The people of Xianyang City immediately surrounded the government troops upon hearing that they were being conscripted, but they hesitated when they saw that it was the Sanglin Garrison Command.

"When did our Great Tang Dynasty gain a Sanglin Garrison Command?"

"Could this be a scam?"

"No way!"

"Didn't you see the young man sitting under the conscription sign? That's the number one philanthropist in Xianyang City. The sign he put up can't be fake!"

"A great philanthropist?"

What good deed did he do?

"Are you from out of town? You don't even know this?"

“This young lord Li Zhong used the money the court gave him to build a mansion to build a school. Not only did he not charge the students tuition, but he also provided them with a meal every day. Don’t you think he’s a great philanthropist?”

"this……"

"If that's what you say, then this young lord truly deserves to be called a great philanthropist!"

"But is this Sanglin Garrison Command reliable? I don't want to waste money trying to get in only to have it disbanded by the imperial court!"

"We don't know about that. We only know that the young lord is a righteous man and never bullies the poor..."

While everyone hesitated, some bolder individuals stepped forward to ask directly.

"Young lord, what are the standards for recruiting soldiers in your Sanglin Garrison?"

"Conscription standards?"

Li Jue was stunned upon hearing this; he hadn't really thought about it. However, this didn't stump him. He immediately pulled Hu Delu's eldest son, Hu Dazhuang, over, pointed at him, and said...

"You must be at least as tall as this hero, and be able to lift two loads of stone weights with one hand!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Dazhuang immediately picked up a heavy stone lock and started swinging it around.

Hu Delu was originally a soldier in the Sui Dynasty's military corps, but he lost his military corps status because his family fell into poverty due to the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Therefore, he strictly disciplined his sons from a young age, teaching them the techniques and methods of training strength in the military.

Hu Dazhuang twirled the stone lock a few times, then threw it to the ground with a clatter.

"Anyone among you with my skills can register with our Lord!"

"Oh ho!"

"What great strength you have, brave warrior!"

"I'm no good enough. Which brother dares to come up and try?"

As soon as the comment about watching the spectacle was uttered, several burly men stepped forward.

"Young Master, I want to give it a try!"

"good!"

The burly man squatted down and easily lifted the stone lock, then twirled it in front of everyone.

"Young Master, do we have enough strength?"

"Enough!"

"May I ask what your name is, brave warrior?"

"My name is Sun Daniu, and I am from Shilizhuang, ten miles east of Xianyang City."

"My family is poor, and I don't have many acres of land. I don't know if I'm qualified to be a soldier..."

Sun Daniu's words sounded very hollow, and after saying them, he was so ashamed that he didn't dare to look people in the eye.

This was because the Tang Dynasty had an unwritten rule for conscripting soldiers: the conscription was based on three criteria: family background, physical strength, and number of people in the household.

If the family backgrounds are similar, choose the one with strong strength; if the strength is similar, choose the one with a better family background; if both family backgrounds and strength are similar, choose the one with more brothers.

Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, not just anyone could become a soldier. If you didn't have money at home, didn't have enough brothers, or weren't strong enough, you couldn't become a soldier.

Moreover, only middle-class households with hundreds of acres of fertile land were allowed to enlist; lower-class households with less land were not eligible to serve in the army at all.

Sun Daniu had tried before, but he was rejected each time because his family's social status was too low and his family was too poor.

Now that I see the young lord is recruiting soldiers here, without mentioning household registration, materials, or other conditions, I've finally mustered up the courage to come and give it a try.

There were reasons why the Tang Dynasty was so prejudiced against the poor and favored the rich.

Because the Tang Dynasty's soldiers not only did not receive pay, but they also had to provide their own weapons, warhorses, and so on.

Weapons, warhorses, bows and arrows, etc., were not things that ordinary people could afford.

Li Jue had no idea about these rules. He thought that joining the army in the Tang Dynasty was similar to joining the army in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, where the government begged people to join.

Therefore, he not only did not set any conditions for conscription, but he was also afraid that no one would be willing to come to his military headquarters to serve as a soldier.

"receive……"

Li Jue was about to speak when he was interrupted.

"slow!"

Upon hearing that this grandson had gone to Xianyang to recruit soldiers, Yuchi Jingde and Li Jing immediately rode their horses over.

Upon seeing Li Jue conscripting soldiers so casually, without even asking about their household registration status or family circumstances, he quickly spoke up to stop him.

"Li Zhong, the local soldiers cannot be conscripted indiscriminately!"

"ah?"

When Li Jue saw his two masters arrive, he immediately got up from the stool and asked them a question when he heard the old man say that.

"Master Mu, what do you mean by that?"

"I didn't just randomly conscript people; I only conscripted those who were tall and strong!"

Li Jing chuckled and explained.

You don't understand!

"Our Great Tang Dynasty has many conditions for recruiting soldiers. We have to select families that are wealthy and have many brothers!"

"oh?"

"With such stringent requirements, will anyone still be willing to come?"

Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde snorted coldly.

"Hmph!"

"You brat, you don't know yet, do you? Your military command is almost full!"

"ah?"