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"Now, those who want to join the army in Shuang'er Mountain, please line up and follow Chief Instructor Zhao Hu to the Shuang'er Mountain base on the east side." Zhou Zheng shouted loudly.

After Zhou Zheng finished speaking loudly, he saw people coming out one after another and starting to line up. Zhao Hu led his men and began to guide them one by one towards the Shuang'er Mountain Base on the east side. The entire team was in good order during the march. Half an hour later, all 9000 people had walked to the Shuang'er Mountain Base on the east side.

When the villagers saw their children and the young people in the village going to the Shuang'ershan Base, they were very happy for them and talked about it a lot.

At this time, Zhou Zheng shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, please be quiet and listen to me."

Everyone fell silent instantly and looked at Zhou Zheng.

"There are a lot of people here today. Besides those who come to work, there are also many women and children."

Hearing Zhou Zheng say this, many people below panicked, because they knew that Shuang'er Mountain had not said it wanted to recruit female workers, and they were all afraid that Captain Zhou would send them back.

So many people said loudly that they came here to wash clothes for their men and it would not affect their men's work. In an instant, thousands of people were saying this, for fear of being sent back home by Captain Zhou.

The more than 100 brothers who went to recruit soldiers also looked at their commander nervously, fearing that their commander would drive all the women and children back to their hometowns.

"Fellow villagers, you misunderstood. Although I said I was only recruiting masons, carpenters, and laborers who would do manual labor like repairing houses and roads, I didn't say I was recruiting women."

"But now that you're here, I don't feel comfortable telling you all to go home. After all, some of you might be relatives of my brothers, and some might be fellow villagers. I don't want to see my brothers in a dilemma."

"Therefore, I declare that the wages of all masons and carpenters will be 4 yuan per month, 1 yuan more than before. The wages of laborers will be 2 yuan per month. All women who can work will be responsible for washing clothes, cooking, and taking care of children. I will give you 1 yuan per month."

When Zhou Zhengyi finished speaking, the people below were all in disbelief. They hadn't even started working, and the wages were already rising? Moreover, the women didn't have to go home anymore. They had to do the laundry, cook, and take care of the children, and they were paid one yuan a month.

These women burst into tears of joy. We can all stay and will not be sent back home. Everyone cheered and jumped for joy, and was moved to tears.

When the more than 100 brothers heard their leader say this, they were delighted to hear that he had raised the wages of the villagers, and that he would not send the women and children home, but would let them work and pay them.

They were instantly moved to tears because their relatives and fellow villagers were among them.

So these 100+ people shouted at the same time: "Long live the commander... Long live the commander..."

When the villagers heard their children and young people shouting "Long live Captain Zhou", they also began to shout loudly "Long live Captain Zhou... Long live Captain Zhou..."

After the villagers' enthusiasm cooled down, Zhou Zheng asked them to follow him to the Shuang'er Mountain base on the west side. He also asked the more than 100 brothers who had returned home to recruit soldiers to go with them and set up tents for the villagers.

With the concerted efforts of so many people, 5000 large tents were built in less than half a day, which was enough for more than 3 people to sleep and rest, and there were even some left over.

Zhou Zheng also equipped each tent with several beds, quilts, and blankets to keep them warm at night. He also provided them with plenty of cornmeal, some flour, cabbage, potatoes, and some bacon. This moved the villagers to tears, and they kept thanking Captain Zhou, saying they wanted to erect a longevity tablet for him. This surprised Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng hurriedly said that he himself had been an orphan since childhood and came from a poor family. He could understand that life was not easy for the villagers, so he was willing to provide help to the villagers to the best of his ability and hoped that the villagers would not despise these things.

Many fellow villagers said that the food you provided, Captain Zhou, is better than what we eat in our hometown. We can hardly eat steamed corn bread at home, let alone these white flour buns, let alone these delicacies. It is rare for us to eat meat throughout the year. The things provided by Captain Zhou are really great. We have no way to repay you. The only way to repay Captain Zhou's kindness is to work hard and do our work well.