On the second day after Han Ming convened the Qingjian City leaders' meeting, the entire barracks gradually became lively.

The biggest change is that the entire barracks is covered with Han Ming's "Three Disciplines and Eight Points for Attention".

Even the places where the soldiers ate and rested were not spared and were covered with these slogans.

The most outrageous thing was that in the place where the soldiers used the toilet, Han Ming had people carve relevant disciplinary matters on the earthen wall.

They even call it "I'm idle anyway" and it's a good opportunity to do two things at once and improve efficiency.

It was under such circumstances that Zhong Yan and all the soldiers of Qingjian City began an unprecedented and drastic military reform.

With the arrival of military pay and all necessary military supplies and equipment from the court, the first step of military improvement officially began.

Looking at the military uniform design handed over by Xie Wendu, Han Ming nodded slightly. As the top leader of Qingjian City, Lord Xie still has a corresponding military aesthetic.

"Alright, using a darker color scheme will better highlight the overall might of the Western Army. If it can be combined with the military formation, the overall display of an iron-blooded elite style will be quite impressive."

"Thank you, sir. It seems that I was not wrong about you."

Han Ming's praise reassured Xie Wendu, who bowed and said, "It is my honor to satisfy you, Your Excellency."

Han Ming also took the initiative to ask, "Are the expenses and manpower required to produce this type of design sufficient?"

Xie Wendu immediately replied, "Sir, this design is based on the armor of the Western Army. Therefore, there are many old-style equipment in Qingjian City."

"I believe that more uniforms can be obtained through repair and slight improvements."

"In this way, expenditure and manpower can be greatly alleviated."

Han Ming nodded, then looked at Xie Wendu with a touch of admiration in his eyes: "As expected of someone who can be rated as outstanding by the seed, Mr. Xie is indeed capable."

Han Ming's words made Xie Wendu feel a little embarrassed. After all, he had argued with Han Ming before, and now it seemed that this gentleman didn't care about what he did.

"As for the improvement of military uniforms, I would like to trouble Wendu to take care of it."

This time it was a private report, and Han Ming's repeated address made Xie Wendu feel a little relieved.

"Please rest assured, sir. I will do my best."

With Xie Wendu taking charge of military uniforms, Han Ming officially promoted the second step of military discipline reform.

And this matter is nothing to the current soldiers of Qingjian City.

One reason is that after experiencing the strict military discipline of General Zhong Shiheng and the brothers Zhong Gu and Zhong Yan, the soldiers of Qingjian City can be considered a disciplined army.

The second reason is that the slogans proposed by Han Ming and recited day and night have long been deeply engraved in the minds of these people.

And to a certain extent, it is a more acceptable view for those who come from ordinary people.

After all, before joining the army, they were all bullied by the previous army.

Therefore, under the influence of the so-called slogan training, these soldiers achieved seamless connection and great acceptance and tolerance.

For this purpose, Han Ming directly took out his second trump card - military songs.

That's right, this fellow started his own "misbehavior" again, and took out a song that is well-known to later generations from an unknown little corner - "Loyalty to the Country"

In order to suit the occasion, Han Ming also specially wrote a very contagious speech in a fluent and eloquent manner - "On Our Dynasty's Attack on Western Xia".

It roughly describes the rise of the Dangxiang Li family and the persecution of the people in the northwestern border.

"Since the founding of our dynasty, generations of people have been generous to the Dangxiang. The Li family was even granted a title by the Song Dynasty to guard the northwest."

"But Li Yuanhao is ambitious and refuses to obey the king. He has arbitrarily raised an army, invaded our borders, plundered our people, massacred our cities, and violated the people of the Great Song Dynasty."

"Since the Qingli period, they have frequently and secretly provoked border crises, intending to once again cross the border and invade the Song Dynasty. This is truly shameless."

"..."

"As the saying goes, what is tolerable and what is intolerable, you are all born as citizens of the Great Song Dynasty, and you are also the most elite Western Army."

"We must strive to be the best, train with all our might, report to the country, bring peace to the people, protect the country and the people, strike hard at the bandits, and return our land to us!!!"

No one knew what Han Ming meant by this speech, but looking at the soldiers in dark armor and holding uniform weapons shouting continuously, it was clear that it was a success.

This speech was later called "The Reform of Military Thought in the Great Song Dynasty".

The military song "Loyalty to the Country" was launched at the same time and became a must-sing song during the entire military camp training because of its catchy melody.

In order to better inspire the enterprising spirit and enthusiasm of these soldiers, Han Ming did something that shocked the entire Song Dynasty.

That is - it was announced that from now on, those who would serve as military supervisors must meet the "military knowledge" requirement, that is, they must have certain military skills before they can serve as military supervisors.

