Spring and Autumn I Am King

The main target of Zhao Wuxi's recruitment this time was those freelance servants and craftsmen.

Wage labor is called servants and servants, and it has appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period. Forty years ago, during the Cui Clan Rebellion in Qi State, the doctor Shen Xianyu took refuge in the State of Lu.

In Song Dynasty, where industry and commerce were relatively developed, the "commercial and industrial food officials" disintegrated earlier, and freelance craftsmen and servants in the city were also more common.

The servants are highly obedient, the craftsmen are highly organized, and the years of labor make them not weak, and they are all good soldiers.

Therefore, adhering to Zhao Wuxi's will, the first level of Mengcheng's recruitment office suddenly sounded a dissatisfied voice.

"What! Don't want me to be a merchant?"

"What! Don't want a light chivalrous person or an evil boy?"

It is Feng Lin who is in charge of recruiting soldiers in Mengcheng. He is responsible for examining the background and occupation of the recruits and distinguishing them.

Feng Rin gestured towards both sides: "It's not that we don't want it, but there are other recruits. The merchants go to the left, the Qing Xia who have learned martial arts go to the right, and the rest continue to walk in."

Qi Wan and his cousin Qi Bai rubbed their hands together, and was dragged by Zhao Bing into the middle.

They moved forward like this, and after entering the first card, they came to an open space.

Here stood the armored soldiers I had seen before, and several of them were holding two wooden staffs of six feet and seven feet in their hands to measure the height of the recruits. Those under six feet were directly screened out, those over seven feet tall, and those with strong physiques were lifted and slipped to another row.

The tall armored soldier wearing a beast veil said in a loud voice, "One hundred distance jumps. One hundred dances, if you can finish it in half an hour. You will be considered to have passed the first test!"

Qi Wan and the others were stunned when they heard it, until the Mengcheng official said it again in dialect. They just understood.

The distance jump is a forward jump, and the song dance is a squat jump. This is to test the physical strength of the applicants. As a result, the voices of hooting and hooting kept coming. Although most people were tired and sweating profusely, they still managed to finish it, and the few who did not meet the standard were kicked out.

The giant man in the scene looked critically at the dozens of people in front of him, and he ordered: "Let the cook cook the food. You can have a full meal here, then sign the download book, and the city officials will record the names and appearances and bring them back. Go to your family as a tax exemption certificate during the recruitment period, and then say goodbye to your family.”

"Tomorrow's crowing will be at the South Gate, and follow me to Zhaoqiu. If you can pass the last test, you will be considered qualified. If you can't, you will still have to go home in despair!"

As a result, Qi Wan and his cousin ate the only full meal this month, and also ate the first meat meal since the wax festival. The two of them were so happy that they almost flew. It would be great if the application was successful. But they are also worried, what will be the test tomorrow?

Two other recruiting venues.

The Qing Xia and the wicked teenagers felt that they were being looked down upon, and they felt resentful in their hearts. Enter the field on the right. As soon as he arrived at the place, he was provoked by several villains with fierce looks. Ask them to fight alone.

These villains were originally the pawns of Tian Ben's men, and they all had a few lives in their hands. These hairs have just grown, and they can only bully the Qingxia in the village. How can they be their opponents?

A dizzy melee came down, and the scattered and chaotic light warriors basically lost, and they were beaten to the ground with bruised faces. But several of them were brave and ruthless, those who had practiced martial arts, long-distance throwing, and bowing, and even those who were good at stealing chickens and dogs and climbing walls, were pulled up again. Those villains put on smiles and helped them wipe Go to the ash.

"In addition to the regular army, the gentleman also needs some light chivalrous people who dare to die. If you are willing, you can go to Zhaoqiu with us. It is better than being a villain in the village and being scorned by your elders!"

On the other hand, the young businessmen who were eager to relocate after hearing that they were not going to be businessmen were desperate and turned around in despair to leave. But he was pulled into the field on the left. There are not so many tests here, only the sound of chatting, like a Shifang wine shop.

Zhao's merchants asked about their family background and background. If they were honest, they would ask if they would like to join Zhao's firm. It is better to start as a servant than to be a clerk and a cargo carrier.

It turned out that this recruitment was only after Zhao Wuxi sold the share of the wheat flour and flour food trade, and then let Le Mixed agree, so it must be fully utilized. In addition to soldiers, if there are suitable merchants and workers to apply for the recruitment, they have to find a way to win over them.

