Immediately afterwards, he felt an irresistible push from his chest. His body was light and he flew back. Before his mind could realize what was going on, he was hit hard again. It fell on the corridor outside.
Zhou Xing flew up to him and stretched out his feet to kick him. Cao Jian reacted quickly at this time. He shouted at the fastest speed in his life: "Your Majesty, spare your life! Don't do the villain's business."
Looking at the man standing on the tip of his nose Feeling the strong wind on his feet, Cao Jian instantly broke into a cold sweat. Then he quickly rolled over, hugged Zhou Xing's calf tightly, and repeated incoherently with tears streaming down his face: "Your Majesty, spare your life! It really has nothing to do with the villain."
"Tell me, what happened? What's going on?" Zhou Xing asked sternly, not caring at all that he was in the county government office, while the county officials on the east and west sides stretched their necks to look at him secretly.
"It's a long story," Cao Jian said with a sad face, thinking that he should deal with this deadly King of Hell first. I didn't dare to hide it at the moment and kept talking non-stop.
It turns out that since the third county magistrate of the founding of the Jin Dynasty in Bodao County, the actual number of households did not match the number of households on the roster. It did not increase, but decreased. But for the county magistrate, the number of households is a key data in the state and county assessment. Under his tenure, the number of households has decreased, which cannot be justified in any case. Therefore, since then, there has been fraud in this number of households.
When Zhou Xing heard what he said, he sneered in his heart. If he hadn't listened to what Du Chou told him, he would have truly understood him. Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, Yizhou has always had good weather and no disease or disaster.
The number of households decreases?
This guy must have been incorporated into a wealthy family.
How could Cao Jian, a householder like Cao Jian, not be clear about these situations?
Can the county magistrate be unclear?
It’s nothing more than conveying benefits. After eating and taking it, one of them falsified the last data and passed the blame on to the next person.
So, although he also sympathized with Hucao Cao Jian, who was crying at his feet and with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. Whoever is involved in this matter will be unlucky. If this matter is investigated, it is not a matter of one or two people. It is estimated that many large households in the county are involved.
How big of a mistake is this?
It’s really not that big. I’m really not afraid of checking. The worst case scenario is that that family member is dead, that family member ran away, etc. When there is a disaster year, or when there is turmoil like the Yong and Qin states, all the false data in the past can be wiped out.
However, he understood, and he knew in his heart that he could never give in.
Why should I be responsible for your small number of households?
This military service is not something else. When you go to the battlefield, you have no control over your life.
"Humph, I have just arrived, and I still don’t know what the public sentiment in the fief is like. If we lay out more than forty heads, we will not be scolded by people in the fiefdom or scolded by people outside the fiefdom in the future. I'm afraid it's on the foreheadThe words "big fool" should be clearly engraved on it. "
"What, so the method you came up with is to secretly make my number of households higher? Is this what you came up with? Do I have the word "easy to bully" etched on my face? ”
“Your Majesty, the villain has realized his mistake. "Cao Jian repeatedly begged for mercy, but in his heart he said angrily: "Fuck, this is none of my business. I just follow orders. But he didn't expect the man named Gao to be so domineering. If you just want to discuss it, what does it mean to nod someone's head? But I don't know what the motive of this prince is, that he must use such a big thing to cause trouble. ”
Zhou Xing didn’t know what Cao Jian was thinking, and he never imagined that in Cao Jian’s heart, and even in the hearts of countless people, the number of heads for military service was nothing. Let alone the difference of dozens. It's just a difference of hundreds. As long as the work is done properly, no big shot in the county or state will turn a blind eye to the matter.
< p>“I don’t care who is right or wrong. "Zhou Xing deliberately raised his voice so that everyone in the county government could hear: "I won't have one more person. How to solve the problem is your business and has nothing to do with me. Even if this lawsuit goes to the governor or the governor, I'm not afraid. ”After saying this, he tossed his sleeves and robes and left, leaving everyone in the county government looking at each other.
This dignified Lord Tinghou, tsk, is really strong. , but I don’t have enough brains.
Who would be serious about this nonsense?
As for not reading the almanac, it’s bad luck.
