There are a total of thirty-six small towns outside Luoyang City, which are thirty-six townships or small towns in other words, and only fifteen of them really belong to the royal rule, which were taken over from the Duke of Zhou, and among the remaining twenty-one townships, ten are homesteaders, that is, the land planted by the broken children of the nobles of the clan themselves, and they grow and harvest by themselves, without handing over anything to anyone, and the remaining eleven are divided by the big nobles in Luoyang City, and the larger aristocratic families occupy a township or more. The smaller ones owned a township, which was their family's fiefdom and had their own slaves farming. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info In fact, this land alone cannot feed so many people from the aristocratic family, so there is no nobleman in Luoyang who does not do business.

Half a year ago, the royal family recruited troops on the outskirts of Luoyang with the consent of the first Duke of Zhou, which naturally belonged to the fifteen townships that belonged to the Duke of Zhou at that time and now belong to the royal family, and this time is naturally no exception, limited to these fifteen townships. However, fortunately, the population is large, and the royal family is not ready to expand the army a lot, so Zhou Bian and others are not worried about the lack of troops.

Unexpectedly, one day after the recruitment, the young master was worried, not for anything else, but because there were too many people who signed up. At the beginning of the morning, the nearest Xiamayi in the north of Luoyang City set up a platform to recruit troops, I didn't think that there were more people who signed up than expected, and after an hour or two, the young men in the three nearby small towns also rushed over, and the scene was crowded with people, and the scene was close to getting out of control. The people brought by the young master shouted as hard as they could, saying that the rest of the townships would also go, but the people at the scene did not decrease at all, and a tall and thin man who came from a distance solved everyone's confusion, it turned out that the royal family only recruited five hundred people last time, and they were afraid that the royal family would not go to them to recruit when it was full, so they rushed over. The young master couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, he really didn't expect everyone to be so active in recruiting soldiers this time, is it really the stimulation of the soldier's salary and reward that the king said, if this is the case, then it is really not ancient, the young master shook his head worriedly.

In fact, it is really the stimulation of money, the dense population near Luoyang, the environment without war all the year round, so that many foreigners also come to settle here, although the city of Luoyang is commercially developed, but the excessive population still determines that not everyone can find a satisfactory income in Luoyang City, and the royal family's conscription makes them see hope, don't you see others carrying bags of money to their families? Besides, serving the royal family is originally a supreme glory, and the royal family's high-profile return to Luoyang has also enhanced the hearts of every Zhou people, which has led to the popularity of the royal family's recruitment.

In fact, what the young master didn't expect was that just ten years later, a patriot also brought the habit of emphasizing military merit in the Qin State, and the result was that it directly led to the rapid rise of an empire.

A lot of people is not necessarily a good thing, when cleaning up the number of people at night, the young master couldn't help frowning, the list of people on this list has passed the simple test today, and today he went to five townships, and actually recruited as many as two thousand people, and the goal set by the royal family for this expansion is two thousand people, and the royal family can't afford to raise it now, and there are still ten townships that haven't go. And the source of this personnel is also extremely complicated, I originally wanted to recruit soldiers only in the townships owned by the royal family, but I didn't think that there were people from the surrounding townships, there were slaves of the noble family, as well as the dilapidated children of the clan, and even some idlers in the city who had nothing to do came, the composition was too complicated. The young master thought that it was a headache, alas, it was better to report to the king first.

The scroll was raised, and the young master entered the palace, but fortunately, the king was diligent in government, and he would also be able to manage government at night.

In the Mingde Palace, under the dim oil light, after listening to the young master's report, Zhou Bian couldn't help laughing, "There are many people who want to come to my royal family to be soldiers, isn't it a good thing, what is the young master worried about?" ”

"If the king wants to do it all, my royal family can't afford to support so many people. The original plan was 2,000 people, but my royal family has more than 1,000 people, plus more than 2,000 people who have taken over from the Duke of Zhou, it is nearly 4,000, and the king's military salary is also relatively large. ”

"Young Master, only my Imperial Forest Army has a high salary. In this case, the young master still runs to every township according to the plan, recruits all the people who meet the requirements, and then pulls them outside the city of Chengzhou to train together for a month, and then selects the best 2,000 of them to stay, and the rest will give them a month's salary to let them go back, what does the young master think? ”

Hearing that the king had solved a problem at will, the young master couldn't help but admire, but he was still worried in his heart. "The king's method is good, the old man agrees. It's just that the identities of the people who came to sign up here are too miscellaneous, not only the people of my royal family, but also the yeoman farmers, as well as the slaves of the rest of the aristocratic families, and the idlers in the city. ”

"Hey, the idlers in the city also went out of the city to sign up? Isn't Dr. Ning Yue Ning also recruiting? Zhou Bian couldn't help but wonder.

"Dr. Ning himself can't tell what he is recruiting people for, so naturally there are fewer people who sign up." The young master smiled bitterly, "The king, the rest is fine, the yeoman farmers are also the children of the clan, no one cares, but what about the enslavement on the fiefs of the rest of the nobles, will my royal family also accept it?" ”

It is understandable that those slaves want to find a better background or income, but this matter involves the rest of the noble families in Luoyang, which is not easy to do. If the foundation of the royal family is stable, naturally there is no need to care about those families, and it is not impossible to even directly change the law to weaken them, but not now. Thinking of this, Zhou Bian also had a headache, and finally reacted to why the young master insisted on going into the palace to report when it was dark.

