Chapter 9 [Joining the Army]

"Recruitment! To give food or not to eat? ”

Just when Wei Bao and the others were ready, suddenly a voice sounded that made Wei Bao stunned.

What kind of soldier is he if he doesn't give food!

For a moment, Wei Bao complained in his heart.

However, after glancing at these yellow-faced and thin-skinned people, Wei Bao nodded heavily and said: "Of course, not only to eat, but also to make a sound, this is the order of His Royal Highness the King of You!" ”

"It's the order of His Royal Highness the King of You!!"

"Great, we're saved!"

"Youwang is much better than Nazhou Mu!"

……

With Wei Bao's categorical promise and the guarantee from the reputation of the Youwang, he immediately won the trust of everyone.

In this era of feudal monarchy, perhaps in the eyes of those powerful officials and generals.

The reputation of the members of the royal family is not so loud, especially in their hometown as the emperor of the soil.

Sometimes the reputation of the royal family is not worth the pleasure of two taels of silver, especially now when the treasury is empty.

If you don't have money, you can't do anything!

However, the reputation of the royal family, which is not easy to make in the eyes of the big officials and generals, is a great man in the eyes of ordinary people.

Such a person must be effective when he speaks!

Suddenly, people who still had spare strength came to the recruitment office set up by Wei Bao and wanted to sign up for the army.

Whatever else, eat first and then talk about anything else!

However, just as the recruitment was about to proceed smoothly, Li Wen and Zhang Wu hurriedly rode here.

Looking at Li Wen, the king of You, who was galloping on horseback from afar, Wei Bao, who was still an old god, hurriedly got up and said loudly in the direction of Li Wen: "Humble Wei Bao welcomes His Royal Highness King Youwang to arrive!" ”

"The Phantom King is here!"

"His Royal Highness the King of You, so young."

"This is His Royal Highness the Youwang, quickly kneel down and worship!"

"The grass people have seen His Royal Highness the King of You!!"

……

With Wei Bao's shout, the eyes of everyone present suddenly looked in the direction of Li Wen.

At the same time, it was accompanied by a burst of sparse and weak voices of worship, which made Li Wen's heart a little uneasy.

Suddenly, he was stared at by so many people, especially many of them who were suffering from hunger.

A panic arose in Li Wen's heart.

However, this panic came and went quickly in Li Wen's heart, forcibly suppressing the discomfort of being watched by so many people for the first time, Li Wen turned over and dismounted and came to Wei Bao.

"How's the recruitment going?"

The first thing he did when he came here was to ask Wei Bao about the specifics of recruitment.

"Report to Your Highness, this is just the beginning!"

Wei Bao hurriedly replied.

Hearing that it had just begun, Li Wenchui thought for a while.

Immediately, his eyes turned to the many refugees who were bowing down, and he said to himself in a heartfelt way.

"Levin, you have to go through these things!

Now is the best chance to do so! ”

It was the first time that so many people were collectively watching and bowing, and the kind of starry moon-like surrounding, what brought Li Wen was not fluttering pride, but an irrepressible sense of tension.

However, Li Wen still forcibly suppressed this tension, and found a high place nearby to stand up.

Then in the puzzled eyes of everyone, Li Wen said loudly: "Fellow fathers and fellow villagers, everyone has fled thousands of miles to come here, and your body must have been exhausted.

Therefore I ordered everyone not to bow down and to sit on the ground to save their strength.

I'm waiting for the time to eat! ”

At first, there was a trace of nervousness and trembling in Li Wen's voice, but as he talked more and more, Li Wen gradually adapted to this state.

"The king is polite, the grass people kneel!

Don't dare to sit in front of the king! ”

"That is, how noble the body of the king is, how dare we humble people sit in front of the king!"

"We're still kneeling, kneeling!"

……

However, Li Wen wanted these people to sit down and listen to him, but a few literati who had read a little bit of the book did not dare to praise them again and again according to the teachings they had received.

And under the guidance of these people, even those people are already hungry at the moment.

But under the pressure of looking around, I didn't dare to make any superfluous moves.

Especially at the critical moment when the rice porridge was about to be distributed, no one dared to destroy this hard-won meal with their own disrespect.

Looking at the humble and subservient appearance of these people, once again Li Wen experienced the terrifying oppression of this damn hierarchical society.

So Li Wen asked Zhang Wu to hurriedly mobilize people and prepare for the construction of a tent and soup porridge outside the city.

At the same time, he also asked Zhang Wu to get some silver.

He once again said loudly in a stern tone: "Lone is the king of Youzhou, and he is the most noble person in this Youzhou.

