Due to the strong support of the people in Mazidun, three shacks were erected before dark, and those who were not suitable after taking the boat could finally not live on the boat, but because the ground was too hard, they could not be made into a nest, and the shack leaked on all sides.

On the second day, the enthusiastic people of Mazidun came here again, to see what else they needed to buy, Chen Xin set off from Tianjin to buy a hundred stone of grain as ballast stone, set up a big pot in front of the shack to cook porridge, announced that those who work can eat a meal, so that day there were hundreds of people in Mazidun came to help, more than 200 people worked together, it took only one day to build more than 20 shacks, and transported some stones to block the wind around, five teams each have a big shack, become a home, each family has a small shack, Liu Minyou and Chen Xin each have a small shack, while Song Wenxian would rather live on a boat.

Liu Minyou specifically requested that the largest shack be built as a school for children and soldiers to read and write, and that the craftsman made some thick wooden planks and set up long tables, and a kindergarten for migrant workers took shape.

The shack can only be used as a temporary residence, Chen Xin's plan is to build a brick house, and the outside will add a castle wall, Liu Min has visited and studied at Mazidun, there are more than 100 households inside, there is only one brick house, and the others are grass houses with mud embryo walls, in fact, most of the north of the Ming Dynasty is grass houses, and even there are a lot of Beijing divisions, the two have been to Jizhou and Tianjin, etc., which are still cities, and they are also mixed with grass houses and tile houses, and once a fire occurs, there will be heavy losses. Therefore, Chen Xin insisted on building brick houses, and he believed that good housing conditions were also part of the sense of honor.

In a rural place like Weihai, only a small number of brick houses in the Acropolis have a few brick houses, and there is only one family in Mazidun with a tile house, which is Wang Yuanzheng's father-in-law. The environment inside the pier was unimaginably dirty and messy, and Liu Min was disappointed after visiting, and there was no reference significance for his town planning.

He had no choice but to draw a map by himself according to the layout of the cross street, and on the morning of the third day, he took the logistics team and a few craftsmen to the Acropolis, to purchase a lot of things, food, salt, bricks and tiles, kitchen utensils, beds, blacksmith shop utensils, etc., from Mazidun to the Acropolis There are ten miles of road, back and forth plus procurement, at least a day.

Chen Xin slept in the wheat straw pile of the shack for a night, covered with two quilts, although it was not cold, but the neck was itchy by the wheat straw, and the wheat straw was too soft as a mat, after the back pain was up, he sent Liu Minyou away, and began to run with five combat teams, this large piece of abandoned land has not been cultivated for many years, it is quite flat, and it is just used as a training ground.

"The bowl is left, the chopsticks are right!"

"The bowl is left, the chopsticks are right!"

"First left, then right!" ……

While running, Zhu Guobin shouted the trumpet, it was the first time to run and drill collectively, everyone was not in order, but they were able to maintain a queue of twelve people, showing the excellent organization of these slender men.

Chen Xin ran in front of the side of the team with four pro-soldiers such as Hai Gouzi, and everyone could see that the thousands of adults were also participating in the training, and after shouting for a while, Dai Zhenggang shouted, Zhu Guobin ran to Chen Xin's side, and he could talk to Chen Xin while running.

"My lord, the squad of these teams and the captain of these teams are not yet there, do you want to settle down first?"

Chen Xinti was not as good as Zhu Guobin, and he was wearing a thick jacket in the official uniform of Qianhu, and he was already a little out of breath at this time, so he just nodded and reluctantly said: "Okay, today...... ...... Today Settle down. ”

Zhu Guobin replied: "In the team led by his subordinates, I think Jiang ......"

"No, let's not decide for now, let them choose first."

"Choose?" There was a big question mark on Zhu Guobin's head.

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After running for about two thousand meters, most of the slender men did not have much problem, Chen Xin was already tired enough, he had to pretend that nothing happened, and let the three chief officers lead the team to line up in front of the shack area, and the sound of them running and shouting trumpets had already awakened the family members in the shack, and they all came out to watch curiously.

After arriving in Weihai, all the soldiers' fat jackets were worn red, and they looked red, but there was no hat, and there was a net towel on their heads, Chen Xin didn't think that each person should have a hat in Tianjin, and he forgot to ask for a helmet in Dengzhou, and now it looks like the effect is worse.

