Chapter 311: Encountering Fan Zeng
This changed the previous image of the Qin army as a massacrer and a very ferocious person. At least in the eyes of the Qin people, the Qin soldiers were the ones who guarded the Qin country.
Being ruthless to the enemy and able to protect his own people, this is the image a soldier should have.
Zhao Yuanxi looked at Wang Ben and said sincerely, "Thank you very much for sending people to help!"
"The king has ordered his subjects to be stationed here. These soldiers have nothing to do except training on weekdays. Thanks to the queen mother, she has found some things for them to do. Although they have been busy these days, their fighting spirit has become even higher."
Zhao Yuanxi smiled. "They know the significance of what they are doing, so of course they will become more and more motivated as they work harder."
If the general tells the soldiers to capture the city, the soldiers will do it. But if the general tells the soldiers that capturing the city will bring peace to the area and everyone will have a better life, then they will work hard.
This is true in war and also in serving the people. No one wants to do something without knowing the reason.
They should know what they are fighting for.
From passive execution to active creation, only then can we work together to achieve strategic goals.
Zhao Yuanxi slowly explained to Wang Ben, who then looked surprised. "The Queen Mother also knows how to train soldiers?"
"How could I know that?" Zhao Yuanxi was also stunned, then smiled and shook his head. "I'm just judging others by my own standards. If you asked me to catch locusts, I would definitely not be happy. But if you told me that the locusts were going to eat up all the food, and the people would starve, and I would starve too, then even if you didn't tell me, I would have to run out and kill those bugs."
Wang Ben burst out laughing. Thinking about it, it was indeed true. However, this also inspired his training methods for soldiers. Most of the soldiers in Qin were conscripted civilians. Some of them did want to make achievements, but many of them just wanted to complete their military service. Letting soldiers know why they were fighting was indeed a good way to boost morale.
After Zhao Yuanxi left the military camp, he took Ziying to a nearby dam to inspect the construction progress.
The carriage stopped unexpectedly and Ziying fell forward. Fortunately, Zhao Yuanxi reacted in time and pulled him back.
Ziying lay in his grandmother's arms with lingering fear.
"What's going on?" You was also startled and scolded.
The driver explained in a panic, "Damn it, slave. A man suddenly appeared on the road and I just bumped into him."
Zhao Yuanxi lifted the curtain and saw a person lying in the middle of the road. His legs were broken and he was lying on the ground in a strange posture, with no one knowing whether he was dead or alive.
I thought it was a scam, but it turned out to be a real person!
"Look at him now!"
This man looks to be in his fifties, and this collision could really cost him his life.
Zhao Yuanxi also got off the car. There were onlookers all around her and she was stopped by the guards. Hearing the discussions around her, she couldn't help but frown and could only order people to carry the injured onto the carriage and send them to the clinic.
As soon as the old man was lifted up, he woke up and shouted, "What are you doing? Where are you taking me?"
Zhao Yuanxi's eyebrows twitched as he explained, "Old man, I'll take you to the clinic to have a look at the doctor. You're injured."
"Of course I know I'm injured. Wasn't it you who hit me?"
"Yes, don't worry, I will definitely take the responsibility."
The old man finally calmed down, narrowing his eyes slightly as he looked Zhao Yuanxi up and down. "Aren't you afraid that I'm here to cheat you out of your money?"
"If I want to make money, I won't gamble with my life."
Although her carriage was not as powerful as a modern car, the impact was not small. Moreover, even an adult would not be able to withstand being trampled under the horse's hooves, let alone an old woman who was already at the age of knowing her destiny.
"snort!"
The old man was reluctantly sent to a nearby clinic by Zhao Yuanxi.
His leg was indeed broken. At the age of over fifty, his health was not good to begin with, and this fracture almost cost him half his life.
"Is there anyone else at home, sir?"
"I was just passing by, and no one was home."
"In that case, sir, you will stay with me for the time being. May I ask your name?"
"I am Fan Zeng."
Ahem—Zhao Yuanxi nearly choked on his own saliva. What was his name, Fan Zeng? Zeng?
She finally calmed down and cleared her throat, "Mr. Fan, would you like to come to my place to recuperate?"
Fan Zeng wanted to refuse, but he had no relatives here, and now both his legs were injured. He didn't know when they would recover. If he left like this, he would probably have to crawl out of the clinic.
"Do you still want to deny it?"
Zhao Yuanxi smiled and ordered someone to take him back to the county magistrate's office.
Zhao Yuanxi has been living in the county magistrate's mansion these days. The new county magistrate has not arrived yet. All the affairs of Dang County, big or small, are in the hands of the county magistrate, and major matters are decided by Zhao Yuanxi.
When the carriage stopped at the county magistrate's mansion, Fan Zeng frowned slightly. He could see that the woman was of extraordinary status, but he didn't expect that she was related to the local county magistrate.
He couldn't help but feel a little regretful, and inexplicably felt that he might not be able to get out after going in.
But now the arrow is on the string, he has to go in whether he wants to or not.
When he learned the true identity of the hostess, Fan Zeng's heart completely chilled. His previous arrogance changed and he suddenly became low-key, as if he was planning to leave after his injuries healed.
But how could Zhao Yuanxi let him leave so easily? The person was in her hands, so there was no reason to let him run away.
She would take Ziying to see him every few days. She and Fan Zeng had no common topics, but Ziying was lively and clever, which piqued Fan Zeng's interest.
"When this boy grows up, he will definitely be extraordinary." Fan Zeng sighed.
When Ziying heard Fan Zeng praising him, he was quite proud and pretended to be arrogant, saying, "I don't deserve your praise, sir."
Fan Zeng scolded, "I'll praise you if you want. What's so hard to admit? Don't try to imitate those Confucianists' roundabout ways."
After being scolded like this, Xiao Ziying couldn't help but doubt his life. It seemed that the methods he used to learn to be a good boy in the past were useless in front of this old man!
He could only look at his grandmother for help. Zhao Yuanxi couldn't help laughing and rubbed his head.
Mr. Fan Zeng seems to be a man of temperament.
"Sir, what are your plans after you recover from your injury?" Zhao Yuanxi asked casually.
Fan Zeng naturally wanted to return to Chu, but Chu was now in civil strife and frequent disasters. Qin had stationed hundreds of thousands of troops on the Qin-Chu border, and war was imminent. Going to Chu at this time was not a good place to go, so he planned to go to Qi instead.
But he didn't intend to tell the Queen Mother of Qin about his plan.
Although Queen Dowager Zhao did not say it, Fan Zeng understood that she intended to recruit him, but he had never thought of surrendering to the Qin State, so he could only reject her kindness.
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