Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 638 Start Recruiting Soldiers

"If the Holy Majesty wants to do this, there is only one condition for the minister. This soldier must be trained according to the minister's ideas, and other people must not interfere. That is to say, even if the minister does not go to the barracks, he cannot be impeached."

After Qin Tian mentioned the conditions of the day, the officials almost vomited blood.

What does Qin Tian mean by this? Do you want to make excuses for your laziness?
As a general, how can you not go to the barracks to train troops?

Everyone was very angry, but Li Shimin nodded after hesitating for a while: "It's up to you, but the soldiers must be trained for me, otherwise I won't spare you."

The early morning ended under such circumstances.

When I left, it was almost noon, and the snow became bigger at some point. As soon as I left the main hall, the outside was already covered with white flowers, and the entire palace became silvery white.

When Qin Tian left the palace, he sighed step by step.

And his step-by-step sigh, in the eyes of everyone, is looking for trouble, deliberately to anger them?
But no one dared to do anything to him.

After leaving the palace and returning to the mansion, Qin Tian told the ninth princess about the situation. When the ninth princess heard that Li Shimin wanted Qin Tian to recruit soldiers and gave him a lot of freedom, she smiled: "It's a good thing, but How come you are not happy at all?"

"Training soldiers is very hard, and if the Holy One doesn't trust me that day, it is a very dangerous thing to have soldiers in hand."

Qin Tian just wanted to be a rich man with some power in his hands to make the Qin family a big family.

It's really not what he wants to become a general who expands the territory. He used to lead the army because he had no choice but to do so.

The imperial court is in a crisis situation, and it is a bit unjustifiable not to take action?
Ninth Princess curled her lips: "For me, Datang, just work hard."

Qin Tian shrugged, that's all he could do.

It snowed all day and finally stopped in the evening. Qin Tian was not in a hurry to recruit soldiers, but rested at home for a good night. The next morning, he finally left with Hu Shiba and Shan Mu. .

They left Chang'an City directly and went to Qin's Village.

In places like Chang'an City, it is basically impossible to recruit soldiers and horses, so if you want to recruit good soldiers, you have to go to other places.

First of all, the first stop is Qinjia Village.

Qinjia Village now has a lot of business, such as breweries, paper mills, briquettes factories and even chicken hatcheries, and these farms have allowed Qinjia Village to gradually integrate with the surrounding villages, and the scale and population have been reduced. The son is much bigger.

But even so, sometimes when the business is busy, there are still not enough people.

It wasn't very good for Qin Tian to come here to recruit soldiers, but he still wanted to give it a try. It would be great if he could use people from Qin's Village.

After coming to Qin's Village, Qin Tian told these people about the situation.

"If you become a soldier, you will be a soldier forever. Unless you are old or injured, you are not allowed to leave the barracks at will. That is to say, you are different from the soldiers in the army. You can no longer do farm work, and you can't stay here. Work hard, you are the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but don’t worry, when you become a soldier, the imperial court will pay you military salaries, so that your family has no worries about food and clothing..."

After this introduction, Qin Tian asked: "Those who are willing to serve as soldiers should go back and discuss with their families, and then come to register. I will only wait here until dark. After today, there will be no more chances. But you must think carefully about it." , Once you decide to register, if you don’t go to the barracks, you will be a deserter, and the crime of desertion is not light.”
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After Qin Tian finished speaking, those people went back to discuss with their family members, while Qin Tian went to the Qin Family Manor.

Although they don't live in Qin's Manor, there are always people cleaning here.

Yesterday's snow has not been swept, so the courtyard is all white.

The snow was very thick, and it made creaking noises when walking on it. As soon as Qin Tian entered the courtyard of the Qin Family Manor, a scent suddenly rushed to his face. Qin Tian raised his head and saw a plum blossom in full bloom.

The fragrance is the fragrance of plum blossoms.

I haven't been here for a long time, but everything here makes people feel a little refreshed.

While Qin Tian was resting in the manor, some men from the Qin Family Village also gathered together to discuss with each other.

"Gouzi, Master Hou is recruiting soldiers, are you going?"

"I... I don't know. Although I have an elder brother who can take care of the family, the family's conditions are good now, so there is really no need to be a soldier, but...but I want to be a soldier."

"Me too, I'm so entangled. In the past, I wouldn't have hesitated to join the army, but now, oh..."

When the living conditions are good, no one is willing to suffer. To be a soldier, in fact, most of the time it is those who can't survive, so they sell their lives to the army, or they really want to be a soldier. For war, Especially fanatical about defending the country.

Everyone is very tangled and hesitant. This kind of thing is not something that can be easily decided, especially for people like them.

Time passed slowly like this, until a man named Qin You stood up: "I am going to serve as a soldier. A man's ambition is on the battlefield. When he makes contributions, he will live up to his youth."

Qin You is from Qinjia Village, and his family background is very good. He is also close to people like Qin Wu on weekdays. He has always wanted to be a soldier and follow Qin Tian, ​​because he thinks that Qin Wu is very prestigious to follow Qin Tian. They are also big things, and he wants to do big things.

It's just that Qin Tian has no shortage of people, so he has never been used. Now is an opportunity, and he doesn't want to let it go.

And after he finished speaking, the others looked at each other, and immediately felt a sense of pride.

"That's right, that's right. A man should make contributions. What's the point of living in Qin's Village for the rest of his life? Although our life is good, it's a bit too boring. Do you want to face those eggs that need to be hatched every day? You just want to make some briquettes every day, and then make some paper? We are men, and we should do big things, like Lord Hou."

"Yes, to do great things..."

The crowd was excited, and then they went to Qin's Manor together.

"Master Hou, we want to be soldiers."

"That's right, we're going to be soldiers."

"........."

Everyone chattered, Qin Tian knew these people, they were physically strong, and they all agreed to the conditions for conscription, and seeing their excitement, Qin Tian nodded: "Okay, since we have considered it Now, then start to register, remember, once you register, you will be soldiers of my Tang Dynasty, if you dare to run away, you will never be forgiven lightly."

When Qin Tian said that, everyone immediately shook their heads.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, we won't run away. We will give this life to Lord Hou."

"That's right, if it wasn't for Lord Hou, we would have such a good life, this life would be worth it."

"Don't run away..."

Qin Tian nodded: "Okay, it's good to have these beliefs. This Marquis will lead you to make great achievements, and even become Marquis and Generals."

(End of this chapter)