Chapter 162 The Charm of General Su

The pickpockets signed up happily, but refused to accept the ten taels of silver.

They refused to accept it, saying that they had no family and did not need the money.

Su Bowen said, "Although you have done wrong things, you have only done it for a living and even taken care of those orphans. You can take this money and donate it to the charity in person, which is also a token of your kindness.

You can also tell the charity manager that the one or two taels of silver you donate every month will also be donated to the charity in your name."

Several people looked at each other. General Su was giving them a chance to start a new life. If they donated money in person, the children in the dilapidated temple who had been under their care would also be taken care of by someone.

After several people put together the plan, they donated the one-time payment of ten taels of silver to the charity, and asked Su Bowen to keep it for them at dawn every month, saying that they wanted to save it for the children to grow up and have their own families.

Su Bowen was not sure if he could come back alive, but he wrote down the names of the children and promised to let his wife Zhao Wanyue handle the matter. The pickpockets left with many thanks.

Xu Li sighed: "It turns out that good people and bad people are not so absolute!"

Su Bowen looked at him: "Things in the world are not black and white, everything has a cause and an effect. Xu Li, don't be so arbitrary in the future."

Xu Li accepted the advice humbly, and couldn't help muttering: "Even the hunters in the mountains and the pickpockets in the market know to serve the country, but others are unmoved. If they can't stand the Great Yin, can they still live the peaceful life they have now?"

Su Bowen sighed: "Everyone has their own aspirations, and they can't force it. Let's stop here today. After three days, whether we have it or not, we will set off."

Xu Li also felt that no one would come to sign up, but if they leave after three days, do these people not need any training at all?

Su Bowen saw his doubts and frowned, saying, "Time is running out. I will teach them the necessary skills while marching."

Xu Li stopped talking. Although General Su had only suppressed bandits before, Xu Li had witnessed his abilities with his own eyes.

The two were preparing to pack up and leave when a large group of people came rushing over.

Xu Li was startled, "General, is someone here to mess things up?"

Su Bowen was unsure. Those old scholars usually talked about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, and they sounded better than they sang, but when it came to the critical moment, they just wanted to surrender.

Every day, someone impeached him in the court for being greedy and reckless, and for his own future, he ignored the foundation of the Great Shuo Kingdom. To put it bluntly, they were afraid that Su Bowen's stationing in the western border would anger the Great Yin and launch an attack on the Great Shuo.

They thought that if they compromised, Great Yin would not invade, but they didn't know that Great Yin had already sharpened its sword.

Xu Li was a little panicked. The emperor had assigned this training ground to them to recruit new soldiers. It turned out that the others had already withdrawn. Here, Su Bowen was the only commander without troops and Xu Li was the only deputy commander. If they really came to cause trouble, they would not be able to handle it.

Su Bowen had already grabbed the spear beside him. No matter who tried to dissuade him, he would take over the western border.

The crowd swarmed in, and Su Bowen's hand holding the gun tightened a little.

But the people came in a hurry, and they didn't look like they were here to cause trouble.

Sure enough, they caught Xu Li and asked, "Is the conscription over? Is it too late?"

Xu Li was stunned and stammered, "Are you all here to apply?"

Those people answered in unison, "Yes, we are all here to apply!"

Xu Li stood up and said, "This, I have to wait until I ask our generals, you wait here."

Xu Li got out of the way and came to Su Bowen and said, "General, it's weird, these people are all here to apply, plus these 500 people are enough."

Su Bowen frowned, "Applying?" Then he thought it was not impossible, after all, he went to the streets to promote it himself, and there would always be people who came to see him.

However, he only planned to recruit 500 elite soldiers, and the people here might not meet his requirements.

"Since they are here to apply, let them show their skills. Those who meet the requirements will stay!" Su Bowen seemed to prefer to have fewer than enough.

Xu Li was puzzled: "General, why didn't you test the two batches this morning?"

He regretted it right after he said it. Isn't it obvious? There were only a few dozen people in the morning, so how could he choose?

Su Bowen seemed to see through his thoughts and said with a smile: "The people in the morning don't need to be assessed, not because there are few people to choose from, but because they all have special skills.

Needless to say, the hunters, they deal with wild beasts every day, not only are they physically strong, but they are also very skilled.

Although the pickpockets are all thin and weak, they are agile and good at disguise, making them the perfect people to gather information."

Xu Li suddenly felt that he was narrow-minded. It turned out that the general had always had a scale in his heart, and he took it for granted.

Su Bowen saw Xu Li in a daze and reminded him in a low voice: "Why are you still standing there? Arrange for everyone to compete and assess!"

Xu Li came back to his senses and asked everyone to introduce themselves and show what skills they had before starting to compete in groups.

This is what Su Bowen meant. This army only needs 500 people, but talents in all aspects must be included to ensure the overall combat effectiveness of the team.

Hearing that there is a competition for recruitment, those who are still hesitating whether to sign up are anxious.

There were rumors before that this was a group of troops going to die, and everyone was afraid to avoid it.

But the conditions are really generous, and as long as they are selected, their children can go to the academy for free. Boys, regardless of their status, can participate in the imperial examination.

Even girls can go to the girls' school to study. In addition to learning needlework, being a female doctor, and studying are all free.

For ordinary families, this is an incredible master. To support a student, the amount of beam repair is incredible, and ordinary families can't afford it.

Seeing that everyone is signing up enthusiastically, those who are still hesitating are afraid of being left behind, and they squeeze forward desperately.

Really, who the hell spread the news that no one would come? I should have come earlier. I heard that those who came in the morning only needed to register and receive the money, but now they have to compete.

Su Bowen sat on the stands, watching the performance of the applicants. He sometimes shook his head, sometimes frowned, and occasionally showed a satisfied expression, and said two words lightly: "You, stay!"

Those who heard this happily went to Xu Li to register and receive the money, while those who were eliminated hung their heads and walked away listlessly like defeated roosters.

Su Bowen looked at the endless team behind him, and he couldn't help but have a little doubt in his heart. Is he really that charming? He just ran around the city three times and so many people came. It's unbelievable!

Su Xiaoxiao rode on Su Changhe's neck, Su Lingxi followed behind Su Changhe, and the little lion golden retriever followed Su Lingxi obediently. The three people and the lion cat squatted outside the training ground.

Su Lingxi looked at the crowd of people and gave Su Xiaoxiao a thumbs up and said, "Xiaoxiao's method is really effective!"