After Xing made a fuss at the county government, he rode back to his fiefdom. He didn't know that their county magistrate was furious in the back hall of the county government after he left, and kept saying that he would impeach him. . Of course, the county magistrate named Zhang Meng did not really want to impeach Zhou Xing. First, he felt that he was wrong about this matter. Second, Zhou Xing was the son-in-law of the Wang family in Jinyang, let alone Wang Rong and Wang Yan. The third prince of the imperial court was the governor of Qianwei and the uncle of his wife. In the end, he could only comfort himself by saying that a gentleman will take revenge in ten years.
Zhou Xing vented his anger. He was so depressed. When he returned to the fiefdom, he suddenly found that the door of his house was dark, and Du Chou had gathered 357 people.
"Not bad, not bad. " Zhou Xing dismounted and handed the horse to a slave who had already stepped forward to greet him. He praised in his heart, "This Du Chou is really neat in his work. ”
But he didn’t know that Du Chou didn’t give these people a monthly military salary according to what he said. In Du Chou’s view, military service is a matter of course. This is not breaking the traditional rules. It's a small thing. If you have to pay for the recruitment this time, you will have to pay it again, and you will have to pay it again and again. The reason why he recruited all the men so quickly is just that. Simply let someone ride a horse around the fief and shout that the top ten will be rewarded with ten copper baht each, and the bottom ten will be flogged.Ten times. When Zhou Xing came closer, he saw a man lying on a big rock. A man with a whip behind him was beating his back with the whip in his hand and counting at the same time.
Taking advantage of the gap where the whipping was not over, Du Chou whispered to him what happened. Zhou Xing frowned as he listened.
He intuitively felt that Du Chou's method was right, but looking at the numb faces across the way, the loose postures, and the beggars' attire, he was already a little bit confused. The sunny mood turned gloomy again.
"Why are there no monks?" Zhou Xing knew that there were more than twenty monk families in his fiefdom.
"Lord," Du Chou said with a wry smile: "How come monks can serve in the military like civilians? Our small place is different from Shangluo. The monks in Shangluo are actively joining the army. That can be done in front of dignitaries. In our small place, who do the monks show to? They are all sitting at home waiting for the county magistrate to come to conquer." Du Chou's words left Zhou Xing speechless.
You monks enjoy the best resources in this country, but when the state and county are in trouble, you let the civilians rush to the front? What's even more damning is that this is actually legal. There is no one in the laws of the Jin Dynasty that states that this is wrong.
You wouldn’t know it until something happened. Once something happened, there were problems everywhere in the Jin Dynasty, from the imperial court to every family.
It’s just that he doesn’t have time to think about how to solve these problems now. As a person from the future world, even if he has never joined the army, he still knows a lot of the most basic common sense in military matters.
Discipline and morale, these are the two most important things.
Look at this rabble, there is no trace of discipline and morale at all. This ragtag group of people would probably be on the same level as a pig teammate on the battlefield.
He raised his arms, pressed his hands down again, and said loudly: "Everyone, sit down cross-legged first." He originally wanted to shout "take a break and stand at attention" as he did in military training, but he couldn't The edge of his mouth was still pressed back into his stomach.
After seeing these numb civilians slowly sitting on the ground, he said again: "The first thing I want to tell you today is why we have to participate in military service. I know, everyone Everyone is unwilling to serve in the military. After all, people will die in war. Today, everyone will talk freely about why they are unwilling to serve in the military."
As soon as he said this, he didn't say it was for food. Wrong medicine. Morale can only be boosted, not vented by oneself. This is a mob to begin with, and if they let it out like this, they won't need to be beaten by others, and they will be defeated thousands of miles away.
Seeing that everyone was looking at each other without speaking, Zhou Xing said again: "Whoever can tell one thing will be rewarded with a copper baht." Zhou Xing now knows that for a small family, , the annual expenditure of the whole family will definitely not exceed fifty copper baht. Although a copper baht seems insignificant to him, for many civilians, especially in such remote areas, it is very difficult to earn..
Under the heavy rewards, there must be brave men. As soon as Zhou Xing finished speaking, a man stood up amidst the uproar among everyone. Although his whole body was shaking due to nervousness, he still mustered up the courage to say: "Your Majesty, when we go to the battlefield, civilians like us are as useless in front of the monks, and we have no power to fight back. Although the imperial court clearly stipulates that rewards can be given for meritorious service. , but with our ability, we can’t even think of doing this.”
