From the Northeast to Guangdong, even the garrisons in Chenghua Province were mobilized.

When the recruited reserves were assembled and were in the integration and training, there were already standing troops to set out to fight nearly 80,000 troops of the five towns and set out from multiple coastal ports. For this expedition, the Ming Dynasty mobilized hundreds of merchant ships for transportation troops. This was of course not a problem for the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Ming Dynasty had a merchant fleet composed of tens of thousands of merchant ships.

The breakwater of Ningbo Port is full of military horses, soldiers and supplies. Military horses are lifted from the air by large wooden and iron-structured sling cranes. Teams of soldiers lined up to board a schooner in the ocean.

When the soldiers boarded the boat, the people who were sent off the boat blocked from the seawall fence rushed towards the boat once they were allowed. The people who saw off were calling out the names of their relatives and friends there. The people who sold the ribbons were hiking around in the crowd, and the small vendors could always see the business opportunities. The three red, blue and white ribbons were thrown from below in people's hands, and countless brightly colored ribbons swayed in the wind, and the excited people seemed extremely excited.

This is when my dearest person goes to war and also when I say goodbye to my favorite person. Now these soldiers are about to disappear from the sight of relatives and friends and walk to faraway places.

Perhaps, many of them will never return to this land alive, but amid the shouts of people, no one retreated. The country has been raising scholars for decades, and it is the time when scholars serve the country.

In the Ming Dynasty, the "scholars" were no longer limited to the so-called "literati and officials". Soldiers were also "scholars" and were also members of "scholars". The "literati and officials" did not recognize it? It doesn't matter, as long as the emperor recognized it!

Amid the excitement and excitement, the long-distance fleet quietly completed the work before setting off.

While the people on the dock were waving their ribbons, the ship slowly drove away from the port under the drag of the sampan and headed towards the outer port. At this moment, the shouts became even more enthusiastic.

The person who is on the deck is different from his comrades around him. Ding Fujie has no ribbon to hold. He does not know anyone on the dock. He is not a military household in the town. At most... he is a military household. Well, the honorary ministers are also military households. According to the "Ming Ming Military House Law", in addition to the eldest son enjoying military fields and military inheritance rights, he is a "military household", the second son is a "military household", which means he has a name. What are the benefits of this name?

The advantage is that you have priority when recruiting troops, and that you do not need to recommend commanders or local officials when you get admitted to a military academy. The biggest advantage is that you have the right to ease.

This is also a preferential treatment for them.

In ancient China, the most heavy burden was not necessarily to pay intensive taxes, but to "force labor", which was to the people who worked for the government.

For example, official roads, river affairs, city walls, and academic institutions have been repaired, and many people need to be recruited to serve in the local area. Not only do they not pay wages, but the people also have to bring their own dry food.

Sometimes, perhaps the master of Qingtian wanted to repair the river embankment on a whim, which might lead to the loss of money among some people. Of course, the lives of the people are as cheap as an ant, and no one will remember them. In the end, the master's merit monument will be erected on the river embankment.

Although in the current Qiansheng Dynasty, people can pay money to be exempted from service, even if they do not have to bring their own dry food when they are in "force labor", and even have a meager salary, it is still a burden, so exempting service from service by military households is considered a privilege for military households.

What does he have for ordinary "military households"?

For families with nothing and wealthier ones, their parents will spend money to buy him a piece of land and buy a house. But if there are many brothers, it would be nice to buy a house. If there are many children, it would be great if they are a father to spend money. After leaving the house with adults, it would be nice to get more than a dozen taels of silver.

Ding Fujie has not many brothers, only two older brothers. His father is a military household and has military fields, but he cannot withstand the illness of someone in his family. If the court had not strictly "buy and sell military fields, those who buy will be punished, and those who sell will be sold", I am afraid his father would have sold the military fields at home long ago.

When his second brother left the house at the age of 18, his father gave him ten taels of silver. When he left the house, he also took ten taels of silver. When his second brother went to the Northeast. What about him?

He chose to join the army, and waited for a year to be assigned to Fengxiang Town. Compared with others, he was more eager for war because war means military merits, and military merits means military field.

"You must come back alive..."

When people's shouts reached their ears, Ding Fujie said to himself in his heart.

"If you die, then you will be considered filial piety..."

Looking at this parting scene quietly, Ding Fujie was not moved or excited because he was very calm and he had faced everything calmly and calmly.

Either live or die!

The ship is out of the port!

Ding Fujie, who was on the side of the boat, sucked the cigarette from the newspaper and looked at the city on the land.

The sea breeze blew on his cheeks, and Ding Fujie had neither sadness nor homesickness. He did not feel the boat was running towards the battlefield, but it was like a pleasant trip.

Standing by the side, he looked at the city gradually fading away, calm and calm.

...

Compared with the departure of ordinary soldiers, the farewell ceremony in Nanjing was warm, not just because the expedition was "Yulin Zuo Town" and "Wude Town" with the name of the emperor's personal army. More importantly, the crown prince will follow the army to fight and the crown prince is the commander of this battle.

In the past, there were "the emperor's commander-in-chief", but this time, His Royal Highness personally conquered the Ottoman Empire in the name of "General of the West". This was the first time in the Ming Dynasty.

In order to see the crown prince off, His Majesty the Emperor even issued a special order to hold a military parade and personally inspect the officers and soldiers of the two towns to go to the expedition. When the 30,000 troops on the parade passed through the palace, the atmosphere reached its peak with the emperor's voice "Wish the army to reunite!", and at this moment, the whole of Nanjing was boiling.

Nanjing people are not unfamiliar with military parades. In order to boost morale, the Nanjing garrison often holds military parades in the suburbs, in fact, it is just queue training. The emperor would issue orders to the Governor's Office of the Five Army at bedtime in the last week of each month to determine the referral and inspection time.

After the assembly of various units of the referee troops, the flag bearer left the queue and assembled in front of the queue. A servant officer was responsible for guiding them to the parade site, and along the way, the drums and roars sounded and greeted the military flag.

The grand scenes of the exciting music and the military flag often make the onlookers along the road extremely excited, and even make them eager to share honor under the guidance of the military flag. However, not everyone has the qualifications to join the army and the rare quota for enlistment, making military post a privilege. A privilege that people envy and respect.

Ordinary people volunteered to join the army... It was as difficult as taking the exam for scholars in the Ming Dynasty. What is "a good man who does not serve in the army and does not make nails" does not exist in the Ming Dynasty. Only the best young people can become soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. Even the best young people may not have the chance to become soldiers. After all, becoming soldiers is a privilege itself. Not everyone can enjoy them.

This time, with the declaration of war on the Ottoman, the Governor's Office of the Five Army released 20,000 recruiting places, and Nanzhili allocated 4,000 people, which means that the Ming Dynasty had another 20,000 military households, which was the first time that it was the first time.

This means that many people who did not have the opportunity to join the army in the past finally had a chance, after all, the number of places has increased so much at once.

How could people not be excited when faced with such good things?

If, in the past, when people saw the army off,

Now, they even hope that the war will last longer, hoping to return later, because... the court will recruit more soldiers! More people will change their destiny in this war.

So it is definitely a good thing for them to go on for a longer period of time. War is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime great thing. It is a good thing that changes destiny. Of course, such good things need to be supported. Not only support, but also strong support.

Of course, on the other hand, patriotic enthusiasm also drove them to support this war and this just cause.

Faced with this enthusiasm, Zhu Guoqiang had a smile on his face. It seemed that at this moment, he saw some change and a change in the mentality of the people.

Regardless of their support for causing war based on any position, it is a good thing for this country.
Chapter completed!