My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Jiang Kaishan said with a bitter face, "It's not that I don't want them to eat enough, there's really no need to feed them so well!"

"Go out and ask around. Even the landlords don't eat like this. Besides, they are all grown-up boys. They eat so much!"

Jiang Li chuckled and said, "I'm just afraid of making things easier for others. You also said that even the landlords don't eat as well as they do. If someone poaches us one day, few people would dare to promise us food alone."

"And this is just breakfast. We have to eat meat for lunch. Mutton, chicken, or fish are all fine. Don't make trouble in the future. If people lose their morale, it will be difficult to lead the team."

Jiang Kaishan suddenly stood up and exclaimed, "You still want to eat meat, doesn't that make you a big shot?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Don't be so surprised. This is to win people's hearts. Otherwise, why would they buy your life?"

"Besides, didn't you say that we have more than a hundred sheep and thousands of chickens on our mountain? This little bit of food every day is just a drop in the bucket!"

Before Jiang Kaishan could refute, Jiang Li stopped him and said, "If you really care about it, when you kill the sheep, cut off a few large pieces of meat and leave some bones to stew soup, and then go to Renjia Town to buy more fish and shrimp. In short, you must eat meat every day."

Jiang Kaishan rolled his eyes after hearing this and said, "Forget it, forget it. I'll just listen to you. Anyway, you have always had your own ideas since you were young."

Jiang Li looked at Jiang Kaishan and continued, "Bones are bones, but don't shave off all the meat. Otherwise, you won't be able to win people's hearts and minds, and it will make people feel unhappy."

Jiang Kaishan seemed to have been hit on the point, and said angrily, "You are so smart," then waved his hand and left.

I walked to the door and said, "You can choose the members of the village protection team yourself. I'm going to the town to find someone to repair the courtyard wall."

Looking at his father's expression, Jiang Li shook his head and said, "The pattern is still a little low."

Then he gathered everyone together, carrying their guns and going to the threshing ground. As for the news of recruiting a team to protect the farm, Old Wu had spread it out early in the morning.

After waiting for an hour at the threshing ground, people gradually arrived. Jiang Li looked at the crowd and saw that there were quite a few of them. He then said, "My name is Jiang Li, and I am Jiang Kaishan's second son."

"You all know why I called you here this time. My family has grown big now, and I want to find someone to help look after it. Of course, I won't let you suffer any loss."

"As for the treatment of the village guard team, they provide three meals of corn steamed bread a day, meat every day, and 50 kilograms of grain for five yuan a month. If you are interested, come and sign up."

Speaking of which, Jiang Li still listened to Jiang Kaishan and lowered the standards a bit.

Immediately after he finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion below. Just the idea of ​​having three meals a day was extremely attractive, with meat every day and money and food every month. It was much better than farming, so everyone signed up.

Seeing that everyone was very enthusiastic, Jiang Li did not stop them. After everyone signed up, he said, "So many of you have signed up, but I only want ten people, so I have to evaluate and select the best candidates."

Then there was a round of selection and assessment, during which those who were cunning and shifty were picked out, as well as those who were thin and short.

In the end, the ten people with the strongest will were left behind through running, and the others were sent away with some coarse grains.

The people have been selected. Jiang Li asked them and learned that these people are all second sons and can only get a small part of the family property. Now that there is such an opportunity, they naturally have to seize it.

Jiang Li had an idea of ​​the situation of these people, so he simply stood aside and let Jiang Xiao and Jiang Ti train them in basic standing posture and formation. He also asked Old Wu to go back and ask someone to prepare lunch.

After practicing for a whole morning, even though it is autumn now, this standing queue exercise still makes everyone sweat profusely.

However, when I went to eat lunch, I found that there were not only corn steamed buns, but also egg drop soup and fish soup, and most importantly, the staple food was enough to fill me up.

After a big meal and a half-hour rest, Jiang Li asked Jiang Youxiao and Jiang Youti to continue training. He also had their body measurements taken and went to the town to customize some security uniforms.

In the afternoon, my father came home with a few craftsmen and started planning the layout of the courtyard wall with Jiang Li.

He rejected his father's stingy budget of 500 dollars and directly asked to rebuild a yard. The price was set at 1,500 dollars, and the wall was planned to be three meters high.

In fact, with the money the Jiang family earned in the past few years, it would not be a big deal to spend three or four thousand dollars, but Jiang Kaishan was born into a peasant family and had no money to spend such a large amount of money, so naturally he could not accept it for the time being.

Several craftsmen were a little surprised to see Jiang Kaishan's expression of wanting to cry but not being able to, and thought to themselves, "I have never seen a son being the master of his father before, but today I have witnessed it."

However, after a moment of hesitation, Jiang Kaishan nodded with difficulty and said, "Let's do it this way. You guys just need to work hard to discuss the details with my son and tell me what materials you need to buy."

After saying that, he left. I guess he was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe, and he wanted to find a place to calm down and bleed.

Jiang Li shook his head and said, "My father is just reluctant to spend money. Don't take it to heart. Let's discuss the building style and specifications!"

After two hours of discussion, they finally decided to build the courtyard wall into a hexagon, with a five-meter-high lookout tower extending outward at each corner, which could be used for both observation and shooting.

Finally, the main building was rebuilt into a two-story villa. The front yard was covered with cement, and a flower bed and a pool were built. A kitchen, a warehouse, and dormitories for patrol officers and servants were also built.

As for the stables and carriage sheds, they were built outside the yard, otherwise it would be a big problem if the new house smelled of horse urine all day long.

After discussing these, he was no longer responsible for other matters. The next day, Jiang Li drove to the charity cemetery with two members of the village protection team.

Jiang Li jumped out of the car and knocked on the door. Soon the door opened. It was Wencai who opened the door. Wencai recognized Jiang Li at a glance and asked happily, "Junior brother, when did you come back?"

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I arrived home the day before yesterday. I took care of some household matters yesterday, so I came to see you and Master today."

After that, he asked, "Is the master at home? I brought you gifts."

When Wencai heard there was a gift, he was immediately ecstatic and said, "What gift is it? Take it out so I can see it."

Jiang Li ignored Wencai's pestering and told him to watch it himself. He went straight in to meet his master. When he arrived in the yard, he saw Qiu Sheng practicing boxing.

Upon asking, I found out that since Jiang Li left, Uncle Jiu felt that Wencai was a hopeless case, so he focused his attention on Qiu Sheng, who had some talent in martial arts, and accepted him as a formal disciple.

He walked around Qiu Sheng and entered the hall to see Uncle Jiu. He knelt down and said, "I have lived up to Master's expectations. I have gained a lot from this trip."

Uncle Jiu was already happy to see Jiang Li back, and he almost flew up when he heard this. He knew exactly why his disciple went to the provincial capital. If he really gained something, wouldn't that mean...

Uncle Jiu asked in a trembling voice, "Are you talking about progress in increasing grain production?"