Xiao Ruxun had always had high requirements for the army. After the establishment of the Daqin, he did not relax at all. Instead, he showed signs of further improvement.
He pointed at the fifty soldiers.
"In the future, all the troops who can become the Imperial Guards of the Imperial Palace must do this. After this military parade, all the troops must go through formation and walking training. You don't have to walk to the standard, but your standing and formation must be re-trained.
In the future, the first training for new recruits is to stand and walk. Once you are familiar with the steps, then you can train other military skills. Zhao Hu, let me tell you, don't think that this is a small matter and a waste of effort. The foundation of the army's combat power is hidden in these steps! I have repeatedly emphasized the importance of organization and discipline. All of you better remember this! "
Xiao Ruxun gave the Emperor's order and used the Emperor's order to ask his subordinates to do this.
The generals did not dare to disobey and could only agree to the Emperor's request. Xiao Ruxun said that in the next three months, he would conduct many exercises. He would know which troops did well and which troops did poorly. The troops that did well would have battles to fight, and the ones that did poorly …
You can't even walk well, yet you want to fight? Be careful that you are all sent to the logistics unit to be cooks' army!
With such a threat, the generals finally began to take it seriously.
After all, this was also a gift for the Emperor's birthday. Xiao Ruxun said that he did not want the generals to give gifts. He did not want any gifts at all. He only wanted their standing and walking. If they did not do well, they could forget about rewards, forget about fighting, and even if they were to be promoted, they had to think about their own weight!
When it came to their own interests, everyone had to use all their strength to deal with the Emperor's censure.
Fortunately, the Emperor's special request was only this. After that, Xiao Ruxun asked them to prepare for an exciting polo tournament.
Polo tournament?
The generals expressed their confusion.
After the Emperor finished speaking, they understood.
The Emperor was going to have a military parade in the morning of his birthday, have lunch at noon, and watch a polo tournament in the afternoon.
The importance of this polo competition was very great. There were people from four sides competing against each other.
The first was the former Azure Dragon Camp, the second was the former Wild Lion Camp, the third was the navy, and the fourth was the Emperor's Imperial Guard.
Just because the Cavalry was playing polo didn't mean that the Cavalry would be better than the Infantry. Great Qin's army was currently being reorganized, but it wasn't going to happen that quickly. The original designations hadn't been used yet, and they would only be officially announced after the army returned from conquering Japan.
At present, the old designations were still in use, and all four armies had a certain number of cavalry. Even the navy and marines had cavalry reconnaissance units.
And because of Xiao Ruxun's vigorous promotion, polo was very popular within the Qin Army.
During the time of the Zhennan Army, the three favorite sports games of the Qin Army were football, basketball, and polo.
The process of the game was very exciting, very suitable for the hot-tempered men in the Qin Army camp. Moreover, this game was not just for fun. There were many competitions every year, and the final winner would be awarded by the Emperor himself.
So basically, every army had teams of various sizes. Basically, the seven major battalions of the Zhennan Army had their strongest teams. After the selection, they would compete and hurt each other to fight for the final prize.
And among them, polo was the one that the Emperor attached the most importance to every year.
As for polo, not only did Xiao Ruxun promote the army to play, but he also planned to promote polo among the people. He planned to cooperate with the horse administration of the Daqin to organize their own polo teams among the people before and after the Northern Expedition.
Then, they would compete with each other, and the best polo team in each province would come to the capital to compete under the eyes of the Emperor. The winner would be awarded by the Emperor himself and become the glory of the province.
This would not only strengthen the culture of raising and playing horses among the people, but it would also improve the physical fitness of the people. At the same time, it would also increase the Emperor's presence in the eyes of the people.
This would let the people know that the Emperor also liked to have fun with the people, and the people would have the opportunity to get close to the Emperor.
Of course, playing with horses cost a lot of money, and ordinary people could not afford it. Football and basketball were much easier. When the new school was opened, basketball and football were introduced, and the spirit of sports was injected into the people from the students, so that the people could be active.
Xiao Ruxun had always believed that the comprehensive development of sports could effectively improve the health and spirit of the people, and at the same time, it could also give many people a new way out. More importantly, it could attract people's attention and let people vent their excess energy and anger, which was conducive to social stability, and when necessary, it could also divert people's attention.
Sports had never been free from politics.
When sports were popularized in the Daqin, Xiao Ruxun wanted to standardize it, set up a league system, and then include the surrounding vassal states, and invite the surrounding vassal states to organize their own teams to participate in the competition in the Daqin, so that they could also be included in this circle.
It seemed difficult to go from nothing to something, but as long as the Emperor was willing to promote it, and as long as the Emperor had the idea, especially an Emperor like Xiao Ruxun, as long as he issued an order, the government at all levels would immediately start to prepare.
It might be a bit of a waste of money at the beginning, but after the system was formed, it would even become a source of income for the local government.
Xiao Ruxun would order the local governments to build sports venues in the cities. At that time, if people wanted to go in and watch, they would have to pay. Not many people would care about a few coins, but many a little makes a mickle, and it would always be a source of income.
So, first of all, he had to use the Emperor's influence to promote these games, and let people know that the Emperor liked it.
In this day and age, if the Emperor had something good, the people below would chase after it.
The four armies had their own horse teams, and when the time came, Xiao Ruxun would let them play against each other to determine the two winners, and then the two winners would fight against each other to determine the final winner, and then Xiao Ruxun would personally give them the prize.
In front of all the congratulatory envoys of the vassal states, in front of all the civil and military officials of the court, and the officials of the vassal states, they could earn enough face, and they could also get a bonus, which was a real benefit.
With that said, Xiao Ruxun found that their eyes were green with envy.
Not to mention how great the glory was, there were also a lot of real benefits, and it should be said that the competition between the armies had never been less.
Everyone seemed to be harmonious on the surface, but in fact, no one was convinced when it was mentioned. Many times, there would be times when there would be competition, not to mention that many of the contradictions had begun in the Myanmar period. Want to reconcile?
They were willing, but Xiao Ruxun was not.
It was to let them compete with each other and make trouble for each other, which was in line with Xiao Ruxun's requirements.
Sports were also a good way to strengthen the opposition and confrontation between each other, and there were many additional benefits, so why not?
As a result, the schedule of the Emperor's birthday was decided. The chief person in charge, Li Tingji, began to prepare the plan, write down the details, and then arranged for the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Staff to hold a meeting, and finally, the details were submitted to the Emperor for review. After the Emperor's approval, it was sent to the Ministry of Finance for further review, and then the funds would be allocated.
As for the army, because of the activities on the birthday day, they began to prepare in full swing.
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