When Mai Ke led this rather chaotic team to Guigang, Hong Xiuquan, Zhang Yuan, Gavin and others were there to greet him. Of course, Peter was also indispensable, this was his territory, and everyone else was his guest.

Zhang Yuan came here to inform Mai Ke, because Mai Ke had already negotiated with Hu Youlu and Zeng Yuzhen, and each family would allocate half of their troops to Zhang Yuan for training, so as to raise their military quality by a few steps and prepare for a big war in the future.

Gavin was also called by Mai Ke. These captives, in addition to being categorized according to their attitudes, were subjected to a series of education, regardless of the category in which they were placed. And the first lesson in these series of education is to evangelize them.

Evangelism is not only their most basic need, but also the basis of all subsequent education, and the basis for the basic humane treatment they deserve. Because they were the ones to be saved, they were not discriminated against, and Mai Ke did not tolerate the mistreatment of the captives, now and in the future.

In order to do a good job in evangelizing after the first victory, Mai Ke specifically instructed Gavin to go all out. Because such efforts are not only for the sake of the combatants and captured prisoners this time, but also for the sake of many more similar needs in the future. Even if it doesn't succeed completely, at least you can gain some experience.

Therefore, Gavin not only came by himself, but also brought Luther and Methodist with the same heart. That's not all, Mai Ke recruited the American pastor Mike, the old pastor Liang Fa, and their co-workers from Gwangju, and everything that could get out was brought by him.

In addition to bringing these people, Liang Fa also brought a special gift, that is, 500 Bibles that he had made in a hurry.

Liang Fa turned out to be a printer. After committing himself to the ministry, he has been using this skill to print gospel tracts and some easy-to-understand Christian faith materials, so that this skill that he used to rely on to make a living has become the ability to serve the Lord.

The last time Pastor Liang left from Gwangju and followed Mai Ke all the way deep into the interior of Gwangxi, when Mai Ke was talking to him, he learned of his skill and was immediately very interested, and asked him to follow the model of the new version of the Bible and print a batch of high-quality Bibles as quickly as possible, the more the better.

Pastor Liang has always insisted on preaching the gospel through words under extremely difficult circumstances, and now he has the opportunity to print the Bible under better conditions, and it is the whole Bible, so that more people can learn God's Word.

So I immediately accepted the task with high spirits and threw myself all in, working day and night to find materials, typesetting, proofreading, and then printing in small batches. After many failures and improvements, the first batch of Bibles that were relatively satisfactory was finally completed.

On this occasion, he asked the twelve young preachers he had brought from Gwangju to carry a sack of Bibles and bring with him all 500 printed Bibles. Originally, Hong Xiuquan wanted to find a few pack mules to transport, but Liang Lao disagreed, insisting on carrying people on their backs.

Mai Ke was very happy when he heard that the mass printing of the Bible had been successful. I took a copy at the time and saw how it was quality. After a simple flip, Mai Ke was shocked by the results of Liang Lao's work. The Bible in my hand is almost the same as the modern version of the Bible, except that the paper used is slightly thicker.

Although he did not check the specific chapters in detail, Mai Ke believes that the work of Pastor Liang must be very reliable.

It is a gift from God to have such faithful and reliable servants in charge of this very important work. Since the initial printing was successful, Mai Ke decided to print in large quantities and appointed Liang Fa as the director of the Bible Compilation Bureau on the spot.

Liang Fa pondered for a moment about this appointment and said, "I can take care of it for the time being, but I would like to recommend a brother who is more suitable for this position to take up this position." Not only was he familiar with translating the Bible, but he was also more skilled in printing than I was. Actually, I learned these techniques from him. ”

Mai Ke nodded in agreement, "Whether you are in charge of it yourself or you find someone to take care of it, you need to be responsible for the quality, and there can be no deviations in the content of the Bible." ”

Liang Fa bowed, "This is natural." I will be a strict inspector from beginning to end. ”

The Bible in Mai Ke's hand was not put back in the sack, but handed it to Sven, who came up. When Mai Ke led Sven in a prayer of decision, he promised to give him a Bible. Sven has been thinking about it ever since. Today, when he saw that Mai Ke had a copy in his hand, he leaned forward, ready to remind Mai Ke not to forget his promise.

