Big Ear Thief Selling Straw Sandals

Chapter 63 On the Importance of Learning a Foreign Language

The reason why there is such a phenomenon is that Qiu Liju can't recruit people.

Although Liu Bei promised to use the spoils of war to pay for the cost of recruiting soldiers, Qiu Liju was unwilling to pay for the settlement in advance.

Without the settlement allowance, there are naturally very few young adults who apply.

I also heard that they were crossing the sea to fight in Japan, and the natives of Sanhan, who could not leave their homeland, were even more reluctant.

As the time limit approached, Master Wuhuan asked his subordinates to arrest the young men, so all the young men were frightened and went out to hide.

On the last day, Qiu Liju, who was at his wit's end, had to use slaves to make up the numbers.

Zhang Yun was so upset that he came here excitedly, unexpectedly bumping into this kind of thing.

Patting Qiu Liju's face with the blade of his sword, Zhang Yun said with a single word: "Tomorrow, make up. One less, take your head on top!"

Qiu Liju was terrified, and rolled out with his tail clamped tightly.

Liu Fu was also indignant, and spat at Qiu Liju.

However, what should these people who make up the numbers do now?

Looking at the old and weak people with disheveled faces, Zhang Yun said: "Hey, let them go back after a full meal."

At the command of the general, the logistics cook set up a marching pot.

The high-quality rice grains, vegetables and cured meat, as well as the seafood presented by Mi Fang, soon filled the camp with a burst of aroma.

These Sanhan natives didn't even have a decent job. Zhang He ordered that the qualified recruits be distributed with equipment, and the Yongzhou Army unified the equipment.

Including military uniforms, boots, quilts, etc., and a backpack containing supplies such as kettles, rice bowls, knives, forks, and iron chopsticks.

However, the guards yelled loudly several times, and everyone in the camp remained indifferent.

The guard became angry and threatened: "Do you want to die if you don't obey the military order?"

At this time, a timid voice sounded.

"Master, they don't understand."

Only then did Zhang He realize that he had made a mistake in driving Qiu Liju and his gang away.

Without an interpreter, wouldn't it be blind to communicate with each other?

After suddenly realizing it, I was a little curious, who was talking?
Sun Guo pointed to the group of people who were squatting aside and was eliminated, and said in a low voice, "It's a female slave."

Huh?There are oddities.

Zhang He beckoned.

The thin and slender female slave with a dark face hesitated for a while, and finally walked up boldly.

Zhang He tried to slow down his tone and asked, "You can speak Chinese? What's your name?"

"The slave is called Hua Niang, and she can speak a little Chinese."

"Okay, you will be the interpreter, let them line up to get the equipment, and go to cook."

Under Jin Hua's translation, the two thousand recruits finally understood the meaning of the Han general, and began to line up to receive their respective equipment.

Seeing that I have obtained so much "luxury equipment" and can still eat rice and meat, the previous dissatisfaction and fear of the recruits subsided a lot.

After Jin Hua continued to tell them, they knew that Qiu Liju was messing around before, and their resistance to the Han army dropped suddenly.

Hearing that there are three meals a day, a monthly salary, and generous subsidies and pensions for the disabled and those killed in battle, many people were excited.

Unexpectedly, pizza can really drop from the sky.

Unexpectedly, it was really the right thing to do.

With food, drink, equipment, and money, it’s great to work for the Han generals!

After the recruits finished cooking, it was the turn of nearly a thousand people who were eliminated. Each of them was given bowls and chopsticks, and then they lined up to cook.

Jin Hua also explained that they don't need to fight, and they will let you go home after this meal.

Now, instead, many people begged Jinhua to ask her to intercede with the general of the Han army and let them serve as soldiers.

After all, who wouldn’t want to be able to eat and earn money?
What?Not afraid of being wounded and dying in battle?
Don't you know?The most terrible thing in this world is not death, but poverty!

However, a military order is a military order, and Zhang Yun is not a good person.

Seeing these people pestering endlessly, the guards went up and kicked down a few of them, and ordered: "If you talk too much, get out now!"

After getting rid of the entangled Jin Hua, he was able to sit down and catch his breath.

Suddenly, a large bowl of rice covered with pieces of meat appeared in front of her.

Jinhua looked up.

A strong young Han general smiled and said: "You are hungry, eat quickly."

Jin Hua quickly stood up, wiped her hands on her coat, and took the bowl and chopsticks with both hands.

"Thank you, Lord Jun!"

"You're welcome, my name is Sun Guo."

Following the exchange, Sun Guo learned that Jin Hua was originally the daughter of a local rich family.

At the beginning, Qiu Liju's army burned, killed and looted all the nobles in Sanhan, and Jinhua's family was not spared.

She survived by chance because she went out, and later put on men's clothes and mixed with slaves to work all day long. This time, she was sent here by mistake.

