In the last few days of the end of the fifth year of the Great Cause, the county soldier camp outside Zhangqiu County suddenly became extremely lively.

At first, it was just people from the Nanshan Mountains of Changbai Township, Zhangqiu, who rushed to sign up, but soon the news of the county barracks recruiting new people spread out. The paper couldn't hold the fire, and the news spread as quickly as the wind.

More and more people know that the county barracks will be changed from the original errand service to recruitment, especially once this is selected, the benefits of granting land will completely arouse the eyes of many people.

Although there are many restrictions on entering the county barracks, many people rush to sign up and want to join the county barracks, regardless of their status.

If not for anything else, but for the treatment of at least fifty acres of land, it is also worth a trip.

Half of the territory of Zhangqiu County is Changbai Mountain, and the remaining half is also seven mountains, one water and two fields, with many mountains and hills, more dry land and less fields. Most of them have already become adults, but they haven't even received an acre of land, let alone those middle-aged men who have not yet become adults.

Although the Juntian Order stipulates that the middle man can also give half of the land to Ding Nan, even Ding Nan has no land to divide, so how can the middle man get the land.

But even if there is no land to divide, once you become a middle-aged man after you are old, you have to start serving. Once you become a Ding, you have to start paying rent and adjusting to mediocrity.

In the early years, the imperial court even stipulated that the rent was levied according to the husband and wife, and the rent of a couple was much higher than that of a single ding, so many people at that time did not get married, and would rather be single. If it really doesn't work, then don't register, get married in secret, but on the surface, they are still separated, and they still pretend to be single.

Later, after the current Emperor of Heaven ascended the throne, this regulation was abolished, and it was changed to that women are not subject to land and do not pay rent, and only men are subject to land rent, but the provisions of the Juntian Order are well heard, but there are only so many fields in the place, and there is no land to grant.

Why were there so many fugitives in Changbai Mountain?

In addition to some people who fled into the mountains because of crimes, more people were poor people who had no land to plant at home, but had to bear the rent of the Ding Servants, and when they had no way out, they would flee into the mountains to cultivate the land in order to avoid the military service and barely survive.

Luo Cheng's family used to have more than ten people in a family, and there were only dozens of acres of land, which was seriously insufficient, but there was a lot of rent and service.

One to ten, ten to hundred, one hundred to thousand.

Therefore, at the end of the year, everyone rushed to the end of the year, regardless of the cold and freezing.

County Yari.

Luo Cheng was also discussing the final matters of the reform of the county barracks with Zhang Yichen, the county magistrate, and Du Ruhui, the county lieutenant.

"The response of the people to the recruitment exceeded our expectations, and it was very enthusiastic!" Zhang Yichen had also heard about the grand scene at the gate of the military camp outside the city.

"There's a really strong demand for land."

Du Ruhui said, "I just don't know something, since you want to recruit new soldiers, why do you have to limit the age and only recruit middle-aged men?" Wouldn't it be better to recruit young Ding Nan? ”

Luo Cheng explained, "Most of Ding Nan have already married families, and the burden on the family is big and involved. So we prefer to recruit younger middle-aged men, who are young and hot-blooded, and have nothing to worry about. ”

"Have you already decided on the number of recruits? How many people left? Du Ruhui asked.

Among the original 500 county soldiers, there are still a lot of county soldiers from Qi County and other counties, and after the county soldiers are changed to recruitment, it is impossible for these people to stay here for a long time.

"In fact, most people are willing to stay, and they also want to divide the land, but we can't keep them from other counties, and their hometown will not let them move here."

Du Ruhui can understand this situation, the registered population is the foundation of a county, who is willing to let people go.

These people wanted to stay, but Luo Cheng couldn't stay, so there would be about one hundred and twenty or thirty people leaving, including some veterans of light cavalry, bow and crossbow teams, and scouts, which was a great loss for the county barracks.

But there is no way.

After the reform, although some veteran elites will be lost now, at least the remaining ones can be retained for a long time.

The rest of the people expressed their willingness to stay.

If they stay, they will also be able to enjoy the treatment of dividing the fields, so everyone does not want to leave.

Even Lao Wang and his ten veteran leaders are willing to stay. They were originally Zhang Xutuo's subordinates, and most of them were people who had no worries about their origins.

"We can help them get registered." Du Ruhui also knew how powerful these disabled old men were.

The trilogy is a special group of people who are attached to their masters, not good citizens, but not slaves. The trilogy can be married to a lover or a slave, but if it is married to a slave, then the children can only be slaves.

In the same way, as long as the master is willing, give them a paperwork, and then go to the government to register, they can become free and good citizens, which is the biggest difference from slaves.

But when they were still a trilogy, they were not registered in the country, and they did not have to pay taxes and serve.

As long as Lao Wang and them are exempted from Zhang Xutuo, then Zhangqiu County can accept them and give them naturalization and settlement, and the county barracks will be able to give them land distribution.

"That's about one hundred and twenty people, but now it's estimated that there are more than two or three thousand people from outside your camp."

"There's no way around that, so I can only select the best."

This plan for the reform of the county soldiers has been reported to the county as soon as possible, and it has been replied by the county Cheng, saying that Zhangqiu County is allowed to try it out. Because Zhangqiu County has just had a rebellion, and there were many bandits in Changbai Mountain in the past, and they relied on the county soldiers a lot, Zhang Xutuo also hoped that the combat effectiveness of the county barracks could be stronger, not just a form of rotation.

"Then it was initially decided that each county soldier would be granted fifty acres of land, and the land granted would be the land reclaimed by the fugitives in the mountains." Du Ruhui said.

In the end, Luo Cheng was still fighting for his brothers, "Juncheng, the land in the mountains is relatively barren, why don't you give fifty acres in the mountains, and then find a way to pull out another ten acres of land in the county soldiers' hometown?" ”

"Ten acres for one person, five hundred people for five thousand acres." Du Ruhui said.

"County lieutenant, there are five townships in this county, and the average township is only 1,000 acres. Squeeze it, and you can always squeeze it out. ”

"Fifty acres in the mountains and ten acres in the original township, it's inconvenient to take care of it, right?" Du Ruhui said.

"There will always be a way, and these ten acres of land can also be handed over to their parents and brothers to help cultivate."

Zhang Yichen also persuaded, "The county lieutenant will promise him." ”

"Okay, one person will add ten acres of land to the original township, but there is no guarantee that these ten acres of land will be good land."

"You know, ten acres of land is enough." Luo Cheng nodded, "But I also want to ask the county lieutenant that in addition to granting fifty acres of land to the county soldiers in the mountains, the county soldiers can also be allowed to cultivate fifty acres of wasteland." In addition, the land in the mountains is barren, and I hope that the county will exempt the county soldiers from miscellaneous contributions for three years. "The Great Sui stipulates that Cheng Ding will only start to pay rent, and those who have not become Ding will not have to pay. But in addition to this positive endowment, in fact, there are still a lot of local assessments.

"It's too much."

"The county lieutenant will do me a favor."

"Free for up to one year."

"Two years."

Du Ruhui rolled his eyes and finally agreed.

"County lieutenant, the county will pull out some fields for the county camp to supplement the military camp, this training, horse raising, and ordnance loss are all more expensive."

Du Ruhui couldn't do anything about a scoundrel like Luo Cheng, so he had to agree in the end, as long as the county barracks could find land in the mountains, he could pull it out for them.

"Lieutenant Xie."

"Don't thank you too early, we've done everything we can, and that's all we can help. We have only one requirement for the county barracks, to be able to defend Zhangqiu and the people. ”

"It will definitely be done, please rest assured that the county commander and the county lieutenant will do it!"