Huluyan's wide square is bustling with people, and it seems that some major event is being held!

Since Huluyan established a mutual aid association, Feng Jian distributed the land belonging to the general of the cottage to the villagers, and the villagers swept away the panic some time ago, and most of the villagers regarded Huluyan as a real place to settle down.

The most talked about by the villagers in the village is that the fields that each household has been allocated to the hands, and if they are lucky enough to catch the fields close to the water source, they will show off everywhere, and if they are unlucky, they will not be depressed if they catch lots and distribute them to the places far away from the water sources, after all, the fields are given to the villagers for free, and the fields of each family will be fully reclaimed by the mutual aid association, and the grain will be distributed according to the size of the fields that have not been returned after the harvest.

A few days ago, the Huluyan Headquarters issued a notice, saying that it would select guards throughout the cottage and form a Huluyan guard team -- the "Zhenshan Battalion."

The guard notice said that the criteria for being selected for the Huluyan Earthquake Mountain Camp and the treatment they enjoyed.

The notice said: "The soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion must lift 300 catties of stone locks and exercise 50 catties of broadswords to meet the standard." The treatment of the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion is the most enviable, first of all, the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion are separated from the field work and specialize in military training; Monthly food distribution; One point of work per day; At the end of each quarter, you can go to the trading place under the mutual aid association to exchange for supplies and non-staple food; At the end of each year, the cottage will also reward the families of the guards with a part of the food. ”

In the eyes of the cottage villagers, Huluyan is their own home, and it is natural to protect their own home, but the cottage command has opened such generous conditions to recruit cottage guards, which is a big surprise and a big surprise. Therefore, this notice has been announced, which immediately attracted the young people of the cottage.

Today is the official selection of guards, so the square is very lively.

The young people who participated in the selection, as well as the people who watched the excitement, occupied the training ground on the east side of Huluyan Square, which occupied one-third the size of the square, and the selection of the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion was held here.

As long as they think that their conditions are sufficient, the young people at each outpost can apply for selection in advance.

The five stone locks that were originally placed in the training ground here are now neatly lined up, and the surface of the stone locks is marked with the words 100 catties to 500 catties in turn from small to large. (In the Ming Dynasty, one catty was sixteen taels, about six hundred grams in later generations.) In this era, 100 catties is equivalent to 60 catties in later generations, and it is very easy for young and strong households to lift 200 catties of stone locks with both hands, but it is more difficult to go up.

On the other side of the training ground, the weapon rack where the wooden sticks were originally placed is now five long knives horizontally placed on it, and the weight of the knives is marked on the wooden lattice on the side of each knife, which is marked as 10 catties, 20 catties, 30 catties, 50 catties, and 80 catties from bottom to top.

These long knives came from the Shi family, and the wealth of the Shi family was not only gold, silver, treasure, grain and cloth, but also a lot of various materials, all of which were transported back to Huluyan by Hu Dadao Feng Jian.

Feng Jian estimated that if the seizures of the historians were completely converted into grain, it would be enough for more than 4,000 people in Huluyan to eat for more than three years.

After these captured long knives were brought back, they were piled up in the Huluyan warehouse, and this time the guards were selected, and Feng Jian took them out to serve as the tools for the selection of guards.

A large wooden plaque was erected in front of the weapon rack, and a notice written on red paper was pasted on it, on which were written the notices of the selection test and the various test rules and standards.

There were several people sitting behind the table, each with pen and ink in front of them, who seemed to be the person in charge of the record.

A tall and thin man stood in front of the weapon rack, and I saw him holding a trumpet-shaped cylinder in his hand and shouting: "The next tester is Ding Sentinel Guard Yang Eighty!" Yang 80 speed on the field test. ”

I saw a slightly thin man who quickly walked out of the Ding whistle queue with a promise, came to stand in front of a hundred catties of bluestone, bowed slightly to the thin and tall man, and said in a trembling voice: "The villain Yang Eighty is here." ”

As the test officer this time, Jiao Pole didn't talk much nonsense, and waved his hand slightly: "Start the test." ”

Yang Baxing took a deep breath, walked to the 100-jin stone lock, took a deep breath again after his feet were established, bent down and grabbed the 100-jin boulder in his hand, and instantly lifted the bluestone above his head with a "ho" in his mouth, which did not seem to be difficult.

After standing steadily with the bluestone for a few breaths, I listened to the tester Jiao Jian on the side shouting: "Pass the test!" ”

Hearing this, Yang Eighty threw the stone lock back to the ground, took a few breaths and immediately moved towards the three hundred catties of bluestone, stood up and stretched out his arms to bend down to grab the bluestone and slowly lifted it off the ground, and when he tried to lift the bluestone to his chest, the green tendons had risen on his face.

Yang Eighty took a deep breath again, and shouted "ho" in his mouth, and at the same time, his feet were staggered and his waist was straightened, and Qingshi was raised above his head at once.

Yang Eighty held the bluestone with trembling arms, trying to maintain the balance of his body, until he heard a sound of "pass" in his ears and quickly threw the stone lock to the ground.

