The neat slogans resounded, and Zhu Hongyu nodded with satisfaction.
Although the training time is still short, these soldiers have learned to walk in the forward step, shout slogans with great momentum, and have a bit of military demeanor!
After watching the new recruits goose-stepping, Zhu Hongyu went to inspect the training of the veterans.
Compared with the simple goose-stepping training for new recruits, the training for veterans is much more complicated and has more subjects.
Including armed cross-country, physical training, formation changes, infantry and artillery coordination and other training projects.
Seeing the combat effectiveness displayed by the veterans of the Liberation Army during training, Zhu Hongyu nodded with satisfaction and praised the officers of the Liberation Army who were responsible for military training.
Among the generals of the Liberation Army, there is indeed no such amazing military genius as a famous general.
Most of them are just ordinary people, the normal kind.
However, ordinary people also have benefits from ordinary people.
That is to be obedient and do whatever you are told!
Now Zhu Hongyu is quite satisfied with the generals of the Liberation Army, although there are no military geniuses like Li Dingguo among them.
But they are obedient, can act according to the plan on the battlefield, and can complete the training of the army without any compromise in normal training.
This is enough!
Zhu Hongyu then went to inspect the conditions of the Liberation Army's barracks, food, ordnance, etc.
The barracks are newly built wooden houses, and the beds, quilts, pillows, etc. are basically all brand new.
The food was also good, with plenty of white rice, a certain amount of fruit, and meat such as chicken, duck, and fish.
Luzon has a hot climate and abundant products. The land is harvested three times a year, so there will be no shortage of food.
The same is true for fruits. There are many kinds of tropical fruits in the mountains!
The diet of the Liberation Army contained more meat and fish. The reason was that the camp of the Liberation Army was close to the sea and not far from the coastline.
A place close to the sea, if you lack anything, there will be no shortage of fish to eat!
All in all, the food of the Liberation Army was pretty good.
The recruits are thin because they have only been in the camp for a short period of time and the nutrients their bodies lack cannot be replenished in a short period of time.
But those veterans who have been training for a period of time do so because of good food and high-intensity training.
Everyone's body is covered with lumps and flesh, and they look very strong.
After finishing his inspection of the army, Zhu Hongyu returned to the camp and began to ponder the relevant details of establishing a military government.
…
Liang Asheng was the youngest child in the family. His parents gave birth to seven or eight children, but he was the only one born.
It seems even more obvious that he is a baby, who has been pampered by his family since he was a child.
Even though the Liang family was not wealthy, his father earned money by working hard for others, and his mother made a living by farming and weaving. He had never been short of food and clothing since he was a child.
From time to time, you can also eat some meat!
Even after Liang Ah-sheng became sensible at the age of six or seven, his father specially spent money to let Liang Ah-sheng learn literacy and arithmetic from the accountant hired by his employer.
In the future, don’t be like yourself, being blind when a carrying pole falls over.
If it weren't for the red hair in Manila, the Chinese would not be allowed to build private schools in Manila to study Confucian classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics.
Liang Asheng's father was afraid that he would inevitably send his son to school to drop his book bag.
Liang Asheng is also quite impressive. He lived up to his parents' expectations. He was flexible, smart and eager to learn. He mastered basic reading and writing skills in a short period of time.
However, what Liang Asheng's father did not expect was that the accountant hired by his employer was not only good at reading, writing and arithmetic, he was also good at mechanics.
Under the influence of Mr. Accountant, Liang Asheng gradually embarked on a path of no return in the eyes of his parents.
Crazy obsessed with the mechanics of mechanics!
I don't know when it started. I didn't go out or take a step outside the door every day. Except for eating and relieving myself, I would hide in my room and study his crappy gadgets.
He was beaten and scolded, but Liang Asheng did not change at all.
His parents felt extremely regretful and felt that they should not have sent their son to learn literacy and arithmetic from the accountant.
This is great, a good son has become a "lady"!
It's okay for him and his wife to be alive now and they can support him, but if he and his wife die of old age, how will they survive if he is left alone!
On this day, Liang Asheng's father returned to his small home, exhausted.
The old wife had already prepared dinner. There were three plates, one large and two small, on the table. The large plate contained cornmeal pancakes.
Two small plates contained emerald-green kelp shreds and fried fish the size of your little finger.
Compared with the life I lived under Hongmao's rule, it is an earth-shaking change!
The Chinese are hard-working and can endure hardships. In a place like Luzon with abundant products, logically speaking, they should not go hungry.
But there was nothing they could do. The Spaniards levied heavy taxes specifically on the Chinese.
So much so that the Chinese in Manila are generally not living a very good life!
But on the side of the Liberation Army, Zhu Hongyu wanted to stabilize people's hearts and promote development.
With a wave of his hand, he imitated Li Wanwan and refused to recruit for three years.
Let alone agricultural taxes within three years, he is not even planning to collect commercial taxes.
Zhu Hongyu's methods were decisive and the results were obvious. More and more Chinese left the Spanish rule and immigrated to the Liberation Army.
The quality of life of the Chinese people under the rule of the Liberation Army has been visibly improved!
Even in order to attract the population, Zhu Hongyu adopted a tax reduction policy for the indigenous people.
As long as you come, I will reduce your taxes. No matter how much taxes the Spaniards charge you, my Liberation Army will only charge half of it.
The effect is obvious, and the consequences are equally obvious!
As a result, the finances of the Liberation Army have been in a tight state.
It all depends on the Liberation Army selling iron materials and the proceeds from war seizures.
In the short term, the money on hand of the Liberation Army will be enough to meet its needs, but in the long run, it will definitely not be enough.
Unless Zhu Hongyu can find new sources of wealth!
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Following the shouts of his parents, Liang Asheng walked out of the house with a pair of dark circles under his eyes and full of exhaustion.
After taking a look at the food on the table, he sat down and started eating and drinking.
Liang Asheng's parents looked at each other, and Liang Asheng's father spoke.
"Ah Sheng, the Liberation Army is preparing to recruit officers recently. After the general establishes a military government, the examination will be held."
"You can become an official if you pass the exam!"
"Dad signed you up, you go and give it a try!"
"Now your parents are still alive and can support you, but your parents are old and can't live for a few more years. How will you live after we die?"
Liang Asheng's father persuaded him earnestly.
His mother was also chatting from the side.
"Mom is old, and she can't work for a few more years even if she grits her teeth. Even if dad and mom don't need you to support them, you still have to support yourself!"
Liang Asheng's face showed a bit of impatience, but seeing the old look and expectations on his parents' faces, he couldn't bear it.
After hesitating for a while, he whispered.
"I listen to my father and mother!"
Agreeing to his parents' request, Liang Asheng finished his meal quickly and then went straight back to his house without any intention of saying anything else to his parents.
The whole person looks very introverted and dull!
The couple looked at each other and saw the deep helplessness in each other's eyes.