After returning to Qinwangzhuang, the first thing Zhu Youzhen did was to rush to the hospital to visit Zhu Cunqi, the county lord of Lishan, who jumped into the lake with him.

Under Bao Yulian's careful care, Zhu Cunqi quickly got rid of his fever. Seeing Zhu Youzhen coming in, Zhu Cunqi felt that his cheeks were hot again, and he said that he was unwell, and he was afraid of delaying Zhu Youzhen's major event, so he hurriedly resigned and returned to Xi'an City.

Looking at Zhu Cunqi's distant car battle, Zhu Youzhen was really a little stunned. Bao Yulian quipped on the side: "Lord Wang, you won't be bullying the county lord!" ”

"How so!" Zhu Youzhen was startled and hurriedly waved his hand again and again.

"Look at the prince who scares him!" Bao Yulian smiled, "But my lord, don't blame Yulian for reminding you that although the county lord is born with a beautiful appearance, he can be a royal family with you." You are a woman who has read all the world, and you can't touch a finger of her~"

"What, I'm afraid she's not well yet..."Zhu Youzhen wanted to cover up.

"The county lord is not sick, he is sick in his heart!" Bao Yulian said quietly.

On the second day, Zhu Youzhen summoned Rui'er, Sun Chuanting, Lin Youkun and others in Qinwangzhuang to begin to arrange the next stage of work.

The first major thing is to irrigate the farmland. Although the crops in Jingyang have suffered some damage after the earthquake, most of the crops have not been affected. Thanks to the successful diversion of water from the Jing River into dozens of canals, all villages have been connected to water. At this time, the drought is severe, and the river can be described as a charcoal in the snow.

And the harvest of crops is almost the only income for farmers at present. As the saying goes, if there is food at home, there is no panic in the heart, as long as the peasants can lay down the grain, they will be completely at ease, and Zhu Youzhen's various follow-up reforms can be carried out smoothly.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen gave all the workers three days off and asked them to go back to their homes and divide the water for irrigation. Everyone cheered, saying that if it weren't for the Jingyang merchant gang, I am afraid that all the crops would have died of drought, and the people would have to go out to escape the famine.

The second major event is post-disaster reconstruction. The earthquake disaster statistics have finally come out, the scope of earthquake damage is huge, covering Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan three provinces, millions of people have been affected, hundreds of thousands of deaths, Shaanxi counties are particularly bad, there is no one in ten houses.

In contrast, Jingyang County has seen much fewer casualties than surrounding counties due to timely mitigation measures, but the rate of room collapses is the same. So the first task is to build houses so that the people have a place to live.

Sun Chuanting was distressed and said: "Building a house is not a day's work, and the common people have been sleeping in the open for a long time, how can this be good!" ”

Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "If it is not broken, it will not stand." Earthquakes are bad, of course, but we can turn bad things into good things. Originally, there was no planning for the previous buildings, and the quality of the houses was not good, but this time they were all rebuilt. Fortunately, now that the weather is warm, it doesn't matter if you live in an earthquake shed temporarily. Master Sun didn't care about this matter for now, and wrapped it up in the Jingyang Business Gang. In less than three months, the villages of Jingyang will begin to take shape again! ”

The third major event is to compensate the families of the injured and injured. Both the earthquake and the subsequent banditry have torn some families apart. If the pension is not paid in time, it will become a factor of instability.

Zhu Youzhen did not pay out of his own pocket this time, but asked the Jingyang County Ya to pay for it, and gave 50 taels of silver to those who died, 30 taels to those who were disabled, and 20 taels to those who were raped by bandits. As for the workers and servants who were killed by the bandits, they were sacrificed in the line of duty, and they were given a heavy care of 100 taels per person.

Although silver cannot save lives, it can soothe wounded hearts. The families who received the money were all grateful, even if the conditions were difficult, they could summon up the courage to continue living.

And the county government got the silver of Leopard Ditch, and now it is also rich. Even with such a large amount of pensions, there is still half of the surplus, which is sufficient to meet the needs of daily work.

The fourth major event is the formation of a militia group, which is also one thing that Zhu Youzhen has been planning. Because of the bandits' attack, Zhu Youzhen put this matter on the agenda in advance.

Zhu Youzhen categorically rejected Sun Chuanting's proposal to "ask the imperial court to send officers and troops to Jingyang County" and Lin Youkun's proposal to "increase the number of Qin Wangwei". The reason is also very simple, whether it is an ordinary official or Qin Wangwei, they are all members of the imperial court, and they can be transferred if they are transferred. Zhu Youzhen knew very well how correct the old man's "power came out of the barrel of a gun," and he had long wanted to build an armed force that was completely subordinate to his orders.

However, the imperial court has always been extremely strict against vassal kings, and they are not allowed to have an army except for the necessary caretakers. Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhu Youzhen decided to start with the inconspicuous militia group.

