After having the idea of forming an anti-Japanese special army, Gu Yunji and Su Qi were very efficient, and they wrote to Mei Feng one after another, wanting to recruit miners from the silver mine as soldiers to specifically train Shen Baiyi's anti-Japanese formation.

Of course, Mei Feng had no objection to this, and after a brief investigation and determination that the method was feasible, he handed over the matter to Su Qi and Shen Baiyi.

And Gu Yunji, as the prefect of Shen Baiyi's station, and Su Qi's friend, has been deeply involved in the anti-Japanese incident, plus Qingyuan Town belongs to his jurisdiction, Shen Baiyi and the two want to recruit troops, and they can't get around him as a local official.

In order to avoid provoking criticism, Mei Feng simply gave Gu Yunji an upright identity, appointed him as the temporary supervisor, and assisted the two in recruiting.

Gu Yunji was hindered by the position of civil officials, and restrained his hands and feet in helping Shen Baiyi and Su Qi, for fear that others would participate in him and usurp his authority, so he could finally let go of his hands and feet to do it, and suddenly felt that the whole person was brisk, and it only took a few days to formulate a complete recruitment charter with Su Qi and the others.

At the beginning of September, the three of them came to Qingyuan Town, and ordered the lieutenant to gather all the young and middle-aged people to carry out recruitment propaganda.

The locals are no strangers to serving as soldiers, and almost every family has to send a person to serve in the military and go to the guard post to serve as a cantonment, and they know the treatment of soldiers very well. If you go, you won't be able to return home for several years, not to mention, arrears of money are commonplace, and when will the money be sent on time.

A large part of the reason for the ineffectiveness of the southeast in resisting the Japanese is the corruption of the generals, and there are only a few people like Qiu Wugang, and most of the generals are interested in eating, drinking, and having fun.

Under the leadership of such generals, the morale of the army was weak, the discipline was not strict, and the salaries were often in arrears, so many soldiers plundered villages in the name of resisting the Japanese. Over time, the people feared the soldiers like tigers, and there was even a saying that "it is better to meet the Japanese than the officers and soldiers."

It was because the people did not have a good impression of the officers and soldiers, and as soon as they heard that they were going to recruit soldiers, most of them were not interested and wanted to leave on the spot.

Seeing this, Su Qi was not in a hurry, and rang the gong with a bang, drawing the attention of the people back, and said in a loud voice: "Don't be busy leaving, and listen to me." We were ordered by the imperial court to recruit soldiers here to form a strong and high-quality anti-Japanese army. ”

"The special army is very different from the guards and the guards, and the treatment alone is much better. First of all, it is a salary, two taels of silver a month, and if you kill a widow, you will be rewarded with five taels of silver, and you will be rewarded with more than you kill. And the special forces are small teams that work together, so even if your comrade kills an enemy, you can also get a silver prize as a member of the team who assists him in killing the enemy. ”

"If you are unfortunate enough to sacrifice your life for the country, you will give your family a full military salary for three years as a pension. Those who are discharged due to disability will be given five buckets of food every month until the end of their lives! ”

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused an uproar in the crowd.

The soldiers of the ordinary guard station only have less than one tael of silver a month, because many places are relatively peaceful, there is no war, so the soldiers do not have a reward for killing the enemy and a disability discharge guarantee, as for the pension, it is good to be able to pay ten taels of silver, but I dare not think of more.

This treatment is indeed much better than that of the guards stationed in the garrison.

Su Qi clapped his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and continued: "Also, the special army will hold an assessment competition every three months, and those who perform well in it will still receive prizes and silver!" ”

As soon as the words fell, some people in the crowd sneered disdainfully: "Say so much, how many of them can really be implemented?" Do you think we don't know what virtues you rulers have? Arrears of wages are commonplace! ”

"My younger brother has been a soldier in Shaoxingwei, and he has been in the army for almost two years, and he has not been paid a single salary! And two taels of silver a month, who will be received? You just want to trick us in and treat you as cattle and horses, so I won't be fooled! ”

These words entered the hearts of everyone, the court has a long history of arrears, and everyone does not believe that the special army can be treated so well at this moment.

Su Qi was not surprised by this, and said in a deep voice: "The special army is different from the guard, it is led by me personally, and there is sufficient funding from the imperial court, and I promise you that we will not owe any money and money." The conditions I mentioned above will also be implemented one by one. ”

Someone else scoffed: "You promise, what guarantee do you take?" ”

"I take the glory guarantee of the national princess!"

Su Qi's eyes lit up, and he slammed the recruiting flagpole on the ground, making a crisp sound. He stood tall on the high platform, his eyes slowly swept over everyone, and he said firmly:

"I, Su Qi, hereby swear in the name of the ancestors of the Su family: in the future, I will not owe half a cent of military salaries to the soldiers of the special army, and if there is really a day when the finances are not spent, you can retire from the army and return home by yourself, and we will never force you to stay!"

“…… Dingguo Gong? Su Qi?! ”

Everyone was shocked and inexplicable, shocked by Su Qi's identity.

Who hasn't heard of the name of Dingguo Gong? Who doesn't know the glory of the Su family? When everyone saw that Su Qi was young, they thought that he was an unknown junior general, but they didn't expect him to be Su Qi, the Duke of Dingguo.

The three words of Dingguo Gong have great prestige in the hearts of the people, and Su Qi dares to swear in the name of the ancestors of the Su family, he must do what he says, and he will definitely not be in arrears.

Su Qi said this confidently, of course, because he had sufficient confidence. They planned to recruit 3,000 people to form a special army, and although the imperial court's appropriation was not very large, it would be no problem to meet the expenses of 3,000 people in a few years.

It's really not good, Gu Yunji can still make up for it with his own private property.

Spicy Taste Fairy has been very popular for more than a year since its establishment, and its branches have been opened all over the territory of Daxia. The most prosperous place is the spicy southwest, as well as the Zhejiang area where peppers are widely planted, the large and small branches of the country combined, the daily sale of chili sauce is more than 10,000, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a daily gold, even if Gu Yunji only occupies a part of the red, he has made a lot of money.

If it is possible, with Gu Yunji's current financial resources, as long as the salary is lowered, he can fully afford to raise a small army with a small number of people, and it is not a problem to supplement the military salary when necessary.

If you want to recruit high-quality soldiers, good treatment is indispensable, and the three of them have already reached an agreement in this regard, and they are not distressed about this.

With Su Qi's oath as a guarantee, and knowing that he would personally lead the troops, everyone was gearing up, and couldn't help but be moved by this eye-popping treatment, and said: "Such a good treatment is much better than being a miner, so don't go stupid, I want to be a soldier!" I'm going to join the special army! ”

"I'm going to be a soldier too! Even if you don't have this treatment, you will be a soldier under you for a few years in the name of Grandpa Guo, and it will not be a loss! ”

"That is, it is better to fight with the Japanese than with your own people, even if you lose your life, you will sacrifice your life for the country! I'm going to be a soldier! ”

"And me, I'm going too!"

……

Seeing that everyone was enthusiastic, Su Qi smiled slightly, his role had already been played, and then he took a step back and gave way to Gu Yunji next to him.

Gu Yunji stepped forward and cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Don't worry, everyone! The treatment of our special army is high, and the requirements are naturally high, not everyone we want, only those who meet the recruitment standards can enter the anti-Japanese special army! ”

(End of chapter)