Leaving their hometown to join the army, throughout the ages, there is nothing unusual, the Tang Dynasty does not know how many poets in the Tang Dynasty, wrote poems that have been passed down through the ages, showing that the soldiers are far away from their hometowns, away from the sadness of their lovers, but they are forced by the pressure of the system, they dare not talk nonsense at will, they can only bear it silently.

The officials of the court and the generals in the army took this for granted, and no one would care.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the situation was slightly better, mainly because of the emergence of the Tun army, they were also soldiers and civilians, the birth of a large number of military households, and many family members of sergeants were in the same place as sergeants.

But after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the military tun system was destroyed, a large number of land was annexed, the burden of official land was too heavy, and the military households were overwhelmed, they were not as good as the peasants, and even as the tenants were not as poor, and as time went by, some military households began to flee on a large scale, and the guards existed in name only.

In the Wanli period, several large-scale conquests, mercenaries began to appear, these soldiers are full-time, they rely on military salaries to live, and there are also tun troops.

Since the first year of Chongzhen, the imperial court has become more and more difficult, unable to take out the silver, unable to pay the military salary, many sergeants, unable to receive military salaries, life has lost support, mutiny, constantly appearing, fleeing sergeants, countless, some sergeants, even directly joined the ranks of the rogue, relying on looting to live.

Good men are not soldiers, and military households have become synonymous with poverty.

Under such circumstances, it is still a bit difficult to recruit sergeants in Baoding Mansion.

Fortunately, Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji followed together, and the fame of Jiangning Ying had spread in Beizhili, and the situation was slightly better, but it was not optimistic.

Arriving in Gaoyang County, the magistrate learned that it was the Jiangning battalion recruiting sergeants. shook his head again and again, if he hadn't seen Sun Chengzong here, he would probably have resigned directly, the military households in Gaoyang County, countless people who have fled, are now recruiting sergeants. I'm afraid that no one will come to the door, although your Jiangning battalion is powerful, but the treatment of military households, who doesn't know the way, unless you find those homeless people, they have no food to eat, they are homeless, and when they get to the army, they can mix a mouthful of food. Not to starve to death.

Su Tiancheng has already discussed with Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji, don't talk about the treatment of the sergeant of the Jiangning camp for the time being, his explanation, if people know about such treatment, and they come completely for the silver, then it will be troublesome, such a person will be in the barracks. It's not easy to discipline, and it will bring other people badly.

Let's just say that the Jiangning battalion recruits sergeants. If someone can take the initiative to come, such a sergeant may be simpler-minded. Of course, there are two sides to everything, and there is a good side. The bad aspect.

Recruiting sergeants does need publicity, let's just say that after a few hundred years, one person will be a soldier, and the whole family will be glorious. Su Tiancheng has heard such propaganda slogans many times.

Today's situation is different, there is the invasion of Houjin outside, the harassment of rogues inside, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the situation of killing good and risking merit is very common, these negative influences, so that the common people have a very bad view of the sergeants and military households. Besides, being a soldier means fighting, there is a danger of dying at any time, the salary is low, and the life is poor, in such a situation, who wants to be a soldier.

Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji were a little puzzled, Su Tiancheng did not agree with the propaganda, if there was no publicity, it was really difficult to recruit 10,000 soldiers in Baoding Mansion.

After living in Sun Chengzong's mansion, Su Tiancheng finally voiced his worries.

The sergeants of the Daming Guard, most of the military salaries are five to eight dollars of silver per month, and they can reach one or two silver, even if it is very good, in this case, the Jiangning Battalion recruits sergeants, if the military salary reaches five taels of silver per month, it is estimated that after this recruitment, the guards in some nearby places may really collapse, and the situation of the sergeant's mutiny originally existed, and the sergeant knew that there was such a disparity in treatment, and there must be opinions.

Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji suddenly realized that Su Tiancheng's consideration was indeed thorough.

As for publicity, Su Tiancheng put forward three points.

The first is to ensure that the sergeants have no worries about food and clothing, and can eat enough, including their families, and will never go hungry; The second is to ensure that family members can accompany the army, that is, young and strong people who have already married a family can take their family members to Jiangning County, and the Jiangning camp ensures that Jiajun has a place to live; The third is that the Jiangning battalion will pay military salaries on time and in full, and will never deduct them.

As for the amount of military pay, it cannot be publicized for the time being.

Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji heard these three and thought they were very good.

The recruitment notices were posted, and the officials of the Gaoyang County Government took the sergeants of the Jiangning Battalion to the villages and towns to publicize them, and in each village, the recruitment notices for the recruitment of sergeants were pasted.

What moved Su Tiancheng was that Sun Chengzong's family, who stayed in Gaoyang County, also went out to publicize.

On November 10, the sixth year of Chongzhen, the recruitment of recruits for the Jiangning battalion officially began.

