Chapter 1612 Recruitment Notice
The emperor's imperial edict and the notices of the political hall were posted all over the four gates of Chang'an City and the city's square gates. Only then did the people in the city know that the medicine developed by the miracle doctor Sun Simiao had successfully cured malaria, and the formula of the medicine was made public to the world.
Malaria, which has been talked about since ancient times, has actually ended since then, and is no longer a life-threatening disaster...
The whole city of Chang'an is boiling!
The people cried with joy and rushed to tell each other. This agitation spread rapidly from Chang'an City and radiated to the entire Guanzhong with the force of a wave!
Praise to all the people!
No matter whether it is a beggar who is in poverty or a noble who is eager to eat, there is no distinction between high and low when facing incurable diseases such as malaria. Once sick, there is no luck. What is particularly frightening is that these diseases are extremely contagious and can be transmitted through water sources, food, feces, etc. Often when one person becomes infected, the whole village is wiped out; when a village suffers, the entire city suffers...
However, now that a disease that has been raging for centuries has been cured, how can the people not be overjoyed?
How can one not sing praises?
The name of the miracle doctor Sun Simiao is almost synonymous with that of a god. Every family has set up a shrine and offered incense to commemorate his merits that shocked the past and the present.
His Majesty the Emperor is even more civilized and virtuous. If this was not the case, how could he have brought an end to the epidemic that no one has been able to cure in this dynasty for thousands of years?
The king is wise and the ministers are virtuous, and the age is prosperous and prosperous. Therefore, God shows his holiness and benefits the common people!
How lucky is it to be born in a prosperous age and meet a sage?
The people were going crazy, beating gongs and drums and smiling brightly. The entire Guanzhong was filled with an atmosphere of joy. It won't be long before this atmosphere will sweep through the entire Tang Dynasty as the horses go to all states in the world to announce the formula of the medicine!
Not just Datang!
Because there is no cover-up or reservation in the formula of the medicine, everyone can see and know it. Therefore, even Turks, Goguryeo, Japanese countries, and even barbarians in the Western Regions and Southeast Asian countries can get this prescription to cure malaria. , thereby benefiting the world and benefiting everyone!
Regardless of whether he was hostile to the Tang Dynasty or not, who could not be grateful for the kindness of the Tang Dynasty?
In the face of a vicious and incurable disease that has been raging for eternity, the Tang Dynasty did not take it seriously, and did not hide the prescription and only allow its own people to take it. Instead, it openly announced it and allowed everyone in the world to benefit from it.
This is the magnificent spirit of the Tang Dynasty that dominates the world!
This is how the illustrious empire embraces the world!
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A group of knights rode out from the Xuanwu Gate school grounds, then dispersed and rushed to various city gates in Chang'an. They posted notices next to the city gates, and then entered the city and posted them wantonly on the bustling streets...
Today, thanks to the news that malaria has been cured, the people are excited. Even people outside the city have flocked to Chang'an and gathered in front of the Zhuque Gate on Tianjie. They cheered and praised, and the atmosphere was warm.
Therefore, countless people also discovered these notices at the first time...
At first, everyone thought it was a notice from the imperial court. However, as the crowds continued to flow, everyone discovered that the contents of each notice were different.
"If ten thousand people unite as one, Mount Tai can be shaken!
Only loyalty and righteousness come, and angry bullfighting.
The Lord will kiss me better than a parent;
If you violate military orders, you will not be free.
The orders are clear, the rewards and punishments are written,
You are going through fire and water, do you dare to stay later? ”
"In my life, I have always paid close attention, and my spirit overflowed the three armies. The sun in the wild is divided into shadows, and the stars in the sky combine with swords.
The bow string hugs the Han moon, and the horse's feet trample on the dust. If you don't want to live in the fortress, you can only repay you with death. ”
"The bicycle wants to ask about the side, and the country belongs to Juyan. Zheng Peng leaves the Han Dynasty, and the returning geese enter Hu Tian.
The lonely smoke in the desert is straight, and the sun is setting over the long river. When Xiao Guan is waiting to ride, he will always protect Yan Ran. ”
"One body can make two carvings, and a thousand-weight cavalry seems nothing.
Sitting sideways on the golden saddle and playing with white feathers, they shot five Shan Yus one after another. ”
"It snows in the Tianshan Mountains in May, but there are no flowers, only cold. I hear the broken willows in the flute, but I have never seen the spring scenery.
Fight with the golden drum at dawn, and hug the jade saddle at night. I am willing to put my sword down from my waist to kill Loulan. ”
"The soldiers are always enemies, and the wind on the border has already announced autumn.
I have a lot of ambition in my life, and I look for the title of a prince at the bottom of my arrow. ”
"Man, why don't you take Wu Gou and collect the fifty states in Guanshan.
Please come to Lingyan Pavilion for a while. How can I be a scholar and a marquis of ten thousand households? ”
"The husband holds the Wu hook with only one hand, and his spirit is higher than that of a hundred-foot building.
