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Chapter 181
With the expansion of the territory and the increase of slaves, it is natural to expand the army.

The Qiang Hus were extremely enthusiastic.

However, in view of the high proportion of Qianghu in the army, Yang Zheng hopes to increase the number of Han troops.

However, in Xiping, which has settled down, the Han people generally live a good life. If you want a house, you have a house, you want a field, you have a field, you have a cow for farming, you have a horse for walking, you marry two or three Qianghu women, you have four or five cubs, and you raise seven or eight pigs. Sheep, life is not to mention how sweet it is.

As long as they are not lazy, the diligent Han people live the best life.

Some clever ones even started businesses in the city.

Wine shops, trick shops, butcher shops, pawn shops, etc.

Overcrowded.

Some people also deliberately opened wine shops and prostitutes near the military camps, earning a lot of money.

The richest people in Xiping City are naturally soldiers.

It is not easy for these Han family children who can live a life to come out to serve as soldiers.

Yang Zheng didn't pay much attention to it, and directly overpowered the king, ordering all the Han people in the county to draw one out of eight, those over seventeen and under forty.

In all the wars in the Warring States Period, one out of three people was drawn at every turn, and even men from all over the country rushed to fight against the country.

In Wu, Shu and Wei Dynasties, roughly one out of every ten dings and one out of nine dings.

The biggest problem these days is eating.

But with a knife in hand, you can eat with peace of mind.

The Han people enjoyed the treatment of governing the people, so they naturally had to assume obligations.

Yang Zheng also didn't want his own tribe to turn into fat sheep with no power to restrain chickens, which was extremely dangerous.

The order was issued, and the guard battalion "recruited" the whole county with a knife in hand and braved the wind and snow.

It has to be said that Du Yu's work is superb.

In the three counties of Xiping, how many families, how many fields, how many Qiang Hus there are, all are clearly registered.

According to the map, things are naturally not difficult.

Those who are in a world of ice and snow cannot escape into the deep mountains like before.

Yang Zheng has repeatedly emphasized being kind to the people, and the personal guard camp is also very friendly, blocking the major exits of the village with knives, and going door to door to pick people up according to the roster.

The guard camp was kind and friendly, but the Han people in the northwest were not so kind, they openly resisted with forks, sticks, and kitchen knives.

But the arm can't twist the thigh after all.

The personal guard battalion is wearing armor, and they have not experienced hundreds of battles. There are more than a dozen battles, so it is no problem to deal with them.

Groups of young and strong Han people were "invited" back to the Western Capital.

Yang Zheng didn't treat them badly, he just served them with beef and mutton.

The lads groaned and ate for two days, and then they were relieved.

However, a problem was gradually exposed to Yang Zheng.

Qiang Hu's support for Yang Zheng was much higher than that of the local Han people.

Especially Qin Hu, in order to become a soldier, they all made a fuss in front of the school captain's mansion, and there were thousands of Qin Hu Qingzhuang.

"Could it be that the general despises us?"

"We are not barbarians, but after the Great Qin Dynasty."

The noise was loud.

Yang Zheng believed that they really supported him.

But Qiang Hu, who was following behind them, was a little sneaky.

Noisily clamoring to join the army.

There are white-haired old men in their 60s, down to eight or nine-year-old children with runny noses.

Yang Zheng knew what they were thinking.

Many Qiang and Hu soldiers went out to conquer Yugu Valley and Longqi City. They went out poor and poor, and when they came back, they had already become wealthy landowners.

Can't help but arouse the jealousy of others.

In the eyes of Qiang Hu, plundering is far more attractive than farming and herding.

Since they have such great enthusiasm, Yang Zheng is unwilling to let them down.

But the quality requirements for the source of soldiers are higher.

Those with a height of seven feet or more, big hands and thick feet, and honest appearance are preferred.

In just ten days, the Western Capital expanded its army by 350 people.

The Han army numbered 500, Qin Hu 600, and the rest were Qiang Hu.

The number of troops under his command directly reached more than [-].

If there is only one Xiping County, these troops are enough.

