1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 470 If you want to turn over, you have to fight for your life!
April 1643, 4, Hanzhou, northeast of Songcheng (now Catherine, Australia), Liujiaotun.

In the evening, Sun Chengjie, carrying a hoe, followed the many new immigrants towards the big dining hall in Tunshang with a tired face.At this time, it is the most relaxing and enjoyable moment for all new immigrants.They can sit in the big dining hall and eat a good dinner in comfort.

In the cafeteria, the foreman in the village will not yell at them as they do in the farmland or on the construction site, and urge them to eat quickly and rush to work.Moreover, dinner is much richer than morning and noon.Hot corn buns, corn on the cob, thick sweet potato porridge, and a finger-wide fish in each bowl, and occasionally a meal of potato goulash with visible meat.

Not to mention that every meal here can satisfy all the immigrants, what surprises these hungry people from Daming is that there are actually three meals a day here!
My God, eating three meals is the treatment that only the landlords in the village could enjoy in the past!This master Hanzhou really treats all immigrants as real people.

When I was stranded on that small island close to the Kingdom of Cambodia, some local officials said that in the Hanzhou mainland, everyone can have enough food, work for five years, and can divide the fields and houses.

At first, these immigrants were all skeptical.Leaving home and going overseas is nothing more than being able to ask for a meal and barely survive.Eat enough, clothe warmly, divide the land, divide the house, it is probably that these people from overseas are weaving a beautiful lie, so that they can take a boat to the distant Hanzhou continent in a proper manner.

Now, when they came to Hanzhou, the officials and scribes here really made them full.

Therefore, no matter whether it is reclaiming wasteland, constructing new water conservancy projects, or digging out manure, no matter how hard, tiring or dirty the work is, all the immigrants have no complaints.The local official of Hanzhou has filled our stomachs.

When they arrived at the canteen, all the new immigrants lined up in several rows and entered the canteen in an orderly manner.Standing next to them were a few rural soldiers on duty, with knives under their waists and a short stick in their hands, walking around to maintain the order of the meal.

When they first came to Hanzhou, these new immigrants were still very afraid of these soldiers in gray uniforms.Because when they stopped briefly at various transit supply points on the immigration route, these military masters in gray uniforms assisted several officials in managing and guiding them to do things, prevent epidemics, and camp.For some immigrants who do not obey the rules or even obey the orders of the officials, they will directly drag them aside, beat them five to ten times with military sticks, and then starve them a few times as a warning to others.

Later, when they arrived in the mainland of Hanzhou, as they gradually understood some of the situation here, these immigrants realized that the soldier in gray uniform was not the real soldier of Qi.They are the same as the new immigrants on weekdays, they are all ordinary people, some farm, some herd, and some work in the city.Every six months, the conscripted township soldiers will be on duty for ten days to half a month, serving as the local armed guard force.The local soldiers in those overseas territories may also cooperate with Qi's regular military force-the Marine Corps, to fight against surrounding hostile forces.

At the same time, according to the regulations, all adult males in the Qi State will undergo at least fifteen days of military training every year, from cold weapon fighting to musket shooting, and bayonet charge confrontation, all have to conduct drills.

Therefore, in theory, Hanzhou at this time and the current state of Qi can be described as a real military state, and its overall mobilization ability and war potential far exceed those of the Tubang kingdoms in Southeast Asia.

The several township soldiers who came on duty today obviously didn't do their duty very well. After a random inspection, three or five of them got together and muttered in a low voice.

"Ah Niu, the Marine Corps recruits recruits, do you want to go?"

"Of course I want to." A short and sturdy village soldier replied, "I'm afraid I won't be selected. I heard that the selection of new recruits in the Marine Corps is much stricter than before, and the test items have also increased a lot."

"What are you afraid of!" A tall and thin village soldier patted his chest and said, "We have practiced in formation, shooting, running, and fighting in private for a long time. I don't believe it, and we can't be chosen."

"Do you think we are the only ones who have practiced in private? Maybe the township soldiers in several inland counties and towns are also working hard to join the Marine Corps. Moreover, the number of recruits this time is only 120. Those who rob, There are many!"

Sun Chengjie was surprised when he listened to the words discussed by these villagers.As the saying goes, a good man does not serve as a soldier, and a good iron does not make nails.In Daming, anyone with a serious job would not think about joining the army.Only those who really can't survive, or those who are brave and ruthless, will think about joining the Ming Dynasty's army.What's the matter, the people in Hanzhou are all scrambling to join that Marine Corps.

"Hey, what kind of eyes are you looking at?" The short and sturdy village soldier turned his head and saw Sun Chengjie's contemptuous expression, and couldn't help reprimanding: "You new bumpkins, what do you know? The officers and soldiers of the division troops not only have high status, but also have generous salaries and a lot of private seizures on the battlefield. I just suffer because I am not at the seaside, and I can’t learn how to maneuver a boat. Team. Hehe, after three years of service, I will save my struggle for at least ten years. Why, are you looking down on our Daqi Marine Corps?"

"When a soldier fights, he will die." Sun Chengjie said in a low voice.

