On the fourth day of the Kwantung Emergency News to Chang'an, although there was still no official response from Weiyang Palace, the breath of war had enveloped this brilliant city.

originally looked lazy and lazy, like a young man's office that clocked in and out of work, but at the moment when the war was about to come, he tore open the harmless skin of humans and animals, revealing his true face to the world.

As the saying goes: before the soldiers and horses move, the grain and grass go first.

——Under the order of Weiyang Palace, Shaofu didn't blink his eyelids, and closed his eyes and took out tens of thousands of knives, guns, bows and crossbows, hundreds of thousands of arrows, and nearly a million stones of rice grain!

When the court had not yet fully prepared the strategic deployment for this war, Shaofu had already prepared all the materials needed for the war and was ready to transport them away at any time.

This also means that the war machine has been officially launched in the sound of the horn of Shaofu!

Around noon, the Son of Heaven's rough arrangements for this war were also roughly spread out of Weiyang Palace.

——The army of the expedition to Vietnam suspended the war in the south, went north to abundantly, and built the first line of defense!

——Huaiyang County Shoushen Tujia led the Huaiyang County soldiers, quickly arrived in Xingyang, and guarded Aocang!

These two are just the court's emergency response to a sudden war, and the real drama is still to come.

Under the attention of hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an, the central government's final strategy for this rebellion finally reached the ears of the people of Guanzhong with the internal history officials who were speeding through the streets and alleys.

——With the general irrigating the baby, he led the second lieutenant of the Northern Army Tun Department and the Middle Base, and officially set out on the expedition in April (20) in the summer and April, and marched to Suiyang!

When the news came out, Chang'an turned into an extremely orderly and energetic atmosphere after a short period of celebration.

For war, the people of Guanzhong are no strangers to it.

- As early as the time of the former Qin, the people of this land had long been accustomed to sending their fathers, husbands, and sons to the front.

Gai because of Emperor Taizu Gao's decree: a man is fourteen years old and learns martial arts, and seventeen is the first master!

In the Han Dynasty, since the age of fourteen, men have to be organized by grassroots officials in counties and townships? Military training is conducted for one to two months - once a year.

Because of farming habits and busy farming? Most of this training is scheduled after the autumn harvest and ends before the spring ploughing at the latest.

So? It is also known as 'winter training'.

After at least three years? That is, after three one-to-two-month military trainings, the Han man will be seventeen years old? Officially became a glorious taxpayer of the Han family.

The taxpayer here does not only mean agricultural taxes and calculations - after the age of seventeen? Han men in the official start to pay each person a calculation? That is, in addition to the calculation of 120 yuan, it is necessary to begin to fulfill the local infrastructure obligations, that is, hard labor, and the obligation of every Han man when he reaches adulthood: military service.

After 'three years' of military training? The man of the Han family will be after the age of seventeen? Voluntary or voluntarily (1) to perform two years of military service, one year to garrison the border walls, and one year to defend the capital.

This means that every man over the age of seventeen in the Han family has the ability to be used as a 'folk husband' and successfully complete the transportation of weapons and baggage.

As for being over twenty years old? Men who have already served in the military have the military literacy to go into battle at any time!

In the years of peace? Fourteen or fifteen-year-olds may still be young or start a family under the arrangement of their parents; A young man in his twenties? Most of them are busy maintaining their small families.

But once the war starts, these weekdays are good-looking? A teenager with an honest atmosphere? It will become a screw on the weapons of war in the Han Dynasty!

Too young? Teenagers who have not yet started to be masters, but already have some military literacy, as well as men who are over 30 years old and have combat experience, but have passed the prime of life, have the opportunity to be randomly selected by the government and recruited as civil husbands.

But don't think that the people of the Han family are the kind of people who push wheelbarrows to deliver food!

Compared to the combat troops that are protected by tents and are stationed in a compact area, the Minfu troops are definitely more attacked!

Therefore, being used as a civil husband is an opportunity for middle-aged people who are past their years to earn military merits, subsidize their families, and leave some legacy for future generations.

-- The people who attack the grain teams are often not the enemy, but the grass and cowards who hide in the deep mountains and old forests and do business without capital.

Such bandits may be a disaster for future generations, but for every adult man in the Han family, it is a copper coin - killing bandits and thieves will also be rewarded by the government!

For young people, this is a valuable learning opportunity to get a first taste of the atmosphere of war and prepare for the formal entry into the fighting force in the future.

