The military camp near Xincaomen gathered newly recruited soldiers. Some were intimidated and stood aside and thought about their worries. Some were extremely excited, looking around and looking at the surrounding scenery. Several generals were ineffective, checking the list there and crossing the number of people.

A young man of eighteen or nineteen years old looked around excitedly and said to the people around him: "Do you dare to ask your brother's name, Taigao? Where is your home?"

Another man looked at the boy coldly and said, "Why don't you say it yourself?"

The young man bowed: "Sun Yan, a native of Qizhou, is now 18 years old. After reading the list, he recruited soldiers in the army and passed."

The other two reluctantly said, "I am Cui Le, this one is Qiu Haicheng, both from Ruzhou. It is also the recruitment of soldiers this time, come in together."

Sun Yan said: "I have met you two. I heard that it has only been five years since I joined the army and I still have money every month. It's really good."

Cui Le sneered: "You go out to work and you will be rich. Joining the army requires war and killing people. Do you think you are working for others?"

Sun Yan shook his head: "Will people not die if they work for others? I heard that there are many benefits to joining the army, and the corvee service after retiring from the army is also exempted."

Cui Le and Qiu Haicheng shook their heads, too lazy to pay attention to Sun Yan. This is the people from a small place and have never seen the world. Ruzhou is close to Yezhou. In fact, Yezhou was originally designated by Ruzhou, so it is not difficult to work there. Working for people can earn more than joining the army in a month. The two of them had no choice but to offend people in the local area, so they had to join the army to avoid disaster.

Sun Yan was very excited and kept talking. If they were selected into the imperial guards, they would be exempted from their own corvee service. Even if they were not allowed to work in the future, they would still be exempted from labor service, which would have attracted many people. Not to mention that they would still have money to get in the army.

Not long after, it was Sun Yan's turn. As soon as he heard the name, he quickly ran to the table.

The general looked at Sun Yan and said to another general on the side: "Is this Sun Yan from Qizhou? A native of Zhangqiu County, Qizhou, has been farming for generations, and has been innocent. This guarantee is a picture of the local magistrate."

The general on the side said, "That's true. I was recruited by these people in Qizhou, Zibo, Qingzhou and Weizhou, and I found out."

The general nodded, wrote Sun Yan's name on the paper on the table, and said, "Enterminated into the Eighth Battalion of the A Family, and get the license plate there. You newly recruited soldiers must be in the New Guard for half a year before they can truly be incorporated into the army after they have learned it."

Sun Yan thanked repeatedly. Their family has been farming for generations and has never been an official. This is the first time he joined the army.

The army of the Song Dynasty followed the Five Dynasties, and soldiers were mainly recruited from the three border routes along Hebei, Hedong and Shaanxi Roads. In addition, the number of people in Kaifeng Prefecture has been in charge of the army for generations and idle children. Jingdong Road is not a recruitment area, and not many soldiers are in the army.

The general said again: "After joining the army, all the food and accommodation are in the military camp. No general will be allowed to leave the camp without orders. Apart from clothing, three guans of money per month. Among them, the penis will be given to you for pocket use, and two guans will be given together when you are decommissioned from service, which is counted as the cost of severing and returning home."

Sun Yan gave a gift: "It is much better than the workmanship," he said.

The general ignored him and said, "I'll get the license plate there and someone will take you to the military camp to which you belong. The recruit camp has half a year, but it's very hard, don't complain about being tired. After this half year, you can get the money and food for five years, otherwise you'll be returned to your hometown."

Sun Yan agreed repeatedly, and arrived at the next table, took out his license plate, completed various procedures, and was with the other soldiers from the Arctic.

The inappropriate imperial guards were eliminated and went to Lianghuying Fields to recruit additional soldiers. In order to select new personnel, most of the new soldiers recruited this time were from Jingdong Road and Jingxi Road, and convening officers were sent to various places to recruit. These places were less influenced by the imperial guards and were more enthusiastic in joining the army.

Since the late Tang Dynasty, the army has been despised by the people. Especially in the two capital areas and the three borders along the border, the status of the imperial guards is not high. Speaking of which, the imperial guards are treated well, but after being exploited and exploited by grassroots officers, many soldiers of the army are not doing well. In the three borders along the border, they really cannot attract people without giving out real money and silver.

At this time, I worked odd jobs for about 100 cents a day, and in Kaifeng Prefecture, the places like this were higher. If I was in charge of food, it would only be fifty or sixty cents a month. The imperial guards soldiers had three stalemates per month, but they were actually high salaries. Under the new military system, they only had to serve for five years, and they no longer had to serve in the army for a lifetime, and they did not have to manage their families. The treatment was very generous. The big part of the military spent now was guns and cannons and other equipment, and the salary for soldiers was not heavy.

A soldier is 36 guan a year, and an army of 800,000 is less than 30 million guan a year. With the salary of the general, it is only 600,000 guan. This amount is not outrageous when the current fiscal revenue is increasing significantly. When the annual income was 100 million guan, about 70,000 was used to support the army, and 60,000 guan a year, and 60,000 guan a year was also 60,000 guan a year, and 60,000 guan a year was used to support the army, and 60,000 guan a year. Of course, that included a large amount of physical goods, but now it is just currency.

After the training, the military expenditure of the Song army was about 150 million RMB a year, including all expenses. This figure is not outrageous for the current fiscal revenue of the imperial court. The Secretariat still has the spare time to do various major projects.

Sun Yan received the license plate and stood with the recruits from the Eighth Battalion of A, and was still extremely excited. He had never made so much money in his life. No one talked to him, and he thought in his mind that if he paid for one month, he could buy what he could buy. After five years of service, he could also pay another 100 to 20 guan, which was a big sum of money. In his hometown, 12 guan could buy nearly 100 acres of land, which was enough to become a wealthy family.

Outside the west gate of Kaifeng Prefecture, next to the train station, it was confirmed that the soldiers who arrived at Lianghuyingtian were lined up to get on the train. This time, only the soldiers were on the way. The family had to wait two or three months before they went together. The family was separated and there was a fog of sorrow.

Li Chan stood on a high place, looking at the miserable scene of parting, and said to Xiang Zong beside him: "Next time, don't let your family see you off. Yingtian originally had to work hard, but when he got on the bus, he looked like this."

Xiang Zong said: "This is the first batch. No one knows what the two lakes look like. This is inevitable. If you do well, the news will be transmitted back to the capital, and everyone will naturally be the same. These people went to Liyang and Anxiang Yingtian, where there were flat land. As long as they were willing to endure hardships, they would naturally have a good life."

Li Shen nodded: "At the beginning, it is not easy to let them go to a difficult place. First, lay down their heels on the flat ground. Only when they have a good reputation can those who go to the field camp will not be afraid. If they suffer as soon as they go, they will be afraid of chaos."

After saying that, his eyes were sharp. These old soldiers of the imperial guards were very difficult to manage. It was not a trivial matter. The military discipline of the imperial guards was worrying. If they were not suppressed strongly, it was hard to say what would happen. In order to calm the people, the court's treatment of veterans in the Yingtian field remained unchanged. Before the food was produced, they would still have enough money for three stagnant per month. Moreover, in the early stages of the Yingtian field, they would have to eat together and their residences were arranged. For the Yingtian field, the burden was heavy.
Chapter completed!