Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 496 Recruitment
On October [-]th, AD [-], at the camp of the Western Army outside Leiming City.

The flag of the wolf army was flying, and the well-armored Zhenxi soldiers stood upright at the gate. The camp was heavily guarded, and the patrolling cavalry galloped past on horseback from time to time, looking majestic.

Next to the Zhenxi army camp, a brand new camp has been built, and they will serve as a training camp for the re-recruited Southern Army.

Outside the gate of the training camp, ten wooden tables were lined up. An assessment team composed of twenty inspectors and officers of the Zhenxi Army had arrived. The inspectors in black and black armor had stood guard all around, waiting for the recruiting to begin.

On the open ground outside the cordon formed by the monitoring soldiers, there is already a sea of ​​people, dark and dense, and they are young and strong who came to apply after hearing the recruitment order.

On the road farther away, there is an endless stream of young and strong people. Their only purpose is to catch up with the recruits of the Southern Army and hope to join the Southern Army.

Lin Chuan has set up thirteen recruiting points like those outside Leiming City in the entire southern region, and they will be responsible for recruiting new soldiers for the southern army.

It is reasonable to say that the military discipline of the southern army is corrupt, the officers are corrupt, and the reputation in the southern part of the dynasty is not good. Children from good families feel ashamed to join the southern army, which is not good for recruiting soldiers.

Faced with such a realistic situation, Lin Chuan did a lot of publicity work in the early stage of recruitment. Of course, the Zhenxi Army was the template. In addition, in the notice of the recruitment order, Lin Chuan raised the treatment of the Southern Army. The recruits who pass the assessment will receive two gold coins, and there will be ten gold coins in military pay every year thereafter.

It is precisely because of the early publicity and good treatment that Lin Chuan's recruitment work has received an unprecedented response. The young and strong who meet the requirements of all recruitment orders have rushed to the nearby recruitment point, hoping to have a try.

After all, it is still too rare to get two gold coins after passing the assessment, and ten gold coins a year can instantly improve the quality of life for ordinary people to a well-off level.

A gold coin is enough for an ordinary family of three to spend for a year, and now the conditions offered by Lin Chuan are too attractive for ordinary people, so they flock to them, and immediately set off a wave of joining the army in the southern region. upsurge.

Seeing the young and strong people waiting for the test and assessment, Qin Lan, Marshal of the Southern Army, felt extremely bitter in her heart. She also recruited soldiers during her tenure, hoping to fill in the vacancies, but she returned disappointed every time.

Qin Lan is not as rich and powerful as Lin Chuan, so he can't recruit soldiers, but Lin Chuan led the army all the way south, and the aristocrats who were raided were at least a thousand, and the money seized was more than tens of millions. , He also allocated a part for this recruitment.

Emperor Long Han also hoped that the south could be stabilized as soon as possible. Now Lin Chuan's actions not only stabilized his political power, but also brought a steady stream of wealth to his treasury. Therefore, Long Han has given Lin Chuan full power to take charge of military and political affairs in the southern region. , can be regarded as great trust.

Seeing Lin Chuan assigning tasks to his subordinates in the distance, Qin Lan couldn't help but lose his mind for a while. Lin Chuan is not only young, but his courage is beyond her reach. She has complicated feelings for Lin Chuan.

Although Lin Chuan's arrival threatened Qin Lan's position as marshal, Qin Lan admired Lin Chuan's daring and decisive character, and at the same time had a good impression of Lin Chuan.

"Marshal Qin, let's also go and see the situation of recruiting troops." When Qin Lan lost his mind, Lin Chuan came over at some point and invited him.

Qin Lan is the only female commander in the entire Far Eastern Dynasty. Not only is she handsome, but in Lin Chuan's opinion, she is actually quite capable. During her control of the Southern Army, although there were constant factional struggles within the Southern Army, she was a girl. The younger generation still ensured the long-term stability of the south without losing an inch of land, which can be regarded as doing their best.

Qin Lan nodded, stroked her drooping hair, and followed Lin Chuan towards the recruiting point.

The recruiting work has already started. With the cooperation of the monitoring soldiers and the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army, the young and strong people who came to participate in the recruitment lined up in a column. The scene was orderly, and the order was not chaotic due to the large number of people.

Looking at the crowd of no less than 3 people, Lin Chuan nodded in satisfaction. It seems that the preparation work in the early stage is still good.

