choke element

Chapter 59 Mr.

Wang Chang asked implicitly, but the meaning was very clear.This is a good start, and Guo Ning is naturally happy.

He laughed immediately: "Mr. Wang, please!"

In fact, at the beginning, Guo Ning considered not relying on others to train these young men, but completely carried out by himself.In Guo Ning's eyes, this is the most important and urgent task at present.

In the eyes of outsiders, Guo Ning rose from the wilderness, gathered [-] elites in an instant, occupied the lakes and swamps of Hebei, and his sphere of influence covered five states.If he is willing to serve the imperial court, I am afraid that all commanders are at his fingertips, even Jiedushi is not out of consideration.

But Guo Ning himself did not become arrogant because of this, but was more cautious and cautious, and was not in a hurry to adjust the intertwined relationship.

He himself stands out from the crowd.Because of this, he understands the inferiority of the rout soldiers better than others.These soldiers are fierce and cunning enough, but they don't care about loyalty, let alone scruples. The vast majority of them are people who can't afford it early.

When Xiao Haohu, Yang An'er and others threatened their safety, they would huddle together and elect a leader to fight against; when Hu Shahu, who was hated by everyone, appeared, they would hope that someone could initiate revenge on their behalf.

But at other times, the defeated soldiers were used to being unrestrained, and each of them became a soldier actively or passively.Therefore, these thousands of people have lived in Hebei for two years, and they have always maintained a state of loose sand.

Guo Ning was able to gather them this time, it seems that he relied on his reputation of fighting to the death and defeating powerful enemies.But didn't Guo Ning have a reputation two years ago?
At that time, Guo Ning came to Hebei after the bloody battle. How many people were willing to follow him?
Guo Ning's reputation is always there.The difference is that at that time, Guo Ning had no money or food in his hands, but now Guo Ning used force to subdue the township tyrants and formed a compromise with local officials, thus obtaining the source of food and salary.

To a certain extent, the loyalty of the [-] soldiers was partly to Guo Ning, and partly to the monthly military pay, the jingling money, and the white rice.And the proportion of the latter is probably much more than the former.

It is not a one-day effort to change this situation.

Guo Ning was born in a military camp and grew up in a fighting field, so he understands the basic principles.As long as he is willing, there is no shortage of means.For the soldiers, he has given practical benefits, has strict military discipline control, and also has the means of winning over like brothers, undressing and pushing food.

Such a entanglement of troops is enough to deter the neighbors, but it cannot meet Guo Ning's requirements.

Where do people who can meet the requirements come from?In this world, such a person can only be cultivated slowly by himself.

Therefore, as soon as Guo Ning gathered manpower, he immediately proposed that his own guards were short of people, and asked the leaders of the defeated troops to recommend young men who could stand fighting and have a flexible mind to serve under their tents.

At that time, Monk Luo, Li Ting and others thought it was a way to take hostages.

In fact, it is more than that.

What Guo Ning needs is not a group of ordinary bodyguards, nor just a group of bodyguards.

He needs a reliable person who is truly loyal to him, a strong backbone who can support the whole army in times of crisis, and a partner who can always walk with him on the long journey.

Therefore, Guo Ning feels that time is too tight every day, and he can't wait to pour everything he knows and thinks into the minds of young people, so that they can grow up immediately.

But after spending some time getting acquainted with everyone, Guo Ning also realized that the teenagers are all fighters who dare to die, but their foundation is too poor and their vision is too narrow.When Guo Ning narrates a little deeper content, they can't understand it, and they can't imagine following Guo Ning's words.

Therefore, literacy, which did not exist in the original plan, had to be put at the very beginning.Fortunately, Mr. Wang, the teacher recommended by Xu Wei, was very effective, and Guo Ning was able to free up his hands. He first paid close attention to the heavy arrangements for military affairs, and only took time to chat with the teenagers every day, telling some anecdotes that could arouse their interest in learning. thing.

Two months have passed since the young men gathered at the Feijunhe camp.Teenagers are generally progressing. Even Ni Yi, who is not very talented in this area, can write his own name, with more than a hundred commonly used characters such as numbers and directions.There are more than a hundred other characters, which he can recognize, but he can't write.

According to Guo Ning's request, Wang Chang also taught the teenagers how to count.

In this regard, Lu Han, who does not follow the lectures seriously, but occasionally listens in, is the most powerful.

