The wide square of Huluyan is bustling with people, and it seems that some major event is being held!

Since Huluyan established a mutual aid association, Feng Jian distributed the land that the mountain village belonged to the commander of the general village to the families of each village. The mountain village farmers wiped out the panic some time ago, and most farmers regarded Huluyan as a real place to settle down.

What the village households talk most about in the village is that if the fields that each household has obtained are lucky, if they catch the fields close to the water source, they will show off everywhere. If they are lucky, they will draw lots and distribute them to places far away from the water source. After all, this field is given to the village households for free, and the fields of each household must be collected and rented. After harvesting, the grain will be distributed according to the size of the field that has not been returned.

A few days ago, the Huluyan Command issued a notice saying that it would select guards within the entire mountain village and form a Huluyan guard team - "Zhenshan Camp".

The guard notice stated that the standards for being selected for the Huluyan Zhenshan Camp and the treatment they enjoyed.

The notice said: "Soldiers in Zhenshan Camp can lift 300 kilograms of stone locks and can exercise 50 kilograms of big swords to meet the standards. The treatment of soldiers in Zhenshan Camp is the most enviable. First, the soldiers in Zhenshan Camp leave the field and specialize in military training; they distribute grain once a month; they calculate one labor point every day; they can go to the trading grounds under the Mutual Aid Association to exchange labor points for daily necessities and non-staple food; at the end of each year, the counterfeit will also reward the family members of the guard team with some food."

In the eyes of the people of the village village, Huluyan is their home, so it is natural to protect their home. However, the village command center has offered such generous conditions to recruit the village guards, which is surprising and surprising. When Commander Xu was there, the village guards did not have such treatment! Therefore, this notice has been announced, which immediately attracted the crowd of young people in the village.

Today is the day to formally select guards, so the square is very lively.

The young and strong who participated in the selection and the villagers who watched the fun occupied the training ground on the east side of Huluyan Square, which occupied one-third of the square. The selection of soldiers from Zhenshan Camp was held here.

Young and strong people at each outpost can register in advance to accept the selection as long as they think they have sufficient conditions.

The five stone locks that were originally placed in the training ground are now neatly arranged, with the surface of the stone locks being placed from small to large, indicating the words 100 kilograms to 500 kilograms in sequence. (One kilogram in the Ming Dynasty was 16 taels, about 600 grams of later generations.) In this era, one hundred kilograms are equivalent to 60 kilograms in later generations. Generally, it is easy for a young and strong village household to raise the 200 kilograms of stone locks with both hands, but it is more difficult to go up.

On the other side of the training ground, there were five long knives placed horizontally on top. The weight of the knife was marked on the wooden grid on the side of each knives, and the weight of the knife was marked from bottom to top as ten kilograms, twenty kilograms, thirty kilograms, fifty kilograms, and eighty kilograms in turn.

These long swords come from the historians. The wealth of the historians is not only gold, silver, treasure, grain and cloth, but also a lot of various materials, all transported back to Huluyan by Hu Dadao Feng Jian.

Feng Jian estimated that if the Shi family's seizure was completely converted into grain, it would be almost enough to eat more than 4,000 pieces of Huluyan for more than three years.

After the seized long swords were transported back, they were piled up in the Huluyan Warehouse. This time, Feng Jian took them out as equipment for the selection of guards.

A table was placed directly in front of the weapon stand, and a large wooden sign was erected in front of the table, with a notice written on red paper, and a notice for selection and testing and various test rules and standards were written on it.

There were several people sitting behind the table, each with pen, ink and paper in front of them, and it seemed that they were the person responsible for recording.

A tall and thin man stood in front of the weapon stand, and he was holding a trumpet-shaped cylinder in his hand and shouted: "The next tester is Ding Shou Guard Yang Bashi! Yang Bashi will quickly come on the field to test."

A slightly thin man agreed to go out of the Dingshou queue with a sound, and stood in front of the 100-jin bluestone. He bowed slightly to the tall and thin man, and said with a trembling voice: "The villain Yang Bashi is here."

As the official of this test, Jiao Ganer didn't talk much nonsense, and waved his hand slightly and said, "Start the test."

Yang Bashixing took a deep breath, walked to the 100-jin stone lock, stood firm, took a deep breath again, bent down and grabbed the 100-jin stone into his hand, and raised the bluestone with a "huh" sound in his mouth, instantly lifting the bluestone over his head, as if it was not difficult.

After standing steadily with bluestone in his arms for a few breaths, he heard the tester Jiao Gan'er shouting: "Go through!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Bashi threw the stone lock back to the ground, took a few breaths and immediately moved towards the 300 kilograms of bluestone. He stood up and stretched out his arms and bent over to grab the bluestone and slowly lifted it off the ground. When he tried to lift the bluestone to his chest, blue veins had already risen from his face.

Yang Bashi took a deep breath again, shouted loudly, and at the same time, his feet were tilted to his waist, and the bluestone suddenly raised it over his head.

Yang Bashi held the bluestone with his arms trembling, trying hard to maintain his body balance, until he heard a "pass" in his ear and quickly threw the stone lock onto the ground.

Jiao Gan'er stared at Yang Bashi gasping and asked: "Yang Bashi, do you still have to continue the strength test?"