If Lone asks you to sit down and rest, do you dare to disobey Lone's orders!! ”

It is good to say that these people are disobedient, and suddenly Li Wen has no teacher and gives his will in a commanding tone.

Suddenly, under Li Wen's stern tone, everyone present did not dare to say anything, and at the same time sat down with a bone.

And after these people sat down, Li Wen saw a trace of relief and gratitude in the eyes of these people.

Compared with those officers and soldiers who are not good at talking, the king of Youzhou in front of him is too kind.

With this initial friendly contact, this gave Li Wen a better space to tell the rest of his words.

And while Zhang Wu was going to prepare for the soup kitchen, Li Wen's eyes looked at everyone again and said.

"Fathers and fellow villagers, you were all victimized by the barbarian tribe going south, and you ended up with such a broken family.

When Lone saw this scene, he hated and pitied it!

hated the cruelty of the barbarians, and at the same time pitied the tragic experience of your fathers and fellow villagers.

Therefore, in order to avoid the recurrence of this tragic encounter, Lone Cai ordered someone to set up a recruitment office here.

In order to borrow the strength of everyone, to resist the damned barbarians who went south for no reason and destroyed your homeland.

Therefore, before this recruitment officially begins, I would like to warn you of one thing, that is, the establishment of this army is destined to have a fierce battle with the barbarians.

When the time comes, people will definitely die, so those who are not mentally prepared for this should not come.

lest you die on the battlefield of fighting the barbarians. ”

With Li Wen's opening, the purpose of the establishment of this army was suddenly told by Li Wen.

Originally, Li Wen's first purpose was just to establish a protective force that could protect his own safety.

However, now with the invasion of satisfaction going south, Li Wen suddenly has the idea of creating a strong army.

The idea of building a strong army seemed to Li Wen to be very simple, so that these people who joined the army knew why they were fighting, and at the same time gave them enough money and family safety in the rear.

In this way, a strong army can be formed!

Li Wen believes that under this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as this strong army can be trained and formed by himself.

Even if the old emperor sent someone to arrest him back, he would have enough capital to fight the old emperor head-on.

Playing political tricks, Li Wen felt that he couldn't play those old foxes, so he planned to break the game violently.

And with Li Wen's words, the people who were originally rushing to join the army with a bite to eat suddenly hesitated.

I was able to join the army without hesitation before, all for a bite to eat, and joining the army would not necessarily fight, at least in the eyes of these people who had experienced the slaughter of barbarians going south.

If they really had to go to war, then they would not have ended up in such a tragic end.

Therefore, after having this psychological preparation, they had the idea of joining Li Wen's army.

However, now Li Wen suddenly made it clear that he was going to fight with the barbarians, which made the people who had experienced the ferocity of the barbarians seem to have lost the confidence to continue to join the army.

Fighting, that's going to die!!

For a moment, the crowd became hesitant, and those who originally wanted to join the army also became hesitant.

Seeing this scene happening, Li Wen suddenly shook his head slightly in his heart, hoping that these people would not take the initiative.

After all, compared to joining the army and fighting, their most important purpose is to live, even if they live humbly and kneeling.

At least that's still alive!

There is hope in life, but there is nothing left when you die.

Seeing the hesitation of everyone, Li Wen immediately wanted to use words to ignite a fire of anger for everyone.

He wants these numb people to know that it is important to live, but it is not necessary to live without dignity.

The words stirred up the wrath of the people against the barbarians, and the gold and silver burned the flames of this wrath, and finally used the promise of a large land after the victory to push the people's emotions to a high level.

Li Wen didn't believe that after such a set of processes, such a person who already had nothing would not go straight up.

The pie of words is illusory, but on top of this word is added tangible benefits.

This is a real pie in front of you!

And just as Li Wen was about to take the next step, someone suddenly spoke one step ahead of him.

"Your Highness, I want to know, is your purpose in forming this army really to fight against the murderous barbarians?"

A young and powerful voice in the silent crowd asked Li Wen like thunder,

Immediately, it directly attracted Li Wen's attention.

His gaze then turned to the place where the voice appeared, but he saw a young man with a hungry face and thin muscles, and a gray color, but his eyes were bright.

"Of course, Lone is the king of You, and when he speaks, he naturally spits at the mouth and says that he wants to fight with the barbarians!

It is impossible to hide behind and indulge in pleasures!! ”

Li Wen's voice said categorically.

"Okay, then I'll join the army!!"

After hearing Li Wen's accurate answer, the young man who spoke immediately made a decision without hesitation.

"Okay, worthy of being a man of my Daqian Dynasty!

What is your name? ”

The young man's words made Li Wen applaud for a while, and with the person at the beginning, the rest of the things will be much smoother.

"Report to the king, grass people Zhao Hai!"

