The morning sun is slightly dewed, the frost is thick, and the villagers of the four fields are either carrying heavy burdens on foot, or dragging oxen and horse-drawn carts, to go to the plateau to catch a morning market.

But when they came to the road under the hill, the villagers found that it was already full of cars and horses, and the congestion was abnormal.

"It's not Wangshuo City today, why are so many people gathered here?"

Some villagers climbed the big tree on the left side of the road, and when they saw that the row in front of the line was out of sight, they were full of doubts.

Someone next to him laughed when he heard the voice: "Brother, I don't think I often go out recently, the canal board book and the city list have been announced for a few days, and Li Lang, the owner of the village, has been transferred to the official again, and he wants to test the skills of the children in the township today, and select capable people to follow the official!" ”

"Promoted again? This Li Lang is already the river uncle of Luoshui, could it be that he has become a god general who commands water and land? ”

When some villagers heard this, they joked that they might not understand the meaning of the official position of the imperial court, so they made this drama to express their surprise.

"What a river general! Li Langxin hunted tens of thousands of thieves in Beizhou, and His Majesty the Emperor in Chang'an City went to Weibei to greet him. Can such a majestic achievement not be rewarded? Therefore, Li Lang became the governor of Luoshui, and the mouths on the ground and the shrimps and crabs in the river must obey the orders! ”

Such exaggerated and exaggerated rumors in the countryside naturally aroused some villagers' doubts and rebuttals, only to say that there were tens of thousands of beheadings, and it was also due to the season when Weishui dried up, how could it be blocked by people's heads!

His Majesty the Emperor was still in the palace, and dozens of beautiful palace maids took turns feeding roast mutton smeared with honey, and they didn't brave the cold to go to Weibei to greet Li Lang at all.

The refuted speaker naturally refused to admit defeat, pointed at the other party and sneered: "What kind of minister and official are you, an old man, and how much do you know about the major affairs of the court?" Those big families in the township are not smarter than you, they all fight for their children to be sent to Li Lang's door, but you, a clumsy man who can't figure out his own three acres of thin fields, laughs at others for being incompetent! ”

After all, they are all farmers in the countryside facing the loess with their backs to the sky, and things that exceed the scope of their own cognition, whether they are bigger than the mountains or the sky, then who is really loud and who is reasonable.

The masses at the bottom of the slope were still arguing about the magnitude of Li Lang's meritorious position, and many villagers on the slope who had arrived since last night began to line up to enter the village.

Someone looked around at the many villagers who came to participate in the selection on the plateau, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I'm afraid there must be more than 3,000 people on the plateau, right?" In the middle of the year, when the county Feng Taishou's family recruited the township in Nanwuquan to prepare for the big parade, in half a month, there were only about 2,000 people who saw the conscription, and there were so many people on the first day of Shangyuan's new expedition. Mrs. Feng's family has been a big family in the county for generations, and a year ago, who knew who Shangyuan Li Lang was! ”

"Who can be blamed for this? Don't the villagers know who is good and who is evil? The Feng family has been strong for many years, but they only know their own scenery, digging caves every year to do Buddha, how many villagers have been conscripted and ruined, and they have not enjoyed protection! Li Lang has been in the township for more than a year, and the prosperous industry has benefited the villagers, led the repair of the river and canal to the countryside, and more high-ranking officials have promoted and rewarded them, and also exempted the whole county and villagers from miscellaneous levies. ”

Some people also sighed: "If you really talk about morality and righteousness in the township, Li Lang may not be the only champion, after all, he has been in the township for a short time." Although the Feng family was mean, when Chishui Shu crossed the river and disturbed it in the old years, they also refused for a long time and saved many villagers. After all, it is still a high place, the Feng family is cold, and the requisition is just a pawn, but Li Lang is a famous family, and the future of pursuing the service is better! ”

This topic is more realistic and profound, the villagers may not be everyone aggressive, but this year's big review of the former state and county government and the township heroes up and down cooperation, there is a great trend of sweeping the ground for soldiers, in some places in order to make up the number of references, small households are not exempt.

The atmosphere of army expansion has been formed, and the villagers who have no way to rely on it have to face this problem. Since it can't be avoided, choosing a lord with a better future and who can be sympathetic to his subordinates can be regarded as the lesser of all evils.

Compared with those who are strong in the countryside, Li Tai also has a layer of color from a famous family, which is a secular value that has been formed and continuously strengthened since the Wei and Jin dynasties, and has also affected the trade-offs of the villagers to a certain extent.

Not to mention that he is rising step by step, as if he is already a new talent in the world who has stood out from the township to the overlord. In addition, the two cooperation between the Metropolitan Water Administration and the Canal Alliance to publicize and advertise it, the appeal is naturally reflected.

On the school grounds, a few large iron pots are set on the roaring stove, in which the whole rack of fat sheep is boiling, and the milky white soup with thick oil and steaming looks to make people have a great appetite.

"Xiang Yong, who saw the expedition, came here to line up, half a catty of mutton and two cage cakes per person, and appeared with full food!"

The head of the village beat the gong to maintain order, and shouted loudly while dividing the meat with the scales: "The fragrant and hot meatloaf, my Zhuang people still don't have enough to share!" The lord cares, I'm afraid that you will be hungry and brave, and if you fail to live up to the food later, Lao Tzu will not spare you! ”

The villagers lined up in this food shed to receive the meal, blew hot air and drank and ate, and after eating and drinking, they wiped the oil flowers from their mouths and walked towards the school field full of fighting spirit.

