Chapter 18: The Real Cold Front
Yang Chendong believes that as everyone gets used to this song and tone that seems a little strange now, it won't be long before they will be able to forget it, and they will also have a deeper understanding of the meaning and content of this lyrics.
To say that Yang Chendong thought really well, a song inspired everyone's morale and brought everyone's feelings closer. It's just that what he didn't expect was that after these people joined the army, the first thing they did when they led the troops was to climb the thorn bushes, and the second thing was to sing the songs of their comrades-in-arms, which has indeed become a practice and tradition and has been passed down.
The song was only taught for half an hour, and everyone basically knew it, and then it was just a process of familiarizing themselves with the lyrics. And then Yang Chendong was the main one, and he began to teach everyone cultural classes.
Start with the simplest form of literacy.
In the Ming Dynasty, the literacy rate was very low, or it was like this in that era, only certain family members had books to read, which is why the social status of scholars was so high. Not to mention them, even before the literacy eradication in New China, the illiteracy rate was still 80%.
Even if Yang Chendong appeared here, of course, he couldn't follow this kind of rule, at least in the places where he could influence, he had to let as many people as possible become literate. Not to mention the army, the founding great man once said, "An army without culture is a stupid army, and a stupid army cannot defeat the enemy." ”
In order to allow everyone to have time to learn culture on their own in the future, Yang Chendong chose to teach everyone pinyin first, and then he will make a dictionary, anyway, there are a lot of samples in the warehouse, just follow the print, so that when and where, there are words that you don't know, you don't need to ask others, and at the same time, it may also solve the problem of traditional Chinese characters, so that its writing becomes more concise.
"Today I'm going to teach you pinyin and the understanding of simplified numbers. Numbers are divided into one to ten, and pinyin is a total of 63. Among them, there are 23 initials, 24 finals, and 16 overall readings..."
Everyone looked at the small blackboard in front of them seriously, that is, Hu Mang and Qiaoyin both carried a small Dengzi seat below and listened and watched, watching the beautiful symbols drawn by the chalk falling on it.
Everyone knows that whether the cultural class is qualified or not involves their future in the future. Qiaoyin heard from the young master that she would become a cultural teacher in the future, she had to learn more in order to better teach others, but at this moment she couldn't listen to it at all, she couldn't understand where the young master learned these so-called strange things, and where did the musket come from, why was it so powerful.
In the past few months, the young master has given her the feeling of being both familiar and unfamiliar.
Familiarity is good for oneself and care for oneself. Strangeness is the ability to excel and the charm that makes people fascinated.
I really don't know what kind of woman a person like the young master will marry in the future, so it will really be a blessing for eight lifetimes. Thinking about it, Xiaoyin showed a look of worship again, anyway, she is by the young master's side, and she will follow the young master for the rest of her life, isn't the more powerful the young master, the better? ”
Time passed.
The progress of all is very noticeable. The method of training, which has undergone the tests of modern armies, has proven its viability. In addition, the people at this time were accustomed to living a hard life and were more able to endure hardships, and the collective of forty people soon changed, and they were just like an excellent finger warrior.
"Xiao Li Flying Knife" has become a new fashion sought after by everyone, Li Xunhuan's name is a household name in Jianning, and naturally the business of "Four Seas Restaurant" has also risen, and the matter of booking a seat three days in advance has reappeared.
There are even more people who have prepared pen and ink, intending to write down all what the storyteller said and compile it into a book. What's more, there are still people comparing Guo Jing and Li Xunhuan who is more powerful, and for this matter, there are also scholars who fight because of this.
After Yang Chendong learned about this, he laughed when he heard it. It's not a thing of the times at all, it's all made up in the first place, how can it be compared?
But this incident also made him see the impact of the two stories, and he decided to add a fire, so he took the time to go back to the Yang family's old house, found the old housekeeper Yang Hai, and asked him to run a "Yang newspaper." ”
The main content of Yang Bao is to republish the story of the Condor and Xiao Li Feidao, and to describe it in stages, with some articles promoting the strength of the Ming Dynasty in the middle. For example, it is easy to get sick after eating raw water, such as washing hands before eating meals and after using the toilet to prevent diseases from entering the mouth, such as taking a bath after rainwater to prevent colds and so on.
It's still a matter of killing a few stones.
