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Chapter 47 Recruiting an Army

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    Chapter 47 Recruiting the Army

    Hearing that Li Zhen proposed the recruitment system, Cheng Yaojin shook his head repeatedly and said: "Under the current situation, the recruitment system can indeed replenish soldiers. However, if this case is started, I am afraid the imperial court will be blamed.

    ¡°And where does the money for recruiting soldiers come from?

    Will the people in Youzhou respond to the recruitment of troops again?  "

    Li Zhen smiled and said confidently: "I have my own way."

    At that moment, Li Zhen whispered her method to Cheng Yaojin.

    Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up, he slapped his forehead and said, "Oh! Why didn't I think of that? It's just that it's a bit unreasonable to do this. If the idle people in the court know about it, I'm afraid there will be trouble again."

    Li Zhen said: "As long as Youzhou is stabilized and Goguryeo is defeated, then no matter what we do, it will be right. If we cannot recruit troops and cannot defend Youzhou, then whatever we do will be wrong."

    Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I, old Cheng, will risk everything and advance and retreat together with His Highness!"

    "Ding! The task of recruiting soldiers has been launched. Twenty thousand soldiers will be recruited within a month. Will the host accept the task?"

    There was a system sound in Li Zhen¡¯s mind.

    Hehehe, the mission is here. It is to give me life and equipment. Li Zhen chose to confirm without hesitation, with a smile on her lips

    Early the next morning, a notice was posted at the gate of Jixian City. The content of the notice was very simple, that is, the imperial court was recruiting soldiers and they would be well-paid.

    There were many people watching, but after the people saw it, not many signed up.

    Since Youzhou returned to the Tang Dynasty, the people did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Tang Dynasty. Many people felt that it was the Tang Dynasty that invaded Hebei and killed Dou Jiande. Therefore, they did not regard themselves as Tang people from the bottom of their hearts. Naturally,  Not many people will enlist as soldiers.

    In one morning, only a dozen people were recruited in the entire Jixian County. They were all crooked melons and bad dates. Their quality was very poor, and they were all driven back.

    But at this moment, a piece of news spread inadvertently. The new Governor of Youzhou, the Yue King Li Zhen, had arrived in Youzhou. It was said that this Yue King Li Zhen was the reincarnation of Dou Jiande, and a temple would be built for Dou Jiande for future generations.  People pay homage.

    This news seemed to have wings, spread wider and wider, and spread more and more magically. Some people swore that they saw a golden light falling from the sky and shining directly into the Governor's Mansion. The golden light did not stop all night long. This was Dou Jiande's deity in the sky, and  Reincarnated into the Yue King Li Zhen.

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    Isn¡¯t this a miracle?

    Since Li Zhen is the reincarnation of Dou Jiande after becoming a god, then applying is to serve Dou Jiande!  He is also working for the gods. How can he not win the war?

    Dou Jiande has a huge reputation in Youzhou, and even among the people in the entire Hebei region. When they heard that Li Zhen was the reincarnation of Dou Jiande and an immortal, and now he was recruiting soldiers, and the salary was high, many people became excited.

    After careful consideration, many people decided to join the army, so that they could support their families and have a livelihood.

    One day later, there was a long queue at the entire recruitment registration office. Thousands of people came to Jixian every day to sign up for the army.

    At the same time, Li Zhen ordered the establishment of recruitment points in You, Ying and other states, and the recruited soldiers had to undergo strict selection.

    Li Zhen required that the recruited soldiers must be over six feet tall, the minimum age should be no less than sixteen, and the maximum age should not be more than twenty-five. They must be able to see at night (without night blindness), their feet must be curved (no flat feet), and it is best to be able to  Some martial arts, can shoot arrows.

    After layers of selection, Qizhen recruited 20,000 soldiers from the seven states in less than half a month.

    ¡°And all the 20,000 soldiers are strong and strong, many of them are good at martial arts and archery, and the quality of the soldiers is very high.

    Seeing that so many strong soldiers had been recruited, Cheng Yaojin was so happy that he couldn't help but say: "Your Highness has a way."

    It turns out that the news on the street is that Li Zhen was released on purpose. When the people of Youzhou heard that Li Zhen was the reincarnation of Dou Jiande, they all rushed to serve as soldiers under Li Zhen.

    As for the golden light rising into the sky at night from the Yue Prince's Mansion, it was also Li Zhenshi's little trick.

    Li Zhen knew that people in this era were very superstitious, so every night, he would have people set up a bonfire in his house, and then use a large bronze mirror to shine it into the sky. In this way, a golden light would be seen in the night sky.  Since the announcement came from Li Zhen's governor's office, the people really didn't know why and really thought that Li Zhen was a god descended to earth.Using this method, Li Zhen recruited 20,000 troops within half a month, and the quality of the 20,000 troops was very high. As long as they spend a certain amount of time training, the 20,000 troops will undoubtedly become the most powerful elite troops.  .

    Li Zhen completed the task of recruiting 20,000 soldiers without any effort. The system rewarded him with half a year of life and a large amount of equipment, including a thousand sets of armor, five hundred swords, and even a thousand bows.

    In the Tang Dynasty, there were four types of long bows, horn bows, slight bows and checkered bows. The long bows were used by infantry, the horned bows were used by cavalry, and the slightly bowed and checkered bows were used by imperial guards. The slightly bowed bow revealed to Li Zhen by the system was the most advanced among them.  Yes, it has a long range and great power.

    At the same time, the system also exploded a thousand Fuyuan crossbows and a thousand Zhang Zhang crossbows for Li Zhen.

    The Tang army used four types of crossbows. The Fuyuan crossbow had a range of 300 steps, the Zhangzhang crossbow had a range of 230 steps, the angle bow crossbow had a range of 200 steps, and the single bow crossbow had a range of 160 steps.  The cavalry used crossbows. The power, accuracy and range of crossbows were superior to those of bows and arrows.

    With these two thousand crossbows and one thousand bows, Li Zhen was full of confidence in the future war with Goguryeo.

    But then another problem arose.  Recruiting soldiers requires money and food. There is no problem in terms of food. You have had a good harvest in a few years and have some savings, which is enough for the soldiers.

    However, there is a big problem in terms of money. Cheng Yaojin's Youzhou is a poor place, and the country usually needs to spend money on military expenditures. Now where will the money come from to feed the 20,000 recruited soldiers?

    Cheng Yaojin was very scratching his head and told Li Zhen about the difficulty.

    "Your Highness, there is no money. These soldiers are going to rebel. Where can we get so much money to feed them?"

    Li Zhen smiled and said: "We can let them attack Goguryeo and promise them that after the event is completed, half of all the spoils will be handed over to the country and half will be divided equally between them. In this way, we can let these people go without spending a penny."  Recruit troops to serve to the death."

    "Is there really going to be a war with Goguryeo? Moreover, these recruited soldiers will definitely burn, kill, and loot when they arrive in Goguryeo. I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of the Tang Dynasty." Cheng Yaojin said.

    "These Goguryeo people came to our territory to burn, kill, and loot, and they did everything. We are just using their methods to deal with them. If they come out to mess around, sooner or later they will have to pay back!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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