I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 150 Pre-Training Speech
Lu Shen: Wait, what does "trial period" mean?
However, Tang Zhao did not have time to answer his questions. He was already smiling at the next applicant, saying, "Sir, we only recruit those under the age of thirty-five."

The man with graying temples gave an awkward smile. "This humble man is thirty-two years old."

Tang Zhao:.
Tang Zhao took the household registration certificate and looked at it. Hey! It really was thirty-two years old!
“We also require recruits to be at least seven feet three inches tall. Your height probably doesn’t meet the requirements.”

"Well, sir, although I am not tall, I have farmed all my life and I am very strong. Please take me in!"

The other refugees who were too short also looked longingly at Tang Zhao.

Chao Yi whispered, "The age limit for the princess is already low enough. If we also require a certain height, I'm afraid we won't be able to recruit enough people!"

Even the Northwest Army, which had strict recruitment rules, only restricted recruits to those under 45 years old, disregarding other factors such as height and illness.

People are willing to join the army, so what reason do they have to complain?
“This old man is less than 1.6 meters tall, not even as tall as a gun, how can he be trained?” Tang Zhao rolled his eyes and still refused, “Sorry, sir, you do not meet the recruitment requirements.”

The man left in disappointment, and the other disaster victims who were too short followed suit.

"Next!" Tang Zhao shouted at the top of his lungs, "Name, age, height, place of origin, any illnesses, and special skills?"

"I am Qi Jiming, an ordinary citizen, eighteen years old this year, eight feet one inch tall, from Wanzhou, in good health with no diseases. As for special skills," the boy scratched his head, blushing as he asked, "what are special skills?"

"It's your strength, what makes you different from others, like you can eat eight more bowls of rice than others in one meal!"

"Oh, I understand. My eyesight is very good; I can see clearly even at night."

"Wow, a born spy!" Tang Zhao noted it down. "Go over there and get your badge."

Qi Jiming walked to the table on the left, and Chunfeng gave him an exquisitely carved wooden plaque.

"Sister, what does it say on this?"

"Wuwei County Military Training Camp," Chunfeng replied, "With this token, you can enter and exit the training grounds and front yard of the Protector General's Mansion."

Qi Jiming happily went to the side to stand in line, holding the sign with great delight.

In one afternoon, Tang Zhao only managed to recruit twenty-three people after careful selection. Looking at these twenty-three promising young people, she felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Congratulations on your successful enlistment. There are still three days left before the recruitment ends. After three days, we will officially begin training."

"Now, go home. Those with families, bring your families; those without families, bring your luggage. Gather in front of the Protector General's Mansion before 9 PM. Failure to do so will be considered an automatic forfeit!"

Tang Zhao waved her hand and said, "Let's go!"

The twenty-three people vanished in an instant.

Qi Jiming ran back to the street corner where he had been staying for the past few days, called to his parents, siblings and other relatives who were tidying up the straw mats, and then left.

"Where are you going?" Father Qi roared. "Where did you run off to, you little brat? I couldn't find you in the blink of an eye. Don't you know that you have to go to the job posting in person?"

"While the officials are still on duty, you should hurry up and register at the government office!"

"Dad! I can't go to work, I've already signed up to join the army!"

"What? You little brat, you dare join the army behind your father's back?" Father Qi took off his straw sandals and started hitting him. "You've gone too far!"

"Father, the benefits of being recruited as a soldier are much better than those of being recruited as a worker. The monthly military salary is only one tael of silver!" Qi Jiming jumped up and down, dodging and weaving. "We can also bring our families to live in the Protector General's Mansion, and my younger brother can even go to school!"

Father Qi was stunned. "Are you telling the truth?" "Really!" Qi Jiming nodded frantically, and even took out the token that was stuck to his heart to show his parents, brothers and sisters. "I am here on the orders of the magistrate to take you to the Protector General's Mansion. We have to get there before 9 PM. After that, we will have to give up!"

"What about my job?"

"The Protector General's Mansion can definitely handle it. Don't forget, the master of Wuwei City lives there!"

"Then what are we waiting for?" Father Qi slapped his thigh. "Let's go!"

The entire Qi family packed their belongings and left in high spirits.

Some of the surrounding disaster victims were envious, while others were jealous. "Just wait, they'll definitely be kicked out!"

Is the Protector General's Mansion a place where people like them can enter?
However, the disaster victims waited until dawn, but the Qi family was never driven back.

At this point, the disaster victims realized that what the young man from the Qi family had said was true.

The same thing happened to the other twenty-two families. The generous recruitment offer spread like wildfire among the disaster victims, and the next day, more than a thousand people volunteered.

Tang Zhao looked at the dense crowd and smiled with satisfaction.

After three days of recruitment, Tang Zhao recruited 134 more people than expected.

There's no way around it, the people of Chongqing are just that outstanding and patriotic!
The next day at dawn, Tang Zhao stood on the high platform of the training ground, ignoring the trainees below whose companies were not even standing in neat formation, and passionately delivered a mobilization speech to the large iron loudspeaker.

"Hello, brave trainees! Let me introduce myself first. My name is Tang Zhao, and I am the master of Wuwei County. First of all, congratulations on passing the selection and becoming trainees of Wuwei County!"

"I know that everyone has their own reasons for joining the army. Some are for military pay, some want to send their children to school, and some want to make a name for themselves!"

The soldier who signed up with selfish motives quietly lowered his head.

"Some people may think that joining the army for military pay, family, or merit is not as noble as defending the country, but I think they are the same!"

"You train hard and risk your lives to earn military pay and kill the enemy to earn military merit, all so that your families can have enough to eat and wear and live a better life. It is to keep the enemy's butcher's knife out of your home. This is to protect your home."

"A nation is made up of millions of families. When families are well, the nation is well; when families are safe, the nation is at peace."

"So, from the moment you signed up to join the army, you were carrying the belief of protecting your country, whether you realized it or not!"

"Here, I, Tang Zhao, on behalf of the more than 300,000 people of Wuwei Prefecture and its affiliated counties and villages, express my heartfelt gratitude and respect to all the soldiers present!"

All the trainees stood tall with pride.

"However," Tang Zhao said, having finished his emotional appeal, it was time to pour cold water on the situation, "According to the laws of Dayu, a prefecture can only recruit 600 guards, and there are currently 734 trial soldiers. This means that 134 of them will be eliminated."

“Those who are eliminated will not only have their trial uniforms and the wooden plaques symbolizing their trial soldier status returned, but their families will also have to move out of the Protector General’s Mansion, and their children will have to leave the school.”

Tang Zhao watched as the soldiers' faces gradually darkened. "Therefore, during these two months of trial, you must do your utmost to pass the assessment."

"All trainees who pass the assessment will officially become the garrison commanders of Wuwei County."

"However, let me make this clear from the start: anyone who dares to use underhanded tricks to harm or frame their comrades will be expelled from the army and Wuwei County immediately upon discovery. Do you all understand?"

"I understand!"