According to those who first joined Yu Zizhen's private army, they could eat two meals of dry rice and one meal of porridge every day.
They had one dry meal in the morning when the sun rose and one in the afternoon when the sun set. In order to save food at night, the team leader only let them drink multi-grain porridge and eat wild vegetable dumplings.
But even if it is just multi-grain porridge and wild vegetable dumplings, it is difficult for their families, relatives and neighbors to eat them.
When everyone heard this, they were all envious, but that was not the end.
Next, the men showed the onlookers their new straw sandals, new weapons, and the fine rattan armor they had hidden under their rags and tattered clothes to wear back home.
Thanks to them, Yu Zizhen's subordinates soon welcomed a large wave of people who wanted to join them.
However, to the disappointment of the fishermen, Yu Zizhen's subordinates did not accept just anyone.
If you want to enjoy their good treatment, you must also meet their admission requirements.
However, Yu Zizhen's subordinates did not let the other fishermen who did not meet the requirements go back disappointed. Not only did they distribute one day's rations to every fisherman who met the Da Qi conscription conditions but did not meet their recruitment standards, but they also said that they would send people to teach them martial arts and make weapons in the future, so that they would have more self-protection capabilities when facing pirates and Japanese pirates.
The most important thing is that the other party also hinted that after their numbers grow to a certain size, they will unite with other forces to fight against pirates and Japanese pirates and completely drive out these beasts.
Upon hearing this, the eliminated fishermen's worries turned into joy. They took the grain cakes they were given and happily returned to their village.
As for those who were selected, the first lesson that Yu Zizhen's subordinates taught them was to make them mentally prepared to face death at any time.
In their words, they would of course try to reduce casualties as much as possible, but nothing is absolute in this world. As long as they fight with real guns and swords, injuries and deaths are inevitable.
That is why when they were selecting people, they did not accept fishermen who were the only sons in their families to join.
Before those young and middle-aged people who had just been selected had time to be happy, a basin of cold water was poured on their heads, and their excitement and excitement disappeared in an instant.
But even so, when Yu Zizhen's subordinates asked them if anyone wanted to go back on their word, no one firmly chose to shake their heads vigorously and say that they "would never go back on their word."
They think very clearly.
In today's world, even if they stay at home obediently, death will still find them when the time comes.
Those pirates and Japanese pirates would not let them go just because they stayed at home obediently. And those corrupt officials and bullies had never been friendly to them just because they were honest and obedient.
Anyway, their situation is already as bad as it can be, so why don't they take the opportunity to fight for themselves and their families?
At least after joining this team, they can not only eat enough and learn skills, but also take some food home every month.
No matter how you calculate it, they are making huge profits.
The fishermen who understood the pros and cons did not regret or retreat, and every day since then, they have been grateful for their original choice.
Because under the leadership of Yu Zizhen's subordinates, they not only drove away the pirates and Japanese pirates, but also took advantage of the victory to pursue them and recaptured more than a dozen large islands that were originally held by the pirates and bandits.
These islands have been lawless places for many years. Due to the inaction of the Da Qi navy, pirates and Japanese pirates have directly lived on the islands very close to Da Qi.
After Yu Zizhen's subordinates drove away the sea pirates and Japanese pirates, they found a large number of slaves and property on the island.
Those slaves were abducted by pirates from coastal fishing villages. They brought them back to the island, picked out young and beautiful girls and wives for their entertainment, and forced the rest with knives and guns, forcing them to farm, raise livestock, catch fish and shrimp, or cook, wash clothes, and spin and weave cloth.
Taking into account Yu Zizhen's usual style of doing things, Yu Zizhen's subordinates immediately restored the freedom of the slaves on the island.
For those who are willing to go home, they will arrange ships to send them back. For those who are unwilling to go home, they will also choose another habitat for these poor people.
Especially those poor women who had suffered so much, Yu Zizhen's subordinates even gave them a chance to choose again.
That is to say, if they return home and their lives are not satisfactory, they can choose to start over somewhere else.
Of course, the women who were willing to go home only accounted for a very small part of all women. Even those women who had not been defiled by pirates or Japanese pirates, and had only been responsible for washing clothes, cooking, spinning and weaving, mostly retreated because of worldly forces.
They knew very well that even if they were innocent, their neighbors and even their relatives would not believe them.
People's words are scary. They don't want to be criticized all the time, nor do they want to cause their families to be criticized. They don't want to hear their family members say "Why did you come back?" or "Why don't you just die outside?"
Those who choose to go back are not unaware of the dangers of gossip; they just have concerns that they cannot let go of, and they still hold onto a last bit of hope and faith in their loved ones.
Needless to say, for those who chose to start a new life elsewhere, Yu Zizhen's subordinates not only arranged for doctors to treat their injuries, illnesses and regulate their bodies, but also took out a portion of the wealth accumulated by the pirates and Japanese pirates and distributed it to them so that they would have money to rely on.
After they recovered, Yu Zizhen's subordinates did not just throw them anywhere.
After consulting with them, Yu Zizhen's subordinates arranged them to the embroidery workshop, weaving workshop and farm under Yu Zizhen's name.
There, they will not be bullied, and can rely on their own labor to keep warm and have enough food and clothing. If they want in the future, they can even ask a matchmaker to help them find a suitable person to marry.
Compared with them, most of those who chose to go home did not have a good ending.
Except for a very small number of people who were truly accepted by their families and whose families were willing to move away from their hometowns so that they would not live under the criticism of others, the vast majority of others, just as they feared, were asked by their families as soon as they returned, "Why did you come back?" and "Why don't you just die outside?"
Some of the more ruthless ones even wanted to force them to death. If it weren't for Yu Zizhen's private soldiers who were responsible for sending them back, some of the women would have been forced to hang themselves on the spot.
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