"What? Guan Kuang's son really wants to join the army? Zhang San asked.

"Can I still lie to you?" Guan Er glared and said, "I also made a lot of money last year, I wanted to spend money to find someone to fight on my behalf, so I don't have to join the army." ”

"How do you know that this shaft is so unfilial, as soon as the edict on recruiting soldiers was posted a few days ago, this shaft became lively, clamoring to join the army with a few splashes of the same age."

"Tell me, this person is hiding from this, where is someone rushing to die? That's why the rice lasts a lot, so it's so cranky! ”

Guan Er said bitterly, for most ordinary people in Dahan, joining the army is always a dangerous thing, and it is not the first choice for permanent birthers.

Mo said that he took the initiative to join the army, and there are not a few people who are willing to pay for the army.

When Zhang San heard this, he already understood a little.

Five days ago, as soon as the edict on the conscription system and the military merit title system was announced, it caused quite a stir in Chang'an City.

It has become a new topic of discussion in the streets.

"The new military merit title system is going to be awarded to the field house again, and I want to come to Guan Kuang not only to earn his own future, but also to let the old Guan family regenerate......"

"This erector has filial piety and great ambitions, unlike those homeless scoundrels, my brother should not be angry, but should be happy!"

Zhang San continued to persuade step by step, and praised Guan Kuang well, which finally made Guan Er's face kinder.

"Although my Guan family is not a big family, but the livelihood is always okay, he is getting old, and he and your family are doing Xuanjiu business together......"

"Will you still be hungry, where can you do that thing of licking blood with the tip of a knife? Meritorious service? Where can ordinary people like me get mixed into? ”

"You and I once went to the beacon of the border fortress for a year, and the days of the wind and the sun were the days of people."

"Didn't the old father of the black man who went to the border with me be eaten alive by the wolves, and only a leg bone remained!"

"And our eldest brother, who is still a clan relative of the Liu family's distant branch, was the head of the tun, and he drowned and fell off the beacon when he got up, and died on the spot."

Guan Er's anger had already subsided, and he frowned and counted those old yellow calendars, causing Zhang San to sigh again and again.

How could he not know Guan Kuang's thoughts, but as an old father, how could he watch his only son go to the army.

Zhang San listened for a long time, and after Guan Er finished saying all the pain in his heart, he thought about the purpose of his coming here today before he slowly spoke.

"Second Brother Guan, I have a few words, maybe you don't like to hear them, but I still have to say them."

"Third brother, you and I are like brothers, if you have anything to say, you don't have to hide it." Guan Er said.

"Do you know what I'm here for?" Zhang San asked.

"What?"

"The matter of your second daughter and the Meng family's son."

This is another thing that Guan Erji has in his heart, the two daughters are not young, and they have to get married as soon as possible, otherwise they won't be able to find their in-laws.

The Meng family is the right choice, although the Meng Ban has been pushing three and four times, but Zhang San has been matched, and the other party finally relented before the year.

Could it be that Meng Ban asked Zhang San to propose marriage today?

But Guan Er quickly remembered that Zhang San came with roast duck today, and there was no joy on his face at the moment, and he immediately felt that something was wrong.

"What? Meng Ban's old man is unwilling again? Guan Er asked.

Zhang San sighed and nodded quietly.

"This old thief of Mengban, do you really think that no one wants my Guan family's daughter?" Guan Er's face, which had just turned white, suddenly turned red again.

"Second Brother Guan, then do you know why Meng Ban is unwilling?"

"Why else, it's just that I don't like to close the house!" Guan Er said hatefully.

"The second brother is only half right, Meng Ban wants his kid to take the imperial examination, he said it, if he doesn't get in, he won't let Meng Xing get married!"

Meng Xing's shaft wants to take the imperial examination?

Guan Er's eyes shrank suddenly, and he was a little surprised.

He didn't expect that Meng Ban, who was not good-looking, would have such a long look.

After the first month, a new policy was introduced.

The most profound impact on ordinary people is the imperial examination system, the Xuan school system and the conscription system.

If nothing else, at least it has left a new way out for many families like the Meng family and the Guan family.

In the past, the Meng family and housekeepers had "constant property", but families with less than 100,000 families, and there were not many ways out for their children and nephews.

It is not their turn to be filial piety, and they don't have their share in becoming officials, and it is difficult to do business - which of the giant families that was born is not related to the big family?

