Chapter 42 It is impossible to achieve military exploits like that of Jianguo and Jingnan forever
Chapter 42 It is impossible to achieve military exploits like Jianguo and Jingnan forever (please vote)
"Righteousness is not just chivalry, but also a principle and thought."
"I understand, just like Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, Yue Fei, Yue Wumu, and the sage you mentioned, Mo Zhai, the leader of the Mohist family, they all regard righteousness as the criterion of life."
"As expected of General Zhou Yuji, that's what I mean~"
Zhu Youzheng was explaining the "Essence of Mohism" to Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji and 20 Southern Army giants. Of course, there is not much in it that is original to the pre-Qin period, but it feels real to these warriors.
Sun Yingyuan and Zhou Yuji.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the two of them and saw that Sun Yingyuan's hands and feet were very long, and his legs were very powerful when walking. At first glance, he was proficient in riding skills.
Zhou Yuji has a stocky face, a figure similar to that of Guan Yunchang, tall and straight with a beautiful beard. Anyone who meets him will secretly lament his majesty.
"Just now General Zhou Yuji said that the important thing in life is, in fact, the organization in the military should also be based on a kind of righteousness. This is why I established the giant system to promote learning and organization."
Everyone seems to understand, but they don’t seem to understand anything.
"Let me ask you a question, why are most of the soldiers in each dynasty initially composed of good family members, but later on they gradually turn into rogues?"
Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji and others were shocked. This question was too real.
The Ming Dynasty is a vivid example. Although the soldiers of the early Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang were mainly half soldiers and half farmers, they had high morale, well-trained and internal unity. In the next thirty years, the guardsmen were able to mobilize a large number of good families.
Disciple soldiers.
But behind...
"Because of the poor treatment, Liangjiazi went to do other things." A big man from Zhejiang Army took the lead and said.
"Being a soldier was too hard. They were exploited in various ways. Many people in the guardhouse fled."
"We were exploited at every level, the military officials beat and scolded the soldiers, and they didn't treat us as human beings..."
Everyone saw that the prince listened attentively, and there was no official airs in the previous chat, so they immediately felt close to each other. With the feeling of closeness, they started talking. These giants are worthy of being people with prestige among the soldiers.
Everyone held a grievance meeting.
Zhu Youxiao saw that everyone was talking a lot, but Sun Yingyuan, the left guard of Tengxiang, did not speak and seemed to be thinking deeply.
"Sun Juzi, what do you think?"
Sun Yingyuan clasped his fists and replied: "Your Highness, I can't tell you my opinion. I just feel that everyone has some sense, but I don't seem to be asking your question."
Yo~
Zhu Youxiao raised his eyebrows and motioned for him to continue.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince's question is why there were so many good families at the beginning of each dynasty, but then there were fewer of them. Everyone talks about the reason for the decrease, but they don't explain why there were so many at the beginning of the dynasty."
Yes!
Everyone quickly thought about this, feeling that even in the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were beatings, scoldings, and exploitation, but the atmosphere should be much better, right?
"It should be that the atmosphere was better at that time. Your Highness set up the tycoon to let us supervise military discipline, right?" said a female tycoon with scars from swords and arrows on her face among the white-pole soldiers in Shizhu.
"That's right~" Zhu Youxiao nodded: "The giant system was originally established for this purpose, plus the supervision of military officials and generals."
He suddenly changed the topic and said: "Then let me ask you, after the founding of every dynasty, military discipline deteriorated? After the founding of every dynasty, military discipline was better?"
As soon as this was said, everyone was stunned.
Zhou Yuji suddenly slapped his forehead: "No! It's really not the case. I like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The military discipline of Cao Wei was very bad before the founding of the country, and they even massacred the city. But later, when Zhuge attacked Chencang, Cao Wei's military discipline was not bad."
After hearing this, everyone thought that this was the case, but would the Three Congresses be a special case?
"Baoyuan is bad from beginning to end, but it is particularly strong at the front."
"The military discipline of the Qin Dynasty is not bad, but in the future, prisoners will have to be recruited into the army. Normally, it is impossible that there will not be enough good family members..."
Although we may not all be literate, the old men have been in the military for so many years and they just like to talk about wars in ancient and modern times.
Just by talking to me, you will find that military discipline is only one of the influencing factors, but it is not the fundamental difference between before the founding of the People's Republic of China and after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
"Your Highness, can you tell me why? I will lose my hair and beard no matter how much I think about it. It's okay to lose my hair, but I won't be able to sleep if my beard falls." Zhou Yuji scratched his head and carefully protected his beautiful beard.
Others were also looking at him expectantly, but he glanced at Sun Yingyuan and said with a smile: "I feel like Sun Juzi has thought of it. Sun Yingyuan, you can just say it."
Sun Yingyuan thought for a while and said slowly: "At the founding of the People's Republic of China, everyone had no other choice. Moreover, they could conquer the world and dominate the world. At least they could change their fate by making meritorious service. But now, fighting is all about eating a living, making meritorious deeds, and changing their destiny against fate.
Too little..."
"That's right!"
Zhu Youxiao took the words and said loudly: "Because we gave enough to the soldiers before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, what we give now is too little!
The Ming Dynasty cannot always be like the founding and peace of the country. The martial arts will inevitably decline, the soldiers' military exploits will inevitably decrease, and there will be less for the soldiers!"
The founding of the country and Jingnan gave the soldiers a lifetime of status and glory.
But where can I find it now?
Qi Jiguang is really powerful, and Liu Wei also has great achievements in battle, which is almost the upper limit of military generals.
What did they get?
The Qi Jiajun who were trained by the former were surrounded and killed by their own people in the name of maliciously asking for wages, while the latter was guilty of meritorious service and died alone in the battle.
This is the result of military commanders' training, combat and the ultimate limit of their bravery.
Zhu Youxiao did not need to be shy when discussing with the giants: "The Ming Dynasty now gives too little to the soldiers. Naturally, the soldiers and warriors will be selfish and alienated. If a good man can't be a soldier, then he should not be a soldier."
Yes!
"There are too many other choices in life, unlike when we founded the country and had to fight to survive." A tycoon in the Zhejiang Army who looked to be in his 50s said with a heavy face.
"The wars fought at the founding of the People's Republic of China and the wars fought later are very different in terms of motivation, military exploits, and benefits."
"Even the elites of Jiubian want to chop off the enemy's heads in exchange for money, instead of really thinking about how to train troops."
Zhu Youxiao concluded: "No matter which dynasty, when the country was founded, most people followed the war. The first was to survive, and the second was to make meritorious service. The soldiers wanted to settle down, and the generals wanted to rule the world together.
If this is not changed, a strong army will still be an isolated example, and a strong army will become a flash in the pan. When war breaks out and separate regimes, of course there will be a strong army for survival and military success, but it is not the whole, it is better than nothing."
Zhu Youxiao summarized one of the fundamental reasons why the military strength of ancient countries weakened from the beginning to the establishment.
This reason does not only involve large dynasties, but also countries that have only survived for a few decades.
Zhou Yuji and others were deeply shocked. This question is not easy to think of, but it feels very real when they think about it.
Everyone wants to share more. The cake was so big during the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Rebellion, but how small it is now!
"Then do we have to keep exploring and let the soldiers get more?" asked a big man in the white pole soldiers.