Ma Angelica's proposal was quickly approved by the management committee, and everyone is living in an era where war is everywhere, and it is inevitable that we must engage in the politics of the First Army.

In addition to the more than 100 militiamen who had been conscripted in Kowloon and had been training for a week, there was still a big shortage of soldiers, so the conscription work was in full swing in all parts of the county.

Longgang Town

Panjia rice shop is the largest shop in the shop, and the family heirloom business has been passed down to the third generation in the hands of Pan Xieqing, the owner of the store. Boss Pan is in his forties and shrewd, and Pan's rice shop has been carried forward in his hands, which can be regarded as breaking the spell of "rich for three generations". Since the first year of Xianfeng, the ground in Guangdong has not been calm, followed by the Heaven and Earth Society, the Anglo-French coalition army, and now the so-called Liberation Army. The decree of the county government has long been out of the four gates, and the situation in various parts of the county is maintained by the gentry, but fortunately, the Guangfu army is quite reasonable, and it is not too coercive to the locality, and only some people are levied. Now the gentry have the final say in local affairs, and life is at ease. If it weren't for the proclamation sent by the Guangfu Army yesterday, the gentry's "good life" would have continued, and the "anti-thieves" who occupied the county town would have been forgotten long ago.

Now the leading figures of Longgang Town, that is, the members of the "Longgang Town Autonomous Committee", gathered in the backyard of Panjia Rice Shop to discuss how to deal with the errand delivered by the Liberation Army.

"Conscription Order. In order to resist foreign aggression, defend the homeland and the country, and build a strong national defense force, the Liberation Army is now recruiting soldiers from all over the society under the following conditions: First, young men between the ages of 18 and 25 who are in good health and good character. No bad habits, no criminal record; Second, the physical requirements of the soldier are height, weight, no eye disease, no disability, no dark disease; Third, the only son is not enlisted, the third son is enlisted, and the fifth son is enlisted,...... Fourth...... Fifth...... The Conscription Committee of the Liberation Army, the first day of the fifth month of the Wuwu year. The steward of Pan's rice shop finished reading the conscription order in a subdued tone, and the gentry at the meeting all turned their eyes to Pan Xieqing, the convener of the meeting, and one of the grocery store owners asked: "Shopkeeper Pan, what is the charter of this conscription of the Liberation Army?" What does it have to do with us? ”

Boss Pan, who is pampered and has already made some fortune on weekdays, squinted his eyes slightly, glanced at them, took in everyone's expressions, and picked up a piece of paper and handed it to the steward. "Let's hear about this again!"

"Notice on the Conscription Mission of Longgang Town". In order to cooperate with the county's conscription work, you are hereby notified that the town will complete the following tasks: recruit 100 male young men who meet the requirements for conscription, and send them to the headquarters of the Futian Liberation Army within five days. The Conscription Committee of the Liberation Army, the first day of the fifth month of the Wuwu year. ”

After hearing that a hundred strong men were going to be smoked locally, the yard immediately fried the pot. The Guangfu Army suddenly came to such a hand, which caught the gentry off guard, and if it was a food dispatch, the gentry could still respond to the story. This is a strong man to be a soldier, but it is a real "thief", if the imperial army comes back, it will be a crime of killing the head. Besides, this soldier's food is a business with his head, in case there are three long and two short, the villagers are not easy to explain!

"Pan Weng, don't say yes!" The grocery store owner hurriedly shouted.

"That is, you can't follow the Liberation Army to be a traitor." Someone chimed in.

"If you don't agree, I'm afraid it won't work, then the Lu family in Kowloon will be slaughtered." Some people also expressed concern about the "ferocity" of the Liberation Army.

"What are you afraid of being a traitor, just hug the thighs of foreigners. The governors in Guangzhou have all become puppet officials of foreigners, so what are we afraid of? Some people have already understood that as long as the word "foreign" is stained in this world, the government has nothing to fear.

In the process of the gentry, Pan Xieqing never said a word, just drinking tea, which was very "sitting and watching the clouds roll up". The grocery boss was so anxious that he said, "Pan Weng, you should come out with a charter!" We are counting on you! ”

Pan Xieqing took another sip of tea before he said slowly: "You must not know, right? Just two days ago, the Liberation Army and the British fought a big battle in Deep Bay. ”

The earth-shattering news stunned the gentry. After a moment of silence, the grocery boss eagerly asked, "Who won?" "That's what everyone wants to know the most.

