At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 61 The boy left home to join the army

Before dawn, Mrs. Li lit a fire early and then washed and cooked rice.

Now is the time when the crops are in short supply, and the price of food is at its highest. Ordinary people eat two meals a day, and most of them eat miscellaneous grains. White rice is indeed a luxury.

Just when lighting the fire, Mrs. Li couldn't help but wipe her eyes.

When her husband Li Dazhuang walked into the kitchen and saw it, he couldn't help but said, "Why should my wife be sad when my third brother goes to serve the officials?"

"It's natural to serve the official family, but the Li family only has the third brother. If...if..."

Before Lady Li could continue, Li Dazhuang had already understood the subtext - if Li Sanlang died in battle, the Li family's incense would be over.

Li Dazhuang said to himself: "If it is unfortunate, the officials will have their own sacrifices, and we will also provide support, so it doesn't matter."

"Mother." Li Sanlang walked in and said, "The child is the emperor's imperial guard. Now that Wenzhou's defenses are getting tighter and tighter, how can it be in danger? We can't wait for the child to grow up. Yuanlu has been expelled from the Central Plains."

He is 15 years old this year, and he just falls into the lower limit of the guard youth camp. Because he saw Zhao personally comforting the people, he became interested.

Li Dazhuang originally disagreed, because the first two children of the Li family died in infancy, leaving only this single seedling, but he couldn't resist Li Sanlang, so he had to agree.

Mrs. Li was reluctant to let her son join the army, but she could not convince her husband and son, so she had no choice but to cook a good meal before leaving.

Soon, the food was ready and the family sat together. Mrs. Li and Li Dazhuang occasionally used their chopsticks for Li Sanlang.

"Father, mother, you eat." Li Sanlang gave his parents a piece of meat and said, "The official guards have three meals to eat. They have meat every day and are very happy."

The parents were silent and watched Li Sanlang eat.

After eating a bowl of rice, Li Sanlang pushed the bowl away and said, "I'm full."

As the saying goes, I am a poor boy. I usually eat three to five bowls but I am still not full. Today, one bowl is certainly not enough. However, the two of them will not expose their son's little idea of ​​leaving more food for the family.

Mrs. Li leaned against the door frame and watched her husband and son leave. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore and returned to the house to cry.

After all, Li Sanlang has a young mind. He bounces around all the way. When he sees a similar young man, he can't help shouting: "Are you going to join an official?"

"Let's go together, let's go together!" the other party would most likely respond.

It's impossible to meet anyone who doesn't want to go. If the half-grown teenager who usually roams the streets doesn't go to the official family, how can he have the face to go out on the street?

After a while, when they arrived near the school grounds, they saw that the queue had been lined up for three or two miles, and there were soldiers to maintain order and let everyone pick up and line up behind.

Li Sanlang couldn't help complaining: "The officials are in charge of the food, so they have to eat this meal at home. If we are like this, what should we do if we are full?"

It’s good to be full when it’s full, and then go home when it’s full. Li Dazhuang cursed in his heart, but didn’t dare to say it out.

By the time Chenshi arrived, the queue behind him had already stretched out for an unknown length of time, with no end in sight.

Zhao Shi drove up slowly. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh: "If you don't want the people to support us here, why worry about losing the country? Tell the army to boil some tea to relieve the heat and give it to the people. Don't let the heat hurt anyone."

Zhang Wangbei said: "Since ancient times, no one has loved the people as much as your Majesty. The people will naturally repay him with death."

As the car passed by, Zhao Shi heard someone outside asking: "Dad, do you think the official family will come in person?"

Li Dazhuang replied: "The official family always loves their personal guards very much, and maybe they can comfort them personally."

"If an official could say a few words to me, I would be willing to die!" Li Sanlang was full of longing.

Zhao Shi entered the school grounds and saw many soldiers carrying tables and chairs. Xie Li shouted: "Go to the yamen quickly to collect documents. There are so many people, when will the assessment be conducted!"

"Ask ten people from each department to come over." Zhao Shi said as he got out of the car.

"Greetings to Your Majesty." Xie Li and others hurriedly bowed down.

"No courtesy." Zhao Shi said: "Get ready to start quickly and let people sign up. In addition, maintain order and don't disrupt it."

"I obey the imperial edict." Xie Li began to give orders again.

If he had encountered such a British master 20 years ago, he would have become a good general, and he would have wasted most of his life because of illiteracy.

