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Chapter 787: Chapter 342: The Jade Toad’s Predicament

The northern lands, as they entered into March, had seen the complete thawing of ice and snow, and everything had entered the rejuvenating season.

At this time from Zhou Country, disturbances finally began to arise.

In the tenth year of Chu Shenwu, in the early days of March, in the seventh year of Zhou Xianqing, Emperor Zhou reviewed the various armies outside the city. Fifty thousand forbidden troops of the capital performed war maneuvers, the sounds of battle incessantly roared outside of the Chang’an City for several days.

Five days later, Emperor Zhou greatly awarded the brave warriors of the military exercises and then returned to the palace, issuing an order to recruit a hundred and fifty thousand additional troops from all over Guannei, intended to bolster the defense of the capital.

Because in recent years, wars had frequently occurred within Zhou Country. To supply the wars, it was necessary to increase taxes within the country, resulting in the collection of increased funds and grain.

Simultaneously, the country was affected by a cold disaster, causing a considerable reduction in grain yield.

Under the dual pressures of heavy taxation and natural disasters, the people of Zhou Country grew poorer by the day. Cases of individuals unable to eat enough were visible everywhere.

Instances of parents selling their children grew increasingly common.

For the lower-class common folk, maintaining even two meals in a day was a serious challenge, let alone three.

Many hadn’t tasted meat in years, a full stomach was a rarity throughout the year, and they lived a life filled with hardship.

Thus, when the news of recruitment spread, countless robust men from Guannei enrolled, with soldiers continually joining from every corner.

This was not because they held any particular loyalty towards the court.

The reason for the large number of enlistees was simple: enrolling in the army assured them full meals and a decent military salary, which would somewhat improve the life of their family. This was enough to make the currently famine-stricken and impoverished population of Zhou people risk their lives.

Thus, within half a month of the recruitment announcement, the require number of one hundred and fifty thousand was instantly filled.

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