Immediately afterwards, he felt an irresistible push from his chest. His body was light and he flew backwards. Before his mind could realize what was going on, he fell heavily again.
On the corridor outside.
Zhou Xing flew up in front of him and stretched out his foot to kick him. Cao Jian reacted quickly at this time. He shouted as fast as he could in his life: "Spare your life, Lord! Don't do this little thing."
Human things.”
Looking at the foot resting on the tip of his nose and feeling the strong wind, 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: "Jun
Please forgive me! It really has nothing to do with the villain."
"Tell me, what's going on?" Zhou Xing asked sternly, not caring 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 from their houses.
"It's a long story," Cao Jian said with a sad face, thinking that he would deal with this deadly King of Hell first and then talk about it. He didn't dare to hide it at the moment and kept talking non-stop.
It turns out that in Bodao County, since the founding of the Jin Dynasty and the third county magistrate, the actual number of households and the number of households on the roster have not matched. They have not increased but decreased. But for the county magistrate, the number of households is
It is a key data for state and county assessments. During his tenure, the number of households decreased, which cannot be justified in any case. Therefore, since then, this number of households has been falsified.
Zhou Xing sneered in his heart when he heard what he said. If he hadn't listened to what Du Chou told him, he would have truly understood him. Yizhou has always had good weather and no disease or disaster since the founding of the Jin Dynasty.
Number of households reduced?
This guy must have been incorporated into a wealthy family.
How could Cao Jian, a member of the Cao family, not be aware of these circumstances?
Could the county magistrate be unclear?
It's nothing more than delivering benefits. After eating and taking it, one of them falsified the final data and passed the blame on to the next person.
Therefore, although he also sympathized with Cao Cao, Cao Jian, who was crying at his feet and with a trace of blood on his mouth. Whoever gets involved in this matter will be unlucky. If this matter is investigated, it is not a matter of one or two people.
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. At worst, that family is dead, that family ran away, etc. In the disaster year, or when there is turmoil like the Yong and Qin states, all the false data in the past can be erased.
draw.
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. You cannot control your life on the battlefield.
"Hmph, I have just arrived, and I still don't know how the people of the fiefdom are doing. If we lay out more than forty heads, I will not be scolded by people in the fiefdom in the future, but I will be scolded by people outside the fiefdom. I'm afraid it will be clear on my forehead.
The words "big fool" are engraved on it."
"What, so the method you came up with is to secretly make my household number inflated? Is this the method you came up with? Do I have the word "easy to bully" etched on my face?
"Your Majesty, I have realized my mistake." Cao Jian repeatedly begged for mercy, but in his heart he said angrily: "Nima, this has nothing to do with me. I just follow orders. But I don't want this man named Gao to be so domineering. You
If it's just a matter of discussion, then what does it mean to have people's heads? But I don't know what the motive of this prince is, and he insists on using such a big thing to cause trouble."
Zhou Xing didn't know what Cao Jian was thinking, and he never thought that in Cao Jian's heart, or even in the hearts of countless people, the number of people serving in the military was nothing. Let alone dozens, it was hundreds.
, as long as the work is done properly, it will not be a matter of turning a blind eye to the affairs of the county, state or state. No big shot will come to count the heads in person.
"I don't want to care about who is right or wrong." Zhou Xing deliberately raised his voice so that everyone in the county government could hear: "People, I won't add one more person. How to solve the problem is your business.
It has nothing to do with me. Even if this lawsuit goes to the governor or the governor, I won't be afraid."
After saying this, he tossed his sleeves and robe and left, leaving everyone in the county government looking at each other.
This dignified Lord Tinghou, tsk, is really strong, but he doesn’t have enough brains.
Who above this is serious about this nonsense?
As for the people below, no one cares whether there are more or less people. Cao Jian must have gone out today without looking at the almanac, so he was unlucky.
After Zhou 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 repeatedly said that he would be impeached.
He. Of course, the county magistrate named Zhang Meng did not really want to impeach Zhou Xing. First, he felt that he was wrong in this matter, and 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 in his stomach that a gentleman will take revenge in ten years.
Zhou Xing vented his anger, and his mood was no longer so depressed. When he returned to the fiefdom, he was shocked to find that the door of his house was filled with darkness, and it turned out that Du Chou had gathered 357 people together.
"Not bad, not bad." Zhou Xing dismounted and handed the horse to a servant who had already stepped forward to greet him. He praised in his heart, "This Du Chou is really nimble in his work."
But he didn't know that Du Chou didn't give these people a month's military pay according to what he said. In Du Chou's view, military service is a matter of course. This breaking of traditional rules is not a trivial matter. If he can give these people money this time,
If you conscript soldiers, you have to pay them again next time, and you have to pay them again and again in the future. As long as they are not paid once, no one will come to perform military service. The reason why he recruited all the people so quickly was simply to have people ride on horses.
They walked around the fief and shouted that each of the top ten would be rewarded with ten copper bahts, and the bottom ten would be whipped ten times. When Zhou Xing came closer, he saw a man lying on a big rock, and a man behind him holding a
The man with the whip was hitting 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 Xingshi frowned as he listened.
He intuitively felt that Du Chou's method was right, but when he looked at the numb faces, the loose postures, and the beggars' clothes across from him, his already sunny mood became gloomy again.
