Chapter Fifty-Five: It's time to start apprenticeship
"Hey, there's new news on the bulletin board."
"Oh? Come and listen."
In the afternoon, the workers on the dock had just finished their work and were gathering together to chat and rest.
When they heard something new to talk about, they all looked at the "topic initiator".
"Speak quickly, tell me quickly, is it something interesting?"
"The announcement says that Qixing wants to recruit a group of new people to join the Qianyan Army."
"I thought it was so new. Aren't recruitment lists posted every day at the entrance of Qianyan Army's office? What's the point?"
"Hey, Xiao Wang, you said you have been coming to Liyue Port for five years, don't you even know this?"
"I thought there was some new gossip, but this is what happened?"
When everyone heard the news about Xiao Wang, they all started to criticize silently.
Qianyan Army recruitment is conducted all year round. This is not news at all. They originally thought that something interesting happened on the bulletin board, but this is the result?
Xiao Wang was a little anxious about everyone's scolding, and quickly added: "Of course I know that the Qianyan Army recruits troops all year round. But this time is a little different. The Qianyan Army has made a lot of demands this time."
"Nonsense, there are requirements to join the Qianyan Army. Otherwise, I would have been a soldier to feed myself. Who would still be working as a porter in such a miserable life?"
The person who retorted was a middle-aged strong man. It was obvious that he still had great resentment for not being selected by the Qianyan Army.
His physical fitness was not that good back then, and the Qianyan Army refused to accept him. But after he had worked on the dock for a few years and became strong, he was already over the age limit.
For this reason, the old father in the family fell seriously ill, which became a concern for everyone in the family.
In Liyue, it is not easy for ordinary people to cross social classes. Although the roads are not blocked, the passages between different classes are very narrow.
Seven Stars and Eight Gates, Qianyan Army, being a businessman, etc., these are all strata.
Although we are all ordinary human beings, we can always clearly feel the differences in our daily lives.
Not to mention the seven stars at the top, just saying that being an ordinary secretary in Yue Hai Pavilion requires a certain foundation, family background, knowledge, connections, etc. These are not so easy to obtain.
In many cases, it takes the joint efforts of several generations to bridge the gap between classes.
Fortunately, Liyue is run under the governance of Morax, and the uncle has put a lot of thought into making the people live and work in peace and contentment.
Although the various classes are clearly divided, at least on the surface it is not that serious, and the channels have never been broken.
Xiao Wang was still not annoyed by the rebuttal. He looked at the man and explained: "This time it is really different. The requirement is for people between sixteen and twenty years old, as long as they are in good health, and those with high requirements are in their twenties."
People from one to twenty-five years old, these people need to be able to read."
"This...why does the request seem weird?"
"Yeah, didn't you need to be at least physically strong before? How can you just be healthy this time?"
"And what's the situation with literacy? How many of us ordinary people can read?"
"No, older people know some words to some extent, and those businessmen who do business should also know some words. It's just that these people are not old enough, right?"
"Then it seems that Qianyan Army doesn't want to recruit many people between the ages of 21 and 25 this time, but what's the use of recruiting all those young boys?"
Everyone was chatting with each other, but for a moment they didn't understand what Qian Yanjun wanted to do this time.
In the past, you only needed to be healthy and strong, have no hidden diseases, and be under the age of twenty-three to apply. Although you may not be admitted, at least everyone can understand it.
But I really don’t understand the request this time.
As soon as this requirement comes out, children between the ages of sixteen and twenty will definitely flock to it, while not many people in the age group of twenty-one to twenty-five will sign up.
Why does Qian Yanjun want so many children?
However, they do not dwell on this. Although this request is strange, at least their children can try their luck. If they are really selected, although they cannot say that they will directly bring glory to their ancestors, at least hope is in front of them.
"Xiao Wang, did you really see it on the bulletin board? Are these really the requirements?"
"Yes, Xiao Wang, this is no joke. If this is the only requirement, I would like to let the children at home try it."