Whoever writes history in the past ten thousand years is looking for a feudal prince from three thousand miles away. ”
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The generous and heroic poems seem to fall from the sky. There are no obscure words and no obscure allusions. Even the servants of the common people who cannot read Chinese characters can feel the majestic and domineering spirit of the warriors and horses who can travel thousands of miles when they are recited by others. Everyone was suddenly excited and excited!
The people of the Tang Dynasty, who had long been conquered by the army's invincible hegemony across the world, were the most confident and proud people in the world. They firmly believed that the invincible army would still open up new territories and unify the world. How lucky they were to live in a prosperous age. !
"Edi Niang! This poem is so well written. I can't even read a single Chinese character, but I can still understand the arrogant and coaxing momentum in it!"
"Who says it's not the case? When I was young, I followed Duke Wei to chase the Turks from the north. He was really invincible. The old boy Jieli Khan was chased by us and couldn't escape. He hid in a grass nest and wanted to get into a marmot hole. In it, 'The bow string hugs the moon of Han Dynasty, and the horse's feet trample on the dust', so well written!"
"If ten thousand people unite as one, Mount Tai can be shaken! That's absolutely true. At that time, we were still serving as soldiers in the Shenji Camp. We followed Fang Erlang to the Western Regions to conquer Gaochang Kingdom. We were ambushed by Turkic wolf cavalry on the way. We were so scared that our legs weakened. , thinking that it was definitely over, the vast plains of the desert, the Turkic wolf cavalry charged, but who could resist it? But Fang Erlang was standing next to us at that time, without even blinking. Hold on tightly, so what if the Turkic Wolf Cavalry bites off a piece of his flesh to death? What's the result? Those guys who use their fast horses and machetes to coax the Turkic Wolf Cavalry will still suffer a bloody blow in front of me. Flow? Haha, what a pity! I broke an arm in that battle, so I can no longer fight in the army and have to go home to farm, alas..."
The Tang Dynasty implemented a government military system. All able-bodied men from all over the country took turns to join the army. In case of emergency war, the whole country was drafted, especially the men from Qinchuan, eight hundred miles away from Guanzhong. When they reached adulthood, who had not been on the battlefield?
Therefore, these heroic poems made the blood in everyone's bones almost boil!
"By the way, who wrote so many poems?"
"Is it possible that the imperial court is convening some kind of poetry conference?"
"Haha, what a fart poetry conference. Didn't you see that there is anything else to say after this? This is the Youtun camp recruiting troops. It's the recruitment notice!"
"What? Recruitment notice? Recruitment is just for conscription. Why do you need so many poems?"
"The recruitment in Youtun camp is different from the past. It is voluntary to join the army, and it is never forced."
"Uh... there's still food cooking in a certain house. I'm afraid I'm going to get confused now, so I'll say goodbye..."
"Ah, my wife at home is sick. I have taken some medicine and I have to go back and boil it. See you soon..."
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The poems are indeed heroic and powerful, and can make people's blood boil. But after all, who doesn't know the dangers on the battlefield? Who doesn’t have an elder nephew who was killed in battle?
Everyone wants to live in a prosperous era, and everyone wants to see their own army sweeping across the world and unifying the whole world, but when it comes to joining the army and going to the battlefield... If someone else goes, then we'd better not go.
In the past, all those who had able-bodied men in their families were required to serve in the army. Now, recruitment in Youtun camp is based on a voluntary principle... Since it is voluntary, whoever wants to go can go, and we will not go. No matter how good a soldier is, he will lose his life. , it’s too late to cry...
"Hey, you illiterate cowards, can't you just listen to what I have to say?"
"What else is there to say? It's not that we don't want to join the army, and it's not that we don't want to kill Turkic barbarians, but we have to save our lives, right? Otherwise, my parents, wives and children at home will starve to death?"
"Listen carefully, you must first pass the physical examination when recruiting soldiers in Youtun Camp. Then each soldier who joins the army will receive a military salary of four hundred coins per month for three years. When he retires, he will be given a one-time subsidy of five coins. If he performs well or immediately Work hard If you win the honor, you can stay in the army and serve as an officer. Not only will your military salary be doubled, but all the increased taxes and corvee will be waived... Why are you still unwilling to go? Is it possible that they want you? Do you hear me?"
"What?!"
The illiterate eyes widened: "Military pay is four hundred cash per month? That's five guans per year! If you stay in the army after the expiration, the military salary will be doubled? Will you be exempted from all taxes and corvee at home? Mother? Oh! So good?”
"Oh my god, Youtun Camp is also one of the Sixteenth Guards. The number of people must be close to 20,000, right? After this month, won't the military salary alone cost 10,000 yuan? The imperial court doesn't have that much money to give You Will the troops be paid for the camp? ”
Since ancient times, if a good man did not serve as a soldier, not only would he easily die on the battlefield, but besides being able to earn military honors and become a wife, the rest of the soldiers would go to great lengths to reduce or reduce corvée taxes for their families. But now... are soldiers paid?
This is simply unheard of. (End of chapter)