However, this question was not difficult for Zhou Bian, and after pondering for a while, Zhou Bian had an idea, "This king thinks that the young master will continue to recruit troops, and he will probably be able to run in two days after tomorrow, right?" On the fourth day, he sent people to the houses of those nobles who had fiefdoms to report door-to-door, saying that my royal family recruited troops, but I didn't want to have their enslavements mixed in, and it was difficult for my royal family to find out, so I gathered everyone outside the east gate, and let them look for it themselves, and after finding out, they would bring it back by themselves, and if they couldn't find it at that time, they would be members of the royal family in the future, and they were not allowed to make up their minds again. What does the young master think? ”

Hearing the king's tone of discussion, the young master knew that the king had actually made a decision in his heart, so he couldn't help but hesitate, "King, is this good?" You won't offend those Luoyang nobles, right? ”

"It's okay, this king heard that it was his family's business to find the slaves who escaped from his own family, and if my royal family is not tougher, the people of Luoyang still think that my royal family is easy to bully. This is done softly and appropriately, which not only gives them face, but also shows the tough side of the royal family, so do it. ”

"No, the old man takes the order!" Seeing that the king said resolutely, the young master no longer hesitated.

The problem was solved, and the young master had no reason to stay, so he took his leave after worshipping.

Political affairs are really busy, two days ago just finished the business cooperation with Tian Xin's family, the first day of recruitment, trouble appeared, although the young master insisted that it was trouble, but Zhou Bian thought it was a good thing, civilians signed up to join the army actively, in this troubled era it is the foundation and reliance of the royal family.

Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, and without the attendant's report, someone walked in, and when I looked up, it turned out to be Liu and Qiannu, Zhou Bian immediately laughed, they could enter and exit without notification, and Liu was sleeping outside his room.

Seeing the reddish faces of the two, I remembered that tonight was the day when the Liu family held a banquet to entertain the women of the Luoyang aristocracy, and Qian'er accompanied the Liu family. Zhou Bian couldn't help but smile and said, "Sister Qing, how did you eat at night?" ”

Liu Shi did not answer immediately, but sat down next to Zhou Bian softly with the smell of wine, approached with a spring on his face, and said in a low voice, "The king also said that the rice wine is not intoxicating, isn't the slave family drunk." The slave family is powerless, but it is all harmed by the king, and the king has to pity the slave family. Saying that, Liu tilted his head and leaned on Zhou Bian's shoulder.

So speechless, a drunken woman is tempting to commit a crime, looking at Liu's drunken face close in front of him, Zhou Bian's heart couldn't help but move again, but he was powerless, Zhou Bian sighed and said to the Chinese girl on the side, "Don't help Niangniang up quickly." ”

The Chinese girl was obviously fine, and she stepped forward after saying yes, but the Liu family was not drunk, and waved her hand, "No one needs to help you, the slave family is fine." As he spoke, he stood up and said with a slight smile, "The king, those women from aristocratic families are all good at drinking, but the slave family remembers the king's instructions and insists on coping with it. The slave family has fulfilled the king's command, what do you want to reward the slave family for, the king? ”

Looking at Liu's naked eyes of longing, Zhou Bian couldn't help but sigh, this woman really can't drink, how can a person who looks so dignified on weekdays become like this after drinking a little wine? But to be honest, the woman's drunkenness was also the most tempting, Zhou Bian couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and incensed Liu's face.

turned his head, but saw that the Chinese girl lowered her body, she seemed to be shy, but she must have seen it just now, but Zhou Bian didn't care, sooner or later this is his own person, what are you afraid of? But as soon as he saw Liu's intoxicated appearance, Zhou Bian couldn't help but have a headache, and then he commanded, "Qian'er, help Niangniang in to rest." ”

"Yes." After the Chinese girl replied, she came to help Liu up, but she turned her head as soon as she got up, and smiled at Zhou Bian, "The king hasn't asked the maid how he ate at night?" ”

Oh, this little girl is obviously looking for words, but Zhou Bian still has no immunity to the beautiful little girl, so he smiled and said, "Then the king will come to ask now, how is Miss Qian'er drinking at night?" ”

"The king hates it, the main thing is that the mother drinks at night, where is the turn of the maid to drink, but the king just came to ask the maid how he drank. In fact, it was the first time for the maid to eat the stir-fried vegetables of the natural residence, and the taste was delicate, and the maid thought it was delicious. Saying that, Qian'er helped Liu to walk inside.

Looking at the back of the second daughter leaving, Zhou Bian sighed lightly, time, time should pass early. However, listening to Qian'er, this stir-fry is still quite popular with women, and I think this banquet should have achieved the desired effect.

Zhou Bian felt that time passed very slowly, but the young master felt that it passed quickly, two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the heavy recruitment work was finally over.

Sure enough, it is not surprising that a total of more than 5,000 people have been recruited who meet the conditions, and it is normal to think about this data, Luoyang civilians have incomplete statistics of more than 300,000 in total, and half of the men are 150,000, divided equally according to age groups, there are more than 20,000 people of appropriate age, minus those who are not in good health, minus those who do not want to be soldiers, minus those who dare not come out to sign up for the nobles, plus the idlers in Luoyang City, this data is really normal.

After giving the order to assemble outside the east gate tomorrow, the fourth day of recruitment, the young master finally breathed a sigh of relief, even if the nobles picked out a thousand people, then their task would be successfully overfulfilled.

And what caused a sensation among the upper-class nobles in the city was not only the fact that his family was enslaved and wanted to serve as a soldier in the royal family, but also the much-anticipated Tian family's refined salt business, which finally came with the news that it will open in the near future! Even more attractive than the former, the latter is more attractive, a few slaves are nothing, the big family doesn't take it seriously at all, and the small family knows that the king allows him to pick it out and bring it back, so he doesn't take it seriously, so refined salt is the focus of the city's attention.