"Have you all practiced martial arts?"

On the street at the gate of the Marquis Wuyong's Mansion, the young men who came to enlist the Marquis Mansion's guards had already stood up according to Liu Xian's requirements.

Most of the young people present are well-versed, and it is estimated that their lives are not so easy. Therefore, they are all eager to be selected to become the guards of the Marquis of Wuyong's mansion.

Liu Xian stood in front of a crowd of about sixty or seventy people, all of whom had practiced martial arts. There were tens of thousands of people present, but there were only these sixty or seventy people, which made Liu Xian feel a little less. You must know that in this ancient era, martial arts training was basically their daily behavior, and it was nothing. For example, in some villages, in order to guard against bandits and robbers, or entanglement with neighboring villages, they must practice martial arts, so that they can not be bullied.

Of course, this does not mean that practicing martial arts will definitely lead to becoming a real general, in fact, if you want to break through the limits of the human body and cultivate the true qi of internal strength, in folk parlance, it is to cultivate dark energy. Such people are rare, and often there will not be one in a village. If there is one person in a village who has cultivated the internal strength and dark energy, then this village can be the king and hegemon among the ten miles and eight townships.

It can also be said that a real general, the lowest-level quasi-general, is actually a one-in-a-million existence.

The practice of martial arts here refers to their moves, and among ordinary people, if they are familiar with some martial arts, it can also make up for their shortcomings in failing to cultivate their internal strength and true qi. I don't dare to say that they can beat the second-rate and above military generals, but if their martial arts moves are powerful, they can also compete with those ordinary third-rate generals, and there is even the possibility of defeating the third-rate generals.

Internal strength and true qi is only the minimum standard for a martial arts master, but the ability of a martial artist depends on the martial arts he practiced. is not a real general, and there are many examples of killing generals.

The dozens of men in front of Liu Xian are not all arrogant, and many of them are relatively thin.

However, compared to the others, they did seem to be more calm, standing there motionless.

Hearing Liu Xian's question, they all straightened their waists, but they seemed a little messy.

"Little Hou Ye, the villain's name is Lai Zhuang, he practiced martial arts when he was young, he was good at using knives and sticks, and ordinary people couldn't get close to me."

"Contemptible man He Feng, good at sword."

"We are ...... from Shanxi"

……

They vied with each other to introduce themselves to Liu Xian, in order to make Liu Xian take a fancy to them.

Liu Xian pressed his hand, calmed them down, and said, "Okay, since you have all practiced martial arts and have your own martial arts, then dozens of you here can stay." However, there is a one-month inspection period, and after a month, if you all pass, you can officially become my own guard. Now, you go and register as required, and after you have registered, you can leave first, take care of your personal affairs, and gather for training in three days. “

Dozens of people who have practiced martial arts, Liu Xian still doesn't know their character, and he doesn't know if they really have their own unique martial arts, but these are not important. Because Liu Xianfang sensed their breath and found that their breath was basically stronger than ordinary people. Many of them have indeed reached the pinnacle of the potential stimulation of ordinary people, and as long as there is a certain opportunity, they may be able to break through, cultivate the true qi of internal strength, and become quasi-military generals.

In fact, in such a situation, there are many in the Liu Mansion Escort Team, as long as there is a proper opportunity. Or if Liu Xian breaks through to the increase of the second-rate generals, then he can guide them and help them cultivate their internal strength and true qi.

When they heard that they were all selected, most of them all looked the same and bowed to Liu Xian in thanks.

"He Feng, your name is He Feng, right? You wait. Let me ask you a few words. "When Liu Xian asked them to enter the Marquis Wuyong's Mansion to register, he stopped a man who was about twenty years old and called He Feng.

"Little Marquis, may I ask." He Feng hurriedly stood still and said solemnly.

"That's right, these people recruited to protect their own soldiers, and they recruited them for the entire Luoyang capital. But with so many people here, are you the only ones who practice martial arts? There are one or two million people in Luoyang, it is impossible that only a few dozen of you practice martial arts, right? Liu Xian felt that there were too few people who practiced martial arts.

