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Chapter 12: Joining the Army
"Brother Shi, are you really going to join the army?"

On the couch.

Chen Sanshi and Gu Xinlan snuggled together.

"Is it because of Shunzi's family?"

"Yes, not all."

This was just one of the things that irritated Chen Sanshi.

He thought of Qin Feng.

Although he killed Qin Xiong without leaving any evidence, who knows if his brother will suspect him? Will he also use this method? How will he deal with it then?

Or, what if the other party refuses to provide evidence and wants to kill him? What can he do?
He didn't even know the divisions of realms among martial artists. Could he really protect his little family with just a bow?
As for stability?

From the moment he traveled through time and was targeted by Qin Xiong, he ceased to exist.

Even if you don't take action in advance, people will find opportunities to persecute you.

join the army.

Not only can you learn martial arts, but you also have the opportunity to gain status.

Moving forward, moving forward in all aspects, is the only correct way to seek stability in troubled times.

Chen Sanshi whispered, "Why, you don't want me to go?"

"You are the head of the family. You have the final say on what you want to do. I am just worried that something bad might happen to you..."

Gu Xinlan said she had no objection, but her tone was filled with resentment and her almond-shaped eyes became watery. It was obvious that she was worried that she would become a person.

"You're such a crow's mouth. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll stop you!"

“No, um…”

After two hours of intense discussion, the couple reached a consensus.

Chen Sanshi didn't rush to bed. He picked up the book and started reading.

Before he knew it, he was completely immersed in it, and his proficiency was increasing steadily.

After reaching a certain point, he suddenly had an epiphany. Looking at the words in the book, he felt that they became easy to understand. All the things that he could not understand before suddenly became clear to him.
[Skill: Reading (Proficient)]

[Progress: (0/800)]

[Effects: exquisite orifices, refreshed spirit, photographic memory]

Seven orifices exquisite?

Unlike archery which directly strengthens the body, the changes brought about by reading cannot be seen directly and need to be experienced with the heart.

Chen Sanshi’s most direct feeling is that he can easily understand the content when reading a book, and remember it in his mind.

"It should be of great help to my martial arts training."

"It's just the advancement requirements, why did it increase so much?"

"And the improvement I get from this book alone is getting slower and slower. It seems I need to read more different books."

"The same goes for archery."

"Heavy bows are only available to the military."

"It is imperative to join the army!"

After closing the book, he fell into a deep sleep.

……

The next day.

The Sun Also Rises.

Chen Sanshi carried bacon and grain into the city.

"The county is under martial law?"

From afar, he saw armored soldiers at the city gate checking everyone coming in and out. After asking around, he learned that the barbarian warrior who had previously attempted to assassinate the county magistrate was not only not caught, but had sneaked back and killed the owner of the Yunhe Martial Arts School in the south of the city.

"He's cruel!"

Chen Sanshi sighed.

After being searched and questioned, he successfully arrived at the market and found Old Xu. "Now that you have thought it through, follow me."

Old Xu was not polite. After accepting the things, he pulled out a donkey cart and took him out of the city: "I will take you to find my son."

The Dasheng military households were a hereditary system.

If your father is a military household, then your family has been military households for generations.

After the father's work is done, his son will take over. Even if the father does not have a son, other male members of the clan will be recruited to maintain the number of troops.

According to Old Xu, the number of military households is limited, and during its heyday, it was rare for outsiders to be recruited. But nowadays, it is very difficult to recruit people.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, military households were treated very well. They were given food and wages according to the number of people in their families, received free martial arts training, and were given winter clothes. Their living standards were generally above that of middle peasants.

But slowly, everything changed.

Somehow the amount of military farmland became less and less, and the labor of the soldiers became heavier and heavier.

Old Xu said that the situation was most serious when he first joined the army.

Many military households could not afford to eat with just the food and wages, and had to work as tenant farmers for nearby gentry or martial arts schools. Some were even worse, almost becoming domestic slaves.

With nowhere else to go, many military households simply fled.

There was a period of time when the number of people who escaped from the entire Liangzhou Guard reached an exaggerated level of half!
It was not until later that Yan Liang, the chief minister of the cabinet, took office and spent ten years of hard work to turn the tide that the Wei Suo system was able to survive to this day and has not collapsed. However, its combat effectiveness was very low.

In name, the Liangzhou frontier has 29 guards and more than 160,000 soldiers. In reality, it would be good if there are more than 100,000...

The real main force guarding the Great Wall is the eight northern camps under the command of the commander-in-chief. They are the elite troops that can intimidate the barbarians.

The eight camps offer generous treatment, but only recruit elite troops. Only by making a name for yourself in the garrison can you have a chance to join the Zhenbei Camp.

As the two chatted, they left Poyang County unknowingly.

To the west of Poyang County is the Hutou Mountain Range, and to the north is the border Great Wall.

Between the county town and the border wall is where the army is located.

The garrisons were not the large tents seen on TV, but rather residential villages.

If there were no war, the soldiers would just live the life of ordinary people, working in the fields at sunrise and returning home at sunset.

The military camps between villages are equivalent to command posts and training grounds.

"Although Poyang County is on the border, it is difficult to march because of the Longhu Mountains. Generally, we don't have to face the barbarian army directly. We usually just have small groups of cavalry, which is relatively safe."

"Uu——"

Old Xu parked the donkey cart outside the military camp and motioned for the young man to follow him in.

"You want to join the army?"

Old Xu had a son in his old age. His son is not very old, probably less than 30 years old, with a short beard and full of energy.

When he found out that the child was an acquaintance of his father, he didn't ask any questions and helped register the child.

"Military households are exempt from grain tax every year."

"If you are a single person, the monthly salary is four taels of silver. If you have a wife, it is seven taels of silver. If you have more than five people, it is one tael of silver."

"My dad said you can hunt?"

Old Xu said first: "Little Shitou is really amazing. Every village and town within a radius of dozens of miles outside Poyang County now knows that he is a good hunter!"

Xu Bin nodded and said, "If you can't become a soldier, you don't have to be a soldier. You can be a bow soldier. The monthly salary is 1 tael and 5 coins of silver."

When he arrived at the military camp, he was responsible for managing the registration and reporting of the military roster. He also received a set of old armor, a red hat, and a book of secret martial arts.

On the cover of the yellowed thread-bound booklet, there are six big characters written: "Basic Gun Skills for Soldiers".

After getting the things, from that moment on, Chen Sanshi became a frontier soldier of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

The full name of his unit is "Poyang Left Army Thousand Households Unit of Anding Prefecture Border Guard".

"Recently, we have recruited some people here and there."

"You will officially report to the camp tomorrow. The captain will give a speech in the martial arts arena and teach you martial arts."

"Remember to prepare well. Your performance at the beginning of your military service will determine your future in the military."

"Once you become a soldier, you will never have the chance to move up again in your life."

(End of this chapter)