Become a feudal king from today

The north gate of Yan County.

Less than half an hour after Zhao Xu left, a notice was posted at the city gate.

At the same time, there were soldiers holding wooden signs and walking among the people.

There is paper attached to the wooden sign, and the content on it is the same as that at the city gate.

These soldiers were holding signs and shouting, and there were also soldiers who were responsible for beating gongs.

Suddenly the people were attracted.

Although King Yan said it himself just now, there are too many people after all.

Those in front heard it, but those further behind did not know anything.

Now that the soldiers were making such a fuss, the people quickly learned the news.

For a time, people who went to the city gate to register formed a long queue.

Three days later.

Specific statistics are out.

Liu Fu handed the roster and total number to Zhao Xu.

"Your Highness, within three days, there are 3,321 registered carpenters, 1,153 blacksmiths, 842 masons, and 337 ceramics... "Liu Fu read one by one.

Zhao Xu nodded while listening.

The total number of skilled people is less than 10,000.

This is normal, after all, Dasong is an agricultural country.

The vast majority of the population is engaged in farming.

However, this amount is still too small for him.

It cannot meet the current needs of the four counties.

In addition to these old craftsmen, he also needs apprentices, who can be led by the old craftsmen.

In this way, after a period of time, the skills of various craftsmen can be multiplied.

So he said: "You recruit 8,000 men from the common people aged 16 to 45 as carpenter apprentices, 3,000 blacksmith apprentices, 2,000 mason apprentices, 1,000 pottery general apprentices, and 30,000 handymen. people."

This number was not something he asked for randomly.

Instead, they counted the numbers from the War Department, Shipbuilding Department, and various workshops.

The total number of people to be recruited is estimated to be around 50,000.

During his last observation outside the city gate, Zhao Xu discovered a phenomenon.

Most of these people from Jinzhou were young and strong men and women.

Later he learned a very cruel fact.

The people of Xiliang never allow the old, weak and sick to survive.

Those who were captured alive by the army were all young and strong.

Because of this, these are the ones who can reach Yanzhou alive.

And in this way, it is actually not very difficult to recruit more than 40,000 people.

Liu Fu wrote down the numbers Zhao Xu said.

Return to the government office.

He once again ordered the soldiers to pass the news to the people.

Unlike last time, when the news came out this time, the people immediately went crazy.

The registration official was almost overwhelmed by the huge crowd.

Last time, because the government wanted people with skills, the people without skills could only stare.

But now a large number of apprentices who do not need any crafts are being recruited. Although the monthly salary is only five coins, food and accommodation are also free.

Now the people would never miss this opportunity again.

Rushing forward like crazy.

Some people even started fighting over the position in front.

Only after being taught a lesson by the soldier in charge of order did he become more honest.

However, after such a tug and pull, the weak Qingzhuang was pushed to the back.

Seeing this, the government officials simply registered from the front one by one.

The first young man's name "Shen Da" was written down, his fingerprints were pressed, and he ran excitedly to a hay shed a hundred meters away.

At this time, a woman in the straw hut was holding a baby less than eight months old and breastfeeding.

The woman was described as skinny, with bones protruding from her exposed body, apparently from long-term hunger.

The same goes for children, who are basically just skin and bones.

"Mother Shunzi, I was left behind by the Yancheng government office. Now I am a carpenter's apprentice. I have five coins a month." Shen Da grabbed the woman's arm excitedly.

The woman's calm expression changed, and she said in disbelief: "Are you telling the truth?"

"Really, just now the official wrote down my name and I pressed my fingerprints." Shen Da was shaking with excitement.

When the other women in the hut heard this, they looked envious.

Their husbands have also gone, and they don’t know what’s going on.

Shen Da's wife suddenly burst into tears of joy. She hugged her child and said, "If His Highness King Yan hadn't given us porridge this time, and the doctor from the medical shed would have boiled medicine for Shunzi to drink, I'm afraid Shunzi wouldn't be able to survive." No matter where the government sends you, you must work hard to repay King Yan."

"Needless to say, only His Highness King Yan treats us as human beings. Not to mention these things, His Highness can still give five coins of silver every month. It is said that after leaving the army, you can still get one or two. We are sure that King Yan is such a good person. You can't be heartless." Shen Da clenched his fist and shook it.

Thinking of something, he said: "The officials of the government office also said that the selected person can still take his wife, children and children with him, so we are not afraid of being separated."

The woman was relieved again after hearing this.

She is also worried about her husband leaving, what will her mother and son do?

The conversation between the two made other women even more envious.

Everyone hopes that their husbands will come back soon.

Recruitment continued for three more days.

On the fourth day, Liu Fu presented the list to Zhao Xu again.

"Let everyone on this list enter the city, and arrange for everyone on this list to be sent to Chengde Fang." Zhao Xu said.

There are only a few days until the Bingzhan Division will be officially relocated.

"Send the people on this list to Fan Yang and give it to Chen Shou. Tell him to wait for Chengdefang, and I will go to Fan Yang." Zhao Xu said.

Liu Fu nodded, "Your Highness, officials from all county governments are here. If Your Highness does not need to recruit any more people, I will ask them to take them away."

Zhao Xu thought for a while and suddenly slapped his head.

He was only thinking about the war department and the workshop, and completely forgot about the government farm.

The handicraft industry must be developed.

However, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, forestry, animal husbandry, and fish must also be vigorously developed.

After all, they can provide raw materials for the handicraft industry and improve the living standards of the people in the four counties.

As living standards improve, people's physical fitness improves.

Only in this way can we provide high-quality troops and provide protein supplies to soldiers on the battlefield.

During the Opium War, the Qing government was not only unable to compete with the Westerners in terms of firearms, but the physical fitness of the Qing soldiers at that time was also inferior to that of the British army at that time.

Therefore, the Qing army also lost in a hand-to-hand battle.

This is not a certain item, but the gap in comprehensive national strength.

This phenomenon also existed during the Anti-Japanese War.

Some veterans recalled that in the later stages of the war, Japanese soldiers became increasingly easy to fight.

This is because the Japanese economy collapsed due to the war in the later period and could no longer provide abundant logistical support.

The starving Japanese naturally died.

Based on this, he focused on providing protein to the soldiers of the palace from the beginning.

The reason why the soldiers of the royal palace did not fall behind in the competition with Beidi was because they were not inferior to the Beidi people who mainly eat meat in terms of physical strength.

Of course, this is not enough.

He wanted to provide the soldiers with richer meals.

This way they can withstand more rigorous training.

In addition, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery were also the sources of raw materials for the initial handicraft industry.

For example, perfume requires petals, alcohol requires grain, and so on.

However, he still didn't say anything to Liu Fu. He asked him to go back and let the county governments take him back.

Anyway, Wang Yanzhong kept sending people over.

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