choke element

Xu Zhuer nodded, then strode forward and shouted: "The break is over! Everyone, stand up and line up!"

Lunch time should not be so short. Many people didn’t even finish the meal in their hands, let alone carefully place it in front of them, preparing to save it until the end and gulp down the satisfying mung bean soup. But when they heard the leaders of each team shouting one after another, hundreds of people jumped up and split into several square formations in the shortest time.

Wang Erbai nodded with satisfaction: "This spirit is really good. The oil-skinned guys we have on the boat may not be so obedient."

"Those are all good players who have experienced the storm for a long time. These people in front of me are just newcomers who have just learned the rules. How can they compare? Besides, I really never thought that there would be so many people from the Song Dynasty coming to throw. If they don't practice well, it's really not possible." I can’t let go.”

The imperial court issued an order earlier, saying that it would open multiple ports to connect with the Southern Dynasty and attract the available talents from the Southern Dynasty for its own use. Everyone, including Xu Zhuer and others, felt that this idea might not be realistic. This is because the world has been divided into two parts for hundreds of years. People in the Song Dynasty had numerous misunderstandings and estrangements against the Zhou Dynasty. People in the Southern Dynasties had daily rumors about the Zhou Dynasty that were overwhelming... No matter where you might want people to come, there will be people. Come.

Who would have known that people in the Southern Dynasties are very interesting. What they say on their lips and what they run under their feet are completely different. After many ports were opened, the number of people gathered from all over was very large. After the continuous gathering since the beginning of the year, the originally arranged ships were not enough.

After the first batch of ships went north, it was impossible to mobilize more ships. The army and trading houses each had important matters and had to wait for the first batch of ships to return.

Fortunately, Dazhou's transportation capacity is not limited to roads or ships. Over the past few years, many campsite sites where people can gather have also been built. For safety reasons, most of the later batches were placed on coastal islands.

Anyway, there are military and commercial bases near these islands, so it is easy to arrange supplies, and people will never go hungry. If there was a slight delay in the transfer, people would not be able to leave for a while, so the relevant officials decided to simply use Cangwu Mountain as a camp for training new people.

After all, these people were either displaced from the Song Kingdom in the Southern Dynasty, or they were from the Northern Dynasty but actively chose to leave their hometowns for various reasons... Whichever one of them would definitely not directly meet the needs of the Zhou Dynasty to expand its influence in all directions, and also There is no way to directly integrate into the organizational system of the military or commercial companies everywhere.

This is normal. The Southern Dynasty worshiped literature, and those who were illiterate would definitely not be able to gain a foothold; the Northern Dynasty favored martial arts, and those who had no strength to tie a chicken, or those who did not know how to enforce orders and cooperate with a team, would definitely not be able to play their role.

In the army and business houses, there is never any need for idlers. After these people are filled everywhere, if they can't adapt, the situation they will face will be very difficult, so every day's training time is precious.

But the training content is not complicated at all, it is just the most basic stuff found in military academies everywhere.

After a long time, the training situation on Cangwu Island was slowly spread by the people transporting supplies, and it became a pastime for people in the shipyards and military ports on the other two large islands. From time to time, people take small boats to the island and come to watch the excitement.

Shipyards and military ports themselves are also places that are eager to hire people. As more and more people visit the island and their levels get higher and higher, it becomes a point to take a test in advance, and the test targets are not just the ordinary people who come all the way to seek refuge, but also include the instructors who train them. It’s inside.

Zhao Bin didn't have any objections to this. He had too many qualifications and still had a title. When the ordinary officials in the shipyard and military port saw him, they had to bow first.

But this is a good incentive for young people such as Wang Erbai and Xu Zhuer. Therefore, Zhao Bin used this as an excuse to remind his subordinates from time to time and urge them to cheer up.

Once Xu Zhuer cheers up, ordinary people will inevitably be unlucky.

"Odd number! Odd number! I told people who registered for odd numbers to stand in the second row!"

Xu Zhuer waved the cane in his hand to make wind, and swung it against someone's face: "Why the hell don't you go to the second row! Listen, I don't care who of you is knowledgeable or has any What a weird thing to do, if you register in an odd number, stand in the second row immediately!"

Training this group of flat names, who were mainly from the Southern Dynasties, was completely different from training the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty. The poor people of the Zhou Dynasty joined the army, and many of them did not know how to count, let alone when odd and even numbers were counted. However, people in the Song Dynasty generally had some knowledge. If they were more knowledgeable, they would either be entangled or circuitous, and they would always come up with strange questions.

