After the matter of establishing a fleet was settled, Cao Zheng began to prepare for the next thing. He wanted to establish a military academy to train professional officers and generals.
"Father, if you want to achieve great things, talent is the key; Rather than looking for talents, it was better to cultivate talents. I suggest that you strike while the iron is hot and build a military school while you train the navy to train specialized military talents.”After Cao Zheng's advice was accepted by Cao Cao, Cao Zheng brought his personal guards, the Ghost Owl Army, to Ying Yin City listlessly. If he really had a choice, he would rather die than talk about building a military academy in front of Cao Cao.
Now, Cao Cao had thrown everything to him, and his leisurely days had been ruined by Cao Cao.
"Young Master, the lord has ordered me to actively cooperate with you to build a military academy. Where do you think the military academy will be located?”
Cao Zheng looked at Man Chong beside him." Bonin, do as you see fit. Anyway, the further away from the city, the better."”
"Far from the city? There is a manor outside Ying Yin City, which was originally a place for the lord to play. Now that the expenses of various places are quite high, why don't we repair this place a little?”
"Alright, let's do it here! You will arrange the specific facilities. I will first draft the rules and regulations for the lord to approve.”
The division of labor between the two had already been decided, and the future awe-inspiring Great Wei Central Military Academy would begin to sprout on this land.
Although the establishment of the military academy was a sudden move, Cao Cao attached great importance to it. Not only did they send a large amount of gold, silver, grain, and rice, but they also sent a large number of craftsmen. With everyone's hard work, in just over a month, all the facilities were set up according to Cao Zheng's requirements.
In order to attract more talents, Cao Cao directly used the imperial edict of the emperor to issue recruitment orders to the various provinces of the Central Plains. He also announced in advance that as long as one completed their studies in the military academy, they would be directly awarded a military position.
The moment this news spread, it shocked the world. From aristocratic families to peddlers, they all headed to Ying Yin.
Yi Yang, an inconspicuous small mountain village. A young man holding a long saber was striding towards the entrance of the village.
"Big Brother Yan, I'll definitely wait for you at home.”
The young man turned around and looked at the slim woman standing at the village entrance. His eyes were filled with determination."Sister Fu, don't worry. When I come back, I'll definitely carry a palanquin to marry you.”
"Alright, I'll wait for your good news.”
In Langya, Xuzhou, a young man was about to leave his family and head east when a fast horse caught up with him.
"Wen Xiang, why didn't you wait for me?"
The young man turned around and smiled.”
The young man who was chasing him sighed helplessly."Since we were young, you and I have been together day and night. I was afraid that you would miss me when you went, so I planned to go with you.”
"If you want to go, then go. The journey to Ying Yin isn't short, so it's best if we hurry.”
"Clang clang!" The golden bell rang during the day, and the flags avoided the sky. Officials from all over the world who came to apply for the exam were arranged here. A round platform stood in the middle of the training field. The sun was shining high up in the sky, and the scorching sunlight baked these young officials.
A thousand Ghost Owl Army soldiers stood on both sides with long spears in their hands. The high temperature seemed to not exist in front of their eyes, and sweat kept flowing down their faces.
"What is this?"
"Isn't it a test? Why are we standing here?"
"I am a famous scholar in Yingchuan. How can I be mixed up with these people?”
Among the people taking part in the military academy assessment, there were lower-ranking soldiers in the army, as well as children of aristocratic families in the Central Plains. Most of them were poor people who were dedicated to serving the country. There were more than three thousand people in total.
An hour passed, and the sun gradually rose. The heat was pressing, and some of the examinees with poor physical fitness could no longer withstand the scorching sun and were temporarily dehydrated.
"We're done. This is going to kill us from the heat!”
"That's right, we've been standing here for more than an hour. Why haven't the people from the military academy come yet!”
"We quit, we quit."
Some of the students could no longer hold back the dissatisfaction in their hearts. They left the team and ran towards the shade on both sides.
He had barely taken a few steps when a horn suddenly sounded from all directions. A large group of white-armored cavalrymen split into two rows, and a young general came to the round platform under everyone's gaze.
"Where is the Ghost Owl Army?"
"Yes!" The soldiers of the Ghost Owl Army responded in unison. The sound was like a bolt of lightning on a clear day, shocking everyone.
Tiger Army!
The strongest army of the Great Han Dynasty.
"Fork out those who left the place without permission!”
"Understood!" With a command, the Ghost Owl Army soldiers swarmed forward and restrained those officials who had already left their original positions. In the midst of the dispute, many examinees fought to resist. They did not expect to be beaten up badly by the North Manor Army.
"The Sage said that punishment is not a doctor. You actually dare to be rough with us? Is there any law?"
"My father is…"
The remaining examinees looked at their companions who were in a sorry state and felt lucky.
