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The sixth day of the seventh month of the thirteenth year of Liyang

Yan Kui got up early in the morning and rushed to the county government to meet Hua Wenzheng, and obtained from him the documents and notices for the establishment of the militia officially issued by the county government, as well as the letter of appointment and token for his militia training.

After that, Yan Kui eagerly stayed in Hua Wenzheng and had breakfast with the county lord.

During the banquet, Hua Wenzheng inevitably wooed Yan Kui for a while, Yan Kui saw this, and knew that if he didn't express his position, he might be difficult to get out, so his acting skills exploded, and he inadvertently showed a thoughtful look about his words, which made Hua County Ling think that his words had an effect, and he was very happy.

Yan Kui not only took advantage of this to get out of the county government smoothly, but also got a warrant written by the county lord, so that he could go to the treasury to receive 100 spears, 50 simple knives, 50 bows, and a number of arrows, which were used for the militia to recruit troops and conduct military exercises.

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In the afternoon, the county government officially posted a public notice clearly indicating the matter of the militia group, and there was an upsurge among the people.

Among them, Yan Kui, the newly appointed militia group training, has become the focus of the county's streets and alleys, teahouses and taverns.

Many people questioned Yan Kui's sudden assumption of the post of militia group training, thinking that he was not qualified in terms of resume and talent, but more people felt that Yan Kui was the only one in the regiment training, thinking that he had high prestige and was the first good man in Qingyuan, and he would definitely be able to lead the militia to defend the township and resist the persecution of the Loushan bandits.

At first, the two sides also had their own opinions, and you and I argued endlessly, but later because of the large number of people who supported Yan Kui, its momentum gradually overshadowed the anti-Yan faction.

Just when the anti-Yan faction was about to fight to the death, the county government, under the joint instruction of Hua Wenzheng and Huang Dahu, posted a notice at the right time at each meeting, announcing the battle situation of Yan Kui being wiped out alone by a gust of wind, which caused a sensation in the county.

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When the county town was disturbed, Yan Kui, as the person concerned, didn't care too much about these worldly things.

On the morning of the seventh day of the first lunar month, after Gong Fa and the eight people led more than 30 young men from the villages they had contacted in the past few days to the county seat, Yan Kui directly set off to find Huang Dahu.

Then, under his arrangement, he circled a vacant lot outside the West City Gate, opened the school field, set up the banner of the militia that was rushed overnight, and began to prepare for recruitment.

As soon as the news of the recruitment of people by the Qingyuan militia spread, whether it was the county seat or the towns, villages, and villages below, all the young and strong young people of the right age ran over.

Most of them really want to be a militia and follow Yan Kui, and some of them just watch the excitement, and by the way, they came to witness Yan Kui, the first good man in Qingyuan.

These young people are not a small number, plus some villagers who like to follow the trend to join in the fun, when it comes to the day when the eighth militia group recruits people, there is a crowd of people outside the west city gate, which is more lively than the New Year's meeting in the county seat.

Dutou Gu Shang, who was invited by Yan Kui to maintain and help maintain order, looked at the surging crowd in front of him, and he didn't dare to rush up with his subordinates to make a move.........

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Hua Wenzheng and Huang Dahu originally sat firmly in the county government, and they planned to listen to the report after Yan Kui's affair was over.

As a result, he didn't sit for long, and then he reported the matter of the West City Gate, and learned that Yan Kui's side was so noisy that neither of them could sit down, so they led people to the West City Gate.

In the end, even Meng Xiancheng, who had not asked about this matter for a long time, was alarmed, and the old man trembled and climbed to the city tower and saw such a crowd below, and couldn't help but sigh, he hadn't seen Qingyuan have such a grand scene for many years, and the flowers and yellow next to him were black lines.

However, Meng Xiancheng ridiculed that he could ridicule that as an official who rose step by step from the old officials of the county government, the old man had been soaked in the yamen for half his life, and he had a lot of experience in dealing with the people.

After half the incense, several rumors slowly spread among the crowd gathered at the West City Gate.

At first, the granary of Tengxian County caught fire last night, and all the grain stored was burned down, and Tengxian County was ready to buy grain from the surrounding counties, which is likely to drive up the price of grain in each county.

