Chapter 76 Time is urgent

"Buzz!" Another chaotic discussion sounded in the team blocked behind Wang Dapang. The territory of the Mongol Empire is vast, and it is not surprising that a few barbarians with high noses and blue eyes appear in the city, but it is rare for the barbarians to come to serve as subordinates to the Han people. Moreover, it is necessary to be civil servants such as joining the army. The difference between the tall and powerful image of Mrs. Ivanov!

However, when the discussion was discussed, no one was willing to join Ivanov when he really started to sign up. The reason was very simple. Reading and literacy was an insurmountable barrier for more than 99% of the people present. The few left felt that drawing maps and placing sand tables, such trivial and complex things were seriously inconsistent with their own "strategy" image. Instead of being tired of these trivial matters every day, it would be better to go to other generals to try their luck, and there were more opportunities to stand out.

"Oh--!" Seeing the scene outside the door, Zhu Bashiyi kept hiding in the yard and watching, he couldn't help but shake his head gently. Talents were not only the most precious in the 21st century, but also the same as in the mid-14th century. And now, in his hands, not to mention the legendary big bulls like Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang, even those who could read all together were less than twenty.

Mr. Su, Yu Changlin, Liu Ziyun, and Wu Ershier, and some of the original ancient urban management companies, plus Wu Liangmou and others who just sent long-term human investment from the forts along the Yellow River were all the "intellectuals" under his command. Wang Dapang, Zhu Chenze, Li Ziyu, Huang Laowai, and even Lao Hei, the "risers" who gradually showed their talents in war and weapon manufacturing industries, only recognize their own names!

What made him even more annoyed that he almost wanted to hit the wall was that when he summoned his generals to discuss the matter, he found that Xu Da, the new commander of the thousand-man whom he had high hopes, was also semi-illiterate! According to his own personal report, there were only a few more than 200 characters he knew, and he actually learned from himself after being the centurion of the Red Turban Army. Many of the characters could not be read correctly, and he was completely guessing according to the radicals!

"God, please stop playing, okay? This is a famous coach!" Looking at Xu Da, the commander of the thousand-year-old man, Zhu Bashiyi endured it and did not spray a mouthful of old blood on the table. So, he simply stopped holding the military discussion and directly copied the talent recruitment fairs of the future generations. Then, regardless of whether the generals were shocked or not, he directly ordered the relevant people to implement the plan he said!

Fortunately, the entire Left Army had been ravaged by him for more than seven months, and he was no longer surprised by the fresh ideas that popped up from time to time in his mouth. He immediately followed the principle of "understanding must be implemented, but not understanding to strengthen understanding in execution", and took the arrow. Then he made a little preparation and trotted to the gate of the manor, showing a unique "talent job fair" in front of the heroes who came to join the army.

As for the effect, except for Governor Zhu himself, no one in the audience had any references in their minds, and of course they could not tell whether the effect was good or bad. However, overall, this novel recruitment plan was quite popular among the recruiters. In a short while, except for Ivanov, Huang Ergou and Lian Laohei, the other generals stood behind them. Some relatively simple conditions, such as the sword and shield hand and the spear hand, quickly gathered two hundred-man teams. The auxiliary soldier, Wang Dapang, walked into the manor and continued the next round of screening.

In addition to the popular traditional sword and shield hands and spearmen, Huang Laowai's general workshop also attracted many people to join the army. After all, those who can survive in troubled times have regarded hardship as part of their lives. When a craftsman does not have to take risks to fight, he can also get the same military pay as a warrior. This condition is also tempting enough.

The more unpopular are the few troops that have just been born. The artillery team led by the second son of the Huang family, with only about twenty people signing up. The yellow copper tube in Lian Laohei's hand looks strange, and there are very few registered users. Of course, the most unpopular among them is the General Staff Department under Ivanov. From the beginning to the present, no one has ever been interested in it.

"Wu Youtu, go out and help Ivan. Tell me that you don't need to be a good article as a staff officer. Those who can know more than 2,000 words can register for those who are good at abacus. Well, you can do it well for abacus!" Seeing that Ivanov could not recruit people for a long time, Zhu Bashiyi had to relax the conditions and sent Wu Liangmou to be an assistant to this person.

"No!" Wu Liangmou, who was clicked, was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned purple and red.

