Datang Chang'an, a bustling street.

"Those who come from the south, those who go north, those who walk, and those who do business, everyone pay attention." An armoured, loud officer stood on the steps and shouted loudly to the passing people.

He was followed by several spirit-looking soldiers, some banging gongs, some registering, and some pouring water for the officer, "The general drinks saliva, see that your thirsty mouth is foaming." ”

The general took the water bowl and drank it in one gulp, and then the voice became louder, "Those who come from the south, those who go north, those who carry water, those who watch the baby, those who read, those who look at the face, those who wander, and those who beg." Attention everyone. ”

Good guys, and shouting in a different way.

Hearing the shouts of the officers, those who were originally hurrying with their heads down, those who looked up at the sky, those who looked back at the beautiful women, and those who were looking at the stalls left and right couldn't help but stop and walk this way.

Onlookers are a characteristic of the Chinese, both ancient and modern. Anyway, being idle is also idle, and it's better to see a little excitement than not knowing anything, and if you miss important information, don't you regret it, so everyone has an attitude of watching the excitement and flock to this side.

Seeing that more and more people gathered, the officer's voice became louder, "Everyone's attention, at the beginning of this year, Kumo Xi thieves invaded Youzhou in the Tang Dynasty, killing my people, raping my sisters, robbing my land and food, people and gods are angry, heaven and earth are intolerable, the emperor has an order, calling on the people to join the army enthusiastically, ready to counterattack the enemy." ”

Oh--

What should I do, it turns out that I have to recruit soldiers again.

Hearing such news, the people who were originally onlookers breathed a long sigh of relief and prepared to leave.

The conscription system is a major military reform in the history of the ancient Chinese military system, in which the state recruits Ding men as soldiers, provides food and clothing, and is exempt from conscription.

Compared with the previous government military system, which integrated soldiers and peasants, the conscription system was obviously a big step forward, and this step not only reduced the burden of military service on the peasants, but also helped the country build a strong army.

Although the conscription system has improved a lot, it also has its disadvantages, that is, the sources of soldiers are more complex and diverse than before, and the targets of recruitment are different at different times.

In peacetime, children from civilian families are recruited as soldiers, because children of wealthy families are generally reluctant to do such life-saving errands. The children of civilian families are different, they are already poor, lack of clothes and clothing, and have no social relations, and being a soldier is also a favorable way to solve the work, both eating and drinking, and if you mix well, you can still be an official, why not?

In the year of the disaster, the displaced and hungry people were recruited as soldiers, and anyway, the displaced and hungry people had nothing to eat and drink, so it was better to go to the army to fight, at least not to starve to death.

Although the scope of recruitment is constantly expanding, the country's war is always endless, and the recruited soldiers are always attrition, so there is often a shortage of soldiers, what should I do?

This matter is difficult for those wise rulers in the feudal era, at critical moments, they can always exert extraordinary wisdom and wisdom, and after a little thought, they think of criminals.

Hmph--, these guilty guys stay in the cell all day long and only eat and don't work, and they cause trouble for the court from time to time, so it's better to let them become soldiers.

It's good to be a soldier! Let these guys with criminal records go to the battlefield, and defeat the enemy is considered a meritorious service, and if they are killed by the enemy, they deserve it, who made you a gang of criminals?

A criminal is a criminal, and it doesn't matter if they live or die.

So those criminals who had been comfortably in their cells became soldiers again in the blink of an eye.

Can criminals be soldiers?

As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a great shock in society, and even those who had been honest soldiers felt that their glorious image had been damaged all of a sudden, and they all laid down their weapons and quit.

The source of soldiers is solved, but the original source of soldiers has been provoked, hey--, it is really a gourd to float the scoop.

What's the point?

The wisdom of the ancient rulers must not be underestimated, everyone sat together and drank wine, chatted, and soon came up with a solution. Everyone agrees that criminals are criminals, even if they are soldiers.

In order to distinguish it from the traditional source of soldiers, the ruler came up with such a bad trick as the tattoo. According to the reason for the crime, tattoo the word "thief" on their faces, tattoo the word "robbery" on the left and the word "robbery" on the right.

Hahaha, hahaha, I'm smart, don't say anything else, you can see his origin at a glance from the other party's face, the person with the word "thief" must have done theft before, and the person with the word "robbery" must have done a big case of murder and robbery before.

The person who stabs "thief" on the left and "robs" on the right, needless to say, it must be a double bad guy.