Chen Xin found a leftover piece of wood and stood on it, Song Wenxian and Chen Xin's four personal soldiers stood behind him, Chen Xin faced the battle team, cleared his throat and began to speak: "Soldiers, starting today, you are the military households of Weihaiwei, and you are also the soldiers of Weihaiwei, you have left your hometown and come to this strange place, you don't have to worry about food and clothing, you have a monthly salary to get, Mr. Liu is also ready to teach your children to read, who knows why." ”

There was silence in the queue, the slender men were very satisfied with their current life, there was no danger, they had food and clothing, and they didn't even need to farm, they didn't know what Chen Xin meant by asking. After half a ring, the tail of the first team raised a hand. These slender men were beaten a lot on the road before they learned to speak and raise their hands.

Chen Xin saw that it was the thinnest Zhou Shao'er, he nodded encouragingly, and said to him, "Zhou Shao'er can speak." ”

Zhou Shao'er put down his hand, he was full of gratitude to Chen Xin, the benefactor, but speaking in front of so many people, he still said that it was not good, "This, because adults are good people, and others, I, I can't say it." ”

After Chen Xin smiled, his face slowly turned cold and said: "Zhou Shao'er is right, I am a good person, but you are not here to enjoy happiness, you all came here because you couldn't live in your hometown, why are you displaced?" ”

Huang Yuan is a tenant in Yanggu, more miserable than a yeoman farmer, hearing this, he raised his hand, and after Chen Xin allowed it, he cried loudly: "Because the landlord doesn't let us live, and the profiteers in the grain store don't let us live." ”

Huang Yuan's cry resonated with the others, with the first to speak, the people behind him were much bolder, and they all raised their hands to speak, all of them complained about the local officials, gentry and merchants, many of them were singles, and the whole family died only one, everyone had a history of blood and tears, listening to the bursts of crying in the queue, the onlookers were also infected, and they cried on the sidelines.

Chen Xin saw that everyone's feelings were mobilized, and basically had the effect of complaining about grievances, and what he said at this time was the easiest for them to accept, and when they finished speaking, Chen Xin said loudly: "Everyone is a hard-working person, some have been harmed by gentry, profiteers, bandits, each has its own reasons, but I tell everyone, there is only one reason for your suffering......" Chen Xin slowly glanced at the audience, and everyone focused their eyes on him.

"Because you don't have the strength, they can bully you at will, but today, you are different, you are no longer farmers, you are no longer slender men, you are Weihaiwei's soldiers, you are no longer a person, every comrade-in-arms here is your backing, including me, we rely on each other, from now on, whoever wants to bully you is an enemy of me Chen Xin, and an enemy of all of us here."

Lu Donkey and other old subordinates were excited when they heard this, they had followed Chen Xin for the longest time, they had the deepest feelings for Chen Xin, and since they followed this person, they had never been bullied. Their fates have changed a lot because of this man.

Chen Xin's voice continued to sound: "But this is not enough, you also need to have a stronger force, so that everyone who wants to bully you will know the difficulties and retreat, this power will not come by itself, you need to work hard yourself, get it on the training ground, and get it on the battlefield." So ......"

Chen Xin paused again, let everyone digest the words just now, and then continued: "When I get to the training ground, when I go to the battlefield, I am the most severe person, I only recognize military discipline, any of you who violate military discipline will not be let go, all those who retreat on the training ground and the battlefield will be severely punished and left to fend for themselves, there is no need for cowards here, in the same way, all the credits you have made will not be ignored, you can become a captain, captain, general banner, hundred households, thousands of households, I will not always be a thousand households, if you are afraid of death, If you are willing to follow me Chen Xin, take your life to fight for fame, and live an upright life, you can stay. ”

Lu Donkey thought about it again and again, before deciding to follow Chen Xin, in just a few months, I saw him come step by step, it is not what it used to be, not only became a thousand households, but also a famous Beijing teacher, the future is limitless, I followed him is right, looking at this big brother who has lived and died together, he was excited, knelt down and said loudly: "I am willing to die for the adult!" ”

The first person took the lead, the others knelt down one after another, only Song Wenxian was still standing in the audience, this is the effect of Chen Xinyao, these people talk to them about the country and the nation, no one understands, but their own tragic fate can move them the most, they are most concerned about their own vital interests, as long as their vital interests are linked to this collective, they can subconsciously strengthen their collective spirit, on the basis of the collective spirit, with comrade-in-arms, brave spirit, and military honor, Then his small army will at least far surpass the army of his contemporaries in terms of spiritual strength.

