Maxunwu was from Bingzhou and had a wealthy family. His father was also a martial artist in his early years. He followed Yuwen Shu and served as the warehouse manager under Yuwen Shu's account to participate in the military. Later, after retiring from the army, he became rich through business. He wanted to find a job for his son in the army.

The founding of the new army of Xiaoguo gave Maxunwu's father the opportunity. He used 10,000 yuan to follow the path of his old boss Yuwen Shu, and his son Maxunwu got the position of chief of the military government.

Maxunwu is the son of a businessman, and calculating the cost of profit is his instinct. Since he spent 10,000 yuan in capital, he had to find a way to recover it.

Some of the methods are that he has received detailed guidance before joining the post, and the key is that he wants to establish his own power in the army.

But Maxunwu did not expect that he met a more greedy person in the military mansion, that is, the chief general Sima Deheng. The two of them joined the company almost at the same time. The battle for the appointment of officers began on the first day of their employment. Everyone knew that the lieutenant was worth 1,000 guan, the brigade commander was worth 300 guan, the team was 80 guan, and even the small fire chief had ten guan.

After the two fought for it, Maxunwu had the upper hand in the distribution of materials, but lost to Sima Deheng in the recommendation and appointment of official positions.

However, Maxunwu was not at a disadvantage in the third battalion, and three of the four lieutenants were nominated and appointed by him.

In the big tent, after hearing Wang Zhiguo's crying, Ma Xunwu was so angry that his teeth were clamoring. Damn Zhang Xuan, it would be fine to purify military discipline, but he did not give him face and took the opportunity to cleanse his officers.

Maxunwu and Yuwenshu's third wife Liu Mengdiu have a very good relationship. He received a letter sent by Liu Mengdiu last night. Only then did he realize that Zhang Xuan had a deep conflict with Yuwenshu, his backstage. So today Zhang Xuan took office, he deliberately delayed coming.

Now that Zhang Xuan's first fire started to take office, he was burning himself. How could he swallow this? He walked back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back. He also knew that Zhang Xuan was also a person with background and background. He was a man of King Yan Yang, and if he turned against him rashly, he would probably only be cheaper to Sima Deheng.

If Zhang Xuan and Sima Deheng join forces to squeeze him away, wouldn’t his 10,000 yuan be wasted? Thinking of this, Maxunwu restrained his hatred. This matter cannot be rushed for a while, and must be discussed for a long time.

He then said to Wang Zhiguodao: "I will give you an explanation sooner or later, but not now, you stay by my side first, I will see the vacancy in the Second Battalion. I will find a way to insert it for you."

Wang Zhiguo was grateful and kowtowed and cried: "Everything is decided by the Chief Secretary"

Ma Xunwu snorted coldly in his heart, Zhang Xuan, I think you can be rampant until

Before dawn the next day, the drums rumbling in the third battalion were heard, and countless soldiers ran out of more than a hundred large tents. They were all neatly armored and were full of panic on their faces. It could be seen that most of them were sleeping with armor and did not dare to take off their armor. The new Lang general's thundering methods yesterday frightened them.

Zhang Xuan was wearing an iron helmet and armor. He stood on the high wooden platform with his hands in his arms, staring coldly at the soldiers running from all directions. In the lower right corner of the wooden platform were fifty military discipline soldiers, three of whom had been appointed as team chiefs by him to replace the three killed. He was confident and took the lead in conquering the hearts of fifty military discipline soldiers.

Zhang Xuan knew the importance of military discipline, and strict military discipline was the premise of an elite army. Secondly, there was clear rewards and punishments, and secondly, there was good training.

Before the three hundred drums stopped, the team had already gathered, and all the officers were nervously counting their number of people. To everyone's surprise, except for the 38 soldiers who were beaten yesterday and two soldiers who died of heatstroke, all the soldiers arrived, and there was no deserter.

