Chapter 1605: Recruitment Frustrated
From the sunrise in the east, to the third day of the sunrise, and now in the center, no one has come to the scene to recruit for the army.
Yes, not a single person signed up.
The recruitment site was large enough to accommodate 3,000 soldiers, but not a single person signed up all morning. The huge venue became a joke.
Oh, it can’t be said that there is no one. There was a person passing by who asked if the military salary was real, but he was an old man with weak legs and feet, and he obviously did not meet the requirements for signing up to join the army.
"Ahem, sir, there are many roads in Yiwu Mountain and it is difficult to travel. The countryside is far away from the county seat. Some of the country people who signed up may still be on the way." A clerk coughed and said to Zhu Pingan with lack of confidence, trying to comfort Zhu Pingan. .
"Not all villages are far away from the county seat. It seems that something went wrong. I have to ask Magistrate Zhao for advice."
Zhu Pingan shook his head slightly, although he was a little shocked. , but the energy has not been lost at all.
Zhu Pingan took the big sword and three other people to the county government office, and arranged for the others to be divided into three waves. One wave would keep an eye on the recruitment site, and the other two waves would take a rest, so as to prevent everyone from wasting their time here and working in vain.
"Sir Zhu, the recruitment is going smoothly. Are you running out of manpower? The difficult cases in the morning have been resolved, and the cases in the afternoon are simple. I can also allocate some people to help you at the recruitment site."
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When Zhao Zhixian saw Zhu Ping'an, he thought there were too many people at the scene and there was a shortage of manpower, so he took the initiative to say so.
Short of staff? !
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, "To be honest with Magistrate Zhao, as of now, no one has come to apply for the army. If we are free, we can set up a few mahjong tables on site and play a few laps. Mahjong."
"Huh? No one came to enlist in the army? !" Zhao Zhixian opened his mouth in surprise, then frowned and muttered to himself, "Why did this really happen?"
Then he was stunned for a moment and looked at him in confusion. Zhu Ping'an, "Mahjong?! Mr. Zhu, what is mahjong? Is it made by rubbing it?"
"Mr. Zhao, forget about mahjong for now. You just said, 'Why did this happen?' Did Mr. Zhao have expected it before?!" Zhu Ping'an waved his hand and keenly grasped Zhao Zhixian's words, asked.
"Well, how do I put this? I think there should be no problem recruiting soldiers. Once the mine management notice comes out, the mines will be banned, which clears the way for recruiting soldiers. There should be no problem recruiting soldiers, but everything is possible. No one applied was the official's worst guess, but he didn't expect it to happen." Zhao Zhixian thought for a moment and explained with a wry smile.
"Since Mr. Zhao can make this prediction, I think he should have some guesses as to the reason." Zhu Pingan asked.
“Well, the following officials’ understanding of Yiwu is probably due to two reasons. First, the people don’t trust the government enough. The mining dispute in Yiwu is fierce, with frequent armed fights and many casualties. It is estimated that the people They are worried that the recruitment of soldiers is fake, and luring them under the guise of recruiting soldiers is real; secondly, the local squires and clans do not want their subordinates to enlist in the army. Not to mention, the Japanese invasion is becoming more and more serious outside. I would like to have one more person to protect my hometown and have more security. Moreover, some people are very prejudiced against the government, and even hate it, and may prevent people from the same clan from applying for recruitment. Soldiers. I think the first reason is secondary and the second reason is more important."
Zhixian Zhao thought seriously for a moment and said to Zhu Ping'an in a more confident tone.
"Well, local squires and clans prevent people from recruiting soldiers." Zhu Pingan repeated, frowning slightly, "It would be too time-consuming if clans and squires persuade and do ideological work one by one."
"Sir, there is no need for one If you want to persuade a clan or a squire, you only need to convince the chief ministers. Even if you convince Chen Dacheng, and if Chen Dacheng agrees to enlist the clan to join the army, the matter will be solved." Magistrate Zhao shook his head slightly and asked Zhu Ping'an. The key to breaking the situation was proposed.
Chen Dacheng? !
Hearing this, Zhu Pingan narrowed his eyes slightly. The name seemed familiar. He seemed to have heard it somewhere. Oh, yes. When he came, the owner of the tea stall mentioned Chen Dacheng. The scene he witnessed today The armed fight was the armed fight between Chen Dacheng of Yiwu Beilei and his clan members to protect the mine, and the Yongkang people who occupied the mine from other places.
"Mr. Zhao, why does Chen Dacheng need someone to have such an influence?" Zhu Ping'an asked curiously.
"Sir, this Chen Dacheng is the head of the Chen clan in Yiwu. The Chen surname is the leading surname in Yiwu. Chen Dacheng studied when he was young, but failed to pass the scholar examination three times in a row. He gave up literature and took up martial arts in a fit of anger. Unexpectedly, he He became famous in martial arts and was famous in Yiwu for his bravery. Few people could resist him. He is a representative figure of Yiwu's squires and clans. If he can persuade Chen Dacheng, the rest of the squires and clans will not be a problem. "
mentioned. Chen Dacheng, the magistrate of Zhao County came right out of his mouth and told Chen Dacheng's situation without thinking.
“No wonder Chen Dacheng has such great prestige and influence in Yiwu.” Hearing this, Zhu Ping’an couldn’t help but nodded. No wonder Chen Dacheng was able to organize thousands of people to participate in the Yongkang people’s armed fighting. .
"Since Chen Dacheng has such great influence, it seems that he must be the one who prevents the clan from recruiting soldiers."
Zhu Ping'an further came to a conclusion.
"Ahem, that's what I thought." Zhao Zhixian coughed and nodded.
"Master Zhao, based on your understanding of Chen Dacheng, Chen Dacheng prevents fellow clan members from recruiting into the army, but for the sake of the safety of his hometown, if one more person protects his hometown, will it be more safe?" Zhu Ping'an asked Zhao the magistrate asked.
"There are reasons for this. However, Chen Dacheng has a prejudice against the government and often hates the corruption of the government." Zhao Zhixian said with a slightly embarrassed look on his face, and immediately emphasized, "My lord, I'm going to Officials guarantee their wealth and life, and subordinates will never engage in corruption. ”
"Well, I believe in Magistrate Zhao." Zhu Pingan nodded and said calmly, "Although Magistrate Zhao only took office as Magistrate of Yiwu last year, his reputation among the people is more than a hundred times better than that of the previous Magistrate of Yiwu."
"Thank you for your trust, sir." Zhao Zhixian was moved and felt relieved.
"It seems that the reason is here. Chen Dacheng hates government corruption, does not trust the government, and does not trust the government to recruit soldiers. The ruin of the Yiwu Guard Station also vividly proves his thoughts from the side. In addition, his hometown also needs rural people. To protect the people, they prevented villagers from joining the army." Zhu Ping'an found the problem.
"That's right." Zhao Zhixian nodded.
"Okay, it seems I'm going to visit Chen Dacheng." Zhu Ping'an made up his mind and stood up. (End of this chapter)