All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 295: Recruiting people and receiving awards

"Name?"

"Wang Jingwu."

"Origin?"

"Linzi Left Camp."

"Bring me the military registration book."

Wang Jingwu handed over his military registration book. The clerk registered it and handed it back to him. He also gave him a piece of paper with the words "inspection" written on it. He pointed to the martial arts arena next to him and said, "Bow and horseback archery, and practice foot archery. If you pass, come back and find me."

On the way to the martial arts arena, Wang Jingwu saw several Pinglu Army soldiers coming back from there, cursing, "They are just a bunch of rebels. How dare they not let me pass the test?"

"That's right, this isn't recruiting people, it's clearly recruiting the Black Armor Army."

Wang Jingwu stepped forward and greeted him, "What do you mean?"

"This is simply too much." The soldier was still indignant. "Ignoring archery and horse riding, it's not impossible for cavalrymen to do it. But for martial arts archery, you have to hit eight out of ten targets from a distance of sixty steps?"

"You must also be good at using long weapons, skilled in swords and shields, and good at using axes, hooks, sticks and halberds."

"When the country was founded, it wasn't this difficult to select the Black Armor Army!"

“They are just a bunch of rebels.”

After they parted, Wang Jingwu thought differently: "What's wrong with the rebels? These days, rebels are everywhere in the world."

"They are well paid and good at fighting. It is normal for them to have higher demands."

After entering the martial arts arena, he handed the inspection paper in his hand to the team leader who was conducting the assessment.

The team had just received the inspection papers and motioned him to line up. "There are three more people in front of you in this line."

Archery and horse riding are on the other side, which is for recruiting cavalry.

Wang Jingwu didn't go over, but waited here at the infantry fighting position.

The soldiers of the Pinglu Army who were interested in joining Chen Ran took turns to step forward to take the test.

First, they demonstrated spear and sword techniques, as well as sword and shield techniques in battle formations. Those who had additional skills could choose any weapon to demonstrate.

Finally, it’s rifle shooting.

Even Confucianism included archery among the six arts of a gentleman, which shows how much importance the ancients attached to archery.

Those who are good at archery are basically strong men, and it is also a standard skill for the regular soldiers of this era.

Wang Jingwu watched carefully as a soldier raised his shield and swung his sword, demonstrating his sword and shield abilities.

At least in his opinion, he is qualified enough, which will take at least several years of hard work.

Suddenly, there was a burst of loud shouts coming from the archery field. When I looked over, I saw a young man holding a bow, receiving cheers and applause from the crowd.

"All ten arrows hit the target from sixty steps away!"

"It's amazing!"

After receiving the cheers from the crowd, the young man turned aside, put down his bow, and began to take off his armor.

Archery in the army is not a competition for scholars. It requires wearing armor and shooting arrows, and using the military bow. Those without strength in their hands cannot pull it at all.

Wang Jingwu curiously asked the people around him, "Who is this?"

"He's not in the army, he's from Qingzhou. I heard his name is Liu Xun. He's young, but he's quite capable."

"Liu Xun." Wang Jingwu repeated the name twice and memorized it silently in his heart.

In troubled times, heroes emerge in large numbers, and Liu Xun is obviously a tough guy.

When it was Wang Jingwu's turn, he was fully armed and first used a gun, then a sword and shield, and then the hook and sickle, which he was good at.

Finally, he carried a bow and a bag of arrows and walked to the archery range.

The professional warriors of the Tang Dynasty, unless they were going out to fight, were usually honing their martial arts skills.

Among these, archery has always been the most important part.

Wang Jingwu was an excellent archer, and he shot ten arrows at the target from a distance of sixty steps.

The next day, in the military tent outside Linzi City, Chen Ran received the list of new recruits who had volunteered yesterday and passed the assessment.

The first two listed among them are Liu Xun and Wang Jingwu.

Among the hundreds of people who took part in the assessment yesterday, they were the only two who managed to hit all ten arrows, so they were naturally placed first.

After thinking about it, he simply got up and went to the recruit camp.

The reason why they did not live in Linzi City was that before the defenders surrendered the city, they had already negotiated the conditions that the soldiers' families should not be disturbed.

Song Wei's family still lived in the governor's office, and the families of those guards also lived in the city.

If you agree on the surface but then regret it after entering the city.

First of all, your reputation will be ruined from then on and no one will believe anything you say.

Secondly, the warriors of the Tang Dynasty were really brave. If you regretted it and went to disturb their families, they would really dare to fight you to the death with knives on the spot.

In view of this, Chen Ran simply lived in the military camp outside the city and only transported the supplies from various warehouses in the city.

One of the important reasons why Wang Jingwu and others were willing to take the initiative to join the army was that they witnessed with their own eyes the reserves of Ziqing Town being transported away.

There was no money, no food, and no military supplies.

It is obvious that there is no way out for Ziqing Town.

What will follow will either be brutal internal strife or the nearby military towns will attack and annex the city.

Whether it is internal strife or attacks from other military towns, it means that he and his family will experience life and death disasters.

In this case, it would be better to just vote for the general who has a huge amount of supplies and offers very good treatment.

There are not many people in the recruit camp. Most of the new recruits who have passed the assessment will soon be assigned to various teams to make up for the losses in the previous battle at Yanggu Mountain.

As more and more people come to join him, Chen Ran has already started to build a second capital.

The recruit camp is now under the management of Wang Wenyu. When he saw Chen Ran coming in, he hurriedly called upon hundreds of recruits to line up to greet him.

