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Chapter 126: Opening the granaries to release grain and recruiting soldiers on the spot
When Wang Jian and the Meng brothers saw Yuanzong's body, their joy at having control over Xinzheng and the Han Palace disappeared.

"Meng Tian, go ask for help from Marshal Meng Ao now!
Remember to bring the royal decree prepared in advance by the king."

"Yes! General Wang Jian!"

After watching Meng Tian leave, Wang Jian looked at Meng Yi and found that he also looked worried. He comforted him and said, "For soldiers like us, these things are inevitable!
I believe the king will not blame us!"

"I'm not worried about the king blaming me.

It’s just that I’ve developed feelings for Senior Yuanzong during this period of time.

Seeing Senior Yuan Zong being killed like this, I feel a little sad! "

Wang Jian patted Meng Yi on the shoulder and said, "The current situation does not allow us to be sentimental!
We must be vigilant and take real control of South Korea as soon as possible."

"Well! General Wang is right!
General Wang Jian, do you have any plans?"

“Before I left, the king told me to open the granaries and release the grain, and to recruit soldiers on the spot!

What do you think, Meng Yi?

"Open the granaries and release the grain? How much grain will that cost?"

And can the army recruited locally feel a sense of belonging to our Great Qin?" Meng Yi's eyes widened in shock.

"Meng Yi, the king said that if we want to unify the world, it's impossible to rely on the Qin people alone!

We must treat the newly conquered people as our own citizens in order to truly unify the world."

"Huh? Your Majesty, what you said makes sense!"

“I also think it’s a bit wasteful to just open the warehouse and release the grain!
We might as well recruit soldiers with grain, five stone of grain per soldier per year.

We can definitely gather an army, and after our rigorous training, they will become battle-hardened soldiers."

"Yes! General Wang Jian's words make sense!

Let’s do it!

Not only do they have to train every day, but they also have to be taught to learn the official script.

Most of them are common people who can't make a living. With so much food, they will definitely agree to follow the Qin Dynasty!"

"Meng Yi, first arrange for the Tiger Guards to return to Xianyang and report the good news to the king!"

"Yes! General Wang Jian!"

After a night of fighting in Xinzheng yesterday, peace returned to Xinzheng again. Many people did not notice anything unusual until they saw the Huben Army in Qin army uniforms appear on the streets, then they began to be shocked.

"What's going on? Could it be that our Xinzheng was conquered by the Qin army overnight? This is too unbelievable!"

"Impossible? Huh? Look at what those Qin soldiers are posting?"

"Let's go! Let's go check it out!"

The soldiers of the Tiger Guards saw more and more Han people gathering, but they did not take it seriously. Instead, they loudly explained, "Daqin and Han have always been friendly neighbors. Now King Ran of Han has reached a series of reconciliations with the King of Qin.

And they agreed to our Great Qin recruiting soldiers within the territory of South Korea."

"What? Let us, the Han people, serve as soldiers for the Qin State?

What do you Qin people think? "

Ignoring the crowd's surprise, the Tiger Guards continued to explain loudly, "This conscription order is stamped with your King Han's order. It is absolutely legal and reasonable!"

"Hey! It's actually stamped with our King Han's official seal!"

"All Han people who join the Qin army will no longer be subject to taxes and labor service.

There are also five stone of grain every year!"

"What? Could it be that you Qin people are deceiving us?

Is there really five stones of grain?"

"Of course! We in the Great Qin would never deceive our own soldiers!"

"Impossible! How can such a good thing happen?"

"Conscription begins today. Anyone selected will be given five stones of grain immediately!"

"Ah? Are they serious about it?" After hearing the explanation from the Huben Army, the Koreans were shocked, and then they began to feel a little moved.

“Even if we have five stones of grain, it won’t work!

Who among the six states in Guandong doesn’t know that your tyrannical Qin’s laws are harsh?

Either all kinds of punishments, or the confiscation of property and extermination of the clan!

Don't let us live to get food but not to enjoy it!"

