The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Chapter 196 Conscription
On the way to the mountain, Tong Song and his young servant Liangui followed the villagers.

The villagers walking in front looked back at the two of them from time to time, and whispered to the villagers beside them: "I think these two are the young master and servant of a rich family. They can really lift trees when they go up the mountain? Don't you have to suffer so much?" Flash your waist!"

"Perhaps, if the two of them had time to spare, the weight of a tree wouldn't bother them."

"I don't think they have kung fu at all. Don't you see their thin bodies?"

The villagers spoke dialect, that is, the dialect of their hometown. Tong Song heard them talking, but he didn't understand a word.

Otherwise, knowing that this group of people said that he is thin and weak, he must be jumping in anger!

"The princess must have some strength to let him follow us up the mountain. Otherwise, the princess is not looking for someone to trouble us, let alone help!"

"Second brother is right. The princess originally wanted to find someone to help us. We should trust the princess. These two must be able to carry the tree."

Halfway up the mountain, there are more than a dozen chopped trees piled up in the grass beside the mountain path.

The trunk is straight, and it is a good timber for building beams.

The weight of fresh wood that has just been cut may be twice that of dry wood. A tree may weigh more than 100 catties, and a large tree may weigh two to three hundred catties.

The villagers took more care of Tong Song's master and servant, and when choosing trees, try to choose big ones to carry.

In the end two smaller trees remained.

Although the tree was small, the villagers who led the way up the mountain were still a little worried, "Master, you two have a try. If you can carry it, you can carry it. If you can't carry it, you can play around on the mountain."

The villagers obviously underestimated his attitude, which made Tong Song feel uncomfortable. He said firmly, "I can carry it!"

The villager nodded and taught him how to carry the tree on his shoulders. There are methods. If you do not do it properly, the skin on your shoulders will be easily worn off.

"Since you can carry it, you can try it." The villagers lifted the other end of the tree off the ground.

Tong Song imitated the method of other villagers just now, and squatted down at the position he thought was in the middle of the tree.

The villagers moved the tree over his shoulders, and Tong Song supported the tree and stood up slowly.

The villagers laughed and asked, "Can you carry it? Do you think it's heavy?"

Tong Song picked up the tree and felt that it was lighter than expected, so he smiled and said, "It's not heavy, it can be carried!"

"Then I'll let go, you hold the trunk steady." The villagers slowly let go of their holding hands.

But as soon as his hands left the tree trunk, Tong Song felt the tree behind him sink, and he staggered a few steps, almost sitting on the ground. Fortunately, at the last critical moment, the villagers supported the tree trunk again.

"When carrying a tree, the weight of the front and back must be the same, otherwise it will be very strenuous to carry, and the weight of the front and back is inconsistent, and it is easy to fall when carrying it down the mountain." The villagers passed on their experience to their master and servant.

Tong Song made some adjustments, and finally found the best point of focus. He easily picked up a tree and walked down the mountain.

Lian Gui also followed suit, picking up the tree and following behind his master.

Seeing their speed, the villagers who fell behind smiled and shook their heads. It's useless now to carry them home.

At first the rough bark touched his shoulders, but Tong could still bear it, but after walking down the mountain with his shoulders not far, his shoulders hurt so badly.

The further I walked, the more my shoulders hurt.

"Son, but your shoulders are uncomfortable? Why don't you throw the tree aside and we can carry it again later?"

Brother Gongzi walked briskly at the beginning, and then his pace became slower and slower, and his footsteps were still a little unsteady. The villagers were really afraid that his feet would slip and roll down the mountain.

Tong Song gritted his teeth, "It's okay, I can carry it down the mountain!"

His face was stubborn, but in fact, seeing that there was still some distance to the foot of the mountain, Tong Song's heart was about to collapse!

The rough bark gnawed at his shoulders, and every step he took was like a knife being scraped on it, it hurt so much!
After talking with the village chief, Xia Jing sat under the big tree and drank tea comfortably, when she saw Tong Song and Lian Gui came back carrying a small tree.

Although they said they lifted it with their shoulders, but seeing them try their best to support the trees with their hands, one can imagine that their shoulders were seriously injured.

"How is it? How does it taste?"

Tong Song shouted one, two, three, and at the same time, Lian Gui threw the tree aside.

