Rise From the Humble

The first ray of morning light shines on Yiwu County, and a new day has begun. People in the county are going out for activities with great interest and energy as usual. The streets are already lively, and vendors are selling at the top of their lungs.

From soy milk buns and deep-fried dough sticks to fat cakes and deep-fried rice balls, people who get up early will never have to worry about being upset.

When the early risers passed by the south gate, they glanced at the square and couldn't help but widen their eyes and were stunned.

"Eh?! What's going on?! The recruiting ground was still empty yesterday. How come it's so full of people just so early in the morning today?!"

"What happened?! How come so many people came to apply for military service today?!"

"Hey, folks in the field, are you being forced to join the army? If so, just blink."

People looked at the crowded square in surprise and disbelief, and couldn't help but burst into an uproar. Yesterday, on the first day of recruitment, there was still no one here. Why was it so crowded today?

This is not normal.

"Look, there are still people entering the city at the gate. As soon as they enter the city, they go straight to the recruiting ground. They are all recruited to join the army."

"I'll go, it's true, why are so many people applying to join the army? If I hadn't pinched my thigh and it hurt, I would have doubted whether I was dreaming. Yesterday, no one in this column came to enlist."

People noticed that people kept coming in from the south gate. As soon as they came in, they went straight to the venue to register information and enlist in the army, which was even more buzzing.

"I understand why so many people have come to join the army." Someone in the audience outside the venue suddenly said something like a case had been solved.

"Why, tell us quickly." People urged after hearing this, and their curiosity and confusion had reached the extreme.

The man enjoyed the feeling of being urged by everyone. After enjoying it for a moment, he pointed to the front of the recruitment venue and said, "Do you recognize who the man at the front is? Don't you recognize him?! That's Chen from Beilei Village. Great success."

"Oh, it's really Chen Dacheng."

"Didn't he say yesterday that young people from his village would not be allowed to sign up to join the army? Why is he the first to come today?!"

"No wonder, Chen Dacheng was the first to sign up to join the army. The children of the Chen family and the young people from Beilei Village must have followed suit. Chen Dacheng is one of the best heroes in Yiwu. People in other villages have heard that Chen Dacheng has come to sign up to join the army, so there will definitely be a rush to come."

After people recognized Chen Dacheng at the front under the reminder of that person, they all suddenly realized.

While the onlookers were talking about it, more and more people came to the scene to sign up to join the army.

In a short time, the recruitment site was almost overcrowded.

Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but smile with satisfaction as he watched more and more people come to apply for the army.

This is right! This is normal! Historically, Qi Jiguang came to Yiwu to recruit soldiers for the first time. He originally planned to recruit 3,000 people, but too many people came, so he raised an extra 1,000 people, and finally recruited 4,000 nominal soldiers. You can't recruit soldiers by yourself. No one should come. This is normal now.

"Master, there are at least three thousand people who have signed up to recruit soldiers, and more and more people are coming to sign up. Now we don't have to worry about the lack of people, but we have more people." Liu Dadao reported to Zhu Ping'an with an excited look on his face. , and then said, "With so many people here, can our Zhejiang Army recruit more soldiers to go back?"

Zhu Ping'an smiled and shook his head, and said softly, "We only have one thousand two hundred recruitment approval documents, so we can't recruit more. Moreover, it's not about having more soldiers, but about being good. You can't be greedy for more soldiers, the more important thing is to select them. There is no need for too many people." Worry, if there are many people, we will choose the best from the best. This recruitment is the beginning, we must make a good start, there will be opportunities in the future."

"Don't worry, young master, we will definitely be able to recruit a group of good young men this time. I took a look and found that many of these Yiwu men have good physiques. If we select the best from the best, we will definitely be able to pick out a group of good soldiers. Hehehe, after we go back , I want to recruit soldiers first." Liu Dadao said with a smile, coveting the new recruits.

"Haha, that's right." Zhu Pingan smiled and nodded.

There are so many people that Zhu Ping'an can't take care of recruiting troops by himself, and the efficiency is too slow. Therefore, Zhu Pingan summoned Liu Dadao and the fifty Zhejiang troops who followed him, and asked them to participate in recruiting troops.

"The selected troops will be divided into more than fifty teams later. Each of you fifty will be responsible for the preliminary screening of one team." Zhu Pingan said to them.

"Sir, how can we recruit troops? We don't know anything." A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers looked confused.

Indeed, it’s no wonder they were confused, recruiting troops is a science. Throughout the dynasties, generals have different standards and methods for recruiting troops.

When Zhu Ping'an came to Yiwu to recruit troops, he referred to Qi Jiguang's recruitment standards, which were also most in line with the current situation. Moreover, the most important point is that Qi Jiguang's soldier selection standards are simple, crude and easy to master.

"Recruiting soldiers is very simple. Listen carefully. First of all, the first point when selecting soldiers is to look at their background. We must choose honest people from the countryside, that is, farmers and miners; for those who are from the county, and those who have lived well in the county , those who are engaged in trades such as traders, those who have been in government offices, and those who have been soldiers, all of them will not be accepted."

"The second point in recruiting soldiers is to look at age. Choose people who are over 18 years old and under 40 years old; do not choose those under 18 years old or over 40 years old."

"The third point in selecting soldiers is to look at skin color. Choose dark, thick, strong-skinned people, and don't choose white people with fine skin and tender flesh."

"The fourth point when selecting soldiers is to look at character. You should choose honest people. Don't choose people who like to brag, talk high-toned, are slippery, or have extreme personalities."

Zhu Pingan emphasized the four key points of recruiting troops to the fifty Zhejiang troops, and set specific criteria for whether they should or should not. In order to give them an idea, Zhu Pingan finally summed it up simply and crudely, "To put it simply, In recruiting soldiers this time, what we want are honest and strong country farmers and miners."

"Sir, why is this?" the Zhejiang Army soldier asked in confusion.

"Because this kind of people are honest and obedient, hard-working, and after training and education, they can strictly abide by military laws and disciplines, be loyal to their duties, obey orders, and will not cheat or cheat. When executing military orders, one is one and two is two. As for messing around in the city They are slick, slick, braggadocious, etc. Most of these people are veterans, unreliable at critical moments, and cannot be trusted during battle." Zhu Ping'an gave them a simple explanation that was easy to understand.

"Yes, yes, what you said makes sense, we understand." Hearing this, all the Zhejiang soldiers nodded.

"Okay, the venue is already overcrowded, go pick up troops. If you have any doubts, feel free to ask me."

Zhu Pingan clapped his hands and ordered.

"Follow your orders." A group of Zhejiang troops took the order, went down separately to reorganize their teams, and began to recruit troops.