In the blink of an eye, most of Jiangnan was in chaos...
It was rare that the powerful local gentry forces under the rule of Wu Hou Leihu, who had always been at odds with him, actually sent a few well-spoken representatives to persuade Leihu to join him in rebelling.
"My military strength is enough to sweep across the south of the Yangtze River. Will the heroes of the south of the Yangtze River be led by me?"
This is naturally impossible!
What else is there to say?
Lei Hu waved his hand, and the guards around him turned away coldly.
Seeing the representatives of the noble clans leaving in embarrassment and unwillingness, Lei Hu sneered: "You really don't know how to live or die, and you actually decided to blame me!"
A bunch of guys with ulterior motives wanted to drag him into trouble, but they didn't even bother to see if they were capable enough.
"Go ahead and tell me to keep an eye on all the generals below. If any of the nobles under my jurisdiction cause trouble, I will cause trouble for them!"
He turned back and ordered to the guards around him: "Also, I would like to remind you again that without my order, the garrison troops in various places are not allowed to act rashly. If there is an accident, I will not mind killing a few people to enforce military law!"
The guard quickly memorized it with a charcoal pen while reciting it repeatedly. After letting Lei Hu check that there were no errors or omissions, he hurriedly sent it to the secretariat of the Hou Mansion for archiving, and then sent it to the garrison generals everywhere as quickly as possible.
It is said that after more than two years of surprise literacy education, the more than 50,000 soldiers of Leihu Division have basically escaped from illiteracy and become literate people.
Of course, they are just literate people. Although there are still various reading cram schools in the army, and Lei Hu has collected a large number of various schools of thought and Confucian classics for the men in the army to study, there are not many guys who are willing to further their studies.
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Lei Hu originally wanted to start a free education model for all in the territory, but he was stopped by his master Qingxu as soon as he proposed it.
It is not that Qingxu is old-fashioned and conservative, unwilling to let ordinary people in the territory receive knowledge education and improve the talent rate in the territory, but if free education is fully implemented, it will stimulate the family members too much, and maybe the territory will be in trouble in the future.
When there is no day of peace, it is better to take things slowly.
What do wealthy families rely on to ensure their status and strength?
Monopolizing knowledge and land is the fundamental interest of a powerful family. Once someone touches it, the consequences are unpredictable.
Lei Hu's land policy has greatly offended the interests of wealthy families.
Fortunately, in the Marquis of Wu, the Leihu family was the dominant one, and they did not exterminate Wang Mang, the master who traveled through time and space, to nationalize everything. They did not touch the land of powerful local gentry. In addition, the aristocratic families in the south were not very powerful, so there was no trouble.
But even so, there were still quite a few powerful noblemen who secretly scolded Wu Hou for his nonsense, but they just didn't dare to show their traces openly.
If Lei Hu continues to stimulate the local gentry and launches a comprehensive universal education model, he may have long ago aroused the collective hatred of the entire southern gentry class. Even the Lingnan Song Dynasty clan will come forward to confront Lei Hu, and it may even cause a trigger that will spread to the entire territory.
of chaos and war.
For Leihu, who urgently needs time to quietly farm and lay a solid foundation, if such a situation really occurs, the development momentum of the territory will be directly interrupted, and there may even be a regression.
This is what Lei Hu doesn’t want to see!
In view of the serious consequences, Lei Hu thought that his strength at this time was not enough to coerce the entire south, so he had to temporarily give up the model of starting comprehensive education.
However, literacy in the military has always been insisted on, and after local people join the "Production and Construction Corps", they will also receive a certain degree of literacy education. It is just pure literacy. Although it is still criticized by the gentry, it is still within the scope of what they can tolerate.
Inside.
Of course, Lei Hu will not do nothing. Since it is impossible to comprehensively promote education, he will carry out short-term advanced training courses through military camps in various places. At the same time, the Taoist ancestors and Taoist temples in various places also shoulder part of the school functions and recruit many in-service students.
In literacy education, outstanding male and female children are carefully trained as outer disciples, and they are taught relatively systematic and comprehensive cultural knowledge compiled by Lei Hu.
Fortunately, although the nobles kept a close eye on the Marquis Mansion, they did not have much objection to the expansion of the religious sect's strength. Instead, they actively contributed money and support. This allowed Lei Hu to save the country in a curved way and have several ways to cultivate talents.
Mechanism to prevent talent shortages or shortages.
As long as the guards around him are not only the best in the army, they must also be literate and have shorthand skills, so they are barely qualified.
After half a year to one year of experience with Lei Hu, they will be put into the army as grassroots officers. They are considered a kind of alternative 'emperor's disciples' and serve as Lei Hu's close and direct descendants in controlling the army.
Not only that, the "Suiying Martial Arts" in the military has always existed, but the scale varies. It is also a place where the guards around him often go to further their studies. It is also one of the ways for Lei Hu to train his officers and confidants. It is just that the "Suiying Martial Arts"
Martial arts is only open to military officers, but outsiders are not eligible to join.
This is also the main reason why Lei Hu has a tight control over his army, making it impossible for the outside nobles to win over and disintegrate. It is also the cornerstone of the stability and tranquility of the territory.
