Signing in during the Republic of China: Starting from a foot patrol

Chapter 170

Outside an ordinary village, on the originally spacious and level threshing ground, now there are black-pressed villagers, although these people are old and young, men and women, but their eyes are without exception, showing warm eyes.

And in the middle of the threshing ground, a worn-out offering table was placed, stacked one by one in the bright and shaky ocean, piled up in the shape of a pyramid.

Next to it, sacks full of millet stuffed have become a hill.

The ocean, the grain, in the eyes of the villagers at this moment, they emit a hotter light than the sun!

Although these two things are extremely attractive, no one dares to step forward and move half a step, after all, those military masters with bayonet infantry in their hands are not easy to mess with.

At this time, Guo Lang, deputy company commander of the fourth company, who was sitting behind the offering table, threw the cigarette butt in his mouth, and then held a tin horn and shouted:

"All quiet, let me say two!"

"The patriarchs in the village should have told everyone in advance that we are going to recruit troops here today."

"I don't care how other teams recruit soldiers!"

"But our fourth company conscription is very strict!"

"If you don't feel that you don't have that ability, go home early to play with eggs, don't delay Lao Tzu's time."

"If only we could be selected four times in a row..."

Speaking of this, Guo Lang stretched out his finger and pointed to the ocean on the table, and then pointed to the millet next to him:

"You can see it, as long as you can choose, 8 oceans per person for the settlement fee, plus 200 pounds of millet!"

"Hey!"

In an instant, the surrounding villagers exclaimed.

For the countryside, 8 oceans can already buy two acres of arable land, although they are relatively barren land, but it is also a field.

There are also those 200 pounds of millet, and now the bride price for marrying a daughter-in-law in the countryside is only 80 or 90 pounds of millet.

If the conditions are lowered, marry a daughter-in-law who knows how to eat when she is hungry and knows how to run home when it rains, and support forty or fifty pounds of millet.

If this is chosen, it will be equivalent to two acres of land plus two daughters-in-law!

In an instant, all the young and middle-aged men stared directly at Guo Lang, eager to go to the threshing field now.

Logically speaking, it is all good iron without nails, and good men are not soldiers.

In the countryside, any man who has a little talent and strength can barely mix his stomach.

No one will have enough to eat and have nothing to do, and go to the army to be the big-headed soldier who was wantonly beaten and scolded by the superior and withheld the military salary.

Only those street skaters who have nothing to do all day and are lazy to eat and eat will run into the army to eat when they are cornered.

Therefore, when Guo Lang first recruited troops in the countryside, no one came to participate at all, and finally one came, and they were all some thin, thief-eyed guys.

Moreover, those strong men also specially looked for a place to hide, for fear that Guo Lang would lead troops to arrest Zhuangding.

After learning that Guo Lang had hit a nail, Lin Hongfei immediately contacted several local gentry who he knew well and had interests to be connected and asked them to help publicize and agitate.

The gentry in these places should not be inferior to Lin Hongfei in terms of wealth, but when it comes to the prestige of his hometown in the countryside, it is more than several streets away from Lin Hongfei.

Relying on the ties of clans, fellow villagers, relatives and friends, these gentry immediately mobilized the people in their hometowns, temporarily dispelling their worries about capturing Zhuangding.

Immediately afterwards, these rural people learned that they had joined Lin Hongfei's team, not only did not deduct military salaries, but also had settlement fees, which made them have some expectations in their hearts.

So, on the day of conscription, the crowd gathered on the threshing ground, and after seeing the grain and the ocean, they immediately became excited, and it seemed that the rumors were true.

Therefore, when Guo Lang announced that the recruitment had begun, eight young adults immediately came out of the crowd to participate in the test.

If it is a recruitment from another team, then basically as long as there is no lack of arms and legs, it can be pulled in.

But what Lin Hongfei needs is a crack army, so he will naturally strictly select it in many aspects.

For example, height, weight, strength, endurance, eyesight, ear power, flat feet, etc. and even appearance, Lin Hongfei has made strict requirements.

Therefore, although many people came to participate in the conscription, only 15 people passed the test in one morning.

When the onlookers saw that Guo Lang personally awarded 8 oceans and 200 kilograms of millet to these 15 tall men, their eyes were immediately filled with envy and jealousy.

And these 15 men were also happy, and only at this time did they determine that the team in front of them was different from other teams, they really gave money and food!

In this way, the monthly military salary will definitely be paid to yourself, and it will not cost money to eat and dress in the army, and it will be a lot of money to save for a few years.

Looking at the excited looks of these people, Guo Lang was temporarily relieved, although it was still far from the goal, but at least he made a good start.

As for whether these people will take the opportunity to slip away after receiving the money and food, Guo Lang is not worried.

Lin Hongfei had already told the patriarchs of each village in advance that for every soldier recruited by the clan, he would give the patriarch 1 ocean benefit fee.

These benefits are distributed uniformly when the recruits arrive at the barracks.

If there is a phenomenon of desertion, even if there is only one, all the benefits and fees of the patriarch involved will be immediately canceled, and not a penny will be earned.

Therefore, in the eyes of the patriarch, these elected clansmen are no longer clansmen, but walking ocean money.

They would naturally help Lin Hongfei watch these people very attentively, lest these people become deserters and their own benefits and expenses would be lost.

The fourth company was divided into four conscription groups, led by Guo Lang and three platoon commanders to different places.

Although the requirements for the recruitment of the fourth company were very strict and even strict, the generous rewards still made the villagers in the countryside flock to it.

Some fathers and mothers could not afford the bride price and marry their daughters-in-law, so they left their eldest son to inherit the family business, and the younger son was reluctant to let it go, so they sent the sons in the middle of the ranking to the threshing ground.

But if one son can pass, the bride price money for the marriage of the eldest son will be available!

Some families are poor and have no money to treat their parents, so they come to participate in the conscription for the sake of the 8 pieces of ocean.

Others simply because the family had too many people and there was not enough food to eat, so they let them go to the army to eat.

But many people came, but few passed the test.

Over several days, Guo Lang and others recruited more than 500 recruits from the surrounding area.

These are the best of the best and carefully selected good soldiers, not only excellent physical fitness, but also simple and honest peasant children.

Don't look at these peasant children will be bullied by some street boys and punks on weekdays, but if there is a war, these simple and honest peasant children can be trusted.

As for those punks, fighting, fighting, bullying and bullying honest people are still successful, if they really go to the battlefield, they will be the first to escape.