But right now, Yang Zheng's territory includes the Hequ land, as well as the entire Xihai Lake.

If it is dispersed, it is still difficult to effectively control places such as Fuluochuan, Mohechuan, Dafeichuan, and the grassland salt lake.

Thanks to the bumper harvest this year, food is no longer a problem.

Ye Wudai can support [-] to [-] cavalry on the West Sea Grassland.

Midang owns big and small elm valleys, supports 30 million people, and [-] elite soldiers.

The land in my hands is three or four times larger than that of the two, so it should not be difficult to get [-] to [-] soldiers.

Moreover, except for the Guards Battalion, the soldiers of the other battalions had to graze and cultivate.

Yang Zheng did not forget another group - slaves.

Many slaves were originally captured on the battlefield. They could ride horses and shoot arrows, and almost all of them were young and strong.

But for them, it is not random recruitment.

But based on the usual performance, plus your own situation.

The entire Xiping slaves add up to more than [-].

Pick and choose 7000 people.

Yang Zheng's army strength reached 2000 in an instant.

Almost enough.

Any more will seriously reduce the combat power.

Reebok, Xiaoqi, and Qinwei each expanded to 1 people.

Zhao Deng's remnant camp also expanded to more than 3000 people.

And he almost became a legend in Xiping, where a thousand remnants dared to raid the valley where nearly ten thousand Qiang were burned.

The cruelty of the methods made the Qiang people frightened.

When there are more troops, the armor rate will drop.

Even leather armor can't be fully edited.

Originally, an elite soldier of the Guards Battalion was equipped with a ring-head knife or a horse-cutting knife, a crossbow or a bow and arrow, a spear or a shield, a set of iron armor and leather armor, and a water bladder.

Cold-forged armor was only equipped by soldiers or officers around Yang Zheng.

Now many recruits are standing in the cold wind with only a spear.

It made Yang Zheng feel shabby.

But compared to the days when I couldn't even afford to wear clothes in Fanghan, the current situation is not too bad.

Difficulties are always temporary.

Yang Zheng paid more attention to the mental state of soldiers.

Troop training was in full swing in the snowstorm.

The old soldiers are experienced, no matter how stubborn they are, they will be subdued within three or two days.

In this era, there is no saying that corporal punishment of soldiers is not allowed.

Dutiful sons come out of sticks, and good soldiers come out of sticks.

In order to prevent the recruits from being abused, Yang Zheng sent his own soldiers to secretly investigate the battalions.

Really found a dozen black sheep.

He was beaten with a military stick in front of the recruits.

No matter how hard the training is, they can have enough food during the day, a piece of meat and a bowl of soup at night, and the recruits gradually get used to it.

The recruit training was on the right track, so Yang Zheng was handed over to Zhou Yu.

General Winter, a large number of old people and children, as well as poor people who lost their limbs, appeared out of nowhere in Xiping City.

Huddled at the foot of the city wall, trembling.

People freeze to death every day.

In the past, Yang Zheng himself was poor and drank the northwest wind, so naturally he couldn't control them.

But it's different now. With food, there is confidence.

Some things, whether to do or not, are seen by the people.

A series of battles pushed Yang Zheng's prestige to its peak.

It's time to accumulate some virtue.

A nursing home was opened in the south of the city to adopt orphans and disabled people.

The children were sent to Dongcheng Youth Camp.

Today's youth camp is hosted by Yang Zheng.

Regardless of Han or Yi, as long as children under the age of 14 are recruited into the youth camp.

Yang Zheng doesn't know the Four Books and Five Classics, but he knows about the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, the Chu-Han Contest for Hegemony, and the Han-Hungarian War.

However, the Shu Han is still waving its flag in the south, so the story of the great Han can only be put aside for a while, focusing on the Warring States Period and the Great Qin Dynasty.

There are no entertainment activities these days, whether it is pornography or gambling, it is not easy to hear stories.

Yang Zheng will naturally add a lot of his own opinions to create the concept of Huaxia, and try to blur Cao Wei's influence as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)