Eight hundred and seventieth eight chapters come to complain
The Yanwu Hall was the original headquarters of the Shence Army. It covered an area of 2,000 acres and could accommodate 20,000 soldiers. Now the Yanwu Hall, including instructors and civilian staff, only has more than 1,300 people. The per capita area is large, and the conditions are
Very comfortable.
Under the leadership of Kang Bao, Guo Song rode into the martial arts hall camp. The school grounds were extremely lively. Dozens of students in the east were practicing marksmanship on horses. They were wearing armor and fighting fiercely with blunt-nosed guns, while in the west they were engaged in mounted shooting.
During training, students are on galloping horses, draw their bows and set arrows, and shoot at the wooden man a hundred steps away.
At this time, Guo Song stopped his horse. He saw his nephew Zhou Junyu practicing riding and shooting. He rode his horse like flying, drew an arrow and hit the string, and shot out an arrow. The arrow hit the chest of a wooden man a hundred steps away, causing the surrounding students to applaud.
Voice.
Guo Song also nodded. He could see that Zhou Junyu's hands and arms were very steady, and he took the arrow calmly, appearing unhurried. This kind of mentality was good, and he had enough strength to hit the arrow three points into the wood.
Of course, there are also weaknesses. It can be seen that he is still unable to shoot left and right.
"The young man is very hardworking and extremely talented!"
Kang Bao did not hesitate to exaggerate Zhou Junyu, "Your Highness knows that I have always said one thing and will not exaggerate the facts. I often say that it doesn't matter if you have a little talent, but you have to be diligent. Diligence can make up for your weakness. If you are talented and diligent, you are the best."
That's what happened to Xiao Zhou. He got started with riding and shooting in just three days. In the spring riding and shooting competition, he ranked twelfth among more than 1,000 people. He should be in the top ten this fall."
"He didn't cause you any trouble!"
Kang Bao had a weird smile on his face, shook his head and said: "I hope he will cause me some trouble. When Xiao Zhou first came, everyone asked him to clean the toilet and clean the house. He did not complain, worked hard, and did not reveal his identity.
As time went by, everyone liked him very much, and now, no one knows his identity."
"He has no identity!"
Guo Song said lightly: "He is just an ordinary student. Whether he is the coach or his elder, I hope he can work hard and get out of the military camp with excellent results."
"The humble position will require him more strictly."
Although Kang Bao kept saying that he had strict requirements for Zhou Junyu, Guo Song knew that he still had special care for Zhou Junyu, especially by promoting him to the position of student leader, which was an exception.
It is not easy to enter the martial arts hall. You must first hold the rank of brigade commander, then be recommended by at least two lieutenant generals, and you must also take an exam, which is mainly an assessment of strength and physical strength and a basic literary test. You must know at least eight hundred
Only after passing the test will you be eligible for admission.
Therefore, the students in the martial arts hall are at least junior officers above brigade commander in the military camp, but to become a leader to manage the students, they must at least be qualified as a captain. Zhou Junyu joined the school in vain, and it is not easy to get the qualification of a brigade commander.
, two months ago, Kang Bao promoted him to the second level team leader, with twenty students under his command. This is a kind of special care.
No matter how diligent or talented you are, you must have qualifications. Zhou Junyu has no qualifications at all. However, the team leader only exercises his commanding ability and cannot help his future future, so Guo Song did not interfere. He could see that Kang
Bao really likes Zhou Junyu, not because of his relationship.
"How is he studying?" Guo Song asked again.
"Reporting to Your Highness, he can already write The Analects of Confucius and Mencius silently. His handwriting is quite neat, but he can't speak of calligraphy."
The low-level generals and soldiers in the army are basically illiterate old men. But if you want to be promoted to a general, you must be able to read and write. Otherwise, you can't even understand the information. That would be a joke. Guo Song was in the army five years ago.
Night schools were opened in the Central Military Commission to encourage soldiers and generals to read and read, at least to be able to understand "The Thousand Character Classic".
The study in the Yanwu Hall goes a step further. First, the students have passed the "Thousand-Character Classic" exam, then they study "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", and then they learn the art of war.
Zhou Junyu was illiterate when he entered the martial arts hall, but he knew his shame and became brave. He finished learning "The Thousand-Character Classic" in just one month, and another year to complete "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius". Now he has begun to learn the art of war.
The civilian instructors were full of praise for him.
Guo Song did not come to see his nephew Zhou Junyu today. He is the principal of the martial arts hall. He wants to understand the operation of the martial arts hall, solve its current difficulties, boost the morale of the students, etc.
In the big tent, Guo Song listened to the report of Kang Baohe, the chief eunuch, and Song Delian, who had joined the army.
"The content of your reports is similar to the last time I came here. There is nothing new. Of course, it also shows that the martial arts hall is running smoothly, but is this enough? No, the martial arts hall still needs to be creative and have new training methods."
