It is common for the military to change from old to new.
There is no banquet in the world that never ends.
However, most of Liangzhou's troops are veterans.
If a few more years pass, the Liangzhou army will no longer have any old soldiers.
At that time, could the Liangzhou Army maintain its current combat effectiveness?
Even Li Chengqian found it hard to imagine that after two or three years, all the veterans of the Liangzhou Army were discharged.
Was the Liangzhou Army at that time still the Liangzhou Army it is today?
But this kind of thing is not something Li Chengqian can control. ??
Although he also wants to keep those veterans.
But after all, what is more important to Datang now is people's livelihood. Only by separating the military and civilians is the way Datang will take in the future.
Moreover, Li Chengqian also believed it.
The old pawn will leave, the old pawn will die.
But the military spirit of the Liangzhou Army will never be shattered.
Moreover, Li Chengqian is fully prepared to face the changes he will face next.
This change was formulated around the military recruitment system.
He first sent orders to the government to cut off all personnel outside the system.
He also ordered that the current list of Zhe Chong Mansion be retained, but no more troops would be recruited from Zhe Chong Mansion in the future.
To a certain extent, this is a hint to the people everywhere that there will no longer be a unit called Zhechong Mansion in Longyou Road in the future.
After dealing with this, Li Chengqian immediately asked people to post recruitment notices all over Longyou Road.
The notice clearly states that because a large number of old soldiers in Liangzhou have retired from the army, a group of new soldiers need to be recruited.
And as mentioned above, although these new soldiers are classified as Liangzhou Army, they are different from the old soldiers of the original Liangzhou Army.
Not only did you have to sign a military treaty with the court when you enlisted in the army, you also had to serve in the army for five years.
Just like office workers in later generations, they had four days off every month when they were waiting for war.
And the biggest difference from Zhechong Mansion is that there will be a fixed military pay every month, whether you are waiting for war or during war.
You know, Longyou Road is not a geomantic treasure.
The geographical location of Longyou Road is long and narrow. In addition to part of the land close to Guannai Road, there is another Part of it can be called hell in the hearts of the people.
Half of it is mountains and ravines, and the other half is vast desert. There is very little land that can be cultivated.
In an ancient farming society, less arable land meant fewer sources of income.
If ordinary people do not have the skills to survive, it will be difficult to even survive, let alone recuperate.
At present, this policy proposed by Li Chengqian has indeed solved the current plight of the people in Longyou Road to a certain extent.
No income?
It's easy to deal with. If you are a soldier, you will get a fixed military salary every month.
Although the amount of military pay is not high, it is only slightly higher than farming.
But beyond this level, it is enough to support a family.
It was also because of this that on the first day when recruiting troops began at the recruiting office, even the gate was almost squeezed through.
Earlier, Li Chengqian really didn't expect such a situation.
Therefore, when the people below informed him, he was stunned.
He ran to the recruitment office almost non-stop.
When he saw the huge crowd of people, he couldn't help but be startled.
"With so many people, if we recruit them one by one, we don't know how long it will take to get them."
Li Chengqian looked straight at Wu Yougou beside him and said: "Old Wu, go back and call some people over and add a few more recruitment offices."
Originally, Li Chengqian set the recruitment plan for five days.
After all, in his opinion, three thousand people were actually recruited, and two thousand reserves were also selected.
Among them, there are not only age requirements, but also physical requirements.
As a result, recruiting troops will definitely become difficult.
He originally set up a recruitment office with hundreds of military personnel, who were responsible for taking profiles and recording records of the civilians who came to apply.
Moreover, he also set a deadline of one month for everyone to complete the task target.
Even he
Be prepared to extend the recruitment period.
But who would have thought that as many as seven to eight thousand young people would sign up on the first day.
This time, everyone was busy going crazy.
As soon as you enter Liangzhou City, you can see the long queue.
Most of them are young people of eighteen or nineteen years old. These people were previously included in the reserve list of Zhechong Mansion.
However, because Li Chengqian issued an order for all Zhechong Mansion to cut off those members who had not yet enlisted in the army and were only temporarily listed outside the system.
So they are now free agents and not within the system.
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Zhai Family Tea House. .??.
Looking at the long queue of young people on the street.
Ning Ranran's face was also full of surprise.
She said: "Sister, what are you doing?"
"Recruiting troops."
Zhai Yuexiu held a cup of tea and said slowly: "A few days ago, our King Qin, didn't he post a recruitment notice? These people are all here to apply."
"Good guy."
"These people are crazy."
Ning Ranran said: "The recruitment regulations are so harsh."
From the perspective of someone with her family background, Li Chengqian's recruitment conditions are indeed harsh.
Not only are there age restrictions, but there are also restrictions on height and weight.
The most important thing is not to do this, but to stay in the army for five years, rain or shine.
They went out to fight during the war, were trained during the war, and were only given a small amount of military pay as compensation in the end.
Thinking of this, Ning Ranran pouted and said, "If it were me, I wouldn't even kill you."
Hearing her words, Zhai Yuexiu also laughed.
"Although you, silly girl, are not from a wealthy family, you are also the legitimate daughter of the Ning family."
"How can you compare your life with those of ordinary people?"
"Liangzhou is not a good place."
"The people here are ten Nine households do not have enough to eat."
"They can only live on the few acres of thin farmland at home and the scattered money that the men in the army received from Zhechong Mansion after the war."
"And the money that is not much in your eyes is enough for them to support their family."
Zhai Yuexiu looked at the crowd downstairs and said quietly: "Besides other things, our Highness the King of Qin is really smart."
"ah?"
Ning Ranran looked at Zhai Yuexiu with a puzzled face and said, "You just keep talking. Why are you always mentioning him?"
She was deeply dissatisfied with this.
Why is my sister like this?
As soon as she mentioned that guy, she was full of praise for him.
Can't you say something bad about him?
You know, he made the sisters lose their status a few days ago.
"Besides, what does this have to do with him?"
Ning Ranran said with some dissatisfaction: "In my opinion, he just wants to prove that he is different from others."
"Why does this need to be proven?"
"He is different from others."
Zhai Yuexiu said: "You only need to look at the recruitment of soldiers to see all his wisdom."
"ah?"
Ning Ranran looked at Zhai Yuexiu with some doubts.
"The monarch of the Tang Dynasty was an unparalleled wise monarch."
"Although wars have occurred one after another in recent years, Datang's territory has also continued to expand."
"But as our territory expands, we will face more problems."
"For example, the income of people in various places is uneven, resulting in a huge gap between the rich and the poor in various places."
"You have been to Jiangnan, so you should know that people everywhere in Jiangnan are prosperous and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment."
"But are you looking at Liangzhou?"
Zhai Yuexiu shook her head and said: "Not to mention heaven and hell, it's almost the same."
"And now, what he is doing is using the tax revenue from the rich land from the imperial court to support the people in this poor place..."