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During this period, except for a few areas, the number of beards outside the customs reached a peak.

There is no clear boundary between the beards and the officers and soldiers outside the customs.

It is normal to be a bandit for two days and a soldier for the next two days.

When someone gives a ring, they are officers and soldiers. When there is no ring silver to eat, these people do not treat themselves badly.

Although speaking of bandits, many of them have the rule of not robbing seven times and not robbing eight times.

But these people have reached the stage of doing business without capital. It is actually very difficult for these people to have a bottom line.

These default rules are actually almost non-existent for most bandits.

Warlord wars produce the most deserters and soldiers.

These people can start a fight on any hilltop and form a small gang.

"Chuanwu, don't say that my elder brother won't give you a chance. I'll leave the work of suppressing bandits to the east to you."

It was impossible for Zhu Chuanwen to let Chuanwu be the leading soldier all the time.

After giving Chuanwu a chance to fight, Chuanwu's strength soon came to the fore.

As the army recruited a large number of manpower, a large number of grassroots soldiers were promoted one after another.

Chuanwu also became an acting company commander who could lead more than a hundred people.

Although the speed of promotion is a bit fast, it will not cause any grudges among others.

Zhu Chuanwen's status as the second younger brother meant that Chuanwu could be promoted beyond his level.

He also went to the lowest level to practice, which proved that Zhu Chuanwen was much more rigorous in running the army than other warlords.

"Brother, don't worry, it's just some bandits. I've killed so many regular troops, but I still can't deal with a few groups of bandits."

After arriving at the military camp, Chuanwu's mental state improved a lot, and it can be said that he was energetic.

Chuanwu is basically one of those people who shines brightly when given a little sunshine. After winning two battles, he starts to feel proud.

"There's no need to say big words so early. Once you find the bandit's subordinates, come back and report to me."

Fighting bandits was Zhu Chuanwen's training for Chuanwu.

You will definitely not be able to suppress the bandits just by being reckless.

For these old men and women, some battles of wits and courage are needed.

Chuanwu's brain hasn't been used for many years, and it's time to use it.

The only aspect that can prove that Chuanwu's intelligence is normal is that Chuanwu has some talents in the military and is better than ordinary people.

Zhu Chuanwen did not have high expectations for Chuanwu.

It is impossible for the bandits outside the customs to wipe out all of them.

Zhu Chuanwen just hoped that Chuanwu would focus on encircling and suppressing several groups of extremely vicious bandits.

Just make sure that the trade routes are basically open.

In fact, bandits are not useless to warlords.

Without bandits, it would be a problem for the government to collect taxes.

Taxation of common people is easy to say, and the most docile people are always the lowest common people.

The focus is on the gentry and landowners, who control a lot of wealth.

But it is these two classes that have the most worries and resist paying taxes the most.

Not to mention the warlords, even the unified government at that time had a hard time collecting money from these two classes.

During this period, Zhu Chuanwen still relied on these two classes.

In any case, talents, especially high-level talents who can read, come from these two classes.

There are some external security risks, and it is more conducive to rule and unity than Zhu Chuanwen directly acting as a villain and confiscating them in a brutal way.

After taking control of the major cities in the eastern part of the Black Province, they also sent troops to suppress the bandits.

The first thing Zhu Chuanwen had to do was to reorganize his troops.

After recruiting many people to surrender, Zhu Chuanwen's main battle force, plus the surrendered troops and logistics, now had tens of thousands of troops.

The division-level establishment requested from Beiyang is already justified.

At this point, Zhu Chuanwen has seemingly caught up with the strength of the Zhang family in Fengtian.

Although Fengtian has the best economy and the largest population.

But the territory Zhu Chuanwen actually controls now is quite large, rich in minerals, and has considerable economic potential.

The Zhang family is on one side because it is within the sphere of influence of the living, and the Lao Zhu family is within the sphere of influence of Mao Zi.

Whether it is military strength, economy, or external environment, they are evenly matched in all aspects.

Consider the consequences of Maozi's domestic internal and external troubles and his increasingly strong days.

In fact, Zhu Chuanwen's territory can be said to have better development potential than Fengtian.

"Chuan Wen, why do you insist on bringing me and your mother to the town? We are living well in the village. The autumn harvest is about to begin. There is nowhere to live without people in the village."

Zhu Kaishan was very unhappy after being taken to the town by Zhu Chuanwen.

Zhu Kaishan is indeed enjoying himself in the village. With the opening of wasteland over the years, the old Zhu family has owned hundreds of acres of land, and more and more of Zhu Kaishan's farming genes have been awakened.

