Just after the beginning of summer, April in the world is full of flowers, and gradually there is a summer appearance, leisurely, the wind is dry, and the sun is not so soft.

On this day, under the hot sun, a huge convoy set off from Gangneung City and traveled north along the avenue, which was the honor guard of the county Shouteng's "county".

First of all, there were two chariots to open the way, the left and right sides of the car were fully armed, or holding halberds, or carrying bows and arrows, and even the emperor who drove was also carrying a long sword and a crossbow in his hand.

Then there were two guiding chariots, both with white covers, each with a sergeant and a petty officer.

Then there was the tall chariot of the county guard, the hood was black, the barriers on both sides of the car were painted red, and it was pulled by a red horse, and the figure of the county guard was hidden in the curtain. But I saw him with a dignified crown, wearing a black robe, wearing a black crown, wearing a long sword, holding a silver seal and a blue ribbon, and there were guards with halberds in the front and back of the chariot.

After the county Shouxuan car, there are more than ten cars carrying large and small officials, dozens of horsemen, and hundreds of soldiers accompanying them. There are also drum carts beating drums and playing sheng xiao, so that pedestrians along the way can hear it from afar, so they avoid it on both sides, and even go to the distant ridge to watch, all eyes are full of admiration and envy.

"In these years, a provincial leader can travel so majestic."

Heifu's carriage was also in the convoy, and he also knew that this was because the laws of the Qin State were very strict, just like the different styles of hair buns and crowns in the army to match the title, in the county, people with different official positions also had to take the car that matched their status, otherwise it would be a loss of official etiquette.

So as a local magistrate, don't think about traveling alone in micro-clothes, maybe just after you go out, you will be accused of "harming the national code" by the imperial history arranged by King Qin in the county......

Heifu was reluctant to travel to the county guard, and he preferred to help Li You train in Yingxian County. The autumn harvest is getting closer and closer, and Heifu also understands that no matter how much he does, when the time comes, the soldiers and cronies in his hands are the greatest reliance on his life and meritorious service.

It's a pity that the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes, since they can't escape, before Heifu set off, he didn't know what a "county" is with the soldiers Cao Peng, the right soldier Cao Shi and other county officials, and figure out what he needs to do.

It turns out that Xingxian is a tradition handed down from the Zhou Dynasty, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, in April, there was "the Son of Heaven ordered Ye Yu to travel to the fields, for the Son of Heaven to work and persuade the people, do not lose time." Ordered Situ to patrol the county, ordered the farmers to work hard, and did not rest in the capital. "The etiquette system.

In the Warring States period, the princes began to implement the county system, so there were princes and ministers to run counties. Most of the counties have a clear purpose, for example, King Wuling of Zhao is in Zhao Guoxing County, which seems to be traveling around, but in fact, it is to promote Hufu riding and shooting. Qin Xiangqi Marquis Wei Ran went to Dongfang Xingxian in order to see the Fengyi Taoqiu that he got for himself by pretending to be a public servant, and he also met Fan Ju stealing into Hangu Pass halfway......

The purpose of this county Shouteng's trip to the county is also very clear, one is to go to the local area to persuade farmers, which is a concern for agricultural affairs. The second is to supervise the county magistrates and warn the Hao clan to abide by the law, which is the significance of supervision and justice. At the same time, it is also necessary to urge the counties to prepare for the large-scale conscription during the agricultural slack and check the military registers, which is why the black man, Cao Zuoshi, accompanied him.

The first stop they arrived at was Zhijiang County, which is located more than 100 miles northwest of Jiangling City, and I heard that the county order of this county was pulled up by the county Shouteng from the assistant officials around him, which can be described as a cronie among the cronies.

Zhijiang County was originally the territory of a small vassal state "Luo State", and later Luo State was annexed by Chu State, and it became Chu Yi, after Qin State occupied Jianghan, because the Yangtze River branched here, and it was renamed Zhijiang.

The hydrological situation of the Yangtze River in these years is not much the same as that of later generations, the great river flows into the boundary of Nanjun from the east of Shu, out of the Three Gorges, to the Zhijiang River, under the local sediment barrier, it is divided into various continents, there are dozens of waterways, it is said that it is not until the Jiangjin Pavilion in the west of Jiangling that it is reunited into one.

Hefu also saw this strange sight on the shore, and asked the soap-clothed little man who had come to greet them, "How many small islands are there in this river?" ”

The little official replied with a smile: "There are really people who are extremely bored and have counted, at most there are ninety-nine continents, but they have never been a hundred...... Therefore, there is a local proverb that if the continent is less than 100, the king will not come out! ”

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The little official didn't choose to say anything, and the county lieutenant of Zhijiang on the side suddenly scolded with a straight face: "What nonsense? ”

Then he hurriedly apologized to Heifu, although Heifu's rank is equivalent to that of the county lieutenant, but he is a county official, and he is invisibly half a level higher, plus he wants to check the recruitment situation in Zhijiang County on behalf of the county guard, where does the county lieutenant dare to be disrespectful?

