At the beginning of August, the appointment of the county government came down.

Sun Siwen received a letter of appointment from the yamen, talked with his colleagues for a while, and hurried home.

"The county government transferred me to the county governor of Wugang County, Shaoyang Prefecture, and replaced the county commander with the county governor, in charge of the affairs of a county."

When he returned home, Sun Siwen found his friend and opened his mouth with this sentence.

Lu Yuan was slightly stunned: "Why did you let you act as the county order, didn't Wugang County arrange the county order?" ”

Sun Siwen smiled bitterly: "It was originally arranged. However, as soon as the promoted county magistrate heard that he was going to Wugang County to take up his post, he immediately became bedridden and complained to the county government that he could not go to his post.

I heard that some other officials in Wugang County also found their own reasons and did not go to their posts. ”

Lu Yuan frowned: "Wugang County is very chaotic? ”

Sun Siwen nodded: "I heard that the former county magistrates and other officials there were all killed by the Miao people who came out of the mountain two months ago. These rebels wreaked havoc in the city for a month before they were repelled by the army of the county government.

Now that the anti-rebellion army has left, there is no one to restrain Wugang County.

It is rumored that the county seat has been controlled by local gangs and the Miao people. These guys are killing each other and causing trouble in the place.

Those officials who were appointed to Wugang County were afraid that they would be killed by these rebels, so they did not dare to go to their posts one by one. ”

When Sun Siwen said this, his tone became very indignant.

He was not only angry at those thieves and gangsters, but also angry that those officials were greedy for life and afraid of death when the court hired people, and did not dare to fulfill their duties.

Looking at his friend's expression, how could Lu Yuan not know what the other party thought, and asked, "Brother Sun is going to take up his post?" ”

Sun Siwen said without hesitation: "Not bad." Although my colleagues in the county advised me not to take over, saying that going to Wugang County would be a death. But at this time of turmoil, if I, as an official of the imperial court, do not take this responsibility, who will?

Do you count on those rebels?

The people of Wugang County are now suffering from the chaos, and as a scholar, I naturally saved them from fire and water.

This time, I'm going to make a decision. ”

The new county magistrate said categorically.

Lu Yuan sighed: "There are a lot of chaotic people over there, and many of them are people who kill people without blinking. You are a weak scholar, even if you have the status of a court official, but those rebellious people have died after this banditry, and even the county order has died, but they will no longer be afraid of you as a county official.

The protection of the court officials is gone, just by you, what is the use of you going to Wugang County? ”

Sun Siwen is indeed a friend worth making, frank and sincere, with the righteousness of the world in mind, and the ambition to help the common people.

But because of this, he is destined to face far more trials and sufferings than ordinary people.

That's it.

So many officials in the county are like tigers for Wugang County, and they are afraid that they will lose their lives if they go there.

But Sun Siwen is not afraid, knowing that it is a tiger's den, he still wants to break in.

How many of them can do this kind of benevolence and bravery?

At this time, in the face of his friend's questioning, Sun Siwen said unhurriedly: "I have thought about what you said, this time I agreed to appoint, of course, it was not all based on enthusiasm, but also after careful consideration, I made a decision."

This was with the appointment, as well as the help from the county government.

The county government promised that if I went to work, he would give me a grant of 3,000 taels of silver, so that I could recruit officers and soldiers in the local area to escort me to my post.

The county government gave a battalion of 500 men, and promised that I could recommend one person to be the county lieutenant and be in charge of the 500 men.

The resignation has been sent down, as long as it is signed, it can be taken over quickly.

Moreover, many large and small official positions that are vacant in Wugang County can be directly appointed after being recommended by me and reviewed by the county government, regardless of whether they have been famous before. ”

Sun Siwen looked at his friend and said confidently: "I've done it." According to today's price of money, to recruit an officer and soldier, you need to give 20 taels of silver to settle in, which is the money to buy your life. and then give five taels of silver a month.

Such three thousand taels of silver are enough for me to recruit one hundred and fifty officers and soldiers.

The rest of the monthly salary, I have been teaching in the county for many years, there are many protégés, and I also have some reputation in the local area, I can raise donations from the local gentry, and I should be able to get a thousand taels of silver, and I can also support half a year's salary.

With 150 officers and soldiers escorted by this force, even if there is chaos in Wugang County, there is no chance to calm down and restore local stability. ”

Under normal circumstances, the number of officers and soldiers in a county, including government service, is only about 100.

If Sun Siwen really brought 150 people to his post, under normal circumstances, he would indeed be able to stabilize local order.

But is this a normal situation now?

Now it is considered to be half in troubled times.

In the troubled times, which of those grass-headed kings in the place did not gather hundreds or thousands of people and roar?

As for Sun Siwen's temporarily recruited officers and soldiers, how much combat power can they have? Can you beat those rebels?

Looking at his friend's confident face, Lu Yuan knew that this was a deliberate performance by the other party in order not to worry about it.

What he can think of, can Sun Siwen not think of?

And the other party thought of it, and said it like this, and did it, which was already showing his intentions.

Lu Yuan stroked his forehead and sighed: "I'm really convinced of you, it's just that." Don't you still have a county lieutenant recommended spot? It just so happens that I've always wanted to taste the taste of being an official and experience the scenery, so I'll give it to me. ”

"Brother Lu." Sun Siwen was moved by the words and couldn't help but persuade: "This is my business." You don't have to go to Nawugang County for me. ”

Lu Yuan raised his hand to stop, and said disdainfully: "What do you mean by doing it for you?" I just want to be an official. And isn't it just a chaotic person in a county?

Some local monkeys, I want to see, what kind of wind and waves can he make?

Okay, where is the official order, take it. ”

He didn't succeed in what he said, but he really didn't look down on those chaotic people in Wugang County.

A small local county, or the poor kind, how many powerful people can there be?

I'm afraid that I have been in the county several times, and I don't even have a second-rate master in the rivers and lakes, right?

Not only high-end combat power, but even those local rioters, whether they can make up thousands of people is a problem. Even if it is made up, it is still a messy militia, how much organization and combat effectiveness can it have?

In this kind of place, with Lu Yuan's half-step first-class strength, it is enough to run rampant.

Seeing his friend's insistence, Sun Siwen was more and more moved in his heart, and at the same time, he did not persuade again, but directly took out two copies of the confession from his arms: "This is the county lieutenant's confession, in duplicate." After Brother Lu signs it, one copy can be kept, and the other copy will be returned to the county government for archival records. ”

Lu Yuan took the confession, and after looking at it, he filled in his name, place of origin, and background on it, and then wrote some physical descriptions as the basis for authentication, and then left one copy of the confession and returned the other to his friends.

"Okay, take this confession and hand it over to the county government."

After speaking, he couldn't help but smile: "Hey, from today onwards, I will be the county lieutenant of Zhengbapin." Brother Sun, it took you five years to reach this level. Now I've done it in a day. ”

As the head of the military attache of a county, the county lieutenant is the eighth rank and is the third-in-command in the county, only below the county order and the county commander.

And Wugang County does not have a county order, that is to say, Lu Yuan signed the confession, and now he has suddenly become the second-in-command of a county.

The speed of promotion is simply terrifying.

Of course, as a price, if you want to sit in this position, you have to fight with your life.