A few days later, Lingshan Acropolis Campus.
After rigorous screening, more than 8,110 young people finally passed the second round of tests, and by this time they were all gathered in the school grounds.
Not long after, Liu Yan, accompanied by Chief Qian Miao Shao, led the 300 New Army soldiers of the Guards Battalion to the school grounds. The 300 New Army soldiers wearing helmets and carrying armor were majestic and different from what ordinary people saw on weekdays. The soldiers and horses of the guard station were completely different. Not only were they well-equipped, but they also exuded an unusual spirit, which attracted the attention of thousands of young men present.
Liu Yan strode to the high platform in the school grounds. The armor plates on his body made noise, attracting everyone's attention. Miao Shao, the general manager of the Guard Battalion, clasped his fists and said: "Master Qi, all the young men have been assembled. Please Sir, show me!"
Liu Yan was sitting in the center of the high platform, his eyes scanning the dark crowd under the stage, with indescribable joy in his heart, and he said loudly: "The third round of selection, let's begin."
"Got the order!"
More than 8,000 young men were immediately dispersed into teams of about 300 people. A group of new army officers and soldiers were responsible for screening, focusing on the purpose of joining the army, their family situation, whether they had committed crimes, etc. Conduct inquiries and investigations.
Afterwards, the young men will be asked basic military knowledge questions and answers, and everyone will be scored. According to the questions asked, a passing line will be drawn. If the final score does not pass the line, they will be eliminated.
Seeing the lively scene in the school grounds, Liu Yan had no intention of getting involved in the specific affairs, so he asked Miao Shao: "Are there any outstanding talents in the selection in the past few days?"
Miao Shao took out a form and said: "Master Qi, after the first two rounds of screening, a total of 178 young people with outstanding performance have been recorded. These people are not only in good physical fitness, but most of them have flexible minds. Especially some of them know a few words."
Liu Yan asked: "Which ones can read?"
"This Zhang Xun, and another named Li Hao, are both young and strong soldiers of our Lingshan Guard."
"The remaining few are all young and strong members of the Lingshan Guard, and the others are vaguely headed by Zhang Xun and Li Hao."
Liu Yan nodded, and then ordered: "Pay close attention to these two people. If they can pass the third round of screening, they will be assigned a position. As for the rest of the young men, if they perform well in training, then assign them We should focus on cultivating some grassroots captains.”
"Got the order!"
More than an hour later, the third round of screening ended.
Eight thousand young men, including Zhang Xun and Li Hao, stood out. Although the remaining more than 100 young men were not selected into the new army, these young men are also good young men and would be first-class in other guards. As a good soldier, Liu Yan would naturally not let go.
On the high platform, Liu Yan was wearing imperial armor, shining brightly under the sun. In the eyes of thousands of people in the audience, he was like a heavenly soldier. Although the cold wind was blowing at this time, it also ignited the flames in everyone's hearts. It made all the young people feel hot in their hearts.
Liu Yan immediately gave an impassioned speech, positioning the new army in eight words: protecting the country and the people, and defending China. This directly distinguished him from the Ming army everywhere, making these recruits feel that they were different from the bottom of their hearts.
"The soldiers and horses I am preparing to build this time are the new army. What is the new army? If you can protect the country and the people and defend China, you are the new army!"
"From now on, you must draw a clear line between you and the soldiers and horses of the guards and camps in various places. You are not soldiers who show off your power and prey on the common people, nor are you smooth and flattering soldiers, let alone kill good people. Gong, lawless soldiers and bandits! You are my arms and colleagues of Liu Yan!"
Finally, Liu Yan shouted in his heart: "You will work with me to pacify China and create a prosperous age!"
Although the thousands of young men in the audience could not understand what they heard at this time, and they had only a partial understanding of Liu Yan's expectations, they also vaguely realized that the new army they were in was different from the officers and soldiers they had seen before. are different. As for what is different, time will tell.
"Where is President Qian of the Guard Camp?"
Miao Shao clasped his fists and agreed.
