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"My lord, I have counted the population gathered in Jincheng in the past few days. The Han, Qiang, Di and other ethnic groups add up to about [-] young and strong, and this number is still increasing."

The first thing he did when he saw Chen Feng was to report the number of young and middle-aged people. It seems that Ma Chao is very concerned about recruiting soldiers.

As a general, it is natural to hope that the soldiers under his command are exceptionally good, especially in such troubled times, where there are many opportunities to make contributions.

"Very well, the recruiting work must be carried out as soon as possible. In addition, the prelude to the competition in the arena can be kicked off. I also really want to see the strength of Xiliang's athletes."

The land of Yongliang already produced elite soldiers and generals, and now that Chen Feng has become the master of Yongliang, it is natural that he wants to get to know the local tough and strong fighters.

On the second day after arriving in Jincheng, the competition in the arena began. This kind of competition is to prepare for the selection of elite soldiers in the army. Generally, those who can pass the examination can hold the official position of more than a hundred generals.

For those local people from poor backgrounds, this is definitely the best way to get promoted.Of course, there is a certain degree of randomness in the selection of grassroots generals in this way.

For example, some people are muscular and simple-minded, and it is not a problem to overwhelm five or six people with brute force. Such people can become warriors who charge into battle through selection.

But if he was asked to be a captain and command dozens or hundreds of people to fight, it would definitely be a joke with the lives of the soldiers.

But in this land of Xiliang, most athletes only recognize fists. If you can't beat him, why should you convince him.

Therefore, for the time being, Chen Feng can only recruit a group of hundreds of generals through the ring competition. As for the grassroots generals who command troops and horses, they must be selected through other channels and then entrusted with important tasks.

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On the ring, a majestic Xiliang man swung a tomahawk and defeated his opponent again. He has defeated competitors six times, and he has passed the assessment.

It is inevitable that death and injury will be caused by a master's move, not to mention these Xiliang athletes.Many people don't have any superb martial arts, and some have killing skills honed in harsh environments.

Therefore, the competition between these warriors is a deadly fight from the very beginning.If it weren't for Chen Feng's order first, and there were people next to the ring acting as referees, I'm afraid there would be a lot of innocent souls here.

Even though Chen Feng was well prepared, many people were still injured.Those who are brave enough to enter this arena have confidence in their own abilities.

Even if some people fail or get injured, Chen Feng is still willing to accept them into the army. This kind of brave people is the most suitable for charging into battle, and that is their favorite.

"This man's martial arts skills are good, Ling Ming, do you know this man?"

Looking at the young man wielding a huge ax in the group arena, Chen Feng became a little interested. To be able to wield such a heavy weapon, his strength must not be bad, and his ability to defeat several opponents also proved his extraordinary martial arts skills.

"This man's name is Han De, and he is a partial younger brother of the Han family in Jincheng. He is not tolerated by the direct descendants of the Han family. This man makes a living by chopping firewood and hunting, and he is quite well-known in Jincheng.

When Han Sui occupied Jincheng, he sent someone to recruit him, but he refused on the pretext of supporting his old mother.

This time, our army set up a ring here, he came here specially for the competition, and his strikes were very measured, he didn't kill anyone, but he was a talent. "

Pound seemed to be very familiar with this person, so when Chen Feng asked, he explained clearly, and even found out the details of this person.

A confident and proud smile appeared on Chen Feng's face. Talents that Han Sui couldn't recruit even came to him to compete in the ring. Doesn't this mean that his reputation is far higher than Han Sui's?

"Hey, that's right. This person has good martial arts skills, but he doesn't know how capable he is. By the way, Ling Ming, you are familiar with him, right? Tell me about his situation."

"Uh, actually, I'm not familiar with him. I only met him yesterday. I thought he was very interesting, so I sent someone to inquire about him."

Pound was a little embarrassed. Yesterday he had a whim to inquire about this person's situation, and now it came in handy. It was a bit like a blind cat meeting a dead mouse.

"Oh, how interesting is this guy? Interests you all."

"Hehe, in fact, this person came to participate in the ring competition because he took a fancy to Meng Qi's previous propaganda."

"Which one?"

"Those who pass the assessment will be rewarded with five stones of food, and can choose to join the army or leave."

"Huh? What do you mean? You mean, he came to the competition because of the five stones of grain? For a long time, I thought it was because of my good reputation, but it's really..."