"General, isn't this a little inappropriate?”Man Chong was a little worried. He had seen quite a number of aristocratic children being beaten up in the crowd. If these people went back and united to oppose the establishment of the military academy, they would be a powerful resistance in the future.
"This is the military academy. There are no young dukes here. Please call me vice principal.”Cao Zheng was dressed in armor. Although he was standing under the scorching sun, he maintained a high posture in front of everyone.
" Vice-principal, I…" Man Chong hurriedly changed his words. Unfortunately, before he could say anything, Cao Zheng took a step forward.
"Silence!" With this order, the noisy examinees quieted down.
"No matter what your past identities were, as long as you step into this place, you will be my soldiers, just ordinary cadets of the military academy. As soldiers, the first thing you must do is to obey. Even if I ask you to die, you must die without hesitation. If you can't do it, I'm sorry. You're not welcome here. Those who left the place without permission just now, from now on, you can leave immediately. If you want to study in a military school, please come back next year.”
Cao Zheng's words completely cut off these people's thoughts. Prime Minister Cao Cao had established the military academy to prepare for the future generals who would command a region. It was precisely because of this that so many people flocked over.
However, they did not expect that they would be kicked out of the house because of a small matter. It was a small matter to go back, but how could he face his family's questioning after going back? How could he face his neighbors?
Among them, some of the scions of the aristocratic families revealed their identities and wanted Cao Zheng to show mercy. Unfortunately, before they could say anything, the Ghost Owl Army's spears were already at their throats.
After eliminating these troublemakers, the 3,000 people were reduced to less than 2,000.
"If you still want to quit, you can come forward now. The military academy will pay for your travel expenses.”
After the ruckus just now, the remaining 1,000 people understood the rules here. Even if their bodies were exhausted, they could only persevere.
After a while, Cao Zheng nodded in satisfaction.""Very good. Since everyone has chosen to stay here, I can guarantee that this will be the most fulfilling year for all of you. It will also be a year for all of you to live in hell. But I am sure that as long as you persevere through this year, your lives will usher in a new chapter. Before the assessment, please remember the school motto of our military academy.”
As they spoke, more than ten soldiers carried a huge stone tablet out.
In front of everyone, he erected the stone tablet on one side of the training ground.
"Iron Blood Xing Da Han!"
At night, a gentle breeze blew.
The examinees who had been sunbathing for a long time dragged their tired bodies back to their respective rooms. Before they were officially recruited, they only had one code name. They used this code name to eat, sleep, and train.
There were a few people in the room, and they looked particularly different. These examinees did not spread out their blankets. Instead, they rolled them together and lay on the light board. Furthermore, they did not take off a single piece of clothing. In the hot summer, it was extremely uncomfortable to sleep with clothes on. However, these people seemed to be unaware of it. They snored everywhere, and it seemed to be not bad.
"I'm so tired. If I knew that this military academy was like this, I wouldn't have come even if I were beaten to death.”A young man dressed as a young master of a noble family was taking off his boots with a dusty face.
"Yeah, look at my feet. They're all blistered.”Although they had only been in contact for a day, these people had already formed their own small circles according to their different origins and classes.
"If I had known it would be so bitter here, I would have brought a few servants over to serve you.”
"Alright, why don't you think about where you are? Why are you still acting like the young master of the Wei family in the east of the river? Save it!”
"That's right! Look at the others. Bear with it!"
The young master of the Wei family from the east of the river sized up those strange people and curled his lips in disdain."Such a boorish fellow still wants to come here and make contributions. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself?”
On the other side, Man Chong collected all the candidates 'names and handed them to Cao Zheng.
Although Cao Zheng was also tired, he did not have the time to rest. He quickly looked through these names one by one. As expected, he found many famous figures in the Three Kingdoms in the future. Especially Wei Yan, his eyes lit up.
This was a fierce general who was no less than the Five Tigers. If he could be poached from Liu Bei's subordinates, it would be beneficial to the future of Cao Wei. He called out to Man Chong to pay close attention to Wei Yan, and the night gradually deepened…
"What time?"
"Yes, just after midnight." Although Full Pet was also tired, seeing that Cao Zheng was still full of fighting spirit, it was not good for him to take the initiative to rest.
"It's already midnight! Bonin, it's better to rest early. There are many specific matters waiting for you to handle tomorrow.”
"What about you, Young Master?"
"I still have something to deal with.”Cao Zheng said calmly.
At night, Cao Zheng and a few soldiers came to the barracks. Not long after, the people in the room came out with dirty faces.
" The first stage of the assessment begins."
Following Cao Zheng's notification, the students began a month of arduous training.
However, in the end, one-third of the people were still eliminated, and only 1,000 people were officially accepted.
In the following year, almost all of them changed. They only had two goals in their hearts. One was to make contributions and the other was to end the war.
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