26 The spirit of the contract

"There are good people in the official army, and we have to win over those good people, understand?" Shang Wu said.

"Sir, I still don't understand." Lao Mu asked Shangwu puzzled.

To explain it this way, what is the purpose of our rebellion? It is to establish a new order, because the old order is not reasonable, but in some of the old order, there are still some good things, and we can't generalize, that is, we have to see the good side, and the bad side, the good side we have to absorb, and the bad side, we have to abandon and improve, understand? Shang Wu explained. Lao Mu still stood there very woodenly.

"We need to absorb some of the best in the army, for example, the archers, as you can see, they will take a big toll on us. We lack the ability to attack from a distance, and if we absorb them, they will be a big help for us, and if we abandon them, they will be on the opposite side of us, and they will fight us to the end. Shang Wu said.

"I see. Sir, just let them join our team, so that our team will become stronger and stronger, and the enemy's team, because of the loss of more and more personnel, they will become weaker and weaker, right? Sir. Lao Mu seemed to have figured it out all at once.

"Yes, that's the reason, it's a political attraction and we need them to be on our team constantly. Got it? Shang Wu said.

"Yes, I see." Lao Mu said.

"Hmm. Very good. That's it. Shang Wu slapped the other party and left, after opening a knot, Lao Mu's work with the prisoners suddenly became a lot more attentive, although among the officers and soldiers, only twelve people joined their team, half of them were archers, but this greatly solved the problem that the Shang Wu troops did not have long-range firepower.

Having solved this problem, Shangwu felt that it was necessary to improve the politics of his team, that is, let them know that they should unite and unite more people to fight against a few unreasonable existences, so that their team could become stronger and become the best team. Shang Wu couldn't help but think of the Red Turban Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty in history. Thinking of this, he decided, to give a lesson to their officers. Centralized training is the most important way for Shangwu to incubate his own team and keep the team advanced.

After settling most of the matter, Shangwu gathered everyone, of course. His team is not very large, and it is nearly a hundred people at full capacity. In addition to the necessary guard posts, there were less than 80 people who could sit down and listen, and the people of Lijiazhuang also gathered around, and they regarded the martial meeting as an entertainment project.

"Today, we are here to meet the development of our team." Shang Wu said. And they sat quietly on the ground, and listened.

"First of all, let's talk about the composition of our team, our team is very mixed, some are from the Yellow Turban Army. They are kind, they rebel against the government, the reason is that the government is not doing it right, we pay taxes, we should get the rights and respect we deserve, but the government has become very greedy, this is something that we absolutely do not allow to happen, but they have weapons, they oppress us, so some of us resist. That's right, it's legal, because we're asserting our rights. Shang Wu said. Many of the people below looked up. Because in ancient times, when they had no choice but to rebel, rebellion meant that they were disadvantageous in legal theory, because it was wrong and illegal for them to rebel against the government, and they could not form an advantage in psychology and momentum. Shang Wu's explanation suddenly opened the knot in their hearts, because their rebellion was correct. And the wrong party, in the government.

"Of course. It is also good among the officers and soldiers, and many soldiers are still righteous, but they are soldiers, what are soldiers? Soldiers have iron discipline, and only in this way can they move forward bravely, so soldiers must obey orders, and it is the duty of soldiers to obey orders. They weren't wrong. They are good soldiers. Shang Wu said. Several officers and soldiers present raised their bowed heads.

"They are good soldiers with a conscience, they are good, but unfortunately, it is the government that is wrong, why are they guilty? They just obey orders. The army is built on the basis of the government, and the government is wrong. What can a military man do? Shang Wu said. Several officers and soldiers almost cried. This goes to their hearts, indeed, let them kill the unarmed people, and they are not willing to do it, because among them, there are also their own brothers and sisters, and their own parents are also in it, let them hold weapons against their own people, how can they do it. They joined in to atone for their sins. Shangwu read their hearts, and they decided to make a world of their own.

"And our team, if we want to develop, we must know that our political goal is to establish a new government, which protects us civilians and has a better development for us civilians, and there is a contract between the government and the civilians that the identities of both sides are equal. Civilians are obligated to pay taxes, but at the same time they should also have their own rights, their own property, their own rights, the right to vote, the right to be elected, the right to be informed, and their freedom of life cannot be infringed upon at will. What the government needs to do is to ensure that these rights of civilians can be legally guaranteed. This is a contract, and once such a contract is reached, we must ensure that the people have such rights and carry it on. Shang Wu said.

"Yes, what we want is a contract." One of the soldiers stood up and said excitedly.

"We want a contract, we want a contract." Everyone stood up, and some of the surrounding Li Jiazhuang people also waved their arms and shouted, as if such a shout could make them let out a cry from the depths of their hearts.

"Alright. All right. Sangmu waved his arm to calm everyone in the room. This spirit of contract touched the people at once, because no one had thought about these problems, in their opinion, everything they suffered was deserved, these were predestined, few people could explain the truth in it, and now, Shangwu suddenly broke the truth, and naturally changed their situation. This is the spirit of the contract.