The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 307 Living is the most important thing

The order to keep the hair and make it easy to wear was thoroughly implemented, and the degree and speed of the thoroughness far exceeded Jiang Chuan's expectations. In just three days, Guangning City no longer saw anyone with ugly pigtails.

Even those Manchurians cut off their whips, for fear that they would be caught in prison.

Of course, as expected, those cloth shops, clothing stores, tailor shops, etc. all made a lot of money.

Just because they didn't have enough reserves, Jiang Chuan also sent people to bring in a group of caravans from Datong, bringing a large amount of cloth and clothes, which met the needs of the people in the city.

Of course, the purchase of new clothes and hats is also a huge expense for many people who are already extremely poor and struggling on the line of food and clothing.

Therefore, Jiang Chuan ordered that the people in the city be exempted from taxes for three years.This news made many people whose survival pressure has increased sharply due to repurchasing clothes and hats breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Jiang Chuan made all the shops selling custom-made clothes and hats sell at half price in the form of half the government subsidy, which made many people feel grateful.

Therefore, Jiang Chuan's prestige value has been rising steadily in the past few days, and the increase has quickly exceeded [-] points.

Moreover, the overall popularity value of Guangning City has also risen to about [-], which shows that the people of the whole city have initially recognized Jiangchuan, the new occupant, from their hearts.

The increase in these data made Jiang Chuan very happy, and he felt a sense of unexpected joy.

At the same time, the conscription order quickly received enthusiastic responses from the people in Guangning City.These common people who had gained a new life began to have a desire to defend their new life. Coupled with the temptation of military pay and military titles, there was an endless stream of people who voluntarily signed up to join the army.

There are long queues in front of the conscription points set up outside the four city gates in the southeast, north, and west.At a glance, many elderly people and teenagers who obviously did not meet the requirements were caught in the middle of the team.

The soldiers responsible for maintaining order kept persuading these unqualified people to leave so as not to waste other people's time.

Even so, there are still many people who obviously don't meet the requirements come to sign up.There were even cases where women came to sign up with their children, and even knelt down to intercede with the officer in charge of the registration.

Although there were some unexpected problems during the period, in the end, within the ten-day conscription date, more than 6000 qualified people were recruited in Quang Ninh alone.

When the conscription started in Guangning, Liaoyang was also conscripting at the same time.

Because Liaoyang was the first to be restored, and Jiang Chuan also implemented a simplified version of land reform in Liaoyang, the people in Liaoyang had a better foundation, and more than 1 people were recruited in Liaoyang.

Gaizhou has just been occupied, and many security measures have not yet been implemented, so the conscription has not been implemented for the time being.

"That's right. In just ten days, Liaoyang and Guangning were able to recruit more than 6000 people. This is a bit beyond my expectation. It seems that the work of the military division is also doing very well."

In the signing room of the magistrate's yamen, Jiang Chuan looked at the official documents counted by Sima Muyi of the Chinese Army, feeling very happy, patting the materials in front of him and saying happily.

"We have selected them strictly according to the conditions listed by Lord Hou. Only healthy adults between the ages of 16 and 30. If we relax some restrictions, the number of people will definitely be doubled."

Mu Yi on the opposite side of the table also said excitedly.

"You're being a little naive. Among the people recruited so far, there are actually many people who falsely report their ages. You think they are all young and strong men, and there must be many people under the age of 16 or over 30." Jiang Chuanyao Shaking his head, he patted the materials on the table and laughed.

"Master Hou is saying that there are many people here deliberately deceiving us?" Mu Yi was taken aback, and asked with an incredulous expression on his face.

In his opinion, these people can deceive the government, and they deliberately deceive the military, which is a bit too courageous.

"You second-generation officials naturally don't understand the reason why you don't eat minced meat. These people have been plundered by the Tartars for many years, and many of them are kept in a state where they can't live well or die. Now that they are soldiers and eat food, they can still earn money. A good opportunity for military pay, who would not want to squeeze in desperately. These are all human nature, and you will know it with more experience in the future." Jiang Chuan said.

Mu Yi showed some embarrassment: "Thank you Lord Hou for your teaching, Mu Yi knew it was wrong. It's just that these people lied about their age to join the army, aren't they afraid that we'll check it?"

Jiang Chuan smiled, nodded Mu Yi with his finger, and said, "You said that you don't know much about the world, so you really don't understand the sufferings of the people. These people don't have enough to eat all year round, and almost everyone is malnourished. Many of them are seventeen or eighteen years old. , but looks like twelve or thirteen years old. Many people are only in their 20s, but because of long-term hard work and weathering, they look like 40 or [-] years old."

"This kind of thing abounds. How do you say we should verify it? And is it necessary to verify it?"

Jiang Chuan got up, turned around from behind the table, walked to the coffee table next to him, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, looked at Mu Yi with a blank face, and continued: "I understand that what they do is to live. If it were me, even if I didn’t match my age, I would hide my age and serve as a soldier. People can only talk about other things if they live. For these common people, living is the most important thing.”

"Of course, what you said is correct. We are an army, and we are an army that will fight bloody battles with the enemy. Of course, we recruit soldiers to verify their conditions. But this kind of verification does not rely on strict inquiries or holding the government Check the yellow books one by one. We have the best and easiest way to check."

Mu Yi understood a little bit, subconsciously asked: "What way?"

"It's very simple, that's training. Our so-called age range is actually a fake qualifying line. The real qualifying line is training, rigorous training. As long as anyone who can withstand our three-month boot camp training, regardless of his true No matter how old you are, you are qualified. If you can't stand the training, you are naturally unqualified. It's as simple as that."

Mu Yi suddenly realized: "The lord is still wise, but Mu Yi is dull. Training is indeed the best touchstone, and it will be clear if it is a mule or a horse for a walk."

"Yes, it seems that I really understand. The matter of conscription is over first, and it is time to enter the training stage. I will hand over the training of the new barracks to you as the general manager. You, Guan Hu, and Su Dingfang will work together. This matter is fine. In addition, I will entrust Guan Baobao Yazi to you, and for the next three months, recruit training will be your main task."

"But Lord Hou, if your subordinates are in charge of training recruits, you won't have a single person around you." Mu Yi said anxiously.

"Don't worry. I have my own arrangements. You can train these recruits with peace of mind. Of course, you are mainly responsible for coordination. The specific training is still in the hands of Guan Hu and Su Dingfang." Jiang Chuan confessed.

"No! This subordinate will definitely live up to his mission and train an elite army for Lord Hou." Mu Yi clasped his fists and said loudly.

"Don't brag, you can't train a group of people into elite soldiers in three months. Elite soldiers are honed on the battlefield. I don't have high requirements for you, it is enough that these people have a basic sense of formation and discipline after three months. I didn't intend to let them go directly to the battlefield." Jiang Chuan said with a smile.

Mu Yi was a little confused, but he didn't ask any more questions, so he had to obey the order.

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