Wanji nodded, but did not refuse.

Zhou Xian had actively recruited soldiers from all over the country before, but now the entire Shandong has recruited nearly 50,000 new soldiers. However, these soldiers are all new soldiers, and they are not trained enough and have no combat power.

Although Zhou Xian called many old soldiers from the army to command and train them to enhance their strength, the time was too short, which only made them a little stronger than ordinary villagers.

According to Zhou Xian, they belong to the reserve and are in the second echelon.

Before their training was completed, only when the front line suffered heavy losses and the war was extremely unfavorable, they would be replenished to the front line, organized into the army, and fought with the old battalion soldiers.

The training time is four months.

Before this, their mission was to station in various prefectures and counties in Shandong in battalions or lower, and to maintain local public order while training.

When the enemy attacks, their mission is to guard the city and wait for rescue.

The purpose of Zhou Xian doing this was to allow them to replace the old soldiers who were originally stationed in various places, so as to gather as many old soldiers as possible to participate in this upcoming war.

In addition, the infantrymen of the Third Battalion and a thousand cavalrymen acted as mobile forces in Shandong. They were all elite soldiers, with the purpose of dealing with possible chaos in Shandong and guarding against possible attacks from the Southern Ming Dynasty.

On the other hand, once the front line war fails, they will also shoulder the important task of resisting the Qing army's invasion into Shandong.

Under such circumstances, even if you are defeated in Henan, you will not be defeated thousands of miles, thus leaving some opportunities for future resurgence.

There will always be a way out, which is Zhou Xian’s style of history.

According to the plan, this mobile force will be divided into two parts. One is deployed in Xuzhou, a strategic location, and the other is deployed in Yanzhou, so as to support all parties at any time.

As the capital of Shandong Province, Jinan is located in the rear and has not deployed many troops, with only thousands of newly recruited soldiers and an old soldier from a team of thousands of people.

Wan Ji had expressed his opinion on this. Now Zhou Xian decided to add a new battalion of soldiers to Licheng, and he felt much more at ease.

"Wangquan, when will you set out to go south?" Wan Ji asked.

Zhou Xian said: "Just tonight! Let Zhang Huai lead 300 cavalry to accompany me. Lin Quan, you will go south after you have arranged everything here."

Li Yan nodded, "Yes."

At this time, the personal soldiers outside the door came in, bowed to the three of them, and said to Zhou Xian: "General, the governor, the prefect Song is here."

Zhou Xian stood up and said, "Lin Quan, it's better over there. I'll go and deal with it first. You go and prepare! Mr. Wan, go and meet those scholars with me."

Zhou Xianqian stepped into the seat, and all the scholars stood up to salute him. When they arrived at the seat, Zhou Xian waved his hand, signaled them to sit down, and raised his voice and said with a smile: "You are here to take the exam this time, and it will be over today. Whether you are high school or not, you are much better than ordinary people. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are the pride of heaven and the pillars of the country. Give up your glasses, I wish you a bright future here."

Everyone stood up and raised their glasses and said in unison: "Thank you, Governor."

Zhou Xian drank it all, and the servant next to him quickly filled it up. He picked up the wine glass and continued, "Someone asked Zhang Zai, a great scholar of the Song Dynasty, why did he study? He did not answer at the time, and thought for a long time. He wrote four sentences in his book "Poetry and Book". Do you know which four sentences are?"

One of the scholars in front of him quickly stood up, hugged Zhou Xian and said, "The students know that they are four sentences: 'Building a mind for the heaven and earth, asking for the people, continuing their unique knowledge for the past sages, and opening peace for all ages'."

Zhou Xian applauded and said, "Yes, these four sentences are these. But there is another saying, which was written by Zhao Heng, the Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty in the Encouragement of Learning, and they are also four sentences. Do you know too?"

The scholar looked puzzled and hesitated for a moment, saying, "Is it because of the four sentences of "There is a golden house in the book, a thousand bells of millet in the book, a beautiful woman in the book, and a carriage and horse in the book," he said it with some hesitation and doubt, because although these four sentences are the purpose of most people's reading, they are a little embarrassed to say it.

Zhou Xian applauded again and smiled and praised: "Yes, these four sentences are exactly these. I read so widely, I think you must be before Sun Shan this time."

The scholar bowed slightly, his face tightened, but he didn't know how to answer.

Zhou Xian waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and then said, "I don't know what the purpose of studying is for? I just hope to be more for the front and less for the back. In this way, the people of the world will be blessed. I also remembered something. At that time, the late emperor was still alive and asked the contemporary great scholar Liu Zongzhou, how to achieve peace in the world? I was on the spot because I was the prince accompanied me to study. Mr. Niantai borrowed Yue Shaobao's words and answered, "Civil officials do not love money, and military generals do not hesitate to die, so peace in the world will be."

Zhou Xian glanced at everyone, "I still feel deafening when I think about it today. The late emperor was dressed and fed for dinner, and worked hard, but he could not change the end of the fall of the capital and the collapse of the world. I thought countless times later, and wanted to find the reason for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty. I found that although the late emperor had made mistakes in his actions, he would not die if his country was destroyed. Finally, I gradually realized that the fundamental reason for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty was that the local government had long been corrupt, which caused the court to lose control of the local area and the support of the people."

Looking at the confused people, Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "Don't you believe it? When King Li Zicheng of the Chuang Dynasty was defeated by Tongguan, only eighteen cavalry followed him to break out. But a year later, he was able to lead nearly 400,000 troops to besiege Kaifeng. Just imagine, where did these people come from? Why are the people in the world willing to sacrifice their lives to rebel with King Chuang, but unwilling to assist the court in pacifying the rebels? Because there is still a way out for the Chuang Dynasty to follow King Chuang, and there is only a way to die. The late emperor is kind and has issued several self-destructive edicts. But I think his biggest sin is that he cannot send his edicts to the local area."

Zhou Xian paused, "He asked civil officials not to love money, but the local government was greedy for money, and officials forced the people to rebel everywhere. He asked military generals not to fear death and to fight for the country. But the generals of the Ming Dynasty were busy greedy for money and killing good people to make achievements. When the enemy attacked, they would collapse a hundred miles away. The civil officials loved money and the military generals cherished their lives, which was the most true portrayal of the time. Otherwise, how could a small Liaodong clan steal the capital? He saw that he still had the momentum to seize the world."
Chapter completed!