With money, they didn't have to worry about food and weapons. Xu Guoren took Xu Gensheng and started the recruitment plan.
First of all, Xu Guoren set his sights on his family's guards. These people were deeply indebted to the Xu family, and loyalty was not a problem.
With a little training, they could become qualified soldiers and continue to expand with them as the backbone.
However, there were only a dozen servants in the Xu family. Clearly, the number was too small.
However, it would definitely not work if he openly said that he wanted to recruit soldiers.
After all, you're just an ordinary police officer. If you want to recruit soldiers and buy horses, isn't that the rhythm of rebellion? Therefore, Xu Guoren came up with a good way to let Xu Gensheng post a recruitment notice in the same way as the Xu family recruiting servants.
In the future, he could continue to recruit more people in the name of recruiting the Xu family's business guards. This way, even if the Jiang City government or the military knew that Xu Guoren was recruiting soldiers and building a private armed force, they would choose to turn a blind eye.
After all, in this day and age, who didn't have a private armed force?
Having made up his mind, Xu Guoren first spent money to buy an abandoned manor in a relatively remote area on the outskirts of Jiang City. Then, he gathered his servants there.
This manor was located in the southwest of Jiang City. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers, but it was sparsely populated. It was very suitable for Xu Guoren to secretly train his troops.
"Young Master, why did you bring everyone here?”One of the servants could not help but ask.
Xu Guoren looked over. It was Zhang Jinhu. He was in his thirties and had extraordinary martial arts skills. He was the first to enter the Xu family. It was said that he had a serious illness in his early years and almost died on the streets. His father, Xu Tianyang, happened to pass by while doing business and saved him.
From then on, Zhang Jinhu stayed in the Xu family. He was loyal to the Xu family and worked hard. When Xu Tianyang was busy with business, he basically became the butler and bodyguard of the Xu family.
Because of his qualifications and his extraordinary martial arts, he had the highest prestige among the Xu family's servants and was deeply supported by them.
Originally, Zhang Jinhu did not like Xu Guoren. However, Xu Tianyang was his savior, so he could not say anything.
After the battle at Shijiu Lake, Xu Guoren's reputation had been established. However, Zhang Jinhu still had some doubts. After all, he had not seen it with his own eyes. He still thought that Xu Guoren had bribed the police station to deliberately take credit for himself so that he could obtain Xu Tianyang's support.
Xu Guoren could feel the contempt in Zhang Jinhu's eyes, so he smiled indifferently and said,"Big Brother Zhang, if you want to know why I gathered everyone here, you have to defeat me first.”
"Young Master is really good at joking. I was afraid that I would hurt you.”Zhang Jinhu knew very well what Xu Guoren was capable of. He thought that Xu Guoren had gathered them together to cause trouble again, so he spoke rudely.
"Big Brother Zhang, I'm not joking. I really want to learn a few moves from you." Xu Guoren smiled.”Xu Guoren understood that the best and most direct way to establish his prestige was to defeat the strongest of these servants and prove himself to them.
"If that's the case, then I'll have to offend you. If Young Master loses, we'll have to go back. There's still a lot of work waiting for everyone at home!”Zhang Jinhu stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"Sure, if I lose, you guys can do whatever you want!”Xu Guoren smiled indifferently. He put one hand behind his back and made a starting gesture with one hand.
"Why? Young Master, do you still want to fight me with one hand?”Zhang Jinhu asked angrily.
Xu Guoren smiled faintly and said,"Why don't I use my hands?"As he spoke, he put his other hand behind his back.
The group of servants also felt that Xu Guoren was a little arrogant, but because of his identity as the young master of the Xu family, they did not dare to say it.
However, Zhang Jinhu felt that he had been greatly insulted. He was instantly furious. With a deep roar, he rushed towards Xu Guoren like a tiger leaping into a dragon. It seemed that he wanted to teach Xu Guoren, this arrogant playboy, a lesson and make him restrain himself.
Xu Guoren didn't move at all. Zhang Jinhu's lower body was solid, and his footsteps were like the wind. He ran in front of Xu Guoren and punched him in the face.
Before the fist arrived, a strong wind had already arrived.
Xu Guoren's pupils constricted and he immediately turned his head. His speed was extremely fast. Zhang Jinhu's powerful punch whistled past Xu Guoren's ear and missed.
Zhang Jinhu was also an expert. After his attack missed, he immediately changed his fist into a palm blade. With a deep shout, he slashed at Xu Guoren's head horizontally.
Xu Guoren immediately leaned back. Zhang Jinhu's palm blade almost brushed past his nose and missed again.
Iron plate bridge? Zhang Jinhu could not help but be shocked when he saw Xu Guoren actually use the difficult Iron Plate Bridge move.
