After sending Chuanwu to the military camp for a beating, Zhu Chuanwen did not continue to do other things this winter.
The climate determines that the best choice in winter outside the customs is to hibernate.
What we can do is recruit some talents from various industries to develop the economy and cultivate internal strength.
Only in the beginning of spring, after the spring plowing was completed, did Zhu Chuanwen start to work again.
"Master, after the beginning of spring, our division will recruit more than 2,000 new soldiers. Now we have more than 3,000 combat soldiers. In addition to patrols in various counties and towns, plus security teams in villages and towns, there are still more than 2,000 gunmen."
The adjutant reported to Zhu Chuanwenhui.
This is Zhu Chuanwen's current strength. It cannot be considered bad outside the customs, but it is not particularly outstanding.
Zhu Chuanwen still didn't have enough strength, he just got a short position from Beiyang.
I couldn't scrape some gold and silver out of Yuan Datou's hands.
At present, there are only large warlords with tens of thousands of troops in the country. When Yuan Datou needs local support, he can withhold some funds from Yuan Datou.
At present, the Zhang family outside the customs has occupied Fengtian and has received funds from Yuan Datou to buy it.
There is no doubt that Fengtian is the core outside the customs, and the Zhang family does occupy a favorable location.
Liaoning province has a larger population than the other two provinces plus Dongmeng.
"That's enough. After giving these recruits three months, I will be the governor of Heidong in three months."
The cost of raising 3,000 people is several times higher than the cost of raising 1,000 people.
During the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, raising soldiers followed the Manchu and Qing armies, and each soldier only needed one or two silver coins.
Entering the Republic of China, the situation was chaotic, the status of soldiers increased rapidly, and various warlords in the pass directly increased the number of Xiangyin tenfold.
Considering that the volume outside the customs is not as high as that inside the customs, Zhu Chuanwen's men do not have any problem with deductions, but they still have to increase it to at least five yuan.
The land under his command can no longer support so many people without over-exploitation.
Just scrape three feet off the ground, with such a large territory and population.
It is impossible for Zhu Chuanwen to persist for twenty or thirty years.
With more troops and horses, it is urgent to expand one's territory.
After the Republic of China, although there was some confusion in the official system, in general.
The chief of a province is the governor. A province is divided into several regions, and the chief of a region is the garrison envoy.
The person in charge of several counties is called Daoyin, and the person in charge of one county is called county governor.
Now Zhu Chuanwen actually has territory in several counties.
The title of division commander was due to Zhu Chuanwen's reputation as an elite soldier who had been invincible in battles against bandits and Qing soldiers over the years.
The territory outside the pass, "Northern Zhunan and Southern Zhang", are famous for two victorious divisions.
"Yes, I promise to complete the task."
The battalion commanders below assured Zhu Chuanwen.
"Let's break up."
Zhu Chuanwen waved his hand and replied.
Regarding the areas near the government, Zhu Chuanwen has nothing to worry about.
Although other warlords also have many troops, there are thousands of them.
But the soldiers are still the basis of the previous Qing patrol battalions.
To put it bluntly, these Manchu and Qing patrol camps have the same foundation as the Zhang family in Fengtian.
They are all bandits and local insurance teams recruited by the imperial court.
Compared with the Qing soldiers, these bandits were accustomed to selling their lives and were not afraid of life and death. Of course they were tough, but there was no comparison with the elites who were equipped and trained by Zhu Chuanwen at a high price.
Zhu Chuanwen does not admit that he belongs to this category. At least he does not have so many bottomless bandits mixed into his troops.
Of course, if you want to continue to expand the scale, recruiting surrendered troops is definitely an important way.
In the future, the purity of the team will not be so easy to maintain, and more screening and ideological education will be needed.
Only then can we cultivate a group of troops with faith.
If you want to be a true division commander, you should have at least tens of thousands of troops.
Zhu Chuanwen was waiting to recruit the entire Heidong area to supplement it.
These warlords' subordinates, who are both soldiers and bandits, have become accustomed to wanton behavior and are unlikely to return to their places to live in peace.
It can only be left in the military camp to be transformed and consumed.
"Brother, are we going to fight?" After the news spread, Chuanwu quickly broke in.
The news about conquering the surrounding areas was not kept secret, which was considered deliberate by Zhu Chuanwen.
If he could avoid defeating the enemy, Zhu Chuanwen would not want to consume too many people.
"Who is your big brother? This is a military camp and no one is your big brother."
Seeing Chuanwu being reckless again, Zhu Chuanwen scolded him again.
"Master, we are about to fight again, aren't we?"
After being dealt with too much by some veterans, Chuanwu's brain finally came back a little bit, and he at least knew how to bow his head to his superiors.
