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Chapter 60: The Art of Commanding Troops
With this arrow, proficiency improved significantly.

Chen Sanshi was satisfied.

If I meet an opponent like Song Laowu again, there will be no need to engage in a protracted battle. I can just shoot him to death with one arrow.

It is worth fifty taels of silver.

He excused himself and went to the pharmacy to buy medicine.

As one's realm rises, the need for tonics also increases.

There are corresponding medicinal herbs for each stage of martial arts training.

Therefore, the blood-replenishing soup is of no help in bone training, and the effect of the Yuan-replenishing soup is also greatly reduced. There is a special bone-nourishing soup that can be taken. The original price of each dose of medicinal materials is ninety-eight taels, which is twice as much as that of the Yuan-replenishing soup.

Even if you buy it in the military camp, it will cost fifty taels of silver.

There are also more expensive medicinal baths, which cost one hundred taels of silver for two baths.

Chen Sanshi originally thought that he had more than 200 taels of wealth and could be considered a wealthy man, but now it seems that he is still a poor man.

These medicinal herbs are so expensive because they are rare and require decades of cultivation.

on the other hand.

Practicing martial arts is a channel to cross class boundaries.

If the poor can easily rise up, what will the masters do? There are only so many resources in the world that can be enjoyed, how can they easily give them to the people below?

It is not impossible for the poor to rise, but they often have to pay a hundred or a thousand times the price.

Being a grandson in a martial arts school or fighting in the army, both are difficult.

"If you don't have silver, you can exchange it with merits, but there is still some time before the war, so you can't just sit there doing nothing."

“We still have to find a way to make money.”

"Tigers and black bears are not everywhere in the mountains. It's not reliable to rely on numbers. It's better to catch some exotic animals."

According to the "Travels in Mountains and Rivers", there were originally seventeen or eighteen kinds of exotic beasts in the Hutou Mountains, but now there are only two or three species left. One of them is the white deer, and there is also an old ape that can imitate humans in using weapons, but it has not appeared for more than twenty years.

But it's an idea anyway.

Especially since Chen Sanshi has the skill of [Searching and Disappearing], even if others can't find him, he may be able to find him.

After all, although the Hutou Mountains are large, they are still a bit barren.

Chen Sanshi heard that in the Liangzhou area where the Eight Camps were located, there were vast mountains, many strange beasts, and countless ferocious beasts.

It seems that there is one more reason to go to Badaying.

Staying in a hellhole like Poyang, even if you only practice internal refining, you will reach the end, and there are no more advanced cultivation resources at all.

"Wang Zhi told me that the selection officer will be here soon."

"We need to improve our strength faster."

Chen Sanshi gritted his teeth and spent a huge sum of one hundred taels to order two doses of bone-nourishing soup.

"grown ups!"

Just as he was about to go back to eat, Wang Li found him and said, "Sir, many villagers from Poyang County have come to the military camp, and they are all clamoring to see you."

"see me?"

Chen Sanshi was puzzled: "What's the matter?"

"We have enough money in the Qianhu Division, so we want to recruit soldiers to fill the vacancies. Many people came, but they all wanted to see you."

Wang Li explained: "They said that in all their lives, this was the first time they saw someone in office willing to care about the lives of their former fellow villagers, and they had never seen anyone kill a beast from a martial arts school in the street."

"How many people came?"

"More than a hundred people!"

"so much?"

Chen Sanshi hurriedly followed.

At the entrance of the military camp, there was a stall responsible for recruiting soldiers, which was now surrounded by people.

Zhao Qiao, Wu Da and Zhuang Yi were among them.

And it's not just people from Yanbian Village, it seems that more people come from surrounding villages.

"Sir, your fame has spread throughout Poyang in the past two days!"

Xu Wencai was very excited: "I haven't even started writing yet, and so many people have come. This is a great opportunity."

"Quiet!"

Luo Dongquan stood in front of the stall, holding a knife, and shouted at the crowd: "I told you, those who want to join the army should register, and I will make arrangements for them later!"

