Chapter 62: Recruiting Soldiers
It's been a day since the proclamation was issued, but many of the people who came to the council hall for consultation actually signed up, and even if they did, most of them were members of the Hechiyu Ministry, and Burhan began to wonder if anyone was in the way? You know, this is a great opportunity to change the fate of a person or a family, and Burhan really can't think of any reason to refuse? Just when Burhan was in a hurry, Mang Gao brought his son and many noble children who took refuge in him to sign up, which just solved Burhan's urgent need. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
With the example of the reckless group of people, more and more people came to sign up, and those who were still waiting to see immediately joined the crowd, and it was really gratifying to see the tribesmen who enthusiastically signed up.
In his conversation with Manggao, he learned that another very important reason why so few people came was that the people were illiterate and no one read the proclamations to them. Burhan is sure that although this is not the main reason, it is extremely important. I had only thought that the proclamation was written in an easy-to-understand manner, but I had forgotten the main thing. Burhan hurriedly corrected it, and he soon sent people to borrow many students from a large academy, so that the people of all the thousands of households knew about it and actively participated in this "grand event".
The so-called policy has a countermeasure, and when the people sent by Burhan to preach are sent to each thousand households, some thousand households that are not very cooperative can begin to delay. Some bribed those students who were not deeply involved in the world, and some simply used violent threats, who let them write Zou Zou one by one? There were also those who did not dare to openly oppose it, so they could only send more slaves or herdsmen to nomadic places farther away, and most of the people who were sent down only preached once or twice and then left in a hurry. After all, delegating thousands of households is not as comfortable as staying in the royal city, and the idea of the literati's eyes and masters has become the mainstream. Of course, there are also very conscientious and responsible people who think that this is a good opportunity to express themselves, even if the stage is not big enough and there may not be much attention. But it can be done with relish, and it is never tired, whether it is perfunctory or serious, it cannot escape the control of Burhan, some people can be recruited in the future, and some people are destined not to be reused for the rest of their lives.
After several days of uninterrupted preaching, the enthusiasm of the people in the thousands of households around Wangcheng to sign up has greatly increased. But the good times didn't last long, and just three days later, Burhan came to the registration office again and found that no one came, and the first day was just that, but it was like this for several days, which inevitably reminded people of something? It wasn't until the fourth day that someone at the recruitment office had a verbal altercation and a fight broke out. Burhan happened to come to the recruiting office to take a look after his official duties, and that scene was played out in front of him.
"Why don't you let us sign up? Could it be that everything in the proclamation is false? A spirited man with a seemingly half-dead slave in his hand was arguing with the clerk at the recruiting office.
The scribe smiled contemptuously, pointed at the man with his pen, and said, "It's an open recruitment, but you also have to see how he is!" It's all like this, you see how different this is from a skeleton, just this is going to participate in the recruitment? ”
The man looked at the slave in his hand and thought about it, isn't it death that a skinny man has been sent to such a conference? I don't know what those "masters" think. He put aside the slave and grabbed another man of great size, pointed at him and asked the scribe, "What about this?" Why don't you sign up for this? ”
"Huh? Take a good look at his half calf is gone, how can he participate in the recruitment? "The scribe is really a little impatient, he worked well a few days ago, but today it is particularly annoying, it is this group of people who make himself unable to work well.
When the man heard this, he said, "What's wrong with not having a calf, you can't fight?" Did you know that he once killed ten enemies by himself and was a real warrior, and didn't the Great Khan want to recruit warriors? That's it! ”
Let him say that the scribe just disagrees: "Anyway, if you have a disability, you can't participate, next!" His words completely angered the strong man, and he broke free from the man's hand and shouted, "How dare you despise the mighty Ruge, see that I don't pinch your head?" At the same time, the huge body pressed straight towards the scribe. Bang! As soon as he heard it, he saw that the scribe and the table were smashed to the ground by a huge impact. Scattered with wood chips and flying silk cloth, the scribe rolled on the ground to relieve the pain while not forgetting to blow the wooden whistle around his neck. "Tick! Backbite! Tick Tick! ”
The strong man, who was still unsatisfied, pulled up the scribe as easily as he carried a handbag, and he strangled the scribe's neck with his arm. The scribe, who was not much stronger than the hemp pole, was about to die, and he was already rolling his eyes. Seeing this, the man quickly slapped the strong man's arm in an attempt to save the unfortunate little scribe. There was a neat pace in the distance, and the pikemen of the Han army trained by General Guo Wei immediately felt the scene of the incident when they heard the warning sound of the wooden whistle.
