Hu Hai made a special trip back to Ganquan Palace today, summoned all the palace guards, and with the advice of the commander, selected a few of the palace guards who were familiar with the art of military warfare to be candidates for adjutants at all levels of the Sirius Army.
Lin Ze and Yu Tianqi made an appointment to go to the imperial village outside the city to select veterans today.
According to reports from Qingfeng Mingyue and Qingfeng Mingyue, when Yu Tianqi took them to the martial arts school to propose marriage, his future father-in-law didn't look good on the spot and even gathered everyone in the martial arts school to try to deny it.
Yu Tianqi became anxious on the spot, and looked at Qingfeng Mingyue and Qingfeng for help. The two elders were also straight-tempered, and they spurted out their majestic momentum, covering the entire martial arts hall and overwhelming everyone in the Changfeng Martial Arts Hall.
Can't breathe.
The master of the martial arts gym couldn't sit still in the gym, almost thinking that someone was kicking him out. After asking about the situation, he heard that the second elder was Fang Xiandao elder, a disciple of the Imperial Master's Mansion. He immediately took several deputy gym masters together to persuade Yu Tianqi's future father-in-law.
People should arrange marriage.
The future father-in-law of Yu Tianqi had an unhappy look on his face and reluctantly exchanged marriage letters and set a wedding date. Yu Tianqi successfully brought the beauty home and came over to thank Lin Ze.
But Lin Ze couldn't help but fell into deep thought when he looked at Yu Tianqi's tall and handsome fiancée. It seemed that true love existed in ancient times. By the way, he made an appointment to go to Zhuangzi outside the city to pick someone up today.
The existence of the military merit system in the Qin Dynasty meant that the entire government gave special treatment to soldiers who had made meritorious service. Veterans who had retired would be given priority to take care of the imperial and official fields. Although they were not rich and powerful, they would not have a problem with food and clothing for a lifetime.
Outside Chang'an City, there are a large number of veterans taking care of the imperial palace exclusive to the royal family.
Lin Ze took Chen Ping, followed by the two guardians, the four elders of Fang Xiandao, and rode out of the city. After experiencing the embarrassing incident of not being able to ride a horse during the last hunting trip, Lin Ze took the time to study hard for a while. Fortunately, as a warrior
, his coordination ability is relatively strong, and Lin Ze became familiar with riding a horse in a few days.
Yu Tianqi arrived at Huangzhuang outside the city early, summoned all the village elders from more than a dozen nearby villages, and told them that important people would come over to select veterans to serve in the new army.
Most of the people in the Imperial Manor came from the battlefield. They were used to licking blood from the edge of a knife, but when they picked up a hoe and dug food in the ground, they were a little uncomfortable. They usually just have fun in various ways.
We meet together to go hunting, or compete in martial arts, bet, or fight, especially at night. We drink too much, and there are too many fights and fights, which makes the old village man who is responsible for public security and tax collection as big as a fight.
Now that I heard that a noble man came to recruit people, the village elders were like hungry cats seeing fish, and quickly informed the men in the village to get ready, especially when they heard that the noble man was recruiting veterans to bring in new recruits, and they didn't mind even the slightly disabled ones.
All the men in the village were notified by beating gongs and drums.
For the villagers, if they can recruit more people to join the army, maybe there will be fewer fights and troublemakers in the village, so the more the better.
A dozen village elders immediately took action and held a banquet in the village, eagerly waiting for the noble man to come and choose someone.
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and Yu Tianqi said to the village elder beside him: "It must be a noble person coming. I'll go out and take a look."
A village elder immediately said: "Master Yu, wait a minute, I will go with you." After saying this, other villagers expressed their intention to go together, for fear of being overtaken by others.
When they got outside, the men from Huangzhuang also gathered around, and saw a group of eight people returning on horseback from a distance. One of the village elders said doubtfully: "When a noble person travels, he doesn't just ride on horseback and take a few people with him."
According to the knowledge of the villagers, the "big shots" who come to Huangzhuang every year are riding in carriages. There are hundreds of people cheering in front of them, and some are accompanied by maids and maids. All of them can't help but look at Yu Tianqi in confusion.
If they hadn't known Mr. Yu from Taiwei Mansion, they would have thought that a liar had come to visit.
Lin Ze rushed to the Imperial Manor and saw the crowd of people in the darkness staring at him, like a hunter staring at his prey. He couldn't help but feel happy, he had come to the right place.
On the other hand, Qingfeng sat on the horse and snorted dissatisfiedly, which sounded like thunder in the ears of everyone in the Imperial Mansion. Everyone's eyes became calmer. It is human nature to bully the weak and fear the strong.
But when he saw that there were only eight people in Lin Ze's party, the old man was greatly disappointed, and then his eyes became hot again. The one accompanying him was actually such a strong person, he must be a true nobleman.
I don't know who stood up, and everyone saluted Lin Ze and cheered: "Welcome the distinguished guest."
Lin Ze dismounted his horse, saluted and said with a hearty smile: "My fellow father-in-laws, please be polite. I am the military advisor of Master Hu Hai of the Great Qin Dynasty, and Lin Ze, the disciple of the Imperial Master, has seen this."
What kind of person is Lin Ze? He immediately saw the changes in the faces of the village elders. As the saying goes, "It's better to be high than to be low." No matter in ancient or modern times, people with power are more likely to be respected, so Lin Ze said as soon as he started.
Show the background to prevent the simple task of recruiting troops from becoming complicated.