Hmph, don't think that being a soldier will be able to erase your previous bad deeds, that's absolutely impossible.

But the country is big, even if it fights every day, it still can't be finished, today the Huns are driven away, tomorrow the Turks are coming again, the Turks are driven out with hard work, and the Shanxi people are coming again, even if all the criminals in the country are pulled to the battlefield, it is still not enough.

What to do?

Please rest assured, this thing is absolutely difficult for the rulers of feudal society, no one wants to be a soldier!

Grab it.

As a result, in the case of a serious shortage of soldiers, there will still be the phenomenon of pulling strong men and grasping military service. But these are all later words, the current Datang has not yet reached the step of pulling Zhuang Ding, so start with the first step of recruitment.

"Hey--, recruitment has become more and more frequent in recent years, almost all those who are younger have been recruited, and there are few people left, is it possible that we old men are still fighting as soldiers?" One of the old men shook his head and said to the other.

Recruiting soldiers once in ten years may gather a large number of applicants, but if they are recruited ten times a year, I am afraid that the people will flee from the wind.

Now Ku Moxi in the north has attacked Youzhou again, and it is natural to recruit troops, otherwise the source of troops is not enough, even if the imperial court has the intention to kill the enemy, it will suffer from the exhaustion of the source of troops.

Seeing that some people were about to leave, the officer who recruited soldiers shouted louder, "The emperor said that the conditions for recruiting soldiers this year will be more favorable than in the past, not only will they be exempted from taxes and military service, but they will also be given clothes, food, money, and so on. ”

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This recruitment not only exempts taxes but also gives money and food, which is not bad!

There must be brave men under heavy rewards, this is an eternal truth.

As soon as they heard that there was food, drink, and clothes to wear, the crowd that was originally going to leave gathered again, and some people began to ask about the conditions for joining the army.

"General, I'm going to be a soldier." A guy with a hunched waist, tilted head, and limping walked through the crowd and came to him.

Yes?

Do you want to be a soldier too?

I'll take a streak, you want to be a soldier like this, and you don't go to the waterlogged pond to take pictures, is there an enemy who is thigh-high?

If you go to be a soldier with this virtue, the enemy still thinks that there is really no one in Datang, and brings the child who is not yet a month old to die.

"Hahaha, hahaha, the little cripple also wants to be a soldier, is it gambling money to lose all the daughter-in-law and children, there is no food, I want to go to the army to eat and drink. Hahaha, hahaha. Someone in the crowd knew the little cripple and immediately uncovered his old bottom.

"Hahaha, you can be a soldier with this virtue, and you are a fool to be in the court!" The laughter of the crowd was even louder.

Hahaha---

Hahaha---

......

The good conscription recruitment meeting turned out to be a joke meeting, and the officer was unhappy, and pushed the little cripple away, ", you think the recruitment is a joke, and that is also conditional." You know, we recruit soldiers based on height, and on the other hand, we need to check running, jumping and eyesight. ”

As he spoke, the officer took out a stick and erected it next to the little cripple, "See, this is the staff for recruitment, see if you are enough?" ”

The little cripple stood a step forward, and oh my god, it was less than a third.

The "waiting staff" is equivalent to today's meter ruler, which is not standard enough and is immediately brushed off, even if it is not a relationship.

Datang recruitment is the same as today's recruitment, not only to see the height, but also to see the ability to run and jump, of course, eyesight is also essential.

Otherwise, what should you do if you recruit a group of short-sighted soldiers for the country, and you can't even tell the enemy from your own people when you go to the battlefield, wouldn't it be a bad thing.

In addition to height, running and jumping are also indispensable and important factors for being a soldier, as the so-called fight can be beaten, if you can't beat it, you can run, if you add the long jump in the process of running, the chance of escape is greater.

In a small way, it allows you to survive on your own, and in a big way, it also preserves the vitality of the army for the country.

Is it okay if you can't run fast?

The little cripple raised his head and looked at the "waiting staff", why is this pole so long? If only it were a foot! The average person is born to meet the criteria for being a soldier.

Ay---

People are still self-aware, and the little cripple looked back at the waiting staff again, shook his head and left.

recruited for a morning, but none of them were recruited, the officer's voice was hoarse, and he was disappointed, sat down dejectedly, and drank three bowls of water in a row to calm the loss in his heart.

"Oops, why does it stink so much?" A strong stench wafted in, and people couldn't help but get out of the way.

"I'm going to be a soldier---," said a tall young man with long, messy hair, shabby clothes, and a dirty voice.