Immediately afterwards, he felt an irresistible push from his chest. His body was light and he flew backwards. Before his mind could realize what was going on, he fell heavily again. On the corridor outside.
Zhou Xing flew up to him and stretched out his feet to kick him. Cao Jian reacted quickly at this time. He shouted as fast as he could in his life: "Your Majesty, spare your life! Don't do the villain's business."
Looking at the foot resting on the tip of his nose and feeling the strong wind, Cao Jian instantly broke into a cold sweat. Then he quickly rolled over, hugged Zhou Xing's calf tightly, and repeated incoherently with tears streaming down his face: "Your Majesty, spare your life! It really has nothing to do with the villain."
"Tell me, what's going on?" Zhou Xing asked sternly, not caring that he was in the county government office, and the county officials on the east and west sides stretched their necks to look at him secretly from their houses.
"It's a long story," Cao Jian said with a sad face, thinking that he should deal with this deadly King of Hell first. I didn’t dare to hide it at the moment and kept talking non-stop.
It turns out that since the third county magistrate of the founding of the Jin Dynasty in Bodao County, the actual number of households and the number of households on the roster have not matched. Instead of increasing, they have decreased. But for the county magistrate, the number of households is a key data in the state and county assessment. Under his tenure, the number of households has decreased, which cannot be justified in any case. Therefore, since then, there has been fraud in this number.
Zhou Xing sneered in his heart when he heard what he said. If he hadn't listened to what Du Chou told him, he would have truly understood him. Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, Yizhou has always had good weather and no disease or disaster.
Number of households reduced?
This guy must have been merged into a wealthy family.
How could Cao Jian, a member of the Cao family, not be aware of these circumstances?
Could the county magistrate not be clear?
It's nothing more than conveying benefits. After eating and taking it, one of them falsified the last data and passed the blame on to the next person.
Therefore, although he also sympathized with Hu Cao and Cao Jian, who was crying at his feet and with a trace of blood on his mouth. Whoever is involved in this matter will be unlucky. If this matter is investigated, it is not a matter of one or two people. It is estimated that many large households in the county are involved.
How big of a mistake is this?
It's really not that big. I’m really not afraid of checking. The worst case scenario is that that family member is dead, that family member ran away, etc. When there is a disaster year, or when there is turmoil like the Yong and Qin states, all the false data in the past can be wiped out.
However, he understood, and he knew in his heart that he could never give in.
Why should I be responsible for your small number of households?
This military service is not something else. You cannot control your life on the battlefield.
"Hmph, I have just arrived, and I still don't know how the people of the fiefdom are doing. If we lay out more than forty heads, I will not be scolded by people in the fiefdom in the future. If I am scolded by people outside the fiefdom, I am afraid that it will be clear on my forehead. The words "Big Fool" are engraved on it."
"What, so the method you came up with is to secretly make my household number inflated? Is this the method you came up with? Do I have the word "easy to bully" engraved on my face?
"Your Majesty, I realize my mistake." Cao Jian repeatedly begged for mercy, but in his heart he said angrily: "Nima, this is none of my business. I just follow orders. But I don't want this man with the surname Gao to be so domineering. You If it's just a matter of discussion, then what does it mean to have people's heads? But I don't know what the motive of this Marquis is, and he insists on using such a big thing to cause trouble."
Zhou Xing didn't know what Cao Jian was thinking, and he never imagined that in Cao Jian's heart, or even in the hearts of countless people, the number of heads for military service was nothing. The difference is not to mention dozens, but hundreds. As long as the work is done properly, it will be a matter of turning a blind eye to the affairs of the county and state. No big shot would come and count the heads in person.
"I don't want to care who is right or wrong." Zhou Xing deliberately raised his voice so that everyone in the county government could hear: "People, I won't add one more person. How to solve the problem is your business. It has nothing to do with me. Even if this lawsuit goes to the governor or the governor, I won't be afraid."
After saying this, he tossed his sleeves and robe and left, leaving everyone in the county government looking at each other.
This dignified Lord Tinghou, tsk, is really strong, but he doesn’t have enough brains.
This is such a nonsense, who above would take it seriously?
As for the ones below, no one cares whether there are more or less. Cao Jian must have been unlucky today because he went out without reading the almanac.
