Zhu Cixiang's intention was very clear, he wanted to reuse the prisoners under Liu Guoneng's command.

Of course, it only manages other bandits and does not allow them to enter the national defense army system.

In the future, there will definitely be more and more prisoners in the suppression of bandits. It is impossible to kill all the ordinary people who rebelled just to have enough to eat.

Some people have become accustomed to the current life, and they feel that it is very satisfying to step on the officials who were once aloof.

Even after surrendering, it will be difficult to change them in a short period of time. Once given the opportunity, they will still cause trouble. Such people cannot be kept.

Especially the big and small leaders of the bandits, only by eradicating them can the trapped people return to normal life.

The generals had no objection to the crown prince's approach of recruiting rogue bandits, but they felt it was inappropriate to allow Liu Guoneng to lead them.

Zhou Yuji cupped his hands and said:

"Your Highness, can Liu Guo's subordinates be reliable? Will there be any problems if we let them manage the bandits? Once we leave, will they raise the flag to rebel again?"

Cao Bianjiao fought against rogue bandits all year round. His uncle Cao Wenzhao died at the hands of rogue bandits, and he was not optimistic about this either.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry to say it bluntly, but the bandits are not all poor people. They are a mixed bag, and there are all kinds of people among them.

For example, Zhang Xianzhong and others surrendered and rebelled many times. People who repeat this process must not be forgiven.

Of course, this is just my personal opinion. If His Highness has other ideas, I will firmly support you!"

Although Zhu Cihong was decisive in his actions, he never failed to let his subordinates express their thoughts.

Seeing that Zhou Yuji, Cao Bianjiao and others did not quite understand his thoughts, Zhu Cixiang did not feel unhappy at all.

They are all generals loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and they consider the overall situation from the perspective of the overall situation.

He smiled slightly and said:

"I understand the mood of the soldiers. Let's go and see the prisoners under Liu Guoneng's command before making a decision. Someone, come and inform Liu Guoneng's prisoners to assemble!"

Zhu Cihong immediately ordered Liu Guoneng's prisoners to assemble, and then led the generals to the military academy.

The bandits under Lin Chengcheng were imprisoned next to the Weiwu camp, while the prisoners under Liu Guoneng were stationed directly in the original garrison barracks in Luoyang.

More than a hundred generals surrounded the crown prince and rushed to the military academy. When they stepped into the military academy, their eyes suddenly lit up.

I saw a thousand prisoners arrayed neatly in the school grounds, and all the prisoners stood upright in high spirits.

Although the military appearance is not as good as that of the new recruits of the National Guard Army, it is several grades higher than other Ming troops. How does this look like a bandit?

When more than a hundred generals, big and small, saw this group of prisoners, they looked a little dumbfounded.

The first general who looked like General Qian saw the Crown Prince arriving, and he immediately shouted loudly:

"Stand at attention and salute the Crown Prince to his thousand years!"

"brush……"

One thousand prisoners immediately stood at attention and then gave the crown prince a military salute:

"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Zhu Cixiang said nothing. He directly led a dozen senior generals to the command podium.

Mr. Qian also hurriedly ran up to the podium and saluted the Crown Prince:

"The guilty general Yang Guo, please see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Zhu Cixi waved his hand:

"No gift!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Yang Guo thanked him, saluted Zhou Yuji and others, and then stood aside respectfully.

Zhou Yuji felt that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before!

Zhu Cixiang turned to face the thousand prisoners in the audience and shouted loudly:

"The ceremony is over!"

The prisoners in the audience immediately put down their saluting left hands and shouted:

"Thank you Crown Prince for your thousand years!"

When Tai Zhou met Ji Cao Bianjiao and others, they couldn't help but secretly shook their heads:

"My dear, no wonder Liu Guoneng's bandits can easily escape the encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers every time. Are they still bandits?

With such fighting power, why didn’t you resist, and why did you surrender immediately when the Crown Prince’s army arrived?”

Zhu Cixiang looked at the prisoners standing upright and dressed in strange clothes, and he was still very satisfied. It was not easy to train the bandits to such an extent in a short period of time.

