warring states careerist

Chapter 759
"Hack the car! Set the car! Something has happened! Hurry back to the village!"

Several people yelled loudly, the horses that had been grazing were caught and harnessed to the carts, and the leaders of the village community couldn’t wait to get in the carts, so they jumped on a few barebacked horses that were too late to install the saddles, and grabbed the manes towards the horses. Running around the village.

When these men on bareback horses arrived at the village, the standard-bearer took out the order expressionlessly, and said, "Special exercise mobilization order, all those who have retired within five years, the day after tomorrow, that is, before the evening of the [-]th. , must rush to the village to assemble."

"Village representatives and village officials, please sign for acceptance."

The two stood up and immediately signed their names on the two papers, indicating that they had received the notice.

Muramasa knew that he might not be able to ask anything, but he still couldn't help asking curiously: "What happened? But something happened to Song?"

The rider nodded and didn't say much. He put away the document proving that he had been notified and stuffed it in his saddlebag, and immediately got up to continue to the next stop.

Although the village community is not a city, the cadres in the village have to go to the village every month, and the teachers in the village will also distribute newspapers every month, and read them when the village community gathers or sacrificial dinners in the evening first read.

Therefore, people in the smallest administrative unit like the village community also know the situation in the world.

Things in the Song Kingdom have been in chaos for more than a year, and many people in Sishang speculated that something might happen, but they had neither mobilized nor ordered to reduce land planting before, and people everywhere thought that there might not be a big one.

But now it seems that there is really a big fight.

Several villagers looked at each other, and two of them had participated in the alignment war back then, but there was no such general mobilization at that time.

This time, he directly ordered those who retired within five years to report for duty, which had never happened since Sishang began to change.

Although there is a rehearsal every year, and retired soldiers have to go to the village to participate in military training for a few days, usually it is regular, but this time it is mobilization at an irregular time.

After everyone came back, the riders had already left, and most of the people in the village gathered in the yard used for threshing after the autumn harvest.

"Is this going to be a big battle?"

Many people asked questions in a hurry, and all their eyes turned to the teacher in the village commune. There are usually two teachers in the village commune, and most of them are from the original village commune or nearby village communes. He is also the most educated person in the village.

Teachers are exempted from military service. As a price, these people need to stay in the village community, which can be regarded as gain and loss.

The teacher raised the newspaper from last month and said: "Trouble in the Song Dynasty will definitely happen. If all countries want to send troops to interfere with the choices of the people in the Song Dynasty, then we must send troops."

"One is that the non-aggressive alliance of the year is still valid, and the ten-year renewal period has not yet come."

"Besides, those princes and nobles stationed troops in front of our house, and they can't do without fighting. I think they are going to fight."

There are quite a few people serving in the village community, but in fact not many have actually been on the battlefield. Because of the five-year retirement order, the people who have been on the battlefield are those who fought against Qi.

That battle was fought smoothly. Many people fanatically wanted to benefit the world's reputation and meritorious deeds. Coupled with the public opinion propaganda that benefited the world four years ago, the people's enthusiasm for the war was high.

Several young people heard the words and shouted: "Then fight."

"I think it's time to fight sooner or later. If we fight, we won't have to fight in the generation of our children."

"That's right, we will fight sooner or later. Didn't you say that equality and aristocracy cannot coexist, either our righteousness will be done to the world, or their righteousness will be done to the world."

After making a lot of comments, Muramasa came forward and said: "Since we are going to be recruited, we must arrive before the day after tomorrow. Clean up after returning home."

"Military uniforms will be issued, as well as food. Soap, tooth powder and other things will be distributed. That is to bring some food to eat on the way, or when there is no meat after arriving in the camp."

"Once you leave, if there is a real fight, next year you will have to plant less crops..."

The people below shouted: "We don't need to think about this. If there is a fight, Qiugeng will be notified before, and the people from the township office will notify."

"We're leaving, and the woman's family has to do more."

Someone also laughed and said, "Not all of them have gone, and some people who have retired for five years have stayed. I have to worry about something like a dog. After returning, the woman ran away with someone... Hahaha."

