave birth to him a third sister, and her face was a little sad, probably because the baby was not a boy.

Shi Congyun liked it very much, he held the little sister in his arms and coaxed him, and told his aunt and mother about the war in the south and the rewards given to him by the officials.

The aunts and daughters were all happy, and they said that they would go to Daxiangguo Temple to offer incense for them and fulfill their vows. Now there are two historians, father and son, one school and two Jiedu envoys, Zhenguojun Jiedu, Zhenwu Army Jiedu, for historians who were born in the army It is Guangzong Yaozu, something that I didn't even dare to think about before.

Shi Congyun thought in his heart, this is not the blessing of the Buddha, but the hard work of her and her father.But Da Niang and Xiao Niang had their own ideas, so he didn't say much.

At night, the quilt is full of the smell of the sun, warm, hugging Zhao Shijian who is as soft as jade and fragrant, there are many things to say.

Although in later generations, when it comes to the right family, people will have some opinions in their hearts, such as pedantic, backward, feudal legacy, etc., but it has to be said that many times this has practical significance.

If the two people's experience and knowledge reserves are not at the same level, even talking and communicating will become difficult and boring after a long time, and the relationship will gradually be severed.

For example, at home, Zhao Shijian is probably the only one who can talk to him on a channel and discuss some things.She has studied with Zhao Ying since she was a child, and her experience and knowledge reserves are not comparable to ordinary people. Talking to her is not so tiring, and she can talk together, and there is endless talk.

The other is Zhao Shijian's identity and situation.

He has to consider a lot when talking about things with others. For example, Pan Mei and Wang Shenqi, although they have a good relationship, there are many things that they can't talk about. They are officials' officials first, and then they are their friends.

It is almost unnecessary to think about who is more important than Guo Rong's weight among them.

The relationship between Wang Shenqi and Zhao Kuangyin is also good, and there is another layer of consideration.

But there is no need to think about being with Zhao Shijian. Zhao Shijian is just one person, and there is no conflict of interest or faction behind him. Even if Li Gu took care of her before, she was rejected by the little girl, and she stood firmly on his side.

So he can unscrupulously pour bitterness on Zhao Shijian, show off his ability, and pour out all the pressure in his heart.

Zhao Shijian also looked helpless after hearing his bragging, "How can you be so rude, let alone an official, it's just an ordinary man, who likes a foreigner to stare at his wife?"

"Just glanced at it, I reacted very quickly."

"You are full of lust." Zhao Shijian said anxiously, and then whispered: "The queen is very beautiful."

"Almost." Shi Congyun nodded, "It's almost half as good-looking as you."

Zhao Shijian blushed, ignored him, and whispered: "Hmph, you must have said the same thing in front of other women."

"I swear to God, I told you so." Shi Congyun said thickly.

Zhao Shijian couldn't stand it anymore, his pretty face was flushed, and he gently squeezed the soft flesh around his waist, "Speak business, don't talk nonsense."

Shi Congyun smirked, stretched his big hands into her clothes, and stopped after finding a comfortable position, continuing to talk about what happened just now, "I was so scared to death at first, but after I returned to Beijing, the officials asked me to organize The navy said a lot of things about me, and rewarded me a lot, I think the officials may be ambitious, generous and tolerant, and don't care, what do you think?"

Zhao Shijian leaned against his chest weakly, panting softly: "Officials are also human beings, and getting along with each other doesn't happen overnight, and it's hard to take back what you started."

"What do you mean?" Shi Congyun's two restless hands were held down by Zhao Shijian.

Zhao Shijian said weakly: "There is no turning back when you open the bow, even if the officials are magnanimous today, what about the future?

If one day you have a fatal conflict with someone, when the government and the government weigh who to protect, they will definitely be subconsciously against you.

The sophistication of the world is not a matter of a day or two. If there is a grudge in the heart, it will have a long-term impact. "

"How do you know so much?" Shi Congyun asked in surprise.

"Grandpa taught me, um"

Shi Congyun nodded, and said solemnly, "Your words are very reasonable, and I also think that we can't always be the same as before, and we need to make some changes. Always thinking that pleasing the officials is not a long-term solution, we are pleasing to please, the main energy is still Focus on developing your own strength."

Zhao Shijian's face was flushed, his heart was agitated by his harassment, and he bit his big hand angrily.

"Hey, let's get on with the business, and we'll talk about the rest later." Shi Congyun smirked.

