There are many refugees outside Desheng Gate, but what is disappointing is that these men are generally not tall, most of them are less than 1.6 meters tall, and the tallest one is only 1.7 meters tall. Gao Shixin, who is 1.87 meters tall, stood in front of them, just like an adult standing in front of a group of children.

Men back then were generally not tall, especially those who came from the barren lands in the northwest. They were malnourished since childhood, and they were not full when they grew up, so they were even more unlikely to grow taller. Most of the refugees in front of them were not only short, but also skinny. Such people went to the battlefield and died in vain.

When they heard that they were going to recruit soldiers to Liaodong, these refugees were not afraid of going to the battlefield. Instead, they surrounded them and rushed to join the army. Gao Shixin recruited soldiers completely according to the Ming Dynasty's standards. Each soldier had a silver price of 1 tael or 8 cents a month, and would never deduct military pay. Anyway, the great God of Wealth Xiong Tingbi paid the money. Although this God of Wealth now lives in a broken house in a slum, it was also the God of Wealth.

"Sir, choose me!"

"Sir, do you think I can do it?"

"Sir, I'm not afraid of death, I'm willing to go to Liaodong."

Huang Degong and Kong Youde, who maintained order, shouted: "Everyone is lined up, come one by one!"

More than 100 Jinyiwei guards who were temporarily transferred from the Jinyiwei Qianhu stood outside to maintain order and ordered these refugees to line up to facilitate the selection of Gao Shixin one by one.

The refugees lined up like animals waiting for sale, waiting for the letter of Gao Shi to pick them.

More than 99% of refugees have pale faces and thin skin, severe malnutrition, and they cannot meet the conditions at all.

Gao Shixin first selected thirty-seven men who looked tall and strong from the refugees, and then turned to Huang Degong and Kong Youde and shouted: "Huang Degong, Kong Youde, you go and choose people, specifically those half-aged children!"

"Half-old child?" Kong Youde was stunned. "I am poor. They have a lot of appetite and are far less powerful than adults. They can eat but not beat them. What's the use of asking them?"

"If you are wrong, these children need to be of great use. They are when they grow up. We feed them and then systematically train them. In a few years, each of them will be the best warriors! And these children are simple, and they know that we gave them life, they will regard us as rebirth parents. You two should choose carefully and select a thousand children whom you like from here." Gao Shixin replied.

"Sir, do you really want to recruit a thousand people?" Huang Degong asked.

Gao Shixin nodded without any refutation and said, "Of course we have to recruit a thousand people. Here we will recruit one thousand people first. If we go outside the pass, we will recruit another two thousand people to gather three thousand. Am I not a guerrilla? Guerrilla can command three thousand troops. Recruit people, I won't be able to get empty salary."

The generals of the Liaodong army have already reached a terrifying level of vacancies. The lack of personnel in the army is generally more than half, and 670% are not uncommon. It is normal for a thousand general officer who adopts the recruitment system to have only 300 soldiers. Moreover, the more than 300 soldiers are not equipped with weapons and armor. Only more than 50 servants are equipped with excellent weapons and armor. The rest of the soldiers are cannon fodder and rely on servants when fighting. Generals are vacant servants to support them.

As for some local troops in Liaodong, it was even more miserable. The local troops adopted a military household system. There were less than a hundred officers under one thousand households, and ten of them were fighting power, while the rest were used to make up for the numbers.

Several times the Ming Dynasty fought with the Later Jin Dynasty, there were more than 200,000 elite soldiers and more than 100,000 elite soldiers. In fact, it is good to have more than 200,000 elite soldiers. The so-called more than 100,000 elite soldiers are about 200,000 elite soldiers, which is about 200,000. Among the actual numbers, there are many cannon fodders that are charged. However, the number of the army of the Later Jin Dynasty is real, and its combat power is far greater than that of the Ming army. How can we fight?

It is much easier to recruit half-aged children. Gao Shixin is not worried that those skinny children have no future. As long as they recruit them and raise them well for a while, their physique will definitely be much better than those adults who have been bent over by hard life. Children are the most promising good soldiers. After adults, it will be difficult to change them.

With the help of more than 100 Jinyiwei, Huang Degong and Kong Youde quickly selected a thousand and a half-old children.

But the problem arises again. As the saying goes, half-best children, eat poorly. This group of children aged thirteen to sixteen is the most edible period. Gao Shixin wants to ensure their nutrition, which requires reducing the salary they send to their hands. He must directly turn some of the salary into food to ensure that these half-best children can eat well.

"You are all children. Your monthly military pay is reduced by half, nine cents a month, but the deducted silver will be used to provide you with the best food. I can guarantee that you can eat fish every few days!" Gao Shixin said in front of the team.

Even if it was cut in half and got nine cents of silver in a month, it would be a lot of income for these half-aged children. Gao Shixin's words did not arouse the dissatisfaction of the children. The children stared at the young Jinyiwei officer standing in front of them. In fact, in their hearts, there was no idea of ​​the value of the silver, and they didn't know what the nine cents of silver they had allocated to do, but hearing that they could eat a meal of fish every few days, which was undoubtedly the most attractive to the children.

"Is this the recruits you recruit?" Xiong Tingbi didn't know when he appeared behind Gao Shixin and the others.

Gao Shixin quickly turned around and saluted Lao Xiong: "It is the new recruits recruited by the last general."

"What can these kids do?"

"Mr. Xiong, don't underestimate these children. If it takes time, you can make these children into elites in the end."

Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard and smiled, "I have heard what you said just now. The salary is reduced by half and the best food is provided. So will these children be your servants in the future? A small guerrilla recruit more than a thousand servants. Can you afford to raise so many servants in the future? How much military salary do you have to deduct from ordinary soldiers?"

Gao Shixin quickly replied respectfully: "The general will never eat empty salary and drink soldiers' blood. The general will recruit 3,000 people, which is a real three thousand people! As for the issue of silver, I can find a way for myself in the future. A large area of ​​open space in Liaodong can be reclaimed. As long as we reclaim farmland, will there be silver?"

Xiong Tingbi said "Oh" and said again: "Gaobaihu, but you don't have time to train them. In the Liaodong crisis, these Japanese officials are going to Liaodong. You can go with me too." Xiong Tingbi said that, and turned around and left.

Gao Shixin hurriedly followed and walked to a place where there was no one around. He chased after him and said, "Mr. Xiong, General Xiong, I plan to take these soldiers to Liaodong before training. After arriving in Liaodong, he will recruit a group of local soldiers and organize them to deal with Jiannu. But there are vehicles and firearms, otherwise the Liaodong soldiers will not be able to fight against Jiannu in the field."

Xiong Tingbi nodded: "I have already planned to use vehicles as a fortress and use firearms to cooperate in combat."

Gao Shixin still has a lot of words to say to Xiong Tingbi yet, because Kaiyuan is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the situation in the Ming Dynasty was much better than that of the original time and space.
Chapter completed!