“You silly ah Xian nephew, as long as to the Governor Lord bowed to admit a mistake, change the way of practice, you can command more troops. You know, that can be the Governor General from the provinces to transfer the war soldiers, especially the Guangxi wolf soldiers is rare, I see the Governor General is very appreciated you, as long as you bow to admit fault, the Governor General will be regardless of the previous suspicion, to give you a chance again nephew, at least will give you to allocate a few thousands of soldiers.”
Duke Wei found a moment, while Zhang Jing went down to ask questions with the generals of the Zhejiang army, he pulled Zhu Pingan to the corner, and was very eager to preach to Zhu Pingan.
“The current Japanese invasion is getting more and more serious, it is a bad time for the common people, but for us, it is a good time, do you understand? When there are Japanese invaders and battles, there is a chance to make a mark. The reverse is also feasible. As long as you have enough soldiers and horses in your hands, as a commander-in-chief, will you still lack merit? I and Linhuai Hou is a total corner of the friendship, wearing the same trousers grew up, you are his son and nephew, that is my son and nephew, I can not stand idly by and watch you put the bright road not to go, but to take the sheep’s intestine small road. Otherwise, when Marquis Lin Huai knows, he will definitely blame me for not being able to advise my nephew.”
“Nephew, you are a smart man, but also a capable person, even for us veteran nobles, there are not many people who are better at military affairs than you. What’s more, you are the one who has entered the eyes of His Majesty, and if you take in more than ten thousand soldiers and horses, under the care of Governor Zhang, you will certainly be able to make enough merit to advance in the ranks.”
“Listen to my words, go and bow your head and admit your fault to the Governor. Governor Zhang is an elder and a superior officer, it’s nothing to lose face over.”
Duke Wei said as he patted Zhu Pingan’s shoulder vigorously, pushing Zhu Pingan in the direction of Zhang Jing again and again.
“Uncle, do you believe me?”Zhu Pingan shook his head slightly and asked the Duke of Wei.
“Erm ……”
This question déjà vu ah, Wei Guo Gong froze for a moment, and then Zhenwu Ying mutiny, Japanese invaders attacked Yingtian and other scenes flashed past, at that time, do you believe in Zhu Ping An, to be honest, in the circumstances at that time, he was a little bit distrustful of Zhu Ping An, was questioning, felt that there is a problem with what Zhu Ping An said and did.
But the result, the above scene, the final result proved that what Zhu Ping An said and did is right.
Now it is time for this question.
The Duke of Wei could not help but freeze.
When Duke Wei froze, Zhu Pingan further said, “Uncle, please believe me once more. I have no doubt about the potential of firearms, and I will be able to carry them forward. With the potential of firearms, as long as you follow my thinking, you don’t need other guest armies, just the Zhejun army, it’s enough to run across Jiangnan, naturally there will be no lack of merit, this is also the most basic, and the impact of the firearms change is even more difficult to estimate…….Take a step back, uncle, I’m still young, there is still the opportunity and cost of trial and error, we can also understand and tolerate, if in the battle to prove that my thinking and tactics are wrong, then I will again bow my head and admit my faults to Governor Zhang, in order to Governor Zhang’s person and belly, I believe that I can also forgive me for my youthful exuberance, a person is not a saint who can’t be faultless, and over and can be reformed, the good thing is not greater than that.”
“Ai, what a good opportunity this is.”
Duke Wei sighed, but looking at Zhu Pingan’s insistence, he had no choice but to give up for the time being, thinking that he would go back and talk to Marquis Linhuai about the situation, so that Marquis Linhuai would persuade Zhu Pingan again, the opportunity is not to be lost and the time will not come again.
Although Zhang Jing’s attitude towards Zhu Pingan’s reliance on firearms, there are some slight words, but the overall situation of the Zhejiang army is still quite high.
Under Zhu Pingan’s kind invitation, Zhang Jing eventually accepted the invitation to try the Zhejiang Army’s pot meal.
