"A gentleman uses righteousness, and a villain uses profit. The ancients did not deceive me! "
In front of the wooden window on the second floor of the inn, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting stood in a daze. There was a long queue on the street outside the window, and it was bustling. From time to time, some people wanted to squeeze forward, but the soldiers on duty yelled loudly and beat them with sticks to maintain order.
At the end of the queue was a registration point for the army in the capital. A large number of young people were rushing to join the 'Revolutionary Army'. Even some older people wanted to sneak in, but they were ruthlessly driven out. Such enthusiasm to join the army was all for the 50 acres of land. For the land, the people were really desperate.
Although the 'Revolutionary Army' clearly stated that the allocated land could not be traded, transferred, or taken back if it was not cultivated effectively or died. But many people did not understand the truth. They just thought that it was free land, and they all desperately fought for it.
It was just that it was not easy to join the army. Only young people of the right age who were physically and mentally healthy could pass the assessment. Most people had poor physique, and the 'Revolutionary Army's' physical examination requirements for military service had been greatly improved, and those who were too weak were not accepted at all.
The owner of the inn was still shouting a few days ago, "Whoever wants to fight can go, we ordinary people won't go anyway." But in the past two days, in order to send his two sons to join the army, he almost broke his legs. The 'Revolutionary Army' was divided into urban and rural households. People in the city were not assigned land as soldiers, but there were tax incentives for doing business, and they were even directly assigned houses. There were also many benefits.
Encountering such a scene, Lu Sun could only sigh.
In the past, how bad Daming's army was, even a blind person could see it clearly. No one was willing to be a soldier for no reason, because soldiers were born one level lower than ordinary people, and their lives were worse than cattle and horses.
Now the 'Revolutionary Army' was better. Soldiers had military pay, food and drink, and clothes all year round. After a certain number of years, they could also be discharged, and they would not be trapped for a lifetime. After being discharged, they would also be given priority to work. At least they could be a bailiff in the government office, and those days were really good.
Ordinary people knew how to calculate, and they knew whether there were benefits or not. As for the fierce Kennu, it was not a problem. There were too many people who were willing to exchange their lives for money these days. Death was not the most painful, being poor was more painful.
"Daming can't do such a thing. He knew that he was going to die, but there was no way to save him. Just take a look at the amount of silver we've confiscated in the capital region. "Lu Xiangsheng stood at the window and looked for a long time. He experienced shock, confusion, helplessness, and relief. He sighed and sat down on the bed in the guest room, saying, "Brother Sun, what do you think we should do? Retire? "
Retire? This must be a joke.
One was seventeen or eighteen years old while the other was in his early twenties. Retiring at this age?
Sun Chuanting shook his head with a bitter smile. They were all young, how could they be willing to retire?
"Brother Lu, I'm a few years older than you. There's something I don't know if I should say."
"Brother, I actually have a few words that have been stuck in my throat for a long time."
"This Revolutionary Army's Marshal Zhou acts in a perverse manner and seems to be cruel …"
"Actually, he's very methodical in governing the country, and he's very opinionated."
"Daming was originally suffering from a serious illness, but in a year or two under his care, he improved greatly."
"When foreign enemies invaded the border, he led the army to stop them."
"The officials were unlucky, but the people really benefited from it. They don't want the previous dynasty to be restored at all."
"The founder of the country is inevitably a bit fierce. When Daming Emperor Hongwu killed people, he was even more ruthless than this Grand Marshal Zhou. "
The two of them sat down and discussed, praising the 'Revolutionary Army'. After praising for a long time, they actually said more than a hundred good things about Grand Marshal Zhou. But after praising him, the two of them looked at each other awkwardly and smiled bitterly.
Lu Xiangsheng said self-deprecatingly, "When I came from Changzhou, I only felt that the Revolutionary Army was evil and unforgivable, and that Grand Marshal Zhou was absurd and ignorant. But after a few days, I felt that I had taken it for granted. He can achieve such a hegemony, how can he be an ordinary person? "
Sun Chuanting was also melancholy, "Grand Marshal Zhou travelled tens of thousands of miles to a foreign country and seized cities, he will definitely be a person who will leave his name in history. But the two of us are still hesitating in this inn, trying in vain to be an ant trying to shake a big tree, it is extremely laughable. "
"This is' learn civil and military skills, sell them to the royal family '."
"Why don't the two of us lower our heads and rely on them."
"I don't want to join some official class, there is no need to humiliate others."
"Right now the new dynasty has just been established, the country is not stable, but I can join the army."
The more they talked, the more excited they became, the two of them were very enthusiastic. Finally, Lu Xiangsheng slapped the table and stood up, "Go now, go now. I am well-versed in both civil and military skills, I think I can still go to the battlefield and kill the enemy. "
Sun Chuanting also said happily, "Brother also feels that you have learned both civil and military skills. On horseback to govern the army, off horseback to appease the people, you can do anything. "
The two of them could not sit still anymore, they were excited and left the inn together to join the army, queuing up to register. There were no problems with their bodies, their ages were also still within the range, so they passed the preliminary selection very quickly. For the second selection, they went to the military camp outside the city, where they had to undergo physical examinations and tests.
The two of them did not hide their names, but did not say that they were High Scholars, only saying that they were educated. But when the recruiter saw that they had good handwriting, he immediately arranged for them to be minor officials, arranging them to be the leader of the migrant workers.