Early in the morning, outside Sun Chengzong's mansion, there were three floors inside and three floors outside, surrounded by people, who depended on watching the excitement, and some who were ready to sign up.

Sun Chengzong entered the wing room first.

"Master Su, the old man is here to sign up."

Su Tiancheng blinked, looked at Sun Chengzong, and thought he had misheard.

"Hehe, the old man came to sign up for the two grandsons, they have already set off first, to Jiangning County, the old man asked someone yesterday to send them a letter, telling them that after arriving in Jiangning County, make all preparations."

Su Tiancheng hurriedly stood up.

"My lord, don't you think about it, don't be in such a hurry."

Sun Chengzong's eyes widened.

"The old man's children and grandchildren have long been ready to serve the country, if it weren't for the age of several sons, the old man would personally send them into the Jiangning camp, the old man's two grandsons, when they arrived at the Jiangning camp, they were ordinary sergeants, if they couldn't train well, the old man would not allow them to enter the house."

Su Tiancheng looked at Sun Chengzong, a little speechless, on the battlefield, the sword is ruthless, Sun Chengzong once served as the secretary of the military department, he must understand, not to mention that the Jiangning battalion is burdened with heavy responsibilities and will face many cruel battles, if Sun Chengzong's grandson encounters any accidents, he is really not easy to explain.

"My lord, the juniors don't mean that, the juniors think, you are old and need someone to take care of you."

"Master Su, what do you mean, the old man understands, the children of ordinary people, the children of military households, can join the army, the children and grandchildren of the old man, what can't you do, is it the business of ordinary people to go to the battlefield, if the bureaucrats and gentry all think like this, and they all take into account their own interests, then my Ming Dynasty is in danger, the old man's family is to take the lead, the old man once led the army to fight, understand the danger here, don't hesitate, write down the name for me."

The clerk sitting on the side looked at Su Tiancheng and looked a little embarrassed, it was not good to write, and it was not good not to write.

Su Tiancheng faced Sun Chengzong, clasped his hands together, and bowed.

"My lord is loyal, but the sun and the moon, if it is my officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty, they all have such qualities, why worry about the immortality of the Liukou, why worry about the immortality of the Houjin, why worry about the Ming Dynasty is not prosperous, the younger generation will take the Jiangning battalion soldiers and salute the adults."

The clerk also hurriedly stood up, stood behind Su Tiancheng, and saluted Sun Chengzong.

Su Tiancheng took the brush, and on the roster, he wrote down the names of Sun Siming and Sun Sizong in a regular manner.

This is the first and second sergeant recruited by the Jiangning battalion in Baoding Province.

This is not over, after Sun Chengzong went out, Lu Shanji also came in.

Lu Shanji's request was even more surprising, he actually asked his youngest son and two grandsons to enter the Jiangning camp.

Su Tiancheng was really embarrassed.

The descendants of Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji are all descendants of the family, which is actually a very clear attitude, any big family attaches great importance to the descendants of the descendants, they are the successors of the family, continue the incense, maintain the inheritance of the family, in the family, the status is not ordinary.

But the two old men both asked their descendants to enter the Jiangning camp, which shows that they really supported the Jiangning camp to recruit sergeants and set an example.

Yes, the sergeant of the Jiangning battalion is very well paid, but this treatment is really nothing for the two old men, they definitely don't need the five taels of silver per month to support their families.

Su Tiancheng suddenly felt that the Jiangning battalion would definitely succeed in recruiting sergeants this time, and the future development prospects of the Jiangning battalion must be broad.

Su Tiancheng persuaded Lu Shanji that it would be okay for the two grandsons to participate in the Jiangning camp, as for the younger son, it was better to stay at home, and Lu Shanji finally agreed.

Su Tiancheng picked up the pen and wrote down the names of Lu Taibing and Lu Taibo on the roster.

The news spread quickly.

Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji, the two elders, actually sent their grandsons to Jiangning Camp.

This incident caused huge waves.

Soon, the people who came to sign up surrounded Sun Chengzong's = mansion and flooded it.

The sergeants of the Jiangning battalion, like a machine, began to run at high speed.

The clerk was busy filling in the name, including personal circumstances, and had no time to eat, so the handwriting was numb, so he shook it off and continued, because there were too many people who signed up, and Sun Chengzong arranged for his son to help write it.

The backyard has become a place for testing, and those who sign up still have basic physical fitness, and those who are skinny or in poor health cannot enter the Jiangning camp.

In one day, more than 2,000 people signed up.

Moreover, the news quickly spread out, and people from villages and towns began to rush to the county seat.

Su Tiancheng has fully felt that Sun Chengzong's influence in Gaoyang County is extraordinary, those so-called conditions, the people who came to sign up didn't care too much, but Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji's grandsons entered the Jiangning camp, and they firmly remembered it. (To be continued.) )