After several days of selection, there were more than 6,000 people who were eliminated, which really blinded the eyes of Cao Youwen and others.

"All soldiers over the age of 40, after testing, those who fail to meet the standards will be eliminated! Each person in the sand will receive 50 yuan and return to his hometown to cultivate the fields! Your Majesty's grace, there are frequent wars on the two roads in Lizhou, and the two roads are exempted from paying taxes for three years and recuperating! ”

Zhang Zhongxia shouted loudly on the stage, and the people below heard it clearly.

The noisy veterans suddenly fell silent. A severance pay of 50 yuan can ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing for more than a year. And the imperial court exempted them from paying taxes for three years, which can also give them a guarantee for farming.

The harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes are fiercer than the tiger, and this time, you can return to your hometown and cultivate in peace.

"General, the villain has long been out of land. Exemption from taxes for three years is equivalent to uselessness! ”

One of the veterans shouted loudly.

"Those who have no land are registered here, and the military has verified that it is true, and they are divided into fields in Hanzhong for cultivation. Those who are willing to continue to work in the army are still incorporated into the army, and they still need to carry out military orders for cultivation in Hanzhong's tuntian! ”

Zhang Zhongxia's words made the discharged soldiers nod.

It seems that the reemployment after being discharged from the army, the imperial court has also settled down.

"General, the villain is not convinced! The villain can also draw a hard bow and ride a horse to kill. You can't drive away the villain! ”

"Yes! The villain still has a lot of strength, and he is skilled in bowing horses, no worse than those hairy boys! ”

There are many monsters in the sea, and immediately some veterans who are not satisfied with the old age shouted loudly.

"If you have the ability, you will know it after the assessment in the past! Cavalry first! ”

Zhang Zhongxia shouted loudly, and the veterans went happily, seeing that they did not stop, it seemed that they still had the courage of Lian Po.

Cao Youwen on the stage saw this scene and smiled slightly.

The people of Biansai are strong, and many of the soldiers are natural archers who can bear hardships and stand hard work, and these people are willing to stay, and he has no objection.

"General, the villain is not forty years old, and he is willing to go home and plow the fields, can he receive 50 yuan?"

Another soldier plucked up his courage and asked in a loud voice.

"If you don't want to join the army, you can stand up and get 50 yuan!"

The twisted melon is not sweet, and if you don't want to kill the enemy, Cao Youwen will never be reluctant.

"Don't say I didn't warn you, though. The emperor founded the Jinling Lecture Hall and reorganized the border army, and the life of being a soldier would be much better. Next, Lizhou West Road will recruit soldiers, once you retire from the army, it will be too late to regret it! ”

Cao Youwen's words made many sergeants silent and undecided for a while.

Recruiting new recruits, they have also seen that today's military camp seems to be different from before.

On the foot drill ground, Zhang Zhongxia waved his hand, and the officers of the martial arts hall pushed a few artillery pieces up, and also carried a basket of earth-shaking thunder.

"Some brothers will definitely ask me, after all these years of fighting, what else is there to train? Your eyes are wide open, and I'll tell you why. ”

"Let's get started."

Zhang Zhongxia nodded, and the officers watched in surprise, and the officers were busy.

Soon, all the wooden targets were erected, and all the soldiers looked at the officers curiously.

Even the old-fashioned border army generals such as Cheng Xin and Ma Zhong stared at the firearms on the ground suspiciously.

I've heard for a long time that firearms are sharp, so let's see what is so powerful about this firearm today.

"This is called earth-shaking thunder, and like gunpowder, it was created by the emperor himself. Let's see how powerful this is today! ”

Zhang Zhongxia sneered, and Cheng Xinxin couldn't help but be surprised. I saw an officer unscrew the spiral iron cover, light the fire fold, ignite the wire, and the fire rope burned, and under the gaze of the soldiers, the officer ran forward, and threw the earth-shattering thunder in his hand towards the target in front of him.

