Early this morning, Su Zhenze had asked Uncle Zhao to find a nearby master who knew how to make a shotgun. Su Zhenze, who was following behind Uncle Zhao, was silently calculating the cost of his reward points.
After deducting the potential detection and marksmanship bonus for the 120 security guards in the afternoon, there were still about 20 military officers to train. In that case, Su Zhenze only had 180 points to use.
Fortunately, Uncle Zhao told Su Zhenze that he had only found eight masters who could make shotgun, so he had enough points.
However, Su Zhenze was also a little heartbroken. The points that he had earned with great difficulty had been used up like running water. Although he knew that this was what he needed at the moment, he still felt a little heartache.
Thinking of this, Uncle Zhao brought Su Zhenze to another property of the Su family. Su Zhenze saw some old masters and nodded. He communicated with these old masters and explained his purpose of coming. At the same time, if they made guns for him, he promised to give them two dollars a month and get pork. However, they had to keep Su Zhenze's secret so that their families did not know what they were doing. Moreover, the workshop had to be kept at the Su family's house.
In the end, the old craftsmen who knew how to make guns all agreed and nodded in agreement. After all, they received two dollars a month and could even let their families eat meat. This treatment was too good. As for keeping it a secret and keeping the workshop with the Su family, that was a small matter.
Su Zhenze nodded in satisfaction after the negotiation. He exchanged for eight Firearm Crafting Ability Upgrade Cards to see what kind of effect it would have.
" Ding! The upgrade of the Firearm Crafting Ability has been completed. The user's Firearm Crafting Ability will be greatly improved in the next month."
Alright, even though there was a system notification that indicated the success of the usage, Su Zhenze could not see any difference between them after looking at them for a long time. In the end, he attributed this improvement to a subtle effect and could not change immediately.
After thinking through all this, Su Zhenze asked them to go home and inform their families that they were going out to do something. Of course, the details had to be kept a secret and they had to inform their families. At the same time, he also asked Uncle Zhao to find a remote place to settle them down and satisfy some of their requirements for making guns.
After doing all this, Su Zhenze went to say goodbye to his mother, indicating that he might not be coming home often in the next month. Zhang shi also knew what her son wanted to do, so she did not stop him. She only reminded him to take care of his health.
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In the afternoon, at the west end of the village, the sun was shining brightly. 120 men and Su Zhenze were already there. Looking at the excited Zhuang men, Su Zhenze nodded and shouted with a serious expression.
" It seems that everyone is ready. Come with me to Xiayang dam."
The Xiayang dam was an abandoned dam not far from the Su family's residence. It could also be considered a property of the Su family. Because it had been in disrepair for a long time, it had long been useless.
However, Su Zhenze had carefully chosen this location. It was high and surrounded by mountains. If a guard was placed on the mountain, not only would he be able to see the situation here, but he would also be able to see the situation in the Su family residence very clearly.
At the same time, because this place was surrounded by mountains and rivers, the concealment effect was very good. Although there would be gunshots here, they would be much quieter.
The group of Zhuang men did not have any extra opinions about Su Zhenze's words, but they were somewhat puzzled. Everyone knew that Xiayang Dam was very desolate. Could people live there? However, due to their respect for Su Zhenze, although they were puzzled, they did not delay their actions at all. Just like that, the group of people went to Xiayang dam in a mighty manner.
When they arrived, everyone was a little dumbfounded. This Xiayang dam was much more desolate than they had imagined. The grass was a foot tall.
Su Zhenze was also a little dumbfounded. He did not expect it to be so desolate. However, he did not show it on his face and said with a straight face,
"Everyone, get a sickle and broom and clean this place. Those who know how to repair the house, repair the house. Those who know how to cut the grass, cut the grass. In short, clean this place into a place where you can sleep before dark. If you don't want a snake to jump out when you sleep at night, clean it well.”
When they heard that they were going to sleep in such a place, these honest farmers did not dare to slack off. Moreover, when they saw that Su Zhenze, the leader, had already picked up a sickle and started cutting the grass, no one dared to slack off.
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The afterglow of the setting sun scattered on the faces of the people who gathered at Xiayang Dam again. Crystal beads of sweat flowed down their faces. They stood up slightly and panted heavily, but no one said they were tired.
