Li Fu's answer did not surprise Zhang Shixun.
He didn't expect these people to have a high level of awareness. In their minds, joining the army was to get food, to support their families, and to get promoted and make money.
As for defending the country, that is the job of the civil servants.
It would be strange if an army does not fail if its soldiers do not know why they are serving and why they are fighting.
"I'm going to show you something tonight. No one is allowed to be absent without reason. Dismissed!"
Zhang Shixun didn't want to waste energy instilling patriotism in them. He had a more direct and convenient way to convince these people - the Book of Heaven!
With this thing, you will be successful in everything!
The officers dispersed in a hurry, and Gao Yanei walked past Zhang Shixun with heavy legs without even looking at him.
Zhang Shixun grabbed him and said, "Gao Yanei, are you talking nonsense?"
"You're talking bullshit!"
"The other day you vowed, 'From now on, I'll follow you, brother, through fire and water, and I'll never frown.' Those words are still fresh in my mind, and you've forgotten them in the blink of an eye?"
"this……"
Gao Yanei was speechless.
"You can't handle such a little hardship, and you're already going through fire and water! Pah!" Zhang Shixun spat on the ground and said, "If you can't handle hardship, resign and go home as soon as possible. I'm not looking down on you, but this is how your life will end. You're a loser."
Zhang Shixun left after he finished speaking, leaving Gao Yanei standing there in a daze.
Li Fu came over and called quietly, "Military Commander."
Gao Yanei didn't hear it. He was staring at Zhang Shixun's back, as if he was thinking about something.
"Military Commander." Li Fu shouted again.
"Hmm!" Gao Yanei finally heard it. Turning around and seeing it was Li Fu, he asked, "What did you call me for?"
"Zhang Shixun is a villain who has achieved success. Can you talk to the Palace Marshal and transfer him away so that he won't cause any more trouble..."
Before he could finish his words, Gao Yanei raised his hand and slapped him in the face: "You bastard! Who the hell are you? How dare you sow discord in front of me... Don't call me Army Commander, Commander Zhang Du is the Army Commander of the First Army."
"General... Gao Yanei, why did you hit me?"
Li Fu was stunned by the slap and asked while covering his face.
"I'm going to beat you! Beat you to death!"
As Gao Yanei spoke, he took off his boots and started beating Li Fu.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Fu turned around and ran away.
Gao Yanei chased after him, cursing angrily.
Zhang Shixun also heard the noise here, looked back, and ignored it.
He decided to go to Gaolaozhuang again and ask Wang Dong to help edit some videos.
There are many videos in the database, but they cannot be used directly.
He ordered the soldiers to bring his horse over, and he rode out of the military camp. Before he reached the door, he saw Gao Yanai running towards him with his clothes in disarray and a boot in his hand.
"Brother! Where are you going?"
Gao Yanei asked while putting on his boots.
"I'm going to Gao Laozhuang." Zhang Shixun pulled the reins of his horse.
"Gao Laozhuang, what are you going there for?"
"Take the Book of Heaven and let you see it tonight."
Gao Yanei was immediately perked up when he heard this. He pulled his horse's reins and said, "I'll go with you."
"Oh! Aren't you tired?"
"Of course I'm tired, but I still want to go with you to get the Heavenly Book."
As Gao Yanei said this, he turned around and ordered a soldier to help him lead the horse.
"Wait a minute," Zhang Shixun stopped him and said, "Yanei, you must think carefully about whether you want to endure the hardships of the First Army. I won't hide it from you. Today's training is just an appetizer. The next few months will be more than ten times more difficult than this."
"Brother, I am not afraid of hardship."
"Are you really not afraid?"
Gao Yanei hesitated for a moment before stammering, "I'm not... afraid."
Zhang Shixun sat upright on his horse and said in a joking tone, "Your answer is not firm. It seems you are still afraid... Yanei, listen to my advice and go home to concentrate on having children. You can't bear the hardship here."
Gao Yanei patted his chest and said, "I'm not afraid!"
Zhang Shixun shook his head and said, "You answer like a woman, not like a soldier."
Gao Yanei was irritated and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Grandpa, don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!"
"Hmm! That's quite interesting. But I remind you, if you dare to leave the First Army in the future, you will be treated as a deserter."
"Humph! Grandpa won't leave. Stop looking down on me."
"Then come with me. I hope you won't regret today."
Zhang Shixun was a little surprised by Gao Yanei's performance. He had thought that today's show of force would scare him, but it seemed that he had underestimated him.
The two men rode out of Caomen and headed north along the moat.
Gao Yanei was extremely curious, "Brother, why did you go to Gao Laozhuang to get the Heavenly Book?"
Zhang Shixun casually replied, "Because the person who received the Heavenly Book is with Wang Dong."
Gao Yanei asked, "Why is it with him and not with you?"
"Because..." Zhang Shixun was stunned by his question. After thinking for a while, he said, "The person who receives the Heavenly Book and the person who reads it cannot be the same person. This is a Heavenly Law and cannot be violated."
Gao Yanei said cleverly, "I understand. They are afraid that you will use the Heavenly Book to deceive people in the human world."
"That should be it."
The black horse ran very fast. Perhaps it had been confined to the courtyard for too long, so as soon as it got out of the city, it ran happily, leaving Gao Yanei dozens of steps behind.
Gao Yanei called from behind: "Brother, wait for me."
Zhang Shixun pulled the reins and finally slowed down the black horse.
Zhang Shixun stroked the black horse's shiny neck and said, "Young Master, this black horse is quite good."
"Of course it's good. This horse has the bloodline of a Ferghana horse. My father bought it from a merchant in the Western Regions at a high price."
Zhang Shixun sighed, "The Song Dynasty is short of horses."
Due to the loss of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and the Hetao region, the Northern Song Dynasty was always short of horses. Furthermore, the Song Dynasty's population was bulging, and the Song Dynasty itself did not take horse breeding seriously. The income from horse breeding was too low, resulting in low enthusiasm for horse breeding. Furthermore, the petty bourgeoisie lifestyle was too common during the Northern Song Dynasty, and horse breeding was far behind sheep breeding, which encroached on horse fodder.
Horses are not cows. Cows mainly rely on bacteria to decompose cellulose to obtain energy, and they can survive by eating only hay.
Horses can't do this because they are not ruminants. If there is no high-quality forage, such as alfalfa, they have to rely on eating grain to survive, and horses have a particularly large appetite.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty’s lack of war horses was not only a problem of ability, but also an economic problem.
"Yanei, I heard you say that there are war horses raised in Moutuogang?"
"Yes, quite a few, all of them fat and strong. However, although there are many horses, not many of them can be used as war horses."
"Well, I understand. There's a difference between raising horses and raising war horses. They can't be confused."
"Those horses in Moutuogang are all raised in captivity. They have no endurance and can't run fast."
"As long as there are horses, they can be trained into war horses. The key is to raise them without training them. No matter how good a horse is, if you don't take it out for a walk, it will never become a war horse. Just like the imperial guards in the capital, if they don't train every day, they will become useless and will never become soldiers."
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