Rise From the Humble

The final selection of soldiers went smoothly. In the ancient feudal society, no ordinary people dared to challenge or disrupt the government's recruitment of soldiers.

Coupled with the full cooperation of the Yiwu magistrate, Zhu Ping'an successfully selected 1,200 recruits who met his wishes in the second half of the afternoon on the third day.

All of them are dark-skinned, honest, strong-skinned, hard-working, young and strong country men.

"Why do I feel like everyone is so stupid?" Liu Dadao touched his head and said to himself.

"Dadao, what are you mumbling about?" Zhu Pingan asked.

"No, it's nothing, hehe." Liu Dadao couldn't help but shrink his head, chuckled, and prevaricated.

As soon as the candidates were selected, Zhu Ping'an had basket after basket of silver moved to the recruitment site, six large baskets totaling six thousand taels of silver. Under the sunlight, a dazzling silver light emitted, like six silver mountains, raising the atmosphere of the entire recruitment scene to the highest point.

"All the newly promoted officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army, congratulations on joining the Zhejiang Army and becoming the brothers of this officer and all the officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army! Now, all the newly promoted officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army will go to the scribe to register in order and record their names, ages, place of origin in detail , address and facial features, after registration is completed, you will receive a settlement fee of five taels of silver. It is not much money, but it is my heartfelt thought, and I hope you brothers will not dislike it. "

Zhu Pingan stood on a table in the center of the recruitment venue and shouted loudly to the 1,200 Yiwu recruits who were successfully selected.

"What is the settling-in allowance? I have never heard of it since ancient times. Hehe, I am given five taels of silver just after being selected. I am really happy."

"Soldiers are often in arrears these days, but you are so kind to pay extra relocation allowance."

"Did you hear that? Your Excellency is calling us brothers. Your Excellency is a fourth-grade official, so he is calling us brothers."

"Thank you for your sympathy, sir. Thank you, sir. You regard us as brothers. We will die for you."

The newly promoted Zhejiang Army soldiers thanked Zhu Pingan happily and moved one by one, and vowed to serve Zhu Pingan.

Those who were unsuccessful, as well as the people who were watching, all looked at the newly promoted Zhejiang Army soldiers in the field with envy, and secretly swore: I will definitely sign up next time, and I will definitely be selected next time.

The reason why Zhu Ping'an registered the new Zhejiang Army officers and soldiers as soon as possible was to determine the candidates. After registration, they would become Zhejiang Army recruits. They were bound by military law and could not regret it after being selected. After all, recruiting soldiers is not easy. ; The second is to control the Zhejiang army. Military status is the basis for managing the army. For example, "Qi Shaobao's Memorial" states, "Record the status of all soldiers. All stubborn and treacherous men who have escaped will be able to take over their wives and children and control their lives. Therefore, Can get its death power".

After all the newly promoted officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army were registered and received their resettlement allowance, Zhu Pingan stood on the table again and said loudly: "Brothers, from now on, you are not farmers or miners, but members of our Zhejiang Army." Recruits. Nowadays, the Japanese invasion is becoming more and more serious. Japanese pirates burn, kill, loot and commit all kinds of crimes. Countless fathers, fellow villagers, brothers and sisters are trembling under the butcher knife of Japanese pirates, and their lives are precarious. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. As Zhejiang soldiers, we have the first responsibility. The most important task is to exterminate the Japanese pirates and protect the country! I promise you that from today on, no matter it is windy or rainy, whether fighting or camping, troops will be paid on time every month, and there will be no Arrears! But you must remember that these military salaries are the blood and sweat collected by the court from the common people. After you receive this salary, you must take on the responsibility of protecting your home and country! You must practice seriously and go into battle to kill the enemy! If you can't shoulder this responsibility, wouldn't it be a waste of the people's blood and sweat! If you can't shoulder this responsibility, what's the use of raising you and others?!"

"What you taught me is that you have to work after eating. We understand this truth. We must shoulder the responsibility of protecting our home and country and going into battle to kill the enemy." A group of newly promoted Zhejiang Army soldiers expressed their stance one after another.

"Very good, I believe in you." Zhu Pingan nodded vigorously.

"Thank you for your trust. We will live up to your trust." A group of newly promoted Zhejiang Army soldiers were moved.

"Defending the country and going to battle to kill the enemy are both responsibilities and opportunities. As the saying goes, good and evil depend on each other. Today's Japanese invasion is becoming more and more serious, which is not only a crisis, but it is also an opportunity for you. As long as you fight bravely to kill the Japanese, you will be rewarded with silver and promoted. It’s easy to get. A soldier who doesn’t want to be a general is not a good soldier. Work hard. As long as you fight bravely and kill the Japanese, everyone can become a general, and everyone can have a wife and son, and honor the ancestors!"

Zhu Pingan encouraged everyone loudly.

"Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers. That's so good. I think of the general."

"In the past, when we fought for mines and weapons, we could only bleed and sacrifice in vain. How can it be compared with the glory of going into battle to kill Japanese pirates and protect our country. Killing a Japanese pirate will reward you with thirty taels of silver, and you can be promoted to a general."

After hearing this, all the newly promoted soldiers of the Zhejiang Army could not help but get excited. They were all excited and gearing up. They wished they could go to the battlefield and kill a bunch of Japanese pirates, exchange for a lot of money, and wear general uniforms.

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. I want to become a soldier."

The onlookers felt excited after hearing this.

"Okay, today's recruitment is over. All the newly promoted Zhejiang Army brothers should go back and settle down at home. Cherish and enjoy the time spent with your family. Come gather here tomorrow morning and follow me back to the Zhejiang Army Camp - Taohuaji School ground." Zhu Ping'an clapped his hands and said to a group of newly promoted Zhejiang Army soldiers.

"Yes, thank you, sir. I will gather early tomorrow morning." A group of Zhejiang army officers loudly accepted the order, carrying five taels of silver as their settlement allowance. Under the envious eyes of the onlookers, they held their heads high and held their chests high. Went home happily.

"Congratulations, sir, for recruiting 1,200 elites." Zhao Zhixian congratulated Zhu Ping'an with his hands in hand.

"Haha, thanks to Magistrate Zhao for your help, I was able to recruit 1,200 recruits in such a short period of time." Zhu Ping'an returned the gift with a smile, and then said, "When I go back to report on the recruitment matters, I will definitely Zhixian Zhao’s great assistance is written into it.”

This time, thanks to the help of Magistrate Zhao, whether it was reminding and suggesting the work of Tong Chen Dacheng and winning the situation, or dispatching a large number of clerks and servants to assist in recruiting troops and improve the efficiency of recruiting troops, it all gave me great help.

"It's all a small effort. I'm really ashamed to be lowered to this position." Zhao Zhixian expressed humbly, but he didn't refuse.

These days, who can think of little political achievement? He vigorously assisted Zhu Ping'an for this reason.

With more merit, your transcript will look much better during your tenure, which will be of great benefit to your future promotion. He doesn't want to be a county magistrate for the rest of his life.