Mai Ke saw that he looked longing, and he could not know what he thought, this newborn brother, to God's Word

The quest for knowledge is absolutely more than the thirsty Cheng dù. Therefore, the promise was fulfilled immediately.

Peter had been training sailors in a nearby lake, so that these selected elite water combat backbones would not only improve their personal engagement skills, but also be proficient in the coordination of formations. The last victory in Dangtian Lake is still fresh in everyone's memory. A good formation can defeat enemies who are much stronger than themselves.

In order to settle these prisoners and collect the captured materials, but also to arrange a counter-clean-up and discuss with Mai Ke the advisability of the enemy plane, he must also rush back.

Hosting these guests is also a great task. The disciples of the boat gang near Guigang mobilized and first handed over and arranged the materials, weapons and other materials, and then went to a temporary place nearby to eat together. Although there are no delicacies from the mountains and seas, large pieces of meat, large bowls of wine pipes, and staple foods such as rice and steamed buns are openly served.

In particular, I know that among the captives were some northerners from the northern meridians, and they also prepared a lot of dumplings. This food is very popular with those beggars, whether they surrender or go to prison, they are all tempted in front of the food. They cheered, swarmed up, and rushed to the dumplings, bringing them over, and feasting on them.

Peter set up a banquet on his command ship to greet Mai Ke and the rest of the leaders. In addition to Peter and Mai Ke, there were also Hong Xiuquan, Hu Youlu, Zeng Yuzhen, Huang Yukun, Fu Changlong and other major leaders, as well as two deputy ministers, Swen and Zhao Yu. Originally, these two were still prisoners, and they should not sit in the chief, or even participate in this kind of dinner, but they were also Mai Ke's apprentices and brothers who were personally accepted, so they were invited to participate in an exception.

There is a table on the right hand, and the table is no different from the chief, but the number of people is small, and there are actually only two people, that is, two ladies, Meng Ruofei and Fu Shanxiang. Originally, Meng Ruofei wanted to join in the fun with Peter, but Fu Shanxiang resolutely disagreed, she was angry for Wei Changhui not to say goodbye. Piggybacking on Mai Ke is not pleasing to the eye, horizontal and vertical is unhappy, and he is afraid that he is not far away.

Originally, Peter was going to invite Liang Fa to the banquet, but the old pastor was eager to preach, and took his disciples who had memorized the Bible to find the captives and the congregational people.

As soon as the old pastor refused to go to the banquet, Gavin, Luther, and Methodist were also affected, and temporarily changed their minds, and went to eat large pieces of meat and drink large bowls of wine.

Not to mention Mike, he and several of his assistants were already disgusted with these entertainments, and when they saw that there was a precedent for not going, they naturally pushed the boat and walked into the crowd that could not go.

There are a large number of people at the left-hand table, and Zhang Yuan is the host at this table, entertaining all the heroes on behalf of Peter. The charcoal burners include Zeng Tianyang and Zeng Yuanzheng; the leaders of the Hui Party include Zhu Hongying and the other three helmsmen, the captain of Mai Ke's guard, the original beggars who were ordered to surrender, the students who have not been recognized by Swen for a long time, and the big bulls; and the rest are the helmsmen of the boat gang. They were just in time, so they sat together and had the responsibility of entertaining important guests.

When Mai Ke introduced Peter to everyone, he only said that he was the commander of the naval division, but did not say that he was the commander of the American fleet. Then Mai Ke introduced Peter to the leaders of the Hui Party and the Charcoal Burners, as well as the heads of the two functional departments, Warden Huang and Director Fu. When introducing Zhao Yu and Sven, he especially mentioned their current positions and their relationship with Mai Ke.

