bookrandom Chapter 130: The Army
Chapter 130: The Army
In ancient times, the key to whether the New Year atmosphere was strong or not depended on how much meat each household cooked.
If the air is filled with the aroma of meat, smoke rises from the roofs of every household, and the laughter of children echoes in the village, it will definitely be a lively New Year with a strong festive atmosphere.
Since Si Chenan was away and it was Chinese New Year, the school in Liuyun Village was closed.
But all the children in the village came today, because they have to kowtow to their teachers and give gifts during the New Year. Since Si Chenan was not here, Jiang Sining had to accept them on their behalf.
She sat in the middle of the living room like the mistress of the house. The children lined up one by one, kowtowed to her three times respectfully, and then brought her the things prepared at home.
Jiang Sining would touch the child's head, say a few words of encouragement and auspiciousness, and then give him a red envelope.
Each red envelope contained one or two taels of silver, in whole pieces, which made the accompanying parents cry out that it was unacceptable.
The gifts they gave were not even worth a tael of silver, so how could they expect the gentleman's family to pay for them?
But no one could persuade Jiang Sining. After all, the family business was there. In the end, everyone accepted it with many thanks.
Mrs. Chen must have wanted to hold her grandchildren very much, but she didn't have any at home, so she asked dozens of children, big and small, to stay and have lunch together before going back.
She asked her maid to bring a bunch of candies and melon seeds, and then, like a child king, she led everyone to guess riddles and play games in the house with a heated kang.
These children often drink the spiritual spring water given by Jiang Sining, so they are all smart. In addition, they often receive her modern education, and they already have some characteristics of modern children.
Jiang Sining felt that in a few years, the older ones would be able to help Si Chenan manage the country.
Of course, she attaches more importance to cultivating scientific and technological talents than talents in governing the country.
Therefore, children who are outstanding in science, mathematics, and medicine will be her key training targets, and will be given more spiritual spring water.
Science and technology will make a country prosperous. She also hopes that during her lifetime, she can see these children in the world of this book promote science and mathematics.
After a lively lunch, when the children went home, Jiang Sining and his aunt started preparing the New Year's Eve dinner without stopping.
Anyway, there was plenty of food in the space and plenty of big pots at home, so Jiang Sining just indulged himself and cooked more than 20 dishes of various sizes.
At nightfall, Si Chenan rushed back alone, exhausted.
Today he has officially announced that he will raise an army in Gaochuan County and has posted notices everywhere to recruit soldiers.
As a result, in just one afternoon, more than 20,000 people came to sign up to join the army!
All the young and strong people in Gaochuan County came.
As there were too many people and they were all untrained militiamen, Si Chenan was afraid of trouble, so he asked Dong Ling to stay. At this moment, more than 20,000 people gathered around the county government office, setting up pots everywhere to cook.
When the wealthy families in the town saw that the situation was not good, they quickly took out the food in their homes and gave it to the rebels in order to protect themselves.
Of course, the members of the Chamber of Commerce headed by Mr. Liu Dashan were very willing to provide support. After all, they knew that most of the money they earned this year was due to Jiang Sining.
Besides, after the New Year, they will go to Southeast Asia again. There is no point in leaving so much food behind. If they don’t donate it to the rebels, will it just go moldy?
As a result, a very harmonious scene appeared in the entire Gaochuan group.
If Jiang Sining were present, he would definitely praise the military and civilians for being like one family.
Si Chenan washed off the snow and wind on his body and changed into clean and warm clothes. Then the family gathered around a big table and started this year's reunion dinner.
Mrs. Chen first gave red envelopes to Jiang Yan and several children. Si Chenan also expressed his opinion. The family was having a great time. The only thing missing was the familiar sounds and pictures of the Spring Festival Gala.
Jiang Sining didn’t know whether he would be able to watch TV in this lifetime, so he didn’t think about it anymore.
This rare excitement and happiness at the moment is enough for her.
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The first day of the first lunar month.
After Si Chenan wished Mrs. Chen a happy new year early in the morning, he immediately rushed to the county government office.
Dong Ling sent a message last night that a large number of young and middle-aged people from neighboring counties rushed to Gaochuanji overnight to join the rebel army.
By the time Si Chenan set out, the number of new people had reached as many as 10,000, and a large number of people were still arriving.
At this rate, the total number of rebels today would probably exceed 50,000.
When starting a rebellion, naturally the more people the better.
But the more people there are, the greater the logistical pressure will be, and problems will easily arise if the quality of the personnel is uneven, so Jiang Sining decided to go there in person to take a look.
The familiar Gaochuanji of the past is now crowded with people, and the streets are full of young and middle-aged men waiting to be recruited.
These people were generally dressed in rags and shivering in the snow, but their eyes were filled with a glimmer of hope as they stared closely at the team in front of them.
Jiang Sining and the other person arrived outside the county government office. Dong Ling was leading dozens of his men, quickly recruiting new soldiers and distributing supplies and food to everyone.
The newly recruited soldiers were taken away by the previous veteran teams.
From then on, everyone was no longer an ordinary citizen, but a member of the rebel army.
"How many people are there?" Jiang Sining asked.
"We will soon have 40,000 people." Dong Ling said, "There are still more than 10,000 people who have not been recruited, and there are more coming later."
"This time, I received a maximum of 60,000."
"Yes!"
Previously, Jiang Sining and Dong Ling had trained 500 people together. Now there are 60,000 new recruits, and the old soldiers are automatically upgraded to centurions, each leading 100 people.
For the remaining 10,000 people, Jiang Sining planned to let Si Chenan personally train them as his personal soldiers. These people must be carefully selected, preferably from Gaochuan County, and have good physical fitness.
She will personally formulate training plans for these people, and their weapons and equipment will also be top-notch, including the technological weapons she is about to develop.
Dong Ling was busy until the evening, and sent people to close the city gates. Gaochuanji, with its high walls, now became the first major stronghold of the rebels.
Si Chenan called a meeting of all the centurions and seriously explained the issues of military appearance and discipline. They were not allowed to disturb the lives of the ordinary people in the town, and they were not allowed to steal anything.
Anyone who dares to violate this rule must be punished by military law.
The rebels all came from poor families and had just been formed, so it was easier to control them.
Everyone set up tents under the city wall and did not disturb the people on the street at all. They also went to the toilet in an orderly manner.
So even though there were 70,000 troops stationed in the town, it still appeared to be in good order.
At night, fires were lit in front of each tent and dinner began to be cooked. Soon the whole town was filled with the rich aroma of food.
Jiang Sining had been guarding the county government office, concerned about the discipline of the rebels all night long, but nothing happened.
It seems that Si Chenan has his own way of managing the army, which makes her feel relieved.
Early the next morning, the army marched out of the city in an orderly manner and began their first training on an open space covered with snow.
As for Si Chenan's 10,000 personal soldiers, Dong Ling trained them separately according to Jiang Sining's plan.
In the new year, everything is in order.
Daxia is also about to usher in a new era.