Chapter 69 Clearing the Wasteland Recruitment Registration Office

After all, Niu Zilu was young and vigorous, seeing that He didn't agree, his stubborn temper came up, and he wanted to fight again, Niu San hurriedly held down Niu Zilu and shook his head slightly, so Niu Zilu gave up.

Seeing that he had successfully defeated Niu Zilu's abnormal thoughts, He began to pack up the dishes and chopsticks again and went to work on the stove.

Niu San took the opportunity to whisper to Niu Zilu: "Don't worry, now this Flying Eagle Regiment doesn't know what's going on, let's take a look, and I will persuade your mother slowly." ”

Niu Zilu nodded and stopped talking.

The next day, Niu San came to the gate of the military camp in Tong'an Town to register.

When Niu San came, he saw that there were two registration points at the entrance of the barracks, one was to register for land reclamation, and the other was for recruitment.

Although Niu San's family is poor, the popularity in Tong'an Town is still very high.

Niu San has such personnel in Tong'an Town, the most important thing is that Niu San is one of the few literate people in this town, and another reason is that Niu San's brother Niu Er is a soldier who died in battle, and everyone basically knows that Niu San has helped his nephew from time to time over the years.

"Niu San, you are literate and knowledgeable more than us, tell me, can what the government announced be true? Why am I so untrustworthy? ”

"Hey, Wang Er is stunned, say you are stunned, you really don't bring it to the outside, this announcement says that it is the Weizhou Zhichong Mansion Flying Eagle Regiment that calls the shots for us, and it is not the same thing as the bastards who are unkind officials in Weizhou City."

"Shhh

Niu San said with a smile: "What Wang Er said is right, Weizhou Zhichong Mansion and Thorn History Mansion are indeed not the same system, but they also have a great relationship with each other. ”

The one named Wang Er shook his head and said proudly: "You Niu San said that what I said is right, don't yell with me, although I don't know a few words, but I still have knowledge......"

"I think what the Flying Eagle Regiment said should be true, we little people are still foaming at the mouth and spitting a nail, this announcement is written in black and white, it is impossible for them not to admit it."

"Yes, the Mansion has really been good to us people over the years......"

"Hey, our family can't open the pot anyway, anyway, opening up the wasteland is selling hard work, if the Flying Eagle Regiment really speaks, then our good days are coming, if we can go back to the ancestral property of our family that those bastards of the Li family took away by force, I will die, and I will have the face to see the ancestors of our He family."

......

By the time the three rows of cattle arrived, the register had already been filled with a thick stack.

Ma Rui, who was in charge of the registration, flipped a page of the register and asked, "Name!" ”

"Niu San...... Oh no, the daimyo cow virtue all, moral virtue, all the full! ”

Ma Rui glanced up: "Are you literate?" ”

Niu San smiled and nodded: "I know some, I learned from my family since I was a child." ”

Ma Rui used a brush to make a mark in one part of the register.

"Age!"

"Thirty-four!"

"How many people in the family, the situation of each member, and whether there is labor to open up the wasteland."

"There are five people in the family, the cow Yang, fifty-eight years old, unable to work; His wife, He Cuihua, is thirty-one years old and can work; The eldest son, Niu Zilu, is fifteen years old and can work; The youngest son, Niu Zishou, is ten years old and can also help with some farm work. ”

"Do you have any livestock or farming tools at home?"

"There is an old ox, and there are four or five chickens, and there are farming tools, and those who cultivate the land must not starve to death without farming tools?"

"Well, the above stipulates that for the time being, a labor force will be divided into five acres of wasteland, and a cow can also be divided into five acres, and your family's three laborers, plus a cow, will temporarily divide twenty acres of wasteland for you, and it will be slightly adjusted according to the actual situation later."

"Alas, thank you! I will definitely put these twenty acres of land in order. ”

"How much food do you have in stock?"

When Niu Sanyi heard this, he was instantly agitated and looked at Ma Rui vigilantly.

Ma Rui seemed to have known that Niu San had such a reaction, and explained with a smile: "Don't worry, no matter how much grain your family has, it is all your family's, and we won't ask for an extra liter, ask your family's grain storage, the main thing is that we need a large area of wasteland, and we need overall planning, so try to know the situation of each family." ”

"Oh, that's right!" Niu San nodded, although he didn't understand it, he still pretended to understand.