After everyone had made a brief introduction, the food and wine were served. When everyone looked at the meal, no one knew what it was, except for Mai Ke, of course. When I look at the wine again, I have never seen it before.

Mai Ke was a little crying and laughing at this Brother Peter. It turned out that the meal he prepared for everyone was a sandwich, and the wine was the kind of red wine from the United States.

The bread for the sandwich is a whole wheat flour bread with a piece of beef, two pieces of bacon, three or five pieces of tomatoes, and a fried egg.

Although the ingredients are simple, they are certainly nutritious enough. And the chef was obviously very skilled, the bread and bacon were grilled crispy and delicious, and the beef was roasted until medium-rare, tender and juicy. The eggs are made into half-fried poached eggs.

Everyone looked at the open-stuffed buns on the plate in front of them, and couldn't decide whether to eat them or not. It wasn't until he witnessed Mai Ke pick up and eat after a brief thank-you prayer that they followed suit. Well, this kind of thing that has never been eaten before, it tastes really good. Especially the tomatoes, sweet and sour, are especially favored by ladies.

At this time, the waiter poured red wine into the long-legged glass in front of everyone, and under Peter's suggestion, everyone toasted together to the victory they had just achieved. Well, this sweet wine is not bad! It's just a little too strong.

Then the waiter filled each of them with a cup, and Peter welcomed everyone to his place on behalf of the sailor. Everyone did it together.

A few guys who drank a lot of alcohol and were gluttonous, two glasses in their stomachs, couldn't help but be excited, and they were about to throw off their arms and drink. But no one added it. On second look, the waiter had already stolen the bottle and glass.

It turned out that Mai Ke had already confessed, and these people still had something to discuss, and after a little more comfortable drinking with two glasses of wine, it was forbidden to drink again. So those gluttonous guys, although they are still unsatisfied, can only get this end.

By this time Mai Ke and Peter had already eaten their share, and the others noticed that they had eaten too quickly, and they had not even finished half of it. Hurry up and eat the rest of the sandwich as if you were swallowing dates.

Mai Ke pretended to cough, brought everyone's attention, and after seeing that everyone looked at him, he began to tell everyone about the current situation and the next step. What is related to everyone here is that half of the party and charcoal burners are each selected for centralized training, and the chief instructor is Zhang Yuan. He told Zhang Yuan to stand up and greet everyone.

Zhang Yuan stood up from the table on his left hand and said hello to everyone loudly. Later, he emphasized to everyone about the training and selection of personnel: "My training is to help anyone who participates to improve their military qualities. If you really want to build a strong army, let me choose the right people among you. Pick as many as you want.

"If you are content to improve as much as you have on the original basis, it is up to you to choose. I teach how I want to teach, but I don't guarantee how effective it will be.

"It's up to you to decide which method you use. If I choose, I'll start tomorrow and finish in one day. If you don't have to be selected by me, you will decide for yourself those who will participate in the training, and you will have to hand them over to me before dinner tomorrow. ”

"Okay! The matter of organizing the army for training will be done according to what Coach Zhang Yuan said. Those who were not selected will return to their base areas tomorrow after the selection is taken over, ready to resist the Manchu purge. “

The captives and prisoners brought this time were temporarily placed in Peter's care. I will go to Bauhinia Mountain with Zeng Yuzhen to find a permanent base, and then place these prisoners, as well as the smoking cessation center in the future, there. More importantly, the old, weak, sick and disabled captives captured this time, and if there are such captives in the future, even the old, weak, sick and disabled among the people, they will also be concentrated there.

"Early tomorrow morning, Brother Hong Xiuquan, Warden Huang Yukun, Director Fu Changlong, and Brother Sven will all go together. Zhao Yu stayed here to suppress those captives. Da Niu's original beggars also went to provide protection. ”