When the territory was not large before, Zhu Chuanwen could indeed play back Niugou from time to time.

However, with the occupation of the entire Heidong region, Zhu Chuanwen also took the opportunity to take back administrative rights.

After the territory became larger, the previous autonomy was no longer appropriate.

The consequence of not implementing rights is actually loss of control.

The imperial power in the feudal era did not go to the countryside, which has already proved the limitations of this kind of rule.

In order to completely control the territory and improve administrative efficiency, Zhu Chuanwen established a modern administrative team.

After having to deal with administrative matters, various paperwork has obviously increased several times.

Because of the geographical location of Yuanbao Town, it is not far from Changshou County, the current administrative center of Zhu Chuanwen.

Zhu Chuanwen can indeed continue to work in Yuanbao Town.

But it is no longer possible to stay in Fangniu Valley for a long time like before.

Not only to take care of the old couple, but also for their safety, it was impossible for Zhu Chuanwen to leave Zhu Kaishan and Zhu Wei in Fangniugou.

Zhu Chuanwen's action this time has exposed himself. He has become a decisive strength outside the customs, and it is impossible not to be coveted by others.

The domestic forces, to put it mildly, were beyond the reach of Zhu Chuanwen, and their destruction was not that professional. It was still the same old routine of feudal society.

But Mao Zi and the intelligence personnel in daily life have to be on guard.

Even if Zhu Kaishan is an old Jianghu, he may not be able to withstand these modern professional spies.

"Father, mother, don't worry about the fields in the village. Those fields should be left to other people to take care of. You must learn to adapt to this hands-off management style. Our family will go to Bingcheng soon. It's impossible. And let you two stay in the village all day."

It is impossible for Lao Zhu's family to continue to take care of their own farmland.

Because of the land situation, Zhu Kaishan would definitely be reluctant to part with the fertile farmland at home.

After several years of intensive farming, the former panic fields have just turned into fertile fields.

None of the Chinese people who value their land would be willing to lose it.

Leasing fields to tenants has become inevitable. Lao Zhu's family has also used many long-term workers over the years, and these long-term workers have performed well over the years. You can rest assured if you leave it to these people.

Zhu Chuanwen believed that if the power of the old Zhu family did not collapse, these tenants would not have the courage to fool the old Zhu family.

"Going to Ice City?" Zhu Kaishan said: "Zhuanwen, you are going to start a war again. Although dad is not as good at fighting as you are, he still understands that militancy cannot work."

After Zhu Chuanwen occupied an area and became a warlord, Zhu Kaishan admitted that he was inferior to Zhu Chuanwen.

Hearing that Zhu Chuanwen wanted to occupy Bingcheng again, Zhu Kaishan stopped worrying about the fields in the village.

In fact, a family can come from Shandong to live outside the customs.

Zhu Kaishan and Zhu Wei are both very decisive people, not the kind of people who don't know how to make choices.

Back in my hometown in Shandong, I would not have been tied to death by the few acres of thin farmland at home.

Even now, hundreds of acres of fertile farmland in the village will not be imprisoned.

"Dad, I don't want to fight again right away. We are not going to Ice City right away. We have to wait until we have enough strength before we enter Ice City."

The goal Zhu Chuanwen set for himself was actually to increase the number of troops to 50,000.

This scale is similar to the number of troops stationed by Maozi outside the pass.

With a force of this size, Zhu Chuanwen was confident.

Taking advantage of the chaos in Maozi's country during the First World War, he took action against Maozi and took back the Chinese people's sovereignty outside the customs.

Although the Mosin Nagant is Maozi's sidearm, due to Maozi's limited production capacity, Maozi's troops are actually not equipped with much equipment.

Therefore, the equipment of Mao Zi stationed outside the pass is actually not much more advanced than that of Zhu Chuanwen's men.

After driving Mao Zi out, Zhu Chuanwen can take back any railway, any mining area, or any port.

"That's good." Zhu Kaishan nodded: "If you want to live in the town, live in the town, otherwise your mother will not be able to see any of you. Even when we lived in the village, your mother and I still We all have something to do. After we come to town, won’t your mother and I become idlers?”

Zhu Kaishan is a person who doesn't like to be idle.

Especially now, Zhu Kaishan's body has been well maintained and he is still strong. He is far from the age where he can retire behind the scenes and take care of his old age.

