When everyone began to cut trees and grass, Yang Congyi said to Zhang Biao: "Zhang Zhutou, you send two brothers to various townships and towns to convey the recruitment of the Xuanwei Army. Time is pressing, let them go on horseback. There is a recruitment notice in the cloth bag on the horse, which can be distributed everywhere you go. Within five days, the matter of conscription was to be conveyed to the main townships. ”

Zhang Biao said: "Don't worry, my lord, it will be done." After saying that, he went to find the four officials who watched the field.

After a short time, two officials came over, Yang Congyi handed them the reins, and said with a smile: "There will be a heavy reward after the deed." ”

The two immediately replied: "Don't worry, my lord, it will definitely spread throughout Taihu County." The two took the reins, one man and one horse, one east and one west, and went their separate ways.

"Brother Jiang, let's go back to the city and make some preparations."

Yang Congyi explained to Zhang Biao a little, and then walked back to the city with Jiang Kai.

First they went to the cloth shop and bought ten pieces of white cloth and had them cut into strips three feet wide and eight feet long. Although the shopkeeper thought it was strange, they didn't ask much, anyway, they paid for this cloth and disposed of it.

Immediately afterwards, he asked the store to find a donkey cart and load these rags and send them to Guo Qing's house.

Ten pieces of cloth were cut into pieces, some of them were wasted, Jiang Kai had doubts in his heart, and the words came to his lips but he never asked, Lord Yang always makes sense to do things, take a look and talk about it.

They have already been here yesterday, and the subordinates of the Guo family's gatekeepers will naturally not stop them.

Finding Guo Qing, Yang Congyi directly asked for him to arrange a spacious place that could place ten unfolded cloths.

How can there be such a big place in the house, the room is not good, and the living room is not good. Thinking about it, there is only a yard that can be spacious, but people come and go, not particularly convenient.

Yang Congyi is not picky, as long as there is a place.

Waiting for the subordinates of Guo's mansion to carry the shredded white cloth into the courtyard and put it away, Yang Congyi also found pen and ink.

"Brother Jiang, it's your turn to show your skills." Yang Congyi said with a smile.

Seeing the pen and ink, Jiang Kai certainly understood what he was going to do, but he couldn't pay attention to what he wanted to write.

"Brother Yang, what are you going to do here?" Guo Qing was on the side, but he didn't know why.

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Since it is a recruitment, we have to publicize it and quietly recruit the army." Brother Jiang, write forty sheets of 'Xuanwei Army Recruitment' and hang them on the official road in the east and west of the city, and the others write slogans, preaching that joining the army is honor, joining the army is a shortcut to changing status and identity, joining the army is to protect your family and protect yourself, joining the army can become a hero, how good it is, how to write it, and hang it in the city after writing. ”

Jiang Kai responded, immediately unfolded the rags on the stone table, and wrote down the five big characters of "Xuanwei Army Recruitment" with a pen.

After writing one, someone from Guo's house took it and put it on the ground.

"Brother Guo, when these slogans are written, I have to trouble you to ask someone to help hang them, the city is hung in places with more people, and whoever hangs it on the territory will give money to whom, thirty wen a day, if the slogan is lost, no money will be given. Can you help with that? ”

Guo Qing patted his chest and abdomen and said with a smile: "Brother Yang, you just put your heart in your stomach, how can you do this little thing." ”

Jiang Kai was silent, his pen was flying, and the words he wrote were vigorous and powerful. It didn't take long for more than twenty sheets to be written.

There are still seventy or eighty sheets left, and you need to think about what to write in the back, but you can't write it with a pen. Let Jiang Kai finish writing alone, I don't know how much time it will take, the most precious thing now is time, where is there room for time to waste.

Yang Congyi unfolded the white cloth on another stone table, thought about it, picked up the pen and wrote "Heroes galloping on the battlefield", and when the next person took it away, he unfolded a white cloth and wrote "A good man should be in the barracks", "A true hero who defends the country and defends the country", "A good man who joins the army as a good man", "Where is the country and the family is dead", "A good man who is a good man with a horizontal sword", "A true man who serves the country", "Loyal to the country through the ages"......

The fragrance of ink is overflowing, with more and more slogans being placed, there are no less than dozens of onlookers in the courtyard, of course, the vast majority of people are illiterate, just come to see the excitement, no matter what is written, they all feel that the writing is good.

"The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband. What does this mean? Someone asked.

Yang Congyi looked up and saw that it was a little girl in green with a ribbon, so he ignored it and continued to bow her head and write.

"Strengthen the border and strengthen the defense, rejuvenate the country and secure the country. What does this mean? The little girl asked again.

Yang Congyi glanced at her, but still ignored it, the child is really ignorant, didn't he see the adults doing things, and he still came to disturb, and then continued to spread and write slogans.

"It's you! Why are you here again? You're here to lie to my brother again. The little girl suddenly shouted with wide eyes

Yang Congyi was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly remembered who this little girl was, and with a shake of the hand holding the pen, the writing was actually crooked to the side.

The little girl watched from the sidelines, only to hear her shout mercilessly: "Look, my heart is empty, the words are all written crookedly!" ”

Yang Congyi put down his pen, smiled helplessly, and looked back at Guo Qing.

Guo Qing was admiring Jiang Kai's words over there, when he heard the shouting, he turned his head and saw Yang Congyi looking at him, and he hurriedly walked over.

"Aren't you in the room with your sister-in-law, why did you run out again, hurry back, don't disturb the adults to do business." Guo Qing came over and reprimanded.