"I've seen the general, and I've seen Marshal Qin." Liu Zichen, the inspector in charge of recruiting troops here, is Lin Chuan's old subordinate. When he saw Lin Chuan and Qin Lan coming together, he hurried over to greet him.

"Go get busy, we're just looking around." Lin Chuan waved his hand at Liu Zichen and instructed.

"This subordinate resigns." Liu Zichen knew Lin Chuan's character and didn't like face projects, so he returned to his post again.

Liu Zichen withdrew, and Lin Chuan and Qin Lan, surrounded by the army, turned their attention to the recruiting work.

There are two preliminary examiners sitting behind each wooden table, one from the Supervision Office and the other from the Zhenxi Army. They are responsible for the preliminary examination of the recruited young and strong.

"Age?" the inspector asked, staring at the person in front of him.

"51" came back loudly.

The supervisor asked suspiciously: "Are you sure about 51?"

The man was stunned for a moment and then replied: "Really 51, you see I am strong, you want me."

Seeing that this man's hair was already gray, Lin Chuan shook his head. It seemed that his conditions for recruiting soldiers were so attractive that even this man who seemed to be in his 70s or [-]s was unwilling to miss the opportunity.

The inspector pointed to the millstone on the ground and said, "Pick it up and try?"

The visitor gritted his teeth, shouted loudly and tried hard with both hands, but the millstone didn't move at all despite all his strength.

The inspector shook his head: "Unqualified, next."

"My lord, I am a physically strong person, stronger than those younger generations." The visitor obviously refused to accept it.

But his shout did not arouse the inspector's sympathy, but attracted two inspector soldiers with serious faces, who took him away.

Lin Chuan watched for a while, and the young men who applied for the recruitment were either too young or too old, and none of them were qualified. Fortunately, the inspector in charge of the initial review was stern and unselfish, and would not accept anyone who failed in everything.

After watching for a while, Lin Chuan felt bored, and when he was about to leave, a slender young man came into his sight.

"Age?" The inspector asked as usual.

The vigorous young man replied: "28"

The inspector looked at the capable young man and nodded: "Go and lift that millstone."

Without saying a word, the young man lifted the millstone weighing several tens of kilograms over his head without any effort. People around him all gave admiration, Lin Chuan's eyes showed a look of satisfaction, this young man is not bad.

"Try to draw the bow—" the inspector pointed to the first-grade longbow next to him and said.

This time the young man drew the bow to a full arc again effortlessly, and the inspector showed joy on his face.

This young man's age and height meet the standards, and he has also passed a simple physical strength test. The inspector and the Zhenxi Army officer glanced at each other and passed his assessment.

"Name?"

"Yang Ye"

"What did you do before?"

"Mountain Hunter"

"Okay," handed a wooden sign with the young man's name on it and said, "Take this wooden sign to report here tomorrow, and don't lose it."

The young man received the wooden sign and left happily.

Looking at the young man's back, Lin Chuan nodded with satisfaction, and said to Qin Lan, "He's a good guy. If he passes the recruit training assessment, he can be promoted to a grassroots officer."

Qin Lan also felt the same way. Those who were born as hunters and who are brave have always been popular in the army. Thinking that Lin Chuan would be able to attract such a brave man to join him, and he had never encountered such a person in several recruitments. It made Qin Lan feel like a failure.

Immediately after Yang Ye, several people performed Lin Chuan's magic eye. They either had brute force, or were skilled in bowing and horses. Lin Chuan also told Qin Lan how to use these people one by one. They could either be promoted to grassroots officers, or have The general's talent, and Qin Lan also wrote down one by one, she believed in Lin Chuan's vision.

The last one turned out to be a scholar who came to apply, which surprised Lin Chuan.

Scholars have no strength to restrain a chicken, no matter whether it is the bow horse test or the strength test, the inspector is naturally stern and announces that he is unqualified.

Although the scholar was not able to join the army, Lin Chuan had a special liking for the scholar, so he was allowed to join the army as a clerk temporarily. After all, the army is full of soldiers who can read and write too little.

"Lu Ziqiao thanked you, sir." The frustrated scholar Lu Ziqiao was grateful to Lin Chuan for being accepted by Lin Chuan.

"Okay, just do things with peace of mind in the future, and report tomorrow." In Lin Chuan's view, this is just a matter of effort, and there is indeed a shortage of scholars in the army.

Lin Chuan never expected that it was because of his small effort that he not only changed the fate of a scholar, but also recruited a person who will make the countries of the Middle-earth world famous in the future.

(End of this chapter)