"Father, mother, you won't be idle when you arrive in the town. Aren't the two sisters-in-law going to give birth? We, the old Zhu family's grandson, need you to take care of them and raise the third generation for our old Zhu family. This is considered a great achievement. important things."

Yu Shu smiled and replied to Zhu Kaishan.

Yu Shu was naturally willing to allow Zhu Kaishan and Zhu Wei to live in the town.

When I was a child, I lived in the "big city" of Lushun. When I got older, I lived in the prosperous commercial town of Yuanbao Town.

After seeing too much prosperity, Yushu would not like living in the village for a long time.

Even if Zhu Kaishan and Zhu Wei didn't ask for it, Yushu would stay with them for a long time.

But it is necessary to play back Niugou every week.

Yushu is no longer as busy as he was before.

After becoming the education department, Zhu Chuanwen's first thing was to build schools.

Especially in his hometown of Yuanbao Town, Zhu Chuanwen subsidized education on a large scale.

These people can be regarded as Zhu Chuanwen's fellow villagers who started their careers outside the customs. These children will certainly become the most trustworthy disciples in the future.

Zhu Chuanwen chose Yushu as the principal without much thought.

These students are not required to become any great talents. It is necessary to train some students who can read, read, and understand some mathematics and physics.

Zhu Chuanwen's arsenal now mainly produces rifles and ammunition.

It’s not that we don’t have the ability to produce artillery, it’s mainly that we don’t have enough equipment and we don’t have the ability to mass produce.

These machine tools and equipment are much more cost-effective in producing guns than artillery.

Therefore, the artillery regiment in Zhu Chuanwen's hands was not large-scale.

Except for a few artillery pieces that were imported, the rest came from capture.

Most of the captured artillery came from Manchu heritage.

After being beaten at the beginning, it was not that Manqing did not work hard.

Even if they have no money, they still try their best to squeeze out money to purchase various advanced weapons from foreign countries.

If they were really equipped, the equipment of the Manchu Qing's new army would not be worse than that of the main battle forces of the world's great powers.

It's just that the equipment alone without the talents used will not form a combat effectiveness.

This lack of talent was felt even by the small size of Zhu Chuanwen's army.

The simplest infantry is easy to train. Even if these soldiers are illiterate, their combat effectiveness will not be affected much.

But Zhu Chuanwen was in dire need of artillerymen who needed mathematical knowledge.

When there are few artillery, improving the artillery's bombardment level has become the easiest way to improve combat effectiveness.

Not to mention the development of industry and medical care, which are all inseparable from knowledge.

"As long as your mother takes care of the children, why should I, a grown man, take care of the children?"

Zhu Kaishan said unwillingly.

"Dad, if you really want to do something, recruit and surrender the bandits, or you can do it. With such a great reputation like yours, it would be a pity if you don't use it." Zhu Chuanwen replied to Zhu Kaishan.

Zhu Kaishan's reputation for the Boxer Rebellion was still great after so many years of fermentation.

This may also be the reason why the Boxers have never been considered a regular army.

Zhu Kaishan's reputation in the green forest is particularly great.

Many bandits admire Zhu Kaishan.

Let Zhu Kaishan recruit and surrender the bandits, which is a good job.

Zhu Kaishan has practiced his faith all his life, and he is still very popular among the bandits who pay attention to these things.

It can be said that Zhu Kaishan's personal integrity is more convincing to these people than the government's official guarantee.

"Chuanwen, how can your father still do such a thing at his age?" Zhu Wei said worriedly.

"Mom, there is no way I could put my father in danger. Asking my father to surrender the bandits means asking my father to write a letter and communicate with these bandit bosses."

Zhu Chuanwen replied to Zhu Wei.

When Zhu Chuanwen took the initiative, it was impossible to send people to some bandit stronghold to recruit surrender.

Even if he sends someone there, there is no way he can send his father, Zhu Kaishan, there.

"Okay, Chuanwen, you have such great ambitions, I will help you with this matter. Many of our brothers who came to the outside world together were in trouble. I will help you contact them."

Before Zhu Wei could say anything else, Zhu Kaishan agreed.

In order to get Zhu Wei to agree, Zhu Kaishan even revealed that he knew many bandits.

When Zhu Kaishan first fled outside the customs, he was a very large group of people.

After these people experienced the Boxer Rebellion, not all of them could settle down and become farmers like Zhu Kaishan.

A large part of these people are actually bandits.

Therefore, Zhu Kaishan still has quite a lot of resources in this regard.

Nothing can be seen when there is no contact, but when he is willing to contact, Zhu Kaishan's network of connections is still very large. (End of chapter)