Youtu is his name, and Liangmou is his name. According to the gentry's habits, calling someone else's name is a basic politeness. Even calling his surname directly is equivalent to humiliation. But thinking about the governor who is a pig-killer, he cannot be too concerned. He took a breath, turned around, and ran out to help.

"You guys, don't be standing here. Go outside and see where you can help me! Our Zuo Jun doesn't have so many rules, the only thing is that no one can eat idle food!" Zhu Bashiyi didn't notice that his words and deeds were insulting. He looked back at the other young masters who had just been sent to "study" by their families, and gave impatient instructions.

"Yes! Governor!" With Wu Liangmou as an example in front, the other powerful young men had to agree and walked out the door with a tough bullet. As for whether to help or pull the back after leaving the door, it is unknown.

"Talent, I need talent!!" Looking at the lively crowd outside the door, Zhu Bashiyi continued to grit his teeth.

It is not that he has any special preference for scholars, nor that scholars must have a long-term understanding, but that they must maintain the normal operation of an army and ensure that every order is issued normally, so that the number of scholars in the team cannot be too small.

In addition, if you want to continue to improve the original artillery, muskets and grenades in your hands to the point where your brothers can compete with the Mongol cavalry in field battles without relying on the terrain and car walls, you need to rely on the power of knowledge. Obviously, the current knowledge and talent reserve of the Left Army can no longer break through the technical bottlenecks we are facing now. If you do not use external forces, it means that for a long time in the future, the shooting of artillery and muskets will be maintained at an average level of about two minutes. Whether the original gunpowder lead grenade and flowering bullet can explode after being projected, and how many petals can be cracked after explosion, it will continue to be left to fate! (Note 1)

If he was still the mentality of having the same opportunity as before, he was ready to hug Zhu Yuanzhang's thigh, what Zhu Bayi did so far is enough to repay Sesame Li's kindness. However, after more than seven months of running-in, especially after seeing the brutal actions of the Mongols and Yuan soldiers in the last defense of Xuzhou, he was pushed by fate and gradually integrated into this era, gradually treating himself as a member of the Xuzhou army. He can no longer return to his original state of outsiders, and can no longer treat himself as Zhu Dapeng two thousand years later.

In this way, he must do his best to protect the Xuzhou Army as a whole. Only by allowing the Xuzhou Army as silently engulfed by the times as in history can he protect the Zuo Army, protect the group of enthusiastic and passionate brothers around him, and protect him Zhu Bashiyi himself.

Yesterday, when Chang Sanshi discussed the customs clearance of the Xuzhou section of the canal with him, he accidentally realized that he had never noticed a problem before. The location of the Xuzhou army was stuck on the bank of the Grand Canal, stuck on this ancient artery that communicated between the north and the south!

The higher you go along the canal, the longer the region you pass through is ruled by the Mongols. According to the situation that Zhu Bashiyi has seen himself near Xuzhou for more than seven months, speculating that the longer the Mongols ruled a certain place, the more severe the economy of this place is destroyed.

Outside the city, a large area of ​​farmland became a private ranch for the Mongolian masters. In the city, almost all commercial activities were controlled by the Semu Er master. The Mongolian Yuan court's behavior of printing money like sealed paper was tantamount to sucking bones and marrow against ordinary people under their rule. After such a comprehensive exploitation, the economy of the north should have been on the verge of collapse. If the fresh nutrients sent from all over the south of the canal for a long time, it would be a matter of whether the Mongolian emperor in the capital could sit safely.

Therefore, the Mongolian Yuan court would not allow the Xuzhou army to continue to exist anyway. Therefore, in the history of the time and space where Zhu Dapeng lived, the disappearance of Sesame Li and others became almost a historical necessity. The huge Mongolian Yuan Empire was like a dying giant beast. Although it was already dying and concentrated the last power in its body, it could still kill several young tigers who came to provoke. The Xuzhou army was obviously the first to bear the brunt.

Therefore, Zhu Bashiyi must try every means to make the Xuzhou army's breast tiger grow stronger and sharper teeth. Before the Northern Yuan Dynasty attacked with its might, the breast tiger would give birth to wings. Time is already very urgent, maybe tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or next week, next month. Sooner or later, one day, he will face the more troops of the Mongol Yuan!