The earth-shattering thunder flew out in a parabola and landed around the target, and a thunderous explosion sounded, filling the air with gunpowder smoke and dust.

Cheng Xinzhen's ears were buzzing, and Zhang Zhongxia shouted loudly.

"Brothers, let's go over and have a look!"

These guys will definitely be as frightened as if they had seen a firearm explode for the first time.

Cheng Xin and the sergeants went over to check, only to see several targets being torn apart, and many cracked pieces of iron on the surrounding trees were deeply rooted in the trees.

Cheng Xin and the others looked at each other, all of them were related. If this falls in the crowd, even if the whole body is ironarmed, I am afraid that the flesh and blood will be blurred.

"Artillery, ready!"

Soon, the officers loaded their ammunition and lit the artillery wires.

"Peng!"

The sound of artillery rang out, the smoke was filled, and the iron pellets whistled out, and the wooden targets were shattered, completely devoid of appearance.

"This ...... This has to ...... There are 400 steps! ”

The soldiers looked at the wooden target, and their eyes were shocked.

If there is this guy, those nomadic cavalry, don't you have to be afraid?

"Peng!"

There was another cannon shot, and the iron ball flew out with a scream and fell to the ground, rampage, bouncing and impacting, and the small trees on the school field were all discounted.

In the horrified eyes of the soldiers in the audience, Zhang Zhongxia shouted loudly.

"Brothers, now you know why you practice firearms, right?"

"Got it!"

Many soldiers shouted together.

I don't know if this is true, but the army must be practicing firearms.

"With firearms, the brothers no longer have to worry about the opponent's cavalry, and when the time comes, the artillery plus the earth-shattering thunder will definitely be able to kill and injure the other party, and it will no longer be the same as before, if you win, you can't catch up, and if you lose, you can't run away!"

Zhang Zhongxia's words reached the hearts of the soldiers on the school field.

"But ......"

Zhang Zhongxia raised his voice, and his face became solemn.

"However, at the end of the war, it is still necessary to rely on foot soldiers to end the battle. In addition to firearms, spear stabbing and basic knife skills, the brothers also practiced. There is a saying that sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime. Do you all understand? ”

"Understood!"

The people who answered were sparse and the voices were not loud.

"I can't hear you!"

Zhang Zhongxia shouted loudly.

"Understood!"

"Louder!"

Zhang Zhongxia's face was ugly, and he roared loudly.

"Understood!"

Finally, the voices of the soldiers were overwhelming, resounding throughout the entire camp and beyond.

Cao Youwen, who watched Zhang Zhongxia's training on the sidelines, nodded with satisfaction.

This fellow disciple is indeed a talent.

The purge team of Lizhou West Road is in order, and Yu Jue's Lizhou East Road should be similar.

Invasions from other places, as well as the rebellion of officers and soldiers, Shukou was repeatedly poisoned. In addition to training, the next step is to repair the city and consolidate the fortress.

"Isn't it a joke that a few pieces of artillery can resist cavalry?"

Walking away for a distance, Cheng Xin laughed coldly, very disapproving.

"General, it looks pretty scary."

Ma Zhong said heartily on the side.

He is now guarding the Qifang Pass, Cheng Xin is guarding the Immortal Pass, Cheng Xin is his direct superior, he can't help but speak politely, and he has a heart of gain and loss.

"The artillery is hard to operate. In my opinion, the swords, guns and crossbows in hand are more steady! ”

Cheng Xin shook his head, his eyes swept towards the pawn screening, and walked over.

On the side of the foot soldiers, they stayed and took the assessment, and after half a day, the teaching field returned to quiet.

Excluding those over 40 years old, there are also those who are unwilling to join the army, plus those who are confused, the team of 16,000 people, there are only less than 10,000 people left.

While Cao Youwen shook his head, he secretly thought about it, but he was afraid that Yu Jue's Lizhou East Road was in a similar situation.

