In Hangzhou, where the dust has settled, a dusty team has also come to the foot of Tianmu Mountain near Lin'an City, which has just changed hands.

Wang Dun'er carried a heavy rattan flat box on his back, and walked in the somewhat irregular line; And wearing this gray cloth vest with the word "auxiliary" on his body is his status as a temporary recruiter of the Taiping Army.

After a period of thinking about the difficult choice, he still reported the woman who was hiding in the firewood house where he lived; Even if the other party promised him many benefits, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his life on the spot to repay him as an advance payment.

But on the contrary, he was a little uneasy, he was as cheap as dust or driven like a pig and a dog, if it were not for these Taiping thieves who came to raid the house and break the door, what qualifications would he have to get the advantage of the owner's daughter-in-law;

I'm afraid that there will be great troubles and rights and wrongs in the future, and I won't be able to get any benefits. He has seen with his own eyes how the owner's subordinates deal with those slaves and maids who are fornicating with each other inside and outside the house. In contrast, after encountering those Taiping thieves, not only did they provide him with food for free, but also gave him a pair of straw sandals, which would be a lot more at that time.

So after sending away the woman with a complicated expression of disbelief, hatred and disgust, he was also handed over by the young Taiping thief, not only got this clean and durable outfit, but also got the opportunity to eat and dry every day as a "temporary worker".

Then followed these Taiping soldiers to several places one after another, raided homes and tried more large households; He became accustomed to it, at least for the high-ranking old men.

Especially when I saw these brave soldiers of the Taiping army with few but fine, with some combinations of equipment that seemed to be superb, they could easily break through those unbreakable and indestructible dock fort mansions that were protected by high walls and deep trenches like moats;

Then he hunted and copied out the stubborn and hidden people one by one, and the so-called awe accumulated over time and the heavy shackles and barriers that had accumulated for generations collapsed.

Not to mention that when the methods of male thieves and prostitutes and the cruelty and exploitation of their generation are exposed, they will also cry and beg for mercy and grovel to curry, and when the matter comes, they will also be incontinent and desperate. The last bit of awe that most people have accumulated for generations and engraved in their bones is naturally gone.

And a few people like Wang Dun'er will still wonder what is it that allows these old men, who are no different from inferior people, to do a lot of evil, and still have a formidable generation to entrench themselves high on the heads of most people for a long time; Then some people couldn't help but ask those peace thieves.

But unexpectedly, the other party showed a rather happy and caring appearance, and politely called them awakened poor brothers; and then gave an easy-to-understand conclusion and analysis, how these other parties looked at the big families and made a fortune by colluding with the officials and officials;

Then how to rely on the means of distorting the countryside and exploiting and squeezing for generations, and how to control the audio-visual and public opinion from beginning to end after being born and growing, deceive and paralyze the majority of poor people, deserve to be born to suffer and be tired, and be a cow and a horse only to repay the false truth and illusion in the next life.

At the beginning, some people did not understand why the team had to recruit these slaves and servants everywhere they went, and they had no knowledge of even coercing and saying that they were not knowledgeable, let alone local people who were capable of doing things; However, in the propaganda and encouragement that gradually opened up the situation, obvious benefits and conveniences were seen.

At least compared to the soldiers of the Taiping Army, who appeared to be raw from outside, in any public place, these people with local accents, with vicissitudes of life and scars all over their bodies, came out to dedicate their lives to the Dharma, but it is much more effective and empathetic than the hoarse preaching of those propagandists.

Especially with the example of their "preferential treatment" by the Taiping Army, those young slaves and maids who were released and tenants and tribes who did not have a family were also more likely to be mobilized; and drive more villagers who only dare to wait and see in silence or have become insensitive, and finally form a snowball-like group effect.

Although the fanaticism and anger that most people are instigated will eventually cool and ebb with reality, and only the benefits and disadvantages of reality will remain; But after all, everything is still different. The high-ranking lord and the formidable officials are gone, and some people's minds are also alive, wanting to follow the Taiping Army to seek more futures.

For Wang Dun'er, it is also the first time that he has stepped out of the world ten miles away from his hometown. But once I took this step, I only felt that I had been stabbed and many things became different, or it was as if the whole person had been reborn.

It was like the first time he stood on the public trial table in a foreign country, and he suddenly panicked and almost jumped out of his throat, not to mention that he couldn't even say what he stammered, and before he said a few words, he forgot the words he had thought of, so he could only hide his face and retreat with sweat on his head.

