Chang Yuchun just wanted to slap himself in the mouth and slap this black face into oblivion. Why couldn't he control his mouth and insisted on getting drunk?
After finally explaining the misunderstanding, I got the opportunity to gather my subordinates and show off my talents.
As a result, this incident happened. He even wondered if he had been a robber for a long time and had done too many bad things. God was going to deal with him?
That’s not right either. We have always killed the rich and given to the poor to do justice for heaven, right?
What went wrong?
Chang Yuchun felt aggrieved, panicked, and frightened, so he hurried to the middle of the camp.
At this moment, Lao Zhu was already standing on the general stage, accompanied by Zhang Ximeng.
Hundreds of people from Chang Yuchun rushed over. Due to the rush, all of them were disheveled and even had bare feet. It was a mess and unseemly...
Looking at this group of people, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and his anger surged. How could he look like a soldier?
If it were another Qianhu, Lao Zhu would have already ordered severe punishment. From Qianhu down, no one would be able to escape. But Chang Yuchun and the few hundred people were still bandits after all, and were not considered formal soldiers.
Lao Zhu suppressed his anger, looked at Chang Yuchun who was standing at the front, and then said seriously: "We came here this time because we wanted to take a look at your situation. At the military camp gate, we walked in with a big show. From the camp gate.
When we arrived at the Central Army, what we saw were three to five groups of gamblers, shouting and drinking, it was so lively! Those who didn’t know better thought it was a casino?”
Chang Yuchun lowered his head and listened, his hair standing on end with anger, these bastards!
I told you clearly not to gamble, so why are you doing this while I'm sleeping?
Look back and see how I deal with you!
"Why should there be military regulations in the military camp? Why can't there be gambling?" Lao Zhu snorted coldly: "Since you have gambled money, you can't help but gather a large group of people, either coming in and out at will, or recruiting bandits.
No matter the family, there are no rules for looking for Zhang and Li! Some people may say that it is just gambling in normal times, but when it comes to war, it will not be like this. However, old habits die hard."
"When you came here from the village, you naturally wanted us to take a good look at you. When you came here, someone probably told you not to gamble, not to act recklessly, and to behave like a human being! But why are you still gambling? Why are you still in such a mess?
A group of people? You are not used to it yet, but this habit will kill you guys! Military training, military training, is not only to teach you the skills of bow, horse, archery, and killing people. It is also necessary to practice these bad habits and turn them into steel.
Only in this way can we win the battle and survive!"
Zhu Yuanzhang had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he had already learned how to train them. Moreover, he also gained a lot of advanced experience from Zhang Ximeng, so his lectures were eloquent and to the point.
He said that all the bandits lowered their heads, especially Chang Yuchun, who was sweating profusely. He was really far behind.
"The lesson from the superior is that the superior should punish you severely!"
Chang Yuchun took the lead and knelt on the ground, bowing his head to apologize.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, shook his head and said: "You have just come here, and you have not been formally incorporated into the army, and you have not been registered as a member of the army, so we will not punish you according to military law. But since you are here, I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to tell you."
Lao Zhu took a step back and left his position to Zhang Ximeng.
Zhang Ximeng stepped in front of everyone and smiled slightly.
"Military discipline, training, these important matters have been explained clearly by my lord. I will tell you a little bit about gambling." There were actually a few more dice in Zhang Ximeng's hand, and he shouted at Chang Yuchun.
Smiling, "Would you like to take a gamble with me?"
Chang Yuchun thought Zhang Ximeng was joking with him, so he waved his hand quickly, "No, no, no, I know I'm wrong. Gambling is not allowed in the army, and I would never dare!"
"No!" Zhang Ximeng said: "It's not just the military that can't gamble, even civilians shouldn't gamble. I'll show you now why you can't gamble. The so-called knowing what it is, knowing why it is. If you don't explain it clearly.
The key point is that just relying on military orders and coercion will not make people convinced."
Zhang Ximeng ordered Chang Yuchun, then called Ma Dadao, and then called two ordinary soldiers from the crowd. One of them looked like a teenager, about the same age as Zhang Ximeng, but his figure was much stronger and more muscular, like
A little calf.
Zhang Ximeng didn't know that this guy was Lan Yu, Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law.
Chang Yuchun was not easy to point out, so he just stood behind the table and bet with Zhang Ximeng!
Everyone else also looked at it, and Zhang Ximeng gave each of them twenty guan of treasure notes.
Then according to the usual rules, Zhang Ximeng paid the money to the banker, and then the four of them took their seats and started gambling.
Ma Dadao was very unlucky today. He didn't gamble for a long time and lost all his money.
The game ended hastily, but Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Don't be busy yet, you all need to calculate how much money you have in hand, and how much does it add up to?"
No need to calculate that Ma Dadao lost all. Among the three, it was Lan Yu who won the most, and Chang Yuchun also lost five guans. In the end, the total was seventy-six guans.
With a smile on Zhang Ximeng's face, he held the four-string treasure banknotes that they handed over in advance and dangled them in his hands. Then he divided the seventy-six strings among the four people, each of them only had nineteen strings.
