Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

The series of measures taken by Ming Dynasty after the capture of Samarkand not only confused the entire Middle East and the West, but even Mishalan, who was in it, was puzzled.

If it is said that Da Ming did it for revenge, then after he captured Samarkand, instead of killing, he actively protected the people in the city.

If it is said that Daming is looking for money, but after he raised 300 million dinar gold coins for the army, Lan Yu, the commander of the army, seemed satisfied. Except for the necessary military expenses, he never asked him for any property, even in private. All bribery here is gone.

If it is said that Daming is greedy for land...

He himself didn't believe it when he said this, is Daming like an empire short of land?
What puzzled him even more was that during the reign of Ming Dynasty in Samarkand, instead of collecting additional taxes, he vigorously built schools, medical clinics and other facilities. Instead of charging tuition fees, he also provided free lunches to children from poor families!
There are also medical clinics that are also very distinctive, and the main thing is to be close to the people.No matter whether you have money or not, you can enter, and it truly does not discriminate between the dying and the wounded.

Milansha couldn't understand these things. He instinctively felt that the Ming Empire was not so kind, but no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't see what benefits the Ming Empire could gain by doing so.
Could it be that the Ming Empire was really so rich that there was so much money that there was no place to spend it?

Just when Milan Shabai was puzzled, an attendant came over and handed him the latest document.

"My lord, this is a new document from the military department of the Ming Empire, asking you to cooperate with General Chang Sheng in recruiting soldiers..."

When Miransha heard the word "we" from his attendant Khomeini, his heart trembled.

His attendant has followed him since he was a child, and has followed him for more than [-] years!

How long has it been since the Ming Empire came here, and he already considers himself a member of the Ming Empire?

Although Milansha had 1 resentments in his heart, he didn't dare to express it, and even vaguely understood the attendant.

Because of the arrival of the Ming Empire, Khomeini's slave status was revoked, turning him from a slave into a free man.

In this way, Khomeini could rely on his own knowledge to pass the Ming Dynasty's imperial examination and become an official of the Ming Empire in one fell swoop.

When Milan Sha thought of the imperial examination system brought by the Ming Empire, he was also amazed. No wonder the Ming Empire was so powerful. Looking at the way they select officials, it is many times stronger than the entire Mesopotamia and the Western world!
Miransha guessed right, Khomeini was impressed by Ming Dynasty's imperial examination system.

Because he was Milansha's attendant, he had many opportunities to get in touch with the generals of the Ming Empire. When he learned that the Ming Empire had such a fair imperial examination system and planned to implement it in the Kangju area, he immediately fell in love with him. To this great country that has never been visited.

Khomeini not only did not feel disgusted with the invader of the Ming Empire, but instead complained that it came too late and made him waste so many years.

Otherwise, with his ability, he would have become an aristocrat long ago, so why did he keep serving tea and pouring water?

"My lord, General Chang Sheng said that this official document is very important, please take it seriously!"

Miransha was only in a daze, but when he heard Khomeini couldn't help urging himself, he was even more convinced that the servant had betrayed him.

"it is good!"

"I'll take a look first, and immediately reply to General Chang Sheng after reading it!"

Khomeini imitated the habit of Ming generals, said "No" and left quietly.

Khomeini's attitude once again aroused Miransha's anger, causing him to throw the document directly on the ground and step on it heavily!
However, Milan Sha only vented his anger secretly, not daring to really delay the affairs of the Ming Empire.

After all, he is still a captive of the Ming Empire, and his life, death and wealth are all controlled by the Ming Empire.

After a few minutes of resentment, Miransha picked up the documents on the ground. After seeing Daming's conscription policy, there was only one thought left in his mind, the Timur Empire was over!
After Samarkand was renamed Kangju City, the residents in the city did not have any dissatisfaction, and many people did not even pay attention to it.

It's just that when they passed by the City Lord's Mansion, they would subconsciously take off their hats to express their gratitude to this benevolent general.

After all, compared with generals of other armies, Sapphire neither indulges soldiers to plunder nor plunders the people. In their hearts, they can already be compared with sages.

On this day, when a group of young people passed by the City Lord's Mansion, they suddenly saw a conscription notice posted on the bulletin board outside the City Lord's Mansion.

The conscription notice was made in triplicate. The first copy was in square Ming Dynasty script, the second was in distorted Mongolian script, and the third was in Persian script.

Among this group of young people, there happened to be a person who had studied Persian since childhood.

"Raphael, you know how to read, please read to us what is written on it!"

The officials of the city lord's mansion who wanted to come over to read the notice to them stopped immediately after hearing that someone in the crowd could read.

Raphael actually didn't know many words, but his companions had already lifted him here, so he could only bite the bullet and read.

"What is the department of the empire in charge of the army talking about..."

The officials who watched the excitement on the side prompted on the spot.

"Ming dynasty!"

"Oh, the department in charge of the military of the Ming Empire... said they want to recruit troops from our place?"

