The paper mill has great influence in Xianyang. As soon as the notice was posted, many people came to sign up.
In just five days, the number of applicants has exceeded 10,000!
If there is such a big commotion, someone will naturally report it to Ying Zheng. This person is Heibingtai Colonel Lingsi.
Heibingtai is dedicated to the emperor, and he only obeys the emperor's orders, collects information for the emperor, and does things that cannot be done on the surface!
"Your Majesty, the young master is recruiting soldiers among the people, and tens of thousands of people have signed up!"
"Hey! I didn't expect this kid to really get into trouble!"
Ying Zheng, who was reviewing the memorial, not only did not get angry after hearing this, but actually laughed.
"I heard that the young master has to select among these people. Even those who are not selected will be rewarded with fifty cents. I guess they are all here for the reward!"
Ling Si reported everything he knew.
"Haha, you still need to filter? How to choose?"
Ying Zheng became interested.
"This minister doesn't know!"
"Sure! I'll go with that guy tomorrow to see how he chooses."
The army trains every day, and the physical fitness of the soldiers is very good. You only need to select some who stand out.
But the common people are different. They basically stay at home except for farming. Their physical fitness varies greatly. Xiao Zhengtai has to choose some good ones, otherwise it will be difficult to support the subsequent training!
…
Three days later, outside Xianyang City.
Thirteen thousand people gathered here, waiting for selection. Everyone's heart was hanging, for fear that they would be screened out.
That's a salary of ten gold per month, even if you give it to the county magistrate!
Near where everyone gathered, a piece of open space was built with wooden horizontal and parallel bars, a muddy swamp was poured, many obstacles were built, and several large logs were placed.
These were all specially ordered by Xiao Zhengtai for today's selection, and were modeled after later generations of special forces training.
Because he wants to create a special force belonging to Great Qin and name it the Flying Eagle Army!
"If you can pass the registration, it proves that you are all good men of our Daqin, but even so, I still have to select the better ones among you. Are you ready?"
When the time came, Xiao Zhengtai stood on the high platform that had been built, holding a homemade loudspeaker and shouted loudly.
"Ready!"
Deafening shouts suddenly erupted from the audience.
Ever since Yan Le's hookup happened, the name of Little Shota has been spread in Xianyang City. Now no one looks down on this baby girl who is less than four feet tall!
"You have also seen that there are many competitors around you now, but in the end only two thousand people can stay. You must be better than them to stay. I hope everyone will perform well in the next selection!"
Koshota spoke again.
"Oh, look at this posture, there must be 8,000 people?"
One of them put his feet up and looked around.
"Come on, I heard that there are more than 13,000 people who have signed up, which means that only one of the six of us can stay!"
"Huh? So many people!"
"Of course, with such a rich reward, it's no wonder there aren't many people!"
Everyone present started talking heatedly.
"Next, each of you will get a backpack filled with sand. Wear this backpack and run from here to the foot of Nanshan Mountain. Someone will give you special silk. After you get the silk, you will come back here. There will be a lot of sand. , you will be considered qualified in the first round!”
Koshota loudly announced the rules.
"What? Run to Nanshan? It has to be sixty miles back and forth, right?"
"You still have to carry thirty pounds of sand?"
"Why is it that screening is not as good as riding, shooting and hand skills, but it is necessary to use running to screen?"
…
Some people in the crowd were already grumbling.
"If you don't want to participate, you can withdraw now, but you will definitely not get fifty cents!"
Han Xin stood behind Xiao Zhengtai and rolled his eyes at the grumbling people.
For a moment, everyone shut their mouths and had no more opinions.
"Everyone, line up, come to me to get your backpack, and load the sand yourself to weigh it. Those who come back successfully can go to Zhang Liang to sign up, and those who fail can go to Yu Wenxuan to collect money and leave!"
Fan Kuai shouted to everyone. Behind him was a pile of backpacks and sand.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry...!"
All of a sudden, everyone rushed to Fan Kuai to get their backpacks, filled them with sand and ran towards Nanshan.
"Feiyu, your screening method is a bit special. I have never done this in Daqin before!"
Everyone started running away, and Ying Zheng, dressed in casual clothes, walked to the stage and asked curiously.
Usually, screening is done through competition. I have never seen screening done by running with weights.
"Feiyu's selection does not look like government soldiers, but more like deserters, haha...!"
Ying Yinman followed Ying Zheng to watch the fun and said jokingly.
"This is my master's original creation. It's normal for you not to understand...!"
Xiao Zhengtai waved to the two of them and took them to another open space, "Let them run with heavy loads. What is screening is their physical strength. These balance beams are screening for balance ability. There are also obstacles over there, horizontal and parallel bars, swamps, everything." They all play a very important role!”
"Are you sure you are looking for these people to learn the art of war?"
Ying Zheng suddenly felt like he had been cheated.
"Of course, otherwise what else could I do?"
"It's just to learn the art of war, why is there such a strict selection process?"
"I can't go there with some food and wine bags, right? If the physical fitness of the lieutenants does not match, there will be deviations in the confrontation between the two sides, and I will not be able to study correctly!"
Faced with Ying Zheng's doubts, Xiao Zhengtai immediately found a suitable reason.
"Haha! Okay, you have so many reasons!"
Ying Zheng shook his head helplessly.
"Da da da……"
After a while, Wang Li rode back and reported, "Young Master, someone has already taken the silk and ran back. Do you want to put obstacles in place?"
"Okay, put it ten miles away from the finish line!"
Xiao Zhengtai nodded in agreement.
"yes!"
Wang Li turned around and rode away.
"What? There are still obstacles?"
Ying Yinman's beautiful eyes widened.
It’s not easy to run back with a 30-pound backpack, but why should we set up obstacles?
"Yes, in addition to running, I also set up four-meter-high obstacles on the road. It is impossible for one person to climb over them. Only two people can cooperate. This level will eliminate those who are selfish and have no team spirit. of!"
The army he wants is elite. In addition to being first-rate in martial arts and physical fitness, it must be united.
He will not keep those who are selfish!
"Well, that makes sense!"
Ying Zheng strongly agrees with this point.
If an army wants to win a war, it depends not only on bravery, but also on cooperation.
If all selfish people go to the battlefield, it will be difficult to control the situation!
