After more than half an hour, the squad leaders of seventy squads, including Zhu Daniu, were born. Zhu Ping'an gathered them together, marked their names one by one in the book, recorded them as squad leaders, and formally announced their appointment as squad leaders in public.
Zhu Daniu and seventy other newly appointed sergeants were formally appointed as sergeants by Zhu Ping'an in front of more than seven hundred people. Their faces turned red with excitement, and they looked around confidently, their pride, excitement and excitement were beyond words. Many of them even had tears of excitement and joy in their eyes. They will never forget this moment for the rest of their lives.
They were born in poverty and were looked down upon by the people in the village; they took the wrong path and became bandits, despised and despised by others. Now, they have returned to the right path, abandoned the dark and joined the light, and became an upright member of the Zhejiang Army. They have also encountered a rare opportunity to fairly compete for the position of corporal and sentry leader, and have become a grassroots officer - corporal - based on their abilities.
Even though he is just a sergeant, for them, this is a major step in the qualitative change of their lives!
How excited I am!
The surrendered bandits in the audience looked at Zhu Daniu and other new sergeants with envy in their eyes.
However, they admitted that they were not as skilled as others.
"First of all, congratulations. With your own abilities, you have become a grassroots officer of our Zhejiang Army - a sergeant! In the future, you can lead a squad of soldiers and receive an extra two silver coins in salary every month."
After Zhu Ping'an publicly announced the appointment of Zhu Daniu and others as the new sergeants, he congratulated them.
"Thank you, sir, for giving us a fair chance to compete for the sergeant! Thank you, sir, for your appreciation and appointment of us as sergeants! We will go through fire and water, and sacrifice our lives to serve you till death!" Zhu Daniu and others were so excited that their faces turned red, as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They knelt on the ground, clasped their fists and swore to be allegiance to Zhu Ping'an.
The army is ready!
Zhu Ping'an inspected the new sergeants and could tell that their words were sincere.
The goal of gaining control over grassroots officers through fair elections for sergeants and sentry leaders has been preliminarily achieved.
Looking at the excited sergeants, Zhu Pingan smiled slightly, stretched out his hands and made a gesture of inviting them to stand up, and said to them with both kindness and force, "Please stand up quickly, sergeants. This is what you have won with your own strength, so you don't need to thank me. However, I want to emphasize that the position of sergeant is not only an honor, but also a responsibility. As the saying goes, a soldier is a bad soldier, and a general is a bad general. New sergeants, you have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders, and everyone must shoulder the heavy responsibility. You must be responsible to me, and even more so to the soldiers in your squad! As I just said, I will conduct an inspection and assessment on you in a few days. The sergeants of each squad must know the situation of the soldiers in each squad, who is strong and who is weak, who is going to where, who is diligent and who is lazy; in one call, no one is left out; in one sight, one name is known. The sentry chiefs of each sentry are still the same. Those who are qualified will be promoted to regular soldiers, and those who are unqualified will step down and give way to the wise! Did the new sergeants hear it clearly?!"
"I heard it clearly! We will follow your orders, sir!" Zhu Daniu and other new sergeants knelt down excitedly again.
"Soldiers who failed the selection, don't be discouraged, don't be disheartened, study hard and improve your skills, there will be such opportunities in the future. First, the initial size of our Zhejiang Army is set at 3,000 people, but there are only more than 700 people at present. We will definitely expand the army in the future. After the expansion, there will be a large number of vacancies for corporals and sentinels. These vacancies will be selected from you first; second, in our Zhejiang Army, corporals and sentinels are not fixed. The capable ones will be promoted and the mediocre ones will be demoted. This is the principle of our Zhejiang Army in selecting and employing people."
After encouraging Zhu Daniu and other new sergeants, Zhu Ping'an looked at the soldiers who failed in the sergeant selection and encouraged them.
"The army will be expanded more than three times. There will be more vacancies for corporals and sentinels. We will have opportunities."
"Okay, I will study hard and work hard to improve my skills. Next time, I will definitely stand out!"
"I, Ergou, swear that I will work hard to improve my skills and be elected as a sergeant next time to bring honor to my family!"
When the soldiers heard Zhu Ping'an say that there would be another chance next time, they were very excited and secretly vowed to study hard and improve their skills. The next time the army was expanded, they must strive to become a sergeant to bring honor to their family.
"Yes, sir. We will study hard and live up to your expectations!" All the rejected soldiers knelt down to express their stance.
"Please stand up, everyone. I believe in you." Zhu Ping'an stretched out his hands and made a gesture of inviting them to stand up.
"Thank you, sir!" everyone thanked him.
"Alright, all the new sergeants, take a break for an incense stick of time. After an incense stick of time, the selection competition for sentry leaders will begin."
Zhu Pingan gave the order.
"Yes, sir!" Zhu Daniu and the others clasped their fists in response, then returned to their respective groups to drink water, regulate their breathing, and conserve their energy.
After a stick of incense, the sentry selection competition officially began, and the crowd surrounded the selection venue in three layers inside and outside.
"Corporal, you are the best!"
"Corporal, come on! Corporal, beat him!"
"Sergeant, be careful! Sergeant, give him a crotch kick! Let him know how powerful you are!"
"Captain Niu, kill him, don't show mercy to his men, you are not fighting alone, we are behind you!"
... ...
When the sergeant of each squad participated in the competition, the soldiers of their squad spontaneously became their cheerleaders and cheerleaders, cheering for them at the top of their lungs. Firstly, the sergeants won by their real strength and skills, not by nepotism, hometown connections, relatives and friends, etc. They were not as skilled as others, so they were willing to admit defeat and obeyed their sergeants. Secondly, if their sergeant succeeded in the election for sentry leader, then their squad would become the direct line of the sentry leader. In the future, any benefits to their sentry, such as weapons and armor, logistical supplies, distribution of rewards, etc., would definitely be given priority to their direct line.
Therefore, the soldiers of each squad shouted hysterically to cheer for their respective squad leaders, and the cheers came one after another. Whenever their squad leader was in an advantageous position, they were more excited than the squad leader on the field, and the cheers were deafening, especially when their squad leader won, the applause was even louder; whenever their squad leader was not in an advantageous position, or even lost, they were more sad than their squad leader, but when their squad leader left the field, they all rushed up, hugged each other, comforted and encouraged, "Squad leader, don't be sad, the adults said, there will be opportunities in the future, come back next time..." ...
If we look at the essence through the phenomenon, each "team" has already developed a preliminary sense of belonging and a sense of group.
After seeing this, Zhu Pingan nodded slightly, feeling very satisfied. Stripping off the imprint of the Shanzhai and branding it with the imprint of the Zhejiang Army is the first and most critical step in the formation of the "Zhejiang Army".