Qiao Cheng hurriedly returned to his home in Wanxian according to Qiao Yu's intentions, mobilized his forces, and began to recruit young people from the countryside, of course, in the name of recruiting workers in textile factories, Yucheng purchased a large number of machines, which has affected Germany, thinking that this is a good opportunity to expand the market, so he strongly supports Bust, the speed of the second batch of machines is much faster, and munitions and sewing machines, printing and dyeing machines will also be transported together.

Because of this, the Qiao family's recruitment of manpower did not arouse the suspicion of the government, in fact, in this era, the wealthy businessmen will be equipped with a certain number of guards, as few as a few dozens, as many as a few hundred, the Qing court can not manage it at all, China's traditional regime can only extend its power to the county level, and the following will rely on the landlords and gentry to assist in management, and the same is true for the Qing court, but in this unprecedented change, this ancient system can not play a role in maintaining the rule of the Qing court, on the contrary, it has accumulated enough strength to destroy the Qing Dynasty in the local area.

Limin Textile Factory has been working for a period of time, counting down most of the workers because of overtime, can get seven oceans a month, almost to five taels of silver, in Yucheng can basically buy five or six hundred catties of rice, which is definitely a high income in the late Qing Dynasty, especially in the deep inland Sichuan, although the work is tired, but the silver dollar of the white flower falls into the hand, every weaver is full of energy, you must know that if you can become a technician, the income can at least double, if you can get more than a dozen silver dollars a month, It is absolutely possible for the family to live as a small landlord, with rice and meat, so these workers cherish their work very much, study very hard, and the quality of the cloth is also guaranteed.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the common people have mainly used silver dollar transactions, like later generations often say a piece of two, in fact, the original meaning is the silver dollar, only when the bulk transaction settlement is still used to use two as a unit, Limin Textile Factory recruited workers again, Qiao Yu opened five oceans of wages, people who already knew the income of the earliest workers were enthusiastic, and soon recruited the second batch of workers.

At the same time, Qiao Cheng also recruited three hundred guards from his hometown in Wanxian County according to Qiao Yu's wishes, all of them were sixteen or seventeen years old, and the eldest was only eighteen years old, and they were the most energetic.

In fact, there are also people who have been watching them, this training ground was bought by Qiao Yu in the name of the warehouse, and it was used as a school field, Qiao Yu was standing at the door with Han Yong at this time, looking at these teenagers.

"Young master, these teenagers are all good, their physical conditions are very good, as long as they practice properly, they can become excellent soldiers!"

Qiao Yu couldn't help shaking his head when he heard Han Yong's words, he was far less optimistic than Han Yong, in his opinion, these teenagers have many problems, first of all, these teenagers are generally below one meter six, they look short and thin, and there is a considerable degree of malnutrition, their hair is like dead grass, their spirit is not very sufficient, they look a little timid and cowardly, and the trance overlaps the image of the numb Chinese that Qiao Yu only feels very remembered.

In comparison, this group of teenagers is already of good quality, but it is still too far from Qiao Yu's expectations, but Qiao Yu is still full of pride in his heart, and the road to dominating the world began today, Qiao Yu accompanied by Han Yong and walked directly to the middle of the school field.

After the housekeeper Qian Tai saw Qiao Yu, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Third Young Master, there are a total of three hundred teenagers, all of them are here according to your orders!"

"Old money has worked hard for you along the way!"

"Yes, young master, do you have any other orders?"

"I'm going to have a few words with them!"

Qiao Yu walked quickly in front of the teenagers, these teenagers had already noticed Qiao Yu, only to see that he was not very old, but he was well-dressed, elegant and chic, and those people were polite to him, so they also guessed that he was in charge, so they couldn't stop looking at Qiao Yu.

"Everyone has worked hard along the way, let me introduce myself first, my name is Qiao Yu, I am the owner of Limin Textile Factory, and also your boss, I believe that many of you have never walked such a long way, from home to Yucheng will not have some doubts, some worries, and even some miss relatives, but I want you to assure that as long as you can obey orders and train hard, you will definitely be able to enjoy the life of a master."

