Chapter 14 Recruitment

Dong Liang got 10,000 taels of gold, and this 10,000 taels of gold suddenly dazzled Dong Liang's eyes, which was really cool. In this era and in the future, the value of gold is very high. Although gold was not the main currency in circulation in this era, it was very valuable. When the time comes, as long as you take it and sell it, you can get a lot of wealth at any time. And if you have this 10,000 taels of gold, you can form an ordinary army of almost 10,000 people. If you follow the kind of tattered soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army, then it will not be a problem to form 50,000 to 100,000. But Dong Liang didn't plan to do this, because his target was far from the thieves of the Yellow Turban Army.

"We're going to recruit troops now, and with these ten thousand taels of gold, we only need to recruit a thousand infantry." Dong Liang said.

"A thousand? Is it too little? Yang Miaozhen asked.

Dong Liang immediately said: "It's a lot, a thousand people are enough." There are not many soldiers, if there are too many people, you can't control it, I'm afraid you're tired! ”

Although Wang Guorui seems to be affectionate, in fact, why doesn't he want to recruit more troops? But there's no way around this! After all, there will not be a few in the future, and the crusade of the princes of the Eighteenth Route against Dong Zhuo is about to begin, if too many soldiers are recruited, then with Yang Miaozhen's ability, they will not be able to manage it. The most important thing is that there is no group of officers who can follow them, otherwise they can be responsible for the leadership of the low-level soldiers. If too many soldiers are recruited, the training time will be more, which will not be conducive to the next training. The princes of the Eighteenth Road will soon come, and Luoyang will definitely not be able to hold it at that time, Dong Liang will inevitably follow Dong Zhuo to Chang'an, and then develop in Chang'an. If too many soldiers are recruited, then they will have to move away before they have time to train, and too many soldiers will not be able to transfer quickly. This is the same reason that there are too many jars and jars, but it is not easy to move. So a thousand people, that's enough. As long as these 1,000 people can be trained to become elites, it will be enough to be a good effect.

"The Captain has recruited the West Garden Infantry! If anyone wants to apply, please come and apply. Anyone who is willing to join our captain as an infantryman can get two taels of silver worth of copper coins per month, and if you die in battle, you can get a pension of three taels of gold, please sign up! ”

And with Dong Liang's recruitment policy coming out, many people were shocked, thinking that you were really the only scorpion with such a good treatment. You must know that in this era, foreign silver has not been able to flow into China, so the price of silver is still very high. The monthly salary of silver worth two taels of silver can completely supply a family of more than a dozen people. And as long as you can be a soldier, you can get such a high income, which is enough to make many people tempted.

"What you said is true?" Someone asked.

And the civilian officer in charge of recruiting soldiers immediately said; "Yes, our Xiyuan Dian Military Captain Dong Liang will never lie to the people. As long as you are willing to join our Xiyuan Dian Military Academy Captain Dong Liang, you will definitely be able to be reused. And there is definitely a lot of money, two taels of silver per month. And after the death, there is also a pension of three taels of gold, so you can rest assured! ”

Soon, under such a good treatment, many people also came over and wanted to sign up for the West Park Army, especially those who were strong. Even, many people who were originally in the West Park Army also came to make friends, hoping to join the West Park Army, so that they could also mix a high salary. Since it's all money for selling your life, why not follow a person with a high military salary? Anyway, wars are very dangerous, and those who follow the chaos must be guaranteed. Moreover, they are definitely going to get the wealth next.

Soon, a group of people were selected by Yang Miaozhen and began to serve as this recruitment. And then it will be Yang Miaozhen to train, after all, Yang Miaozhen is not only a martial artist, but also a general who can lead troops to fight, although he dare not say that he can command hundreds of thousands of troops, but he can still lead thousands of people. Training thousands of people to become qualified elite soldiers is completely competent.

"I've seen Captain Dong!" The newly recruited soldiers shouted together.