However, what surprised him even more was that before Xu Guoren could get up, he had already kicked Zhang Jinhu's right leg with lightning speed.
In fact, Xu Guoren could have kicked Zhang Jinhu's crotch directly, but that was for the enemy. Xu Guoren had the intention to take Zhang Jinhu in for his own use, so he changed it to kicking.
No one would have thought that this would be a change in technique. When performing the Iron Plate Bridge, one's feet would be nailed to the ground like two nails. Zhang Jinhu had been practicing martial arts since he was young and had been immersed in this technique for more than twenty years. He had never seen anyone who could free one foot to counterattack while on the Iron Plate Bridge.
Therefore, he was immediately kicked by Xu Guoren and suffered a huge loss.
Although Xu Guoren had grasped his strength, he had won by surprise. Moreover, Zhang Jinhu had changed his fist to his palm, so his body leaned forward slightly and his center of gravity was unstable.
Therefore, he was kicked by Xu Guoren and fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Zhang Jinhu wasn't simple either. Just as he was about to fall to the ground, he quickly turned around and faced the ground. His hands supported himself on the ground in time. Then, he shouted and stood up again.
All of this happened in just a few seconds. The servants were dumbfounded. They only saw Zhang Jinhu attack Xu Guoren, but not only did he not hit him, but he was also kicked by Xu Guoren and almost fell to the ground.
Once an expert made a move, he would know if there was one.
After Zhang Jinhu stood up again, he looked at Xu Guoren with admiration. At this moment, he already knew that he had underestimated his young master. It seemed that the battle achievements in the stone mortar lake were not fake.
However, Zhang Jinhu still wanted to see how powerful Xu Guoren was, so he did not admit defeat immediately.
After Xu Guoren stood up, he smiled and cupped his hands at him."Big Brother Zhang, thank you for letting me win!"
"Again!" Zhang Jinhu shouted and stepped on the dragon form, attacking Xu Guoren again.
Xu Guoren had already seen through Zhang Jinhu's style. He mainly focused on fist techniques, but his leg techniques were not good. Therefore, he easily dodged Zhang Jinhu's chain punches again. Then, he found an opportunity to kick Zhang Jinhu's calf, causing him to stagger backward and almost fall.
It was Xu Guoren who reached out to support him in time. Zhang Jinhu turned around and bowed his head to Xu Guoren in admiration."Young Master's martial arts are superb, Zhang Jinhu is convinced!”
The servants were dumbfounded. Their young master didn't even use his hands to beat Zhang Jinhu until he admitted defeat. Wasn't this too strong?
Xu Guoren was also afraid that Zhang Jinhu would be embarrassed, so he quickly said humbly,"Big Brother Zhang, you flatter me. I only know a little about it. When I was young, I secretly learned a lot of your martial arts! Hehe."
Xu Guoren's words had given Zhang Jinhu enough face. Zhang Jinhu was extremely touched and quickly lowered his head."Young Master, you are a true talent. In the past, it was Jin Hu who was blind. In the future, he will definitely follow Young Master's lead!”
The group of servants also cupped their hands and expressed their stance,"We also follow your lead, Young Master. We will go through fire and water without hesitation!”
Xu Guoren nodded in satisfaction and said,"Thank you for your kindness, brothers. In the future, Guoren is willing to share weal and woe with all of you. To be honest, I called all of you here today because our Xu family wants to establish our own armed forces to protect our Xu family's business.”
"Young Master, what do you mean?" Zhang Jinhu was surprised.
"Arm all of you and form an army!”"When your family is in trouble, protect your family. When the country is in trouble, protect the country!"”
"Young Master, does this mean that we can also carry guns?”A young servant could not help but ask excitedly.
" Of course, we have guns and guns!" Xu Guoren nodded.
"That's great." The servants immediately cheered.
Xu Guoren said," For now, our team will be called the Xu family's business protection team. As long as you join, everyone will receive a large amount of silver every month. If you are injured or sacrificed in the future battle, you will receive subsidies and compensation. In short, follow me, Xu Guoren, and I will definitely not let everyone suffer in vain! Blood flowing in vain! when
"Of course, I won't force you. Those who are willing to join can stay. Those who aren't willing to join can continue to work in my house.”
"I'm willing!"
"I'm willing!"
"Yes, we're all willing. The Xu family is as indebted to us as a mountain. We'll do whatever Young Master wants us to do!”The servants responded enthusiastically.
Zhang Jinhu walked up to Xu Guoren with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice,"Young Master, I used to think that you were an unambitious playboy who only knew how to eat, drink, and play. I didn't expect you to change your mind, and I didn't expect you to be so magnanimous. In the future, my life is yours. I'll be at your beck and call! I have no complaints!"
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