After that, the rumors slowly evolved, and the Tao had inside information that the price of grain in Japan County would rise by 30% to 50% tomorrow, so everyone took advantage of the fact that the price had not increased yet, and hurried to prepare more food.

In the end, the rumor directly evolved into that tomorrow county will cut off food and want to buy it as soon as possible.........

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Bang la blah

Although many people are skeptical of these rumors, they find that some people take the lead in returning to the city to buy grain, even if they still have some doubts in their hearts, they will rush to the grain store with the heart that they would rather believe what they have than what they don't.

As a result, within half an hour, most of the crowd gathered at the West City Gate dispersed, and only some descendants who were dedicated to joining the militia still stayed here.

Upstairs at the city gate

Huang Dahu looked at Meng Xiancheng with amazement: "Lord Meng's tricks are high, it's really an old traitor...... Wily. ”

Meng Xiancheng stretched out his hand and gently pulled the goatee under his chin, he was slightly proud when he heard the words, but his mouth was full of modest words, and the Hua Wenzheng on the side was not so leisurely, and his expression was still a little worried.

"So many people rushed to the grain stores, and the grain stored in those grain stores was enough to sell, if it was not enough, it would cause chaos among the people who were in a hurry to buy grain, but they would lose a lot because of a small amount."

"Lord Prefectural don't worry."

Meng Xiancheng smiled confidently: "Other officials dare not guarantee that the grain storage in the grain store in this county is absolutely enough, and the newly harvested wheat plus the old grain is enough for the people in the county to eat for more than two months." ”

Hua Wenzheng was a little dissatisfied with Meng Xiancheng's confident attitude, and couldn't help frowning: "How can Lord Meng know so much about the storage situation of the county grain store?" ”

Meng Xiancheng's smile became more and more vigorous: "It's a shame to say that the grain stores in the county are the property of the lower officials. ”

Hua Wenzheng: "........."

Damn, Huang Dahu is right, this old thing is really cunning.........

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Yan Kui didn't know about the wonderful duel between the three giants of the county government above the city tower, and at this time, he was taking Qin Wu and Qin ten brothers along the school field to inspect the recruitment situation everywhere.

On the west side of the school grounds,

There is a specially vacated space, and there are three stone locks on the ground, and the weight is fifty catties, one hundred catties, and two hundred catties in turn.

This is the examination room for testing the strength of young people, and the stone lock is lifted from the ground with both hands above the head ten times to test the strength of the test.

At the same time, according to the weight of the ten schools it lifted, the fifty pounds of stone locks were successful, and the strength was barely passed, and it was listed as pending, and it was necessary to refer to the results of other aspects to decide whether to enroll.

If you succeed in lifting a hundred catties of stone locks, you will be directly exempted from other exams, and as long as there are no special circumstances, you can be regarded as a future militia militia.

And if you can lift the 200-pound stone lock ten times, not only will you be recruited directly, but you will also order him to be the head of the militia and reward a weapon.

It's a pity that Yan Kui's reward hasn't been given out yet, and there are not even a few who can lift a hundred catties of stone locks ten times, and most of the successful tests are lifting fifty catties of stone locks, and they all look tired and prostration.

"Tsk...... The quality of the soldiers is worrying. ”

Yan Kui looked at the descendants in front of him who were tossed by various tests, and couldn't help but muttered in his heart.

But he wasn't too discouraged, after all, these young men were a group of rural descendants, and they hadn't even eaten meat a few times on weekdays, so how could they have the strength to lift the stone lock.

What's more, the tests he got today are all designed based on the experience of his previous life, and the severity is definitely far beyond this era, not to mention these rural descendants, even if they get the official army of the imperial court, they can also brush down a lot of unqualified ones.

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However, despite the reality, Yan Kui still hopes to recruit militiamen on the best as much as possible.

If you don't dare to play anything, you'd rather lack than indiscriminate, and it's better to be taller among the short people, and pick more top-notch ones.

So, from the day the Eighth People's League began to recruit troops in early July, Yan Kui picked and selected all the young and strong people who came to sign up, and then went around the major towns and villages below, and finally gathered 500 militiamen before July 20.

Although the process was a bit tedious and arduous, in the end, Yan Kui couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction when he looked at the five hundred strong and strong guys standing in front of him.

This is the team pulled up by Lao Tzu.........