Some of the teenagers seemed a little excited, and more were dazed, Qiao Yu knew that he had to come up with something practical to impress these teenagers who had begun to become numb, and with a wave of his hand, he saw two servants carrying a box over and placing it in the middle, Qiao Yu opened the lid, facing the sun, and tilted slightly towards these teenagers, only to see the silver-white luster in the box flashing, which was extremely dazzling, it was a box full of silver dollars.

Where have these peasant boys seen this, their eyes immediately straightened, since ancient times, it is wealth that moves people's hearts, this gold and silver is the most rare object, and it is also the most touching thing, these teenagers are from poor backgrounds, where have they seen so much money, even the richest landlord in their village does not have so much family background!

You must know that although gold and silver are now circulated as currency, ordinary farmers may not be able to leave one or two silver dollars throughout the year, and this large box of silver dollars is enough to blind the eyes of the teenagers!

"These silver dollars are with me now, but as long as you listen to my orders and train well, they will soon be in your pockets, and I dare to report that you will have a more splendid future, and you don't have to dig in the soil like your fathers, face the loess with your back to the sky, and you don't have to be bullied by hooligans, village bandits, bullies, etc., are you willing to listen to my orders? Answer me out loud! ”

The young men had been robbed of their minds by the silver dollar, and now their blood was boiling, their eyes were shining, and they all replied in a loud voice: "Yes!" Willing! We do! ”

Qiao Yu was quite satisfied when he saw this scene, these teenagers had not become completely numb, and the blood in his heart had not yet cooled, they were indeed talents that could be created.

"Good, good! I want to tell you that you are not recruited to be weavers, but to be guards, that is, you are to use knives and guns to defend this factory, to protect the safety of this family business, your salary will definitely be higher than those ordinary workers, tentatively ten yuan a month, and now I will pay you half a month's salary! ”

The guards on the side had already given these teenagers silver dollars one by one according to the instructions, five yuan per person, and the teenagers who received the silver dollars couldn't wait to blow a breath, and then put it in their ears to listen to the pleasant sound, their fathers were like this every time they were harvesting, and the sound of the silver dollars was so moving, but the father's hand was only three or two pieces at most, and he had five yuan in his hand at this time, you must know that the family couldn't save so much money in a year.

A kind of ambition is quietly growing in the hearts of the teenagers, Qiao Yu saw everything in his eyes, was very satisfied with this effect, and said loudly: "Everyone go take a shower first, change your clothes, and then start formal training!" ”

Han Yong and Qian Tai took these teenagers to the well, while drawing water, while bathing one by one, now the Chinese are indeed not very particular about hygiene, of course, there is nothing to blame, even can't eat, what else to talk about, but Qiao Yu knows the important surname of military appearance and military discipline, so he is determined to let these teenagers have a complete change in their mental outlook.

More than 20 guards started together, and soon the teenagers washed and cleaned, and on the other side they had already prepared their military uniforms, dark gray clothes, very well-cut, worn on the body can not only set off the upright heroic posture, but also add countless majesty, every teenager who put on new clothes is eager to pull his chest high, like a proud little rooster.

When the teenagers regrouped on the school grounds, the momentum was completely different, and Han Yong on the side saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't help but admire, he was also a mixed army back then, you must know that those Hunan troops and Huai troops have never been so neat, even the military appearance of the general new army is just like this.

"Brother Han, do you think these teenagers are still useful?"

"Young master, as long as you train diligently, you can definitely become a strong team, but you also need to have good equipment!"

"The German rifles will arrive soon, let's train the queue first for the time being, improve their physical fitness, their bodies are still too weak, Brother Han, I can't keep an eye on it often, you can bother more!"

"This is what I should, but your safety, young master, is still very important, I think let Xiao Wang protect you closely!"

Han Yong's name is Wang Tianhe, he is a disciple accepted by Han Yong in Wanxian, he was transferred to Qiao Yu's side more than two months ago, and his kung fu is no worse than Han Yong's, he is very alert, Qiao Yu is also very optimistic about this young man, so he nodded in agreement.

As he spoke, the aroma of rice came over, and the teenagers who had just changed into new clothes suddenly had a light in their eyes as soon as they smelled this fragrance, and they were even more eager than they were to see the silver dollar!