It is much better than the situation at home where the second child, Zhu Chuanwu and Zhu Chuanwu are the boss and the third child cannot be controlled even by their parents.
Beatings from outsiders are indeed more effective than beatings at home.
Of course, it was Lao Zhu's family who never really beat their children, so Chuanwu never knew how to respect him.
"What does it have to do with you whether you want to fight or not? You haven't even finished your recruit training yet, and you just want to fight. Do you want to fight, or do you want to die?"
The child was not as rebellious as he was at home, so Zhu Chuanwen didn't dislike Chuanwu so much.
I still maintain this attitude, but I just want to hammer it out a little more.
Zhu Laoer's mood is not stable and needs to be strengthened from time to time.
The three months Zhu Chuanwen said was to give the recruits three months of training. After the training, they would start to attack the city and capture the territory.
Through actual combat, a group of combat-ready soldiers will be trained.
The First World War was not far away, and Zhu Chuanwen must have some ideas.
Chuanwu had no idea of taking action right away. Chuanwu came over in such a hurry. It was obvious that he was still impulsive and immature.
"Brother, does it mean that if I meet the training standards for recruits, I can go?"
Chuanwu was sent to the military camp by Zhu Chuanwen years ago.
I have trained for several months longer than others, and I also have a good foundation in kung fu.
Because I go hunting in the mountains all the time, I consume hundreds of rounds more ammunition than others.
Compared with ordinary recruits, he does have a big advantage, that's why he behaves so confidently.
"Zhu Chuanwu, you are already a soldier, don't you even know how to obey orders? Are these things you, a big-headed soldier, should ask? Do whatever your superiors tell you to do, whether you want to go to the battlefield or not, wait until wartime to obey military orders.
"
Zhu Chuanwen said ambiguously.
In my heart, I still hope to spread the military power, if even these local warlords dare not fight.
There is no hope that Chuanwu will fight with him in a few years, and eventually he will live with him.
If you want to be a military force, you will only fight civil war with your own people.
Zhu Chuanwen might as well leave Chuanwu alone and let Chuanwu follow the Zhang family in Fengtian like before.
"Yes." After hearing the hope, Chuanwu responded happily. Zhu Wu is currently just fond of martial arts, violent, and happy when he hears a battle. In fact, he has no connotation and no pursuit of his own: "Master, I still have one more thing to do.
explain."
"explain."
"I want to take leave."
"Go ask your new company commander for leave and tell me what to say. Do you think it's appropriate for me, the division commander, to directly grant leave to you, the head soldier?"
"The division headquarters has regulations that new recruits cannot miss training without incident."
Although Chuanwu is not considered a gangster, he obviously has no respect for his family members and no respect for outsiders.
He didn't dare to go through the back door of the new company commander, but he dared to find the division commander Zhu Chuanwen to do something special.
"You know there are regulations, so you abide by them. Do you think the military rules and regulations in the military camp are a joke? If you think like this, get out of here as soon as possible. Don't think that your eldest brother, I am the division commander, so you will get special treatment.
"
Of course Zhu Chuanwen was not used to passing on martial arts.
This child was spoiled and became like this.
"Teacher...eldest brother, isn't the third brother getting married? Wouldn't it be appropriate for me, the second brother, not to participate?"
Chuanwu played the emotional card with Zhu Chuanwen with a coy look on his face.
Although he and Chuanjie have been fighting around, Chuanwu really has a place for Chuanjie in his heart.
To be clear, his status is definitely higher than that of Zhu Chuanwen.
"It's quite appropriate. You go to the wedding and let the guests see that your second brother didn't even get a wife, but your third son got a wife. Doesn't it show that our family has no rules?
Everyone in the military camp knows that you are related, and everyone knows that San'er is getting married. If you stay in the military camp, won't it help our family run the army and maintain strict discipline? It is more meaningful than if you go home to attend San'er's wedding.
too much.
Besides, you don’t even have a decent appearance anymore, so no one in our family is willing to let you go home.”
The only one who wanted to spread his martial arts back home was the Zhu Wei family.
But after Zhu Kaishan spoke, Zhu Wei was worried about Chuanwu, that is, he went to the town to have a look.
"..." Chuanwu was blocked by Zhu Chuanwen. After several struggles, he returned to the new barracks dejectedly.
Chuanjie's wedding was naturally not a small event. Xia Yuanzhang is the president of the Sanjiangkou Business Federation.
Chuanjie represents the old Zhu family and is the vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce. With their identities, there are already countless guests from the merchant side who want to come and attend.
In addition to Zhu Chuanwen's identity, official figures and squires from the Sanjiangkou area will also come to participate.
Fangniugou is another lively event that is even bigger than the Spring Festival.