Zhao Shijian didn't speak, and covered his equally red face with a red quilt
After July, Shi Congyun put several major events on the agenda.

The first is to train the navy. The official document of the Privy Council has been issued to recruit brave men from all over the country and men with good water skills to Daliang.

The second is to find a way to quickly marry Fu Liu over.

It's not easy for him to come forward in this matter, so he can only rely on Auntie and Xiaoniang Zhao.

The man from the Fu family is not in Daliang, and there is still a Fu Er living in the Weiwangfu in Daliang. With the previous lesson, he will not dare to go to the Weiwangfu again.

He remembered that after Empress Fu's death, Guo Rong took the second child of the Fu family into the palace and made her the empress, who was obviously prepared for the official family.

The officials didn't think it was a big deal for him to be lustful, but they were afraid that he would think that he was ambitious, or that he might not know when he was simply unhappy.

At the beginning of August, Si Chao went from the front line to Daliang to meet him. After the meeting, Shi Congyun brought him to know Pan Mei, and then settled down in Daliang.

In mid-July, when Shi Congyun went to the Privy Council to hand over the documents and tokens, he took the initiative to say to Wei Renpu: "Someone thinks that such a big matter should be done by asking the government to send a military supervisor."

After hearing this, Wei Renpu praised him and said: "Shuai Shi Jie is getting more and more mature, and he can even think of this, which is very good."

Shi Congyun nodded embarrassingly, "This little thought is not worth mentioning. Didn't my husband see through it at a glance?"

The next day, Pan Mei was sent to supervise the army.

Wei Renpu thought that Shi Congyun was on the second floor and he was on the third floor, but in fact Shi Congyun was on the fourth floor.

After that, Shi Congyun brought back more than 500 people from the Southern Tang State Navy who were willing to serve the Great Zhou, and handed them over to Si Chao for management.

He went into battle in person again, and decided to come up with a training outline first.

Although he has never led a sailor before, and it is the first time to train a sailor, he may lack specific execution, but as a teacher, he knows a lot about how to teach and educate people.

First of all, the purpose of education must be clarified, and secondly, there must be a practical syllabus, and then the implementation will not be chaotic.

The purpose of education could not be clearer, and a unified and executable training program is what he needs most at present.

Shi Congyun first ordered that 230 people who had read a little or could read and write were selected from the soldiers of the Southern Tang Navy.

Then I spent a lot of time and energy interviewing each soldier one by one, asking them about their opinions and precautions about water warfare, and how their superiors trained them before.

During the questioning, Zhao Shijian was asked to be behind the screen behind the screen, and was responsible for recording the main points at any time.

Afterwards, he went home and compared the similarities with Zhao Shijian, and concluded a Sakamoto without redundant content.

The two worked for more than ten days in a row, both with dark circles under their eyes, and were a little dazed from exhaustion. After a few days, Zhao Shijian's small face also lost a lot of weight, and his collarbone became more obviously cute, which made him feel distressed.

After that, they summed up more than 120 leaves of written materials and handed them over to Si Chao, Luqiu Zhongqing, and Pan Mei for discussion, keeping what was feasible and supplementing what was not mentioned.

Shi Congyun specially found a spacious and quiet wing room in the Dianqian Office, and asked the three of them to go there to work together every day. He is now the commander of the Dianqian Deputy Capital, so he still has some power.

Si Chao is an expert in water warfare, so Shi Congyun clearly requested that Si Chao take the lead, and Luqiu Zhongqing and Pan Mei are in charge of staff. They can give opinions, but they have no right to make decisions.

He also made clear requirements for the results:

"A certain has three requirements, you must keep in mind.

The first is easy to understand, don’t keep using written language, don’t write uncommon words, uncommon vocabulary, you don’t want to read your literary talent, what you want is for every ordinary soldier to understand the meaning of the words.

The second is practical. You are capable and strong, but you can't demand too high a standard from every soldier. What I want is that most soldiers can do it.

The third is quantifiable and standardized; to put it bluntly, everything must be clearly marked, and ambiguous and vague descriptions cannot appear.

To give you an example, if a soldier holds a spear in a standard posture, and the front hand is two feet and one inch away from the pole, then it must be clearly defined, and the front hand should be held at two feet and one inch in the palm of the hand.Try to avoid descriptions such as "approximately" and "approximately" as much as possible, and you can't use vague counting units such as how many steps. "

In the wing room of the official office in front of the palace, the three of them looked at him with some puzzlement.

