What!
Never allowed to join the army?
After hearing Song Huan's words, everyone was shocked and stunned.
Most of these soldiers came from poor families. They had neither the potential to become officials nor the ability to make a fortune in business.
So coming to the barracks to serve as soldiers and fight for the country became their only chance to get ahead.
Especially after the defeat of Bei Yuan, they all became veterans who had made great achievements in battle.
Returning to his hometown with this life's military achievements, marrying a beautiful wife, dividing a piece of fertile land, he will simply reach the pinnacle of his life.
But what they didn't expect was.
Song Huan actually issued an order that if anyone failed to meet the standards, he would be dismissed from the military immediately!
Being expelled from the military is really not a glorious thing.
Although not like deserters, they will be hanged immediately.
But a person who is expelled from the military must mean that he has made a big mistake in the military!
People with such stains will be looked down upon no matter where they are.
By that time, let alone a beautiful wife and fertile land.
Even if you just want to find a living that can make a living, it is extremely difficult!
These soldiers thought that after being selected into the Shenji Battalion this time, as long as they could perform meritorious service in suppressing bandits in Liangzhou, they would receive generous rewards.
But they didn't expect that the fourth prince, the head coach, would be so strict!
No wonder the Shenji Battalion, which originally had only 3,000 people, has now recruited 4,000 people.
It turns out that there are an extra thousand people, and they are actually candidates!
After Song Huan's order was issued, the soldiers who had just listened carefully were all overjoyed.
Although they were not sure that the arrows would be as accurate as the fourth prince, it was not difficult to successfully shoot the arrow according to the content of the fight between the four princes.
But the soldiers who had deserted just now were already dumbfounded.
Just now, my mind was filled with contempt and dissatisfaction towards the fourth prince, and I was naturally extremely dismissive of the content he taught.
But they didn't expect that the fourth prince would show no mercy at all and be so harsh in the first round of screening!
An hour later.
There were originally 3,000 officially selected soldiers in the Shenji Battalion, but under Song Huan's first round of screening, as many as 500 were screened out!
"Brother! Five hundred people were screened out in the first round!"
"If we go through a few more rounds of screening, won't there be enough people?"
Looking at Cheng Tianlin who looked sad, Song Huan showed an indifferent attitude.
"Won't."
"Besides, even if there are not enough people, what I want is someone who would rather lack than waste!"
"Even if there are only the last five hundred or even a hundred people in this divine machine camp."
"I also need their absolute obedience!"
"Today, I will only train the elite!"
"Even if you get the rest of the stinky fish and shrimps on a pole, I won't want them!"
Facing the 2,500 people left after the initial screening, Song Huan waved his hand and said to them: "I have always been clear about rewards and punishments."
"Although you are still far from meeting my requirements, you have at least successfully learned how to use the Divine Arm Bow!"
"You have done an impeccable job in carrying out the orders."
"So, for those who obey orders, I will not only not punish them, but also praise them!"
As soon as Song Huan finished speaking, he saw several young eunuchs driving up two carriages.
"By order of the Fourth Prince!"
"Everyone can receive one tael of silver!"
The little eunuch's words quickly caused the soldiers to explode!
They have fought for the country for many years, and only those who have made extremely significant military exploits can receive rewards.
And nine times out of ten, these rewards will be taken as kickbacks by your superiors!
So the gifts they can get are very few.
They never dreamed that they would get a huge sum of one tael of silver just by obeying the orders of the fourth prince!
For a moment, the soldiers in the school grounds were excited.
"Thank you, Fourth Prince, for your grace!"
"We must obey the Fourth Prince to the end! The Fourth Prince asks us to go east, but we will never dare to go west!"
"We learn quickly, and that's not because the Fourth Prince taught us well!"
"That's right! Whoever dares to question the fourth prince's archery skills in the future, we will be the first to refuse!"
"..."
Among the soldiers who came to receive the reward, there were not only Cheng Tianlin's men, but also many Xu Rong's followers.
They changed their arrogant and disdainful look. They held a few taels of silver from the young eunuch in their hands, and they no longer became grateful to Song Huan.
There is no way, the fourth prince gave too much!
Although he has followed General Xu through life and death, he has rarely received any substantial rewards over the years.
At most, it's just some verbal praise.
But the four princes were so generous in their efforts. The first round of rewards was a full one tael of silver!
You know, in today's Daliang, one tael of silver can build a small yard in the suburbs, and even buy a cow.
Even if Xu Jiajun follows Xu Rong for a long time, he still cannot be completely immune to the temptation of money!
Looking at the soldiers who came to queue up to receive the money one by one, Cheng Tianlin was dumbfounded when he saw smiles on their faces and expressions of gratitude.
"Brother, how did you come up with this move?"
"You are too generous!"
"If these soldiers don't swear to follow you to the death, they will be sorry for your two thousand five hundred taels of silver!"
"But brother, your move is only two thousand five hundred taels. Do you really feel no pain at all?"
nonsense!
Song Huan is not someone who is stupid and rich in money.
These two thousand five hundred and two points of silver were distributed like running water. Who could see it without feeling distressed?
But compared to the money, Song Huan cares more about the training results of Shenji Camp!
This is the first unit that I have trained. If it is well-trained, it will enable me to achieve great military exploits and have a sophisticated armed force.
The most important thing is that Emperor Liang has made a promise in front of a kind of courtiers.
Once you work hard to eliminate the horse bandits, you will be named the Prince of Honor!
Once he was named Prince Rong, he would be ahead of Song De and Song Liang in terms of status.
On the road to seizing the direct line, it is equivalent to being hundreds of steps ahead.
With such a benefit, it's only a few thousand taels of silver, how could Song Huan see it?
Thinking of this, Song Huan immediately summoned all the soldiers.
"Very good, the next step will be the second round of screening for this king!"
"I will give you an hour of practice time. After one hour, the captain of each team will conduct an assessment."
"If five out of ten shots hit the target, you can pass the second round of screening!"
Song Huan's words were like a shot in the arm, making the blood of all the soldiers boil again.
It’s just a requirement to hit the target, not even ten rings!
Isn’t this just a matter of having hands?
The soldiers changed their previous careless attitude and started gearing up one after another, eager to try.
