Zhao Kuo finally understood. As the aura of heaven and earth became more active, the gap between miscellaneous soldiers and elites became wider and wider. In the past, when miscellaneous soldiers encountered elites, they could barely fight, but now there might be fifty
A scene where Mando cannot defeat fifty thousand.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo stood up and said:
"My king plans to select soldiers nationwide and conduct rigorous military training. These soldiers do not need to farm, they only need to be responsible for training and fighting. The government will distribute food and salary every month. The higher the level, the more food and salary will be paid. After performing meritorious service on the battlefield,
There are additional rewards.”
The main military system of Zhao State is the conscription system, and all citizens are soldiers. All adult men must perform military service and are recruited by the state to participate in training and war, and cannot refuse.
The advantage of the conscription system is that there is a sufficient supply of soldiers. As long as the country's people are not dead, there will be soldiers.
The disadvantage is that the soldiers have poor combat effectiveness and low motivation. Defensive battles are okay, but when they attack other countries or siege cities, once they are frustrated, they don't want to fight and want to go home and farm.
After all, if you lose the battle and lose blood, if you win the battle, the rewards are not as much as farming, and you may not even be able to get them. Who would want to fight?
Only by allowing soldiers' income to come from combat rather than from farmland can everyone's enthusiasm be mobilized. Only by allowing soldiers to be completely out of work and participate in rigorous military training every day can combat effectiveness be truly improved.
The gap in combat effectiveness between non-professional soldiers and professional soldiers is very large. Comparing the strength of the Zhao army, the Yan army, and the Qi army, you will know how obvious the gap is.
Moreover, Zhao Jun is not a real professional soldier, he just fights on the battlefield every day and gains experience. If he undergoes systematic training, his 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 State currently has a total of 40,000 off-duty soldiers, including 5,000 Zhao Feiqi and 10,000 reserve corps. There are 3,000 personal guards and 7,000 reserve corps.
In addition, there are still 50,000 troops stationed in northern Xinjiang from Yunzhong to Daijun, but only 15,000 are paid and paid. The remaining 30,000 or so are strong men recruited from the three northern counties. They take turns to garrison every year, and they have to do it themselves.
It was very hard work with horses and armor and no military pay.
Soldiers from other cities and passes were also recruited from nearby counties and cities in turn, and all those who were registered were required to participate.
If Zhao wanted to stabilize its hegemony and even capture cities and territories, the 40,000 main army was far from enough.
"How many troops does the king plan to increase?" Zhao Sheng asked.
After the autumn harvest, Zhao Sheng returned to Handan from Shangdang.
When he left Shangdang, the people came over after hearing the news and said goodbye with tears. There was a pavilion ten miles long and a sea of people.
Everyone either gave Zhao Sheng red dates that had just been picked at home to taste, or stuffed ripe persimmons from the courtyard into Zhao Sheng's arms. Some people put freshly beaten corn on Zhao Sheng's car, telling him that it belonged to the party.
Taste, as long as you eat these corns after arriving in Handan, you will think of Shangdang, and the people of Shangdang will always remember Xian Gongzi Sheng.
"Sheng will always remember you all." Zhao Sheng bowed and saluted, gritted his teeth, turned around and boarded the chariot, the sound of crying from behind was loud...
This shocking scene was something he had never experienced as a young master of the Zhao Kingdom.
In the past, the young master who was only interested in fame became a virtuous young master who was loved by the people...
"Fifty thousand." Zhao Kuo said.
If we add another 50,000, that will be a total of 90,000 soldiers who are completely out of work and need to be supported by Zhao Guo.
The Wei State could afford to support 50,000 Wei soldiers back then. With the current strength of the Zhao State, it is more than enough to support 90,000 retired soldiers.
After the autumn harvest, Zhao Kuo immediately ordered various places to start planting winter wheat. In the past, because wheat did not taste very good, only commoners would eat it, and nobles rarely ate it, so the planting area was not very wide.
However, with the emergence of steamed buns, noodles and other pasta, as well as the spread of stone mills and sieves across the country, pasta began to appear on the tables of nobles. The price of wheat continued to rise, and there was a faint tendency to compete with corn and rice.
.
Zhao Kuo took the opportunity to sell the wheat he had hoarded and made a huge profit.
Then, winter wheat spread throughout the country.
Farmers have also cultivated improved seeds, and Xu Qingtian is using his talent to shorten the growth cycle of millet, striving to obtain enough seeds before next summer's plowing so that all people can grow high-yielding millet.
Moreover, as Zhao's water conservancy facilities continue to improve and there are more and more farmlands, Zhao's grain output will also become higher and higher.
However, Zhao Kuo only recruited 50,000 soldiers because construction was still going on in various parts of the country, roads needed to be built, and wasteland needed to be reclaimed, all of which required food.
Wei Wuji and Lin Xiangru looked 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 distributed. The remaining food will not be a problem even if it lasts until the end of next year, let alone
There is winter wheat and spring plowing.”
"In that case." Zhao Kuo looked at Yan Ju, "Starting from tomorrow, Zhao Feiqi will go to all parts of the country to post notices recruiting soldiers. After all the winter wheat is planted, recruitment will begin in various places and the selection will be unified."
"No." Everyone said with fists in their hands.
Yan Ju was a little helpless. Since the end of the war, Zhao Feiqi, the dignified First Legion of Zhao State, has completely become an errand boy. As long as orders are issued to all parts of the country, Zhao Kuo likes to let Zhao Feiqi deliver them.
There was no way, who made Zhao Feiqi run so fast? It originally took more than half a month to deliver the orders to various places, but Zhao Feiqi delivered them to every corner of the Zhao Kingdom in less than five days. He was even more effective than the messengers.
"If nothing happens, let's go back first." Zhao Kuo waved his hand and said, "I hope you, Lord Wu (Lian Po) and General Pang Nuan will stay here."
"promise."
Everyone bowed and bowed, and left the hall in twos and threes.
"Sit." Zhao Kuo pointed to the seat closest to him and said, asking the three of them to sit closer to him.
The three of them cupped their hands, stood up and sat in front of Zhao Kuo.
"I hope you have recently studied the training methods of Wei soldiers and strong crossbowmen. How is your research going?" Zhao Kuo asked with a smile.
These are Wei soldiers and Korean crossbowmen, the legions that once dominated the world. It would be false to say that they are not jealous.
Even though he knew that the training would not work out, Zhao Kuo still had some expectations in his heart, hoping that a miracle would happen.
Not only Zhao Kuo, but all the generals of the Zhao State are very envious. Not only can they learn everything, but even a little bit of Wu Qi's essence will benefit them a lot.
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Le Yi shook his head, "Although the general has learned a lot, he still can't restore the Wei soldiers and powerful crossbowmen. Each army soul legion is unique. Even if the general trains according to the method, he can only achieve the best results at most.
Even the current level of Wei Wuzu."
Zhao Kuo sighed, but he was not very disappointed, after all, he had no hope in the first place.