"Bring all the new soldiers into the military camp in the south of the city, complete the reorganization within ten days, and start training!"
"Got the order!"
"Where is the defense officer at Zhongqianhu Station?"
Jia Hongyu hurriedly clasped his fists and agreed.
Liu Yan pointed to the more than a hundred young people in the audience who had failed to be selected, and said to Jia Hongyu: "Although these young people have not been selected for the new army, they are still first-class good seedlings. You can reorganize these more than a hundred young people." , all of them will be supplemented by the soldiers and horses of Zhongqianhusuo, and then use this as a basis to reorganize the old army of Zhongqianhusuo."
"Got the order!"
The more than a hundred young men who were unsuccessful in the selection were still in a low mood at first, but then they suddenly heard that Master Cheng was going to integrate themselves into the troops of Qianhu Station, and they were immediately overjoyed.
Although serving as a soldier in Zhongqianhu Station will not provide you with benefits such as 100 acres of farmland and generous military pay, you will also get a stable salary. Now you can escape from the original poor life, which can be regarded as a good ending.
Suddenly, I don't know who took the lead. Several young people shouted long live, and the whole school was shocked.
Miao Shao, Jia Hongyu and other Qianzong and Qianhu changed their expressions slightly, but then they calmed down and looked at Liu Yan with admiration.
Liu Yan looked calm and calmly accepted the cheers of thousands of people, but he was thinking about another thing: money!
After this large-scale recruitment, a lot of the money stolen from Shen Jiuwei and others will probably be dispersed. The cost of feeding thousands of soldiers and horses is staggering. Liu Yan can't just sit back and rest on his laurels, and has to start thinking about new sources of income.
“It’s not easy to live in this house!”
The military camp for new recruits is located in the south of the city. It was originally a deserted village, but now it was opened up by Liu Yan's order as a military camp for new recruits to train.
After Liu Yan took charge of Lingshan Acropolis, he ordered each battalion of new troops to be stationed in the school grounds and military camps in the city, and the recruited recruits were stationed here.
Subsequently, Miao Shao, the commander-in-chief of the Guards Battalion, spent a few days building a temporary structure for recruit training, and both Zhang Xun and Li Hao were awarded the title of captain.
Thousands of young men immediately began to practice, and Liu Yan's momentum suddenly increased. Liu Yan immediately began to divide the fields, allocating all the confiscated cultivated land, and distributed all the farm tools, seeds, and cattle that the commanding yamen could assemble, and paid for the remainder. A wave of land division was set off.
Under the arrangements of the commander's yamen, thousands of young and strong family members were also properly settled and settled in Lingshan Acropolis and various places. Where there were insufficient houses, the yamen in various places even organized manpower to build some simple houses. For this purpose Inevitably, a large amount of money was spent, so that Yue Ming, the money and grain officer, often complained. m.
Liu Yan ignored Yue Ming's complaints and instead asked Zhang Lei, the district official in charge of the field, to urge the thousands of households to seize the time to prepare for spring plowing and not to miss the farming season.
"The harvest of these thousands of households is not only related to the morale of the New Army officers and soldiers, but also related to the income of our Lingshan Guards and the source of the New Army's rations. We must not be careless!"
Zhang Lei tried his best to show off himself in front of Liu Yan, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Please rest assured, sir, I will do my best."
After the arrangements for farming and garrisoning were completed, Liu Yan focused on the training of new soldiers.
Liu Yan found Tian Huixu and said with a smile: "I went to the recruit camp in the south of the city to have a look. I felt that the level of training was not enough, so I decided to increase the intensity of training! This is the training of the first batch of recruits. Come back with your young men and see how I train. After you go back, you must continue to train vigorously and never slack off! When our army recruits more soldiers in the future, it will be implemented according to the strategy I have set. "
Hearing this, Tian Huixu felt very unsure. He had a hunch that Liu Yan must be thinking about something. This training will definitely not be easy!
In fact, Tian Huixu's premonition was still very strong. When he recalled this training, the words "Nineteenth Floor of the Underworld" would always pop up in his mind. It was an unforgettable experience!
