Are they going to lose their jobs?

At the reception banquet at noon, everyone except for the two men ate very happily.

Lu Xu and his party, from the time they left the customs to the present, they have come all the way, sleeping in the open air, except for the day in Beiguan County, where they melted snow and nibbled on cakes every day, and they hadn't eaten hot noodle soup for a long time.

Not to mention the officials of Zhen'an and Zhenbei counties, they can't remember when they last ate white noodles, they almost forgot that white noodles tasted so sweet and the soup noodles tasted so smooth.

As for rice, there are many people and there is little rice, so Lu Xu simply counts the heads of the people as vegetables, and one person has half a spoonful, and he doesn't care if he is full.

Guancha, Hu Benjun, Zhu Ji and his entourage, as well as two county commanders and their families, plus Lu Xuyanjun and Lu Zhou, add up to nearly three hundred people, each of whom is to taste the taste.

After eating rice, he curiously asked his mother what kind of dim sum it was, which made the elders in the family sour their noses.

The two county magistrates also sighed again and again that they had not eaten such good rice for more than two years.

They couldn't help but persuade Yan Junqi and Lu Xu not to be so wasteful when they first arrived here, "It is difficult to supply outside the customs, so you must not be so extravagant and wasteful in the future." ”

Lu Xu smiled first: "You soldiers escorted us hard, today is the first day to know everyone, how can it be a waste to eat only some rice and noodles?" The thrift should be thrifty, when it should be eaten, it should be full and well-fed, life is in the world, eating is a big thing, and only when you are full can you have the hope of working hard! ”

The two county magistrates were stunned when they heard this.

Yan Junqi also smiled: "Don't worry, two adults, only today is a special day." ”

Lu Xu nodded again and again, and said very experienced: "Eating something good is the fastest and most economical way to improve your sense of happiness!" ”

They are like this for the people of Guanyang, the people along the trade route, and even the people in the south of the capital.

Lu Xu had already seen many, many things, so he had to bring all the food he had to bring over, and he didn't want to leave a bag in Crouching Tiger Pass.

There is always a way in the Guannai, the Tiger Ben Army can reach out to the court and cry poor, and no matter how hard the household department picks the door, it will not dare to really force the border army to mutiny, and it will really be so hard to live, Fan Xiao will definitely not care. The people who have no support outside the gates, no door and no way, are more scarce than them.

After listening to the two county orders, they subconsciously looked into the courtyard.

The officials who are usually somewhat sad and lifeless are all crowded in the courtyard at the moment, sitting or standing, and some are squatting, munching on cakes and drinking soup one by one, and some people don't even use chopsticks, picking up a bowl and pouring soup into their mouths.

They are tall or short, of different ages, and have different appearances, but at the moment they are all exactly the same with their cheeks and cheeks, and the light in their eyes is what they only had in their eyes when they first established the county and just recruited them, as Lu Xu said, hope.

The two of them subconsciously clenched the bowl, looking at the officials who had been shouting adults with them for two or three years, and their hearts were shocked.

Although they are military households, they are not military members.

They are willing to come and go in the wind and rain, and risk encountering barbarians, in order to eat well and eat well.

The two looked enviously at the carriages and horses brought by Yan Junqi and Lu Xu.

It is hard outside the gate, and their resources are limited, so maybe these officials can be happier for them to follow Yan Junqi and Lu Xu.

After eating, after sending the tiger army, when Yan Junqi went to hand over with the two county officials, the two solemnly entrusted the officers of the county government to them.

Officialdom pays attention to a son of heaven and a courtier, and they are the same in a small place, everyone is willing to use their own cronies, human nature.

If Yan Junqi can afford it, they still hope that Yan Junqi can keep as many of these teams as possible.

Yan Junqi naturally had no reason not to agree.

They were new to the area, unfamiliar with the place, and of course needed locals to guide them.

He observed at noon, and there was no treacherous person among these sixty or so people, and as for the future, it will be slowly run-in.

When he was taking care of Lu Xu's business in Guanyang, what kind of character did the Guanyang Alliance have?

In the evening, Yan Junqi also talked to Lu Xu about whether he wanted to recruit some more people.

Beiting County is a merger of two counties, and the area is too large, but he is not at ease if he does not go to the field to investigate.

Lu Xu will also have to find a way to open a trade route in the future, and it is indispensable to run around, not to mention barbarians, only to guard against wild beasts, and the team must use people.

There is also the maintenance of law and order in the county, and the issuance of government decrees everywhere in the future, etc.

People are needed everywhere.

Speaking of this, Lu Xu also had to discuss with him, "I think they are all a little afraid of barbarians, so this is not good." ”

Yan Junqi: "Hmm. ”

Lu Xu: "I have an idea, can you hear it?" ”

When Lu Zhou heard this, he also leaned over and listened with his chin propped up.

