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Early in the morning, all the men in the village who were willing to join the guard team gathered at the village entrance, waiting for Zhou Wu and Niu Er to make their selections.

"I see all the men in the village have come. Oh, Uncle Niu, you're already sixty, so let's not join in the fun, shall we?"

As Zhou Wu spoke, he beckoned two young men to help the white-haired, unsteady-walking Master Niu down. However, he could still hear Master Niu cursing under his breath.

"Isn't it because the guard team's benefits are too good that everyone wants to join?"

Niu Er revealed the truth: after Zhou Wu announced the recruitment of the guard team yesterday, the whole village went crazy. The first batch of guard team recruited ten people, with food and lodging provided, and a monthly salary of five hundred coins. Such a great deal naturally caused a sensation among the villagers. These men didn't need their wives to encourage them at all; they were already waiting in the village early the next day.

"Now that everyone is here, let's start the first round of selection tests. We'll run five laps around the village and eliminate the last ten."

The agreement was to recruit ten people, but now there are at least thirty, who are all the able-bodied men in the village.

At Zhou Wu's command, everyone rushed out, even Niu Er charged out like a wild bull leaving its pen. Although he was already the designated captain, Niu Er wanted to use this method to tell everyone that he was the best and that he deserved to be the captain.

Sure enough, within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Niu Er completed five laps around the village with an absolute lead, while the second-place runner was still on his fourth lap.

"Alright, next up, the second assessment..."

After two rounds of assessments, the ten people who remained became the first batch of members of the Niujia Village Guard Team.

"Congratulations everyone, you have successfully passed the test. From now on, your mission is to protect everything in Niujia Village. I have also given you a resounding name."

Those who made it through were no longer concerned about their exhaustion; they felt it was all worthwhile, and their minds were still contemplating whether to name their organization Flying Dragon or Tiger.

"Security Corps, how about that? Isn't it impressive? Security guards, security guards, protecting the peace of this area."

Although no one understood what it meant, after hearing Zhou Wu's explanation, it sounded quite impressive, so they readily accepted it.

"Alright, Niu Er, these people are now in your hands. Besides training them, you also need to lead them in completing the construction of your training camp."

Although the village's economy has improved, there is a shortage of manpower. In addition to fishing, transportation, and sales, Niu Ye also took some people to repair the warehouse, so Niu Er's guard camp had to be repaired by themselves. This was the first time Zhou Wu realized the problem of population.

There are no able-bodied men left in the village, but there are still quite a few elderly and weak people who are not available because they cannot do heavy physical labor, so no arrangements have been made for them before.

"Since we're just sitting around doing nothing anyway, why don't we have them gather some herbs? After all, dried herbs can be stored for a long time."

In ancient times, people's greatest fears were not having enough to eat and getting sick. So Zhou Wu decided to take the elderly and weak to the foot of the mountain to collect medicinal herbs.

"Look, this is called ginger. Besides being a medicinal herb, it is also a rare spice. Its main functions are to relieve exterior syndromes and dispel cold, warm the middle jiao and stop vomiting, and resolve phlegm and stop coughing."

"This is called Angelica dahurica. It has good effects on dispelling wind and dampness, clearing the orifices and relieving pain, reducing swelling and draining pus."

“I will draw all these herbs, and you can identify them carefully.”

"it is good."

Zhou Wu explained the herbs one by one to everyone, and the elderly and weak listened attentively because Zhou Wu would buy back the herbs he collected at a certain price according to their rarity.

Regarding the warehouse construction, Uncle Niu simply waved his hand and designated a large plot of land in the village to build the warehouse.

"Uncle Niu, you have complete confidence in our fishing industry."

"Of course, scholar, you haven't experienced the times when people exchanged children to eat each other. Hunger is the thing that people least want to encounter in their lives."

Old Niu seemed to recall some sad memories and couldn't help but sigh.

"Don't worry, Uncle Niu, this kind of thing won't happen again, at least not in Niujia Village."

Hearing Zhou Wu's assurance, Uncle Niu seemed to gain confidence, and his eyes lit up.

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"Niu Er called two of his brothers and said, 'Come with me to the county town.'"

"Hey, that's good."

Niu Er never pried into Zhou Wu's words; he simply called his men and took the carriage reins from Zhou Wu.

Upon arriving in the county town, Zhou Wu led his men straight to the blacksmith shop, shouting loudly as soon as he entered.

"Boss, is everything ready?"

"Sir, you've arrived. Everything has been prepared."

When the blacksmith shop owner led everyone into the inner room and saw the item, Niu Er and the other two guards immediately became uneasy, because what was placed in front of them was a brand-new, lit horizontal sword.

"Please inspect the goods, guest."

The blacksmith shop owner was very confident in his skills, and this customer was not a first-time customer.

“Niu Er, you guys should check it yourselves. After all, it’s your guard’s equipment.”

Zhou Wu gave Niu Er a wink.

"Brother Wu... this... this is for the guard team?"

Niu Er still couldn't believe that he, a mere member of the village guard, was actually equipped with a broadsword.

"Of course, otherwise what would you do if a thief came with those fire pokers you usually use?"

Zhou Wu's philosophy has always been that to do something well, you must first have the right tools. As the only armed force he has, how could he not equip it with weapons and equipment?

"Okay, okay, that's great."

Niu Er brandished the horizontal knife a couple of times, then gripped it tightly in his hand, looking as if he couldn't bear to part with it. The other two members also treated it like a precious treasure.

"Don't rush, there's more, boss, bring it all out."

Upon hearing Zhou Wu's words, the blacksmith shop owner immediately lifted the cloth covering the table next to him, revealing brand-new bows and arrows underneath.

"This is also..."

"Hmm, how about everyone get a sword and a bow and arrow?"

What could Niu Er say? Their equipment was even better than that of the imperial army's local garrison.

On his way back, Zhou Wu also bought some supplies to take back with him. After all, he had caught a lot of fish recently, but he couldn't eat fish every meal.

On the way back, as they approached the village, they found a woman collapsed at the village entrance.

"Go and see."

Following Dr. Zhou Wu's instructions, Niu Er jumped off the carriage and went to check.

"Brother Wu is still breathing; it seems he was fleeing."

Niu Er reached out and probed the tip of his nose, analyzing the situation.

"Okay, bring it up."

These days, there are many people suffering, but if you don't see it, that's fine, but if you do see it, you can't just ignore Zhou Wu.

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