One day, the minister posted notices everywhere, which clearly stated His Highness's intentions. "
It stands to reason that it is impossible. Now that it is clear and clear, this matter is not dangerous or difficult. How come no one is willing to sign up
He was pacing and thinking, could it be that he was thinking wrong? After all, he has never really understood these ordinary people, and it is impossible for his own ideas to replace their ideas. If there is really no other way, then he will take a trip, visit one by one to see the situation... Huh
What's wrong! Ming Yu frowned and thought about Xu Wen's words carefully, "Notice?" Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in Ming Yu's mind, "You said you just posted a notice?"
"Exactly!" That's right! Xu Wen was puzzled. All the affairs in the government have always been conveyed through the distribution of notices. There is nothing wrong with this, right
Ming Yu laughed, so that's the case, how many people can read and write nowadays? There is nothing wrong with the government posting notices to advertise something. But the people are illiterate. Not everyone has to go to see to understand, but more of them are hearsay and preached out of context.
Therefore, the biggest possibility is that the notice on Xu Wen's side was clearly written, but the villagers below didn't understand it, so no one dared to act lightly, right
Ming Yu thought about it, and already had an idea in his mind.
In Baiping Village, most of the surnames are Wang. Years of wars have reduced the population of the village by one-third. In the past few years, when barbarians plundered the village, many people died in the village. Wang Da, the parents of Wang Si's family left at that time, only the two brothers who escaped were left to depend on each other.
Over the years, life has been getting worse every year, bandits and barbarians are infested, and the little harvest in the field is not enough for them to plunder. Everyone in the village is having a hard time.
A few days ago, many officials and masters came to the village, saying that they wanted to build tunnels in the village, which would not only protect the villagers, but also prevent bandits and barbarians. People in the village don't understand these things, they only know that as long as those who participate in the work can have two meals to eat, for this, all the people in the village, big and small, are mobilized, such a good thing is rare.
Naturally, the two brothers Wang Da also went, and they could eat two meals a day, which was enough to make everyone's heart flutter. They really hope that this job can be done forever, but they all know in their hearts that the tunnel that the official sent to dig will be finished one day, and what will they do when that day comes
"Brother, today I heard that as long as the young and strong are recruited to train in some base, they will not only have enough food every day, but also have meat to eat. Moreover, as long as they are in the training camp, they will be able to receive the same salary as those soldiers at the end of the month. Not only is there something to eat, but also money to get, unexpectedly such a good thing happened, and everyone is talking about it." As soon as the two brothers arrived at the door, Wang Si excitedly mentioned the news he had heard to the elder brother.
Wang Da frowned, he had also heard about this matter, the government notice said that young and strong people would be recruited for training, but everyone had never heard of such training, and thought it was a labor errand issued by the government, so everyone was nervous I don't know why, so naturally no one wants to go.
Early this morning, the officials sent people to read the contents of the notice. These big bosses couldn't understand the polite words, so they explained them word by word.
At that time, he also listened to one ear, saying that this training is not rigidly stipulated like labor labor, it is for everyone to voluntarily apply for recruitment, and what they do is not hard work, but just training with swords, guns and sticks like the army killing ability. If they train their skills well in this way, when they return to the village in the future, even if bandits and barbarians come, they will be able to fight them.
He didn't really believe that they were just ordinary people, could they really learn the skills of the generals and kill those vicious thieves? I'm afraid it's some kind of trick that the officials came up with, shouldn't they be sent to die
Wang Sibing didn't notice Wang Da's expression, he was still excitedly talking to himself, "Brother, do you think this is true?" Before Wang Da could answer, he slapped his palms and said happily: "Well, It must be true, this is what the government said, and the notice is stamped with the seal of the government, then it must be true. Others are not important, the important thing is that if they can really teach us how to kill the enemy, when the bandits come, We will be able to kill him without leaving a piece of him."
Wang Da's face was a little gloomy, the bandits and barbarians were the ones they could kill if they said they would kill them? Can there be immortals in war? Not to mention other things, it is the government army, and countless people died under the swords of the barbarians on the battlefield. What did the government do if they didn't tell them to go to die
"Brother, why don't we go too..."
Before Wang Si finished speaking, he was interrupted by Wang Da, "Where are you going? You are not allowed to go anywhere!"
Wang Si was taken aback, not understanding why the elder brother reacted so strongly, "Elder brother?"
