Since the dialogue between father and son in the study, Lin Fan knew his father's intentions and was very settled.

Immediately after that, he began to act, and the next morning he discussed various matters with Lu Shaofu and others.

Although they are all young people, they are not bad at knowledge. The matters were quickly finalized, and after that, they were busy with specific matters such as the selection of the location of the martial arts hall and the recruitment of personnel.

After a comprehensive investigation by Lin Fan and others, a courtyard in the east of the town was finally selected to be used as the residence of the martial arts hall.

This was mainly due to the fact that the yard was large enough and adjacent to the large flat area of the townspeople's deliberations that could be used for daily exercises. Another reason is that this yard is actually the Lin family's property, and after he chooses it, he just needs to talk to Lin Ruxian, and many things don't have to be so troublesome.

After the location of the martial arts hall is located, the most important thing is to recruit personnel.

In order to recruit manpower, Lin Fan personally went to Zhenbei to find Wang Hu and others for persuasion. Wang Hu and the others had long wanted to repay Lin Fan, but they didn't have a chance, but now they heard that Lin Fan was recruiting people, and everyone still had a salary of one or two silver per month, so they naturally agreed and happily agreed.

Lin Fan selected thirty young men from them and let them enter the martial arts hall.

Except for Lin Fan, the others were not idle. Lu Shaofu and An Ning were responsible for selecting strong men in the town, and the townspeople heard that the martial arts hall was set up to defend the town, and with the reputation of the Lin and Lu families as a guarantee, they could not only learn kung fu, but also get money, so they naturally signed up enthusiastically.

Of course, there are also some ruffians who want to make up for it indiscriminately, and take the money and food of the Lin and Lu families for nothing.

But Jiangyuan Town is not big, everyone knows the roots, where can these people who want to get something for nothing hide from the eyes of the people in the town.

They were quickly recognized by the townspeople, and then these people were cleaned up by An Ning and the family members of the Lin and Lu families.

After doing this a few times, no ruffians would dare to think of sneaking into the martial arts hall to take advantage.

At the Xiangyong Recruitment Office, An Ning was busy registering the applicants.

At this time, a small head came out: "Brother Anning, I want to sign up, I want to sign up!" ”

An Ning raised her head and looked at it, and couldn't help laughing on the spot: "Who should I be, it turns out to be Xiao Xiucai!" If you don't study at home, what are you doing here? Be careful for a while, your mother will come and spank you! ”

A group of people around laughed when they heard this, and you laughed at me every word.

"Xiao Xiucai, look over there, your mother is coming over with a broom!"

"Hurry up and run, or you'll be beaten in a while!"

"Hahaha!"

The little guy known as Xiao Xiucai doesn't look very old, but he looks like he is fourteen or fifteen years old. He is a descendant of the Lin family, his father left early, and he depends on his mother for his life.

Fortunately, with the help of the clan, their mother and son's life on weekdays is not too hard, and the little talent Lin Fang was also able to study in the school in the clan.

His talent is good, and he reads quite hard, which is very praised by the gentlemen in the school. At a young age, he was nicknamed a little Xiucai by the gentlemen of the school, which shows the gentlemen's love for him.

Therefore, his mother also had high hopes for him, hoping that one day he would be able to gain fame and fame, even if he could not get ahead and become a great official, he would be able to improve his status in the clan.

He smiled shyly, scratched his head, and said embarrassedly, "Brother An Ning, don't laugh at me." I also want to learn martial arts well and protect the town in the future. ”

An Ning stopped laughing and said earnestly: "Xiao Xiucai, did your mother agree, your mother hopes that you will study hard and be able to gain fame and get ahead in the future." And learning martial arts is very hard, and your small body may not be able to stand it. Besides, if there are really robbers in the future, we will rush to the front, which is very dangerous. You're still young, so let's go home! lest your mother worry again in a moment. ”

Lin Fang, also known as Xiao Xiucai, said: "Mr. said that I don't have to go to the school to listen to the lecture now, I promised my mother to use it for martial arts training during the day and study at night, and it will not delay my studies, so my mother agreed."

"Brother An Ning, do you promise me! Since I was a child, I have envied people like you and Brother Lin Fan, who are both civil and military, and I also want to protect everyone. Now that the world is unstable, how can a manly husband just bury his head in studying, and do his best to protect the safety of one party. ”

An Ning slapped Lin Fang lightly on the head and said with a smile: "At a young age, don't tell me anything about a manly husband." But since your mother has agreed, you can stay! From now on, you will follow Young Master Lu, and it just so happens that you will have a literacy person to help us deal with some things in the future. ”

Xiao Xiucai Lin Fang jumped up excitedly when he heard this, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him, he immediately blushed and was a little stunned.

He smiled shyly at everyone, and this gesture caused everyone to laugh.

An Ning slapped Xiao Xiucai's head again: "Silly boy, what's the matter?" Why don't you hurry up and help! ”

Lin Fang said "hey", trotted to the back of the bookcase, and began to help record the names of the people who came to sign up.

