Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 819: Give it a try
Here in Xianyang City, as soon as the conscription order was issued, it indeed caused a wave of reaction among the people.

However, Zhou Xu himself had already found a reason, and with the cooperation of the Propaganda Department, the situation was quickly brought under control without causing much commotion.

The topics discussed by the common people started from 'Why conscription? Is there going to be another war? ', which invisibly shifted to 'How are the benefits of being a soldier? 'superior.

Then I was surprised to find that their treatment as soldiers in Dazhou was so good!
Most common people's monthly income from work, not counting the two meals a day they receive as soldiers, is better than them.

This made many people dumbfounded on the spot.

In fact, similar topics had already been discussed before when Zhou Xu was recruiting troops to equip various border cities with garrison troops.

It's just that the war had just ended at that time, and during Yan Sheng's reign, the low-level soldiers were treated very poorly. The government, the court, and the soldiers also had a bad impression of them.

This situation directly led to the fact that even after Zhou Xu came to power, many ordinary people immediately ran away as soon as they heard about the conscription, not wanting to get involved at all, and at the same time they did not care.

It wasn't until this conscription that I had a completely new understanding of their Great Zhou conscription mechanism.

Then you soon discovered that this soldier is not what you want to be.

While the treatment is good, the requirements for soldiers are also high.

In the past, when Yan Sheng was recruiting soldiers, it was basically as long as his limbs were sound and there were no injuries. Sometimes he would directly recruit strong men.

But now that they are recruiting soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty, you have to wait for the test after registering. Passing the test does not mean that you will definitely be able to successfully enlist. In the end, it depends on the number of people who pass the test.

If this number exceeds the total number of conscripts this time, they will be ranked according to their test scores and the ones at the bottom will be eliminated.

This discovery not only did not dampen the enthusiasm of the people, but actually stimulated their enthusiasm for serving as soldiers.

Mainly because the treatment is really good.

For people who were originally not very interested in this matter, when they saw so many people lining up to become soldiers, it must be a good thing, so they also lined up to give it a try.

Driven by this mentality, the queues at the recruitment offices in each city grew longer and longer in the following days, allowing them to complete the recruitment of two thousand soldiers in a short period of time.

This situation was somewhat beyond their expectations, but it was still a good thing.

While the army was successfully recruited, the 500 imperial guards that Zhou Xu wanted to form were quickly put in place.

In their Chinese history, the main job of the imperial guards was to protect the safety of the palace and the emperor, but Zhou Xu's requirements for them went beyond that, and the city defense work of Xianyang City was also arranged for them.

In this way, the trapped camp headed by Zhou Chongshan also successfully freed up their hands.

Afterwards, Zhou Xu did not hesitate and immediately issued an order for the trapped camp headed by Zhou Chongshan to set off secretly and rush to the southern border fortress to support the war there.

At the same time, the exploration team's continuous exploration of the mountains allowed them to successfully integrate multiple primitive tribes, and the overall harvest was not bad.

On this day, at the foot of the mountain near the Great Lake, a convoy arrived at the camp at the foot of the mountain. While bringing supplies to the exploratory troops on the front line, they also gathered the exploratory troops and concentrated them here. taken away by primitive tribesmen.

At this moment, everyone is busy unloading the goods, and they are also very busy.

While he was busy, one of the staff members raised his head and seemed to catch a glimpse of something from the corner of his eye, causing him to subconsciously look towards the large lake in the distance.

"That is……"

The staff member muttered, narrowed his eyes, and then looked startled.

"Hey you guys, look over there!"

Hearing the shouts of the workers beside them, the busy people subconsciously looked towards the lake in the distance.

The great lakes of this era were basically not polluted, and the water quality was excellent. At first glance, the waves were sparkling, coupled with the surrounding green mountains in the distance, even if they had seen it several times, they would still be fascinated by what they saw in front of them. The beautiful scenery makes me sigh, it is really too beautiful to behold. But what was different from the past was that a black spot the size of a fist appeared on the lake in the distance, attracting their attention.

"What it is?"

"That thing seems to be moving again and is approaching us!"

The distance is really too far. According to the vision that their naked eyes can provide, they can't see clearly what that thing is.

This also caused everyone to talk about it.

After hearing the news, the hot-air balloon observers stationed here to cooperate with the exploration work quickly ran out.

Just in case, the hot air balloon nearby was already preparing for takeoff, and before that, the observer planned to confirm it on the shore.

【Eye of Insight! 】

The mantra was activated, and under the blessing of the power of the mantra, the observer's vision quickly became clear, and then his expression was stunned.

"That seems to be our big ship Pioneer?!"

Storytellers in every city have told stories about the Pioneer's voyage.

Therefore, although many people here have not seen it with their own eyes, through the storyteller's description, they have a basic understanding of the Pioneer.

According to the storyteller's description, at this time the observer was staring at the large ship moving on the lake and felt that it could match anywhere.

After seeing the national flag of the Zhou Dynasty fluttering in the wind on the pole of the ship, the observer finally confirmed it completely.

"Yes, it's the Pioneer!"

The observer's affirmation made everyone standing on the shore suddenly excited.

When the Pioneer set sail, it was big news. Under the propaganda of storytellers, this matter was discussed everywhere for a while, and it was so amazing that it made them fascinated.

Unfortunately, no one here has seen the true appearance of the Pioneer.

No one would have thought that they would see their first big ship in Great Zhou at this time!
At the same time, some people also had questions.

"Wait a minute, why did the Pioneer, which sailed from the port of Black Moon City, appear here?"

There is no doubt that this is a crucial discovery!
Afterwards, the news was delivered directly to Zhou Xu as quickly as possible.

Zhou Xu was also confused after confirming the continuous news.

It has been a long time since the Pioneer first officially set sail.

The Pioneer had returned during this period. After all, after recruiting tribe members on the lake island, they certainly could not keep them on the ship forever.

Therefore, after each successful exploration and collection work, they would return and send a report on the latest situation.

This is also the main reason why Zhou Xu has always been very relieved.

But as the exploration and collection work progressed smoothly, the Pioneer's explorations began to become more and more in-depth, and the voyage time became longer and longer each time.

Recently, he has not received a work report from the Pioneer for some time.

　There should be more updates after 10:30

　　
　
(End of this chapter)