Ancient military commanders lectured to thousands of people. Can those soldiers hear you clearly?

In Historical Records, when it comes to Guangwu Chen Sheng Uprising, fortune tellers asked Chen Sheng and Guangwu to "predict ghosts and gods". This kind of "divining ghosts and gods" is actually a way to stimulate publicity. Because the ancients had limited knowledge, they did not know that ghosts and gods did not exist. So, when it comes to ghosts and gods, they will believe it.

The so-called "ghosts and gods" means that our army will win with the help of heaven. In ancient times, there was a novel called Romance of Gods, which was a ghost novel and an allegorical novel. It says that Zhou Wuwang's army has been helped by God, so it will surely win.

In ancient times, there was no need to explain to soldiers the truth of "why fight". Before the war, the most common and effective incentive method was to give out rewards, such as how much to reward for beheading, how many ranks to be promoted and so on. This is much more useful than empty preaching. Don't equate the morale boost in ancient wars with those "incentive" measures in WeChat business and pyramid schemes today.

Think about it, the ancients had no sense of country and nation, only the concepts of China and imperial power. The general just wants to talk about it. What can he see? Defending the country or indomitable spirit of resistance? Neither, but respecting the imperial court and striving for it with all one's strength only requires the enforcement of military law and the promotion of Jue Lu, and there is no need to talk about it at all.

Then before the mobilization before the war, we should first draw up a reward system according to the scale and danger of the battle, and then post it on the bulletin board of the army. Finally, the officers at all levels will give a unified notice so that all soldiers can basically know the general content.

When the swearing-in meeting or kick-off meeting is held, the general will stand on the stage and give a lecture, and a row of soldiers will stand next to the general. They will shout out the general's speech loudly and neatly like a repeater. As long as it is quiet enough, the sound can travel far away, so the soldiers below can hear it clearly.