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

There are more and more bandits recently, and they are getting more and more violent.

This is understandable because the Daliang State had just been established.

On the surface, he established a court, but his control over the surrounding areas was very weak.

Therefore, the army of Daliang is expanding its actual scope in the form of mopping-up operations.

Those who are unwilling to submit to Daliang will naturally rise up in resistance.

War requires soldiers and horses, so many civilians were captured and forced into the army.

They had never fought in a war, and had never even held a sword, but they went to the battlefield. They were simply cannon fodder among cannon fodder.

The common people were afraid of being drafted into the army and losing their lives, so they left their homes and fled to places where there was no war.

How much silver and food can people who escape take with them?

When they have no food or money left, they will rob.

Wei Hu and his men had already sensed that the number of bandits was increasing, and that they could no longer be intimidated by their previous gentle treatment.

Besides, who can tell whether they are vagrants or mountain bandits? They don’t mark their origins on their foreheads.

"Also, we are currently lacking a large number of skilled craftsmen, such as carpenters, bricklayers, blacksmiths, cooks, and women workers who can weave..."

"As long as they have skills and abilities, they can be brought back. As long as they are willing to stay, we will provide them with a place to live and help them settle down."

"So when you encounter these bandits and refugees, you can take extra care of them."

"Of course there are also scholars, people who can read and write, people who can do accounting, people who have been shopkeepers, as long as they have a skill, we want them all."

"Those who are good for nothing, lazy, slippery and treacherous, drive them all out."

Lu Xingchen said as he looked at Lu Yunfeng, "Second Junior, I'll leave these people we brought back to you to take care of."

While Lu Yunfeng was still thinking about what to do, the task had already fallen on his head.

"Of course, we still need to test whether these people have the ability to come back. If they are just for show and bluffing, then we should just fight them out without showing any mercy," said Lu Xingchen.

Although Lu Xingchen was talking about trivial things, the people present heard different changes in her words and felt that a grand blueprint was unfolding.

"That's all I want to say. Who else wants to add anything?" Lu Xingchen glanced at everyone.

Everyone else was just guessing, so they didn't offer any opinions.

Lu Feng knew what Lu Xingchen wanted to do, even though she didn't say anything.

"But we have too few soldiers and not enough food. The most important thing is that we have too little money." Lu Feng looked at Lu Xingchen and said.

"If we leave behind some skilled craftsmen, we will still have some money." Master Guo said with a smile.

That's right... The county lord didn't say he wanted to do anything big, or raise troops, or expand, so why did he need so much money? He just wanted to take in some skilled craftsmen.

"Brother Lu, as long as we follow the young master, these things will not be a problem, and all problems will be solved." Ling Xiao said passionately.

"Since everyone has no questions, let's stop here for today. Go and do your own things."

Everyone left the meeting room one after another.

"Wei Hu, I'll come to see you later." Lu Xingchen greeted Wei Hu.

Wei Hu agreed, turned around and left quickly.

He knew that Lu Xingchen wanted to test the one hundred people he had selected.

He needs to go back quickly and make some preparations.

Just then, a servant ran in and said that there was a scholar at the door looking for her.

Lu Xingchen nodded and said, "Let him go to the government office..."

The servant agreed, went out to greet Linghu Qing, and took him to the yamen.

Lu Xingchen also left the conference room and turned to go to the lobby of the yamen.

Linghu Qing changed into a set of slightly cleaner clothes today.

But it was still a very old robe, and the lapels and collar had been washed so hard that the edges had fallen off.

Don't bully the youth to be poor.

It may not be a bad thing for capable people to suffer a little hardship when they are young.

"Greetings, His Excellency the Magistrate." Linghu Qing bowed politely.

"Don't be so polite. Have you finished writing what you were asked to write?" Lu Xingchen looked at him and asked with a smile.

Linghu Qing nodded, but was a little hesitant.

“I don’t know if I wrote it right.”

"Literature comes first, martial arts comes second... There is no right or wrong with words, there is only a difference between useful and useless..."

"If it touches my heart, it is useful even if it is a bunch of nonsense. If it does not touch my heart, it is useless even if it is a masterpiece." Lu Xingchen said and hooked his finger at Ling Hu Qing.

Linghu Qing took out a stack of papers from his arms and placed them in Lu Xingchen's hand.

The young man was still a little unsure of himself, and it was obvious that he had been holding the stack of papers in his hands for a long time.

Looking at him again, I saw that his eye sockets were sunken, his eye circles were dark, and his hair was messy. It was obvious that he did not sleep last night.

"You go back first and have a good sleep. I will send someone to look for you after I finish looking at it." Lu Xingchen said, turning and walking to the back of the yamen.

Linghu Qing nodded nervously.

As Lu Xingchen walked, he began to read what Linghu Qing had written.

Linghu Qing's handwriting is very good, a neat small regular script that looks like it was printed.

The content of his article involves how to govern officials, prevent them from being corrupt and serve the people, how to develop agriculture, how to build water conservancy projects and develop the economy of Xingxian County.

Of course, there is also the issue of how to expand the military force and protect the security of Xing County.

At the end, he wrote some content about how to expand outward.

However, these contents are not so smooth to read, and it can be seen that he was very conflicted when writing them.

Because to Linghu Qing, this practice was extremely outrageous.

Lu Xingchen gave the article written by Linghu Qing to Master Guo.

"How do you think this article is?"

Master Guo picked up the article that Lu Xingchen handed to him with some confusion.

He scanned the content at a glance, then looked at Lu Xingchen, frowning slightly.

"Where did this article come from? It's full of bookish sensibilities and too immature." Master Guo showed a look of disgust.

"When reading articles written by young people, you should be more encouraging and not find fault with them." Lu Xingchen sat down and drank a cup of tea.

"This was written by a young man I found in the academy, named Linghu Qing."

"Although he is a little immature and timid, I think he is still a promising talent. You can take care of him for the time being."

"When we conquer Teng County in the future, someone will have to take over."

"There is no other county magistrate in Xing County right now..."

"So we need to discover a few talented people in Xing County and train them."

"Do you have any young people worth recommending?"

Master Guo nodded slightly, "The county lord is still thinking long-term. I'll look for it. If you want to pick a general from among the dwarfs, you can always pick one or two."

Linghu Qing didn't expect that he would soon be learning from Master Guo.

This was something he had never dared to think of before.

After encouraging Linghu Qing, Lu Xingchen went to find Wei Hu.