Early the next morning, Wen Chou left the official temple and rode towards Taolinsai.

The recruitment of soldiers can finally be put on the table. And this time the recruitment is bound to be much stricter than the original. Because, Wen Chou, a Taolin captain, can recruit more than 1,000 soldiers, and if he counts 1,000 or 5, he may usher in criticism from others with ulterior motives. And this is what Wen Chou is worried about! It is because Wen Chou wants elite soldiers, and he may grow into a non-commissioned officer in the future! It is also the backbone and foundation of the military strength after Wen Chou.

At present, there are 200 elite cavalry, 100 ordinary cavalry, 350 infantry, and 50 archers in the Taolin army, a total of 700 people. After much consideration, Wen Chou decided to recruit only 400 regular soldiers in the early stage. Including 350 infantry, 50 archers, if there are proficient in horsemanship, also within the recruitment quota, to be reorganized cavalry more skillful, the high for the horse, the low for the foot.

In addition, 400 logistics troops were recruited, and the salary was half that of the regular army. As a 'reserve force' for the regular army. According to Wen Chou's idea, this 'logistics soldier' only declares to the outside world that it will actually train with the regular army, and has the same requirements as the regular army. In the end, the most capable ones are naturally the regular army! It can be said that it is a second-level army set up by Wen Chou. And run a competitive 'job' system.

In this way, a total of 800 soldiers were recruited this time, making the total strength of Taolinsai reach 1,500 people, which can be regarded as the ultimate in quantity.

This recruitment will naturally not be limited to one place in Shahe Township, but in the face of the two counties and six townships around Taolinsai--- because the other county and two townships are not in Changshan Country, but the counties and townships under the jurisdiction of the neighboring Zhao County, Wen Chou will naturally not go beyond to recruit soldiers.

Of course, Shahe Township still occupies the majority, after all, in other places, Wen Chou's influence is still very limited, and he can only recruit some soldiers with generous treatment. The corresponding conditions for recruiting soldiers in other townships have risen to a higher level than those in Shahe Township.

Without further ado, Wen Chou rode his horse to Taolin Stopper, and saw that Jiang Xuan, Chen Ning, Dong Jiang and others had already prepared the recruitment notice, and they were just waiting for Wen Chou to come and assign tasks.

on the council hall.

Wen Chou sat in the middle of the hall, and Jiang Xuan led Yan Liang, Tie Qian, Su Jia and other officers to sit on the left side; Dong Jiang led Chen Ning, Wen Ba, Liu Qing and other officers to sit down on the right side. All of them are solemn and solemn, and they have a sense of being a general.

Wen Chou glanced at everyone, and only after a moment did he speak: "You are all veterans who have fought on the battlefield with me!" Well, unconsciously, five months have passed, and among them, they are all heroic martyrs who died on the battlefield or returned to their homes. There are 700 soldiers left of us, who should not fall into the name of heroism and the power of thieves! ”

When everyone heard this, most of them were even more energetic, waiting for the ugly words to come down.

Wen Chou continued: "Xiangguo Feng Gong, I ordered me to rebuild the Taolin School Captain Department to deter the surrounding Black Mountain thieves and keep one side safe. So far, we have not lived up to the high expectations of the country, this is the great honor of the whole army, congratulations! Speaking of this, Wen Chou's words changed: "But the Black Mountain thieves are powerful, covering the mountains and valleys, far from being the enemy of hundreds of soldiers in our districts, and it is still embarrassing to protect the township, let alone capture the thieves and save the people?" It is my desire to expand the army and crack the army! ”

Although everyone was speechless, their faces were dark, and a cold aura emerged.

"Doubling the army, so that the number of soldiers who can use it is too weak; Elite soldiers and strong generals will make all the armies take one as ten! Don't teach the Black Mountain thieves to underestimate me! Wen Choulang said loudly, his tone was sonorous, and he had a sense of sound.

"Expand the army, crack the army!" Dong Jiang, the only one who is long, said loudly and loudly.

"Expand the army, crack the army!"

"Expand the army, crack the army!"

"Expand the army, crack the army!"

Everyone in the hall drank it three times, Wen Choufang raised his hand and said in a false pressure: "Okay, now I won't say much, the minimum of this recruitment, all the gentlemen have also seen it, right?" I wonder if anyone else has anything to add? Despite the word. ”

In fact, Wen Chou, Jiang Xuan, Dong Jiang and others have planned the recruitment conditions in detail, and the reason why there is such a question is a routine inquiry and an idea of what to do. After all, one more person is one more idea. However, the reality is that Wen Chou and they have made a good plan.

"Since there is no doubt, let's assign it now!" Wen Chou said with a smile. Everyone couldn't help but lift their spirits.

"Qu Chang Dong Jiang, lead a hundred elite cavalry to Gaoyi County to recruit sergeants." Wen Chou said in the first place.

"Subordinates take orders!" Dong Jiang got up and walked to the hall, half-kneeling and clasping his fists. got up again and took the stack of recruitment notices handed over by Wen Chou with both hands.

"Tun Chang Yan Liang, led fifty elite cavalry to Daying Township in Gaoyi to recruit sergeants."

"Subordinates take orders!" Yan Liang also got up, walked into the hall, solemnly knelt down, and said with his fists clenched. got up again and took the stack of recruitment notices handed over by Wen Chou with both hands. There is no special feature of being Wen Chou's brother, which is also what Wen Chou is more pleased with. Such a good face will become a good general like future generations! As for whether he can take on the position of commander, I will say another matter.