The young man named Zhao Hai replied to Li Wen.

"Zhao Hai, okay, I remember you!"

Li Wen, who heard this name, said happily.

"Oh, don't you dare to join the army like this!

If you also die, how can your family continue the inheritance of incense! ”

And just when Li Wen was happy, an elderly village woman was grabbing Zhao Hai's sleeve and whispering beside him.

It's just that although the voice of the village woman is very small, it is still so loud in the slightly silent crowd at this moment.

"What the eldest lady said is not right, the inheritance of family incense is indeed a first-class event in the world!

However, the eldest lady has not thought about it, no one dares to fight with that murderous barbarian today, you have escaped this time, you have escaped the next time, but the next time, and even many times in the future.

In the face of barbarian attacks again and again, do we just keep dodging?

In this way, when we are faced with the questions of our children and grandchildren in the future, how should we answer everything that our children and grandchildren ask?

Do we blame ourselves for our cowardice today, or are we born to bear the ravages of the barbarians!

You must know that the children and grandchildren we give birth to are not used as food for the hyenas of the barbarian steppe.

The great husband was born between heaven and earth, and he should have achieved an immortal cause, so that when he is old.

In the face of the inquiries of the sons and daughters under my knees, I can proudly say that it is the battle that I have brought you to today's good day......"

Li Wen's words were deafening in everyone's ears, and at the same time, in order to make these words more deterrent.

Li Wen also asked Zhang Wu, who came back in a hurry, to put boxes of silver that had already been prepared in front of everyone.

"Anyone who joins the army today will be paid half a month's salary first!!"

The bright silver was placed in front of him, the glory of the descendants echoed in his ears, and the promise of glory and glory of the ancestors was poured out in Li Wen's mouth, under a set of three tricks.

Suddenly, the hearts of those who had lost everything and had only one life left and could be used as a bargaining chip to gamble on it suddenly became extremely hot.

"I want to join the army, don't be a coward!!"

"Made, let it go.

Instead of letting my son call me cowardly and scared when I am old!

It's better to fight it thoroughly today! ”

"People die in the sky, and they don't die for thousands of years!"

……

Suddenly, the heat of the crowd made the scene lively, accompanied by the smoke of cooking porridge gradually rising.

Levin's troops began to build up step by step.

However, just when Li Wen watched everyone present continue to join the army enthusiastically, he suddenly felt that something big could be accomplished.

Zhang Wu on the side came up and whispered in Li Wen's ear: "King, we can't keep giving porridge like this, I'm afraid that the grain and grass will not be able to withstand it!" ”

Hearing this question, Li Wen frowned suddenly, and immediately opened his mouth and said in a low voice: "How is it possible, don't we still have nearly a million taels of silver in our hands, how can we not withstand it!" ”

The problem reported by Zhang Wu made Li Wen extremely surprised, this has just started recruiting, how can he not withstand it.

However, Zhang Wu's answer after that made Li Wen's face suddenly gloomy.

"It was true that it could withstand it before, but the grain merchants in the city saw that someone had set up a tent to give porridge.

All of them have begun to raise food prices!

And if this upward momentum continues, count these refugees in front of you and the soldiers who are about to complete the recruitment!

I'm afraid we won't be able to last more than a month! ”

Zhang Wu's answer made Li Wen understand the problem at once, and immediately made Li Wen scold fiercely in his heart: "Damn profiteer, the price has risen at this time!"

Made, sooner or later, they will be completely abrupt!! ”

Seeing Li Wen's anger, Zhang Wu didn't dare to ask what Li Wen meant by the sudden assault on them.

just lowered his eyebrows and waited for Li Wen's dissipation.

In this process, Li Wen wandered in place for a while, and after thinking about it, his eyes lit up.

"By the way, among those people who bought our signboard before, was there a store called the Xie Family Grain Shop?"

The good memory given to Li Wen by the chip made Li Wen think of this name at once.

So he immediately asked Zhang Wu.

In this regard, Zhang Wu hurriedly recalled for a moment, and then nodded heavily in Li Wen's expectant gaze.

"The king is right, there is indeed a grain store like this, why do they have any problems?

Despicable, this leads people to arrest them! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Wu was about to make a move, but Li Wen hurriedly stopped him, and sighed that Zhang Wu's brain circuit was really a good material for being a spy.

"What are you arresting people for, I want you to invite them to the palace, I have important things to discuss with him!

Remember, be polite and don't be rude!

As for this, let's talk about it for a while! ”

After everything was ordered, he took another look at the refugees who were lining up to make porridge under the arrangement of the soldiers.

Li Wen shook his head and said, "It's difficult! Difficult! It's hard! ”