This was because they had seen with their own eyes that Su Zhenze had cut a large patch of grass and repaired a few houses. His workload was much stronger than those farmers who had been farming all year round. Su Zhenze was only panting slightly and did not seem tired at all. This was not something a rich young master could do. Now, they were somewhat convinced by Su Zhenze.
Seeing this scene, Su Zhenze nodded. His ultimate goal was to gain their absolute approval step by step. The early stages of eating and living together, and the intense training together were all necessary. Not only could this strengthen their sense of identity, but it could also improve the results of the training. If these people didn't feel tired looking at the leader, would they still dare to shout that they were tired?
"Alright, I think everyone is tired, right? Today, I'll be training alone. Let me get to know you guys first? One by one, they took the initiative to step forward and introduce themselves!”
Su Zhenze's voice was filled with intimacy. These farmers had felt respect from Su Zhenze more than once. Now, they felt it again. Which official would ask them the names of these poor people so kindly? They were poor but not stupid. They could still distinguish between respect and contempt.
Everyone had tears in their eyes as they took the initiative to stand in front of Su Zhenze and say their names.
At this moment, Su Zhenze had already activated his potential detection ability and started to investigate.
"My name is Su…Su Youcai…"
" Ding! Ordinary talent!"
"System, you can link the division of talents to official positions ~"
Su Zhenze asked curiously. Although the system had given him the talent level, Su Zhenze still did not know exactly how high an official he could be.
"Ding ~ According to the host's request, the positions of marshal, army, commander, division commander, regiment commander, battalion commander, company commander, platoon leader, and squad leader correspond to the rank!”
"The current talent potential is a company commander!"
"System, how can an ordinary person become a company commander?”
"Host, you should know that an ordinary person can reach a certain position in the end by accumulating experience and battle merits on the battlefield! However, it was obvious that there was a bottleneck above company commander, and it was very difficult for them to cross it!”
" Alright, I understand. It's indeed like this." Su Zhenze had already had this conjecture before. Indeed, a person's development was related to his environment, potential, opportunities, and so on. The system had only given him a possibility.
Soon, more than 120 people had finished introducing themselves. Su Zhenze also had a general understanding of their situation.
Among the talents given by the system, the highest military ranks were two division commanders, three regiment commanders, ten battalion commanders, and many company commanders.
Su Zhenze was still relatively satisfied with this result. After all, it was already very good for two commanders who could command tens of thousands of people in such a small mountain village. He just did not know how far they could go.
After thinking about this, Su Zhenze opened the system and used Military Ability Upgrade on those with company potential and above. As for those with company potential and below, Su Zhenze decided to observe them again because there were too many candidates and he could not confirm them immediately.
"Alright, I, Su Zhenze, hereby announce the establishment of the Su Family Self-Defense Armed Forces. From now on, this armed force will be composed of companies, platoons, and squads. A company of 120 people will be subordinate to three platoons, with 30 people in each platoon. Each platoon will be subordinate to three squads, with 10 people in each squad. These are just ordinary soldiers, excluding platoon leaders and squad leaders. Of course, I, Su Zhenze, will be the company commander. As for the three platoon leaders, three deputy platoon leaders, and eighteen squad leaders, the officers will be selected. I, Su Zhenze, guarantee that the entire process will be open and transparent. The capable will be promoted, and the mediocre will be demoted."
"Also, the platoon leader will receive three yuan and six catties of pork every month. The deputy platoon leader will receive three yuan and five catties of pork. The squad leader will receive two yuan and four catties of pork.”
If the positions that Su Zhenze had given them previously were just a temptation for them to be able to be officials and manage people, now they had real benefits, especially the positions of the six platoon leaders and deputy platoon leaders. They were nearly three times better than ordinary soldiers.
Everyone immediately boiled over. Hearing this, they were all filled with enthusiasm. They all wanted to fight for the positions of the six platoon leaders and deputy platoon leaders.
Su Zhenze smiled in satisfaction when he saw this scene. The purpose of his generous treatment of the officers was to stimulate their fighting spirit and build them into a capable army in a short period of time.
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