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Chapter Seventy-Six: Time is Running Hard

"Buzz!" In the team that was blocked behind Wang Dapang, there was another chaotic discussion. The territory of the Mengyuan Empire was vast, and it was not surprising that there were a few high-nosed and blue-eyed Yi people in the market, but it was relatively rare for Yi people to come to serve as subordinates of the Han people. Besides, it is still a civilian job such as joining the army, and there is more than a little gap between the image of Mrs. Ivano's tall and horse-great!

However, when the real registration began, no one would come to Ivanov's side. The reason is very simple, reading and literacy is an insurmountable barrier for more than ninety percent of the people present. The few remaining few, who feel that such trivial and complicated things as drawing maps and setting up sand tables do not match the image of "strategizing" in their minds. Instead of being tired by these trivial things every day, it is better to try your luck with other generals, and there are more chances to stand out.

"Alas——!" Seeing the scene outside the door, Zhu Bayi, who had been hiding in the courtyard and peeking at Zhu Bayi, couldn't help but shake his head lightly. Talent is not only the most valuable in the 21st century, but also in the middle of the 14th century. And now in his hands, it is said that it is the legendary bull of Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang, even if they can read and write, all of them together are less than twenty.

Mr. Su, Yu Changlin, Liu Ziyun, and Wu Twenty-two and other original ancient city managers, plus Wu Liangmou and others have just sent long-term manpower investment from the Haoqiang Wubao along the Yellow River, which is all the "intellectual" team under his command. And Wang Dapang, Zhu Chenze, Li Ziyu, Huang Laowei, and Lian Laohei, these "rising stars" who are gradually showing their prominence in the war and weapons manufacturing industry, actually only recognize their own names!

What made him even more annoyed that he almost wanted to hit the wall was that when he convened the meeting of the generals under his command just now, Xu Da, the new commander he had high hopes for, was actually semi-literate! According to his own report, there are only more than 200 words he knows, and all of them are self-taught after becoming a centurion of the Red Turban Army, and many of them cannot be guaranteed to be read correctly, and they are completely guessed according to the side of the department!

"God, please stop playing, okay, this is a generation of famous handsome!" Looking at the embarrassed commander Xu Da, Zhu Bayi endured and endured it at that time, so he didn't spray a mouthful of old blood on the table. As a result, the military discussion simply did not continue. directly gave the talent recruitment meeting of later generations to the cottage. Then regardless of the consternation of the generals below, he directly ordered the relevant people to implement the plan according to their own words!

Fortunately, the entire left army has been wantonly ravaged by him for more than seven months, and he has long been surprised by the fresh ideas that pop up from time to time in the mouth of his own governor. Immediately, in line with the principle of "understanding must be implemented, and understanding should be strengthened in implementation if you do not understand", he stepped forward to take over the order. Then after a little preparation, he trotted to the gate of the manor, and displayed a unique "talent recruitment fair" in front of all the heroes who came to join the army.

As for the effect, except for Zhu Dadu himself, among the people present, no one had relevant references in their minds, and of course they couldn't say whether the effect was good or bad. However, on the whole, this novel recruitment plan is still relatively popular with those who come to recruit. After a while, except for Ivanov, Huang Ergou and Lian Laohei, the other generals were full of people standing behind them. Some of the conditions are relatively simple, such as the sword and shield bearers and spearmen, and they can quickly fill up two hundreds. Led by the auxiliary commander Wang Da Fat, he walked into the manor and continued the next round of screening.

In addition to the traditional sword and shield bearers and spearmen are more popular, Huang Lao's general workshop has also attracted many people who come to join the army. After all, people who can survive in troubled times regard hardship as a part of their lives. And being a craftsman does not have to risk going to war, but can also get the same salary as a soldier, this condition is attractive enough.

The more unpopular ones are the newly born troops. The artillery team led by the second elder of the Huang family only had about 20 people in total. And even the yellow copper pipe in Lao Hei's hand makes people feel weird when they look at it, and there are very few users who sign up. Of course, the most unpopular of them is the staff department in charge of Ivanov, and from the beginning to the present, no one has cared about it.

"Wu Youtu, you go out and help Ivan. To be a staff officer, you don't need to be able to do a good article, you can read more than 2,000 words, and you can go over and sign up for a try, well, you can do a good calculation! Seeing that Ivanov's side was slow to recruit people, Zhu Eighty-one relaxed the conditions and sent Wu Liangmou to be an assistant to this person.