Guo Song glanced at the teachings in the big tent, and then said slowly: "You should go to Beiting and Anxi, and also go to the Xihai Plateau to train and hone the students' will. Frankly speaking, the martial arts hall is too comfortable.
There is a large leather tent, plenty of food, and delicious hot meals can be eaten at any time. I don't approve of this kind of comfort."
Kang Bao said quickly: "Your Highness, they will also train in the cold winter glaciers and the scorching sun. They only sleep for four hours a day, and the rest are spent training and studying."
Guo Song shook his head, "Old Kang, you walked from Samarkand to the Tang Dynasty alone, walked through snowy mountains and deserts alone, and were surrounded by wolves at night. Do you think this kind of training is the same as training in a military camp?"
Kang Bao lowered his head and said after a while: "It's really not the same thing. It's about tempering your will. Military camp training is just a test of your body."
"That's right, we need to modify the training methods as soon as possible. They all have enough physical strength and their martial arts are not bad. What they lack is the tempering of their will. In addition, I heard that another group of horse bandits appeared in Guazhou and Suzhou.
The remaining people are very ferocious, and the herdsmen are restless day and night. To annihilate them, I will leave this task to the martial arts hall."
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Returning to the Jin Palace from the martial arts hall, Guo Song sat down in front of the desk in his official room. At this time, a soldier reported, "Your Highness, Master Shi Dong wants to see you!"
Shi Donglai was Shi Donglai. He donated money to the Hexi Army seven times, at least one million guan. Especially in the early days when the Hexi Army's military expenditure was insufficient, Shi Donglai donated 300,000 guan at a time to help the Hexi Army.
In the most difficult moment, because of his meritorious service in supporting the army in Zhangye, Guo Song also rewarded him with peach and made him the Duke of Zhangye County.
At present, Shi Donglai is the leader of Sogdian merchants in the Tang Dynasty and the elder of the Sogdian Chamber of Commerce. Guo Song built the Xi'anmen Street commercial area and also specially opened the extraterritorial area, Sogdian store, and Persian shop on West Linhe Road and Xier Road.
, Japanese shop, Silla shop, Nanyang spice shop, etc., there are more than 200 shops, among which there are hundreds of shops owned by Sogdian merchants alone, which has become a major feature and attracted a large number of Chang'an people and foreign tourists.
This extraterritorial area was established at the suggestion of Shi Donglai. Guo Song himself respected Shi Donglai very much. When he heard that Shi Donglai was visiting, he personally went to the door of the official house to greet him. This was a treatment only reserved for senior ministers.
Shi Donglai was a skinny old man, already eighty years old. He still had good eyesight, no deafness, and quick thinking. He just had inconvenience in his legs and feet and needed help. At this time, his eldest son, Shi Huan, was supporting him.
Guo Song hurriedly stepped forward to support Shi Donglai and said with a smile: "If the old man has something to do, just ask his children and grandchildren to come and say it. There is no need to come to the door!"
"I really have something important to discuss with His Highness. Your Highness, don't think the old man is too verbose."
"How could that be? Master, please come in and sit down."
Guo Song helped Shi Donglai into the living room and sat down. Shi Huan stood behind his father. Guo Song also sat down and arranged to serve tea.
Shi Donglai smiled slightly and asked, "Does His Highness still have contact with Suiye?"
"Of course there is official contact, but because the road is too far, they send a report every six months. Last month, Governor Ma even sent someone to send a report."
Shi Donglai nodded and asked, "I wonder what Governor Ma said about the Pogo tribe?"
The Pogo tribe is the surviving tribe among the three Geluolu tribes. This tribe has always opposed eastward expansion and was willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. However, it was squeezed out by the other two tribes and was forced to move westward. After Guo Song led his army to destroy Geluolu,
So he spared the Pogu tribe and settled them in the Yibohai area, which is also the traditional pasture of the Geluolu people.
But last year, the Po'an tribe secretly colluded with the Khazar Kingdom, causing the forces of the Khazar Kingdom to enter the Yibo Sea. Ma Weijiang led an army to conquer the Po'an tribe and killed tens of thousands of enemy troops. The remaining Po'an tribe was driven out of the Yibo Sea and sent to
Fleeing to the west without a trace.
Guo Song then promoted Ma Weijiang to the rank of Central Governor and granted him the title of Duke of Xihai County.
Guo Song was a little surprised as to why Shi Donglai would raise this issue. He pondered for a moment and said, "I remember there was an official notification about the Pogo Tribe."
"I know the report. The Pogo tribe colluded with the Khazar Kingdom and was expelled from the Yibo Sea by the Suiye Army. Your Highness, if this is not the case, but the Suiye Army colluded with the Khazar State and continued to encroach on the Pogo tribe's pastures.
The tribe rose up to resist the eastward expansion of the Khazar tribe, but was massacred by the Shattered Leaf Army and the Khazar Army together. If this is the truth, how does Your Highness feel?"