As for those men between the ages of 20 and 30, who are in the prime of life, have already served in the military, and have combat effectiveness above the level line, they will be directly included in the combat establishment and participate in official battles!

In the Han Dynasty, war is not a beast of famine, nor is it a disaster, but a carp jumping over the dragon gate that may change identity, life, and even class!

As long as you have military achievements, you can get everything you want, including but not limited to wealth, land, residence, titles, status, and even official positions, as well as a bright future.

Based on this, the current situation in Chang'an City will appear: in the face of war, the people at the bottom did not panic at all, nor did they worry, they only suppressed their excitement, methodically wiped the longbow hanging on the wall of their home, the sword left by their fathers and ancestors, and waited for the dream call.

"Dare to ask, but who is the family?"

Here it comes!

A high-pitched exhalation provoked He Guangsu, who was sitting in front of the couch and faintly looking forward to it, couldn't sit still any longer, hurriedly put the shiny longbow in his hand back on the couch, and carefully opened the door of the house.

As soon as his feet stepped into the yard, He Guangsu's eyes were attracted by the situation of the neighbor next door.

Along the low wall that separated the two families, He Guangsu followed the courtyard gate that was slowly opened by Uncle He, and finally saw the figure that he was afraid to avoid in the past, but now he is thinking about it.

- Inner History Officer!

Under He Guangsu's envious gaze, the official first raised his head and bowed to He Bo in a proper manner, before politely declining the invitation to enter.

"The old man doesn't have to be busy, the subordinates are entangled in official business, and it is inconvenient to stay longer."

After saying that, the official took a piece of wood from the hand of the entourage behind him, and his originally gentle and humble face was slightly soothed.

"He Jiali is He Zheng, forty and seven, five sons and two daughters in the family, and three sons."

"Neishi was ordered by the Holy Son of Heaven to summon the people and soldiers to fill the army to calm the chaos."

"Ding Wei in Xia and April, according to the internal history order: Recruit He Zheng's three sons, thinking that he is a people's husband; He was ordered to bring his own bow and sword dry food, and at noon on the Gengxu day in April of summer, he went to the camp of the Northern Army in the north of the city. ”

"He Zheng's eldest son, Qiang, was recruited as the commander of Sima Tun of the other part of the counterinsurgency army, and ordered him to bring his own armor, bow and arrows, and go to the north of the city on the day of Wushen in April in the summer."

After solemnly reading out the official document of the internal history of the Ya, the official once again changed his gentle face, and bowed again with respect: "The old man is very martial, and he can be described as full of loyalty..."

Just now, what the official saw in He Zheng's case was far more than what was read out.

This He Lizheng, to be precise, the He family, has sprinkled his blood in Liu Hansheji's career since the previous generation.

He Zheng's father, who died in the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty; The three elder brothers were killed in the big and small battles during the Chu and Han dynasties.

Even He Zheng himself, in his resume, has a glorious history of 'striking from Emperor Gao', and the position of Li Zheng is also the result of He Zheng's hard work.

He Zheng's eldest son, He Qiang, only ended his two-year military service in the spring of this year and retired from the side wall at the age of 22.

As a result, as soon as the eldest retired, the second child was sent to the army by Lao Hetou.

He Wu, the third child, will also turn 17 next year.

Such a family can definitely bear the burden of a 'martyr's home', and in the words of later generations, it is an absolute root and red seedling!

Hearing this, He Zheng couldn't help but shed tears, and immediately waved his hand, then turned around with a smile and called for the third son in the house to come out.

Waiting for a heroic young man with a faint determination between his eyebrows to walk to the door, He Zheng pushed the young man forward slightly, and said with a little choked up: "This old man's third son Wu, the eldest son Qiang has already married in the spring, and he lives in the alley..."

Looking at He Wu's cowardly gaze, the official slapped his hand heavily on He Wu's shoulder: "It's a good son, and one day, he will be a big husband!" ”

After that, the official took out He Wu's personal files, checked them one by one, and after confirming his identity, he bowed again before saying goodbye to He Zheng and walking towards the end of the alley.

He Zheng's house is at the entrance of the alley, and if you go inside, you will inevitably pass by He Guangsu's house.

Seeing the team of officials slowly approaching his compound, and passing by without stopping, He Guangsu was stunned for a moment, and then broke out of the door!

