The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 318 Everyone gets what he deserves
A famous military strategist once said that the most important factor in recruiting soldiers is their spirit; without courage, nothing else matters.

The long list of fallen soldiers that Gan Minglan just read out was still quite impactful.

It is the best touchstone to test the minds of most young people who are not yet mature enough.

This is not.

After the last question was asked, more than 6,000 people left within half an incense stick's time.

Of those who remained.

Those under thirteen and over fifteen years old were excluded, reducing the number to 1,150.

Those who were eliminated due to age discrepancies were all quite baffled.

Those who remained were filled with confusion: were we, whose zodiac signs were dogs and pigs, more compatible with the luck of the vanguard battalion?

Before their thoughts could wander like seaweed.

The ancient commander waved his hand and said, "Boys, come with Ang!"

The test has officially begun.
Just as Gan Minglan was busy selecting her hundred personal guards, more than 70,000 young and middle-aged immigrants finally arrived in Guazhouwei.

These people are much more cunning than the young men who have come all the way from the border town.

The closer they got to the Seven Guards of Kansai, the slower they moved.

I'm afraid that as soon as I arrive, I'll be dragged to the battlefield to fill the gaps.

It wasn't until we repeatedly confirmed with the garrison at several checkpoints that we found out.

They only revealed themselves after learning that General Xiong and his men had not only completely taken back the Seven Guards of Guanzhong, but had also wiped out more than 200,000 elite Hu people.

The troops stationed there, however, did not take it seriously.

There are simply too many things to do right now, and there is a severe shortage of labor.

In order to smelt a large number of iron tools, the open-pit coal mine in Hamiwei has begun small-scale mining.

The most urgent task is to fence off the coal mine.

They've fenced off such a large area of ​​land, and there are quite a few different types of jobs involved.

The commander of the Guazhou Guard immediately issued a recruitment order.

Hamiwei now needs various craftsmen, including bricklayers, blacksmiths, carpenters, sculptors, and kiln workers.

There is no limit to the number of employees that can be recruited.

The garrison will provide food and lodging. Master craftsmen will be paid 60 cash per day, and laborers 30 cash per day. The project is expected to last three months, with payments made monthly.

What?
Having just arrived, how did I find such a great job?
Those with skills were overjoyed.

He did a mental calculation and figured he could earn five taels and four mace of silver in three months.

Perhaps this amount of money wouldn't buy much grain inside the pass, but as soon as they arrived, they inquired about the prices in Guanzhong.

Although the price of rice and flour is unknown, this amount of silver can still buy three sheep or half a cow!

Moreover, there is no limit to the number of workers to be recruited.

Immediately, long lines of people signed up to work in Hamiwei.

Many people were quite anxious while queuing.

Someone asked in a low, trembling voice:

"Brother, none of us had any special skills before, could you perhaps choose one of us?"

As the eldest brother, he was the pillar of support for his younger brothers. He whispered:

"I just asked a soldier about the situation here. He said that Hami City is now overcrowded and there is no room for everyone, and the oasis outside the city has been occupied by the locals."

General Xiong plans to build a new city that is even larger than the current Hami capital, and there will be many more jobs needed for it!
We can't do the work of those master craftsmen, but do we need people to dig and transport soil?

"They say they're going to build the city with bricks and tiles, so surely we can do the work of breaking mud bricks, right?"

"Hey! That's a good idea, my little brother has plenty of strength!"

Although the eldest brother didn't speak loudly, many people around them overheard what the brothers were saying.

Everyone wore expressions of gratitude and relief. Yes!

Of these 70,000-plus people, how many are artisans?
Most people are better suited to doing heavy manual labor.

Where else can you find a job that provides food and lodging, even if the daily wage is only thirty coins and the monthly wage is nearly one tael of silver?
The women and elderly in the family lagged behind by about half a month's journey.

They would be overjoyed to learn that they had found good jobs as soon as they arrived.

queue.

They lined up one by one according to the rules.

Every now and then, gasps of surprise would erupt from the crowd.

The man hadn't expected things to go so smoothly, and he still couldn't quite believe his ears.

"Sir, can I really go to Hamiwei to work as a blacksmith? I started learning blacksmithing when I was twelve. Look at my hands, they're covered in burns from iron sparks!"

The border soldiers who were registering nodded:
"Blacksmiths are in high demand right now! What we need most right now are all kinds of iron tools. If you are skilled at blacksmithing, you could earn over a hundred coins a day!"

"Wow!"

Those who knew the blacksmith were all delighted that he had landed a job so quickly.

"Old Tie Tou is going to strike it rich this time! He's the most skilled blacksmith in our town!"

"The poor need to have some skills to make a living, whether they are fleeing famine or fleeing hardship, they can earn a living for themselves."

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In the group, there was a tall, thin man who looked to be in his early thirties, with a face full of sorrow.

The man had also heard a bit about what that old iron-head had done.

He deduced that these newly reclaimed territories of the Seven Guards of Kansai would likely undergo extensive infrastructure development, including the construction of cities and garrisons.

What's needed are skilled craftsmen and people who can do heavy physical labor.

Lu Xiuyuan has fallen to such a state that even his status as a scholar is probably not as good as that of a craftsman in Guanzhong.

I secretly broke out in a cold sweat.

Before he could even formulate his plan, news arrived that the man ahead of him in line had also been hired.

A bricklayer, a master craftsman earning sixty copper coins.

So envious!
When it was his turn.

The garrison commander, the third brother, asked again: "What's your name? Where are you from? What skills do you have?"

Lu Xiuyuan licked his lips and finally answered the other party's question honestly.

He was going to take a gamble.

Unexpectedly, the other party took his relevant documents, examined them repeatedly, and finally bowed, saying:

"So you're just a scholar! Wouldn't it be a waste of your talent to make you a carpenter? The Hami New City project is quite large, and we need to register and record the working hours of so many craftsmen every day. Would you be willing to be a site clerk, scholar? Room and board are provided, and the monthly salary is three taels of silver."

Lu Xiuyuan almost burst into tears.

He actually guessed right!

She nodded eagerly, "I do, I do."

Following various craftsmen, scholars, students, doctors, cooks, butchers, and other professions unrelated to engineering also found good jobs.

The Kansai region is really short of people.

Even the more than 3,000 people who were ultimately eliminated, who had no skills and could not do heavy physical labor, were given jobs.

They were taken to a hillside.

The leading centurion said:
"I heard that your wives, children and elderly relatives will arrive in Guazhouwei in half a month."

It'll snow here in a little over a month. Before your family arrives, dig your house out first.

The garrison of Guazhouwei has already dug up about five hundred dug-up semi-basement houses.

The sample room was right in front of them!
(End of this chapter)