According to Liu Yan's order, Miao Shao, the commander-in-chief of the Guards Battalion, after setting up a training structure for the eight thousand recruits, handed over these recruits to the commander Tian Huixu. Among these new recruits, the one with the highest official position is the captain, and the one with the highest official rank is the instructor, who is drawn from veterans of the new guard army.
These banner generals will enter the recruit camp for training a few days before a large number of new recruits enter the camp, so that they can manage thousands of recruits.
Lingshan Acropolis, recruit camp.
After several days of waiting, Zhang Xun and Li Hao arrived at the recruit camp with a large group of troops.
At this time, the recruit camp was crowded. Recruits recruited from all over the country gathered here and were reporting for duty under the arrangements of the new army instructors and assisting soldiers.
After entering the camp, all the recruits were given numbers. Under the guidance of the new army officers, everyone lined up along the outer extension of the camp to the left to enter, followed by the registration office, physical examination office, uniform office, sundries office, In the reorganization office, each place has a dedicated instructor to direct everyone, and there are also many new army officers and soldiers to assist. Therefore, although there are many people reporting in the camp, it is orderly and not chaotic at all.
"Lingshan Guards, Jiaozhou Guards Qianhu Station, No. 7, Zhang Xun!"
Zhang Xun had just passed the registration office, holding a number plate indicating his identity in his hand. Then he heard the name of the physical examination office in front of him, and hurriedly followed the team to the physical examination office.
"No scars, no disabilities, height meets the requirements, not overweight or thin..."
"Are there any hereditary diseases in the family? Well, the same disease has occurred in the ancestors for several generations, right?"
Zhang Xun hurriedly replied: "No, no, the elders and brothers in the family are all well."
"Um!"
Here Zhang Xun muttered in his heart: "Everyone is welcome to recruit soldiers elsewhere. Why do you have so many rules when recruiting soldiers? You even have to ask about the health of your relatives at home? Haven't they all passed the screening before? Why do you need to register again today?" many things?"
Before Zhang Xun could understand this, he saw the officer from the Physical Examination Department ticking his number plate with a pen, and then said, "Follow the team to get your things."
"yes!"
Zhang Xun was secretly happy, and Li Hao, who was following behind him, was also smiling. They didn't expect that after entering the recruit camp, there would be something to find. At this time, Zhang Xun and Li Hao even regarded Liu Yan as a rescuer. Buddha.
Zhang Xun and Li Hao received two sets of bright red mandarin duck jackets from the quilt area. They were filled with brand-new cotton. The surface fabric was also fine cotton. It was not only warm but also very strong and durable. Zhang Xun and Li Hao hugged Very excited in arms.
In addition, there was a quilt, which was also made of cotton, and countless bits and pieces such as winter shoes, underwear, socks, leggings, etc., which gave Zhang Xun and Li Hao the illusion of getting rich overnight, and they became more determined in their hearts. The decision to join the army was the right one.
Then, Zhang Xun and Li Hao received tableware, water cups, water bladders, towels, basins, marching belts, toothbrushes, sea salt, soap, etc. from the utility room. Zhang Xun and Li Hao were shocked when they saw these things. Trembling, he thought to himself: "Oh my God, there are so many people, and each of them wants to give away so many good things. How much food will Lord Chanshou spend on? Is Lord Chanshou the God of Wealth from heaven who has descended to earth?"
Especially when Zhang Xun and Li Hao saw the high-quality sea salt in a bamboo tube, the soldiers who were distributing the items explained that it was for brushing teeth and combing the mouth. However, Zhang Xun and Li Hao felt very distressed. They had lived for more than 20 years. Years ago, I had never eaten such good fine salt, and now I was told that it was not for eating, but just for brushing teeth and gargling. Zhang Xun and Li Hao swallowed immediately and almost choked themselves to death!
The surrounding recruits, like Zhang Xun and Li Hao, all had their eyes wide open with expressions of disbelief. They looked at the new army officers and soldiers as if they were looking at a group of losers.
Some people died, but not completely...
