Kai Fu Han

Chapter 235 Recruiting Recruits
Basic cultural courses include: reading and writing common Chinese characters, reading military orders, reading military maps, simple operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and the meanings of various military signals, bugles, and drums. Among them, those who excel in learning will be taught their flag language.

In addition to these five major items, there will also be some learning of housekeeping, sewing, binding, first aid and other skills.

In the boot camp, these trainings only cover the basic parts of the training, allowing recruits to get a general idea of ​​what skills they should master as soldiers in order to survive in the cruel battlefield.The main learning content and in-depth training will be strengthened in the army after entering service. This is why Liu Xinqi assigned the instructor to the platoon.

Liu Xinqi's soul comes from later generations, and he has a basic concept of human rights. He will not let these recruits be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield after hasty training. At the very least, they must have basic survival abilities.

Soldiers are more valuable than more elites. Liu Xinqi's principle is that he would rather develop slowly and expand his territory slowly than push forward directly with a large amount of cannon fodder.

In Liu Xinqi's heart, everyone was raised by his or her parents, and everyone's life was precious, especially his own life. On the battlefield, if one person died less, it would be a sign of virtue.

Although it is said that "kindness cannot lead an army", Liu Xinqi knew that he had many advantages over other contenders.As long as you work steadily, you will have the last laugh one day.As long as I don't make a big mistake, other forces such as Zhao Kingdom, Jin Kingdom, and even Mongolia and Xiliao have no chance of overturning, so there is no need to use human lives to pile up my "great cause".

After the recruitment notice was issued, what Liu Xinqi did not expect was that within two days, all [-] recruits had been recruited.

These 30 recruits have already excluded only sons in the family, middle-aged people over 16 years old and teenagers under [-] years old, and those whose physiques do not meet the requirements, and those who are too short. The best are selected from the best. .

Liu Xinqi had not expected that the people within the Xinghan League would respond so positively to the recruitment order. Liu Xinqi had originally disagreed with the number of new recruits proposed by Liu Lizhen, the Military Management Department.

Because if 6000 new soldiers are recruited, including the infantry and navy officers and soldiers who have already entered service, the number of troops in the Xinghan League will have reached 12. Based on the population of Penglai County of 1, the military-civilian ratio has reached 7.5:[-]. It can no longer be described as "military".

However, after everyone's persuasion, the recruitment plan was finally adopted, because everyone persuaded Liu Xinqi that he would soon face an attack from the Puppet Qi and the Jin Kingdom overland, not to mention that the number of armies in the Xinghan Alliance was currently less than the number of navies. .Considering that after this victory, the jurisdiction of the Xinghan League will definitely expand, and more troops will be needed to defend the border. Therefore, recruiting so many new soldiers this time is a precautionary measure and is very necessary.

Liu Xinqineng agreed to this recruitment plan. On the one hand, it was because what everyone said made sense. It was indeed necessary to train in advance. By then, more available soldiers and horses would be needed to guard the border.On the other hand, Liu Xinqi believed that it might not be possible to recruit enough 6000 people, because in the people's concept of this era, "good iron cannot be hammered, and good men cannot be soldiers."

Looking at the new recruits lining up to enter the camp, Liu Xinqi wondered: "Why are there so many people applying? This kind of military-civilian ratio basically empties the young and strong labor force in the Xinghan League."

"Because everyone wants to protect the good life now." Jiao Rui, standing next to Liu Xinqi, replied.

"Yes, in less than a year, we have basically solved the problem of the elderly and the weak starving to death in winter in Penglai County. Good times are within reach, and of course everyone wants to hold on to them." Liu Lizhen continued.

Liu Xinqi understood what they meant, and there was a saying in later generations: "The eyes of the people are sharp." The Xinghan League was really doing practical things, and the people naturally saw it and recognized it in their hearts.The smooth recruitment of new recruits this time is also the result of all the previous actions of the Xinghan Alliance.

"With so many people entering the new military camp, do you have enough instructors in the new military camp?" Liu Xinqi asked Liu Lizhen. The new military camp is under the management of the Military Management Department. Only after the recruits pass the training and enter the formal army will they be handed over to the Army Department and the Navy Department. manage.

"It is indeed not enough, but Liu Xin'ang and Gao Yuan have agreed to send people to support me. After this batch of new soldiers have been trained, I believe that no more new soldiers will be recruited for a while, so there is no need to increase the training of the new camp immediately. When officers and soldiers retire in the future, I will then choose teachers from among them to expand the manpower of the new barracks." Liu Lizhen replied.

"Okay, the current number of troops has indeed reached the limit of the Xinghan League's financial support. Any more will affect the normal development of the Xinghan League's economy."

After Liu Xinqi finished speaking, he also began to enter the camp. He would give the first lesson to the new recruits, letting them know who the leader of the Xinghan League was and who they would be loyal to in the future.

……

On October [-], Liu Xinqi was reviewing the "Basic Law of the Xinghan League" with Lu Ren in the government compound, and discussed the rights and obligations of officials.

"According to your statement, officials need to abide by the "Xinghan League Administrative Law" more than ordinary people. Doesn't that mean they are more restricted than ordinary people?" Lu Ren asked confused.

"Because officials have power, and officials are also people, and people have selfish desires. Rights, rights! Having power means that you can make profits. Losing the power of supervision is like a rudderless ship; selfish desires that lose control will It's like a flood that bursts a dike. The Xinghan League gives officials rights so that they can use their power to benefit the people instead of seeking their own benefit. Therefore, officials must control the power in their hands and not be controlled by it. If Those who cannot control the power in their hands are like wild horses that run loose. Wherever the horses' hooves trample, the people will inevitably suffer. In order for officials to not dare to make mistakes, there must be a cage standing there. The cage is the rule, and the "Xinghan League Administrative Law" is The cage I prepared for Xinghan League officials." Liu Xinqi explained.

"I understand, so there is also a "Xinghan Allied Military Law" to restrict soldiers, because the force in the hands of soldiers is also a kind of right." Lu Ren made a side trip.

"That's the truth."

"Then some clauses in the "Xinghan League Administrative Law" that I formulated before are too loose and need to be revised." Lu Ren said.

"I have read it. My suggestions for changes have been marked with a red pen. You can go back and collect opinions from other people and formulate these three laws as soon as possible. This is the most urgent need at the moment. I listened to the report. Before The corrupt practices of the officials you recruited have been repeatedly banned, but your inspectorate has not adopted more severe punishment measures. I think this is also because you have no basis to rely on and no backbone. In addition to revising the three laws as soon as possible after you return, you also need to bring the court to justice as soon as possible. Recommend candidates for the directors of the four departments of Prison, Prison, Superintendent, and Supervision to me, so I can free you up as soon as possible." Liu Xinqi explained.

"Okay." Luzhin responded.

(End of this chapter)