As the main person in charge, Si Chao was the first to ask: "Jie Shuai, then you have to use a ruler to measure each one during training like this. I'm afraid it won't work.

The recruiting of the navy this time is less than tens of thousands. The battle in Huainan has not yet been fought, and the officials are afraid to use it in a hurry. "

Shi Congyun waved his hand: "Si Chao is right, but you still don't understand my intentions, so I won't let you all measure with a ruler.

But the so-called standard means that there are precise marks, so that the soldiers will work hard to align,

If we give a vague statement, the soldiers will feel that it is almost the same after practicing casually.

Anyway, one foot more is about the same, and one foot less seems to be fine. Over time, if this kind of atmosphere spreads, the entire army will be loose.

There is a clear standard there, not for you to measure by hand, but to let the soldiers know clearly whether they are qualified or not, and have room for improvement and direction, so that they can keep improving and form a good atmosphere over time. "

Si Chao nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and said with emotion, "If it hadn't been said by Shuai Jie, I would not be able to figure out such a truth in my life. It’s really not in vain, and I’m really admirable for the next section handsome to say it!”

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands.

Pan Mei and Luqiu Zhongqing had bright eyes, and they all looked at him.

Time has entered August unknowingly, and Shi Congyun is still preparing, not in a hurry.

At this time, the war was still going on in the south, and there was also news in the north that the Khitan and Northern Han harassed the border by looting during the autumn harvest. There was never a moment of peace in the world, and people were used to this kind of turmoil, so they lived their lives like this.

People recruited from all over the country have also gradually gathered in Daliang and settled in the big camp by the Bian River. Most of these people came from Shandong and Huaibei.

Some came voluntarily to support themselves, and some were forced to come by local officials to complete the recruitment tasks assigned by the Privy Council.

The training syllabus is still being written, and Shi Congyun will add some content after it is finished. The more than 200 literate people will be the first to receive training and become instructors.

Therefore, the recruits were temporarily placed in the Bianshui camp and did not move.

At the beginning of August, Shi Congyun went to Bianshui Daying for inspection.

The recruits from all over the country have almost arrived. According to the summary of the Privy Council, a total of more than 1 people have been recruited from all over the country this time. A group of boatmen and auxiliary soldiers will be recruited later. The final number may be around 5000.

He has no pretensions, and he gets along better with the officials of the Privy Council, so everyone told him some gossip. After seeing the Huainan battle, the officials felt that they were constrained everywhere, and they saw the importance of the navy.

Originally, it was planned to train a naval army of at least 3, preferably 5000, but the treasury was empty. Years of continuous wars made the treasury a little tight, and in the end it had to be reduced to [-].

Shi Congyun rushed to the Bianshui camp with twelve soldiers, and asked the officer in charge of management to gather many people in front of the general's platform.

At this time, the weather was not beautiful, and it began to rain misty autumn.

Seeing that many soldiers were gathering in the rain, Shi Congyun asked his followers to remove their umbrellas, and stood on the high platform to soak in the rain with the recruits below, waiting for them to assemble.

The recruits had not undergone much training, and the assembly of tens of thousands of people was very slow. Shi Congyun estimated in his heart that it took more than half an hour.

It wasn't until everyone had assembled that crowds of people filled the school grounds and black recruits were everywhere, Shi Congyun shouted loudly: "This is your boss, the commander of the Deputy Commander of the Dianqian Division, and Shi Congyun, the envoy of Zhenwu Jiedu!" cloud!

Some of you should have heard about me, some of you haven't! "

There was a slight commotion below, and many people must have heard of his reputation. After all, Shi Congyun's reputation has been very loud in the past few years.

"But these are not important, you are new recruits, and this army is also a new naval army formed by the government, let's take it as the beginning!
Some of you came here voluntarily, some of you were forced to come here, I can't control it, but as long as you get here and try to escape again, you will be punished as a deserter!

Do you know why I don’t use an umbrella today, why don’t you just stand here in the rain and wait for you to line up?This is to teach you the first lesson after joining the army, to fight with Lao Tzu, and everyone will share joys and sorrows and go through difficulties together!

If we want to get wet in the rain, we all get wet together, if we want to fight a war, we are monolithic, and if we have money, we all share it together! "

(End of this chapter)