In this day and age, the literacy rate is simply too low! So much so that he had to recruit people from the street who could read and write to run errands, and it turned out that he found a special group of people, that is, children.

These people are just scholars who didn't get into the show and were only a child. Their identity is very embarrassing, they are not very good at learning, but they feel that they are scholars, and they are unwilling to do ordinary things, and they just want to ask for a position similar to that of a scribe.

But there are a lot of talents and people waiting for such positions, where can they get their turn! At that time, the families who could study were still reasonable, and they were allowed to spend a leisurely life every day, so I often saw some people talking on the street, but they had nothing to do!

So Liu Haojia targeted these people. As a result, after recruiting a group of children, he found that he had made a wrong decision!

Because these children come for a high salary of one and a half a month, but they are not enthusiastic about work after they come. Because they think that most of the things arranged by Liu Haojia are related to mud legs, they are really out of identity!

And after his contact, he found that these people extremely identified with their so-called scholars, and they were quite contemptuous of Xungui! Especially when this noble is still a brocade guard who is accused by all readers, this attitude is even more obvious!

Only then did Liu Haojia realize that these people were not cultivated by him at all, but people who accepted the traditional literati thought, and were born to stand on the side of the scholar class! Bringing this person under your command is equivalent to putting countless time bombs, and sooner or later you will blow yourself to pieces!

After seeing the truth of the matter clearly, Liu Haojia couldn't help but sigh with emotion, feeling that the people he would use in the future would have to be cultivated by himself! And then they all sent them out. Even if he does things slower now, he doesn't want these half-literal people to spoil their own affairs!

Fortunately, the people he brought were quite competent, and the original Jinyiwei in Tianjin was also considered a local snake, and the two sides worked together to push things forward barely to keep up with the plan. This strengthened his determination to train his own people!

On this day, it was finally time to recruit soldiers, and the small courtyards of hundreds of households were crowded, and even the streets were full of people! Originally, it was planned to recruit 1,500 people, but now there are more than 4,000 people!

In the face of this situation, Liu Haojia is also very helpless, it seems that there are still a lot of idle laborers on the street! So he had to temporarily place the address of the recruitment outside the county seat.

After the venue was rearranged, seven or eight felt like they were sitting at a table. The rest of the family was rude, forcing everyone to line up in front of the table. This scene made Liu Haojia have a headache! These people have no concept of discipline at all, and it seems that some of them will worry about it when they practice in the future!

At the same time, he also found that he completely underestimated the attraction of one or two taels of silver, which gave him a clearer understanding of the lives of the people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty. In the eyes of the people, one tael of silver a month is enough for them to work hard!

After the official recruitment began, the family members walked back and forth along the line to maintain order, while also kicking out those who were clearly unqualified. Those who were kicked out of the crowd were either too old, too young, or too thin. After these people were driven out, they all begged bitterly, and even cried bitterly, but the family members who accepted the strict order were unmoved and resolutely carried out Liu Haojia's order!

After an hour, all those who wanted to join the army were registered, and then the physical fitness test was completed. Everyone was divided into teams of 100 people and began to run in large circles in place.

After a few laps, Liu Haojia saw that the bodies of the people at the bottom were quite weak! The planned four-mile test distance has not yet been completed, and a large part of the population has already been unable to keep up with the team! Waiting for their fate will be eliminated directly! Running alone has shrunk the number of people from 4,000 to about 1,900.

However, those who are left behind are not at a loss, and everyone can go to the shed next to them to receive a light meal with the number plate participating in the test. A light meal consists of a bowl of porridge, two cakes, and a piece of pickle.

The reason why Liu Haojia gave them a simple meal was to leave a deep impression on them and let them know that their family was well treated! Even those who lose the election will be rewarded, so they will come in droves next time they recruit!

And Liu Haojia feels that he has withdrawn more than 1,000 young people from the market, which means that more jobs will be vacated, and those who are unsuccessful will get more salaries and eat more! Maybe the next time they recruit, their physique and physical fitness will be qualified!

Then the remaining more than 1,000 people began to perform tests such as lifting barbells, push-ups, and sit-ups. By noon, 1,500 qualified soldiers had finally been screened! Those who are chosen will naturally smile, and those who are not selected will not suffer, because they know that there will be a meal waiting for them!

But when it was time to start the meal, you could see the difference between the two sides! The unsuccessful person is still a bowl of porridge, two cakes and a piece of pickles. In addition to the above things, each of the selected people was given a spoonful of green vegetables and a piece of braised pork with two or two weights! This makes the losers even more envious! And those who were selected were pleasantly surprised!

It's not that they haven't seen what the Tianjin soldiers eat. It would be an exaggeration to say that there is no meat from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, but it is common to not be able to eat meat for two or three months! If it weren't for the fact that Tianjin is relatively close to the sea, and they can't often eat some cheap sea fish, I'm afraid they won't even see meat!

After eating, the family pushed and shoved these reserve soldiers into a phalanx, waiting for Liu Haojia to speak. When Liu Haojia stood in front of them, he wanted to say a few words to the soldiers, but looking at the blank eyes of the soldiers below, he blocked everything he wanted to say!

In the end, he just said loudly: "Your salary is one tael a month, and there will be no discount!" The meals are also excellent! But there is also a requirement for this official and for you, that is, obedience! Do you understand everything? ”

As a result, the answer to him was uneven, sparse and sparse, the meaning was the same meaning, all of which meant to understand it, but there were all kinds of answers, which made him even more frustrated! But he had no idea that his nightmare had just begun!

He gave all the selected reserve soldiers a day off and asked them to go home and arrange things at home. The day after tomorrow, the official training will begin. The location is in the open space next to the question. A number of improvised barracks have been hastily built out of wooden planks.