Jia Ke was a little embarrassed after hearing what Chen Xi said, but the military training had to be carried out. After thinking about it, he just received tens of thousands of taels of silver this year, so he might as well make up for it. Otherwise, if the training is postponed to next year, what if the Tatars
Spring is coming, but what should we do?
After Jia Ke figured it out, he asked Chen Xidao: "If each soldier is provided with half a liter of food, do you think it is enough?"
Chen Xi calculated carefully and then said to Jia Ke: "Sir, half a liter of food for each soldier is enough. But if the ten thousand people are counted, it will cost fifty taels more every day. Our training is at least
It will take three months.”
Jia Ke interrupted him: "Based on one hundred days, that means I have to make up another five thousand taels, right?"
"Yes, your Excellency must pay for another five thousand taels of silver."
Jia Ke hesitated for a moment. Although he had some money now, he still had to give Wei Kun 200 taels of silver every month. Calculating this, he would have to pay 7,000 taels out of his own pocket this year. It would be a lie to say he didn't feel bad, but at this point
Sometimes, you have to grit your teeth and persevere.
Jia Ke then said to Chen Xi without hesitation: "Then each person will be given half a liter of food per day, and the money will come from me to make up for the food gap and ensure one hundred days of training."
At this time, Chen Xi's eyes shone with admiration. He had never seen chief officers make money, but he had never seen someone like Jia Ke, who spent his own money to train soldiers.
After Jia Ke gave instructions about the food, he said to Chen Xi: "Your task is still very heavy. The food problem has been solved, and there is also the problem of our armor. When can you hand over 20,000 pieces to me?"
Paper armor.”
Chen Xi didn't pay much attention to this matter and thought about it for a moment: "Sir, make 20,000 pieces of paper armor. I thought about it for a while. Before the master finishes training, I can make 10,000 pieces. The rest
Ten thousand pieces will take another three months. It will be completed around April next year."
Jia Ke was still very happy when he heard what he said. At least after the training, all the soldiers would be able to wear paper armor, and they would not have to be afraid even if they were attacked by the Tatars.
Seeing that the logistics had been arranged, Jia Ke said to the generals below: "You have all heard that I have tried my best to raise supplies for you. The rest is up to you. I want you for three months
Is it possible to train these 10,000 people to be the same as our original soldiers?"
The generals below shouted together: "Yes."
Jia Ke heard their neat answers and was very satisfied that these people had looked like modern soldiers, and at the same time they had also put their own stamp on them. Jia Ke was very satisfied with this phenomenon.
Jia Ke said: "In this case, let's separate the teams today, and everyone should take care of their own Qianhu. Don't make a mess during the official training tomorrow."
After Jia Ke said this, he looked up and down again, found Huang Baifeng in the crowd, and said to him: "It's up to you to deal with Huang Baifeng. You have to work harder today. We will organize them according to their dormitories."
Then put our two thousand soldiers in and let them serve as corps commanders. What do you think?"
Does anyone have any opinions? Jia Ke has thought of everything he can think of. All they have to do is follow Jia Ke's instructions.
When Jia Ke saw no response from anyone below, he said: "In that case, let's do it this way. We will start formal training tomorrow. If anyone cheats on me and doesn't train seriously, he will be beaten to death. How can we compete with those bears in Kaiping Town?"
Soldiers are different."
After listening to Jia Ke's words, the officers below all raised their heads and chests proudly. They were the only ones in Kaiping Town in the entire border who had won the battle against the Tatars. How could they not be proud?
After Jia Ke had explained everything that needed to be explained, he finally said: "Do you have anything else to do? If not, we will all disperse. Let's all do our own things."
Naturally, the generals below had nothing to do, so they dismissed the meeting today and went back to prepare for tomorrow's training.
After seeing everyone leave, Jia Ke left Fan Kang and Chen Xi behind, and then said to them: "The affairs in the army are too busy and I can't handle them alone. From now on, I will only take care of military matters."
Government affairs and logistics are all handled by Fan Kang, and Chen Xi cooperates."
Fan Kang quickly refused and said, "Sir, such a major matter should be decided by the general. It is not good for me, a county magistrate, to interfere in such a matter."
In fact, Jia Ke had already planned to let Fan Kang help him handle government affairs, and Chen Xi would assist him. He would concentrate on handling military affairs. As long as he had military power in his hands, he would have nothing to fear.
So now when he saw Fan Kang's refusal, he waved his hand magnanimously and said to him: "I will let you take responsibility. Just concentrate on your responsibility, and I will take care of other things. What taboos do you have to be afraid of? Besides, there is Chen Xi beside you."
Help you."
Seeing that Jia Ke trusted him so much, Fan Kang entrusted him with important matters as soon as he arrived. He was also moved, so he no longer refused, and was determined to do his best to handle government affairs and solve Jia Ke's worries.
Jia Ke finished settling the government affairs and sent Fan Kang and Chen Xi away. Then in the lobby, he began to handle the official affairs of the garrison. There were some things that no one else could get involved with.
The next day, Jia Ke came to the training ground early. Although the training ground was large, it could not accommodate ten thousand people training at the same time. There were only four to five thousand people training here. Most of the rest were outside the city.
train.
The soldiers on the training field, under the leadership of their respective corps commanders, began the most basic training, standing in a military posture, turning left and right, walking in unison, etc. Although these actions look simple, they are of little use. In fact, this is a military force
The foundation and soul of the army. Only with new benefits and foundations can we talk about combat effectiveness. And most of the time, this foundation itself is combat effectiveness.
Many of the problems Jia Ke encountered during training had already been solved when he went to Caozhuang. For example, the problem of not being able to distinguish between left and right was tied to a piece of cloth on his arm when he was training in Caozhuang.
Distinguish. Now, like a cat painting a tiger, a person has a strip of cloth tied on his left arm.
When the officer yells to turn left, it's like turning in the direction with a strip tied on it; when he yells to turn right, it's like turning in the direction without the strip tied.
After a week of training like this, the troops gradually formed habits. They began to look like an army, but this was not enough. The most basic training took at least a month. And this month was something they would never forget in their lives.
They will be engraved in the bones of every soldier. It makes them feel different from ordinary people, which is a feeling of pride.
After the basic queue training is completed, you will advance according to the sound of drums and retreat according to the sound of drums, and follow the different formation changes of various flags.
Because the battlefield is too big, it is impossible to convey orders by shouting. Only loud drums, crisp gongs, and bright flags can convey orders.
Therefore, after the queue training is completed, the second training is to memorize various commands, and then perform various queue changes while the queue is neat.
In the first two trainings, people often made mistakes, and the first time they made a mistake, their team leader just warned them that if they didn't change their ways, they would be kicked out and given a military stick.
Many of the people who came this time were veterans from the military. These people had a slick air. They didn't train seriously at first, but they immediately became honest after being beaten. As the training continued, the slick air on their bodies became more and more...
Little, and finally disappeared completely, becoming a real soldier.
This change was completely reborn. These more than 9,000 stragglers who were no longer wanted by other armies truly became soldiers after they came to Kaiping Town.
This is just the first step for them to complete training, and it is not a transformation of their souls. The next step is to improve their combat effectiveness.