In early August, the county government's appointment came down.
Sun Siwen received the letter of appointment from the Yamen, chatted with his colleagues for a while, and then hurried home.
"The county government transferred me and promoted me to the county magistrate of Wugang County, Shaoyang Prefecture. I was replaced by the county magistrate and was in charge of the affairs of the county."
After returning home, Sun Siwen found his friend and said this.
Lu Yuan was slightly stunned: "Why are you asked to act as the county magistrate? Wugang County doesn't have a county magistrate?"
Sun Siwen smiled bitterly: "There was an arrangement. But as soon as the promoted county magistrate heard that he was going to Wugang County to take up his post, he immediately became ill 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 reasons not to take up their posts. "
Lu Yuan frowned: "Is Wugang County in chaos?"
Sun Siwen nodded: "I heard that the former county magistrate, county magistrate and other officials there were all killed by the Miao people who came out of the mountains two months ago. These mobs raged in the city for a month before they were killed by the county army. repulsed.
Now that the army to quell the rebellion has left, there is no one to restrain them in Wugang County.
It is said that the county town has been controlled by local gangs and the Miao mountain people. These guys are killing each other and causing no peace in the place.
Those officials who were appointed to Wugang County were afraid that they would be killed by the mob if they went, so none of them dared to go to their posts. "
When Sun Siwen said this, his tone became very angry.
He was angry at the bandits for causing chaos, and he was also angry at the officials who were greedy for life and afraid of death when employing people in the court, and did not dare to perform their duties.
Looking at his friend's expression, how could Lu Yuan not know what he was thinking, and asked, "Brother Sun is going to take office?"
Sun Siwen said without hesitation: "That's right. Although my colleagues in the county have advised me not to take over, saying that going to Wugang County would mean risking death. But at this time of great chaos, as a court official, if I don't shoulder this responsibility, Who will take responsibility?
Do you expect those rioters?
The people of Wugang County are now suffering from chaos. As a scholar, I can naturally save them from danger.
This time in Wugang, I’m going to book it. "
The new county magistrate said firmly.
Lu Yuan sighed: "There are a lot of rioters over there, and most of them are people who kill without blinking an eye. You are a weak scholar, even if you have a court official status, but those rioters have gone through this banditry, and even the county magistrate died. I will no longer be afraid of you as a county magistrate.
The protection of the imperial official status is gone, and you are alone. What's the use of going to Wugang County? "
Sun Siwen is indeed a friend worth making. He is frank and sincere, has the righteousness of the world in mind, and has the ambition to save the common people.
But it is because of this that he is destined to face far more tests and sufferings than ordinary people.
That's it.
There are so many officials in the county who are like tigers for Wugang County, and they are afraid of losing their lives if they go there.
But Sun Siwen was not afraid. He knew it was a tiger's den, but he still wanted to break into it.
How many people can achieve such great benevolence and courage?
At this time, facing the question from his friend, Sun Siwen said calmly: "I have thought about what you said. Of course, agreeing to the appointment this time is not based on passion. I made the decision after careful consideration.
This came with the appointment and the help from the county government.
The county government promised that if I took office, it would give me three thousand taels of silver to help me recruit local officers and soldiers to escort me to my post.
The county government gave the first battalion a strength of 500 people, and promised me that I could recommend one person to become a county captain and be responsible for taking charge of these 500 people.
The application form has been sent down. As long as you sign it, you can take over immediately.
Moreover, many official positions, large and small, that are vacant in Wugang County can be directly filled after being recommended by me and reviewed by the county government, regardless of whether they have previous meritorious service or not. "
Sun Siwen looked at his friend and said confidently: "I have calculated it. According to the current price, to recruit an officer and soldier, you need to pay twenty taels of silver for housing expenses, which is money to buy your life. You will also be given five taels of silver as monthly salary."
Such three thousand taels of silver is enough for me to recruit 150 officers and soldiers.
With the remaining monthly salary, I have been teaching in the county town for these years, I have many students, and I am somewhat famous in the local area. I can raise donations from the local gentry, and I should be able to get a thousand taels of silver, which can cover half a year's salary.
With 150 officers and soldiers escorting them like this, even if Wugang County is in chaos again, there will be a chance to calm down and restore local stability. "
Under normal circumstances, the number of officers and soldiers in a county, including government officials, is only about a hundred.
If Sun Siwen really brought 150 people to take office, under normal circumstances, he would indeed be able to stabilize local order.
But is this normal now?
It is already semi-entering troubled times.
In troubled times, which one of the local grass-headed kings would not gather hundreds or even thousands of people to roar?
How much combat strength can Sun Siwen's temporarily recruited officers and soldiers have? Can you beat those insurgents?
Looking at his friend's confident face, Lu Yuan knew that this was a deliberate act by the other party to make him not worry.
Can Sun Siwen not think of things that he can think of?
And the other party thought about it and said and did this, which was already showing his intention.
Lu Yuan stroked his forehead and sighed: "I'm really convinced by you, that's all. Don't you still have a recommended spot for county captain? It just so happens that I have always wanted to taste the taste of being an official and experience the scenery, so give it to me. "
"Brother Lu." Sun Siwen was moved when he heard the words and couldn't help but persuade: "This is my business. You don't have to go to Wugang County for me."
Lu Yuan raised his hand to stop and said disdainfully: "What do you mean for you? I just want to be an official. And aren't they just rioters in a mere county?
There are monkeys in some places. I want to see what kind of trouble they can cause.
Okay, where is the official's order? Bring it over. "
He didn't mean to show off by saying this, but he really looked down upon the rioters in Wugang County.
How many powerful people can exist in a small local county that is still poor?
I'm afraid that after searching the whole county several times, there won't even be a second-rate master in the world, right?
Not only the high-end combat power, but also whether the local rebels can gather thousands of troops is a problem. Even if they are gathered together, they are just a mess of militias. How organized and combat effective can they be?
In a place like this, with Lu Yuan's half-step first-rate strength, he could run amok.
Seeing his friend's insistence, Sun Siwen was even more moved. At the same time, he did not try to persuade him any more, but directly took out two self-report documents from his arms: "This is the county lieutenant's self-report document, in duplicate. After Brother Lu signs it, you can One copy will be kept with you, and the other copy will be returned to the county for archival records."
Lu Yuan took the petition, looked at it, and filled in his name, place of origin, origin, and some descriptions of his appearance as a basis for authentication. He then kept one petition and returned the other. To a friend.
"Okay, take this complaint and hand it over to the county government."
After saying that, he couldn't help but smile: "Hey, from today on, I am the eighth-level county captain. Brother Sun, it took you five years to reach this level. Now I did it in one day. .”
As the head of a county's military attache, the county lieutenant is of the eighth rank and is the third-in-command in the county, only below the county magistrate and county magistrate.
And there is no county magistrate in Wugang County. In other words, Lu Yuan signed the petition and now he suddenly became the second-in-command of the county.
This speed of promotion is simply astonishing.
Of course, as a price, if you want to secure this position, you have to risk your life.
