Zhang Shicheng focused his attention on Zhao Junyong, and Lao Zhu took Liuhe lightly. After careful consideration, he asked Feng Guoyong to stay in Liuhe to guard.
The reason why he was chosen was that Feng Guoyong was experienced in both civil and military affairs, was mature and prudent, and had considerable experience in defending the city and managing the people.
Before returning to Chuzhou, Lao Zhu talked with Feng Guoyong all night, covering all aspects of the matter. Then he told Feng Guoyong that Zhang Ximeng would be arranged to come over soon to assist him in implementing the land grant.
Feng Guoyong was overjoyed and finally took some reassurance.
In this way, Lao Zhu returned victorious and made a successful triumphant return.
It's just that the generals following Zhu Yuanzhang all had grim faces and no smiles at all...especially Guo Ying and the others, who wanted to cry without tears.
How old are they? Do they still want to go to school?
Will this work?
Moreover, in order to study, Zhu Yuanzhang got up early and went to bed late every day, without even having time to rest. Everyone saw this and asked them to study hard like this. It would be better to kill them.
However, Lao Zhu didn't want to hear it at all. On the contrary, he felt that his generals must learn to read and write, otherwise they would suffer a loss and there was no room for negotiation.
"Study and be sensible. This is to teach you to be a smart person and not to be a fool all the time! It's like I'm harming you! Take me for example, I studied with my husband, I know a lot of words, and I can understand ancient Chinese.
You can also write orders and draft official documents... You will all be in charge in the future, but you don't even know the words, which makes people laugh out loud. Especially you!"
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Guo Ying and sneered: "Sir, I said that you are good at investigating and very alert. You are a talent. I plan to let you be responsible for spying on information and understanding the military situation... Think about it, how big a deal this is.
?You are illiterate, how do you deal with those civil servants and powerful people? How do you convey the message? You are asked to be our eyes and ears, but you are illiterate, aren't you blind or deaf?"
Guo Ying was shocked. His surprise came from two aspects. The uprising actually wanted him to be responsible for spying on military intelligence. This was a big deal.
So far, in fact, most warlords do not have professional intelligence awareness. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing the enemy means getting some information from merchants, or when a war is approaching, sending soldiers in disguise to inquire about information, and dispatching scouts to explore the military situation.
That's all.
Zhang Ximeng's vision was far beyond that of his contemporaries. He felt that at least two things must be grasped... The first is to establish a specialized organization, including all upper-level personnel.
Zhu Yuanzhang was the first to bear the brunt, and Zhang Ximeng was naturally among them.
Guo Zixing was arrested and the lessons learned are not far away. Peng Da also died in a daze. What if someone sends an assassin?
Although Lao Zhu has a halo around him, it does not mean that this halo can shine on other people.
In addition, there is another mission, which is to explore the military situation and understand the trends of all parties.
Internal protection, external investigation!
This is the core mission of the intelligence community.
In other words, Zhang Ximeng wants to create Jin Yiwei in advance, and it will be a super enhanced version of Jin Yiwei.
As for who can be the leader of Jinyiwei?
Zhang Ximeng chose Guo Ying, who had made outstanding contributions to supervising Luo Guanzhong. However, at this moment, Guo Ying was still a little gangster and could not support a huge intelligence agency.
After all, it’s still the same sentence, you have to learn!
This has been the case since Lao Zhu!
Therefore, after Lao Zhu returned to Chuzhou, he did not even celebrate, but selected 120 people from his subordinates as the first batch of students.
The maximum age of these 120 people is no more than 25 years old. Those who can read and read are given priority. Those who have made meritorious service in previous battles, who are clever, smart and studious are all selected.
There is no doubt that if these people can pass the study, whether they enter the military or serve in local areas, Lao Zhu's control ability will reach a new height.
And there were more than 100 people at once, which was an astonishing number.
Li Shanchang can only win over a few people at a time, but it is impossible for him to find hundreds of talents. Therefore, as long as large-scale training of talents is achieved, the formation of cliques for personal gain, and bullying and concealment will be greatly reduced.
A stable supply of talent can also help Lao Zhu control new territories and establish a new order as soon as possible.
This is like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger and becoming more and more unstoppable!
"Sir, we are here today thanks to his strategizing!" Lao Zhu said to Zhang Ximeng from the bottom of his heart. If Zhang Ximeng hadn't taught him to study and given him so many suggestions, he would never have thought of running a school or cultivating talents on his own.
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In that case, we would have to rely on existing scholars and even use old officials from the Yuan Dynasty.
They are obviously the group of people he hates the most, but he still wants to hold them as a treasure in the palm of his hand, Corporal Li Xian... Thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang, he scratches his head. If that is the case, according to his temper, sooner or later he will be killed and blood will flow.
