Zhou Wen asked Miaohua and the others to come out together, and they were all worshiped by dozens of members of the Yihu Gang.
What surprised Zhou Wen was that after Zhao Qinghu and the others knelt down, no one stood up. They all still knelt on the ground facing Zhou Wen. Just when Zhou Wen was about to give words of advice, he found that other members of the gang were rushing towards him, followed by Zhao Qinghu and knelt down straight behind him.
At the end, even Li Fu and Mu Yutang, who were helping in the hall, ran out and knelt beside Zhao Qinghu.
Zhou Wen saw a group of men kneeling on the ground. After standing quietly for a moment, Zhou Wen shouted: "My soldiers kneel to the sky and kneel to their parents, but they cannot kneel to others. I hope this is the last time for you to give to others." Kneel down and help me get up."
After Zhao Qinghu heard this, he quickly stood up, and the gang members behind him also followed suit. However, everyone knew that the time to decide their own fate was coming, and no one dared to pat the dust on their pants, but concentrated on it. Looking at Zhou Wen's face, he waited for the officer's decision.
Zhou Wen continued: "I promised you yesterday that I will give you an explanation today. So now I will tell you clearly that from today on, all 279 people from your Yihu Gang will be integrated into the Central Party Headquarters Teaching Corps Jiang Fang Brigade. In other words, from today on, each of you is an official soldier who receives official meals and military pay."
As soon as these words came out, the field exploded again. The gang members, including Zhao Qinghu, all looked excited and kept whispering. Some of them were even more excited and almost jumped for joy.
It is understandable to say that Zhao Qinghu and the others are so excited. Most of these gang members are fishermen or farmers. Although they have not read many sages, they are not vicious, disgusting or vicious people. They were not forced to do anything by the Ding family. Who would want to be a robber or bandit?
Moreover, they also know that once they enter the green forest road, it is like embarking on a road of no return. It will be difficult to clear their name and come ashore. Most of the final endings will be a bad death.
Now this decisive officer has publicly announced that they have become an official army, and he has accepted nearly 300 members of the Yihu Gang regardless of age or age. This is great news. What's more, today this young officer avenged their great revenge, and immediately allowed them to get rid of their status as bandits and become officers and soldiers. It can be said to be a double happiness. The gratitude of these gang members is like the turbulent waves of the Yangtze River.
The reason why they did not agree to the Independent Brigade's recruitment before was mainly because the Independent Brigade did not set out clear recruitment conditions and had no intention of avenging them.
What they don't know is that the Independent Brigade is a direct branch of the Central Military Forces, and strict military disciplines and procedures must be followed in everything they do. To recruit hundreds of armed bandits like this, the Independent Brigade would not dare to expand its troops at will. It must obtain the consent of the Nanjing Security Headquarters, and it was not Zhao Huaili who had the final say on what conditions to set.
Given the efficiency of the military and political institutions of the Republic of China, Zhao Huaili's report is still collecting dust on the desk of some department in the headquarters. It is common for such trivial matters, which are not related to military warfare, to go unaddressed for several years.
Zhou Wen doesn't need these red tape procedures here. As long as he says hello to Adjutant Wang next to the principal, others will naturally not bother you for such a trivial matter.
What's more, Zhou Wen also clearly explained the importance and necessity of establishing a river defense brigade here in Hukou. Yu Gong is equivalent to having a force dedicated to maintaining local security on the Yangtze River, while Yu Private is for the Yangtze River Company. For the sake of shipping safety. Even the principal himself could not give any reason for his objection.
And now that the principal sees Zhou Wen coming to him for instructions and reports on both big and small matters, he feels quite satisfied.
Look, this little bandit who was unruly in the eyes of others is now as well-behaved as a grandson in front of me.
His long-standing worries and grudges against Zhou Wen and the uncontrollable powerful force in his hands have gradually been eliminated through this period of time with Zhou Wen. Naturally, he gave Zhou Wen the green light on these trivial matters.
Seeing that the buzz at the scene was getting louder and louder, Miaohua stepped out with a cold face and shouted loudly: "Quiet!"
Miaohua's shout was actually not too loud, but it was clearly heard in the ears of everyone present, and he naturally exuded an awe-inspiring and intimidating aura, which made people dare not resist, and the place was instantly silent. , even the sound of breathing was much quieter.
Miaohua glanced at the whole audience and continued: "The first iron rule we teach the corps is that you are not allowed to whisper or make noise when the commander is giving instructions. Even if you want to fart, you have to hold it back. Anyone who disobeys the order will be punished. There is military law waiting on you, so don’t say that the instructor did not predict what he said.”
At this time, all the gang members in the audience were overwhelmed by the aura of this cold-faced officer, and they did not dare to express their anger.
Just when everyone was suppressed by the sudden solemn atmosphere on the scene, their hearts pounded and their legs became weak, Miaohua shouted again: "Now everyone stand up straight and listen carefully to the instructions of the chief scholar."
After Miaohua finished speaking, she turned around, touched Zhou Wen's heels, stood at attention, saluted, and said loudly: "Sir, please give me instructions."
Although Zhou Wen was wearing casual clothes, he gave a standard return gift to Miaohua, then turned to everyone and said: "I have investigated the behavior of your Yihu Gang over the years. Although they are bandits, they have never done anything like this. The evil deeds of oppressing the poor people are one of the reasons why I am willing to recruit you."
"The other thing is that your leader Zhao Qinghu, Gang Leader Zhao, is a righteous person, hates evil as much as he hates evil, and never bows down in the face of bullies whose strength far exceeds his own. His courage and courage to stand up to fight are also admired by me. He is a man, a man. .”
Zhao Qinghu suddenly heard the commander mention his name and give such a high evaluation. For some reason, he felt a surge of heat in his heart, and his eye circles immediately turned red.
Over the years, he has been praised and praised by many people, whether in the arena or on the Green Forest Road. Even the informants of the Datong Company have spread the word that the Ding family also thinks that he is a figure in private.
But there had never been a moment that touched the heartstrings in his heart that had been stretched for many years as it did today.
He only felt that the hatred hidden in his heart all these years, the pressure and responsibility of shouldering the survival of all his brothers, and the indifference and numbness he felt after experiencing several lives and deaths disappeared in an instant with a few words of faint praise from the young officer. At this time, there was only gratitude and impulse in my heart that a person would die for his confidant.
