Jiao Min snorted angrily and criticized Jackie Chan a few times, and then turned to the formal topic.

"I called you here today to ask for your opinion, Guanglu Temple in Zhongshu Province and the Military Selection Department of the Governor's Mansion of the Three Armies are very concerned about your group of students joining the army, and now there is something related to your future that I want to ask for your opinion."

"Guanglu Temple and the Wuxuan Department know that we are waiting?"

Yu Chengchan stood up suddenly, his face full of surprise and disbelief.

"Gotta got, proud fart, if I don't report to your situation every day, Ying Changhou often cares, do you think you can get into the eyes of others?"

Hearing this, Yu Yongkai immediately saluted Jiao Min again, and said with a smile:

"That's, thank you Brigade Commander Jiao for cultivation, thank you Ying Changhou for your concern."

Jiao Mintong smiled and nodded, "It's pretty much the same." ”

"In short, this is the case, Your Majesty said, in recent years, except for Mongolia and the Western Regions, there should be no big battles, and our army of more than 700,000 is really a waste of talent."

"In order to give full play to the human resources of the whole country, a large number of officers in the armed forces may have to be transferred to local posts."

"As for your batch of Xiucai, Guanglu Temple and the Wuxuan Department have discussed an idea, depending on your wishes.

Those who are willing to go to the local area will go to the country to train for a year, and then become a local official. If you want to stay in the army, you should go to the Imperial Defense University to study military concepts, and when you come back, you will become an officer, and it is up to you to decide how to go. ”

In the face of a large shortage of officials in the country, Liu Ximing has already summoned Su Jin, Xu Wei and others to hold many meetings.

The final decision could only be to speed up the educational reform of the school department on the one hand, and to recruit officers from the army to work in the local areas on the other, and at the same time to mobilize the old-style scholars from all over the world.

Faced with the choice given by Jiao Mintong, Yu Chenglong was silent.

A fierce battle between heaven and man unfolded in his mind.

As a traditional Confucian student, Yu Jackie Chan certainly hopes to be able to make Jun Yao Shun and then make the customs pure.

This must only be the choice of the civilian route.

But in the past six months since he joined the Han Army, Yu Chenglong has felt a different kind of family and country feelings from Jiao Min and others.

Expanding the territory and exalting prestige is also a kind of patriotism.

After closing his eyes and thinking for a long time, Yu Chenglong finally opened his eyes and looked at Jiao Mintong.

There seemed to be a light shining in his eyes.

"Report to the brigade commander, I ask to officially join the army sequence, in addition, I don't want to go to any military school, I hope to be able to follow the general and go to Mongolia together."

"Hahaha, hahaha"

Jiao Min threw away the cigarette butt in his hand at the same time, and stepped forward to hug Jackie Chan into his arms.

"Lao Tzu knows that you have a kind of kid, and my Han Army welcomes you."

After Jiao Mintong finished speaking, he let go of Jackie Chan, looked at his face and sighed:

"I have a feeling that you will achieve a different kind of life."

