Gan Ning was suspicious of the pottery merchant's idea, but the other water thieves leaders didn't care. After hearing the pottery merchant's words, they all seemed very excited!
You can join the official army, garrison the county seat, and recruit soldiers and horses at your own discretion. There is even hope that you can rule a county on your own in the future!
This is absolutely no different from dominating one side and raising private soldiers! It is impossible for ordinary nobles to do it. Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, only the famous families in the world can do this.
This Danyang County Sheriff is so damn generous!
Is there something wrong with him, is there something wrong with his mind?
Originally, these water thieves leaders only thought that after joining Danyang County's navy, they could continue to take charge of their original subordinates, dominate and exploit them, but they did not expect that Tao Shang would suddenly give everyone such a
Generous treatment!
This trick is really worth it! Anyone who refuses to accept the trick is a fool!
I saw a group of water bandit leaders headed by Village Leader Liu, all showing happy expressions, holding their hands in succession, and speaking righteously to the pottery merchant: "The Lord is so righteous, what hope do we have? What hope do we have?"
Without further ado, I will serve my Lord to the best of my ability from now on!"
The pottery merchant nodded happily and praised: "In this way, the merchant will not treat you badly. You will wait and see in the future."
Although there was a warm and affectionate smile on the potter's face at the moment, he was already sneering secretly in his heart.
Don't be so arrogant, sooner or later you will be able to figure out your own position.
Among the people, only Gan Ning and Zhou Tai did not answer this question.
Gan Ning had some understanding of the true nature of the pottery merchant, but Zhou Tai felt that this matter was too ridiculous.
What the pottery merchants are now adopting is an expedient measure, which is similar to simplifying the hereditary military leadership system that the Soochow regime has always adopted in history, and using it to deal with these water bandit leaders first.
Historically, Soochow was far away from the Central Plains, and its local system was very different from that in the northern part of the Central Plains. It was a pure military regime.
The military system of the Soochow regime promulgated and implemented a hereditary military leadership system among the upper class and powerful people. This regulation allowed some local powerful people to have the authority to recruit private soldiers. Of course, this was also because the southeastern region at that time was far away from the cultural center, and
Sun's status among the gentry was not very high, and the regime he had to adopt as a last resort alleviated the conflict between the supreme leader and the landlord class to a certain extent, but in the long run, it allowed the barbaric growth of the powerful below.
And it is a negative means to make the power of high-level officials empty.
Tao Shang was eager to obey his authority, and because he had other plans in mind, he temporarily simplified the hereditary military leadership system to appease these water thieves. After defeating Yuan Shu, he ignored it.
They are just a group of rude men who only know how to burn, kill, and loot, but have no cultural ink. Let’s see who among us will cry and beg whom in the future.
Tao Shang exchanged greetings with the water bandit leaders for a while, and then suddenly said to the bandit leaders: "Everyone, please follow me outside to gather all the brothers in the camp. I have some things to distribute to those who are about to join Danyang County.
Brothers water thieves, I still have something to explain clearly to you guys!"
Having said this, the pottery merchant blinked, as if he felt something was wrong, and suddenly laughed again.
"That's wrong. It should no longer be the water thieves, but the officers and soldiers!"
All the thieves and bandits were immersed in boundless joy at this moment, and they could not think so much. They responded to whatever the pottery merchant said.
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Arriving outside the tent, Zhou Tai ordered everyone to gather all the water pirate soldiers stationed here.
After a while, I saw a large group of people gathering in the open space in the center of the camp.
In the camp, all kinds of water thieves, dressed in rags and rags, gathered in front of a newly built high platform in the open space, looking at the leaders who were talking and laughing with confusion and walking towards this side.
The pottery merchant nodded to the leaders of the water thieves, then walked slowly onto the high platform, glanced around at the people below, and spoke loudly.
"Brothers, I have called you here today to tell you something important. In fact, many of you should already know it, but I still want to state it again... To be honest, I am the one who was recently appointed as the Yangtze River Water Channel
The leader of the alliance is the thief king. At the same time, I am also the governor of Danyang County, Tao Shang. Tao came here today to seek the consent of the village owners and invite all the heroes present to enter Yangzhou together to register their household registration.
From now on, we are no longer bandits, but innocent! And we are still officers and soldiers! We are the most reliable shield of the Han Dynasty and the most trustworthy warriors and talents."
As soon as he said this, all the thieves and bandits were whispering to each other and talking endlessly.
The pottery merchant waved his hand, signaling to the water thieves surrounding the high platform to stop making noise and continue to listen to him.
However, the voices of the water thieves did not seem to stop because of the potter's stop. Instead, they were noisy whispers, and their voices became louder and louder. No matter how much the potter waved his hands, he could not quiet them down.
The thieves were a little too excited, and they were chattering endlessly.
Mr. Tao was a bit embarrassed and wanted to curse a few people, but he kept his identity and was embarrassed to say bad words in front of so many people.
