Shui Wa is not an unscrupulous person. If Zheng Chiyuan came to recruit him in person before, he would definitely have followed Zheng Chiyuan. But now when he thinks of meeting the Imperial Master mentioned in the newspaper, Shui Wa hesitates.
If he had a choice, he would still prefer to follow the Imperial Master.
Seeing that Zheng Chiyuan seemed easy to talk to, Shui Wa wanted to find a reason to reject Zheng Chiyuan.
Water baby was picked up by Grandpa Turtle before he could walk. Grandpa Turtle raised him by himself. As soon as Shui baby rolled his eyes, Grandpa Turtle knew what he was thinking.
Before Shui Wa could speak, Grandpa Turtle pushed her down and knelt down: "You are lucky that General Zheng appreciates you. Kowtow to the general!"
After saying that, he quickly gave Shui Wa an almost pleading look.
Although Shui Wa didn't know why Grandpa Gui had to let her follow Zheng Chiyuan, when she saw the look in Grandpa Gui's eyes, she finally kowtowed to Zheng Chiyuan solemnly: "Shui Wa has met General Zheng!"
"Okay!" Zheng Chiyuan smiled and pulled Shui Wa up, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
This is the first time in his life that he has stepped forward to recruit talents. It would be a shame if he failed.
Fortunately, this old man is very good at doing things.
"General Zheng, thank you for your respect for Shui Wa and your willingness to take him in."
Grandpa Turtle saluted Zheng Chiyuan, and then said: "Shui Wa is a child with a hard life. When I picked him up, he was almost dying of hunger. I am a rough man and can't teach him any principles. This child usually
I am used to being wild in the countryside. If you do something wrong or say something wrong, General, I will bear with you."
When Zheng Chiyuan heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Shui Wa in surprise.
He didn't know that Shui Wa had such a life experience.
However, in the past few years, people did not have enough to eat, so it was very normal for children to be thrown away.
It is a blessing that Shui Wa can meet Grandpa Turtle.
"Don't worry, old man, Shui Wa is still young. When he gets to the army, I will arrange for someone to teach him military regulations." Zheng Chiyuan said.
"Then there's General Lao."
Grandpa Turtle saluted Zheng Chiyuan again, then turned to look at Shui Wa: "Shui Wa, the men in our Fangpai Gang are all spitting and nailing each other. From now on, if you follow General Zheng, do your job well. The general will ask you to do it."
Just do whatever you want and be obedient, you know?"
As he spoke, Grandpa Turtle's eyes turned red.
No matter how dull Shui Wa was, he came back to his senses, grabbed Grandpa Turtle's arm and asked, "Grandpa Turtle, aren't you going with me?"
"As an old man, what can I do in the navy?" Grandpa Turtle smiled and shook his head.
"If you don't go, I won't go either!" Shui Wa said, holding her neck.
"Shut up!"
Grandpa Turtle turned to Shui Wa and shouted, and then said to Zheng Chiyuan: "Master Jun, this kid is not sensible. I will talk to him later."
"Okay," Zheng Chiyuan nodded: "Then I'll go back first."
"General, wait a moment!"
Grandpa Turtle picked out the best two pieces from the freshly cut fish next to him, and handed them to the guards behind Zheng Chiyuan with both hands: "Old man, I don't have anything valuable to honor the general. These two pieces of fish are still fresh, so I hope you will, general."
Don’t dislike it!”
"How can this happen?" Zheng Chiyuan refuted: "The Imperial Master has emphasized many times that not even a single ounce of the masses can be taken away from you. Dad, aren't you asking me to make a mistake?"
"The Imperial Master also said that the military and civilians are all relatives. What's wrong with two pieces of meat?"
Grandpa Turtle directly stuffed the fish meat into the hands of the guards: "It's not like I bought it with money. General, just don't dislike it."
"Thank you very much, father-in-law."
Seeing the situation, Zheng Chi had no choice but to ask his guards to collect the fish, and then looked at Shui Wa: "Young man, have a good reunion with your grandfather. When we get to the dock, I will take you to the military camp!"
After saying that, he nodded to Grandpa Turtle and took his bodyguard onto the speedboat.
After the speedboat started, Zheng Chiyuan took out a small silver coin from his arms and threw it on the raft: "Old man, this is the money I paid for buying fish and meat!"
After saying that, before Grandpa Turtle could pick up the money, he signaled the speedboat to speed up and leave.
Grandpa Turtle picked up the silver, looked at the speedboat getting further and further away, and murmured with emotion: "It must be the national master's team!"
In the past, when soldiers were being discharged on the rivers and seas, it was considered lucky not to be skinned.
However, the troops under Jin Feng, whether they were bodyguards or Zhenyuan troops, only helped the people fight against local tyrants and bandits, never bullied the people, and truly did not take advantage of the masses.
Including other old soldiers and government soldiers who later surrendered to Jin Feng, they were also required to strictly abide by this rule. If anyone was found to bully the people again, they would all be severely punished.
Although the salary of the recruited Laoye soldiers and Fu soldiers was not as good as that of the bodyguards, the wages were not low, and Jin Feng never defaulted on military pay and food. The Laoye soldiers and Fu soldiers were also very satisfied with and cherished their current life.
After they stopped bullying the people, the old soldiers found that they also gained the respect of the people.
In the past, when they passed the village, the people were so frightened that they hid their valuables. But later, when they came back from suppressing bandits in the mountains, when they passed the village again, the people actually took the initiative to stuff their hands with eggs and mountain products that they were reluctant to eat.
This made many old soldiers and government soldiers more determined to follow Jin Feng's footsteps.
After all, Shui Wa is still young and has not been out a few times, so his feelings are not that deep. Now he is even more curious about the money in Grandpa Turtle's hand.
Ever since he was a child, he had never seen a copper plate a few times, let alone silver.
Seeing Zheng Chiyuan walking away, Shui Wa quickly ran over, took the silver and looked at it up and down.
The silver ingot was very small. Shui Wa was a little dissatisfied and said: "You are still a general. This is too stingy to give you such a small amount of money!"
"Don't talk nonsense, this is only two taels of silver!"
Grandpa Turtle pointed to the printing on the bottom of the silver ingot and said: "If you replace it with copper plates, you can exchange it for two thousand!"
"How much bigger and smaller can you exchange for 2,000 copper coins?" Shui Wa was frightened when he heard this.
Previously, Grandpa Turtle said that someone exchanged a big fish skeleton for 500 copper plates. Shui Wa still didn't want to believe it, thinking that Grandpa Turtle was bragging. But now, in the blink of an eye, someone spent 2,000 copper plates to exchange them for two pieces of fish meat.
"This general is so rich!" Shui Wa sighed with emotion.
"It doesn't matter whether he has money or not, what's important is that he values you!"
Grandpa Turtle said: "The most taboo thing in life is betrayal. This general personally came to the ship to invite you to join the Navy. This is a great favor. In the future, when you get to the Navy, you must not be a duplicitous person. Do you understand?"
"I understand," Shui Wa nodded, still a little unwilling.
He turned around and looked at the speedboat again, and found that Zheng Chiyuan had gone far away and there was no one else around. He couldn't help but ask:
"Grandpa Turtle, I still want to talk to the National Master. Why did you insist on letting me talk to this general just now? I have never heard of who he is, and I don't know what he is like. You just made me kowtow!"