Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 431 Special Forces Recruitment
After coming up with the idea of ​​forming an anti-Japanese special force, Gu Yunji and Su Qi were very efficient. They wrote to Mei Feng one after another, hoping 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. After a brief inspection and confirming that the method was feasible, he handed over the matter to Su Qi and Shen Baiyi.

As the prefect of Shen Baiyi's station and a friend of Su Qi, Gu Yunji was deeply involved in the anti-Japanese war. In addition, Qingyuan Town was within his jurisdiction. When Shen Baiyi and his two wanted to recruit troops, they could not avoid him as a local official. .

In order to avoid incurring criticism, Mei Feng simply gave Gu Yunji an upright identity and appointed him as a temporary military supervisor to assist the two in recruiting troops.

Due to his position as a civil servant, Gu Yunji was restrained in helping Shen Baiyi and Su Qi, fearing that others would interfere with him and overstep his authority. Now he could finally let go and feel lighter. It only took a few days. He and Su Qi worked out a complete recruitment plan.

In early September, the three of them came to Qingyuan Town and ordered the local chief to gather all the young and middle-aged people to conduct recruitment propaganda.

The locals are no strangers to serving in the military. Almost every household has to send someone to serve in the military and go to the garrison to station troops. They know very well how soldiers are treated.Not to mention that I couldn't return home for several years, and it was common to be late on paying my salary. It was a matter of time before the money was paid out on time.

A large part of the reason for the ineffectiveness of the fight against Japanese invaders in the Southeast is the corruption of generals. People like Qiu Wugang are only a minority. Most of the generals focus on eating, drinking and having fun. If they see Japanese pirates, they will not fight them if they can, and they will hide if they can. Being greedy for money and money is considered a conscientious person.

Under the leadership of such generals, the morale of the army was disorganized, discipline was lax, and pay was often in arrears. Many soldiers plundered villages in the name of resisting the Japanese.Over time, the people feared soldiers as much as tigers, and there was even a saying that they would rather encounter Japanese pirates than officers and soldiers.

Therefore, the common people did not have a good impression of the officers and soldiers. When they heard that they were recruiting troops, most of them lacked interest and wanted to leave on the spot.

Seeing this, Su Qi was not in a hurry. He rang the gong with a clang, drawing the people's attention back, and said in a loud and authentic voice: "Everyone, please stop walking in a hurry and listen to me. We are following the orders of the imperial court. Come here to recruit soldiers to form an anti-Japanese anti-Japanese army with strong combat effectiveness and high quality.”

"The special army is very different from the garrison troops. The treatment alone is much better. First of all, the salary is two taels of silver a month. If you kill a Japanese pirate, you will get five taels of silver. The more you kill, the bigger the reward. And the special army is small. The team fights together, so even if your colleague kills the enemy, as a team member who assists him in killing the enemy, you can also get bonuses."

"If you unfortunately die for the country, your family will be given full military pay for three years as a pension. Those who retire due to disability will be given five buckets of food every month until they die!"

As soon as this statement came out, the crowd immediately aroused an uproar.

Ordinary guards stationed soldiers only receive less than one tael of silver a month. Since many places are relatively peaceful and there are no wars, the soldiers do not have rewards for killing enemies or protection for being disabled and retired. As for pensions, it is good to receive ten taels of silver. , too much to even think about.

This treatment is indeed much better than stationing troops at the garrison.

Su Qi clapped his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and continued: "Also, the special forces will conduct assessment competitions every three months, and those who perform well will still receive prizes and silver medals!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the crowd sneered: "With so much talk, how many of them can be truly implemented? Do you think we don't know the virtues of you officials? It's commonplace to default on your salary!"

"My brother has been serving as a soldier in the Shaoxing Guards for almost two years, and he has not been paid a single salary! I still have two taels of silver per month, who are you trying to trick us into? You just want to trick us in and treat us like cattle and horses, so I am Don’t be fooled!”

These words have entered the hearts of everyone. The imperial court has a long history of defaulting on payment. At this moment, everyone does not believe that the special forces can receive such good treatment.

Su Qi was not surprised by this, and said in a deep voice: "The special army is different from the guard station. It is led by me personally, and it has sufficient funding from the court. I promise everyone that we will not default on any payment or money. What I mentioned above The conditions mentioned will also be implemented one by one.”

Someone else sneered: "You promise, what guarantee do you have?" "I guarantee the honor of being a Duke of Ding!"

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

"We, Su Ban, hereby swear an oath in the name of the ancestors of the Su family: From now on, we will never owe even half a penny of military pay to the special forces soldiers. If there is a day of financial difficulty, you can retire and go home on your own initiative. We will never force you to stay!"

"...Ding Guo Gong? Su Qi?!"

Everyone was inexplicably horrified and shocked by Su Qi's identity.

Who has never heard of the name Dingguo Gong?Who doesn’t know the glory of the Su family?Seeing that Su Qi was young, everyone thought he was some unknown young general, but they didn't expect that he was actually Su Qi, Duke of Dingguo.

The three words "Dingguo Gong" have great prestige in the hearts of the people. If Su Qi dares to swear by the honorary name of the ancestors of the Su family, he must be true to his word, and he will definitely not default on his salary.

Su Qi said this confidently, of course because he had sufficient confidence.They plan to recruit 3000 people to form a special force. Although the court's allocation is not very large, it is still no problem to meet the expenses of 3000 people within a few years.

If it doesn't work, Gu Yunji can still make up for it with his own private property.

Laweixian has become very popular after being founded for more than a year, and branches have been opened in half of the mainland of China.The most prosperous places are the spicy-loving Southwest and the Zhejiang area where peppers are widely grown. Add up the large and small branches across the country and sell more than tens of thousands of chili sauces every day. It is not an exaggeration to say that the daily income is huge, even Gu Yunji With only one percent of the dividends, I made a lot of money.

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

If you want to recruit high-quality soldiers, good treatment is essential. The three of them have already reached an agreement on this, and they don't feel bad about it.

With Su Qi's oath as guarantee and knowing that he would personally lead the troops, everyone was gearing up and couldn't help but be moved by this enviable treatment. They all said: "Such a good treatment is much better than being a miner. I'm a fool not to go, I want to be a soldier! I want to join the special forces!"

"I want to be a soldier too! Even if I don't get this kind of treatment, it's not a loss if I serve as a soldier under you for a few years in the name of the Duke!"

"That's right, fighting Japanese pirates is better than fighting one's own people. Even if you lose your life, you still die for the country! I want to be a soldier!"

"And me, I want to go too!"

……

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Su Qi smiled slightly, his role had been fulfilled, and then he took a step back to make way for Gu Yunji next to him.

Gu Yunji stepped forward, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Don't worry, everyone! Our special army's salary is high, and the requirements are naturally high. We don't want everyone. Only those who meet the recruitment standards can join the anti-Japanese special army!"

(End of this chapter)