That is, he can improve his popularity, after all, although the Condor and Xiao Li Flying Knife are popular, but the limitations are too strong, mainly near Jianning Mansion, he wants to spread these good things and open up his popularity, it is not enough to rely on such a small place. When he became famous, he added some articles in Yang Bao that patted the emperor's sycophants, so that he could win the joy and favor of Long Yan. In the future, if Yang Chendong can do things with an official body as a cover, it would be great. Let the articles of celebrities and scholars enter, you can get the favor of scholars, which is also very important, they are the main force in the court today. In the end, a small proportion of miscellaneous studies can be regarded as a subtle change.
As soon as the newspaper said something, Yang Hai naturally did it. With the sixth young master, there is no shortage of money in the Yang family's old mansion now, and a lot of silver flows over every day, and it can't be stopped. Not to mention, according to what the sixth young master said, running a newspaper can not only make money, but also gain fame, so how can it not be done.
Yang Bao is preparing, and the training of the blade has come to an end.
The name of the blade was given by Yang Chendong himself, and he also said that in the future, only those who have undergone such training and have excellent results in the final test will be able to get the name of the blade. In this way, just one title makes many people excited and tremble.
The three-month formal training is over. The time also came to January 1446, the eleventh year of Orthodoxy.
Yang Chendong grew another year and became a sixteen-year-old young man.
The New Year is coming, and the whole Yangjiazhuang is also jubilant. Because he made too much money in business, Yang Chendong simply reduced the land tax of most of the tenants in Yangjiazhuang, and with this article, everyone was smiling and happy.
It's just that in the mountains and forests deep in Yangjiazhuang, the atmosphere is indeed tense. If nothing else, as of last night, all the assessments were over, and the next thing is to wait for the assignment.
And in front of everyone, there is a form to fill out. This is the letter of desire to go to university in the future.
There are several aspects written on it. There are four major aspects to choose from: navy, army, instructors, and Yang's furniture.
Of these, the largest number of the Navy was twenty people; 10 in the Army; There are five instructors and five privates.
It can be seen that the main direction of development at present is above the sea. This is also something that Yang Chendong does not want to have any conflict with the Ming Dynasty government.
According to the requirements, fill in voluntarily, but this does not mean that you will become what kind of person you want to become, and in the end, it will be uniformly approved by the sixth young master and distributed according to ability. For example, if the quota in the navy is insufficient, it will naturally have to be supplemented from other volunteer candidates.
Needless to say, Yue Guang and the other ten previous bandits would naturally sign up to enter the navy. In addition, the five people of Yang's furniture were the most prosperous.
Being able to become a Yang family furniture is equivalent to having the opportunity to be by the side of the sixth young master. That's what everyone expects. Although it is said that the Hades instructors were a little more ruthless when they trained, they were really good to them the other time. Food, shelter, and clothing are all cared for as much as possible, even if their parents and relatives are there, they may not be able to do it to such an extent.
Besides, the sixth young master is not bad for money, but any business in which he participates is an existence that makes a lot of money, can there be less benefits by following the young master?
I'm afraid that if it is possible, even if all forty people become members of the Yang family, everyone will be willing.
There are only five places, so I can only grab them. For a while, except for Yue Guang and other ten people who signed up to go to the navy, only Leng Song did not sign up to join the family, and the other twenty-nine people all filled in the column of family members as their first choice.
After Yang Chendong saw the form filled in by everyone, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. But at the same time, I am also curious about Leng Song. He knew that Yue Guang had a reason for them to report to the navy, they originally came out of there, and it was not surprising that they were back on the sea now, but why did Leng Song report to the army?
"Yin'er, call Leng Song in." With curiosity, Yang Chendong wanted to know what kind of thoughts he had.
Soon, Leng Song, who was in good spirits but also had a much darker face, walked into the room that belonged to Yang Chendong alone. As soon as you enter it, you will put your feet close together and make a stand. After three months of training, he already looks like a veteran in the army, especially the military salute, which is very standard.
"Finished." Yang Chendong naturally got up and gave a military salute to the other party, and then sat down, while looking at Leng Song's assessment results, he asked as if unintentionally, "Among the forty people, your grades are really the best, and you didn't disappoint Young Master Ben, but why did you fill in the last volunteer really the army?" ”
"Report to the young master, you said that the army will be the land tiger in the future, and I am willing to become a tiger." Leng Song replied in a sonorous voice.
"Then why don't you want to become a private soldier in Yangjiazhuang, you know, that's my private soldier." Yang Chendong raised his head sharply and asked his own question.
"Report to the young master, it's not that Leng Song doesn't want to, it's that he can't."
"Oh? Why can't you do it? Yang Chendong was interested.