"Little Marquis, there are naturally many people who practice martial arts in the capital. However, not everyone who practices martial arts is willing to come to the Marquis Wuyong's Mansion to be a guard. He Feng respectfully explained: "Don't hide it from the little marquis, those who practice martial arts, when they become adults, it is really not difficult to find a job as a guard in Luoyang, and the money obtained will not be less than that of the little marquis's guards." The mansions of the magnates, the rich and noble families, and the merchants, as well as the gambling houses, will hire some martial arts practitioners as family guards. So ......"

"Okay, I see." Liu Xian raised his hand to interrupt He Feng's speech and nodded.

The situation He Feng said is the norm, after all, the really capable people, not only Liu Xian thought of recruiting them to his subordinates, so many powerful people in Beijing, I am afraid that they have long been eyeing those who practice martial arts. It is impossible to wait for Liu Xian to recruit.

"What about you? Why did you come to the Marquis Wuyong Mansion to apply? Liu Xian thought about it and asked.

"We ......" He Feng wanted to speak and stopped, and then seemed to muster up courage and said: "We...... Well, according to He's own situation, he has offended some powerful people, so under normal circumstances, those powerful and rich families will no longer hire us to guard their families. These people are all from Luoyang, although I don't know them either, but some people have heard their names, and the situation they are facing is similar to that of He. ”

"I see, okay, I see. You should also register first. Liu Xian waved his hand.

"Well, little marquis, actually, in fact, most of us don't know how to read. This registration ......"

"We've already arranged the registration, even if you can't read. Go ahead. ”

Liu Xian then turned to the group of people who were standing together and had all enlisted in the army.

There are not many people who have ever enlisted in the army, and there are about 100 in total. Judging by their stance, it is indeed more disciplined.

There are not many hundred, and Liu Xian estimates that the situation is similar to what He Feng said. Those who have enlisted in the army and served as soldiers should also be easier to find a job as a nurse to do.

Liu Xian waved his hand and asked them to register together.

Finally, there are thousands of people standing on the right side of the street.

"Brothers, there are almost two hundred people who have practiced martial arts, as well as those who have enlisted in the army. Of course, they don't necessarily have to become Benhou's guards, everything has to be assessed. So, from among you, I will recruit about eight hundred men. But be careful, after a month, out of a total of about a thousand people, you and those who have just now, and in the end only 600 will remain as the guards of the important people. Since there are so many of you, I will go into you and come out and join the assessment for a month. ”

Liu Xian explained the situation to them.

These are ordinary people who are young and strong, although they feel that Liu Xian's choice is a bit child's play, but they still acquiesce to Liu Xian's approach, and no one objected.

In reality, they are not allowed to object, Liu Xian recruits guards and soldiers, naturally he wants whoever he wants, but Liu Xian said this first, which makes them feel better, even if they don't choose themselves, there is no pity.

Liu Xian naturally operated his Taiping True Qi, and then sensed the qi of these people.

In fact, the best way is for Liu Xian to input a Taiping True Qi into everyone, and determine their potential through True Qi.

But this is unlikely, because there are so many people present.

Liu Xian walked into the crowd, and then sensed it through Taiping True Qi, and from time to time stretched out his hand to point at a certain person, and the one who was pointed out went out of the ranks.

They have never practiced martial arts or enlisted in the army, but their aura is relatively strong and they have the potential to cultivate.

It didn't take long for Liu Xian to pick enough people. All plus, about a thousand people.

For the rest of the people, Liu Xian asked them all to go back, but Liu Xian also mentioned it to them, asking them to pay more attention to the notice of the Marquis of Wuyong's Mansion, because even if they don't recruit guards and soldiers, they will recruit caravan guards from Liu's Mansion in the future. And if you recruit Liu Mansion caravan guards, this number will definitely need more.

Liu Xian let them disperse, and gave them another idea that he would recruit them in the future.

For Liu Xian, these young and strong people are actually high-quality soldiers. It's a pity that Liu Xian can't recruit them all for the time being.

