North Gate of Yan County.

Less than half an hour after Zhao Xu left, a notice was posted at the city gate.

At the same time, soldiers held wooden signs and walked through the people.

There was paper sticking on the wooden sign, and the content on it was the same as at the city gate.

These soldiers held signs and shouted, and there were soldiers who were specifically responsible for beating gongs.

Suddenly, the people were attracted.

Although the King of Yan said it in person just now, there are too many people after all.

I heard the one in front, but the people who were far away from behind didn’t know anything.

Now that the soldiers are making such a fuss, the people will soon learn about the news.

For a time, the people who went to the city gate to register were lined up in a long queue.

Three days later.

The specific statistics are out.

Liu Fu handed over the roster and the total number to Zhao Xu.

"Your Highness, within three days, there are 3,321 carpenters, 1,153 blacksmiths, 842 bricklayers, and 337 ceramics..." Liu Fu thought to himself.

Zhao Xu nodded while listening.

All the craftsmen add up to less than 10,000.

This is normal, after all, Dasong is an agricultural country.

The vast majority of the population is engaged in farming.

But this number is still too small for him.

It cannot meet the needs of the current four counties.

In addition to these old craftsmen, he also needs an apprentice and let the old craftsmen take them with him.

In this way, all kinds of craftsmen can always get multiple improvements.

So he said, "You will recruit eight thousand men from the people aged 16 to forty-five as carpenter apprentices, three thousand blacksmith apprentices, two thousand bricklayer apprentices, one thousand ceramic apprentices, and another 30,000 men."

This number was not something he wanted randomly.

Instead, the figures after the Military and War Department, Shipbuilding Department, and various workshops were counted.

The total number of people to be recruited is estimated to be around 50,000.

Last time I observed outside the city gate, Zhao Xu discovered a phenomenon.

Most of these people from Jinzhou were young and middle-aged.

Later he learned a very cruel fact.

The people of Xiliang never leave a living for the elderly, weak, sick and disabled.

Those who captured the army alive were all young and strong.

Because of this, this part of the person who can arrive in Yanzhou alive is also here.

In this way, it is actually not very difficult to recruit more than 40,000 people.

Liu Fu recorded the numbers Zhao Xu said.

Back to the government office.

He once again ordered the soldiers to pass the news to the people.

Unlike last time, when the news came out, the people were immediately infuriated.

The officials in charge of the registration were almost flooded by the surging crowds.

Last time, since the government office wanted people with skills, people without skills could only stare at them.

But now we are recruiting a large number of apprentices who do not require craftsmanship. Although the monthly money is only five cents, food and accommodation are also free.

Now the people will never miss this opportunity again.

He rushed forward like crazy.

Some people even fought for the front position.

Only after being taught a lesson by the soldiers in charge of order can we be honest.

However, after such a tug, the young and strong, who was not physically strong, was squeezed behind.

Seeing this, the government officials simply registered one by one from the front.

The first young and strong name "Shen Da" was written down, and he pressed his fingerprints. He ran excitedly into a straw shed a hundred meters away.

At this time, a woman in the straw shed was holding a child less than eight months old to feed her.

The woman described her thin body, with a prominent bone on her exposed body, which was obviously due to long-term hunger.

The same goes for children, basically skin and bones are left.

"Mother Shunzi, I was left behind by Yancheng Government. Now I am a carpenter apprentice and I have five cents of silver every month." Chen Da grabbed the woman's arm excitedly.

The woman's dull expression was turbulent, and she couldn't believe it: "Are you saying true?"

"Really, the official just wrote down my name, and I pressed my fingerprints." Chen Da shivered all over excitedly.

When the other women in the straw hut heard this, they looked envious.

Their husband also went there, I don't know what the situation is going on.

Chen Da's wife suddenly cried with joy. She hugged her child, "If His Highness of the King of Yan had not given us porridge this time, the doctor in the medical shed would decoct medicine for Shunzi to drink. Shunzi would probably not be able to hold on. No matter where the government office sent you, you would have to work hard to repay the King of Yan."

"It goes without saying that only Your Highness, the King of Yan treats us as human beings. If you don't mention these, Your Highness can still give you five cents of silver every month. It is said that after you get out of the army, you can still get one or two taels. We must not be so good at King of Yan, we must not be heartless." Chen Da clenched his fists and shook them.

Thinking of something, he said: "The officials of the government office also said that the selected people can still take their wives, children, and we are not afraid of being separated."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

She was also worried that her husband would leave, what should she do if her mother and son?

The conversation between the two made the other women even more envious.

Everyone hopes that their husbands will come back soon.

The recruitment lasted another three days.

On the fourth day, Liu Fu presented the list to Zhao Xu again.

"Let everyone on these lists enter the city, and all the people on this list are arranged to go to Chengdefang." Zhao Xu said.

The Military and Military Affairs Office will be officially relocated in a few days.

"The people on this list were sent to Fanyang and handed it over to Chen Shou, and told him that I will go to Fanyang after Chengdefang." Zhao Xu said.

Liu Fu nodded, "Your Highness, all the officials from all counties and government offices have arrived. If your Highness does not need to recruit more, the subordinates will let them take the people away."

Zhao Xu thought about it and suddenly slapped his head.

He just thought about the affairs of the Military Affairs Office and the Workshop, and completely forgot about the affairs of the government farm.

Handicraft industry needs to develop.

However, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, forestry, pastoralism and fish must also develop vigorously.

After all, they can provide raw materials for handicrafts and improve the living standards of the people in the four counties.

When the living standards improve, the people's physical fitness will improve.

Only in this way can we provide high-quality soldiers and provide protein supply to soldiers on the battlefield.

During the Opium War, in addition to being unable to fight against Westerners on firearms, the Qing soldiers at that time were also not as physically as those of the British army at that time.

Therefore, the Qing army also lost in hand-to-hand combat.

This is not something, but the gap in comprehensive national strength.

This phenomenon also occurred during the War of Resistance Against Japan.

Some veterans recalled that in the late stage of the war, it became easier for Japanese soldiers to fight.

This is because the Japanese economy collapsed due to the war in the later period and could no longer provide abundant logistical support.

The hungry Japanese naturally can't do it.

It is precisely based on this that he has paid attention to the provision of protein from the royal family soldiers from the beginning.

The soldiers of the royal family were able to not lose the advantage in the competition with Beidi because they were not inferior to those of the Beidi people who were mainly meat-eating.

Of course, this is far from enough.

He wants to provide soldiers with more abundant food.

This way they can withstand more rigorous training.

In addition, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery are also the source of raw materials for the initial handicraft industry.

For example, the petals needed for perfume, the food needed for alcohol, and so on.

However, he still didn't say anything to Liu Fu. He asked him to go back and asked the county government offices to take the people back.

Anyway, Wang Yanzhong kept sending people over.
Chapter completed!