After Zhu Chongba said this, all the craftsmen and young men in front of him immediately knelt down and swore one by one that they would never fool Master Chongba or offend the Buddha!
Ten days later, Longxing Temple was completed. Its solidity is worthy of the words "as solid as gold".
Dang Dang!
Dang Dang Dang!
With a crisp sound of gongs, the porridge shed outside Longxing Temple finally began to give out porridge. Hundreds of refugees heard the sound, all holding their own broken bowls, and rushed to Longxing.
Temple porridge shed.
On the pagoda of Longxing Temple, Zhu Chongba was condescending and could see everything clearly.
He was very excited and said: "Haha, in less than three days, we have already recruited more than a thousand refugees. If we continue at this rate, we will really have a strong army!"
After the Longxing Temple was built, Zhu Chongba opened a porridge shed to help the refugees the next day.
In Haozhou Prefecture, where refugees are everywhere, Longxing Temple quickly attracted a large number of refugees.
Two meals of salty porridge a day can keep the hungry and cold refugees alive.
Longxing Temple's reputation for great kindness spread quickly.
In just three days, a thousand refugees were recruited.
"Brother, what's this? There will only be more and more people in the future!" Zhu Qiwu said with a smile.
Zhu Chongba was happy at first, and then became a little worried.
"On July 5, if there are more and more people, we may not have enough food in the village."
Although the grain they robbed from the Diao family was a lot, it could not support thousands of people to eat and drink every day.
"So, we can't sit back and rest in vain. There are already a lot of refugees. We can select some people from among them to join the gang. Follow us to deal with a few more bullies and replenish food supplies." Zhu Qiwu said.
This was exactly the original purpose of their construction of Longxing Temple.
"There are so many refugees, how do we choose people?" Zhu Chongba was a little confused.
Even though there are only a thousand refugees, there are quite a few young and middle-aged people, a total of three to four hundred people. With such a large number of people, it is obviously impossible to recruit them all into the group.
"Brother, leave this matter to me!"
After Zhu Qiwu finished speaking, he went down from the Arrow Tower Pagoda and came to the porridge shed outside.
“Get in line!”
"No grabbing!"
Xu Da, Tang He and others were shouting loudly to maintain order.
After two days of giving porridge, these refugees all knew the rules of giving porridge at Longxing Temple.
If you don’t beat the gong, you won’t serve porridge; if you don’t line up, you won’t serve porridge; if you don’t wash your hands, you won’t serve porridge.
These rules were all set by Zhu Qiwu.
It can not only maintain order and select suitable candidates, but also ensure the food of the refugees is clean and prevent the spread of plague.
"Brother Tang, it's time to choose some people to join."
Zhu Qiwu came to Tang He and whispered.
"Qiwu, then who should we choose to join the team? Should we be big, strong, or smart-looking?" Tang He asked.
They had already made preparations to select refugees to join them in the name of protecting the Longxing Temple.
These days, the monk temples in the Yuan Dynasty are all very fierce. Except for some dilapidated temples, none of them have fierce guardians. Otherwise, how can we defend Buddhism, how can we ensure that the Buddhist temples collect rent, and how can we ensure that the Buddhas provide money to the daughters of tenant farmers?
The right of the donor to consecrate?
Regarding the points raised by Tang He, Zhu Qiwu shook his head and rejected them.
"Brother Tang, we don't look at these things when selecting people, just look at a few things!" Zhu Qiwu said.
"Which point?" Tang He asked seriously.
Every time Zhu Qiwu puts forward an opinion, it is always so surprising, but very reasonable.
Tang He was full of expectations when he heard Zhu Qiwu speak.
"Honest and loyal!" Zhu Qiwu said.
"What? Honest and loyal?"
This method of selecting people really surprised Tang He.
However, he thought for a long time and did not understand the reason behind it.
"Qiwu, we select people from the refugees to join the gang, but we are going to behead people, so what's the point of being honest and loyal?" Tang He said doubtfully.
This is the method proposed by Zhu Qiwu!
If it were anyone else, Tang He would never be so polite and would have become sarcastic.
What a joke!
This is equivalent to going into battle to fight. You don't choose the taller ones, the stronger ones, and the clever ones, but you choose the honest and loyal ones. What's the difference between that and sending yourself to death?
"Haha, Brother Tang, you are wrong! Those who are tall and strong may not have the courage. When they go into battle, they may be so panicked that they can't even stand up. And those who look smart will go into battle to fight.
It’s a taboo candidate to run away from battle and pretend to be dead or injured, that’s probably what happened.” Zhu Qiwu said calmly.
When Tang He heard this, he could only nod silently, because what Zhu Qiwu said seemed very reasonable.
Zhu Qiwu continued:
"And those who are loyal and honest are basically willing to obey orders. As long as they are trained strictly and follow the orders and prohibitions, they can definitely go through fire and water without violating them at all!"
Although Tang He didn't believe it.
But Zhu Qiwu's words were almost never unclear, so he could only nod.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you. Let's choose the honest and loyal one."
After two or three days of observation, Tang He and others had a basic idea of how the refugees behaved.
"Brother Tang, don't believe it. After practicing for a while, you will know whether my words are accurate."
Tang He's inner doubts could not be hidden from Zhu Qiwu's eyes.
"Hey, brother, I definitely believe you!" Tang He said with a simple and honest smile.
Tang He now trusts Zhu Qiwu more and more.
Zhu Qiwu believed 100% in his selection principles.
Because this is not something he just said casually.
It is the summary result of Qi Jiguang, a master of military art. Qi Jiguang, the god of war, fought in the north and south, fought more than 100 battles with Japanese pirates and Mongolia, and was never defeated again. He relied on his unique skills in selecting and training troops, coupled with steady and steady tactics.
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Zhu Qiwu obtained a set of Qi Jiguang's military training records, so he naturally wanted to use them to show off his skills.
The first method of selecting soldiers is what Zhu Qiwu just told Tang He to choose "loyalty, honesty" first.
With the help of Tang He, Xu Da and others, Zhu Qiwu quickly selected the people.
They are all young and strong refugees who look honest and honest.
Zhu Qiwu looked at these people, nodded, and led them into Longxing Temple.
"Brother, I have already selected the people, please show me!" Zhu Qiwu led the people to Zhu Chongba.
Zhu Chongba looked at these people and had the same doubts as Tang He and Xu Da.
"Qi Wu, are these people you chose really good? Why do we think they are all farmers, and they don't look like people who dare to carry a knife and fight to the death." Zhu Chongba said in a low voice.
"Brother, don't worry, only this kind of person can be a first-class strong soldier if he is well trained!"
Zhu Qiwu then explained again what he learned about Qi Jiguang's military selection techniques.
It has to be said that Zhu Chongba's talent is really beyond the comparison of ordinary people.