The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 294: The old man wants to join the army by all means, but he refuses Luo Yuan's request

The people want to join the army, but they don't meet the requirements. Luo Yuan has no plans for large-scale conscription, and the requirements are very strict. There are so many people who want to join the army, and there are countless people watching those who want to go in through the back door.

The common people did not make things difficult for the people in charge of conscription and went straight to the gate of the military headquarters. A group of old men demanded to see Luo Yuan.

Luo Yuan came out immediately. He had to see him. The Han people wanted to see the emperor, and the emperor had to see him even if he was free.

These are representatives of public opinion.

"Sir, we are about to go to war, why don't you recruit soldiers? I may be old, but I can still kill people!"

"Your Excellency, do you think highly of old soldiers like us?"

"My Lord, how about I go and kill someone for you?"

A group of old men told Luo Yuan very seriously that they could still fight.

Don't look down on others!
Life is not easy nowadays. These old men have never thought in their entire lives that they could live the life they have now, with land to farm, work to do, and money to buy wine?

Half a year ago, who the hell would have dared to think that they couldn't even get enough food to eat? The good days were all given by Luo Yuan. When they heard that there was going to be a war, these people knew it!

Once Luo Yuan is defeated, their good days will be over!
We must fight hard!

Luo Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He finally understood everything and said, "Who said we should go to war? There's no need to go to war for nothing!"

"I don't believe it. We have seen that the army has been frequently mobilized recently. Why mobilize the army if it is not for war? My Lord, the good life that we, the people of Jiangling, have enjoyed these days is all given by you. There is no doubt that we will fight for you. Who dares to be afraid of death and not fight for his life?"

The old man glared at Luo Yuan and said, "If you have something to say, just tell me. Don't handle it alone!"
Luo Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was the problem caused by lack of transparency in information.

Luo Yuan was naturally happy that the people supported him!
He immediately squatted at the gate of the General's Mansion and argued with these old men: "Jingzhou has surrendered to us!"

"Oh, Jingzhou is quite sensible!"

“This is a good thing!”

Luo Yuan had just said one sentence when these old men interrupted him and started talking. When they had talked enough, Luo Yuan continued, "Jingzhou has surrendered to us, so shouldn't we send troops to take over?"

"But General Huang went to war before!"

"He is going to take over the surrounding counties. He will have to guard several checkpoints in the future, so he won't need soldiers."

"How many soldiers did General Huang lead?"

"Twenty thousand soldiers!"

"That's too little. At least 50,000 soldiers are needed. So you still need 30,000 soldiers. Why not recruit another 30,000? It doesn't matter if you despise me for being old. I still have sons at home who can join the army!"

"Yes, yes, I think it's okay to recruit another 30,000 soldiers!"

"Thirty thousand is not enough, three hundred thousand is better."

"..."

Damn it, how about you be the lord?

Three hundred thousand, you support it.

I pay the soldiers and there are standards for their meals. Do you know how much money the army spends a day? If it weren't for things like porcelain and white paper, I could make money from the gentry.

The transaction tax in the market cannot support so many people.

In fact, the transaction tax is not small, but Jiangling has high expenses. Excluding the income from porcelain and paper, Luo Yuan will definitely go bankrupt if he relies solely on local taxes to support the army.

The soldiers under his command are combat soldiers, they don't need to participate in farming, they are pure soldiers.

These old guys are interesting too. Before Luo Yuan even said anything, they started arguing over how many soldiers to recruit.

Each one is better at boasting than the other.

Luo Yuan thought about it and decided to put up a bulletin board at the entrance of the Military Commander's Mansion to notify the people of some local government actions to prevent them from panicking.

The common people at that time were very frightened and would follow the slightest sign of trouble. He could not bear it if the 600,000 people in Jiangling went crazy together.

After the old men had finished arguing, Luo Yuan finally had a chance to speak. He took the opportunity to talk about the recent decisions of the Military Administration. Apart from the major strategic military operations, he did talk a lot about government affairs. "Hospital? College? What's it for?"

"Seeing a doctor and studying!"

"Is it Governor Zhang who is responsible?"

"Yes"

hiss!
The group of old guys looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. What good news!

"In the future, you can go back and teach your children to read so that they can go to the academy to study. It's free. The Military Command will also give money to those who study, and provide them with food, accommodation, and clothing!"

hiss!
The common people were even more surprised, and they all gasped like snakes.

so good?
I dare not think about it!

An old man looked at Luo Yuan carefully and asked, "Can our children also go to school?"

"What happened to your child? Is he deaf, blind, or has his arms and hands broken?"

If someone else said this, the old man would fight to the death, but it was different for Luo Yuan. The old man shook his head quickly: "No, my son is healthy and filial, but ordinary people like me don't dare to think about studying!"

"Why are you afraid to think about it? Since you are healthy, just give it a try. What if you are selected? Learn more words. The first requirement for admission to the academy is to learn to read. If you can't read, how can you study? As long as you learn to read and work hard, it will be fine!"

"No other requests?"

"No, can you do what I ask of you?"

Luo Yuan looked at these old men with contempt, and the old men were embarrassed. What you said makes sense!

Luo Yuan smiled and said, "Anyone can do it. If you can read, you can go and try when the academy selects students. Men and women can do it. I'll tell you a secret, it's easier for women to be selected!"

A group of old men immediately looked at Luo Yuan with strange smiles.

"My Lord, you want to find a beautiful woman. My daughter is very beautiful. How about sending her to your house later?"

"My eldest daughter is also very beautiful!"

"My, my family..."

"I……"

Shit, is this what I meant?

Although that's not what I meant, let these old guys understand that that's what I meant.

Luo Yuan was speechless and said, "That's not what I meant. Women are more likely to be selected because the academy wants to recruit a lot of nurses. The first batch of academy disciples will only recruit 200 men, but 600 nurses. After the nurses graduate from the academy, they can join the army and become military personnel."

"What?"

The eyes of a group of old men suddenly lit up. In Jiangling, as long as you join the army, you will be enlisted in the army. If you die in battle, you will receive a high pension. When you retire, you will be given land, a house, and a large sum of money. The treatment is extremely generous, and you can also get cattle and other livestock.

Military status is a good thing!
These old guys understand.

Once a woman joins the army, she is no longer an ordinary civilian woman, she is a golden phoenix. There are also local women in Jiangling who have joined the propaganda team. Those women are very proud and speak louder than others.

"Really!"

"Is there any benefit in lying to you?"

Hey!

A group of people laughed evilly, they were sure that Luo Yuan was not lying, but after thinking about it, these old men were still unwilling to accept it.

"It's easier for women to join the army than men. But... having a boy isn't that good anymore. I feel like having a boy is worse than having a girl!"

It’s not the feeling, it’s just not fragrant!

(End of this chapter)