If Cao Yuan was unwilling to be this puppet, Lin Ziran would not embarrass him, but would send him back to the town guard mansion in Qingshan Town and let him continue to be a puppet guard.

In short, if you are willing, you are willing, and you are not willing to pull it down!

It's a big deal that Lin Ziran is looking for another person, it's hard to find a two-legged toad, there are more three-legged people, and there are more people who want to be officials!

But Cao Yuan didn't know what Lin Ziran thought.

Cao Yuan had expected many situations, but he didn't expect that after Lin Ziran saw him, he would say directly: "Brother Cao, I don't know if you are interested in being the county leader of Lianguan County!" ”

Hearing this, Cao Yuan himself was stunned, and the expression on his face was very strange!

Although he guessed that Lin Ziran would not embarrass himself when he saw him this time, and might even win himself over or something, he didn't expect that he would be a county prince as soon as he made a move.

He is nearly thirty years old and has stepped into the official career, and now it has been more than ten years, from a small clerk to the current position of the town guard, I don't know how much thought it took during the period, especially in the first two years in order to hug Li Xiancheng's thigh, he sent money and his wife and daughter, which went a little smoother.

It's a pity that when he first became the town guard of Qingshan Town, he was put under house arrest.

Now, this Lin Ziran actually said that he should be a county magistrate?

At this moment, any backers such as Li Xiancheng, and any resentment and grievances under house arrest were all left behind by him.

Instantly became excited and said: "Yes, I am willing to serve the adults and horses!" ”

Continue to be an official, and he is still a county official, he must be willing, he must be willing.

Even if Lin Ziran proposed to let him sacrifice his wife and daughter now, he would offer it without blinking.

Compared with the position of the county prince, his wife and daughter are a fart, besides, he hasn't given it away before!

Cao Yuan's reaction was beyond Lin Ziran's expectations, he originally thought that this Cao Yuan might refuse, and no matter how bad it was, he would reluctantly agree.

But I didn't expect people to agree directly, and they were very excited.

At this time, Lin Ziran felt the need to remind this Cao Yuan!

"This official's ugly words are ahead, this can't be messed around when you become a county official, I say this, can you understand?"

Cao Yuan didn't understand, he understood very well, wasn't he just a puppet.

He had this awareness, so he said: "Definitely won't mess around, the adults can send someone to supervise the officials!" ”

Well, people are very conscious.

Lin Ziran didn't know what to say!

"Then it's decided, you prepare a little bit, and tomorrow I will send someone to send you to the county seat to take office!"

"After I go, I will first straighten out the local officials."

"The most important thing is to collect taxes as soon as possible, and the army is waiting for the money to be paid!"

"Don't worry about someone resisting and not cooperating, if you don't have long eyes, you tell Scar directly, and he will deal with it as appropriate!"

After Cao Yuan left, Lin Ziran still felt that this matter was too simple, and immediately said: "Mazi, send a few more people to follow him, this person promised too easily, pay more attention."

"It's not just a guard, but also a few more lower-level officials that we can trust, so that he doesn't mess around, and at the same time, let the people in the past learn a little better, and strive to be able to take the lead as soon as possible!"

Luo Mazi nodded after hearing this: "The little one understands, let's arrange it!" ”

Guards, on the surface, are guards, but in fact they are guards, although Lin Ziran will not continue to put Cao Yuan under house arrest in the future, but the number of guards will not decrease but increase.

The higher-level officials sent were all low-level officials promoted and trained by Lin Ziran during this time, and now the town guards of Qingshan Town, except for Cao Yuan, the others are Lin Ziran who has been transferred from the army one after another, or the people directly recruit Dong Wen literate officials.

It's a pity that these people have been in politics for too short, and their ability and pattern are still too poor, and it's okay to be an ordinary low-level official, but now it's still a little short to even let them be a town guard, let alone deal with the affairs of a county.

Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Ziran also plans to cultivate his own civil service team.

That Cao Yuan doesn't say anything else, but he still has the ability to deal with civil affairs, after all, he is an old fritter who has been in officialdom for more than ten years.

These civil affairs are not the focus of Lin Ziran's attention, and he just returned to Qingshan Town to deal with them.

The focus is still on military affairs, especially the training and expansion of new units.

The purchased Fuyuan muskets had just been transported back to Qingshan Town, and they had not yet begun to process rifling, and Lin Ziran could not wait to set up two infantry battalions, the sixth infantry battalion and the seventh infantry battalion.

At the same time, the 2nd Artillery Battalion was established.

The 3rd Dragoon Company was also established, as well as a number of baggage units.

It's a pity that just like before, these troop establishments are available, artillery is also available, and muskets are also being refitted, but soldiers are still lacking.

No, Wu Guanlin was a little worried: "My lord, now the speed at which we recruit and train new recruits can no longer keep up with our demand for soldiers!" ”

"This time to expand several battalions, we need at least 2,500 recruits, but now there are only more than 800 recruits in the recruit camp, which is not enough!"

Regarding Wu Guanlin's worries, Lin Ziran said: "The Supervision and Training Office has sent people to the central and southern parts of Lianguan County to recruit soldiers, and yesterday it was reported that they have recruited 500 recruits, and they are expected to arrive in a few days. ”

"Recruits are still being recruited, rest assured, there are enough soldiers!"

Now that the troubled times are in power, as long as the treatment is sufficient, there are still many people who are willing to serve as soldiers and eat food.

However, Wu Guanlin is still worried: "Even if there are enough recruits, but we don't have enough instructors for recruit camp training, alas, if this is transferred from the troops, it will be even more difficult for these troops to fight in combat effectiveness!" ”

Lin Ziran said: "There is no way to do this, if you don't wait for me, the training of the troops and the improvement of combat effectiveness can only depend on how hard you work, Brother Wu." ”

Wu Guanlin said: "Now it can only be like this, wait a little longer, and when the third phase of our Suiying Academy graduates, the situation will be better!" ”

Lin Ziran: "When the students of the third crash course graduate, arrange as soon as possible to enrich the shortcomings of the grassroots level in various units, and how are the students of the fourth phase prepared?" ”

Wu Guanlin said: "The crash course is enough, but there are still more than 80 people in the regular class. ”

"According to your plan, my lord, the camp academy will be divided into a crash course and a regular class from this period, the crash course recruits outstanding soldiers in the army for short-term training, and the regular class is recruiting young students from the people."

"The crash course cadets selected by the army have been in place, but the enrollment situation of the regular class is not optimistic, it is estimated that the enrollment of 150 people has only recruited more than 70 people, and there is still a gap of more than 80 people!"

"Alas, there are almost not many young students with higher education, better physical fitness, and willing to join the army!"

Lin Ziran was also helpless when he heard it, compared to the easy recruitment of soldiers, it was too difficult to replenish officers, and it was very difficult to directly recruit professional officers from regular military academies.

And self-cultivation is also very troublesome.

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