"conscription?"

The eyes of the young people who were traveling with them widened in an instant. They saw the mightiness of the Ming soldiers, especially the heroic and straight military uniforms of the Ming army, which shocked them greatly.

If they can become one of them, they can instantly get rid of their status as pariahs and become noble soldiers of the Ming Empire!

"Quickly tell me what the conditions are!"

"Let the untouchables become soldiers!"

"Are there any ethnic restrictions?"

"limit……"

Raphael looked over hard and found a lot of words he didn't understand. He couldn't help looking at the green robed official beside him for help.

"My lord, can you tell us about the notice?"

Khomeini shook his green silk robe lightly when he heard the words, and then stepped forward vigorously to preach the announcement.

"The Ministry of War of the Ming Empire issued a conscription order!"

"Anyone who has reached the age, has no physical disabilities, and passes the physical fitness test is not limited to ethnicity, creed, and high or low. Everyone can be drafted into the army!"

"Once the conditions for conscription are met, the whole family will be exempted from corvee service and a hundred mu of tax..."

"During the training period, each person will be subsidized with one imperial silver coin, the subsidy will be doubled during wartime, and the reward for meritorious service will be doubled..."

When Khomeini said that there are no restrictions on the conditions for conscription, he has already shocked a group of young people's jaws.

When they heard that instead of bringing their own weapons, horses, and food, they could receive money as soldiers, their eyes were full of disbelief.

"My lord, what you said is true. Serving as a soldier of the Ming Empire is not only tax-free, but also has money?"

"Of course!"

"This is a document issued by the department of the Ming Empire that specializes in managing the army. It is absolutely impossible to be fake!"

A group of young people expressed happiness on the spot when they heard this.

"Willing to die for the empire!"

Raphael watched the blood of a group of partners surge, and shouted after them.

However, when he said goodbye to his friends and returned to the workshop at home, he calmed down instantly.

He is the only son in the family, and the first two elder brothers have already died in battle with His Majesty Timur. His father will not allow him to serve as a soldier, right?

Raphael's father, old Rafael, was squatting on the ground and beating the clay used to make clay pots, when he suddenly heard familiar footsteps behind him and greeted him without turning his head.

"Don't just look around, hurry up and help. This batch of goods was purchased by our City Lord's Mansion. If the construction period is delayed and the benevolent General Lan is dissatisfied, how can our family have the face to stay in the city!"

Hearing this, Raphael rolled up his sleeves and squatted on the ground to pull the embryo together with his father.

Old Raphael knew something was on his mind when he saw his son's working state.

"But you got into trouble outside again?"

"No……"

"Then what happened to you today, could it be that you were bullied?"

"also not……"

After hearing the word "bullying", Raphael immediately thought of something and asked nervously.

"Father, the three-eyed Hassan hasn't come looking for trouble recently, has he?"

The so-called Three-Eyed Hassan is a bully entrenched in the slums of the West City of Kangju City, who makes a living by bullying small businessmen like his family.

Old Raphael laughed happily when he heard this.

"Three-eyed Hassan may never come to us to collect protection money again, hahaha!"

"Why?"

"Haven't you heard that the benevolent Lord Sapphire, under the orders of the great and omnipotent Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, launched a Qinglang Kangju activity in the city, and all jobless people without proper jobs were caught by the army. Go to work in the mine!"

"By the way, you should be more honest these days, and don't run around. If the patrols in the city catch you as a vagrant, we will have to trouble Li's legitimate guarantor to bail you out of the barracks!"

As the Ming army entered Samarkand, the household registration system and Lifang system of Ming Dynasty were also brought over, and gradually played the role of grassroots organizations.

Hearing what his father said, Raphael immediately realized that the streets have been much cleaner recently, and he hasn't seen street gangsters for a long time.

"The Ming Empire is so benevolent and righteous, it even cares about such trivial matters!"

"By the way, father, when my son passed by the city lord's mansion today, he saw a conscription notice posted in the city lord's mansion. My son wants to join the army and serve our Ming Empire. I don't know you..."

Old Raphael immediately dropped the mud in his hands when he heard the words, and said sharply.

"Do you still need to ask me this kind of thing?"

"We were able to sacrifice our two sons for a tyrant like Timur. Now that we finally meet a benevolent lord like His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire, we will serve our country even if we risk our lives!"

"Father, so you agree?"

"Of course yes!"

Old Raphael looked at his youngest son kindly.

"You can go there boldly. With the strength of the Ming Empire, even if you serve as a soldier for him, they will not use you as cannon fodder. It is much safer than serving as a soldier for a tyrant like Timur!"

"Besides, I heard from your uncle Mousavi next door that Daming has extremely strict standards for selecting soldiers, especially for foreigners like us, we must select the best from the best!"

"We are not afraid of you being a soldier, we are afraid that you will not be successful!"

Raphael was unconvinced on the spot when he heard this.