Driven by the vigorous and resolute style of the county Shouteng, on the first day of his stay in Zhijiang County, Heifu took two soldiers, Cao Shuzuo, to check the local military registration and the prepared conscription plan overnight.

The population of Zhijiang County is only 30,000, and Ding Zhuang is only 5,000, and from next month 1,000 people will be conscripted to leave the agricultural work and concentrate on military training, which will have a greater impact on the local economy, so the number of people to be conscripted in each township must be distributed. According to the "Military Law", "cohabitation is not parallel", and it is never allowed to have a situation where the father and son and brother of a cohabitant are called at the same time.

While flipping through the detailed records, Heifu secretly thought: "In the original history, Heifu and Jing probably lived separately, and because the family had a holiday with the officials, they were yin, took advantage of the loopholes in the law, and were recruited together to participate in this war." ”

So during the county, Heifu's duty is to urge the county lieutenant to recruit soldiers according to law to prevent similar situations!

Therefore, after reading the slip overnight, Heifu held a meeting with everyone in the county lieutenant's office, and the content was similar to the "Notice on Conscientiously Doing a Good Job in the Recruitment Work of this Year" in his previous life.

Guided by the spirit of the Qin army's "Wang Yu Xingshi, repair my spear", and the important instructions of the king last year, "King Jing made an appointment and sent troops to execute", and based on the conscription clause "Military Law" in the Qin law, resolutely implement the conscription order of the superiors, adhere to the quality as the core, strengthen organization and leadership, strictly organize and implement, pay close attention to the implementation of the work, and ensure the successful completion of this summer's conscription task......

That's right, unlike the last time when he attacked Chu and hastily recruited soldiers, this time King Qin's big conscription is more important to the quality of the soldiers!

"The poor can be allowed to transport grain, but not to be used as a pawn of the array."

The reason is very simple, just like Mencius said, those who have constant birth have perseverance, and those who do not have constant birth have no perseverance! No matter which dynasty or generation, the "good sons" of the middle class are the elite main force of the army.

Just like in later generations, conscription also requires a clear political history, no immediate family members participating in illegal organizations, abiding by the law, good moral character, and no theft, fighting, and other violations of law and discipline.

Maybe these good sons are not as good as evil teenagers alone, once they join the army and after months of training, they can beat the team composed of evil teenagers.

In addition, this conscription should "go first to the rich", and only when the number is insufficient, or at the end of the agricultural season, "the poor in their leisure time", in order to ensure that the agricultural cultivation of each family is carried out normally, so as to reduce the complaints of the people.

After finalizing the target and scope of the solicitation, the next step is the timeline and steps.

"Conscription at the beginning of May, training for three months. In May, he made the troops line up in line, in June he made the soldiers know the golden drum, familiarize themselves with the flag, and in July, he opened the arsenal and gave him a blade, and officially practiced the art of fighting the enemy! After the autumn harvest in August, the soldiers of each county, under the leadership of the county lieutenant, gathered in Yancheng, and the county lieutenant presided over the joint training of 10,000 people! ”

Everyone agreed one after another, there was a ready-made strict system, and under the supervision of the county guard, the counties could also do their best to implement it.

Although the battle had not yet begun, Heifu felt that when the King of Qin and the entire Qin State became serious and faced the enemy, from the beginning of the conscription, half of the battle had already been won......

Therefore, it is said: soldiers are better than the court. The one who wins without tyranny will win the main victory; The one who wins will win. ”

Thinking of this, Heifu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if King Qin hadn't despised his opponent so much last year, he was so impatient, and he had listened to Wang Jianzhi's advice early, and he wouldn't have to have so many robes die in a foreign country.

After doing all this, it was noon on the second day, and Heifu's mission in Zhijiang County had been completed, and he was about to yawn to catch up on sleep, but unexpectedly, the county warden Shi came to him, saying that the county guard was going to the village to inspect the crops, and asked Heifu to follow.

"The county guard, I am the official of the soldiers, I am in charge of the military affairs, and the agricultural affairs in the township have nothing to do with me, let me go with the county guard, and the subordinates may be suspected of overstepping their duties......"

A moment later, Heifu complained in front of Ye Junshou's car, he was sleepy and tired, and he really didn't want to go.

Ye Teng touched his beard and said with a smile: "Zigong asked about politics, Confucius answered, enough food, foot soldiers, and the faith of the people." Only with enough food can we have enough soldiers, how can agricultural affairs have nothing to do with military affairs? And again......"

After saying that, this Ye Junshou's face changed, and he said with a straight face:

"Isn't the method of composting and composting the manure offered by your family? Zhijiang County is the first place to implement this technique under my order, and now the 300 acres of winter wheat planted locally will be ripe, and this method is true or false, you can know whether it is true or not. If it works, it just happens to be used in the rice fields and corn fields, and if the fathers and elders complain that it is ineffective, the county guard will just take you down and ask for the guilt! ”