Niu San thought for a while and decided to hide it a little, "There are only fifteen stones of food left in the family, and the five people can just live tightly, if we add taxes, our life will really not be able to go on." ”

Ma Rui smiled: "Don't worry, our Flying Eagle Regiment is credible, and in addition to the taxes on the announcement, we will definitely not ask you for another grain of grain." ”

As he spoke, Ma Rui filled in the column of surplus grain with "fifteen stones" and wrote a "plus" at the end.

After filling it in, Ma Rui said to Niu San: "Okay, we have already registered your situation, and we will arrange for you to enter the wasteland after we divide the area in the next two days." ”

Niu San nodded and thanked Ma Rui, and then left with a worried mind.

Ma Rui turned the page that recorded the situation of Niu San's family and shouted, "Next! ”

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Niu San did not go home immediately after registering, but came to the recruitment office, there were basically no people in the recruitment office, and there were three or two who were also watching the excitement, so this time Niu San did not have to queue up and came directly to Ma Xuan, who was in charge of recruitment.

"Alas, little brother, let me ask you what are the requirements for this recruitment?"

Seeing that someone took the initiative to ask, Ma Xuan, who had been sitting for a long time, immediately became enthusiastic: "Uncle is like this, we don't have too many requirements for this recruitment, the age is between sixteen and twenty-five years old, and the body is strong." Does anyone in your family want to join the army? ”

Although he knew that he had no chance with the military in his life, when he heard Ma Xuan say that the age limit for recruiting soldiers was twenty-five years old, Niu San's eyes couldn't help but dim a lot.

"Well, our eldest cub has this idea of joining the army, but he is only fifteen years old this year, and his age is not enough, so I just came over and asked first."

As he spoke, Niu San habitually glanced at the registration book and saw a familiar name from the registration book - Ma Zifu.

Niu San pointed to the register and stammered, "Little brother, oh...... No, sir...... He...... He...... How can you join the army? ”

Ma Xuan looked at the registration book, there were four or five names written on the register, and he didn't know who Niu San was referring to, so he wondered: "Uncle, who are you talking about?" ”

"It's Ma Zifu!"

"Oh, you said he, he's sixteen years old, and we've checked his age to meet our recruitment criteria."

"But didn't you say you should be strong? Although he is sixteen years old, his body is not as good as a fifteen-year-old child, he can't help but be weak, can he fight on the battlefield, but don't drag you back. ”

"You said this, although we stipulate that the body is strong, but there are exceptions, he is indeed relatively thin, that is because he has not eaten enough for a long time, and when he comes to us to eat, the body will naturally become stronger, the most important thing is that his attitude towards the army is very resolute, I can see the unyielding and firm will in his eyes, he is a good seedling of a soldier, I have a deep impression of him. Don't underestimate him, maybe you'll be impressed with him in the future. Let me tell you a secret, the captain of our Flying Eagle Regiment is only fifteen years old this year, and his body is not much stronger than this Ma Zifu, guess how many party devils he killed this time? Eight, a full eight, so we can't necessarily judge whether he is suitable for the army based on his physical strength, right? ”

Niu San's eyes widened, and his head froze a little in shock, and he was a little trembling when he spoke: "What, the captain is only fifteen years old, and he killed eight party devils?" ”

Ma Xuan seemed to be very satisfied with the impact of his words on Niu San: "Is this still false? Many people know, can I still lie to you? ”

Niu Zilu's face changed, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but then he looked at Ma Xuanhan and said with a smile: "Why was I taken away by your little brother all of a sudden, I mean this Ma Zifu; That's the case, I won't hide it from you, Ma Zifu is my own nephew, my second brother used to be a sergeant in Zhichong Mansion, and then died in battle, my second sister-in-law took him to remarry to the Ma family, and he has suffered a lot since he was a child, my nephew is the only bloodline of my second brother, so I don't want him to continue to join the army, it's like this, brother, you cross him out of your list, my eldest cub is fifteen years old this year, and next year will be enough for your military standards, next year I will definitely let my eldest cub come to make up for this place, I tell you, My eldest cub is in good health, and he will definitely be a good soldier when he joins the army. ”

Hearing that Ma Zifu's father had died on the battlefield, Ma Xuan was in awe, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect that after Ma Zifu was still a martyr, no wonder his eyes were different from others, such an uncle, I will keep the name of Ma Zifu first, you first communicate with this nephew of yours, let him come and tell me in person, if he is willing to give up, I will not say a word, cross out his name, if he still resolutely chooses to join the army, then we will still accept him." ”

Niu San heard Ma Xuan say this, and knew that this was the best solution, although he was Ma Zifu's own uncle, but after all, there was a layer of separation, and he couldn't make this decision for Ma Zifu, the only thing he hoped for would be able to convince his nephew.