But after being pulled back on the stage for the second time, he was able to bow his head and stumble most of the words to finish; And after the third and fourth rounds, he could tell himself that there were pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks in the audience in a heartbeat, and speak loudly with the momentum that he shouted and drove when he was stocking.

And when his vision and mind were opened up one after another with these Taiping thieves, and the trial and house raiding movements launched by these Taiping thieves in various places, it was difficult to endure and return to the original pastoral life, which was extremely tired and lonely.

For example, it is also quite good to be able to do more things for these Taiping soldiers, so as to remove the title of "temporary" and become an auxiliary with a quota of dry cakes, salted vegetables and miso soup, as well as a whole body.

There are also differences between the auxiliary officers in terms of the specific things and expertise they are responsible for. For example, it is specialized in carrying armaments, firearms and other equipment, and the self-heating that follows the front line is the first class.

Then those who drive their horses and feed and care for their animals are second-class; Fishermen and boatmen who can handle boats or mountain hunters who shoot hunts are also counted. Among the grain stations and strongholds in the rear, the presence of the baggage equipment responsible for carrying them is considered the third class. . .

As for the last ones, there are those who have "temporary" titles, and can only sweat and sell their strength and legs, but at least they are enough for the esophagus during the expulsion. When they were repatriated afterwards, they also had a great chance of being arranged to participate in collective work in the newly established Tunzhuang Central District.

However, it is said that when the Taiping army was fighting abroad, it would also recruit auxiliary soldiers of varying numbers and periods of time in addition to the battle front and garrison soldiers as the driving force and assistant. However, if you can get the opportunity to be added to the regular order preparation afterwards, you will only consider how many opportunities and experiences you have in the first and second ranks.

"Stop. Conditional"

However, the report from the front made them stop for a while, and also planned Wang Dun'er's thoughts.

Because just outside the riverside Zhuangzi where they were about to arrive, they were already surrounded by many motley armed men; There are also people who are looting and burning fireworks in the houses outside the village.

Obviously, the vicinity of Lin'an City, which has newly changed hands, has not become so peaceful because of the scattered many defeated troops under Dong Chang's command. This riverside Zhuangzi's encounter is just a microcosm of it.

In fact, Dong Changqi is one of the few large families in the place; Nearly half of Zhuangzi, the village near Lin'an City, and the best irrigated land on both sides of the lower reaches of the Fuyang River, are owned by the surname Dong.

Most of the remaining Zhuangzi and fields are owned by Dong's relatives and other origins. Therefore, he was able to easily gather troops to become the head of the eight capitals of Hangzhou as a local tyrant in the township.

"Of course, the big families with the rich surname entrenched in Zhuangzi must be cleaned up, but these chaotic soldiers who are wandering thieves must also be dealt with. In order to plan for the long-term stability of the local government. ”

The captain who led the team pondered for a moment and immediately said.

"Send a message to the rear to request support from the mobile troops, and we will set up camps on the spot to distribute weapons to the auxiliary guards, and be ready to wait for the opportunity to intervene in the battle..";

So the temporary assistants led by Wang Dun'er, who were looking forward to the future and opportunity to face the risks, suddenly befell them.

And outside the Yuezhou Prefecture Governance Council on the south bank of the Qiantang River, Zhong Jiwen, who described the rough and dignified Mingzhou Thorn Shi, was also expressionless looking at the Xiping Gate in the fierce battle, while facing several children of the big clans in the city who were serving around him, and said slowly:

"It's not that I'm unkind now, it's that they're too unjust; Under the current situation of the great enemy, there is no room for half-hearted collaborators. After the city is broken, you should know how to do it. ”

"Since everything is only Mingfu is from. I also hope that His Holiness will be able to forgive one or two after getting his wish. Then it would be grateful. The eldest of the children of the big clan present also bowed their faces as if to plead.

"Zhong Fujun acted like this, isn't he afraid that he will fall into the discord of the thief army and obey the wishes of his peers?"

After they hurriedly said goodbye one after another, the characters dressed as civil officials in green robes beside Zhong Jiwen slowly opened their voices.

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not, the key is that this generation has occupied the state city for too long and has done nothing, and I also need this head and wedge to unify the situation in Yuezhou."

Zhong Jiwen said quietly

"As for the thief army on the north shore, could it be that if I don't take advantage of this best opportunity to do something, they will be able to sit idly by without committing any crimes?"

At least, the commander of the observation envoy of eastern Zhejiang is in sight, and no one can resist this temptation at his fingertips. Besides, he wasn't without an eyeliner on the North Shore.

According to the information he knew, the thieves began to divide their troops to clean up the countryside after they stopped by the river, making a gesture of wanting to occupy it for a long time.