Liang Teng finished his official duties that night, and really brought Liang Kai, Liang Jing, Liang Yun, Liang Shun, and even his youngest son Liang Yi, as well as Liang Jun, the chief bookkeeper, Liang Zhi, Liang Zhi, Gong Cao Peng, Liang Hong, and the civil and military officials of the Liang family to congratulate Ning Ze on his housewarming.

The banquet was full of cups and cups, and the atmosphere was very good.

Ning Ze also took the opportunity to get to know all the civil and military officials present, and improved his favorability a little.

After the feast, everyone dispersed.

Liang Teng asked his subordinates to send his five sons home and leave them alone.

Only Ning Ze and him were left in the hall.

"Liang Wu told me," without waiting for Ning Ze to speak, Liang Teng opened his mouth and said, "I have been busy with official business in the past two days, and I really didn't think it through. If you want to hire people on your side, the hiring cost is still quite large. Let Liang Wu take you to the prison tomorrow to pick people!"

"Thank you for the post!" Ning Ze arched his hand, "Is it really good to just do this?"

"What's the matter? The people of my Liang family choose the slave family and they are also from the prison. Liang Teng shrugged, "This arsenal order has made a great contribution, and this kind of trivial matter is nothing." Pick and choose except for those important people!"

Since he got the appointment documents, Liang Teng did not call him a little brother, but called the official name "Arsenal Order".

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey!"

"How are the injuries in the past few days?" asked Liang Teng.

"Under Dr. Yan's treatment, the recovery is very fast!" Ning Ze replied, "A few more days of rest, and I will be able to recover soon." ”

"That's good!"

"How's the Mansion doing?"

"My father's condition has improved, and there is no major problem. Thank you for your concern!"

"Dr. Yan's medical skills are superb, I admire him!" Ning Ze said.

"That's right! Dr. Yan's medical skills are known to everyone in Huajun, otherwise his father would not have left him to do things. Liang Teng nodded, "Anyway, I will do it in advance, and let Liang Wu take you to the prison tomorrow to pick people." If it's okay, I'll go back and rest. Before my father recovered from his illness, the burden of the entire Huajun was on his shoulders, and he was really tired!"

Liang Teng got up to leave, Ning Ze thought for a moment, raised his hand and shouted, "Supervise the post and slow down!"

"What?" Liang Teng looked back in confusion and looked at Ning Ze and asked.

"About Liu Bao, I don't know what arrangements you have?"

"You don't care about this matter! Now that Liu Bao is controlled by me, I can't set off any waves. Liang Teng waved his hand and said.

"Superintendent, then Liu Bao is not an ordinary person!" Ning Ze's eyes were sincere, "It's better to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and don't give him any chance." ”

"Now that the city is full of my Liang family's forces, Liu Bao has fallen for your scheme, and his henchmen have been damaged by the hands of bandits, what else is there to worry about?" Liang Teng said, "After all, he is a cavalry captain, and his status is only below his father, and a rash execution will cause dissatisfaction in the imperial court." I have written to the imperial court that sooner or later I will be punished for the crime of losing the war, and there is no need to worry! ”

Ning Ze bowed his head slightly.

Liang Teng looked at him for a few seconds, smiled and said, "You have a good rest, you have to work seriously on the day you recover from your injury." It's easy to recruit soldiers, but there are not enough weapons!"

"When it comes to conscription," Ning Ze said immediately, "the most important thing in Huajun at the moment is to appease the people. Forced conscription of soldiers is easy to cause resentment among the people, especially after two wars, and the restoration of production and repair of the city is the first priority. ”

"Why don't I know?" Liang Teng sighed when he heard this, "It's just that Liang Yi ant thieves are raging, and now there are wars in the sixteen states, and everyone is in danger." Although the bandits in Pangli Mountain are exterminated, the surrounding bandit armies may attack at any time, how can we protect the territory and the people if the troops are insufficient?"

"In my opinion, the Liangyi ant thieves and the main force of the imperial court will fight on the battlefield of Liangzhou, and they have no leisure to invade Huajun. Now that Liu Bao and Pang Lishan bandits have been taken down, if they can quickly appease the people and resume production, they will be able to stabilize the foundation. There are more soldiers than more soldiers, and it is better to strengthen training than to recruit soldiers. As long as you win the hearts of the people, if there are thieves attacking and raising your arms, I hope that there will be no fewer people in the army, and the morale is strong!

There is some truth to this, but it is too idealistic. Liang Teng shook his head, "The people's hearts are invisible, and we can't put Huajun's security on this invisible bet." What you have to do now is to take care of your injuries and don't think about anything else. Tomorrow Liang Wu will take you to the prison to pick people, and I will go back to rest first!"

"Congratulations to the superintendent!" Ning Ze reluctantly stood up and gave a salute, watching Liang Teng leave.

Anyway, he said everything that should be said, and he couldn't care so much.

Before dawn the next day, Liang Wu came over to wake up Ning Ze.

"Mr. Ning, I'll take you to pick someone. ”

"I'm sorry for you!"

With the help of Liang Wu, he came out of his home and rushed to Huajun Prison in a carriage.

At this time, the streets were deserted except for soldiers patrolling with torches.

It was about three or four o'clock in the morning, and the people in the city were still sleeping, and the few who were doing business had already gotten up but did not open the door.