"No!" Wu Liangmou, who was ordered, was stunned at first, and then his face turned purple.

Youtu is his name, and good strategy is his word. According to the custom of addressing the gentry, it is a basic courtesy to call someone else's character. And calling him by his first name even by his surname is tantamount to humiliation. But considering that Lord Du Du is a pig killer, he can't be too careful. He inhaled hard, turned around, and trotted out to help.

"You guys, don't be stunned here. Go outside and take a look where you can help! Our left army doesn't have so many rules, and the only one is that no one can eat idle meals! Zhu Eighty-one didn't realize that his words and deeds were insulting to Sven, and looked back at the other young masters who had just been sent by their respective families to "study", and commanded impatiently.

"Yes! Governor! With Wu Liangmou's example in front, the other heroes had no choice but to agree and walk out of the gate. As for whether he helped or pulled back after going out, it is unknown.

"Talent, Lao Tzu needs talent!!" Looking at the lively crowd outside the gate, Zhu Bayi continued to grit his teeth.

It is not that he has any special preference for scholars, nor does it mean that scholars must have long-term vision, but to maintain the normal operation of an army, to ensure that every order is given normally, and the number of scholars in the team cannot be too small.

In addition, if you want to continue to improve these primitive cannons, muskets, and grenades in your hands, to the point that you can compete with the Mengyuan cavalry in the field without relying on the terrain and the walls, you need to rely on the power of knowledge. Obviously, relying only on the current knowledge and talent reserves of the Left Army, it is no longer possible to break through the technical bottleneck it is currently facing. If external forces are not used, it means that for a long time to come, the firing of artillery and muskets will have to be maintained at an average level of about one in about two minutes. And the primitive gunpowder lead grenades and flowering bombs, whether they can explode after being projected, and whether they can be split into several petals after exploding, will continue to be left to fate! (Note 1)

If you still have the same mentality as before, when you find an opportunity, you will slip away and be ready to hug Zhu Yuanzhang's thigh, what Zhu Bayi has done so far is enough to repay Sesame Li's kindness. However, after more than seven months of running-in, especially after the brutal actions of the Mengyuan soldiers who were witnessed during the last Xuzhou Defense War, he has been pushed by fate, gradually integrated into this era, and gradually regarded himself as a member of the Xuzhou army. can no longer return to the original outsider state, and can no longer regard himself as Zhu Dapeng two thousand years later.

In this way, he must do everything possible to keep the Xuzhou Army as a whole. Only by letting the Xuzhou Army as a whole not be quietly swallowed up by the times as in history, can we keep the Left Army, the group of enthusiastic brothers around us, and Zhu Eighty-one himself.

And yesterday, when Chang Sanshi discussed with him about the customs clearance of the Xuzhou section of the canal, he inadvertently made him realize that there was a problem that he had never noticed before, the location of the Xuzhou army was stuck on the bank of the Grand Canal, stuck on the artery of north-south communication in ancient times!

The further north you go up the canal, the longer the areas you pass through have been under Mongol rule. Based on what Zhu Bayi has seen with his own eyes near Xuzhou for more than seven months, it is speculated that the longer the Mongols rule a certain place, the more severely the economy of that place will be destroyed.

Outside the city, vast tracts of farmland have been turned into private ranches for Mongolian lords. In the city, almost all commercial activities are controlled by the second lord of Seme. And the behavior of the Mengyuan court printing money like printing paper is tantamount to knocking out the bones and sucking the marrow of the ordinary people under its rule. After such an all-round exploitation, the economy of the northern parts should have been on the verge of collapse for a long time. If you don't get the fresh nutrients from all over the south on the canal for a long time, the chair under the buttocks of the Mongol emperor in the capital will have to say whether he can sit comfortably or not.

Therefore, the Mengyuan court would not allow the Xuzhou army to continue to exist in any case. Therefore, in the history of the time and space in which Zhu Dapeng lived, the disappearance of Sesame Li and others has almost become a historical inevitability. The huge Mengyuan Empire was like a dying beast, although it was already dying, and when it concentrated the last strength in its body, it was still able to trample to death a few tiger cubs who came to provoke. And the Xuzhou Army is obviously the one who should be the one who is the brunt.

Therefore, Zhu Bayi must try his best to make the milk tiger of the Xuzhou Army grow stronger and have sharper teeth. Before the Northern Yuan Dynasty came to attack with the strength of the country, let this milk tiger give birth to wings. Time is already very short, maybe tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or next week, next month. Sooner or later, one day, he will face more soldiers of Meng Yuan!

