In the center of the village, it is the oldest and tallest tulou in the whole cottage.

The noise outside and the joyful cries of children were heard from time to time. Above the second floor of the tulou, it seems relatively quiet. Only the patriarch of the Gaochang clan, and Gao Yueli, who was called, were there. This old man, who was extremely prestigious in the Sanyin area, was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed at the moment, listening to Gao Yueli's narration.

Occasionally, he would ask a question or two.

It took almost half an hour, and Gao Yueli's voice was a little dry, so he told the story of the Taiping Army in detail, and also let the patriarch of the Gaochang clan have a detailed understanding of the leader of the Taiping Army who had heard of it several times. Even though he still hadn't met, he already had an impression in his heart that he was a young, brave, and wise young general.

"He's a great young man...... It's so much better than I was then. ”

Taking advantage of Gao Yueli's efforts to moisten his throat by drinking water, the Gao Chang patriarch couldn't help but sigh.

When it is time to be ruthless, it can drive the homeless people to attack the city, regardless of losses; When it is time for righteousness, it can also strictly order the army to be undisturbed. At this age, the ability to act is not simply driven by personal character and preferences, and the means are controlled rather than controlled by the means, but also have the determination and vision to match. If he had such an ability at that time, the Gaochang clan would not have fallen into the current situation.

The afterlife is terrifying!

Seeing Gao Yueli sitting up straight, respectfully waiting for his intentions, the Gao Chang Patriarch sighed again and said to him: "If it was ten years earlier, I would never allow you to mess around and take people away." But now...... The Gaochang clan is already like this, and defecting to that Tiangong general may be the only way to continue, right? Did he explain anything when you came? ”

He was worried that Chen Wu's expectations for the Gaochang clan were too high, or that he had set a too high number for Gao Yueli, and that there would be a huge gap and disappointment as a result. After all, the goods of those carriages are really valuable. According to the usual ideal, after such a heavy ceremony, I am afraid that what I ask for will be amazingly high.

Gao Yueli understood what the old patriarch was worried about, shook his head and said, "General Tiangong is not that kind of person, he said when he came, one person is not too little, and a hundred is not too much. Even if no one is willing to follow, these gifts are willing to be given to our thirty brothers in Gaochang! ”

"Really?"

The old patriarch was really a little surprised, and after a while, he made up his mind and said to Gao Yue: "According to what you said, General Tiangong is really the one who can achieve great things, and he raised troops against Qianyuan...... Let go and do it, the old decay won't stop you. ”

How many people can be recruited depends on Gao Yueli's own ability!

In the first summons, he said that the patriarch agreed, and one of the biggest obstacles was removed, which made Gao Yue very happy. He kowtowed respectfully to the old patriarch and got up to leave.

That night, the people of the Gaochang tribe had a grand festival.

Although the materials brought by the Ankang Chamber of Commerce seem to be dozens of carriages, after they are distributed to everyone, they are actually not much for each household. But for the Gaochang people, who are already extremely poor, even these few things are like charcoal in the snow. They ate fragrant rice for the first time in a long time, and the children in the village were able to make new clothes. Even many members of the Ankang Chamber of Commerce were infected by this joyful atmosphere and joined in the celebration.

Due to the tight schedule of this trip, the situation in Songjiang County was not completely finalized, and Gao Yueli could not stay for a long time. After the night of celebration, early the next morning, Gao Yueli, who had received the permission of the Gaochang patriarch, began to recruit people accompanied or helped by several elders in Dazhai.

"The Taiping Army has recruited!"

"It is required to be over 16 years old, under 35 years old, in good health, able to go into the mountains for hunting, and good at shooting is preferred! If you are willing to go, you will be given a settling-in allowance of 20 gold coins immediately. When you go to Songjiang, as long as you pass the guò assessment, there is also a rich salary. In addition to regular distribution of clothes, it is also responsible for food and shelter. Listen to it, you can eat as much rice as you like, and you can still have meat every few days......"

Twenty gold coins for settling-in!

Even in the economically developed Songjiang, this money cannot be regarded as less, and for the poor Gaochang people, it is an amazing wealth. However, no matter how big the temptation is, it is not this, but the food and shelter and the monthly salary. According to Gao Yueli, as long as you can become a qualified Taiping soldier, at least four gold coins per month, and a qualified foot archer can get eight gold coins, or even more!

In times of war, there are additional wartime allowances!

Even if you die in battle, your family will have a bereavement pension and compensation!

In the surviving list released by Gao Yueli last night, the four people who were rescued but died in the battle all received a staggering amount of pensions. All kinds of benefits and treatments immediately made the Gaochang people's Dazhai quarrel.

Many people are tempted, calculating the gains and losses in their hearts.

Actually, there's really nothing to calculate. Starting now, the settling-in allowance of twenty gold coins will be saved, and it will be enough for the family to spend a year. After that, he went out to fight, because food, clothing, and housing were free, and the monthly salary could be sent to his home, and he didn't have to worry about eating and drinking. If you fight a few battles and make some contributions, you can make a small fortune almost immediately, and it is enough to move out of the village in the mountains!

In addition to the above, there is another reason that makes them tempted is that the Taiping army is fighting against the Empire!