"The Guangfu Army fought against nearly 1,000 Yingyi with 200 people, and in the two days of the battle, the Guangfu Army killed more than 200 enemies, and the rest were all taken prisoner, and the Guangfu Army did not kill or wound a single person." When Boss Pan said this, he looked proud.

"Ahh Everyone exclaimed. This news is even more shocking than the previous one, against a thousand Yingyi, even if the official army comes to 10,000, this point of view is already a well-known consensus. If this is the equation, wouldn't it be that 200 Guangfu troops could defeat 10,000 official troops? It's so hard to believe!

Some people have already begun to make the most of their associations. This is a hundred combat power! By analogy, if the Guangfu army has 2,000 people, it can sweep through the entire Guangdong, and if there are 20,000 people, it can dominate the world and chase the Central Plains. If you take refuge now, won't you be the founder of the country? Of course, these people didn't know that their calculations were incorrect, and they didn't know that they also had to consider factors such as the quality of soldiers, logistical supplies, and the establishment of rule in occupied places, and they all fell into their own YY for a while.

Pan Xieqing was very satisfied with the expressions of the gentry, which was exactly the effect he wanted. The reason why he was so active was that he received inside information that the Liberation Army was planning to establish a grassroots political power. Although he didn't know what grassroots political power was, he knew that the fact that he was "in charge" of Longgang Town had been tacitly acquiesced by the Liberation Army, and as long as this errand was done well, the acquiescence would become recognition, and then he would have an official identity, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways in Longgang Town in the future?

The secretary who came to deliver the notice this time was Boss Pan's old acquaintance, and these inside information, including the defeat of the British by the Liberation Army, was told to him by the former, so he was convinced of it and had other thoughts.

"Boss Pan, you old man just have an idea! We all listen to you. The grocery boss shouted again.

Pan Xieqing looked at the others again, and everyone was busy agreeing, so he took out the third piece of paper and handed it to the steward. "Implementation Measures for the Treatment of Conscripts This Time". First, each soldier was given 200 kilograms of rice for settling-in allowance; Second, after the soldiers pass the acceptance, they will be recruits, and then they will be trained for one month, during which they will be provided with food, clothing, and accommodation; Third, after the completion of the new training, he was awarded the rank of private, and a monthly allowance of two taels of silver was tattooed...... Tenth, if he dies in battle while serving in the army, he shall be paid a one-time pension equal to 36 months' allowance, and if there are parents to support, two taels of silver per month until his death, and if there are children, the Liberation Army shall bear the support until he is an adult at the age of 18 and becomes self-reliant. The Conscription Committee of the Liberation Army, the first day of the fifth month of the Wuwu year. ”

Today, the mood of the gentry is unsettled and wave after wave, and the generous treatment of the soldiers of the Liberation Army shocked them again. Is this still the treatment of being a soldier? To tell the truth, there is not much silver for two taels a month, and since the long hair is in trouble, even the salary for group training has risen to four taels, of course, whether you can get it or not is another matter. The most surprising thing is the pension of nearly 100 taels of silver and the two items of pension and pension to raise orphans, such conditions can be regarded as completely relieving the worries of being a soldier, and the soldier is not afraid that he will have nothing to rely on after his death, presumably this is also the reason why the Guangfu Army can defeat Yingyi with superior combat power, right? !

After reading the document, Pan Xieqing also took out the leader of the person who spoke and began to assign tasks, and a few conscription notices sent by the county government should be posted, and then each village was notified to allocate conscription quotas according to the number of people, and the people should be sent within five days, and the time was still quite tight.

At the same time, the same scene was played out in various parts of the prefecture. Depending on the size of the population, the number of posts assigned to the towns by the conscription committees ranged from 50 to 100. With the great defeat of the British Yi, the towns did not dare to disobey the conscription order.

