In the city of Kunming, the shantytowns temporarily built for the people who have taken refuge in the city are bustling and lively.

"Brother Xuzi, have you heard that the imperial court is recruiting new troops?"

Li Shishi leaned over and said in a low voice.

Zhao Xu frowned and took a bite of half of the dry cake.

"Being a soldier? Don't go. ”

He said without hesitation: "You can do anything in troubled times, but you can't be a soldier." I can't even eat enough, and I have to pin my head to the belt of my trousers and fight with people at any time, maybe I will see Hades one day. I, Zhao Xu, will die of thirst, starvation, and death from plague and disease, and I will never be a soldier! ”

He has great resistance to being a soldier because he really doesn't have a good impression of a soldier.

The so-called soldiers are not as good as bandits, which means that the soldiers are not as ruthless as bandits, and the people who rob them are jumping and jumping.

Besides, the safety of being a soldier dancing with a knife and a gun all day long is really not guaranteed.

Looking at the majesty, maybe one day the head will move, what does it mean?

His elder brothers were killed in battle, and now the old Zhao family is left with his lone seedling, and the grandmother told him to continue the incense of the old Zhao family.

Li Shishi hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Xuzi, what you said is not right. Being a soldier is not as bad as you think, and besides, there are good and bad soldiers..."

"Don't say it, I'm not going to be a soldier. Didn't the officials tell you to take refuge in the city, and you remembered their kindness? Even if you want to repay your kindness, it's not such a retribution! ”

"I heard that the new recruits this time have one tael of silver a month, and they have meat to eat at meals, and they are full of food."

"What?"

Zhao Xu subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of spit when he heard the meat.

The ordinary people of this era can't say that they have meat, but they can't eat enough.

Zhao Xu didn't care about the amount of military salary, but the attraction of having meat to eat at this meal was too great.

"What you say is true?"

"It's true. The new army recruited this time is a forbidden army, which is directly under the command of His Majesty, and the treatment is naturally not bad. ”

"Your Majesty..."

Zhao Xu's eyes were as wide as cowbells.

"No wonder the treatment is so good, it turns out that it is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven."

Zhao Xu muttered.

In his mind, the emperor has always been a high-minded and ethereal existence.

He often heard that the emperor was extremely rich, that the queen could eat flatbread rolls and bacon, and that His Majesty the Emperor used a gold hoe to hoe the ground!

In this way, it is understandable that the forbidden army is well treated. After all, this is a forbidden army, and it is a well-guarded royal army.

No matter how poor the Ming court is, a swollen face and a fat man have to form a forbidden army for His Majesty the Emperor to support the façade.

"It's just, can people like us want it?"

Due to not having enough to eat for a long time, Zhao Xu and Li Shishi's figures are thin, although they are not as miserable as skin and bones, but they are indeed not related to Jianzhuang.

"Anyway, some time ago, the iron pillar in our village was selected, and a set of cotton armor was issued, showing off in front of me all day long!"

Li Shishi said with some jealousy.

"Then what are we waiting for, hurry up."

Zhao Xu felt a little itchy in his heart and urged.

Seeing that Zhao Xu's attitude changed so quickly, Li Shishi scratched his head and said, "Didn't Brother Fang Cai Xu still say that he would die of hunger, thirst, and would never be a soldier if he died of plague?" ”

Zhao Xu rolled his eyes when he heard this, "Did I say this?" You must have misheard. ”

He just thought that the conscripts were generally soldiers, and that kind of soldiers were really boring. But the Forbidden Army of the Son of Heaven is completely different, it is the highest status existence among the soldiers.

Li Shishi didn't care, and said with a smile: "Then let's try it, what if we are chosen?" ”

That's right, it's good luck to be chosen, and there is no loss for them if they don't choose. Why not?

There were many registration offices in the city for the selection of the new army, and Zhao Xu and Li Shishi went to the nearest place to the shantytown.

To their surprise, people were already lining up at this moment, and at this rate, they didn't know when it would be their turn.

"Brother Xuzi, why don't we go back first."

Seeing that there were so many people who came to apply, Li Shishi retreated for a while.

"It's all here, how can there be a reason to leave at will."

Zhao Xu didn't agree, and pulled Li Shishi to join the long queue.

"Brother Xuzi, do you say that Dongyu is terrible?"

After all, he was going to be a soldier, and Li Shishi was still a little scared in his heart.

"What are you afraid of. Dongyu didn't give birth to three heads and six arms, the more you are afraid of him, the more he bullies you. ”

Zhao Xu sneered and said: "In my opinion, Dongyu was blown out, and the real combat strength is just like that." ”

If it was a month ago, he would definitely not have wrenched his life with Donglu, but after seeing the Ming army win again and again, and beat Donglu to the ground, he found that Donglu's combat effectiveness was not as terrible as people said by word of mouth.

Dongyu is also born with a head and a mouth, and if you cut off your head, you won't be able to live!

"That's it."

Li Shijiang nodded suspiciously.

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"Next."

I don't know how long I waited, but it was finally Zhao Xu and Li Shishi's turn.

Zhao Xu's legs were numb, and he pinched his thighs fiercely, and stepped forward.

"Poor master."

"Coming to apply?"

The pen-wielding officer glanced at Zhao Xu and said, "But it's a little thinner." ”

"It doesn't matter if you're thin, I can endure hardship."

Zhao Xu fought hard to have meat to eat, forced himself to straighten his chest, and said stiffly: "I dare to go into battle to kill Dongyu!" ”

The little official nodded approvingly: "The future is terrifying." He's a good soldier. ”

After a pause, he continued, "What's your name and where is your home?" ”

"If you go back to the mission, the little one's name is Zhao Xu, a native of Shipan Village, and his parents died and he followed the villagers to take refuge in the city."

Hearing that Zhao Xu's family background was so miserable, the pen official was stunned for a moment.

"Your name is good, Xu is the meaning of the rising sun, you will definitely get ahead in the future."

Let's write down Zhao Xu's name.

"Thank you for your compliment."

Zhao Xu hugged his fists as he said to show his gratitude.

"Next."

"Poor master, my name is Li Shishi. is also a native of Shipan Village, his parents died of the plague, and he followed Brother Xu Zi for his life. ”

"Well, you're here to enlist, so I'll write you down."

The penman looked a little sad and sighed.

"Once you've registered, you can follow the military master."

Zhao Xu was a little surprised and said, "This is the choice?" ”

The pen clerk said angrily: "How can it be so simple." A certain one said that you should follow the military master, and when you arrive in the barracks, you will have to select and train, and only those who pass the final examination can stay. ”

"Oh, it's the boy who is stupid."

Zhao Xu hurriedly said.

He knew it wouldn't be that simple.

But that's fine, at least you don't have to worry about eating and drinking during the training period.

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