Xu Xiuqing clenched the silver tael in his hand, stood in place with grateful, and watched Tian Wei's cavalry disappear into the distance in a daze. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Then, he carefully looked at the notice on the wall, and his face suddenly appeared happy. Suddenly in a cheerful mood, he turned around and walked briskly towards the Nangao Town Market.

He bought half a bag of rice and walked towards the meat stall, intending to buy another two catties of pork, but the butcher saw that he had come to buy pork, and his face was full of doubts. How can this poor scholar, who rarely eats pork once a year, be so generous today?

The butcher thought that Xu Xiuqing was bored to entertain him, and was about to scold, Xu Xiuqing hurriedly showed the silver in his hand and handed it over, and the butcher couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

This poor scholar, where did he get so much money today?

The butcher muttered in his heart, secretly suspecting that the silver might be fake, carefully inspected the fineness, and after biting and identifying it with his teeth, he found that it was a good official silver with full color, and a courteous smile suddenly piled up quickly, he quickly cut off two catties of pork belly with his hands and feet, tied it with a straw rope, cut off a small piece of silver, and then respectfully handed the remaining silver back to Xu Xiuqing.

Xu Xiuqing, who was holding a rice bag in her right hand and two catties of pork in her left hand, was in a very good mood, her waist was straightened as never before, and she strode towards home.

That night, Xu Xiuqing, his mother and wife had a rare full meal with meat. Watching her mother and wife gobble up, Xu Xiuqing felt inexplicably sad.

Two days later, Xu Xiuqing, who had made a new dress, got up at dawn, put on two steamed buns from his wife, and went to Chifeng Fort in Mazhu Town for an interview.

Xu Xiuqing, who was walking on foot, walked all the way west along the official road, and although he walked slowly, he arrived only two hours later.

Xu Xiuqing saw from a distance that the Chifeng Fort that appeared in front of him was so big, with a circumference of two miles, and it seemed to be only slightly smaller than the county seat of Huangxian County, which was far beyond his imagination.

At this time, the city wall of Chifeng Fort has been half built, and there are countless craftsmen and handymen busy shuttling around the scaffolding built everywhere, although the weather is cold, but the whole construction site is in full swing, dusty, a busy but orderly state.

Xu Xiuqing entered the territory of Chifeng Fort, and immediately a sergeant from the security team came to check his waist card, Xu Xiuqing informed him that he was here for an interview, and the sergeant was also polite, and after a few simple questions, he led him to the large grass house on the side of Chifeng Fort.

One of the rooms here has been arranged as a temporary interview venue, and it is divided into internal and external places, with people waiting for interviews on the outside and Li Xiao interviewing in person inside.

Xu Xiuqing entered the room, only to see that there were at least dozens of people wearing Confucian clothes and scarves waiting inside. He saw that although several of them were wearing Confucian shirts, their faces were slick and obscene, and they really did not look like scholars. Xu Xiuqing secretly thought that these people are likely to be charlatans who come to fish in troubled waters, after all, in this troubled world, it is not easy to find a stable job.

Xu Xiuqing stretched his neck and looked into the inner room, and saw that the handsome Supreme Commander of Chifeng Fort, Li Xiao, was listening to a scholar opposite with a serious face.

The scholar spat and said for a long time, and the core point was that the thieves who provoked Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong in Shaanxi to fight against each other with the emperor Taiji in Liaodong, and then the two sides fought a decisive battle outside the plug, losing both, and finally I Daming took advantage of the fisherman and became the final winner.

Li Xiao was a very patient person, but when he heard the scholar on the other side gushing about his so-called ancient wonders, and there was no sign of stopping, Li Xiao finally interrupted him.

"If the traitors Gao Yingxiang and the Tartar Emperor Taiji and the like were as stupid as you think, they wouldn't be alive at all." Li Xiao said calmly.

"My lord, it's such a strange plan, don't be a pity." The scholar looked regretful, obviously not satisfied.

"Say no more, I can't find a mouse willing to hang a bell around a cat's neck. Moreover, this official wants to tell you Guan Yi that I, Chifengbao, am recruiting staff clerks from the Civil Affairs Department of the Department of Commerce, as well as some teaching gentlemen, not to recruit lobbyists like Zhang Yi and Su Qin. Li Xiao smiled and said to him.

The scholar looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's a pity that I hate a certain person who reads military books and thinks so many strange strategies, but no one can use it, and there is no way to serve the country, it's a pity!" Alas! ”

"Okay, this self-comparing Zhong Leyi talent, don't sigh anymore, in a word, if you are willing to work as a clerk in my Chifeng Castle, just stay, otherwise, please go to the Lord again." Li Xiao was already impatient.

