The rise of the poor

Chapter 1615 Criteria for Picking Troops
The first ray of morning light shines on Yiwu County, and a new day kicks off. People in the county are going out with great enthusiasm and energy as usual. The streets are already bustling with street vendors shouting loudly.

From steamed buns with soy milk to deep-fried dough sticks, to steamed cakes and glutinous rice balls, people who wake up early will never have to worry about being wronged.

When the early risers passed the south gate, they glanced at the square, and couldn't help but stare wide-eyed and stunned.

"Huh?! What's going on?! The recruiting field was still empty yesterday, so why is it so full of people just early in the morning?!"

"What happened?! Why did so many people come to enlist in the army today?!"

"Hey, folks in the field, are you forced to enlist in the army? If you are forced, just blink your eyes."

People were surprised and unbelievable looking at the crowded square, and couldn't help but burst into an uproar. On the first day of recruiting yesterday, there was no one here, and there were only a few people. Why is it crowded today?

This is not normal.

"Look, there are still people entering the city at the gate of the city. As soon as they enter the city, they go straight to the recruitment site. They are all recruited to join the army."

"I'm going. It's true. Why are there so many people applying for the army? If I didn't pinch my thigh and it hurt, I would have wondered if I was dreaming. No one in this line yesterday applied."

People noticed that people kept coming in from the south gate, and as soon as they came in, they went straight to the venue to register information and apply for military service, which was even more buzzing.

"I know why so many people have joined the army." Among the audience outside the venue, someone suddenly said that the case had been solved.

"Why, tell us quickly." People kept urging after hearing this, their curiosity and confusion had reached the extreme.

The man enjoyed the feeling of being urged by everyone. After enjoying it for a while, he pointed to the front of the recruiting field and said, "Do you recognize who is the person at the front? Didn't you recognize him?! That's Chen from Beilei Village." Dacheng."

"Oh, it's really Chen Dacheng."

"Didn't he let the younger generation of his village sign up to join the army yesterday? Why is he the first one here today?!"

"No wonder, this Chen Dacheng is the first one to sign up to join the army. The children of the Chen family and the young people of Beilei Village must follow. Chen Dacheng is one of the best heroes in our Yiwu. People from other villages heard that Chen Dacheng Dacheng has signed up to enlist in the army, so he must be vying to come."

After being reminded by that person, everyone recognized Chen Dacheng at the front, and suddenly realized.

While the onlookers were discussing, more and more people came to the scene to sign up and enlist in the army.

After a while, the recruitment site was almost full of people.

Seeing more and more people coming to apply for military service, Zhu Pingan couldn't help showing a satisfied smile.

That's right!This is normal!In history, Qi Jiguang came to Yiwu for the first time to recruit soldiers. He originally planned to recruit 3000 people, but in the end, too many people came, so he recruited an extra thousand, and finally recruited [-] nominal black soldiers.You can’t come to recruit soldiers by yourself, let’s not come alone, it’s normal now.

"Young master, there are at least 3000 people who have signed up to recruit soldiers, and there are more and more people who come to sign up. Now there are no worries about fewer people, but more people." Liu Dadao reported to Zhu Pingan excitedly, Then he said, "There are so many people here, can our Zhejiang army recruit more soldiers to go back?"

Zhu Pingan shook his head with a smile, and said softly, "We only have [-] approval documents for recruiting soldiers, so we can't recruit more. Moreover, it's not about having many soldiers, but about being skilled. You can't be greedy for too many soldiers, the most important thing is to select soldiers. Sorrow, if there are too many people, the best will be selected. This recruiting is a start, we must start well, and there will be opportunities in the future.”

"Don't worry, my lord. This time, I will definitely be able to recruit a group of good seedlings to go back. I read it again. Many of these Yiwu men have a good physique. If you choose the best from the best, you will definitely be able to pick out a group of good soldiers. Hehehe, after going back , I want to pick the soldiers first." Liu Dadao said with a smile, greedy for the recruits.

"Hehe, sure." Zhu Pingan nodded with a smile.

There are too many people, Zhu Pingan must not be able to take care of it alone, and the efficiency is too slow.Therefore, Zhu Pingan summoned Liu Dadao and the fifty Zhejiang troops who followed him, and asked them to participate in the challenge.

"The recruiters will be divided into more than 50 teams. Each of you 50 people will be responsible for a team's preliminary screening." Zhu Pingan said to them.

"My lord, how do you pick troops? We don't know anything." A group of soldiers from the Zhejiang Army looked bewildered.

Indeed, it is no wonder that they are at a loss, picking soldiers is a science.Throughout the dynasties, generals have different standards and methods for challenging troops.

When Zhu Ping'an came to Yiwu to recruit soldiers, he referred to Qi Jiguang's selection criteria, which was also the most in line with the current situation.Moreover, the most important point is that Qi Jiguang's challenge standard is simple and rude, and easy to grasp.

"Picking soldiers is very simple, listen carefully. First of all, the first point of picking soldiers is to see their backgrounds. You must choose honest people from the countryside, that is, farmers and miners; for those who are born in the county, and those who have lived in the county and the city. , Those who are engaged in trades such as peddlers, those who have stayed in the government office, and those who have served in the army, all of them are not wanted."

"The second point of selection is to look at age. People who are above and under 40 years old should be selected; those who are less than 40 years old and those who are over [-] years old should not be selected."

"The third point of selection is to look at the skin color. You should choose black, big, thick, and firm-skinned people, and don't reject people who are white, thin-skinned, and tender-skinned."

"The fourth point of selection is to look at character. You should choose honest people, and you don't want to be bragging, talkative, slippery, or extreme."

Zhu Pingan emphasized to the fifty Zhejiang troops the four main points of recruiting troops, and set specific standards for what to do and what not to do. In order to let them know what to do, Zhu Pingan finally summed up simply and rudely, "Simply put, For this recruitment, what we want are honest and strong rural farmers and miners.”

"My lord, why is this?" the Zhejiang soldier asked in confusion.

"Because this kind of people are honest and obedient, hard-working, and after training and education, they can strictly abide by military law and discipline, be loyal to their duties, obey orders, and will not steal, rape, and play tricks. When they execute military orders, one is one, and the other is two. As for the street gangsters They are old-fashioned, unreliable, unreliable, and unreliable when fighting.” Zhu Pingan explained it to them in a simple and easy-to-understand manner.

"Yeah, your lord is right, we understand." All the Zhejiang soldiers nodded after hearing the words.

"Okay, the venue is already overcrowded, go and pick soldiers. If you are undecided, ask me anytime."

Zhu Pingan clapped his hands and ordered.

"Obey." A group of Zhejiang troops took the order, went down to form a team separately, and began to challenge troops.

(End of this chapter)