Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 52
Looking at the migrant workers who raised their hands high, Zhao Wen cleared his throat and shouted, "Everyone, please put down those who are under the age of 16 and over the age of 30. We only want those between the ages of 16 and 30."

As soon as Zhao Wen finished speaking, a large group of people put their hands down reluctantly.

Migrant workers are complaining, "It would be great if my mother delayed my birth by more than ten years", and so on.

"Now, those who want to join the army, please stand on the stone platform."

As soon as Zhou Laoliu heard Zhao Wen's words, he ran directly to the side of the stone platform, hooked his hands on the edge of the stone platform, and jumped on it with his legs hard.

"My lord, the younger one wants to join the army."

Zhou Laoliu looked at Zhao Wen excitedly, his whole body trembling with excitement.

At this time, Zhou Laoqi and Zhou Laoba also jumped onto the stone platform, saying in one voice, "My lord, I want to join the army too."

Zhao Wen looked at the migrant workers who kept jumping onto the stone platform, and said, "All line up, don't mess up one by one, and line up well."

"Daniu, go find Miss Li and ask her to register for the roster!"

Zhao Wen turned around, looked at about a hundred people in front of him, and said, "Are you sure you want to join the army?"

"Yes, yes, the villain really wants to join the army!"

The Zhou brothers kept nodding.

"You can be my soldier if you want to, but I have to explain my rules to you first, so that you don't know the rules in the future."

"My rules are a little different from those of ordinary frontier soldiers. Here, the first thing a soldier has to do is to obey orders and not question the officer."

"Second, don't harass the people, don't bully the people. If anyone among you bullies the people, or harass the people, if I know about it, it won't be as simple as being expelled from the barracks."

"third……"

"fourth……"

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"Finally, you are my direct subordinates, not military households. In the future, no one has the right to transfer you except for my orders. Your current household registration will not change. That is to say, you will not become Military households. Each of you is paid five taels of silver per month. Of course, this is the most basic. If you make meritorious service, there will be additional rewards. Now, if you join the army, each family will receive 20 taels of silver Anjiayin or five acres of land. You choose these two!"

"More specific rules and regulations will be told to you after you officially become soldiers. Now, if any of you regret it, then leave as soon as possible. I will not pursue it."

Zhao Wen looked at the crowded migrant workers on the stone platform and shouted loudly.

One person is 20 taels of silver, and 100 people is 2000 taels of silver. To Zhao Wen, these silvers are not a big amount.As for the land, after the Tartars ravaged, there were many unowned lands. Zhao Wen was not stingy about these unowned lands.

These migrant workers who came to work were basically young and in their prime of life, so Zhao Wen did not conduct any physical tests on them.After all, such a long period of high-intensity labor has also eliminated many people who are elderly or suffering from chronic diseases.

Although Zhao Wen's salary is high, it is not something that can be paid casually.

"20 taels of Anjia silver, my dear, that's a lot."

"Hehe, look at your money-lovers, only a fool wants 20 taels of Anjia silver. That five acres of land is the treasure, and it's something that can be passed on to the family."

"Yes, yes, the land is the treasure!"

In an instant, the migrant workers who heard Zhao Wen's voice talked a lot.

"It seems that no matter what time it is, Chinese people are always only interested in land." Zhao Wen couldn't help but sighed when he heard the discussion in front of him.

For these migrant workers, serving as a soldier under Zhao Wen is also a blessing.

First of all, Mr. Zhao will not be like other generals.Withhold their military pay.This can be seen from the wages that Zhao Wen has paid them for so long.

Another one, as he said just now, these soldiers can be said to be Mr. Zhao's private soldiers, the so-called servants.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were many generals who deducted the military pay of ordinary soldiers, but almost none of them deducted the military pay of family members.

Another one, Mr. Zhao is a legendary man who killed thousands of Tartars. It is an honor for people like himself to serve as soldiers under him.

Mr. Zhao is just a guard now, but who knows if he will become a high official in the future?If he became a high official, the status of those who followed him first would also rise.

Maybe, I can be a commander or commander in chief in the future.

"Brother Zhao, are you looking for me?" Li Xiaoying was standing behind Zhao Wen wearing a pink skirt with a stand-up collar, double-breasted and chest-length, with a smile on her face, she looked really cute.

Zhao Wen turned around, looked at Li Xiaoying, smiled slightly, and said, "I came to you because I want you to do something for me."

"What is it?"

"It is to register these migrant workers. From now on, these migrant workers will be my soldiers." Zhao Wen pointed at these migrant workers and said proudly.