Therefore, he can no longer be cautious, he can no longer wait for Huang Lao Crooked, and even Lao Hei, these ancient craftsmen, have been trying to figure out a plan to improve firearms little by little, and he can't stop and wait for the whole era to catch up with him. He had to come up with all the means he knew he could draw on, even if some of them were to quench his thirst!

"What's on the Governor's mind right now?!" Chang Sanshi, who came to say goodbye, saw that Zhu Bayi's face always had a strong sense of anxiety, and he had the courage to ask. "If there is a place where the grass people can help, please speak up, and the grass people should do their best!"

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay!" Only then did Zhu Eighty-One realize that there were outsiders around him, so he was stunned and responded with a smile. "Brother Chang has already helped me a lot, how can I trouble you again!"

For the three leaders of the boat gang in front of him, Zhu Bayi's heart was full of respect, not to mention the more than a dozen ships of grain and grass that had been transported to Xuzhou yesterday afternoon, just with the 100 men that this person brought over today, it was definitely worthy of his courtesy. is different from the heroes who are bustling outside to sign up for the army, and different from the Zhuang Ding sent by several dock housekeepers to serve, the hundred men sent by Chang Sanshi can all be called good soldiers.

First of all, this group of brothers is a lot higher than the others in terms of stature and mental outlook. Secondly, because they need to cooperate with their companions in their daily livelihoods, this group of guys from the boat gang has a far better understanding of orders and discipline than ordinary people in this era. On the basis of the original, with a little carving, it can almost be used as a soldier.

In contrast, the Zhuang Ding sent by the dock forts and the heroes outside the door are a little uneven. After selection, the number of suitable soldiers for training may be less than one-third of the total. And in the process of training, some of them must continue to be eliminated. In the end, I am afraid that there are not even two percent of those who can be brought to the battlefield!

"Actually, it's not much of a problem. Just because the governor dares to sell A Bing as a donkey, Chang is also willing to do his best for the governor! Just when Zhu Bayi didn't know how to explain his previous gaffe to the other party, Chang Sanshi smiled again and said very sincerely.

"Yes, yes, Governor, if there's anything you need to do, please don't hesitate to mention it. Being able to share the worries of the governor is the luck of the grass people, the grass people and others! Several other dock housekeepers who were about to say goodbye and leave, fearing that the gifts they sent would not satisfy Zhu Bayi, stepped forward together and added loudly.

"This, that's not good, right?!" When Zhu Bayi heard this, a few sparks rekindled in his heart, which was already a little desperate. After hesitating for a moment, he said curtly.

"It's okay, it's okay, the governor, the governor just say!" Several housekeepers were first startled, and then gritted their teeth.

The gifts are all sent to this, and it is better to satisfy the other party's appetite in one go than to be unsuccessful. Anyway, as long as the Red Turban Army didn't come to the door, he managed to save the capital for Zhuangzi to struggle to get back on his feet in the future.

was in a panic, but he heard Zhu Bayi sigh again, and said very embarrassedly, "Except, in addition to the sons sent by your family, can you help me find some more scholars." If there are no scholars, blacksmiths, carpenters and bookkeepers are also improvised. I need a lot of readers here, but I am afraid it will be difficult to recruit them from the homeless! ”

Note 1: Regarding firearms, there are two verbose sentences here. In the national war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, firearms advanced by leaps and bounds. Before Zhu Yuanzhang invaded Nanjing, he had canonized a craftsman who had entered the fire gun as a general. In the battle between Hu Dahai and Zhang Shicheng under his command, there are records of large-scale use of firearms on both sides. In the decisive battle between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang, there were more than a dozen kinds of firearms, such as small generals' barrels, large and small iron cannons, large and small muskets, fire thistles, and incendiary bombs. By the time of Xuda's Northern Expedition, artillery and primitive flowering shells had been popularized to a considerable extent, and there are still cultural relics unearthed6.

ps: I saw the thousand-dollar chapter of the screaming madness, and the drunkards were terrified. The chats and support of everyone in the group were seen by the drunkards and they were very grateful. But I'm embarrassed to say it, my hands are still shaking, so the alliance leader in the early hours of tomorrow is more likely to be delayed, so I'll try my best to write. This month's 280,000-word update really tired me. There are few readers who read history books.,I just showed a little face on the new book list in the morning with the support of everyone's flowers.,Now it's down again.,But I have to speed up the update.,I can't do it.,I'm sorry.。