The young Han general returned to the general of the Han army, and then laughed a few words, as if several people were still looking at him.

Jin Hua's face turned red, she lowered her head and started eating, completely forgetting to put putty on her face.

The reason why Zhang He laughed had nothing to do with boys and girls, but to express his appreciation for Sun Guo's frank confession of his former status as a criminal slave.

"Heroes don't ask where they come from! If you fight this battle well, let him have as many slave girls as you want, hahaha!"

"What the general said is that the last general will fight hard!"

At this time, Ma Chao suddenly said: "General Zhang, why don't you leave her as an interpreter?"

Zhang He was a little surprised, looked at Ma Chao, and asked, "Pity her?"

Ma Chao nodded, and said, "I don't know how Qiu Liju's general interpreter is. At least this female slave's translation is not bad. It may be useful to keep it."

Hey, what Ma Chao said made Zhang Xi react.

Qiu Liju cheated, raped and played tricks. If he got an undercover agent, there would indeed be hidden dangers.

Thinking about it this way, Zhang Xi's impression of Qiu Liju became even worse, and he immediately changed his original decision.

Nearly a thousand old and weak slaves ate a full meal, licked their rice bowls clean, and planned to return them to the cook.

Zhang He recruited Jin Hua: "You, stay here, and be an interpreter for now."

Naturally, Jin Hua nodded repeatedly, expressing her willingness. She would be grateful to have enough food these days, not to mention that interpreting is much easier than coolies.

Zhang He pointed to the old and the weak again and said, "Ask them, would they like to stay and work as logistics coolies?"

After some exchange, Jin Hua asked: "General, they asked if they can eat enough every day?"

Zhang He smiled and said, "Working for Lord Hou, of course you can eat and earn wages."

Jin Hua hurriedly told the good news to her compatriots, and everyone spontaneously knelt down to thank the general of the Han army.

The reason why Zhang Yun wanted to keep these people was because he felt it was necessary to put a nail in under Qiu Liju's nose and warn him to be honest.

Once it lands in Japan, Seoul Port will inevitably become the forefront of transporting materials. Instead of letting Qiu Liju handle it, it is more reliable to organize these people.

The unexpected day came to an end, and the construction of military tents was completed.

Even Jin Hua was assigned a small tent, which Sun Guo and Ma Chao helped build.

Zhang He promulgated military regulations, including health regulations: centralized toileting, bathing, monthly health checks, etc.

Finally warned: "Violators will be severely punished!"

Sun Guo brought a bucket of hot water to Jinhua, and Ma Chao sent a set of standard supplies for soldiers.

After closing the curtain, Jin Hua scrubbed her body while looking at the brand new tent and bedding, as if in a dream.

I have to say that learning a foreign language well can sometimes really change your life.

Like Jinhua, Momotaro, who was in exile in Sanhan, also knew a little Chinese, so he was able to meet Governor Jane and General Zhang.

Taking advantage of the night, Sanhan Jinyiwei lurked the secret agent Buqia, and brought the Japanese Momotaro into Jianyong's big tent.

"Governor Jane, General Zhang, this Momotaro is a Japanese interpreter who can understand most of the Japanese dialect."

Momotaro was originally the prince of a small country on Honshu Island. His country was destroyed and his family was destroyed.

Living in a foreign land, isolated and unable to speak, Momotaro suffered a lot of bullying and suffering.

Pampered and pampered, he can't do anything, he can only linger among the beggars, and almost starve to death.

At this time, Bucha was collecting information on Dongying, so he recruited Momotaro to join Jinyiwei and taught him to learn Chinese.

Now, Zhang He was about to cross to the east, so Bu Qia sent Momotaro over.

After Momotaro's narration and the hand-drawn map, Jian Yong and Zhang Yun intuitively understood the Dongying Islands for the first time.

To be precise, there are one large island and two small islands, namely Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku.

Currently, the three islands are in their own melee.

Honshu Island is a one-to-many battle between Yamatai Kingdom, Kyushu Island is fighting for hegemony between Ito and Slaves, and Shikoku Island is fighting among villages.

Zhang He asked, "How about the armies of various countries?"

As a general, knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to survive a hundred battles.

Since Momotaro joined Jinyiwei and became a glorious leading party, in order to show loyalty, he must truthfully explain the real situation of the Dongying Islands.

"Ten years ago, the Yidu Kingdom in Kyushu was the strongest, followed by the Slave Kingdom. Now, Yamatai in Honshu has the support of the nobles of the Han Kingdom, and its military strength is the strongest."

Hey, I haven't heard of any bigwigs in the DPRK supporting Dongpu?

But it's clear that Momotaro didn't come out of nothing.

Jian Yong immediately asked: "Who is supporting Yamatai?"

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