Datang: Time travel in two months, wait online, hurry up!

Chapter 327 The Shanghai City is taking shape!A few big money suckers!

He had given Zheng Tiancheng the blueprint before, and asked Yangzhou Shipyard to study the steamship.

He originally thought it would take a long time, but he didn't expect Zheng Tiancheng to lead the master craftsmen of Yangzhou Shipyard to start experimenting.

Although the experiments were carried out with small boats and small steam engines, at least this was the beginning.

"Yes, I have to go and see it when I have time."

Li Ke nodded expectantly, planning to take time to visit the Yangzhou Shipyard to see the situation.

Next, there will be a series of progress reports on artillery technology research, the promotion of three new disciplines, and the training of teachers.

After Li Ke read them all, he also had a general understanding of the various changes that had taken place during the three months or so since he left Yangzhou.

Overall, the development of Yangzhou in the past three months has been very rapid.

However, just reading these reports in the study room, I still have a shallow understanding of these reports~ a little.

His next itinerary is to visit these places in person, and then tell them about the next development route-and so on.

"However, the most urgent task is to recruit 1 soldiers from the Shenji Battalion first."

Li Ke thought for a while, and felt that the army was the most important thing.

First recruit all 1 people in the Shenji Battalion, and then arrange them to train to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

In this way, counting the Yangzhou navy, he has 2.1 troops with strong combat effectiveness under his command.

With the absolute ability to protect himself, no matter what happens, at least it can be under his control.

"Come on, call Xue Rengui and the people from the newspaper team over."

Li Ke ordered immediately.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Immediately someone went down to notify.

Soon, Xue Rengui and the leader of the newspaper team came to Li Ke.

"See His Royal Highness King Qin!"

Xue Rengui and the team leader saluted Li Ke respectfully.

Xue Rengui respects and appreciates Li Ke very much.

When he came back this time, he saw that his wife Liu Yinhuan was already in Yangzhou City, and was living in a house not far from the Governor's Mansion.

The residence was personally arranged by the princess, and a lot of living supplies were provided to his wife, and his military salary was also distributed to Liu Yinhuan.

After Liu Yinhuan came to Yangzhou City from Longmen County, she didn't feel uncomfortable in life at all, which was all thanks to the princess.

Moreover, this time I went out with Li Ke to get the chance to perform on the battlefield, so that I could make meritorious service.

Now he has become the leader of the Shenji Battalion, all thanks to Li Ke.

With these two things, Xue Rengui is naturally extremely loyal to Li Ke.

"Tomorrow, the newspaper will publish the news of the recruitment of Shenji Battalion. It will recruit 1 people. People from several surrounding states can sign up."

"As for the registration requirements, you must be over 18 years old and under 25 years old, be in good health and have good eyesight."

Li Ke looked at the team leader and explained the matter to him.

Today's newspapers have great influence in a nearby state capital.

Since recruiting troops, it is natural to select the best from the best, and the more people who participate, the better.

Therefore, it is best to include people from several surrounding state capitals.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The team leader nodded immediately.

When Xue Rengui heard that Li Ke was going to recruit troops, he was naturally not surprised at all.

Because Li Shimin gave Li Ke the establishment of the 1 Shenji Battalion, but he didn't mobilize the manpower.

Naturally, the 1 people had to be recruited by Li Ke himself.

Moreover, now that Li Ke is the general of Tiance, there is no problem at all in recruiting soldiers.

Not to mention recruiting troops, now Li Ke can appoint officials by himself without reporting to the court.

It can be said that Li Ke can set up a small court in Yangzhou without any problems.

"Tomorrow, the school yard of the general camp will be vacated and used as a venue for screening recruits."

Li Ke then looked at Xue Rengui again, and explained to him.

What he just said was just the most basic conditions, and there must be a lot of people who will sign up by then.

Naturally, some other method is needed to screen out the best people.

For example, in shooting, acquired training plays a very important part, but innate talent is also very important.

During the selection process, with the help of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, each of them fired 5 bullets at the target, and they could roughly see how talented they were.

There are also various training subjects to look at, just choose the one with the best grades.

Although the training period for the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion is indeed shorter, there are also requirements for people, and not everyone can be selected.

It's just that compared with traditional soldiers, the emphasis is even more different.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

After hearing some screening methods explained by Li Ke, Xue Rengui nodded immediately.

"Those who don't meet the requirements can also select 1 people to serve as the bank's army to escort paper money."

Li Ke then gave another order to Xue Rengui.

This matter was mentioned by Li Ke to Li Shimin before, and Li Shimin also agreed.

In the future, more and more branches will be opened in various places, especially in Chang'an City, which has a great demand for paper money, which will naturally lead to an increasing frequency of paper money escorts in the future.

Sometimes the first batch of escorted troops may not have returned yet, and the second batch is about to leave.

This will undoubtedly be a great waste of the powerful soldiers of the Shenji Battalion.

Therefore, it is very urgent to form an escort team dedicated to the bank.

It just so happened that the Shenji Battalion was also recruiting soldiers this time, so Li Ke planned to use this opportunity to recruit together.

Anyway, Shenji Battalion only recruits the best 1 people, and those who are eliminated can just enter the bank escort team.