"I can do it!"

"I can definitely do it!"

"I can still read!"

"According to the Lord in Green Clothes of the City Lord's Mansion, those who can read are given priority in recruitment!"

When old Raphael saw his son say this, he just echoed it with a smile, but he was very disapproving in his heart.

As a father, how could he not know his own son's abilities?
This guy has only studied for two years in total, and barely knows a few words.

But seeing his son's high interest, he didn't want to spoil his son's interest.

"Then get ready!"

"If you can be the best, if you really can't be selected, come back and learn how to make clay pots with me."

"No matter who becomes our emperor, as long as he has a skill, he won't starve to death!"

"Father, don't worry, your son will definitely be a soldier!"

The next day, old Raphael got up early in the morning to bake cakes for his son, and went to the street to buy a jar of goat's milk after the exam.

When Raphael woke up, he saw a thick stack of pancakes and steaming goat milk on the dining table.

Old Raphael smiled kindly.

"Hurry up and eat!"

"We've already inquired about it. Soldiers will be selected at the gate of the city today. You just happen to be full and try it!"

"Yes!"

Raphael was also polite, picked up the pie on the spot and ate it with big mouthfuls.

Seeing his son's vigorous eating, old Rafael suddenly felt that his son might really be chosen.

"Eat more, keep what you can't eat on your body, and secretly eat some when you are hungry!"

"it is good!"

Rafael ate three flatbreads in succession, plus half a can of goat milk.

This is his daily meal intake!

"Father, I really can't eat anymore!"

Old Raphael picked up two flatbreads and stuffed them in Raphael's hands.

"There are so many people today, maybe when it will be your turn..."

"it is good!"

Raphael happily picked up the big pie, and then followed other friends to report at the conscription office at the gate of the city.

Although Raphael had gotten up early enough, when he saw the gate of the city, he suddenly found that the team had already been sent several miles long.

"What shall we do?"

Raphael said with a headache on his face when he heard the little friend's question.

"Queue honestly!"

However, just as Raphael was about to take his little friend to line up a few miles away, he suddenly saw the official in the green robe shouting yesterday.

"Is there anyone who can write?"

"Now we need twenty people who can write Persian proficiently to help register everyone's name!"

Raphael hurried up after hearing this.

"My lord, I will..."

"you?"

Khomeini recognized Rafael on the spot, and recognized him as the young man who stumbled while reading the notice yesterday.

"can you?"

Raphael felt a little guilty when he heard the words, but he didn't want to miss this opportunity.

"My lord, I... just give me a dictionary, I promise it will be fine!"

"Dictionary made easy!"

"But if you register the wrong name, you will be punished by military law!"

"Please rest assured, my lord, I promise to complete the task!"

Khomeini looked at Rafael's serious look, and threw a dictionary to him with a smile on the spot.

In fact, he just deliberately used military law to scare Raphael. Persian is a phonetic language. As long as you know the spelling method, you can easily spell it with a dictionary.

Rafael registered with other young people who could write Persian, and it took only one morning to register everyone.

Khomeini walked through the crowd with his hands behind his back, seeing that each of them wrote very neatly and detailedly, he couldn't help nodding in satisfaction.

"Not bad!"

"This is the end of today's work, follow me to the City Lord's Mansion to receive your salary!"

Raphael stood up immediately when he heard this.

"My lord, I don't want a salary, I want to be a soldier!"

"A soldier?"

Khomeini looked at Rafael, shook his head and smiled.

"You have a tough body!"

"The conditions for selecting soldiers in the Ming Empire are very strict. You must wear heavy armor and walk fifty miles with all weapons before you can be recruited!"

Raphael was dumbfounded on the spot when he heard this, and he murmured for a while before he could utter three words.

"I can do it!"

Khomeini just smiled when he heard the words, and did not discourage the young man's dream.

"Actually, you still have a more convenient way, you can bypass the assessment and become a soldier directly."

"What way?"

"I learned from chatting with General Chang Sheng yesterday that our great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty intends to recruit a hundred imperial guards in our Kangju area to preach His Majesty's decrees and ideas..."

"Originally, the imperial guards were only recruited among the nobles, but this officer sees that you are clever, so I can talk to General Chang Sheng for you."

"Students thank the teacher!"

Seeing that Rafael was so smart, Khomeini called him a teacher on the spot and laughed happily.

"Good good!"

"I will accept you as a student!"

Three days later, when the other friends were still struggling to participate in the training before the assessment, Raphael had already entered the Ming Empire's barracks for formal training.

Those who trained them were the orthodox soldiers of the Ming Empire, with black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin.

"Everyone, congratulations on becoming the first batch of Imperial Guard students in the Kangju Province of the Ming Empire!"

"Your duty is to defend the Ming Empire, defend His Majesty the Emperor, and wipe out all doubters, opponents, and betrayers for His Majesty..."

Thanks to the big ally!