At the city gate of Wuyuan County.
The fifty thousand soldiers stood outside the city with an imposing manner. The ten thousand cavalrymen were at the front, followed by the shieldmen and spearmen. The five thousand archers were all fully equipped, and the infantrymen wore large sabers on their waists with solemn expressions.
Yang Jing rode out slowly from the city gate on a tall horse. The famous general Huo Qubing and the generals from the wartime command center also rode on their horses and followed beside him.
Outside the city gate, the people were standing on both sides of the soldiers.
They looked at the soldiers with high morale and were very excited.
"I didn't expect Lord Yang to have so many soldiers and horses.”
"Isn't that so? Moreover, these soldiers are well-trained. Just their spirit and energy can defeat the Ming army from the guard station.”
"I think Lord Yang's victory is certain.”
"I also think that Lord Yang should quickly take down the Hui Prefecture. At that time, it would be better for my distant relatives in other counties to live a good life.”
After the army's rations had reached a certain amount, Yang Jing terminated the decree of exchanging labor for food.
In order to prepare for the market economy that would gradually improve in the future, he built a large number of factories and shops in the city and opened up a large number of farms outside the city.
This created a lot of labor opportunities for the people.
He hired the people in the city to work in his factories, shops, and farms, and then paid them according to their work. The people who received the wages then went to the shops in the city to spend money.
Just like that, the entire market in Wuyuan County was revitalized.
Every citizen in the city regarded Yang Jing as their new parents.
Every time they saw Yang Jing, they had the urge to call him 'father'.
No matter which era it was, whoever had the money was the father!
"Thanks to Lord Yang, our family can not only eat food now, but also eat meat every three to five days.”
"Yes, in the past, we didn't have the money to buy new clothes for our wives and children all year round. Now, not only could he buy new clothes, but he could also buy some new jewelry for his wife.”
"After working in Lord Yang's factory for half a month, I took back two silver coins the day before yesterday, which made my wife very happy.”
"When have we poor people ever seen such money?”
"My mother always says that Lord Yang is the benefactor of the whole family and is clamoring to give Lord Yang the eggs that the family has saved for a month!”
"Not only that, Lord Yang also lets his children study for free.”
"This is simply a great thing. I really didn't expect that my family, which has been poor for generations, would actually have a scholar!”
In just half a month, Yang Jing had given the people in the city a good life that they might not have been able to live even after decades of hard work.
Out of selfishness, they hoped that such good days could continue.
Therefore, when they heard that Yang Jing had sent troops to the expedition today, they came to the city on their own accord to cheer for the soldiers who were going to the expedition.
Yang Jing saw that so many people had gathered outside the city. He did not send troops to disperse them. Instead, he thought that this was a good opportunity to establish his military prestige.
Due to the influence of the Ming Dynasty's corrupt guard system and chaotic recruitment system, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had an extremely low status in the hearts of the people.
In the early stages of the Ming Dynasty, it was still fine. The soldiers under the Wei system were self-sufficient. Not only did they not need the people to provide food to feed them, but their combat strength was also very strong.
However, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the system of the Wei Suo gradually decayed, and the commanding officers of the Wei Suo were not strong enough to govern. Coupled with the repeated natural disasters, the Wei Suo lost its ability to be self-sufficient.
The imperial court had placed the burden of feeding a million soldiers on the people.
The Ming Dynasty was divided everywhere, and the Manchu wild boar skins were constantly invading. The original soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were not enough, so various places began to urgently recruit soldiers.
Those loafers who were idle and those bandits who made a living by plundering the people were all enlisted in the army and became soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
With a legitimate identity, they did not know how to restrain themselves. They used the name of the army to bully the people wantonly, forcing the people to provide food to feed these lazy fellows.
As time passed, the people's resentment boiled.
Although the commoners feared these soldiers, they hated them even more.
Yang Jing, who knew about these things, gave a death order on the first day of the construction.
No one in the entire army could take a single needle or thread from the commoners!
If anyone disobeys the order, once they are found, they will be punished by military law!
Although he trusted the peasant soldiers that the system released, Yang Jing could not avoid recruiting soldiers from the common people when the Yang Family Military Academy expanded. Therefore, iron discipline had to be established from the beginning of the army establishment.
Only a well-disciplined army could gain the trust of the people.
Today's army expedition was a good opportunity to show the face of the army to the people. If they did not strike while the iron was hot to establish the prestige of the army, when would they do it?!
Yang Jing rode his black horse forward slowly. The 50,000 soldiers not far from him quickly spread out to both sides, making a path for him to pass through.
As the entire army spread out, the soldiers marched in unison. Their high-pitched footsteps seemed to be able to shatter the world.
It was enough to show that these soldiers had undergone a lot of iron-blooded training in the past half a month.
With strict discipline and imposing manner, the formation of a king level army was already in its embryonic form.
Yang Jing raised his saber and rode his horse through the small path that the soldiers had made for him. After he made a round of inspection, the fifty thousand soldiers stopped in the middle.
His eagle eyes swept across the crowd, only to see that these soldiers all had cold and solemn expressions.
He raised his saber in satisfaction and shouted," All of them!”
"Yes!"
Yang Jing gave the order, and the 50,000 soldiers responded in unison. Their voices were loud and sonorous, and their aura was majestic and terrifying.
The surrounding commoners only felt a terrifying pressure gushing out from the army.
They had never seen an army with an aura that could shatter the world.
Under this terrifying military might, the surrounding civilians all fell silent.
At this moment, their hearts were suddenly filled with hot blood.
Hot blood quickly spread throughout their bodies and even their brains. The faces of the commoners were flushed red, and their expressions were filled with pride and anticipation.
They had a vague premonition in their hearts that this would be an invincible army of kings!
One day, their majestic footsteps would be able to travel across the entire Great Ming, and Yang Jing would lead them to create a new miracle!
And now was the beginning of their miracle!
This battle would definitely be won!
They would definitely return triumphantly!
The commoners were excited. The young people who were watching wanted to run to the Yang Manor Military Academy to sign up for the army.
Yang Jing felt the morale of the soldiers, and his eyes burned with a burning flame.
Great Ming Dynasty, I, Yang Jing, am coming!
"If we don't defeat the enemy, we won't return!"
"Kill!"
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