“Yes, come up and get a copper baht.”
"Reporting to my lord, I call this villain Gou Sheng."
Zhou Xing happily took a copper baht from Du Chou's hand and returned to his original place, sat down and hugged him tightly. Holding the copper baht, he said with a smile: "The leftover dog must be hidden. It will be used to marry a wife in the future."
When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter with a "cool" sound. , the atmosphere immediately became lively.
"Your Majesty," following Gou Sheng's example, another person immediately stood up and said: "We civilians in the army share the firepower for the monks, not to mention the poor food. , Even having a full meal is a luxury. You can only have a full meal every time you go to the battlefield."
"No one cares about our life and death, only the life and death of the monks. The most important thing is. "
"Not to mention the armor, the weapons are the most ragged, and sometimes there is only a stick in hand."
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After listening to everyone’s complaints, Zhou Xing pressed his hands again to signal everyone to be quiet.
"Everyone, since I, Zhou Xing, have been granted the title of Marquis of Bodao Pavilion, and since you are already my subjects, I will naturally be responsible for you all." Zhou Xing spoke loudly and unhurriedly with a firm look on his face. Said: "Performing military service for the imperial court is what each of us must do. This is not only for the imperial court, but also for ourselves. A country, a country, and a family. I think many people already know that now refugees Looting everywhere in Shu, although we are still far away, but if we don’t make preparations and don’t serve in the army, what should we do if the refugees come one day?”
” Of course, I keep in mind what everyone just said. I don’t care what the regulations are in other places in the Jin Dynasty. I solemnly declare here today that all the people of our Bo Dao Kingdom will receive ten rewards for every month of military service. A military salary of one copper baht. Those who die on the battlefield will receive a pension of twenty silver baht, and their children will be given priority in school. Those who are disabled will never serve in the military and will be exempted from all taxes..."
"Take a break. Stand at attention!"
"Look to the left, look to the right!"
Under the scorching sun, five hundred people wearing shirtless clothing The "soldiers" wearing straw sandals but full of energy are receiving training from Zhou Xing, if these people can be called soldiers. For the people of the Bodao Kingdom, and even for the people of the entire Bodao County, Zhou Xing's training has become the most lively place these days.
Although the conscription order given above is only for three days, it canZhou Xing refused to send the 357 people from his kingdom to follow the large army to Wuyang County, where Qianwei County is located, on the grounds that the soldiers were for training. Faced with Bingcao Shi's question, Zhou Xing just said that I would naturally send someone to explain to the governor. Bing Cao Shi and even the county magistrate Zhang Meng were extremely shocked by this, but they were also wary of Zhou Xing's legendary extraordinary cultivation, so they could only send people to Wuyang to accuse Zhou Xing of disobeying military orders and having bad intentions.
Of course Zhou Xing also sent someone, and it was none other than Wang Tianyun. Although Wang Tianyun didn't understand his behavior, now that the husband and wife were one, she had to help clean up Zhou Xing's big mess.
After Zhou Xing announced a series of policies that day, he kicked out all the men over the age of thirty-five and only recruited men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five to join the army. With these policies, men of appropriate age from the entire Hou Kingdom came to sign up enthusiastically. This shocked Du Chou, who originally thought Zhou Xing was fooling around.
In his original consciousness, since ancient times, the protagonists on the battlefield have always been monks, and civilians are used to disperse firepower and attract attacks. But after hearing what Zhou Xing said to these civilians, he had to admit that civilians could indeed play a greater role.
“As long as an ordinary man picks up a spear and stabs hard, even a piece of iron can poke a hole. No matter how hard a monk refines his body, his skin will not really be harder than iron. No monk You can really practice it to the point of being invulnerable. Even if someone practices the technique to that extent, it will require a lot of spiritual power. The spiritual power is not infinite, but there is very little spiritual power in each person's Qi Sea. Even ten civilians are vulnerable in front of a monk, but if dozens of civilians form a queue, they will be like a hedgehog. No matter how powerful the monk is, they will still be intimidating."