bullyxtreme Chapter 259 New Military Discipline and Regulations
Chapter 259 New Military Discipline and Regulations
It has to be said that although there was almost no preparation for this competition, even the documents had to be sent by the army at an expedited speed of 800 miles, and the personnel also rushed to Mangcheng overnight after receiving the documents, but with Su Jixiang's continuous logistical supply, this conference was held very much like a real event.
This is the first time that the Black Tiger Army has held such an event since its establishment.
Even some people who were not optimistic about the game were finally immersed in the process.
It can be said that the effect has exceeded everyone's expectations.
Moreover, this competition has been talked about a lot in the entire Mangcheng these days.
Originally, the Black Tiger Army seemed to keep a distance from the people of Mangcheng. After all, they were an army. Although they would protect the people in the city, to ordinary people, these soldiers in black armor looked like ferocious monsters. However, after a few days of competition, the people gradually discovered that these so-called ferocious soldiers were just like their children.
The people's awareness of the Black Tiger Army has become better and higher.
In addition, Wei Ling announced that the Black Tiger Army participating in the competition could have a day off, and the people of Mangcheng suddenly became happy. So many big-headed soldiers came to Mangcheng just to eat, shop and have fun, right?
Everything is selling well in Mangcheng recently, but there are so many soldiers.
Whether it was a restaurant, a teahouse or a shop on the street, even those selling local specialties were crowded with people.
These soldiers are stationed in their own garrisons all year round and have few opportunities to go to the streets. Even if they do, they just stroll around the garrison. Now that they have come to a city as big as Mangcheng, all they can do is shop.
Even the post stations in the city became busy. Many soldiers bought some things in Mangcheng and asked the people at the post stations to help send them to their hometowns.
Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng obviously didn't expect that just hosting a competition would push the prosperity of Mangcheng to a new height!
So much so that everyone was eagerly looking forward to the second competition two years later.
After this competition, fifteen people were selected from the martial arts, all of whom were outstanding in horseback archery, weapons, and boxing. The military pay of these fifteen people was raised to a higher level. The literary aspects were divided into three aspects: mathematics, military tactics, and writing. Nine people were also selected. As for the skills, there were all kinds of skills. According to Wei Ling's idea, the skills were divided into agricultural and animal husbandry, that is, farming and vegetable planting, horse and sheep herding, and various other life skills. As a result, the people who came to save their lives had all kinds of skills.
Two people who practiced Taoism were actually selected from among them.
Before joining the army, these two men were Taoist children in a Taoist temple. They were fellow apprentices. When the Turks came and destroyed the Taoist temple and killed their master, they joined the Black Tiger Army in anger.
The two skills that the Taoists need to fill in are alchemy and Taoist medicine...
Wei Ling felt a little amused when he saw this.
When he told this to Su Jixiang as a joke, Su Jixiang took it to heart.
"Since you know how to make elixirs, ask them if they can find something like saltpeter." Su Jixiang said to Wei Ling.
Wei Ling didn't understand why Su Jixiang asked this, and thought that Su Jixiang was interested in the so-called alchemy, so he simply called the two men to question them separately and asked Su Jixiang to hide behind and listen. Su Jixiang could just write down any question he wanted to ask.
Upon questioning, it turned out that these two Taoists knew everything! They had learned Taoist astronomy, geography, Taoist medicine, and alchemy in the Taoist temple, so they could not only find saltpeter but also mines... They also had some knowledge of medicine, knew various herbs, and could find water sources!
In their camp, if anyone has a headache or fever, they don't need to see a doctor, they can just go to these two.
It can also refine saltpeter, lime and other materials!
These are all necessary skills for alchemy!
Su Jixiang felt like he had found a treasure and almost rushed out from behind the curtain in excitement.
Mangcheng is not short of water, because there are snow-capped mountains all around. After spring every year, the snow on the snow-capped mountains melts and forms rivers and streams of all sizes. However, if it is considered in the long run, Mangcheng also needs to explore new water sources. After all, if we want to prevent disasters before they happen, we must consider the issue of ensuring drinking water for so many residents in Mangcheng if Mangcheng is besieged in the future.
Therefore, Su Jixiang’s plan was to develop large and small hidden water sources as backup.
And her ambitions did not lie here. Coal needed to be processed, and saltpeter could be used to make ice and gunpowder.
Although fireworks had already existed in this era, the use of black powder was limited to these aspects. However, Su Jixiang felt that the Black Tiger Army needed to innovate in its equipment in order to grow stronger.
She wants to make a simple cannon!
Now Mangcheng has unique conditions. Mangcheng has iron mines and coal mines, which can process materials that are more powerful than iron, steel!
To refine and create these things, talents are needed. People who practice Taoism are definitely the ancient science and technology workers!
The existing iron mines in Mangcheng must be handed over to Emperor Longchang.
But with so many mountains and forests around Mangcheng, there must be more than one iron mine.
With these two treasures, we can conduct a large-scale exploration of the mountainous areas surrounding Mangcheng!
It would be even more amazing if we could find oil!
No matter in which era, technology is an important factor in promoting progress.
With these two people, wouldn't it be like adding wings to a tiger?
So as soon as the competition was over, these two people were left in Mangcheng by Wei Ling.
Although he had never seen the things that Su Jixiang described, according to his understanding, once the things that Su Jixiang told him were accomplished, he would not only be able to protect himself, but there would be few armies in the world that could rival his Black Tiger Army.
The new military discipline and regulations of the Black Tiger Army written by Su Jixiang made Wei Ling's eyes light up.
All actions must be carried out in accordance with orders, not taking anything from the people, and all spoils must be returned to the public! Speak kindly, trade fairly, return borrowed items, compensate for damaged items, do not hit or scold people, do not damage crops, do not molest women, and do not abuse prisoners.
These are not contrary to the previous military discipline of the Black Tiger Army, but are more detailed, with two more items added, namely that all captured items must be turned over to the public and prisoners must not be abused.
Previously, many of the Black Tiger Army’s captured spoils belonged to whoever caught them.
The new military discipline is easy to implement in other aspects, but this one may cause some resistance.
After all, we relied on robbing before! …
Wei Ling looked at the new military discipline and regulations written by Su Jixiang, and after careful consideration, he decided to promulgate them at the end of the conference.