"Do you guys understand?"
Several people were silent for a long time, and it was young Lan Yu who spoke up, "I, each of us lost a lot of money!"
"Why did you lose money?" Zhang Ximeng asked.
"Because, because the money is given to you!"
"Why give it to me?"
"Because you are the banker! When we gamble with you, we naturally have to give you a share."
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "That's right, before I started gambling, I already collected an admission fee of a certain amount per person. No matter how you gamble, who wins or loses, I will definitely make a profit."
Zhang Ximeng turned to look at all the soldiers again, and said to everyone: "You also think about it, is this the truth? I don't need to spend a thousand dollars, and I don't need to use any tricks. As long as I charge a little money for each table, that's it."
That’s enough. There’s only so much money on the gambling table, no matter how you play, you’re the one who will lose!”
"There is a saying that if you gamble for a long time, you will lose. Do you guys understand it?"
Many of these people often gambled. When Zhang Ximeng said this, he quickly realized that this was really the case. If you gamble for a long time, you will definitely lose. What this young gentleman said makes sense.
But since long-term gambling is bound to lose, why are there so many people willing to gamble?
Zhang Ximeng continued: "Everyone has a sense of luck, hoping to get something for nothing, and I won't go into details about the gambler's mentality. I will only talk about the situation in the military. Think about it, every time you gamble, is it a trigger?
Yes, are they the banker?"
Everyone nodded one after another. Needless to say, the person in charge has the prestige. With an order, everyone dare not not come. Even if they don't want to gamble, they will come to support me.
"Think again, guys, is it true that when you have money in your hands after being paid, there will be more people gambling?"
These people even nodded, yes, that's it.
Whenever they robbed a fat sheep and had spare money in their hands, someone would start gambling. When Liu Ju was still alive, he liked to get a group of people to gamble.
"Gambling in the military, to put it bluntly, is when some officials take advantage of the opportunity to exploit the soldiers and use gambling to defraud them of the salary they have worked so hard and sacrificed their lives for. How vicious are their intentions!"
When Zhang Ximeng said this, the crowd was in an uproar.
The more you think about it, the more it makes sense, and the more you think about it, the more you think it is.
The people above had no choice but to give away the trophies we fought so hard for. But they were still unwilling to do so, so they organized a bet and let everyone lose it at the gambling table. There was nothing to say.
Sure enough, no one who gambles has anything good!
The chatter among the crowd became louder and louder. Those who often gambled felt a chill down their spines. Why was something wrong?
There are unkind looks all around, what's going on?
Even Ma Dadao's eyes widened and he glared at Chang Yuchun.
"Mr. Chang, you've done a lot to get the big guys to gamble!"
Chang Yuchun rolled his eyes in anger, "Ma Dadao, you have to be conscientious. When has I not lost money? When have I ever taken advantage of my brothers?"
Ma Dadao didn't appreciate it at all and snorted coldly: "Anyway, I understand that those who make money gambling are not good people!"
A group of ruthless gangsters who committed murder and arson made Zhang Ximeng upset with his words. I have to say that the power of these words was three points sharper than a knife!
Zhang Ximeng continued: "As I said before, most people will suffer losses if they bet for a long time without a winner. But why do you still gamble? If someone is powerful and asks you to come over, you don't dare not to go. If you don't go, others will
I will give you small shoes to wear. This is not a matter of a rat droppings ruining a pot of soup. It is a matter of rat droppings being boiled in the pot, and everything is smelly and rotten from the inside out!"
"My lord's army has had strict military disciplines from the beginning, and has recruited good men to join the army. Fundamentally, gambling, drinking, fighting, and bullying of the people and robbery of women are not allowed."
"Let me make this clear to everyone. Anyone who dares to gamble or organize a gambling game in the future can be reported. As long as they are found out, they will be severely punished! Even if they are officers, no one will protect them!"
Zhang Ximeng was under Lao Zhu and was responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the army. Things related to gambling and alcoholism were naturally within his scope of authority.
Chang Yuchun's face turned red when he heard this, and he quickly bowed.
"Sir, I understand what you're trying to teach me. From now on, I, Chang Yuchun, will not gamble, and I will never agree to anyone who gambles!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "I believe this, but I also want to say one thing. There are so many brothers who always have something to do. If you don't gamble, what will you do? This has to be mentioned in our military.
It’s a troupe.”
Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled at this moment, "Yes, we have the best theater troupe in the army. "Ride Alone to Catch a Thief", "Mu Family Ancestral Hall" and "Double Dragon Club" are all the plays they have arranged. We will arrange them as soon as possible and let them come over.
If any of you have any skills in performing, you can show them to open your eyes! I can tell you that if you perform well in the play or perform your unique skills well, you will be rewarded!"
Zhang Ximeng also added: "Yes, there may be archery, horse racing, wrestling, tug-of-war recently... There are a large number of competitions. Whoever wins will be the hero of the entire army. He will wear a red flower, be on the red list, and notify everyone."