Jiao Qiang'er stared at Yang Eighty who was panting loudly and asked, "Yang Eighty, do you still want to continue the strength test?" ”

Yang Eighty breathed violently: "That, I...... The villain has no strength. ”

There was a burst of laughter from the surrounding crowd, and someone said: "Yang Eighty, go up and try the five hundred catties stone lock, maybe you can lift it!" ”

Then someone said disdainfully: "If you have the guts, you can go up and try it, don't even be able to lift the three-hundred-pound stone lock!" ”

There was another burst of laughter around.

At this moment, it seems that the cold wind raging in the mountains cannot affect the enthusiasm of the villagers to cheer for their relatives and friends!

Jiao Gan'er didn't pay attention to the noise around him, but just shouted loudly: "Ding Sentinel guards Yang Eighty, lifting stone locks of three hundred catties, strength is third-class, qualified!" ”

He said to Yang Eighty again: "You first go to the table to register the strength test results, and then go to the next venue to test the use of knife skills!" ”

Watching the lively crowd, there were bursts of cheers: "Yang Eighty, good job!" ”

"Yang Eighty lifted the 300-pound stone lock, if he can dance the 50-pound broadsword again, according to the selection criteria, he will definitely be selected into the Zhenshan Camp, and his mother-in-law and children will enjoy happiness with him in the future!"

"Yes! There is no need to participate in field cultivation for military training, and you can also receive three buckets of grain every month, and there is an extra work point for each day, and the family will have a stone of grain subsidy at the end of each year, which is really enviable! ”

"The notice said that the soldiers of the Zhenshan Battalion were completely free of food and clothing, and I heard that the milk was open to drink! Drink a bowl of rich milk, tsk, it's really the greatest enjoyment! ”

The crowd was buzzing and talking, hoping that their children would perform well in the next test and be selected for the Earthquake Mountain Camp.

In the next knife test, Yang Eighty could only exercise a thirty-pound broadsword, and martial arts were third-class.

According to the selection standards of the Zhenshan Battalion, it is necessary to lift 300 catties of stone locks and dance 500 catties of broadswords to meet the standards for being selected into the Earthquake Mountain Battalion.

Jiao Gang looked a little regretful, and announced loudly: "Ding Sentinel guards Yang Eighty, transports thirty catties of broadswords, and martial arts are third-class." Martial Arts Test Passed! 3rd class in the strength test, pass! The two tests combined failed to pass!

Feng Jian set the selection criteria for the Zhenshan Camp higher, respectively, the strength test can lift 300 catties of bluestone, the martial arts test can move 50 catties of broadsword to be qualified, Yang 80 strength passed the martial arts did not meet the standard, so it is not qualified, Feng Jian has very strict requirements in this regard.

Yang Eighty walked back to the original queue in a somewhat depressed mood, listened to the constant comfort of the acquaintances around him, and saw the concerned eyes of his mother-in-law and children behind him, Yang Eighty had a sour nose, lowered his head and turned around and walked out of the crowd.

Hey, this earthquake camp is too difficult to enter, so let's farm honestly to support our family in the future!

With the sound of the horn one after another, the test selection in the square was carried out in an orderly manner, the testers were happy and frustrated, and the crowd in the square was full of exclamations, sighs, and consolations from time to time.

Three days later, the selection of soldiers in the Huluyan Zhenshan Battalion ended, and there were 237 people in the entire cottage who met the selection criteria, needless to say that these people were all young and strong men, and the most eye-popping thing was that Xu Yannian, the personal escort of the former commander Xu Da, actually raised 500 catties of bluestone and danced 80 catties of broadswords.

Feng Jian vaguely remembered that in the fourth year of Chongzhen, Wang Lai, the first person in the Xinweike martial arts palace test, was appointed by Emperor Chongzhen as a martial champion because of his ability to lift 500 catties of boulders and be able to transport a 100-pound big sword.

Wu Zhuangyuan Yunyun is just Feng Jian's imagination, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty has a strict selection system, and it is impossible for a thief to participate in the martial arts alone.

Because of the perennial work, the strength of the Zhuang people is no worse than that of the rich children who practice martial arts all the year round, and among the people, the style of practicing martial arts has always prevailed, so it is not uncommon to produce some warriors such as Wang Laihire; And a strong man like Xu Yannian just lacks opportunities and luck.

Wang Laipin and his ilk were awarded the martial champion because of their good background and high strength and martial arts, and they were suddenly awarded the deputy general soldier (Ming second-grade military attaché) by Emperor Chongzhen as an exception, which seems to be a bit of a child's play, from which it is not difficult to find that Emperor Chongzhen has an urgent need for talents because of the country's internal and external troubles, and does not hesitate to reward high-ranking officials.

But Chongzhen couldn't figure out after all, the real warriors were hidden in the people, that is, among the Zhuanghu people who he regarded as thieves and thieves, there were many kings to hire, hiding the talents he urgently needed to strengthen the country and the army.

Feng Jian had dealt with Xu Yannian, and Xu Yannian left the impression on himself that except for the Xu Ma Gang, he ignored anyone in Huluyan, and his surname was arrogant and indifferent.

Such a person is generally more extreme, and it is difficult for him to make changes when he is sure of what he needs to do.

But Feng Jian still decided to appoint him, not only because he performed well in the selection test, but also because all the people in Huluyan saw that they were not favoritistic in employing people and appointed talents in strict accordance with the selection standards!

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