"Second brother, this is Wu County. It's lively here, much livelier than our place." "There are so many people."
On the street of Wuxian County, a young man with a simple and honest face was very happy looking at the bustling streets and the small merchants and hawkers everywhere.
"Um!"
Qin Qiong looked at Wu County and nodded secretly. When he entered Wu County from Jiangdu, he discovered the difference in Wu County.
Wujun is no more wealthy than Jiangdu.
But the high-spirited smiles of the people at the bottom were something he had never seen anywhere.
During the Qin Qiong Daye period, he had been following Lai to protect his children and fight for the Sui Dynasty. He passed through many counties and counties, and everywhere he went, he saw those indifferent lower-class people.
What I saw were powerful officials plundering the common people.
However, after visiting Wu County for half a month, I did not see any minor officials making things difficult for the people. The county government officials did not smile at everyone, at least they did not have a cold face.
What he didn't know was that the former government officials had little chance of promotion, so they could only plunder the bottom class desperately.
But it is different in Wu County. Even the yamen and petty officials have the opportunity to be promoted. As long as you are capable and literate, you will be promoted if you have made meritorious service.
As for the opportunity to study and become literate, all officials in the government were open to it.
And it's true that there are six people in Wu County who have been promoted from petty officials to county magistrates.
It is these shining deeds that make the lower-level officials full of motivation. They know that there is a department in the Prefecture that specializes in inspecting officials.
It can be said that many rules have been broken here in Wu County, but only a small number of people are unhappy with this rule-breaking system, but most people are very happy.
Because this means that most people have channels for promotion.
It is this system that has given Wu County and the government offices in several surrounding counties a new lease of life. This is why Wu County and other places have been able to develop so fast.
This is not clear to outsiders. Even if spies from various parties come to observe and want to learn, it will be difficult to do this.
Qin Qiong has only been in Wu County for half a month, so naturally he can't understand what's going on here.
But whether he understood it or not, it did not prevent him from admiring the governor of Wu County whom he had never met, General Zhennan of the Sui Dynasty.
The deeds of Zhennan General Yuwen Chengji have already spread throughout the country and have become the object of countless young people's pursuit.
He was a wild boy when he was young, but later he turned around and practiced martial arts externally and politics internally, and managed Wu County in an orderly manner.
At first he thought it was a bit exaggerated.
But after he actually came to Wu County, he discovered that Wu County was simply a paradise.
Looking at the many counties in Wu County, Qin Qiong's original plan has gradually become firmer.
He could not forget his several years of military service with Lai Hu'er. Lai Hu'er was defeated and died, so he and Luo Shixin defected to General Pei Renji.
Some time ago, General Pei Renji's third son followed General Zhennan south to Yangzhou, and General Pei sent them here.
Nominally, they were arranged to come to Wu County to see how Pei Yuanqing was doing?
But in fact, Qin Qiong also knew that General Pei was giving the two of them a future. Over in Luokou, General Pei had already broken with Wang Shichong of Luoyang because of Pei Yuanqing.
And he cannot take refuge in Wagang, so General Pei, who is now in Luokou, is surrounded by enemies from both sides.
I don’t know how long I can hold on, so I’ll first send out all those with potential among the generals.
When you really can't hold on anymore, then withdraw from Luokou.
Qin Qiong understood what General Pei meant. General Pei also had to rely on the Yuwen clan because of Yuan Qing.
But after all, he joined halfway. If you want to gain a firm foothold in Yuwen Valve, you cannot rely on Yuan Qing alone, and Yuan Qing is young after all.
He knew that he came to Wu County to play as a striker, and he had established a foothold in Wu County. Even if the Pei family came over in the future, they would be able to integrate more quickly.
Everything about Wu County made Qin Qiong curious about General Zhennan, so he did not resist General Pei's request.
On the contrary, I was even more curious about the army here.
Everyone heard that Wu Commandery's troops and horses were extremely powerful, and the Jianghuai Army was wiped out in just three months.
Qin Qiong's eyesight was very high. He followed him to protect his son, and the soldiers and horses under his command were also the elite of the Sui Dynasty.
"Let's go! Shixin, let's go to the army to find Yuan Qing."
"Oh! Go find brother Yuan Qing in the army, okay"
The two of them naturally knew Pei Yuanqing, and their relationship was relatively good. Pei Yuanqing often came to them to discuss martial arts, and the relationship between them was very harmonious.
Especially Luo Shixin and Pei Yuanqing have a better relationship.
"What? Someone is looking for me. He's from Luokou. His surname is Qin Heluo."
"Could it be Brother Qin and Brother Shixin?"
In the military camp, when he heard the words of the messenger, Pei Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly his face lit up, he quickly dropped the weapon in his hand and walked towards the camp gate.
After a while, he saw two familiar figures standing at the camp gate.
"Haha! Second brother Qin, brother Shixin, when did you come?"
He stepped forward and gave Luo Shixin a hard fist.
With the bang, Luo Shixin didn't even frown, but instead smiled honestly.
"Yuanqing Brothers"
Luo Shixin was honest and naive, and got along better with the young Pei Yuanqing, and because of his natural supernatural power, he was on par with Pei Yuanqing in terms of strength, so the two often competed together.
The relationship goes back and forth, just like brothers.
"Second Brother Qin, why are you here?"
After some pleasantries, Pei Yuanqing asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"General Pei asked us to come over and see you."
As Qin Qiong walked, he paid attention to the layout of the military camp and the soldiers inside.
The military camp is very large, surrounded by walls more than one foot high. It can be said to be a small city.
There were soldiers coming and going, and there were more soldiers training on the school grounds.
Looking from a distance, he was shocked.
"So strong! No wonder they were able to wipe out the Jianghuai Army in just a few months."
Qin Qiong has been following Lai to protect his children for several years. Not only is his personal strength outstanding, but he has also learned some military strategies.
It can be seen at a glance how elite the soldiers in this military camp are.
Every soldier is full of tiger and wolf momentum and full of energy.
Far from comparable to those rebel soldiers.
And along the way, he felt that the fierce aura exuded by many generals could bring him the slightest threat.
It has been ten years since he joined the army and he has encountered countless enemies, but on the battlefield, he has met only a handful of people who can threaten him.
But in this military camp, strong generals can be seen everywhere.
It really made him wonder where he had gone.
"Second Brother Qin, are you shocked?"
"Haha! When I came here, I was also shocked. There are so many masters here. Second- and third-rate generals can be seen everywhere. Even the first-rate ones are only twenty or thirty."
Pei Yuanqing introduced with some pride.
This chapter has been completed!