After Zhou Xing caused a scene in the county government, he rode back to his fiefdom. He didn't know that after he left, their county magistrate became furious in the back hall of the county government office and repeatedly said that he would be impeached. Of course, the county magistrate named Zhang Meng did not really want to impeach Zhou Xing. Firstly, he felt that he was wrong in this matter, and secondly, Zhou Xing was the son-in-law of the Wang family in Jinyang. Not to mention Wang Rong and Wang Yan, the two three nobles of the court, he was the prefect of Jianwei and the uncle of his wife. In the end, he could only comfort himself by saying repeatedly in his stomach that a gentleman's revenge is never too late.
Zhou Xing vented his anger and was no longer so depressed. When he returned to the fiefdom, he was shocked to find that the door of his house was filled with darkness. Du Chou had actually gathered 357 people together.
"Not bad, not bad." Zhou Xing dismounted and handed the horse to a servant who had already stepped forward to greet him. He praised in his heart, "This Du Chou is really nimble in his work."
But he didn't know that Du Chou didn't use what he said to give these people how much military pay they had a month. In Du Chou's view, military service is a natural and justified thing. This breaking of traditional rules is no small matter. If you have to give money to recruit soldiers this time, you will have to pay it back next time, and you will have to pay it again and again in the future. As long as they are not given once, no one will come to perform military service. The reason why he recruited all the men so quickly was simply to have people ride horses around the fiefdom, and shouted that the top ten would each be rewarded with ten copper bahts, and the bottom ten would be whipped ten times. When Zhou Xing came closer, he saw a man lying on a big rock. Behind him, a man with a whip was beating his back with the whip and counting.
Taking advantage of the gap where the whipping was not over, Du Chou whispered to him what happened, and Zhou Xing frowned as he listened.
He intuitively felt that Du Chou's method was right, but when he looked at the numb faces, the loose postures, and the beggars' clothes across from him, his already sunny mood became gloomy again. . Gu Zhen
"Why are there no monks?" Zhou Xing knew that there were more than twenty monk families in his fiefdom.
"Lord," Du Chou said with a wry smile, "How come monks serve in the military like civilians? Our small place is different from Shangluo. The monks in Shangluo actively join the army, so they can show off in front of dignitaries. Our small place, Who do the monks show themselves to? They are all sitting at home waiting for the governor and magistrate to come to conquer the land."
Du Chou's words left Zhou Xing speechless for a while.
You monks enjoy the best resources in this country, but when the state and county are in trouble, you let the civilians rush to the front? What's even more damning is that this is actually legal. There is no one in the laws of the Jin Dynasty that states that this is wrong.
You wouldn't know it until something happened, but once something happened, there were problems everywhere in the Jin Dynasty, from the imperial court to every family.
It's just that he doesn't have time to think about how to solve these problems now. As a person from the future world, even if he has never joined the army, he still knows a lot of the most basic common sense in military matters.
Discipline and morale, these are the two most important things.
But look at this rabble, there is no trace of discipline and morale at all. This ragtag group of people would probably be on the same level as a pig teammate on the battlefield.
He raised his arms, pressed his hands down again, and said loudly: "Everyone, sit down cross-legged first." He originally wanted to shout "take a break and stand at attention" as he did in military training, but the words came to his lips and he suppressed them. in.
After seeing these numb civilians slowly sitting on the ground, he spoke again: "The first thing I want to tell you today is why we need to participate in military service. I know that everyone is not willing to participate in military service. After all, people will die in war. Today, everyone will talk freely about why they are unwilling to serve in the military. "
As soon as he said these words, not to mention everyone sitting below, even Du Chou was stunned, thinking that the Lord must have taken the wrong medicine today. Morale can only be boosted, not vented by oneself. This is a mob to begin with, and if they let it out like this, they won't need to be beaten by others, and they will be defeated thousands of miles away.
Seeing that everyone was looking at each other without saying a word, Zhou Xing said again: "Whoever can tell one thing will be rewarded with a copper baht." Zhou Xing now knows that for a small family, the entire family can spend a year. The cost will definitely not exceed fifty copper baht. Although a copper baht seems insignificant to him, for many civilians, especially in such remote areas, it is very difficult to earn.