"Then you have to hurry up. Although these requirements are indeed on the bulletin board, the Qianyan Army standing guard said that this preliminary screening will only last three days and will end after three days. And although there are 50,000 places,
There are so many, everyone can basically be selected, but there are assessments every month, if you fail, you will still be dismissed."
"Fifty thousand? Really?"
"With so many places, does that mean you can really be selected after the preliminary screening? But what is that assessment?"
"I don't know about this. It is said that Qixing will give exam questions every month, and only the remaining people will be considered to have truly joined the Qianyan Army after three months."
After saying that, looking at everyone who was deep in thought, Xiao Wang once again said something that shocked them.
"You may have overlooked one thing. I specifically asked the person from the Qianyan Army, and he said that this recruitment is open to both men and women."
Swish——
After the words fell, everyone looked up and looked at Xiao Wang. The shocked expressions on their faces were different, but they all understood the meaning of what Xiao Wang just said.
"Mom, I'm going home."
"I'll go back too and I'll be back later."
"Come on, I didn't expect that my girls would have a chance? You can't miss it this time!"
"Fuck you! Come back here!"
When everyone got up and left, the foreman sitting there cursed angrily.
"What are you pigs thinking? You ran away before we finished our work? Don't forget, this work was all done for the General Affairs Department. You offended the General Affairs Department first, and then
Do you want your children to join the Qianyan Army? What will they think of you when they verify the list?"
Well...
The foreman's words calmed everyone down. Although things would not be as terrible as what the foreman said, it would not be easy if the work was not finished and the liquidation was not done.
"Okay, how big of a deal it is. I'll give you half a day off tomorrow, but you have to work overtime! The General Affairs Department has signed a two-week contract with us, so we can't let things go to waste!"
"Thank you, foreman. Come on, let's work harder now."
"Okay! Work!"
The workers thanked the foreman one after another and turned back to work hard.
There is hope for the future, and the workers are enthusiastically engaged in work.
The sun sets in the west, evening.
Maocai Gong dragged his tired body and walked out from behind the door of Beiguo Bank.
After some hard negotiations, he finally got what he wanted.
Three days later, a loan of 300 million molara will be prepared and delivered to his house.
The reason why there are so many is because he spent all the ores in his warehouse to negotiate.
He raised his head and glanced at the sky that was about to darken, turned around and said to the servant who was accompanying him.
"Hurry up and prepare for the dinner at home. At the same time, go and invite all the foreign businessmen you have heard about these days to your home. Keep a low profile. But you must inform them all, do you understand?"
"Yes, understand!"
The servant felt bitter in his heart. It would be impossible to keep a low profile when inviting so many foreign businessmen, but since his master said it, he could only do it.
After giving the instructions, Mao Caigong looked back at Beiguo Bank, with a look in his eyes that no one could understand.
Now that I have taken this step, there is no turning back. This time, I will make a big bet!
After calming down his surging emotions, Maocai Gong turned around and returned to the sedan chair, preparing to return home.
Yujingtai, Guifu.
Ouyang was busy all afternoon, preparing to walk around the garden while waiting for dinner in the evening.
He spent this afternoon sorting out all the knowledge about military training from his previous life based on his memory.
Fortunately, he has experienced military training and has watched a lot of related videos, so although it is complicated, it is at least enough for basic use.
Different from the various speculations about conscription from the outside world, his purpose is very simple, which is to recruit a group of people and form a team through layers of screening.
This was not an order issued by Ouyang because he wanted to form his own team. This was something that was agreed upon at that meeting, because as things unfolded, the current scale of the Qianyan Army was completely insufficient.
It's like the defense in Liyue Port is already empty now. Fortunately, Qianyan's army will be back in Lisha suburb tomorrow, so the window period of one or two days is still acceptable.
At least Ouyang is not afraid, he is very stable.
If there is an emergency that cannot be solved, I am in Liyue Port, so don’t be afraid!
It's just that Ningguang has suffered a lot and is afraid of everything happening. Therefore, Ningguang, who is always thoughtful, has been sitting in Qunyu Pavilion for the past two days and cannot leave even a step.
And those who have been eliminated in this recruitment process will not give up completely. In Ouyang's vision, those who have been eliminated will also try their best to study and work elsewhere.