And Dong Liang immediately said; "Everyone, welcome to our West Park Army. You have all been selected by us from among countless people, and I will definitely lead you well to defeat the enemy. And, I can assure you that there is another perk in our West Park Army. That is, if you can serve for five years, then I will give you fifty acres of land, and then you can get land for a peaceful birthday! ”

And when those soldiers heard this, they were all attracted to this land, and their eyes were like wolves. You must know that in this era of land annexation is very strict, it is very polite to say that it is a poor land. During this period, there were not many yeoman farmers in the country who owned their own land, and more than 90 percent of the land was concentrated in the hands of the scholars, who were not only one percent of the population, so that the poor people cultivated the land of the scholars and then received exploitation from the scholars. And now Dong Liang actually promised to give them fifty acres of land after five years of service, which shocked them. If so, I'm afraid the risk of joining the army is still worth the risk. No other army can guarantee that they will be able to obtain land, and this army can promise to obtain land, which is naturally a thing that makes them feel lucky.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the acquisition of land is conditional, that is, in the past few years, you must not violate military law, and you must not be greedy for life and fear of death. If you die in battle and die heroically, then I can not only give you all your family fifty acres of land, but also double that of your family, one hundred acres! Dong Liang said.

And these words made those soldiers feel even more gasp, because a hundred acres of land is unimaginable in this era. You must know that 100 acres of land has made everyone feel that they can exchange their lives for their lives, and if ordinary people in this era choose to exchange their lives for their families for 100 acres of land, then the vast majority of people will choose to agree. Not to mention those military salaries and pensions, even if it is this land, it is enough to exchange life for it. As for what it says to abide by military law, this is also the right thing to do. After all, in ancient times, the army was also bound by military law, and it was not too embarrassing to abide by military law. If you don't obey military law, why should people promise you land? This is understandable. People spend so much money to make you a soldier, that is, to make you able to follow orders well, and then help him kill the enemy. But if you disobey military orders, or even betray them, why should they give you land!

"Hmph, in the future, these soldiers will inevitably become a group of die-hard people. For the sake of the land, they can even give up their lives! This kind of person is disloyal and desperately fighting, then there are ghosts! Dong Liang thought.

The reason why Dong Liang is willing to give land is because he deeply knows the truth that those who have constant property have perseverance. If you look at the soldiers under the warlords from all walks of life during the Three Kingdoms period, they actually help this lord fight today, and help that lord fight again tomorrow. Many people say that this is a characteristic of the Three Kingdoms period, where the generals were loyal to the officers, and the officers were loyal to the lord. But Dong Liang, a later generation, can only give one evaluation - bullshit.

In fact, it is not the soldier who is loyal to the officer, but the soldier who is loyal to the person who gives them benefits. In this troubled era, soldiers are all taking money to fight for others, and there is no loyalty at all. And the reason why they are willing to betray the original lord is actually because they have no permanent property in the original lord. The so-called permanent property, that is, valuable real estate such as land and real estate, is also the most important means of production. Even if the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms period surrendered, that is, they changed to a lord and continued to eat, and there was no loss. The price they paid for betrayal was too low, or even at all. They did not have land or other valuable property from their former lords, and then they took some wealth with them to fight, and if they took refuge in the enemy, they would have nothing to lose.

But if Dong Liang promised them to give them land, then if they betrayed, there would be no land to obtain. If they choose to die rather than give in, they will eventually get the land. In this way, there is constant production, and there is enough cohesion with constant production. They will unite around Dong Liang, after all, Dong Liang can give them land, even if he dies, he can let his family get land, which is the reason for their loyalty. The so-called loyalty, that is not enough, makes the price of betrayal not enough. But if they have land, then they will think about it, is the price of betrayal too great? And so loyalty comes.

As for how these lands came from, Dong Liang's free method is nothing more than a raid. If you have copied all the property of those nobles, won't you be able to get land? Anyway, Dong Zhuo's family is already a piece of stinky shit in the eyes of the scholars, so there is no need for Dong Liang to curry favor with their scholars and compete for hegemony. Dong Liang will inevitably choose to stand on the side of the ordinary people and choose to fight the Shi clan to gain benefits. Therefore, against the Shi clan to raid the family, then this is an inevitable choice, and there is no problem.

As for the next, Dong Liang's general policy is to win over the Hanmen and fight against the scholars. Of course, this process is not so easy, after all, it is also a difficult process to twist the cold door into a rope. Many people can't go on the first step, after all, if you want to get talents in this era, you must have the support of the scholars. However, Dong Liang can summon female generals, so naturally there will be no shortage of talents. With the first batch of talents as the capital, more and more poor talents can take refuge, which is the foundation for Dong Liang to dominate the world.