Li Xiaoying smiled and said, "Brother Zhao is really capable."

"Hey, don't look at who I am!" Zhao Wen boasted without blushing or panting.

Li Xiaoying covered her mouth, smiled slightly, and said, "I knew Brother Zhao was not an ordinary person."

"Ahem, it's over. Let's not talk about this, Daniel, hurry up and move a table and chair for Miss Li." Zhao Wen said to Daniel.

"You line up one by one, don't crowd, anyone who crowds, get out of here."

Looking at the migrant workers standing in front of the table, Zhao Daniu cursed viciously.

Perhaps it was Zhao Daniu's scolding that had an effect. After hearing Zhao Daniu's words, the crowded migrant workers shrank their necks and stood peacefully where they were, not daring to crowd forward.

Zhao Wen stood behind Li Xiaoying, looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but sighed in his heart: "Now I have my own territory and my own soldiers. I am finally no longer a polished commander. The only thing not Well, the number of soldiers is too small. There are only about a hundred soldiers at all times."

"Name?"

"Sixth of the week."

"age?"

"22 is old."

"Nation?"

"Little people live in..."

Holding a brush, Li Xiaoying quickly wrote down the detailed information of Zhou Laoliu on the roster, and then said: "Next!"

Resisting the excitement in his heart, Zhou Laoliu stood aside, grinned, kept laughing, and rubbed his hands back and forth.

Zhao Wen looked at the excited Zhou Laoliu, and walked up to him, "What's the matter? Are you so excited to be a soldier?"

"My lord, why aren't you excited about this? The small ancestral grave is covered with smoke, so I can serve as a soldier under my lord."

Seeing Zhao Wen approaching, Zhou Laoliu hurriedly saluted and said excitedly.

Hearing this, Zhao Wen laughed loudly, patted Zhou Laoliu on the shoulder, and said, "Haha, good boy, you have vision and insight."

"Now, all those who have registered are on Zhou Laoliu's side."

Zhao Wen pointed to Zhou Laoliu and shouted to the people who had already registered over there.

Zhao Wen looked at Li Xiaoying, who was sitting in front of the table, sweating continuously on his forehead, and said involuntarily, "Thanks to Miss Li, otherwise, wouldn't the registration booklet be finished today?"

An hour later, Li Xiaoying put down the brush in her hand and slowly closed the roster.

She rubbed her sore wrist, picked up the roster, and handed it to Zhao Wen, "Brother Zhao, there are a total of 120 seven people, and all the rosters have been compiled."

Zhao Wen took the roster, heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Miss Li, thank you so much today."

"Brother Zhao, what are you talking about? This is what I should do. If Brother Zhao has nothing else to do, then I will leave first?" Li Xiaoying smiled slightly.

"Alright, it's getting late, it's good to have a rest early."

"Daniu, send Miss Li back to me. It's dark, be careful, if Miss Li falls, I'll take your skin off. Do you hear me?"

Zhao Daniu looked at Zhao Wen, then at Li Xiaoying, how could he fail to see what Zhao Wen meant to Li Xiaoying, so he said with a strange face: "My lord, if the little one makes Miss Li fall, you don't need to do it yourself. The little one screwed off his own head and kicked it for you."

"It's good to know, send it back to me quickly."

Zhao Wen scolded with a smile.

After Li Xiaoying walked away, Zhao Wen looked at a hundred or so people standing on the stone platform.

"From now on, you are my soldiers. Of course, you are now a soldier, not to say that you are now a real soldier. Before that, you must first give me all the work you have not done. .I don’t want the entire Longmen Fort to be in ruins during the Chinese New Year. Did you hear that?”

Zhao Wen held the roster, put his hands behind his back, and frowned.

The hundred or so people looked at Zhao Wen with bright eyes bursting out.

"I heard it, I heard it..."

Zhao Wen stretched out his hand, pressed down, and said, "Before that, I want you to do one thing first. That is the bandits behind me!"

Zhao Wen pulled out a long knife from his waist, threw it on the ground, and said to the recruits, "This is the first and most important course for you to enlist in the army. Now, I order you to pick up the knives on the ground. Knives, everyone give me a knife on those bandits."

Zhao Wen's move was well-intentioned. These soldiers are all new recruits who have just come out of the crop fields.A soldier who lacks a murderous aura, without a murderous aura, can still be called a soldier?But how can they quickly possess this murderous aura?
The best way is to kill people, and these bandits now use them to train these recruits, which is the best way.

(End of this chapter)