Transmigration begins with archery training

"Brother Shi, are you really going to join the army?"

On the bed.

Chen Sanshi and Gu Xinlan nestled together.

"Is it because of Shunzi's family?"

"Yes, not all."

This was just one of the things that provoked Chen Sanshi.

He thought of Qin Feng.

Although he killed Qin Xiong without leaving any evidence, who knows if his brother will suspect him? Will he resort to the same method? How will he deal with that?

Or what if the other party doesn't provide any evidence and just wants to kill him?

He didn't even know the different levels of martial arts practitioners. Could he really protect his family with just a bow?

As for stability?

From the moment he transmigrated and was targeted by Qin Xiong, he ceased to exist.

Even if you don't act in advance, you'll still be persecuted if given the chance.

join the army.

Not only can they learn martial arts, but they also have the opportunity to gain status.

Moving upwards, in every aspect, is the only correct way to seek stability in chaotic times.

Chen Sanshi said softly, "What, you don't want me to go?"

"You're the head of the household, you can do whatever you want, I'm just worried about something happening to you..."

Gu Xinlan said she had no objection, but her tone was filled with resentment, and her almond-shaped eyes became watery, clearly worried that she would become alone.

"You jinx! If you say another one, I'll shut you up!"

“No, um…”

After two hours of intense discussion, the couple reached an agreement.

Chen Sanshi didn't rush to sleep; instead, he picked up a book and began to read.

Before he knew it, he was completely absorbed in it, and his proficiency steadily increased.

After reaching a certain point, he suddenly had an epiphany. Looking at the words in the book, he found them simple and easy to understand. Things he couldn't understand before suddenly became clear.

[Skill: Reading (Proficient)]

Progress: (0/800)

[Effects: sharp mind, radiant spirit, photographic memory]

Exquisitely crafted?

Unlike archery, which directly strengthens the body, the changes brought about by reading cannot be seen directly and must be experienced with the heart.

Chen Sanshi's most direct feeling was that he could easily understand the content when reading books and memorize it thoroughly.

"It should be of great help to my martial arts practice."

"How come the advancement requirements have increased so much?"

"Moreover, the improvement I've gained from this book is getting slower and slower; it seems I need to read more different books."

"Archery is the same."

"Only the military possesses heavy bows."

"Joining the army is an absolute necessity!"

He closed the book and fell into a deep sleep.

……

The next day.

The Sun Also Rises.

Chen Sanshi carried cured meat and grain into the city.

"Is the county town under martial law?"

From afar, he saw armored soldiers checking pedestrians coming and going at the city gate. He inquired and learned that the barbarian warrior who had attempted to assassinate the county magistrate had not only failed to be caught, but had instead returned and killed the master of the Yunhe Martial Arts School in the south of the city.

"He's cruel!"

Chen Sanshi sighed.

After being searched and questioned, he successfully arrived at the market and found Old Xu.

"Now that you've thought it through, come with me."

Old Xu didn't stand on ceremony. After accepting the gifts, he led out a donkey cart and took him out of town: "I'll take you to find my son."

The military households of Dasheng were hereditary.

If your father is a military household, then your family has been military households for generations.

When a father finishes his job, his son takes over. Even if there is no son, other men from the clan will be recruited to fill the vacancy and maintain the size of the army.

According to Old Xu, the number of military households is limited. In its heyday, they rarely recruited outsiders, but now it's very difficult to recruit anyone.

In the early days of the People's Republic of China, military households received very good treatment. They were paid rations based on the number of family members, received free martial arts training, and were given winter clothing. Their living standards were generally above those of middle peasants.

But slowly, everything changed.

The number of military farmlands was decreasing for some reason, and the soldiers' labor was becoming increasingly heavy.

Old Xu said that the situation was most serious when he first joined the army.

Many military households could not afford to eat on their own pay and had to become tenant farmers for local gentry and martial arts schools. Some even became slaves.

With nowhere else to turn, many military households simply fled.

For a period of time, the number of people who fled the entire Liangzhou Garrison reached an astonishing half!

It wasn't until later, when Grand Secretary Yan Liang took office, that he spent ten years working hard to turn the tide and save the garrison system from collapse, but its combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced.

The Liangzhou frontier nominally had twenty-nine garrisons and over 160,000 military households and soldiers, but in reality, it would be considered good if it had more than 100,000...

The main force truly guarding the Great Wall was the eight Northern Garrison Battalions under the command of the Grand Marshal; they were the elite troops that deterred the barbarians.

The Eight Great Camps offered generous benefits, but only recruited elite troops. Only by making a name for oneself in the garrison could one have the opportunity to join the Zhenbei Camp.

As they chatted, they unknowingly left Poyang County.

To the west of Poyang County is the Hutou Mountain Range, and to the north is the Great Wall.

The army was located between the county town and the Great Wall on the border.

The garrison posts were not the vast camps depicted on television, but rather individual villages built for habitation.

If there were no war, the soldiers would live the lives of ordinary people, working in the fields at sunrise and returning home at sunset.

The military camps in the villages served as command posts and training grounds.

"Although Poyang County is on the border, the Longhu Mountains make marching difficult, so it usually doesn't involve direct confrontation with large barbarian armies. Instead, it's often small groups of cavalry, making it relatively safe."

"Uu——"

Old Xu parked the donkey cart outside the military camp and gestured for the boy to follow him inside.

"You want to join the army?"

Old Xu had a son late in life. His son was not old, about thirty years old, with a short beard and full of energy.

Upon learning that the child was an acquaintance of his father, he didn't ask any further questions and helped register the child.

"Military households are exempt from grain tax every year."

"If you are single, your monthly salary is four qian of silver; if you have a wife, it is seven qian of silver; and if you have five or more mouths to feed, it is one tael of silver."

"Dad said you can hunt?"

Old Xu said first, "Little Stone is quite something. Everyone in the villages and hamlets within dozens of miles of Poyang County knows he's a master hunter!"

Xu Bin nodded: "If you don't become a soldier, you don't have to become a formation soldier. You can become an archer, and your monthly salary is one tael and five mace of silver."

Upon arriving at the military camp, he was responsible for registering and reporting the military personnel roster. He was then given a set of old armor, a red hat, and a manual of martial arts techniques.

The cover of the yellowed, thread-bound booklet bears the six large characters: "Basic Soldier Marksmanship".

Having taken his belongings, from this moment on, Chen Sanshi was a frontier soldier of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

The full name of his unit was "An Ding Fu Border Guard Poyang Left Army Thousand Household Office".

"Recently, we've recruited a few people here and there."

"You will officially report to the camp tomorrow. At that time, the centurion will give a speech in the training ground and teach you martial arts."

"Remember to prepare well. Your performance at the beginning of your military service will determine your future in the military for the rest of your life."

"Once you become a foot soldier, you'll never have a chance to climb the ranks again in your life."