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

He entered the army at the age of fifteen and worked there for more than ten years.

He is also familiar with various formations.

This was the first time he had seen such a formation.

Lu Xingchen really likes to use a small team of a dozen people and then continue to expand it.

This method of fighting is really magical.

People who have never experienced actual combat cannot imagine that this tactic can be so powerful.

This is another small team of more than a dozen people, but in addition to spears, the role of archers has been removed and the Qiang tribe has been added.

Pei Jun felt that this was simply a gangster style of play.

"A squad consists of eighteen people, including spearmen, shieldmen, knifemen, and Qiangmen."

Lu Xingchen saw that Pei Jun had studied her drawings over and over again, and then said,

"I will select nine hundred people for you first."

"These people will be selected from the new recruits first."

"With nine hundred people, you can train fifty teams."

"You will stay in He County for the time being to train these 900 people."

"Once you have successfully trained, we will make plans for the next step. What do you think?"

"Don't worry, if you need anything, you can tell Master Guo, and he will definitely cooperate with you fully."

Pei Jun nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, General, I will definitely train them into a combat-ready team."

Lu Xingchen looked at Pei Jun, his eyes full of trust.

Pei Jun was deeply moved.

He has been a soldier for so many years, but this is the first time that his superiors trust him so much.

This inspired him to do his best to do this well.

Early the next morning, when the rooster crowed for the first time, Lu Xingchen got up and went to the military camp.

After having breakfast in the military camp, he led his troops out of He County.

She took all 4,500 people away.

Pei Jun must first familiarize himself with the blueprints she drew and prepare weapons. During this period of time, she should have taken over the three surrounding counties. Pei Jun hopes that he can also achieve something during this period of time.

Lu Xingchen brought his troops to the first county.

The other side did not resist and opened the city gate early to welcome her.

"I thought we could have a battle." Lu Yun looked disappointed.

Because this time Lu Xingchen promised Ling Xiao and Lu Yun to let them take the lead.

But the other side had no will to fight at all. When their troops arrived at the county town, the city gate had already been opened.

The county magistrate went out of the city in person to greet him.

Lu Xingchen met with the county magistrate and did not enter the city. He left Lu Feng to handle the affairs of the county and led his troops directly to the next county.

The same was true for the next two counties.

Moreover, these three counties were very cooperative in follow-up matters.

The county magistrate took the initiative to place the county's warehouse keys, citizen lists, and account books in front of her.

Lu Xingchen didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

He no longer had any experienced county magistrates to replace the original county magistrates of these three counties.

She could only continue to let them stay.

Wait until I have time to make some exchanges between county magistrates.

Several county magistrates were moved to tears by her gratitude.

When returning to He County, Ling Xiao and Lu Yun galloped on horseback.

The young man rides a galloping horse, freely and unrestrainedly in the fields of late autumn, which makes people feel happy.

There is still youthfulness on Lu Yun's face.

Ling Xiao was growing up too fast. It seemed like he had grown up suddenly in the past few months. The childishness on his face had faded away, and he had gained some of the perseverance and maturity of an adult man.

Men grow up all of a sudden and also grow old all of a sudden.

Lu Xingchen brought all three county magistrates back to He County.

Of course, in addition to the county magistrate, they also had account books, warehouse keys, and lists of people.

These account books and lists need to be checked by Master Guo.

Of course, since there are no new county magistrates to fill their vacancies, they will still be responsible for these three counties for the time being.

However, retraining is required before taking up the post.

Lu Xingchen handed this task to Master Guo.

Ever since Master Guo learned that Lu Xingchen was not content with being just a county magistrate and wanted to rule the world, he has been full of energy.

He is like a perpetual motion machine, constantly running and working.

"These are the county magistrates of the three newly conquered counties. They are Magistrate Zhang, Magistrate Liu, and Magistrate Wang." Lu Xingchen said to Master Guo.

The three county magistrates smiled naively at Master Guo, and then bowed respectfully.

Master Guo looked at Lu Xingchen with some confusion.

“Because there is no new talent to supplement, there is no choice... they can only keep them.

But before they continue to work, they will learn from you for a period of time, which is called pre-job training. "Lu Xingchen explained to Master Guo.

Master Guo turned the bamboo fan in his hand, and then continued to fan the air in front of him.

His messy hair danced up and down in the breeze.

In fact, it was already October and the weather was getting colder. There was no need to use a fan any more, but this was Master Guo's habit.

"Okay, our territory will get bigger and bigger in the future, and there will be more and more counties. If we keep doing this, we really won't have enough manpower."

Master Guo highly approved of Lu Xingchen's approach.

"People like these who voluntarily surrender to us should be retained and reused in the future."

The three county magistrates bowed deeply to Master Guo.

For the three county magistrates, it didn't matter who they paid taxes to.

Before, they paid taxes to Tang Yi, but now Tangcheng has become He County. Of course, the owner of He County has also changed from Tang Yi to Lu Xingchen.

They just need to continue to follow Lu Xingchen obediently and sensibly.

No matter who becomes the prefect, Beiyongzhou needs someone to manage the county, govern the people, and collect taxes for him.

It is not so easy to train a county magistrate.

As long as they know what's happening, the position of county magistrate will always be theirs.

Master Guo took the three county magistrates with him for training.

Although Tang Yi's warehouse could not catch up with that of Governor Kang of Jizhou, there was still a lot of stock.

The more war-torn the times are, the more people actually like to save some valuable things to resist risks and deal with emergencies.

But these things were not enough to impress the emperor.

She couldn't bear to give too much, after all, she was in the early stages of recruiting people and starting a business, and the demand for gold and silver was huge.

If she gave too little, the emperor would certainly not take it seriously and might even look down on her.

Is there anything that is both valuable and can make the emperor happy?

Just when Lu Xingchen was at a loss, Feixue walked in.

"Girl, Master Yuan is here."

One sentence awakened the dreamer. Lu Xingchen showed a bright smile on his face.

"Let him in."

Master Yuan Tianshi walked in quickly.

"Why are you here?" Lu Xingchen asked Master Yuan Tianshi to sit down and talk.

Master Yuan Tianshi didn't hesitate and sat down on the chair.

Feixue asked the maid to serve tea.

Yuan Tianshi drank two sips of tea, wiped the corners of his mouth, and then said to Lu Xingchen, "I was worried that the commander-in-chief might not have enough gunpowder, so I brought the newly made gunpowder here."

"Thank you for your hard work, Master." Lu Xingchen said with a smile.

"It's okay, it's okay. I just came here to visit two Taoist friends." Master Yuan waved his hand.

"I'm worried that the demand for gunpowder will increase in the future, and we won't have enough manpower, so I'll hire a few more people."