"Tun Chang Wenba, lead fifty elite cavalry to Jihe Township in Gaoyi to recruit sergeants."

Wen Ba stepped out with some surprise, half-knelt and hugged his fists and said: "Subordinates take orders!" And respectfully accepted the recruitment notice, needless to say.

In this way, all the only 200 elite horsemen were dispatched, just because Gaoyi County was in the southwest of Taolinsai, which was the direction in which the Black Mountain bandits were entrenched! Wen Chou was afraid that the dispersion of troops would make the Black Mountain thieves who heard the news break each one. And leading the elite cavalry, even if there is an emergency, it also greatly increases the possibility of the soldiers escaping back!

Daying Township and Jihe Township are the only two remaining townships in Gaoyi County, each with nearly 10,000 people, and most of them are displaced people in Xin'an. In Gaoyi County, it is said that there are 20,000 mouths, and many exiles have also poured in.

After arranging the manpower of Gaoyi County and the two townships under its jurisdiction, it is the county and the four nearby townships.

"Tun Chang Tieqian, lead fifty cavalry to Jianpu Township to recruit soldiers!" Wen Chou paused and said.

Tie Qian was not surprised, and after receiving the order of the decent faction, he took the recruitment notice. Return to your seat. This Tie Qian was originally born as a ranger in Thorn Pu Township, so if he went, the effect might be better.

"Tun Commander Liu Qing, led fifty armor-clad soldiers to Liangdi Township to recruit soldiers!"

"Subordinates take orders!" Liu Qing said excitedly.

"Tun Commander Su Jia, lead fifty armor-clad soldiers to Dazhai Township to recruit soldiers!"

"Subordinates take orders!" This tun commander, who belongs to the eighteen horsemen, is also excited.

"Sima Jiang Xuan, lead a hundred sergeants to Pingjian County to recruit soldiers!" Wen Chou continued.

When Jiang Xuan heard this, he was stunned at first, but he reacted immediately, stepped out, and half-knelt to receive the order: "The subordinates receive the order!" Originally, he thought that Wen Chou would leave him in the township! I don't want to be sent to the most competitive county! Because the current Pingjian County Monarch and County Lieutenant are so virtuous, how can the people in the city be recruited as foreign soldiers?

"Contemptible and scholarly Chen Ning stayed in the fortress and recruited local soldiers part-time." After Jiang Xuan announced the results of the recruitment announcement, Wen Chou Fang Cai breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked at the people who had not been assigned to the task and said, "As for the other tuns and captains, go back to the headquarters and do your best to cooperate with the team leader to recruit soldiers!" ”

At present, Pingjian County is also a large county, with a total of four townships. In addition to the more than 20,000 people in Shahe Township, the other three townships have a population of four or five thousand, and there are nearly 30,000 people in the county! If it is an ordinary period, the county town with a population of 60,000 or 70,000 is not very big, but this is an era of frequent thieves, and I don't know how many Qi people put down their hoes and picked up their swords. If the next county magistrate takes office, I am afraid that it will be a 'county order' rather than a 'county magistrate'.

"Everyone, keep in mind the guidelines for recruiting soldiers! Remember to be an elite soldier, rather lack than abuse! Wen Chou finally reminded.

"Remember the king's order, it is better to have a shortage than to have an abundance!" The crowd spoke in harmony.

"In this case, without further ado, you should go and prepare!" Wen Chou said.

"No!" In response, the crowd dispersed on their own, and went to 'dispatch troops' without much to say.

In less than an hour, Dong Jiang, Yan Liang, Jiang Xuan and others led people out of Taolinsai and went to various counties and townships! There are only 50 cavalry, 50 archers, and 50 infantry left! The left-behind personnel are also complete and average. Wen Chou took 20 people from each of them and rushed to Shahe Township. Shuzuo Chen Ning led the remaining personnel and cautiously guarded Taolinsai.

To say that Wen Chou sent almost the entire army out to recruit soldiers, it was a bit risky, what if the thieves came to attack at this time? But Wen Chou also wanted to recruit all the soldiers with lightning speed, so as not to give the Black Mountain thieves a chance to react. In this way, many risks can be avoided.

To make such a decision, Wen Chou had already sent horses and scouts to inspect the Taolin Fortress several times in a hundred miles in a row for several days, and found that there was no large number of bandits.

The recruitment period was three days, and no matter how much was recruited, it had to be stopped and returned to Taolinsai. This is especially true for detachments that go to other places.

This time, the sergeant recruitment assessment method is similar to that of the first recruitment, but it has been improved and refined.

For example, the most important strength evaluation, the original test stone lock has four levels: 300 catties, 200 catties, 150 catties, and 100 catties, and the minimum standard for 16 to 20 years old is 100 catties, and the minimum standard for 21 to 35 years old is 150 catties. The stone lock used for the test this time has five levels: 500 catties, 400 catties, 300 catties, 200 catties, and 150 catties, and the minimum standard has also been upgraded by a grade. And the regular army is again one rank higher than the logistics army! It is not unstrict.

Other tests of martial arts, horsemanship, and archery are similar to those of the strength test, but they increase the difficulty respectively. And the younger ones are given priority to enlist.

From the very beginning of this recruitment, it was very popular, and both from the local and foreign countries rushed to participate in the test. It was only because Wen Chou increased the treatment of sergeants, and the monthly salary was increased from 100 yuan to 150 yuan, and the three meals a day were changed to three meals a day and one meat every other day. There is a more generous pension system, how can the leaders not be active?