Chapter 819: Give it a try
Here in Xianyang City, as soon as the conscription order was issued, it indeed caused a reaction among the people.
However, Zhou Xu himself had already found a reason, and with the cooperation of the Propaganda Department, the situation was quickly brought under control without causing much commotion.
The topics discussed by the common people started from ‘Why conscription? Is there going to be another war? ’, which invisibly shifted to ‘How are the benefits of being a soldier? 'superior.
Then I was surprised to find that their treatment as soldiers in Dazhou was so good!
The vast majority of people's monthly working income, not counting the two meals a day they receive as soldiers, is better than them.
This made many people dumbfounded on the spot.
In fact, similar topics had already been discussed before when Zhou Xu was recruiting troops to equip various border cities with garrison troops.
It’s just that the war had just ended, and during Yan Sheng’s reign, the low-level soldiers were treated very poorly. The government, the court, and the soldiers also had a bad impression of them.
This situation directly led to the fact that even after Zhou Xu came to power, many ordinary people immediately ran away as soon as they heard about the conscription, not wanting to get involved at all, and at the same time they did not care.
It wasn't until this conscription that I had a completely new understanding of their Great Zhou conscription mechanism.
Then you soon discovered that this soldier is not what you want to be.
While the treatment is good, the requirements for soldiers are also high.
When Yan Sheng recruited soldiers in the past, it was basically as long as his limbs were sound and there were no injuries. Sometimes he would directly recruit strong men.
But now they are recruiting soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty. After you sign up, you have to wait for the test. Passing the test does not mean that you will definitely be able to successfully enlist. In the end, it depends on the number of people who pass the test.
If this number exceeds the total number of conscripts this time, they will be ranked according to their test scores and the ones at the bottom will be eliminated.
This discovery not only did not dampen the enthusiasm of the people, but actually stimulated their enthusiasm for serving as soldiers.
The main reason is that the treatment is really good.
For people who were originally not very interested in this matter, when they saw so many people lining up to become soldiers, it must be a good thing, so they also lined up to give it a try.
Driven by this mentality, the queues at the recruitment offices in each city became longer and longer in the next few days, allowing them to complete the recruitment of two thousand soldiers in a short period of time.
This situation was somewhat beyond their expectations, but it was still a good thing.
While the army was successfully recruited, the 500 imperial guards that Zhou Xu wanted to form were quickly put in place.
In their Chinese history, the main job of the imperial guards was to protect the safety of the palace and the emperor. However, Zhou Xu's requirements for them went beyond that. They also arranged the city defense work of Xianyang City. them.
In this way, the trapped camp headed by Zhou Chongshan also successfully freed up its hands.
After that, Zhou Xu was not ambiguous and immediately issued an order for the trapped camp headed by Zhou Chongshan to set off secretly and rush to the southern border fortress to support the war there.
At the same time, the exploration team's continuous exploration of the mountains allowed them to successfully integrate multiple primitive tribes, and the overall harvest was not bad.
On this day, at the foot of the mountain near the Great Lake, a convoy arrived at the camp at the foot of the mountain. While bringing supplies to the exploratory troops on the front line, they also gathered the exploratory troops. , and concentrated on taking away the primitive tribe members detained here.
At the moment, everyone is busy unloading the goods, and they are also very busy.
While busy, one of the staff members raised his head and seemed to catch something from the corner of his eye, causing him to subconsciously look towards the big lake in the distance.
"That's..."
The staff member muttered, narrowed his eyes, and then looked startled.
“Hey you guys, look over there!”
Hearing the shouts of the workers beside them, the busy people subconsciously looked towards the lake in the distance.
The big lake in this era has basically no pollution, and the water quality is excellent. At first glance, it is sparkling, coupled with the surrounding green mountains in the distance, even if they have seen it several times, they can I will still sigh with emotion at the beautiful scenery in front of me, it is really too beautiful to behold. But what was different from the past was that a black spot the size of a fist appeared on the lake in the distance, attracting their attention.
"What is that thing?"
"That thing seems to be moving again, it is approaching us!"
The distance is really too far, according to what their naked eyes can provide With my poor eyesight, I couldn't see clearly what that thing was.
This also caused everyone to talk about it.
After hearing the news, the hot air balloon observers stationed here to cooperate with the exploration work quickly ran out.
Just in case, the hot air balloon nearby was already preparing for takeoff, and before that, the observer planned to confirm it on the shore.
【Eye of Insight! 】
The mantra was activated, and with the blessing of the power of the mantra, the observer's vision quickly became clear, and then his expression was stunned.
"That seems to be our big ship Pioneer?!"
Storytellers in various cities have told us about the Pioneer's voyage.
Therefore, although many people here have not seen it with their own eyes, through the storyteller's description, they basically have a simple understanding of the Pioneer.
According to the storyteller's description, at this time the observer was staring at the large ship moving on the lake, and felt that it would be suitable anywhere.
After seeing the national flag of Zhou Dynasty fluttering in the wind on the pole of the ship, the observer finally confirmed it completely.
“Yes, it’s the Pioneer!”
The observer’s affirmation made everyone standing on the shore suddenly excited.
When the Pioneer set sail, it was big news. Under the propaganda of storytellers, the matter was discussed everywhere for a while, and it was so amazing that it made them fascinated.
Unfortunately, no one here has seen the true appearance of the Pioneer.
No one would have thought that they would see their first big ship in the Great Zhou Dynasty at this time!
At the same time, some people also had questions.
“Wait a minute, why did the Pioneer, which sailed from the port of Black Moon City, appear here?”
There is no doubt that this is a crucial discovery!
Afterwards, the news was delivered directly to Zhou Xu as quickly as possible.
Zhou Xu was also confused after confirming the continuous news.
It has been a long time since the Pioneer first officially set sail.
The Pioneer had returned during this period. After all, after collecting tribe members on the lake island, they certainly could not keep them on the ship.
Therefore, after each successful exploration and collection work, they would return and send a report on the latest situation.
This is also the main reason why Zhou Xu has always been very relieved.
But as the exploration and collection work progressed smoothly, the Pioneer's exploration began to become more and more in-depth, and the voyage time became longer and longer each time.
Recently, he has not received a work report from the Pioneer for some time.
There should be more updates after 10:30
(End of this chapter)