As for the shoulder, he would not dare to touch it or rub it, because it really hurts too much!

"I'm thirsty, can you let me drink some water first?"

Hongmei brought a bucket of water from the side and put it aside, "Master Tong, no matter how thirsty you are, wash your hands and face first."

When Tong Song sat down, Xia Jing asked with a smile: "It's too late today, we can't go back if we want to rush back, and we have to spend the night in the village, do you have any objection?"

Regarding living outside, Tong Song frowned instinctively, and when he met Xia Jing's playful eyes, he rolled his eyes speechlessly, "It doesn't matter that I'm a big man, I just want to wrong the princess to suffer with us."

After hearing what he said, Xia Jing smiled lightly: "It's fine that you don't care. I, who have even been in a coffin, still care about sleeping in the country for one night?"

Tong Song: "."

He found that the princess' words could choke people to death! ——
The situation in the Central Plains is becoming more and more tense.

After Xia Jing arranged the spring plowing in the farm, she asked the scribe to write a conscription notice and post it.

Once the notice was posted, the whole city was in an uproar.

In the restaurants and teahouses in Fucheng, all the neighbors in the city are discussing the matter of conscription.

"I was conscripted last year, why is it not long after the start of the new year?"

"I heard that the conscription this time is different from the last one. Last year, every household had to send out a soldier. The government called this conscription. But this year's conscription is never completely voluntary. If you are between 25 and years old In the meantime, those who want to join the army can go to the government office to register, and if you don't want to join the army, the government will not force you."

"Hearing what you said, I'm suddenly not nervous. As long as I'm not forced to join the army, I don't have any objection to whatever the government wants me to do!"

"Short-sighted people, today's conscription is very different from before. People with foresight are now trying to get their children to the military camp, and you don't know if you have the opportunity to send them to your door."

"It sounds like you have good eyesight. Instead of showing off your words here, it's better to actually take your son to join the army!"

"My son has already passed the age limit, otherwise, I would really let him join the army, and then make great achievements, honoring his ancestors, how great it is!"

"You are a typical example of standing and talking without back pain!"

In the restaurant, during lunch time, the chattering guests at several tables were flushed and foaming.

A table of people in the corner of the first floor of the restaurant was always paying attention to the progress of the matter. Listening to the discussions of these people, there was no unnecessary expression on their faces.

"The conscription policy in Lingnan is really weird. Everyone is afraid to avoid conscription. In this era, there are still two idiots who volunteer to join the army?" Qiu San whispered to several people at the same table.

Mazi picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, chewed and swallowed it, took another sip of wine, and then said: "San'er, don't take it for granted, even if Lingnan has such a weird conscription notice, there are still many people queuing up Registration; when I came from the inn, I found that there were many people queuing up at the recruitment registration offices."

This is not like a cold situation at all. Could it be that the consciousness of the people in Lingnan is too high?
Understand the importance of defending the country?
Wu Zhong heard this and looked at Mazi, "Are there really many people queuing?"

He was also shocked. In this era, are there really passionate young people who are not afraid of death?

"I can still lie to you!" Saying this, Mazi turned his head to look at Zhu Wei.

"Brother, this is a rare opportunity. It would be a pity if we don't join the barracks with all our martial arts skills."

Anyway, we can't enter the den of bandits again!

If he had to choose between farming and joining the army, he would rather join the army, no matter how hard it is, it would be times better than facing the loess and the sky every day.

Zhu Wei didn't answer him immediately, but talked about the current situation, "In the past, we had to go to the mountains to become bandits because we didn't have a stable life; now in Lingnan, the government settled us in the village and divided us into a few pieces. Let us plant the land, it can be said that we came to Lingnan and realized our previous wish directly, are you willing to give up such days?"

Now they no longer have to worry about three meals a day. If they don't join the army and just stay at home to farm, they can be rich for life.

But if you join the army and go to the battlefield, the changes in your life will be a bit impermanent.

No one can tell what fate will be in the future!

It is possible to soar into the sky, and even more likely to sleep forever on the battlefield!

It can be said that it is the expectation of most men to have a wife and children on the kang. Now that this wish is about to come true, it takes courage to choose another path.

There is hope in Mazi's eyes, but he is a man who can't calm down, that is to say, mundane things don't try to hold him back, "Brother, I'm alone, it doesn't matter where I go."