Xuzhou Mr. Tao's gentlemanly demeanor is unparalleled in the world. If he showed his timidity in front of so many people and turned around, people would talk too much and spread his uncivilized behavior to the ears of outsiders. Mr. Taiping's golden sign would be popular among literati in the future.
How can you still hang out in Yashi's circle?
Therefore, it is difficult to be a gentleman.
It is even more difficult to be a gentleman who wants to show off his face.
You still have to find a representative to express your dirty thoughts on your behalf.
Thinking of this, the pottery merchant turned his head and winked at Gan Ning in the audience.
Gan Ning seemed quite spiritual at the moment.
The Jinfan thief heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning. His eyes as big as copper bells stared, and he jumped directly onto the high platform.
Meeting the pottery merchant's hidden gaze, he saw Prince Taiping raising his eyebrows at Gan Ning, and then pouting at the noisy bandits in the audience.
Gan Ning understood what he meant and shouted loudly to the audience.
"Shut the hell up! If anyone dares to keep talking nonsense, I will kill his whole family!"
Gan Ning's voice was very loud, and his roar almost shook the surrounding areas and resounded through the mountains and forests.
After shouting one sentence, all the water thieves in the venue immediately shut up and became silent.
Obviously, they know much more about this Jinfan thief than the illusory Pirate King.
This lunatic dares to do anything. He said he would kill your whole family, so he was not lying at all. He really dared to kill your whole family.
In the audience, Zhou Tai buried his face in his hands with some shame.
Gan Ning is truly a disgrace among thieves.
The pottery merchant looked at Gan Ning with admiration and gave him a big thumbs up in his heart.
Gan Ning cursed out his feelings that were not convenient to reveal in public, and the pottery merchant felt very happy.
It's better to have representatives who speak.
"Brothers!" Tao Shang saw that the audience was quiet, and then he loudly said to everyone: "I know that it is a little difficult for everyone to accept at the moment. You have all been heroes who have been robbing families and homes on the Yangtze River for many years... If it were replaced by
In peaceful and prosperous times, you may all be good people and heroes who protect your country. However, in troubled times and the world is in chaos, you have no choice but to fall into the trap of thieves in order to make a living. Tao takes pity on your bravery and talents and uses the newly established
Danyang County Navy recruits you to join the army! In the army, you can use your skills to earn military merits and benefit future generations. Tao swore to God that as long as the pottery merchant is around, he will be rewarded impartially.
, I will never treat every brother present unfairly."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the water thieves began to whisper and discuss again. It seemed that they could still vaguely hear their muttering words...
"real or fake?"
"You're not lying to us, are you?"
"People in the imperial court generally don't seem to be trustworthy..."
"This guy has pretty features, a nose and eyes. He's too handsome to be a good guy..."
Gan Ning took a deep breath and yelled again: "If you don't want to be wiped out, just shut up!"
The room was suddenly silent again.
However, it was obvious that several water thieves were glaring at Gan Ning with angrily expressions on their faces, not convinced by the arrogance and domineering behavior of this Jinfan thief.
In the crowd, someone vaguely seemed to have said something: "You are a thief to begin with, and you will die. How can there be a whole family of fools that you want to kill?"
When Gan Ning heard this, he became furious and shouted angrily: "Which bastard said that? Come out and challenge me!"
"Hey, hey, hey~!" Tao Shang quickly raised his hand to block Gan Ning's words, turned to look at the soldiers below with a smile, and said warmly: "Although Tao doesn't know who said that just now,
But it touches on Tao's heart. Brothers, who have been thieves all year round, most of them must still be single. There are three so-called unfilial piety, and the worst is not having children. Although Danyang County is rich, the population is extremely scarce. If all brothers
After joining Danyang County, Tao will definitely find a way to help everyone solve this life-long event! Prenatal and postnatal care is an important measure of our Danyang County!"
After saying these words, the water thieves' emotions were obviously boiling.
The thieves began to whisper to each other again, but compared to the hesitation just now, they were obviously a little more happy.
A young water thief had the courage to shout to the pottery merchant: "King of thieves! If I become an officer, will you really take care of my sleeping with my wife?"
Tao Shang pointed at the bandit and said emphatically: "This brother asked a very good question! What's the good thing about it? The good thing is that he asked a question related to the vital interests of the people. Singleness and childlessness, in our
Danyang County will never allow it. From Tao's point of view, we not only have to deal with the issue of you sleeping with your mother-in-law, but also the issue of how many children you can have after sleeping with your mother-in-law! These are all in our Danyang County
Plan for people’s livelihood.”
The young water thieves were in a state of excitement.
Tao clapped his hands and continued: "We in Danyang County are very democratic and will never force others to do what they can. If you agree to recruit people to join the army, Tao will immediately assign people to distribute food and fodder. Everyone present can immediately receive a grain of rice based on head count."
Hu Liang, leave immediately if you don’t want to, Tao will never stop you.”.m.