After these people join the army, preparations must be made as soon as possible to uniformly dress them.

Seeing that the Crown Prince was about to speak, Yang Guo quickly walked down from the podium, came to the front of the team and shouted loudly:

"Brothers, stand at attention. I'm going to invite the Crown Prince to give you a lecture!"

A thousand captives stood at attention, raised their heads, and looked directly at the crown prince.

Zhu Cixi coughed lightly and said:

"Sirs, regardless of whether you have harmed the people before, you are still thieves, bandits, and enemies of the people and the court!

However, from today on, you are no longer bandits, your status has become the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. You must get rid of all the bad habits in the past and become a real soldier.

Now that he has become a soldier, the interests of the court must be given priority in everything, and the military regulations and disciplines of the Ming army must be strictly abided by. The Seven Kill Order must also be strictly abided by.

Once you violate military rules and disciplines and violate the seven-kill order, no one can save you. What awaits you is beheading.

The imperial court will allocate fields to you, and will also give you military pay. Ordinary soldiers will receive twenty taels of silver per month, and they will be paid in full every month!

Today you officially join the official army, and tomorrow you may become the officers of the imperial court who recruit rogue bandits.

Your official position may be a small flag officer, a chief flag officer, or even a chief flag officer!

You must lead by example, manage your soldiers well, and change your own lives through military exploits in the future.

As long as you do well enough, it is not a dream to get promoted and make a fortune in the future, and it is possible to be a wife, shadow child and shine on your family!

You must remember everything I said today, strictly restrain yourselves, and be a qualified Ming Dynasty soldier, can you do it?"

These people were all from poor backgrounds and were recruited by Zhang San and Li Si because they could not afford to eat.

They did not become cannon fodder like other rogue teams, but had been trained and brainwashed. Having enough to eat was not a problem at all, which made them very satisfied.

Although they all had the experience of robbing gentry, landlords and wealthy people, they all knew not to harm ordinary people, otherwise they would be beheaded immediately.

When the large army withdrew, they were left behind to guard the stronghold. They were very worried and frightened at that time.

However, the military advisor told them that they could surrender when the officers and soldiers came to attack the stronghold.

They are both members of two strategists, and what the strategist says is an order.

So when they saw the officers and soldiers coming to attack the stronghold, they immediately surrendered under the leadership of their leader Yang Guo with a white flag.

What they didn't expect was that the officers and soldiers who came were actually under the command of the Crown Prince, and now the Crown Prince was giving lectures in person.

What is the concept of the crown prince in their minds? He is the son of the emperor, a god-like existence.

The purpose of their rebellion was to prevent more people from being bullied by officials and landlords while not starving to death. They had no intention of overthrowing the emperor.

Today, the Crown Prince personally lectured, which flattered everyone present. They secretly swore to follow the Crown Prince to the death!

When they heard the crown prince's question, they immediately answered loudly:

"Listen clearly and be loyal to your country!"

Zhu Cixiang did not expect that they would actually say that they would be loyal to the country, and he was very surprised.

"Are you girls? If you speak loudly, I can't hear you!"

This time they used all their strength to suck the milk and shouted loudly at the crown prince:

"Listen to Chitose and be loyal to your country!"

Zhu Cixi nodded with satisfaction!

Then he turned back and asked Zhou Yuji:

"Have you thoroughly interrogated the leaders of both large and small bandits under He Jin and Lin Chengcheng?"

Zhou Yuji hurriedly raised his hands and said:

"Your Highness, Lord Yue Yang is interrogating him personally. There should be no fish that have slipped through the net!"

Zhu Cixiang nodded slightly:

"Well, bring over those two thousand prisoners. I will kill the chickens to scare the monkeys!"

"Here!"

Zhou Yuji took the order and immediately arranged for Zhang Huangyan and others to take the prisoners to the school grounds!

In about half a stick of incense, more than two thousand surrendered bandits were brought to the school grounds.

Originally, the bandits and captives, composed of ordinary refugees, were asked to form an array, but they were all at a loss as to what to do and obviously did not understand what an array was.

There is no other way but to train them well in the future. For the time being, we can only gather them and stand crookedly.
To be continued...