The dishes then went on a tour and drank another drink. Zhao Bing seemed drunk and talked about his plan for future military construction. He thought that although the Song Dynasty now had more than 500,000 central imperial guards and local prefecture troops. However, if it launched a large-scale counterattack on Jiangbei, the troops were still insufficient, because not only would it have to bear the casualties in the war, but it would also have to garrison the newly occupied areas. Even if it doubled the expansion on the basis of the current situation, it would not be enough.

However, with the current economic strength of the Song Dynasty, it was difficult to bear the high military expenditure, which formed an irreconcilable contradiction with the expansion of the army. Therefore, Zhao Bing wanted to form a reserve officer group. He meant to set up a pretext first, but this army was usually equipped with officers at all levels and grassroots backbones, and was not full, that is, shadow troops with more officials and few soldiers, and their numbers were only found on the roster of the Ministry of War.

Zhao Bing is used to being stingy. He felt that maintaining such a shadow army would also cost money, so he set his mind on the training camp under the Ministry of War. You should know that there are more than 30 training camps under the Ministry of War, which not only carries out pre-engagement training for new recruits, but also trains for the backbone of professional and technical troops such as artillery, cavalry, medical, engineering, and navy.

These training camps are scattered in various prefectures and armies in the south of the Yangtze River. Of course, this army does not refer to military-organized troops, but the names of ancient administrative divisions and are set up in strategic military key areas. Most of them are regiment-level organizations, and the largest ones are division-level organizations. The officers at all levels are well equipped. As long as new recruits are added and weapons are distributed, a team can be drawn.

Zhao Bing means to use various training camps. In addition to taking on regular army training tasks, he can also use the provincial and rural soldiers in the slack training base. Once needed, he can quickly reorganize the troops and reorganize them into an army. As long as several training camps are reorganized again, they can become one army or one division. The generals who are commanded by the Ministry of War can go into battle. Although it cannot be compared with the combat effectiveness of the standing army, it can also undertake low-intensity combat tasks such as escorting baggage, protecting transportation lines, and maintaining public security in the newly occupied land.

Chen Renweng agreed with the young emperor's idea, which not only solved the problem of insufficient troops during wartime, but also saved a lot of military expenditure in daily life. However, he also put forward his own suggestions that various training bases could be expanded. While undertaking training tasks, he could also assume the function of storing weapons, equipment and military supplies, which could further improve the mobilization ability...

"Your Majesty, our Imperial College also conducts military training at all times. Do you also need to be organized into battle as a reserve army?" Just as Zhao Bing talked about establishing a reserve army, Chen Lishi interrupted.

"Oh, it is not impossible if the war is urgent. Will you escape at that time?" Zhao Bing put down his chopsticks and looked at Chen Lishi's words.

"Your Majesty, my father often teaches that in the country, how can we sit and watch, especially the children of the Chen family are responsible for it. Your Majesty has an edict, and I will definitely take the gun to fight and will never escape!" Chen Lishi stood up and said, "When he heard this, he said.

"Sit! I believe you can do it." Zhao Bing pressed his hands and asked him to sit down, "Is there anyone among the students who oppose military training? I think this is an unnecessary move!"

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"Your Majesty asks, you must answer truthfully, why are you hesitating?" Chen Renweng shouted sternly when he saw his son hesitantly.

"Report to Your Majesty, although the students dare not speak clearly, they are dissatisfied in private, saying that Zhu Ziyan: No delusion inside and no delusion outside. It is contrary to the saint's teachings to let the scholars dance guns and sticks!" Chen Lishi answered honestly.

"Fuck, is Zhu Zi more than Confucius? What kind of saint is he?" Before Zhao Bing could speak, Chen Renweng had already slapped the table and said, "The saint said: The major affairs of the country are only sacrifices and military affairs. It is a malicious slander of the saint, and his heart is punished!"

"Linzhou must not be rude and speak irresponsible!" Chen Zeweng hurriedly stopped him. He knew that Neo-Confucianism was prevalent at the moment. If it was spread, I wonder how many scholars would scold them. The Chen family would not be overwhelmed by the spits.

"Mr. Linzhou said right, this is fart. There was a saying of the six arts of gentlemen in ancient times. Several gentlemen taught me this way since childhood. However, because of their own hatred, they actually equal martial arts practice and gambling. The legacy must be resolutely reversed!" Zhao Bing said angrily.

