Lu Zhi waited in the courtyard for a while, and saw a group of people running out in a hurry.

"My lord, except for a few who have taken leave, everyone is already here. A thief-eyed soldier trotted forward and reported to Lu Zhi.

"You ......"

"My lord, I'm the little flag here, and my name is Churchill. Churchill reported respectfully.

"Churchill? This is a reward for you. Lu Zhi took out ten taels of silver from his arms and threw it over.

This place is unfamiliar to people, and now is the time to know about the situation of this guardhouse, and since this Churchill has taken the initiative to take refuge, he will naturally have a reward.

Of course, it is also for a group of soldiers below, and the fastest way to buy people's hearts is to use silver, and if you want to quickly control here, you have to spend some silver taels.

"Tell me, why are there only a dozen people in this guard, and what about the other soldiers?" Lu Zhi asked.

It stands to reason that there are at least 100 soldiers in the guard post of a county town, but now there are no more than 20 people here, including those who have taken leave and left.

"My lord, don't you know, there were originally more than 100 soldiers in this guard, but the imperial court has not sent it down for half a year, and most of the brothers have left to go home to farm, and now only these brothers have stayed. Churchill hesitated for a moment, then immediately explained.

"Do you still have a general flag here?" asked Lu Zhi.

It stands to reason that in a health center, in addition to one hundred households, there are two general banners, and the one who was drunk just now has already left, so why didn't the other one appear.

"My lord, Mr. Lu died in the line of duty last month. Speaking of which, Churchill was inevitably a little sad.

He is not sad for that Lu Zongqi, after all, after becoming a soldier, he will always encounter this kind of life and death crisis, even if he dies, he will sacrifice his life for the country, but he is sad that after they die, they do not have any pension, which is really chilling.

Lu Zhi frowned when he heard this, and then stretched out, he didn't ask in detail, after all, this matter had nothing to do with him.

He just wanted to know what was going on in the guardhouse.

"Since there is a shortage of soldiers here, it is just right for a small number of refugees to join. "Lu Zhi was originally going to train those refugees to be supernumerary soldiers in the guard, but now that he has a legitimate identity, he naturally has to recruit some of them.

"Okay, let's all disperse, just do what you have to do. After getting the news he wanted, Lu Zhi let these people disperse.

For ordinary soldiers, he didn't bother to take them slowly, as long as he made up for Yulu, Liu Xi, who was willing to listen to orders, was unwilling to drive away directly.

He still has this right.

As for those small flags, as well as the general flags, they are already registered officials, and he can't get rid of them directly, so if they can be contained, they will be suppressed, and if they can't, they will be suppressed and the other party will be emptied.

If it doesn't work, just spend some money, let the boss go out, and directly dismiss the other party.

Leaving the Hundred Households, under the leadership of the guards, Lu Zhi came to a compound in Pinggu County, which he had ordered Ma Liao to buy in advance so that he could live in the future.

"Go, take me to the blacksmiths. After walking around the yard, Lu Zhi couldn't wait to set off.

He now cherishes every minute and every second of his time, after all, he can't stay too long in ancient times, so if he wants to do things, he must do things as soon as possible.

The guards led Lu Zhi to a large courtyard next to him, which he had bought for those blacksmiths to live in, which was considered their welfare.

"Master Zhao, how are you doing here?" asked Lu Zhi.

"My lord, it's very nice, the yard here is much bigger than we used to. Zhao Bingchun expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

Such a good owner is simply rare in the world, not only to live in such a good house, but also to have a high salary of fifty taels per month, which is simply the life that I have dreamed of in this life.

"Then the firearm I sent over last time, have you all seen it? I wonder if it can be imitated?"

Lu Zhi got a firearm in the Luoyang Armory before, and then sent it to the hands of such a craftsman, hoping that they would be able to imitate it.

"We have studied it carefully, and it is not difficult to imitate it, but the cost is quite high, about 10 taels of silver per firearm. One of the masters replied.

"It doesn't matter, what materials are needed, you have ordered that I have prepared a place for you to make firearms here, and you can go there after you have settled down. Lu Zhi commanded.

The blacksmiths who keep this group want them to make firearms and then equip the soldiers, so that the soldiers' combat effectiveness can be improved quickly.

Another advantage is that the training time does not take too long, but it can be done quickly.

"It's a pity that in the real world, it's too difficult to get advanced guns. Lu Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

Although he had heard that there were places abroad where firearms were smuggled and sold, they were all very dangerous positions, and he really didn't dare to risk his life.

And if it is exposed, it will be a big trouble.

Therefore, Lu Zhi would rather take a little trouble and first use his own technology in the Ming Dynasty to make firearms, and then slowly impart some modern knowledge that could be used in the Ming Dynasty to transform firearms.

That would increase the power and firing speed of the firearm.

"Zhang Hu, you go and call a guard, follow these blacksmith masters, on the one hand to protect their safety, on the other hand, you can run errands and buy some materials. Lu Zhi commanded.

After dealing with the blacksmith and firearm manufacturing, Lu Zhi felt rushed to the refugee bungalow again.

At his command, they had begun to recruit young and powerful soldiers, and as long as they could join his army, they would be given a clean hut and a tael of silver a month.

On the flat ground in front of the refugee house, hundreds of young and strong men lined up to prepare for the examination after registration.

Only if they pass the soldier assessment, then their lives will change, and they will even be able to become rich.

Lu Zhi stood on the roof of a restaurant next to him, quietly watching the assessment in full swing below, some were lifting weights, and some were playing with knives and sticks, and the people inside wanted to show their unique skills, hoping to win the attention of the examiner.

"Yes, these people are not small. Lu Zhi looked down with satisfaction.

After all, there are martial arts in this world, so there are many people who practice hard qigong, so the strength of these people is generally higher than that of ordinary people.

There is no need for Lu Zhi to go down, it is only a primary election now, and he will not appear until the selection of all personnel is over, and then instill in them the idea of loyalty.

So that he can fully control this force.