Chapter 13: Final Preparations
The subsequent remarks were nothing more than the construction of the county magistrate. Since Wen Chou took office, after appointing the brave Lu Liang, Cao Qi, and Dong Zhi as the heads of the county guards, the development of the county guards has also been rapid and rapid. Among them, there is the guiding role of Lu Liang's military experience of the three people, in addition, after exterminating several bandits, they also have no previous fear of thieves.
In general, the combat power of the current Gaoyi county pawns is no worse than the new pawns trained by Liu Zhong, but the limit of their combat power is here, and there is no room for growth. Because they are all the ones who have been selected to be left.
Gaoyi County has a total of 4,500 elite people, 1,500 of whom have the most combat power and potential and 600 elites brought by Wen Chou, forming a 2,000-strong force to defeat the enemy. Then select 2,000 Qianshou with better quality and form them as the current Gaoyi County Commander, responsible for paying thieves and reassuring the people.
This county soldier makes them fully armoured, after the war, they are not weaker than ordinary county soldiers, and it is more than enough to deal with ordinary thieves, but if they encounter elite soldiers, there is only one way to escape, which is also more than enough to defend and not enough to enterprising.
Under the leadership of Lu Liang, who had considerable experience as a sergeant, and with the support of Wen Chou in the rear, the purging of the remnants of the thieves in the county went quite smoothly. From the first dozens of hundreds of bandits with a total membership of thousands of people, to now there are only a few shares of hundreds of thieves in the county, and the performance is remarkable. It also filled the county with nearly 4,000 thieves and prisoners, and won the praise of the Qiantou. The remaining more than 1,000 strong people were conscripted into the people's husbands, responsible for baggage, reserve and other work, and could be regarded as the reserve baggage soldiers of the Wenchou army.
In the explanation of Lu Liang and the three of them, the sky gradually darkened, and another day was about to pass. That night, Wen Chou did not make Lu Liang and the three of them return to the camp again, but set up a small banquet to show their closeness and trust, which made them more homecoming. This is the purpose of Wen Chou's invitation to the three of them this time.
There are 2,000 county soldiers who are not as strong as the county, and there are even more than 1,000 people with complete armor, Wen Chou does not dare to let them do it, and it must be firmly in his own hands. At present, due to the ugliness of the text, the county pawn with complete armor of 1,000 yuan is directly in the hands of Dong Zhi. This is also Lu Liang's cleverness.
A night of toasting, candle delicacies, is the guest of honor. not only made Wen Chou have a deeper understanding of the affairs of the county, but also deepened his understanding of Lu Liang and others, and made these three people grateful to Wen Chou, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone. It is more beneficial for Wenchou's governance in Gaoyi County.
The next day, bidding farewell to Lu Liang and the others, Wen Chou began to prepare for the affairs of Jizhou celebrities such as visiting Tian Feng and judging matches, which is an important matter that he has always kept in mind after learning the information of these people, and it can be said that it is no less than the top priority of the reconstruction of Gaoyi County at present. Although after the persuasion of my mother, it was decided to appease Gaoyi County first, but this does not mean that Wen Chou put the visit to Tian Feng and them in the back of his mind.
Tian Feng, judges, etc. are well-read celebrities, for the current state of the world, which one does not have his own unique opinions? It takes a lot of words to convince them, and it doesn't always get the job done. Even as the king of a county, it is unlikely that Wen Chou can win their recognition and favor, but Wen Chou still has to do his best to prepare fully, and he still has to have dreams, what if he has the appetite for one of them? Then make a fortune.
The first is to choose the entourage, not to mention anything else, safety is the most important, although Wen Chou is conceited and outstanding in martial arts, but in this troubled times, more protection is still necessary. As the military head of Gaoyi County, Liu Zhong and his people naturally cannot be taken with him, even Lu Liangqi must stay in the county and command the suppression of bandits. In this way, the person who can accompany him is also the Wenba.
Jiang Zhe, the chief bookkeeper, Zhang Lie, the thief, and Jiang Hui of Xuecao also have to stay in the county and control the overall situation in the county, after all, Gaoyi County is also Xin'an, and there are many restless factors.
When it comes to the new establishment of the two positions of Xue Cao and Shang Cao, we have to explain one or two.
Due to the county's Xin'an, the role of Shang Cao's position has not been revealed, but the person in charge of it, under the explanation of Wen Chou, organized some clever and eloquent people, going back and forth between the big families in the county, striving for some initial start-up funds, and tying the rich families in the county to Wen Chou's chariot by means of interests, in addition to searching for some real economic conditions in the county, and discussing Shang Cao's profit methods and channels, etc., to lay the foundation for the final operation of Shang Cao.
After all, this era is still an era of heavy agriculture and suppression of business, although it is not strict in the later eras, but the social status of merchants has not been valued by the upper class, and most of the scholars are ashamed to be in the company of merchants. However, Wen Chou set it as a separate Cao, which is enough to see that Wen Chou attaches great importance to it.