Wang Da wiped his face and said seriously: "We won't go with this matter."
"Why? This is a good thing. Let's learn how to defend ourselves. We don't have to be afraid of thieves when they come, so we can feel proud." Wang Si didn't understand why the elder brother firmly opposed this matter.
"No reason, anyway, I said no, and you are not allowed to respond." Wang Da couldn't explain so much to him, even if he told him his conjecture, the fourth brother would definitely not believe it, so he had to forcefully refuse.
Wang Si felt a little dissatisfied when he heard what his elder brother said. He had already made up his mind and wanted to try it at the recruitment office tomorrow. Now, his elder brother flatly refused without listening to him, which is really unbelievable.
"If you don't want to go, you don't go. Anyway, it's up to your own wishes, but I want to try it." Wang Si saw that his elder brother was about to stop him, and said hurriedly: "Brother, I want to learn skills, I want to kill bandits, I still can't forget the tragic death of my parents and siblings, I want to kill the barbarians to avenge them!"
Wang Da's heart was shocked, his eyes were red, but he was only such a younger brother, he couldn't let the only younger brother die. How could he not remember the enmity between his parents and his siblings? It's just that it's hard to avenge this enmity in this life.
Wang Da's voice was a little dry, "Fourth brother, you must know that the bandits are so cruel that those officers and soldiers are hard to resist. We are just ordinary people, how can we resist them? Anyway, we will not go there to die!"
Wang Si refused to believe it, what the eldest brother said was too one-sided, even the officials said it, this is because the prince sympathized with the people like them, and couldn't bear the people being harmed by bandits, so he tried to teach them skills.
He is a prince, and he had a good life in the capital, but he came here because the prince has a heart for the world and knows the suffering of the people in the border area, so he came here to rescue the people.
Wang Si tried to convince the elder brother, "It's not like this, they said it, it's only two months of training, and then we will return to the village, and we young and strong can patrol and guard the village. Master Xu took us to build this tunnel. Is it also to protect the villagers? On weekdays, I hide the excess food inside, and if there are thieves, the villagers can also hide in, and those thieves will be in vain, and we can save our lives."
"Only you young and ignorant people will believe this." Wang Da bit to death, this is the words of the officials who are fooling people.
Seeing that the eldest brother couldn't make sense no matter what, Wang Si was so depressed, he didn't say anything more at the moment, simply ignored Wang Da, and went into the house angrily. But he's made up his mind, he's grown up now, and it's time for him to make his own decisions.
Wang Da looked thoughtfully at the back of his fourth brother, and finally turned into a helpless sigh, slowly blending into the darkening night.
21. Chapter 21
The next day, before dawn, the door of Wang Si's house was slightly opened, and a figure came out without a sound. After taking a last look at the dark room, he gritted his teeth and left.
This figure was exactly Wang Si, he had made up his mind a long time ago, and wanted to sign up for training. He was afraid that his elder brother would disagree, so he simply kept it secret from others.
However, shortly after he left, there was a rustling sound in the room. Wang Da pushed open the door, looked at the shadow gradually disappearing in the night, and sighed silently.
Under the publicity of Xu Wen, everyone heard that they only need to stay in that base for two months, not only with food and lodging, but also with meat and money for every meal, many young people were moved. In any case, as long as you go, you can reduce the burden on the family and have money to supplement the family, which is more cost-effective.
There are also those like Wang Si, whose family members disagree, and quietly come to kill first and then play.
No matter how hard and tiring the training is, so what? As long as you can fill your stomach, you can risk your life.
When Xu Wen saw many young people coming to apply for the recruitment early in the morning, his heart was finally relieved. At the same time, he had to admire Ming Yu for breaking the deadlock with any random method so that the plan could proceed smoothly.
Wang Si was very excited. He was holding two sets of brand new clothes in both hands. These were the new clothes sent by the official post after registering him as a recruit. It seems that what they said is true, clothes like this, for poor people like them, it is already a luxury to buy a set during the Chinese New Year. Now, if they are recruited, they can receive two sets of changing clothes. In this way, they can eat meat every day, and they can't escape no matter what they are full of rice.
To be able to live such a life, he would wake up laughing as long as he was dreaming.
Not only Wang Si, but other people are also full of expectations for life in this training camp. There are still many people who are hesitant, seeing such a situation,