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"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 serve in the military like civilians? Our small place is different from Shangluo. The monks in Shangluo actively join the army, so they can show off in front of dignitaries. In our small place,
Who do the monks show themselves to? They are all sitting at home waiting for the governor and magistrate to come to conquer the country."
Du Chou's words left Zhou Xing speechless for a while.
You monks enjoy the best resources in this country, but when the states and counties are in trouble, you let the common people 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 points out this
Something is wrong.
You wouldn't know it until something happened, but once something happened, there were problems everywhere in the Jin Dynasty, from the imperial court to every household.
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.
But look at this ragtag group of people, there is no trace of discipline and morale at all. This ragtag group is probably on the battlefield and is at the level of pig teammates.
He raised his arms, pressed his hands down again, and said loudly: "Everyone, sit down cross-legged first." He originally wanted to shout to take a break and stand at attention as he did in military training, but the words came to his lips and he suppressed them.
in.
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 need to participate in military service. I know that everyone is not willing to participate in military service.
After all, people will die in war. Today, everyone will talk freely about why they don’t want to serve in the military.”
As soon as he said these words, not to mention everyone sitting below, even Du Chou was dumbfounded, thinking that this lord must have taken the wrong medicine today. Morale can only be boosted, not vented. This is a mob to begin with.
, if you let it out like this again, you won't need to be beaten by others, you will be defeated thousands of miles away.
Seeing that everyone was looking at each other without saying a word, Zhou Xing said again: "Whoever can name one will be rewarded with a copper baht." Zhou Xing now knows that for a small household, the entire family's life is spent in a year.
The cost would definitely not exceed fifty copper baht. Although one copper baht seemed insignificant to him, for many civilians, especially in such remote areas, it was very difficult to earn.
There must be brave men who are rewarded with great rewards. As soon as Zhou Xing finished speaking, a man stood up amidst the uproar among the people. Although his whole body was shaking due to nervousness, he still mustered up the courage to say: "Your Majesty,
When civilians like us go to the battlefield, we are like nothing in front of the monks, and we have no power to fight back. Although the court clearly stipulates that meritorious service can be rewarded, but with our ability, we dare not even think about such meritorious service."
"Well, that's right. Come up and get a copper baht. What's your name?"
"Reporting to the Lord, I call this villain Gou Sheng."
Zhou Xing saw the dog-sheng happily taking a copper baht from Du Chou's hand, then returned to the original place, sat down, held the copper baht tightly, and said with a smile: "Gosheng, you have to hide it well."
, I will use it when I get a wife in the future."
When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter, and 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, we even have enough food.
Extravagant hope. You can only have a full meal every time when you have to go to the battlefield."
"No one cares about our life or death. Only the life and death of the monks is the most important."
"Don't talk about armor or anything else, even the weapons are the shabbiest. Sometimes you only have a wooden stick in your hand."
…
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 said loudly and unhurriedly with a determined look on his face: "Perform military service for the imperial court.
It is what each of us must do, not only for the court, but also for ourselves. A country, a country, and a family. I think many people already know that refugees are now looting everywhere in Shu. Although
We are far from here yet, but if we don’t make preparations and don’t serve in the military, what will we do if 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 Bodao Kingdom will receive a reward for every month of military service.
Military pay of ten copper bahts. Those who die on the battlefield will receive a pension of twenty silver bahts, and their children will have priority in schooling. Those who are disabled will never serve in the military in the future 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 "soldiers" who were bare-chested and wearing straw sandals but full of energy were receiving training from Zhou Xing. If these people can be called soldiers. For the people of the Bodao Kingdom, and even for the entire Bodao
For people in the county, Zhou Xing's training has become the most lively place these days.
Although the conscription order from above was only for three days, Zhou Xing refused to send the 357 people from his kingdom to follow the large army to Wuyang County, where the Jianwei County Prefecture is located, on the grounds that the soldiers were for training.
When asked, Zhou Xing just said that I would naturally send someone to explain to the county governor. Bing Cao Shi and even the county magistrate Zhang Meng were extremely shocked by this, but they were also afraid of Zhou Xing's legendary extraordinary cultivation, so he could only send someone
He quickly went to Wuyang to accuse Zhou Xing of disobeying military orders and having evil intentions.
Naturally, Zhou Xing also sent someone, and it was none other than Wang Tianyun. Although Wang Tianyun didn't understand his actions, now that the husband and wife were one, she had to help clean up the big mess that Zhou Xing had brought out.
After Zhou Xing announced a series of policies that day, he drove out all the men over thirty-five years old and only recruited men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five to join the army. With these policies, all the men of the right age in the entire Hou Kingdom
People came to sign up one after another. This shocked Du Chou, who originally thought Zhou Xing was joking.
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
Recognizing civilians can indeed make a greater difference.
"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 can really become invulnerable.
Even if someone practices the technique to that level, it will consume a lot of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy is not infinite, but the spiritual energy in each person's Qi Sea is very little. One civilian or even ten civilians can work together with one monk.
They are vulnerable in front of them, but if dozens of civilians form a queue, they will be like a hedgehog. No matter how powerful the monks are, they will still be intimidating."