Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 1607 Persuading Chen Dacheng

"It turned out to be Mr. Zhu, sorry for your disrespect." Chen Dacheng carefully looked at Zhu Ping'an's badge, and after confirming that it was correct, he returned the badge to Zhu Pingan with both hands, and then said with a self-deprecating smile, "Master Zhu is a fourth-rank official of the imperial court." , Is there any problem that Mr. Zhu can't solve, and I need help from a country grassman like me."

  Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands and said with a wry smile: "I really need the help of Patriarch Chen for this matter. I came to Guixian County to recruit soldiers, and the recruitment notices are posted all over Yiwu."

   "It's not that it's full of stickers. In our Beilei Village, we didn't miss the door of the latrine at the west end of the village."

   "Old Li's pigsty was not spared either."

  After hearing Zhu Ping'an's words, the villagers in the yard couldn't help laughing, talking in a hurry.

   "Although the notices are full, no one is recruiting to join the army. Patriarch Chen is well-known in your area, and he came to visit today. I hope that Patriarch Chen will mobilize and encourage the villagers to enlist in the army, wipe out the Japanese pirates, and serve the court."

   Zhu Pingan smiled bitterly and admitted that the recruiting effect was not good, and sincerely asked Chen Dacheng for help, hoping that he would help him.

"Hehe, Master Zhu's words are a bit difficult for others. I have read Master Zhu's recruitment notice. The rise and fall of a country is everyone's responsibility. However, the writing is so brilliant and inspiring, even Master Zhu's wonderful mobilization has no effect. , I’m a villager with a stupid tongue, so it’s of no use, so Master Zhu went to the wrong temple and worshiped the wrong Bodhisattva, so I’d better hire another wise man.”

  Chen Dacheng shook his head with a smile, and rejected Zhu Pingan. He didn't support the villagers' application, so how could he help Zhu Pingan.

Yesterday, people from the county government came to the village to post recruitment notices and mine management notices. After seeing the recruitment notices, he summoned his clansmen to announce, "No one is allowed to go to the county town to enlist in the army! "

   It's not that I, Chen Dacheng, don't know current affairs, but that the weak government and the government and army are not trustworthy because they are misbehaving, oppressing the people, and have lost hope in them long ago.

  Chen Dacheng knew very well what the Weisuo Ming army looked like. If he joined the army, there would be no way out. How many officers and soldiers of the guard station faced the Japanese pirates, threw away their helmets and armor and ran faster than a rabbit, and caused the common people to hate more than the Japanese pirates!

   It is better to organize the villagers to protect their hometown by themselves than to expect the officers and soldiers to fight Japanese pirates to protect their homes and the country.

  So, after seeing the recruitment notice, they announced to the tribe and villagers that no one was allowed to go to the county town to enlist in the army.

"Patriarch Chen, now the Japanese pirates are raging in the south of the Yangtze River, rampant, murdering and setting fire, doing all kinds of evil. If things don't go on like this, the Japanese pirates will come to Yiwu sooner or later. The rise and fall of the world is everyone's responsibility. As men of Ming Dynasty, how can we just sit back and watch the Japanese pirates wreak havoc? In the land of China, it is duty-bound to protect the home and the country. There is no home without a country, and the only way to protect the country is to wipe out the Japanese pirates as soon as possible. A good man should serve the country, hold a three-foot sword, and make great achievements forever." Looking at Chen Dacheng calmly, he talked with emotion.

   "What Master Zhu said is very true," Chen Dacheng echoed with a lack of interest, without further words.

Seeing that Chen Dacheng was unmoved, Zhu Pingan was not discouraged, and continued to persuade from the bottom of his heart: "Patriarch Chen, there were frequent armed fights in Yiwu before, and the result of the armed fights can only be bloodshed in vain. Value, how can I enlist in the army in time to fight against Japanese pirates, defend my family and defend the country, and do a sacred, glorious, and vigorous cause, it is valuable and meaningful to honor the ancestors and be famous in history."

  In addition to starting from righteousness, Zhu Pingan also proceeded from the perspective of personal interests, persuading Chen Dacheng and others to say:

"Furthermore, the government has now strictly controlled the mining industry, acknowledging the status quo of the mining industry, and strictly prohibiting fighting with weapons. There is no need to worry about the villagers joining the army, which will affect the interests of the clan; in addition, Yiwu has many mountains and little land, and the income of the people is limited. For such a long period of fighting with weapons, the lives of the people are even more difficult. Many people have no food to eat and no clothes to cover their bodies. However, our Zhejiang Army pays one or two and a half silver a month. A reward of thirty taels of silver, and enlisting in the army to receive payment is also a very good way out."

  Facing Zhu Pingan's heartfelt and passionate persuasion, Chen Dacheng said, "Do you want to hear the truth, or lie?"

   "I came to visit and ask Patriarch Chen for help today with all my heart, and I naturally listened to the truth." Zhu Pingan replied without hesitation.

"Okay, since my lord wants to listen to the truth, the grassroots will be offended." Chen Dacheng bowed to Zhu Ping'an with his hands clasped in both hands, and then said with a face full of righteous indignation, "A man who was born in the world naturally wants to make a difference in his lifetime. Glory to the ancestors! The Japanese pirates are currently present, and the grassroots also have the heart to kill the Japanese, but the corrupt and unfair official uniforms and the oppressive and weak officers and soldiers are really disappointing. A few days ago, a small group of Japanese pirates fled to Yiwu, and the officers and soldiers of the Yiwu Guards did not fight. And fled, watching the Japanese pirates burn, kill and plunder a village and then make a fuss. Later, the officers and soldiers of the guards used the excuse of suppressing the Japanese to forcibly expropriate the money and food of several villages. Examples can be found all over the place. The adults asked us to join the army, hehe, we Yiwu children join such an army, and if we die in battle, we will become a disaster for the people if we don’t die in battle.”

  When Zhu Pingan heard the words, he immediately understood.

   It is true that as Zhao Zhixian said, Chen Dacheng did not trust the government and the army, so he prevented villagers and clans from enlisting in the army.

   "Patriarch Chen, do you know why I am recruiting soldiers?" Zhu Ping'an asked.

   "Why do the adults come to recruit soldiers, how do the grassroots know." Chen Dacheng shook his head and replied inexplicably.

"The army under my command is called 'Zhejiang Army', and its full name is 'Jiangsu-Zhejiang Regiment Training Army'. It is not an army of the guards, and it is different from the army of the guards. The day before yesterday, Mr. Zhang Jingzhang, the governor-general of the seven provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, and I approved the recruitment. With this approval, I can choose 1,200 soldiers from any one of the officers and soldiers to join our Zhejiang Army, but I did not choose soldiers from the officers and soldiers, but came all the way to Guizhou to recruit soldiers. Because I know very well that the officers and soldiers are too weak to fight, their military discipline is corrupt, it is difficult to fight, they are cowardly and afraid to fight, and it is difficult to take on the task of exterminating the Japanese, so I did not choose the officers and soldiers, but traveled all the way to Guizhou to recruit soldiers. The reason why I traveled thousands of miles I came to Guizhou to recruit soldiers because I heard about your struggle for mines. You Yiwu people are brave, united, and sturdy. Strict, capable and capable Yan army! I want to fight side by side with you, wipe out the Japanese pirates, restore peace to the world, and make an incomparable contribution! So I, Zhu Ping'an, came to your land to recruit soldiers from a thousand miles away!"

  Zhu Pingan stroked his chest with his hands, and said to Chen Dacheng and others from the bottom of his heart.

  (end of this chapter)