In front of Zhu Kaishan, Li Jie did not do anything to hide it, so Zhu Kaishan immediately caught the strange look on his face.
"That……"
However, the moment Zhu Kaishan opened his mouth, he hesitated again. He was really embarrassed to say the next words.
Seeing Zhu Kaishan's dilemma, Li Jie did not rush him, but patiently waited for the other party's next opening.
After a long silence, Zhu Kaishan took a long breath and finally revealed the reason.
"Two days ago, your Uncle Chunshan found me."
Zhu Chunshan?
Hearing this name, Li Jie's heart moved. He would naturally not forget this person.
But isn’t Zhu Chunshan in Qilu?
Why did you suddenly come to Northeast China?
Fortunately, Li Jie's doubts did not last long, and soon Zhu Kaishan told him the whole story.
"The disaster in Qilu is getting more and more serious. Your uncle Chunshan and the others can't live any longer. So, not long ago, they decided to come to Guandong to have a try."
"It's just that there are a lot of people here this time, so it's not easy to settle down in a short period of time."
As he spoke, Zhu Kaishan sighed again.
"well."
"Do you think you can... help... help? Relocate some people."
"Of course, Uncle Chunshan has watched you grow up, and he will definitely not cheat his own family. The people he plans to let you place this time are all young people, and they are the kind who have practiced boxing."
After hearing this, Li Jie basically understood the ins and outs of the matter.
Just now, Zhu Kaishan first used "them" to describe Zhu Chunshan. However, as far as Li Jie knew, Zhu Chunshan did not get married and had been single all these years.
The way 'they' used it was a bit subtle.
Secondly, Zhu Kaishan's words both implicit and explicit indicate that there may be a lot of people who need to be resettled, otherwise he would not be in such a difficult situation.
Finally, these people with unclear origins are not only young people, but also have skills in their hands.
Based on the above three points, I am afraid that this group of people are not ordinary people. If we think about Zhu Kaishan's early experience, then the identity of this group of people can be easily revealed.
Not surprisingly, these people should be remnants of the Boxer Rebellion.
The Boxer Rebellion was a non-governmental organization in the late Qing Dynasty. It developed from the Boxer boxing, folk secret societies and martial arts training organizations in Qilu and Zhili areas.
There are different opinions about the origin of the Boxer Rebellion. Some people believe that the Boxer Rebellion originated from the rebellion of the Tohakuren Sect, while others say that the Boxer Rebellion originated from various non-governmental organizations such as the Taishou Association.
However, no matter which group the Boxers actually originated from, from Li Jie's point of view, recruiting these people into the security force would at least be better than recruiting people directly from ordinary people.
After all, these people have all practiced, and they have been on the battlefield before, and maybe they have seen snow.
In this way, their acceptance of military training will definitely be higher than that of ordinary people, and the training effect will be better.
It just so happens that Li Jie has recently made plans to expand enrollment. For this situation, the saying "when you are drowsy, someone will give you a pillow" is most appropriate.
"Approximately how many people are there?"
Zhu Kaishan stretched out his hand and gestured, and replied rather embarrassedly.
"I estimate there are about a hundred people."
Hearing this number, Li Jie couldn't help but be stunned, and this scene just misunderstood Zhu Kaishan. He thought Li Jie was dissatisfied with the large number of people, so he quickly added.
"If it doesn't work, I'll contact your Uncle Chunshan later and ask him to reduce the number of people."
Li Jie shook his head: "No, I want all of these people."
Although Li Jie agreed readily, Zhu Kaishan still didn't believe it.
"Chuanwen, tell me the truth, can you accommodate so many people there?"
"If it's too strenuous, forget it."
"It's okay, they can eat, just let them come." Li Jie waved his hand and explained with a smile: "Actually, I was stunned just now not because I disliked the number of people, but because I disliked the number of people."
Zhu Kaishan couldn't help but become more confused after hearing this, what does it mean?
Too few people?
With your little wealth, how long can you continue to build?
Although Zhu Kaishan was far away in Fangniugou and didn't ask much about the security team on weekdays, the Yuanbao Town security team was so famous that even children in the countryside had heard of the security team's name.
When others talk about the security team, the most talked about thing is the treatment of the security team. It is said that there are three meals a day, meat for every meal, white flour steamed buns can be made, and they are paid every month.
That kind of treatment is simply enviable!
When Zhu Kaishan was fighting the Boxer Rebellion, he had thousands of men under his command. He knew very well how much money it would cost to maintain an 'troop'.
When the cannon goes off, there is a thousand taels of gold. This sentence is not an empty talk, but an ironclad fact.
With the treatment given to the security team of Yuanbao Town, no one can come close to them even if they include the elites of the imperial court.
To support such a group of 'living treasures', the money in your hands is like running water.
As for how much money Li Jie has in his hands, Zhu Kaishan, one of the parties involved, knows very well.
However, Li Jie had no intention of explaining Zhu Kaishan's doubts, but took the initiative to change the topic.
"Old man, tell me the truth, are these people from bad backgrounds?"
This time, it was Zhu Kaishan's turn to be stunned.
As one of the former Boxer leaders, Zhu Kaishan guessed the identities of these people even if Zhu Chunshan did not explain clearly.
What's more, he was not confused. Zhu Chunshan had been the liaison officer of the Boxer Rebellion in the Qilu area over the years. He knew with his toes that these people must be members of the Boxer Rebellion.
"Are they all Boxers, or former Boxers?"
Zhu Kaishan had no intention of hiding anything. Even if Li Jie didn't say anything, he would take the initiative to tell Li Jie about it after a while.
"Probably so."
"Chuanwen, are you worried about the identity of these people?"
"Although your Uncle Chunshan didn't say it, based on my understanding of him, since he mentioned it, there will definitely be no problem with the apparent identity of this group of people."
Li Jie smiled and shook his head. Zhu Kaishan had obviously misunderstood again. He would not worry about this, let alone in the Northeast. Even in the hinterland of the Central Plains, he was not afraid of the government causing trouble for him.
Compared to this, he was more interested in the path of this group of people.
"Old man, tell me about the Boxer Rebellion. How did your group get started? Also, do you have any contact with the White Lotus Sect?"
When Zhu Kaishan heard this, a look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, as if he was remembering those years, but he quickly hid this look of reminiscence.
Immediately, Zhu Kaishan calmed down and slowly talked about that past event.
