Wu Laoliu listened to the wailing next door, but thought in his heart that even if his comrades next door could survive, they would definitely be disabled.
What to do in the future?
Who will take care of the parents? What to do with the children?
Will he be seriously injured or disabled in the future, or even die in battle?
Thinking about these messy things, Wu Laoliu became more and more unable to sleep.
At this moment, someone spoke up.
"The general is here!"
"The general came to see us!"
"..."
After Zhu Hongyu concluded his inspection of the weapons workshop and distributed wage rewards to the craftsmen, he led his people to the wounded soldiers camp.
At the door of the wounded soldier, Zhu Hongyu sprinkled some alcohol on himself, then opened the door curtain and strode into the ward.
The severely wounded members of the Liberation Army who were still wailing loudly and screaming unconsciously became quieter after seeing Zhu Hongyu coming to see them.
Zhu Hongyu walked to a wounded man, took a look at his injury, and comforted him warmly.
"Take good care of yourself. This general still needs you, and the Liberation Army still needs you!"
This man's name was Tian Qixiang. On the battlefield, his left arm was hit by a lead bullet and had to be amputated to save his life.
Tian Qixiang's expression was full of sorrow and despair, and his face turned pale due to excessive blood loss.
"General, I am already a useless person!"
He raised his left hand, half of his left arm had been amputated and chopped off, and there was a hint of weakness in his voice.
Zhu Hongyu took hold of Tian Qixiang's intact right hand and said.
"Who said you are useless?"
"Without one left hand, a person is useless?"
"You can rest peacefully and recuperate. I will definitely not let you get nowhere!"
"When you recover from your injuries, you will first learn to read and write. When you can master basic reading and writing, I will arrange for you to work in the logistics department and do some easy tasks such as writing, writing and calculation."
After comforting Tian Qixiang, Zhu Hongyu turned to the other seriously injured people and said.
"Everyone, just keep your heart in your stomach! This general promised not to abandon or give up, and he will definitely keep his promise."
"I, Zhu Hongyu, swear here today in the name of Emperor Taizu that I will never abandon any Pao Ze!"
"The disabled, I will support you for the rest of your life!"
"Those who died in battle, I, the general, will provide for your families, give your children wives and children, and provide for your parents to take care of themselves until they die!"
"If there is any violation, the sky will strike with lightning, and you will not die easily!"
When everyone heard this, whether they were the seriously injured patients lying on the bed unable to move or the lightly injured patients who came from other wards to watch the excitement, their faces were all moved.
Since ancient times, has there ever been a commander who valued them so much?
If the commander is like this, why not die in battle?!
The lightly wounded soldiers outside the door all hammered their chests with their right hands in a military salute and spoke.
"We are willing to swear allegiance to the general, and follow the general to create the great cause of expelling the Tartars, restoring China, rebuilding the Ming Dynasty, and rejuvenating China!"
"We are willing to swear allegiance to the general, and follow the general to create the great cause of expelling the Tartars, restoring China, rebuilding the Ming Dynasty, and rejuvenating China!"
"..."
Although their voices were weak, the seriously injured people spoke one after another.
"Long live the General!"
"We are willing to swear allegiance to the General to the death!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.
"Don't be too polite. Let's all have a good rest and take good care of ourselves!"
"Only when your health is well maintained, can you join us, General, in creating and rebuilding the great Ming Dynasty!"
"I ordered people to make broth for everyone, and it will be served later. Everyone should eat more meat to replenish their bodies, so that their injuries can heal faster!"
Zhu Hongyu spoke to comfort the wounded in the Liberation Army.
After Zhu Hongyu comforted the wounded and left, the originally gloomy atmosphere in the wounded barracks became much more cheerful.
With Zhu Hongyu's promise, the wounded soldiers no longer worry about their future.
Although the injuries on the body are serious and the pain is unbearable, as long as there is hope in front of me, all the suffering now is not unbearable.
Zhu Hongyu left the wounded barracks and returned to his residence.
He sat down behind the desk and began to think about the placement of the seriously injured.
Severely wounded soldiers are basically disabled, and it is impossible for them to return to the battlefield.
But Zhu Hongyu can't let these seriously injured people die without results!
If he can properly arrange these seriously wounded soldiers, everyone in the Liberation Army will see it.
When they go to the battlefield in the future, soldiers will no longer have to worry about what will happen to them if they become disabled or what will happen to their families if they die in battle!
Allowing soldiers to have no worries and focus only on meritorious service can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army!
Moreover, Zhu Hongyu did have the intention to use disabled soldiers to support logistics.
In this era, people with disabilities are far less tolerant than later generations. Once a person becomes disabled and loses his labor force, he will definitely be looked down upon and treated differently.
If Zhu Hongyu left them alone, the rest of their lives would be miserable for these disabled soldiers.
Now Zhu Hongyu takes such good care of them, ensuring their lives and taking care of their families. The loyalty of these people can absolutely be guaranteed.
Once these disabled soldiers have completed literacy, can read and write, and then trained in the logistics of the Liberation Army for a period of time, they will basically be qualified grassroots officials.
To put it bluntly, Zhu Hongyu is making plans for the future.
He can't stay in this mountain nest all the time to farm and develop. After repelling the Spanish attack, Zhu Hongyu plans to expand abroad.
Although it is safe in the mountains, it is too isolated and has no development prospects!
If the Liberation Army wants to develop and grow, it still has to fight its way out of the mountains.
Going down the river and out of the mountains is the central plain of Luzon Island.
The Spaniards relied on collusion with the indigenous people and the church to rule the place.
If Zhu Hongyu wants to rule the place, he must win over the natives. Before he has enough power, it is very necessary to maintain a good relationship with the natives.
But he and the church cannot pee in the same pot!
Having said that, General Zhu Hongyu will definitely issue a ban on religion under his rule.
Since Manila under the Spanish rule did not allow Chinese to establish academies to teach Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism, why did Zhu Hongyu allow the spread of Christianity?
In Zhu Hongyu's eyes, whether to allow the spread of Christianity is not a matter of religious belief.
It is a competition between the national culture and social ideologies of the East and the West!
There is no compromise on this matter. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind!
Unless one day there are Confucian academies and Confucius and Mencius temples all over Europe, don't even think about Zhu Hongyu relaxing the religious ban on Christianity.
In addition, there is no landowning gentry class on Luzon Island!
Even if Zhu Hongyu wanted to use a temporary compromise with the landlords and gentry class in exchange for his control of local population, materials and other war resources, he could not do it.
Zhu Hongyu could only start training grassroots officials by himself.
Otherwise, he can't collude with Spanish manor owners, landowners and gentry to exploit the Chinese, right?
In that case, the buttocks will be really crooked!
And to train grassroots officials, is there any better choice than these disabled soldiers?
They are all being trained from scratch anyway, so naturally they have to choose those who are loyal to themselves!