Meng Feihan walked up to Song Yao, and Song Yao looked at him and said, "General Meng, you have too few recruitment points. There are hundreds of people queuing up there, which is too slow. If you continue like this, you won't be able to recruit too many soldiers in a day. I suggest you arrange more points!"

"I thought these few spots would be enough, since arrangements were also being made in other capitals. I didn't expect so many people to line up." Meng Feihan nodded. "However, Your Majesty, I'm right. I'll arrange to increase the number of places where we can recruit soldiers."

"Yes." Song Yao said, "At least increase by twenty points."

"I understand." Meng Feihan nodded.

After Song Yao left, Meng Feihan immediately went to the military camp, called over a hundred soldiers, and added twenty more recruitment points.

Where there were long queues, Meng Feihan arranged a few more people to set up tables and recruit soldiers.

Now that there is one more table, Song Yao and Feng Yingying are even busier.

After being busy for the whole morning, they didn't even have time to eat. They only ate two steamed buns and drank a bowl of water.

There were still a large number of people queuing up, and no one dared to rest. Even though the sun was scorching, they were still busy standing under the scorching sun.

Fortunately, they were a group of well-trained officers and soldiers, and no one felt tired. However, unfortunately, three young people in the queue fainted due to heatstroke.

Song Yao called on the officers and soldiers to take them to a cool place, pinched their philtrum, and gave them water. Only then did the three people who had fainted regain some consciousness.

Feng Yingying, who was standing next to Song Yao, said, "Although we have increased the number of positions, there are too many people who want to join the army. These few positions are obviously not enough."

Song Yao stood up and looked at Feng Yingying, "I know."

Feng Yingying was stunned for a moment, then said, "Then we should add more spots. The sun is too strong right now, and everyone is getting very hot. If we add more spots, they won't be so tired, and they can go home and rest sooner."

"We have added twenty checkpoints, but the number of people queuing is still increasing. At this rate, we won't be able to recruit all of them today." Song Yao pinched her brows. She was also a little tired, but now was a busy time, so she didn't take a rest.

"Then I'll go find General Meng and ask him to add a few more officers and soldiers to each queue to recruit people. That way, it will be quick."

"Well, you go."

Song Yao's legs are a little weak now, and she feels weak all over. She really doesn't want to look for Meng Feihan anymore.

However, Feng Yingying spoke up and it was okay for her to go.

Not long after, Feng Yingying came back.

Twenty officers and soldiers came back with her.

Even Meng Feihan came.

Song Yao asked, "General Meng, why are you here too?"

Meng Feihan smiled and said, "Miss Song, I'll come over and take a look."

"Oh." Song Yao glanced at the officers and soldiers who were placing the tables, then returned her gaze to Meng Feihan. "General Meng, are you planning to add four more tables?"

Meng Feihan nodded and said, "Yes, I hope to recruit all these people today."

"That should be no problem." Song Yao said, "You go ahead and do your work. I'll go get some water."

"Wait a moment, Miss Song." Meng Feihan waited for Song Yao to stop and look at him before he said, "Miss Song, the sun is very strong now. Why don't you go back and rest first and come back in the afternoon."

"I'm fine." Song Yao turned around and left without waiting for Meng Feihan to speak.

She also wanted to help here, so that with one more person, the other person would have an easier time.

No matter what, recruiting soldiers is the most important thing now.

Song Yao drank half a bowl of water and went over to help.

I was busy until dark.

Everyone was busy all day and didn't take a break or eat. They just ate two steamed buns. By this time, everyone was very tired.

Song Yao felt sorry for them, so she said to Meng Feihan, "General Meng, please inform everyone to have dinner at the HSBC Restaurant tonight as well. Invite all the recruits today to come."

"Thank you, Miss Song!" Meng Feihan bowed.

"You're welcome!" Song Yao said with a smile.

Meng Feihan immediately went to call the other soldiers.

After they all came in front of Song Yao, Meng Feihan left and went to call other people.

Song Yao brought everyone to the HSBC Restaurant.

HSBC Restaurant is the largest restaurant in the capital. It is run by none other than the eldest son of Lord Chen in the court.

When Song Yao and his companions arrived at the restaurant, there were already two tables of guests. Song Yao directly told the shopkeeper that he wanted to book the entire restaurant to treat the officers and soldiers to a meal.

When the shopkeeper heard that Song Yao wanted to treat the officers and soldiers to a meal, he naturally did not dare to refuse and agreed.

Song Yao immediately gave the silver, "Boss, I want your restaurant's signature dish, four more side dishes, and a jar of wine. Give him fifty taels first. If it's not enough, I'll pay after we finish eating."

"Okay!" The shopkeeper took the silver handed over by Song Yao and immediately called the waiter to greet the guests.

There are fifteen tables downstairs, but there are also fifteen private rooms upstairs.

Song Yao and the others went to one of the private rooms upstairs. She sat down with Feng Yingying and E Yu, chatted for a while, and drank a few sips of tea. Then Meng Feihan brought everyone else to the restaurant.

There were too many people, and the seats below were completely full.

Meng Feihan led the others upstairs. There were too many soldiers, and only one of the fifteen private rooms upstairs was left.

Song Yao and her friends were still short of people, so Meng Feihan went over and sat at a table with them.

Song Yao asked, "General Meng, how many soldiers did you recruit today?"

Meng Feihan replied, "We've recruited 23,000 soldiers, but there are still many to come. It's getting dark, so we'll continue tomorrow. Perhaps we can recruit 100,000 soldiers in the capital alone. I've also sent other officers and soldiers to other capitals to recruit soldiers, so perhaps we can eventually recruit 300,000 soldiers!"

Feng Yingying frowned and looked at Meng Feihan. "You mean to say that in the other capitals of the Great Dynasty, the total number of recruits can only be 300,000?"

Meng Feihan nodded, "Yes! We even paid. If we didn't, I'm afraid not many people would be willing to come."

E Yu said helplessly, "They all thought the country was stable, that the emperor would no longer wage war, and would no longer oppress the people, so no one wanted to join the army. If they knew that the fate of Mobei might be the same as that of Dachao, perhaps they would volunteer to join the army."

Song Yao glanced at E Yu and said, "They definitely won't take the initiative now because they've already paid us. We're just buying soldiers now, so no one is willing to come on their own initiative. Even if we tell them about that, they might just want to escape."

Meng Feihan said: "Human nature is like this. Few are willing to risk their lives for their country."

"Yes!" Song Yao said, "However, having 300,000 soldiers and horses is not bad. Now we still have 400,000 soldiers and horses. These 300,000 soldiers and horses add up to 700,000 soldiers and horses, which is more than enough to deal with the Beilan Kingdom!"

Meng Feihan said: "If Beilan Kingdom only has 500,000 soldiers and horses, then we can definitely deal with it. We are just afraid that they will continue to increase their troops and horses."

"Even if we increase our forces, it will only be around 600,000 or 700,000 at most. With 700,000 soldiers and horses, we can almost fight them!"

Meng Feihan nodded, "The Queen is right."

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