It seems that there are only about 20,000 soldiers on the two roads in the entire Lizhou. The side affairs are deserted, and the defense is useless.

No wonder the emperor wants him to train new soldiers, once the war breaks out, only 20,000 people, such a long border, how can he resist the enemy's attack?

30,000 on Lizhou West Road, 30,000 on Lizhou East Road, and 40,000 or 50,000 on Lizhou Daying, it seems that he still has a long way to go.

"Brothers, from today onwards, you will be the officers and soldiers of Lizhou West Road. From next year, there may be a big war! If you don't practice your skills well and go to the battlefield, you can only harm yourself and others! ”

Cao Youwen walked to the high platform and shouted loudly at the army of 10,000 people on the teaching field.

"Don't think that you are soldiers, how many battles you have participated in, that is all in the past, don't mention it again! Start training from today, brothers must train well, because it is about your salary and your family's life! ”

Cao Youwen's face was calm, but he was full of energy, and he was a little hoarse.

"General, how should the training be arranged?"

Wang Shixin asked curiously first.

"General, this training is training, why do you still care about the lives of the brothers' family?"

Ma Zhong didn't know whether it was curiosity or deliberate, so he asked the sergeants out loud.

"General Wang asked well! I'll answer his question first. No matter how you trained before, from now on, once a day and one day off for seven days. Except, of course, holidays. ”

Cao Youwen smiled slightly, and all the troops trembled.

In the past, it was at most four or five times a month, but now there are more than 20 days a month, which is a fateful thing!

"General, how is the salary? Won't be in arrears, right? ”

One sergeant continued to ask loudly with boldness.

"The salary remains unchanged. After three months, he began to practice and assess, and the only ones who succeeded in the assessment were the real soldiers, with 6 yuan per month. Remember, it's 6 bucks! And I promise that from today onwards, there will be no arrears in the army, and there will be no pennies less for everyone! ”

Cao Youwen's words made the hearts of many soldiers below "fluffy".

In the past, the salary of only 4 yuan per month was often in arrears, and it was also deducted by the officials. Now, as long as the training is qualified, the salary will be doubled. For these impoverished ordinary sergeants, this was a great boost and encouragement.

"Brothers, the emperor loves soldiers like sons. He knows that you serve the country, you are born and die, and he can't bear to see you shed blood and tears! Emperor Chrysostom said that as long as the brothers fought bravely to kill the enemy, they would talk about merit and grant fields in the future, starting from 20 acres of middle fields each, and the more merits they had, the more fields they would award! ”

When Cao You heard this, he once again blinded the eyes of the sergeants.

Grant fields, at least 20 acres of middle fields! It's a world shatter, and it's enough to change the lives of a family.

You know, many of them, the family together does not have 20 acres of middle fields.

"Sichuan's martial arts hall has just been established, and those who have made outstanding achievements in training and combat can be selected to study in the martial arts hall in the army, and they will be promoted faster and have more opportunities for promotion in the future!"

Cao Youwen's voice was like thunder, and the soldiers all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"I said so much, in the final analysis, it is a sentence, practice hard, fight hard, whether you are dead or alive, the court will not be able to treat you badly. Whether you believe it or not, you will know it later! ”

Cao Youwen waved his hand, and boxes of banknotes and silk cloth were lifted out.

"It's about to be the winter solstice and the end of the year, and today the reward will be silver. At the beheaval of His Majesty, each person will be rewarded with five horses of silk and ten pieces of money this year. Brothers, let's have a happy New Year! ”

After a short silence, the cheers of the army "Long live" were thunderous, and everyone was smiling.

The emperor really loves soldiers, and he knows what the soldiers lack, so he makes up for it.

The soldiers cheered, the mountains shouted long live, Cheng Xin saw it in his eyes, and his heart was half cold.

This is a reward and a cake painting, who will have the same heart with him in the future?