"Whew!" The large round shield formed a shield wall, encircling the people involved, while countless razor-sharp hooked spears were aimed at the vital parts of all of them.
"Who dares to make trouble at the recruiting office? Hurry up and release the people, otherwise there will be no forgiveness for killing them on the spot! One of the captains questioned the men, and as soon as he finished speaking, the crowd shouted in unison, "Whew!" It was very shocking, Lu Ge didn't look at the strong body does not mean that he has no brains, he also knows that these people do what they say, and slowly let go of the scribe. The freed scribe gasped for breath, coughing and ravenously breathing fresh air, and soon someone helped him down.
The agitated person, when he saw that the matter was getting bigger, hurriedly laughed, "Misunderstanding!" Misunderstand! We came to sign up for recruitment, but we didn't expect some misunderstandings. As he spoke, he already realized that he couldn't go on, no matter how much he misunderstood, he almost died, could it be just a few misunderstandings? That can't be, especially since this is the royal city!
The group was arrested by the guards for picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and when Burhan saw that the problem was basically solved and the recruiting office had reopened, he waved his finger a few times to summon a guard and said, "Check what is behind the scenes!" ”
"It's the Great Khan!" With that, Burhan walked towards the council hall.
In the evening, Burhan summoned his staff and some important nobles of the Hechiti tribe to discuss the matter, and at the same time did not forget to call the reckless high of the previous camp.
When everyone arrived, Burhan was the first to speak: "You all know about the recruitment office today, right?" ”
Everyone nodded, and Kari was the most angry, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Bastard, it must be the damn Dugan, it must be them!" ”
"Kali! You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense! Mang Gao was reminding Ka Li, but he didn't expect Ka Li to pat the table and point at Mang Gao and shout, "You are not a good thing, you are clearly with him." ”
Seeing that it was about to be hyped, Burhan slapped the table and said, "Okay! Stop arguing. "I've already sent someone to investigate this matter, and I think everyone can guess who the people behind the scenes are, but it's not the time to do it, so as not to startle the snake!" That's right, reckless! Burhan turned the subject to him again, and Mangao was a little stunned, but he was immediately sober!
"Reckless! You are the Grand Judge, how have you built this Judgment House? ”
When Mangao arrived, he had already guessed that Burhan would definitely ask this question, so he had been prepared. "Great Khan! You also know that the judges of this court need to be not only fair and strict, but also reasonable, so this person is particularly lacking. I have already been sent to the vicinity of Wangcheng, but there are still some remote thousands of households that have not yet found suitable candidates, so there is some delay. ”
Bourhan nodded, agreeing with the reckless rhetoric, which made him feel a lot more relaxed.
"I have a list here, you can take it to the staff!" As he spoke, he handed Mang Gao a list and unfolded it to see the guys, all of whom were famous "literati" in the academy. "These are the senior disciples of several masters, who have now graduated, and they are all in response to the tribal call, you can choose some of them, and a few of them are really good!"
Mang Gao opened it and looked at it carefully, and the name of Erri Baolig suddenly appeared on the paper, this young man is really not ordinary, and the Great Khan has also taken a fancy to him, so he should reuse it.
After today's incident in the recruiting office, Burhan is even more sure that there is someone behind the trouble, and this is why there is something to urge Manggao. "Manggao, I've got it for you. You must set up a house of 1,000 households as soon as possible. After today's events, I'm afraid that those people will go even further, and if there is any difficulty, you can mention it! ”
Burhan has said so, how can he be recklessly reckless. "Thank you, Great Khan, compassion! Please rest assured, the Great Khan will go back and improve the whole system. ”
Mang Gao did not speak empty words, and soon a group of young, energetic, courageous, and more sensible judges were on the road, and they were about to go to the remote Qianhu to take office, as the vanguard of the Great Khan Burhan to divide the power of Qianhu Nayan.
After a few days of traveling, Erri Baolige finally arrived at the location of the Qianhu of Caolemeng, the farthest area under the actual control of the Hehe Chiti Department. As soon as he got there, he saw a crowd of people around, and he tried to separate the crowd and squeeze in to hear their conversation.
"Elote? Are you really going to participate in any recruitment? Cao Lemeng asked as he stared at Yile Te viciously.
The man named Yile who was lying on the grass was also resolute. "Yes, that's right. I'm just going to participate. ”
Cao Lemeng was obviously angry when he heard this, he didn't care about the other thousand households, but his own thousand households were definitely not allowed to participate alone. Since taking office, Cao Lemeng has discovered Nayan's advantage, although he has no military power, it still does not prevent him from enjoying himself, and he has more people in charge. In a short period of time, he has already regarded the entire thousand households as his private property, how could he be willing to let someone participate in the conscription and let the Great Khan further divide his power? Since Yile Te is so stubborn, Cao Lemeng decides to kill the chicken and the monkey! "Yilet, in that case, don't blame me for being rude, I'll kill him."