"Since you have come to serve me, I will treat you well."

Chen Ran didn't waste any words and came right to the point, "I'm sure you all know about the treatment in the army. Let me confirm it again."

"Those of you who are selected as soldiers will receive an annual salary of thirty-six stones and twenty-one pieces of silk and cloth, which will be distributed according to the regulations on three festivals and two grants. Those who make meritorious service in battle will be rewarded!" This treatment is comparable to that of the Shen Ce Army, or even higher than that of the Shen Ce Army.

Compared with the feudal lords, the only difference is the travel expenses.

But the salary is so high, so what if there is no travel allowance?

"Those selected as auxiliary soldiers will be treated second best."

Thirty-six stone of grain is enough for a family of five to eat and drink and have some left over, not to mention that soldiers in the army all eat military rations.

Surplus food can be exchanged for other supplies.

Twenty-one pieces of silk cloth can not only be used to make clothes, but also as money.

Two gifts in three quarters would be extra income, while success in battle would depend on luck.

Compared with the Tang Dynasty people who were starving, this treatment was really very generous.

"I heard that two people hit all ten targets with their arrows yesterday." Chen Ran looked at everyone one by one, "Come out and meet me."

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the two people standing in the first row.

Liu Xun and Wang Jingwu stepped forward at the same time and saluted Chen Ran.

"Liu Xun, meet the general!"

"Wang Jingwu, meet the general!"

As Chen Ran looked into the eyes of the two people, subtitles flashed across his eyes one after another.

'Meet the historical figure Liu Xun, who has great ambitions, is good at using strategies, is well-read in history books, and is good at military operations. He sticks to morality in troubled times and has outstanding character. He served several masters with all his heart and soul, but he did not have a good ending.'

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

'I met the historical figure Wang Jingwu. He was a man of outstanding ability and good at commanding troops. But he was a fence-sitter and was not liked by others.'

Wang Jingwu was a subordinate of An Shiru. After An Shiru became the Jiedushi of Zibo, Qingping and Lu, Wang Jingwu was quickly promoted and became a general under his command.

Later, he expelled An Shiru and became the Jiedushi of Zibo and Qinghai.

When Huang Chao entered Chang'an, he chose to join Huang Chao.

Later, he betrayed Huang Chao and once again turned to the arms of the imperial court, wavering and being good at building walls and being a fence-sitter.

Liu Xun was a general under Wang Jingwu, and after his death continued to be loyal to Wang Jingwu's son Wang Shifan.

He followed Wang Shifan to surrender to Zhu Wen and made great contributions to Zhu Wen and his son, but was eventually suspected and poisoned to death.

“This is too easy.”

Chen Ran smiled slightly and made some changes quickly.

Change Liu Xun's 'served several lords loyally' to 'served one lord loyally', and 'did not have a good end' to 'had a good end in the end'.

Modify Wang Jingwu's "Only personality makes one sit on the fence" to "Only personality makes one loyal".

In this way, these two people will only be loyal to him from now on.

"Liu Xun." Chen Ran walked up to Liu Xun and looked at him. "Are you willing to be loyal to me alone in this life?"

"I..." Liu Xun was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to speak, but his mind was in a trance, and then he bowed and saluted, "Xun, I am willing to die for the general!"

'Note: Liu Xun's modification has been completed and rewards are now being issued.'

'Note: 2,500 Mo Daos were issued.'

Mo Dao, good stuff!

The Tangmo Dao is very difficult to create. Not only is the craftsmanship very complicated, but the cost is also very high.

In addition, due to the strict control of the imperial court, the inventory was very limited.

After taking over Linzi City, they found less than a hundred Mo Dao in the armory.

Chen Ran showed a happy expression, and turned to look at Wang Jingwu beside him. "What about you? Are you willing to be loyal to me and stay faithful to me from now on?"

A hint of confusion flashed across Wang Jingwu's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

He saluted towards Chen Ran solemnly and said, "I am willing to serve you, General, even if it means going through fire and water!"

'Note: Wang Jingwu's modification has been completed and the reward is now issued.'

'Note: Five thousand cans of lard will be distributed.'

People in the modern world always think that seafood is delicious.

But if there is no oil or water in the stomach, the fishy smell of seafood can make people want to vomit, let alone eat too much.

The ancients also lacked fats and oils, which is why they ate a pound of carbohydrates in one meal.

In an era of material scarcity, oil and fat are very important materials.

The pigs in the Tang Dynasty were not the fat domestic pigs of later generations. They were very skinny and not much oil could be extracted from them.

It would probably take several pigs to render a large ceramic jar of lard.

These lards can definitely boost morale if used as rewards.

"very good."

Chen Ran nodded with satisfaction. "You two are excellent in martial arts, and you will be included in the personal guard."

"Leader!"

The advantage of being a guard is that you can get more opportunities to make meritorious deeds.

And with meritorious service, promotion will naturally be possible.

Chen Ran stayed in Qingzhou for more than half a month and harvested a large amount of grain.

After receiving the news that Song Wei was rushing back with his troops, he set off with a huge amount of spoils of war, as well as tens of thousands of soldiers and their families who had surrendered to him.

He chose to bypass Juye Lake to look for Huang Chao.

We must persuade Huang Chao to go south on his own initiative and make a big splash to attract the attention of the world.

This would force the imperial court to dispatch troops from the surrounding towns, especially Weizhou Town.

Chen Ran’s next target is now Wei Bo Town.

To be exact, he had his eyes on the Silver Spear Xiejiedu from Wei Bo Town!
(End of this chapter)