This surprised all the officers. They discussed privately last night and thought there would be a large number of deserters, but they did not expect that no soldier had fled. What's going on?

They never thought that the soldiers who persisted until the end of last night each received a reward of 100 cents and a level of merit. This greatly inspired all the soldiers and allowed the soldiers to see hope for fairness.

"Report to General, all the brothers have arrived."

Zhang Xuan walked to the wooden platform and said to all the soldiers in his low voice: "Today everyone performed well. The team was much more neat and the military appearance was completely renewed, but it was not enough. To gather tomorrow morning, there were only two hundred drums, and one hundred drums the day after tomorrow. It was reduced to fifty drums in ten days. After the drum sound, you must return to the team. Once you are late, you are fifty sticks, and three late ones are killed."

There was silence under the platform, and all the soldiers were shocked by Zhang Xuan's orders and stared at him blankly.

Zhang Xuan said slowly again: "My goal is to build your army into the most elite army of the Sui Dynasty, so that each of you has his own glory. In addition to strict governance of the army, I will also give clear rewards and punishments. Those who make meritorious contributions will be rewarded, even if he is a slave, they will be rewarded seriously, and those who violate discipline will be punished severely. Even if they are the son of the general, I will kill them as well. From today on, from now on, all of you will be equal in my eyes."

The soldiers began to get excited. They were shocked by Zhang Xuan's harshness and were inspired by Zhang Xuan's encouragement. Fairness and rewards were clear. This was the desire of every soldier. They were extremely excited and wanted to raise their arms and shout.

But there were also several officers with contempt, and every incoming person would say so, but in the face of interests, who can stick to the original intention

Zhang Xuan's stern eyes swept everyone's faces. He saw the disdain in the eyes of several officers, pointed outside the camp and shouted sternly: "If you don't do it, you can leave now, I, Zhang Xuan, will never stop me."

Several officers were so scared that they lowered their heads and no one left.

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Very good. Since everyone is willing to accept my rules, then start training from now on. Twenty days later, I will let you be reborn and let you come back alive from the battlefield, disband, and the teams start training."

A thousand soldiers disbanded and ran to the school ground under the leadership of the lieutenant and other officers, starting the first formal training since the army began. Before dawn, the night sky was faintly turned white, and the hundred thousand troops were sleeping. Only on the training ground of the twenty-seventh Mansion, a thousand soldiers began training in the military formation.

The third battalion has a total of 200 large tents. One hundred and twenty of them are the tents of soldiers and officers, and the rest are mules and horse tents, food and grass tents, ordnance tents, head tents, etc.

Zhang Xuan came to the head of the group, which was the kitchen. There were a total of ten heads of the group. They also participated in the gathering and lectured. They just rushed back.

After one hour of training, the soldiers had to rest and have breakfast. Ensuring food supply was also an important factor in maintaining morale. They could not yell slogans while going hungry. Therefore, the first thing Zhang Xuan did after the speech was to inspect the head of the house.

Everyone in the three head tents was busy. No one noticed Zhang Xuan's arrival. Zhang Xuan saw that there were several large pots in the tent, each pot was the size of a water tank, with a wooden lid on it, and heat was radiating from the gaps in the lid. He opened the lid and sniffed, and frowned.

"What's this"

Several soldiers discovered that General Lang was also in the tent, and hurriedly came to salute the head of the head, "See General"

Zhang Xuan pointed to the pottery jar and asked, "What's in it? How come it smells weird?"

"Report to the general, this is pickled vegetables and our main dish."

Huo Chang saw Zhang Xuan’s face resentment, and hurriedly explained: “The advantage of using pickled vegetables is that they have enough salt. They can ensure the physical strength of the brothers.”

Zhang Xuan held back his anger and asked, "Do you have other dishes? I eat this pickled vegetables every day?"