The little girl rolled her eyes and said, "My sister-in-law didn't let me speak again, and she suffocated to death, so I didn't go." ”

"Don't bother us here if you don't go."

"It's a big deal to make a good white cloth black. I think you're just idle and have nothing to do. The little girl was disdainful.

"Don't talk nonsense, this is preparing for recruitment."

"What is conscription?" The little girl was a little curious.

"This is a national event, and you don't understand it. Go back with your sister-in-law, don't make trouble here. Guo Qing was also a little helpless.

"If you don't say it, don't say it, what are you murdering." The little girl glared at Guo Qing angrily.

Yang Congyi smiled: "Brother Guo, it's okay, the last few sheets will be written immediately." As he spoke, he finished the half-written slogan.

"Hypocrisy!" Two words popped out of the little girl's mouth, and as soon as she stretched out her hand, she overturned the inkstone on the stone table, and before everyone could react, she turned around and ran.

The black ink quickly stained the white cloth black, and the slogan on the table was scrapped.

Guo Qing's face changed suddenly, his eyebrows were twisted, and he looked at the little girl who ran away, speechless.

Yang Congyi was also slightly embarrassed, but then haha: "Tong Yan is unscrupulous, he loves to play, Brother Guo doesn't have to care." ”

Guo Qing didn't know what to say, so he had to reply: "Brother Yang, I'm really sorry, my little sister has been spoiled since she was a child, and when she grows up, she still has this temperament, and she doesn't know what to do with her." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "I'm still young, just grow up and be sensible." This slogan can't be written, but fortunately, there are only a few left, and they are handed over to Brother Jiang. As he spoke, he picked up the remaining few pieces of white cloth and went to find Jiang Kai.

Guo Qing instructed his subordinates to clean up the stone table that had been splashed with ink.

By the time all the slogans were written and dried, it was almost noon.

Without further ado, Yang Congyi immediately asked Guo Qing to arrange some people to hang slogans in the city, while he himself rushed to the west of the city and asked Jiang Kai to bring two subordinates from the Guo Mansion to the east of the city.

The east of Taihu County is Huaining, and those who can go to Huaining to enlist in the army basically go to Huaining, and will not go west to Taihu County, and there is Susong County in the west of Taihu County, and Wangjiang County in the south, and it is much closer to Taihu County than to Huaining.

In the west of the city, more than 100 people are busy in full swing, and a large open space has been cleared, but only the weeds have been cut, the miscellaneous trees have been cut down, and they have not been leveled, and it is still very good from a distance, but to meet the requirements, it is necessary to dig out the remaining miscellaneous wood stakes on the ground, otherwise it will always stumble and stumble, and once it is tripped and fallen, the wrestling will be punctured.

The recruitment of troops is imminent, and the camp must be set up within two days, and the time is limited, and there is no delay.

More than 100 people are fortunate to work hard, and they work hard, and they can't eat enough, so their efficiency is naturally low.

Yang Congyi took out fifty taels of silver and asked Zhang Biao to go back to the city to find a restaurant near the west of the city, and prepare a meal for 100 people for two hours at noon.

Zhang Biao took the silver, and could only sigh secretly, Lord Yang was really generous, one person who worked was consistent all day long, and now he had to invite them to dinner, he couldn't catch up with such a good thing.

For the remaining two officials, Yang Congyi asked them to help hang recruitment slogans on the trees on both sides of the official road, and there were many big trees on the cleared vacant land, and a few could also be hung on the trees on the side of the road.

Wait for all to be hung up, look at it from a distance, it is very spectacular, from far and near, from near and far, all that is reflected in the eyes is the five big words of "Xuanwei Army Recruitment".

Zhang Biao and Jiang Kai returned to the west of the city, and it was already noon.

Listening to Jiang Kai, there are a lot of slogans hanging in the city, basically on the streets, the atmosphere of recruiting troops in the city is very strong, and everyone on the street is talking.

Hearing this, Yang Congyi was naturally pleased, some people discussed, some people came to ask, some people asked, and some people came to apply.

Zhang Biao told Yang Congyi that the restaurant had been found, and for twenty taels of silver at noon, he would prepare a meal for 100 people until he was full.

The rest of the silver, Yang Congyi confiscated, three meals a day, the five of them also have to eat, this is their meal money.

When it was time to eat, a hundred people were led by the officials, and a team of twenty-five people took turns to return to the city to eat, and after eating within an hour, resting for half an hour, and continuing to work.

Jiang Kai used the noon time to register all these people.

Yang Congyi and Jiang Kai did not return to the city at noon, and the food box brought by Zhang Biao solved their eating problem.

In the afternoon, someone found the west of the city and came to apply, but since the camp had not yet been built, he asked for the address, left his name, and asked him to come back the day after tomorrow.

No matter how many people are recruited, when they are concentrated, they must rest in the camp, and some basic marching discipline must be familiar with the camp church, otherwise once the march begins, all kinds of troubles will come, the most serious is the brawl and infighting, and the new army will be dispersed directly. Therefore, the camp must have.

Simple accommodation, simple stoves, tables and chairs for recruitment, etc., are all indispensable.

Before sunset that day, Yang Congyi and Jiang Kai took a servant to buy and lease some necessary materials, with tables and chairs, books, stoves, kettles, etc., bought a few pieces of cloth, and made more than ten flags.

In one day, there were changes in the west of the city, and the recruiting camp began to take shape.