"It's true that we are joining the army, but only with Brother Shi!"

Wu Da stood at the front and said in a loud voice: "Let us go in and see him."

"This matter is not his business!"

No matter what Luo Dongquan said, it was useless; the chaotic noise almost drowned him.

"Brother Chen!"

Zhuang Yi was very sharp-eyed and was the first to see the person coming.
"Have you thought it through?"

After a brief exchange, Chen Sanshi asked seriously: "The war is about to start. If you follow me, you will die."

"Brother, if we don't fight, we will die too!"

Zhuang Yi still had bruises on his face: "If it weren't for you, we would have been beaten to death by the animals in the martial arts hall."

"Correct."

Zhao Qiao also said: "I have discussed it with my family. Winter is coming. If we don't join the army, we will not be able to survive. At least we can get food and salary. And since we are here, we all want to follow you."

"I want to learn martial arts, too!" Wu Da clenched his fists: "I'll kill them in the future." "Just think it through."

Chen Sanshi paused and said, "But I am currently the general commander, and I can only recruit about 40 people. You should let everyone line up to register first. It will be a mess if there is noisy."

He said this.

The people, who had just been thwarted by Luo Dongquan's yelling and scolding, now stopped making any noise and lined up quietly.

See this.

Luo Dongquan frowned.

Not only that.

When the quota was full, some people started to make noise again.

"Let me make it clear, we are only following General Chen from Yanbian Village!"

"Nonsense!"

Luo Dongquan said angrily: "He is only the general commander, and he has at most fifty people under him."

"What's wrong with a few more?"

"That's it."

"If it doesn't work, give him a promotion!"

"You can get promoted just because you want?"

Luo Dongquan looked disdainful: "The army has its own rules, you country bumpkins, don't mess around here!"

"Fuck your mother!"

A hot-tempered and straightforward person opened his mouth and cursed: "If you despise us country folk, why don't you post notices everywhere begging us to join the army!"

"Who are you, anyway? Are you jealous that we voted for General Chen instead of you?"

"Get out of the way!"

"..."

"Bastard!"

Luo Dongquan drew his blade and shouted angrily, his voice rising several times: "If you want to join the army, follow the rules, otherwise get out!"

"what are you doing?!"

When the people saw the murderous knife, they became frightened and retreated, not daring to make a sound.

"I...we just knew that you dog officials don't treat us as human beings!"

"Yes, the food and salary are probably a lie. It is well known that the military camp is in arrears with the salary."

"Go quickly, go quickly!"

They really didn't intend to continue registering and signing, so they turned around and left.

Chen Sanshi glanced at Luo Dongquan.

Nothing.

Who made me just the general flag?
He has no obsession with how many people he manages.

If we continue with this attitude, it will be difficult for the Qianhu Suo to be fully staffed.

"Folks, wait a minute!"

Xiang Tingchun suddenly appeared and stood in front of the people who were about to disperse.

He had a friendly smile on his face that was somewhat inconsistent with his temperament: "I promise that not only will the food and wages not be delayed, but they will get higher and higher!"

No one answered.

Not many people seem to believe it.

After all, Poyang Qianhu Suo has existed for hundreds of years and its reputation has long been ruined.

Xiang Tingchun said again: "I can also agree that you will all be under the command of General Chen. How about that?"

Hear this.

Only those who wanted to leave stopped.

"Master Qianhu?"

Luo Dongquan stopped him and said, "How can a general be in charge of more than a hundred people? Isn't that against the rules?"

"Rules can be changed. How can we be so rigid when hiring people?"

Xiang Tingchun called out, "Mr. Chen, I'll leave this to you with full responsibility."

"My subordinate understands."

Chen Sanshi clasped his fists.

He stood by, watching the villagers press their fingerprints one by one.

After everyone has been registered, they are all gathered in the martial arts field, lined up, and their names are called to check the number of people.

It was at this moment that a familiar feeling came over me.

A panel appeared before my eyes.

[Skill: Commanding Troops (Not yet started)]

【Progress: 0/100】

[Effect: None]

(End of this chapter)