Xu Zhuer was very serious about trying to solve it at first, but now he has figured it out. Anyway, he only asks if you listen to the order. If you don't, he will be dragged out and beaten.

Fortunately, these Song people were not stubborn. Once the sticks and whips came, they would overcome any difficulties on their own and did not cause Xu Zhuer too much trouble. However, southerners are weak after all. Many people are suddenly subjected to strict training when they are in their thirties. Their brains cannot keep up, and their bodies cannot keep up. They have worked very hard, and the training content is really not difficult, but when it comes to dividing into units or more complicated marching training, they will inevitably make a fool of themselves.

Sometimes people bump into each other, and sometimes the queue stumbles over each other while trotting and turning, causing the regular audience to burst into laughter from time to time.

Amidst the laughter, Wang Erbai stood next to Zhao Bin and said with a distressed look on his face: "Xu Zhuer is still too polite. This can't continue like this."

Zhao Bin nodded: "It really won't work. You have to take strong medicine and practice hard."

Both of them felt that they needed to be more intense, but they were not talking about the same thing. At most, Wang Erbai wanted to use the stick and whip more violently, but if the harsh training in Zhao Bin's mouth were applied to the ordinary people in front of him, they would probably die in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, Wang Erbai was stunned and asked: "Do we need to use strong medicine? These people are either scholars, craftsmen or accountants. What is needed everywhere is their specialized talents. There is no need for them." Go kill me and risk your life! What do you mean by using strong medicine?"

Zhao Bin squinted at the group of people laughing in the distance.

He noticed that among them was a veteran who looked very energetic. He was clearly Yin Chang, who had previously served as Nanjing's deputy guard. At this time, Yin Chang was among the crowd watching the training, occasionally twirling his beard and smiling, with no intention of revealing his identity, so Zhao Bin naturally would not disturb him.

But Yin Chang's appearance confirmed what Zhao Bin had vaguely heard before, and he immediately made up his mind.

He lowered his voice slightly and said to Wang Erbai:

"I often go to Haizhou these days, and I heard some things from old friends. It is said that at the beginning of the year, because many people in the three military divisions in the south were agitated and wanted to fight, jumping up and down, which made His Majesty furious. , and dealt with a number of generals. But there is nothing wrong with military men seeking war, so His Majesty decided to give these generals a chance and allowed them to choose a few new directions to try their hands and do some pioneering. "

They were originally discussing how to train the many ordinary people who had been recruited. Zhao Bin suddenly started talking and suddenly mentioned the secretive turmoil in the military in various places at the end of last year.

Wang Erbai was not surprised. He only glanced sideways at Zhao Bin: "You old man, where did you find out about military secrets?"

"Shut up and listen carefully!"

"Ahem, tell me."

"But these generals are waiting to be punished. It is impossible for His Majesty to allow them to go out in groups with their old troops and old friends. That would be tantamount to allowing them to reorganize their own forces in other places. Therefore, they will be divided one after another. They will be sent out, and those who will coordinate and cooperate with them will be the first batch of people who invest in overseas development and are determined to be loyal and reliable."

"What do you need to say? It must be me!" Wang Erbai's eyes lit up, and he patted his chest until it made a thumping sound: "No wonder. I was doing a good job in the South China Sea, and suddenly someone called me here. It turns out there is a great future waiting for you here!”

What Zhao Bin wanted to say was himself. Obviously, as an emperor, he would not pay attention to Wang Erbai's level. But Wang Erbai was so positive and confident that it was hard for him to attack him, so he continued:

"These people in front of us are the available people who are ready to be assigned to us; we must not only select people, train people, but also use people."

"Huh? Shouldn't those who employ people be those generals who are ordered to develop? We have our own team under us, and there is no shortage of people who can read and write, or accountants, craftsmen, and doctors. What do we want these Song people to do?"

"I heard that the introduction of these Song people was the intention of Prime Minister Yelu. Prime Minister Yelu has always been considerate. I guess he wanted these Song people to see our enterprising style of the Zhou Dynasty, and then make them become the flames of the future. It cannot be easily It's ruined, so... Well, you won't understand those trivial trade-offs even if I tell you. In short, practice harder, then pick out particularly useful people and get them into your hands. We will have a new mission soon. "