Although Nayan does not have the right to fight, he has the right to raise private soldiers. Several of Cao Lemeng's cronies drew their scimitars one after another and walked towards Yilete, with a fierce light in their eyes.
Ilette is not a person who sits idly by, and he doesn't know when he has an extra wooden fork in his hand as a weapon to defend. Just as the battle was about to break out, Erri Baolig struggled to shout "Stop!" ”
Several soldiers wearing wolfskin helmets parted the crowd and drew their swords to protect Eri Baolig. A discerning person can see at a glance that these people are not ordinary, indeed. These were all attire that only the Chinas guards of the Great Khan of Burhan could have. Cao Lemeng was also shocked, thinking to himself that what kind of big man actually came down to ask for Chi Nasi as a guard?
Erri Baolig stepped forward and pointed to Cao Lemeng and said, "If my expectations are right, this is the Lord of the Thousand Households in this place, right?" ”
Being able to guess your identity at once is really not an ordinary person. "Yes, how am I?"
He thought that by telling the identity of Na Yan, he would be able to make Erri Baolig retreat? Eri Baolig smiled contemptuously, "How is it?" Lord Caolemeng is really majestic! If you want to kill people in broad daylight, I wonder how the Great Khan will feel if he knows about it? ”
Cao Lemeng was a little scared, he was really scared. It's the guards of the Red Khan again, isn't this person in front of him really the eyes and ears of the Great Khan? "You... Who are you? ”
"Huh! I am the judge of Caole Meng's thousand households, and my name is Erri Baolig! ”
Knowing the origin of Eri Baolige, Cao Lemeng was a lot more relieved, "Lord Erri Baolig, I just dispose of a slave, I don't need this, right?" What are you looking for, aren't you going to get on it soon? ”
A few of Cao Lemeng's cronies stepped forward to slash and kill Yilete, but they didn't want to be cut off by a Chinasi soldier who directly cut off the hamstrings of the two people in front with two knives, and lay on the ground in pain and kept rolling. In order to prevent Cao Lemeng from doing any more radical acts, Erri Baolige pointed at Cao Lemeng and scolded: "Cao Lemeng! If you dare to do anything wrong, don't blame me for being polite! "There was a lesson from the past, coupled with the brazenness of Eri Baolig's momentum, and the cruelty and cold-bloodedness of the soldiers of Chinasi, Cao Lemeng retreated. Nonsense, just those Chi Nasi can't be provoked by Cao Lemeng, who knows if there is a son of a noble man in the Chi Ti Department? If you offend the nobles because of this matter, it will be too worthwhile.
"Okay, okay, I remember you. Okay, you're lucky today, let's go! He spat at Ilette and turned away, and had only taken a few steps when he heard Erri Bolig call him.
"Cao Lemeng, remember. You are just a thousand households, I don't want to have a next time, if you dare to do this again, then I can only tell the Great Khan truthfully, and at that time I think Lord Manggao may not be as good at talking as me. ”
Erri Baolig's words deeply stung Cao Lemeng, for him Dugan may be a backer, but Manggao is notoriously insidious and cunning, if he is targeted, Dugan is not easy to use. It seems that this Erri Baolig still has something to do with Manggao, no wonder he is so strong!
In fact, Erri Baolig is also gambling, he bets that Cao Lemeng will not dare to rebel openly. If Cao Lemeng is bent on rebellion, I am afraid that the eleven of them will be the first to be martyred. Before coming, Mang Gao specially asked the Great Khan for Erri Baolig to send a Shichenas as a guard, which could be used as both an errand and a guard. In fact, only their pair is ten people, and the others are five-person teams, which shows that Burhan cares for Erri Baolig and also attaches great importance to Cao Lemeng.
After seeing that Cao Lemeng had left, Eri Baolig picked up the injured man, put his big coat on him, and said with concern, "You are going to the recruitment meeting, why don't you ride a horse and stay away from the camp alone?" ”
Elote didn't speak, and bowed his head a little ashamedly. The passer-by next to him told the truth, it turned out that Yile was a slave, a slave directly subordinate to Caolemeng, although Burhan pardoned all the slaves, it was only to say that the war criminals from the Hechiti Department and from Turgot, as for the slaves of the original Turghut nobles, it was still not good to overstep the line. Cao Lemeng did not want these slaves to participate in the so-called conscription meeting, and was very strictly guarded. Yile had no choice but to plan to escape from here first and then find a way, but he didn't expect to be discovered, but fortunately Erri Baolig and his party arrived in time.
