With Cao Jian's shouting of the password, two rows of people walked over with not very neat steps.

They were all wearing light brown thick tops and trousers, presumably paid by Cao Jian, trying to make them look uniform and orderly. It's a pity that the state of these people is really hard to compliment. walked to the opposite side of Guo Kang, and after stopping, he was still sparse and sparse, and the team was not good. Cao Jian could only do it himself, and brought a few people who were too mavericks back to the team.

"Hey, I'm in trouble." Even Guo Kang, who was not very experienced, felt that these people were not in good shape, and muttered in a low voice.

He thought about it, put on a routine tone, and said to Cao Jian: "The first batch of candidates is very important to all of us. Are these reliable recruits? How many of them are from good families? ”

"I ...... I tried my best to choose. Although Cao Jian was obviously a little tired, he still tried to be serious and said: "This is our most critical cooperation, can I still deliberately give you shoddy?" ”

Guo Kang was noncommittal, turned his head and shouted in Chinese: "Raise your right hand!" ”

The Rus looked at each other, and many of them looked at Cao Jian, as if they didn't understand.

"Raise your right hands!" Guo Kang shouted again in Greek.

Two people raised their right hands, while the others remained overwhelmed. Some people also raised their hands, but they couldn't seem to tell which one it was, and there were all of them. There was some confusion in the queue for a moment.

Guo Kang shrugged, revealing an expression of anticipation.

He pulled Cao Jian aside and emphasized again: "Let me ask you, how many of them are from good families." ”

"Look at it now, how can this Rus' have a good family. These are all hard-picked people from the city. Cao Jian said helplessly: "These people are the best warriors I can find at the moment." ”

"Okay......" Guo Kang had no choice but to nod, stepped forward, and looked at them. He also reached out and patted a few of them to see if they were really strong or supported by winter clothes.

However, after checking on a few people, he just sighed.

"How about it, can you ask for it?" Cao Jian asked.

"If it's reliable, I'll do it." Guo Kang shook his head.

Cao Jianzheng felt a little strange, but saw Guo Kang grabbing someone's sleeve. Pull it up to reveal the tattoo on your forearm.

"Tattoos."

Guo Kang grabbed his sleeve, turned around, and said to Cao Jian.

Cao Jian had a bitter face, and he didn't know what to say for a while. And the strong man who was rolled up his sleeves immediately frowned, his eyes widened, and he was obviously very unhappy, but here, he didn't dare to attack.

"Hey, forget it, let's do it first." Guo Kang had no choice but to shake his head: "But let's say okay, no matter what happened before, after entering the camp, you have to obey the orders of the army." Since I am in charge, then I and other military officials naturally have to affirm the rules and enforce military discipline. When the time comes, Brother Cao, don't blame us for being strict. ”

"No, no." Cao Jian hurriedly said again and again: "It's good for you to act impartially." Of course I'm supportive. ”

Guo Kang nodded, and took out his father-in-law's official document: "Lucas Schwartz Eisen." ”

"In!" Lucas, who had been wandering beside him and didn't know what to think, suddenly straightened up and replied loudly.

"On the orders of the war commander, you are in charge of the hundred households that temporarily replace this group of soldiers." Guo Kang said briefly: "If everything goes well and the performance here is qualified, I will send your vine cane after a while." ”

"Yes!" Lucas also said not a word.

Guo Kang handed over the official document to him in front of everyone. Lucas raised his hand again and saluted, then stepped aside.

"As for you." Guo Kang looked at the group of Rus' and paused for a moment: "This is a rare opportunity, I hope you can all be good Romans." ”

"Over." He added.

After speaking, Guo Kang ended his very concise opening speech and motioned to Lucas to take care of them.

Cao Jian seemed a little surprised by this, but Guo Kang did feel that it was enough to say this. It's annoying to talk too much, and these people probably have to eliminate a lot. When it's official, he'll say more.

Lucas, the agent of the hundred households, is familiar with dealing with these people. As he marched to the edge of the clearing, someone seemed dissatisfied with his decision, and he was beaten up when he went up.

The big man, who was about as tall as him, was put down by him in two hits. Seeing their teammates being beaten, the team, which was originally a little commotionful, quieted down and returned to an orderly state.

"Look. This is the right officer my dad helped me find. Guo Kang said to Cao Jian: "Don't worry, we will try our best to train them." When it's time to go on the expedition, at least you can follow the brigade. ”

Cao Jian seemed relieved and thanked him. The two said a bunch of polite words to each other that were not nutritious, and Guo Kang saw that he was very tired, so he suggested that he go back and rest first. Cao Jian was very appreciative this time, nodded, and left.

"I haven't been talking to him for as long as I have been waiting for him." After he left, Joanna whispered to Guo Kang.

"Isn't this just routine?" Guo Kang didn't care too much: "But he really changed the clothes of these people temporarily, and he also made a ......."

"How's it going, have you seen enough?" He said to Joanna.

Joanna nodded, but was interested in something else: "How did you just remember to look at that man's arm?" Does this mean anything? ”

"I think that person, as if I've seen it somewhere, seems to be in the theater." Guo Kang thought for a while and said, "Many barbarians have this custom, and people in the market also like this kind of ornamentation. But these days, we try not to choose such people to enter the army. ”

"Is this a Roman tradition?" Joanna asked.

"Yes, from the classical period, this is the hallmark of prisoners and slaves. Later, even the system of tattooing on the forehead was abolished by Emperor Constantine. Because at that time Rome accepted the worship of God, it was believed that the human body was created by the Father, and it was disrespectful to the Father to deliberately graffiti it. Guo Kang told her: "This kind of tattoo basically symbolizes the thief with the army." Serious believers will not use it. ”

"On the other hand, many barbarians have a tradition of tattoos, such as the Celts. These tattoos were associated with their primitive religion, and both the barbarians and their religion were symbols of uncivility in the eyes of the Romans. So, decent citizens will also try to avoid it. ”

"In recent decades, this kind of custom has also become popular in some European cities, and most of them have too many people coming and going, so it is inevitable that there will be them. However, when we select soldiers, we are more inclined to the Roman tradition. These people are obviously not a reliable source of soldiers. ”

(End of chapter)