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Chapter 454: I am one of the three thousand martial artists
The highest official in the city is the Lord of the Prefecture, who is also a hereditary marquis from an aristocratic family and has the dual identities of a feudal lord and a minister, as well as the leader of the aristocratic family.

It is precisely because of this identity that he can command all the forces in the city and get a hundred responses.

The three forces he recruited, the garrison, the martial arts troupe and the craftsmen, covered all the groups in the city that were capable of fighting.

The garrison is the power controlled by the government. All cities and troops stationed in the wild in a prefecture are under the control of the lord of the prefecture.

A garrison consists of a few thousand to several tens of thousands of troops, and is managed, trained and commanded by a thousand-man commander.

General Chen Qian was one of the garrison troops, and he and other colleagues served in the government.

According to conservative estimates, the regular army directly commanded by the city government is between 10,000 and 20,000.

This army is the pillar of our government. No matter how many cities fall or how many civilians die, as long as the army is still there, this land will still be under our control.

Only with the order of the Lord can the garrisons in various places be mobilized to contribute manpower and resources.

Wuxing is not an official organization, but is essentially a guild organized spontaneously by the people.

However, as one of the three forces, the Wuxing has the greatest mobilization potential and the strongest advantages.

People who practice martial arts are natural high-quality soldiers. They make a living by fighting and dueling on a daily basis, and they can fight on the battlefield with just a little training.

There are hundreds of martial arts schools in the city, so it will be no problem to gather 3,000 people.

A huge number of foreign warriors have recently poured in. Many of them have no means of livelihood and are causing trouble and fighting, which has led to a decline in public security in the city.

If we take this opportunity to capture idle warriors and send them into the army, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
Of course, the one who holds the dominant position this time is the president of the Wu Gang, the Hateful Overlord Yanshan. It is up to him to decide who to choose or not.

The last one is the guilds of all trades and professions in the city.

The nature of these guilds is more or less the prototype of a vibrant organization. They have organizations, gang rules, family rules, strict hierarchies, and they spend money to support a group of martial arts masters to grab market share and suppress competitors.

Especially in industries that require heavy work, such as stonemasons, carpenters, leatherworkers, and woodcutters, the quality of the members is extremely high, and it is no problem to organize a team of elite soldiers.

Ordinary gangs are just little brothers compared to them!

The order issued by the Lord spread throughout the city that night, and every household could not sleep all night.

Zhou family...

After the bridal chamber, Zhou You and Hua Youxing started a discussion while their minds were clear.

"I am a newcomer and my foundation is still shallow. I must have a place among the three thousand martial artists. This battle is unavoidable."

"I'm away at the battlefield, so I need you to help look after the family."

Hua Youxing interrupted him and corrected the mistake in his words, "You and I are husband and wife, so it's not a question of helping. Go ahead and don't worry."

Zhou You tucked the quilt up to cover the two bodies pressed together.

"With the war imminent, prices are skyrocketing, especially for various types of medicines, medicinal liquors, pills, etc. We all need to stock up in advance."

Hua Youxing's fingertips gently stroked Zhou You's chest while planning the next business.

"I have to get up early tomorrow and go home!"

Zhou You stroked her hair gently, "Go to bed early!"

In fact, the city was already in an uproar before daybreak.

Several markets and shops are bustling with customers buying supplies. With the war imminent, everything is going up in price.

Whether going to war or staying, eating and drinking are inevitable, and daily necessities are indispensable.

Prices are rising, prices are rising everywhere.

Zhou You heard that, taking advantage of this trend, the Shen family's business has been able to rise. Although it has not yet recovered to the scale of Gongliang City, it is operating well and is showing an upward trend.

After serving tea to her parents-in-law early in the morning, the bride immediately changed out of her wedding clothes and jewelry and returned to her work. "Hey, look at this state, when can you give birth to a child?"

Not only Zhou You's parents were worried, but Zuo Twelve and other relatives and friends were also a little concerned. Hua Youxing didn't look like the type of person who would take care of her husband and children.

"Don't worry, Master, it won't be easy for you to have more concubines and expand your family."

Before lunch, the call for military service arrived.

As expected, Zhou You was ranked among the three thousand martial artists and became the chosen one, qualified to serve the Lord of the Mansion.

Although I had expected it, I still felt a little emotional when the time came.

There are hundreds of thousands of warriors in the city, and although most of them are low-level warriors, the probability of being selected is not small if three thousand people are selected on this basis.

The travel can only be attributed to the fixed-point selection!

Yanshan has always been resolute and decisive. By the afternoon, the conscription order had been distributed to everyone.

Qin Lie and Yang Kuoqiong arrived one after another, and as expected, all the new museum owners were recruited.

"You still don't consider us as your own people."

Qin Lie was filled with resentment, and his temper finally got the better of him. "I've asked around, and there are many martial arts schools in the city, but no one has come out. Why do they treat us like stepmothers?
"besides……"

Yang Kuoqiong told Zhou You that the martial arts team had acted unkindly this time, avoiding many martial arts schools and recruiting a large number of martial artists from other places.

In other words, of the 3,000 men in the martial arts troupe, half are foreign martial artists like Zhou You. The local martial artists are numerous and powerful, and the proportion of their output is actually a fraction of that of foreign martial artists.

"I hate the Overlord Yanshan, it turns out we are birds of a feather!"

They thought Yanshan was different from the others in the martial arts world, but now it seems that they all favor their own people.

Such an excessive conscription ratio would never be implemented without the approval of President Yanshan.

Zhou You frowned and asked, "How many people will come from Overlord Martial Arts School?"

Qin Lie and Yang Kuoqiong looked at each other, unable to answer.

A moment later, Zuo Twelve walked in quickly, bringing new news.

Overlord Martial Arts School is led by the owner Yan Shan, his nephew Yan Wanjun, his fellow disciples and more than 20 other martial artists, a total of 500 people.

His martial arts school alone claimed 1/6 of the number of people.

Now, no one doubted Yanshan anymore. His action was selfless and he did not have any selfish intention to preserve his strength.

"But, why is this?"

Qin Lie and the other man were completely puzzled.

Yanshan allowed the high-ranking officials of the martial arts industry to use foreign fighters as cannon fodder, and local martial arts schools refused to send anyone out.

He also dispatched 500 elite soldiers from the martial arts school to join the team of martial artists, including blood relatives and fellow disciples.

Such contradictory behavior makes people wonder how to evaluate him for a moment!
"This Hateful Overlord is not a simple person!"

Zhou You exhaled and commented, "The people he recruited this time are all good players and masters. It's obvious that he put a lot of thought into it."

Outsiders all thought that he favored local martial arts schools. In fact, the local martial arts schools had been at peace for a long time. They all relied on the complicated relationships and advantageous resources to become fat and bloated. Only a few of them could really fight.

If it weren't for the local protection mechanism, the number of martial arts schools that failed in the recent wave of challenges would have increased at least tenfold.

The ones who are truly capable of fighting are precisely the martial artists from other places who have nothing. They break through the harsh environment and escape here. They dare to fight for their future. They are the best fighters.

(End of this chapter)