At this time, the imperial guards were already decayed and were no longer the elite army when the founding of the country. In Du Zhongxiao's eyes, the military discipline was loose, and the so-called clear armor was just polite. In fact, many of the lower-level soldiers were dressed in rags. Du Zhongxiao was wondering about this kind of army, so how could he talk about war?

The most common problem that literati make when talking about war is that they focus too much on the battle between the two sides and attribute most of the war to the commander's strange plans. They fight on the battlefield with bloody battles, and they have to fight with the generals and ignore the basic construction of the army. When talking about military appearance and discipline, they are torture and cruel laws, and there is no way to do this. They have no idea of ​​building civilized troops and mighty troops.

Seeing that Mei Yaochen was a little unhappy, Fan Zhen said, "The little official Du said it is reasonable. After several years of military use in the northwest, not only did he not wipe out the Yuanhao clown, but he lost his troops and lost his territory. The situation became worse day by day. There are many famous officials and generals in the imperial guards. To be honest, they may not be much worse than Dangxiang people. It is just that Dangxiang is poor and the soldiers are hard-working and strict in military laws, which are not comparable to the Central Plains army. When Fan Xianggong and Han Xianggong arrived in the northwest, they advocated using more northwest archers, which saves military expenses and fights Dangxiang and is stronger than the imperial guards."

When Du Zhongxiao heard this, he just refused to say something he didn't understand, so he stopped talking. He used the northwest archers and used border people as soldiers, but he had not returned to the old road of tyranny of tyranny to restrain the frontier. Whether in terms of military sources or equipment training, the central imperial guards were stronger than the frontier militia, and their combat power was not as good as theirs. It could only show that there was a problem with a series of military construction such as system and command. If the problem was not fundamentally solved, and the use of border militia was nothing more than drinking poison to quench thirst. Faced with a strong enemy, he could only work hard to improve the military strength of the border areas. He won by luck and could not lose his tail. If one was not handled well, the frontier militia would once again develop into a new source of turmoil. Isn't this how the rebellious Dangxiang came from now on?

This is an old problem in border governance, not only military, politics, economy, etc. It is also linked together, and several factors affect each other. Peace is the burden of the central government, and when it comes to a turbulent period, it becomes the source of turbulence.

In fact, for the Song Dynasty, it was not only the northwest but also the southwest. The geographical conditions were not good, and many foreign countries had strong independence. The most economical way was to buy and win over. Once the economy was difficult, the purchase was not in place, or ambitions appeared there, turmoil would arise.

With a thousand years of experience, Du Zhongxiao has seen such things a lot, and is not surprising. In fact, if you are willing to spend money, it is more important to have enough manpower, especially a strong official team, and persist in the efforts of decades to achieve results. However, for the regime, the cost and difficulty of doing so is far less easy than buying and divisive. When something goes wrong, it is still someone else to take the blame.

Mei Yaochen refused to follow the situation and discussed military affairs with Fan Zhen for a long time, but Du Zhongxiao did not interrupt.

When literati talk about military affairs, what is valuable is a summary of historical war examples. Most of them are familiar with history and can easily tell the truth. As for whether the analysis and summary are correct, it depends on one's opinion. They cannot tell the reason for the truly meticulous military work, such as organization, training, organization, etc., they often slip into the killing and killing of strict military disciplines and disagreements, making people feel murderous. Not to mention that literati are weak in governing the army, in fact, literati are often more daring to kill the military generals in the inner world.

Finally, he went back to the northwest front line, Mei Yaochen said: "I heard from people who have been to the front line that the military discipline of the Dangxiang people was extremely strict. Tens of thousands of people gathered around, and the commander raised his glass to drink, so that everyone dared to drink. If someone dared to commit rashness, he would be killed immediately. It seems that this is not comparable to the imperial guards. After decades of war, the imperial guards' military discipline was relaxed. How can they deal with such a tiger and wolf army? From this perspective, the imperial guards in the capital - alas!"