After all, these people don't need to go to the battlefield, and they don't need to have too much combat power, as long as they can safely transport the team to the place.

Therefore, those who did not choose the Shenji Battalion are more than enough to perform such tasks.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Xue Rengui wrote down Li Ke's instructions in his heart.

Soon, the time came to the second day.

Datang Daily is published and sold in Yangzhou and Suzhou, as well as nearly ten nearby prefectures.

Everyone soon saw the recruitment notice in the newspaper.

"From now on, His Royal Highness King Qin will recruit troops in Yangzhou City, with a total of 2 troops."

"1 people are the Shenji camp, 1 people are the bank escort troops, and the required age is 18-25 years old"

"Defending the family and defending the country is everyone's responsibility. Conferring a marquis or a general starts with joining the army!"

When everyone saw the recruitment notice in the newspaper, they immediately became interested.

This time, Li Ke's Shenji Battalion and Yangzhou Navy shined brilliantly on the Goguryeo battlefield and made great military exploits.

Almost everyone has received a reward, either a promotion or money.

Especially the Yangzhou navy, who are basically the children of local fishermen, the rewards they received naturally spread in the local area, making many people extremely envious.

Many people thought of Li Ke's subordinates going to join the army, because the weapons Li Ke invented were terrible!

According to what the soldiers said when they went home to visit their relatives, with the weapons invented by Li Ke, almost no enemy army could approach them when fighting on the battlefield.

You just need to fire from a long distance, and then shoot and you're done.

The enemy army fell in rows like harvesting wheat, unable to pose the slightest threat to them.

That is to say, when I was in Gaimu City, several people were hit by the enemy's back arrows when entering the city to fight, but under the timely treatment of the military doctor, they recovered a long time ago.

Therefore, joining the army to fight under Li Ke's men not only pays well, has a lot of military exploits, but also is safe!

Naturally, many people wanted to join the army under Li Ke, but they had no chance.

But now that they read what the newspaper said, many people know that the opportunity has come!

"His Royal Highness King Qin wants to recruit troops? That's great!"

"I meet the conditions, I'm going to Yangzhou City to join the army!"

"Being a soldier under His Royal Highness King Qin is safe and can make meritorious service. I want my son to join the army!"

"I heard that His Royal Highness King Qin loves soldiers like children, and treats soldiers very well. It is definitely right to serve as a soldier under His Highness King Qin!"

"Didn't His Royal Highness say that? It is everyone's responsibility to protect the family and defend the country. The appointment as a marquis and general starts with joining the army. Maybe I will be able to make meritorious service on the battlefield in the future and get an official position!"

"Let's go to Yangzhou now, His Royal Highness Qinji Camp only recruits 1 people!"

After everyone saw the newspaper, they discussed it one after another, and the popularity of this matter exploded in an instant!

The main reason is that the performance of Li Ke's army on the Goguryeo battlefield some time ago was too exaggerated, which made the people recognize Li Ke's ability and skill in leading the army.

They all feel that following Li Ke has a future.

Moreover, after the triumphant return this time, the Yangzhou navy returned home one after another on vacation, and briefly told their family members and neighbors what happened on the battlefield this time.

As well as various rewards and treatment, everyone also learned from the soldiers of the Yangzhou Navy.

The usual treatment is good, you can still make meritorious service on the battlefield, and with the blessing of advanced weapons, even if you go to the battlefield, the risk of life is very small.

It is the combination of these reasons that makes everyone yearn for it after seeing the recruitment notice in the newspaper.

Many people put down what they were doing, and immediately went home and told their family that Li Ke was going to recruit soldiers.

Li Ke's influence in this area is great. When he heard that His Royal Highness King Qin wanted to recruit troops, he basically supported his husband or son to join the army.

Because, I have been working at home and farming, and I have been a farmer all my life.

But if he goes to war with His Royal Highness King Qin, maybe he can make meritorious deeds and change his destiny from then on.

So, many people simply packed their luggage immediately, and then went to Yangzhou by boat.

As for Yangzhou and Suzhou, because of the close distance, a large number of young and strong young men came to the camp of Shenji Camp that day, wanting to sign up to join the army.

"Everyone is lined up, registered one by one, and then tested!"

Xue Rengui stood at the front and shouted loudly with a tin horn.

Behind him stood soldiers from the 2nd Shenji Battalion, maintaining order at the scene.

"One person is a group, go to the school field and run 1 laps!"

Xue Rengui directly arranged for the first batch of one person to run 1 laps in the school field.

This level is about physical strength and endurance.

Of course, I won't say that I will be eliminated because I run slowly or can't finish the run, but just record the data.

If it is very prominent in other projects later, this can also be ignored.

Although I didn't know why they ran laps, everyone was very obedient and started running directly.

People in this era may not be as strong and nutritious as people in later generations.

But when it comes to physical strength and strength, there is absolutely no problem.

Because they are engaged in all kinds of manual labor at home all year round, and nothing else, their strength and physical strength are absolutely no problem.

Everyone ran very fast, and the speed gradually slowed down after a few laps, but they could basically finish the 10 laps.

Someone from Shenji Camp immediately recorded everyone's rankings, and then started the next test.