Although Chuanwu cannot participate, it does not prevent Chuanjie and Yushu from going to the military camp to find Chuanwu and receive Chuanwu's blessing.
When Chuanjie's wedding was held, Chuanwu couldn't imagine how he would marry a wife.
Even if the Lao Zhu family has completed the life-long affairs of the second generation.
Because Nawen and Xian'er were pregnant one after another, what Lao Zhu's family will be busy with in the future is the third generation.
After Yushu became Lao Zhu's wife, she moved to Fangniugou for a few days.
Then Zhu Kaishan and Zhu Weishi sent him to the town again to accompany Chuanjie, who needed to spend a lot of time in the town.
The arsenal was opened deep in the mountains for concealment.
Not suitable for exposure to sun and hairy eyeliner.
Chambers of Commerce are open all over the country, including in towns like Yuanbao Town. There are several of them.
In addition to seeking profits outside the customs, these firms also want to collect various intelligence.
But other factories have to consider transportation, raw materials importing and sales, and the level of confidentiality is not as high.
Of course it is suitable to drive in a town with convenient transportation.
When match factories, paper factories, clothing factories, cigarette factories, etc. all started to put into production one after another, Chuanjie simply couldn't leave.
On the contrary, as a local governor, Zhu Chuanwen thought he would be very busy, but after arranging everything, he was actually not that busy.
Just take care of the gun in your hand, and there won't be any chaos down there.
Even if someone wants to trick Zhu Chuanwen, they still have to consider whether their head is strong enough.
The barbaric rule of warlords is not bad in terms of short-term efficiency.
You can also stay in Fangniugou for a few days from time to time.
Until now, the person who has been guarding the house the most is Zhu Chuanwen himself.
"Uncle Zhu, Aunt Zhu, help!"
There was nothing going on that day, so Zhu Chuanwen, Xian'er, and Nawen accompanied Zhu Kaishan and Zhu Wei to talk about daily life.
Just then, I heard struggling cries for help coming from outside the main hall.
"Mother, it's Xiu'er's voice." Zhu Chuanwen heard it more clearly than anyone else and replied to Mrs. Zhu Wei.
Of course the people who came to the inner courtyard of Lao Zhu's house were acquaintances.
In the current world, it is impossible for the old Zhu family to be without guards on duty.
Only Xiu'er, a member of the Zhu family who was almost given the nod before, could fool the guards and break into the main courtyard of the old Zhu family.
"You go out and take a look and welcome people in." Zhu Wei said.
"I'll go." Xian'er responded, opened the door and went out.
"Sister-in-law Xian'er, help me!"
Xiu'er was pulled by her mother-in-law, but she still struggled to get in.
"You guys let me go," Xian'er said to her mother-in-law.
After Naven arrived home, he set some rules for the servants at home.
Zhu Chuanwen felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he kept it.
Otherwise, people in the village would just run to Lao Zhu's house casually.
Zhu Kaishan and Zhu Wei will have an endless supply of guests.
"Xiu'er, what's wrong with you? Did something happen at home? Don't be anxious. Let's go into the house and talk slowly."
After dispersing the servants, Xian'er supported Xiu'er.
For women in this era, pregnancy does not delay doing some simple things, not to mention that the pregnancy period is not long.
"Uncle Zhu, Aunt Zhu, help!"
After Xiu'er entered the room, she almost knelt down in front of the two people. Fortunately, Xian'er was strong enough to hold Xiu'er back.
"Xiu'er, if you need something, please tell me slowly. Don't be anxious."
Mrs. Zhu Wei stood up, grabbed Xiu'er, and said gently.
Xiu'er's condition has been quite abnormal since Chuanwu refused to marry her.
According to the saying of this era, Xiuer lost her soul.
According to Zhu Chuanwen's modern explanation, Xiu'er experienced a heartbreaking love break.
So Xiu'er was kept at home by Han Laoguan to recuperate from her "heart ailment", and Zhu Chuanwen also didn't see Xiu'er for quite some time.
Looking at Xiu'er now, her condition should be better. Although there is some anxiety and pain, her eyes are not as dull and completely numb as before.
Zhu Wei actually liked Xiu'er quite a lot, and she was fond of Xiu'er who was injured in martial arts.
Naturally, I felt more stingy and a little guilty towards Xiu'er.
She is much closer to Xiu'er than to other people in the village.
"Auntie, my father is going to throw the child out... Only you can save him, otherwise he will not survive. He is still a child."
Under Zhu Wei's comfort, Xiu'er calmed down a lot and started talking.
In fact, Xiu'er went out to the town and when she came back, she rescued a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old boy by the river who was about to be burned to death by the plague.
And brought this day back to the Han family. Han Laohai did not agree to take this day in, so Xiu'er came to Lao Zhu's house to ask for help.