Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 473, the sea, you are all water

On the streets of Huojia Town, some people are happy while others are sad.

Those who were not drawn were naturally elated. Being a soldier is not a good job, and doing anything is better than being a soldier.

As for the one who was drawn, he had a mournful face. If he was selected again during the physical examination, it would be really miserable at that time, and he would go to the battlefield and die in a foreign land on that day.

"Aren't the conditions we gave good enough?"

Zhu Hou looked at the scene in front of him, touched his chin and said.

"It's not that the conditions we give are not good, but that under the long-standing concept, everyone has formed the concept that good iron does not make nails, and good men do not serve as soldiers."

"The military households in the past were indeed very poor, and for generations, their children and grandchildren were soldiers and could not engage in other industries. There were too many restrictions, and naturally no one wanted to be a soldier."

"If we can slowly change this concept and let everyone know the benefits of being a soldier and know that being a soldier has a future, then naturally everyone will scramble to become a soldier."

Liu Jin thought for a while and said.

The same is true for later generations. At the beginning, the pay for being a soldier was poor, and no one was willing to serve as a soldier. However, as the benefits in various aspects continued to improve, more and more people actively joined the army.

In the final analysis, people seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Everyone wants to go to things that are good, but people are unwilling to go to things that are bad.

"That's it~"

"Hmph~ When I become emperor, I will sweep the world with my millions of soldiers from Ming Dynasty, and distribute the looted land, looted beauties, looted gold, silver and jewels to these soldiers. I really want to see When they see it, will they rush to join the army?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard it, he immediately understood, and then said with a snort.

"..."

Liu Jin couldn't help wiping the sweat off his forehead.

This Zhu Houzhao is obviously the prince of Ming Dynasty, but his style of speaking and doing things looks like a bandit,
What looted land, looted beauties, looted gold, silver and jewels... Isn't this a bandit?
But the words are rough and the rationale is not rough, this is also Liu Jin's plan.

The new army needs to be trained, and when it is trained, it will naturally be used. It will be used to conquer the four directions. When the time comes to lay down a vast land, the first thing to be divided is these soldiers, so that they can enjoy the fruits of victory. Let these soldiers Get rich and get rich, so that you can have an army that can conquer and fight well.

Otherwise, do you expect the current Ming army to fight in all directions?
Those who can't even eat enough to eat, have no status if they want status, no status if they want status, and no future if they want to have a future, what motivation can they have to fight in all directions?

Soon, Huojia Town selected a hundred strong men, and the hundred strong men also rushed to the county where Huojia Town is located. They also had to go to the county to undergo a medical examination. After passing the physical examination, they would go to the identity check. , Only children from good families can serve as soldiers.

Among the 100 strong men, Huo Yun and Huo Ying chatted in frustration while walking with the team.

"Why are we two so unlucky that we won the lottery?"

"If this is really going to be a soldier, what will the family do?"

Huo Ying couldn't help complaining, it's really not that easy to be a soldier, and who knows if it will affect future generations.

"Oh, don't mention it, my family has already made a marriage arrangement with me, but now that I'm being messed with like this, maybe it will be pornographic by then."

Huo Yun also said with some helplessness that his family had already made an appointment with him, and they were about to get married, but now that it's all over, this happened.

He was a little worried, worried that his marriage would be ruined because of this matter.

He is already eighteen years old this year, and with great difficulty, the family put together a good deal to tell him about a marriage. In his mind, he fantasizes about the life of his wife and children on the kiln.

Well now, maybe I'm going to join the army.

"It shouldn't be, right?"

Huo Ying thought for a while and said.

"Who knows, I heard that those military households are very dilapidated, and they have been military households for generations. They can't do anything except serve as soldiers."

Huo Yun said worriedly.

"Don't worry too much. Out of 100 people, 20 people will go. As long as we perform poorly and pass the physical examination, we don't have to go."

Huo Ying comforted.

"Well, when the time comes to pretend, you can't pretend your body."

Huo Yun nodded solemnly.