In addition, the young man who was calculating ropes, bamboo baskets, and dampers on the way back before was also very talented in counting and the miscellaneous learning that Guo Ning talked about.

This boy is from Bohai, he has no surname, and has a simple name called Ado.

A Duo was born in an arrow-making workshop in Xuande Prefecture. Although he is thin and thin, he has outstanding archery skills and a good mind.In the past few days, he has mastered the ninety-nine multiplication table and started to try addition, subtraction, multiplication and division within one thousand.

This situation makes it difficult for Guo Ning to "tell stories" every night.

He has to take into account different receptivity, but also to maintain the same interests of everyone.This is too brain-intensive, and it can no longer be solved by improvisation on the spot.This also prompted him to make up his mind and took the time to write textbooks.

Now that Wang Chang is willing to invest in one place, it will definitely reduce Guo Ning's burden greatly.

After all, it is the nature of Confucianism to be good at being a teacher. There are so many students who are willing to learn from them, and there are sufficient training and safety guarantees. How can Wang Chang relax?With him as a serious teacher as a villain, Guo Ning can play more freely.

As for whether Wang Chang can teach according to Guo Ning's wishes...

Guo Ning slowed down a little, and saw Wang Chang holding the stack of writing paper, as if he had found a treasure.Guo Ning's handwriting was really messy, and the sky was a little dark. The more Wang Chang looked carefully, the closer his eyes were to the paper, and the paper covered his entire face.

Guo Ning secretly smiled in his heart, and raised his hand to support Wang Chang's arm: "Mr. Wang, be careful not to hit the wall, this way."

"Oh! Yes!" Wang Chang responded a few times, and then stared at the writing paper endlessly.

Guo Ning's calligraphy paper is divided into four parts, including stories and battle examples, the situation in various parts of the world, the application of calculation in military affairs, and some scattered miscellaneous learning that is completely derived from dreams.

Guo Ning originally thought that even if a Confucian scholar like Wang Chang could accept these things, he would focus on the first two items, but he never expected that he would instead stare endlessly at mathematics and miscellaneous studies, as if he was very interested?

I'm afraid he is not a simple old Confucian, but Xu Yu sent a wonderful person.

"Mr. Wang, I promised before that I will explain to you the magical effect of Qi carefully. In addition, I am going to talk about the deeds of Ban Chao's pacification of the 36 countries in the Western Regions in the Later Han Dynasty. I have not read books seriously, and I am afraid that there are many fallacies in my words. , Sir, just listen to it, do you want to interrupt?"

"Haven't you ever studied seriously?" Wang Chang sighed, "Oh, my lord is too modest. I wish I could be like him, and worship under the great sage!"

"Ah... yes, the master's knowledge is really extraordinary."

As the two said this, Lu Han and Ni Yi followed a little behind, and walked through the backyard gate together.

The teenagers have brought back the fallen hot air balloon, and now they have disassembled it into seven or eight parts.Someone is spreading out the black silk cloth after smeared with lacquer, and someone is lifting the limp piece, looking at the place on it that has been burned by the fire by the afterglow of the setting sun.While Hoduo was smearing on the wall with a pen, he was gesticulating to the others, probably explaining the angle between the flame and the wind after it rose.

When the sharp-eyed people saw Guo Ning coming in, they all laughed and said hello.

This is not rude, but Guo Ning's request.In the barracks, he is the commander, and the followers are the subordinates. When the commander gives an order, the subordinates have to wade through mountains of swords and seas of fire; but outside the barracks, in daily life, he is more like an elder brother and a member of the clan.

At this moment, the teenagers laughed a little, and saw Wang Chang standing next to Guo Ning.

Everyone suddenly became serious, quickly threw down the silk cloth in their hands, bowed and saluted one by one, and said in unison: "See you, sir."

Wang Chang coughed lightly and stretched out his sleeves: "You don't need to be polite, please stand up."

Only then did the teenagers get up.

Guo Ning had only seen such a tidy state when he was giving orders under the military law, but he never thought that this old scholar could discipline dozens of brave young men so well, even though he was powerless.

Previously, Guo Ning entrusted Wang Chang with the task of teaching characters. In order to prevent the teenagers from making trouble, he deliberately arranged their classroom opposite to his office hall.But he himself was busy with his affairs, so he really didn't pay close attention to the specific situation during the classroom teaching.

Only then did he realize that he might have underestimated the old scholar around him.

(End of this chapter)