Soon, twenty tables were set up, and the young men from the former guard camp took their seats. The soldiers guarding the door moved out of the way and guided the people to enter in an orderly manner.Zhang Chengqian looked at the young man in front of him and said, "Do you have a guarantee document?"

"Yes, yes..." The boy hastily handed over the paper in his hand.

Name Yu Zhanchi, age [-], native place: Wenzhou... Address, parents, grandparents, appearance and characteristics, any hidden diseases, need signatures from neighbors, household head, and Baozheng.

Zhang Chengqian saw that there was no problem, stamped it, and said: "Go and measure your height. Those who are above four feet must lift fifty kilograms."

"I measured it at home and there is absolutely no problem." Yu Zhanchi said quickly.

Recruitment for the Guards Battalion has been publicized for a long time, and everyone knows the conditions, but not everyone can meet them.

In front of Ding Yi's table, a young man shouted: "It doesn't matter if you are thirteen, if you drop the knife, you can always kill the thief!"

Cheng Huading said helplessly: "The age of 14 is a rule and cannot be changed. Come back next year."

"I'm not convinced. I want to compete with them..." The young man refused to leave.

"What a commendable ambition!" Zhao Shi came over and said.

"Meet Your Majesty." Cheng Huading immediately bowed down.

"Long live the official family, long live the official family." The crowd cheered and prostrated again.

"Without courtesy, I will be safe." Zhao Shi said, "You must know that there is no rule without rules. The rules are established and cannot be broken. You can go back and study hard for a year before coming back."

The young man said: "Guan family, I, Xie Xianwen, have studied martial arts since I was a child. I have been thinking about taking the martial arts examination. How come I can't compare with others?"

Zhao Shi said: "Since you have studied literature and martial arts, you must know that military law is like a mountain. Now recruiting troops is the beginning of surrendering to the army. How can you shake the military law?"

"Thank you for your guidance. I will definitely study hard and practice hard when I return home, and I will be a Jinshi in July." Xie Xianwen wiped his eyes and left.

Next, without further ado, everyone will conduct the assessments one by one.

According to Taizu's regulations, those who are five feet or more (1 meters) can enter the Imperial Guards, those who are five feet five to five feet (75-1.70 meters) can enter the border guards, and those who are five feet two to five feet five (1.75-1.60 meters) can enter the Imperial Guards. ) can serve as handymen in the imperial army, and the rest can join the Xiang army.

At this time, the youth army is selected. Those who are four feet tall can be selected. If they are not tall enough, they need to test their strength.

In fact, people are very active in signing up, but only two out of ten are eligible.

There is no way, the living standard is so poor that it is difficult for the people at the bottom to raise qualified children.

Therefore, the Imperial Guards did not need to require good family sons like the Han and Tang Dynasties, because only those with certain assets can be called good family sons, and their living standards are basically above the standard.

Zhao Shi's regulations seem fair, but in fact they don't provide many opportunities for people at the bottom, but they can prevent those with extraordinary talents from wandering outside.

For example, a 15-year-old boy named Cui Wulang is much shorter, but he can lift 120 kilograms. He is a natural superpower. In time, he will definitely become a warrior. As for whether he can become a good general, his IQ will be more important.

By evening, the more than 6000 young men in and around Wenzhou City had basically gone through it, and nearly [-] people had been recruited at once.

This is too much.

It's not that it can't be arranged. In today's national war, the more soldiers the better, but the center can't afford them, and there aren't that many instructors and officers.

This is a young general in the future. He is well-fed, well-dressed and well-equipped, and he also needs to be educated and literate. The cost is even greater than that of a regular soldier.

Zhao Shi looked through the roster and quickly made a decision: "All the only sons will be dismissed!"

Not long after Xie Li went out, he led a group of teenagers. Li Sanlang, who was at the head, said: "How can the officials break their promises even though they promise a huge sum of money? It was not stated beforehand, and the conditions cannot be changed at this time."

"This is due to the negligence of the ministers. It is not due to my unfaithfulness in my words." Zhao Shi explained with a slight guilty conscience.

"If it is the minister's fault, he can be punished by himself, why should he be punished by us." Li Sanlang did not intend to submit to the emperor's authority.

Seeing how eager many young people were, Zhao Shi had no choice but to stay. As for money and food, that was Ma Tingluan's pressure.

(End of this chapter)