Guan Yi's face darkened, and finally said, "Okay, I'll do it." ”

"Good, next."

To tell the truth, Li Xiao did have the idea of recruiting some people from these people as personal admirers, and even as think tanks. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, many generals had such literati staff around them. These staff members often have their own strengths, and some of them are good at writing, and they can write recitals, approve official documents, and present proclamations. Some of them can help generals take care of their property and belongings, while others understand military aircraft battles and can praise military affairs and make plans.

It's just that in the past few days, Li Xiao found that he was still too naïve to think about it.

Those who read books around the generals are often obtained by the generals for many years, and they are by no means obtained by temporary recruitment. And the elite scholars of the Ming Dynasty who really had the ability and resourcefulness to climb to a large or small official position through the imperial examination, and after ascending to the throne, they joined various parties and began to struggle for their careers.

Thinking about it from a few days ago to now, I can't remember how many scholars I have interviewed who are known as erudite and Confucian and self-proclaimed Sun Wu reincarnated. There are even charlatans who claim to have Taoist skills and magical powers, can probe the enemy for thousands of miles, and can invite heavenly soldiers and generals to fool themselves. Listening to their marginal high-minded talk and even strange talk, Li Xiao really wanted to say something to them, everyone, if you really have great ability, do you still come to this little Chifeng Fort to eat a bowl of rice?

Xu Xiuqing saw from a distance that this Guan Yi, who compared himself to Guan Zhong, came out of the interview room with a sad and angry face, and kept muttering: "I can't imagine that Guan Mou is such a master, and he actually bends down to think that Daoliang is plotting and Sven is sweeping the floor, how can I say anything!" ”

Finally, after more than half an hour, it was Xu Xiuqing's turn.

"It turns out that you are the Xu Xiuqing that Tian Wei said, and you came to my Chifeng Fort this time, but what kind of job do you want to seek?" Li Xiao looked at him with a smile on his face.

Xu Xiuqing's heart was warm, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, the student really doesn't want to waste his time in vain, but he is willing to get a position in Lord Li. ”

Li Xiao laughed, and asked Xu Xiuqing some classic chapters and sentences and the skills of controlling the people, and Xu Xiuqing answered them fluently.

Li Xiao said secretly in his heart: "This Xu Xiuqing looks thin and ordinary, but he talks well, is quite talented, and his temperament is also honest, but he is a good candidate who can be in charge of the Civil Affairs Department." ”

"Xu Sheng, the intention of this official is to let you serve as the director of the Department of Civil Affairs." Li Xiao said directly.

"Then the student will thank you." Xu Xiuqing saw that he had been hired in such a high position, and an inexplicable look of joy appeared on his face. Immediately, he hurriedly said: "The student is only a shallow learner, but thanks to Li Qianhu's high opinion, he must do his best to do his job well, in order to thank Master Li for his reward." ”

"Well, you do things in this fort first, and after the houses in the fort are built, then go and bring your family here, and we will be people in a fort in the future." Li Xiao was still smiling.

In the end, two days later, Li Xiao's recruitment work finally ended.

Li Xiao admitted a total of ten people.

The specific personnel arrangements are as follows, praise Wu Liang, the civil manager of Chifengbao, and concurrently serve as the director of the Department of Commerce, and then among the recruited personnel, three scholars were selected as subordinates and clerks.

Xu Xiuqing served as the director of the Department of Civil Affairs, and three scholars were also selected as subordinates.

The other three scholars served as teachers for hundreds of children in the castle, and one of them was the bombastic Guan Yi.

Li Xiao also set a high salary for these personnel, with 1 tael per month for each ordinary clerk, 3 taels per month for Xu Xiuqing, who served as the director of the Department of Civil Affairs, and 5 taels per month for Wu Liang, the general manager.

Li Xiao also stipulated that all civilian personnel were subject to Wu Liang's control and arrangement, and that the specific work was uniformly dispatched by Wu Liang.

After arranging the civilian personnel, Li Xiao, who was in a good mood, wanted to go to the construction site to inspect early the next morning, when Wang Yishou, the captain of the flying harrier, strode in from outside with a serious face.

"Senho-sama, please look at this." As Wang Yishou spoke, he hurriedly handed a small note in his hand to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao opened it and looked at it, and his face suddenly changed greatly.

He saw a crooked line written on the note: "Three days later, bandits came to attack the fort." ”

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