The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 25 I’ve just opened my team 2
  Bai Sheng is 17 years old this year. He has been a hunter in Heixiazi Town for generations. He has been hunting with his father since he was a child. He can shoot anywhere within a hundred meters with an old-fashioned front-loading gunpowder gun. When he was 12 years old, he shot one on his own. A brown bear weighing more than 500 kilograms. In the following years, he has hunted countless wild animals such as boar, black blind man, moose, snowshoe hare, yellow-throated marten, and even a Siberian tiger.

He can be regarded as the leader of the younger generation of hunters in Heixiazi Town. People from all over the country give him a thumbs up when they mention him, and those who come to propose marriage almost collapse the threshold.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. His father, Bai Dayong, was slapped by a blind man while he was hunting in the mountains. Fortunately, other hunters in the village arrived in time. Although his life was saved, he suffered serious internal injuries, and the backbone of the family suddenly collapsed. After he got married, he couldn't do heavy work, and he often had to go to the town to get Chinese medicine. He relied on his mother to take care of everything inside and outside.

Most of the prey that Bai Sheng hunted on weekdays were brought to the town to exchange for money to buy medicine. His life, which was originally decent, began to become tight. The key is that he also has a younger brother who is studying in junior high school in the county. There is no obligation these days. Speaking of education, the cost of educating a child is staggering.

The younger brother Bai Qi is also a sensible person. He knows that life is difficult due to changes in the family. He has repeatedly proposed to stop studying and go home to help with the work. However, the old Bai family has not produced a scholar in several lifetimes, and the second child is still very good at reading. , even the teachers in the city said that as long as Bai Qi continued to study, sooner or later he would be admitted to Peking to go to university, and after graduating from university, he would be able to work as an official in the provincial capital.

God, the biggest official ever produced by the Bai family was the security chief of the village. When Bai's father found out, he specifically warned Bai Qi that if he dared to drop out of school, he would break his legs and then die in front of him. Bai Qi temporarily gave up the idea of ​​dropping out of school.

Bai Sheng sees all this, but with only a few acres of thin farmland at home and the prey he usually hunts, how can he not only feed a patient, but also support a student to study? As the eldest son, he feels that it is necessary to carry the burden. bear the burden of supporting the family.

On this day, as usual, he took the prey to the town to exchange for money. This time he was lucky. He caught a robe and a few grouse. He estimated that he could sell them for more than one yuan. He was thinking about catching medicine for his father. , how much money is left, and then buy some food back.

When I passed by the entrance of the town hall, I saw a lot of people gathered around to watch the fun. Out of the young man's curiosity, he followed him over to see what was going on.

After squeezing in, I saw that there was a new notice posted on the notice wall. There was a table under the wall. Behind the table, there was an officer dressed like an officer sitting, trying to explain something to the crowd watching. On both sides were two soldiers on guard with guns.

Bai Sheng also went to elementary school for several years when he was a child. He could recognize most words in daily life, so he started to read:

It is hereby announced:
  In order to protect the environment and the people, the county security corps has specially recruited 1,500 new recruits within the county.

Anyone who belongs to the nationality of their own country and is over 16 years old and under 30 years old,
  Men of good character, sound physique, and determined to protect their families and country can all be rewarded.

Once hired, a settling-in allowance of Oceanic 50 and a monthly salary allowance of Oceanic 6 will be provided.
  Clothing for all seasons, three meals a day, and toiletries are all provided by the militia.
  In addition, after the three-month period expires, recruits can take one day off per week to visit relatives.

Registration date: April 12th to April 30th, 19th year of the Republic of China.

Independent Security Corps of Andong County, Liaoning Province
  The bottom is stamped with the seal of the security group.

"Hey, dear, I will give you 50 yuan as a living allowance at once, and there will also be a monthly allowance of 6 yuan." Bai Sheng secretly said, his father had not saved so much money even after being a hunter for half his life.

If he joins the security corps as a soldier, he will have to pay a hundred and twenty-two yuan for the first year including settlement expenses, his father's medicine money, and his brother's tuition fees.

Looking at the military officers in charge of recruiting, the military uniforms they wore were different from the coarse cloth military uniforms of the Northeast Army and the Central Army that I had seen before. It was a gray-black military uniform that I had never seen before. Both the fabric and workmanship were transparent. He was dressed in high-end clothes, and even his feet were made of cowhide boots. The more he looked at his outfit, the more energetic and heroic he looked.