“Food is the only thing that matters to the people, soldiers are also human beings, if the food is not good, the generals do not eat well, their health is not good, their training will be affected, and if their training is not good, they will definitely bleed more and sacrifice more in wartime. Therefore, the army’s food is also a crucial part. Let’s taste your battalion’s cauldron rice and see how your battalion’s food is.”
“But I’ll say it ugly in advance, we have to eat the same meal as the generals, what the generals eat, we eat, no small cooking, no special treatment, or else I’ll be blamed for whisking you away.”
Zhang Jing emphasised to Zhu Pingan.
“Don’t worry Governor, this is natural.”Zhu Pingan naturally nodded his head, he had originally considered it this way.
Zhang Jing had nodded his head, and although the others were accustomed to being pampered, although they preferred fine wine and food, and were not a fan of the Zhejiang Army’s pot meal, but Zhang Jing had nodded his head, and they could only follow suit.
Soon, the time for dinner arrived, and the generals of the various battalions of the Zhejiang Army ended their drills and went to eat in a neat line.
Zhang Jing also led the crowd to follow the generals and went along to see how the generals of the Zhejiang Army ate.
The canteen of the Zhejiang Army is very simple, just at the foot of the schoolyard built a sliver of grass hut, under the hut set up a row of rectangular tables, each side of the table put a long bench, this is the canteen of the Zhejiang Army. This was the canteen of the Zhejian army. However, simple as it was, it was very clean and tidy, and the tables and benches were wiped spotlessly.
After Zhang Jing and his party followed the soldiers to the canteen, they were surprised to find that the soldiers did not immediately go in to eat, but lined up in front of the canteen and took their names.
“Stand at attention, look to the right.”
“Call the roll.”
“One, two, three, four ……Forty. Report, forty men in the whole post, forty in fact, the whole post is present.”
The formation roll call was complete, this is the time to go in and eat, Zhang Jing and his party thought to themselves. However, what surprised them was that even after the roll call was done, the generals did not go into the canteen to eat, but instead sang a song in place.
“I am a soldier, from the common people, bathing in the weight of imperial grace, defeating the Japanese invaders, destroying the hu hu huns;
I am a soldier, love the king and the people, the fiery war has tested me, my position is firmer; hey the weapon holds tightly
I can see clearly
Who dares to invade my country
Resolutely beat him without mercy ……”
The generals began to sing Zhu Pingan’s modified version of the Daming version of “I am a Soldier”, and the song was loud and clear, resounding through the clouds.
Soon, another post of generals came, the same parade, roll call, and singing, the difference being that the songs were different.
“Each and every general of the Zhejiang Army must remember, the four iron laws eighteen chop;
The first is to obey the command in all actions, and to be in unison in order to win;
Secondly, don’t take a single needle or thread from the masses, the masses will support and like me;
Thirdly, all seizures must be returned to the public, and we must endeavour to alleviate the burden on the court;
Fourthly, we will not tear down houses when we freeze to death, and we will not take captives when we starve to death; we will be loyal to the king and love the people. ……”
The two outposts of the generals singing, but also each other, singing up, you loud, my voice is even louder, you sing together, I am more together, my spirit is still bull ……
What’s going on here? It’s understandable that you line up and call the roll before dinner, you’re disciplined, but what’s with the singing? I don’t care if you sing, why are you singing? This is the meaning of what ah?
The crowd was stunned.
They had been with Zhu Pingan for a long time now, and Zhu Pingan simply did not give such instructions and orders to the generals.
It was evident that this was the daily routine of the Zhejian army.
In the midst of the crowd’s amazement, Zhang Jing couldn’t help but have his eyes light up and murmured softly, “Bathe in the imperial grace, be loyal to the king and love the people, listen to the command, don’t take a pinch of thread from the masses, protect the family and defend the country, and defeat the Japanese invaders ……Instill education in the song, subliminally.”
Then, turning his head to Zhu Pingan, he asked, “Zi Hou, this is the ideological education you told me about, right?”
“Lord Governor’s wise eyes.”
Zhu Pingan arched his hand and said back, parade, roll call, singing, the old three things before meals, it is Zhu Pingan from the modern day living and learning, the effect is also very good.
