The days in August are as hot as a furnace, but the nights are quite cool.

In the cold moonlight, the Praetorian Guard soldiers sat and lay in groups in the camp, enjoying a rare relaxation.

In a tent, there were pine oil torches, and seven or eight people were talking enthusiastically, all looking expectant, hesitant, or determined.

"Whether to do this township or not, I really can't make up my mind." He Zhu, a member of the outpost of the Loyalty Battalion, said with a sad face.

"What's the point? That's a military attache from the eighth grade, Xiao Zhuzi, have your ancestors ever been an official in the eighteenth generation? Lei Shisheng, the member of the loyal battalion, laughed and scolded, "If you hadn't joined the Praetorian Guard, you would still be eating in the dirt on dog days, have you ever thought about being an official in your life?" ”

He Zhu said: "Aren't I reluctant, I'm reluctant to be a Praetorian Guard, what if I can't come back in the future, I don't care at all about what is from the eighth grade to the eighth grade, I just want to follow Your Majesty all the time and be Your Majesty's pro-army." ”

Lei Shisheng said: "Don't worry, you will only stay there temporarily when you go to the townships, at most for a year or two, and when there are suitable local candidates, you will be transferred back, I am afraid that you will not want to come back at that time." ”

He Zhuxi said: "This relationship is good, if I want to say that I will simply find a local to do this township, there is no need to be so troublesome." ”

Lei Shisheng said disdainfully: "What nonsense, locals? What do they know, do they have the same heart as His Majesty? Your Majesty is just to control the place, so he uses our henchmen.

It's not that the locals can't be used, but we need to educate and investigate them, and when they really identify with the Praetorian Guard and can really die for His Majesty, then it's time to use them.

So when you get to the place, you should pay attention to recruiting people who can be used. It is better to choose from among the captives those who are bitter and hateful, those who have been severely harmed by the gentry and officials, and those who are capable of being spiritual, and recruit them, and now Your Majesty has avenged them, and will give them the land, and they all feel Your Majesty's great kindness, and they are most with us. It is necessary to pay attention to those tenants and slaves who are attached to the gentry, and their interests will definitely be damaged if their masters are killed, so it is necessary to prevent them from making trouble. ”

"Member Lei, rest assured, we are all aware of this." Others said.

"After you take office, you should choose the village chief from among the locals as soon as possible, and try to choose from these captives, and choose those who are grateful, have prestige and can serve the people as the village chief, and then gather these village chiefs in the township for some time training, so that they can know who gave them the good days, and let them be loyal to Your Majesty. In addition to the village head, there are also several committee members in the township to check and balance the village head.

In this way, once Your Majesty has a will, it will be able to smoothly convey to every household, even if there are gentry in the future, you will not want to deceive Your Majesty again. Lei Shisheng said angrily.

"yes, yes." He Zhu also nodded again and again, "Those gentry don't want to deceive the upper and lower again, and the common people can go directly to the holy hearing if they have grievances, and the inferior gentry and evil officials don't want to bully us again!" ”

"In the more than 20 townships in Qingjian County, each of you has to bring 30 people to take office, Qingjian County alone needs six or seven hundred people, and in the future, other counties in Yan'an Prefecture will be transformed, and thousands of people will be needed just to scatter them. At present, our total strength is only 10,000 people, so we must recruit troops from the local people. At least one battalion of 3,000 people must be recruited in the entire Qingjian County, and after you take up your posts, you will have to start recruiting troops.

You also know the recruitment criteria of our Praetorian Guard, and you don't need to use the children of poor families, the cunning and lazy ruffians. In addition, after you take office, you should also pay attention to studying, recognize more words, and learn some arithmetic skills. Your Majesty has high hopes for us people, and we must not let Your Majesty down. Lei Shi said.

"Rest assured, Commissioner Lei, we will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty." Others said.

"By the way, Commissioner Lei, will you go with us?" Someone asked.

He Zhu said with a smile: "Commissioner Lei will definitely go, otherwise how would he know so clearly." ”

Lei Shisheng smiled and did not deny it.

"Commissioner Lei, which township are you going to? No, with your ability, why did you go to the township like us, did you go to Qingjian County? Could it be that you are going to be a county magistrate? Someone exclaimed in surprise.

Lei Shisheng showed a self-respecting smile: "It's not a county order, it's just a county lieutenant, but it's just a seven-grade treatment." Your Majesty said that the county order still needs to be used as non-commissioned officers, and we martial artists can just be a county lieutenant and manage an army, where can we directly herdsmen. ”

He Zhu said with a smile: "The county order is a fart, we township officials can listen to you from Commissioner Lei." ”

Lei Shisheng laughed and said: "You still have to listen to the words of the county order, after all, the family is the main hall of a county, but you township officials are all subordinate to the Jinyi internal guard, directly appointed by His Majesty, and the county order has no right to recall." If the county order does not respect the order of the imperial court and acts recklessly, you have the right to refuse its order, and the county lieutenant will naturally stand by you when the time comes. ”

He Zhu said with a smile: "In my opinion, don't set up any county orders, just let Commissioner Lei directly be the county order." ”

Lei Shisheng waved his hand: "That's definitely impossible, where can we be a county order, and those officials and masters in the court can't blow up the nest, people work hard to get famous, but they are not as good as us with mud legs, how can there be such a reason." ”

Having said that, in fact, Lei Shisheng still has some regrets in his heart, if he can really live the addiction of the county master, then it is really the green smoke on the ancestral grave.

But it's not bad now, I think we're just a servant of Zhang Juren's family, and I was almost caught and killed because of cheating with Zhang Juren's concubine, and now I can get mixed up from the county lieutenant of Qipin, only one level lower than the county master, and I feel beautiful bubbling when I think about it.

If you go back to Zhuozhou in the uniform of an eight-grade military attaché and take a turn around in Zhang Ju's house, I'm afraid you will be shocked by your eyes, hahaha, Lei Shisheng couldn't help laughing.

"Alright, let's all go back and rest. Tomorrow everyone will go to the townships to take up their posts, and they will soon have to carry out the work of clearing and dividing the fields, and they will be very busy. Lei Shi said.

"Yes, Lord Lieutenant!" Everyone agreed.