After two days of recuperation at home, Wang Ding did not go to the Yamen.
He went to Gao Shun first.
"Ji An, how come you have time to come here today?" Gao Shun is basically in the military camp and will never leave the military camp unless something happens.
Wang Dingdao: "Brother Boping, I am now the captain of the eastern school of Chang'an."
Gao Shundao: "This is worthy of celebration. Let's have a drink with Ji An tonight."
Wang Dingdao: "I originally wanted to do something for the people of Chang'an City to protect them from bullies, but the soldiers in my hands are all bullies who are afraid of the strong."
Wang Ding didn't feel any shame in being beaten, so he told Gao Shun everything from when he took office to when he was beaten up by Xiliang soldiers two days ago.
Gao Shun said: "I have been in this military camp, but I didn't know that something like this happened. I should have killed those people that day."
Wang Dingdao: "Brother beat Xiliang soldiers last time, will he be punished later?"
Gao Shun shook his head and said: "It's strange that no one has ever asked me, let alone been accused."
He was also surprised that after waiting for a few days, Gao Shun forgot about the matter. He focused on the army and trained with hundreds of forbidden troops under his command every day.
Wang Dingdao: "My younger brother came today to ask my elder brother for advice on how to run an army."
Wang Ding still didn't understand. It was clear that the twenty soldiers under his opponent were already very good. Why did these people stand by and watch when it was time to contribute? They just stood aside and watched the show, watching helplessly as their Shangguan was killed by Xiliang soldiers.
Beating.
For the same behavior, Zhang Yu and Chen Shan were loyal to him and tried their best to stand in front of him when they were beaten.
Gao Shundao: "After listening to what my wise brother said, I already understood that although my wise brother was virtuous in running the army, he lacked authority. The soldiers under my wise brother were grateful for my kindness in their hearts, but they were not afraid of my might.
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"One of the simplest principles of running an army is that there are rewards and punishments. A good brother will only be rewarded but not punished. On weekdays, it seems that they all respect their good brothers, but when something happens, they all shrink back."<
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Wang Dingdao: "I understand now."
Wang Ding was just an ordinary person before. He had read a few books at most, and people today have completely different ideas from those of future generations.
What Wang Ding thinks of is just a way to win people's hearts.
In the legal society of later generations, it is enough to buy people's hearts in ordinary times. When trouble occurs, those who have received benefits are also willing to raise their flags and cry out.
But in this era, if you want to do it with real swords and guns, simply buying people's hearts is no longer enough.
You also need to be powerful and convince the people under your command to obey orders.
Gao Shun is only a captain in the Forbidden Army now, but every one of the hundreds of Forbidden Army under him are convinced by him and are willing to charge into battle for Gao Shun.
At that moment, Gao Shun shared his experience in running the army with Wang Ding.
However, time was limited, so Gao Shun just said a few words.
When Wang Ding combined the theories he read in later books, he gained quite a lot.
If your thoughts are different, your behavior will be different, and the methods you need will be different.
The theories of later generations are not completely unusable, but it is difficult to copy them indiscriminately. Appropriate changes and adjustments must be made according to local conditions and the times.
"Brother Xian, how do you want to punish those soldiers when you get back?" Gao Shun asked.
Wang Dingdao: "Since those people are unbearable, then I will recruit a new group of new people and start training from scratch."
Gao Shundao: "That's fine."
When Wang Ding returned to his yamen, he called the twenty soldiers under his command.
"Congratulations, Captain, for your recovery." Someone with a thicker skin stepped forward to congratulate Wang Ding, as if he was not present when Wang Ding was beaten two days ago.
There were also a few people who still had a little shame on their faces. They didn’t know what to say when facing Wang Ding and stood on the side indifferently.
Wang Ding said: "Let's divide this money among you."
The twenty people looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what Wang Ding meant. For a while, no one dared to step forward to take the money.
Wang Ding waited for a while and said: "What? You don't want it, so I'll put it away."
Someone saw Wang Ding's gentle expression, but after all he was reluctant to part with the copper coins, and shouted: "Thank you for the reward, sir."
There was one person who came forward, and the others followed suit and took their share, each of them only half-heartedly.
After everyone had divided the copper coins, Wang Ding said: "You have already taken the money. Let's leave today. There is no need to report to the Yamen in the future."
"My lord."
Those who reacted quickly already understood what Wang Ding meant, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "The villain realizes his mistake. I beg you to have mercy and don't drive the villain away."
"Sir, I don't need this money anymore. I beg your mercy."
Wang Ding said: "Let's all go, so we can get together and part ways. I'll give you copper coins, so that we can get acquainted and don't let me use a stick."
These people begged for a while, but when they saw the young man Wang Ding, they showed no mercy and had no choice but to leave with the copper coins.
Twenty soldiers left the Yamen. Some were silent, some scolded Wang Ding for being ignorant, and some were ashamed.
But Wang Ding doesn't care about these.
These soldiers were already old, and they had previously only served Wang Ding as a young master. They followed Wang Ding's wishes, curried favor with Wang Ding, and gained some benefits from Wang Ding.
After driving away the twenty soldiers, Wang Ding, the captain of the eastern Chang'an school, became a polished commander.
If you want to deduct money from the imperial court to recruit people, you will definitely not be able to get money and food.
However, as a wealthy family, the Wang family has a lot of money.
Wang Ding used his own money to recruit fifty young men in the city.
As long as they are twenty to thirty years old and strong.
Give one stone of food every month, plus a certain amount of money.
With such good conditions, there is no need to worry about recruiting people.
This time Wang Ding became more experienced and no longer led them to eat and drink.
I just take them to practice every day, but it’s just a meal.
First set the disciplines to be followed. Anyone who violates them will be punished according to the disciplines.
In another half month, Wang Ding drove away ten of the fifty people originally recruited, leaving only forty people.
Wang Ding divided the remaining people into two teams and let Zhang Yu and Chen Shan manage them respectively.
The two teams practiced according to the schedule he set, and competed again every half month. The winning team was rewarded with money, and the losing team received double the training.
During the battlefield fighting and military formation drills, Wang Ding still had to ask Gao Shun for advice.
The current training content is mainly aimed at their physical fitness and formation.
This is relatively simple. I do long-distance running and weight-bearing training every day, and I’m also getting some equipment like horizontal and parallel bars.
There is also the goose step. After Wang Ding demonstrated it several times in person, he quickly mastered it.
Wang Ding himself will also train every day.
He doesn't want to be beaten without the strength to fight back next time.
With Wang Ding leading by example, this newly recruited team is relatively easy to lead and is making rapid progress.
They were all recruited by Wang Ding personally. Even though Wang Ding was the youngest, no one looked down upon Wang Ding.