An embarrassed smile appeared on Chen Feng's face. Ma Chao used food as a temptation to attract local athletes, and Han De came here for the five stones of food. This really made Chen Feng very embarrassed.

"According to the news I inquired yesterday, it seems that this person's mother is seriously ill, and there are two children at home. In the cold winter season, there is no food at home, so I came to try my luck."

"So that's how it is. In other words, this man is a dutiful son. Let's see again. If he is really a talent, he should be kept no matter what."

"Or, I'll go and try him myself. Fighting in the arena, the sword has no eyes. If you keep fighting like this, the death and injury will be even greater. I think the Lord doesn't want to see it."

"Okay, hehe, go ahead, pick some warriors for me to come out..."

Half a month later, Jincheng's ring competition officially ended. After half a month of selection, Chen Feng selected more than [-] warriors from Xiliang.

After assessing these people separately, more than 200 people were transferred to the army as generals, and more than [-] people were incorporated into the Ghost Face Army to supplement the losses of the last Guangwei rebellion.

In fact, the method of incorporating these more than 100 warriors into the Ghost Face Army did not conform to Chen Feng's original intention.After all, the Ghost Face Army is the elite of the world, and there are strict requirements for both selection and training.

However, if even Chen Feng himself did not accept the warriors from Xiliang, how could he subdue the warriors from Xiliang?

In addition, these warriors from Xiliang who have passed the examination are all skilled in archery and horse, with extraordinary martial arts skills.

If it weren't for the fact that these 100 people were really bad-witted and could only be used as warriors charging into battle, Chen Feng would really be reluctant to incorporate them into the Ghost Face Army as soldiers.

In this way, the reputation of General You spread even more in Xiliang, especially his deeds of selecting generals and personal guards in Jincheng, which made the people of Xiliang feel that Chen Feng really regarded Xiliang as his own. territory.

In addition to these warriors, the recruiting work of Ma Chao and Pound was also declared over, and the wandering soldiers near Jincheng were basically re-recruited into the army.

In addition, among the surrounding Qiang tribes, those low-level herdsmen and men whose families had run out of food also brought their families to Jincheng to settle down, and then joined Chen Feng's team.

For half a month like this, a total of more than 2 young and strong men were recruited. Since Ma Chao wanted to train elite soldiers, he first selected [-] people to go to Wuwei to train troops.

Chen Feng sent another 5000 young men to farm in Dunhuang. There were Ma Dai and Gongsun Ba there, and he thought he could make good use of these young men. The remaining [-] people were stationed near Jincheng.

This visit to Xiliang was considered to be over. Through this method, Chen Feng won the loyalty of Xiliang gentry and the support of the local people.

Of course, this kind of loyalty and support is not reliable. After all, Chen Feng has only occupied Xiliang for a short time, and it has not brought more benefits to the local gentry and common people.

Judging from the current situation, the local gentry and common people were more impressed by Chen Feng's reputation and attracted by the prospects Chen Feng described.

In addition, Chen Feng was willing to give food to the people, and gathered the wandering soldiers, which reduced the possibility of riots. At the same time, the Qiang people in Xiliang were also beaten by him and dared not make trouble.

For the time being, this kind of Xiliang is considered stable and safe.Most of the gentry and common people can accept the current situation, so Chen Feng has gained a firm foothold for the time being.

If he wanted to gain a firm foothold in Xiliang and gain the loyalty of the nobles and common people in Xiliang, it would take at least one or two years for Chen Feng to do so.

Commercialization in the Western Regions, land distribution and other measures are being planned. Chen Feng knows that he must bring benefits to the common people and gentry in Xiliang after the spring of next year. Otherwise, if he can enter Xiliang, others can do it too. .

"Jincheng is the most important thing in Xiliang, so please, Mr. Jiang."

On the tower, Chen Feng looked at the heavy snow falling in the sky, with a look of loneliness on his face.The inspection trip to Xiliang was over, and he had to return.

Before leaving, he decided to appoint Jiang Xu as the prefect of Jincheng. At the same time, he also kept Jiang Jiong by his side, which seemed to be for investigation.

To be so valued by Chen Feng, the Jiang family is quite remarkable. This Jiang Xu, as the current head of the Jiang family, naturally does his best to do things with all his heart.

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