One Piece of Song Dynasty

Liu Fa nodded and said: "Then please, my lord, take a certain family to meet the soldiers of a certain family."

Li Xin said: "Okay, I will take General Liu with me right now."

Li Xin pushed Liu Fa slowly towards the newly built military camp in the city.

Liu Fa asked: "Lord, a certain family wants to know how many people there are on this island."

Li Xin said: "Including those sent this time, there are about people. Among them, a thousand soldiers will be General Liu's subordinates. In fact, before we landed on the island, there were rumors on the island that there were two Thirty thousand savages are living, but we haven't encountered them yet, so in addition to training, these thousand soldiers also patrol to prevent savages from approaching the city under construction."

Liu Fa nodded and said: "Well, although the number of troops is somewhat reduced, it is enough to guard against the savages for now."

Li Xin continued: "General Liu doesn't have to worry about the issue of troop sources. Every three months, five hundred troops will be sent to the island. General Liu should know the military system of the Song Dynasty. The troops are used to resettle the refugees. Yes, every time a certain military camp in Hui'an recruits soldiers, they will train them first before sending them to this island, and they will be able to recruit soldiers when there are more people on the island."

Liu Fa asked: "My lord, I don't know how big this island is and how many people it can accommodate?"

Li Xin replied: "This island is said to be million acres in size, and it is no problem to accommodate a few million people." In later generations, the island of Taiwan had a population of more than million, and now it certainly makes sense to accommodate a few million people. Yes.

Liu Fa was surprised and said: "So this island still has a lot of room for development."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Yes, a certain family has just occupied a corner of the island. In the future, it will definitely expand to the entire island. As for the tens of thousands of savages, it will definitely have to be dealt with. The city being built now has a perimeter of four Ten miles away, it can accommodate a population of in the future. The north and west sides of the city are close to the river, and the city walls are being built on the east and south sides."

Li Xin and Liu Fa arrived at the newly built military camp while chatting.

Li Xin introduced to Liu Fa: "General Liu, this is the newly built military camp. It is big enough. All the soldiers live here. The soldiers' families do not live in the military camp. They all have houses in the city."

Liu Fa nodded and said: "Well, this is different from the Song Dynasty. The family members of the Xiang soldiers in the Song Dynasty followed the Xiang soldiers. Wherever the Xiang soldiers went, their family members followed them."

Li Xin said: "This is actually not good. It is a waste of manpower and is not conducive to expanding production. The family members of military households should have houses to live in and land to farm, so that the soldiers can fight at the front with peace of mind."

Liu Fa sighed: "Only the lord can give such good treatment to the soldiers. It was impossible in the Song Dynasty. Some soldiers and generals would be called thieves and soldiers. 35xs"

Li Xin said: "This is all the result of using civility to control military affairs. There is a popular saying in the Song Dynasty: "A good man should not be a soldier, and a good iron should not be hammered." This is wrong. Soldiers should be a glorious profession. Being a soldier It is to protect the home and the country. Without the bloody fighting of the soldiers at the front, there would be no peaceful and stable life for the people in the rear. The soldiers keep all dangers out of the country, so that the country can develop with peace of mind. They should receive generous treatment. Soldiers are the real heroes, and we cannot let them bleed and shed tears."

Liu Fa wiped away tears and said: "My lord is the first person I have seen who understands our soldiers so well. I believe that the soldiers under my lord will be willing to fight bloody battles to revive the Han family."

Li Xin said jokingly: "A tough man like General Liu will be moved to tears."

Liu Fa replied: "That's what my lord said. He spoke to someone's heart. My lord, do you know how miserable we soldiers were in the Song Dynasty? Being a soldier was regarded as the lowest profession in the Song Dynasty. The world looked down on us as soldiers." Yes, and when we fight, we are often constrained and suppressed by the literati. We lose some battles that should be won, and fight those that should not be fought."

Li Xin shook his head: "It won't happen again in the future. This kind of thing will not happen under X's command. Soldiers only need to fight a good war and don't worry about anything else."

Liu Fa nodded and said: "Yes, lord, a certain family knows."

Since there was no one in the military camp, the soldiers should be patrolling outside the city during the day. Li Xin pushed Liu Fa outside the city and found Niu Gao who was leading the training of the soldiers.

Li Xin said: "Brother Niu, this is General Liu Fa, a famous general of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty. He has fought with Xixia for decades. From now on, General Liu will be the commander-in-chief of you people. Brother Niu, you must listen carefully under General Liu." Order, follow General Liu and study hard. General Liu has rich experience in battle. Don't do whatever you want in the army just because you are a brother, otherwise I will not recognize you as a brother."

Niu Gao replied: "Yes, brother, a certain family has an order."

Niu Gao turned around and clasped his fist at Liu Fa and said, "My subordinate Niu Gao has met Liu Shuai, and I would like to ask Liu Shuai for advice in the future."

Li Xin introduced to Liu Fa: "Brother X, he has a lot of courage and good archery skills. When General Zhai arrives, General Liu can inspect and inspect. As for how to arrange the arrangements, General Liu has the final say. If I don't interfere, the army in the future will Just leave everything to General Liu. General Liu doesn't have to worry about food and logistics. General Liu only needs to take care of training, warfare, and personnel."

Liu Fa cupped his fists and said, "Yes, Lord, a certain family knows."

Li Xin said to Niu Gao: "Show General Liu our army's military discipline."

Niu Gao handed the paper with military discipline to Liu Fa. Liu Fa looked at it and said: "This military discipline is much stricter than that of the Song Army. It also requires literacy. The training intensity is also much stronger than that of the Song Army. There are two exercises a day and six exercises." Take a day off and take a bath every day."

Li Xin nodded and said: "Yes, if you serve as soldiers under a certain person, and you give them good treatment, they will naturally abide by the military discipline of the certain person. Strict military discipline is something that every strong army has. As for literacy, I think Literate soldiers have stronger combat capabilities than illiterate soldiers, not to mention training. More training can produce stronger soldiers."

Liu Fa nodded and said: "Okay, lord, a certain family knows."

Li Xin said to Niu Gao: "Brother Niu, this time someone has brought another five hundred soldiers. You will receive them later. Now take General Liu to meet his soldiers."

Li Xin and Niu Gao pushed Liu Fa and saw the soldiers patrolling and defending.

Li Xin asked: "What does General Liu think of these soldiers?"

Liu Fa replied: "The soldiers are all strong and march well. It seems that the lord has raised them well. Even though they lack some murderous spirit, they are still much stronger than the general imperial army of the Song Dynasty."

Li Xin sighed and said: "After all, they have never been on the battlefield. An army that has not experienced the battlefield, no matter how strong it is in training, cannot become a truly elite army."

Liu Fa nodded and said: "My lord is right, but it's a pity that there are only tens of thousands of savages on this island, so it can't have the effect of training troops."