Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 269

[Chapter 269]

North Gate of Yan County.

Less than half an hour after Zhao Xu left, there was a notice posted at the gate of the city.

At the same time, soldiers held wooden signs and walked among the people.

The wooden sign is pasted with paper, and the content on it is the same as that at the gate of the city.

These soldiers shouted while holding signs, and at the same time there were soldiers who were responsible for beating gongs.

Immediately, the people were attracted.

Although King Yan said it himself just now, there are too many people after all.

Those in front heard it, but those far behind didn’t know anything.

Now that the soldiers are making such a fuss, the common people soon learned the news.

For a while, the people who went to the gate of the city to register formed a long queue.

Three days later.

The specific statistics came out.

Liu Fu handed over the roster and the total to Zhao Xu.

“Your Highness, within three days, there will be 3,321 registered carpenters, 1,153 blacksmiths, 842 masons, and 337 potters… ” Liu Fu read one by one.

Zhao Xu nodded while listening.

All the craftsmen add up to less than 10,000 people.

This is also normal, after all, Dasong is an agricultural country.

The vast majority of the population is engaged in farming.

However, this amount is still too small for him.

It cannot meet the needs of the current four counties.

In addition to these old craftsmen, he also needs apprentices to be taken by the old craftsmen.

In this way, after a period of time, the skills of all kinds of craftsmen can be multiplied.

So he said: “Among the people, recruit eight thousand men from the age of sixteen to forty-five as apprentice carpenters, three thousand apprentice blacksmiths, two thousand apprentices masons, one thousand apprentice potters, and thirty thousand other handymen. People.”

This number was not random.

Instead, they counted the numbers of the War Division, Shipbuilding Division, and various workshops.

The total number of people to be recruited is estimated to be around 50,000.

During the last observation outside the city gate, Zhao Xu discovered a phenomenon.

Most of the people who came from Jinzhou were young and strong men and women.

Later he learned a very cruel fact.

The people of Xiliang never let the old, the weak and the sick stay alive.

The captured army captured young and strong men.

Because of this, it is also this part that can reach Yanzhou alive.

And in this way, it is actually not very difficult to recruit more than 40,000 people.

Liu Fu wrote down the numbers Zhao Xu said.

Go back to the government office.

He again ordered the soldiers to pass the news to the people.

Unlike last time, when the news came out this time, the common people immediately exploded.

Officials in charge of registration were almost overwhelmed by the surging crowd.

Last time, since the government wanted people with skills, the people without skills could only stare blankly.

But now recruiting a large number of apprentices who don’t need skills, although the monthly salary is only five renminbi, they are also free of charge.

Now the people will never miss this opportunity.

Crazy generally rushed forward.

Some people even fought for the front position.

After being taught a lesson by the soldiers in charge of order, he calmed down.

However, after such a tug, the young and strong, who were not physically strong, were squeezed to the back instead.

Seeing this, the government officials simply registered from the front one by one.

The first young man’s name “Shen Da” was written down, his fingerprints were pressed, and he excitedly ran to a grass shed a hundred meters away.

At this time, a woman in the thatched shed was breastfeeding a child who was less than eight months old.

The woman was described as skinny, with protruding bones on her naked body, obviously after a long period of hunger.

The same is true for children, who are basically skinny.

“Ms. Shun Zi, I was left behind by the Yancheng government office, and now I am an apprentice carpenter, and I get five denarii a month.” Shen Da excitedly grabbed the woman’s arm.

The woman’s plain expression became turbulent, and she couldn’t believe it: “What you said is true?”

“Really, just now the official wrote down my name, and I even pressed my fingerprints.” Shen Da was shaking with excitement. .

When the other women in the hut heard this, they showed envious expressions.

Their husbands also went, and they don’t know what’s going on.

Shen Da’s wife burst into tears of joy, and she hugged her child, “If His Royal Highness King Yan hadn’t given us porridge this time, and the doctor in the medical shed would have decocted medicine for Shunzi to drink, Shunzi might not be able to make it through. No matter where the government sends you, you have to work hard to repay King Yan.”

“It goes without saying that only His Royal Highness King Yan treats us as human beings. If you don’t mention these things, His Highness can still give us money every month .” Five coins, it is said that you can still get one tael after leaving the teacher, such a good King Yan, we must not be unconscionable.” Shen Da clenched his fist and shook it.

Thinking of something, he said: “The officials of the government office also said that the selected ones can bring their wives and children with them, so we are not afraid of being separated.” The

woman was relieved again after hearing this.

She was also worried about her husband leaving, what should her mother and son do?

The dialogue between the two made other women even more envious.

Each of them hoped that their husband would come back soon.

Recruitment continued for another three days.

On the fourth day, Liu Fu presented the list to Zhao Xu again.

“Let everyone on these lists enter the city, and all the people on this list will be arranged to go to Chengde Fang.” Zhao Xu said.

In a few days, the Bingzhang Division will be officially relocated.

“The people on this list are sent to Fan Yang, handed over to Chen Shou, and told him to wait for the matter of Chengdefang, and I will go to Fan Yang.” Zhao Xu said.

Liu Fu nodded, “Your Highness, the officials from all the prefectures have arrived. If Your Highness doesn’t need to recruit any more, I will ask them to take them away.”

Zhao Xu thought for a while, then suddenly slapped his head.

He was only thinking about the soldiers and the workshop, and completely forgot about the official farm.

The handicraft industry needs to develop.

However, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, forestry, animal husbandry, and fish must also be vigorously developed.

After all, they can provide raw materials for the handicraft industry and improve the living standards of the people in the four counties.

With the improvement of living standards, the physical fitness of the people will go up.

Only in this way can we provide high-quality soldiers and protein supplies for soldiers on the battlefield.

During the Opium War, in addition to being unable to compete with Westerners in firearms, the Qing court was not as good as the British army at that time in terms of physical fitness.

Therefore, the hand-to-hand battle with the Qing army is also a loss.

This is not a certain item, but the gap in overall national strength.

This phenomenon also occurred during the Anti-Japanese War.

Some veterans recalled that in the latter part of the war, it became easier for Japanese soldiers to fight.

This is because the Japanese economy collapsed due to the war in the later period and could no longer provide abundant logistical support.

The hungry Japanese naturally died.

It is based on this that he has paid attention to the supply of protein for soldiers in the palace from the very beginning.

The reason why the soldiers of the royal family could not lose in the competition with Beidi was also because they were not inferior to the meat-eating Beidi people in terms of physical strength.

Of course, this is not enough.

He wants to provide soldiers with richer meals.

In this way they can withstand more severe training.

In addition, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery were also the source of raw materials for the initial handicraft industry.

For example, flower petals for perfume, food for alcohol, and so on.

However, he still didn’t say anything to Liu Fu, he asked the county government to take him back.

Anyway, Wang Yanzhong kept sending people over.

You can choose some more from these people.

(end of this chapter)