"Yes! I've also heard that Qin's laws are harsh!
He would chop off legs and feet at any time!
I heard that a member of the Qin royal family had his nose cut off!" "Don't get me wrong!
The laws of our Great Qin are relatively strict!

But our King of Qin has changed the military law, abolishing all torture instruments, retaining only imprisonment and the death penalty!"

"Why jail?"

"Imprisonment means sentencing the offender to prison for a period of several months to several years, depending on the severity of the crime.

There will be no physical punishment for the offender!"

After hearing the Huben Army's explanation of the new punishment, the Han people were all tempted, but there were also troublemakers among them.

"Haha, since your King Qin has begun to learn to be merciful!

Why not just abolish the death penalty!"

"Yes! Haha! Let's abolish it together!" Many people shouted together.

"What a joke! Some crimes like murder and treason are unforgivable!

Do they also need to be pardoned?
If you don’t want to join the army, stop making trouble here!

Otherwise, I won't show any mercy with the Qin sword in my hand! " The Hu Ben soldiers drew their bronze swords and shouted at the troublemakers to retreat.

Although the Han people were timid and fearful, there were still some brave Han people who wanted to try, and then they came tremblingly before the soldiers of the Huben Army.

"General, I want to join the army. Can you really give me five stone of grain?"

The Tiger Guards looked at the Korean in surprise, then took in his tall physique and explained with a smile, "Of course! But you need to undergo a physical examination in advance!"

"Name?"

"kiln!"

"age?"

"Nineteen!"

"Any illness?"

"no!"

The Huben army carefully examined Yao's body and nodded with satisfaction when they saw that Yao had no disease.

"Home address?"

"New Zhengbei"

"Then sign here! Then you can receive five stones of food!"

Seeing that it was so easy to join the army and receive five stone of grain, the Korean was very happy. But when he thought about his inability to write, he said with an embarrassed look, "General, I can't write?"

"It's okay! Just press your handprint here!
After entering the military camp, I learned more about reading and writing.

It’s easy to learn to write your own name!”

"Ah? The Qin army still allows us to read and write?"

"Of course! We Tiger Soldiers can read and write, and we'll be given jobs when we retire!

Like a village head or a squire!
Add to that the land rewards from military exploits, and you'll have plenty of food and clothing for the rest of your life!"

"Ah? It's so good?"

"Haha, even if you die fighting for the Qin Dynasty, your families will be taken care of by the Qin Dynasty!"

"Great! I want to join the army! I want to be a Qin soldier!
I want to conquer the world for the King of Qin!" The Korean man shouted excitedly.

The Han people who were watching the show around no longer had any hesitation when they saw how easily they could get five stones of grain and heard the various benefits introduced by the Huben Army.

Because people nowadays value their promises and will not suspect that the Tiger Guards are deceiving them. Besides, the five stones of grain are actually placed in front of them.

Soon, Koreans rushed to sign up for the army. Those who were not selected due to poor health or old age showed sad expressions, while those who were selected as they wished went home happily with their own five stones of grain.

Xinzheng was bustling that day because the same scene was being played out in different places in Xinzheng. The grain confiscated from the Han King's Palace and the homes of Xinzheng's dignitaries was gradually taken home by the new Qin army.

When Wang Jian and Meng Yi saw the newly recruited 50,000 troops, they were finally no longer so afraid, because they had been unable to sleep well during this period, always worried that the Huben Army would be hunted down by the angry Han people, and then they would have to desperately train the new Qin army composed of these Han people.

In order to prevent these Koreans from being frightened by the high-intensity training, the meals in the military camp are very rich every day.

These Koreans had never eaten such good food before. Faced with high-intensity training, they gritted their teeth and persevered. After a period of training, they gradually got used to it.

Wang Jian was very satisfied to see that these Han people were becoming more and more well-behaved, but he did not relax his ideological education for them.

Literate soldiers from the Huben Army were selected to discipline these Han people and teach them to read and write. In the end, Wang Jian and Meng Yi themselves went into battle.

(End of this chapter)