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. As soon as Zhou Xing finished speaking, a man stood up amidst the uproar among everyone. Although his whole body was shaking due to nervousness, he still mustered up the courage to say: "Your Majesty, when we go to the battlefield and the common people are like grass in front of the monks, we have no power to fight back. Although the imperial court clearly stipulates that rewards can be given for meritorious service. , but with our abilities, we can’t even think of such a meritorious service.”
"Well, that's right. Come up and get a copper baht. What's your name?"
"Reporting to my lord, I call you Gou Sheng."
Zhou Xing saw that Gou Sheng happily took a copper baht from Du Chou's hand and returned to the original place, sat down, held the copper baht tightly, and said with a smile: "Gou Sheng, you have to hide it well." , will be used when marrying a wife in the future."
When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.
"Your Majesty," following Gou Sheng's example, another person immediately stood up and said, "We civilians in the army share the firepower for the monks. Needless to say, we don't even have enough food. Extravagant hope. Only when you have to go to the battlefield can you have a full meal."
"No one cares about our life or death. Only the life and death of the monks is the most critical."
"Don't talk about armor or anything else, even the weapons are the shabbiest. Sometimes there is only a wooden stick in hand."
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After listening to everyone's complaints, Zhou Xing pressed his hands again to signal everyone to be quiet.
"Everyone, since I, Zhou Xing, have been granted the title of Marquis of Bodao Pavilion, and since you are already my subjects, I will naturally be responsible for you all." Zhou Xing said loudly and unhurriedly with a firm look on his face: "Perform military service for the imperial court. It is what each of us must do, not only for the court, but also for ourselves. A country, a country, a family. I think many people already know that refugees are looting everywhere in Shu. Although We are far from here yet, but if we don’t make preparations and don’t serve in the military, what should we do if refugees come one day?”
"Of course, I keep in mind what everyone just said. I don't care what the regulations are in other places in the Jin Dynasty. I solemnly declare here today that all the people of our Bodao Kingdom will receive a reward for every month of military service. Military pay of ten copper bahts. Those who die on the battlefield will receive a pension of twenty silver bahts, and their children will have priority in schooling. Those who are disabled will never serve in the military in the future and will be exempted from all taxes..."
"Take a break. Stand at attention!"
"Look to the left, look to the right!"
Under the scorching sun, five hundred "soldiers" who were bare-chested and wearing straw sandals but full of energy were receiving training from Zhou Xing, if these people could be called soldiers. For the people of the Bodao Kingdom, and even for the people of the entire Bodao County, Zhou Xing's training has become the most lively place these days.
Although the conscription order from above was only for three days, Zhou Xing refused to send the 357 people from his kingdom to follow the large army to Wuyang County, where Qianwei County is located, on the grounds that the soldiers were for training. Faced with Bingcao Shi's question, Zhou Xing just said that I would naturally send someone to explain to the governor. Bing Cao Shi and even the county magistrate Zhang Meng were extremely shocked by this, but they were also wary of Zhou Xing's legendary extraordinary cultivation, so they could only send people to Wuyang to accuse Zhou Xing of disobeying military orders and having evil intentions.
Zhou Xing naturally sent someone there, and it was none other than Wang Tianyun. Although Wang Tianyun didn't understand his behavior, now that the husband and wife were one, she had to help clean up Zhou Xing's big mess.
After Zhou Xing announced a series of policies that day, he kicked out all the men over the age of thirty-five and only recruited men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five to join the army. With these policies, men of appropriate age from the entire Hou Kingdom came to sign up enthusiastically. This shocked Du Chou, who originally thought Zhou Xing was fooling around.
In his original consciousness, since ancient times, the protagonists on the battlefield have always been monks, and civilians are used to disperse firepower and attract attacks. But after hearing what Zhou Xing said to these civilians, he had to admit that civilians could indeed play a greater role.
"As long as an ordinary man picks up a spear and stabs hard, even a piece of iron can poke a hole. No matter how hard a monk refines his body, his skin will not really be harder than iron. No monk can really become invulnerable. Even if someone practices the technique to that level, it will consume a lot of spiritual power. The spiritual power is not infinite, but the spiritual power in each person's Qi Sea is very little. A commoner or even ten commoners can work together with a monk. They are vulnerable in front of them, but if dozens of civilians form a queue, they will be like a hedgehog. No matter how powerful the monk is, they will still be intimidating."
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