Chapter 1615 Criteria for Recruiting Soldiers
The first ray of dawn in the morning 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 It was getting lively, and the vendors were selling at the top of their lungs.
From soy milk buns and deep-fried dough sticks to fat cakes, deep-fried pancakes and glutinous 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 crowded today just so early in the morning?!"
"What happened?! Why did so many people come to enlist in the army today?!"
"Hey, folks in the venue, are you being forced to enlist in the army? If so If you are forced, just blink."
People looked at the crowded square in shock and disbelief, and couldn't help but burst into an uproar. Yesterday, on the first day of recruiting troops, there was no one here. How could there be so many people here 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 apply."
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 came to join the army." Someone in the audience outside the venue suddenly said something like a case was 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 recruiting field and said, "Do you recognize who the person at the front is? Don't you recognize him?! Then It’s Chen Dacheng from Beilei Village.”
"Oh, it's really Chen Dacheng."
"Didn't he say yesterday that he wouldn't let young people from his village 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 Beilei Village The younger generation will definitely come to sign up. Chen Dacheng is one of the best heroes in Yiwu. People from other villages must be rushing to come when they hear that Chen Dacheng has come to sign up to join the army.”
People are here. After being reminded by that person, they recognized Chen Dacheng at the front, and everyone suddenly realized.
While the onlookers were talking a lot, 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.
"Sir, there are at least more than 3,000 people who have signed up to recruit soldiers now, and more and more people are coming to sign up. Now we don't have to worry about having a few people, but we have a lot of people." Liu Dadao said with a look on his face. He excitedly reported to Zhu Pingan, and then said, "With so many people here, can our Zhejiang Army recruit more soldiers to go back?"
< br>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 soldiers. Having more people Don’t worry, if there are many people, we will choose the best. This recruitment is a start. 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, eager for the recruits.
"Haha, that's right." Zhu Pingan smiled and nodded.
There are so many people that Zhu Ping'an cannot 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 soldiers will be picked up later and divided into more than fifty teams. Each of you fifty will be responsible for the preliminary screening of one team." Zhu Pingan said to them.
"Sir, how are you going to recruit troops? We don't know anything." A group of soldiers from the Zhejiang Army looked at a loss.
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 select honest people from the countryside, that is, farmers and miners; for those who are from the county, and Those who have lived in the county, those who have been engaged in trades, etc., those who have been in government offices, and those who have been soldiers, are all not allowed."< br>
“The second point when selecting soldiers is to look at age. Choose people over eighteen years old and under forty years old; do not choose those under eighteen years old or over forty years old”
"The third point in selecting soldiers is to look at skin color. Choose dark, strong, strong-skinned people, and do not choose white people with thin skin and tender flesh."
"The fourth point in selecting soldiers is to look at character. We must select honest people. We must not choose people who like to brag, talk high-key, are slippery, or have extreme personalities."
Zhu Ping'an emphasized to fifty Zhejiang troops. The four key points for recruiting troops were identified, and specific criteria were set for whether or not to do so. , in order to let them have an idea, Zhu Pingan finally summed it up simply and rudely, "To put it simply, what we want for this recruitment is honest and strong rural farmers and miners."
"Sir , why is this?" the Zhejiang army soldier asked puzzledly.
“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, will not be sneaky, and carry out military orders, one first, two That's right. As for those who work in the market, those who are slick, those who brag, etc., these people are mostly old fools and cannot be relied upon in critical moments. They cannot be trusted in battle." Zhu Pingan explained to them in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.
"Yes, yes, what you said makes sense, we understand." After hearing this, all the Zhejiang soldiers nodded.
"Okay, the venue is already overcrowded, go pick up troops quickly. If you are not sure, feel free to ask me."
Zhu Ping'an clapped his hands and ordered.
"Yes." A group of Zhejiang troops took the order, divided up and formed their teams, and began to recruit troops. (End of this chapter)