Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 229 Restarting the Royal Guards

Facing the eager eyes of his family, Lao Nian smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "It is not difficult to join the military, but life in the military is not as easy as you think. Do you know how many people died in the war in the second half of last year?
Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of civilians who died or were injured in the war.

Just looking at the armies of our Hua Xia tribe and the imperial court, the imperial court suffered about 100,000 casualties, while our Hua Xia tribe also suffered 20,000 to 30,000 casualties, with no less than 10,000 dead. Just the urns of martyrs' ashes sent back today, number almost 3,000.

The army is used to fight wars, and wars will result in deaths. Once you go to the battlefield, life and death are unpredictable, so you must be prepared to put your head on the line.

It is impossible to say that if you kill someone, they will not kill you. Even rabbits will bite when they are angry. How can a person not fight for his life before he dies?
So, do you really want to join the military?"

After being threatened by Lao Nian, the three brothers and their husbands who were already married immediately backed off, with obvious fear on their faces.

On the contrary, Tang Jiayao pondered for a moment and said seriously: "I know that war will kill people, but I am not afraid. After all, there will be pensions and they can be buried in the martyrs' tomb. Besides, these good days of ours were won by fighting. If no one fights, how can we keep them?"

Lao Nian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he laughed, "Hahahaha, good, you are worthy of being my Tang Jiaxing's younger brother. Then I will send you to the army."

"Boss!" Tang's mother shouted immediately, but was pulled back by Tang's father.

Although Tang's father was reluctant, he still said: "My son has great ambitions and is a good man."

Tang Jiayao was not the only one who wanted to join the army. After learning about the Huaxia Division and his brother, many young military dependents who moved to Chongqing wanted to join the army. On the one hand, they wanted to follow in their brother's footsteps, and on the other hand, they also wanted to give it a try.

Since the leader Chen Gu is willing to treat them, the military dependents, well, why don't they repay him?

At the same time, this is also an excellent opportunity to change your social status. If you are alive, you will have a bright future. Even if you die, two generations of martyrs can ensure that your family has no worries.

The next day, after the memorial ceremony at the martyrs' tomb, Chen Ju received a list of military dependents who wanted to volunteer to join the army from Lao Nian.

After Chen Gu put the list in his arms, he personally pushed the wheelchair specially made for Lao Nian, and said as he walked: "One death in a family is the limit that a family can bear. Isn't the reason we fight in the battlefield to make our family live a better life?
Since the conditions are now in place for military families to live a good life, why should we let them continue to go to the battlefield?

Of course, it is good that they have a strong desire to serve their country. Let them all go to military academies and start as guards after graduation. Unless it is absolutely necessary, don't let them go to the battlefield!"

"That's fine, but it's a pity that their enthusiasm is wasted." Lao Nian nodded, agreeing with Chen Kui's decision.

"That's enough!" Chen Gu smiled and continued, "You should stay at home to recuperate for the time being. When you are well again, you can join the General Staff. You will still be in charge of the Intelligence Department."

"Can he still be an official if he loses a leg?" Lao Nian asked in surprise.

Chen Jue couldn't help but smile, shook his head and said, "It's just a loss of a leg, not a loss of a head. Officials in my Huaxia Department don't care about appearance. We are all born in the mud. Why should we care about that?"

It is said that officials in every dynasty paid attention to appearance. If you are not good-looking, it is difficult to become an official even if you are talented. The most famous case is Zhong Kui who died by hitting his head against a pillar. But Chen Ju didn't care about these things. What's wrong with missing arms and legs?
That was also missing for the Huaxia Department.

Therefore, Chen Gu will definitely use Lao Nian. He wants to use this to tell the military that those who make contributions to the country will naturally be rewarded. No matter what you become, the country will not despise you.

"Okay, since the leader doesn't mind my subordinates affecting the appearance, then I will shamelessly go to the General Staff!" Lao Nian said with a smile.

Of course Lao Nian would be willing to continue to stay in the center. Although with his merits and qualifications, even if he retired now, he could still live a life of wealth and glory, but he is only in his twenties now. How could he want to stay at home all day long?

Chen Gu smiled and continued, "I plan to use the disabled soldiers as the backbone to form a secret team similar to the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty. Do you have any suitable leader to recommend to me?"

Lao Nian thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you hand over this spy force to your subordinates? As for the Intelligence Department, you can hand it over to Sanlang. I have been in the center for a long time, so it is not appropriate for me to lead the Intelligence Department. Instead, it is better for me to lead the Jinyiwei spies!"

Chen Gu frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Alright, then let Sanlang come back to hand over to you, and I will leave the Jinyiwei spy affairs to you.

However, my Chinese spy can only conduct secret investigations and surveillance, but I don’t have the power to execute first and report later! "

"I understand!" Lao Nian nodded with a smile and said, "We don't have the death penalty in the Huaxia Department. Even if someone is guilty of a crime that deserves death, he can't die too easily. We have to squeeze out every last bit of surplus value."

"There's nothing we can do. We are still so poor. It's better to create some value than to waste it." Chen Gu sighed.

Lao Nian couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He didn't think that the Huaxia tribe was poor. At least half of the accumulation of the Sichuan nobles and officials over the past hundred years was in the hands of the Huaxia tribe, and the money and food were abundant.

Otherwise, how could it be possible to maintain the huge expenses of so many officials and soldiers? So far, very few taxes have been collected. Even after the autumn harvest this year, it is impossible to collect much taxes.

Chen Gu is obviously a sophisticated pragmatist. As for the saying "a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated", it does not exist at all in Chen Gu's opinion. Criminals have no human rights in Chen Gu's eyes, especially those who have committed capital crimes. In Chen Gu's eyes, they are just objects that can be used and they will be used until they die.

People-oriented, first you have to be a person.

Lao Nian knows that, for example, in this property tax campaign, most landlords have been released. Some were released directly, and some whose crimes were not serious were also released after compensating the people involved and the two sides reached a settlement.

However, many landlords who have solid evidence of crimes and have committed serious crimes have already been detained. After the verdict, some of them may have to spend the rest of their lives in shackles in dark mines.

Given Chen Kuai's character, there is absolutely no chance that they will be released.

Being alive is not necessarily more comfortable than being dead, and the absence of the death penalty is not necessarily due to kindness.

(End of this chapter)