A month later, the new recruits in the military camp had already trained quite well.
Xie Yuan went to report to Helian Jue and suggested, "Your Highness, would you like to go and take a look at the military camp?"
As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Helian Jue, trying to discern something from his face.
Helian Jue, however, still looked dejected and waved his hand, "I have already said that the matter of training troops has been handed over to the Princess Consort. The Princess Consort can do as she pleases!"
Do whatever you want?
Xie Yuan's mind stirred slightly. She had always had this idea, but due to societal constraints and concerns that Helian Jue might overthink it, she hadn't put it into action.
Now that Helian Jue has said this, Xie Yuan feels that he can give it a try!
"Yes! Your Highness trusts me so much, I will certainly train hard!"
Xie Yuan curtsied and withdrew.
Stepping out of the courtyard, Xie Yuan headed straight for the gate; she was going to Crescent Moon Village.
"Your Majesty, I have recruited twenty women, all of whom are the daughters of exiled officials."
Zheng Yurong stood guard at the door, and when she saw Xie Yuan come out, she hurriedly went to greet him.
She held up a booklet and showed Xie Yuan the detailed list.
Xie Yuan glanced at it. "Have you made all the requests clear to them?"
Zheng Yurong nodded vigorously, "Yes! Everything has been explained! Most of them are struggling to make ends meet and have nowhere else to turn."
Exiles all had to get tattoos. Some women were deliberately retaliated against by the minor officials in charge of tattooing because their fathers or brothers had offended others, and many of their faces were disfigured.
A woman, disfigured and having lost her virginity on the road, even sold herself to make a living after arriving in Lingnan.
They will never be able to marry into a good family like normal girls, live a stable life as wives and mothers.
If they didn't still have anything to hold onto, they probably would have taken their own lives long ago.
Now, Xie Yuan, the Princess Consort of Yue, has given them another way—women soldiers!
"Women serving in the military will certainly be criticized, but it's better than being trampled on in the mud."
Zheng Yurong straightened her back; she also had a tattoo on her face.
If Princess Xie hadn't happened to pass by the camp that day and rescued her, she probably would have ended up like those other poor women.
Therefore, she was able to understand those people's feelings very well.
"Your Majesty, we are willing to follow you!"
"Being a female soldier is indeed somewhat shocking, but it is an excellent way out for us."
The princess is a princess, the most honored woman in Yuezhou.
Even if you are a servant or maid, you will be looked up to if you stay by her side.
Female soldiers and female guards are certainly better than servants, right?
Even if we take a step back and say that female soldiers aren't as prestigious as some might think, they still receive military pay and various benefits and subsidies.
One person may suffer hardship and toil, but they can ensure that the whole family is well-fed and clothed!
It was totally worth it!
You have to understand how humble and lowly they were in order to make a living for their families.
Both are in military camps; being a soldier is better than being a camp maid, right?
"Alright! Since you're all willing, then start training with the male soldiers from today!"
Xie Yuan nodded in satisfaction, signaling Zheng Yurong to put the booklet away.
The two maids following Xie Yuan, Ruyi and Jinzhi, looked at each other, their eyes filled with hesitation.
Xie Yuan, unaware of the two's unusual behavior, led the group out of He County in a hurried manner.
Riding on horseback, passing through villages and forests, we arrived at Crescent Moon Village an hour later.
Crescent Moon Village is no longer the desolate and lonely place it once was.
In the center was the Prince's Palace, which was beginning to take shape, while the military camp of the Prince's Palace was located on the west side, near the mountains and forests.
"One two one! One two one!"
"At ease! Attention! All men, march forward!"
Even from twenty or thirty paces away, you could hear the neat and loud slogans.
Xie Yuangao sat on his horse, holding a whip in his hand, listening intently, seemingly enjoying himself.
This is what a military camp should look like, and this is the spirit that soldiers should have.
Of course, to those who don't know any better, Xie Yuan, this woman, is just trying to save face by gathering a bunch of people who only know how to bluff!
Even the laborers at the Prince's Mansion construction site were not intimidated by the military camp or the army.
"Your Majesty! Your Highness! Something terrible has happened! There's trouble at the construction site!"
"They...they're fighting!"
Zhou Wencheng, the chief secretary of the Prince's mansion who was left behind at the construction site by Xie Yuan, came running over, panting.
make trouble?
They even started fighting?
Xie Yuan was taken aback. Could it be that Cui Boyong was up to something again, deliberately inciting the disaster victims who were receiving work relief to cause trouble?
"What's going on? Who's causing trouble? Why are they arguing?"
Xie Yuan dismounted and asked a series of questions.
"Yes, they were several young men. Some were refugees, and others were villagers from nearby villages, they..."
Zhou Wencheng's expression was somewhat strange as he spoke hesitantly.
After listening for a while, Xie Yuan finally understood.
Actually, it wasn't a big deal. It was just that there were occasional bumps and scrapes while working. These young and strong men were all hot-blooded, and none of them were willing to back down or give in, so they ended up fighting.
"He County has recently been repairing the city walls and government buildings damaged by the hurricane, and has conscripted a lot of laborers, but I haven't seen anyone causing trouble!"
Xie Yuan still leans more towards the idea that Cui is behind it all.
Zhou Wencheng's expression became even stranger. After hesitating for a long time, he finally told the truth: "The laborers in He County are only given two meals a day. Each person can only drink vegetable soup and eat a mixed grain bean cake per meal."
They were all strong laborers who did manual labor, and a bowl of vegetable soup and a bean cake were not enough to fill their stomachs.
They were starving and had no strength, yet they were still forced to work by the officials with whips.
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