"It's bad luck for a person to die in battle." Another village soldier took over the topic and said, "Our Daqi Marine Corps has experienced hundreds of battles without a single defeat. Even if there are battle losses, it is a It's very slight. If the three-year service period expires, not to mention the distribution of land and housing, even in a township, village, or government office, you can get a good background. The head of the village who manages you every day was two years ago Serving Marine Corps veteran."

"That is, bumpkins like you have worked hard for three years before they can get a piece of land and a house of their own. But if they want to manage their own land well, they must owe a debt to the civil government. It will take five or six years, or even ten years, to pay off. If you can join the Marine Corps, the land and house will not only be distributed to you for free, but even your daughter-in-law will be given to you, and you can save a lot of money in your own pocket. You Tell me, what a bargain! So, if you want to stand up, you have to risk your life!"

"...But, people die in war." Sun Chengjie murmured.

As a former rogue, Sun Chengjie was terrified and fled all the way because he was scattered by the officers and soldiers. He ran to the canal and became a refugee again.However, as Jiannu ravaged Hebei and Shandong, the soldiers pointed directly at the Jiaoxi area.He continued to run east again, and when he arrived in Penglai, he met Hanzhou people.In order not to starve to death, he took a piece of pancake and boarded the boat.

After arriving here, although the work is a bit hard, there is no need to be afraid of fighting and going into exile, and the stomach can be full.At this moment, Sun Chengjie thanked the Hanzhou people from the bottom of his heart, and prepared to plant the land for a lifetime with peace of mind. If he could have another daughter-in-law and settle down in a family, then everything would be perfect.

How do you hear these township soldiers now say that enlisting as a soldier and fighting to the death is actually the shortest way to turn over in Hanzhou.For a while, Sun Chengjie was a little stunned.

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Just when a group of local soldiers were thinking about how to join the Marine Corps in an attempt to quickly change their destiny, in a restaurant in Songcheng, three powerful men were sitting at a dining table, drinking heavily and eating meat , while chatting enthusiastically.

"Shuigen, have you considered what I told you a few days ago?" Dong Zhankui took a sip of sorghum shochu, and immediately, a burst of acridness went from his throat to his stomach, as if every hair on his body was about to stand on end. Then, he grabbed the chopsticks, picked a piece of crocodile meat, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed vigorously.

"Old sir, I am convinced of your words. However, we are living a good life now. We have a wife and children at home, and there are dozens of acres of land outside the city. Why go to sea?" Wu Shuigen said: "Counting it all together, the life we ​​are living now is compared to when we were in Daming four or five years ago. It is simply a life like heaven."

"Hey!" Dong Zhankui sneered, "Shuigen, you have two children in your family. Will you have to have more in the future? With the money you saved during your service in the army, how will you give them? Wazi buys a family business? Yes, when Wazi becomes an adult, the civil government will grant him land, cultivate it for seven or eight years, and accumulate some property. But, are you and your descendants willing to do this for the rest of your life? Sometimes, people We have to fight to accumulate more wealth for ourselves and future generations, so that our descendants can rise to that...higher social class on the basis of a higher starting point. Yes, it is to be a master !"

"Old Dong said yes." Jin Shaobo put down his chopsticks, filled Dong Zhankui's glass with wine, then picked up his own glass, and took a sip slowly, "I came from Daming to Hanzhou naked, with a few The fighting in the army has accumulated the current family business. Although it is a little stronger than most people in the country, I think it is far from enough. Let’s just marry a wife. If you have money, you can give it to the family The little lady of the Han Dynasty will be re-engaged to marry a daughter-in-law of the Han family. Those who have no money can only wait for the government to distribute those native women and aunts. If they are lucky, they can also bring back a woman from Annan. So, the more money, the better. Good. In order to stand up, we have to continue to fight for our lives!"

"But we don't know where that India is. Where can we really make a fortune?" Wu Shuigen felt a little moved in his heart.

"We don't know where India is, it doesn't matter. As long as those Dengzhou veterans know." Dong Zhankui said with a smile: "Besides, we are not going to sail the sea. Just like in the army before, with a knife, Holding a gun, guard the safety of those big men all the way, obey their orders, and kill all enemies who dare to resist us. I can hear those big men say that India is full of gold and silver!"

"There are gold and silver all over the place, so after you go there, you can pick up some casually and get rich." Wu Shuigen was suspicious, "It can't really be such a good thing, right?"

"You still don't believe me?" Dong Zhankui became a little anxious, "Do you know that the Indian trading company we joined, the king of our country of Qi has shares in it, in addition, there are also the navy, the civil government, the elders of Dengzhou, and others. Many big shots have participated in it. What do you think I am doing instead of being a good platoon leader in the army, and instead go to this trading company as a captain of the guard?"

"Can you really get rich?"

"It will definitely make a fortune!"

"It's done!" Wu Shuigen picked up a glass of wine, "Since we have so many big shots involved in India's trade and set up this Indian trading company, there must be nothing wrong. Damn, in order to completely turn around in the future, go to Give it a go!"

(End of this chapter)