Once this order was issued, the entire government and the military were shocked.

Because they knew that Han Ming was going to let professionals do professional things. Even if he was a military supervisor, he had to "know the army" in order to better integrate into the army.

Otherwise, if the military supervisor has great power but is ignorant of military affairs, it is very likely that an amateur will instruct an expert, leading to crises such as military mistakes.

This just happened to attract some people who wanted to gild their reputations, causing Han Ming to be severely criticized by Tai Jian during the court meeting.

However, Han Ming probably stayed at the border for too long, or the emperor was far away, so he didn't care about these pens in the court at all and continued his path of exploration.

Han Ming's reform on the issue of military supervision was not accidental. Many famous officials and senior officials had seen the problem, but Han Ming's move did not make them act too radically. Instead, he urged the emperor to agree.

This made Emperor Renzong suddenly feel that the atmosphere in the court was changing rapidly and seemed to have greater vitality.

Afterwards, Han Ming revised the punishment of "tattooing the face" in front of everyone.

Han Ming changed the scope of the "tattooing" punishment, which to a certain extent reduced the three major items of "surrendering soldiers", "joining the army" and "forced recruitment" to "joining the army".

In Han Ming's opinion, both "surrendered soldiers" and "forced recruits" are human beings, without distinction of status, and should not be treated or insulted with such punishments.

As for the "exiled soldiers", Han Ming also made regulations that, except for those who committed serious crimes such as child trafficking, murder and robbery, who must be tattooed, the rest of the minor crimes such as theft will be sentenced according to the appropriate amount.

This practice triggered unprecedented discussions in the court and among the people.

In Shaanxi, the enthusiasm of the people was suddenly aroused, and their aversion to the so-called army was reduced a lot.

They all explained the pros and cons of Han Ming's military reform from their own standpoints, because this was what Han Ming and the court wanted, a broad and beneficial discussion.

For a time, the entire Shaanxi Province and Han Ming were pushed to the forefront of this incident.

In the imperial court, after several incidents, Tai Jian and his gang finally saw the current situation clearly.

The entire court, from the emperor and the ministers in the government hall to the fifth-rank officials in Beijing, they all colluded inexplicably to secretly promote military reforms in Shaanxi.

This made everyone at the Taiwan Forum extremely angry: What the hell is this?

You all have this idea, just say it directly. If we play it this way, we at Taijian will be in a difficult position both inside and outside.

At this moment, they all had complaints against the high and mighty official.

They already support the royal family. Isn't it a bit too much for you to suddenly push us out as cannon fodder and bosses?!

In short, after seeing through this point, Taijian adhered to the mentality that it is better to have less trouble than more and that watching the show is the most important thing, and reached an unspoken understanding with the government, the Political Affairs Hall and other institutions.

Han Ming felt that the temptation of tattooing this time was special, and it seemed that now was the time to push forward in an all-round way.

For this reason, Han Ming did not try to test it step by step, but directly sent a letter from Qingjian City to Jingzhao Prefecture.

When Xue Xiang received Han Ming's order, he was instantly cheered up. He knew that it was done!!!

"Issue a document to the entire Yongxing Military Road. Effective immediately, Shaanxi's military reforms will be fully implemented. From the moment the order arrives, all prefectures and roads must unconditionally implement it."

"The Pacification and Transportation Department will establish a patrol inspection team, headed by Chief Clerk Wang Shao, to conduct patrols on military reform issues, alternating between open and covert operations."

"Han Ming, the pacification and transportation envoy, will personally be stationed at the border to promote border military reforms."

"All logistical and military supply issues will be fully coordinated and managed by this officer."

"My dear colleagues, this military reform is another small-scale reform carried out by the imperial court since the third year of the Qingli period."

"Although the scale is small and limited to Shaanxi, if we succeed, our achievements will spread throughout the eighteen routes of the Great Song Dynasty, and your names will be recorded in history."

"Xue hopes that all colleagues can work together to complete this military reform."

For the first time, Xue Xiang felt so excited to be able to participate in the construction of the future military system of the Song Dynasty. This feeling made him want to sacrifice himself to defend the truth, which made his blood boil.

"We will definitely work together to complete the mission!!!"

The officials in the hall could inexplicably understand Fan Wencheng's sense of responsibility and high spirits during the Qingli New Deal.

This was originally a banquet for a lone brave man, but now Han Ming has conveyed it to everyone.

Revolution is not about treating people to a meal, writing articles, painting or embroidering. It cannot be so elegant, so leisurely, so refined, so gentle and courteous.

Revolution is an uprising, a violent action by which one class overthrows another.

Reform is also a war without gunpowder, no less than a violent revolution...

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