The strict military control was bound to be accompanied by corruption, but it was much better than the old army. Many of the old army units were either disbanded or assigned to patrol battalions for retraining and then reassigned to local garrisons.
The quartermaster took the money and said with a smile, "Go ahead and pick it out! Choose whichever you like! But let's make it clear first, I can't guarantee that the girls here are virgins! You know, there are always some dishonest soldiers along the way who can't control their pants. They are all the families of traitors, but I guarantee that none of them are pregnant, and I guarantee that the baby they bring back will be yours!"
"I know, I know! I will be very satisfied if I can marry this beautiful woman in my life. I don't expect her to be a virgin." said Old Man Zhang.
"Okay! Then you can choose!" said the quartermaster happily.
So Old Man Zhang went straight to the young woman he liked and grabbed her.
The woman looked about eighteen or nineteen, with a blank expression on her face. She glanced at the farmer, lowered her head, and followed him resignedly.
When the other farmers joined the escort team, they were like wolves entering a flock of sheep, scaring the women so much that they hid and screamed.
The company commander and the quartermaster stood outside, and the quartermaster said, "Don't f**k around, just pick one!"
"Stop being so picky and hurry up. We still have to get on with our journey!" said the company commander of the Kenan Army.
In the past, these peasants would never dare to be so presumptuous towards these women! They would probably kneel on the ground when they saw them, not daring to look up, and would need to avoid them.
But now they have become commodities, being selected and picked by these lowly peasants like cattle and sheep.
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