In fact, everyone always thinks that the military training of students seems to be very modern. Speaking of which, you may not believe it. There are thousands of history in China. At least during the Western Zhou Dynasty, school students had to participate in military training. "The only major national affairs are sacrifices and Rong", which was the top priority of the government at that time. "Sacrifice" is about faith, and students must be correct in the "three views". They must learn the cultural course of "ritual, music, books, and numbers"; "Rong" is about national defense, and they must ensure the development of the country. At that time, when the population is relatively small, students in school are required to take the "shooting and imperial" military training course as reserve forces in national defense.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period when the princes were quarrel, even the private schools run by Confucius had to conduct military training. When Confucius gave lectures, he regarded the art of shooting and ritual and music education as equally important. He said that "shooting and shooting means being virtuous" and regarded military literacy as a sign of whether a person is capable or not. Moreover, his military training and education concept was very consistent with the cultural trend at that time - both civil and military cultivation.

Regular military training originated from the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the school arranged military training courses. At that time, public schools were divided into Chinese studies and rural schools, with two levels: primary school and university, with no "middle school". The standard courses for universities are "Six Arts", namely rituals, music, archery, archery, books, and numbers. Among them, "archery" and "archery" are the content of military training for ancient students. The instructors were invited from the army and were not ambiguous at all during the teaching. If students were lazy, they would be punished. Therefore, the military training of universities in the Western Zhou Dynasty was advocated by the state and guaranteed, and "archery" and "archery" are compulsory military training courses for college students.

"Shooting" means archery, which is an important means of survival for the ancients. Hunting and fighting are indispensable. Archery has medium and long distance lethality and is an indispensable weapon in the disputes between princes, so it is highly valued. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, boys had to "learn shooting and control" to conduct regular military training when they reached the age of thirteen or fourteen. It is not a simple matter to learn to shoot, even literati will not lower the standards. Five shooting skills, white arrows, sanlian, sanzhu, Xiangzhi, and Jingyi, each of which is very technically required.

The archery assessment is extremely strict, rather than going through the motions. At the same time, the archer's cultivation must be tested, such as whether you know how to be courteous, obey the rules, respect the opponent, etc. Archery is used as a matter of strong etiquette, and penetrates into life and forms a grand "archery ceremony". The emperor uses archery to select princes, officials, scholars, etc. through archery. The best can participate in sacrifices, receive titles, and increase the reward for fiefdom; the inferior cannot participate in sacrifices, and they will be punished and reduced the fiefdom. It can be seen that at that time, professors and archery assessments were already quite standardized.

"Yu" means driving a military chariot. A combat chariot is an important combat tool in ancient times. In the war years, the level of a man's driving skills directly affected the outcome of the war. "Yu" naturally became an important part of school teaching. If a student doesn't even know how to drive, he cannot be considered a qualified student.

There are five technologies for the imperial car, namely: Ming and Luan, Zhushuijing, passing the Junbo, dancing the streets, and leaping the birds. Ming and Luan require the vehicle to start smoothly. Zhushuijing requires the vehicle to start quickly and stably when crossing the river or walking in a stream to avoid overturning. Passing the Junbo requires avoiding obstacles while driving and passing quickly and safely. Dancing the streets requires that when the cars are crowded, they can pass by the traffic lightly like dance moves. Zhushuifeng, when driving the birds, they require the driver to be good at using vehicles to assist in hunting or blocking prey, which is conducive to shooting.

When the Warring States Period was in conflict with the princes, "war is a major event of the country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival and death, and a way of survival must be observed." All countries attached more importance to military talent education and training, and military training became an important part of official school education. Even Confucius' private schools attached great importance to military training, and once said that "the ability to shoot and control the feet is virtuous." He regarded the advantages and disadvantages of military skills as a sign of whether a person is capable or not, and believed that "not teaching the people to fight is called abandoning it."

"Your Majesty must not be impulsive. Since the six arts of Qin, Yu has gradually been deposed. No one has mentioned it in our dynasty. It is natural that some scholars cannot adapt to the sudden recovery. Zhu Zi's words are also a saying. If Your Majesty refuses it with one word, it will cause a stir, so you should do it with caution!" Chen Zeweng felt something was wrong when he saw the little emperor angry. At that moment, Zhu Zi's Neo-Confucianism occupied a dominant position among scholars and advocated Neo-Confucianism. He also knew that Your Majesty advocated the application of what he learned, which was often in conflict with Neo-Confucianism, and he had the intention to change before the imperial examination, because he was afraid that Your Majesty would make the decision to depose Neo-Confucianism in anger.

"Mr. Ruizhou said it is true, but things will always change with the times. Now the country is in danger. It is time to rise up and fight to eliminate the Yuan Yuan. But if you still hold on to the incompleteness and forget the root cause, but don't know how to rise up, you can only repeat the mistake of losing your country." Zhao Bing retorted, "Zhu Zi values ​​literature and over military affairs. His legacy is still today. The scholars in uniform are ashamed of the martial arts and the husbands, so that the scholars are holding bows and arrows, and the villagers are shocked, and even their children are riding and shooting armed forces. The father and brother look at him because they are not talented. If they don't return for a long time, the world will be weak. How can there be a time?"

