After dealing with the matter of Zhoujia Village, on the third day, Lu Chen also came to Chenxian.

The county head Tao Gongyi naturally followed behind.

At this time, the construction of the big river canal in Chenxian County was still under construction, and the people who were temporarily transferred from other counties by Qiu Ren were also working in full swing.

After Lu Chen arrived here, he first inspected everywhere, and then whispered a few words to Liang Xiao.

After hearing this, the latter nodded, and after leaving, he quickly took a hoe and came over.

Seeing this, Tao Gongyi hurriedly asked puzzledly: "King, ...... are you?"

"Take it." Lu Chen handed the hoe to Tao Gongyi.

The latter took it in a daze, and before he could react, Lu Chen had already pointed to the place where the construction was started and said, "Go and work." ”

"Huh?" Tao Gongyi's eyes widened, swallowed his saliva and said, "King, this, this, this...... Wechen, Wechen is your courtier and an official of our country, this ......"

Hearing this, Lu Chen glared at him fiercely.

The latter was startled, where did he dare to hesitate, it was a bitter face, holding a hoe, and reluctantly went down to the construction site.

He is dressed in the official uniform of the county head, and he is such a feudal official, it can be said that in the eyes of the entire Cangzhou people, he is a high-ranking figure, but now he has entered the people's group and wants to dig it himself.

Seeing this, the people also subconsciously stopped what they were doing and began to automatically give way to the road.

After arriving at the location, Tao Gongyi first glanced at Lu Chen with a bitter face, and then had no choice but to pick up the hoe and get to work.

He is the head of a county, pampered, how can his physical strength be compared with those young and strong, plus the scorching sun in the sky, it didn't take long for Tao Gongyi to sweat like rain, and he began to wipe the sweat on his face with the sleeves of his official uniform from time to time.

All the people, at this time, also stopped and began to look at the county head blankly.

The soldiers in charge of supervising the work also widened their eyes, who would dare to say a word in such a situation.

In the whole scene, only Tao Gongyi was left working there, but Lu Chen didn't say stop, how dare he stop.

I don't know how long it took, until Tao Gongyi's face turned pale, his lips were chapped, and he couldn't support it anymore, that Lu Chen asked people to call him back.

After coming back, Lu Chen also looked at him and asked, "Master Tao, are you comfortable?" ”

Tao Gongyi knelt on the ground and began to cry and said, "Woo woo woo, king, Weichen...... Wechen knew that he was wrong......"

He was a third-grade minister, but in front of so many people, he cried in front of the king, as if he was wronged, Lu Chen also frowned, and said unhappily: "Okay! Get up! ”

"King Xie." Tao Gongyi got up and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.

Lu Chen glanced at him again and said: "Manage Cangzhou well, as long as the construction period is not delayed, before the spring ploughing next year, the water conservancy can be repaired, and if this kind of thing happens again, you, the head of the county, don't have to be it." ”

"Yes, Weichen remember." Tao Gongyi hurriedly said.

Subsequently, Lu Chen inspected all over Cangzhou again, and then began to set off to return to the capital.

He regarded the Yandi Great River Canal as the first priority of the current Wind Country, and militarily, on this day, Xiao Wang, the prime minister of the left, also proposed a plan to Lu Chen.

He said: "King, now that the Three Kingdoms are in the stage of peace, it is also an opportunity for our country, and in order to meet the future war, Weichen thinks that it is necessary to form an elite army." ”

As soon as he said this, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty began to talk to each other, and Xue Huairen, the right minister, immediately stood up and objected: "Prime Minister Xiao Cheng said it easily, but now in my country, the army is the first major attrition, feeding a million troops, I don't know how much it will consume every day, if it is formed again, the country will be overwhelmed!" ”

When Xiao Wang heard this, he immediately said: "Lord Xue misunderstood, I didn't mean that, but suggested that my king should transfer elite soldiers from the existing armies to form an elite division." ”

As he spoke, he also turned to Lu Chen again, and said: "The king also knows that in the previous war with Qingguo, on the battlefield of Surabaya, General Su Muzhi, with more than 10,000 elites, rushed overnight, breaking the 200,000 people of the Qing army. However, Weichen has been fighting for several years, and has experienced large and small wars, and he also has a deep understanding of this. ”

When Lu Chen heard this, he thought about it for a while, and then asked again: "Does the prime minister have a specific plan?" ”

Xiao Wangdao: "The elite master, dressed in thick armor, wielding a hard crossbow, carrying fifty arrows, placing them on top, with a war sword at the waist, wins three days' food, and tends to a hundred miles in the middle of the day!" ”

What he said couldn't help but make Lu Chen think of Wei Wushu in his previous life.

But before he could speak, Xiao Wang said again: "In addition, elite soldiers must be able to shoot a hard bow and fire three arrows in one go, otherwise, they will be regarded as unqualified." ”

With such remarks, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty began to discuss again, and someone came out and said: "As Prime Minister Xiao Cheng said, soldiers are heavy on armor, holding halberds, carrying hard bows, carrying quivers, and hanging war swords on their waists. ”

Xiao Wang said: "I have a lot of warriors in Gale, and among the millions of soldiers, it is enough to select 50,000 elite divisions. ”

"Fifty thousand?" Lu Chen's eyes showed a gleam.

"These 50,000 elites can be called a sharp knife of our army, and they will conquer the world for the king!" Xiao Wang said: "In addition, anyone who can become a member of this elite division, its officers and soldiers, not only will their salaries be doubled, but the state should also give them houses and good land, and start with third-class military merits." ”

Third-class military merits, for ordinary soldiers, are already very rare, and further up, it is the official title of baron.

After hearing this, Lu Chen nodded slowly, and immediately said: "What the prime minister said is very much in line with my wishes, and the order will be executed immediately!" ”

"I'm Wang Yingming!" Xiao Wang immediately said.

With Lu Chen's royal order issued to the army, for a while, it caused an uproar in the central army.

You know, the treatment of this elite army is really good! Not to mention the military salary, the state also provides fertile land and houses in the city, and more importantly, as soon as you enter this army, it is a third-class military merit start, which is an irresistible temptation for the soldiers.

No doubt there were many eager people who were eager to try it, and many young and vigorous lads began to gear up and sign up in their respective armies.

After the statistics, about 200,000 soldiers who signed up, after preliminary training and after the soldiers carried weights, began to travel 100 miles a day, but many of them were not halfway through the run, and they were already tired, so they were naturally screened down.

Then, there were less than 120,000 people who could carry a hundred miles a day, but after the rapid march, many of them were too tired to move.

In the end, an elite division of 40,000 people was finally formed.