In previous years, when Marshal Zhang recruited troops, he didn't even mention the settlement fee. When he found suitable ones, he tied them up with ropes and took them away. Those who resisted were beaten severely or shot on the spot at worst, not to mention the notices. The article also said that giving family leave one day a week shows benevolence and righteousness.

Thinking of this, Bai Sheng did not hesitate anymore, and pushed his way to the recruitment table and asked: "Sir, the notice says that if I become a soldier of the security regiment, I will be given 50 yuan as a living allowance and 5 yuan as a monthly allowance. Is it true that I was given new clothes?"

Sitting behind the table was Zhang Jinghan, who was in charge of the recruitment work in Heixiazi Town, Xiaodianzi Town, Beijingzi Town, and several surrounding towns. He smiled when he saw the sturdy young man in front of him, who was both excited and cautious to inquire about the recruitment treatment. road:
  "Of course it's true. As long as you meet the requirements of the announcement, and you are hired by the security team after passing the physical examination and assessment, 50 yuan will be distributed on the spot."

"Okay, I've signed up. Please help me register," Bai Sheng said firmly.

After registering the information and pressing his fingerprint, Bai Sheng returned with the Chinese medicine he bought for his father.

Three days later, Bai Sheng, who had completed the physical examination and basic examination, was wearing an SS-style military uniform, black leather boots, and a big red flower. Behind him was a team of suona players. Delivered personally to your home.

After receiving the 50 yuan handed over by his son, Father Bai and his mother were confused. Only then did they realize that their son had "sold" himself to a soldier in the county for 50 yuan.

Suddenly the house was in chaos. Bai's mother was crying and scolding, while Bai's father was carefully pulling him aside. The town office official who sent Bai Sheng to his door asked:
  "Can the resettlement allowance be refunded? My son is no longer a soldier. If it's not possible, I'll accept the fine even if it's not possible."

At this time, it was common to think that a good man should not be a soldier, and that a good man should not hammer nails into iron. Coupled with the continuous wars, it was believed that being a soldier would lead to death, and only those who could not survive would become soldiers.

The town office official also knew what the Bai family's parents were worried about, so he smiled and said:
  "Brother, sister-in-law, this recruitment is from the county security group. They are only responsible for protecting the territory and the people in our Andong County. They are not meant to be dragged out to fight outside."

"The newly arrived head of the security group, Chief Wei, is the big boss who has returned from the devil's capital. The treatment of the entire security group is like scorpion shit in the country - the only one, not only the 50 yuan you got, but also the big brother of your family There is also a monthly allowance of 5 yuan, which is what we call wages. The security team is responsible for daily food and clothing, and every seven days, I can take a day off to go home and visit relatives. This is different from when I work in the government and have food. There is no difference between public meals.”

"And we don't recruit everyone in our security team. In the previous security team, the chief guard fired many unqualified people when he took office. They were recruited because of lack of manpower. The same goes for your eldest son. You are only allowed to join because you pass the assessment, otherwise, if someone else fails the assessment, you won’t be able to earn the 50 oceans in settling-in allowance.”

Hearing what the town office official said, Bai's father and Bai's mother no longer panicked at first. Bai's mother also gradually stopped crying. She looked up in disbelief and asked her son, "Really?"

Seeing Bai Sheng nodding his head firmly, he slowly felt relieved.

"Although it is true that hunting in the mountains is close to home, the mountains are also very dangerous. I didn't see Bai's father slapped him in the face because of Xiong Xiongzi, and he still hasn't recovered. Seeing that his son has reached the age of marriage, he can't stay there all the time. When hunting in the mountains, you have to find a serious job. Although you are serving as a soldier for the new boss in the county, the good thing is that you are only working as a servant in your own county. You can come back every few days, and the pay is not bad."

After thinking about this, Bai's father and Bai's mother agreed to their son's decision to become a soldier.

As for the villagers who were watching the excitement, seeing that the town office official said he was so generous, and having the Bai family boss as a ready example, they all ignored the excitement and pulled their own boys around the town. The public office officials asked about the registration requirements. Other similar scenes were repeated in 12 towns and hundreds of villages in the county.

For this recruitment, Weiyuan sent a total of 5 recruitment teams to 12 towns and villages in the county. At the same time, he asked local officials to cooperate and read out the recruitment policy, requiring that a full regiment must be replenished within a week.

(End of this chapter)