In fact, not only the two of them planned this way, but almost everyone else planned this way. Some acquaintances at home even hurriedly prepared money and went to the county government office with them. They were going to go through the back door and never go to their own home. children to serve in the army.

Huojia Town is not too far from the county seat, only more than [-] miles away, so it took more than an hour for more than a hundred strong men from Huojia Town to come to the county seat, led by a few squires to the county government office .

Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao also followed these people all the time, wanting to see how these people behaved when they were recruited, and also took a look at the situation at the county government office by the way.

Here at the county government office, hundreds of people have already gathered at this time, and the nearby towns and villages have organized strong men to come to the county government office and are doing physical persistence.

"My lord, the strong men from our Huojia Town have arrived, and there are a hundred of them in total~"

The squire Huo Qingshan of Huojia Town found the county lord Chen Boxian and explained the situation of Huojia Town to him.

"Well, not bad, look at these strong men in Huojia Town, all of them are very strong and strong."

Chen Boxian is in his forties and has a small beard.

The task of enlistment that he had given above was his top priority now, so he did not dare to be sloppy, and worked very hard on it.

"My lord, you are joking. Our Huojia Town has always been a small town. Do you think the 20 conscription places are too many?"

Huo Qingshan quietly took out a few bank notes and put them into Chen Boxian's sleeve.

As the squires of Huojia Town, he and this Chen Boxian are also old friends. If a county magistrate wants to govern one side well, the support of these squires is absolutely indispensable.

Therefore, the general county magistrate has a good relationship with the local gentry, and they are all acquaintances, so that things can be handled easily. With the cooperation of these gentry, the tasks assigned by the higher-ups can be done well.

"This really won't work~"

Chen Boxian shook his head slightly, and at the same time secretly rejected the other party's banknote.

It's not that Chen Boxian really has a breeze in his sleeves, but he clearly knows that some money can be collected, and some money cannot be collected. This place is very close to the capital, and conscription through compulsory military service is the top priority of the imperial court.

Only a few days after the new year, the imperial court promulgated this new compulsory military service system, and tried it out here in Beizhili. God knows how many eyes are staring at him, maybe there are people from Jinyiwei around.

And he clearly knew that now the military power has returned to the emperor's hands, and the emperor attaches great importance to this matter, so it is better to be cautious at this time.

"Really not?"

Huo Qingshan was taken aback for a moment, it's really very little without money, and asked again.

"I can't do it~ Lao Huo, we are also old friends. To be honest, the higher-ups attach great importance to this matter. This task of conscription must be completed, so forgive me for not being able to help this time."

Chen Boxian thought for a while and whispered to Huo Qingshan.

"This…"

After hearing this, Huo Qingshan immediately understood, and quietly put away the banknotes.

"The young man from Huojia Town has come for a physical examination~"

Soon it will be the turn of Huojia Town's physical examination. The physical examination process is relatively simple, far less complicated than that of later generations.

The first one is to check to see if it is a man. Don't show a Mulan, or it will be a joke.

This inspection is carried out in a room, and everyone has to take off their pants to insist whether they are real men.

The second is to insist on whether there is any disease or disability in the body, mainly to see whether the hands and feet are healthy, and whether there are any problems with the eyes and ears.

The third is to measure the height. People who are too short are definitely not acceptable. It is best to choose some tall, strong people.

The fourth is weightlifting. Those who have not reached a certain weightlifting weight cannot be accepted. It is definitely not enough to be a soldier without strength.

The four inspection items are all very simple, and they were all designed by Liu Jin.

If it is a later life, it is still a detailed screening of vision, color blindness, hearing and other aspects. Everyone who can serve as a soldier has a pretty good physical fitness.

The inspection went very smoothly. The more than one hundred strong men in Huojia Town were all men, and there was no incident of Mulan serving as a soldier instead of his brother.

The body of more than a hundred strong men is also very monitored, there is no disability or disease, and there are no problems with eyes, ears, etc.

When measuring their heights, there were more than [-] people whose heights were too short, not even five feet tall, so they were naturally brushed off.

Huo Ying and Huo Yun are both strong and tall, so they naturally passed the first three screenings very smoothly.

When it comes to the last link, the weightlifting screening, the situation is different.