"Migrant workers?" Lu Xiangsheng was very disappointed with this. His original intention was to enter the regular army, or at least the militia. Being a migrant worker was too much of a loss, in Daming, it was equivalent to being a slave carrying the husband.
But the recruiter also said, "The 'Revolutionary Army' emphasizes on training, those without training can not even be militia, otherwise they will not be able to fight on the battlefield. If you want to be a soldier, you must first perform well in the ranks of the migrant workers. I can see that you are not ordinary people, you have the initiative to work hard, slowly climbing up the ranks of the migrant workers is the right path. "
? N … Sun Chuanting could only persuade Lu Xiangsheng to be patient, listen more, see more, do more, and speak less.
The reorganization only took one day, the next day, Lu Sun and Wang Qiang, as the captain of the militia, each led dozens of people to follow a large army. Where are they going? The leading officer said with a straight face, "The date, route, and location of the army's movement are all military secrets. Don't ask, spread. You just need to obey the command. "
Aiyo …, this is really different from the Ming Army!
The Ming Army was fighting, before the soldiers and horses moved, the news spread everywhere, for fear that the enemy did not know.
And on this journey, Lu Sun and Wang Qiang immediately found that the 'Revolutionary Army' was really rich and overbearing. Just a mere militia, all of them were driving carriages. Many of them were four-wheeled carriages with large carrying capacity, and many of them were two-wheeled carriages collected from various places. If this was in the Ming Army, the laborers who were engaged in the transportation were all ordinary people, they really had to shoulder the burden, there were few carriages, and even fewer animals to pull the carriages.
The work of the migrant workers was very miscellaneous, mainly transportation and road repair. Lu Sun and Wang Qiang followed the troops to the east, it was really an eye-opener. Many of the captains of the militia came from a small school in Tianjin, their education level was not high, but at least they could write and calculate, according to the arrangements of their superiors, unexpectedly managing thousands of militia in an orderly manner.
Whether it was marching, camping, or transporting goods, these things all needed to be handled by people with knowledge and culture. In the past, these things were handled by local officials, but now they were all done by very young lads. Lu Xiangsheng greatly praised this, "This troop is well managed, better than Daming's army. Governing the people is like governing an army, like commanding an arm. "
The migrant workers recruited from everywhere continued to gather, in the end, there were actually tens of thousands of people. These people were arranged everywhere, their duties were different. Many of them, under the guidance of the engineers, mainly built roads, water conservancy, and bridges, they simply did not go to the front line. Lu Sun and Wang Qiang did not know whether it was lucky or not, they unexpectedly went all the way to the east to Zunhua.
When they arrived at Zunhua, Lu Sun and Wang Qiang found that there were already two brigades of national defense army, 20,000 militia, about 50,000 migrant workers, and tens of thousands of transport carriages gathered here. Seeing the neat and solemn troops, they realized that the Revolutionary Army was completely different from the Ming Army they had seen in the past.
"Majestic, truly majestic!" When Lu Xiangsheng reached the outside of Zunhua, only then did he know who the dozens of carriages he led were for. He saw the army leaving the city, heading north, passing through Longjing Pass, and then Xifengkou, advancing continuously on the winding mountain road. The marching troops were all elites, even the militia was orderly and solemn, only the migrant workers appeared noisy and undisciplined.
The one leading this army was actually a female general, after asking carefully, they found out that it was He Zhuo who swept through Shandong last year and wiped out the Kong residence. By right, Lu and Sun should be gnashing their teeth in hatred towards He Zhuo, but when they saw this female general galloping past from afar, they couldn't help but admire her beauty.
The two could still understand the management of the migrant workers, but the management of the Revolutionary Army's militia was completely inexplicable. These people were called 'militia', but they were also a disciplined force, obeying orders and not making any mistakes. Other than the equipment, they seemed to be no different from the regular army. But in terms of equipment, they were much better than the national defense army, which was armed to the teeth, and much better than the Ming Army.
"Half of the militia use firearms, and even small cannons." Lu Xiangsheng was amazed. "Tens of thousands of people are well-behaved and calm. Both the road and the camp are heavily guarded, and no one dares to make any noise. This is already a strong army. I really can't imagine what the national defense army is like. "
Sun Chuanting also felt that the Revolutionary Army was really knowledgeable. Every day when he was camping, he would go to the militia to take a look. He found that those people did not immediately rest when it was dark, but instead organized themselves to study. They were still teaching people to read and write when they were about to go to war. "Strange, strange. After three to five years in the army, they can even pass the county examination."
This method of universal education was an eye-opener for the two. They really didn't know if they didn't see it, but when they saw it, they were shocked. No wonder most of the officers and soldiers in the Revolutionary Army spoke naturally, without any fear. It turned out that they were also educated. In contrast, the quality of the migrant workers was poor. Most of them could only buy strength, and they could not even speak fluently.
The entire army was strong, and a large number of carriages accompanied them to provide supplies. Although the mountain march was slow, they could open a road in the mountains and build a bridge in the water. If there was a dangerous place, they could simply blast it with explosives and smooth it with manpower. After marching for a few days, Lu Sun and Wang Qiang found themselves going further and further north, and they actually went deep into the barren land.
The team passed through the Swallow Mountain Range from south to north, and the mountains gradually changed to hills and then to grasslands. When they saw the vast sky and the vast wilderness, both of them were curious about where they were.
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