While everyone was talking about it, the recruitment office had been officially established.
Hanging on the makeshift gate were two couplets with wet ink on them. The first couplet said, "Why don't men bring Wu hooks?" and the second couplet said, "Recover the Eighteen States of Yanyun!"
A large black flag was raised high, fluttering in the wind, and the word "Xiao" with dragons and phoenixes dancing on it triggered a new round of discussion.
"Who is the general named Xiao?"
"I know a man named Xiao Xinghan."
"Don't be so silly, this is Dazhou's recruitment office. Xiao Xinghan is the leader of the Tianxuan Society. He is a big rebel!"
"But I haven't heard of a famous general named Xiao in Dazhou."
"I have heard of the eunuch named Xiao."
"You're talking about Eunuch Xiao. You can't. He's Wenquxing. How can he still lead troops?"
"You don't know this, right? Eunuch Xiao is not only a Wenquxing, but also a Wuquxing. It was he who helped our King Zhongcheng pacify the country of Burma."
"That Prince Saiba of Siam is the incarnation of a demon. He has courage that no man can match, and he has two thousand demon soldiers. He is invincible! Eunuch Xiao saw something bad at the time, and immediately showed his three-headed and six-armed appearance. With his supreme magical power, he trampled them all into dust!"
"I heard that Eunuch Xiao is the God of Fire. When he was attacked by Japanese Japs at sea, he showed off his great power when he was furious. He sprayed fire from his eyes and nose, and burned all the Japs into fireballs!"
"Anyway, Eunuch Xiao must be a god. I heard from some fellow villagers that when he was suppressing bandits in Heihu Mountain, he didn't take any action at all. When he walked to the foot of the mountain, he just shouted loudly, and then the mountain shook and the earth shook. That Gong Heihu heard him The roar made him paralyzed with fear, foaming at the mouth, and the prototype appeared, but it was a dead tiger..."
The reputation was solid and vivid, and even Lin Yue and others sounded like it was true.
"You guys guessed it right. The marshal leading the troops this time is Mr. Xiao Chenxiao! You guys want to build a career with him and make your wife a wife. Please hurry up and sign up to join the army. Mr. Xiao can only recruit This opportunity is rare, don't regret it if you miss it!" Lin Yue announced loudly.
"Everyone, listen up, Ang. As long as all conditions are met after registration, Mr. Xiao will immediately reward fifty taels of settlement allowance, which can be cashed on the spot. Have you seen those big boxes? They are all full of the finest official silver! But Mr. Xiao, we are only recruiting a thousand people this time, don’t ask for any more..." Yue Zhonglin also shouted.
In fact, of course it was Han Xin who ordered troops, the more the better, but Yue Zhonglin deliberately did the opposite, just to stimulate everyone.
Sure enough, everyone was stimulated. Damn it, is it really Xiao Chen and Eunuch Xiao who are the generals? Not to mention that he was really able to do it, his old man was a god, and it was always a mistake to go out to fight with the gods.
In addition, there is fifty taels of settlement fee? If we were really given so much money, let alone go to war, we would be willing to pay even if it meant death!
However, Eunuch Xiao wants elite soldiers, and he only needs a thousand soldiers, but he doesn't know what conditions are qualified?
it's actually really easy.
Just complete the three tests.
The first test is to draw the bow. A hard bow with eight forces must be fully drawn to be qualified. Of course, there is no need to shoot an arrow, because no one can hit the target without asking.
The second test is the sword dance. The sword is made of pure iron and weighs about eighty kilograms. As long as you can pick it up and dance with a few swords, you will be considered a pass. If you hurt yourself, it will not count.
The third test is to lift a stone lock. If you can lift a 200-pound stone lock one foot off the ground, you will be qualified.
Soon people signed up to participate, and they all successfully passed the three assessments. In full view of everyone, they received a large ingot of fifty taels of silver!
Are you really going to give me fifty taels of silver just as you say? Everyone, including those who had received the silver, thought this was too unbelievable. I heard that the Dazhou recruiters only gave a few silver coins as settlement fees, and they didn't cash them in on the spot. This guy gave fifty taels? Still full of official silver...
As the saying goes, there must be a monster when things go wrong. Is this silver filled with lead?
Lin Yue saw the big guy's hesitation, and without saying a word, he ordered someone to cut a few large silver ingots in half, only to see that the inside was indeed full of silver without lead.
Then he opened all the big boxes and asked the big guys to randomly select a few volunteers. They randomly selected ten ingots of silver from the boxes and cut them open in public. They were still pure silver without any problems!
As a result, there was an immediate surge of applicants, scrambling to be the first, because General Yue said that he would only accept a thousand people. If you miss this village, you will not have this store...
Seeing this situation, Xiao Chen expressed his relief. It seemed that there would be no problem in recruiting one or two thousand people.
After letting Lin Yue and Yue Zhonglin stay, he planned to go back first. There were still so many things waiting for him to do at home.
Lin Yue wanted to send someone to escort him, but Xiao Chen refused. It was only a few dozen miles from the capital, so how could he encounter bandits and enemy troops?
Lin Yue thought so and stopped insisting.
Xiao Chen took Xiao Chen, Duan Ling'er, Liu Mofeng, and Yan Luo free of rein and strolled back slowly, chatting while walking.
Xiao Chen liked Yan Luo, a mighty and majestic man. He took him on errands these days and observed him. He found that although this boy looked rough on the outside, he was very considerate.
Sometimes as long as he winks, he can immediately understand... Boy, what a talent.
So he directly wanted to be his personal soldier and asked for his opinion.
Yan Luo is already a captain in the army, but he is just a soldier following Xiao Chen, but he readily agreed because the boss thinks highly of us, so we can't help it!
What else can I do if I am the boss and your personal soldier for the rest of my life?
"Boss, can you send me another errand? I don't want to be an inspector and captain in the army. It hurts to have nothing to do all day long!" Liu Mofeng and Xiao Chen were complaining.
"I also think you are not suitable for this. Many of our Xichang brothers are not suitable to be soldiers. I have talked with Xiaosheng. Our Xichang establishment will still be retained, and you will still be responsible for the work of the Detective Factory." Xiao Chen said.
"Without you, boss, our West Factory would exist in name only. I heard that Jin Yiwei was planning to take over and annex West Factory into a department under them, but Gong Shouli also wanted it, and the two of them were quite unhappy about it." Liu Mofeng said.
"Haha, they have a good idea. Even though I am no longer here, the title of factory official has not been removed. You see, as long as I live for a day, the emperor will not abolish the West Factory." Xiao Chen said.
"Boss, I heard that Concubine Liu Guifei has a women's army in Myanmar. Is it true?" Duan Linger suddenly asked.
Originally she called Xiao Chen cousin, but it didn't feel smooth at all, so she just followed the others and called Xiao Chen boss.
She can also be considered Xiao Chen's subordinate, so it's not too abrupt to call her that way.