Therefore, he could no longer be cautious and could no longer wait for Huang Laowai. Even Lao Hei and other ancient craftsmen to explore solutions to improve firearms bit by bit, and could no longer stop and wait for the entire era to keep up with him. He had to take out all the means he knew that could be learned, even if some of them were drinking poison to quench thirst!

"What are the troublesome things about the governor at this moment?" Chang Sanshi, who came to say goodbye, saw Zhu Bashiyi's face always had a strong anxiety, and plucked up his courage to ask. "If there is a place where the grass people can help, please tell the governor just that, and the grass people should do their best!"

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay!" Zhu Bashiyi realized that there were outsiders around him. He was stunned and responded with a smirk. "Brother Chang has helped me a lot, how can I cause trouble for you again!"

Zhu Bashiyi was full of respect for the third leader of the ship gang in front of him. Not to mention the dozen ships of food and supplies that had been shipped to Xuzhou yesterday afternoon, the one hundred men brought by this person today are definitely worthy of his courtesy. Unlike the heroes of the martial arts outside who were bustling outside to sign up for the army, and the one hundred men sent by several fortress managers, all of them can be called good soldiers.

First of all, these brothers are much better than others in terms of figure and mental outlook. Secondly, because they need to cooperate with their companions when making a living in daily life, the group of guys from the Ship Gang have a much better understanding of orders and discipline than ordinary people in this era. On the basis of the original, with a little crafting, they can almost be used as warriors.

In contrast, the quality of Zhuang Ding sent to each fortress and the heroes outside the world outside the gate is somewhat uneven. After selection, the number of suitable soldiers for training may be less than one-third of the total. During the training process, some of them must be eliminated. In the end, those who can be taken to the battlefield may not even be 20%!

"Actually, there is no trouble. Just because the governor dares to sell Asubian as a donkey, Chang is willing to do everything he wants to be fine for the governor!" Just when Zhu Bashiyi didn't know how to explain his previous misconduct to the other party, Chang Sanshi smiled again and said sincerely.

"Yes, yes, Governor, if you have any other places to serve, please just mention it. Being able to share the worries for the Governor is a lifelong blessing for Caomin, Caomin and others!" Several other battalion housekeepers who were about to say goodbye and left were afraid that the gifts they sent would not satisfy Zhu Bashiyi, so they walked forward together and added loudly.

"This, isn't this good?!" Zhu Bashiyi heard that, a few sparks of fire were ignited in his heart as if they were already a little desperate. He hesitated for a moment and said embarrassedly.

"It's okay, it's okay, Governor, Governor just say it!" Several housekeepers were scared first, and then gritted their teeth and held on.

Gifts are given to this, and instead of not being able to fall well, it is better to satisfy the other party's appetite. Anyway, as long as the Red Turban Army does not come to the door, he will at least save the capital for Zhuangzi to struggle to stand up again in the future.

While I was frightened, I heard Zhu Bashiyi sigh again and said embarrassedly, "In addition to the young masters sent by your family, can you help me find some scholars? If there are no scholars, blacksmiths, carpenters and accountants, I will do it. There are many scholars I need to use here, but I am afraid it will be difficult to recruit from refugees!"

Note 1: Here are a few words about firearms. In the national wars at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty, firearms developed rapidly. Before Zhu Yuanzhang invaded Nanjing, he had enthroned a craftsman who offered firearms as a general. During the battle between Hu Dahai and Zhang Shicheng under his command, both sides had records of large-scale use of firearms. In the decisive battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang, the firearms actually appeared in more than a dozen types such as small generals, large and large iron cannons, large and large muskets, fire caltrops, and incendiary bombs. By the time of Xu Da's northern expedition, artillery and primitive flowering bullets had become popular to a considerable extent, and cultural relics have been unearthed one after another.

PS: I saw Xiao Kuang's Thousand Yuan Champion, and the drunkards were frightened. Everyone in the group chatted and supported, and the drunkards were very grateful. But I was embarrassed to say that my hands were still shaking now, so the leader will be more likely to delay tomorrow morning, so I will try my best to write it. The update of 280,000 words this month really made me exhausted. There are few readers who read history books. I only showed a small face at the top of the new book with the support of everyone's flowers in the morning. Now it's down again, but I can't do it if I need to speed up the update. I'm sorry.
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