The order to keep the hair and change clothes was carried out thoroughly, and the degree and speed of thoroughness far exceeded Jiang Chuan's expectations, and in just three days, there was no longer a single person with ugly pigtails in Quang Ninh City.

Even the Manchu and Mongolian people cut off their whips, for fear that they would be caught in prison.

Of course, in anticipation, those cloth shops, ready-to-wear shops, tailor shops, etc., all made a fortune.

It was only because they did not have enough reserves that Jiangchuan also sent people to introduce a group of Datong caravans, bringing a large number of cloths and clothes and hats, which met the needs of the people in the city.

Of course, buying new clothes and hats is also a huge expense for many people who are already desperate and struggling to make ends meet.

Therefore, Jiang Chuan ordered that the people of the city be exempted from taxes for three years. This news made many people who had increased the pressure to survive because of the purchase of new clothes and hats even more relieved.

At the same time, Jiangchuan let all the shops selling customized clothes and hats sell at half price in the form of half government subsidies, which made many people grateful to Dade.

Therefore, Jiang Chuan's prestige value has risen directly in the past few days, and the increase soon exceeded 100,000 points.

Moreover, the overall popularity of Quang Ninh City has also risen to about 50, which shows that the people of the whole city have initially recognized Jiangchuan as the new occupant from their hearts.

The rise in these figures made Jiang Chuan also happy, and he had a feeling of unexpected joy.

At the same time, the conscription order was quickly responded to by the people of Quang Ninh. These people who have obtained a new life have begun to have a desire to defend their new life, coupled with the temptation of military pay and military merit titles, there is an endless stream of people who take the initiative to sign up for the army.

Long queues were formed in front of the recruiting points set up outside the four city gates in the south, east, and west. At a glance, many elderly people and teenagers who are obviously not eligible are also sandwiched in the middle of the line.

The soldiers in charge of maintaining order kept trying to persuade those who didn't meet the criteria to leave, so as not to delay the time of others.

Rao is so, there are still a lot of obviously ineligible people who have come to sign up. There have even been cases of women coming with children to sign up, and even kneeling down to intercede with the officer in charge of registration.

Although there were some problems that were not expected in advance, in the end, within the 10-day conscription date, more than 6,000 qualified people were recruited in Quang Ninh alone.

When the conscription began on the Guangning side, the Liaoyang side was also conscripting at the same time.

Because Liaoyang was the first to be recovered, and Jiangchuan also implemented a simplified version of land reform in Liaoyang, the common people in Liaoyang had a better foundation, and more than 10,000 people were recruited in Liaoyang.

Gaizhou has just been occupied, and many measures to reassure the people have not yet been launched, so conscription has not been implemented for the time being.

"Yes, in just ten days, Liaoyang and Quang Ninh can recruit more than 16,000 people, which is really a bit unexpected to me. It seems that the work of the military division is also doing a good job. ”

In the signing room of the prefect's yamen, Jiang Chuan looked at the official documents counted by Sima Muyi of the Chinese army, and he was in a very happy mood, patting the materials in front of him and said happily.

"This is still screened out by us in strict accordance with the conditions listed by Master Hou. As long as you are between the ages of sixteen and thirty, you are in good health. If we relax some more restrictions, this number will definitely be doubled. ”

Mu Yi, who was on the other side of the table, also said excitedly.

"You'd be a little naïve. In fact, many of these people who have been recruited so far have falsely reported their age. You think they are all young men, but there must be many people under the age of sixteen or over thirty. Jiang Chuan shook his head, patted the materials on the table and smiled.

"Master Hou is saying that there are many people here who deliberately deceive us?" Mu Yi was stunned for a moment, and said with an incredible expression.

In his opinion, these people can not deceive the government, and they are deliberately deceiving the military, which is a bit too bold.

"You second-generation officials, naturally don't understand the truth of why you don't eat minced meat. These people have been looted by the Tartars for many years, and many of them are kept in a state where they can't live well or die. Now that there is a good opportunity to be a soldier to eat food and get military salary, who doesn't want to squeeze it desperately. These are all human nature, and you will know it slowly after more experience. "Egawa Road.

Mu Yi showed some shame: "Thank you for the teachings of Master Hou, Mu Yi knows that he is wrong." It's just that these people lied about their age to join the army, aren't they afraid that we will check it when we have time? ”

Jiang Chuan smiled, nodded Mu Yi with his finger and said, "You don't know the world, and you really don't understand the suffering of the people." These people do not have enough to eat all year round, and almost all of them are malnourished. Many people are seventeen or eighteen years old, but they look like they are twelve or thirteen years old. Many people are only in their twenties, but because of their long work and weathering, they look like they are in their thirties and forties. ”

"This kind of thing abounds, how do you think we should verify? And is there a need for verification? ”

Jiang Chuan got up, turned out from behind the table, walked to the coffee table next to him, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, looked at Mu Yi with a blank face, and continued: "I understand what they do, they are all for living. If it were me, even if I didn't match my age, I would have concealed my age to join the army. Only by living can one talk about anything else. For these people, being alive is the most important thing. ”

"Of course, you're right. We are an army, and we are an army that will fight with the enemy in blood. Of course, we have to verify their conditions when recruiting. However, this kind of verification does not rely on strict questioning or taking the government's yellow books to verify one by one. We have the best and easiest way to verify. ”

Mu Yi looked a little understood, and subconsciously asked, "What way?" ”

"Quite simply, it's training. Our so-called age range is actually a false passing line. The real line of qualification is training, rigorous training. As long as someone can stand up to our three-month boot camp training, regardless of his real age, he is qualified. If a person cannot withstand the training, he is naturally unqualified. It's as simple as that. ”

Mu Yi suddenly realized: "It's still the lord's wisdom, Mu Yi is reckless." Training is indeed the best litmus test, and it is clear whether it is a mule or a horse that comes out for a walk. ”

"Yes, I think I do. The conscription is over first, and then it is time to enter the training stage. I will leave the training of the recruit camp to you, and you, Guan Hu, Su Dingfang, and the three of you will work together to do a good job in this matter. In addition, I will also hand over the Guan Leopard and Leopard to you, and in the next three months, recruit training will be your main task. ”

"But Master Hou, if your subordinates are in charge of recruit training, you don't have a single person around you who can use it." Mu Yi said anxiously.

"Don't worry. I have my own arrangements. It's good that you can train these recruits with peace of mind, of course, you are mainly responsible for coordination, and the specific training is still handled by Guan Hu and Su Dingfang. Jiang Chuan explained.

"No! The subordinates will definitely live up to their mission, and they will definitely train an elite army for Hou Ye. Mu Yi clenched his fists and said loudly.

"Don't brag, you can't train a group of people into elite soldiers in three months. Elite soldiers are sharpened on the battlefield. I don't have high requirements for you, as long as these people have a basic sense of queue and discipline after three months. I'm not going to send them straight to the battlefield. Jiang Chuan said with a smile.

Mu Yi was a little confused, but he didn't ask any more, so he had to take the order to carry it out.