When Qianyuan founded the country, there were many Gaochang people in the Shenji camp. Because of the long years of peace, the Gaochang people were forgotten by the above, and the local government began to bully them. The subsequent rebellion shed the blood of the Gaochang people. Although these bloody men were forced by the emperor's ** power, bowed their heads and endured defeat and humiliation, and lived a more miserable life than before, the hatred in their hearts never let go!

Fighting for revenge and against the Empire, many people volunteered to join the Taiping Army.

With Gao Yue leaving, as well as a large number of supplies brought with the army, and a tube of gold coins sealed with rough-edged paper, all Gaochang people believed in the promises of the Taiping Army and Chen Wu. The only thing that made them hesitate a little was that Songjiang was too far away from this side, and they had to go north to bypass the Bayan Mountains in order to reach the territory of the Taiping army.

But in the face of countless benefits, this only one difficulty does not affect their decision at all.

Almost on the spot, seventy or eighty eligible Gaochang people lined up, ready to sign up to join the Taiping Army. Some people who exceeded the conditions, such as being older or a year younger, and then they had been bitten by wild beasts in the mountains to hunt, they anxiously grabbed Gao Yueli and asked if some conditions could be relaxed.

In the face of the pleading of his fellow villagers, Gao Yue was also very difficult. But he also knew that the Taiping Army's review was very strict. Even if you loosen your mouth now and pull in those who don't meet the requirements, you will still be brushed off after rushing to Songjiang.

Instead of letting the clansmen run thousands of miles in vain, it is better to strictly control the checkpoints from the beginning and dispel their ideas.

Of course, for some who are eligible, Gao Yueli is also willing to be accommodating. For example, a few old hunters who are old but have particularly skilled archery skills, or those who have a talent for domesticating wild beasts and identifying medicinal herbs, can also join. Even if you can't directly enter the infantry battalion to fight, you can still act as a leader.

At the end of the day, Gao Yueli recruited more than 100 people.

In the next few days, as hunters came back one after another to hunt in the mountains and forests, Gao Yueli ushered in another peak period of registration. Although some of these hunters who had just returned were reluctant to leave their homes or worried about the safety of their clansmen, most of them readily agreed after listening to the conditions of the Taiping army.

As the news spread, many people from the six or seven small villages of the Gaochang ethnic group near Dazhai also rushed to ask to join after hearing the news.

The entire Gaochang clan has emerged with unprecedented vitality and vitality.

In addition to the Gaochang people, several ethnic minorities in the vicinity who are friendly with the Gaochang people or have had contact with them have also received some news. The two brothers of the Cen family took the initiative to go to a few tribes in close proximity and asked them if they were willing to join the army. These ethnic minorities in Guang'an County may not be able to trust the Taiping Army, but they are very confident in the twenty gold coins issued on the spot, and they rushed over the mountains and mountains to the side of Gaochang Dazhai.

Around the entire Sanyin area, many people from the Bai Miao and Bawu ethnic groups, who are relatively famous, have rushed here.

Compared with the Gaochang tribe, who are good at shooting, the Bai Miao and Bawu people are more fierce and good at fighting, and the warriors of their tribe have even killed tigers with their bare hands. Coupled with Gao Yueli's harsh requirements, among the more than 200 people who rushed over, all of them were tall and strong men, and with a little training, they were the most elite kind of soldiers.

Ordinary Taiping soldiers, if they were simply skilled, three or five might not be able to beat one of them. It is only when everyone puts on armor and weapons at the same time, and fights in the form of a battle formation, that it is possible to fight. It can be said that these strong men of the Bau and Bai Miao ethnic groups are the favorite soldiers of the officers.

The only pity is that there are fewer of these people.

But it doesn't matter, it's because of the small number that Chen Wu can confidently and boldly recruit them. There are more than 200 people, which is enough to inject a barbarian style into the army of the Taiping Army. Moreover, in addition to these natural warriors, the archer of the Gaochang clan is what he values the most.

No matter how strong a soldier is, he will still die if he is hit by an arrow!

A team of good archers is far more effective on the battlefield and kills more than ordinary foot soldiers.

This time he returned, and Gao Yueli recruited three hundred and fifty people from the Gaochang clan. Among them, at least two-thirds of them can join the infantry battalion after a little training. Among these natural hunters, there are only seven or eight who can compare their light shooting skills to himself, and there are as many as twenty or thirty people who are slightly inferior. Even if the others are at the bottom of the archery, they are enough to compete with the ordinary foot archers in the Taiping army.

Compared to these talents, the gold coins paid by the Taiping Army for this are simply not worth mentioning, even if you count the settling-in expenses and the cost of the return journey, Gao Yueli only spent a small half of the activity funds!

Considering that the total number of these people was close to six hundred, which was too staggering, and all of them were strong men, acting together would inevitably trigger extreme vigilance on the part of the government. In the end, the Ankang Chamber of Commerce decided to purchase a batch of mountain goods produced by the Gaochang people themselves, and used this as a disguise, divided into six batches before and after, and returned to Songjiang by different routes.

On the side of Tiannan County, when the Kingdom of Oman launched another onslaught on the Nanfeng Fortress, the first batch of Gaochang archers escorted several carriages and hurried on their way home!