Yang Bashi breathed violently: "Well, I... the villain has no strength anymore."

There was a burst of laughter from the crowd around him, and someone said, "Yang Bashi, go up and try the 500-pound stone lock, maybe you can lift it up!"

Then someone said contemptuously: "If you have the courage, go up and try it, not to be able to lift a 300-pound stone lock!"

There were bursts of laughter coming from around.

At this moment, it seemed that the cold wind raged in the mountains could not affect the enthusiasm of the farmers to cheer for their relatives and friends!

Jiao Gan'er ignored the noise around him and just shouted loudly: "Ding Shao guards Yang Bashi, holds up a stone to lock three hundred pounds, and has a third-class strength, and is qualified!"

He said to Yang Bashi again: "You first go to the table to register the strength test scores, and then go to the next venue to test the use of knife skills!"

The crowd of people watching the fun came cheering: "Yang Bashi, good looks!"

"Yang Bashi raised the 300-pound stone lock. If he could dance the 50-pound big knife again, he would definitely be selected for Zhenshan Camp according to the selection criteria. In the future, his wife and children would enjoy his happiness with him!"

"Yes! You don't have to participate in field farming for military training. You can also receive three dou of food every month, and there is an additional daily labor point. The family members will receive a one-stone grain subsidy at the end of each year. It's really enviable!"

"The notice said that the soldiers in Zhenshan Camp were completely free of charge. I heard that the milk was drunk with open milk! Drinking a bowl of rich and mellow milk, tsk, it's the greatest enjoyment!"

The crowd was buzzing, hoping that their children could perform well in the next test and were selected for Zhenshan Camp.

In the next knife test, Yang Bashi could only exercise a thirty kilogram big sword and a third-class martial arts skill.

According to the selection standards of Zhenshan Camp, you must raise a 300 kilogram stone lock and dance a 50 kilogram big knife to be considered as the standard for being selected for Zhenshan Camp. Yang Bashi's strength meets the standard, but the martial arts test does not meet the standard!

Jiao Ganer looked a little regretful and announced loudly: "Ding Shaogu's guard Yang Bashi, who transported 30 kilograms of big swords, and third-class martial arts. He passed the martial arts test! Third-class strength test, qualified! The comprehensive addition of the two tests failed!

Feng Jian set the selection standards of Zhenshan Camp high, namely, the strength test can lift 300 kilograms of bluestone, and the martial arts test can be used to exercise 50 kilograms of big swords. Yang Bashi's martial arts skills did not meet the standards, so they were not qualified. Feng Jian's requirements for this are very strict.

Yang Bashi walked back to the original queue in a depressed mood. Listening to the constant comfort of acquaintances around him, seeing the concerned gaze of his wife and children behind him, Yang Bashi's nose felt a little sore, and he lowered his head and turned around and walked out of the crowd.

Alas, this Zhenshan Camp is too difficult to enter. It’s better to farm and support your family in the future!

With the sound of Jiaogan's clamoring one after another, the test selection in the square was proceeding in an orderly manner, with the testers being happy and frustrated. The crowds watching the excitement in the square were from time to time to time, screams and sighs and consolation.

Three days later, the selection of soldiers in the Zhenshan Camp in Huluyan ended. There were 237 people in the entire village who met the selection criteria. Needless to say, these people were all young and strong men. The most shocking of them was that Xu Yannian, the former guard of Commander Xu, actually raised 500 kilograms of bluestone and danced 80 kilograms of big swords.

Feng Jian vaguely remembered that Wang Laipeng, the first person in the Xinweike Martial Arts Examination in the fourth year of Chongzhen, was appointed as the top martial arts scholar by Emperor Chongzhen because of his ability to lift 500 kilograms of big stones and able to transport 100 kilograms of big swords. Could it be that the small Huluyan can also produce a future top martial arts scholar?

The top martial arts scholar is just Feng Jian’s imagination. Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty’s martial arts scholar had a strict selection system, it would be impossible for a single bandit to participate in the martial arts scholar.

Because the farmer worked all year round, his strength was no worse than that of the rich children who practiced martial arts all year round. In the folk, the trend of practicing martial arts has always been popular, so it is not uncommon for some warriors like the king to hire; while strong men like Xu Yannian just lack opportunities and luck.

Wang Laipeng and others were awarded the title of top martial arts scholar because of their good background and great strength. They were awarded the title of the top martial arts scholar by Emperor Chongzhen for an exception (a second-rank military officer of the Ming Dynasty). It seems a bit ridiculous. It is not difficult to find out from this that Emperor Chongzhen urgently needs talents due to the internal and external troubles of the country, and he would not hesitate to reward high officials and generous salaries.

But Chongzhen finally couldn't understand that the real warriors were hidden among the people, that was the village households whom he regarded as thieves and bandits, and there were many kings who came to hire, hiding the talents he urgently needed to strengthen the country and the army.

Feng Jian had dealt with Xu Yannian, and Xu Yannian left the impression that he was that except for Xu Ma Gang, he ignored anyone in Huluyan and was arrogant and indifferent.

Such people are generally more extreme, and it is difficult for them to make changes if they are sure of what they want to do.
Chapter completed!