It is not an isolated case like Yilete, and it has occurred in many thousands of households within the actual control of the Hechi Ti Department. Some enlightened slave owners did not hesitate to put their horses and supplies to encourage their slaves to participate, and there were also stubborn slaves who even killed or maimed them in order to stop them, which is one of the reasons why Burhan was so eager to build the Inquisition.
With less than five days to go until the final recruitment meeting, more and more people are pouring into the royal city-Purple Mud! In order to allow these people to better mediate their state and not bother with food and drink, Burhan specially ordered that each contestant be provided with free food and lodging.
Five days is not a long time, and soon the days that people are looking forward to will come. This day carries the hopes of too many people, and of course there are Burhan's.
Mang Gao's family, today is a temporary holiday for this recruitment conference clan, which allows him to prepare for his son with all his heart. The Mongolian robe is suitable for work and warmth but not suitable for combat, he specially selected a set of close-fitting soft armor for his son Gangster, who looks more energetic when he wears it, and the coordinated linearity perfectly shows his healthy body. There are no extra words, just wait for the time to come, and personally take his son to the war.
Compared with the confident and relaxed atmosphere of the Mang Gao family, the Eril Tu family is a little dignified. It is very likely that Eriltu will lose his noble status, and in order to make up for the loss and the future of this family, he decides to let his son Bayar try! His wife was crying as she prepared the supplies her son needed.
"Dad, do you really have to participate?" She really didn't want her son to go, I heard that most of the people who participated this time were slaves, would they beat Bayar to death when they saw him? Oh! My poor Bayar!
"Okay, don't cry, Bayar is the eldest son, and he has an obligation to contribute to this family. I'm like that now, and I want Bayar to be in the Captain's Guard, so that your life will be better. As he spoke, he paused, and since he was deposed, the feeling of the cold state of the world has immediately appeared, and such a day is really impossible to live. Thinking of this, Eriletu couldn't help but give his son a hug, which can be regarded as encouragement!
"Son, Abba has inquired, there are three recruits this time. Horsemanship, archery, and archery, this is not a difficult task for you, and the most important thing is that in the end, ten warriors will be selected from the winners, who can be directly the standard, this is a rare opportunity, you must grasp it, the future of our family depends on yours. ”
Bayar was very excited when he heard the standard, and he said confidently, "Abba and Grandma, just look at it, I will definitely be the first, let them see if our family is not in decline!" ”
The hour has come and everyone is ready. Sure enough, as Eri Letu said, the game was more like a draft. The first riding technique, for the steppe tribe, it was simply natural, and few people failed to make the selection, except for those who were unlucky and a few who lost their horses, everyone else passed without a hitch. The second is archery, which is also not difficult, as long as you hit the bullseye nine times out of ten, and the result is similar to riding. The most difficult is the third activity, mounted archery, which is not a simple archery, it requires great control and accurate shooting. The same is ten arrows, but you need to run horse archery, each target is only 50 meters together, the player only has a few seconds to complete a series of actions such as arrow, bow bending, aiming, shooting, etc., once you miss it, there is no way. This one needs to win more than seven out of ten, although it is not required to hit the bull's-eye, but in the final evaluation it relies on the closest to the bull's-eye to win, a total of more than 7,000 contestants, the final winner is only more than 1,500 people, although the goal is not achieved, Burhan does not plan to break the exception, because this is to choose the leader of the guard, rather lack than abuse!
It took a day of racing to the end. Early the next morning, the winners were gathered, and Burhan stood on a high platform and said to the people below, "First of all, I want to congratulate you, you are the winners of this competition, and you can enter the Captain Guard, the most elite unit of the Hechiti Division. You have a month to get more at home, and if you want to go home in the future, you will have to wait, and don't forget to go to Lord Uligi to get your reward back when you go back. In order to select the best warriors, you can compete with each other, and I will directly award the best ten people to him for use in front of the standard account! ”
As soon as Burhan said this, a noise erupted in the crowd. Although most people don't know what kind of identity or official position the standard is, they are also very eager for it, after all, the words that come out of the mouth of the Great Khan must be extraordinary. For those who participated as children of the aristocracy, it was a springboard to soar. You must know that there are a total of 48 thousand households in the entire Hechi Ti Department, and there are only nearly 100 of them when this standard is full! Think about it, if you become one of them, it will be close to the status and position of your fathers, and everyone will be tempted.