In fact, since the Jiajing period, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty has weakened, the robbers have swarmed, and the military household system has existed in name only, and the imperial court has weakened its military strength, and it is simply unable to suppress bandits. In order to protect their homes from bandits, many villages and towns have organized their own militia groups, which are responsible for patrolling and maintaining order in their spare time, and organizing armed resistance when bandits attack.

The members of the militia are local young and middle-aged villagers; And the funds of the militia are naturally paid by the rich families in the village. Therefore, the militia gradually evolved into the private armed forces of the landlords, and some landlords were strong and even self-respecting, and even the government did not pay attention to them. The government knows this, but there is nothing they can do but turn a blind eye.

In such a situation, the establishment of militia groups is a common occurrence. Zhu Youzhen saw this, and also erected the banner of the militia under the banner of the Jingyang Business Gang.

But Zhu Youzhen's "militia group" is just a front, and his goal is to build an elite army. Therefore, he did not engage in the kind of half-production and half-training militia organization, but set high standards and strict requirements as soon as he came up, and formed a professional army that was completely out of production.

First, he announced the treatment of the vigilante group. The monthly salary of ordinary Tuanyong is ten taels, which is five times that of ordinary workers; Tuanlian, that is, the small leader of the militia group, has reached a monthly salary of 20 taels, which is several times the salary of the magistrate.

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, who doesn't want to earn more money? As soon as the notice was posted, the young men who applied for the job were crowded.

But as soon as the next rule was announced, many people were immediately dumbfounded: Tuan Yong had to be completely out of work, train every day on the 30th of a month, and live in a group, and only go home once every five days.

Many villagers who coveted their wives and children's hot kang immediately retreated. Still, more than 3,000 people applied, after all, the temptation of silver was too great.

Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed when he saw this, but he didn't want to recruit so many people at once. One is that he now has limited financial resources and cannot afford to raise so many soldiers, nor can he purchase enough equipment in a short period of time; Second, there are many soldiers, and he doesn't want soldiers who are indiscriminate, he wants soldiers who can really fight and kill the enemy, not generals who play and sing.

So he immediately announced the rules for the first round of selection: two people in a team to catch and fight, whoever can beat the other party can not stand up, who will pass!

This method is primitive, but extremely effective. In order to compete for a precious opportunity, these more than 3,000 people stared at the beads, gritted their back molars, and started a fierce fight with their opponents. Some people were in a hurry, and they actually made a dead hand, if it weren't for Qin Wangwei to maintain order, they would have to kill people.

But this is what Zhu Youzhen wants. He knows very well that fighting a war is not a child's play, and on the battlefield, either you die or I die, and there is no way to be false! If you don't even dare to play this kind of selection, then you don't need to be a soldier, and if you do, you will be sent to death.

After the first round of selection, there were only 1,500 people left, all of whom were strong and powerful young men. Zhu Youzhen immediately started the second round of selection, but this round was very simple, that is, he was exposed to the scorching sun and was not allowed to move. Whoever moves first will be eliminated immediately.

This round of tests is to test the discipline and endurance of the candidates. Zhu Youzhen also knew that a unit with combat effectiveness must be a unit with strict discipline. If there are orders that do not work, and there are prohibitions, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of a single soldier is, it is still a rabble composed of soldiers and ruffians.

Sure enough, not long after the test went on, some impatient people began to complain. And Zhu Youzhen was also unceremonious, and immediately kicked these people out.

It was the end of April and the beginning of May, and the midday sun was already hot. After a while, all the recruits were sweating profusely, and some couldn't help but raise their hands to wipe their sweat.

"Get rid of those sweaters!" Zhu Youzhen said expressionlessly.

"Isn't it just to wipe the sweat, what's the matter! What's in the way of fighting a war? A young man shouted angrily.

Zhu Youzhen sneered and said, "Do you think it's okay to wipe your sweat?" If you and your enemies are both aiming at each other with their birds, and you wipe your sweat at the moment, they will surely take advantage of your distraction and break your head with one shot! And if you and your comrades-in-arms are ambushed in front of the enemy formation, and you can't help wiping your sweat, then all your comrades-in-arms will be exposed, and all of them will die because of your small action! At that time, do you still think that wiping sweat is indifferent? ”

"I... I promise not to wipe it, give me another chance! The young man exclaimed with shame on his face.

"On the battlefield, the enemy won't give you a second chance!" Zhu Youzhen said majestically, "Go home, come back next time when you recruit Tuanyong!" Hope you don't make the same mistake! ”

This round of selection has been going on for a full hour, and less than 1,000 people have been able to persevere.

But the content of the third round of selection was even more surprising, it turned out to be writing! Whoever can't even write their own name will be eliminated immediately!

Now, the workers of the Jingyang Merchant Gang are in a big light. Because I have been attending night school, everyone can write dozens of words, and this round of selection is simply not difficult. And some illiterate people have no choice but to leave the scene.

After three rounds of selection, only 500 people remained. Zhu You looked at these five hundred new group warriors, and a wave of pride suddenly surged in his chest, and he secretly thought: Don't look at the fact that there are only five hundred people now, this is the first step for him to start conquering the world!