Just when the strong middle-level officers of the Wu Yi Army were being trained in new tactics under Qi Wei's teaching, the recruitment work of the Wu Yi Army was in full swing almost at the same time.

On the 10th of December, a wooden pole was erected in all the county seats, larger towns, and even the entrances and exits of the villages in front of the population. This wooden pole is about the thickness of the mouth of the bowl, more than a zhang high, and it looks like the weight is not light, and it has to be counted up to thirty catties.

And next to this wooden stake, there are a few men wearing big red fat jackets and holding spears in their hands, and everyone can naturally recognize at a glance, this is the Wu Yi army stationed in various places. And next to it, there was also a table with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Wu Yijun was also sitting in the back.

Today's weather is good, the sky is clear, the temperature has risen a little, there are a lot of people on the street, Chinese people have always liked to join in the fun, see such a Western scenery how can there be no reason to get up.

After a while, there was already a large circle of people outside the south gate of Yangxin County.

The soldiers of the Wuyi Army just stood against the wall, allowing everyone to watch, but they did not speak.

There was a stirring in the crowd, and there were a few talented people who were crowded in the crowd to watch the excitement, and there were many illiterate ones, so they asked them questions.

A thin man said: "Qu Xiucai, what is written on the red paper on the wall, give it to us every year?" What are these military masters going to do? ”

That Qu Xiucai snorted lightly, with a look of arrogance: "Now that I think about it, I asked the master, I refused to go to your stall to eat a bowl of old tofu a few days ago, and I can't read?" ”

As soon as these words came out, even if the public was angry, a strong man slapped Qu Xiucai's shoulder, and Qu Xiucai, who was in pain, immediately grinned with his teeth, turned around to scold, and after seeing the man's appearance clearly, he immediately swallowed it back. The man smiled and said: "Qu Xiucai, yesterday you went to my shop and cut three catties of good meat, but this money is still owed, if you don't give it to me today, hehe......"

Qu Xiucai swallowed his saliva, touched the shriveled money bag, and said with a dry smile: "Where did this come from?" Let's just kid, Tang Sange is still serious, just read it, read it! ”

Third Brother Tang nodded with satisfaction, and muttered, toast without eating and drinking, these talented men are really cheap.

There was a big red notice on the city wall, which was full of himself, and Qu Xiucai read after reading it: "By the will of today, the Wu Yi army will be expanded to a guard, and the authority to recruit troops in the six counties will be granted, and all men from the six counties, over the age of thirteen and under fifty, from a good family, and who have never been a criminal offender, can join the army." Anyone who joins the Wuyi Army, eats and lives in the army, each person has five taels of silver, three taels of monthly salary, and is paid in cash, and will never be in arrears! ”

As soon as these words were read, the surrounding onlookers immediately clamored.

The treatment of this Wu Yijun is inevitably too good, right?

At this time, three taels of silver is enough for a medium-sized family in the county town to live a good life for a month, and if you save a little food, three or two months will not be a problem.

Wu Yijun's monthly salary is so much, and as soon as he joins the army, he will give five taels of silver to settle down?

At this time, there were a lot of people outside on the third floor and the outer three floors, and everyone spread the word of mouth, talking about what was written above, and many people in the crowd were a little tempted.

This place in Shandong has been the land of four wars since ancient times, and the people are fierce and unruly, especially in the Ming Dynasty. At the beginning of the Jingyan battle, Shandong was the main battlefield, to fight in a sparse uproar, dead and wounded all over the field, thousands of miles of uninhabited, may be the cause and effect planted at that time, the end of the Ming Dynasty, Shandong to the imperial court recognition is very low, all kinds of rebels emerge in endlessly, just in the annals of history of large-scale peasant uprisings is a lot.

In places where the people are strong, there are naturally more people in the army, this is the law. And the land of the six counties has just suffered from the disaster of the white-robed army, most of the people's family property is ruined, although Lian Zining relief to the victims, the distribution of food and quilts, but can only ensure that they survive this harsh winter, many people are still worried, food and clothing, at this time when I heard that Wu Yijun's treatment is so rich, naturally moved his mind.

Wu Yijun has been stationed in various county towns since these days, helping to repair houses and distribute food, which is very supported by the local people, quite a bit of the meaning of the military and the people, these people know that they don't bully people, so they are not too afraid, then Tang San'er relied on the previous days to send a few fat pigs to the barracks, and these soldiers are also familiar with each other, so he leaned over and asked with a smile: "Master Jun, is what you said true here?" Is there really so much money to take? ”

"Nature is true." The little flag dragged out a large box from behind the table, kicked it open, and the box was full of small ingots of snowflake silver, neatly arranged. said with a smile: "As long as you pass the test and join the army, now you will get five taels of settling silver and the first month's military salary, our Wu Yijun will talk and do things, when did you break your promise?" ”

Everyone looked at the box full of silver, gasped, and believed nine points in their hearts.

The reason why it is said that good men should not be soldiers is because the military has always been treated very poorly, the military salary is very low, and it is in arrears all year round, and since the civil engineering change, the status of soldiers has been very low in the Ming Dynasty. In such a situation, who wants to die for that little money? But now it's different, over the years, the imperial court and Siyi have fought repeatedly, and the status of the military has been greatly improved. These Wu Yijun's style are also seen in their eyes, and to put it bluntly, everyone is still quite envious and admired.

