Dominate the Country

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Of course Chen Ming would not know what was happening in Beijing. He would not be able to see the angry but timid and shouting bears of the Eight Banners disciples. He would not know whether Qianlong would appoint ministers to go south to supervise the war.

He is now dedicating his whole body and mind to regulating the troops and consolidating the foundation of the Chen family.

As the results of the Battle of Yancheng spread in western Henan, eastern Henan and even northern Hubei, it may also be because the Chen family officially raised the banner of "anti-Qing and restoration of the Han", and the Chen family army set up recruitment offices in various places to sign up. The number of people is increasing day by day, and some of them are originally from eastern Henan and northern Hubei. Although their number was not large, and when they left the new barracks and entered the army, they would be like a drop of water dripping into the pond, but Chen Ming, who was paying close attention to the recruitment of new recruits, was still very happy.

"The one who demeans the trouser legs is on the left, and the one who doesn't demean the trouser legs is on the right."

"First go left, then go right!"

"Left, right, left, left, right, left..."

The recruit camps are all located in barren mountains. In addition to the residences of instructors and guards, as well as corresponding supporting facilities such as canteens, water rooms, arsenals, and warehouses, the recruits have to build their own dormitories bit by bit. When a wave of veterans walks out, their repertoire is to burn the dormitory they built with their own hands until the new recruits arrive and continue building it.

In the summer, the dormitories in the recruit camp cannot compare with those in the winter. It's just like a big shack, with a class in each shack, and the recruits spontaneously elect the squad leader and deputy squad leader of the class. Well, yes, Chen Ming copied the tactics of the Beiyang New Army in history. In addition to changing sheds and sheds into squads and squad leaders.

Three classes in one row, three platoons in one team. The platoon leader and team officer are all instructors in the recruit camp.

The weeds around the shack were completely removed and lime was sprinkled to ensure that not a single inch of grass would grow. There are also some snake repellents and even some realgar powder. The latter, like sulfur, had long been banned by the Qing court. Chen Jiajun didn't have much at his disposal. He relied more on Chinese herbal medicine to drive away snakes in the recruit camp. The people in the mountains all had their own tricks and formulas. The difference was only in size.

The bed in the shack is also very simple. It is made of stones on the bottom and a layer of wooden rafts on top. There is straw in the wooden rafts and a layer of bamboo boards on top. This is the bed.

There is no place for Chen Jiajun to enjoy happiness. Even the recruit camp, which is generally free of danger, is not a place for people to enjoy. The conditions for the recruits entering here are worse than those of the regular Chen Jiajun army. These soldiers who are about to become the Chen Jiajun will have to undergo hardships and tests from the beginning.

Outside the playground, Chen Ming looked at the three recruits who were training and asked the chief officer of the recruit camp: "Is the grievance meeting already underway? Is it effective?"

Logically speaking, the chief officer of the new barracks is also Chen Ming's elder. He is over forty years old, but now that he sees Chen Ming, he speaks like a commander: "It has an effect, it has a big effect." I heard Chen Ming mention the 'grievance conference' , the man's spirit was greatly boosted.

Chen Ming has not promoted the 'grievance meeting' throughout the army, and the current recruit camp is just a pilot. "Not only the Governor, but also the lowly position must be brought up to the Governor. The effect of this grievance meeting is extraordinary. The recruits of our army are either from mountain people, tenants, beggars, or even some bandits. It can be said that they are all poor. Family background.

This grievance conference talks about the poor people's own affairs, so that they can empathize with them and react very strongly. "Although the senior leaders of the Chen family are from powerful families such as the Chen family, the Huang family, and the Gao family, and their wealth is incomparable to those real wealthy families, life in the eyes of half of the mountain tenants is like a life in heaven, and it is a hopeless hope. But it can't be reached.

Chen Ming will not copy the practices of the Red Army in history. The latter fought for the poor, and this grievance conference is a natural match for them. However, Chen Jiajun wants to lead the army sergeants to become masters. of. One is to completely overthrow that class, and the other is to defeat n number of people in that class and replace them themselves.

"You are all miserable people. Some were harmed by squires, some were harmed by profiteers, and some were harmed by landlords. All of you have been ruined and have no food to eat. So that you joined the Chen family army now just to fight for a way to survive. There are also people like our Chen family. Such people were harmed by dog ​​officials. Everyone has their own reasons and pains, but they are all forced to go to jail. I am telling you that in the final analysis, there is only one reason why you, including us, are suffering..." Chen Ming very smartly classified the Chen family and the recruits into one group, all of whom were oppressed and bullied. His eyes slowly scanned In the audience, three recruit teams, three hundred recruits, a garrison platoon, and a group of instructors, everyone focused on him at this moment.

"Because we have no power, no matter how different our status is before, we have no power when facing the person who forced us to a dead end. So they can bully us at will, deprive us of our hard work, and deprive us Our wealth will be taken away from us."

Everyone in the audience was silent.

"Now we have raised the flag of rebellion and are fighting against the government to the death, even cutting off the pigtails on the back of our heads. Many people think that we are rebellious and will die sooner or later without a burial place. But why don't they say anything? What about those people and things that have forced us to have no way out? If they had not forced us to have no way to survive, who would have rebelled?

If there were not so many injustices in the world, if we could live comfortably, even if we kneel at the feet of the Qing Tatars for the rest of our lives, even if we have this pig tail on the back of our heads for the rest of our lives, how many of us would think about rebellion? "

The playground was still silent. But everyone couldn't help but clench their hands and bite their lips.

Yes, unless they were desperate and had no way to survive, who would be willing to risk being disapproved and join the Chen family army?

The mountain people didn't want to be busy all year round, and still have little food and clothing in winter, and people starved to death every year. They longed to have a piece of land of their own so that their whole family could survive; the farmers would not expect to be rich and powerful, but would rather use their rotten lives to exchange for a few taels of silver to settle down. The military merit land was like a piece of fat meat hanging in front of them, making them salivate; the bandits and hooligans had greater aspirations, but they were pitiful. How much money could they make with such a bad reputation? At most, they could only take care of their own mouths. They also had to be used as dogs by those rich and powerful people from time to time. They joined the Chen family army, either to find a place to settle down or to make a fortune and then escape, but now the Chen family army has to cut their braids and grow long hair, which also adds another rope to connect them to the Chen family army.

The poor peasants who came from mountain people and tenant farmers were the main force of the Chen family army's new recruits, and these people all clenched their hands.

Chen Ming's words touched their hearts. If there was a way to survive, they would not risk their lives to join the Chen family army.