There is no way around it. The population of Leihu Territory is insufficient. Even if he vigorously encourages the remaining people under his rule and even promulgates incentives, it will take at least ten years to double the population in the territory.
The population is not qualified enough to make up the population, or the population is not strong enough to make up the population. This is Leihu's policy and strategy to solve the problem of population shortage in the territory.
At present, Lei Hu has only popularized the superficial training method of Tiebushi martial arts, and the advanced training method of breathing and breathing has not been fully spread.
It’s not that he is reluctant to give up or cherishes it, but that to practice advanced martial arts, you need to have enough accumulation. Literary literacy is the most basic requirement. If you don’t have a certain amount of cultural literacy, you want to understand the further training of Iron Cloth Shirt.
The law is difficult.
When the strength of the territory increases further, he will gradually popularize the basic body-building methods of Neijiaquan and the foundation-building methods of internal strength training. If he does not have enough cultural literacy, can he learn it?
What Lei Hu wants is to popularize the people in the territory or the next generation in an all-round way, rather than to train one or two close masters. Naturally, it is impossible to teach a few disciples step by step, but it must be done by the young people in the territory.
Practice and understand on your own.
Not every teenager is suitable for practicing external skills like Iron Clothes. Some people have special physiques and are more suitable for practicing internal skills. As for the basic training method of internal boxing, it is also a very good foundation-building method and is also very useful for practicing internal skills.
By that time, if everyone in the entire territory is like a dragon and the physical fitness of all the people has improved to a higher level, it will not be a dream. Who would dare to take the initiative to provoke them?
Of course, that is a relatively long-term goal. For now, it is only hidden in Lei Hu's heart. Even Master Qingxu has not told it. That would be too shocking.
If the news were leaked in advance, the leader of Wuhou would probably be annihilated. Neither the Sui Dynasty nor the powerful families would allow such a terrifying force to appear in the south.
Just thinking about it is terrifying. If millions or even millions of people practice martial arts, how many third-rate, second-rate or even first-rate masters will emerge among them?
The population base is there, and Leihu has the support of the Holy Sect, and there is no shortage of various medium and high-level martial arts secrets. It is possible that the number of first-class masters in the Wuhou territory is worth the sum of all the first-class masters of the four major clans.
need more.
Even if such a situation actually occurs, just thinking about it will drive the four major clans completely crazy. At that time, various means will emerge in an endless stream against Wu Houling, and a fierce war may even break out. They will not give up until Wu Houling is completely destroyed.
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There is no doubt that aristocratic families will do anything to monopolize knowledge and power.
It's just that what Lei Hu is doing is relatively obscure at the moment, and it hasn't touched their bottom line yet, so they don't want to fall out with a top master like Lei Hu.
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War smoke broke out in the south, rebellions broke out in various places, and the Sui Dynasty's rebellion was quite rapid.
Yang Guang, the king of Jin who was in Yangzhou, rushed to Jiankang immediately and took over the command of the Sui army in the south. He did not rush to send troops to quell the rebellion. Instead, he guarded several important towns along the river very tightly, giving no chance to the rebels.
Take advantage of the opportunity.
At the same time, news came out from Guanzhong that Shi Wansui, a general of the Sui army who was also in the Shangzhu Kingdom, was ordered to go south to conquer the rebellion. He was already on his way south. Jin Wang Yang Guang didn't know what he was thinking, and he had no intention of overstepping his authority, so he stood still and watched.
Things are changing in the South.
But soon, the envoy of King Yang Guang of Jin arrived in Hucheng secretly and made a request to meet with Marquis Wu.
coming!
Lei Hu received the news and asked his master Qingxu Lao Dao to sit in the Qiantang Marquis Mansion. He personally led a thousand personal guards to inspect the place and rushed to Hucheng as quickly as possible to meet with the envoy sent by Jin Wang Yang Guang.
The envoy of the King of Jin was still an acquaintance, Yu Shiji, who had previously served in Nanchen.
"Does Marquis Wu want to rebel?"
After the meeting, Yu Shiji went straight to the point and asked him unceremoniously: "If the Marquis of Wu rebels, there will never be peace in the south!"
Damn it, these words make me sound like a great scourge that will never come to this world!
Lei Hu's answer was also very direct: "I will not do anything that is not beneficial. There is only such a small population in the south, so what if we take them all?"
Yu Shiji probed: "Wu Hou, do you want to just sit back and watch?"
"certainly!"
Lei Hu smiled and said: "Lord Yu may know that there are a lot of things going on in Wuhou's territory, and I really am not in the mood to care about anything else!"
"So good!"
Yu Shiji breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but put forward another opinion: "I wonder if Wu Hou can provide some food and grass supplies for the counter-rebellion army?"
He went to Yang Guang, the king of Jin, and stayed in Yangzhou. Naturally, he heard that Wu Hou had led a bumper grain harvest in the past two years. He remembered the king of Jin's instructions and couldn't help but tentatively mentioned it.
Seeing that Lei Hu did not show any displeasure, he felt happy and said anxiously: "The imperial court can purchase at the market price, and Marquis Wu will not be treated badly!"