"If that day comes, all the recruited soldiers will be disbanded on the spot, military pay and pensions will still be paid."
Zhu Yujian said seriously.
"In this case, I would like to enter the Tang Dynasty Palace."
Xu Chen said.
Hearing this, Zhu Yujian nodded happily, and then said to the people: "The king is here today just to tell everyone that I have no selfish motives. Since my ancestors were sealed here, I have sworn to be loyal to the court without any second thoughts! This is even more true for me! My loyalty to Your Majesty can be seen from heaven and earth, as evidenced by the sun and the moon. If there is any rebellion, humans and gods will find it and punish it!"
"The purpose of recruiting troops this time is to share the worries of the imperial court, rush to the aid of Lin County, drive the rebels out of Henan, and lock them to the west of Tongguan, so that everyone can stay away from the war and live and work in peace and contentment!"
After hearing this, the people finally felt relieved.
Living in troubled times, life seems to have become less important.
What's more important is that the wife, children, daughters, parents, and parents at home can eat a steaming bowl of rice porridge.
You can add a new piece of clothing to keep out the cold before winter comes.
Some people think this is nonsense. People are selfish, and they can even trade their children to eat for the sake of their own survival.
It is undeniable that exchanging children for food is indeed very common in troubled times, but are the parents who reluctantly make such a decision really just to have enough food and clothing for themselves?
When success loses its original meaning, you still choose to continue working hard, not for yourself, but for the people around you.
When failure is doomed, you still choose to resist, endure the severe pain from your nails, and grit your teeth to climb up.
It’s not about getting the one in 10,000 chance of reaching the top.
But there is someone you care about at the foot of the mountain watching you.
Back to the present moment, Li Zicheng led 200,000 troops to surround Lin County, but Lin County only had 20,000 defenders.
It is estimated that after these days of fighting, more than half of the damage should be done.
The day of breaking the city is not far away.
How many more soldiers can Nanyang Mansion recruit?
Compared with Li Zicheng's victorious army, this new army will only become fish on the chopping board and be slaughtered by others.
Unless a miracle happens, the opponent cannot be defeated.
But everyone still rushed to the registration office.
Wang Kang, who was standing in the corner, couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw this scene.
Damn it, Prince Tang, why should he choose that loser to marry into his wife? Shouldn't it be him?
That loser should be executed in Lingchi because he treated Zhu Xiuyun lightly.
He had worked hard for so long and finally succeeded in getting Sun Ming's wish. He was really angry and his resentment towards Sun Ming had implicated the entire Tang Palace.
The business of Wang's Pharmacy is getting worse and worse, and it's all because of them.
"Prince Tang, hehe, you are really bold. It is the ancestral will of the vassal king not to control the military, but you openly violated it, so don't blame me for being cruel."
After muttering something softly, Wang Kang turned and left.
"I'm signing up. My name is Liu Jun, and my hometown is Nanyang Prefecture!"
"My name is Zhang Erxiao. Write my name down quickly. I have just turned twenty. It is a good time to be young and strong. I am not afraid of death, let alone suffering."
"And I, Li Dagua, although my left hand is a little disabled, my right hand is very strong. Master, if you don't believe it, I will show you a stone block now. You must accept me. I need this money." .”
Everyone came forward one after another, and in a blink of an eye there was a long queue of three to four thousand people.
Sun Ming stood nearby and watched this scene, which touched him very much.
If we say that in later generations, serving as a soldier and fighting for the country is a very great, very noble thing, and very worthy of publicity and praise.
So fighting as a soldier nowadays is the stupidest and stupidest behavior. As long as you go to the battlefield, it will be too difficult for ordinary recruits to survive.
The so-called Lord lying drunk on the battlefield is not smiling. How many people have fought in ancient times.
In Sun Ming's view, joining the army in the Ming Dynasty is not a glorious thing, but the only choice after being forced to do so.
These reserve soldiers standing here with nervous faces and fear of missing the opportunity can no longer be said to be human beings, but a pile of walking meat bought by the Tang Dynasty King for two taels of silver.
Whenever this pile of meat is needed to block the muzzle of the gun, he will push them out without hesitation, and they will not complain at all, and they will even be very happy.
After all, if you die in battle, you will get twenty taels of pension and land.
"Oh, when will this damn troubled world end?"
Sun Ming shook his head.
For a whole day, the Tang palace recruited 3,000 troops.
At Sun Ming's suggestion, the King of Tang first advanced one month's military pay for each of the teaching officers, which was two taels of silver, and the total was only 6,000 taels.
6,000 taels of silver is really not much in today's inflation-ridden Ming Dynasty. I am afraid it is not more than a corrupt official's annual income.
But it can buy 3,000 lives.
Sun Ming was not sentimental. Even after traveling through time, he knew that he would face a war. He also knew that he, a young man from the 21st century who was well protected by his motherland, would have to see a lot of life and death.
He also made mental preparations for a long time.
But when he actually took this step, he couldn't help but be sentimental.
Now, I'm afraid all he can do is make this new army stronger.
It was too late to carry out systematic training, and they could only use weapons to make up for their lack of battlefield experience and physical shortcomings.
In the main hall of the Tang Prince's Mansion, Zhu Yujian hosted a banquet for various officials of the Nanyang Mansion. Also sitting there was Xu Chen, a newly recruited staff member.
Zhu Yujian naturally sat in the main seat, and Liu Dahai, the fifth-rank fellow official, was now the largest left-behind official in Nanyang Mansion.
Sun Chuanting left Nanyang and went to Lin County to help.
All matters big and small in Nanyang Mansion are decided upon by Liu Dahai, General Magistrate Li Changjie and others.
The relationship between the vassal kings and local officials in the Ming Dynasty was constantly changing. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu sent his sons to various places to join vassals.
Although it is not explicitly said to be a vassal state, it is almost the same. The vassal king has great power in the local area, including military command and administrative power. The local officials can only beg for mercy. If the vassal king is angered, a small place Official killing means killing.
But after Zhu Di succeeded in Jingnan, he knew how he got into this position, so even under the guise of Jingnan, he still inherited the tricks his nephew had done.
The power of the vassal king was reduced again and again, and he lost the power to command the army, while the administrative power of the local officials was greatly increased.
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, King Fan only had a title of nobility and enjoyed welfare benefits provided by the state. He had no administrative power and his status was not as good as that of local officials.
However, Nanyang Mansion is a special case. Tang Wang Zhu Yujian was humble and broad-minded, and was known locally as loving his people like a son.
In addition, they have a good relationship with the prefect Sun Chuanting, Liu Dahai, Li Changjie and other middle-level officials of the fifth and sixth grades still respect the King of Tang and are more willing to sell the King of Tang's favor.
"Your Majesty, I would like to make sure again. Has the memorial been really submitted? Has the local situation been truthfully reported to His Majesty?"
Liu Dahai asked.
