Chapter 819 Let’s Try to Line Up
In Xianyang City, once the conscription order was issued, it indeed caused a stir among the people.
However, Zhou Xu had already found an excuse himself, and with the cooperation of the Propaganda Department, the situation was quickly brought under control and did not cause too much unrest.
The topic of discussion among the people shifted from "Why conscription? Is there going to be another war?" to "What are the benefits of being a soldier?"
Then I was surprised to find that the treatment of soldiers in the Great Zhou was so good! The monthly income of most people from work, not counting the two meals a day of the soldiers, was better than theirs.
This left many people dumbfounded on the spot.
In fact, a similar topic had been discussed before when Zhou Xu was recruiting soldiers to garrison the border cities.
It's just that the war had just ended, and during Yan Sheng's rule, these low-level soldiers were treated very poorly, and the government, the court, the soldiers, and the common people all had a bad impression of them.
This situation directly led to the fact that even after Zhou Xu came to power, many ordinary people immediately ran away when they heard about conscription. They didn't want to get involved at all, and they didn't care.
It was not until this conscription that I gained a new understanding of the conscription mechanism of their Great Zhou.
Then I soon discovered that you can't become a soldier just because you want to.
While the treatment is good, the requirements for soldiers are also high.
In the past, when Yan Sheng was strictly enlisting soldiers, basically as long as they had healthy limbs and no injuries, they would be qualified. Sometimes, they would even directly conscript men.
Now that the Great Zhou is recruiting soldiers, after you sign up you still have to wait for the test. Even if you pass the test, it does not mean that you will definitely be able to join the army smoothly. In the end it depends on the number of people who pass the test.
If this number exceeds the total number of recruits this time, they will be ranked according to their test scores and those at the bottom will be eliminated.
This discovery not only did not dampen the enthusiasm of the people, but instead stimulated their passion to join the army.
Mainly, the treatment is really good.
Some people who were not originally very interested in this matter, when they saw so many people lining up to join the army, thought it must be a good thing, so they also lined up to try.
Driven by this mentality, in the following days, the queues at the recruitment offices in each city became longer and longer, allowing them to complete the recruitment of 2,000 soldiers in a short period of time.
This situation was somewhat beyond their expectations, but it was a good thing after all.
While the conscription was successfully completed, the 500 imperial guards that Zhou Xu wanted to form also arrived quickly.
In the history of China, the main job of the Imperial Guards was to protect the safety of the imperial palace and the emperor, but Zhou Xu's requirements for them went beyond that. He also assigned them the task of defending the city of Xianyang.
In this way, the Xianzhen Camp headed by Zhou Chongshan was able to free up its hands smoothly.
Afterwards, Zhou Xu did not hesitate and immediately issued an order to have the Xianzhen Camp headed by Zhou Chongshan set out secretly to the southern border fortress to support the war there.
At the same time, the exploration team's continuous exploration of the continuous mountains allowed them to successfully incorporate several primitive tribes, and the overall harvest was quite good.
On this day, a convoy slowly arrived at the camp at the foot of the mountain near the big lake. While bringing supplies to the exploration team on the front line, it also incorporated the exploration team and took away the primitive tribal members who were being held here.
At this moment, everyone is busy unloading the goods.
While they were busy, one of the staff members looked up and seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye, which made him subconsciously look towards the big lake in the distance.
"That is..."
The staff member muttered, narrowed his eyes, and then looked stunned.
"Hey, look over there!"
Hearing the calls of their co-workers, the busy crowd subconsciously looked towards the lake in the distance.
The great lakes of this era were basically free of any pollution, and the water quality was excellent. At a glance, the water was sparkling, and with the surrounding green mountains in the distance, even if they had seen it several times, they would still be impressed by the beauty before their eyes. It was truly breathtakingly beautiful.
However, what was different from the past was that at this time, a fist-sized black spot appeared on the lake in the distance, attracting their attention.
"What is that?"
"That thing seems to be moving again, and it's approaching us!"
The distance was so far that they couldn't see what that thing was with their naked eyes.
This also caused a lot of discussion among the people.
Upon hearing the news, the hot air balloon observers stationed here to cooperate with the exploration work quickly ran out.
Just in case, the hot air balloon nearby was already making preparations for takeoff, but before that, the observer planned to confirm it on the shore first.
【Eye of Insight! 】
The mantra was activated, and with the power of the mantra, the observer's vision quickly became clear, and then his expression was stunned.
"That looks like our Great Zhou's big ship, the Pioneer?!"
Storytellers in every city have told the story of the Pioneer's voyage.
So although many people here did not see it with their own eyes, through the storyteller's description, they basically have some simple understanding of the Pioneer.
According to the storyteller's description, the observer was staring at the large ship moving on the lake and felt that everything matched.
After seeing the Great Zhou flag fluttering in the wind on the mast, the observer finally confirmed it completely.
"Yes, it's the Pioneer!"
The observer's affirmation suddenly made everyone standing on the shore excited.
When the Pioneer set sail, it was big news. With the help of storytellers, people were discussing the event everywhere for a while, and it was exaggerated to be so fantastic that it fascinated everyone.
Unfortunately, no one here has ever seen the true appearance of the Pioneer.
No one would have thought that they would see the first large ship of their Great Zhou at this time! At the same time, some people also had questions.
"Wait a minute, how come the Pioneer, which sailed from the port of Black Moon City, is here?"
There is no doubt that this is a crucial discovery! Afterwards, this news was delivered directly to Zhou Xu at the fastest speed.
After confirming the continuous news, Zhou Xu was also confused.
It has been a long time since the Pioneer's first official voyage.
During this period, the Pioneer did return. After all, after recruiting the tribal members on the lake island, they certainly couldn't keep them imprisoned on the ship forever.
Therefore, after successfully completing the exploration and recruitment work each time, they would return once and send a report to report the latest situation.
This is also the main reason why Zhou Xu has always been very relieved.
However, as the exploration and recruitment work progressed smoothly, the Pioneer's exploration began to become more and more in-depth, and the voyage time became longer and longer.
He hasn't received any work reports from the Pioneer for some time.
There should be more updates after half past ten.
(End of this chapter)
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