"My lord has a life-saving grace for me, and I can only do my best to save my life. I think that talents are cultivated, but if you can't teach the right things, you may end up making wedding clothes for others. My lord, you must be careful!"
Zhu Yuanzhang cheered up and asked, "How do you say this?"
"My lord, have you heard that there is a beauty like jade in the book, and there is a beauty like jade in the book?"
Lao Zhu thought for a while, squinted his eyes, and said with a proud smile: "We have read this before. It is a poem, written by Song Zhenzong, right?"
"What my lord said is absolutely true, but I don't know if my lord wants all his subordinates to be such scholars?"
Lao Zhu couldn't help but think seriously, "Hey, so to put it this way, doesn't it just make scholars greedy for money and lustful people? Can this greedy and lusty person become an official and benefit one party?"
Zhang Ximeng clapped his hands and praised, "My lord has hit the mark. It took three hundred years to raise scholars in the two Song dynasties, and it cost countless national and people's money. In the end, there was only one Wen Tianxiang... My lord can be kind to scholars, but he cannot be indulgent. This time to run a school, it is
Running a school for my lord is not about recruiting disciples for Confucius and Mencius. It is for my lord to think more about what these students should remember and what they should think about."
When Zhang Ximeng said this, he naturally stopped. He did have a way, but as a counselor, he could only stop at the point. He couldn't do everything for Lao Zhu, not to mention that there were some things that Lao Zhu was much better than him.
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Zhang Ximeng has a very good grasp on the right to advance and retreat.
But Zhang Ximeng soon regretted it, and he almost hurt himself.
At the opening ceremony, one hundred and twenty students stood neatly. Li Shanchang, Zhang Ximeng, Song Yuangao and other literati were preparatory teachers and had a seat.
Soon, Lao Zhu stood on the stage, scanned the audience, and then said: "Today is a good day. We see you guys standing here, a little tired, so I will prepare something for you... bring it up!"
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After giving the order, someone was carrying a tray with bowls inside, and the bowls were still steaming.
Is it food?
The boss really felt sorry for me.
But as it got closer and closer, everyone actually smelled a rancid smell... What the hell is this?
Where is the snack that tastes like this?
When students one after another took over the small bowls, their faces changed color like the light green soup inside... A stream of heat surged up from the stomach, almost vomiting it out!
Pearl Jade White Jade Soup!
As expected of you!
When this thing was brought to Li Shanchang and Zhang Ximeng's eyes, both of them looked unnatural. Especially Zhang Ximeng, he just wanted to give himself a slap in the face.
Even if you want these students to regain their original intentions and not forget their roots, you can't scare them with such terrifying things!
What if I eat it to death?
Zhang Ximeng's hands were trembling... Fortunately, Lao Zhu glanced at them and said calmly: "These gentlemen are teachers. They respect teachers and teach them. We will serve them lotus seed soup later."
Finally someone came over and took the bowl away.
Zhang Ximeng and Li Shanchang, as if they had been pardoned, quickly handed over the bowls, as if they were surviving a disaster.
Lao Zhu definitely did it on purpose, just to let them experience the feeling of being tied up.
Zhu Yuanzhang also had a bowl himself. He looked at the big guys and suddenly laughed, "This thing is not good, it's just rotten vegetable leaves, mushy rice grains, and rancid tofu... It's naturally a lie to say it's delicious.
.But back then, when we went to Chuzhou begging for food, we got help from two beggars. After drinking several bowls of it, we immediately came back to life."
"Today I prepared this bowl of soup for you, not to tease you, but to make you understand one thing. I can't give you Yan Ruyu, a golden house... We are from a poor background. If two years ago,
If we can drink such a bowl of soup, we won’t join the Red Scarf! We won’t do this stupid thing!”
"You will all be our officials from now on, and you will help us govern the people! We want you to remember that the people don't ask for much, and even if they have such a bowl of rancid soup, they will not rebel! Yuan Ting did it
It’s too much, those corrupt officials have gone too far! We hope you will remember this bowl of soup, remember this taste, learn to be an official in the future, and don’t feed the last bit of your conscience to the dogs!”
After saying that, Lao Zhu raised his bowl and drank it all in one gulp!
The smell was really unpleasant, but Lao Zhu stared and suppressed it.
Looking at other students, what else can be said?
The superiors have already drank, how dare you not drink?
Pour it into your belly!
Whether he lives or dies depends on God's will.
Please bless me!
I saw this group of people resisting the urge to gag and drank it down one after another. Some people's cheeks were bulging like frogs and they didn't dare to vomit. They could only press down with their will... Zhang Ximeng saw it and was all
Feel bad for them.
It's just that this immoral tradition has been preserved. In the future, every new student who enrolls will receive such a special bowl of "entrance soup."