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Ma Angelica and Shen Xingshi stood on a small hillside outside the south gate of the base, smoking cigarettes and watching as the teams of strong men were tied together with ropes and sent from all towns in an endless stream. Li Shanglong returned to the original time and space to lead the team to collect materials, so the training of recruits was handed over to Ma Shen and the others.

Another team of strong men was sent, looking at the dark skinned, thin figures, and crying strong men with sad faces being tied to their arms in a string, and let people escort them with knives and guns, both of them shook their heads helplessly. Since the collapse of the military system in the Tang Dynasty, the feudal towns in various places began to recruit troops on their own, coupled with the disaster of the martial artists in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, being a soldier has become a spurned profession in China. Moreover, the high risk, low return, and insecurity of this profession are even more avoidable. Jobs without a future make soldiers abandon themselves, have no combat effectiveness, no discipline, no sense of honor and disgrace, no patriotism, and just use this profession as a means of earning a living. This phenomenon was particularly serious in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, and during the Beiyang period and the period of the Nationalist Government, this phenomenon was not improved.

"Are we counting strong men here?" Ma Angelica looked at the team and asked Shen Xing.

"Forget it!" He also did not shy away from saying it. "The people of this era are ignorant, and they don't understand anything about the nation, the state, independence, freedom, republic, democracy, etc., and can only talk to them about interests. Those soldiers of the Qing army, if they didn't have enough to eat, they wouldn't have been soldiers, did they still expect them to serve the country loyally? The combat effectiveness of the regimental training is much higher than theirs, at least they still have a belief in defending Sangzi. Now that our rule has not been consolidated, we cannot count on voluntary registration, and we can only impose a forced apportionment. As long as these people do not die or die, and live to the day when the revolution succeeds, how can they be mixed with a half-official position, and maybe they will be grateful to the people who arrested them today! ”

"Later, it will depend on the work of your political work cadres." Ma Angelica took a puff of cigarette, felt the smoke flow in his lungs, and then a puff of smoke arrows shot out of his nostrils. "I think back then, the political and ideological work of the older generation was called Niu B, Qiu Shaoyun joined the Sichuan Army, it can be regarded as a liberation soldier, and he can become a hero like North Korea. I don't expect these people to be heroes," he said, pointing to the strong men passing by down the hillside, "as long as they don't become bears." ”

"Take your time! It's just that there are too few people who can do political work now, more than a dozen companies, and I don't know if the instructors can be matched. "There are few people under Shen Shixing, the future political commissar of the regiment, and there are only a dozen party members among the survivors, and they are still unwilling to come to engage in political work, either in technology or in administration. There are only three who have been the secretary of the branch of the student league, which is almost a bare-bones commander.

"It's not bad to get in!" Ma Angelica gave advice to Political Commissar Shen, "As soon as the army is expanded, Chen Weifu will come to be the battalion commander, Ma Jin has been working well with him, and he is just going to be an instructor." ”

"That's good, I'll ask him later!" Shen Xingshi also felt that although Ma Jin was young, he was stable in his work and loved to use his brains, and he was a good candidate for political work. Speaking of this, Shen Xing remembered another thing, "Didn't Han Jialang say that he had to form a reconnaissance team?" This is also the formation of a battalion, should it be equipped with instructors? ”

"Of course you have to match, this is the system." Ma Angelica said undoubtedly. "Even Taiwan's armed forces have political and combat officers at the battalion level, and they do the same work as our political work cadres, but their working methods are more humane, and their service and guidance are significantly enhanced. In the controversy over the abolition of Taiwan's military's political and war system, the service and guidance political and war work is the only one that has not only not been criticized, but has been affirmed and welcomed by all sides. Probation education and psychological counseling have become important magic weapons for stabilizing the morale of the military. In addition, their political and war work plays an important role in handling accidents in the troops, comforting and taking care of their families, and in carrying out exchanges with local societies and organizations, and is also a very distinctive service work in seeking the welfare of officers and men. ”

"Do you want our political work to develop in this direction?" When Shen Xing, he heard the meaning of Ma Angelica's words.

"Yes! Our political system has not yet been decided, so we cannot do what it used to be. "Now that the other party has understood, Ma Angelica will be open and honest." Now we can only use nationalism, 'anti-imperialist and anti-feudal' as the banner, so that the common people can understand and support our propositions. ”