In short, changing the industrial structure of Liyue is already happening slowly and bit by bit.
"Uncle! Are you done?"
"Well, Chuanyu, you seem to have gained weight now?"
"Ha ha ha ha..."
Gui Chuanyu, who was playing in the garden, ran over when he saw Ouyang and sat on his lap before Ouyang could speak.
"Uncle, mother left this morning, didn't she?"
"That's right, you little lazy boy didn't even get up to give me a gift."
"Hey, mom will be back soon anyway, so I won't send her off. It would be great if mom doesn't leave one day!"
"Hehehe, Chuanyu, if your mother finds her own happiness, would you blame her?"
"Happiness? What is that?"
Gui Chuanyu tilted his head. It was still too difficult for him to understand the word "happiness".
"Do you mean happy?"
"Yes, but it is a stronger emotion than happiness. Chuanyu, your mother may remarry someone else, and you may have a new father by then. Will you be sad?"
Ouyang's words made him even more confused.
Gui Chuanyu looked at Ouyang with some confusion and asked a series of questions.
"A new father? Is that my mother's happiness? Will my mother not leave?"
"I'm not sure about this. My uncle encouraged your mother to find her own happiness, but at that time, whether your mother wants to come back or not, Chuanyu, you can't be sad, you know?"
"Since the uncle agrees, Chuanyu also agrees. But will my mother really not come back? Will she not Chuanyu? If I find happiness and don't Chuanyu, will I really be happy?"
"My child, everyone needs to make choices. Although it is too early to talk to you about this now, I hope you can remember that your mother is a great mother. In my opinion, she was able to insist on giving you
Being born is an extremely great decision. So, you may not like some of her choices, but you can't blame her, okay?"
In fact, Ouyang was also very confused about whether to talk to his children about this, but he always felt that it was not good to treat everything as if nothing happened.
It is a good thing for Xue Lian to find her own happiness. Her life cannot be dragged down because of the complicated relationship between your family.
Therefore, he wanted to let the children have an understanding in advance during this conversation. Whether they understood it or not, at least they would not be caught off guard and hurt when things really happened.
But it is obvious that Gui Chuanyu will not understand at this age.
"Uncle, I don't understand something..."
"It's okay. Everyone's path is different. Just like you, it's almost time to become a disciple."
"Huh? Apprenticeship? Is it Grandma Ping?"
Sure enough, children are children, and their emotions change quickly. After Ouyang changed the topic, his thoughts went astray.
Ouyang smiled and touched his head.
"No, it was your uncle who found you a master when you were just born. Now you are five years old and you have obtained the Eye of God. If you really want to revitalize your family, then you should study hard.
Already."
"Okay! Learn your skills! I will be the one to protect uncle from now on!"
With that said, Gui Chuanyu turned and smiled at Shen He, who had always been a transparent person: "And Aunt Shen He!"
"Hahaha, brat, if you want to protect others, you have to be strong enough. Can you endure hardship?"
"What's the matter, Yaoyao, and Aunt Xiangling, I was always there when they were practicing, and I lasted the longest!"
Talking about this, Gui Chuanyu was obviously very confident in himself. He jumped to the ground and stood up, with a serious look on his face.
"I can stay like this for a quarter of an hour!"
"Okay, okay, you don't need to practice now. You go wash your hands and get ready to eat."
"Okay uncle."
Ouyang watched the child leave from behind, feeling a little complicated in his heart.
The master was of course the mandrill that was promised at the beginning. Although it was only used as a back-up at the time, it seems that it will be put on the agenda now.
Of course, this matter is not urgent. We still need to find time to talk to Grandma Ping.
This is the reason for the complicated mood. This child has been away from his mother for a long time since he was a child, and now he has sent him away from your mansion to study under Mandrill.
It seems that this kind of childhood is really not a happy one.
But the development of the family cannot allow Gui Chuanyu to be treated as a useless person.
So these are things he must learn to face.
Thinking of this, Ouyang decided to think carefully and see if there was a compromise, at least to prevent the child's childhood from being too miserable.
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