Now, there are not only more ways to take the imperial examination, but also a way to join the army - if you are lucky, you will become the commander and team leader, and you can be regarded as a high-ranking envoy.

Whether it is an official with 200 stones, or a tun chief in charge of dozens of people, then it is the starting point of the office.

With this starting point, you can slowly climb up, and you can see hope in your career.

"Then Meng Ban Lao'er really wants Meng Xing to take the imperial examination? Although he knows a few words, how can he pass the exam? Guan Er asked in disbelief.

"Why can't he, he wants to take the test in [Metalworking and Carpentry], and the craftsmanship accounts for half of the ......" Zhang San thought about it before remembering the word: "Half of the points." ”

"The other half of the score is to take the "Hadith Canon", I heard that now Meng Xing has to go to Zhou Chushou to learn the scriptures every night, and Meng Ban also bought a horse for this."

"But...... How could he have read the scriptures past those Confucian scholars...... Guan Er's mind still hadn't turned for a while.

"Second Brother Guan is thinking about it, if you just talk about reading the scriptures, of course Meng Xing can't read those Confucian students, but don't those Confucian students also want to learn our craft?"

"Besides, this is not a subject of [Virtuous Literature], and there are not many twists and turns in the subject of [Ming Jing] in the additional exam, and it relies on rote memorization......"

"Meng Xing can write down all kinds of wooden style drawings, is it possible that he can't remember the words on the "Hadith Canon", and he is not illiterate?"

Zhang San, who has a black face and a lot of beard, looks rough, but in fact he is as careful as a hair, so the head is analyzed in a straightforward way, Guan Er has gradually been convinced.

Literate carpenters memorize Confucian scriptures, and Confucian students who can't do work learn crafts, and it's really unclear who is more difficult to learn.

"In this way, Meng Xing's kid is really likely to be admitted?"

"At least it's not a fool's dream, if the Meng family is lucky and the ancestral tomb grows, there will really be an envoy after September."

"It's no wonder that Meng Ban has to pick and choose this old thing...... Guan Er gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, "It's a pity that Guan Kuang is illiterate, otherwise he can go to the ...... exam"

Back then, Guan Er felt that literacy was useless and reading the Bible was hard, so he didn't let Guan Kuang go to school.

Thinking that it is useless for a lacquer craftsman to read, where did he think that there is such a great use today?

"I think Guan Kuang saw that the children of other people's families had found a way out, so he gave birth to the idea of joining the army, which shows that this erector has ambition!"

Zhang San observed Guan Er's expression while continuing to carefully state his plans.

"Don't hide it from the second brother, my kid Zhang Yi is also clamoring to join the army, and I have already agreed."

Zhang San originally just wanted to comfort Guan Er, but what he didn't expect was that after Guan Er thought for a while, he suddenly stood up from the couch and made a decision.

"In this case, how can the Guan family be looked down upon, let Guan Kuang and your family's Zhang Yi go to join the army together!"

"Huh? Guan Kuang is the only son of the second brother, if it is ......" Zhang San didn't dare to continue.

"I'm not afraid of this, I still have two daughters, it's a big deal to recruit two honest sons-in-law......"

"Sanfu lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of honest farmers, and there is no problem at all in recruiting a few sons-in-law!"

"I have also saved a lot of family assets, can I only cheapen the Meng family?"

"Guan Kuang's people are ambitious, and Meng Xing's people want to be envoys, you and I, who have eaten corn for decades, are they not as good as them?"

Guan Er's words were so loud that the tiles on the roof rattled.

"Second Brother Guan has courage, and the foolish brother admires it!" Zhang San breathed a sigh of relief, today's matter was completed, and finally didn't let Guan Er go to the door of Meng's house.

"Third brother, do you know where to go best?"

"This doesn't need to be asked, we are all from Changyi, of course we want to vote for Changyilang!"

"Okay, let's have lunch with me first, and then take them to Touchang Yilang!"

"That's great!"

When Guan Er and Zhang San decided to send their two sons to join the army, many ordinary people in Chang'an City also made the same decision.

They all plan to send their "superfluous" children and nephews to join the army.

……

After Liu He issued an edict to implement the "recruitment system, the new military merit title system", Sima Fu, who was in charge of recruitment, issued an order to open a "recruitment room" in Chang'an City, Sanfu Prefecture, and the head of each county, and appointed a special recruiter.

As a result, this recruiting room has become the most lively place in the city, and there is an endless stream of people who come to apply.

