Chapter 274: Undercurrents
The recruitment of 300 people is not a problem for a county at all, and the quota of these 300 people is not limited to their origin.
At this point, the Longmen County Order is a happy flower.
Through this recruitment stimulus, more than 400 hidden households in Longmen County were successfully forced, although only more than 200 of them were selected, but the Longmen County Order was finally relieved for this year's assessment.
In the Tang Dynasty, the evaluation of officials was not limited to whether the region was stable, and the number of people who governed the territory was the most important assessment goal.
If an official can ensure a steady increase in the population of the county within three years, if the number of people can increase by 5,000 per year on the basis of 100,000 people in a county, then after three years, the county commander will definitely be promoted.
But if there is no increase in the population, or only a small increase, then after three years, you need to think about your future.
More than 400 hidden households mean that in just a few days, the registered population of Longmen County has increased by nearly 3,000 people, plus normal births, if you calculate it, the population of Longmen County has increased by more than 6,000 this year, which is absolutely unimaginable in previous years.
The day of assembly and departure soon came, and it was the high-spirited Longmen County Commander who personally stood at the city gate to send off this batch of recruits, looking at the reluctance of the family members to cry and cry, but the Longmen County Commander did not have so much emotion in his heart.
Although the population of Longmen County has increased a lot in the past few days, the number of other counties may not be as good as theirs, so when this group of recruits gradually left, Song Qiu, the commander of Longmen County, found the Liu family, the largest gate valve in Longmen County.
"Brother Liu, can you enjoy your face and move to the county government to have a cup of tea?" Song Qiu directly set his eyes on Liu Cheng.
"Song Ling invited, how dare you not go?" Liu Cheng smiled and did not refuse.
The two of them took a car together, and you chatted and went to the county office.
Liu Cheng did rise in the Liu family in the early years, and it was not easy for a concubine to do this, but with the death of Xue Liang, Liu Cheng's position in the Liu family was gradually being challenged.
is still able to speak in the Liu family today, completely thanks to his son-in-law who has not yet married, that is to say, the Liu family is not sure whether Xue Li will rise in the end, so they dare not force Liu Cheng too much.
As the Longmen Order, Song Qiu also has someone in the court, although the news is not comprehensive, but some hidden news is still known.
When Song Qiu found that Xue Li's name was prominently listed, he began to pay attention to Liu Cheng gradually.
"Brother Liu, don't worry, this county has truthfully informed the military of Xue Li's identity!" As soon as the two of them sat down, Song Qiu spoke directly.
"Thank you Song Ling for your support, when Xue Li returns in the future, the old man will definitely mention this matter to him!" Liu Cheng responded with a painless smile.
Xue Li signed up as an ordinary person when he signed up, and did not mention that he was a nobleman, after Song Qiu found out about this, he directly proposed Xue Li's identity to the captain in charge of selecting soldiers.
After the aristocracy, even if this aristocracy has declined, he is still the queen of the nobility.
It is nonsense to have the blood of the nobility or something, what really makes people pay attention is to have the inheritance of the nobility, knowledge, and culture.
The same two people are placed in the army, with the same credit, and the priority for promotion is always the nobles with background.
It's not that it's deliberately biased, but the pattern view of the two people determines that the future of the two of them will be different, and the latter can even be a general, or even a general of one side, but if the former is the case, the captain is afraid that it will be difficult to get up.
Facing the leaky Liucheng, Song Qiu scolded his mother a little in his heart, but he didn't get too entangled, time waits for no one, there are less than three months left before the year-end assessment, and he doesn't have time to talk nonsense with Liucheng.
"Presumably Brother Liu already has some understanding of this recruitment, right? But I just don't know if Brother Liu knows where this group of soldiers will be used? ”
"Song Ling doesn't have to go around in circles, let's talk about the conditions directly!" As a human spirit, how could Liu Cheng not hear the meaning of Song Qiu's voice?
I really don't know what they're going to be used for? But at present, there are still many doubts, since Song Qiu asked so, he must know some inside story, rather than wasting time with him here, it is better to get straight to the point, Song Qiu can't wait, and he Liucheng can't wait either.
"This county wants the full support of the Liu family, and strives to dig out all the hidden households in this county within three years!" Song Qiu said bluntly.
"More than 8,000 households, have you finished digging?" Liu Cheng smiled.
Of course, Liucheng knew how many hidden households there were in Longmen County, but the Liu family alone accounted for nearly half of the number.
"Isn't this still supported by Brother Liu?" Song Qiu smiled slightly, and continued: "What the county wants is political achievements, and what the Liu family wants is interests!" ”
Liu Cheng looked at Song Qiu with a little interest, and did not speak, but waited for him to continue.
Song Qiu hesitated slightly, this kind of transaction is actually not fair to himself, in case the Liu family regrets that he really has no good measures to counteract, but the transaction in terms of news also has a timeliness, if it is twisted and pinched by himself, it is easy to arouse the interest of the Liu family, and when the time comes, they will send someone to Chang'an to investigate, and the news in their hands will be useless.
Thinking of this, Song Qiu still decided to tell what he knew directly, as for whether the Liu family would keep his promise, he could only force himself to believe that they would.
"They will train in Haizhou for about a year, and then before the end of next year, they will go to sea to capture Tamna, and the only military deployment known is these, but my Shangguan in Chang'an revealed that King Zhao is tasked with finding a fief, and the latest situation is that His Majesty and the prime ministers have reached a consensus that they will not seal the two kings!
If the Liu family has this will, the county feels that it should be planned well, and when the time comes, the county will say a few words for the Longmen Liu family in the merit book, if the noble son-in-law can compete for the spirit, maybe this king may also fall on the head of the Longmen Liu family! Song Qiu said in a low voice.
"Is the news true?" Liu Cheng was stunned, he didn't hear the slightest rumor about this matter, if it was true, then this news would be of great significance to the Liu family.
"It's true, the news is currently only circulating secretly among the five surnames and seven hopes, and before they are crowned kings, they will not leak this news at will, otherwise Brother Liu thinks that why should this recruitment focus on hidden households? In fact, these hermits are the main force of future migration! Song Qiu said.
Liu Cheng frowned and looked at Song Qiu, Song Qiu's backstage is the Lu family, to be exact, Song Qiu has a sister who is fifteen years younger than him, it is said that she is very good, and she was accepted as a concubine by a certain concubine of the Lu family, and his sister is also very good at being a person, so she is very pleasing to the other party.
"Song Ling rest assured, if the news is true, the old man will definitely do his best to persuade the Liu family to ......"