Under the rule of the Western Region Protectorate, it is a small village in the southern suburbs of Gaochang City.
This small village belongs to a Cheshi village and is listed in the household register of the Western Region Protectorate.
The surrounding land is cultivated and cultivated by the Cheshi people of this village.
Nalibayan pushed a borrowed cart and drove home on the bumpy dirt road.
The cart carried three full pockets, which were the potatoes he had just gone to collect this year.
This was the first time Nalibayan heard the name 'Potato'.
I don’t know what it is, but village chief Lizheng and others have already said that if someone doesn’t plant these potatoes this year, the whole family will have to move out immediately.
Under such a strict order, Nalibayan and other Cheshi people, of course, obediently went to collect potato seeds and prepared to plant them in the fields in a few days.
However, when Nalibayan received the 'potato' seeds today, he saw the government office next to him shouting a notice recruiting sergeants.
Out of curiosity, Nalibayan listened to it and was immediately attracted by the favorable recruitment conditions.
Not only will the family be given a settlement allowance, but the whole family will also be exempted from taxes and corvee, and they will also be given fifty acres of land after being disarmed and returned to the farm.
Under such generous conditions, Nalibayan put his fingerprint on a deed without hesitation.
Nalibayan is the eldest son in the family, with elderly parents and three younger siblings.
Since the fall of the Cheshi Kingdom, the whole family has hardly had a full meal.
Now even though they have been resettled in a farm, the whole family is still struggling to survive every day.
Nalibayan pushed open the dilapidated wattle door and returned home.
"Ahem, ahem, Dayou, have you brought back those potatoes?"
A thin middle-aged man came out.
"Dad, I have brought back the potato seeds. The official at the government office told me when to plant them, and they will come to the village to teach them." Nalibayan said.
"Well, I don't know what these potatoes are. If the harvest is not high, how can I repay the government's money for young crops and money for settling down?" Old Nari said with a sigh.
When they are being resettled by Che Shimin, they are not simply doing charity and free resettlement.
Instead, they adopted the borrowing method commonly used by the Han Dynasty, giving them young crop money for farming cattle and grain crops, and settlement money for building houses, all of which had to be repaid annually.
"Dad, we don't have to pay back the money we borrowed from the government for young crops and settling down," Nalibayan said.
"What? What did you say?" Old Nari thought he heard wrongly.
"Dad, I just paid back the money!" Nalibayan said.
"How is this possible? Where did you get the money?" Lao Nali was shocked.
Later, Nalibayan told the story of his application for the Duhufu's army recruitment. The reward he received for his application was used to repay the money he borrowed from the government.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Lao Nali was not only not happy, but also angry.
"Bayan, we Cheshi people can't be soldiers!"
After hearing what his father said, Nalibayan also nodded silently.
Although the old Nari family was so hungry that their chests were touching their backs, they still felt that it was shameful to serve as soldiers.
The entire Han society extremely despises being a soldier.
Not to mention that compared with the scholars who passed the imperial examination, in the eyes of many ordinary people, the soldiers of the Han Dynasty were just better than the beggars.
After all, sometimes beggars are very carefree and happy, and there is no need to tattoo their faces at all.
"Dad, these are soldiers recruited by the Jin Palace. They are completely different from ordinary officers and soldiers!" Nalibayan said.
"What's the difference? They all serve as thieves and serve as soldiers!" Old Nari said with a grimace.
"Dad, the officer who recruited the soldiers said that I am not a rogue soldier, but a serious soldier of the palace." Nalibayan continued to explain patiently.
"What, soldiers, or soldiers of the royal palace? Really?" Old Nari was delighted when he heard this.
If you can be a personal soldier of the royal palace, you will be much stronger than the ordinary Xiang army. Even if you are restrained by others, you are still a personal soldier of the King of Jin.
"Really, Dad, can I still lie to you?"
Nalibayan then gave the details of recruiting soldiers today.
After hearing this, Lao Nali showed no happy expression.
He also knew that his son's deed of sale had already been signed, and it was too late to say anything now.
In the end, he could only keep telling Nalibayan to be careful and work well for the officials of the palace, so as not to be sent to the battlefield to die.
In Lao Nali's impression, being a soldier of the royal palace does not require him to go to the battlefield.
Outside Taiyuan City.
In a newly reclaimed wasteland, a simple military camp has just been completed.
After a month of recruitment, Zhao Ji quickly recruited 10,000 new soldiers.
These new recruits all passed the recruitment requirements personally issued by Zhao Ji.
The most important requirement is not to recruit people with military experience, nor to recruit people who appear to be smart and flexible, but only to recruit honest and dull middle-aged people.
"Your Highness, according to your request, these soldiers are all standard and honest people!"
Cheng Yaojin, who was in charge of the military inspection, said to Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji nodded silently, stood on the high platform of the military camp, and glanced at the soldiers in each battalion.
"How are you doing with the military training instructions I gave you?" Zhao Ji asked.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I've learned it very well!" Cheng Yaojin said, patting his chest.
"Okay, then I will leave these ten thousand people to you to train. You must train according to the drill exactly. After a month, I will come back and evaluate it myself. If you are not satisfied, I will definitely make you look good!" Zhao Ji smiled said.
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he immediately stood upright and said loudly.
"Your Highness, if you cannot satisfy Your Majesty after one month, I, Old Cheng, am willing to be punished!"
Zhao Ji had many things to be busy with now. After handing over the task of training soldiers to Cheng Yaojin, he went back home directly.
His inspection of the military camp was very swift. He slipped around in a circle and left directly.
After Zhao Ji left the military camp, Cheng Yaojin immediately transformed into a devil training master.
The new recruits in the entire military camp immediately went through what can be described as torturous drills.
Twenty days later.
"Line up, line three!"
Following a burst of whistles and passwords, Nalibayan's legs and feet moved mechanically, completing a queue change with his one hundred comrades in the flag team.
"beep!"
There was another harsh brass whistle, and everyone in the flag team stood still.
The flag captain, who was blowing the whistle, walked quickly towards Nalibayan and angrily kicked Zhang Donkey next to him.
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