Zhang Delv's brow was already knitted into a tight knot, but he still said in a low voice, "No matter. I refuse to believe the Tenth Prince can actually hand them out one by one."
The fifteen thousand people below were, naturally, not all qualified recipients.
Only a little over twenty-five hundred of them perfectly met Zhao Ci's criteria. They had all been conscripted from the three major prefectural cities and certain market towns, as these were the places Zhao Ci was most likely to investigate.
And they were standing right at the front, so there wouldn't be any issues during the pill distribution process.
As for the second wave, they were relatively trustworthy people hired by various officials in the city. Their ages were slightly off from the standard, but not by much. It would be impossible to tell without a discerning eye.
The first two groups combined totaled around eight thousand people.