However, Zhao Bing also knew that what Chen Zeweng said was true. The military training system had changed throughout the ages. After Qin unified the six countries, schools did not pay much attention to military training, which was closely related to the national policies of the Qin and Han Dynasties. After Qin Shihuang unified the country, he collected weapons from the world and made into Jin people, prohibited the people from practicing martial arts, and "weaked the people of Guizhou." At the same time, he banned private schools and had to study and only entered the official school. The content of official schools was mainly based on the law and regulations and the official training was greatly weakened compared with the Warring States Period.

The ruling thought of the Han Dynasty also changed from "winning the world at the horse" to "not governing the world at the horse", especially after Emperor Wu of Han "destroying all schools of thought and making the Confucianism alone", he "commended the Six Arts". This new Six Art is different from the old Six Arts. It omits military training content such as "shooting and urging" in the old Six Arts, emphasizes that classics are the main focus, and abolishes martial arts and cavalry practice.

After entering the Tang Dynasty, the trend of martial arts rose again. The injection of fresh blood of a few nomadic people brought a strong and vigorous style to the agricultural civilization of China. The prevalence of the military system and the creation of the martial arts system in the early Tang Dynasty further nurtured the national style of the Tang Empire's national martial arts. The implementation of the military recruitment system during the Xuanzong period, the large number of settings of the border shogunate Pan Town, and the active policy of expanding borders and foreign wars of the Tang Dynasty all contributed to the popularity of the martial arts atmosphere.

By the middle and late Tang Dynasty, literati were more keen on the imperial examinations and officials, but the situation of separatist rule and warlords fighting in the vassal states still caused a strong martial arts atmosphere to spread in society. In the Tang Dynasty, the trend of martial arts and heroes was prevalent. During the Tang Dynasty, the literati and officials liked to play polo and play Cuju, which was actually a project for military training, and it was not until the Song Dynasty that it became a simple entertainment activity.

The customs of the Song Dynasty were very different from those of the Tang Dynasty. Taizu's national policy of promoting literature and suppressing martial arts, coupled with the proposition of the scholar-official class, the status of military generals was completely surpassed by scholars. Whether it was a folk academies or official schools, participating in military training was regarded as useless and students were prohibited from participating. The school took the scientific examination as a baton, and everything was guided by the prescription. Scholars "turned away from the window and read only the books of sages". Military training was naturally abolished, and the wind of advocating martial arts suddenly subsided, and Zhu Xi played a significant role in it.

"I think the current situation has changed a lot. Some knowledgeable people have realized the harm of abolishing martial arts, especially Your Majesty has implemented the strategy of both civil and military affairs, and has practiced the advocacy of martial arts. This year, some scholars have joined the army, and there are several times more people coming to take the martial arts exam than in previous years. It can be seen that the trend of martial arts is gradually getting better. Therefore, I think it is not forcibly promoted, and should be guided subtly to avoid backfire!" Chen Zeweng saw that the little emperor's expression was a little slow, but he did not dare to breathe a sigh of relief, so he persuaded him again.

"Well, I am a little anxious. Shi Feng is not a one-day achievement, but he cannot give up because of this. He must also vigorously promote it when necessary. Otherwise, how can he fight against the soldiers of the Mongol Tiger and Wolf with weak people?" Zhao Bing said, and he also realized that the disgusting martial arts of scholars is related to those in power and strategies for governing the country.

The founding emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties won the world with their martial arts, so naturally attached importance to the school's military education. Zhu Yuanzhang tried to restore Confucius' "Six Arts" in the school. In the third year of Hongwu, he issued an instruction requiring both Imperial College and County Students to learn archery. He ordered Imperial College to open the archery garden to give the students bows and arrows, and also tested the "shooting" and "riding" subjects in the imperial examination. With the guidance of the examination and the government's investment in equipment, it helped to promote the development of the school's military training.

In the Qing Dynasty, schools also offered riding and archery classes, and even the liberal arts examinations were tested first. Those who failed the martial arts skills of the Eight Banners could not take the liberal arts examinations. With the popularity, the enthusiasm for military training in schools was greatly increased. In addition to archery, riding and archery classes, some schools also offered compulsory courses such as martial arts and weightlifting, and were committed to cultivating talented both civil and military. However, martial arts still failed to compete with the eight-legged essays in the imperial examinations, and gradually the military training apprentices were in the form.
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