Lu Xu: "I walked around the city in the afternoon and found that there were few shops in the entire county, there were no pedestrians on the streets, and there was no vitality in the whole county. ”

Lu Zhou: "Well, my brother and I asked, and the official said that there is only one tofu shop in the county, and it is only done once every five days, and when it doesn't snow, some people from other camps will go into the city to buy things, which is considered a market." ”

Lu Xu: "They don't have anything new to change, and there is not even a pharmacy in the county, the only barefoot doctor, he only has a little herb on hand to treat trauma and cold, I see that he has a lot of patients, and that little medicine is not enough at all, so it can't work." ”

Lu Zhou: "Hmm. ”

Yan Junqi listened with a heavy heart, "Today, Zhang County Commander and Zhao County Commander also told me that this winter came early, the military households who moved from the southern counties have no experience, many families have not stored enough food, let alone hunting before winter, there is not enough fur, not enough firewood, and not enough winter clothes, I heard that some families stuff hay into summer clothes as cotton clothes, I plan to go tomorrow to see." ”

After hearing this, Lu Xu and Lu Zhou silently counted the cloth they brought in their hearts.

Inadequate.

Even if there was enough cloth, they didn't have cotton.

Lu Xu: "I have to exchange with the barbarian tribe." ”

Otherwise, if it gets cold, it will kill people.

Lu Xu: "That's what I want to discuss with you, I want to pick some people from that group of officials who are not afraid of barbarians, bring things to the barbarians and exchange some sheep and furs to come back......"

So, the next day, Yan Junqi issued the first appointment order in office-

Lu Xu was appointed as the temporary acting county lieutenant, and Lu Zhou was temporarily appointed as the county government secretary.

There is a shortage of talents here, and no one has to sue Yan Junqi for nepotism, not to mention that he also made it clear that Lu Xu is only temporary, and he will step down immediately after the new county lieutenant is selected.

As for Lu Zhou, no one has an opinion.

As soon as the two old county orders left, those who were literate and could handle official documents were Yan Junqi and Lu Zhou.

Yan Junqi took Lu Zhou and the two old county commanders to visit the situation in the county, and Lu Xu summoned his new subordinates together for a mobilization meeting.

In addition to the two husbands, two miscellaneous servants, and the two family servants who were temporarily appointed as official errands brought by the old county commander, Lu Xu also had exactly fifty official errands.

He asked everyone to gather in the lobby, lined up in a row of ten people, and asked the first and most soulful question: "Are you afraid of barbarians?" ”

How can this be said to be afraid? Immediately someone shouted: "Don't be afraid! ”

Lu Xu: "Are you afraid of fighting?" ”

"Don't be afraid!"

"Are you afraid to go to their tribe?"

“…… Unafraid! ”

Lu Xu: "Okay! Don't be afraid to take three steps forward and stand up! ”

The officials looked at each other, "Huh? ”

They hesitated, observing each other, not understanding what Lu Xu was going to do.

They just had a full meal yesterday, and they saw so many things from Lu Xu, they really didn't want to lose this job.

So, you look at me, I look at you, and they all take three small steps forward.

Lu Xu asked again: "Is there anyone who understands barbarian language, take a step forward and stand up." ”

They couldn't understand it again, and some people were not very confident and said, "My lord, I will do it a little, okay?" ”

Lu Xu was pleasantly surprised, "What will you say, let's hear it." ”

The official in his thirties immediately gave him an out-and-out barbarian curse.

Lu Xu: "......"

He's been in contact with barbarians for a long time, and he still knows some daily language, which sounds like it, isn't it all swearing?

Lu Xu: "Stop, stop!" Is there anything you will say well? ”

Everyone shook their heads in unison, they were all military households, and when they saw the barbarians, they either ran, beat, or scolded, what did they do if they learned from them?

Lu Xu: "......"

In the first step of his trade, did he fall in front of the language barrier?

Lu Xu rolled up his sleeves: "Come, I'll teach you, read ...... with me"

The officials were inexplicably dizzy and read the barbaric words with him for a long time, and finally someone asked: "My lord, what are we learning?" ”

Lu Xu: "Hey, didn't I say it?" ”

Everyone: "......"

Lu Xu: "It doesn't matter, you just have to read it to me tomorrow." ”

The officials were shocked: "Tomorrow?!" We're going to find the barbarians tomorrow? ”

Lu Xu: "Aren't you afraid?" ”

The officials had a toothache.

They couldn't help but whisper and ask their colleagues who knew a little brute, "What are we reciting?" ”

Those who knew barbarian also shook their heads, "I don't know, it seems to be a sheep, sheepskin?" ”

"Could it be that the adults are trying to find barbarians to collect taxes?"

"Isn't that the Tiger Army?"

They were at a loss again.

Lu Xu waited for them to finish talking, and continued: "I'm going to find the barbarians tomorrow, I'm really not afraid to gather at the yamen in the morning." ”

The officials were stunned, really go!

Their expressions changed back and forth, and some of them gritted their teeth and asked, "Which tribe do you want to go to?" ”

Lu Xu: "Which tribe is more friendly?" ”

They thought about it and recommended a small tribe of barbarians more than forty miles away to Lu Xu.

This is the softest persimmon in the neighborhood!

So, at noon on the second day, as soon as the snow stopped, the Debucks, who were making lunch, suddenly heard dozens of people outside the camp shouting in unison: "Hello, I want to trade with you, I have salt, sugar, tea, porcelain, I want to exchange your sheep and furs, let's trade peacefully!" ”