After this mobilization, he has further gained the allegiance of this army, and some of the original friends commensurate such as Dai Zhenggang, Zhou Shifa and others, have also officially become subordinates in thought, Chen Xin's speech just now, put himself in the concept of the collective, and the comrade-in-arms he admires is also slowly accepted by officers and soldiers, as long as such an atmosphere is formed, it will be easier to assimilate the new members in the future.

After Chen Xin invited everyone to get up, he said loudly: "Thank you for trusting me Chen Xin, but I still want to say that on the battlefield and the training ground, I will not say anything about it, every clause of military discipline and training is not to punish you, all the punishments you have received on the training ground are for you to survive on the battlefield in the end." It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and all military orders and discipline must be carried out to the letter, even if you think it is wrong. ”

This time, it was Zhang Dahui who took the lead in shouting: "Obey the orders of the adults!" ”

After Chen Xin finished talking about the importance of discipline, he immediately issued his first official order: "Now each squad will nominate three candidates for squad leaders. Remember, you have chosen those who will lead you on the battlefield, and if you want to survive on the battlefield, choose those you think are the most reliable. ”

Ordered, everyone was a little dumbfounded, they had never heard of the election, and everyone didn't know how to choose, Chen Xin called Zhu Guobin, Dai Zhenggang and Lu Donkey.

Zhu Guobin asked in a low voice: "My lord, this, how can this be promoted?" ”

"How?" Chen Xin then remembered that most of these soldiers couldn't write, "You find a shack, the three of you and I sit in it, come in one by one, say who you want to choose, you write the name, the three people who are elected the most in each squad become the team leaders, and then I will select the official team leaders from the three, and the remaining two will be the captains." ”

Zhu Guobin and the three of them looked at each other, this Lord Chen can always think of something completely different. However, Chen Xin just said that soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, and several people had to hurry up to arrange shacks, and the military households standing below also looked at each other, they were all accustomed to being arranged by others, and never thought of electing officers by themselves.

Chen Xin jumped down from the trunk of the tree, and Song Wenxian walked over and asked in a hurried low voice: "Lord Qianhu, why did you let these sergeants choose their own teams, so where is your authority?" ”

Chen Xin said unhurriedly: "They just selected three candidates, and it is up to me to decide who will be in charge of the team in the end." ”

Song Wenxian was still a little unwilling, personnel arrangement was the most important power, he really didn't understand why Chen Xin wanted to release it to these military households, "Don't blame me for talking too much, Lord Qianhu, this is really ...... Really"

He really didn't say it for a long time, in short, he felt that it was inappropriate, Chen Xin smiled: "Mr. Song doesn't have to worry about this, when these people are grouped, they are completely disorganized and separated according to their origins, there are almost no fellow villagers in each team, if they want to survive on the battlefield, they should know how to choose." ”

"Hey." Song Wenxian couldn't say anything for a while.

Chen Xin naturally has his reason, the army is actually the least democratic place, it has always been a top-down power structure, the power of the lower level must come from the superior, in turn, the power of the superior is also supported by the power of the lower officer, but at the lowest level, let the soldiers recommend the grassroots officer candidates, but let more talents stand out, he also retains the power of the final appointment, can still ensure his authority, the inspiration for the recommendation comes from the French army during the 1792 Revolution, among the grassroots officers elected by the soldiers, Nine of them became later marshals.

Although these slender men do not have the revolutionary and free spirit of the French soldiers, in a team with roughly equal backgrounds of each soldier, and after his own instigation, Chen Xin believes that they can use this power correctly and elect the people they trust, and what he wants to build is a brand new army, so he did not determine the captain at the beginning, but arranged for them to complete some tasks collectively during the journey, and those who have the ability in the process will show their talents, and will naturally be trusted by others. Only by forming a system and atmosphere in which people can make the best use of their talents can this army have a stronger ability to absorb new forces and expand.

In Song Wenxian's worries, Chen Xin entered a shack with three chief officers, four personal soldiers were on duty outside the door, and the soldiers walked inside one by one.

The first to come in was Wang Changfu of a small team, who was also the first person to sign up in Zhangjiawan, so he was numbered No. 1.

"My lord, I recommend myself. I have a lot of strength, my words count, and I used to shout trumpets when I pulled fiber, and these guys listened to me. ”

Chen Xin said lightly: "You need to say the names of three people." ”

"Well, there is also Huang Yuan, Zheng Sanhu, Huang Yuan is safe, I can trust him, Zheng Sanhu has killed pigs with a knife, and he can kill people......"