But how can these veterans who followed Li Zicheng, traveled thousands of miles, and fought for nearly ten years still be able to calm down and go out early and return late to cultivate the fields?

This is like the professional soldiers of later generations, once they retire, it is like pulling off the backbone.

Many people returned to Jiangxi from Zhejiang to find Li Guo, Gao Yigong, and Liu Tiren to "complain", hoping to return to the three of them.

But the problem is that this is not to raise a few people, tens of thousands of people at every turn, and no matter how rich a person is, he can't afford to raise an army.

Li Guo and Gao Yigong appealed to Wu Zheng many times for this reason, but the general's mansion was in financial distress, how could it be said that the army would be expanded, and Wu Zheng had no choice.

In the past two years, Li Guo and Gao Yigong have been sad about this matter.

But now, the opportunity has finally come, at least 20,000 new posts are enough to resolve their "dilemma", plus the original 30,000 Guangxinwei, that is to say, the veterans of the original loyal battalion can be reorganized into Guangxinwei up to 50,000, almost one out of two.

In this way, from top to bottom, everyone is laughing, because the old comrades can face each other day and night together.

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Coastal provinces are also urgently recruiting new soldiers.

As soon as the conscription order of the General's Mansion was issued, a wave of enlistment was set off in more than a dozen prefectures.

This is the first time in four years that the General's Office has issued a conscription order.

The composition of the Northern Expeditionary Army has five major parts, one is the lineage that Wu Zheng brought out from Shaoxing Mansion, which is only six or seven thousand people; the second is the battle of Hangzhou, the Lu Zhiyu uprising, with a number of 18,000 people; Third, in several wars, the number of personnel selected from prisoners and surrendered troops was as high as more than 30,000; the fourth is the original loyalty battalion; In the end, the people of Taixing, Taizhou, and Tongzhou in Jiangbei spontaneously enlisted in the army and scattered rebels came to vote.

The General's Mansion has not recruited a large number of elites from the prefectures under its jurisdiction, and Wu Zheng is actually "hiding wealth from the people" and giving the Jiangnan Prefectures a chance to recuperate.

In four years, the population under the rule of the General's Mansion has increased by 60 percent, from less than 9 million to more than 15 million, which is a relatively "terrifying" figure.

Of course, this is not entirely a multiplication, but a large number of rebels who came to surrender, prisoners captured in the war, poor people from all over the surrounding areas who came to seek a livelihood, and so on.

But in fact, the people really don't accept Wu Zheng's love for letting the people recuperate, and there are sometimes "criticisms" for Wu Zheng's refusal to recruit new soldiers, and even several governments have jointly written a letter requesting the General's Mansion to recruit an appropriate number of soldiers from each government every year to fulfill its responsibility of protecting the territory and the people.

Wu Zheng was stunned at the time, he worked hard and wanted the people to recuperate, but he was "blamed" by others, and he was so unjust!

At that time, Mo Zhinian smiled and calculated the account for Wu Zheng, taking Hangzhou Mansion as an example, an ordinary man, working in the workshop, the average monthly salary is more than three taels of silver, but if he enters the Northern Expeditionary Army, four taels of silver per month cannot be moved, and eating, drinking and dressing are all supported by the army.

After a soldier enlists in the army, the whole family can be exempted from paying taxes during the period of service, a school-age child can go to school for free, if he has made military merits, there is another reward for promotion, and if there are casualties, the government will support and pension his parents, wife and children.

"When one person joins the army, the whole family is glorious. These words were proclaimed by the prince himself. Nowadays, all the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are proud to have soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army at home. But if there is a girl in the family who has never been engaged, the first choice for choosing a son-in-law is the Northern Expeditionary soldiers...... Just ask, is there anything better in this world than enlisting in the army? Mo Zhinian asked Wu Zheng with a smile, "If it weren't for the fact that the Northern Expeditionary Army didn't recruit new soldiers in various provinces, otherwise, the Mo family's sons and nephews would definitely be eager to enlist...... If the prince doesn't believe it, he can ask Qing'er, isn't her aunt and cousin also recruited into Changlinwei? ”

After Wu Zheng heard this, he smiled bitterly. His policy of preferential treatment of soldiers has been misinterpreted by Mo Obsession, which means that he is too generous to soldiers? So much so that if you don't recruit soldiers, you will attract a joint petition from several governments?

But Wu Zheng didn't regret it, and he didn't want to revise the policy, because there was nothing richer than life, and it was not too much to exchange his life for it.

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Shaoxing Mansion.

The Fu River, which runs through the north and south of the city, starts from Zhili Gate in the south and reaches Chang'an Gate in the north.

This river is divided into two counties, the west of the river is Shanyin County, the east of the river is Huiji County, and there are more than ten bridges on the river.

On the side of the Shezi Bridge, in a small courtyard built by the water, a teenager suddenly rushed out, carrying a package, and ran towards the east of the Shezi Bridge.

A middle-aged woman chased after her, and she exclaimed urgently: "Erwa, can't you go...... Our old Huang family can ...... only one seedling of you! ”

However, the baby didn't look back, and even ran and shouted, "Isn't King Wu the only seedling of the old Wu family today...... He can sacrifice his life to serve the country, why can't I...... Mother, when I make a contribution and return to my hometown, I will ask for a ...... for you! ”

The middle-aged woman couldn't catch up, and she was so anxious that she cried.

At this time, she suddenly saw her brother walking on the bridge, and hurriedly shouted: "Big brother, stop this beast ...... who doesn't know whether to live or die for me!" ”

Hearing this, the man on the bridge opened his arms to stop the oncoming nephew, and shouted, "Second baby, is your mother chasing you...... Why don't you go back soon?! ”

When the baby saw that she was stopped, she was so anxious that she stomped her feet and said: "Uncle, my mother is a woman who is unknowledgeable and ordinary, you have been a person for more than 20 years, don't you know the truth of the country's ruin?" ”

The man said in a deep voice: "There is a way that parents are not traveling far, and it is not possible to travel far, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy?" You must know that the sword and gun have no eyes, and the old Huang family is only your only son, how can you join the army? Moreover, it is clearly stated on the official list that those who have only children in the family are not levied...... Go back quickly, don't let your mother worry. ”

The young man refused to give up, he shouted, and at the same time wanted to rush through the obstacle, "Uncle, Wu Wangke is also an only son, besides, the big cow next door was also collected by the Northern Expeditionary Army yesterday, and he ......is also an only son!" ”

Just when the two nephews and uncles were playing eagles and catching chickens on the bridge, a man in a long shirt walked out of the small courtyard slowly, holding a book in his hand, patting it gently, and said: "Second baby, don't stop, the child is older, let him go!" ”

The woman paused, "The sword has no eyes, what if there is a mistake?" His father...... Are you stupid at reading?! ”

The man in the long robe ignored it, and shouted on the bridge, "Brother wife, let him go...... If you have nothing to do, come to my house to discuss current affairs, eat old wine, ....... ”

When the man on the bridge heard this, he asked loudly, "Brother-in-law, have you thought about it...... Can you blame me for this release in the future? ”

"No blame, no blame...... Life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky...... Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren! ”

As soon as these words came out, the uncle on the bridge could no longer stop him, so he folded his arms, and the young man quickly bent over and rushed over.

Since then, I'm afraid it will be difficult to chase.