The matter of recruiting guards has come to an end, and the movement is still relatively large, but the result does make Liu Xian feel a little disappointed. Not a single real general has been recruited.

But it's normal for Liu Xian to think about it. Really powerful generals, how can they lower their prices to do what kind of guards? Although this means that the treatment is equivalent to that of the forbidden army in the palace, after all, this is only Liu Xian's personal soldier. When they joined, it was actually equivalent to selling themselves to Liu Xian. The most important thing is that after they became Liu Xian's guards, they no longer had a chance to be promoted.

If they have the strength, they can casually take refuge in the general local government, as long as they have the strength of a third-rate military general, or even the strength of a quasi-military general, they can become the guests of the local county order, even if they can't directly serve as a county lieutenant, they can also be the chief general of the officers and soldiers.

Liu Xian said in the end, there is still no prestige and reputation in Luoyang Capital, even if Liu Xian's name is spread these days, but it can't be achieved to let those really powerful generals come to meet each other.

Also, the existence of Liu Xian's Liu Mansion caravan made Liu Xian directly a businessman, and the status of a businessman in the Han Dynasty is really needless to say, and most people will look down on it. People with lofty ideals, if they don't know Liu Xian, they really won't be willing to take refuge in someone who can't give them a better way out.

As far as He Feng said, the reason why they came to meet each other was because they basically offended some powerful people, or committed something, and it was difficult for anyone to hire them anymore. And even if it's a person who practices martial arts, he has to eat and live, right? They had no choice, so they came to meet for the sake of the treatment equivalent to the forbidden army of the palace.

Then again, when they don't know Liu Xian, it is difficult for them to have any sense of belonging when they take refuge in Liu Xian. Perhaps, when you meet some people you know, they are not too embarrassed to say that they have taken refuge in a businessman.

Of course, Liu Xian's situation is also a bit special, because Liu Xian also has another identity, such as a clan relative of the Han family, Marquis Wu Yong, and even Brother Wang.

Among the 1,000 people who are currently recruited, they must go through strict selection. In particular, it is necessary to find out if there are some spies involved.

There is no need to rush this, Liu Xian plans to put them in the camp of the Liu Mansion caravan for training for a month.

followed, it was the problem of Liu Xian's shop in Luoyang.

During this time, Shan Yong, Li Yuan and others had already inquired about some shops that could be purchased in the prosperous area of Luoyang City according to Liu Xian's requirements.

The shop is easier to run, after all, as long as you have money, even if it is someone else's shop, you can buy it.

And for example, opening a rice grain store does not have to be opened in a prosperous area.

The more troublesome thing is the opening of a restaurant.

In Luoyang City, there are many flowers, taverns and inns. Moreover, in line with Liu Xian's requirements, those taverns and restaurants have backgrounds behind them, and it is basically impossible to buy them directly.

And the real large-scale tavern restaurant is actually the green building.

Liu Xian does not plan to operate this aspect of the business, the tavern restaurant, the main thing is to operate food and lodging, in fact, the main thing is to eat and drink, with more economical and color, flavor and flavor dishes to attract people, and then sell the fine wine made by Liu Xian, in general, it is to appreciate the elegance and vulgarity, not only to attract the general public, but also to attract those elites of the upper class society.

I don't want to make much wealth, I just want to be able to come to the market. Because only in this way can we attract different classes of guests, so that we can have more valuable information.

In order to do a good job in the restaurant, Liu Xian actually has a lot of tricks. For example, Liu Xian doesn't engage in the Qinglou set, but Liu Xian can do a pure appreciation song and dance performance.

So many different songs and dances in later generations, as long as they are made, will definitely cause a sensation among the people. Even Liu Xian feels that the entertainment industry can be developed 2,000 years in advance.

There won't be a record or anything, but it can be made like a concert for future generations.

If you really want to do it, Liu Xian thinks it's still okay. Now, it's just a matter of finding a place that fits you.

If you really can't buy a place that you can use directly, then you have to build a restaurant yourself.