"Ding! Congratulations, Master, you have gained 4 points of charm!”
"Good, good, good! If we can get the laws and regulations, Donglai will certainly be able to stabilize one side, stabilize the country, and comfort the people without worry.”Xu Tian was overjoyed.
Yu Jin had always been known for being a reliable person. He had a strict military strategy and was an excellent general who guarded the city. With him, it would be easy for the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou to deal with them if they wanted to make trouble.
After collecting Yu Jin, the three of them set out on their way to Fenggao.
The people Zang Ba recommended were Sun Guan and Wu Dun.
Although their martial arts skills were not as good as Zang Ba's, they were still stronger than ordinary generals. After being beaten up by Xu Tian, they chose to serve Xu Tian without hesitation after Zang Ba's recommendation.
One had to know that the two of them were now wanderers with nothing to do. Being valued by the prefect was a future.
Without Xu Tian, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the two of them would take the opportunity to become bandits and gather their troops to be the king of the grass. This was also the famous Four Bandits of Mount Tai.
Of course, both of them contributed 2 points of charm each.
The five of them finally crossed the Beihai Kingdom and arrived at the Eastern Goosefoot Prefecture's Huang County.
Xi Zhicai and the others arrived a few days earlier than them.
"My lord, you're finally here!"
When everyone saw that Xu Tian had finally arrived at Huang County, they came over to welcome him.
" Don't worry," Xu Tian said." I'm just going to look for talented people. How is it? You've arrived a few days early. Do you know anything about Donglai?"”
Xi Zhicai said," My lord, we have nothing to do these days. We have learned about Donglai's situation. It is generally peaceful. However, Donglai is not easy to govern. The whole county is mountainous and covered in hills. Transportation is inconvenient and communication is not good.”
"Let's go! Let's not talk about this for now. Let's go in first and introduce the three of them to everyone.”
Xi Zhicai and the others were not Xu Tian, so they stayed at the relay station in Huang County instead of the Prefectural Governor's Mansion.
After everyone saw Yu Jin, Sun Guan and Wu Dun, Xu Tian said,""Alright, everyone knows each other now. Next, we'll go get the seal and take over the prefecture so that we can settle everyone down.”
The arrival of Xi Zhicai and the others indicated that the new prefect was about to take office. The various places in Donglai had also received the news, but they had not seen the prefect himself, nor had they gone to exchange the seal.
Now that everyone was crowding around Xu Tian, the entire county was in an uproar.
They were surprised to see Xu Tian so young.
Soon, Xu Tian and the others arrived at the Prefectural Governor's Mansion. The original Prefectural Governor, Shi Qian, had someone lead Xu Tian and the others in.
After looking at Xu Tian's document, the Mayor Shi Qian sighed. Although he was a little reluctant, he obediently took off his seal and handed it to Xu Tian.
If Xu Tian had come alone, he could still make things difficult for this young man. However, he had brought several generals and 500 strong men with him, so he gave up on that idea.
Xu Tian received the seal, Shi Qian moved to the courier station, Xu Tian and the others moved into the Prefectural Governor's Mansion, and Li Qian was temporarily in charge of guarding the place.
After settling everyone down, Xu Tian gathered everyone for a meeting at night and asked,""Now that I have taken over the seal, I can be considered to have taken up the position of prefect. Where do you think you will start to manage Donglai from now on?”
Xi Zhicai said,"My lord, you should first understand Donglai's military and political affairs and the people's situation before making a decision!"”
Mao Jie said,"My lord still needs to check the money and grain in the treasury."”
Guo Jia said," My lord, let's put up a notice first to tell everyone that you're here. At the same time, let's meet the aristocrats and landowners here. Let's have a welcoming banquet and collect some tributes. How about that?"”
"…" Everyone was speechless.
"These people? He would feed them first. He didn't lack the food for the next ten days anyway. He would feed them all to the commandant of the Second Army so that Wen Ze could hone himself.”Xu Tian did not hold back when he mentioned the soldiers left behind by the former prefect to drag down the finances. He handed them all over to Yu Jin.
Yu Jin trained his soldiers the most strictly, so he would teach them a lesson when the time came.