At this time, a low voice came from the crowd, this voice was very low, but the volume was very large, and it shook everyone's ears and screamed, like a bell ringing in their ears: "Master, is the food in your barracks good?" What do you eat? ”

The little flag snorted: "Why don't you eat well?" In our camp now, the people who eat braised pork, grilled chicken, and big pork slices are all unappetizing. If you don't believe it, you can ask Tang San, his shop will send fat pigs to us for three days and two days, more than a dozen at a time! ”

The bell-like voice let out an exclamation: "So good? ”

"Is this good?" The little flag smashed it and smashed its mouth: "I think when we were in the camp in the capital, the food was good!" Every day, chicken, duck and fish, stewed fat slices, fried golden chicken thighs, pot by pot, can be eaten vigorously. The craftsmanship of the invited masters is good, they are all hired from the big restaurants in Beijing, tsk, but it is not comparable here. ”

'Boom! There was a neat sound of saliva in the crowd.

The little flag pointed to the red paper on it, and said with a smile: "Qu Xiucai, read the conditions to everyone, as long as the conditions are enough, you can join the army immediately." ”

Qu Xiucai glanced at him in fear, nodded hurriedly, cleared his throat and said, "Don't worry, everyone, Wu Yijun is not something that anyone can enter if they want to, and there are still conditions." ”

The crowd suddenly fell silent, and only Qu Xiucai's voice was heard: "The first one, more than five feet two inches tall!" ”

One foot in the Ming season is thirty-one centimeters, five feet two inches is about one meter sixty-one or more, this requirement is not harsh, the living conditions of the Ming Dynasty people are excellent, rich in nutrition, the general height is relatively high, the world thinks that the Caucasian is tall, in fact, in the Ming Dynasty, the average height of the Han people has far exceeded that of Europe at that time, one meter six, most of the men present can basically reach.

"The second, you need to hold this thirty-pound wooden stake from the south gate to the county bell tower, and then walk back, two teas must be completed within the time, if it is overdue, it is considered unqualified."

After hearing this, everyone muttered in their hearts, this wooden stake is thirty pounds, neither heavy nor light. Yangxin County is not big, the north and south city gates are about four miles apart, the bell tower is on the central axis, and it is four miles back and forth, and it is not far. Two teas is not a short time. But when these items are combined, holding a thirty-pound wooden stake for half an hour requires a fairly strong body.

However, Shandong is the hometown of martial arts after all, and the folk martial arts have become popular, especially in the six counties of northern Lubei, and there are many great young men eager to try it at the moment.

The small flag added: "The person carrying the stake, there are people in the army who follow, if you really can't bear it, you can abstain, don't make a fuss and kill people!" ”

At this time, a person suddenly rolled out of the crowd, well, it should be said that it was a fat ball-like person. This guy is extremely fat and tall, but his waist circumference is about the same as his height, he has a beer belly, a double chin, and the fat all over his body is trembling when he moves, and the whole person is no different from a meat ball.

Everyone only felt that the sky seemed to be dark, and he stood there, like a mountain of meat, very oppressive.

He was wearing a black cotton jacket, and his two big thick legs looked like radishes that had been magnified countless times.

Drink! The little flag exclaimed: "Are you afraid that you don't have three hundred catties?" ”

The fat face of the meat ball tugged, and he smiled: "I am three hundred and thirty pounds, and I just weighed it last month." ”

It turned out that he was the owner of the bell-like voice.

"What's the matter, can you resist it?" Xiaoqi looked him up and down suspiciously.

"This adult, the ball can be done!" Before Qiuqiu could speak, there was a familiar explanation next to him: "My lord, Qiuqiu is born with divine power, don't look at his fat, but the speed is not slow at all, the small one is eighty pounds, and he is not as fast as him!" Just let him try it! ”

"Done! Then give it a try! Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Measure your length first." ”

"Huh!" Qiuqiu replied angrily, and when he stepped aside, a soldier went up to measure him with a tape measure, and said, "My lord, I am six feet nine inches tall." ”

"Drink! Six feet nine inches! The little flag exclaimed again, and walked up to Qiuqiu to raise his hands and feet before touching his head: "I'm so big, it's the first time I've seen you like this!" ”

More than two meters and ten meters, even if it is put in the future, it is also an NBA center-level body.

"Resist!" The little flag pointed to the pile.

"Yes, sir!" As soon as the big hand the size of a ball and a fan stretched out, he scooped up the wooden stake the thickness of the sea bowl, like carrying a bean sprout, and walked towards the city on his shoulder.

That little flag exclaimed for the third time, this fat guy is really born with divine power!

Qiuqiu doesn't seem to go fast, in fact, the stride is very large, take one step and take two steps against others, so the actual speed is quite fast, because it is the first anti-stake, everyone suddenly followed with a fried pan, Qiuqiu walked in front, followed by a hundred and ten people to see the excitement, with him all the way to the north.

On the way, many people joined in and asked what was going on, and it didn't take long for the entire county to know about Wu Yijun's recruitment.

(To be continued)