The carriage was unimpeded, with Liang Wu present, and the patrol soldiers would get out of the way when they saw the carriage.

Before successfully arriving at the prison gate, Liang Wu got out of the car first to greet the guards.

The prison had already received an order to get out of the way after identifying one.

The wheelchair was carried to the prison, Liang Wu helped Ning Ze into it, and said softly: "Mr. Ning, the smell in the prison is not good, can you stand it?"

"It's fine!"

"This is Mr. Ning, right?" A middle-aged man dressed as a military general, with a goatee and a lewd appearance, had a flattering smile on his face, "The superintendent confesses, except for important criminals in the prison, you can choose at will!

【General】Yang An, male, 40 years old.

[Affiliation] becomes [Loyalty] 76 [Official Position] Warden

[Stamina] 69 [Force] 53

[Intelligence] 41 [Politics] 15

[Command] 28 [Benevolence] 24

Class: Spearman C, Infantry C, Archer D

Stunt: Patrol Lv2

[Personal Information] ruthless, good at all kinds of punishments.

"The superintendent ordered me to accompany Mr. Ning to choose a slave, don't waste time!" Liang Wu pushed the wheelchair and watched Yang An speak.

Although he is only a small servant of the Liang Mansion, but the entire Huajun belongs to the Liang family, as the so-called seven-rank official in front of the prime minister, Yang An's prison naturally does not dare to underestimate, and even in the face of Liang Wu's attitude, he is not surprised, nodding with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes! Please come with me......"

Follow Yang An into the prison and come to a wide flat land surrounded by high walls.

It's a bit like a school yard for military training, just full of torture instruments.

At this moment, the field was densely packed with prisoners, with chains on their bodies, and their eyes were full of fear.

At a glance, there were at least three to four thousand people, both men and women, all wearing white prison uniforms.

The men stood on the left, the women on the right, surrounded by countless soldiers with spears, bows and arrows.

Ning Ze's wheelchair was pushed directly in front of the two prisoner teams, and Yang An stood in front of him flatteringly: "Mr. Ning, I have gathered the best candidates in the prison here, please choose at will!"

Glancing at it, the prisoners who were huddled and shivering under the firelight were indeed very cold now, even if they were wearing animal skin coats, Ning Ze also felt the biting wind coming towards him, not to mention them?

The prisoners were dazed and panicked, and they didn't know what the purpose of this gathering was for.

"Listen to me!" Yang An turned to the prisoner and shouted, "This is Mr. Arsenal Lingning, who is here to select the servants and the family." Your good fortune comes, and those who are selected will be able to turn into slaves and leave the prison!"

As soon as the words fell, the confusion and panic in the prisoners' eyes disappeared instantly, and they were replaced by excitement.

They were all prisoners of war or criminals. In the prison, I ate the same thing as pig food, and I didn't care if I was full. During the day, they were sent out to cut wood and farm, and at night they were curled up in cold prisons shivering, and some of the elderly or thin bodies could not hold on to freezing to death, starving to death, and even died in punishment.

Here, it doesn't matter at all whether they live or die.

Every day, prisoners are carried out without holding on, and they are used to seeing death.

Those with relatively minor crimes will not be pulled here, and those who have committed serious crimes will also be directly beheaded, and people like them can only despair.

Either hold on until the day you are released, and maybe if you are lucky enough to get an amnesty, you can get out of here. Or be put into slavery and sold.

Relatively speaking, breaking into slavery is a relatively good path, and it is also a hope.

Every once in a while, a group of prisoners will be sold, which is an unwritten rule and an opportunity that many people look forward to.

If you're lucky, you'll not only get out of prison, but you'll also be able to eat enough and live in a warm house. Whether it is a slave or a servant, it is better than starving, freezing to death, or beating to death.

This quota is limited, and prisoners who sell their slave status will be picked and selected, and those who are in poor condition will be brushed off.

I finally have this kind of opportunity, and I have the opportunity to change my miserable fate, of course, I have to fight for it!

So after Yang An shouted, the male prisoners all raised their arms bound by chains, hoping to show their strength. That's what they have, they have the strength to work and fight.

The female prisoners could only lean forward, hoping to stand in the light of the fire so that people could see their faces, or some of the unsightly ones shouted out their skills, including embroidery, farming, cooking on the fire, and so on.

The scene became lively, Yang An frowned and waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately shouted loudly, asking all the prisoners to stand honestly, and those who were disobedient were directly beaten.

The prisoner who was scared quickly became honest, just looking at Ning Ze's eyes still full of anticipation and begging.

As a time-traveler from the civilized world, I still feel a little strange when I see this tragic scene in front of me.

Facing the eyes of the prisoners, Ning Ze took a deep breath to calm himself down, tried his face to be expressionless, and said to Liang Wu sideways: "Push me over, I want to observe one by one and choose the most suitable one!"

"Okay!" Liang Wu immediately pushed the wheelchair and moved towards the prisoner.

As soon as Yang An waved, dozens of soldiers in armor raised their guns to follow, protecting them on both sides to avoid any emergencies.

He didn't know where Ning Ze was sacred, but Liang Duyou personally spoke up and asked him to come here to select prisoners, proving that this young man was not simple. What's more, the other party still has the official position of the arsenal order, such a young arsenal order, behind him is the Liang family supporting, how dare a small prison not stutter?