Sure enough, when they heard Lin Ze mentioning the names of Master Da Qin and Imperial Master, the smiles on the faces of the village elders became a little brighter, and they welcomed Lin Ze into the village and took the seat of honor.
Lin Ze was not polite. He sat down with a golden sword and a horse. The two guardians of Tao Palace were in front, and the four elders of Fang Xiandao were behind to protect him. Chen Ping sat calmly under Lin Ze's hands.
After Lin Ze sat down, one of the village elders in charge of the banquet clapped his hands, and the farm-style chicken, duck, goose, sheep and rice wine were served one by one by the women of the village who were either slim or tall.
Everyone picked up their wine bottles and gestured to Lin Ze: "Congratulations to our distinguished guests."
Lin Ze picked up the wine bottle with a smile on his face and drank it all in one gulp. The slight sweetness of the rice wine fascinated him. In his memory, it was the taste of his hometown.
After calming down, Lin Ze filled up the wine bottle again, picked it up and said to the village elder: "This time, on the order of Young Master Hu Hai, I am here to recruit some veterans to join the army and train the new army. I will inevitably trouble you all, here.
Here’s to you all.”
One of the villagers said bluntly: "We already know the purpose of your distinguished guest's visit. There are many people in the village who have some martial arts skills and are restless. If your distinguished guest likes it, you can take them away. I just hope that your distinguished guest will treat them well."
Another village elder said: "Although they are from a poor background and their lives are worthless, we ask our distinguished guests to promise us that we will never look down upon them. If they die in battle, that will be fine. If they are trampled on by the distinguished guests at will, we old bones will even die."
We must seek justice at the gate of Xianyang Palace."
Lin Ze smiled indifferently. Lin Ze understood what they meant. They were usually from the countryside. Although he knew that the men who came down from the field were restless and wanted to try again, he didn't want them to be easily taken advantage of.
Give up your life.
Lin Ze immediately said: "Don't worry, everyone, Master Qin is personally leading the army this time, and my Master Hu Hai has always been generous to others, so he will not let you down." Seeing the village elders looking at him in disbelief, Lin Ze secretly thought
Swear, Hu Hai's name is not useful at all.
Then he rolled his eyes and said, "I, Lin Ze, as the next generation successor of Fang Xiandao, swear in the name of the ancestors of Fang Xiandao that if I mistreat all the soldiers who enlisted in the army, my ancestor of Fang Xiandao will not have peace in heaven."
When the village elders heard this, they were relieved. Young Master Hu Hai and others had never heard of it, but everyone still knew about the famous Fang Xiandao. Except for the national master who came from Fang Xiandao, during the severe drought a few years ago,
Immortal masters from the Immortal Way of Fang came many times to set up altars to pray for rain, and it always came true and the drought was over. Everyone was very grateful for this.
Now this noble Lin Ze, as the successor of Fang Xiandao and swearing in the name of the founder of Fang Xiandao, must be trustworthy. But Lin Ze felt that his back was about to be ignited by the hot eyes of the fourth elder of Fang Xiandao.
Lin Ze didn't care. This was sent by Xu Fu himself, so it would be in vain if he didn't use it.
After the banquet, the village elders asked the men in their respective villages to line up and wait for Lin Ze to choose.
Lin Ze asked the village elders to watch and said that he had certain conditions for selecting soldiers. If someone lied, he also asked the village elders to identify him. The village elders promised, and Da Qin Hengmu Lixin believed that he would like honest people.
Lin Ze walked up to a platform, looked at everyone, and shouted with all his strength: "Everyone, today I am recruiting troops on behalf of Mr. Hu Hai. Please cooperate fully."
"The only son in the family came out."
Everyone looked at each other, until the village elders urged them, some of them reluctantly came out. Lin Ze said to the village elders: "There is no reason why an only son will join the army and no one in the family will serve the elderly. Please let them go back."
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One of the village elders said: "Young Master is really kind-hearted. Now the old man believes that Young Master can treat them well." Then he was the first to dismiss the only son in the village.
Lin Ze then continued: "Father and son are here together, father is here, brother is here together and brother is here, please take a closer look, fellow villagers."
Suddenly the team was reduced by more than half, and there were still about 500 strong men out of more than a thousand.
"Those under 20 years old and those over 60 years old will be listed."
Although Lin Ze and Yu Tianqi were talking about recruiting veterans, he clearly saw that there were young people standing in the team, so he eliminated some of them. Suddenly, the team lost more than a hundred people, and there were still more than 300 people left.
"Those who have killed others will come out."
The expressions of the remaining people changed. Could it be that they did not recruit troops and were playing tricks on us? There were a few who went to the battlefield without killing anyone.
Even a village elder had an unhappy look on his face: "What do you mean by this, noble man? Most of the villagers are veterans and have retired from the army. How can there be anyone who has not killed anyone?"
Lin Ze said calmly: "I mean those who have killed people come with me."
The old man smiled sheepishly.
Lin Ze then asked Chen Ping to organize people who had studied in the village to register the more than 300 people, and finally there were 325 people.
Lin Ze did not take the person away immediately, but made an appointment to pick him up in a few days. In addition, he divided the three thousand gold tickets he brought with him as a deposit for the settling-in fee for the applicant to appease his family, indicating that he would return to the camp after he officially entered the camp.
There is a settlement allowance that is decentralized.
In addition, each village elder stuffed a gold ticket with a denomination of one hundred to express his gratitude. The village elders were not reserved and accepted it generously. They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: This is the real nobleman. He spends a lot of money casually. Compared with
In the past, those who looked like nobles would be rewarded with just a few copper coins, which was great.