After Zhu Wei heard his words, he didn't know if it was a psychological effect. Anyway, looking at Mazi now, he found that he might really have some good luck in the future!

Wu Zhong hesitated for a while, and said hesitantly: "Brother, why don't we try to sign up?"

Zhu Wei: "I have no objection to trying to sign up, but what I am worried about is whether someone in the Qian Palace will recognize us?"

If someone really recognizes them, then they are not tantamount to throwing themselves into a trap.

Wu Zhong: "."

This is indeed a difficult problem. When they were 'naughty' back then, how could they have thought of the future meeting?
Mazi smiled nonchalantly, "When we first acted, our faces were covered with veils. Unless we can see through, no one would recognize us."

Zhu Wei raised his eyebrows and did not refute his words. As for the recognition, even though he said so, he was still very confident that no one would recognize him.

The conscription time is half a month, the number is not limited, only the age is limited.

Ye Fei stared at the conscription point downstairs, and turned to Xia Jing: "Princess, why do you have to limit the age of conscription this time, in fact, when you are in your twenties when you are most physically strong, isn't it a pity to exclude them from the door?" ?”

Xia Jing glanced at his handsome facial features, and said with a smile: "A man who is 25 is going to start a family long ago. If a man who has a family leaves his wife and children and joins the army, isn't it a scam?"

Hongmei took over the conversation: "It's not just cheating people, I think cheating babies and cheating women has become a biological child. At this time, if a man joins the army, he will not be able to return for a few years, and the child's growth stage will be missed. When the child grows up, it won't take long. At the age of worry, my father came back to pick the ready-made fruit, but the woman became a yellow-faced woman from exhaustion!"

Thinking about this kind of thing, I feel that women's lives are too miserable!
The husband came back for a few years and said that he had already made a small achievement, and what was waiting for this woman might be her husband Na Xiao, who came to pick the fruits of his own victory!
Heartbreak!

Ye Fei clenched the handle of the knife tightly, and stared at the people queuing up for registration downstairs, "In the age group of 25 to , if you get married earlier, you are already married. How do you say that? They also have wives and parents at home. .”

Xia Jing wanted to knock him on the head, "Conscription must have an age limit, but we have to make a more detailed plan. The age limit is just to reduce the occurrence of this situation, not to eliminate it!"

Some men in this era got married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. If it was said that they could not join the army if they got married, then there were not many men in the entire Dayu Dynasty who were eligible to join the army.

Ye Fei stared at the people queuing downstairs, and said with emotion: "In the past, the government issued a notice to recruit soldiers to serve corvee, and the common people would hide as much as they could. No one has ever stood up and said that they want to join the army. Now it seems that there are quite a few men. Passionate, dare to join the army, courage is commendable!"

Xia Jing propped her chin, and said honestly: "Most of the men who come downstairs to apply for the draft come here to receive a stable military salary. If it is replaced by soldiers and horses of the imperial court, it is impossible for him to join the army without guaranteeing his life." So motivated."

However, Xia Jing wanted soldiers who wanted to join the army, but most of them were still unwilling to apply, and she expressed regret.

For those who can apply, she will give them good treatment.

Just as she was thinking, Xia Jing noticed a group of people at the back of the line, "Hey! This group of people looks familiar, Ye Fei, come and have a look, do you know them?"

Ye Fei's gaze swept across the faces of the group of people behind him, and when his gaze fell on the face of one of the men, he paused slightly, "I have a guess about the general situation of this group of people. "

"Oh, let's hear it!"

These people were a bit out of tune with the people around them. Although they were dressed plainly, Xia Jing still saw a lot of important information.

Ye Fei didn't whet his appetite, silently withdrew his left hand, which he wanted to make trouble, and pointed at one of the men, "That tall man has a big black mole on his mouth. When they fled, many wealthy businessmen or wealthier refugees were robbed by them."

"The men who are with him are most likely bandits from the same village."

Their aura is really not something ordinary people can have.

Speaking of bandits, Xia Jing suddenly remembered the voice she heard when she just came here and was a little confused.

At that time, her funeral procession happened to pass by that road,

She was lying in the coffin at that time, and she vaguely heard the voices outside. Now that she thinks about it, is it possible that these people committed crimes and took away all her funeral belongings.

Except the coffin!

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