Li Tai did not come to the school field for the first time, and after breakfast, he came to the east of the hill to wait, and about half an hour later, a team of people came from the mountain road in the direction of Huazhou City.

Shangyuan Zhuang's recruitment of villagers this time was so loud that of course it was not only the Haoqiang villagers who were close to the left who were moved, but also some state and county officials who also expressed their hope to attend the visit after learning of the incident.

Naturally, these people are not just for fun, there will be a new armed force in the realm, whether they are also in the military or not, they also want to explore the reality, after all, they will inevitably have to deal with each other in the future.

Even before the official expansion of the army, Li Tai had already ordered Li Zhusheng to visit the county government office of Zuojin County and proposed to jointly suppress the bandits. Some county officials who are interested in this will inevitably send people over to see if Li Tai has this strength.

There was still some distance between them, and there was already a horse on the opposite side, Zheng Man's face on horseback was a little flushed with excitement, and he shouted from afar: "Lang Jun, Zhang Wu Gongyu Wen Envoy Jun is also in the rear team......

Li Tai was also shocked when he heard this, he really didn't expect that his recruitment department would actually alarm Yuwendao. Now Yuwentai is still patrolling the river defense, and Yuwen Dao is staying in the town's overlord's mansion, and he can still take the time to come here, but he really gives face.

He didn't dare to slack off, he was busy hitting the horse straight up, there was still a distance of more than a mile between each other, he turned over and dismounted, stood on the left side of the road, and waited until Yuwen was introduced, then hugged his fists and said: "I didn't want Zhang Wugong to come in person, the countryside is simple, and I don't have time to greet with a grand ceremony, please forgive me." ”

"Don't bother, it's disgusting, Li Lang, you must be busy today, don't worry about me."

Yuwen Dao nodded and smiled at Li Tai, motioned for Li Tai to get on the horse, and then went to Zhuang Shang together.

In addition to Yuwendao, there are also many county officials. When the county's Wuxiang County ordered Du Yun to bring the county lieutenant, the chief secretary and other major subordinate officials to the scene, other counties also sent people to come, such as Huayin, Nanwuquan, Baishui, Chengcheng and other counties near the left, all have subordinate members arrived.

When the group entered the village, it was already in the morning, and more than 2,000 people had gathered outside the school field to wait for the recruitment, and they formed a rough formation outside the school field.

Seeing that there are so many townships brave to see the expedition, those visitors can not help but be surprised, Wuxiang County Ling Du Yun is even more directly emotional: "Since Li Lang entered the township, there have often been good deeds in the township, and in previous years, the situation was scattered in the countryside, and now it is called to gather people and verify this time!" ”

"The people of Guanxi Township are righteous and grateful, how much can I accumulate in a matter of time? It's nothing more than that the villagers know that I have to be rewarded by the big line, and I can't get up to the hometown on weekdays. ”

If all the guests present are ordinary guests, Li Tai will not be too polite, and he will admit that he is such a person who is good at selling fame and reputation, but now that Yuwen Dao is present, of course he has to be a low-key person, I am just a small role who relies on the grace of Daxingtaipu.

After hearing this, Director Yuwen also said with a smile: "There is no shortage of people who are on the job to give orders, but those who can make the masses know and respond to the wide range of people can be said to be qualified for their titles." Everyone is golden, and the crowd is not hypocritical, Li Lang is like this! ”

While speaking, the group ascended to the stands of the school field and sat down, and as Li Tai raised his hand to give the order, the troops responsible for recruiting Xiangyong began to work.

There is a fence wooden gate set up on the periphery of the school field, and a wooden stake pillar is erected in front of the wooden gate, and the villagers walk through the wooden stake in turn to measure their height, some are put into the school field, and some are blocked outside the door.

When Yuwen Dao saw this scene, he turned his head and asked Li Tai: "What is the elevation of this recruitment?" ”

"Five feet six inches."

Li Tai replied, and after hearing this number, everyone present, including Yuwen Dao, changed their expressions, and even frowned: "It's too high, right?" ”

According to the scale of the Western Wei Dynasty, five feet and six inches is equivalent to 165 centimeters in later generations, which is not very tall in later generations, but in today's material conditions are expensive, it is enough to screen out seventy percent of the township warriors who are recruited.

"Since they have come to see me, they have sent me their lives. The selection may be imminent, but going to the battlefield is a direct difference between life and death. If the selection of recruitment is not appropriate, insulting the national prestige and harming people's lives, I will also be ashamed and embarrassed, and it will be difficult to deal with myself. Therefore, I dare not be greedy for the momentum of the moment, but hope that all the materials selected are good. ”

Of course, this is a scene, but the actual situation is that after fighting with Jihu in northern Shaanxi, Li Tai has become more and more aware of the fact that the soldiers are more expensive than they are, and that blind expansion will not only not be able to effectively increase his strength, but will really encounter any difficult battles, but he may suffer from them.

And at present, his capital is still not deep, and the number of armor soldiers who can be raised is limited, of course, he must be strictly selected, and he would rather lack mothers.