In the early morning of the second day, the young men from Mengcheng who had successfully applied yesterday gathered at the South Gate. They formed formations according to their height and specialties, and their responsibilities and weapons were also in order.

Qi Wan was over seven feet tall and possessed all the strength. He was given a thick double-layer leather armor, which he put on clumsily under the guidance of the armored soldiers. Then he put a coat over his head and fastened it with a tassel, holding a dagger in both hands, a sword hanging from his waist, and a big scull made of poplar, covered with cowhide, and three days' food.

After a while, Qi Wan felt that his body was covered with things, weighing more than 20 kilograms, and he only felt uncomfortable.

His cousin Qi Bai was less than seven feet tall, and was pulled to the other side to stand. The things he wore were simpler: he had a layer of armor, no armor, he held a spear, and he carried three days' worth of food, weighing ten jin.

Qi Wan was told that if he was qualified, he could get slightly better treatment than his cousin, and it was not a waste to carry so much equipment.

That scene of the armored man spoke again, this time, the people of Mengcheng Song Dynasty could vaguely understand the Jin dialect he said: "From here to Zhaoqiu, a total of thirty-five miles, set off after half an hour, to Japan and China. The time will arrive. If you can run with heavy weights and keep up with the chariots in front of you without falling behind, you will be considered qualified!"

This time, the test is everyone's perseverance.

I heard that they will travel more than 30 miles in the future. Although the recruiters are secretly complaining, they can only bite the bullet for the benefits they get after applying for the recruitment.

Qi Wan thought it was nothing more than that. On weekdays, when would he not carry a paint bucket weighing dozens of pounds to run around the lacquer garden and the workshop?

The people who can stand here have suffered hardships, whether they are servants who work on the ridges and acres, or carry wood and stones on their shoulders.

However, under the early summer sun, Qi Wan and his cousin Qi Bai were exhausted from running down a distance of more than 30 miles. The team that had been standing in two columns with great difficulty had long since sparsely dragged back and forth for half a mile.

What surprised Qi Wan was that the armored soldiers who were wearing the same equipment were able to accompany them to run the entire distance without breathing, and the formation was not chaotic, as if they could immediately enter the battle as soon as they got there.

In the end, except for a few people who fainted on the side of the road, most of the others reached their destination.

This is the recently famous "Zhao Qiu" around Shangqiu. The manor that Zhao Wuxi purchased has now been transformed into a solid fortress.

Qi Wan remembered that there was a willow forest nearby that could enjoy the shade, but now it has long since been cut down, the swamp pond has also been drained, and several acres of land have been completely leveled and turned into a green field where horses can run. a large barracks.

The manor is surrounded by deep ditch earth walls, the inner houses are adjacent to each other, and a tower tower is built in the four corners and the center.

The group was so tired that they finally drank water to relieve their breath, and then they were brought to the Cuju arena by the soldiers, looking up to the lord they were going to serve in the next three years.

Zhao Wuxi came back from Daiyi early in the morning, and was waiting on the newly built earthen platform beside the Cuju court. In addition to the people from Daiyi and Mengcheng, there are also those from other lords of the Le family gathered here.

He wore a crown of eagles, a gorgeous copper-skin armor, and a red cloak. He stood on the stage. The more than 300 sweaty recruits under the stage only thought that this gentleman was extremely heroic.

Recruitment is different from conscription. Recruitment is the obligation of the people, but recruitment is a contract. So the two sides will set up a "carrying book" with everyone's fingerprints and paintings on it, and they will be presented in a big basket.

Loading is the oath of the alliance. The members of the alliance write their words in the policy, kill the animals to get their blood, and put the books on the sacrifices ~www.wuxiahere.com~ and bury them, which is called a book.

The index and middle fingers were dipped in fresh goat blood, and Zhao Wuxi smeared it in the corner of his mouth. Witnessed by the local gods respected by the Song people, he vowed to give the soldiers the promised treatment.

And the recruits also learned from his blood and vowed to tell the gods and gods loudly that they would be loyal to Zhao Wuxi within three years, and they could go through fire and water for him.

"The oath has been completed. From today until three years from now, I will be your lord, you will be my servant, and I will give you a new name."

Zhao Wuxi flew into the wind with his big cloak, and he said generously: "Fu Wu, forbids violence, shovels soldiers, protects the army, secures the power, and can bring peace to the people and wealth. From now on, you will be called Wu Zun! Zhao! Martial soldier!" (To be continued..)

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