After saying that, he was heartbroken. He and Fan Zhen had lived in the capital for many years and were very familiar with the situation of the imperial guards. On the one hand, the imperial guards were inferior to the upper hand and their discipline was relaxed. On the other hand, the officers and soldiers were incompetent, and the situation was not optimistic.

Fan Zhen also shook his head and drank a glass of wine with Mei Yaochen.

Du Zhongxiao couldn't help it and said, "In ancient times, good generals must be called Sun Wu. Sun Wu was the general. He used palace maids to test the army. If he should be killed, he would be executed. The military discipline was strict and purged. Wu Qi was the general and regarded the soldiers as his son and shared the joys and sorrows with them. It can be seen that the method of leading troops was nothing more than this. On the one hand, the military discipline was strict, and on the other hand, the generals had to check on their own and set an example. The army could not fight, and the soldiers were inherently wrong, and the generals were not innocent. This matter was a big problem."

Mei Yaochen and Fan Zhen laughed together after hearing Du Zhongxiao's words: "The little officials read a lot of books, but they still see less things in the world. The books about leading troops to fight wars are so, but how can they be like this? The Great Song Dynasty was established for 60 or 70 years, and the soldiers and generals were already different from those in ancient times."

This topic has been revealed, and it doesn’t make any sense to continue talking about it. Everyone has their own experiences and opinions. If they don’t really go to the front line to lead troops to fight, who can convince who? The three of them here have such opportunities.

Fan Zhen said: "After the afternoon, the little official followed me back to the government office and called the people from "Qixiangju" to break up with you how to make wine. In the future, you can study with peace of mind and prepare for the scientific examination. With this restaurant, your family will not worry about food and clothing now, and you should devote your mind to studying and studying. Life is only a hundred years, so you can't be delayed in vain."

Du Zhongxiao hurriedly stood up and thanked: "The magistrate and the minister were promoted so much, so how could the people feel sad?"

Fan Zhen smiled and said, "I am an official of Baili, so I should naturally make the decision for the people. Making wine from wine lees is your family's method. The Wu family should not have falsely accused him before, and now it is even more wrong to learn secretly. There are gods on the head, so how can the world do this? You are at ease, and the government will definitely report to the public. Just one point, I would like to remind you to make wine from wine lees, and after selling them, you must not forget to buy porridge and donate them. The county guarantees that you can make wine with money to make wine lees, which is the fundamental reason. Otherwise, it would be better to share the lees with the poor!"

Du Zhongxiao agreed to the promise and ensured that this matter would continue.

At this time, as long as the city and towns are in the city, there are many vagrants and idle men, which is a headache for the government. After these people have not had their meals, they may do anything for money. It is a factor of uncertainty in public security. What Fan Town attaches most importance to is the Du family selling wine and serving porridge, and at least ensure that no one in the county town has starved to death, which will reduce many troubles. As for who makes wine and make money, what does it have to do with Fan Town? There is a juren in the Du family, who is also a scholar, and if you want to help, it is also a helping person. The powerful family colludes with officials, which is the target of the officials' attacks.

The forces usually collude with public officials, and they usually use each other with officials. When they arrive at the local area, they often use forces to attack others, and clean up the two families, which will control the situation. Fan Zhen is gentle and does not want to attack anyone. The Wu family also has a cousin of He Zhongli, who was the same year of the state, who was the magistrate of the state, and he always doesn't look at monks and Buddhas. However, Wu Kejiu made trouble again and again, and Fan Zhen was also a little annoyed.

After having free time these days, Du Zhongxiao mainly studied the fugue given by Su Shunqin. This was looked down upon by people who were studying. In their eyes, this was not the right way, it was too utilitarian. However, Du Zhongxiao was utilitarian in his study and got a Jinshi exam, so he would not care about what others saw. Taking this opportunity, he asked Fan Zhen for some things he didn't understand very well.

Fan Zhenguange has been studying for many years and has a deep understanding of the poetry and essays of the imperial examination. People like him do not need any luck to take the imperial examination, and they will definitely pass the imperial examination. To a certain extent, the imperial examination questions are tailor-made for them, and they know clearly what they should write and what they should not write.
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