Chapter 819 Let’s Try Lining Up
In Xianyang City, once the conscription order was issued, it did cause a stir among the people.
However, Zhou Xu had already found a good excuse, and with the cooperation of the Propaganda Department, the situation was quickly under control and did not cause much unrest.
The topic of discussion among the people began to shift from "Why conscription? Will there be another war?" to "What are the benefits of being a soldier?"
Then they were surprised to find that the benefits of being a soldier in the Great Zhou were so good!
The monthly income of most people from work is not counted, and the soldiers eat better than them.
This made many people dumbfounded on the spot.
In fact, similar topics had been discussed before when Zhou Xu was conscripting soldiers to equip various border cities with garrison forces.
It was just that the war had just ended at that time, and during the reign of Yan Sheng, the treatment of these low-level soldiers was very poor, and the government, the court, and the soldiers, the people had a bad impression of them.
This situation directly led to the fact that even after Zhou Xu came to power, many ordinary people would run away immediately after hearing about the conscription. They didn't want to get involved at all, and they didn't care.
It wasn't until this conscription that they had a new understanding of the conscription mechanism of their Great Zhou.
Then they soon discovered that this soldier was not someone you could become if you wanted to.
While the treatment was good, the requirements for soldiers were also high.
In the past, when Yan Sheng was conscripting soldiers, basically as long as the limbs were intact and there were no injuries, it would be fine. Sometimes they would directly capture soldiers.
Now that they are conscripting soldiers in the Great Zhou, you have to wait for the test after signing up. Passing the test does not mean that you can definitely join the army smoothly. In the end, it depends on the number of people who pass the test.
If this number exceeds the total number of conscriptions this time, they will be ranked according to the test scores and the bottom ones will be eliminated.
This discovery not only did not discourage the enthusiasm of the people, but instead aroused their enthusiasm for joining the army.
The main reason is that the treatment is indeed good.
And those who were not very interested in this matter originally saw that so many people lined up to join the army, which must be a good thing, so they also lined up to try.
Driven by this mentality, in the next few days, the queues at the recruitment offices in each city became longer and longer, allowing them to complete the recruitment of 2,000 soldiers in a short period of time.
This situation was more or less beyond their expectations, but it was a good thing after all.
While successfully recruiting soldiers, the 500 guards that Zhou Xu wanted to form were also in place soon.
In their Chinese history, the main job of the guards was to protect the safety of the palace and the emperor, but Zhou Xu's requirements for them were more than that, and the defense of Xianyang City was also assigned to them.
In this way, the Xianzhen Camp headed by Zhou Chongshan was also successfully freed up.
After that, Zhou Xu was not vague and immediately issued an order to let the Xianzhen Camp headed by Zhou Chongshan set off secretly to the southern border fortress to support the war there.
At the same time, the exploration troops, through the continuous exploration of the continuous mountains, successfully incorporated multiple primitive tribes, and the overall harvest was quite good.
On this day, a convoy arrived at the camp at the foot of the mountain near the lake. While bringing supplies to the exploration team on the front line, they also incorporated the exploration team and took away the primitive tribe members who were detained here.
At this moment, everyone was busy unloading the goods, and they were also very busy.
During the busy time, one of the staff members looked up, and seemed to have caught a glimpse of something from the corner of his eye, which made him subconsciously look at the lake in the distance.
"That is..."
The staff member muttered while squinting his eyes, and then his expression was startled.
"Hey, look over there!"
Hearing the shouts of the workers beside him, the busy people subconsciously looked at the lake in the distance.
The lake of this era was basically not polluted, and the water quality was excellent. At a glance, it was sparkling, and coupled with the surrounding green mountains in the distance, even if they had seen it several times, they would still sigh at the beautiful scenery in front of them, which was really beautiful.
However, unlike before, a fist-sized black dot appeared on the lake surface in the distance, attracting their attention.
"What is that?"
"That thing seems to be moving again, approaching us!"
The distance is too far, and according to the vision provided by their naked eyes, they can't see what that thing is at all.
This also caused everyone to discuss.
Hearing the news, the hot air balloon observer stationed here to cooperate with the exploration work quickly ran out.
In order to be on the safe side, the hot air balloon next to it is already preparing for takeoff, and before that, the observer intends to confirm it on the shore first.
[Eye of Insight! ]
The mantra is activated, and under the blessing of the mantra power, the observer's vision quickly becomes clear, and then his expression is also stunned.
"That seems to be our Great Zhou's big ship Pioneer?!"
The storytellers in each city have talked about the departure of the Pioneer.
So although many people here have not seen it with their own eyes, through the storytellers' descriptions, they basically have some simple understanding of the Pioneer.
According to the storyteller's description, the observer was staring at the large ship moving on the lake and felt that everything matched.
After seeing the flag of the Great Zhou flying on the mast, the observer finally confirmed it thoroughly.
"Yes, it's the Pioneer!"
The observer's affirmation made everyone standing on the shore excited.
When the Pioneer set sail, it was big news. Under the propaganda of the storyteller, everyone was discussing this matter for a while, and it was exaggerated, which made them fascinated.
Unfortunately, no one here has ever seen the true appearance of the Pioneer.
No one would have thought that they would see the first big ship of their Great Zhou at this time!
At the same time, some people also had questions.
"Wait a minute, how did the Pioneer, which sailed from the port of Black Moon City, appear here?"
Undoubtedly, this is a crucial discovery!
Afterwards, this news was delivered directly to Zhou Xu at the fastest speed.
After confirming the continuous news, Zhou Xu was also confused.
It has been a long time since the Pioneer officially set sail.
During this period, the Pioneer returned. After all, after recruiting tribal members on the lake island, they certainly couldn't keep them on the ship.
So every time they successfully completed the exploration and recruitment work, they would return once and send a report to report the latest situation.
This is also the main reason why Zhou Xu has always been very relieved.
But as the exploration and recruitment work went smoothly, the exploration of the Pioneer began to become more and more in-depth, and the sailing time was longer and longer.
Recently, he hasn't received a work report from the Pioneer for some time.
There should be more updates after 10:30.