The next day, the prefecture announced that they would be recruiting soldiers and selecting generals. Anyone who could defeat Li Dian, the vice-commandant, could become the commandant.
For a moment, the entire Donglai became lively.
The public recruitment of generals, and the first person to come up was a commandant who held great power, many people were envious.
This was a good opportunity to make a name for themselves. The soldiers immediately rushed to the registration point set up in the drill ground in the city.
"Excuse me? Can I really become a commandant just by signing up?"
"That's right! Yes, could he really be a commandant? You're not lying, right?"
There was a huge crowd in front of the registration table, and there was a huge crowd behind it.
"Silence! Shut the f * ck up! If there's any more noise, pull out a hundred heavy military sticks and behead those who cause trouble!”Cang Ba, who had been dragged over by the loser to supervise, shouted.
In an instant, the noisy crowd disappeared.
Zang Ba pointed at the notice on the wooden board and said,"Those who are qualified to be hired will receive three days of training. The top ten can challenge the deputy commandant Li Dian. As long as they can defeat the deputy commandant Li Dian, they will be the commandant of this army. Do you hear me clearly? Not everyone can become a commandant, and it's not just about registering. Only those who are capable can do it. Those who are not capable and are cowards can get lost!”
Everyone burst into laughter. So that was the case.
They all nodded in agreement. Those who could become commandants naturally had to be capable. If they didn't have the ability, who would be convinced?
As long as he could defeat the deputy commandant, he could become the commandant. It seemed that the new prefect was very fair and not just anyone.
Instantly, everyone expressed their desire to sign up.
As Li Dian stood there, many people sized him up, wondering if they were his match. Those who felt good about themselves were naturally full of confidence and declared that they wanted to be the commandant.
Someone at the back of the crowd bumped into a young man's shoulder and said,""Ziyi, this commandant position belongs to you. It's up to you in three days.”
The youth called Ziyi narrowed his eyes and said,"That person can't be underestimated. Since the new prefect has the guts to openly compete, it won't be that simple. You may not have noticed, but the person supervising the competition is more imposing than the deputy commandant.”
"What is it? Could Ziyi be joking? That vice-commandant wasn't the strongest. The guy who had spoken so harshly just now was even stronger.”The person next to him said in surprise.
"Yes, most likely. They're not ordinary people.”The youth called Ziyi nodded, but his hands were clenched into fists, similarly filled with a strong fighting spirit.
"Then do you still want to sign up, Ziyi?"
"Report? Why not? He might be strong, but I'm confident that I can beat them both!”
In a house in the city, the former prefect Shi Qian was chatting with some important figures in Huang County.
Soon, someone came in to report." Lord Bing, Xu Tian is recruiting soldiers. There are so many applicants that you can't see the end. He really used the position of commandant to attract people to join the army."”
"This Xu Tian really dares to recruit soldiers. Does he have money and food?”One of them looked at Shi Qian.
Shi Qian laughed coldly," Impossible. I know the situation of the treasury best. Before he took office, I had already paid all the taxes for Xia and Qiu. I used the rest to repair the roads and courtyard. I only had ten days left. He just took office, where would he get the money and food?"”
"Lord Prefect is still wise. Xu Tian can't move an inch. I really don't understand why he still dares to recruit soldiers.”
"Haha, it might be true. Didn't you see that he brought 500 people here before he took office? How dare he come to Donglai with such courage?”
"But this is also good. Let him confess. The more he confesses, the faster he will spend money. In less than ten days, he will go crazy for money and food. When he comes to beg us, there will be a show to watch.”
Looking at how the heads of the various families of Donglai were talking, Shi Qian sneered inwardly,""Xu Tian, Xu Tian, of all people, how dare you take mine and offend the Grand Commandant. I will make you come to Donglai in glory and leave in a sorry state.”
At night, at the prefect's manor!
"My lord, we recruited eight hundred people today. It seems that there are quite a number of soldiers in Donglai. We recruited half a commandant in a day. These people look quite strong.”Although Li Dian was only a vice-commandant, he was still happy. After all, these people were his subordinates.
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