There were several long queues in front of the military camp.

Hundreds of soldiers, fully armed, maintained order around the area.

Han Zhen sat behind a wooden table and ordered a thin young man: "Take off your shoes!"

"Why...why do you need to take off your shoes?"

A flash of panic flashed in the young man's eyes.

Before Han Zhen could speak, the soldier on the side shouted sharply: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up!"

"I'll just take it off."

The young man muttered and reluctantly took off his shoes.

"Stand up straight!"

The soldier warned, then held a straight wooden stick and placed it behind the young man.

Seeing that the wooden stick was a little higher, Han Zhen waved his hand: "Unqualified, next one!"

Don't think that the ancients were too short. The requirement of 1.7 meters is not very high.

Northerners are inherently taller.

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin had a height standard for selecting the Imperial Army. The four armies of Tianwu, Pengri, Shenwei and Longwei were the elite among the elite. Among them, the Tianwu army had the highest requirements, and the soldiers should not be less than 5.8 Song feet, which is 1.84 meters. Longwei

The minimum height requirement for military personnel is 5.7 Song feet, or 1.805 meters.

The remaining Gongsheng Army is 1.79 meters, and the Shenrui Army is 1.74 meters...

Even third-rate troops such as the Guangjie Army, the Wei Sheng Army, the Krong Army, and the Flying Cavalry Army are required to be 5.4 feet tall, which is over 1.72 meters tall.

After the thin young man left with an unwilling look on his face, a man in the queue stepped forward.

He seemed to be very confident in himself and took off his shoes without any reminder.

As a result, when the soldiers measured him with a wooden stick, he was still one inch shorter.

However, although this person is not tall enough, he has a solid and strong build and can be trained as a shield bearer or a strongman.

Han Zhen picked up his pen and asked: "What is your name, how old are you, and where do you live?"

The man replied clearly: "My name is Niu Ba, I am 21 this year, and I live in Yangzhuang."

After recording the other party's information in the book, Han Zhen ordered: "Let's go back first and report to the army at 11:00 tomorrow!"

"Have I chosen this?"

Niu Ba was stunned and scratched his head.

Han Zhen nodded: "Yes, I chose it!"

"I chose it, I chose it!"

After reacting, Niu Ba was immediately overjoyed, which aroused the envy of the people in the back row.

That's right, it's just envy.

For them, once they choose, it means that they can have enough to eat and their families can live a good life.

Da da da!

Just as he was about to call out the next one, the sound of horse hooves came.

I saw two fast horses coming from the direction of the county town, it was Luo Sha and Wang He.

After returning to the county town yesterday evening, Han Zhen had another drink with them. He thought they would sleep until three o'clock in the morning before getting up again, but they didn't expect to wake up so early.

"Liu Qi, come here."

After putting down his pen and calling Liu Qi, who was watching the excitement, to take his place, Han Zhen stood up and went to greet him.

Han Zhen smiled and said: "Commander Luo, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"Brother introduced me to the family, how can I still sleep?"

Luo Sha joked with a smile, then looked at the long queues in front of the military camp and asked curiously: "What are you doing?"

"Expand the army!"

Han Zhen didn't hide anything and admitted it openly.

Luo Sha was heartbroken and laughed: "Now that there is unrest everywhere, it is indeed time to expand the army."

While talking, the three of them entered the military camp all the way.

Han Zhen pointed to the copper coins stacked outside the warehouse and said: "The ordnance was inspected yesterday. Except for 35 pieces that were seriously damaged, the rest are all fine. The money has been prepared, totaling 8,625 coins. , Commander Luo, just click a little bit."

Glancing at the pile of copper coins piled up like a hill, Luo Sha pretended to be displeased and said, "Brother, what are you saying? Don't you believe me?"

The business of 100,000 guan has been negotiated, how can Han Zhen be short of more than 8,000 guan?

"Commander Luo is awesome!"

Han Zhen extended his thumbs up and praised.

"Go and call those Qiu Ba and load the copper coins into the car."

After Luo Sha gave the instructions, he turned around and asked, "Did the soldiers under my brother not cause any trouble to him?"

"No."

Han Zhen shook his head, feeling speechless.

Luo Sha was a completely hands-off shopkeeper, leaving five hundred soldiers in the barracks without even looking at them.

Last night, everyone was howling with hunger. Nie Dong had no choice but to ask the cook to give them each a bowl of gruel.

"That's good."

Luo Sha nodded.

When Wang He ordered the 500 soldiers and loaded the baskets of copper coins onto the wooden cart, Luo Sha cupped his hands and said, "Brother has gone back. If he comes to the county next time, he must inform him. Brother will do what he wants then." Dong, please treat your brother to a drink."

"Then it's settled!"

Watching Luo Sha's leaving figure, Han Zhen's lips curved into a smile.

…

…

It took more than thirty carts of ordnance to arrive, so it took a day and a night.

It will naturally be much faster if we go back and travel lightly.

In the evening, Luo Sha rushed back to Yidu County.

Wang He was asked to lead the soldiers back to the military camp first, while Luo Sha led more than ten people and escorted more than 8,000 copper coins covered with oilcloth into the city.

All the way to the government office, Luo Sha got off his horse and commanded: "Move all the copper coins into the backyard."

After that, he walked straight towards the study.

After waiting for a while in the study, Zhao Ting arrived late.

Sitting behind the desk, Zhao Ting asked slowly: "How did it go?"

Luo Sha cupped his hands and said, "I have reported it to Mr. Zhao. It has been completed. A total of 8,625 coins have been obtained. All the people with humble posts and official orders have moved into the backyard."

Zhao Ting asked again: "Has the finishing touches been taken care of?"

"Xianggong Zhao is relieved. There was a fire in the military camp the night before. Unfortunately, the arsenal was burned down. All the ordnance was burned in the fire."

"Um!"

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Zhao Ting's eyes, and he nodded: "You did a good job on this matter. Just keep a small change of the money."

A fraction?

Luo Sha sneered in his heart.

As he had thought before, he was reselling the ordnance from his navy, and in the end he only got a few hundred dollars.

Fortunately, he was alert and went to Linzi County in person to negotiate a big deal, otherwise he would have lost money to his grandma's family.

Seeing that he remained silent, Zhao Ting frowned slightly and said, "Why, you think you are too young?"

"Ms. Zhao has misunderstood. Being able to serve Mr. Zhao is a humble honor. How can I dare to ask for money?"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After negotiating a big deal with Han Zhen, he no longer cares about the small money, so it is better to be a smooth favor.

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Zhao Ting stroked his beard and smiled: "That's right, it's true that I value you."

Luo Sha said: "If Mr. Zhao has no instructions, he will resign first because of his humble position."

"Just step back."

Zhao Ting waved his hand.

"I resign from my humble position!"

After Luo Sha left, Zhao Ting got up and went to the backyard.
To be continued...