Compared with Shang Cao's busy preparations, Jiang Hui's mastery of the matter of casualties and learning Cao is more mature and smooth. Because there were a lot of thieves and prisoners in the county, so the labor force was sufficient, so after Jiang Hui drew enough manpower, he began to build vigorous schools and school management in the county, the countryside, and the pavilion.
Because of his experience in Shahe Township, Jiang Hui's work this time can be said to be handy, but it is quite difficult for the collection of scholars from the poor families in the county, after all, without Wen Chou's super high prestige in Shahe Township, the scholars of Gaoyi County are still somewhat resistant to Jiang Hui's invitation.
Moreover, the county sergeant's family's cherishing of books far exceeded Jiang Hui's imagination, and he had to step up his efforts to contact the person in charge of the Shahe Township School, hoping that they would reproduce a batch of books as soon as possible. Regarding the problem of books, Wen Chou also has no good way, but tries to persuade the county sergeant's family, including the representative figures of the county Cheng Qi, Gong Cao, thief Cao and others.
Of course, he is still very confident in the mechanism of using books to attract scholars, after all, there are successful examples of Shahe Township in the past, and it is only a matter of time.
Speaking of a series of county officials held by Gaoyi County people, such as Cheng Qi, Gong Cao, and Thief Cao, at present, it is quite in line with Wen Chou's series of changes and policies in the county, and there is no resentment and hatred like some rich and wealthy families, all of which are based on the perspective of re-governing Gaoyi County, and they are conscientious.
Cheng Qi, the county Cheng, was originally the adjutant of Wen Chou, in charge of the clerical and the prison, and was the second person in the county. But because Wen Chou intended to cultivate Jiang Zhe, the main bookkeeper, most of the things in the county were gathered in Jiang Zhe's hands, and he also gave enough respect to Cheng Qi. Not to mention that Jiang Zhe will prepare another copy of all the documents and hand them over to him to read, even if there is any decision, Wen Chou will also discuss it with him. Similarly, Wen Chou, Jiang Zhe and other county officials should also learn sufficient experience from Cheng Qi and other old county officials.
Although some of the county officials such as Gong Cao and Thief Cao have complaints because of their lower positions, they are not supported by him because of their own prestige and the upright character of Gong Cao Lejun, so they have some actions that want to find another way, of course, this is all acting in secret, but it is still in the eyes of Wen Chou.
In addition to the handling of many people and affairs in the county, the personnel adjustment of the townships under the jurisdiction of Gaoyi County is also proceeding in an orderly and stable manner. Although Wen Chou did not directly appoint the head of the township - the right to rank, but he had the right to recommend, plus he was favored by the minister of state, Feng Gong, so the prestige of the head of the township was greater than that of the county. The appointment of personnel in the township was also smoother, and there was basically no resistance, especially the township system in which the prisoners were transferred to Qi Min.
Wen Chou thought for a long time, sorting out the affairs of the county, and he must be foolproof. He didn't want to return from his visit, Gaoyi County was no longer his Gaoyi County. After a lot of hard work to get the foundation of the development of the land, Wen Chou still cherishes the abnormal.
"Wenjun, there is a letter from Zhending County." A guard said respectfully, interrupting Wen Chou's thoughts.
"Well, a letter from Zhending County!" Wen Chou hesitated for a moment, and then said happily. Immediately took the letter handed by the guard, took a look, and saw that 'Wenjun personally opened, Zilong worshipped', and his heart was even more happy. Without him, this is Wen Chou's first letter from Zhao Yun since he became the king of Gaoyi County.
Wen Chou waved away the guards, carefully opened the sealing wax on the letter, and took out the neatly written letterhead, and a familiar breath struck. The words in it are very respectful, and he is very grateful to Wen Chou for recommending him as the county lieutenant of Zhending. In addition, I asked some Xia Houlan and Zhang Split how the four of them were doing under Wen Chou? Ask for more forgiveness. Of course, there are also some 'academic' exchanges, sprinkled with as many as three or four thousand words, which shows that Zhao Yun attaches great importance to the ugliness.
When Wen Chou returned from the county administration, there were still several horsemen rushing to the north, and it was the county official who appointed Zhao Yun as the county lieutenant of Zhending. This is also Wen Chou's unexpected joy, in the conversation with the Prime Minister, I learned that there is a shortage of Zhending County Lieutenant, and Zhao Yun is unwilling to be the personal guard of the Minister Feng Gong, so there is a recommendation from Wen Chou. Minister Feng Gong still admires Zhao Yun very much, and has Wen Chou's recommendation, so he is willing to send this favor and report it to the imperial court.
After reading Zhao Yun's letterhead, Wen Chou took pen and ink, worded it, and replied to the letter. Wen Chou was very happy about Zhao Yun's letter of gratitude, because in his relationship with Zhao Yun, Wen Chou realized that he was a person who knew how to repay his kindness, and his successful appointment to the post of Zhending County Lieutenant took advantage of Wen Chou's affection.