In this way, after three or four days of preparation and screening, An Ning and the others selected more than 60 physically strong people from among the local young people. At this point, the preparation of personnel officially came to an end.

In addition to preparing the martial arts hall, Lin Lu and the two families each hired twenty guards to take care of the family.

After the personnel are determined, the next step is the production and distribution of weapons.

Fortunately, in addition to prohibiting the private possession of various imperial court standard ordnance and armor crossbows, the people did not prohibit swords, bows and arrows and other weapons.

Of course, ordinary people don't have enough money to build weapons.

Coupled with the prosperity of the literary style of this dynasty, it is unprecedented. In addition to the saber used to decorate the façade, the scholars have always disdained the martial artists who dance with knives and guns, believing that reading and literacy and gaining fame is the right way. Therefore, in addition to the local clans used to equip guards, there are not too many people who have weapons.

In order to solve this problem, the two families jointly opened a blacksmith shop. In addition to making various agricultural tools used in farming, this blacksmith shop is also used to make various weapons such as knives and guns, which are distributed to the martial arts hall and the nursing house.

Since the large-scale privately cast blades did not conform to the legal system of the imperial court after all, in order not to cause taboos, they did not make such a big fanfare, and all actions were only carried out quietly.

The nineteenth day of the winter month, Daji. It is advisable to marry, relocate, enter the house, break ground, open the market, and hang plaques.

On this day, Jiangyuan Town was noisy with gongs and drums, and firecrackers rang out; Jiangyuan Martial Arts Hall was officially established.

On the same day, the Lin family and the Lu family also officially broke ground to rebuild the courtyard wall and increase the height and reinforcement of the outer wall.

Under the auspices of Lin Fan and others, the martial arts hall personnel were divided into three teams. Lu Shaofu will be the head of the coach, and An Ning will assist from the side. Further down, Wang Hu was responsible for leading the first team of 30 people composed of young people from other places, and the local Xiangyong was divided into two teams, the second team of 30 people led by Lin Ziqing of the Lin clan, and the third team of 30 people led by Lu Guangyuan of the Lu clan.

Lin Ziqing and Lu Guangyuan are both uncles of Lin Fan and Lu Shaofu, about thirty-four or five years old. Although they came from a side branch, they were also quite prestigious among the two clans and even the entire Jiangyuan Town, and it was an acceptable choice for all parties to take charge of a team by each of them.

After the opening of the martial arts hall, the training was officially launched.

They would go to the square every morning at sunrise to practice, with Lu Shaofu and An Ning in charge of teaching martial arts and various fighting techniques, and sometimes learning some small battle formations such as the Mandarin Duck Formation.

The martial arts hall does not shy away from the people in the town to watch, and when they practice martial arts, there are often some children who find it fun and curious to follow the practice.

An Ning and the others never stopped it, and there was no way that the military attache could not help spreading the rumors. On the contrary, they sometimes even take the initiative to correct the wrong actions of those children so that the children can learn better.

At the beginning of the establishment of the martial arts hall, it was inevitable that there would be some thorns who did not listen to the order and wanted to be the first bird.

Once Lu Shaofu and An Ning each cleaned up a dozen people with their bare hands, no one dared to come forward anymore, and they were all honest.

It has only been more than half a month before and after, and these villagers have begun to become a little presentable from the beginning when they even stood in line and couldn't distinguish the orders. At first glance, it looks like an elite division, although it has not been tested in actual combat, and the specific combat power is not easy to say, but it can be used to bluff people.

Under Lin Fan's arrangement, all matters are being carried out in an orderly manner. With the passage of time, it finally came to the month of La, when the ninth year since the son of Jinzi ascended the throne and changed the yuan, that is, the ninth year of Chongping was coming to an end.

On this day, a group of about 50 elite cavalry troops from far and near came straight to Jiangyuan Town.

But from the appearance, you can see that this cavalry is extraordinary, the horses under their crotch are all excellent war horses, and the equipment is even better.

Not only that, but they are also well-trained, and they can maintain a uniform pace even during the fast march.

Each soldier in the queue wore chain mail, long military boots, and a waist knife hanging on the left side. On the right hand side of the horse's back is a crossbow, which can be drawn and shot at any time, which is the standard configuration of the Great Cloud Praetorian Guard, and the equipment of ordinary military sergeants is never so sophisticated.

A group of people rode their horses at great speed, waving smoke and dust all the way. This kind of combat power is by no means the opponent of the township Yong, which has just been established for less than a month.

The Praetorian Guard rampaged through the town, and no one dared to stop it. They walked straight to the gate of the forest house before stopping.

The first person is in his thirties, with no beard. He turned over and dismounted, and said sharply: "The holy decree has arrived, and Lin Ruxian, the former governor of Shuzhou, has come to receive the decree."

Such a movement has naturally already alarmed everyone in the Lin family, and Lin Ruxian and others are discussing countermeasures with Lu Wenzhao and others at this time.