Huo Chang was helpless and spread his hands, "It's basically the case, and there are some fresh melons and vegetables by chance. In fact, the main thing is to ensure salt, the key is the staple food. The biggest advantage of Xiaoguojun is that he can eat enough, which is also the main reason why everyone is willing to join the army."

"What about oil, water and meat, have you never had it?"

The Fire Chief shook his head, "Unless it is a reward for the army, it will be difficult to eat once or twice a year. However, the meat of officers above the lieutenant can be guaranteed. There are regulations on the above that each battalion has five kilograms of meat per day. It is mainly for officers."

"Chop five kilograms of meat and make a big pot of soup. Starting today, all the officers and soldiers will have dinner together, including me."

After Zhang Xuan gave the order, he turned around and strode away. Huo Chang looked at his back and walked away. He couldn't help scratching his scalp and actually canceled the officer's meat. What should I do?

At this time, he saw a subordinate coming in from outside with a basket of mutton, and hurriedly said, "The general has ordered to chop the meat and make it into a big pot of soup. Go quickly."

Zhang Xuan came out of the gang's tent and felt a little depressed. He ate well yesterday, with meat patties and fresh soup. But he didn't expect that it was because he was a general, and ordinary soldiers couldn't even see the shadow of meat.

This is not possible. Since Zhang Xuan asked the soldiers to strengthen their training, the benefits must also be improved. The greatest welfare for soldiers is food. Only by finding ways to raise the food can the soldiers be balanced in their hearts.

When Zhang Xuan returned to his military tent, he immediately ordered someone to find Cangcao's army. Cangcao's army was named Cui Li, who was of the same clan as the Choi clan of Boling but had different branches. He was from Bohai County. He was about 25 or 26 years old, with a medium figure and gentle appearance. Although he was a civilian officer, he did not have the temperament of a military man, but had a strong sense of a bookish atmosphere. When Zhang Xuan first saw him, he thought he was a teacher.

Zhang Xuan has figured out the details of the Third Battalion. Although all officers above the brigade commander were nominated and appointed by Sima Deheng and Maxunwu, the two joined the army directly belonged to the Ministry of War and had nothing to do with the Second Ma. He could trust these two people more or less.

Although Cui Li was relatively weak-looking, she was smart and especially good at arithmetic. He was very qualified to serve as a military officer in the warehouse and organized the books and materials.

He quickly walked into the tent and bowed and said, "See General Zhang."

"I have something I want to discuss with Cui Zhanjun." Zhang Xuan said straight to the point.

"Please tell me, General." Cui Li felt a little uneasy. He was very worried that Zhang Xuan's second fire would burn him to his new office.

"I want to improve the soldiers' food. If I apply to the above for an increase in the daily supply of meat, how likely do you think it is"

Cui Li was relieved in his heart. It turned out that it was for this matter. He shook his head and said, "The quantitative amount of meat is not decided by our military government, but by the superiors. Even the chief and Shi had no choice. The superiors thought that ordinary soldiers could eat enough food, and meat is too luxurious for them."

Zhang Xuan didn't think so. His soldiers were fighting for life and there was no oil in their stomachs. How could they fight bravely?

At this time, Cui Li hesitated and said, "Although the amount of meat in each military mansion cannot be changed, I heard that some military mansions also raise sheep and chickens in private. If the general wants to consider improving the soldiers' food, he can also start here."

"Can you buy meat from outside the military camp by yourself?" Zhang Xuan asked after pondering.

"Of course this is OK"

Cui Li vaguely guessed what Zhang Xuan meant. Could it be that he wanted to pay for the soldiers to improve their food? This is unheard of.

But Zhang Xuan had his own ideas. He had one thousand taels of gold himself. Yesterday, Emperor Yang Guang gave him another five hundred taels of gold, so he could use the five hundred taels of emperors on soldiers as welfare and rewards.

Zhang Xuan nodded, "I understand, Cui Zongjun go"

Cui Li bowed and left quickly. Zhang Xuan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. He had an idea in his mind.
Chapter completed!