As soon as he said this, someone said: "I'm not afraid. If something like this happens during the service, you will be sentenced. You will be thrown into the South China Sea to build a paradise..."

Several people laughed. The words “building a paradise” are very interesting expressions. The process of serving a prison sentence for a person who committed a crime in Sishang is called “going to a certain place to build a paradise”.

The men all talked about the military service in a nonchalant tone, because they were afraid of being laughed at by their neighbors as cowardly, and the law was strict under the crowd, so it was impossible not to serve.

Unless you choose to chop off your thumb with a kitchen knife after returning home, but at this time the war has not yet broken out, Sishang has not experienced a truly cruel war, and people have not yet realized the cruelty of war in the gunpowder era.

The women sighed, not only because they were worried about the fate of their loved ones, but also because of the long-term loneliness in the future.

After talking about some more things, each family dispersed and went home. They made an appointment to gather in the courtyard at noon tomorrow. After counting the number of people, the village leader led them to the village.

At that time, people from the village community in the entire township will have to gather. After arriving in the township, they may have to go to the county. Only after everyone has gathered together can they take the next step.

When the man who had been a cavalryman came home, the woman began to get busy.

Since it is a collective labor, the village communes send special people to raise and take care of livestock and the like, that is, some chores at home need to be handled by women themselves.

There are a lot of things to carry when going out to serve, and women don't care about parting. They are busy frying soybeans and carefully packing some lard with salt in a small jar. These are things that can be improved on the battlefield. Live deliciously.

A pair of cloth shoes that were originally intended to be worn during the New Year was brought out at this time. The man smiled and said, "You don't need to bring the shoes, they will be distributed in the army. Besides, even if I go back, I will be a cavalry soldier, and I will distribute leather boots. These cloth shoes Keep it and wear it when I come back, go and find the pair of leather boots I wore back from retirement."

"I'm afraid that the boots that will be issued will not fit my feet."

Putting the cloth shoes away, the woman found a piece of white cotton cloth from the house, and skillfully wrapped it into a bundle.

This white cotton cloth was left over from the funeral that year.

The funeral after Mozi’s death was carried out in accordance with the Mohist’s custom of burial and mourning for three days. It also gave up the cumbersome distinction between the six decays, especially some very sparse linen that had no use other than for funerals. .

Instead, use white cotton cloth that can be used as a burden and a shirt after a funeral.

Right now.

Although everything is issued in the army, serving is hard after all. Sometimes marching may not be able to eat meat and oil for a long time. Every family has people who have served and have experience.

In terms of food, I brought some fried soybeans, a jar of salted lard, and a few pieces of sugar.

Clothes are generally not required to be carried, but each military branch has its own superstitious practices.

As a cavalryman like him, he would put a few horseshoe nails in his baggage, but they are usually not used, but I don’t know who heard a fable about losing a horseshoe nail and losing a war. It gradually spread in the army, like a superstition of cavalry, they will carry a few more horseshoe nails, which can be regarded as a blessing for themselves.

Pawns generally like to carry a copper plate with them, and most of the time they will sew a pocket on the inside of their chest to put the copper plate in.Although everyone knows that lead bullets cannot be stopped at all, but there are always rumors that someone has blocked them, so they have an attitude that they would rather believe it than believe it.

The artillerymen's superstition is even more interesting. They will carry some firecrackers that did not go off during the Chinese New Year. In their view, the probability of the cannon blowing up is the same as the probability of the firecrackers not exploding during the Chinese New Year. They carry a possibility that has already happened. Maybe the cannon wouldn't blow up when the time came.

The man found a few well-wrapped horseshoe nails from the house that his partner gave him back then, walked out and squatted by the stove, took out a few beans from the pot, chewed them in his mouth, and said casually: "Fry it a little bigger, I like it with a bit of a paste."

He is about to serve in the army, and a war may break out soon. Like the tens of thousands of farmers in Sishang who have received the call-up order, what he pays attention to is not the upcoming war, but whether the soybeans he is going to bring are ripe, and whether his family Should I sell a few of my livestock so that I won't be too busy to mow the grass? If I don't come back next year, what should I plant in the field...

Insipid, like just going on a long trip.

(End of this chapter)