"Hehe, Brigade Commander Xie Jiyan."

~~~

At the same time that Jackie Chan made the decision to change the fate of his life, there were countless people in the world of the Han Dynasty who faced the same difficult choice.

The Daimyo Mansion of the Northern Naoli.

On the official road, which was already dilapidated, Hebei farmers Deng Gen and his wife mixed in with a son and a daughter and struggled to move south in the crowd.

Looking at what they are wearing, it is clear that they are not refugees who can't get by.

"Housheng, it seems that you are living a good life like this, where are you going?"

It may be that when he saw a child, among the passers-by, a man in his forties who looked like an old farmer was a little curious about this Deng Gen's family.

Dungen is only 28 years old, but years of hard work have left visible marks on his face.

Hearing the old peasant culture, Deng Gen smiled:

"Don't hide it from my uncle, we are planning to go to Tianjing, didn't Liu Bodhisattva say it in the newspaper, Tianjing is going to build a big city of 10 million people, and there are many opportunities to make a fortune, I am still young and want to fight."

The old farmer looked surprised, "Hou Sheng, you can believe what the government says, what are 10 million people like, how can you be under a city outfit, you are really miserable." Listen to my uncle's words, you should go back quickly. ”

"Haven't you heard, now all parts of the country have begun to divide the land, although the land is said to be owned by the state and cannot be bought and sold, but it can still be passed on to the children and grandchildren, I guess you were deceived by the people in your township, in order to divide the land with fewer people."

Deng Gen's honest face was full of smiles again.

"Uncle, what you said is not right, no one else in the world can believe it, but the current emperor is Liu Bodhisattva, I definitely believe his words."

"Don't you know, when the Tartars entered the Kou, it was Liu Bodhisattva who saved us, and he also gave us silver and food, such a good person will not deceive me."

"I heard that the new master from our township read the newspaper, and Liu Bodhisattva said in the newspaper that most of the people who stay at home and farm in the future can only live a plain and stable life, and if you want to live a better life and let the baby read more books, you must go to the city."

"Now Tianjing City is building a city, as long as you go, you can find a job, I heard that a man will give fifteen taels of silver a year, do you say this job is good."

The old farmer still looked unbelieving, but when it came to Liu Xi's life, he didn't dare to refute it.

"Of course I believe the emperor's words, but I believe in the hoe in my hand even more, forget it, you are stubborn in life and death, you can think about it yourself."

While a few people were talking, a rush of horses' hooves sounded on the official road.

"Get out of the way, there are officers and soldiers coming."

As soon as the words of the crowd on the official road fell, a cavalry squad of sixty Han soldiers galloped towards the north in fiery red uniforms.

However, contrary to what the people on the official road imagined, the cavalry immediately slowed down their horses when they saw them, and at the same time shouted loudly to the crowd.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my 103rd Division patrol team is responsible for protecting the safety of the Daimyo area, everyone can rest assured that if you encounter robbers or horse bandits, please go to the county seat and Fucheng as soon as possible to find the local army to report, thank you."

"The military master is good", the crowd immediately erupted in cheers.

Watching this group of Han troops go away, the old farmer who had spoken to Deng Gen before sighed with the hoe in his hand:

"The way of the world has really changed, and the soldiers are now so polite, I heard that they not only do not loot the people's property and harass the people, but also exterminate the bandits in the prefecture and county.

Deng Gen's honest face smiled even more, he helped his son wipe the sweat from his forehead, and laughed:

"Uncle, Liu Bodhisattva is a saint of the ages, and the soldiers he brings are naturally good soldiers. Haven't you heard, you don't have to kneel when you see an official in the future, as long as the annual grain is sold to that Taicang Temple, even the money for paying taxes will be saved. ”

The old peasant nodded again and again, "Yes, this is right, the emperor is indeed a holy monarch, as soon as you say this, I will go back and ask my son to see if he wants to go to Tianjing to try his luck." ”

"I heard that in the future, the railway from the Daimyo's Mansion to Tianjing has been repaired, and it will take a day or two to go back and forth, my mother, the emperor's immortal spell is really powerful."

Many people on the official road heard the old farmer's conversation, and they all smiled knowingly.

Since Liu Bodhisattva became the emperor, everyone's life has really gotten better and better.

Deng Gen tightened his bags, took the hands of his son and daughter, and his steps became more determined.

Because the Han army had taken over all the state capitals, the grain transported from Huguang and Sichuan had already lowered the price of grain in various places.

Now rice only costs nine dollars and two cents per stone, and the price continues to decrease, which is why the Deng family did not buy too much dry food.

Unexpectedly, when they came to Kaizhou, Deng Gen's family encountered something good again.

"Fellow, where are you going, you still have two little babies, look at the babies are tired."

Outside Kaizhou City, the four Deng Gen who had bought dry food and were about to go on the road again encountered a group of Han troops, which had more than 100 people, all of whom were equipped with carriages.

Hearing the young man in front of him in the uniform of the Han Army ask himself, Deng Gen picked his head and said with a smile:

"I went to Tianjing, the emperor said, Tianjing can make a lot of money."

"Hahaha"

The Han soldiers all laughed at this one.

"You are a real person, that's right, Your Majesty said that Tianjing is the City of Hope, and you are welcome to build Tianjing."