The number of troops needed by the Liang division had already been apportioned to these people early on. On weekdays, in order to be able to deduct more of the amount of relief rice and money distributed to the people, these people in the local area often do something about household registration, and report more people every time they count in order to win more relief funds. They did, and they did get their money. But at this time, when the quota for conscription was distributed to their hands, these people were a little dumbfounded. In fact, the share of the imperial court was three out of four, although such a conscription ratio was very dangerous. But among the Chinese people, who have always been stoic and generous, they can still reluctantly accept it. But these local officials often misrepresent the population for those handouts. And there are still a lot of false reports. So after getting the apportionment quota at this time, some people who were more lucky were able to barely meet the requirements after collecting all the men under their rule. But some unlucky places can't draw so many manpower, so they go down to children to the elderly, and some places even forcibly recruit women into the army to serve as soldiers to complete the above apportionment of the target.

All of a sudden, the people in the Liang State were also inexplicably drawn into the army. Put on the armor and become a soldier. The ridges, which were originally a bit lively, were now empty. Almost the entire village entered the army, and no one was spared. Originally, Liang Shidu still had a trace of luck in his heart for this recruitment, hoping to see the troops sent by various prefectures, cities and counties to relax his nervous heart a little. But even he didn't expect that nearly a quarter of the people in the army that came out this time were women and children, so he summoned the minister next to him to take responsibility for this situation, what was going on?

The Minister of Household next to him looked at the situation in front of him and was also a little dumbfounded. Before he became the Minister of Households, he was also a local official, and he knew that every year when he reported the amount of the population, he would make false statements in order to apply for more relief funds to enrich his own pockets. This matter can be said to be a commonplace unspoken rule in officialdom, and almost every official in this era will do this. There has never been a person in power to investigate this matter in detail, but this is a crisis moment for the survival of Liang State, as the last straw for Liang State, such a situation has appeared among these militiamen who have been recruited. Master Liang will definitely not spare himself. The Minister of Household had mixed feelings in his heart at this time, of course, more anger, and he secretly made up his mind: If he can fool the past alive, he must knock it hard again from the hands of the people below, otherwise it is really not worth it to take such a big risk.

Thinking of this, the minister of the Ministry of Guardianship said to Liang Shidu: "Your Majesty, are you talking about these women and children in the army?" They are all military dependents, and the men in the family joined our army at an early age, and they have been killed or wounded over the years, or they are still serving in the army. Leaving these women and children at home to guard the family business and barely survive, isn't this the time when the army is expanding to launch a militia? Therefore, they volunteered to join our army, to fight for the Liang State and for Your Majesty, just like the men in their family. ”

After Liang Shidu heard this, of course, he also understood in his heart that the Minister of Household was talking nonsense to himself. Since ancient times, there has been no precedent for the girl's family to go to the battlefield, and the so-called Mulan is only a wild history recorded in folk poetry, but it is not mentioned in the official history. For all kinds of unspoken rules in officialdom, Liang Shi naturally knows it clearly. However, knowing that he knows, Liang Shidu has no way. After all, his abilities are limited, and it is impossible for him to do everything himself. Therefore, in terms of stability and local management, we must rely more on these officials at the lowest and lowest levels. Therefore, for the corruption of these officials on weekdays, Liang Shi has always turned a blind eye and ignored it. So even though he was very angry at this time, when he thought that these things were still the result of his own cultivation, he sighed long, nodded and said:

"Joke, there should be no women in the army. How can they be recruited at the time of conscription? Give them money to go back to their hometowns. When he said this, Liang Shidu suddenly put his head to the ear of the Minister of Households, and said seriously in a very small voice: "Let your subordinates control those people a little more restrained, if you really make such a big fuss, I think you may not be able to protect it." This is the only time, not an example. ”

After listening to Liang Shidu's words, the Minister of Household nodded like a chicken pecking at broken rice. So he went to the side and commanded his men, separated the women in the army, and after registering them one by one, he gave them money to return to their hometowns. After hearing that they didn't have to go to war, these women and children registered as quickly as they could, and after receiving the money for the journey, they left the barracks.

The others saw the women leave the barracks, so they also tried to get away with the army by blending in with the group. But unfortunately, it was discovered by sharp-eyed guards. There were two people who relied on their dexterity and tried to escape from the barracks by their own feet, but before they could run a few paces away, they were shot on the spot by the soldiers on the camp wall with strong bows. The heads of the deserters were then chopped off and hung above the camp gate to deter others who would become deserters.

Although this method was brutal, it was effective, and some people who originally wanted to take the opportunity to escape put away this thought after seeing the tragic situation of these people. He bowed his head and accepted his fate in the barracks to receive his armor and returned to his barracks to rest.

According to the final count, a total of 300,000 people were recruited in this conscription in the territory, of which only more than 80,000 were young and middle-aged who could fight if the old, weak, sick, and young were excluded. After all, the loss of Liang Shidu's army over the years has been too great. From the establishment of the Liang State to the present, there are wars almost every day, and people are dying every day. No matter how many people there are in his territory, they can't resist such attrition, not to mention that the border counties have always been sparsely populated.

After the completion of this recruitment work, bad news came from the direction of Lingwu County: the county seat of Lingwu County had officially fallen under the iron hooves of the Western Regions Army.

(End of chapter)