When the officials heard the sound and turned back, He Guangsu hurriedly stepped forward and said with an anxious face: "Dare to ask Shangguan, can I have my name in this conscription?" ”

Seeing that the leader did not react at all, He Guangsu was even more anxious: "Dare to ask Shangguan to check, Xiaoxin He Guangsu, Chinese New Year's Eve, once took on the responsibility of being an official in Longyou!" ”

Looking at He Guangsu's anxious appearance, a little impatience appeared on the face of the servant, and when he heard the word 'material official', he was stunned for a moment, and then changed into a relatively kind face.

"Dare to ask a strong man, can he really serve in the side wall of the army, thinking that he is an officer?"

- Just kidding!

Officer, that's a heavy infantry!

Shoulder-resistant giant shields, tough cavalry and even chariots, not to mention, every material officer, not to mention the ability to pull the rhubarb crossbow, at least a strong crossbow of more than six stones, it is not a problem to control!

What's more, Longyou, that is the place where the border wall battles are most frequent!

Those who can return to their hometown alive under the attack of the Huns every year under the attack of the Huns are all fierce people!

Such a person, no matter what kind of army he is placed in, can be used as the backbone and play a powerful role in inspiring the morale of the army at critical moments.

This makes the officials wonder: how could such an excellent 'talent' be excluded from the conscription list?

- For everyone who was called up on the list, the officials could be regarded as having a good understanding, and although they could not talk about the roots, they at least had a number.

In the memory of the yagong, a person who has no status as a 'material official' at all was conscripted into the counterinsurgency army this time - at least in the jurisdiction of the yagong, there is no such person in this small Hejiazhai!

Suspiciously, he turned out the conscription list from the wooden box, and after a detailed comparison, the official was full of disbelief, and said stupidly: "There is indeed no name of Your Excellency..."

After saying that, the official walked to the end of the alley under the pull of his colleagues beside him, leaving He Guangsu alone, who was stunned.

"Why..."

Looking at the team of officials in the distance, He Guangsu only trembled his lips slightly, repeating his muttering: Why, why...

Even He Zheng personally came out to persuade him, but he couldn't pull He Guangsu back from his stunned mood.

And under the excuse not far away, a strong and mighty figure, accompanied by several guards in military uniforms, looked at He Guangsu's solid leg muscles and obviously longer right arm in amazement.

"Lord Yue, you really did me a great favor..."

"It's a good husband!"

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PS: Regarding the military service system in the early Han Dynasty, the assistant officials obtained the following information roughly according to the records of the "Zhangjiashan Han Jian's "Two-Year Decree" Collection and Interpretation".

According to the records of the "Household Law", it is not difficult to judge that in the Han Law, every person who has a household registration must bear the annual calculation, that is, the "endowment" of 120 yuan, regardless of men and women, but between the old and the young.

How to divide it?

- "Fu Lu" records: The man is seventeen years old, and the woman is fifteen.

However, the social responsibilities and duties of men and women are recorded differently: from the age of seventeen, men begin to pay taxes, including one-fifteenth of the agricultural tax, an annual tax of one hundred and twenty denarii, and military service, which is then drawn or assigned by the government.

As for the record of women, there is only one article of 'the fifteenth year of the first fu, will marry', that is, at the same time as officially becoming a taxpayer, the requirements of the Han law for women are to marry immediately, and if they do not marry, they will start to be fined, 120 yuan per month.

By the age of eighteen, if the woman is not married, the government will stop the fine, and directly find a famous old man in the local area to force the old woman to marry her.

The reason for the 'voluntary or involuntary' mentioned in the text is that after the age of seventeen, the men of the Han family theoretically meet the requirements for military service, but they do not have to go immediately at the age of seventeen, but according to the orders issued by the central government and the 'extraction' of the local government, to perform military service.

From this point of view, military service is involuntary and is assigned by the government; So why is there still voluntary?

Because after reaching the age of 17, men who meet the age requirements for military service can report to the local government office in advance: if I want to call for military service, I will voluntarily sign up as soon as possible.

In this way, the magistrate will also be happy to be idle, and give the person a place to serve in that year; For example, if a county wants to call 30 men to serve in the county, and if one person voluntarily signs up, the government only needs to select 29 more men.

In the specific selection process, most of the old Huang officials in the early Han Dynasty were also more humane: if someone has a son in the family who is serving, then he will not choose another person to serve in this family.

But in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, this became a means for local tyrants to collude with the government and force the people to go bankrupt: Do you have five sons? There are six places this year, and you can take your sons with you!

A family is shattered, and the local tycoons get the people who were sold into slavery, and the land that is sold cheaply; Local officials were bribed and fulfilled the central government's targets with ease of worry and effort.