Not only newcomers came to recruit, but many of the soldiers who were serving directly asked to be recruited.

In just half a month, 30,000 recruits were recruited in Chang'an City and the Sanfu area.

In addition to the conscription of the old Southern and Northern armies, and the successive conscriptions from the Kwantung Prefecture, the 60,000 men of the 24 lieutenants were all fully recruited just after the end of February.

After the recruitment is over, it is natural to train the troops.

Since the beginning of March, Chang'an City has once again become a huge military camp, and the sound of Jin Ge Iron Horse can be heard all day long.

This scene is somewhat similar to the scene where soldiers from all over the country gathered in Chang'an City half a year ago, but there are many differences.

In addition to the practice of ordinary formations and the use of ordinary blades, the soldiers of each battalion also have to train the compulsory course of the army in later generations - queue.

This is Liu He's memories of several military trainings in his previous life, and he restored them after pinching them.

He first trained the closest group of Changyi Lang around him, and then these Chang Yi Lang trained a group of school captains.

Then from the captain to the military marquis, from the military marquis to the team rate, and then from the team leader to the tun chief...... All the way down to the lowest level of ordinary soldiers.

Although the actions and standards are somewhat out of shape under the layers of transmission, the essence of "orders and prohibitions" has been preserved.

In order to make this new Han army different from the old Han army, Liu He also formulated the "Internal Affairs Regulations", "Training Regulations", "Military Discipline Regulations", "Battlefield Regulations" and other guidelines.

And all lieutenants are required to strictly abide by and enforce.

In the beginning, there were many lieutenants and military marquals who could not understand and thought that these regulations were useless and always violated them.

Of course, Liu He will not condone it, and he will conduct frequent and sudden inspections, and once he encounters something that does not conform to the "regulations" in the camp, he will order it to be dealt with on the spot.

In the first half of March alone, five lieutenants were dismissed, 17 military marquis were dismissed, and as many as 100 commanders were implicated.

Liu He is not only very strict with the requirements for training, but also pays special attention to the corruption of ink in the army.

Under his instructions, Dai Zong secretly sent embroidered messengers into the various camps and songs, and once he found out about the greed for money and food for the Mo army, he immediately reported it.

After that, it will be handed over to the Imperial History Mansion and the Sima Mansion to send special personnel to investigate and sentence.

According to the rules laid down in the "Military Discipline Regulations," those who embezzle a military salary of less than 2,000 yuan are dismissed, those who embezzle a military salary of more than 2,000 yuan are sentenced to flogging, those who are greedy for a military salary of more than 5,000 yuan are sentenced to imprisonment, and those who are greedy for a military salary of more than 10,000 yuan are to be beheaded.

Under the day and night patrol of the embroidered messengers in the army, many officers who were greedy for money and food were dug up, and there were more than 20 leaders alone.

In order to make the earthquake small, all the severed heads were to be circulated to the three armies, and they were permanently kept in the various battalions for posterity.

And when the flogging is carried out, each battalion will also be asked to send people to watch the punishment; It's not enough to look at the finished type, everyone has to say what they think.

In addition, every ten days, each tun has to vote by secret ballot to determine the merits of the tun chief.

Under this skill, March has not yet ended, and these 60,000 Xinhan troops have an elite atmosphere.

Although there are still 108,000 miles away from the army wearing the octagonal hat in later generations, in time, the combat power will surely sweep through the contemporaneous army.

When Liu He personally trained the Han army, Zhang Anshi and others did not stop.

Under the control of the cabinet, each government agency performed its own duties, and the state apparatus of the Han Dynasty was once again in operation.

Sima's Mansion mobilized war horses, the engineers forged weapons and armaments made of 100 steels, and the Dasi Nong and Shaofu raised military rations......

Although Dahan was "newly defeated" last year, the foundation that he had cultivated for more than ten years was still there.

War horses, iron tools, and corn were piled up, enough to support another great battle.

Just when Chang'an City was in full swing, Chang Hui, who returned to Han, did not cross the Yumen Pass, so he took a delegation from Chang'an and returned to Wusun along the road.

His task was to persuade the king of Wusun to reorganize his army, flank the Han army, and launch a new attack on the Huns huddled on the northern edge of the desert.

……

In the spring of the first year of Dingxin, Chang'an City was spent in such a tense atmosphere.

And in addition to the "military affairs", there are some other things that happened in Chang'an City. (End of chapter)