Hearing this, Lin Ruxian had no choice but to lead the Gu family, Lin Fan, Lu Wenzhao and others to receive the order.

Lin Ruxian asked people to open the door of the ceremony, set up the incense case in the courtyard, and then led everyone to kneel to welcome the holy decree.

Seeing that the Lin family and others were kneeling, this person opened the holy decree and preached: "Your Majesty has a decree, Lin Ruxian, the former governor of Shuzhou, is an upright and honest official, speaking up righteously, and sympathetic to the people, and he is really the pillar of the country." I know the loyalty of the Qing, and now appoint the Qing as the Imperial History of the Imperial History, responsible for supervising the hundred officials. Wangqing will be able to deny himself in the future, be loyal to the monarch and the country, and be loyal to the court. ”

"Chen Lin Ruxian, thank you!" Lin Ruxian stood up and respectfully accepted the holy decree.

Then he said to the visitor: "There is an adult, Lao, who came to deliver the decree, I don't know what the lord is called?"

"Lord Lin is polite, our family is a small eunuch in charge of the celebrant eunuch, but he is just a slave of His Majesty's house, not an adult. Our family Zhang Tianyang, Lord Lin just call our family's name. The man replied.

"Father-in-law Zhang is too modest, the lower officials have prepared a banquet for their father-in-law to catch the wind and wash the dust, please face the court!"

"Lord Lin doesn't need to be like this, our family has to rush back to Beijing to resume their lives, so we won't bother adults here."

"Oh, by the way, we also have a document from the Ministry here, which seems to be for Lin Gongzi. Our family happened to meet a post guard from the Ministry of Officials at the post station, so we simply asked for it directly and gave it to Lord Lin. ”

"I didn't expect Lord Lin's father and son to enter the court as officials for two generations, our family is here to congratulate you." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Lin Ruxian.

Lin Ruxian leaned over to take it, then handed it to Lin Fan behind him, and said, "It's hard for Father-in-law to bother, Father-in-law should rest and go again, it's better to go to the fatigue of the journey."

"Thank you Lord Lin for your kindness, our family is tired of life, and we can't enjoy the blessings of Lord Lin."

Suddenly, this person said: "Lord Lin, before I entered the town, I seem to have seen some people patrolling with weapons, this seems to be a bit out of line with the legal system of the imperial court, right?"

At this time, Lu Wenzhao stepped forward and said: "Gonggong Zhang doesn't know, Jiangyuan Town has not been peaceful recently, and there are bandits making trouble, and these young people spontaneously organized themselves just to protect the people from the bandits, and they have no other meaning."

He quietly took out a silver ticket from his arms and handed it to Grandpa Zhang.

After Gonggong Zhang looked at the amount of the silver ticket, he asked Lin Ruxian, "Lord Lin, I don't know who this gentleman is?"

"This is Mr. Lu Wenzhao Lu, who is a world friend with me, and he happened to be here today because of the incident." Lin Ruxian replied.

"It turned out to be Mr. Lu, our family is polite. I didn't expect the thieves to be so rampant now, and it is also the proper duty of the villagers to protect themselves, because our family is too worried. Zhang Tianyang replied to Lu Wenzhao.

Then he turned to Lin Ruxian and said, "Lord Lin, Your Majesty attaches great importance to you. Before I came, I specially instructed our family to say that the New Year is coming soon, let you and your family have a good New Year, and then enter Beijing to work after the New Year, you have to do it yourself, but don't let the saint down! After speaking, he stared at Lin Ruxian meaningfully.

"Your Majesty is like the grace of heaven, and it is difficult to repay the death of the minister!" Lin Ruxian lowered his head and said.

"It's good that Lord Lin knows, let's say goodbye." After speaking, he jumped on his horse and said to the Praetorian Guards: "Go!" ”

Then he turned his horse's head, took the lead, and galloped away. The rest of the Praetorian Guards followed, and in a moment they were gone.

"This person's performance just now must have seen something." Lu Wenzhao said

"These people are all crawling in the court, and they pluck out the eyelashes one by one, and the middle of the eyelashes is empty, and they will definitely not be able to hide it. It was just knocking on us just now, let us all be honest, it is estimated that it was because of the face of the silver ticket that it did not attack on the spot. These pickled things in the court are disgusting to think about. But this time, Brother Lao broke the bill again! Lin Ruxian said.

"It's just a thousand taels of silver, what do you say is not a cost, but this person will definitely report to His Majesty about today's events, will it affect your career?"

"It's okay, eldest brother, don't worry, now that the world is not peaceful, it is inevitable for the big clans in various places to protect themselves, as long as you don't go too far, Your Majesty will not blame." Don't talk about these troubles, big brother, let's go, let's go home for dinner. ”

"Good!" Knowing that this matter would not hinder Lin Ruxian's future, Lu Wenzhao also put his mind at ease and replied with a smile.