It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Master Guo looked at the yellow and white things on the ground and suddenly felt confident.

"Don't worry, all the soldiers will be equipped with new swords and armor soon."

"Jizhou City is a prefectural city after all. Compared with small county towns like Xing County and Teng County, it has many advantages that can only be obtained after owning it."

"For example, a blacksmith's shop."

"I did a rough count and found that there are sixteen blacksmith shops in Jizhou City alone."

Lu Xingchen showed an incredible expression.

These blacksmith shops are treasures.

"Our Xing County is already considered developed enough to have only two blacksmith shops."

“Songxian and Wanxian are one family.”

"Besides that, there are many other places like Xiulou."

"There are also several weaving workshops..."

"They have had a hard time in the past two years of war."

"Even if they couldn't make any money and had to live frugally, they didn't leave Jizhou City."

"At least there is no war in Jizhou City and no one will die. After leaving Jizhou City, they will become refugees and be robbed or killed."

"As long as the money is in place, these shops will be able to open and operate quickly."

"Then thank you for your hard work, Master Guo..." said Lu Xingchen.

"It's not hard, it's not hard. I'm very motivated." Master Guo turned the bamboo fan in his hand.

"Also, I got some farms and shops from the master of the Temple of Heaven."

"I kept a few for myself, and the rest are on the government's account."

"Use whatever is useful."

Lu Xingchen knew very well that no matter how much land or silver he had seized, he had to distinguish between public and private.

Once public and private are mixed together, countless troubles will arise.

Master Guo admired Lu Xingchen's wisdom.

If you separate these things clearly from now on, it will save you a lot of trouble in the future.

"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely handle it properly." Master Guo assured confidently.

Lu Xingchen trusts Master Guo even more than Lu Yunfeng.

After she left the yamen, she went to the military camp.

Zhang Fan and Wei Hu are still recruiting people.

"Sir..." When Zhang Fan and Wei Hu saw Lu Xingchen coming, they stood up and saluted.

When the other soldiers saw Lu Xingchen, they also stood aside and bowed their heads slightly to show respect to Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen walked calmly among a group of men.

There was a group of people training, and since they were all men, they were shirtless.

Seeing Lu Xingchen walking past them, they were all a little at a loss.

Lu Xingchen has seen many men's bodies.

In her previous life, she trained hard among men.

She had seen many men whose muscles were more developed than these men.

So she walked past them with admiration, smelling the masculine scent emanating from their bodies.

It's such a refreshing feeling.

"How many soldiers and horses do we have now?" Lu Xingchen asked.

They are recruiting soldiers on a large scale during this period, but she has not yet learned the exact number.

"There were a lot of people signing up in the first few days, but there are fewer in the past few days."

"However, our imperial guards have expanded to 6,000 people," Wei Hu said.

The 6,000-strong Imperial Guard is already considered a combat-capable force.

It is already July, and Lu Xingchen is preparing to inspect the farmland and check the situation of the cotton.

"Then there is no need to recruit soldiers on a large scale from today onwards. Only good candidates can be retained."

Lu Xingchen said to Wei Hu and Zhang Fan.

"I'll give you one and a half months. In early August, we'll have a real-life combat competition."

"There are six thousand soldiers in total, divided into three teams, with two thousand men in each team."

"Wei Hu, Zhang Fan, and Lu Feng are each responsible for a team."

"To every victor there is a reward."

"Train according to the training rules we formulated earlier." Lu Xingchen said.

When the soldiers around heard that there was going to be a big competition and that the winner would receive rewards, they were all extremely excited.

Although many of them have joined Lu Xingchen's army not long ago.

But they also understand that as long as you have the ability, there will be opportunities and room for advancement.

Just two days ago, a boy who just turned sixteen joined the army.

I used to be a shepherd, so my aim is very good.

After only a few days of training, he was promoted to team leader.

So each of them wants to demonstrate their talents and abilities as quickly as possible and get promoted.

"Commander, what should we do? I also want to participate in the competition." Ling Xiao said.

Lu Yun is now the company captain and can also participate in it.

Only he was the battalion commander of the guard battalion.

But he only has 200 people under his command.

"Boy, with just your two hundred men, do you want to fight against our two thousand men?" Zhang Fan put his arm around Ling Xiao's shoulders.

"Come on, let's fight. Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Ling Xiao said with a young man's spirit.

Zhang Fan patted Ling Xiao on the shoulder and said, "Your shoulders haven't gotten broader, but your ability to brag has gotten better."

The soldiers standing around burst into laughter.

"Commander, let's expand the guard camp. Two hundred people are too few." Ling Xiao looked at Lu Xingchen and said anxiously.

"The regular army employs multiple arms to fight. Does that mean the guard battalion also needs to be equipped with throwing soldiers?" Lu Xingchen looked at him and asked.

Ling Xiao was speechless after being asked.

"Commander, this kid doesn't want to be your guard anymore. He wants to lead troops to fight." Zhang Fan said.

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense." Ling Xiao jumped up and retorted, "In my heart, the girl's safety is the most important."

"Whether there's a war or not, it's boring to me."

"You are a double-faced kid." Zhang Fan said.

Wei Hu and his men followed Lu Xingchen's instructions and shifted their focus to military training.

They were divided into three teams for actual combat drills, and everyone wanted to win the final competition.

Mr. Guo also carried out a thorough overhaul of the officialdom in Jizhou Prefecture.

The operation of Jizhou government also began to get on track.

Lu Xingchen took Ling Xiao and Fei Xue and left Jizhou City and returned to Xing County.

At the same time, the emperor received a memorial from Prefect Kang.

"I didn't expect that Jizhou City could rely on its own strength to block the attack of 5,000 Qiang soldiers." The emperor showed a look of surprise after reading the memorial from Governor Kang.

The emperor still had some impression of Prefect Kang.

Seems to be a capable person.

"It turned out that the county magistrate of Xing County led his troops to defeat the Qiang army."

"No wonder……"

"No matter what, we have defended the city of Daliang."

"Lu Xingchen..."

"Your Majesty, what are you worried about now?" Concubine Shu walked in carrying a food box.

"It's not a worry, but today is a good news."

The emperor smiled and said to Concubine Shu, "It was not easy for a county magistrate to lead his troops to defeat the attack of 5,000 Qiang soldiers."

"Should such a capable person be rewarded?" asked Concubine Shu with a smile.

"Of course." The emperor put the memorial beside him and pulled Concubine Shu into his arms.

Shufei leaned her soft body in the emperor's arms, slowly opened the food box and took out the snacks inside.

"This is what I made myself. Your Majesty, please have a taste."