When they returned to the general stage, the people who were originally quite indifferent to Lu Yuan suddenly became enthusiastic.
Judging from their positive attitude, they were even better than when they treated Sun Siwen.
Think about it too.
Sun Siwen is indeed a good teacher. Having such a teacher engaged in cultural education is of great help to local gentry like them.
But what time is it now?
Seeing that the Dai Viet court seems to be in trouble, the world is gradually entering troubled times.
In troubled times, the words of a scholar are not as useful as those of a warrior.
In troubled times, being able to make friends with a powerful master of martial arts is, for many people, a matter that can affect the rise and fall of a family.
Lu Yuan didn't object to this either.
If you have good dealings with these local snakes, everything you want to do in Changning will be much more convenient in the future.
Not to mention anything else, right now, after seeing Lu Yuan's military power, several more gentry came to him and asked to buy an official position.
The meaning of Sun Siwen leading troops to take office is completely different from that of a second-rate master in martial arts leading troops to take office.
The former is a scholar who leads the troops, a proper layman.
The latter may be a little inferior in fighting ability, but he can't bear it, the other party is strong enough!
Moreover, there is a mighty general in the army, which will definitely boost morale.
Therefore, with Lu Yuan in charge of the military, people in Changning County who were originally doubtful and pessimistic about whether Sun Siwen could safely take up his post suddenly became positive and optimistic.
Almost in an instant, Lu Yuan's remaining one patrol officer and three patrol officer positions were sold. Profit of two thousand five hundred taels of silver.
Calculate this.
Excluding the recovered costs, in just one month, Lu Yuan earned 4,500 taels of silver just from selling his official position, which was almost equivalent to his five years of savings.
'No wonder those foolish emperors in ancient times liked to sell their official positions. They made money so quickly. If it were me, I would sell them too! '
Lu Yuan sighed twice in his heart, and then looked at his sponsors, his expression became kinder.
Just now, in addition to those who bought official positions, some squires also expressed their willingness to donate some money to the imperial court to suppress bandits.
The careless and awe-inspiring looks of each one made it difficult for him to refuse, so he had no choice but to accept them.
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A grand military parade came to a successful conclusion.
On the second day, the officers and soldiers who had taken up their posts began to set off, and the new patrol inspectors who had bought their officers yesterday also rushed over.
They didn't come alone.
The people who bought officials yesterday were all gentry and rich, and their families were very wealthy. Now that they bought officials for their own children, they were certainly not sent to die.
The sons of the squire who bought official positions basically had martial arts skills, and many of them had developed internal strength. There were even two third-rate masters among them.
In addition to the squire sons who joined the army, many of their families also sent servants to protect them. These are all people who have practiced martial arts, and they can kill people if they are pulled out.
In order to have attentive and useful people, the dozen or so patrol inspectors all brought more or less servants, totaling more than a hundred people.
The point is that these people are their private soldiers, and they don't need any military pay from Lu Yuan.
He didn't have to spend any money and had free manpower to use. Naturally, he wouldn't refuse such a great thing and accepted it happily.
As for being ostracized or something, that doesn't exist.
Lu Yuan's official position was higher than theirs, and his strength was stronger than theirs. Under the pressure of both his righteousness and power, who could resist?
Who dares to resist?
So he just needs to feel free to use the free labor.
With these servants who brought their own dry food to join the army, Sun Siwen's battalion of 500 officers and soldiers was fully recruited.
Nowadays, the army is well-fed and has high morale. For Wugang County, which is about to go, people can still see the fear of tigers before.
On the official road, the army marched, and the dust was flying.
Passers-by and civilians were waiting on both sides. After seeing it, they quickly stepped aside, then stretched their necks to look curiously, and discussed with each other where this army came from.
In the mile-long queue, Sun Siwen sat in the carriage, lowered the curtain at hand, then turned around and said to his friend: "To be escorted by such a majestic army this time, I will go to Wugang this time. I'm worried. This is all Brother Lu's fault."
Lu Yuan smiled and said modestly: "It's too early to say this now. Maybe there are powerful people in Wugang County? You know, there are many second-rate masters in many counties."
What he said is true.
Although Lu Yuan had made ratings before, the second-rate was at the county level, the first-rate was at the prefectural level, and the innate grandmaster was at the county level.
But this rating is not entirely accurate.
Just like the Nan'an County in the South China Sea that he once visited, and today's Changning County, these small and poor places, even the county towns, do not have second-rate experts.
Even here in Hengyang City, the strongest ones are only second-rate, not even a first-rate person, so their strength is weak.
As for Mei County and Lantau County, which are more populous and prosperous places, there must be second-rate masters.
Although Wugang County is very poor, I heard it is not as poor as Changning County.
But there are exceptions to everything. What if a dragon really emerges from that poor place?
Who stipulates that second-rate masters must be greedy for prosperity and like to run to negative places, while others like to live in poverty?
Lu Yuan's fellow Taoist, fellow Taoist Qi Yun from Qingyun Temple, is a living example.
Yes, after several years of contact, Lu Yuan naturally figured out that Taoist Qi Yun knew martial arts, and his martial arts was not weak, and he was actually a second-rate master in the world.
A second-rate master actually hid in the barren mountains and cultivated silently. To be honest, when he first found out, he was really surprised.
But then there was even more admiration.
With such strength and the ability to endure hard days, Taoist Qi Yun's determination to follow the Tao is incomparable.
It's no wonder that Lu Yuan always wanted to learn and often gained a lot.
He was originally an accomplished martial arts expert and had sufficient attainments in martial arts, so his instructions to Lu Yuan were naturally simple and easy, and he could hit the nail on the head.
Because this is the other person’s experience.
And with the example of Taoist Qi Yun, Lu Yuan would not be surprised if a second-rate master appeared in Wugang County.
However, after yesterday's military parade on the school grounds, Sun Siwen's confidence in his good friend had obviously increased, and he smiled and said: "Even if there is another second-rate master, with Brother Lu here, you can't let him go.
I've heard people say that Brother Lu's strength is among the top among the second-rate masters in the world. "
As he said that, Sun Siwen thought of the past times when he showed off his promotion in front of his friends, and he felt a little embarrassed and ashamed, so he said with some annoyance: "Brother Lu, you have such strength, but you didn't tell me earlier.
I guess when I boasted in front of you in the past, Brother Lu must have been secretly laughing in his heart, right? "
Thinking of all the past events, the county magistrate's face turned a little red, and he felt a little embarrassed at this time.