On an open space in the county government, more than [-] young men from Huojia Town were lined up, waiting for the last inspection.

"The last item is weightlifting. If you pass this, you will be a soldier~"

Huo Ying looked at the stone piers in the yard, which were used to measure strength.

"Remember to turn on the water later, it must be so pretended that it cannot be lifted."

Huo Yun nodded and said to Huo Ying.

"Well, I know~"

Huo Ying nodded slightly.

"Next, the fourth inspection - weightlifting~"

The officer of the county government said very loudly to the strong man in Huojia Town: "There are four stone piers here, which are [-] catties, [-] catties, [-] catties, and [-] catties~"

"Being able to lift a [-]-jin stone pier is considered qualified~"

"Next, if I read the name, come and lift the stone pier."

"Huo Xiong~"

Following the words of the yamen servant, a tall and strong man stood up.

"Huo Xiong is famous for his great strength. He has never lost in the town. I don't think he has any problems lifting a fifty-pound stone pier."

When Huo Ying saw Huo Xiong coming out, he smiled and said to Huo Yun.

However, something dumbfounding happened.

I saw Huo Xiong came to the twenty-pound stone pier, pretending to be struggling to lift the stone pier, gnashing his teeth, his forehead and arms were covered with blue veins, but the twenty-pound stone pier seemed extremely heavy Usually, he just moved it up, but he still couldn't lift it up.

"This…."

Everyone was dumbfounded, this Huo Xiong released the water too much, and the key point is that his performance was exactly the same as the real one, making people believe that he really couldn't lift the [-]-jin stone pier.

"hu~hu~"

"I can't lift it, it's too heavy."

After moving for a while, Huo Xiong put down the stone pier heavily, pretending to be panting.

"Can't lift it?"

The yamen servant looked at Huo Xiong, he was so tall and burly, he would not be able to lift this twenty-jin stone pier, only the devil would believe you.

However, the yamen servants have seen too much about this matter. In the past few days, the strong men from various towns have come for medical examinations. The first three passes are all good. When it comes to the fourth pass, the water released by everyone may flood the county town.

"I really can't lift it~"

Huo Xiong nodded helplessly and said that his entire face was red.

"Okay, you go to the side first~"

The yamen servant smiled and nodded, you should let the water go, just let it go, anyway, your Huojia Town will send [-] soldiers to serve as soldiers.

"Huo Ying~"

Soon, the yamen servant shouted again.

Huo Ying hurried out, with Huo Xiong, Zhu Yu, in front of him, Huo Ying immediately knew how to release the water, and imitated Huo Xiong in a decent way, lifting the twenty-pound stone pier with great difficulty , blushing, all his strength was spent on the stone pier, but he didn't lift it up.

"Whoo~"

"I can't lift it either~"

After moving for a while, Huo Ying also helplessly put down the stone pier and said.

"Go to the side too~"

The yamen servant smiled and pointed to Huo Ying to stand beside Huo Xiong.

One person after another kept coming to lift the stone pier, and each one was an actor.

Huo Xiong, Huo Ying and others in the front can still carry the [-]-jin stone pier for a while, but when they get to the back, the flooding becomes more and more serious.

Some people even pretended to be like scholars, with no strength to restrain a chicken, and they couldn't even move a twenty-jin stone pier, let alone lift it up.

"This…"

The first people who came to lift the stone pier were all dumbfounded, especially Huo Xiong, Huo Ying, and Huo Yun, all of them were really dumbfounded.

Everyone is from the same country, they are all familiar with each other, they are all peasants, among other things, they have a lot of strength, but now, everyone has become like a lady in the city, and their hands are used for embroidery. Where is the farmer, a twenty-pound stone pier.

The people in the front can still move it for a while, but those in the back can't do it at all, and some people can even pretend that they can't even move it.

"Ocean, you are full of water~"

Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao were also watching. When seeing this scene, Liu Jin couldn't help shouting out. These people are really good at pretending. They are all masters who can kill tigers. Now It turned out that they tried all kinds of methods and couldn't even move the twenty-jin stone pier.

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